Shamate Trio

After hearing what Uzumaki Chenhao had just said, Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki smiled and nodded. Then, after saying goodbye to Uzumaki Chenhao, the two of them left.

"In a few days? Judging by the timing, that should be after the Genin exam! I still don't know whether I can change reality. If I can, I truly don't want the two of them to die at the hands of the Nine-Tails!"

At that moment, Uzumaki Chenhao stood at his front door, watching the couple's retreating backs as he silently thought to himself.

Just as they had said, in a few days, the protagonist of the Original Story, Naruto Uzumaki, would be born. That was also the day the Mysterious Masked Man completely released the Nine-Tails. The Nine-Tails would attack Konoha that night, and the Fourth Hokage and his wife would die at its hands that day as well.

"Forget it, I shouldn't think about this anymore! If this is truly a fact, then I really have no way to change anything! I haven't gone out to buy things in days, so I should go take a look! There's almost no food left at home anyway, so I'll pick up some supplies. Maybe in a few days, I'll be living with Little Naruto!"

At that moment, Uzumaki Chenhao silently watched the pedestrians walking back and forth along the street.

With that, Uzumaki Chenhao walked out of the courtyard and onto the street. At that moment, he saw countless people coming and going.

"I haven't come out in the morning in a long time. I didn't expect it to be just as bustling as at night!" Uzumaki Chenhao said with a smile as he watched the passersby.

"Yo, isn't that Haohao, the little brat we used to bully all the time?"

"Looks like it. His aunt always called him that. He sounds so, so tiny, hahaha!"

At that moment, several voices suddenly sounded behind Uzumaki Chenhao. From their tones alone, he could tell they were mocking him.

When Uzumaki Chenhao heard people talking badly about him behind his back, he slowly turned around and saw that they were three little brats. They all had childish, edgy Shamate hairstyles.

"I didn't expect so many people to come looking for trouble today! Here come a few more idiots who aren't afraid of dying. If I don't teach you a lesson, you'll really think I'm easy to bully!" At that moment, Uzumaki Chenhao heard that all-too-familiar voice.

"Ding! Detected the host's archenemies coming to cause trouble."

"Mission issued: Defeat them without using ninjutsu until they doubt their lives! Reward for completion: 1,000 Gold Coins and an Orange-grade weapon!"

Orange-grade weapons were the lowest grade, but they were still several times better than shuriken and kunai.

Weapons could roughly be ranked from weakest to strongest: orange, white, gold, silver, red, black.

After hearing the mission details, Uzumaki Chenhao smiled faintly. Then he said to the three little brats, "Listen up, you three. From now on, you won't be bullying me anymore. Only I get to bully you. If you know what's good for you, become my lackeys. I'll make sure you eat and drink well, and guarantee that you'll make a name for yourselves in Konoha!"

The three children were stunned after hearing what Uzumaki Chenhao had just said. They even thought they had misheard him.

But three or four seconds later, they burst into laughter. They had never expected someone they had bullied for over a year to say something like that—right to their faces.