Konoha: Starting with a sign-in for Hashirama cells

"..." Itachi.

"Huh! Why are you back so soon? What happened?" Mikoto asked, surprised and puzzled, seeing Itachi return.

With a twitch at the corner of his mouth and unable to maintain his composure, Itachi remained silent for a long time before softly saying, "That one just now was a Jinchūriki, the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki."

Quiet.

The couple's faces froze instantly.

the other side.

Stepping out of the Uchiha clan compound and standing under a streetlamp, Naruto stretched his limbs and beckoned to Sasuke with his finger: "Didn't you want another round? Here you go, I'll grant your wish. Don't delay, let's finish this quickly."

Sasuke turned his face away: "Let's do it another day. I just ate, so it's not suitable for strenuous exercise."

Naruto looked at Sasuke with surprise, but this was exactly what he wanted.

Unleashing a large amount of chakra to win by sheer quantity requires little technical skill and therefore does not enhance combat experience.

Fighting Sasuke now would be pure bullying and a waste of time.

If there's no benefit to it, we should avoid fighting if possible.

"See you tomorrow, bye-bye." After saying goodbye to Sasuke, Naruto jumped onto the wall, chose his direction, and ran home.

Sasuke paused for a moment, then turned and went home, where a three-way trial awaited him.

To prevent the Third Hokage from interfering, Naruto placed Sasuke last in the order of making friends, but put Sasuke first when visiting the Third Hokage for a meal, all in order to catch the Third Hokage off guard.

By the time the third generation comes up with a solution, he will most likely have already finished eating and left.

Even the most delicate Uchiha clan has achieved this, so the remaining four clans are just a piece of cake to be captured.

From the shadows emerged one figure after another, all dressed in uniform dark attire and wearing animal masks.

As if receiving a command, everyone vanished instantly, returning to darkness.

The Third Hokage walked to the spot under the streetlamp where Naruto and Sasuke had just stopped. Gazing in the direction Naruto had gone, he chuckled to himself, lost in thought: "What a rascal."

Having read the report submitted by the Anbu and learned about Naruto's every move at the Ninja Academy, the Third Hokage had nothing to say.

The purpose of setting up the task of making friends was to allow Naruto to focus on his friends and reduce the time he would spend on self-destructive training and pranks.

Given Naruto's circumstances, making five friends, including at least one girl, and having to eat at her house, would be quite difficult.

Even if Naruto achieves the first step and successfully builds friendships with his classmates, the hurdle of going home for dinner and meeting his parents will be extremely difficult to overcome.

Unexpectedly, Naruto figured out everyone's personality traits through the self-introduction segment, and then tailored his approach accordingly, quickly winning over five friends.

The most ingenious idea was to have a man dress as a woman to conceal his true identity.

The mission rules didn't explicitly state that you had to go to your friend's house for dinner with your real identity.

"This isn't what I expected." The third generation sighed, wondering if he should do something else.

Then I thought again, if Naruto fails two missions in a row, he might lose interest in missions, and it would be difficult to guide him in a similar way in the future.

"I've talked to five friends in total, so I'll wait and see."

Having defined his purpose, the Third Hokage glanced back at the Uchiha clan's territory, which seemed out of place in the village, then slowly walked away with his hands behind his back.

Today is Wednesday, and Naruto ate at Sasuke's house. The next day is Thursday, and Naruto used the same method to go to Shikamaru's house for dinner.

Then it was Friday, and Naruto ate at Choji's house. Then it was Saturday, a holiday, and he didn't have to go to the Ninja Academy. Naruto ate at Kiba's house at noon and went to Sakura's house in the evening.

It took four days to complete the third generation's mission perfectly, without any unexpected incidents.

Naruto skipped and hopped, and that very night he arrived at the Third Hokage's house to collect his reward.

The Third Hokage lectured for nearly two hours before handing Naruto the scroll containing the forbidden technique, Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu, and also giving him a small card.

The Third Hokage said, "This is a chakra test strip. Enter your chakra and let me see what your chakra attribute is."

"Is this a chakra test strip?" Naruto asked, his curiosity piqued. He extracted chakra and infused it into the strip.

On the originally white test paper, five changes appeared simultaneously: it split open from the middle, part burned, part became wet, part shattered, and part wrinkled.

"Five kinds?" the Third Generation asked in surprise.

Why are there five types? Naruto was stunned.

In the story, before receiving the gift from the Sage of Six Paths, Naruto only had the wind.

Even if you include perfect Hashirama cells, there are only three types.

"Wait! Wood Release is indeed a combination of water and earth, but this is a perfect-level fusion of Hashirama cells, not just simple Wood Release!"

