thefictionvixens Chapter 149 What Does It Mean Not To Dare To Face It (For Subscription)
Chapter 149 What Does It Mean Not To Dare To Face It (For Subscription)
Chapter 149 What does it mean not to dare to face it (for subscription)
"Walk carefully while walking!"
"Hey, hey, aren't you going to apologize?"
"Hey, who is it?"
On the side of Konoha's street, two Hyuga tribesmen clashed with a villager with a playful smile.
But obviously they were playing around and didn't pay attention to the road, and accidentally bumped into a passerby, but they yelled at the person who was bumped with righteousness and confidence first, and took the lead.
Due to the identities of the two, and the one who was bumped was just an ordinary ninja, he could only be obedient and apologize to them first.
But perhaps because of his softness and apology, the two Hyuga felt his "honesty" and "easy to bully", and their attitude became a little more arrogant, belittling his quality like a mockery.
But they didn't really start a fight, it was just an ordinary quarrel.
And this scene was clearly seen by Ryosuke in the distance.
Looking at the backs of them leaving with their heads held high, he didn't step forward to stop them, but silently shook his head and left.
He can stop these two, but there are others who will do the same thing as them.
If there are too many people in an ethnic group and the management is neglected, there will always be some people who show relatively...low EQ, and among these people with low EQ, there will be some guys who seem to have lost their minds.
Just like those two people just now.
Like this scene, in fact, he has seen a lot recently, and the Hyuga clan has also received many anonymous reports.
Hyuga, who was once low-key, seems to have started to change because of the death of Third Generation.
But in fact, the death of Third Hokage is only one of the reasons, and there are some reasons, because of the changes within Hyuga and the continuation of the previous contradictions.
Facing the sunset, Ryosuke walked towards the house, followed by a fat gray cat.
It has been almost a week since Sarutobi passed away.
But Jiraiya still didn't bring Tsunade back to the village. It seems that the process of convincing him was not smooth.
As for Hyuga, during this period of time, the change plan has been brought to the final stage, and various regulations have been negotiated and implemented. Now it only needs time to adjust, and the old system that has lasted for thousands of years can be changed.
But because the main house is no longer fully sovereign now, the branch house also has certain rights, and the lives of people in the branch house are not restricted by Caged Bird.
Slowly, some people who had been suppressed for a long time began to jump out.
As Hyuga, who claims to be the "No. 1 Konoha Clan", almost everyone in the Hyuga clan actually has an arrogance that is not weaker than Uchiha's.
Although their previous acting styles tended to be humble and low-key.
But except for a small number of people who truly have these qualities, most people are actually forced out.
In the past, Hyuga was almost the master of the house, and the whole Hyuga had to obey the order of the master.
And Hyuga's main family has always been in a high position, relying on various information chains, and has a relatively complete understanding of the ninja world, the country of fire, and Konoha Village.
Everyone in the master's family understands that there are people beyond others, and there is a sky beyond the sky, so they have been strictly controlling the clansmen to prevent them from acting recklessly.
But now that the family reform is completed, the family is no longer the leader's voice, and there is no Caged Bird that threatens their lives. Many people have begun to show their true nature, disobedient to discipline, and disobedient to orders.
With their backs to Hyuga, many of them act without scruples.
They are both limited to intelligence and ignorance, and they are arrogant because of their family.
This is not a good thing for the future development of a family, of course... this is only temporary.
When we got home, Hinata hadn't come back from school yet.
After the affairs of the family came to an end, she also began to return to her previous life, returning to school and daily practice normally.
However, Hyuga Hiashi came back early today and brought back a message to Ryosuke.
That's Jiraiya back to the village.
"He didn't bring Tsunade back."
In the courtyard, a father and a son quietly brewed tea, waiting for the return of the eldest daughter and second daughter.
Because the rights have been dispersed, Hyuga Hiashi does not need to spend all day in the study as before, and has time to do things that he should enjoy at his age.
"...What is the village going to do next? Let Jiraiya be the Fifth Generation?"
For this situation, Ryosuke was a little surprised, but not completely unexpected, "But the information should not be obtained by people in our clan, right?"
After all, Tsunade itself is very repulsive to the position of Hokage, and he doesn't like to be constrained by conditions.
Her character and various conditions are affecting her to stay away from these political intrigues.
In the original timeline, Tsunade’s ability to serve as Hokage was completely rushed to the shelves, partly because of her love for Konoha Village, and more likely because of Naruto’s factor driving her decision.
