Before they knew it, a month had passed since the second Chūnin Exam. Today was the day of the third exam.
"Brother, do you really want me to dress like this?" Naruto fiddled with his clothes, feeling a little embarrassed.
"Of course. You look exactly like your father." Fengbo Dengxuan looked at Naruto gently. A month ago, Fengbo had begun growing Naruto's hair out and had ordered a Hokage robe for him. He had also removed the whisker marks from his face and left off his forehead protector. His hair was tied up behind his head like Shikamaru's. Aside from his face resembling Kushina's rather than Minato's, everything else was a replica of Minato.
Fengbo Dengxuan looked at Naruto with tears in his eyes. Patting Naruto on the shoulder, he said, "Naruto, let's go. Today, let everyone in Konoha know what your life has been like."
"Hey, is that redhead Lord Fengbo Dengxuan?" On their way to the exam venue, Fengbo Dengxuan and Naruto heard the villagers whispering around them.
"Look, isn't that kid beside Lord Fox?"
Another person quietly joined the conversation.
"Yeah, how could Fengbo Dengxuan get along with that fox?" A villager gathered the others around him.
Fengbo Dengxuan paid them no mind and continued walking.
"Ah, look. What does 'Namikaze Naruto' written on that demon fox brat's back mean? Did Lord Dengxuan give him that name? Why would Lord Dengxuan do that?"
"So Lord Dengxuan can give the fox a hero's surname?"
The villagers around them also murmured among themselves.
At that moment, a bold villager stepped forward and blocked Fengbo Dengxuan's path.
"Lord Dengxuan, why would you give the demon fox Fengbo a hero's surname? Even if he is the Fourth Hokage's son, he cannot be treated like this. Have you thought of your