"Ahhh! Ahhh! Ahhh!"
"Th-this… this is such a low-level jutsu!"
"I'm a gentleman! There's no way I'd fall for something so childish!"
Ebisu's face turned bright red as he flailed around, but unlike what Konohamaru expected, he didn't go down!
"Huh? He didn't fall?"
Konohamaru was a bit disappointed, but he didn't think the jutsu was at fault—he just thought he hadn't practiced enough yet.
"Sorry, big bro. I didn't learn the jutsu well enough."
Konohamaru looked at Naruto, full of guilt.
Naruto shook his head and comforted him. "You've only been learning for half a day, and you already pulled this off. That's amazing. If you keep training hard, I'm sure you'll be able to beat Ebisu soon."
"Really?"
"Yeah. And if you can learn the Shadow Clone Jutsu, I'll teach you an even stronger jutsu!"
"An even stronger jutsu?!"
"An upgraded version of the Sexy Jutsu—called the Naughty Worker Jutsu!
Once you master it, no man in the whole village will be able to beat you!"
"Really? Even you, big bro?"
"Hmm… maybe."
Naruto was a man too. He couldn't promise he'd stay calm after seeing one—or a bunch—of beautiful women.
[AI-chan reminder: No being naughty~]
'Shut it!'
Naruto replied to AI-chan in his head.
"Hmph! Sexy Jutsu, Naughty Worker Jutsu… it's all just childish nonsense!"
"Naruto, I won't allow you to keep leading young master Konohamaru astray!"
Seeing Konohamaru getting deeper into this, Ebisu couldn't take it anymore. He decided to teach Naruto a lesson.
He stepped in front of Naruto, pushed up his glasses, and looked smug.
"You said no man in Konoha could beat Konohamaru once he learns your jutsu, right?
Then let me see how 'unstoppable' your jutsu really is."
Naruto stared at Ebisu without much expression and said calmly,
"I don't even need that kind of jutsu to beat you."
"Hmph. I don't care what jutsu you use. If you can beat me today, I'll let you keep teaching young master Konohamaru. But if you lose, stay away from him from now on!"
"I won't!"
Before Naruto could say anything, Konohamaru shouted loudly,
"I'm not leaving big bro Naruto!"
"Young Master Konohamaru! You absolutely can't mess around with someone like that! If you want to become Hokage, the fastest way is to train with me!"
Ebisu spoke with a helpless expression, still trying to persuade Konohamaru.
"I don't want to!"
"Young Master Konohamaru..."
"I'll do it."
Just as the two were about to keep arguing, Naruto spoke up and cut in.
"Big bro Naruto!"
Konohamaru looked at Naruto with a worried face.
"Relax. If I can't even beat a mere special Jonin, how could I ever teach you how to beat the Hokage?" Naruto said to Konohamaru with a rare smile.
Konohamaru froze for a second, then smiled and nodded hard. "Yeah!"
He hadn't realized it before, but deep down, he hadn't really believed in Naruto's strength.
He only called Naruto "big bro" because Naruto was older than him.
As for actual skill, Naruto had never fought seriously in front of him, so he'd never really accepted him as strong.
"Hmph, just a 'mere special Jonin'?"
Ebisu looked at Naruto and let out a cold laugh. "You sure talk big. A special Jonin is still a Jonin. I'm not some weakling like Mizuki that you can compare me to."
He knew Naruto only became a Genin after beating Mizuki.
But beating a useless Chunin teacher wasn't anything impressive.
"Is that so?"
Naruto looked at Ebisu. Golden light flashed around his leg. "Have you ever been kicked at the speed of light, Ebisu?"
"Speed of wha—"
Before Ebisu could finish his sentence, Naruto appeared right in front of him and kicked him flying!
Speed means power!
Naruto's slim-looking body sent Ebisu flying over ten meters, smashing into three trees before finally stopping.
Looking at the unconscious Ebisu, Naruto shook his head in disappointment.
"Seems like you're no different from Mizuki after all."
"Konohamaru."
"Here!"
Konohamaru was still shocked by Naruto's strength. When Naruto called his name, he snapped back to attention.
"Take him to Konoha Hospital and get him treated. Don't let him die. I'm leaving now."
"Yes, big bro! T-Take care!"
Konohamaru saluted him with full respect and watched Naruto walk away.
So this is the real strength of big bro Naruto...
No wonder I admire him. He's way too strong!
"Y-Young Master Konohamaru... h-help me~"
"Ah! Ebisu-sensei! Don't die, I'll take you to the hospital right now!"
...
At the Hokage building,
Hiruzen Sarutobi watched Naruto take down Ebisu with a single kick, his expression turning serious.
"That move again?"
"He even beat Ebisu in one blow. What level is Naruto's strength now?"
With that thought, Hiruzen began to worry about Kakashi.
Could Kakashi really handle someone as strong as Naruto?
If the Nine-Tails inside him went out of control...
"Let's just hope nothing goes wrong."
...
The next morning,
Naruto got up from bed, lazily brushed his teeth and washed his face, then made himself a bowl of instant noodles.
"Instant noodles last night, instant noodles this morning… When will I ever live a better life?"
Naruto grumbled while eating his cup noodles, venting to AI-chan.
"AI-chan, what's the next mission?"
[Ding!]
[Master's next mission is to pass Kakashi's test!]
[Reward: Max-level Japanese and 5,000 ryo!]
5,000 ryo?
As soon as he heard there was money, Naruto's eyes lit up.
He didn't even care about the max-level Japanese anymore.
After all, not being able to read Japanese just makes you illiterate, but having no money means you go hungry!
He glanced at the time.
8:30 a.m. Class assignment was in 30 minutes.
Kakashi's test would be tomorrow.
Naruto quickly finished a few bites and headed toward the academy.
On the way, he thought about how to pass Kakashi's test.
According to Kakashi's standards, as long as the three teammates could work together, help each other out, and show team spirit, they'd pass.
Since he already knew the test's goal, he could just act it out.
But Sasuke and Haruno Sakura didn't know.
Those two were the wild cards, and he couldn't exactly tell them the rules of the test either.
What if Hiruzen Sarutobi was secretly watching them?
If he helped them cheat, the test might be failed on the spot.
"So in the end, it really depends on how Sasuke and Sakura do. As long as they act normal, it should be fine."
"I just hope my presence doesn't cause some kind of butterfly effect."