Bang!
The two black fists collided, and Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a massive surge of chakra flow through Naruto Uzumaki's body into his own.
In just a moment, a layer of red chakra appeared on his body.
"This is... the power of the Nine-Tails?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi stared wide-eyed at the red chakra on his body in disbelief.
This massive amount of chakra gave Hiruzen Sarutobi a feeling of returning to his peak condition.
No, it was that he surpassed his former peak performance.
Is this the perfect Jinchūriki?
At this thought, Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly grabbed Naruto Uzumaki's hand and asked, "Naruto, how did you do that?"
"How could you transfer the Nine-Tails' chakra to me?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi's eagerness filled Naruto Uzumaki with disdain.
Sure enough, he was still only concerned about the Nine-Tails' chakra, without considering whether it would cause him any harm.
Naruto was able to transfer chakra even with the Nine-Tails sealed away thanks to Black Zetsu.
Over the years, Black Zetsu had collected a considerable amount of Nine-Tails chakra. With Hiruzen Sarutobi's corrupted hand as a connection, he could easily transfer a portion of the Nine-Tails chakra to him.
"These are all the results of my training. Over the years, I have been collecting the chakra that the Nine-Tails has leaked out of the seal."
"During the condensation process, I discovered that this chakra could not only be used by myself, but also be passed on to others."
Naruto Uzumaki made up a reason on the spot.
Genius!
At this moment, only these two words remained in Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind.
He originally thought that the Fourth Hokage was already a genius enough.
After all, anyone would pale in comparison to Minato Namikaze.
But to his surprise, his son was even more talented than him.
Not only did he extract the Nine-Tails' chakra while it was sealed, but he was also able to transfer this chakra to others.
At that moment, he thought with a sigh, "Minato, even you pale in comparison to Naruto."
"Grandpa Hokage, how is it?" Seeing that Hiruzen Sarutobi remained silent, Naruto Uzumaki asked, "Can you lend me the Scroll of Seals now?"
"Alright, I'll make an exception and lend you the Scroll of Seals for one night. Remember to return it early tomorrow."
Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded and handed the Scroll of Seals to Naruto Uzumaki.
"Thank you, Grandpa Hokage!"
Naruto Uzumaki thanked him, took the Scroll of Seals, and quickly left the Hokage Building.
Looking out the window at Naruto Uzumaki's departing figure, Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but laugh.
"It seems that Naruto really likes that girl named Sakura Haruno. In that case, we don't have to worry about him having ulterior motives towards Konoha."
Hiruzen Sarutobi muttered to himself, and as soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly realized that he didn't seem to know how to put away the Nine-Tails' chakra on his body.
"Never mind, I'll ask Naruto again tomorrow."
"It's been a long time since I've seen Danzō. Let's go see him!"
...
Root!
Because Danzō Shimura did not play a significant role in Sasuke Uchiha's massacre of his clan, he was not relieved of his duties by Hiruzen Sarutobi.
However, because Naruto Uzumaki had the potential to become the perfect Jinchūriki, Hiruzen Sarutobi explicitly forbade him from contacting Naruto Uzumaki again.
This prevented him from even trying to mend his relationship with Naruto Uzumaki.
In fact, he had long regretted his radical approach back then.
I've already put in so much effort; why didn't I persevere just a little longer?
The Sharingan was already destroyed, so what was the use of resenting Naruto Uzumaki no matter how much he resented him?
If he had continued to treat him well back then, instead of distancing himself from him because of the Sharingan, he would still be the sunny old man in his heart.
How could he allow Hiruzen Sarutobi to find an opening?
"Lord Danzō, the Hokage has come to visit!"
Just as Danzō was feeling indignant, a member of Root came to report.
"Hiruzen? What's he doing here?"
Danzō Shimura's expression wasn't good, but since the other party was the Hokage, he had no choice but to get up and go to greet him.
When he came outside and saw the layer of red chakra covering Hiruzen Sarutobi's body, his face immediately darkened.
"Danzō!" Hiruzen Sarutobi said. "We haven't seen each other in a long time. I'm not trying to be mean, but don't always lock yourself in this dark place. It's good to come out for a walk and relax."
As Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke, he turned slightly to the left and right so that Danzō Shimura could see the Nine-Tails chakra within him.
"Hiruzen, just say what you need to say," Danzō Shimura said coldly.
Although he didn't know what was going on, he was very familiar with the Nine-Tails' chakra.
"Danzo, how did you know that Naruto gave me some Nine-Tails chakra?" Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at him with a surprised expression.
Danzō Shimura: "..."
Show off!
A blatant display of arrogance!
These things should have been his, but because he didn't stay true to his original intentions and remain loyal to Naruto Uzumaki, Naruto betrayed him halfway and joined Hiruzen Sarutobi's arms.
"He has completely mastered the Nine-Tails?" After a moment of silence, Danzō Shimura asked.
"No, the key to the Eight Trigrams Seal is still in Jiraiya's hands. Naruto cannot become a perfect Jinchūriki until the seal is completely broken."
Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head. Showing off a little was enough; he couldn't keep being cheeky. If Danzō really got angry, then no one would take the blame later.
"Then your chakra..." A look of doubt flashed in Danzō Shimura's eyes.
"Although the seal has not been broken, the Nine-Tails' chakra can still seep out. This is the Nine-Tails' chakra that Naruto refined."
"To thank me for taking care of you over the years, he shared some with me."
As Hiruzen Sarutobi said this, a hint of smugness appeared in his eyes.
During the four years that Danzō Shimura spent with Uzumaki Naruto, he didn't get a single good night's sleep.
He was always worried that Naruto would be ruined by Danzō Shimura, but thankfully Naruto eventually came back to my side.
"Hiruzen, I want to see Naruto again," Danzō Shimura said after staring at the chakra on Hiruzen Sarutobi's body for a while. "I did some terrible things to him back then and said some terrible things."
"Looking back over the years, I feel I have really let that child down, and I hope to formally apologize to him."
Danzō Shimura's words made Hiruzen Sarutobi wary.
What's the meaning?
Is this someone trying to take away Naruto's guardianship from me?
"Danzo, I can't agree to this. You hurt Naruto before. He'll be extremely agitated if he sees you, and he might even go berserk..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head and said.
"Hiruzen, you said he can actively refine the Nine-Tails' chakra, so how could he still go berserk? You're so afraid of me seeing him; are you worried that you'll lose your place in Naruto's heart after I see him?"
Danzō Shimura simply did not believe Hiruzen Sarutobi's bluffing words.
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