Trees Chapter 321 They Are Both Yellow-Haired, So Why Is the Difference This Huge?

"Yondaime-sama is back!"

"Yondaime-sama, we’ve been waiting for you to come back!"

"We revere you, Yondaime-sama!"

As Naruto’s family, along with Tsunade and Jiraiya, returned to the village, many villagers caught sight of the similarly yellow-haired Minato.

Their knees seemed to simultaneously buckle as if a switch had been pressed, and they dropped to the ground in unison, covering their faces and weeping.

A small number of people, who are still fearful of the reputation of yellow-haired delinquent, didn’t even dare to meet Naruto’s gaze for a second.

If this had been in the past, they wouldn’t have even glanced at him directly!

They were terrified of being marked by the yellow-haired delinquent, only to be cheerfully sent to the Pure Land in the dead of night while their entire family slept soundly, reunited in the afterlife.

"P-Please, everyone... stand up..."

"Don’t kneel, don’t kneel."

At first, Minato was stunned by the villagers’ enthusiasm, but once he regained his composure, he hurried forward to help them up.

But it would have been better if they hadn't helped, because the moment he tried to assist them, the crowd burst into tears all over again.

‘Same yellow hair!!’

‘Just look at Yondaime-sama, and then compare him to that damned Uzumaki Naruto...’

Every time they recalled the yellow-haired delinquent’s crimes, they couldn’t help but weep bitterly, tears and snot flowing freely.

Jiraiya watched the scene, his face twitching, his eyelids spasming uncontrollably.

‘How familiar this was!’

‘This scene was almost identical to when I had returned to the village back then!!’

And then he glanced at Minato, who was so obviously whipped by his wife...

Jiraiya could only sigh silently in his heart.

‘Don’t expect your Yondaime-sama to be able to control that kid. There’s a person behind the yellow-haired guy that even the Yondaime Hokage can’t mess with!’

Compared to Minato, Jiraiya felt it’d be more reliable to go talk to Hinata instead.

Rustle, rustle…

Naruto was already annoyed just seeing these people.

He didn’t even need to think to know they were looking for a chance to slander him.

Naruto stepped in front of Minato, his expression serious as he swept his gaze over everyone present.

Instantly, the wailing stopped. Those who had been muttering nonstop immediately shut their mouths, not daring to utter another word.

Seeing the crowd fall silent, Minato assumed they wanted to hear him say something.

"Everyone......"

"The village already has other Hokages now."

"And I still have matters to attend to in the Pure Land..."

"Thank you all for holding me in such high regard!"

Minato finished with a deep bow, but when the villagers heard that he would be leaving again, they panicked and began shouting desperately.

"No! Yondaime-sama, please take me with you!"

"Our Konoha Village can't live without you!"

"Yondaime-sama, you don’t know what your......"

Bang!

Naruto, who sensed the critical point, casually pulled out the Black Coffin and set it beside him, his eyes glinting with amusement as he stared at the speaker.

Gulp…

Every single person present swallowed hard, and not another word was spoken.

"Go on, why are you all looking at me?"

Naruto smiled kindly, his expression as warm as his old father’s.

"Ah… Yondaime-sama, you actually don’t know that your son is such a good boy!"

"Y-Yes! When he was little, he even helped rebuild my house! He’s so kind!"

"Everyone in the village respects your son, Yondaime-sama!"

The villagers desperately wanted to expose the yellow-haired delinquent’s youthful crimes to Minato, but under the threat, they immediately changed their tune and began showering him with praise.

Hearing this, Minato and Kushina's mouths were almost grinning from ear to ear.

"Naruto!"

"Keep it up! In your mom’s eyes, no matter what you do, you’re the best, dattebane!"

Kushina cheered her son on with a fist pump, startling Naruto into reflexively responding: "Dattebayo!"

"I’ll definitely keep working hard!"

Everyone: “!!!”

Hearing this mother-son exchange, the crowd felt nothing but despair in their hearts.

