Konoha 51st year, January 11th.
Last night, a sudden heavy snowfall covered the entire Konoha with a white cloak, and the sky and the earth were completely white.
In the early morning, the hard-working villagers got up early and spontaneously took their tools and went out to shovel the snow.
The thick layer of snow on the main road was quickly cleared.
The Uchiha clan members left behind by the police force brought members of other clans to help.
When encountering 'stubborn' snow, they will even use small fire escape ninjutsu to destroy it.
Soon, not only the main roads, but also all other roads were cleared of snow and remained open.
Yesterday, the northwest team led by the Fourth Hokage had triumphed.
The troops that defeated Yunyin in the north are also expected to arrive at the village in the afternoon.
Compared with the "small fight" on the northwest border, the northern army has achieved a great victory that can be recorded in history.
Konoha's Uchiha Makoto actually captured the Fourth Raikage and the Eight-Tailed Jinchuuriki alive in the midst of thousands of troops.
Yunyin even paid 5 billion in war compensation because he took the initiative to provoke the war this time.
In the eyes of the Konoha villagers, Kumogakure is a bandit, and it would be better to make them pay a heavy price.
What Uchiha Makoto did was simply pleasing!
For many villagers, they are very familiar with Uchiha Makoto, some of them could say they grew up watching him.
Although Uchiha Makoto has become famous in recent years and can be called the leader of the new generation in Konoha, there is still a gap between him and the older generation.
As a result, it only took him one battle to become famous throughout the ninja world.
Many ninjas still find it difficult to believe that Uchiha Makoto has such strength.
It wasn't until the Fourth Hokage personally admitted that Uchiha Makoto was stronger than him that everyone believed that everything that happened in the ninja world was true.
In addition, one of the three ninjas, medical expert Tsunade-sama, will also return with the army.
Tsunade has made great achievements in all the wars, and she single-handedly contributed to the establishment of the medical ninja system. Many ninjas have benefited from her even if they were not cured by her herself.
Really speaking, Tsunade's prestige in the hearts of the public is still higher than that of Jiraiya and the former Orochimaru.
I heard that Tsunade was personally persuaded by Uchiha Makoto before she was willing to return to Konoha.
Today is no less important than the most important holiday for everyone in Konoha.
Some villagers even issued the task of shoveling snow outside the village.
Many chuunin and even jounin actively accepted this low-level, low-paying mission.
...
There is an apartment complex near the center of Konoha Village.
One of the small single-family buildings, which looks similar to other homes, stands at the corner of the street.
This is the home of the Fourth Hokage Namikaze Shuito.
At this time, the door of the courtyard suddenly opened, and two figures, one large and one small, came out. It was Minato Namikaze and his son Naruto Namikaze.
The father and son were wrapped up tightly, both wearing the same red scarf.
"Hiss~"
"Hiss~"
As soon as the cold wind blew outside the door, the father and son shivered together.
Namikaze Minato knelt down, helped Naruto straighten his clothes, looked at the kitten schoolbag on his back, and asked:
"Naruto, have you brought everything? You didn't forget to bring your textbook and pen again this time, did you?"
"Dad, isn't it my mother who asks you to check my schoolbag every time? The reason I forgot to bring my textbooks and pens last time was not because of you... um~"
Little Naruto smiled naively, blinked his eyes, and complained innocently. In the middle of his words, his mouth was suddenly covered by Namikaze Minato's warm right hand.
"Shh!" Namikaze Minato raised his left index finger in front of his mouth and made a gesture of silence. Then he looked toward home with suspicion, then turned to look at Naruto and whispered:
"Naruto, my mother is about to give birth to a baby recently and she is often in a bad mood. We all need to be careful not to make her unhappy, okay?"
Little Naruto seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly his body trembled, his neck shrank, half of his face was buried in the furry scarf, and he nodded repeatedly: "Yeah!"
The father and son looked at each other and instantly reached a tacit understanding.
"Minato! Naruto hasn't brought his lunch box yet!"
Uzumaki Kushina's voice suddenly came from home.
"Here we come! Kushina, it's cold outside, don't come out!" Hearing this, Minato Namikaze stopped helping Naruto sort out his clothes and ran towards home.
I saw Uzumaki Kushina walking out slowly with a big belly.
Her due date is the 10th of next month.
Namikaze Minato quickly picked up the lunch box and supported Kushina Uzumaki.
"Naruto, it's snowing and the roads are slippery. Please pay attention to safety on the road, you know?" Uzumaki Kushina blessed softly.
Since the war has ended, the entrance age for Konoha Ninja School has been unified to 6 years old.
