Don't even think about the pension

Fei Shi had been living quite peacefully these past few days.

Since Hiashi Hyuga had sent his daughter over, Fei Shi didn't refuse, even though it was earlier than the time he had originally set.

Consequently, Naruto had been behaving himself a bit more in front of the girl.

Tch!

To think a three-year-old kid already knew how to restrain himself in front of a girl.

But remembering that they were a couple in the original Naruto series, he felt a pang of jealousy.

No! Absolutely not! I can't keep rotting away like this; I need to find a girlfriend, or I'll turn into a bitter lemon.

You'll be the one, Yugao Uzuki.

She was a female character he quite liked.

Long purple hair, straight—not bad at all.

"Why! Ow~ training, I don't want to, I don't want to."

"Naruto! Behave! It's just making you run every day."

"Twenty laps around your courtyard, twice a day, morning and afternoon! You call that just running?! I'm still a child, Big Brother Fei Shi, have mercy on me."

"That's just to improve your stamina; I didn't even set a time limit, you can finish it even if you jog slowly."

Fei Shi shook his head, refusing.

"Damn it! That means we won't have any time to play."

Naruto was in despair, feeling as though his life had turned gray.

"Didn't you say you wanted to become as strong as me and then fight me for the position of Hokage? How are you giving up before you've even started?"

Little Naruto's face turned bright red with anger, and he roared:

"A man can never say he can't!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya, who were talking next door, spat out the wine they were drinking.

At this moment, they wished they could tear Fei Shi into pieces. Listen to that, just listen—is that something a three-year-old should be saying? It must be Fei Shi who corrupted him.

On the other side, Shisui and Itachi, who were resting under a tree, had their mouths twitching uncontrollably, lamenting in their hearts that such a good kid had been led astray.

Itachi even wondered if handing Sasuke over to his master had been the wrong decision.

That's right!

Master.

After training under him for half a year, Itachi had asked to become his apprentice; it was likely that Fugaku had told him to do so.

Fei Shi hadn't refused, as it suited his own interests, even though he hadn't originally planned on taking him as a disciple.

"You! You brat, you don't learn the good things I teach, only remembering the bad."

"Hmph! Who told you to spout nonsense every day? It's hard not to remember it."

"Na! Ru! To!"

Thwack!

"Ah!"

"Tch! Serves you right! Hahaha!"

Sasuke gloated, mocking him directly.

"Damn it! Sasuke!"

Fei Shi felt a headache coming on; could these two ancestors ever just be quiet?

"Shut up, all of you! Sasuke, Naruto, Hinata! From today on, you are my disciples, and you must help one another. You can mess around, but if anyone gets genuinely angry and starts a real fight, you're expelled from the sect. You will also be comrades; you must never betray each other, or you're expelled. Under any circumstances, put your comrades first. Abandon your comrades, and you're expelled. Do you understand?"

"Understood!"

"Understood."

"Un, understood."

Fei Shi looked at the three of them and nodded with satisfaction.

"Then start running. No food until you finish. Once you're done, I'll cook for you myself."

Gulp.

Gulp.

Gulp!

The three of them looked at Hinata.

Hinata's face turned red instantly.

None of the three had expected such a big reaction from Hinata, and both Sasuke and Naruto secretly swallowed their saliva. After all, they had eaten his cooking before—it was too delicious. They hadn't expected Hinata to react so strongly.

"Little Hinata, if you finish your run, I'll make you whatever you want to eat. How about that?"

Then... then Hinata fainted.

Sasuke: "..."

Naruto: "..."

Fei Shi: "What are you looking at! Get running! Otherwise, no food for you!"

Half a year later, Konoha Village.

Days passed just like that, and he had even successfully pursued Yugao Uzuki, who had just graduated from the Ninja Academy, getting exactly what he wanted.

As for how he pursued her, he simply sent a Shadow Clone to become her jonin instructor, and through slow, steady contact, he managed to win her over.

He couldn't help but sigh; children in the ninja world were truly precocious, understanding love and such things while still in their teens.

The three little ones had also become his disciples and were trained by him every single day, doing nothing but running. He focused on building their stamina; as for other types of training, it wouldn't be too late to teach them after they enrolled in the academy.

"Fei Shi."

Hm?

Third Hokage?

"What is it, Senior? What brings you to visit me?"

A week after receiving the book from Fei Shi, Hiruzen Sarutobi had begun implementing new policies. At the same time, he had the words "Prosperity, Democracy, Civility, Harmony, Freedom, Equality, Justice, Rule of Law, Patriotism, Dedication, Integrity, and Friendliness" carved into stone at the Ninja Academy.

The clans that had previously been somewhat dissatisfied with Hiruzen Sarutobi began to support him once again.

So, shouldn't Hiruzen Sarutobi be in the Hokage's office right now? Why had he come to see him?

"Hahahaha, there is a matter that requires your assistance."

"What matter?"

"Your new crops. After I saw the book you produced, I guessed you must have a plan for them, and that's how I discovered these new grains you've developed."

"What, is Konoha running short on food?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke slowly:

"No, it is to make these crops common throughout Konoha, so that those who farm will grow your grains, vegetables, and fruits. I came here to ask you for the seeds."

"And what about the money? You don't think you're just going to get them for free, do you? Let me tell you, there's no way."

"Hey, hey, don't be like that."

"No way!"

"Fine, I'll go find Tsunade. I expect she will show some filial piety to her teacher."

Fei Shi: "..."

You old geezer! Once I take the seat of Hokage, I'm cutting off your pension.

Argh!

Shameless!

Fei Shi didn't even know what to say; what an old thief.

"Naruto!"

"What is it, Brother Fei Shi?"

"I told you to run properly, so what are you doing? Huh?"

"Ah!"

"Ah!"

"Ah!"

"How did that idiot manage to provoke the teacher again?"

"I... I don't know."

"Uh..."

Not expecting Hinata to answer his self-muttering, Sasuke felt a wave of awkwardness and didn't know how to respond to her.

"You two, hurry up and run! Naruto! You keep up too! Stop dawdling."

"Ah! One day, I'm going to return all of this to you exactly as it is!"

Naruto was furious.

"Heh heh, I'll be waiting. For now, you'd better think about how to survive the training I have in store for you."

"Awoo~"

"Hahahaha."

Hmm, time to go and meet the Nine-Tails.

Improving the relationship between Naruto and the Nine-Tails was not difficult for Fei Shi at all.