"Hello, everyone. My name is Uzumaki Naruto, and I'm going to become Hokage."
Naruto wrote his name on the blackboard.
Turning around, he took in the expressions of everyone in the class before walking down from the podium.
Very good. Children were all innocent and had not been noticeably corrupted.
It was just that the homeroom teacher, Ichiro Oda, seemed to have a hint of disgust in his eyes.
Should I drive him away?
At that moment, Naruto remembered his side quest.
In any case, he was already the village's notorious prank king. Driving away one more homeroom teacher would be nothing.
Whatever.
After everyone finished introducing themselves, it was recess.
All the children were making new friends.
Naruto had his eye on one too.
Over by the aisle was a chubby little boy, round and somewhat cute.
He was wearing a T-shirt with the character "Food" on it. He had to be a foodie, right?
"Hello, chubby. My name's Naruto. You're Choji, right?"
"Don't call me chubby!" The moment Choji heard the word "fat," he was about to lose his temper.
"Huh? Sorry, I didn't know you didn't like being called that." Naruto looked apologetic and pulled something out from behind his back.
"Here, these are for you as an apology."
Choji's rage was interrupted by the six bags of chips placed on the desk.
"Are these really for me?"
Looking at the bags of chips, Choji found it unbelievable.
"Of course. As an apology, they're all yours to eat. I sell snacks, so if you come buy chips from me in the future, I'll give you a fifty percent discount."
At those words, Choji's eyes lit up. He asked in disbelief, "Really?"
"Of course. My name is Uzumaki Naruto. Come find me whenever you want snacks."
Before leaving, Naruto suddenly turned back and gave him a bottle of Happy Water.
"Happy Water is tasty too. Give it a try, but don't drink too much of it."
With that, Naruto headed for his next target.
This was a little business Naruto had thought up when he had nothing better to do.
The products in the store were bought with recharged RMB, making them far cheaper than outside.
Food, drinks, and even ninja tools were all cheaper than elsewhere.
For example, the premium kunai Naruto often drew only cost one tael each in the store.
But a kunai of that quality would cost at least fifty tael outside.
There were price differences for other goods too. They were not as outrageous, but they were still enough for Naruto to make a huge profit from the margin.
If the adults had not all been so unwelcoming toward him, he would have opened a general store in the village long ago to make money.
But now, the opportunity had come.
The adults did not want anything to do with him, but he could use snacks and drinks to harvest his classmates' pocket money.
Shikamaru, who sat beside Choji, had been listening to their conversation. When he saw Naruto leave, he noticed Choji was eager to start eating the chips.
"Hey, Choji, you know who he is, right?" Shikamaru reminded him.
Other children might not remember, but Shikamaru remembered Naruto. He was someone almost every adult disliked, even avoided. Many people said he could spread a virus. It was troublesome, but Shikamaru did not want Choji catching some unknown virus. Making friends was already troublesome enough. Because of his personality, he was unpopular and could only play with Choji. If he lost Choji too, he did not dare imagine it.
"I won't waste any food," Choji responded firmly.
He tore open a bag of strange cucumber-flavored chips and took a bite. The flavor was unique, and it was delicious.
There was cola too, sweet and fizzy. It tasted great!
As he ate and watched the busy Naruto, Choji suddenly remembered his first encounter with him.
It had been on the commercial street. Naruto had been walking along while passersby kept their distance from him. Some had even cursed him under their breath.
It was the first time Choji had seen everyone hate someone so much.
Many people disliked Naruto, even loathed him, and wanted him dead.
But he had been shocked by Naruto's attitude.
Naruto seemed completely unconcerned about it all. Choji had even seen him walking along while tossing a coin into the air.
Then Naruto had shouted, "It's decided, then. I'm going fishing."
Then Choji had seen a smile appear on Naruto's face.
So many people discriminated against him, loathed him, and even cursed him, yet Naruto could still smile?
What an incredibly strong heart.
And what about him, Choji?
He was also discriminated against by other children because he was fat. Quite a few called him chubby or fat pig. He felt somewhat inferior, and he was even more afraid and angry whenever anyone mentioned the word "fat" in front of him.
So he deeply empathized with Naruto's situation.
He had only one friend, Shikamaru, and that was only because their families had been friends for generations. Otherwise, he might not have had any friends at all.
Having no friends was lonely. Choji could not imagine what it would be like if he were all alone.
Would he be as strong as Naruto?
Would he be able to smile even by himself?
If he could, Choji truly wanted to become friends with Naruto. He admired someone that strong, and he wanted to become that kind of person too.
On the other side, Naruto was still busy selling snacks.
He sold to them one by one and remembered quite a few classmates. Most chose to buy snacks, until he reached Uchiha Sasuke.
This protagonist really did look good. At such a young age, he was already strikingly handsome.
Black hair, a clean and handsome face—no wonder he could be the protagonist, no wonder so many girls liked him.
At the moment, he wore a blank expression and looked quite cool, though he was really just putting on airs.
"Hey, want some snacks?"
Sasuke was rather speechless. He had noticed this lively blond kid long ago.
Why did Naruto call everyone else by name, but just called him "hey"?
Naruto was still bitter over the fact that this brat in front of him was the protagonist while he himself could only be the final villainous boss.
Since he was unhappy, he naturally had no reason to be nice.
Besides, Sasuke's face was indeed good-looking, but Naruto was not bad either, okay? Why were their looks about the same, yet Naruto could only end up as a villain? I refuse to accept this!
Sasuke shook his head and refused.
Rejected by the protagonist Sasuke, Naruto suddenly felt a competitive spirit rise within him.
So you're the protagonist, huh!
He really wanted to see what would happen if he led this protagonist down the wrong path.
It would start with something small like this.
Naruto activated his max-level sarcasm and said casually, "Oh? Don't tell me the Uchiha clan's second young master doesn't even have money to buy a drink?"
In the time before this, he had already figured out Sasuke's family circumstances.
"I'll take it."
Brat. Sure enough, easy to provoke.
"Well, I'm saying, as a young master, don't be so stingy. If you're buying, buy a big bottle like this." Naruto placed a two-liter bottle of cola on the desk.
Bang!
Sasuke directly slapped some banknotes onto the desk.
"That'll be ten tael."
Naruto smiled. A drink that cost five tael, and he sold it for ten. I'm ruthless! Wait, why did that somehow feel like I sold it too cheaply?
Watching Naruto leave, Sasuke suddenly reflected on himself.
Why did I get provoked so easily? Strange.
As Naruto continued selling things, he saw a familiar face.
"So it's you. You're Hinata, right?"
Hinata was very shy. "Naruto-kun."
"No need to be so formal. Here, this cup of milk tea is for you. Girls should drink more milk tea."
"Thank you, Naruto-kun."
"That'll be fifteen tael."
The class bell rang, and Naruto returned to his seat.
Splash!
Teacher Oda had barely pushed open the door before a basin of water drenched him from head to toe.
"WHO DID THIS?!"
"Teacher, it was Uzumaki Naruto."
"Uzumaki Naruto! Go stand outside as punishment!"
Naruto walked out of the classroom. The hallway was empty.
Seeing that no one was watching him, he left directly.
Off to go fishing.
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