Naruto: The Hidden Protector

Chapter 37

In the outskirts of Konoha there is a river. This river is called Naka river. If someone from thousand years were to see this river they would recognise that this is the same river Indra created with his Susano. 

On one side of the river back a small golden haired blue eyed child was fishing. He looked like he was about 4 years old. On his side was a little basket made from leaves. Inside the basket there were some small fishes he managed to catch. 

While this kid was peacefully catching his lunch and dinner two people walking towards his direction. 

They were Izanami and the Anbu ninja. Izanami had an annoyed look as she glared at the Anbu ninja who was trying hard to ignore the piercing glare. 

Earlier when they entered Naruto's apartment they witnessed how cruel the villagers actually were. There were numerous rocks that were thrown at his apartment. Furthermore, in the fridge she found out that there is basically nothing but expired milk. Even in the cupboards there was only ramen which was nearing its expire date. 

Looking at his wardrobe they found the only clothes he has are a pair of yellow shirt and a short. His pyjamas were the hospital gowns that the hospital give. 

And since this visit Izanami was giving the Anbu ninja a stink eye. She even asked in sarcasm, “ hey although I can be called relatively ignorant of the ways of a ninja but is your village right in the head. Aren't all playing with fire here.

Do you guys even know what would happen if Naruto snapped suddenly? Are you that confident in restraining an angered jinchuriki? “ 

Ever since then the Anbu ninja has avoided eye contact with her. He too was puzzled on why the third Hokage didn’t do anything about this. As a Anbu ninja he knew if the third Hokage wanted to remove the rumors around Naruto he could do it without any problem. You just need to issue a law and use some ninjas who are good with Genjutsu to change the memory of whoever spreads the rumor. And ever since then he has come to doubt the Hokage’s character. 

This is the effect Izanami wanted. Today it would just be one person but in a few years this seed of doubt will spread towards his comrades, family members and so on.  And if the right evidence is presented Hiruzen’s image would shatter immediately. 

‘ hehehe I wonder how Hiruzen will react when his reputation goes rock bottom in an instant. ‘ Izanami thought with a chuckle. 

Her chuckle, although not loud, managed to capture the attention of the young Naruto who was fishing. Turning around he saw one unfamiliar girl and a ninja who wore the same uniform as the silver haired ninja who was kind enough to give him some groceries.  

"Who are you, big sister? Oh, are you here to fish too?" Naruto asked with his innocent smile, a rare display of trust toward a stranger, given his past experiences of being shunned and mistreated by the villagers. But this "big sister" seemed different from the others in Konoha; at least she didn't scowl at the sight of him.

"Oh no, little brother, I'm not here to fish. But I'm a little curious why you think someone would come to this dangerous forest just to fish when they could buy some at the market," Izanami replied, her expression tinged with amusement.

Indeed, this forest was labeled as a danger zone, and it seemed unlikely that anyone, except Naruto, would venture into it for fishing. Even if someone did want to fish, there were safer designated spots for such activities, especially catering to tourists visiting from the Fire Country.

Why hadn't anyone informed Naruto about these safer areas? Well, it was likely that the villagers hoped Naruto would meet an unfortunate end in the wild, so they deliberately kept him ignorant about the safer locations. However, their plan would have succeeded if not for Kurama's presence within Naruto.

Tailed beasts were apex predators, and even when sealed, their mere presence was enough to deter other creatures sensitive to a person's aura. This was also why some sensor ninjas could immediately detect the presence of a Jinchuriki nearby.

“ Hehe is that so , I don't really know about it since the uncles at the market don't sell anything to me “ Naruto said while sheepishly scratching the back of his head. 

“ Is that so , say little brother what is your name ? “ Izanami asked after taking a seat near him. 

This action surprised Naruto as everyone distanced themselves from him like he was some sort of plague. Thinking maybe this big sister is someone who didn't know about him he hesitated to speak. 

After all he didn't want the only person who didn't dislike him other than his grandpa hokage to hate him too. But even though he is hesitant he ultimately decided to tell his name . He didn't like to trick anyone. 

“ Naruto… Naruto Uzumaki…” he said in a low voice. 

“ Oh a Uzumaki huh that's quite rare since you don't have their iconic red hair. “ Izanami said, surprising him. 

He once heard from his Grandpa Hokage that the Uzumaki was a huge clan. 

“ Wait big sister, do you know any of my clan members?” Naruto asked in excitement. 

Izanami smiled at how excited he was. But before she could say anything the Anbu ninja beside her interjected to their conversation. 

“ I'm sorry lady Izanami but we are asked to head back to the village” 

Izanami looked at the Anbu with an annoyed look and considered whether to place him under a Genjutsu to keep him silent. But in the corner of her eye she saw another group of Anbu ninjas watching them. 

Izanami was a bit puzzled at this. These ninjas only arrived now so their mission is to escort them back to the village. 

‘ Did something happen in the Village for the security to be this tight ‘ Izanami wondered not knowing the prank she did on Hiruzen and Danzo had completely scared the shit out of them. 

After thinking for a while she decided to find out what happened after going back to the mansion. And without forgetting to give an annoyed look at the Anbu ninja she kindly spoke to Naruto, “ Naruto it looks like we have to go back to the village. Why don't I help you pack things up here “ 

Naruto, although puzzled, agreed to head back to the village. Although the amount of fish he catched today is a bit low it's still better than nothing. 

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