The morning dawned, the sky barely light, a delicate moment of transition between night and day, as if the entire world were enveloped in a veil of tranquility.
The back mountain of Konoha, a winding river like the most freehand stroke in a verdant painting, full of poetic charm. A light mist veiled the river, as if draped in a layer of gauze, revealing a hint of mystery in the haze.
The first rays of dawn pierced through the mist, scattering golden light on the river's surface, shimmering like countless tiny diamonds sparkling in the water. The river flowed gently in the morning light, clear to the bottom, where pebbles and aquatic plants swayed softly. Occasionally, a few small fish leaped out of the water, quickly diving back in, creating ripples.
On both sides of the riverbank, lush trees provided shade, their leaves adorned with dewdrops, crystal clear. A gentle breeze rustled the leaves, creating a rustling sound that intertwined with the distant birdsong, as dewdrops slipped from the tips of the leaves, falling into the river, creating tiny ripples.
A small, golden-haired boy stood barefoot and bare-chested, his trouser legs rolled up, firmly planted on the surface of the lake, unmoving despite the flowing river.
His large eyes narrowed into thin slits, revealing only a hint of azure blue within.
He stood quietly on the lake, seemingly for a long time, the splashing water from the flowing river had already soaked his hair and black cloth trousers, droplets sliding down his slightly muscular upper body.
"Splash!"
"Splash!"
"Splash!"
Just then, three small fish leaped out of the water near him. Naruto's narrowed eyes widened instantly, the three fish seeming to freeze in mid-air.
The wooden stick in his hand immediately thrust forward, piercing through the bodies of the three fish with a whooshing sound.
"That solves today's breakfast."
Naruto smiled and jumped to a campfire not far from the riverbank, next to a tent. He had been living here for several months, away from that annoying village, which was good for his physical and mental health.
Similarly, the main reason he moved here was to train. As early as the second day after his transmigration, Sarutobi Hiruzen had already come to test him. After all, a clueless orphan suddenly learning to extract Chakra under his watch could not go unnoticed.
Naruto directly attributed all of this to the Nine Tails.
He had suddenly seen a large fox locked in a cage while sleeping. The fox said that as long as he did what it said, he could gain the recognition of everyone in the village, so he did as he was told, and then he extracted Chakra.
The fox also said that if he opened the cage, it could teach him several powerful ninjutsu, which would make it easier to gain everyone's recognition.
This scared Sarutobi Hiruzen so much that he almost summoned Enma on the spot. He thought Naruto had already opened the Nine Tails' seal. After carefully checking Naruto's seal and finding that the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style had not loosened at all, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Before leaving, he solemnly affirmed that the Nine Tails did not know any ninjutsu and could not teach Naruto. If he really wanted to learn ninjutsu, he could ask him for guidance.
From then on, Sarutobi Hiruzen's frequency of visiting Naruto increased every month.
Naruto cleaned the internal organs of the fish, stuck them on branches, and roasted them by the campfire. Just as the fish were almost cooked, he heard some staggering footsteps behind him.
Naruto knew who it was without even thinking. Looking back, as expected, it was the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen.
His face, though showing some fatigue, still held a kind smile as he greeted Naruto cheerfully.
"Naruto, long time no see. Are you having grilled fish for breakfast again today?"
'Why is this old geezer here so early today?'
'Does he not have anyone at home to cook for him? Why does he always come here to freeload?'
Naruto couldn't help but mutter a few words in his heart, but he still showed a sunny smile on his face, saying with some excitement, "Third Hokage Grandpa, you're here! Do you want some fish?"
As he spoke, Naruto picked up a nearly cooked fish and happily handed it to him.
"Then thank you, Naruto."
Sarutobi Hiruzen, seeing this, smiled even more, chuckling as he accepted the grilled fish Naruto handed over.
Indeed, little Naruto is still a very well-behaved child. Although he's away from the village, his primary goal is to avoid causing trouble for the villagers. The Will of Fire in his heart is no less than anyone else's.
They are all new leaves of the village.
