"Strength: on par with Genya Uchiha."
A crowd quickly gathered in front of the noticeboard.
Someone read it aloud. When they reached "on par with Genya Uchiha," the crowd fell silent for a second, then erupted.
"Naruto's that strong?"
"How many people in the entire shinobi world can beat Genya?"
"No, the real question is, can Naruto himself beat him?"
"Naruto's fought Genya before. Did you forget their fight at the Valley of the End?"
"That was a spar! Genya went easy on him!"
"Even so, that proves Naruto's strong!"
"Sure, he's strong, but that requirement of his-alive. Don't you think that's even more ridiculous?"
"What does that mean? He didn't even want a living one before?"
Amid the babble of discussion, a few young women became interested.
Not because the notice was well written, but because Naruto's name alone carried enough weight.
The Fourth Hokage's son, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, the inheritor of Six Paths Sage Mode, a hero of the shinobi world.
He was still a Genin, but so what?
Lord Genya was a Genin too.
The first to arrive was a young woman who lived near the noticeboard.
She worked up the courage to walk to Naruto's front door and knock, but it didn't open.
She waited for ages and was just about to leave when the door opened.
Naruto was wearing pajamas, his hair a bird's nest, his eyes still clouded with the confusion of someone who had just woken up.
"Hello, are you..."
The young woman blushed and spoke quietly.
"I came because I saw the notice."
Naruto froze.
"What notice?"
The young woman froze too.
"You don't know? The Hokage Building put up a matchmaking notice for you. The requirements are..."
Naruto slammed the door shut with a bang.
Kushina was the one who filled