Just as Uchiha Sasuke thought, after Naruto Uzumaki got the staggering amount of money from the Myoboku Mountain envoy, he immediately asked his teacher, the current Sixth Generation Hokage of Konoha, who said with a smile -

—

"This amount of money is a large amount for an individual, but it is only a drop in the bucket for the village's finances. Besides, Konoha is not very short of money now, so Naruto, you can keep it and spend it yourself."

In fact, these words are half true and false. However, Hatake Kakashi feels that disciples should learn to "properly distinguish between public and private affairs." It is normal to use one's own life to save the village, but it is not right to use one's own money to support the village.

"Yes." After Naruto Uzumaki nodded in agreement, he turned around and took the money to the orphanage to find Yakushi Kabuto. Although the latter had always shown a strong desire to follow Orochimaru before, after the war, this man

Choosing to open an orphanage in Konoha seems to have finally found peace of mind.

In response to this, Orochimaru was not angry, but commented: "Although it is a pity that he lost his most capable assistant, and he also thinks that Kabuto wasted his precious talents, but, for him to take the initiative to complete the 'adult growth'

I feel happy about this.”

Those who have always followed their "parents", no matter how powerful they are, can never be said to be independent. And "parents" always hope that their children can truly grow up.

Kabuto did it, he chose his own future.

Whether it's right or wrong, it's still a choice.

Of course, the first person to leave him and stand on his own was not Kabuto, but Sasuke - but to "kill his parents" to stand on his own feet, anyway, was simply too cruel.

Of course, Orochimaru was satisfied with this——

He is indeed the strongest Uchiha in the end.

He commented like this.

Back to business.

Kabuto Yakushi, who was surrounded by children, received Naruto Uzumaki, who came here often, with a smile as usual. The latter also smiled amidst the shouts of "Naruto-nii!" and "Naruto-nii is here!"

He distributed the small gifts brought today, and then solemnly handed the money to the pharmacist's pocket, scratched his cheek and said with a smile -

"Winter is coming soon, and then it's the New Year. Then, use the money to buy some New Year gifts for the children. They will definitely be very happy."

Because he was also an orphan, Uzumaki Naruto knew it very well.

When every family reunites to celebrate the New Year, it would be so happy if a child without a family could get some comfort.

"I understand." Kabuto Yakushi nodded with a smile, "Then thank you for your generosity. But, Naruto, are you really not going to leave any money? You will also need money to fall in love, get married, and buy a house in the future, right?"

"...It's too early to say that now." Uzumaki Naruto said a little embarrassed, and then whispered even more embarrassedly, "Actually, I left a little for myself." Then, he seemed worried.

As if he had been misunderstood, he waved his hands and said, "I want to use the money left over to buy a new kotatsu that is big enough, so that it can be enough for me, Sasuke and many other people to keep warm in the winter. Then, I also want to buy it for everyone."

Some gifts, thank you all for taking care of me. I bought Kakashi-sensei a re-ordered limited edition of Intimate Paradise, a new set of Go for Shikamaru, and..." He rambled on, and then

, he patted his head as if he had just woken up from a dream, took out a small box from his arms, and handed it to the person in front of him, "Brother Dou, this is a gift for you."

"Huh?" Pharmacist Kabuto took the small box, opened it, and found that it contained a pair of spare glasses.

"People who are used to wearing glasses, if their glasses suddenly break, they always have a spare pair, right?" Naruto Uzumaki said with a hearty smile, "Not to mention that you are surrounded by children now, so the chance of your glasses breaking was very high. Before.

You left your eye prescription during the physical examination, I asked the store owner to match it accordingly, it should be fine."

"..." Kabuto Yakushi said sincerely after a moment of silence, "Naruto, if the person I met at that time was you..."

"ah?"

"Then maybe the body is covered with relics now." After all, human beings are always affected by the people they value most. He doesn't think he is a good person, but he doesn't think he is a purely bad person, but it may be easy...

…

Colored by others.

"……ah?"

Kabuto Yakushi looked at the confused expression of the blond boy in front of him and smiled: "It's nothing, don't worry about it. And, Naruto, thank you for your gift, I like it very much."

"That would be the best!"

After leaving the orphanage, Uzumaki Naruto wandered around Konoha in a good mood, distributing small gifts he bought everywhere, which could be regarded as a "rich man" addiction.

After solemnly pouring two bottles of good wine in front of Jiraiya's commemorative monument, Uzumaki Naruto clasped his hands together and closed his eyes to communicate silently with the elder who was sleeping in the sea for a short while, then stood up and ran

Gone.

