The Hokage Building.
"Lord Hokage, I heard you wanted to see me?"
Shinichi ignored the guards trying to stop him outside and kicked his way in with a classic Heavenly Foot of Pain.
He had used a little too much force, though, accidentally shattering the door to the Third Hokage's office.
Looking at the debris strewn across the floor, the Third Hokage's eye twitched. How could he not see that Shinichi was trying to put him in his place?
Yet he could not lose his temper. He could only swallow his anger!
"Shinichi, you're here."
The Third Hokage kept his expression composed, even putting on a hypocritically kindly smile.
"Just get to the point, Lord Hokage."
Shinichi sat down in front of him with a grin and brazenly propped his feet on the desk. "You know we're not exactly on good terms. There's no point in putting on that fake act!"
Damn it!
Didn't this little brat know how to at least pretend to be civil?
Couldn't he see that I, the Hokage himself, was greeting him with a smile? How could he still have the heart to slap me in the face like this?
"Shinichi, I hear Tsunade and Jiraiya have been quite close to you lately..."
The Third Hokage forced a smile, suppressing the urge to curse him out.
"That's right!"
Shinichi beamed. "What can I say? I'm likable, and everyone wants to be my friend. Lord Hokage, no offense, but you're good at everything except being a decent person. No wonder you don't have any friends."
The Third Hokage suddenly felt a tightness in his chest.
Would it kill this brat not to humiliate people?
Couldn't they have one pleasant conversation?
"Ahem!"
The Third Hokage tried to hide his embarrassment with a cough.
Shinichi's barrage, however, did