Naruto suddenly realized what was happening.

His condition is most likely due to the influence of interstitial cells.

Chapter 8, Third Generation: It Shouldn't Be Like This

Five chakra natures.

There are many more escape techniques to choose from.

Naruto's mind started to wander.

His favorite technique is Lightning Release, which is both cool and practical.

Secondly, there's the extremely destructive Wind Release, followed by Fire Release.

As for the remaining Water Release and Earth Release techniques, they're alright, serving as both support and defense, but their offensive power isn't as good as the other three types.

Don't be greedy. For this first C-rank escape technique, just give me any escape technique from the fire, thunder, or wind factions that has decent destructive power.

Unaware of what Naruto was thinking, the Third Hokage reached into his robes, pulled out an empty scroll, took a pen, and began writing and drawing on it right in front of Naruto.

After it was done, hand it to Naruto.

"What kind of ninjutsu is this?" Naruto asked expectantly.

"Water Release: Water Formation Wall," the Third Hokage laughed.

Naruto's face darkened, and he almost dropped the scroll.

"This ninjutsu is remarkable, especially in places with water, where its defensive power is particularly impressive," the Third Hokage said with a smile.

"What if there's no water?" Naruto asked.

“How could there be no water? The earth is rich in water resources, with rivers, springs, and lakes everywhere,” the Third Generation laughed. “There are also oceans that are even more vast than land.”

“But I don’t want to defend, I want to attack,” Naruto said.

"Hmm? Not bad, Naruto, that's a good idea of ​​yours," the Third Hokage said in surprise.

"The best defense is offense. Use a powerful attack to force your opponent to defend, and then you won't need to defend anymore."

“But Naruto, your horizons and imagination still need to be broadened.”

"Who says defensive ninjutsu can't be used as offensive ninjutsu? And who stipulated that an attack must be an attack, and a defense can only be a defense?"

Naruto was taken aback: "You mean?"

"Think for yourself; there's no point in me saying it out loud," the third generation said mysteriously.

He gestured for Naruto to step back, and once Naruto was outside the door, the Third Hokage slammed the door shut with lightning speed.

"No! I can't read, Grandpa!" Naruto cried out, "Teach me!"

“You’ll learn to earn your own living sooner or later now that you’re in the Ninja Academy,” the Third Hokage said through the door.

"Furthermore, ninjutsu is not to be passed on lightly. You can learn it yourself, but don't tell others about it."

Naruto shouted a few more times, but the Third Hokage didn't respond, so he knew it was hopeless.

Looking down at the two scrolls in his hands, he opened them a little and, by the light of the street lamp, could see their contents.

do not know.

In the ninja world, he would say that the writing system hasn't been finalized yet.

Forget about advanced knowledge; it's essential to master basic literacy and reading/writing skills.

Naruto muttered a few words, put the scroll away, and went home.

First, memorize the text style in the scroll. It doesn't matter if you don't recognize it, just remember it.

Follow the women's clothing, grab the money, and walk into the library openly and legitimately.

I quietly consulted the staff and managed to rent several books on literacy and character recognition, beginner-friendly versions, complete with homophone illustrations, making self-study possible.

Of course, there are still some difficulties, but as long as you are willing to study hard and ask your teacher or parents if you really don't understand, you will have no problem mastering basic reading and writing.

“Cultivation can be put on hold for now. Once we learn the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, the speed and efficiency will be truly formidable.”

"The most urgent task is to decipher the words in the scroll."

After finishing two servings of takoyaki, Naruto sighed contentedly. Then, he opened the book and began to look up the text templates in the scrolls one by one.

There's no need to learn everything.

It's okay if there are a few characters with multiple pronunciations occasionally.

A passage of text is generally correct and does not affect understanding.

With multiple shadow clones right in front of him, Naruto was full of energy and didn't feel sleepy at all.

It took nearly three hours to successfully decipher the text about multiple shadow clones.

Naruto breathed a sigh of relief. He glanced at the clock; it was 11:46. Staying up late was bad for his health, but he couldn't sleep because he had something on his mind.

"With Hashirama cells, I should be fine after staying up all night," Naruto thought to himself.

Having made his decision, he went to the kitchen to boil water and cook instant noodles for a late-night snack.

With his hunger subsided, Naruto calmed himself down, carefully considering the method, steps, and points to note. He then clasped his hands together and began refining his chakra.

"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique."

A dozen or so strangely shaped unidentified creatures appeared crookedly in a wisp of smoke.

Naruto pondered for a moment before refining and using his chakra a second time.

Bang bang bang bang!