Waking up from his meditation, Little Naruto looked at the strange old man who suddenly appeared and shook his head vigorously.
"Dah, this is my dinner. I will be hungry if I give it to you."
Little Naruto refused, but in his heart he was still wondering whether Brother Huayue would change his mind. The spiritual figure standing in mid-air narrowed his eyes slightly, full of sarcasm.
Land of Fire important military commander, Konoha Third Hokage, the legendary Professor of Ninjutsu.
Not only did he shamelessly get close to children, but he also wanted to take the opportunity to deceive the children about their dinner. If the long-lost Shock Department knew about this, he would be able to write a hundred shocking news articles with different opinions.
"What a pity, old man, I'm all alone. If I go home, they won't even cook for me, alas!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed, and Huayue, who was standing in the air, twitched his lips. He wanted to watch your performance quietly, but he didn't expect you to be so shameless.
Dang Third Hokage, you can't just eat and drink wherever you want to go. Whenever you show up in front of any store, any Konoha citizen will not warmly welcome you. No matter how hard it is, you can go to Maruboshi Kosuke's place to have a meal of stew.
Upon hearing this, Nine-Tails, who had been paying attention to Little Naruto silently, laughed. You were an old boy who was very energetic in that battle three years ago, but now you have become a lonely old man?
After being stunned for a while, I saw that the strange old man in front of me was indeed pitiful. Little Naruto was about to hand over the grilled fish when he heard familiar words in his mind.
'Don't believe it, he's lying to you. Take a closer look, does this face look familiar...'
After being reminded by Huayue, Little Naruto, who has always been very nervous, discovered that the old man in front of him was very similar to Kage Rock, the third Kage Rock from the left to the Hokage Rock he often went to.
'real! Then this weird old man is Third Hokage. Why does Hokage have no food to eat? Don't people in the village often say that Hokage is the strongest and most respectable person, and even a respectable person will have nothing to eat? '
The young Little Naruto didn't understand what expression management was at all, so he subconsciously asked in his heart, Huayue silently put Little Naruto
After freezing to the image just now, he explained.
"Because he is lying to you. As the village chief and the most respectable person in Konoha, how could he have no food to eat?"
"Remember what I told you, once I am discovered by others, especially this Third Hokage, I will have no choice but to disappear from your life."
"In this way, I can only leave the village alone, and it will be difficult for me to become friends with you like I am now."
In an instant, Little Naruto's pupils shrank, and the loneliness and haze deep in his heart was dispersed. This weird old man in front of him was going to take away his friends?
No, absolutely not!
"Brother Huayue, what should I do?"
"Don't panic, follow my plan..."
Outside, Third Hokage saw that Little Naruto was a little hesitant, and once again struck while the iron was hot, pretending to be pitiful with old arms and legs.
"I really don't want to, and I won't force it..."
"Grandpa, wait here for a moment, I'll be right back."
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked puzzled, and saw Little Naruto running into the depths of the forest with a few grilled fish, and soon he was holding a simple fishing rod.
"Well, grandpa has caught the fish himself. I heard from the people in the village that only those who earn their own living are useful people. Grandpa should strive to become a useful person."
At this moment, if Sarutobi Hiruzen were wearing a pipe and taking a puff, he would definitely choke to death.
who is he? The pillar of Konoha, the head of this big family, even he has become useless, then who else in Konoha is useful?
But just in time, Sarutobi Hiruzen took the fishing rod and climbed down along the pole.
"This makes sense. When you grow up, you should become a person who is self-reliant and useful to the village. As long as you have good intentions towards others, study hard in the future and become an excellent ninja..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke softly, recounting the rhetoric about Will of Fire that he had honed over the years, his muddy old eyes flashing with a different look.
He didn't notice at all that the child in front of him, who was listening to his words attentively, had a distracted look in his eyes.
Inner world, Little Naruto looked at Huayue in confusion.
"By becoming a ninja, I can be recognized by others and make others my friends. I always feel that this old man Hokage is a bit inexplicable. Are ninjas really that good?"
"No, only power can make people change their view of you. Becoming a ninja is just a way to gain power..."
Seeing that Little Naruto was concentrating, Huayue immediately spoke, his tone full of infinite magic, enough to lure anyone into falling into the abyss.
Huayue: "Then let me ask you, who is ruling this village now?"
Little Naruto: "Well, it's Hokage."
Huayue: "What kind of person can become Hokage?"
Little Naruto: "The strongest person in the village, the person most worthy of the trust of the people in the village..."
Huayue: "That's right. Only the strongest person in the village can protect others when the village is in danger. Because of this protection, Hokage is Hokage."
Little Naruto suddenly realized that without power, he could not protect himself and others, so he could not be trusted by others and could not let himself change from 'that' to 'Uzumaki Naruto'.
"Then, as long as I have the power to become Hokage, others will recognize me, right?"
Little Naruto looked at Huayue eagerly, and saw a pale and strong hand under the Demon Fox Mask, rubbing his hair vigorously.
"It's not that you have the power to become Hokage, you will definitely become Hokage, but that you can be recognized by others only if you are trusted by people from the bottom of their hearts, and this requires..."
In the real world, Sarutobi Hiruzen was smiling and asked Little Naruto who was thinking for a long time.
"Child, what kind of person do you want to be in the future?"
His eyes are full of expectation. Although Little Naruto is still young now, Third Hokage himself will follow the guidance and will definitely arouse Naruto's interest in becoming Hokage.
"Why should I become a human? It feels so complicated. I have decided that I will become Nine-Tailed Fox from now on. Anyway, those guys say that I am 'that'. Being 'that' will gain others' recognition, right."
Because others called Naruto Nine-Tailed Fox, Naruto decided to become Nine-Tailed Fox to express recognition to others as a demon fox...
An astonishing logical loop made Sarutobi Hiruzen stunned in an instant. After coming back to his senses, he could only force out a smile when he was about to get angry.
"Little Naruto, the meanings of recognition and approval are also somewhat different, regarding positive and negative recognition..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was about to speak at length, suddenly turned his head. Anbu, who was hiding under the shade of a tree, raised an important document in his hand. The words "EXTREME SECRET" on it made Sarutobi's heart sink.