Sarutobi Hiruzen felt a pang of emotion, but Naruto was gnashing his teeth inwardly. This old geezer, I was just being polite, and he actually took it. He didn't even consider that Sarutobi Hiruzen would come at this time. Three fish are just enough for me to eat alone.
"I say, you little brat, if you don't want to give the fish to this old guy, just tell him, wouldn't you?"
Inside the Sealing Space, Nine Tails was rendered speechless by Naruto's two-faced behavior and couldn't help but complain.
"What do you know? If I dare not give him this fish today, tomorrow he'll dare to take me to the Anbu on the grounds that my Will of Fire is insufficient, and then he'll indoctrinate me with the Will of Fire every day."
"These old fogeys love to use the Will of Fire to brainwash others, then make them sacrifice themselves for their own benefit. This grilled fish may be small, but it's full of my strong Will of Fire."
Naruto responded to Nine Tails with some displeasure in his heart.
"I really don't understand you humans. Only those who lack strength resort to so many tricks." Nine Tails scoffed.
"That's why you're sealed inside me."
Nine Tails was instantly triggered.
"Third Hokage Grandpa, be careful of fish bones." Naruto reminded him with a worried expression.
The Third Hokage's old face was almost smiling like a chrysanthemum.
"Grandpa knows."
The old and the young sat silently on the stone stools by the river, enjoying their breakfast.
Yellow hair hanging down, enjoying the simple pleasures of life.
"Little Naruto, will you be training later?"
After finishing the grilled fish, Sarutobi Hiruzen asked.
"Yes." Naruto nodded heavily, saying with a face full of anticipation, "I want to get stronger quickly, so I can have the strength to protect everyone in the village, and then have everyone accept me sooner."
In the end, the cheat is still too low-level. This system hasn't triggered since it gave me Chakra control on the first day.
In the first few days, he wandered around the village, and besides suffering a lot of glares and curses, as well as provocations from a few little brats, he hadn't triggered a single option.
Under these circumstances, Naruto decisively chose to temporarily abandon the system and choose his other cheat—Nine Tails·Tears of the Meteor·Lama.
Train to the death if you can't train to be immortal.
As for the danger to his life when he's alone in the wild, he could tell from Nine Tails' malicious perception that there were two squads of Anbu around him at all times.
"What a good child, Naruto. One day everyone will recognize you, because you are the true hero of Konoha."
Sarutobi Hiruzen was also secretly shocked by Naruto's training. Even Guy in the ninja academy would be left several streets behind by this amount of training.
He couldn't help but glance at the mountain-like boulder not far away, which was covered with dense fist marks, palm prints, and footprints.
Nine Tails' Chakra plus the Uzumaki Clan's bloodline is really terrifying. Even if he can't control Nine Tails in the future, he'll still have the strength of an elite Jonin.
"I will definitely do it." Naruto immediately stood up straight, patted his chest, and said with a confident face, but his originally confident expression quickly became hesitant.
Looking at Naruto's appearance, Sarutobi Hiruzen guessed something in his heart, and he couldn't help but hesitate. He wanted to pretend that he didn't see it, but thinking of Naruto's desire to be recognized, he finally asked, "What's wrong, little Naruto? Is there something else you don't understand?"
Naruto hesitated for a moment, as if he had finally mustered up his courage, and said, "Third Hokage Grandpa, I have completely mastered the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique and the Rasengan. Can you teach me a new ninjutsu?"
Even though he was observing Naruto's training progress through the Telescope Technique every day, Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but be secretly shocked when he heard it with his own ears.
Minato, you really gave birth to a good son.
This is the hope of Konoha.
"Little Naruto's talent is even higher than I imagined." Sarutobi Hiruzen showed a surprised and gratified expression, "Your talent is unmatched even by the Fourth Hokage back then."
Naruto immediately showed a shy look on his face, scratching his head and said, "I also want to become a hero like the Fourth Hokage who protects the village."
Sarutobi Hiruzen stroked his beard, his eyes seemed to become a little blurry, and he saw double images of Naruto in the sunlight, as if he saw the Fourth Hokage of the past.
"Since that's the case, then today I will tell you about Chakra's nature transformation and shape transformation."
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