In Konoha, This Naruto Has Decided To Take It Easy

Chapter 454 Encountering Thirty-Year-Old Tsunade

Support me at Pat reon

https://www.pat*reon.com/IamPoorGuyToo

remove the *

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Naruto would never have thought that this seemingly naïve Sara to be able to see through his lie so easily. It really made him frustrated.

But the Queen didn’t seem to mind. She shook her head gently, signaling for Sara to remain quiet.

Naruto had originally planned to make up an excuse to leave and head toward Konoha. Even if Roran tried to detain him, with his current strength, it wouldn’t be difficult to leave.

But just as he was about to speak, he changed his mind. The ancient kingdom of Roran was at least a small country with some hidden heritage. Following the principle of ‘even a mosquito’s leg is still meat’, he decided to change his approach.

Then, he explained the issue of his dual personality but omitted any mention of Sakura, casually making up a name instead.

Upon hearing this, the Queen furrowed her brow slightly, then shook her head gently.

"I’m sorry."

"It's okay." Naruto said politely, though his peripheral vision caught a glimpse of Sara’s hesitant expression. He immediately felt there was something more going on, but he chose to stay silent.

Without hesitation, he said goodbye to the Queen of Roran.

The Queen smiled and agreed, showing no intention of making things difficult for him. As a small country, Roran was careful to avoid unnecessary conflicts with the great powers.

After leaving Roran, Naruto glanced back at the towering structures of Roran and his brows furrowed slightly.

The look on Sara’s face had clearly indicated that Roran had some related knowledge or research. However, the Queen had declined to assist him, and Naruto couldn’t find a good reason to return now.

After all, Roran is just a small country, so it's normal that the Queen is reluctant to get involved in any potential.

After thinking it over, Naruto abandoned the idea of sneaking back to abduct Sara. If the other party wasn’t willing, forcing the issue wouldn’t achieve anything.

But it doesn’t matter, as he has plenty of time. He could wait for the right moment.

‘Roran is just a small country, so it is nothing but a pipe dream for such a weak country to remain neutral like the Land of Iron. When war eventually spread, I will come back.’

‘Let’s just go to Konoha first.’

This thought grew stronger in his mind. After all, Konoha was the number one Shinobi Village in the world. Even if Roran had some relevant research, it wouldn’t compare to what Konoha had.

‘The information surely existed, but somehow, it must have been lost or destroyed later on.’

With this thought in mind, Naruto’s figure quickly disappeared from the outskirts of Roran. A long while after he had gone, a guard peeked out from the distance and breathed a sigh of relief.

‘Now that the troublesome person has left, I can go back and report to the Queen.’

At this time, the Queen was sitting and chatting with Sara, and her eyes were full of tenderness when she looked at her daughter.

"Mother, was what that man said true?"

"I don't know." The Queen shook her head gently, "Roran cannot withstand the flames of war. It's definitely a good idea to have less dealings with Konoha's Shinobi."

"But the story he just told is so touching." Sara said, looking up at her mother, "Besides, I distinctly remember reading a document that recorded something similar."

"Silly child, you just asked me if what he said was true." The Queen chuckled, "Ryumyaku is the foundation of Roran, and it cannot be revealed to outsiders at will."

"Moreover, just because something is recorded doesn’t mean it will work. What if it fails? The people of Roran cannot bear the wrath of the Uchiha."

"I understand, Mother." Sara nodded obediently.

…

At the same time, a certain yellow-haired ‘Uchiha’ was on his way back to Konoha. He rushed into the desert and was about to open his seal space to replenish his water supply.

"What the heck?! Where’s my water!!"

The seal space was completely empty, cleaner than the pockets of his pants. All the supplies, including the prison cell inside, had disappeared.

This was more painful than killing him. He knelt in the desert and screamed for a long time.

After a long time, he finally accepted this miserable start. He was naked after traveling through time. The seal space was a third-dimensional space, and apparently, the equipment inside couldn’t be carried over.

‘If I had known this, I would have kept some supplies on myself. I blame myself for the habit of throwing everything into the seal space. Now, I was left with nothing but my coat.’

Naruto felt numb and looked around, but he was completely lost in the desert.

Had he known this would happen, he wouldn’t have shown off and would have stayed in Roran for another day. A routine equipment check would have revealed the issue with his seal space. So even if he would leave Roran, he could have taken some supplies with him.

He gritted his teeth and walked for a day and a night until he finally saw the forest at the edge of the desert in the distance. With a loud thud, he collapsed on the far side of a sand dune.

Squinting his eyes, he planned to rest up before moving on, cursing one last time before falling into a deep, exhausted sleep.

"This guy seems to have fainted. Shizune, come over and check on him."

In his half-conscious state, Naruto vaguely heard Tsunade’s voice, and suddenly became a little confused. Thinking he was back in Konoha, he immediately opened his eyes.

The first thing he saw was a deep abyss that made his blood rush.

"Oh, he's awake." Tsunade muttered to herself as she straightened up. From Naruto's angle, he couldn't see her face at all, only the two mountains.

At this time, Shizune had already hurried over and spoke in a childish voice.

"I'm here, I'm here."

Shizune came closer, revealing the face of a ten-year-old girl. This immediately startled Naruto, who sat up straight from the sand and stared at her with wide eyes.

"Shizune, give him some water. He looks like a decent kid." The thirty-year-old Tsunade said lazily.

"I understand, Tsunade-sama." Shizune pulled out a large water jug from her side, poured a cup of water and handed it to Naruto, "Here you go."

"Th-thank you." Naruto was still in a daze. He took the cup of water and took a sip. His dehydration was immediately relieved.

"Hmm? Why do you look so..." Tsunade frowned and stared at Naruto for a while, "That yellow hair is pretty striking. It reminds me of someone."

As she spoke, Tsunade had already started ruffling Naruto’s hair unscrupulously.

"You're a Shinobi, right? Why aren’t you wearing a forehead protector?"

‘Forehead protector?’ Naruto couldn’t remember the last time he wore one. Except for official missions, he never bothered to wear a forehead protector.

It all boiled down to his lack of a sense of belonging to Konoha.

"Yeah, I have a forehead protector." Shizune said innocently, pulling out her Konoha’s forehead protector. There was no sign of the cool and composed assistant she would later become.

"I do too." Naruto wanted to say that he was from Konoha, but then reconsidered and changed his mind, "Well… I'm a wandering Shinobi, the kind without a village to call home."