Naruto returned to the apartment and Good and Evil Perception spread out silently.
The two ANBU who were responsible for monitoring him were still at their old positions, and there was no sign that the apartment had been disturbed.
He took off his windbreaker and hung it on the hook behind the door, put on his home clothes, then stood by the window and opened the curtains a crack.
At the same time
In Hokage Building's office, Hiruzen Sarutobi stood in front of the window, slowly blowing out a puff of white smoke into the dark night sky outside the window.
In the shadows on the other side of the office, a tall figure was leaning against a bookshelf filled with scrolls.
His long white hair reaches his waist, and he wears a Forehead Protector with oil characters printed on his forehead. His whole person exudes a dissolute aura between a wanderer and a hermit.
"That child, what do you think, Jiraiya."
Jiraiya slowly walked out from the shadow of the bookshelf, folded his hands on his chest, and put away the usual cynical expression on his face.
"It's very similar to Minato, not only in appearance, but also in the way he walks, the tone of his voice, and the decisiveness in making decisions."
"Minato was like this when he was his age. He seemed more innocent than anyone else, but every step he took was carefully calculated."
"This kid is more energetic and calm than Minato."
"He knows what he wants."
Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded and looked at his blurred reflection on the window glass. "The people over at Danzo have negotiated with me more than once, requesting to increase the monitoring level of Naruto."
"He has always regarded Nine-Tails Jinchuriki as Konoha's strategic weapon and believes that Naruto should be under stricter control at Root."
"But Naruto just stood in front of me and said personally that he wanted to be recognized by everyone and become the Hokage who protects Konoha."
"Minato left him Rasengan, Chakra's advanced applications in the seal, and even the last words a father wanted to say to his child."
"I'm going to let you take him to practice for a while."
Hiruzen Sarutobi Turn around.
Jiraiya Be quiet for a while.
He remembered the news he occasionally got from the Konoha intelligence network when he was traveling around Fire Country. Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Ninja Academy had been living alone in an apartment for six consecutive years.
"That's fine. I originally planned to visit him after a while. Since you asked me, old man, let's go ahead."
Jiraiya walked to the office door and turned his head before pushing the door open. "But old man, don't expect me to take over your shift."
"Hokage This position is not suitable for me. I am more suitable to be a free and easy writer."
Before Hiruzen Sarutobi could speak, Jiraiya opened the door, and his tall figure dodged out with an agility that was extremely inappropriate for his age.
A sentence floated back from afar. "I'm going to walk around the streets to pick up some materials..."
Then he quickly walked away, leaving Hiruzen Sarutobi standing alone in the office, looking at the door that was still shaking slightly, and was silent for a long time.
He intentionally passed Hokage Position to Jiraiya.
Looking at the entire Konoha, among the current Jōnin, only Jiraiya and Tsunade are capable of shouldering the heavy burden of Hokage. However, Tsunade has been drifting away for many years without any news, and Jiraiya is unwilling to take this position.
Kakashi does have the qualifications, but he is still young and needs time to build up his strength and qualifications.
Asuma and Kai are excellent team leaders Jōnin, but they are still far from the overall quality of Hokage.
The entire Konoha was severely damaged after Third Shinobi World War, and there was an obvious gap in the talent pool, and this gap has not been completely filled until now.
"Little Naruto, grow up quickly!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi said to himself, turned around and faced the window again.
He slowly blew out a puff of smoke toward the window.
"ANBU!"
A ANBU wearing a cat face mask appeared silently in the center of the office, kneeling on one knee with his right hand clenched on the ground.
"Lord Hokage."
"Go to the archives and get these two scrolls."
Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly wrote two names of Formula on a note with a brush, then picked up a square scroll box from the table specially used to hold the Hokage warrant, and handed the note over:
"After packaging is completed, it will be delivered directly to the apartment of Naruto. It will be handed over to me at the door of the apartment. No face-to-face presentation or signature is required."
"Send it over tonight."
"It's Lord Hokage..."
ANBU took the scroll box with both hands, took two steps back, and disappeared into the office like smoke blown away by the wind.
Naruto is not aware of the conversation between Third Hokage and Jiraiya in Hokage Office.
After returning to the apartment, he first took a shower, put on clean home clothes, then sat cross-legged on the bed and started practicing Chakra.
Although my Chakra amount has far exceeded that of ordinary ninjas due to the dual blessing of Uzumaki bloodline and Nine-Tails, but Chakra is like a deposit that no one can think of too much.
However, Naruto has not practiced for too long. The essence of Chakra is to extract energy from cells. Moderate practice is beneficial to improving the extraction efficiency and reserve limit, but excessive practice will damage the body.
He had attempted suicide once in his previous life, but in this life he was more sensitive to controlling his emotions than anyone else.
About an hour later, Naruto opened his eyes and slowly exhaled a breath of thick air.
At this moment, a figure was perceived to be approaching quickly, very fast, and Good and Evil Perception sensed that the other party did not carry any hostility.
Naruto The corners of his mouth curved slightly.
As expected
A moment later, there was a knock on the apartment door.
Naruto opened the door, and ANBU wearing a cat mask stood at the door and took out a scroll box.
He did not enter the room, or even take another look inside the door. He just handed the scroll box to Naruto, and said in a calm and crisp voice, "Naruto Uzumaki, this is what Master Third Hokage entrusted to you."
"Thank you!"
Naruto thanked him and took the scroll box.
ANBU completed the delivery of the direct command of Hokage without any unnecessary communication. The outline of the whole person shook slightly in place, and then disappeared silently into the corridor like a shadow blown away by the wind.
After closing the door, Naruto placed the scroll box on the table and opened it.
There are two tied Ninjutsu scrolls in the box.
Naruto took apart the seal and unfolded the first scroll.
"B-rank Ninjutsu, Wind Release·Vacuum Blade."
Naruto Look down line by line.
The core of this Ninjutsu is to condense Wind-Nature Chakra on the blade surface of Kunai, using the cutting characteristics of Wind Release to form a layer of sharp Chakra blade.
The principle is not complicated, but the shaping accuracy of Chakra is extremely high. Wind Release Chakra must form a uniform and continuous high-speed vibration layer on the Kunai metal surface. Any uneven density will cause the cutting edge to crack.
This move looks really powerful. It turns an ordinary Kunai into a cutting weapon that can tear apart armor. It can directly destroy the opponent's defensive tools in melee combat.
But Naruto just shook his head slightly after reading it all.
Expectations should not be too high.
In the final analysis, the upper limit of Vacuum Blade is to add a layer of Wind Release enchantment to Kunai, which is not at the same level as the later Chidori Blade's lightning attribute qualitative change that can cut off Lightning Release.
But it is enough as a transitional means.
Naruto Put down the first scroll and open the second one.
This time his eyebrows raised slightly.
"A-rank Ninjutsu, Shadow Clone Shuriken."