‘The Shinobi World... is doomed.’

"Yondaime, Godaime, follow me."

At this time, Tobirama suddenly appeared behind the crowd, his face dark as he addressed them.

Tobirama was really going to be pissed off to death by his big brother.

Just moments ago, his older brother had spouted some nonsense about ‘making friends’ and ‘meeting online buddies in real life’ before running off.

‘Konoha wasn’t even fully rebuilt yet, damn it!’

Tobirama didn’t even need to think to know that his brother’s bizarre behavior was entirely because of that crappy Shinobi Game!

Realizing just how harmful the game was, Tobirama was already calculating how to deal with the villagers’ growing addiction.

Otherwise, by the time the village was finally rebuilt, everyone would be completely corrupted by that game...

And if it got to the point where no one wanted to take missions anymore, it would all be over.

"Naruto, we’ll be leaving for a bit."

Minato and Kushina understood that Tobirama likely wanted to discuss strategies for dealing with the red-haired monsters from the Pure Land. After exchanging a few words with Naruto, they followed Tobirama.

As for Tsunade...

She dragged Jiraiya, who is as limp as a dead dog, along with them.

In the end, only Naruto and the villagers remained on the scene.

Someone among them shouted, "Run!" and in the blink of an eye, the entire crowd vanished.

Hearing the commotion behind her, Kushina couldn’t help but sigh happily, "That’s great..."

"It seems everyone really likes Naruto."

Remembering her own childhood experiences, Kushina felt relieved that no one had ostracized her son.

Otherwise...

She couldn’t even imagine how her little boy had managed to grow up so happy and healthy.

After watching his parents leave, Naruto thought of Boruto and immediately grew furious. He strode through the village, searching for Uzumaki Starrk.

But as he passed by the former Uchiha Clan’s compound, he heard Sasuke’s unbearably smug voice.

"Dad, did you skip lunch or something?"

"Put some strength into it!"

When Fugaku heard his youngest son’s taunts, he nearly lost his temper and beat the brat again.

"Shut your mouth!"

"Keep talking, and I’ll have your mother sew your mouth shut!"

Fugaku turned and roared. Sasuke immediately closed his mouth, signaling that he’d stay quiet and just watch.

Seeing his son finally silent, Fugaku drew the Zanpakuto from his waist and swung the flat of the sword down at the figure sprawled on the ground… Uchiha Itachi.

"Itachi! I told you to keep an eye on your brother..."

"And this is how you discipline him?!"

"And another thing…"

"What the hell are you wearing?!"

Fugaku’s blood pressure spiked faster than Hiruzen’s when he saw Itachi’s outfit, which is a long skirt and black stockings.

‘Sasuke acting like this was one thing...’

‘But when did Itachi pick up such disgusting habits?’

Sasuke sat perched on a tree branch, his face bruised and swollen, but his grin was unmistakable.

After enduring a parental beatdown, Sasuke had finally managed to track down Itachi during a brief respite.

So, he had dragged Itachi away by force, who is still in his performance outfit, before he could even change...

"N-No... Father, Mother, I did this... for the sake of the Uchiha Clan."

Itachi also knew that what he did was somewhat embarrassing, so his voice became as soft as a mosquito when he was halfway through his words.

Although Itachi’s voice was very soft, Fugaku still heard him loud and clear.

He was so angry that his face turned red and his vision was a little blurry.

‘What kind of nonsense was this?!’

‘Wearing women's clothing is for the Uchiha Clan?!’

“You bastard…!!”

"Say that again, I dare you!"

"You... you..."

Fugaku was on the verge of losing his mind from sheer frustration. Seeing Itachi’s unrepentant expression only made it worse.

It happened that a certain yellow-haired guy, who was watching the show, spoke up.

"Uncle Fugaku, use this."

"This thing hurts a lot when it hits people."

After saying that, he threw the black rod at Fugaku, then turned and rushed to Sasuke’s side and laughed mercilessly.