He ran all the way to the downstairs of Konoha Hospital, then put his hands in front of his mouth to make a trumpet shape, raised his head and shouted: "Sakura————!!!!!"

Suddenly, countless people opened their windows.

The blond boy looked left and right, searching for that familiar figure, and then shouted again——

"Sakura!!!!!"

In the laboratory upstairs.

The former Hokage Tsunade, who has stepped down as Hokage but has not yet left the village. Under the solemn entrustment of Hatake Kakashi and Uzumaki Naruto, is temporarily staying in Konoha Hospital to train new recruits, Tsunade, the former Hokage, raised an eyebrow and looked at the test vessels that were being cleaned.

The female disciple said: "Aren't you going to take a look? If this continues, I'm worried that the entire Konoha community will come around."

"Really——" Haruno Sakura made a sound of annoyance and complained, "Won't this guy just come in and look for someone normally?" After that, she had no choice but to throw down the test vessel and hurriedly washed her hands.

He quickly walked to the window, opened it, looked down, and shouted angrily, "Naruto! You are so noisy!!! Didn't you notice where this place is? This is a hospital!!!"

"...But Sakura, your voice is louder than mine now."

"Shut up!!!"

…

Tsunade listened to this conversation dumbfounded, but at the same time, she felt a little emotional because she thought of herself and someone... However, it was still different. Although it might be a little cruel to say this, she couldn't until the end.

She was sure that her feelings for that guy were "love". Although, if he could miraculously come back from the dead, she would be willing to "live the rest of her life" with him in a lively way, whether it was traveling together or staying in Konoha.

Unfortunately, there is no "if" in everything.

However, Naruto versus Sakura and Sakura versus Naruto...

It's different from what they were back then.

"So," Haruno Sakura put her hands on the window, obviously very happy in her heart, but said angrily, "What are you doing here?" Recently...she has refused many dinner invitations from the other party, obviously.

She was actually very happy to be asked out by him, and she obviously didn't want to see his disappointed expression, but... as long as she remembered the conversation with the head of the Hinata family, she had no choice...

I heard...

He and Hinata had dinner together before.

If this continues, sooner or later...

So, what are you doing here now?

Don't tell her that he plans to send the invitation now.

That would really be a bit "too much bullying".

The blond boy downstairs looked up at the pink-haired girl who appeared at the window, with a bright smile on his face. Then, he stretched out his hands that had been hidden behind his back and raised them high.

Show things to people upstairs——

"Clang! Sakura! Look! The autumn cherry blossoms!"

What he held in his hand was a crystal ball with cherry blossoms floating in it.

For no other reason than when I saw this crystal ball in the store, I suddenly thought - it's autumn already and the cherry blossoms have all faded, which is a bit of a pity, so I wanted to let Sakura see the cherry blossoms in this way.

Haruno Sakura: "..." She was silent for a moment, then took a deep breath and complained, "It's so old-fashioned, would anyone still give such a thing as a gift?"

Uzumaki Naruto: "..." Sakura... doesn't like it... But, he really doesn't have much experience in giving gifts. He just looked like it and thought Sakura would like it, so he bought it. Is it an illusion? Yes...

...He always seems to be unable to get what Sakura likes. From the past to the present, no matter how hard he tries, it has always been like this.

If it were Sasuke...

Tsunade, who was standing behind the pink-haired girl, frowned slightly in disapproval. Just as she was about to say something, she saw the female disciple's hand gripping the window lattice so tightly that veins could almost pop out on the back of her hand.

"..." Tsunade frowned even more tightly, what on earth is this...?

Haruno Sakura pursed her lips silently.

——Haruno Sakura, hold on, don’t forget the words of the Hyuga family head!

——Naruto's dream...is not you, but to become Hokage.

——So on this basis...for Naruto's dream...

…

Haruno Sakura tried her best to adjust her mood, but in the end... she couldn't bear to see the blond boy downstairs lowering his head in disappointment. He slowed down and said, "Okay, don't disturb other people here anymore, let's talk about it first.

.”

Uzumaki Naruto immediately raised his head and showed a bright smile again. Then, like a large golden dog that was too sensitive, he jumped directly from downstairs to the window where the pink-haired girl was, scaring the latter instead.

A jump.

"Hey!" Haruno Sakura, who almost touched each other's face, took a step back and subconsciously said scolding, "You scared me."

"Sorry, sorry." Uzumaki Naruto scratched his head with the hand that was not holding something, but his foot slipped and his whole body fell backwards, almost falling on the spot.

"Naruto!"
To be continued...