Sakura and Ino

Outside.

The ANBU Captain in charge of surveillance gave a few instructions to the other team members, then began writing today's surveillance report.

Once he finished, the ANBU Captain went to the Hokage's Office, submitted the day's report to the Hokage, then left and returned to continue monitoring Naruto.

These were routine reports, written and submitted almost every day.

Hokage's Office.

The Third Hokage puffed on his pipe as he casually flipped through today's surveillance report. After reading them for so many years, he was getting a little sick of them.

But Naruto's purchase of Hair Dye did make him curious. "Is that kid planning to dye his hair?"

The Third Hokage muttered to himself, then took out the Surveillance Crystal Ball and prepared to use the Telescope Technique to observe Naruto.

As Chakra surged, Naruto's figure gradually appeared within the crystal ball, revealing Naruto sitting cross-legged and the general situation around him.

"Is he training in Chakra extraction? He's finally showing a little ambition."

The Third Hokage nodded as he watched the scene in the crystal ball, but when he noticed the patch of black hair on Naruto's head, he shook his head again.

"He really is a child, playing around with hair dye." The Third Hokage looked speechlessly at Naruto's hair, then at the Hair Dye in the room, feeling that Naruto truly was just a child.

"Forget it. He'll be graduating from the school soon. I'll send someone to properly teach him then." The Third Hokage closed the crystal ball and stopped paying attention to Naruto.

After the Third Hokage closed the crystal ball, Naruto, who was sitting cross-legged at home far away, suddenly opened his eyes.

Taking a deep breath, Naruto felt joy rise in his heart. He had clearly sensed a feeling of being watched just now, a sensation he had never been able to detect before.

But after obtaining five drops of Saiyan Blood, he had gained this ability. He had even clearly sensed the moment that watchful presence disappeared, which finally convinced Naruto of the extraordinary nature of Saiyan Blood.

But there was one question that puzzled Naruto: how did Saiyan Blood improve? What level did he need to reach before becoming a true Saiyan?

For example, in Dragon Ball, Goku was a pure Saiyan. Every drop of blood in his body was Saiyan blood. If that was the case, Naruto would need far too much blood to reach that level.

"No, it definitely won't require that much blood. I can feel how extraordinary my Saiyan Blood is. Maybe I'll only need a small amount."

Naruto muttered to himself as he opened the Saiyan Shop and examined the locked functions.

He had no idea what these functions did. Even their names were locked, and he could not see anything, making Naruto frown and grow very curious about their uses.

"Forget it. I'll continue trying to refine Qi. With Qi, I can train in more abilities, like the Flight Technique."

Naruto thought of the Flight Technique that allowed one to fly through the sky, and anticipation filled his eyes. Its usefulness would absolutely surpass the flying ninjas of the Naruto World. It was an incredibly powerful flight ability.

If he could successfully learn it, he would undergo a qualitative leap. With that in mind, he closed his eyes and once again immersed himself in refining Qi.

The next morning, sunlight shone across the land, bringing vigorous life to all things.

Naruto got up early. After getting dressed, he stepped out of his home.

The instant he left his house, he easily sensed four watchful gazes. They were clearly from ANBU surveillance.

Ignoring the ANBU's monitoring, Naruto kept walking, moving forward step by step beneath the morning sunlight and gentle breeze.

Not long after.

Naruto arrived at the entrance of the Ninja Academy and watched the students entering the school, secretly frowning.

He had encountered many people along the way, but there had been no Experience Orbs around any of them. This made Naruto somewhat worried about gaining Experience Points.

Thud, thud, thud, thud, thud!

Heavy footsteps came from behind him. Naruto turned around and found Sakura and Ino briskly walking side by side.

Neither of them gave way as they marched along, shoving each other as if they were two wild little horses refusing to yield.

Naruto's eyes lit up when he saw them, because blue Experience Orbs surrounded both of them. One was larger, while the other was smaller.

Ino's Experience Orb was much smaller by comparison, but Sakura's was different. Her Experience Orb was actually about the same size as Hinata's, even slightly larger than the Nine-Tails'.

This result greatly surprised Naruto and further confirmed his suspicions.

In the Naruto anime, Sasuke, Sakura, and Hinata were all very important plot characters, while Ino was slightly less prominent in comparison.

Seen this way, it made perfect sense for Ino's Experience Orb to be smaller. Naruto now more or less understood and knew what he should do next.

"Naruto, move aside! Don't block the way!"

Sakura's loud voice rang out. Still competing with Ino, Sakura rushed over. Naruto's position seemed to obstruct her path just a little, so she immediately shouted at him.

[Experience Points +1]

Naruto frowned slightly at Sakura's words. Where he was standing was not really blocking the way; at most, it affected her a tiny bit. Yet Sakura had started yelling at him.

This made Naruto abandon his earlier plan to interact with them, his method of earning Experience Points. Instead, when Sakura and Ino approached, he suddenly stepped to the left.

Bang!

"Ah!"

Sakura landed hard on her butt, clutching her forehead as she glared angrily at Naruto. "Naruto, why did you block my way?"

[Experience Points +1]

"Is this your road? Do you have proof that you own it?" Naruto said directly.

"I..."

Sakura was speechless, completely shut down by Naruto's retort.

[Experience Points +1]

"See? You can't say anything, can you? Stop thinking only about yourself all the time. That's too selfish." Naruto continued, clearly intent on needling her.

"Hmph!"

Sakura was getting angry from his words, but she did not know how to refute him. She simply snorted and raised her head.

[Experience Points +1]

"What's the point of snorting? With that fiery personality of yours, you're far worse than Ino." As Naruto spoke, he glanced at Ino beside her.

"Naruto, thank you for the compliment." Ino said a little shyly, though she was very happy.

[Experience Points +1]

"Who says I'm worse than that Ino-pig? I'm much better than her!" Sakura shouted unwillingly.

[Experience Points +1]

"Nonsense! How could you, wide forehead, possibly compare to me?"

"Ino-pig!"

"Wide forehead!"

[Experience Points +1]

[Experience Points +1]

The endless Experience Points notifications made Naruto's eyes gleam. At the same time, he understood more ways to obtain Experience Points.

His mind raced as he considered how to gain Experience Points in the future.

"Hey, Naruto, did you dye your hair? You seem to have become more handsome," Ino suddenly said to Naruto.

[Experience Points +1]

"Handsome? He looks the same as before."

Sakura muttered angrily, though she felt that Naruto did seem more stylish after dyeing his hair.

[Experience Points +1]

Neither of them realized that because of his Saiyan Bloodline, Naruto's face had become a little more resolute, his features a little more sharply defined.