Danzo's heart jolted when he heard the Third Hokage's words.
Of course he remembered what Itachi had said before leaving on the night of the Uchiha Clan Massacre.
"Don't even think about going after Sasuke. Otherwise, I'll reveal all of Konoha's secrets to the enemy villages."
"Hiruzen, what are you talking about? I—I just wanted to invite Lin Fan to visit Root. What does that have to do with Itachi and Sasuke?"
Danzo replied awkwardly.
"Don't take me for a fool. Lin Fan revealed his Three-Tomoe Sharingan during his bell test battle with Kakashi.
"So don't play dumb and tell me you don't know that Lin Fan is another survivor of the Uchiha Clan, Itachi's cousin!
"I turned a blind eye to what you did after that night. So much time has passed, and I don't want to investigate it any further.
"But if something happens to Lin Fan in the village and Itachi is provoked, the two of us will become criminals in Konoha's eyes.
"We'll be too ashamed to face the First and Second in the afterlife."
The Third Hokage spoke with righteous indignation.
Then two guards who had come with the Third Hokage escorted Danzo away.
Although Lin Fan hadn't been hurt at all, the Third Hokage still decided to put Danzo under house arrest for a few days to clear his head.
"Hiruzen, you may have protected Lin Fan today, but if he learns the truth about the Uchiha Clan's massacre and becomes an enemy of Konoha, you'll still be a criminal in the village."
Danzo said quietly as he left.
Early the next morning, Kakashi was discharged after making a full recovery.
After that, Team 7 started taking on simple missions.
Weeding, fertilizing, walking dogs, and milking cows—the missions were ordinary and routine.
But Lin Fan didn't find them boring at all.
That was because Team 8 and Team 7 sometimes had overlapping missions.
Whenever the two teams worked together on the same task, he could grow closer to Hinata.
Like the mission where they had to milk a young cow together.
Lin Fan did the milking while Hinata held the bucket. The two worked together in perfect harmony.
Not a drop of milk spilled outside the bucket.
Meanwhile, Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke had a very different experience.
Naruto could never get the right amount of pressure when milking, making the young cow wince in pain.
As a result, he kept spraying Sakura and Sasuke, who were holding the bucket, in the face with white liquid.
And when he returned home each day after finishing his missions, Lin Fan still didn't rest.
He spent every night in his alternate dimension studying the Legacy Scrolls left behind by the First and Second.
By now, Lin Fan had mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique created by the Second.
However, the technique had only reached its full potential in the hands of Minato, the Fourth Hokage.
So he was still developing advanced moves like Flying Thunder God: Second Step and Spiral Flash Super Round Dance Howl Style Three.
As for the First's Wood Release Jutsu, all Lin Fan could do for now was use Wood Style for a bit of landscaping.
The main problem was the enormous gap between his chakra reserves and Hashirama's.
To reach Hashirama's level and conquer the world, Lin Fan would need several times more chakra.
But there was no need to rush.
After all, he knew the system would never let him down.
Before he knew it, another three days had passed.
"Unit One, Unit One, this is Unit Seven. The three members of Team 7 have reached the designated location!"
"Okay, move out!"
Naruto quickly pounced like a hungry tiger and caught the brown cat.
"Unit One, Unit One, Unit Seven has completed the mission to capture Tora!"
"Okay, Team 7 has successfully completed the mission. Great victory!"
Inside the Hokage Building office.
The Third Hokage leisurely puffed on his pipe as he looked over the mission list in his hand.
"Let's see. Team 7's next mission is to look after Lord Lao Zhong's children, run an errand in the neighboring village, or help dig up sweet potatoes."
"No! I'm sick of these low-level missions. I want to take on something more difficult!"
Naruto put on a long face and shook his head repeatedly.
"Ugh..."
The Third Hokage slowly blew out a smoke ring, looking hesitant.
"Hmph! Grandpa Third, if you don't give us a harder mission, I'll use Sexy Technique in front of everyone and make your nose bleed. You'll be so embarrassed!"
Naruto smirked and lightly raised his fist.
"Uh, this mission does seem pretty suitable. Should I give it to Team 7 or not?"
The Third Hokage held the mission list up to cover his entire face.
He looked at Naruto with eager anticipation.
"Hmph, Grandpa Third, since you're playing dirty, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Naruto's face turned pale as he brought his hands together, ready to form the first hand sign.
"Heh, Transformation!"
Poof!
A cloud of white smoke slowly spread.
A stunning figure in a pink bikini appeared in the middle of the office.
She had long legs and the air of a mature beauty.
Her two enormous breasts swayed back and forth, drawing particular attention.
The Third Hokage quickly lowered the mission list, his face instantly lighting up with a brilliant smile.
That was it—that was the feeling. Absolutely thrilling.
Naruto really was a genius at coming up with new things.
But soon the smoke had completely cleared.
A wrinkled old woman's face, her eyes narrowed, suddenly appeared before everyone.
Shock!
Stiffness!
Petrification!
The Third Hokage's pupils immediately shrank.
Damn it.
This person...
Was actually Utatane Koharu, his fellow member of the Konoha F4?
He felt as if he were about to go blind.
A Ferrari body with a tractor's head?
I'd nearly taken my pants off, and this was what I got to see?
"Big Brother Hiruzen, do you like seeing me dressed like this?"
Naruto then twisted the knife by speaking in his original voice.
Clang!
At the sound of Utatane Koharu's real voice, the Third Hokage's scalp went numb and his eyes rolled back.
Waves of sour bile surged up from his stomach.
The pipe in his mouth dropped straight to the floor.
Seeing the Third Hokage in such a sorry state, Lin Fan couldn't help feeling delighted.
Naruto had only done it because Lin Fan had told him to.
The last time Lin Fan fought three Root members by himself, he'd used up a lot of chakra.
And that old man hadn't even bothered to send anyone to help him.
He must have been using that Crystal Ball to watch something inappropriate for children again.
You never care about the village's budding flowers, but you're always out picking wild ones.
And now you still expect to see a Sexy Technique with all its parts intact?
Keep dreaming.
Lin Fan figured that if he ever ran into a powerful enemy in the village and Hiruzen Sarutobi left him to die again, he'd put on some black stockings, transform into Madara, and dance in front of the Third Hokage.
Then he'd ask, "Do you want to dance too?"
That would give him nightmares every night.
Poof!!!
"Hehe, Grandpa Third, how was that? If you don't give our team a harder mission, I'll transform one more time right here!"
Naruto dispelled Sexy Technique, narrowed his eyes, and laughed loudly.
"Ahem, my little troublemaker, don't transform again. I give up, all right?
"Fine, then I'll give you a C-rank mission. Team 7, you're going to protect someone."
The Third Hokage rubbed his eyes and spoke with a pained expression.