Naruto: Naruto's Uchiha girlfriend is too arrogant

Chapter 317 The Uzumaki Family

As noon approached, Naruto stayed with Gaara until the Sunagakure delegation and the prisoner-of-war group completely disappeared from sight and officially embarked on their journey home. Only then did he turn around and head back to his small apartment.

Walking down the familiar streets, Naruto couldn't help but recall the bits and pieces of information he'd overheard from the other Konoha ninjas chatting earlier—it seemed that before his mother came looking for him, she'd made a special "visit" to the Hokage Building and... beaten up the Third Hokage.

Remembering how Sasuke had lashed out at the villagers in the street for his sake… Naruto felt a surge of warmth in his heart. It seemed he truly held a significant place in their hearts. Before Naruto himself could even figure out how to deal with those past troubles, they had already stood up for him…

But Mom should know what she's doing... She should hold back and not actually beat the old man to death... I guess?

But... how did Mom know those specific things from the past? Did the Third Hokage confess on his own? This possibility made Naruto somewhat suspicious.

As he pondered this, Naruto unknowingly arrived at the somewhat old apartment building where he lived.

He was just about to step onto the stairs leading upstairs when he heard a familiar but annoyed female voice coming from above, her voice suppressing obvious anger.

"I'm saying this one last time! Get out! Can't you understand human language?!"

Immediately following were several male voices offering their explanations, their tone both ingratiating and aggrieved.

"Wait... who are you? Why are you at Naruto-sama's house?"

"I don't need to explain my identity to you!" the woman's voice became even more impatient. "I'll start counting to three—you'll 'voluntarily' get out of here, right?"

"You don't even tell us who you are, and you're just kicking us out like this. Aren't you being a bit too nosy...?"

"Three!" The cold countdown rang out mercilessly.

"Wait, wait, wait! We understand, we're going! But wait a minute, we just want to..."

"two!"

"Don't throw it away! It's very expensive!"

"one!"

Upon hearing this, Naruto quickly dodged to the side of the stairs!

Almost the instant he dodged, a chorus of "Ouch!" erupted as four or five well-dressed Konoha villagers were roughly thrown down the stairs as if they were garbage bags, rolling around in a mess before landing on the platform at the corner of the stairs.

"And another one!" Kushina Uzumaki appeared at the top of the stairs, her face full of anger, glaring at the group of people below.

"Remember to take all the trash you brought with you!"

Before she finished speaking, she unceremoniously threw down several exquisitely wrapped gift boxes, which looked quite valuable, as "trash," hitting the villagers who had just gotten up and were still in shock.

Standing atop the stairs, radiating an aura of "keep away," was none other than Kushina Uzumaki, whose anger had reached new heights after learning the bad news at the Uchiha clan's territory.

The villagers who had been thrown down the stairs grimaced in pain as they swayed as they stood up. They immediately spotted the exquisite gift box that had been discarded on them like trash, and quickly and tenderly picked it up, carefully cradling it in their arms.

"This...this isn't for you!" A slightly bolder villager mustered his courage and shouted up to Kushina on the stairs, "This is a gift for Lord Naruto! Do you know how precious these things are...?"

Before he could finish speaking, he caught a glimpse of the blond boy standing quietly by the stairs out of the corner of his eye, and his eyes lit up instantly.

"Naruto...Lord Naruto! You're back! You've worked so hard!" He immediately put on a fawning smile and, along with the others, quickly stepped forward. "What happened before...it was all our fault! This is just a small token of our appreciation, please, please accept it!"

As if afraid Naruto would refuse, they hurriedly opened the gift boxes in their hands, eager to show off the "sincerity" inside.

"Look at this!" The first villager exclaimed, holding up a crystal sculpture that sparkled brilliantly. "This is a masterpiece crafted by skilled artisans from the Rainbow Kingdom! It's incredibly precious! Look, it even refracts seven colors of light!"

"And this is a free meal voucher for the most prestigious restaurant in the Land of Fire! That's a place only nobles and daimyo are entitled to!"

"Lord Naruto, this is the detailed contact information for all the unmarried girls of your age in Konoha! I've personally contacted them all, and they all greatly admire and respect you! If you're interested, you can contact them anytime..."

The villagers spoke rapidly as they introduced the items, almost without warning, trying to force these expensive but superficial luxury goods into Naruto's arms.

"Hey! Don't touch him with your dirty hands!"

When Kushina saw that the group of people were surrounding Naruto and trying to pull him, her anger instantly reached its peak! She rushed down the stairs, pulled Naruto behind her and protected him tightly, then grabbed the villager holding the list of girls and smiling the most obsequiously by the collar, lifted him up effortlessly, and threw him out!

"Whoa—!"

The villager's head hit the wall next to him squarely, and then his eyes rolled back as he fell peacefully asleep.

Kushina clenched her fists, her knuckles making a chilling "crack" sound, and she exuded a palpable killing intent as she spoke coldly, word by word.

