The Future Father-in-Law Makes His Entrance

Chiye Jun dashed toward his new home after going downstairs.

Beside a quiet path blooming with flowers stood a Japanese-style courtyard house with a lawn.

It was antique and elegant, quite sizable, and brimming with an imposing air.

It was practically a grand estate!

"Wow! This is my new home!? ...Huh, why is someone here?"

At that moment.

A man dressed in a white kimono stepped out of the estate.

On his eternally unchanged iceberg face sat a pair of cataract-white eyes.

Holy crap!

It was Hinata's dad!

"This is the Hyuga clan's compound..."

Out of courtesy, Chiye Jun greeted his "future father-in-law."

But Hiashi carried the Hyuga clan's aloofness to the extreme. He merely swept Chiye Jun with a cold glance before leaving.

Right beside the main estate was a charming little courtyard containing a two-story wooden house.

"This is my actual home."

Though it was not particularly large by Konoha Village standards, it was far better than his old house.

And in his previous life, this would have been a villa worth several million!

Chiye Jun quickly cheered up and ran inside.

The first floor contained the living room, dining room, and kitchen, while the second floor had three bedrooms.

He had taken half a day off to move in and furnished the new house into a cozy, relaxing home.

The living room had high-end leather sofas, a pure handmade camel-hair rug, several uniquely crafted solid-wood pieces, and colorful throw pillows arranged in just the right places.

The kitchen's integrated cabinets and assorted cookware were absolutely top-notch!

Even the homes of the daimyos of several countries did not have such modern facilities.

Of course, everything had been looted from the Universal Space.

He had worried before whether constantly pulling awesome items out of "Doraemon" would make others suspicious.

Then he remembered:

Products of the system were flawless, complete with their own genjutsu to deceive the heavens and conceal the truth...

The south side of the living room had floor-to-ceiling windows. Sunlight streamed through them, making the room bright and warm.

Through the glass, he could see the lush garden in the backyard.

A swimming pool had been built there. When the breeze passed over it, the water shimmered with rippling light.

The Third Hokage stood frozen in place as if struck by lightning.

He even wanted to move the Hokage office here...

This warm atmosphere was even more appealing to children living alone.

Because.

This place felt like home...

Several more days passed.

At night.

The conference room in the Hokage Building.

A massive Konoha emblem was engraved on the walls.

Three old men and one old woman sat cross-legged around a wooden table.

They were Hiruzen Sarutobi;

Konoha's advisors, Homura Mitokado and Koharu Utatane;

And Root's leader, Danzo Shimura.

Though the four held different responsibilities, whenever they gathered, they formed a special force—the Konoha Elder Council!

Any major event in the village had to be discussed and decided by the Elder Council.

At that moment, all four wore grave expressions.

Danzo formally pressured the Third Hokage.

"Having Naruto alone as a jinchuriki is already frightening enough. And now there's another kid who can form hand seals at high speed, with the Dead Bone Pulse no less. His unpredictability is several levels higher than Naruto's!"

Danzo said uneasily.

"And what do you mean?" Hiruzen Sarutobi took a puff of smoke and asked casually.

"I am worried he will pose a threat to Konoha Village. Therefore, I suggest expelling him from the village!"

"Expel him? Heh. Didn't you already send people after him without telling us?" the Third Hokage sneered.

Danzo was left speechless by the retort.

So he looked toward the other two advisors.

"Ahem, we have investigated in secret. That little fellow named Chiye Jun has an upright character, a simple background, and impeccable roots."

"Yes. We should not be suppressing him now; we should be doing everything possible to keep him... Yet you actually sent people to assassinate him!"

Koharu and Homura shook their heads.

Danzo had nothing to say...

At that moment, he had no idea that the socially adept Chiye Jun had long since bribed the two elders in advance...

"Then it is settled. Chiye Jun poses no threat to Konoha, and I hope certain people will stop targeting my disciple!"

The Third Hokage spoke sternly, emphasizing the words "my disciple"!

It was a warning to Danzo.

Danzo could only give up and storm out of the building in anger.

Once he left, the two old men took out several manga volumes and began reading happily.

The old woman, meanwhile, took out some pickled plums Chiye Jun had personally made...

For the next month or so, Chiye Jun was no longer disturbed.

His days were peaceful and uneventful.

Three days later, the graduation exam would be held. The original plot was finally about to begin!

Once he passed the exam, Chiye Jun would officially become a Konoha ninja.

That would bring him one step closer to his goal of becoming Hokage and unifying the ninja world.

But as far as he was concerned, the exam was nothing to worry about.

Meanwhile, Naruto had become addicted to painting Hokage Rock and was being chased by ninja...

The next day.

Inside the classroom.

"Today is the review test for the Transformation Technique. Tomorrow will be the official exam. Even those who have already passed, step forward!"

The students lined up in a row, waiting for Iruka's assessment.

Ino no longer stood beside Sasuke. Instead, she came to Chiye Jun's side, brimming with enthusiasm.

"What a troublesome woman..." Shikamaru said lazily.

"Mm..." Choji munched on potato chips.

Hinata, meanwhile, shyly looked at Chiye Jun as though he were her emotional pillar.

Chiye Jun crossed his thumb and index finger to make a heart, then blew it toward her.

Hinata immediately fainted...

Naruto hung his head low, his face full of dejection.

Then Chiye Jun looked at the Exploding Heaven Gang members and could not help sighing softly.

Once you become ninja, what awaits you will be bloodshed and sacrifice. You will never again experience the innocence of school...

Chiye Jun loved beautiful things.

Though he would not deliberately alter the plot, perhaps the fates of certain characters could be brought back from the brink in his hands;

Some minor details that would not affect the direction of the plot could also be adjusted a little;

And he would make up for certain regrettable storylines...

As for some villains so hateful they made people grit their teeth, Chiye Jun would never show mercy!

He wanted to have a good time and personally teach those guys a lesson.

Just then!

The system seemed to see through his thoughts and issued a plot check-in mission.

[Ding! Please have Sasuke and Naruto kiss in advance.]

According to the original story, this scene happened during the post-graduation briefing.

Since the mission had been issued, it meant that such a harmless adjustment to the timeline would not cause the world to collapse.

Chiye Jun readily accepted the mission.

It was just...

How could he smoothly make those two kiss?

While he was pondering it, Naruto used the Sexy Technique and immediately made Iruka's nosebleed gush.

Amid everyone's laughter, Naruto was declared unqualified and was kept after school to clean Hokage Rock.

"Alright, tomorrow's exam will be on the Clone Technique!" Iruka cleared his throat and said.

"No way, they're actually testing the ninjutsu I'm worst at?" Naruto scratched his head gloomily.

Sasuke mocked, "Idiot, what ninjutsu are you good at?"

Upon hearing that, Naruto jumped onto his desk, his eyes wide as he cursed furiously.

"Stupid Sasuke! What are you acting so smug for!"

"Super idiot!" Sasuke glared back at him without backing down.

The opportunity had arrived!

Then, faster than lightning, Chiye Jun ran behind Naruto and deliberately bumped into him!

Thus, the classic scene from the original story played out ahead of schedule!

Though the sight was eye-searing and made Chiye Jun's stomach churn, the mission was finally complete.

What would the reward be this time?