Chapter 2: Three Generations (Revised)

  "Naruto"…… is it?

  ……..

  "That protagonist's 'light' is really making me have... a desire to 'destroy'! It's just too dazzling, too piercing for 'us'..."

  That was the first and only time I heard my brother speak in that tone, his usual gentle smile replaced with sarcasm and self-mockery, an expression I will never forget.

  ………

  "That white and gentle soul... Is it that the more innocent a life is, the less it can be tolerated in this world? Is it that only through "death" can one prove the existence of their convictions? If possible, I truly don't wish for them to die, at least not at that time. If they could live happily, would it mean that similar "us" could also have the "right to dream"? A beautiful dream called 'happiness'?"

  My sister, who has always been arrogant and reckless, also showed a mixture of sadness and envy for the first time.

  ………..

  "Naruto", a world where a gentle older brother who is kind to all things reveals "killing intent".

  "Naruto", a world where a sister who is cruel to all things shows "pity".

  A world completely different from the original one.

  Found myself in another world...

  This thing has surprised me for a long time - I want to say so, after all this is the "normal person" should have reaction.

  But I seem to be completely unbothered, as if someone just told me the weather is nice today. My mood is calm to the point where even I find it strange. Clearly, I've always thought of myself as a normal person, but how did I develop this kind of personality?

  ……….

  "Are you normal? If you're considered normal, even pigs can fly in the sky!"

  "Pigs can fly in the sky, and I am a 'normal person'?"

  "Of course!"

  "Sister, do you know about experiment plan No. 20813?"

  "What the...?! I'm looking at a research paper on genetic transfer and DNA variation studies regarding the compatibility, adaptability, and fertility of ungulates with avian wings - we currently have five flying horses, three flying pigs, second-generation test subjects, currently in stable condition. Regarding the DNA rejection phenomenon inherited from the previous generation, we've used medication to reduce the reaction, and conducted flight tests last month... What kind of monster is this?!"

  "So I'm a 'normal person' then?"

  “…….”

  …………..

  I still can't figure out to this day, my sister's silence back then, was it acquiescence? Or something else? Because afterwards, until before brother appeared, sister didn't make a sound that night.

  Living normally is like acting, showing the behavior and expressions that "I" should have, although it's tiring, but it's much better than revealing my true personality, because that would be troublesome, whether for "me" or for "him".

  Leaving that "home" might also be a relief for me, I never thought that the original me would not miss "home" so much.

  Although I'm not very good at living, I'm also not very good at dying. Of course, compared to life and death, what I hate the most is trouble.

  "Naruto" doesn't seem to be very peaceful, and this body is similar to Conan's Kudo Shinichi, both are physiques that attract troublesome things, it's really interesting! Or should I say unfortunate?

  The only consolation is that at least I don't have to go find the murderer, I'm too lazy for that. If the deceased was someone unrelated, why would I bother finding the killer? But if it's someone related... I seem to be out of options already, there are no more left.

  However, whether it is lucky or not still needs comparison.

  So I should consider myself lucky, at least I'm still alive.

  Luckily you're still alive, it's really great!

  But is being alive equal to being lucky?

  What a hassle!

  Don't think about it anymore.

  But now, what year is it exactly? Looking at my current body, I'm probably just a very small child, and there's no way to know the exact time, which is really troublesome!

  The birthday of "Whirlpool Roar" is the day when the fox demon was sealed, as long as you know when the fox demon disappeared, you can know the approximate time.

  But now there is a more serious problem, which is my current physical condition, it's terrible.

  At most it's just a bit better than my previous state, but that was the body of someone in their twenties, and I... barely count as semi-willing, this body shouldn't be.

  Besides, the age gap between the two bodies is quite large, so it's still not comparable. I remember that "Naruto" started living alone at the age of three, and being one or two years earlier shouldn't have too much impact. Anyway, nothing major happened to "Naruto" before he was twelve, nor did many ordinary people notice him.

