Chapter 181 - 8

Chapter 8: A Bit DisgustingSubconsciously skipping over embarrassing words like "worthy," "marry you," and "official couple," Hinata told Hiashi about Naruto saving her, chasing away the bad guys, encouraging her to cheer up, and sending her home...Seeing Hinata's flushed face and her eyes sparkling with light, completely devoid of her previous timidity, Hiashi fell into a momentary trance.This must be... an illusion, right? Yes, that's right, an illusion. This child is only three years old.After Hinata finished speaking, Hiashi didn't say anything like "don't contact that blond brat in the future." He only instructed: "Don't run around anymore. If you want to go out, tell your family and let an adult take you."With an adult watching, Hinata shouldn't have the chance to contact the Little Blondie.Hinata returned to her original posture, nodding weakly.What a headache. Hiashi rubbed his brow and sighed deeply, "Hinata, don't let your uncle's sacrifice go to waste..."——————With the arrival of the new year, Naruto's money-making enterprise entered deep waters and suffered a severe setback.The fruit shop owner fired the first shot of resistance against Naruto."Demon fox brat, even if you sit at my door until the end of time, I will never yield to you!"Since his family members had all died in the Nine-Tails Incident, he was the only one left.The fruit shop owner harbored deep hatred for Naruto, who had caused all this. He would rather the fruit shop go bankrupt than surrender to Naruto.This tough action led other merchants who had lost loved ones in the Nine-Tails Incident to share a common enemy."Well said! We support you. We absolutely cannot let that brat continue to be so arrogant... We won't yield either!"They refused to apologize, refused to pay compensation, and even refused to sell products to Naruto.Because compared to money, they hated Narutomore. If they could make Naruto's life miserable, it would be worth it even if their shops went bankrupt.The result, however, was quite unexpected.Not only did these resistance shops not go bankrupt, but their business became more booming day by day. A large number of villagers came to shop, even forming long lines, making it look like an internet-famous spot.The villagers said triumphantly, "Brat, we already know what you're doing. Let me tell you, don't even think about succeeding. The more you sit here, the more we will support the shop owner..."The villagers were disgusted by Naruto's use of their loathing to pressure merchants into apologizing and making a large profit.They hoped Naruto would live a miserable and painful life to satisfy their grudge.They didn't want to see Naruto living a carefree and happy life, and they had unintentionally contributed to it.This disgusted them to the core.So the villagers had long had the idea of doing the opposite to disgust Naruto.Unfortunately, the previous merchants were too soft-boned and knelt before the villagers could support them.Now that a "hard bone" had finally appeared, they were excited and flocked to support the shop owner.Stubborn! Be stubborn to the end! Fight to the death! We support you from behind!Naruto switched to another shop to stand guard, and the villagers followed to line up. As a result, the shop owner's business skyrocketed, making a huge profit.Merchants who were still watching were green with envy. They could punish the annoying demon fox and make money at the same time. Let's do it!"We hate the demon fox too! Everyone, come buy things at our shop."They... including the merchants who had previously yielded and apologized, joined the wave of boycotting Naruto one after another.Not a single grain of rice was sold, not even expired food was available, as if they wanted to starve Naruto to death.The wave of boycotts was overwhelming, and because there were so many people boycotting, it started to become competitive.A boycott of Naruto that isn't thorough is equal to not boycotting Naruto at all.Simply not selling things wasn't enough; they had to curse loudly. But even that wasn't enough; some even wanted to resort to physical violence...Bang! Bang! Bang!But under the education of Naruto's stones, the merchants remembered Naruto's background and the Anbu protecting him...Money is to be made, but one must have a life to spend it.The merchants extinguished the idea of getting physical and didn't dare to curse him to his face. They could only curse Naruto behind his back and spread increasingly malicious rumors...."Why are there so many people?"Outside the Dumpling Shop, Uchiha Shisui looked at the line stretching onto the road with a face full of surprise.Is it really this popular? But it didn't seem like this the last time I came!"Over there..." Uchiha Itachi held his younger brother Uchiha Sasuke's hand and gestured for Shisui to look at the entrance of the Dumpling Shop.The Little Blondie sat at the entrance of the Dumpling Shop, carving some object with a focused and serious expression, completely ignoring the disgusted and cold gazes of the line next to him."He..."Sasuke looked at Naruto, and a strange sensation arose spontaneously. Naruto subconsciously raised his head and locked eyes with Sasuke.Sasuke nickname?!The two next to him... the one with the tear troughs should be Itachi, and the one with the bulbous nose should be Uchiha Shisui.Having guessed the identities of the three, Narutodidn't have much thought. He nodded to them as a greeting, then lowered his head to continue carving his wife.This time, he chose a wife with a large chest, the Raiden Shogun.Seeing Naruto greet them, the three Uchihas were stunned for a moment."This child..."Shisui knew him, or rather, the vast majority of Ninjas knew him. After all, Naruto's identity was no secret.But excluding ordinary people with mental issues, any Ninja with a bit of insight knew that Narutowas the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki of their Village and must be treated with caution.Shisui thought for a moment and said, "Does the good business here have something to do with him?"He had just returned from a mission outside the Village and was unaware of the events happening within.Itachi nodded, "The villagers hate him. Whichever shop he sits in front of, that shop's business will flourish."Shisui didn't understand: "But is there any necessary connection between the two?"Why don't you explain it more clearly?Itachi didn't keep him in suspense and briefly explained the reason.Sasuke was confused, wondering what a demon fox was and why everyone hated him so much?Shisui's face darkened slightly, "Has the Village not intervened?"A Jinchuriki, the pillar of a Village—if you don't treat him well, that's one thing, but to constantly subject him to cold violence... how many Brain-dead pills did they take?Itachi sighed softly, "The Village... perhaps has other ideas."As Mental Konoha citizens, Itachi and Shisui cared more about Konoha's interests than even the Hokage, and they really wanted to change the Jinchuriki's unpopular situation.But—The two looked at each other and couldn't help but smile bitterly.Ever since the Nine-Tails Incident, "Uchihas must not interfere in matters concerning the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki" had become an ironclad rule in Konoha.Even if they were highly trusted by the Third, they were no exception.Besides, they, the Uchiha, could barely protect themselves and didn't have the energy to get involved.Sasuke grew impatient and shook Itachi's hand, "Brother, are we still eating dango?"Itachi smiled, "We won't. Let's go to another shop."This shop... while they say ignorance is bliss, making money by bullying a child is truly a bit disgusting.Shisui agreed, "Then let's change shops. My treat."