"I'm asking you one last time—are you going to get out of here now, or wait for me to 'help' you get out? Next time, I won't be so 'gentle'."

"But, but..." The remaining villagers looked at their unconscious companion, their faces turning pale with fright, but some still muttered unwillingly in a low voice, "You... what right do you have to meddle like this..."

"Mom, what is this...?" Naruto asked from behind Kushina at the right moment.

Kushina immediately turned around, her murderous aura instantly melting away, replaced by an incredibly gentle expression. She softly reassured him, "It's nothing, Naruto, don't look at these things. Mom is just cleaning up some trash blocking the front door; it'll be over soon."

However, the word "Mom" struck the remaining villagers like a thunderbolt from a clear sky. They froze instantly, all their chatter and complaints ceased abruptly, and everyone stared wide-eyed, mouths agape, their faces filled with utter shock and disbelief as they desperately tried to process this explosive information.

Kushina glanced at their stunned expressions, then turned back with a murderous glint in her eyes, conveying a clear message—if you don't leave now, you'll end up like the guy on the wall!

The remaining villagers were completely terrified by the terrifying killing intent, and finally realized that the woman in front of them was definitely serious, and that her strength was terrifying! They immediately scattered like frightened birds and beasts, fleeing this dangerous place in a panic, not forgetting to drag away their unfortunate companion who had been coaxed to sleep by Kushina.

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Back in its slightly cramped but warm home, Little Cangxiang lay peacefully on the floor, its blue tail occasionally twitching slightly. Though it secretly longed to go outside and perhaps try to develop its innate fighting talent.

But as a well-mannered mythical beast, it chose to wait patiently without anyone to guide it. Zacian, whose core mission is "protection," has no shortage of patience.

Naruto, however, was somewhat unsure. Was it just his imagination? He felt that the baby succulent seemed to be a little bigger than when it hatched yesterday.

"Those annoying guys are finally gone!" Kushina breathed a sigh of relief, a warm smile returning to her face, a stark contrast to her previous violent persona radiating the aura of "Red Hot Chili Pepper." "Naruto, Mom's going to prepare lunch now. What do you want to eat? Just say the word!"

"Um... Mom," Naruto looked around, somewhat puzzled, and asked, "Where's Satsuki? Isn't she with you?"

"Little Sazuki?" Kushina answered while tying on her apron. "She has some things to take care of at the Uchiha clan's territory. But don't worry, she should be coming to see you soon this afternoon."

Kushina recalled her conversation with her friend, and a slight smile crept onto her lips. She had mentioned the childhood betrothal agreement, and to her surprise, Mikoto told Kushina that the two children had already secretly agreed to formally establish their relationship once they came of age!

Moreover, little Sazuki's happy yet slightly shy expression after learning about the arranged marriage was absolutely adorable, completely different from the Uchiha clan members that Kushina remembered, who mostly had stern faces.

At this moment, in the Uchiha clan's residence, Uchiha Mikoto and Uchiha Fugaku are indeed having a serious conversation with their daughter, Satsuki, about Naruto's origins and the complex reasons why they had kept it all from her in the past.

"By the way, Mom," Naruto hesitated for a moment before asking another question that had been weighing on his mind, "Did you... go see the Third Hokage again today? How is he...?"

He remembered that Kushina already knew about the near extermination of the Uchiha clan in Konoha, even though several hundred Uchiha clan members still lived in the Land of Hot Springs.

Kushina learned that Minato's efforts to improve the Uchiha clan's situation had ultimately been in vain. Given her protective and fiery temper, she wouldn't actually kill the Third Hokage in a fit of rage...

"...I gave those two old advisors a good beating!" Kushina clenched her fist, her tone still tinged with anger. "Who told them to keep spouting nonsense like 'the Uchiha are a threat' and 'the current outcome is the best solution'!"

"...What about the Third Hokage?" Naruto asked cautiously.

"...I didn't lay a hand on him." Kushina paused, her tone somewhat complicated as she answered.

"Huh? Why?" Naruto was quite surprised by the answer. He knew his mother; she would never lie to him about something like this. How could she have let the Third Hokage, who was ostensibly responsible for the Uchiha tragedy, go unpunished? This wasn't like her.

"Well... oh well, let's not talk about these unpleasant things!" Kushina chuckled, abruptly skipping the topic, and turned to head towards the kitchen. "Mom's going to cook now! Naruto, have you decided what you want to eat?"

The real reason… Kushina didn't want Naruto to know. Kushina turned her back to her son, her eyes darkening. She was afraid… it would affect the relationship between Naruto and Sasuke.

The reason she suppressed her anger and didn't attack the Third Hokage was because the Third Hokage's somber narration contained a detail that chilled her to the bone.

In the radical plan of the Uchiha clan's hawkish faction to stage a coup, the first step was to kidnap Naruto Uzumaki, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and use the power of the Sharingan to control the Nine-Tails in order to launch a coup and overthrow the Konoha government.