So when Kakashi became the candidate, she also quickly abdicated and handed over a lot of affairs left behind to others.
Now that there is no Naruto, Jiraiya didn't bring Tsunade back, Ryosuke was already mentally prepared.
"The election of the shadow of a village involves the entire village. They must not be able to hide it. To elect a suitable person, they must be informed by the families in the village. There are more candidates, and the villagers will also be allowed to participate in the election. .”
"After all, if our families disagree, even if Hokage is elected by Konoha's senior management, they will not be able to convince the public, and no one will obey the orders issued."
"As for Jiraiya..."
Having said that, Hyuga Hiashi paused, shook his head and said, "The Fifth Hokage may not be him."
"Before Sarutobi Hiruzen died, the village had planned to let Jiraiya be the Hokage, but he clearly refused, and he was very disgusted with this matter. He also proposed to find Tsunade and come back as the Fifth Hokage."
"Although he didn't bring Tsunade back this time, he still doesn't intend to be a Hokage. It seems that... he is still trying to find someone who can "suffer" for him."
Speaking of this, he couldn't help laughing, "Jiraiya's behavior style is really weird, I can't understand him at all."
"Although the current period has stabilized, once the news of Sarutobi Hiruzen's death is fully transmitted, and no new Hokage takes office, there may be waves in this calm sea."
"But at this time, Jiraiya didn't stand up, but looked down on this position so much, which is really confusing."
"This guy has been like this before, so sometimes I think he is reliable, but sometimes I think he has a problem with his personal style."
And Ryosuke also laughed, a little weirdly.
Tangtang Hokage, as the highest command position of the strategic organization Konoha Village, was rejected by Jiraiya and Tsunade in such a way. If the old guy Shimura Danzō hadn't died, he would have been pissed off directly.
After all, this guy coveted this position very much, but he never had a chance to sit on it.
As for Jiraiya's personal style... I can only say that he is a man.
"Who is the village going to push out to suffer for Jiraiya? Do you know any news about that?"
Ryosuke asked curiously.
Although it is not clear, there should be more or less candidates, right?
But unfortunately, Hyuga Hiashi shook his head, "As a disciple of Sarutobi Hiruzen, it is normal for Jiraiya to inherit Hokage's position after his death."
"But now he has refused, and the village itself is also very troubled by this situation, so it has given conditions and left the problem to Jiraiya to solve by himself."
"Either, find a suitable Fifth Hokage candidate within three months, otherwise, he will take this seat by himself."
It can be heard that although Jiraiya has been away from the village for a long time, her status has not been dropped at all.
"Anyway, as long as it's not Sarutobi Hiruzen or Shimura Danzō doing Hokage, it won't affect us Hyuga. During this period of time, we should still be busy with our own affairs. After all, there are many moths in our own clan to clean up... "
At sunset in the evening, Naruto, who had finished his day of practice, was sitting and resting on the swing in a state of embarrassment.
Next to it, is Uchiha Sasuke who is also disgraced.
The two of them seem to be rolling in the mud now.
"It... I saw how brave you were before, and you scared Orochimaru away. I thought you had mastered the power of the tailed beast, but unexpectedly, you became weaker."
Panting heavily, Uchiha Sasuke looked at Naruto with a smirk, "What? Don't dare to use the power of the tailed beast?"
He looked very proud.
Today, Uchiha Sasuke finally defeated Naruto head-on for the first time in a long challenge, which made him very excited.
"I'm temporarily sealed. I still have many deficiencies. I need to make up for those deficiencies first, so that I can better control the tailed beast."
Sitting on the swing, Naruto swayed his body.
He wasn't upset about his loss, he had already guessed that he would not be able to keep up with Uchiha Sasuke's progress.
In fact, since the death of Third Generation, every time he accepts the challenge of Uchiha Sasuke, he can feel the change of the opponent.
Although there was a new improvement in every battle before, this time is different. Uchiha Sasuke seems to have gained a lot of insights after observing the battle for the purpose of Third Generation.
The speed of improvement is much faster than before.
But part of the reason is that Naruto no longer has the power of Nine Tails.
"insufficient……"
Sasuke, who was a little excited at first, suddenly became vigilant after hearing Naruto's words.
"You... already have a new direction?"
he asked hesitantly.
"Yes, I have already started to practice, but it is not going well."
While nodding, Naruto touched his abdomen, "The control of Chakra is affected by the seal, and many spells cannot be performed normally."
The five-element seal that Ryosuke imposed when he left his body, he did not ask others to help him undo it.