  But what exactly do I need to do in order for the Third Hokage to let me live alone?

  It's really troublesome, and I couldn't say it directly to him. Besides, with this body, I think whatever I want to do is subject to great restrictions. Let's just cross the bridge when we come to it.

  At most two more years!

  ………….

  Things went more smoothly than I had anticipated, and in the subsequent attempts, when I tried to speak, I was accidentally discovered by that older woman, who then removed the chain and rope.

  She was probably afraid that I would make a big fuss and be discovered by others, plus compared to other children of the same age, I was unusually quiet (I had actually forgotten what a normal expression for a child of one or two years old should look like, and I didn't have any memories of myself at that time), which made her feel terrified, not wanting a monster to continue staying in her home.

  Actually, I later discovered that the room I was in was a warehouse converted from a distance from the main house, which shouldn't belong to her home. It's usually hot in summer and cold in winter, very well-ventilated, and you can still see stars at night. Fortunately, it doesn't rain often, usually when it rains outside, it drizzles inside, and when it pours outside, it rains lightly inside. I don't particularly dislike getting rained on, but being tied up in bed and getting soaked isn't very pleasant either. After all, I'm tied up, and the range of movement on the bed is limited. On a day with heavy rain, I almost drowned, and my activity range increased afterwards. However, at night, I won't be able to see the stars again, which is a bit regrettable.

  In just a few days, two ninjas appeared and took me and that older woman to the Third Hokage's office.

  I quietly listened to the elderly woman's various comments about me, secretly finding it amusing. If a child under three years old with weak limbs could really do all those things she said, he would indeed be a monster. In her cognition, "Swirling Whirlwind" was a monster after all.

  The Third Hokage finished listening to the one-sided words of the older woman and finally turned his head towards me.

  "It's almost two years now, I heard you can already talk, is that right? Naruto."

  Naruto?

  I was stunned for a while before I remembered that "Naruto" was the name of this body, after all, I had been called "monster", "monster" by that older woman for over a year, and almost thought that "monster" was my name.

  (It's still the same as before! Hehe, almost thought this title was one's own name.)

  I finally understood what the Third Hokage said and nodded in agreement.

  "Hey Naruto, how's it going?"

  I hesitated for a moment and nodded. I thought that two-year-old Naruto probably didn't have anything to compare good or bad with.

  So-called happiness is relative.

  "Chunmei said you want to live alone, is that right?"

  Is Haruhi the name of that older woman?

  She said I wanted to live alone? I don't quite recall her ever having "said" anything to me.

  However, I once took the initiative to say "take care" to her. Afterwards, her entire face suddenly turned pale, and each time she could stay was getting shorter and shorter.

  The Third Hokage looked at me as I suddenly fell silent, furrowed his brow "Haruno, Naruto really told you many times, he wants to live alone by himself?"

  The old woman's face suddenly turned ugly, turning green, red, white and black in turns, it was quite interesting, but still don't play with her, liking to watch others "change faces" is my sister's favorite hobby, not mine, I just watched from the side.

  So let's help her out, after all she "raised" this body for two years, didn't she?

  Although I suspect her family's pets may be living better than me.

  The place to live is very shabby, but the air circulation is good, and the food is also poor, but I don't have high requirements for food actually... ...Oh no, if I keep thinking like this, I might really not want to help her anymore, and then go back there to continue living... ...Since she doesn't want me to stay in her "home" anymore, I'll just leave?

  Anyway, for me, it doesn't make a difference, and I also don't think it can get any worse, or even if it does, that's fine too.

  "The Third Hokage-sama, I indeed wanted to come out and live." It's been a long time since I spoke, my voice is a bit hoarse.

  "Minato, you're only two years old, can one person live alone?"

  I don't think my previous life was different whether I lived alone or not.

  "I can, just a few small requests."

