Konoha: Starting with a sign-in for Hashirama cells

"Okay, I'll do my best to help you."

"Besides the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, I also have a few other ninjutsu that consume little chakra and have no elemental attribute. I'll teach you all of them. As for whether you can learn them, that's up to you."

"Thank you," Sakura whispered.

"No need to thank me. I already promised you I would help you pursue Sasuke, and keeping my promise is what I should do," Naruto said with a smile.

At the same time, I was quite surprised that Sakura could realize the importance of strength so early.

How rare.

Ino family.

He jogged back to the bedroom, closed the door, and locked it.

Ino exclaimed incredulously, "Unbelievable! Sakura, you absolutely won't believe what I just heard!"

"What?" Sakura asked, puzzled.

“These, these!” Ino pointed to the scrolls that were spread out on the bed and that Sakura was reading.

"Spirit Transformation Technique! S-Rank Ninja Art!"

"The Flying Thunder God Technique! It's the legendary ninjutsu that made the Fourth Hokage famous!"

"Even this seemingly ordinary chakra sensing technique has an extraordinary origin and a terrifying effect. It can sense life and chakra reactions simultaneously, with a maximum range of up to a thousand miles!"

"Finally, there's the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, which is classified as a forbidden technique..."

"What did you say?!" Sakura was stunned.

She knew that Multiple Shadow Clone Technique was a forbidden technique, but she didn't expect that the other techniques Naruto had recorded were even more powerful than the last.

"Naruto, who exactly is he? How does he have all this?" Ino murmured.

“It couldn’t be theft. My dad told me that these legendary techniques are all recorded in the Book of Seals.”

"With the sealing technique concealing it, no one except the Hokage can see it. Even if you steal the Book of Sealing, it won't help."

"There is only one possibility if the Hokage allows me to see the Book of Seals."

"..." Sakura.

"Do you think Naruto might be the Hokage's illegitimate son?" Ino asked in a low voice.

"Probably not." Sakura frowned and hesitated, "If Naruto's father were the Hokage, he wouldn't be treated coldly, rejected, and ignored by the villagers."

Ino thought so too.

"Why worry so much? As long as you didn't steal or rob, there's no problem," Sakura said. "Hurry up and memorize it. After you're done, I have to destroy it to prevent any possibility of it being leaked."

"Naruto gave this to you, so I'll pass on it." Ino shook her head.

“Before I came, I asked for his opinion, and he didn’t object to you learning it,” Sakura said. “He just told me not to mention him to you, and to share it with you secretly.”

"No need. I was scared half to death by him. I don't have a good impression of him or his stuff," Ino refused.

Seeing this, Sakura didn't say anything more.

Ino turned her back and sat at her desk, gently touching her chest with her left hand.

Unlike Sakura, who foolishly accompanied Naruto for several years without realizing her own feelings.

Ever since that day when Naruto pinned me against the wall and cleared up the misunderstanding, I dream about Naruto almost every night and during my afternoon nap.

The same scene, one wall slam after another.

At first, they will refuse, struggle, and resist.

Gradually, they stopped refusing, gave up struggling, stopped resisting, and chose to awkwardly conform.

As the saying goes, what you think about during the day, you dream about at night. Ino knows her own feelings and understands her own state of mind.

Therefore, she will no longer approach Naruto, will no longer make contact with Naruto, and will no longer have any connection with Naruto.

Sakura likes Naruto so much.

As her best friend, she couldn't...

"Heh..." Ino chuckled softly, shook her head, and pulled out a novel from the drawer to pass the time.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, more than half a month has passed.

The Chunin Exams are approaching.

The atmosphere in Konoha Village has changed.

More and more ninjas from other villages arrived, along with some traveling merchants and small vendors from other places, who seized the opportunity to do some small business.

"Brother-in-law, look at that person! He has no eyebrows!" Huahu exclaimed in surprise.

Naruto, unable to dress as a woman while with his sister-in-law, had to wear an animal mask to conceal his true face. He looked in the direction Hanabi was pointing.

"What's so strange about not having eyebrows? There are plenty of people in the ninja world without eyebrows..." Naruto stammered when he saw Gaara staring straight at him from not far away.

"He looks so fierce, like someone you don't want to mess with." When she met Gaara's gaze, Hanabi shrank back and hid behind Naruto, peeking out to observe.

"What's wrong, Gaara?" Temari asked.

