After doing housework all night, Naruto finally fell asleep from exhaustion before dawn.
In his haze, he had a dream.
In the dream, he had a father, a mother, and Shamu. Then they all turned into huge bowls of Ichiraku Ramen.
Naruto reached forward to grab one.
"Ow!"
Naruto tumbled right out of bed.
Rubbing his sleepy eyes, Naruto got ready to wash up.
Through his blurry vision, he saw a figure standing inside his home.
Naruto let out a startled cry.
Only then did he see that it was the Third Hokage.
"Third Hokage Grandpa, why are you here?"
"Naruto, I came to see you. I heard you met a new friend yesterday?" the Third Hokage asked kindly.
"Hehe, I guess he counts as a friend. Third Hokage Grandpa, you mean Shamu, right? He's one of Sasuke's clansmen, and he asked me to spend more time with Sasuke."
"He's just as nice as you are, Third Hokage Grandpa. He took me to eat Ichiraku Ramen, and he even had Sasuke buy me lots of clothes."
Naruto eagerly shared his joy with the Third Hokage, whom he was close to. The Third Hokage listened patiently.
The Third Hokage smiled benevolently. "Then what did Shamu say to you?"
"Oh! Shamu told me to get along well with Sasuke and not be naughty."
Naruto smacked his forehead. "Third Hokage Grandpa, come take a look."
As he spoke, he pulled out the clothes Sasuke had picked out for him yesterday.
He held them up against himself.
"Do they look good?"
"Mhm, very good."
After probing and confirming that Shamu had not instilled anything in Naruto, the Third Hokage was relieved. Then he chatted with Naruto for a while.
Afterward, the Third Hokage took out 5,000 ryo and gave it to Naruto.
"Naruto, you're