The task in the afternoon was still the same as always... boring. The task entruster is Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, and the content is - take care of his precious grandson, Sarutobi Konohamaru.
As Hokage's direct grandson, Konohamaru naturally has a dedicated Ninja as a tutor to provide theoretical instruction. This D-rank mission seems redundant at the moment, but it is most likely that Konohamaru is stalking this guy, and Old man Third must be specially distributed to Team 7.
Naruto and Konohamaru first met after being divided into classes and some time before the Land of Waves mission set off. That day, Naruto had just finished a trivial task, D-rank mission, and was about to go home to rest. As a result, this kid suddenly jumped out from the roadside like a cannonball, blocking his way.
"Hey! Are you that Uzumaki Naruto?! Let's have a showdown with me!" Konohamaru put on a pose that he thought was cool and issued a challenge in a childish voice.
As a result, Naruto didn't even raise his hand. Because of his too big movements, this guy stepped on his too-long scarf, and with a "plop", he fell to the ground.
"Damn it... is it a trap? When will it be set up?!" Konohamaru was lying on the ground, covering his sore nose, muttering to himself in confusion.
Naruto I remembered that in the original work, I seemed to have indeed taken in such a little brother. Is this the reckless kid in front of you?
Naturally, under Konohamaru's unstructured and full-flawed Taijutsu attack, Naruto didn't even use ninjutsu. With just a few simple dodges and grapples, he easily defeated the opponent in the blink of an eye.
This feeling of purely bullying a child made Naruto feel a little weird.
"It's so... powerful..." Konohamaru Fei was not depressed after being pinned to the ground, and little stars appeared in his eyes, "As expected of the person grandpa talks about all day long..."
After a brief conversation, mainly Konohamaru chattering, Naruto understood. The goal of Konohamaru is no different from the original work, it is still the dream to become Hokage.
For this reason, he used to run Tenten to challenge Third Hokage, but every time he was easily taught by Old man Third with a casual move, and then Third Hokage would teach him sincerely, "You have to learn more from Uzumaki Naruto and Ninja..."
Because he became a "Tu student", was he treated as a positive teaching material?
In short, it seems that because Naruto experienced the overwhelming power gap and was always mentioned as a role model by Third Hokage, Konohamaru's curiosity and victory were completely ignited.
He no longer challenged Old man Third, but instead set his sights on Naruto, "someone else's kid", wanting to see what he was capable of.
As a result, Naruto's quiet life began to be broken by frequent "challenges". The frequency is about one dozen every three days, one dozen every five days... Basically, it's all unilateral "abuse" by Naruto. Konohamaru has experienced repeated defeats and battles, and is very resilient.
After "sparring" like this for a period of time, I easily solved Konohamaru and then made another surprise attack, Naruto. Suddenly, a familiar sound sounded in my mind.
[bite!]
[Congratulations to the host: establishing the initial Bonds with the original character "Sarutobi Konohamaru"!]
[Points earned: 150 points!]
In the simple sparring field in the backyard of Hiruzen's house, two figures, one large and one small, were engaged in the so-called "Ninja sparring" - or, to be more accurate, it was a one-sided Ninja game and strength crushing.
"Watch the move, brother Naruto! This time I will make you take a step back!" Konohamaru puffed up his little face and used all his strength to throw the wooden Shuriken in his hand.
Naruto Looking at the clear flight path and slow speed of the tree Shuriken, he easily dodged it by turning sideways.
Then, with only one hand, he was able to parry Konohamaru's next set of unorganized and full of flaws Taijutsu combos.
Although this kind of "sparring" is indeed a bit boring, Naruto is quite happy when he thinks that Third Hokage is willing to pay for the task.
After all, although he has received a huge inheritance from Gato, he is no longer short of money to spend, but there is still an organization behind him that is waiting for food and needs huge funds to maintain operation and development.
Moreover, the goal of Konohamaru has also been "downgraded" along the way - from the beginning it was ambitious to "defeat Naruto", then more pragmatically it became "beating the opponent", and now it has been realistically adjusted to "let Naruto take a step back" to count as victory.
This kind of perseverance... although the direction is a bit crooked, but the spirit, it makes Naruto a little impressed.
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"Konohamaru! Come on!"