But for families who have the conditions, it is also crucial for their children to attend some schools before going to school. At least they can learn literacy in advance.
Uzumaki Kushina was still a princess before the Uzumaki Kingdom was destroyed, so she naturally attached great importance to education.
So Naruto, who was less than 3 years old, was allowed to study in the school.
Fortunately, children of the same age as Naruto, such as Karin and Sasuke, also go to school together, so Kushina is not worried.
Moreover, the teachers at the school are very good and the courses are relatively relaxed and suitable for younger children, so she is very relieved.
"I understand, mom." Naruto nodded obediently.
Although his mother would say the same thing every time he went out, he would not be annoyed at all.
After all, this is the time when mother is the most gentle. Although mother is usually very kind most of the time, she is really powerful when she loses her temper.
"You have to listen carefully to the class, you know? If the teacher tells me again that you don't listen carefully in class, hmm~" The smile on Uzumaki Kushina's face suddenly disappeared and her eyes narrowed.
There is murderous intent!
Naruto stiffened and shook his head repeatedly: "Mom, I promise I won't!"
Seeing Naruto's well-behaved look, Kushina suddenly couldn't hold back her laughter.
Seeing this situation, Naruto also showed a cheerful smile,
For Kushina, Naruto is a very smart child, but also a bit naughty. Minato has a soft personality at home, and she is the only one who can control this child.
Just as Kushina was talking, Minato Namikaze went home and took out a coat and wrapped it for her.
"Minato, remember to send Naruto to school safely," Kushina said.
Namikaze Minato nodded, "Go in quickly. You didn't get much rest last night. I'll be back after I drop Naruto off."
"Yeah." Kushina smiled slightly.
At this time, little Naruto suddenly opened his hands towards Kushina. Seeing this, Minato Namikaze picked him up in a familiar manner and brought him in front of his wife.
Kushina stretched out her side face and saw little Naruto kissing her on the face.
After Namikaze Minato put Naruto down, he squatted down and stretched out his cheeks.
However, little Naruto walked directly down the steps, "Mom, I'm leaving, Dad! Follow me quickly!"
Namikaze Minato froze, Kushina pursed her lips and chuckled, walked into the home, and then closed the door.
He hurriedly followed Naruto who had just walked out of the courtyard.
Seeing little Naruto waving to him, Namikaze Minato squatted down again, and Naruto immediately kissed him on the face.
Namikaze Minato finally couldn't help being curious and asked doubtfully: "Naruto, why do you have to come out like this every time? Don't you like daddy?"
Although he asked half-jokingly, his eyes were unconsciously serious.
Naruto smiled: "Of course not, actually I like dad a little more.
It's just that if I behave like this, my mother will think that I like her more.
She will be happier! "
"You little brat, you know this at such a young age? Who taught you this?" Namikaze Minato was stunned for a moment and looked at little Naruto with a surprised look on his face.
"I just know, do you still need to teach me?" Naruto smiled and looked at Namikaze Minato.
Namikaze Minato held Naruto's hand and walked towards the school.
Along the way, the villagers would bow respectfully when they saw Namikaze Minato.
Namikaze Minato took little Naruto to greet him politely.
Halfway through, Minato Namikaze couldn't help but start hitting Hache.
"Dad, are you very sleepy?" Little Naruto asked doubtfully.
"Fortunately, I tend to get sleepy during the holidays." Namikaze Minato replied casually.
Today is his day off. Of course, the real reason is because Kushina had a nightmare last night and kicked him awake.
He coaxed her for half the night before Kushina fell asleep.
As a result, not long after I fell asleep, it started to snow heavily outside.
He got up early to shovel the snow, and then washed the dishes left over from last night.
Then do the housework, then make breakfast and prepare Naruto's lunch lunch.
When the time was almost up, he was informed that there were many more temporary snow shoveling tasks today.
In desperation, Namikaze Minato could only work overtime during the holidays, use the Flying Thunder God Technique to return to the Hokage's office, and then left the shadow clone to work.
When the time was almost up, he returned home and asked Naruto to get up, help him wash up, and then prepared to send him to school.
Namikaze Minato felt that he would fall asleep immediately if he touched the bed now.
When he reached the corner of the street, Naruto suddenly pointed ahead and shouted:
"Dad, look! Are those three people bullying that girl?"
Namikaze Minato was shocked and looked forward. Before he could speak, little Naruto swung the backpack on his back and rushed forward.
"You guy! Why are your eyes so weird!"
"Your eyes are as white as snow, you can't become a monster!"