This feeling, and... feeling the monster's sharp roar inside him, Gaara took the initiative to ask, "What... is your name?"

Temari and Kankuro were both surprised and stared intently at Naruto.

“Naruto, Uzumaki Naruto,” Naruto said.

"Gaara." After introducing himself, Gaara continued, "You're a Konoha genin? Are you participating in the Chunin Exams?"

Naruto nodded.

Having received the answer, Gaara turned and left, thinking to himself, "A monster like me? Killing you will prove my existence."

Chapter 52 Letter

"I feel uneasy." Watching Gaara's figure gradually disappear into the distance, Hanabi said to Naruto, "That guy's eyes were so scary, like he wanted to kill me."

"Illusion. You can't tell whether someone is going to kill you or not just by looking at them. You're using your imagination in the wrong place," Naruto said, amused.

"Really!" Hanabi pouted, then quickly realized, "That's right! I was standing behind you, and he was watching you! Brother-in-law! He, he wants to kill you!"

"Many people want to kill me, but I'm still alive and kicking. One more won't make a difference. It's no big deal," Naruto said nonchalantly.

"Even so..." Hanabi was speechless.

"What are all those people doing over there? Let's go take a look," Naruto changed the subject.

Hanabi's attention was quickly drawn.

If you keep going around in circles and always end up in crowded places, you won't feel like the time has passed.

"It's time," Naruto reminded him.

When Hanabi saw the watch on Naruto's left wrist, showing the time as 11:24, her smile instantly vanished.

“It’s mealtime again… Brother-in-law, I’m not hungry, I don’t want to go home for dinner.”

"You'll have to ask your father if he agrees. I can't make that decision myself," Naruto said with a smile.

Freedom is freedom, but in the end, we are still separated. We are not like a caged bird; we cannot go out too often.

Furthermore, one must abide by the rules, and there are strict requirements regarding when one must be at home.

Hanabi reluctantly pulled a letter from her pocket and handed it to Naruto: "Then I'll go back now, goodbye brother-in-law."

"Goodbye." Naruto said goodbye to Hanabi and walked towards the back mountain, opening the envelope.

Hinata's beautiful handwriting came into view.

"Naruto-kun, thank you for your concern and encouragement. I'm much better now. I'm eating well, sleeping soundly, and I have inexhaustible energy."

"Just as you guessed, the eye pain didn't last long, and my ability to see the whites of my eyes has improved significantly."

"Could the Byakugan really evolve?"

"My father and grandfather both seem very much looking forward to it."

"The only downside is that I've become a bigger eater, and I'm so afraid of gaining weight. I've heard that it's easy to gain weight and very difficult to lose it again."

"Fortunately, so far I've only gained weight in the right places, but I'm afraid that if I keep gaining weight, it will get out of control. I'm hesitating about whether I should eat less."

He explained his situation, inquired about Naruto's condition, and gave him final advice, such as eating regularly and in appropriate portions, and getting enough sleep.

“He’s fat in the right places…” Naruto’s mind wandered.

Hinata would never say these words to Naruto's face, but using a message posed no obstacle.

Hanabi, having finished her daily studies and training at home, often sneaks out to find Naruto because she has nothing else to do.

As time went by, she became their messenger, gradually evolving from simply helping to pass on a message to delivering letters.

"Sakura is also training hard for Sasuke. She hasn't had time to care about me these days and hasn't even seen me. Thanks to that, I can train without being disturbed."

"The Rasenshuriken is almost finished, just a little more effort," Naruto thought to himself.

I put the letter away and thought about how to reply next time.

He went into the back mountain to continue his cultivation.

at the same time.

Konoha Hospital.

A hospital room located on the third floor.

Ino, who was dozing off while lying by the hospital bed, vaguely sensed movement and suddenly woke up.

"Did I wake you up? Sorry." Sakura got out of bed to get some water and said apologetically.

"Sakura! You're awake? You're finally awake!" Ino exclaimed, tears welling in her eyes. "Two days! You've been unconscious for almost two days. If you hadn't woken up, I wouldn't have known how to tell your aunt and uncle!"

"I'm sorry for making you worry," Sakura said apologetically, still feeling a bit shaken.

"I thought I was going to die too. I didn't expect the side effects of the Shadow Clone Technique to be so severe. Is Naruto even human?"

"Fortunately, the effort was worthwhile. I've figured out my limits and this won't happen again. More importantly, I've learned something!"

"How can you still laugh? You almost lost your life!" Ino said irritably.