"Before that, can you tell us why your clan is doing this? The Shinobi World War has been going on for three large-scale wars since the First Hokage founded Konoha, and you haven't intervened before. Why are you preparing for another war now when things are relatively peaceful?" Minato, although he trusted Tsukiyomi, needed to consider the entire village as Hokage. He would definitely control anything that could endanger the villagers' lives and livelihoods. And the Otsutsuki clan, in his eyes, was still an uncontrollable factor.
"Well, it's normal that you don't trust us, after all, we haven't appeared before. But this situation is serious, don't you think the storms in the entire Shinobi World have calmed down a lot? Even the small countries that were constantly fighting have become much more stable. Although even our Otsutsuki clan cannot know the details of those small countries, our family's fortune teller told us some time ago that within twenty years, the turmoil that will happen in the Shinobi World will be beyond the capacity of you shinobi. So the elders decided to use the gentlest method to influence and save the world." Tsukiyomi said without changing his expression. He had anticipated that these people wouldn't trust him so easily, so he had specially gone to the elders to learn the truth and prepared to use this fact as his trump card. "I actually had to use it." Tsukiyomi thought secretly.
Hearing this, Minato immediately recalled the intelligence from the past few months, all of which was peaceful. He believed Tsukiyomi.
"So according to you, this child is the key to saving the world?" Minato was a bit anxious. If it was just about some villages breaking the rules and overturning the peace treaty, that would be fine, at most it would be shinobi fighting each other, and there wouldn't be any destruction. But what Tsukiyomi said was that the shinobi couldn't resist it, which obviously wasn't just about villages going to war.
"You could say that, or you could say that's not the case. The key is his purpose. I'll say it again, Haryu is the seed that the elders have chosen, good seeds need good nutrients to grow. I am only responsible for bringing him here, the rest is up to you. How to save the world is up to you." Tsukiyomi realized that time was running out, so he quickly finished what he considered to be the key points, then activated Amenotejikara and prepared to leave Konoha.
"Thank you, Tsukiyomi..."
"By the way, tell this child that he is an orphan, picked up by you Konoha during the war. See you later!" Tsukiyomi's voice came from the black hole, interrupting Minato's thanks again. He really is a hothead.
"Hey, you're in such a hurry. Don't you want to stay for dinner? Not many people appreciate my cooking." Kushina mumbled with a slight pout, feeling a bit dejected. She thought she could grab a guinea pig to try out her cooking. It seemed like this plan was going to be scrapped again.
"I appreciate it, I appreciate it..." Minato, standing beside Kushina, who was a bit disappointed, pulled her with a helpless but still smiling face, coaxing her.
"Hmph." Kushina couldn't get angry when she saw this good-natured face, she could only pretend to be angry and turn her face away.
"Minato." The Third Hokage also woke up, his old voice seemed to have lost some vitality. After this blow, the old Sarutobi Hiruzen could never come back. "What are you going to do with this child?"
"This is the child that the Otsutsuki clan has chosen, he must have something special about him. Besides, the Otsutsuki clan is powerful, I'm afraid the entire Konoha is no match for them, so let's follow their instructions and let this child think that he is an orphan, but take good care of him. Third Hokage, would you be willing to take care of this child?" Minato had calmed down, organizing the information in his mind while also considering how to deal with this child named Haryu.
"Alright, let's treat him with the highest level of care for a war orphan, and place him next to my house. Third Hokage, if you are willing, you can take on this task." Minato thought for a moment and came up with a solution, then asked the Third Hokage. After all, others in the village might be resistant to an outsider, and a former Hokage taking on this thankless task would be the most suitable.
"Alright, it's just the right thing for this old man to do. Fighting is no longer suitable for me." The Third Hokage smiled wryly, he knew what Minato meant. But after all, he was a Hokage, but now he was taking care of a child with no fighting spirit, Hiruzen couldn't help but feel sorry for himself. Not wanting to admit old age is one thing, but the body can't keep up with the mind.
"By the way, this child's name is Haryu." Minato watched the Third Hokage who was secretly feeling down, and warmly added.
"Haryu... this old man will definitely train you to be a powerful force." After saying that, he shook his head secretly again.
"Hey, his name is Haryu, nice to meet you! You have to be good friends with Naruto from now on!" The straightforward Kushina appeared again at the wrong time, smiling brightly at Haryu.
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In the blink of an eye, three years had passed since the Nine-Tailed Fox incident, and the little Naruto who could only cry loudly had grown into a cute little boy.
"Haryu, let's play ninja games!"
"No."
"Then, what about Sasuke?"
"No."
Three little boys were lying on the grass by the lake in the Uchiha territory, a vast expanse, only one voice could be heard shouting. That's right, it was Naruto.
