"Ahem..." The Third cleared his throat twice. "Little Naruto... Grandpa's already beaten Plants vs. Zombies. Can you think of another fun game that would suit me?"
Naruto was somewhat speechless at the Third's words.
Still, when he thought about games that would suit the Third Hokage, one really did come to mind.
A romance game.
But Naruto's old computer hadn't had any romance games on it.
"Grandpa Hokage, um... there really is a game that would suit you. When I have time, I'll come to your office and download it for you!"
The Third smiled and nodded.
The Third Hokage's life was actually pretty dull.
In the past, his days had consisted of organizing documents, signing documents, assigning all sorts of missions, or receiving information from other countries...
His only entertainment had probably been using his crystal ball to peek into the women's bathhouse.
Or reading the books written by his student Jiraiya with a suitably critical eye.
But things were different now. Whenever he felt cold, lonely, and isolated at night, he had dirty movies to keep him company.
When he sat in his office during working hours, he had Plants vs. Zombies to keep him company.
As for work? A shadow clone was enough to handle that.
In fact, the Third had beaten Plants vs. Zombies two days earlier. Since then, he'd been playing endless mode or growing plants in the greenhouse...
After more than half a month, the novelty had gradually worn off, which was why he'd come to ask Naruto what other games might suit him.
"Ring, ring, ring..."
An alarm rang out, and Naruto watched the Third Hokage pull a bottle of medicine and a little alarm clock from his pocket.
"Little Naruto... get Grandpa a glass of water. It's time for my medicine!"
"Ah... I'm getting old... my body's becoming less reliable by the day!"
"In the future, Konoha will have to depend on young people like you, Naruto."
"Where leaves dance, fire burns unceasingly. Its light will illuminate the village and make new leaves sprout..."
Listening to that classic quote about the will of fire, Naruto might have been moved enough to declare, "I'm going to become Hokage!"-if he hadn't seen [Shenbao] written on the medicine bottle sitting on the table.
Naruto poured the Third a glass of water so he could take his Shenbao.
"Naruto! How's your practice coming along with the Three Basic Techniques I gave you a while ago?"
The Third hadn't just come for games this time. He also wanted to check Naruto's training progress.
He'd learned from Bluebird that Naruto was fairly diligent about training, but he still didn't know how talented the boy was.
Naruto was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and the Nine-Tails inside him could very well interfere with the stability of his chakra.
The Third wanted to see just how much the Nine-Tails affected Naruto!
"You mean the Three Basic Techniques... I've learned them all!"
With that, Naruto began demonstrating the Three Basic Techniques.
The Three Basic Techniques were the most fundamental ninjutsu in Naruto: the Transformation Technique, the Clone Technique, and the Substitution Technique.
In the original story, Naruto had been an absolute disaster at all three.
Naturally, the Nine-Tails inside him had been the reason.
But as for the Nine-Tails inside Naruto now... all Naruto could do was chuckle...
The Nine-Tails' daily routine consisted of arguing with Wolffy, dueling Wolffy, grinding DNF to save up for the New Year bundle, and teaming up with Wolffy to tackle the great challenge of his fox life: escaping Bronze.
Otherwise, he was eating whole roast lamb with Wolffy and drinking soda...
Interfering with Naruto's chakra flow? Not a chance...
With a poof, an identical Naruto appeared beside him. Then the newly created Naruto turned into the Third Hokage, and finally... the Naruto who should have been the original vanished in a puff of smoke.
That sequence demonstrated Naruto's Clone Technique, Transformation Technique, and Substitution Technique.
At the Ninja Academy, it would definitely have met the requirements for graduation.
Watching this, the Third Hokage thought, He really is Minato and Kushina's child. It looks like the Nine-Tails hasn't affected him much. Minato's seal is still holding strong!
"Heh heh heh..." The Third smiled at Naruto and praised him. "Well done, Naruto. You've mastered the Three Basic Techniques so quickly."
With that, the Third Hokage took out a Ninjutsu Scroll and handed it to Naruto.
"This is a scroll for the Shadow Clone Technique... if there's anything you don't understand, you can come ask me at the Hokage Office Building!"
After handing Naruto the scroll, the Third prepared to leave.
Originally... the Third had intended to give Naruto the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, which suited him better.
But after considering Naruto's current chakra reserves and age, he'd abandoned that idea. Instead, he planned to give him the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique as a graduation present.
Once the Third Hokage left, Naruto began searching for a romance game suitable for a dirty old man.
"Come to think of it... should I get the Third a VR setup and a doll?"
At that thought, Naruto shook his head sharply.
"No... that would be going too far. If the Third Hokage doesn't exercise some restraint now, he might not even live to see the Konoha Crush. If he dies too early, that bastard Danzo might take over. Then my life probably won't be as comfortable as it is now!"
In the end, Naruto searched for romance games that focused more on entertainment than erotic content.
As for VR and all that, he decided to forget it.
With Wolffy's skills, he might just... whip up a fully immersive VR device. Then... the Third really wouldn't be able to tear himself away!
Soon, Naruto found a romance game that suited the Third Hokage very well.
The game was called "Winning over Ninjas," and it was about winning over all sorts of beautiful female ninjas.
Naruto downloaded it himself first, intending to see what the game was actually like.
Overall, the game was pretty good, and each of its beautiful female ninjas had her own distinctive traits.
Winning them over would probably feel quite rewarding. Most importantly, the game didn't cross the line.
It probably wouldn't leave the Third Hokage hopelessly addicted.
With the game selected, Naruto prepared to go out.
Today... he wouldn't order takeout.
He still had a voucher for five bowls of ramen from a month ago. He could use it today.
Naruto shouted out the window, "Cancel today's takeout!"
Then he got dressed and headed out.
After enjoying a hearty meal at Ichiraku Ramen, Naruto set off toward the Hokage Office Building.
Along the way, Naruto felt a little puzzled.
Those muggle villagers were pointing and whispering about him less, and their conversations no longer revolved around him.
"Have you heard? That person with the code name The Hidden!"
"Yeah, I heard... they've actually infiltrated Konoha... they won't attack civilians like us, will they?"
"They probably won't. Didn't Lord Hokage say so? The Hidden specializes in assassinating the Kage of different villages! They won't target ordinary civilians."
"Several Kage from villages large and small have already died at The Hidden's hands! Luckily, our Third Hokage is the strongest Hokage in history. The Hidden came seven times and still couldn't succeed!"
Listening to the villagers' discussion, Naruto was a little confused.
The Hidden? Who's that? Was there someone that badass in the original story? Assassinated lots of Kage... could it be Kakuzu?
Naruto chuckled. In any case, it had nothing to do with him, so he didn't give it much thought.
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