Naruto: Son of the Fourth Hokage

After Hiruko's massive projection disappeared, the villagers of Konoha fell into a panic. Had they just captured a few demons, only to have to subdue a few more? Were they not allowed to live in peace?

 The panic lasted for ten minutes before Minato announced that he would handle the matter and that the village would be fine.

 So the villagers:

 "Let's go, let's go. If the Hokage-sama says it'll be fine, then it'll be fine. Isn't that Hiru-whatever just stirring up trouble for no reason?"

 "Exactly, exactly. That kind of person should be caught and made to help build houses. The houses the Sky Ninja blew up haven't been repaired yet."

 "I have a discount coupon from Barbecue Q. I'll treat everyone when we're done!"

 "Speaking of which, his Ninjutsu would be great for showing movies. I heard Fujikaze Yukie is starring in a movie adaptation of Jiraiya-sama's Make-Out Series..."

 "Keep it down, keep it down, slurp..."

 ...

 The Third Hokage stood on the roof of the Ninja Academy, secretly lighting a pipe. His wife at home was strict, and he really had no choice.

 "Minato's reputation has already reached this level, huh? Much stronger than us old guys."

 The Third Hokage comfortably exhaled a smoke ring: "Forget it, I don't need to worry about these things anymore. I should prepare for the next lesson."

 "Trap placement techniques..." The Third Hokage suddenly had a headache. "I hope Konohamaru doesn't use these techniques on me."

 ...

 After appeasing the people, Minato began to arrange the next course of action:

 "Next, the Cursed Seal on Sasuke will definitely act up again. When that happens, we can follow Sasuke to find Hiruko. As for the personnel involved in this operation..."

 "Hokage-sama, let me go." Someone indicated that he couldn't tolerate anyone messing with his younger brother. As for what he said about becoming an invincible perfect ninja, heh.

 Sakura also volunteered: "I want to go too."

 [What a joke! Daring to compete with me for Sasuke!]

 "This concerns my student, as a teacher, I can't stand idly by." Kakashi rarely put away his lazy look.

 "I also want to go and smack someone who doesn't have any AC number in their mind." Naruto stood next to Kakashi, stating his attitude.

 "In that case, this mission will be the responsibility of Kakashi Squad, and Itachi will temporarily be assigned to Kakashi Squad." With these people teamed up, Minato was very relieved, whether in terms of strength or intelligence.

 "Yes!" The four responded in unison.

 Minato looked at the sullen Sasuke and said with a smile, "Then Sasuke, your mission next is... to sleep."

 "Oh." Sasuke reluctantly responded. Ever since he learned that he had been marked with a Cursed Seal, Sasuke felt like he had become a burden, actually being plotted against by that kind of guy, losing all the face of the Uchiha clan.

 "Don't overthink it." Itachi poked Sasuke's forehead, comforting him, "When you wake up, your brother will have already brought you back."

 "Yeah!" Receiving his brother's comfort, Sasuke's mood +1.

 So, a group of people began to watch Sasuke sleep.

 Sasuke closed his eyes, then opened them again after a few minutes: "I can't sleep with you all watching like this."

 Naruto felt that it was time to show off his talent: "Want to hear a lullaby? I can reluctantly sing you a song, 'Mr. Rabbit' by Luo Tianyi."

Sasuke glared at him, I'm not a child, why would I listen to a lullaby? Besides, none of the lullabies you sang to me when I was little were normal.

What 'The Great River Flows Eastward', what 'Die for Love', how could anyone fall asleep listening to that stuff?

"Naruto, don't be silly." Kakashi pressed down on Naruto's head. "Let's all go outside first, Itachi can stay here with him."

"Can Sakura-chan stay? I'm more at ease knowing Sasuke has a medical ninja taking care of him." Knowing who the enemy was, Mikoto felt much more relieved and thought she should do something, looking at Sakura with a pleading expression.

Sakura was flattered and hurriedly agreed, "Ah, yes!"

...

Naruto was outside eating snacks and drinking tea. After finishing two cups of tea and about to ask Mikoto for a refill, Sasuke staggered out.

Everyone quickly made way for him. Kakashi gestured, and the four of them followed, under Mikoto's hopeful gaze.

Naruto created a Shadow Clone to clear the path ahead. In this state, Sasuke would automatically attack anyone blocking his way, and it wouldn't be good to hurt any passersby.

Sasuke's speed wasn't fast, he swayed as he walked to the gate. Izumo and Kotetsu had been notified in advance and didn't stop him.

Speaking of these two, they had just received praise and encouragement from Minato for their conscientious work attitude, so they were too embarrassed to bring up their desire to transfer positions for the time being.

After greeting the two gatekeepers, the four continued to follow Sasuke. The scenery outside the village, combined with Sasuke's lopsided posture, made Naruto want to hum the theme song from Plants vs. Zombies.

It was unknown what condition was triggered, but Sasuke's speed suddenly increased a lot. Starting in the morning, he walked northwest until dark, and still showed no signs of stopping.

"Where the hell is this bastard taking Sasuke?" Naruto was a little annoyed. He originally thought they would arrive quickly, fight when they got there, finish the job, collect the pay... but it looked like they were going on an overseas business trip?

"The direction is towards the Land of Grass, it shouldn't be too far." Kakashi recognized the road and casually offered a comforting word. He figured Naruto was just complaining.

"Sakura Bro, we can eat some dry food and drink some water along the way, but can Sasuke's body handle this?"

"I had Sasuke eat some high-energy food before we left, so the impact shouldn't be too great at this level." After thinking about it, Sakura added, "Even if something happens, I'll heal him!"

Although Itachi felt sorry for his younger brother's body, he was worried about what might happen if he woke Sasuke up now, so he could only silently add Hiruko to his mental list and continue to follow.

Until dawn, one person ran and four people chased, directly crossing the Land of Grass and reaching the border area between the Land of Grass and the Land of Earth.

They didn't encounter any Grass Ninja looking for trouble along the way, which made Naruto, who wanted to vent his anger, a little disappointed.

"Ahead is the Golden Wheel Mountain Range, the terrain is rugged, and the environment is a bit desolate, it's a good place to hide." Kakashi felt that the destination should be this place.

Itachi agreed, adding, "According to Anbu intelligence, four ninjas with bloodline limits have disappeared in the vicinity. Now it seems that Hiruko is responsible."

"Naruto, have you found anything?" Sakura asked, already putting on her gloves, ready to fight.

Naruto looked at a point on the mini-map that was rapidly approaching them and said, "Yes, above us!"

Everyone looked up and saw a strange bird circling overhead, scattering countless feathers.

The power was strong, each feather piercing into the rocky ground, but the accuracy was terrible, not a single one hitting anyone.

Valor? Is that you?

Boom boom boom... Before Naruto could ask the question, the feathers exploded one after another, scattering gravel and creating a cloud of dust.

This thing would be great as a summoning beast for Deidara.

Art is plucking feathers, ha!

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