"Haha, maybe it's the eye monster!"
Three boys aged five or six were surrounding a girl who looked to be three or four years old.
One of the boys also pulled the girl's scarf.
"No..." A hurt expression suddenly appeared on Hinata's cute little face.
"Let that girl go!"
Little Naruto yelled and rushed forward, protecting Hinata behind him.
'It was last time...'
Hinata's cheeks felt hot as she looked at Naruto's appearance that had been engraved in her heart.
"Huh? Where did you come from, a brat?!"
The boy grabbed Naruto's scarf and shouted.
"My name is Naruto Namikaze! My father said you can't bully your peers!" Naruto looked squarely at the boy who was half a head taller than him, his eyes full of determination.
"Companion? Are you a companion with this eye monster?" The boy curled his lips.
Naruto looked at each other squarely, "We are from the same village, she is my companion, and so are you!"
Seeing that Naruto was caught, Hinata wanted to go up to help, but was held down by the other two children on the shoulders.
"You guys, what you say is really annoying!" The boy tightened Naruto's scarf and raised his fist to hit him.
When Minato Namikaze saw this at the corner of the street, he immediately raised his eyebrows and was about to take action.
Although it was a fight between children, if Naruto was beaten for this reason, he might not be able to explain to Kushina when he goes home.
"Wait a minute!" Just when the tall boy was about to beat Naruto, another boy suddenly shouted.
"What are you doing?!" The tall boy looked at his 'companion' impatiently.
"I think I heard my parents say before that Namikaze is the surname of the Fourth Hokage. This boy can't be..."
The tall boy was stunned and said that he might not know other people, but the deeds of the Fourth Hokage were often told as stories by his parents, so of course he knew.
But Jean suddenly smiled and said: "How is it possible? This kid is the child of a fourth-generation adult.
It’s not like the fourth generation of adults in Konoha has the surname Namikaze!
The uncle who lives next door to me is also named Namikaze! "
Although he said this, looking at the aura of the yellow-haired kid in front of him, the tall boy suddenly felt guilty.
I can't swing my fist anymore.
But looking at Naruto's stubborn eyes, he felt unhappy and angry, and immediately pushed Naruto hard.
Little Naruto stumbled and sat down on the ground.
At this time, Minato Namikaze, who was 'watching and paddling' at the corner of the street, stopped.
A female ninja passed by him, holding a large bag of steaming meatballs in her arms.
"These damn brats!"
When the female ninja saw two boys grabbing Miss Hinata, she became furious.
She was just about to go out and teach a few brats a lesson when Minato Namikaze suddenly stopped in front of her.
"Yondaime-sama! What's wrong with you?"
Only then did Hinata Ling notice that the person lying in the corner was actually the Hokage.
Namikaze Minato raised his hand to silence her, then pointed at Naruto who was pushed down and said:
“If you go out now, what will you do with those children?
If their parents knew that they bullied the eldest daughter of the Hyuga clan and the Hokage's son.
At least a good beating!
And then their parents come to apologize again?
Let me handle it! "
As he spoke, Namikaze Minato used his transformation technique and turned into a vicious red-haired middle-aged woman. Then he rushed out of the street and shouted at several children:
"Hey! You guys! What are you doing!"
The three boys were so frightened that they ran away.
Although little Naruto was a little scared, he still got up and protected Hinata.
Naruto was so scared that he closed his eyes and suddenly felt a big warm hand caressing his head.
"Naruto, you are very brave!" Minato Namikaze stroked little Naruto's head happily.
This is his pride, knowing how to protect his companions at a young age.
Then at this moment, Naruto asked in confusion: "Dad, did you just become the mother you were when you were angry?"
Although he couldn't even recognize the words, Naruto still knew some things about the ninja world.
Of course, many of the contents were what Namikaze Minato told him as a bedtime story.
Among them is the art of transformation.
Namikaze Minato's expression froze and he couldn't help but pinch Naruto's cheek.
Damn kid! If he went home and told Kushina, he would be finished!
"Thank you for helping me, my name is Hinata Hinata." Hinata suddenly summoned up the courage to whisper.
"You're welcome." Naruto turned around, showed a warm smile to Hinata, and then suddenly shouted:
"By the way! I remembered, you are the girl with very cute eyes last time. It turns out your name is Hinata!"
"Cute?" Hinata was really sad when she was called a white-eyed monster just now, but now that Naruto said that, her heart was suddenly filled with an indescribable feeling.
"Yes! I think it's cute! Right, daddy!" Naruto said loudly, thinking that Hinata didn't hear clearly, and then looked at Namikaze Minato.