On the left was a white-haired boy, looking a bit more mature, wearing a white robe at such a young age, playing with a real kunai in his hand. You have to know that this boy was only three years old.
And the black-haired boy on the right was from the Uchiha clan. He was playing a juggling act with a real shuriken.
These two were Haryu and Sasuke. Haryu and Naruto had grown up together, and their parents also had a good relationship. But Sasuke was different. He was a friend that Naruto picked up from a tree.
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"Hey, the person on the tree, what's your name?" Naruto and Haryu were walking down the street when Naruto suddenly saw a little kid sitting on a tree, sleeping.
"Uchiha Sasuke." The boy on the tree didn't even open his eyes, he just said his name.
"Hey Sasuke, come play with us!" Naruto was clearly a natural at making friends, and immediately wanted to play with the new kid he met.
"Stupid."
"You! Sasuke, stupid, Sasuke, idiot!"
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But there was one thing that Haryu and Sasuke had in common, and that was that they both ignored Naruto.
"Hey, are you two bored? You've been lying here all day, come play with me." Seeing this, Naruto started making a fuss in front of them again.
"Naruto! Stop it, we've only been lying here for 20 minutes." Haryu's lazy voice came from the left, and Naruto instantly wilted. He always listened to Haryu, maybe his aura really makes a big difference.
"20 minutes... but I feel like it's been almost a day." Naruto was a bit aggrieved. He was a naturally active child, how could he lie on the grass and rest? Besides, with the Uzumaki clan's constitution, plus the Nine-Tailed Fox's power, he didn't need any so-called rest. He had someone helping him recover his stamina all day long!
"Stupid." This time, a flat voice came from the right, which once again ignited Naruto's active nature. He immediately jumped up and started spinning around Sasuke! He muttered:
"Sasuke, stupid, Sasuke, idiot, Sasuke, stupid, Sasuke, idiot..."
I don't know why, but Naruto naturally liked to pick on Sasuke, and he didn't care about Haryu's teachings. So, people could always see Haryu walking alone, with two arguing kids beside him.
"Sasuke, stupid, Sasuke, idiot..."
"Naruto, if you like ninjas so much, why don't we sneak off and train?" At this point, even Haryu, with his good temper, couldn't stand it anymore, so he made this suggestion.
"Okay, okay! But what is training?" Naruto thought it was something very great, but he racked his brains and couldn't figure out what "training" was. Naruto was curious about many things, and he would always ask questions, but his forgetfulness made all his efforts useless.
"Idiot." Sasuke's timely jab made Naruto forget what he was trying to think about, and he started his legendary mouth-talking mode again without a care.
"Sasuke, stupid, Sasuke, idiot..."
"Alright, Naruto. Training is practicing the skills you need to become a ninja, understand? Let's go try it now!" Haryu was still the same, teaching Naruto without changing his expression, and he was also patient. He had explained this "training" thing at least ten times. As he and Sasuke walked side-by-side towards the nearby training ground, Naruto was still pondering.
"Hmm, what is a skill? No, no. Hmm... I think it's like this." Suddenly, he seemed to understand, and he looked up and ran after the two of them.
In a few minutes, they reached the 31st training ground. And they saw three thick wooden posts standing in the middle of the training ground.
"There are wooden posts, let's try taijutsu today." Haryu suggested, Sasuke glanced at him, nodded silently, and started walking towards a wooden post. But he had to stop as soon as he started.
Naruto was already punching the three wooden posts like crazy.
But the next second, there was a scream.
"Ah, stinky wood, it hurts!" Naruto punched the wooden post with his bare hands, how could his three-year-old body handle it? A big bump immediately swelled up on his hand.
"Naruto, let's practice kicking first. That way it will hurt us less." Haryu explained calmly.
"Hurt... what does that mean?"
This time, no one paid attention to him. The other two were afraid that Naruto would suddenly grab the post, so they went to kick directly.
"Hey, wait for me." Naruto said, then stood up and ran towards the post next to him.
Sasuke and Naruto both learned from Haryu standing in the middle, and they learned how to kick in a similar way. Haryu usually had no family, so he would sneak a peek at the ninjas' training, so he had learned a little bit of taijutsu. But even a little bit was enough to make these three-year-old kids go wild.
The three of them kicked the posts one after another, and the soft "pa" sound was endless.
"They started training at such a young age, it seems that Naruto's enthusiasm needs Haryu's wisdom to succeed. No, it also needs the pressure from that Uchiha kid, hahaha." Minato laughed heartily.
"Yeah, it seems like it's a good decision to let them grow up together. Right, Fugaku?" In the Hokage's office, the Third Hokage stood beside Minato, looking at the three children in the crystal ball, then asked the current head of the Uchiha clan, Fugaku, who was sitting opposite him, finally showing a kind smile again.
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