This seal will not only affect the power he borrowed from Nine Tails, but also affect his own Chakra control, but this is also a practice of Chakra control, so he keeps it.
Sasuke, who was still excited, suddenly stopped swinging.
He clenched his fists and stared at Naruto for a long time before choking out a sentence, "I'm leaving first."
With that said, he left the park without looking back.
After Naruto reminded him, he remembered that during the recent battle, the opponent's performance was indeed a bit unsatisfactory, even worse than before, and it was obvious that he was very unfamiliar with Chakra's control.
It turned out that this guy was practicing secretly behind his back, and was planning to confuse him with victory and lower his vigilance? What a cunning fox!
Uchiha Sasuke cursed inwardly.
As for his psychological changes, although Naruto couldn't fully see through it, he still guessed a lot.
Looking at the back of the other party, he shook his head helplessly.
But in my heart, I still care about this guy.
Recently, his mood has been very depressed, and he can only relax a little bit when he fights Uchiha Sasuke.
Although we haven't known each other for a very long time, Naruto inexplicably feels that this simple-minded guy may be the only person he can trust in this village besides Ryosuke.
"Hey, boy!"
And just when Naruto was about to leave and go home to wash off the dirt, a voice suddenly sounded from the side.
When he turned around, he saw a middle-aged man with pure white hair and a strange dress standing at the entrance of the park, waving at him with a smile on his face, "You know... where is the most famous bathhouse in the village now? ?"
In the misty and fragrant bathhouse, Naruto is taking a bath with the middle-aged uncle he just met.
The water here is hot spring water imported from nearby. The temperature is high, but it is very comfortable to soak.
As soon as he entered the water, Naruto felt that the exhaustion from practicing all day today had been dispelled.
Stretched comfortably, to be honest, this is the first time he stepped into this kind of place.
Before, he never had a chance to enter the door.
"I said, why did you have to hand over my money bag just now? Didn't the boss say it's free?"
Jiraiya, who was originally huddled in a corner and wanted to spy on the other side of the bathhouse through the baffle, reluctantly swam back to Naruto, "Also... I said you have a lot of face."
"The entire bathhouse, regardless of gender, was directly contracted by you. Just now there was a long line at the door waiting to come in and take a bath."
The greatest joy of taking a bath was gone in an instant.
"You said you wanted to invite me, of course you paid for it."
Glancing at him, Naruto said coldly to Kaidō, "As for those people, I didn't ask them to clear the scene, those people are just afraid to see me."
"Don't dare to see you?"
Jiraiya looked strange, "I think it's because you are too withdrawn, they are afraid of affecting you, so they retreated by themselves?"
While speaking, there was a hint of caution in his tone.
"Don't pretend to be an outsider."
Faced with his "clumsy" disguise, Naruto didn't want to accompany him to act at all, "You should be very clear about what's going on, sir."
As he spoke, he turned his head calmly and stared at Jiraiya with those blue eyes.
As for this address, Jiraiya was stunned for a moment, and then glanced away with guilty eyes, "What master? I just invited you to take a bath, and I didn't intend to teach you more advanced skills. You are still young... "
"You came to me so proactively, there must be something important, Master Jiraiya."
But before he could finish speaking, Naruto interrupted him, "White hair, distinctive forehead protector, plus like to peep."
"I don't think anyone else in Konoha Village has these characteristics except you?"
"This……"
Being directly called out of identity, Jiraiya smiled awkwardly, and wanted to explain something, but still had no chance to say it.
"Since you don't admit that I'm your disciple, then I won't call you Shigong anymore."
"Although you and my father have a master-student relationship, it seems...you don't have a good impression of me. After all, we haven't met since birth."
"Then let us forget about this layer of identity now, and now please tell me what is the purpose of coming to me and what do I need to do."
"If it is something that is particularly difficult for me, please forgive me for not being able to agree, even if I am forced to do it, I will not agree."
Indifferent and calm voices were conveyed in this bathhouse, Naruto's mood was very stable, and he didn't feel depressed at all.
After going through so many things, after seeing these people who should have been his "relatives" again, he didn't seem to be so unwilling and wronged.
On the other side of him, Jiraiya stared blankly at the child in front of him, who was almost completely similar to his former lover, and the guilt in his heart was infinitely enlarged.
He also knew what it meant for those people not to dare to face him.
Indeed, facing such a child, few people in Konoha Village should be able to face him with a clear conscience.
"Naruto, I..."
(end of this chapter)