"That's right! Let Naruto see what you have been doing during this period of special training!"
Behind, Konohamaru's two little friends - Udon, who always has a runny nose, and Moegi, who has two dumplings on his head, are waving their little fists vigorously to cheer Konohamaru up.
Standing next to him was a middle-aged man wearing sunglasses - Konohamaru's tutor, Ebisu.
By the way, Naruto was quite surprised when he first met [Ebisu]. Because this guy's attitude towards me... is not bad? There is absolutely no stereotyped dislike in my memory.
This is because Ebisu in the original work had a bias against Naruto, and it was not mainly due to the rumors of "Nine-Tails Fox Demon".
It was because Naruto was a complete "Dead Last" at that time. He was at the bottom in both theory and practice, which completely did not meet the standard that "Hokage should have the qualifications" in his mind.
Now, Naruto was known as a "hard-working genius" during his time at the Ninja Academy, with outstanding performance and outstanding strength. Ebisu, an elite teacher who values qualifications and hard work, was impressed by him in advance and his attitude became much friendlier.
Although the Bonds points displayed by the system are only 10 points.
A little far behind Naruto, Sakura Haruno looked at Kakashi-sensei who was leaning against a big tree, holding "Icha Icha Paradise" and watching it with gusto, completely aloof, and asked with some uncertainty.
"Kakashi-sensei... Is it really okay for us to do this? Are we just here to... be lazy on this mission?" She looked at the Naruto solo show and felt that the other three of them had no sense of existence.
Kakashi didn't even take his eyes off the book, and replied teasingly in his signature lazy tone, "There's no way, Master Third Hokage's real request is, 'Let Naruto accompany Konohamaru is practicing. Our mission is to 'protect'. Since there is no threat to the client, we are strictly performing our duties. Besides, don't you think Naruto handled it well?"
Next to Sakura, Uchiha Satsuki slightly clenched his fist hanging by his side, his eyes closely following the blond figure who was on the court with ease. On this occasion, she really wanted to cheer for Naruto, even though she knew that Naruto was the winner.
But... if I really shouted out, would Sakura, Kakashi-sensei, and Konohamaru next to me look at me with those strange and ambiguous eyes?
Thinking about that possibility, the courage Satsuki finally mustered up was like a popped balloon. He could only continue to maintain his seemingly calm appearance and silently swallow the cheers.
On the practice field, Konohamaru was out of breath from exhaustion and his face was red. On the other hand, Naruto on the opposite side was still calm and relaxed, not even a drop of sweat, as if the activity just now was just a warm-up.
With this desperate strength gap between the two people, Konohamaru decided to use the ultimate trump card that he had practiced hard for a long time and had been tested in "actual combat"!
In fact, the inspiration for this "killer trump card" comes from Naruto. It was not long after Konohamaru and Naruto got to know each other that Konohamaru asked Naruto for help. "Brother Naruto, what should I do to defeat grandpa?"
At that time Naruto touched his chin, remembering a certain classic scene in the original work, and gave suggestions with a mischievous smile. "With your current strength... a frontal attack will definitely be useless. What you need is... well... a very special and extremely 'impactful' ninjutsu! A jutsu that even Ninja, who is experienced like Old man Third, may be caught off guard!"
Since, Naruto refers to the Sexy Jutsu that he is famous for "himself", but in fact he has never practiced in this world. He just mentioned it casually, but he didn't expect [Konohamaru] to take it seriously and started practicing hard secretly.
The "actual" effectiveness of this technique has been verified by one person - Konohamaru's tutor, Ebisu! During a certain special training, Konohamaru suddenly used this move, and the effect was outstanding. It caused a serious teacher Ebisu to have a nosebleed and was petrified on the spot, which left a very deep impression on Konohamaru.
It also made Konohamaru's education more stringent after Ebisu.
At this moment, Konohamaru once again mustered up the courage to charge at Naruto, and his hands had already begun to Hand Seals quickly during the sprint! He shouted with an expression on his face that was a mixture of determination and anticipation.
"Watch the move, brother Naruto! This is the ultimate ninjutsu that even teacher Ebisu can't resist!"
"Ninpo·Sexy Jutsu!"
A burst of white smoke exploded instantly, completely covering the figure of Konohamaru!