Chapter 19: Chapter 18: The Man Behind Naruto
After reading Naruto's reply, Yang Tao paused for a moment. So far, everything seemed to be going in a good direction.
"Naruto, have you shown anyone your true strength?"
Naruto was smart. "No, big bro. I always remember what you told me. Right now, everyone still thinks I'm the dead last."
"Naruto, listening to big bro is the right choice. If you reveal your power now, you'll lose even more freedom. Anbu is already watching you—do you really want them to tighten their grip?"
"By the way, @Tony, are you there? I need a favor!"
Tony, who was busy working on his new Mark series armor, noticed someone mentioning him. He put down his work and checked the chat, seeing that Yang Tao needed something.
"What's up? What do you need?"
Yang Tao: "Can you make some clothes for Naruto? The kid's dirt poor—he's been wearing the same style of clothes since he was little. He doesn't even know how to dress himself. I'll send you a few pictures, just get someone to make several sets in his size!"
Tony replied, "That's easy. Naruto, send me your measurements, and I'll have some custom clothes made for you. From now on, I'll cover your daily necessities too!"
For Tony, anything money could solve was no big deal.
Back when he was in trouble, the potions Yang Tao sent saved his life, instantly healing his wounds and even curing his palladium poisoning. Even though he had already discovered a new element, having a healthy body was still important.
Seeing how much Yang Tao looked after Naruto, Tony decided to return the favor.
Naruto was speechless. His big bro was even worrying about his clothes—something he had never even thought about himself.
Naruto had always been tough. Even after calling Yang Tao his big bro, he never relied on him for everything. Just learning who his parents were was already something he didn't know how to repay. On top of that, he now knew a way to bring them back to life.
"Thank you, big bro! Thank you, Tony bro!"
Yang Tao suddenly remembered something—Naruto barely had enough to eat. Drinking expired milk was a common thing for him. His body had never gotten proper nutrition.
In theory, with the Nine-Tails' power constantly affecting him and his Uzumaki clan's strong body, Naruto should have been dominating the ninja academy with just his physical strength alone. But his malnutrition had severely held him back.
"Naruto, I'm sending you some gold nuggets. Go to a bank or pawn shop and exchange them for money. Or, if you want, you can act pitiful and ask the Third Hokage to exchange them for you. Just say you found them while catching fish in the river!"
It wasn't that Yang Tao didn't want to give him more—he only had gold nuggets, gold ingots, and gold blocks. A cubic meter of solid gold or an arm-sized gold ingot would be way too suspicious. The nuggets were the least conspicuous option.
Even then, each gold nugget was over three centimeters in size and shaped like a water droplet.
He sent Naruto a red packet.
Just then, new members joined the chat.
Congratulations! Ash Ketchum has joined the chat!
Congratulations! Whitebeard has joined the chat!
Congratulations! Ning Caichen has joined the chat!
Congratulations! Xu Xian has joined the chat!
Congratulations! Ren Fa has joined the chat!
Looking at the names of the new members, it was clear what worlds they came from. They were all famous figures. The only question was—was this Ren Fa from the world of Ninth Uncle?
"Welcome, newcomers!"
"Welcome, newcomers!"
"Welcome, newcomers!"
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Everyone in the chat was greeting the new members.