Chapter 31

Chapter 31

"I'm worried Konoha would use Naruto as their weapon to minimize unnecessary casualties. With how the village views him, the possibility is too high," Izanami said with a serious look.

Kaguya and Sakumo both nodded in understanding. Unlike in the era of the Second Hokage, who had the village tightly wrapped in his hands, the Third Hokage’s authority is quite limited. Since Naruto is not officially a ninja, he is under the rule of the civilian council.

Almost every member of the civilian council would be more than happy to sacrifice him to save some villagers. Even if the Third Hokage refuses, he will be cornered if the other three advisors agree to it. And with Danzo’s character, he would be the first one to agree to this proposal, as it is too advantageous a situation for him to miss.

“ Minato Sensei son “ Rin said with a bit of sadness in her voice.

"Speaking about him, how is he? I heard he was kicked out of the orphanage," Izanami asked in genuine worry. She knew that the general treatment towards Naruto was bad, so she made several arrangements for his care.

One arrangement was providing him with unlimited free ramen in Teuchi’s shop. This was something she and Teuchi both agreed on. As a fellow disciple of Jiraiya alongside Minato, Teuchi wanted to adopt Naruto when he first saw him.

It wasn’t just Teuchi who wanted to adopt Naruto; many families and clans wanted to do the same. Some did so out of loyalty to Minato, while others were driven by greed. However, all these attempts were rejected by the Third Hokage. He didn’t even let the Nara clan, one of the clans that supported his position, do anything.

Instead of Rin, it was Yahiko who answered her question. Since he is a crow, he is the most suitable one to observe Naruto without anyone getting suspicious.

"It's quite terrible, actually. Due to the rumors, almost every villager knows Naruto's appearance. So most shop vendors overprice him or outright reject him. This has led to him not going to any shops, even if the shop vendors act clueless about his identity. If it wasn't for Teuchi, Naruto may have died of hunger," Yahiko explained.

Hearing his words, Izanami had a grim expression. It seemed that most of the countermeasures she took weren't that successful. She had sent agents to run food shops so Naruto would be able to buy some healthy food. She also tried to increase the allowance Naruto received, but that proved to be useless as the shops overpriced him.

"Oh right, I almost forgot about this. Last week, I saw Sakumo-san’s son, Kakashi, drop off some groceries on Naruto's doorstep," Yahiko said, surprising Izanami a little.

In the original story, Kakashi was too broken from all the deaths to do anything about Naruto. If she remembered correctly, Kakashi went on more than 100 S-rank missions to escape from reality. If it wasn’t for Jiraiya’s book, he would have become a person devoid of emotion. So what could be the reason for his sudden change.

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