Chapter 32

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Chapter 32: Ryosuke Wants Naruto to Choose

Looking at Naruto in front of him, whose eyes were burning as if a raging fire was kindling in his heart, Ryosuke chuckled and shook his head.

Sarutobi Hiruzen had already left the classroom after he said those words.

Perhaps in his heart, he had already thought that Naruto would not have any unusual changes for the time being, but he might have already developed an interest in himself, the originally unknown son-in-law of the Hyuga clan.

Although he didn't know what Sarutobi Hiruzen's original idea was, Ryosuke felt that the idea he gave him should be a good one.

Regardless of the plot he saw in his previous life or the information he collected in this life, he could clearly tell that Sarutobi Hiruzen wanted to support Naruto to become Hokage.

Although he didn't know what kind of psychology this came from—perhaps it was guilt towards the Fourth Hokage, or it was for the stability of his own faction—this was an unchanging fact.

Ryosuke believed that although the Hiruzen didn't know much about what he had done, he should know something about it.

He had been pushing Naruto, whom most people considered to be a war machine, towards the Third Hokage, and today he was given this idea. He should be able to see the "goodwill" of the Hyuga clan.

This was what Ryosuke wanted Sarutobi Hiruzen to think was a gesture of goodwill.

"Naruto! What are you doing? Pay attention to the lesson!"

After Sarutobi Hiruzen left, the classroom returned to normal.

Iruka, who was sitting on the podium, suddenly realized that he seemed to have been ignoring Naruto today.

When he looked over, he found that the boy had stood up at some point, with a smile on his face, and seemed to be talking to his deskmate Ryosuke.

"Sorry, Iruka-sensei."

Naruto seemed to have just remembered that he was in class. He smiled apologetically, sat back down, and listened to the lesson attentively.

He had more focus and drive than before.

And Ryosuke next to him kept a smile on his face and watched the scene calmly.

No one in the class noticed anything unusual except Ryosuke, who was his deskmate, and it was Naruto who took the initiative to talk to him.

No one noticed that most of the day, Naruto in the last row was ignored.

As expected, Sarutobi Hiruzen is known as the Professor of Ninjutsu. He is truly amazing.

Because the Hyuga clan is a taijutsu family, this was the first time that Ryosuke had seen such a powerful genjutsu in all these years. Using the genjutsu, Sarutobi Hiruzen blocked almost everyone in the classroom from seeing Naruto, and after the genjutsu ended, no one felt any discomfort.

Is this the strength that the Kage of a village possesses?

Ryosuke's vigilance towards other ninjas increased again, and he became more certain about what he had just done.

Showing favor to the Hokage faction was a decision agreed upon by Ryosuke and Hyuga Hiashi.

The Hyuga clan's current status in the village is rather awkward for the time being.

They are on an equal footing with the Uchiha clan, which has been almost isolated by the entire village, vying for the position of Konoha's largest clan.

But in some cases, they also check and balance each other to prevent one clan from dominating the village.

If Ryosuke thinks positively about what happened to Hyuga Hizashi in the original timeline, it would be that Sarutobi Hiruzen has grown old and no longer has the courage he had when he was young to face the war.

He is just an old man who hopes to maintain peace in the village and spend his old age in peace.

But thinking in a worse direction, it is also possible that Sarutobi Hiruzen intends to take the opportunity to threaten and test the Hyuga clan to see whether they will give in, or just like the Uchiha clan, they will obey his orders and go against his will.

After all, Ryosuke has not yet seen through people's hearts. Although the incident with Hyuga Hizashi did not happen in this timeline, there are some things he has to be on guard against.

He was almost six years old, and the progress bar in his mind was about to be completed, and he was beginning to transform again.

And Sasuke, who was in the same class with him, was also almost six years old.

This also means that the Uchiha clan will be gone, and their Hyuga enemies will be gone.

By then, the Hyuga clan will be the largest clan in the village, and the title will be well-deserved.

But this also made their clan a new thorn in the eyes of others.

In the timeline without Hyuga Hizashi's sacrifice, Ryosuke cannot guarantee whether the Hyuga clan can live the rest of their lives in peace and tranquility as before.

Although they, the Hyuga, can become the best reconnaissance ninja on the battlefield because of their Byakugan and will not be easily wiped out by the village, they also do not make the village as wary as the Uchiha.

But after all, they are still a large clan and have always maintained independent thinking. If they do not integrate into the village, they will definitely be excluded and isolated.

Showing goodwill to the Hokage faction is a good way for the Hyuga clan to maintain a stable path in the future.

It was already afternoon, and after talking to Naruto, they didn't actually have class for very long, and ended today's classes.

Unlike his usual dull self, Naruto seemed very excited after school today. He even planned to go to a training ground to compete with others and vent his inner excitement.

It doesn't matter even if he gets beaten badly. The powerful self-healing ability brought by the fox in his body will heal his injuries well.

"You seem very excited about what I told you this afternoon?"

Seeing Naruto was about to clean up the table and leave, Ryosuke whispered something when they passed each other.

Naruto, who was originally in a hurry to leave, stopped.

"Do you remember what I told you?" He chuckled and looked at Naruto who turned back with some doubts, "The point is, how do you see yourself in your heart, remember?"

Naruto's look became even more confused, he didn't understand what Ryosuke meant.

He did hear these words in the afternoon.

"Becoming Hokage...is this goal you really your path ?"

But then, another sentence from Ryosuke made Naruto's originally excited expression freeze.

"When I said those words to you this afternoon, you were not the only one who heard it. Do you understand what I mean?" Ryosuke continued to speak, and the roll of the eyes on his face had already appeared quietly without him knowing when.

After school, there were not many students in the classroom, and no one paid attention to them except Hinata who was still waiting for him.

The ninjas who used to monitor Naruto have disappeared, and Sarutobi Hiruzen just left.

This moment might be the freest period of time that Naruto has ever had in the first half of his life.

"you..."

Naruto was a little overwhelmed. He wanted to ask something, but he couldn't open his mouth at all.

Under Ryosuke's gaze, he kept his mouth tightly shut, unable to ask any questions.

"Even if you have a big fox in your belly, the village also has ways to control him. You should still remember what I said, right?" Ryosuke continued, the smile disappearing from his face, returning to his initial calmness.

An invisible aura rose from him, making Naruto afraid to look directly at him.

"After a month of contact, I think you are pretty good. Hide yourself well and find the path you really want to take, Naruto."

Taking a step forward quietly, Ryosuke looked down at him, bent down slightly and whispered in his ear, "I hope you can always stay calm and rational. If you are found out, please forget what I just said. I don't want anyone to find me."

The moment the words fell, the whiteness in his pupils seemed to light up slightly, but then quickly dimmed.

"I have to take a leave recently. I hope you will be better when I see you next time."

Just like the day not long ago, Ryosuke left Naruto with a great shock in his heart, and then silently took Hinata away from the classroom, leaving him alone in a daze.

On the way home, Ryosuke was in a very happy mood, inexplicably happy.

This kind of emotion rarely reacts to other things except spiritual practice.

Why do you say this?

From that day on, although Ryosuke didn't know what he had seen specifically, his original idea of not wanting to have too much contact with these dangerous people seemed to have changed.

His heart told him to try to reach out to them.

As for why I told Naruto this.

All I can say is that compared to forcing a path for Naruto like Sarutobi Hiruzen did, Ryosuke hopes that Naruto can find a path on his own.

At least, he didn't want Naruto to become the silly boy who shouted "I want to be Hokage" from beginning to end.

He thought about seeing...a different content.

(End of this chapter)

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