"Yeah." Namikaze Minato was stunned for a moment and then nodded.
"I..." Hinata kept rubbing her fingers. Naruto's sudden words made her whole face turn red quickly, and then she lay straight on her back and fainted.
"Ah! What's wrong with you?" Naruto was startled and stepped forward to help Hinata.
Namikaze Minato was startled when he looked at Hinata with white smoke rising from above his head. He hurried forward to check and found out that Hinata had only fainted due to 'overheating', and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
He returned to the corner of the street, only to find that the female ninja from the Hyuga clan was missing.
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"Dad, should we take her to the hospital?" Naruto said nervously while holding Hinata.
Seeing his son's nervous look, Namikaze Minato felt a little funny and said sternly: "No, her body is fine. Let's send her home. I know where she lives!"
"Yeah!" Naruto nodded heavily.
Namikaze Minato held Hinata in his arms and walked towards Hinata's house.
Halfway through, Namikaze Minato discovered that the Hyuga kunoichi from before was following them.
But he didn't expose it.
It wasn't until Hinata woke up halfway through that the kunoichi came to him and confessed.
Namikaze Minato didn't say much, but at Naruto's insistence, he sent Hinata home after she had recovered.
"Wow! Your home is so big!"
Naruto looked at the red walls and black tiles of the Hyuga clan head's mansion, a tall mansion, and was immediately amazed.
When the chuunin guarding the gate saw Namikaze Minato coming to Hinata, he immediately saluted respectfully. The two were about to step forward when they saw Namikaze Minato secretly wave his hand.
"Naruto, you're going to be late if you don't leave!"
Namikaze Minato reminded Naruto who was saying goodbye to Hinata.
"Oops! Dad, you have to explain it to the teacher for me!"
Naruto's face was suddenly startled: Σ(っ°Д°;)っ
"Hinata, I'm going to school! See you next time!"
With that said, Naruto quickly took Minato Namikaze and ran away.
Namikaze Minato turned around and waved goodbye to Hinata's shinobi as he ran.
Halfway through, little Naruto suddenly raised his face and asked:
"Dad, aren't you amazing?"
"It's okay." Namikaze Minato was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
"Then can you teach me?" Naruto continued.
Namikaze Minato's heart moved, and he thought of what just happened, and immediately squatted down, looked at Naruto squarely, and asked:
"Naruto, are you because you were bullied just now, so do you blame your father for not helping you immediately?
If you become more powerful, will you go find trouble with those kids just now? "
"No! I just thought that if I wanted to be as powerful as my father, I could protect my companions from being bullied!" Little Naruto laughed.
Namikaze Minato looked at Naruto in surprise, thinking that Naruto wanted to go back for revenge.
This child, at such a young age, has such a unique way of thinking!
Just like Itachi of the Fugaku family.
Namikaze Minato suddenly kissed Naruto on the face, then lifted Naruto above his head and sat on his neck.
Naruto was startled when he was suddenly lifted up. Feeling his father's joy, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Dad, what's wrong with you?"
"Nothing! Aren't you going to be late? Let's speed up! Sit tight!"
Namikaze Minato grabbed Naruto's legs, and the Ninja World's number one speed was about to run away.
Naruto quickly covered his father's eyes.
"Ah! Don't cover your eyes, you can't see!" Namikaze Minato screamed.
Seeing this, Naruto's fingers suddenly exposed a gap.
After walking to the class point and arriving at the destination, Namikaze Minato put Naruto down and suddenly said seriously:
"Naruto, when you are a little older, daddy will teach you!
When the time comes, I will find you a teacher who is more powerful than me! "
"Yeah!" Upon seeing this, Naruto immediately stretched out his little finger and hooked with Namikaze Minato.
Namikaze Minato watched Naruto walk into the school door, but saw him suddenly running out.
"What's wrong, Naruto?"
"Dad, when you pick me up tonight, can we go eat meatballs first?" Naruto asked with a smile, a hint of flattery in his eyes.
Namikaze Minato said: "Well... if you go home and can't eat, your mother will be angry."
"Dad, did you become the same mother you were when you were angry?" Naruto blinked his big sky-blue eyes and tilted his head and asked curiously.
Namikaze Minato: "When you finish class, I will pick you up to eat meatballs!"
"Goodbye, dad!" Naruto happily ran into the school.
****
The Hyuga clan, in the backyard of the patriarch's mansion.
Little Hinata threw herself into her mother's arms, raised her little face and said coquettishly:
"Mom, I don't want to study in the clan school. Can I go to the village school?"
