"Yes, there are still good people."
Inside the Shinigami's stomach, Minato's lips curved into a slight smile.
"Heh, this fox doesn't seem to see anyone you once knew or cared for appear."
The Nine-Tails Yin Half-Body suddenly interjected coldly.
Minato's smile froze.
Then he shook his head.
"Perhaps it's because of the Third Hokage."
"Under such surveillance, it's not good..."
"Even a distant glance?" the Nine-Tails Yin Half-Body asked again.
Alright, this conversation couldn't continue.
In the Pure Land World, Kushina's eyes were slightly red.
"It's Teuchi-san and little Ayame~"
"Little Ayame has grown up~"
Kushina also loved ramen.
Even when she was pregnant, she would go to Ichiraku Ramen every time after collecting rent.
Orochimaru: "Because he didn't fall unconscious, Naruto-kun met Ichiraku Ramen earlier."
Senju Tobirama: Because he ate ramen, I think there shouldn't be 'inexplicably' leftover food on the table tonight.
[When little Naruto walked out of Ichiraku Ramen, a cute smile still adorned his small face.]
["Bye-bye~"]
[Little Naruto waved his hand, then quickly ran home.]
[After being caught in the rain, he needed to go back and take a hot bath.]
[Because the rain had just stopped, there weren't many people on the street.]
[So little Naruto's good mood wasn't ruined.]
[Before long, little Naruto arrived home.]
[Because there was nothing valuable inside the house, little Naruto didn't even close the door when he left.]
[The window wasn't closed, and there were some water stains on the floor near the window, but the musty smell in the room had been washed away by the heavy rain.]
[Closing the door, the smile on little Naruto's face instantly vanished.]
['Still following, it seems they're going to keep watching me.']
[Taking a deep breath, he closed the window and changed out of his smelly clothes.]
[He took out the fishing line and fish hooks from his arms.]
[In his mind, the fishing tackle shop owner's smile appeared, as well as the smiles of Teuchi-san and Sister Ayame when he left.]
[Little Naruto murmured, "Not everyone is like those idiots."
[He walked into the bathroom, glanced at the water heater, and saw there was hot water.]
ps: The technology tree in the Ninja World is very twisted, but common household appliances do exist.
[After entering the bathroom, little Naruto felt that the subtle feeling of being watched had disappeared.]
[Whoosh—]
[He turned on the shower and adjusted the water temperature.]
["In the days to come... I must learn to be self-sufficient."
["With fish hooks and fishing line, I just need to find a hard stick for a fishing rod."
["The fishing spot is in the back mountains... I'll go check it out first thing tomorrow morning."
["You all want me dead? I'll live well, I'll scare you all to death!"]
Ino Yamanaka: "Naruto is so cute like this~"
Hinata covered her blushing face, "Naruto-kun's... Naruto-kun's..."
Actually, it was just a fleeting moment, and he was still a little kid.
Little Hanabi tilted her small head, looking at her older sister in confusion.
Is sister... shy?
Why?
Fourth Raikage: "What a pity, how great it would be if he were from my Hidden Cloud Village."
Fourth Raikage: "But Gold-Framed Naruto is also not bad, Uzumaki Naruto, you should be able to hear me, if you want to come to my Hidden Cloud Village, I will personally welcome you at the village entrance!"
Ōnoki: "Tch, what's so good about that brat's Hidden Cloud Village?"
Ōnoki: "Naruto, come to my Iwagakure, don't you want to be Hokage?"
Ōnoki: "Come to my Iwagakure, I will personally take you as my disciple, and when this Old Man retires, you will be the Fourth Tsuchikage!"
The Fourth Raikage's eyes widened, and a curse word was about to escape his lips.
A dissatisfied voice echoed in the chat room.
Kurotsuchi: "Stinky Old Man! The Fourth Tsuchikage is my position, alright?!"
Everyone was shocked.
The Third Tsuchikage actually used the position of Fourth Tsuchikage to recruit Naruto.
This was said in front of the entire Ninja World.
When he said this, he wasn't trying to trick anyone, but genuinely meant it.
Rasa: "Naruto, I think highly of you, come to my Sunagakure, I have a beautiful daughter!"
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Ōnoki: "Perfect, Naruto, after you come, help me teach Kurotsuchi a good lesson!"
Fourth Raikage: "Hmph! My Hidden Cloud Village disdains such crude methods, but we don't lack them either!"
Mei Terumī: "Hmm~ Naruto, don't listen to them, Big Sister likes you very much~ How about coming to Hidden Mist Village to find Big Sister?"
Mei Terumī: "Don't worry, the position of Sixth Mizukage is guaranteed to be yours."
Senju Tobirama: Hey, hey, hey! Do you all think this Old Man doesn't exist?
This truly startled Senju Tobirama.
Regardless of anything else, just the identity of a Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was enough for them to go all out.
The Nine-Tails was not like other Tailed Beasts; it was recognized as the strongest one in the Ninja World.
Therefore, a Nine-Tails Jinchuriki becoming a Kage wouldn't be a problem.
But for other Tailed Beasts... for example, Shukaku, after Gaara became Kazekage, the reaction from other Ninja Villages was—a Jinchuriki becoming a Kage? Has Sunagakure fallen to such a state?
"Old Man Tsuchikage, Uncle Raikage, Sister Mizukage... and the deceased Kazekage."
"Everyone..."
Naruto was a little moved.
But in the end, he shook his head, "But I just want to be Hokage, I want everyone's recognition..."
Slap—
Hyuga Neji immediately slapped him.
Naruto: "..."
The scene continued.
[That day, little Naruto was very tired.]
[He lay on the bed for a while and then fell into a deep sleep.]
[Late at night, outside little Naruto's window.]
["It's my turn, you go report first."
[Whoosh—]
[Before long, in the Hokage Office of the Hokage Building.]
[Hiruzen Sarutobi took a puff from his pipe.]
[He waved his hand at the Anbu Ninja who had been monitoring little Naruto all day.]
["Go get some rest."
["Yes, Hokage-sama!"]
[After the Anbu Ninja left, Hiruzen Sarutobi picked up the submitted scroll.]
[After reading it, he lit another pipe.]
[He turned his chair and looked out at the brightly lit Konoha Village.]
[The superficial damage caused by the Nine-Tails' Rampage had largely recovered.]
[But the internal damage had yet to be repaired.]
["These are troubled times lately, let's leave it at that for now."
["Before that, let Naruto suffer some grievances, let everyone vent their feelings, let the Anbu protect him, it's normal to have some temper... After a while..."
[Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head; there was a specific time to meet Naruto as well.]
[It would be best to appear when he was most desperate, on the verge of collapse, and about to give up on himself.
[To appear as a kind Old Man, and then guide him with the Will of Fire... becoming the only ray of light in the darkness—a 'white moonlight'.]
[This could both soothe the villagers' wounded hearts and gain the absolute trust of the Jinchuriki.]
["Thus, it's killing two birds with one stone."
[Thinking of this, Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced upwards.]
[There were photos of past Hokage.]
[Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Minato Namikaze's photo and said with a 'bitter smile', "Minato, you should be able to understand me, everything is for Konoha."
[Whoosh—]
[Hiruzen Sarutobi exhaled a puff of smoke.]
[Closing his eyes, he silently counted to ten.]
[Ten... nine... one.]
[Bang—]
[The Hokage Office door was violently pushed open from the outside.]
["Hiruzen!"]
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