The Third Hokage's Usefulness Shows

The autumn air was crisp, and the sky stretched clear for miles.

The four of them left the training ground in high spirits.

They had successfully become Konoha genin.

The other young members of the Exploding Heaven Gang had also passed the assessment.

The ten of them agreed to get together whenever they had time.

After returning home,

Chiye Jun summoned the system and completed his sign-in.

[Ding! Congratulations, Host, for completing the mission. Reward: Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique]

Holy shit!

A ninjutsu developed by that old man, the Third Hokage!

Suddenly!

Jiraiya's voice seemed to surface in his mind:

"I think it'd be even more awesome if I threw all my shuriken out at once. Want to...?"

[Ding! Reward: Lightning Release: Thunder Blast]

Thunder Blast?

It fired sharp lightning spears from the mouth, sweeping lightning from near to far!

This seemed to be a technique unique to the Third Hokage in the Naruto mobile game!

But thinking about it, even self-created ninjutsu could be rewarded, so getting this was hardly surprising.

Everything rewarded today had been developed by the Third Hokage.

It was time to put him to use...

Afterward, Chiye Jun eagerly entered Universal Space.

He spent half a day upgrading Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique and Thunder Blast to god-tier.

What excited him the most was Thunder Blast.

Ratatat! Ratatat!

"It's fucking a Gatling gun spitting blue fire!"

At that moment,

the system's holographic panel appeared.

[Host: Chiye Jun]

[Age: 18]

[Chakra Attributes: Wind, Lightning, Fire, Water, Earth, Yin, Yang]

[Mastered Ninjutsu: Three Basic Techniques, Fireball Jutsu, Raikiri, Thunder Blast, Egg Ball, Earth-Style Wall, Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique (all above are god-tier), Intermediate Mystical Palm Technique, Beginner Corpse Fusion Technique, Skeleton Resurrection]

[Mastered Taijutsu: Dance of the Larch, Dance of the Camellia, Monster Strength, Body Flicker Technique]

[Mastered Genjutsu: None]

[Special Skills: Cooking, Tailoring]

[Summoning Beast: Black Cat Demon]

[Special Weapon: Kusanagi Sword]

[Special Physique: Dead Bone Pulse]

[Kekkei Genkai: Dead Bone Pulse]

[Chakra Amount:]

"I've already mastered Lightning, Fire, and Earth nature ninjutsu. When will I get Wind and Water...?"

After leaving the space, Chiye Jun lay on his bed.

Looking at the empty room, he fell into thought.

"Even though I have a villa in Konoha, it still feels lonely."

Then he sprang up from the bed.

Taking out a small notebook, he wrote down his newest goal:

Establish the Chiye Clan!

And develop it into one of Konoha's great clans!

"Too bad I don't have any money..."

The dream was full, but reality was skinny.

Ever since the villagers started avoiding him, the things he got from Doraemon had lost their market.

Chiye Jun could only rely on his meager pension.

How could he make a lot of money?

Very quickly!

He thought of someone:

A sleazy train guy with an explosive chrysanthemum haircut and sunglasses—Kado!

The president of a shipping company in the Land of Waves.

One of the few great tycoons in the Naruto world.

Back when he watched the anime, Chiye Jun had wanted to beat him up badly.

The guy was just too damn sleazy.

"Haha, when the time comes, I'll extort a huge sum from him and take all his wealth for myself... Not only will I build a mansion, I'll build a commercial street too..."

As he thought about it, he smiled blissfully.

"Still, those are all long-term goals. Right now, I should make some small money to spend, and help Naruto and Sasuke too..."

Whenever he thought of Naruto getting diarrhea from drinking expired milk, Chiye Jun felt a little heartbroken.

"But it's strange. Where did he get the money to buy paint?"

However, even if Chiye Jun had money in the future, he would not directly give it to Naruto.

He was not in the habit of handing out money. That would be too saintly.

But bringing his buddies along to make money was a different matter.

Very quickly!

He came up with a way to make money—common prosperity...

"Right! Besides making money, the urgent matter is to learn from the Third Hokage. That way, using Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique and Thunder Blast won't make him suspicious..."

The next day.

Hokage Building.

The Third Hokage said:

"Cough, cough. As your master, I really should teach you some ninjutsu. Let's learn Earth-Style Wall..."

Chiye Jun cut him off.

"Grandpa Hokage, do you have some kind of technique that throws countless shuriken with whoosh, whoosh? It looks so flashy!"

"Yes, yes, yes. Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique."

"Then do you have one that goes ratatat and fires lightning spears? It's so shocking!"

"Yes, yes, yes. Lightning Release: Thunder Blast."

"Alright, let's learn those two first..."

Chiye Jun understood that this was the limit of what the Third Hokage could teach him.

At least for now, he could not possibly teach him powerful techniques like the Dead Demon Consuming Seal or Three-Way Seal.

An hour later.

Chiye Jun had "skillfully" mastered both ninjutsu.

Hiruzen Sarutobi greatly praised his comprehension...

Night fell.

Konoha Village was brightly lit, prosperity and warmth intertwined.

Chiye Jun rarely came to Hokage Rock at night.

At this moment,

he sat shoulder to shoulder with Naruto, looking down over the village.

Ever since Mizuki had been stabbed to death, all kinds of contemptuous gazes had clung to him like maggots on a corpse.

Those gazes seemed to slowly devour him until not even his bones remained.

Naruto was the same, viewed by the villagers through colored glasses.

Chiye Jun suddenly thought of the resolute Rock Lee.

"Naruto, what makes a person strong isn't just power. You also need a heart tougher than steel!"

"Since we can't gain their recognition, then we'll stand at a height they can't even see!"

Naruto nodded, half understanding and half confused.

But soon, he grinned mischievously.

"Haha, the day after tomorrow is my birthday. What gift are you giving me? No one's ever given me anything before..."

His birthday?

Chiye Jun thought about it.

The day after tomorrow was October 10th—Naruto's birthday!

"What do you want?"

As long as he could provide it, Chiye Jun would not be stingy.

"I want a whole box of... milk that won't give me diarrhea." Naruto looked into the distance.

Hearing those words, Chiye Jun's eyes suddenly stung.

"Brother, don't worry! I'll give you something even better than milk!"

Naruto immediately beamed.

"What's better than milk? Tell me!"

"Hehe, it's a secret..."