I'm Naruto, Starting With Ashura.

That night, Nara Shikamaru invited people from the seventh class to have barbecue, the kind in a private room.

Uzumaki Naruto did not refuse, but directly accepted the invitation to attend the dinner.

Because he knew what the invitation meant this time.

A month has passed, enough time for Nara Shikamaru to thoroughly understand the dark history of Konoha's past, and enough time to give Nara Shikamaru, and even the entire Nara family, a choice.

Therefore, Nara Shikamaru's invitation today actually explains the choice of their Nara clan, and even the Ino-Shika-Chō clan.

There were only four people in the entire box: the inviter Nara Shikamaru and the invitees Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke, and Haruno Sakura.

Just after sitting down, Uzumaki Naruto glanced in a certain direction with slight interest.

"This chakra perception must be from the Yamanaka family."

Nara Shikamaru shook his head helplessly.

"I didn't arrange this."

"I just received an order from dad to invite you over for dinner.

Uzumaki Naruto nodded without mind and looked around with interest.

"The layout here is really good."

"Is Akamichi's store 007?"

"You can arrange the barrier in such a fixed position. It seems that your parents are well prepared."

"It is indeed necessary to be cautious. After all, the barbecue restaurant is a mixed place. Once the people of the Hokage faction hear something they should not know, it will be a disaster. 17

Uzumaki Naruto, who has recently started to come into contact with the sealing technique, can feel that the strength of the surrounding barrier is not very strong. At most, it can only block sounds and prying eyes.

Although it is a very simple barrier, if you want to set up such a barrier in Konoha's shop, it is impossible to do it without a certain identity.

"No wonder, is this why we were invited here?"

"It is true that a lot of preparations have been made, but it is also a troublesome thing to do."

"Even if Sasuke and I didn't have Anbu or Genbe watching behind us, it's true that we were dragged here to eat by your Nara family, and we still ate in a private room with a barrier.

How much do you Nara family want to directly express our relationship with you?"

The corner of Nara Shikamaru's mouth twitched.

"Are you already this sensitive?"

Uzumaki Naruto nodded helplessly.

"After Sasuke and I deliberately showed some of our strength, Anbu immediately came to my place to collect evidence related to my training. The Third Hokage was indeed suspicious of me."

"So, let's remove the barrier first. Some words are most dangerous if they are said inside the barrier."

Nara Shikamaru stood up helplessly and walked outside the box.

Uzumaki Naruto, who was sitting in the box, rested his chin on his hands in boredom.

"Sasuke, are you a little surprised? Why did the Nara family decide so quickly?"

Uchiha Sasuke feels that this speed is a bit too fast.

"It's a bit fast. It's only been a month since the last mission.

Uzumaki Naruto smiled slightly.

“Because this is an unavoidable decision.

"There are really too many problems that have broken out within Konoha, the Hokage faction on the surface, plus the Shimura Danzō faction behind the scenes."

"In order to expand his power, and to take the Hokage's position sooner or later, Shimura Danzō got his hands on a lot of things, and he also got his hands on a lot of people.

"Although the Ino-Shika-Chō clans are all staunch supporters of the Hokage faction, many of their main clans have been drawn into the Shimura Danzō faction.

"The internal conflicts and struggles make the lives of the three tribes unstable."

"In addition, the Third Hokage has been greedy for power for too long, and he also wants to designate his own son as the next generation of Hokage."

"No matter what the Ino-Shika-Chō clan is doing, they all need to make a choice."

"Either you choose to be loyal to the Sarutobi clan, or (bacb) you need to make a choice to save the family."

Uchiha Sasuke paused slightly and looked at Uzumaki Naruto strangely.

"As you just said, isn't Ino-Shika-Chō a staunch supporter of the Hokage faction?"

Uzumaki Naruto nodded, but there was no contradiction in what he just said.

"The supporters of the Hokage faction are good, but did I say that the Ino-Shika-Chō clan supports Sarutobi Hiruzen?"

"They support the person who is the Hokage, not a designated person."

"And now the battle between the two factions within Konoha is intensifying, and both sides are trying to win the support of more families."

"So, the Ino-Shika-Chō clan supports the Hokage who can lead Konoha forward, not the Third Hokage, a submissive Hokage whose strength has been declining for more than ten years."

Ino-Shika-Chō only supports the Hokage faction. Even if they have never said such words, their attitude is very clear.

They will only support Konoha's Hokage. As for who the Hokage is, it is not an issue they can influence.

Even who the Hokage is is a question that the Ino-Shika-Chō clan has been avoiding.

In other words, compared to the hawks and doves, the Ino-Shika-Chō clan is just a neutral faction.

They do not choose the Hokage, but support the chosen Hokage.

"I told you before, the Third Hokage will only strike hard when dealing with the inside."

"The biggest reason lies in the strength of Third Hokage itself."

"The former Ninja hero was not a boast, but a real reputation.

"But now, Third Hokage has lost its sharpness in the past and started to become smoother.

"He began to be attached to power and always guarded the crown on his head, making him think that it had always belonged to him."

Uzumaki Naruto smiled slightly sarcastically.

"When the Third Hokage started to be submissive, it already showed that the era of the Third Hokage has completely passed."

"This rotten wooden leaf has long ceased to be the good tree it once was, and the good birds on this tree will have to start choosing another place to build their nests."

"It can be said that the current Konoha has long been in chaos by those senior officials, the Third Hokage and Shimura Danzō. They have long been looking forward to the arrival of the new Hokage to completely change the pattern of Konoha."

But will this pattern really change?

It's just a fool's errand.

Even if "Uzumaki Naruto" who achieved "Six Paths" cannot do it, can a mere Hokage do it?

Therefore, the expectations of the three tribes are basically empty joy.

Senju Tsunade is definitely qualified as a Hokage.

But trying to stir up new changes in Konoha, a rotten tree, is simply ridiculous. Unless Senju Tsunade awakens the First Generation's Wood Style to quell troubled times, Senju Tsunade will never be able to stir up the wind of change.

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