Leading Naruto to Destroy the World - Chapter 7
At the Akimichi BBQ restaurant.
The table was laden with various grilled meats, sizzling in butter and releasing tantalizing aromas.
“I’m starting to eat!”
Naruto, drooling uncontrollably like a starved wolf, grabbed a piece of fatty grilled meat and devoured it ravenously.
His hands and face were smeared with oil, making him look like a dirty cat, but he didn’t care.
His eating manners were atrocious.
Across from him, Mirai watched with a fond smile.
Naruto was at the age where he needed to eat well to grow strong. Being an Uzumaki, his appetite was naturally more significant than most.
His sister-in-law, Kushina, could eat half a roast pig by herself in one meal, leaving the other half for him and Minato.
Thinking of Kushina, Mirai’s eyes filled with nostalgia, regret, and a sigh…
His sister-in-law had been strong all her life.
Naruto initially resisted having the Uzumaki surname.
How could a son of the Namikaze family take his mother’s surname?
At the very least, he should take his uncle’s surname, right?
But his sister-in-law was adamant.
After the destruction of Uzushiogakure, the Uzumaki clan was nearly wiped out. Kushina inherited Uzumaki Mito’s legacy and was one of the last direct descendants of the Uzumaki line.
This bloodline had to be passed on.
Minato adored Kushina and agreed without hesitation.
As an uncle, Mirai couldn’t refuse either.
Besides, there was another important reason.
The Namikaze clan was too small.
With only him and Minato left, it was better for Naruto to inherit the Uzumaki name and its political legacy.
This was also Minato’s way of paving the way for Naruto’s future.
Mirai looked at Naruto’s blond hair with growing satisfaction and a deepening smile in his eyes.
Fortunately, the Namikaze bloodline was strong.
Although he carried the Uzumaki name, he had the Namikaze hair!
The Namikaze’s blond overshadowed the Uzumaki’s trademark red hair.
It wasn’t a disgrace to his bloodline.
“Uncle, what are you looking at?”
Naruto swallowed the meat and noticed his uncle’s strange gaze.
“Looking at your hair.”
???
Naruto was bewildered.
…
“Thank you for your patronage.”
The chubby owner of the BBQ restaurant bowed to the departing pair, his belly almost touching the ground.
“Uncle, where are we eating next? Burp!”
Naruto, holding his bloated belly, let out a long burp.
He had tasted many of Konoha’s delicacies in the past few days with his uncle.
He realized that whatever the Third Hokage could give him, his uncle could, too.
But what his uncle gave him, the Third Hokage could not.
“Next time…”
Mirai stroked his chin with his fingers, but a childish voice rang out ahead before he could continue.
“Nii-san, I want to eat those dango!”
Three-year-old Sasuke was adorable, his voice innocent and a bit babyish.
He was perched on Itachi’s shoulders, drooling at the sight of the shop’s three-colored dango.
Dango is his favorite treat.
Itachi gently pulled some money from his pocket and bought the three-colored dango, handing it to the delighted Sasuke on his shoulders.
“Nii-san is the best!”
Biting into a big piece of dango, Sasuke froze mid-chew when he noticed Naruto staring at him.
Their eyes met, big eyes staring at little eyes.
“Such a cute girl.”
Naruto’s voice was dreamy.
???
Sasuke was furious, not even swallowing the dango in his mouth. He waved his arms and shouted angrily in his childish voice.
“You’re the girl! Your whole family is girls!”
His chubby cheeks puffed up in anger, turning red.
Though many said he was cute, calling him a girl was too much!
Especially from this blond kid!
Mirai smiled as he looked at Sasuke and Itachi.
As he studied Itachi, Itachi was also studying him.
The more he looked, the more Itachi’s forehead sweated, his heart pounding like he was standing on hot coals.
This man, if he wasn’t mistaken…
The Fourth Hokage’s brother, Aunt Kushina’s brother-in-law!
The Blue Flash!
Recently, rumors were rampant that the Demon Fox had found an uncle. Konoha’s clans had already received information that the Blue Flash had returned.
This legendary ninja, missing for three years, had returned to the Konoha stage.
As a Uchiha, Itachi knew more than ordinary villagers.
Mirai caused the recent turmoil at the Hokage’s office!
The entire Hokage building had been pierced, and he had left calmly despite the Anbu and Hokage surrounding him.
Such pressure…
“Sumimasen!”
Itachi couldn’t control himself anymore, bending at a ninety-degree angle in a standard, respectful bow, his head almost touching the ground.
“Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!”
Sasuke fell from Itachi’s shoulders and hit the ground. His dango rolled away and became covered in dust.
“Nii-san, what are you doing? The dango is ruined!”
Rubbing his bruised forehead, Sasuke’s eyes reddened.
Quickly, his expression froze.
Itachi remained bowed, his head still at a ninety-degree angle.
“Please forgive Sasuke’s ignorance. I sincerely apologize on his behalf, sumimasen!”
Sasuke’s jaw almost hit the ground, his dark eyes filled with disbelief.
What’s going on? Am I under a genjutsu?
Why is Nii-san showing such respect to this blond kid? Did I accidentally offend someone important?
Little Sasuke shivered.
At only three years old, his mind wasn’t fully mature, and seeing his revered brother act like this scared him to tears.
Sweat beaded on Itachi’s bowed forehead.
His actions were partly out of respect for Mirai’s power and partly to protect the Uchiha clan!
Few knew what happened on the Nine-Tails Night, but as the Uchiha clan leader’s son, he knew well.
That night, the Nine-Tails had Sharingan-like markings in its eyes, indicating possible control by the Uchiha.
The village deeply mistrusted the Uchiha because of this!
They suspected the Nine-Tails Night was connected to the Uchiha!
Mirai’s brother and sister-in-law had died that night.
Given this context, it would have been disastrous if Sasuke’s comment about being a girl’s family had angered Mirai.
It could lead to a repeat of the Hokage office incident in the Uchiha compound!
The air felt frozen, Itachi and Sasuke suffocating under the pressure.
Itachi’s clothes were soaked with sweat, like a criminal awaiting judgment. Sasuke, seeing this, covered his mouth, barely holding back tears.
In this oppressive silence.
Itachi suddenly heard a light, mocking laugh.
“Why so tense? I’m not going to eat you.”
Though his tone was somewhat contemptuous, it seemed genuinely unconcerned.
Itachi cautiously raised his head slightly.
“You… you really don’t mind?”
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