  "What a monster, daring to make demands!" The older woman shouted loudly, looking like she wanted to rush over and hit me as usual, but the presence of the two Anbu beside her seemed to have dissuaded her from doing so. She probably didn't want the Third Hokage to find out about her mistreating me.

  I also ignored that older woman, now the only one with the initiative is this third-generation Fire Shadow in front of me.

  The Third Hokage's eyebrows furrowed for an instant when he heard the older woman yell out "monster", but immediately returned to his previous kindly old man appearance, if I hadn't been paying attention to him, I definitely wouldn't have noticed.

  "Ah, what's the request?" The Third Hokage seemed to have not heard the elderly woman's previous words and continued to ask with interest.

  "Basic daily necessities, food is best to be directly edible, such as fruits and bottled milk! Now it's a bit of a hassle to make powdered milk! It would be great if there was still some money left. I don't know if a child under two years old saying this sentence will attract attention from others, but I'm too lazy to think about it, anyway, just wait for later and make up for it as "Whirlwind Hummer"!"

  "That's it! No other requests." The Third Hokage seemed a bit shocked.

  Is that too much? I'm not quite sure what the Third Hokage gave him when Naruto first moved out. "Otherwise, you don't need money." I was a bit startled.

  For a sixty-year-old man, the sound of his palms slapping on the office desk was really loud.

  I must say, you're really living up to your reputation as a ninja of the Hidden Leaf Village!

  The Third Hokage's eyebrows furrowed into several tens of characters, "Wait a minute, send a few people to tidy up the house at the corner of Nanakuma Ichome and Nigoume in Konoha, and prepare two sets of what Naruto just said. Then, every week, remember to send one set over again. Also, every month, send a fixed amount of money to that house."

  "7th Avenue! 1st Street! That's not the busiest commercial district in Konoha, that thing is just a monster, how can you let a monster live in a place with so many people?! What if it kills a lot of people?! What were you thinking, Hokage?! Don't you care about the safety of the villagers at all?! You're going to ruin Konoha!" The old lady exclaimed as soon as she heard that the Third Hokage was planning to give me a house in that location.

  Monster, killed many people, disregarded the safety of villagers, destroyed Konoha...... Really, are these what I expected from "you"?

  This heavy and persistent idea really makes me have a strong desire to follow through with it!

  "Shut up! Chunmei, the death of your son and granddaughter has nothing to do with Mingren. If you weren't one of the people in the know, I wouldn't have handed Mingren over to you to take care of. I thought you would treat him differently from others, but it turns out you're just like them..."

  The Third Hokage looked at Haruno Sakura with a gaze filled with thick resentment and couldn't say anything in the end.

  "Never mind, Haruno, you go back first. I'll have Naruto stay here tonight and send him to Ichiraku Ramen tomorrow." The Third Hokage's initial anger eventually turned into a sigh filled with helplessness.

  I looked up at the two masked, silent ninjas, then at what seemed to be the Third Hokage lost in his own emotions, and climbed onto the couch beside the Hokage's office. I thought they probably wouldn't mind anyway! If they did, I'd just get down, no big deal.

  I relaxed some of the control over my body and got into a comfortable posture half leaning on the sofa.

  It's really soft, much softer than the bed I slept on before.

  However, the bed I slept on before seemed to be just a thin blanket on a wooden board, and it's normal that the high-end sofa in the Fire Shadow office is softer than that.

  In fact, as long as it's a sofa, it will be softer than the "bed" I sleep on, and whether or not it's in the Fire Shadow office shouldn't make much of a difference.

  Anyway, it's still early now. The Third Hokage should wait until the end of office hours before taking me away. I'll just close my eyes and rest for a while. Even though I don't like that helpless feeling after falling asleep, this body still needs it.

  Recently I have to revise the article, if you want to criticize it, just do so. Anyway, I must revise the article. In addition, the total number of words added each week will not be less than 5,000. That's all I can do.