"Tsk... While Naruto's funeral is a bit ridiculous..."
"The old man would've loved this."
Asuma puffed on his cigarette, his eyes glued to the stage.
Smack…
Kurenai punched Asuma on the head, then crossed her arms and huffed angrily, "Hmph..."
"Seems like you're the one who likes it!"
"Hah! This was obviously Jiraiya's idea."
"What does Naruto have to do with it?"
"If you like it so much, just keep watching then!"
Kurenai snorted coldly and turned to leave. Seeing this, Asuma broke out in a cold sweat.
"Kurenai! Wait, let me explain!"
"It's not what you think!"
…
Konoha's First Annual Hokage Gravestone Song & Dance Festival was a far bigger hit than Naruto had anticipated, and the men absolutely loved it.
However…
It also caused quite a bit of trouble for many married couples and lovers.
It is worth mentioning that none of the older generation of Shinobi came, and only those from Kakashi's generation or familiar with him attended the event.
Naruto didn't dare invite the Clan Heads, as he'd probably would be chased out.
After all, pulling something like this at the Hiruzen's grave...
What if their own descendants imitated it after their deaths?
Just the thought alone gave them a headache.
Upon hearing that Jiraiya was planning a 'grave party' at Hiruzen's grave, they strictly forbade their juniors from attending.
However, quite a few people still went anyway.
After all, there are beautiful women to look at and food to eat, so why not go?
…
"The first-ever Konoha's Annual Hokage Gravestone Song & Dance Festival begins now!"
Standing on stage, Uzumaki Naruko announced loudly as the performers quickly took their positions.
Wearing headphones, Uzumaki Qiao Feng behind the DJ booth, bobbing his head and swaying as he spun the decks.
"Ladies and gentlemen!"
"I'm your DJ for tonight… Uzumaki Qiao Feng!"
"Let's groove to the music together, alright?!"
As Uzumaki Qiao Feng rang out, the music kicked in.
The untrained singers and dancers moved wildly, like a chaotic mess.
The Konoha's Shinobi seated at the tables couldn't help but sway along with the rhythm.
Behind the bustling stage, more performers in bizarre costumes waited for their turn.
Among them were two Akatsuki's members in their signature black robes with red clouds pattern...
"Hey, what the hell are you two wearing?"
"Black robe, bamboo hat, nail polish?"
"Hurry up and put this on!"
Itachi: "..."
Kisame: "..."
Koshiro threw two bunny girl outfits to the two of them.
Itachi and Kisame stared at the skimpy outfits in their hands in silence for a long time.
"Uh... Itachi-san."
"Something feels... very wrong about this..."
Kisame looked at the women's clothing in his hand and listened to the music from the outside, feeling something was very wrong.
Hearing this, Itachi remained silent.
To be honest, his mood was... complicated.
After all, as Konoha's double agent, not only his superior is dead, the village's entire vibe had also taken a bizarre turn.
There was no way he was wearing this.
What if Sasuke sees him?
"Let's go."
Itachi ignored Koshiro, as he was afraid that he would not be able to resist stabbing the other person to death with his kunai.
The two men pulled down their hats, pushed through the crowd, and walked towards the stage.
At this time, a certain yellow-haired boy was squatting on the ground and laughing with two white-haired guys, completely unaware that Hinata was standing right behind him.
"Naruto, out of all these girls, which one do you like?"
"Me?"
In response to his master's question, Naruto thought for a moment before answering, "If I were thirty, I'd get on stage and dance with them."
"If I were twenty, I'd jump into the crowd and dance with them..."
"And if you're thirteen?"
Before Naruto could finish his words, Hinata's voice suddenly rang in his ears, and the men present all stiffened.
Jiraiya and Kakashi turned to look at Hinata, their eyes full of gloating.
'Good, good, good!'
'Just fight!'
No one has ever seen the yellow-haired delinquent get put in his place before!
However, Naruto still didn't look back and didn't look panicked at all.
His current demeanor seemed to explain how to be 'Unshaken even if Mount Tai collapsed before him'.
However...
At this moment, Naruto was frantically calling out to the big fox in his heart.
"Dammit, dammit, dammit!!"
"Big Fox, get out here now!"
"Let's blow up the entire Konoha!"
"This world shouldn't even exist!!"
Kurama, who had just been enjoying a good part of the novel, frowned. He was very unhappy that his reading time was suddenly disturbed.
"I'm busy!"
"If you want to blow things up, do it yourself."
When Naruto heard Kurama rejected him, he felt that the whole world had became dark.
His wife was standing right behind him, and his entire body was prickling with tension.
He could already imagine the brutal consequences if he didn't come up with a reasonable explanation.
Naruto took a few deep breaths, his brain working at full speed.
Within 0.03 seconds, he made a decision.
He put on a smile, turned around, took Hinata's small hand, and spoke lovingly, "If I'm thirteen, of course I'd only choose to be with Hinata-chan."
"I'm going to marry Hinata-chan in the future."
"M-marry...?"
When Hinata heard Naruto say those words, her face turned bright red, and her brain short-circuited.
'So embarrassing!'
'How could Naruto-kun say such things in front of so many people?!'
'And also…'
'Jiraiya-sama is Naruto-kun's teacher...'
'Does that count as me meeting his family?'
Hinata was completely dazed and she could only let Naruto take her away.
As he took his wife away, Naruto kept shifting the blame.
"Hinata-chan, I'm telling you, neither of those two white-haired guys over there is a good person."
"I didn't even want to watch this earlier, but they dragged me here."
"They even said they were gonna show me the 'adult world' or whatever…"
…
Jiraiya and Kakashi looked at Naruto's retreating figure with mixed feelings.
'Damn it!'
'How come this kid get off scot-free?!'
'And…'
'It was clearly your idea, you kept calling us Kakashi-sensei and Jiraiya-sensei just earlier!'
'Now that things go south, suddenly we're just 'white-haired guys'?!'
'How can you be so shameless at such a young age?!'
The two white-haired men looked at each other in silence for a long moment, then Jiraiya suddenly spoke.
"This kid..."
"Has he always been like this?"
Kakashi sighed deeply.
"Yes."
"I shouldn't have gone to the bookstore that afternoon six years ago..."
After Kakashi said that, he began to complain to Jiraiya.
As one of the closest people to the little yellow-haired delinquent, Jiraiya instantly understood the pain.
He is really beginning to regret it now.
He shouldn't have returned to the village in the first place.
Sasuke ignored the two of them.
After seeing Naruto leave, he also prepared to head out and continue his training.
But just as he took a step, Sasuke caught a glimpse of two Akatsuki's members amidst the chaotic dancing.
He also happened to catch a glimpse of the profile of one of them...
Meanwhile, Itachi was scanning the crowd, trying to see if he could find his younger brother.
But after searching for a few minutes, he still couldn't find the spiky-haired, blue-and-white-clad boy.
'Strange...'
'Did Sasuke not come?'
Itachi was in a foul mood because he didn't find his brother.
The blaring music and Kisame's incessant head-bobbing next to him only made it worse.
"Kisame!"
"Can you stop shaking your head!!"