Chapter 9 Meeting with Sarutobi Hiruzen

"Hmm...probably on a whim."

Uchiha Hikari gave an ambiguous answer.

"But I am a disgusting monster. In the past, no one in the village was willing to speak for me, and no one was willing to touch my hand..."

While speaking, Naruto lowered his head, as if he suddenly saw something, and began to break away from the hand held by Uchiha Hikaru: "Sister, my hands are very dirty... full of blood and dust, they will get on you. of."

Uchiha Hikaru was startled by Naruto's sudden move, and then laughed dumbly. She really didn't expect that Naruto at this age would have such low self-esteem and sensitivity, that even such a trivial kindness could make him overwhelmed.

"It doesn't matter."

Uchiha Hikaru pulled Naruto and walked a few steps forward, stopping in front of a two-story apartment building at the end of the street: "Your home should be up there, would you mind inviting me up to take a look?"

"Eh? Sister, how did you know my home is here..."

"Guess."

——This apartment building is not the same one that Namikaze Minato mentioned in the chat group. It is estimated that the third generation rearranged Naruto's residence after the Kyuubi Rebellion. But it's not difficult to find it. After all, it's not far from the shopping street just now, and its appearance is very conspicuous. Uchiha Hikaru has seen it in the anime countless times.

The four-year-old Naruto was not so thoughtful. Although he was still wondering about the source of Uchiha Hikari's information one second, he grinned the next second: "Of course I don't mind! No one has ever come to my house except grandpa." I’m a guest! Sister, I’ll take you up right now…”

Go upstairs.

Open the door and enter the house.

What comes into view is a simple and messy scene. Slightly yellowed walls, peeling paint coffee tables and chairs, and a pile of messy cup noodles, kettles, and milk cartons on the dining table... Probably because the soup for instant noodles has been drank very clean, so there is no trace of it in the air. Not much odor.

"Oops, I forgot to clean up the house today..."

Naruto glanced at Uchiha Hikari in embarrassment, and ran over to clear the table: "Sister, please wait a moment, the room is too messy, I will clean it up right away!"

There was a scraping sound between the table legs and the floor.

Uchiha Hikari looked at Naruto's busy movements, took a few steps forward casually, picked up half a carton of milk, shook it, and looked at the date again.

Well, as expected.

"Was this milk expired when you bought it?"

"ah?"

Naruto was stunned for a moment, then walked over and picked up the milk. He looked at the label like Uchiha Hikari did just now, and poured the remaining half into his mouth: "I don't know whether it's expired or not... these milks I picked them all up from the barrels at the back of those shops. If I walked in, they would kick me out..."

While talking, Naruto moved a stool over: "Sister, I have cleaned this chair. You sit down! I will boil water. Grandpa taught me how to use a kettle..."

"Thanks."

Uchiha Hikaru thanked him, sat down as he was told, and turned his attention to the chat group.

[Unnamed: Yondaime, have you thought about what to say to him? I can convey it to you. 】

There was a brief silence.

[Yongdaimei: Miss Hikaru, can you please not reveal my existence to Naruto? 】

【nameless:? 】

[Yongdaimei: I may... not be a qualified father. 】

"really."

From Uchiha Hikaru's point of view, Namikaze Minato is indeed not a competent father, far worse than he was as a ninja and husband.

[Yongdaimei: To this day, I do not regret sealing the Nine-Tails in Naruto, because it was the best choice at the time. I just regret that I couldn't be by Naruto's side as a father and watch him grow up with my own eyes... Too many villagers lost their lives in the Nine-Tails Rebellion. Everyone needs an outlet to vent their emotions, but those who bear these It should have been me, not Naruto who knew nothing about everything. 】

[Yongdaimei: Miss Guang, can I ask you for another favor? In return, I can teach you the ninjutsu knowledge I know, including several ninjutsus that I am famous for. 】

[Unnamed: ...to correct you, the best option is actually to seal the Kyuubi back into Kushina's body. The Jinchuriki would indeed be on the verge of death if they lost their tailed beasts, but if they could seal the tailed beasts back immediately, they would still have a chance to survive. Especially races like Senju and Uzumaki, which are extremely tenacious. 】

[Yongdaimei:? ! 】

Can it still be... like this?

Uchiha Hikari did not stop at this topic and continued typing with his mind:

[Anonymous: Let’s get back to the topic, what do you want me to do? 】

[Nameless: Let’s talk first. I can help you take care of Naruto for a short period of time, but I can’t stay with him all the time. 】

Uchiha Hikari is indeed somewhat interested in Namikaze Minato's ninjutsu.

As a famous golden flash in the ninja world, Namikaze Minato's signature "Flying Thunder God" can be called a bug-level time and space ninjutsu, even compared with Obito's "Kamiui".

However, what she wants to learn is not "Flying Thunder God".

Time and space ninjutsu can be said to be the most talent-demanding of all ninjutsu. Learning "Flying Thunder God" requires extremely excellent chakra control ability and neural response ability. It's okay to say that the former can be improved through repeated practice, but the latter is basically innate, and is only picked out by people like Senju Tobirama and Namikaze Minato. Uchiha Hikaru didn't think he had that kind of talent.

But the other technique is different——

Sealing technique!

As Kushina's husband, Minato Namikaze can be said to be one of the people who knows the most about sealing techniques in the current ninja world. In addition to the "Vajra Seal" that requires a blood limit to perform, he should have dabbled in all other sealing techniques. Uchiha Hikaru is very interested in this kind of knowledge!

Of course, the importance of sealing techniques is not comparable to the former. Minato Namikaze may be willing to teach her Flying Thunder God and Rasengan, but may not be willing to teach her sealing techniques.

But Uchiha Hikaru can add chips.

—— Minato Namikaze is in the body of the god of death, and anything he wants to do requires her help. Then, as long as she does a little more on the basis of the transaction conditions, she can make Minato Namikaze owe her a favor and find a way to repay it.

In a sense, this is also a kind of "moral kidnapping". With the character of the Fourth Hokage, he will not feel at ease to let himself pay in vain.

Even if she really couldn't learn the sealing technique, Uchiha Hikaru could at least take this opportunity to mark Naruto with the "Eight Thousand Spears" and borrow some of his chakra if necessary.

Even...

She wanted to mark another person as well -

Someone who might show up today.

In the chat group.

Namikaze Minato came back to his senses from the fantasy of "the best choice" and continued the conversation with mixed feelings.

[Eternal Sister: I know, I won't make such an excessive request, but I just want to ask Miss Hikaru... to talk to the Sandaime-sama. ]

...

Gulp gurgle -

The kettle in the kitchen started to sound.

Uchiha Hikaru helped Naruto turn off the power and was about to pour himself a glass of water when he heard a hurried sound of footsteps coming from the corridor outside the door.

Then there was a knock on the door.

"Naruto, are you home? Grandpa is here to see you, open the door for grandpa."