Naruto: Two opponents versus Naruto, Konoha panics!

The large screen with its black border continues to display the image.

"Oh," Naruto replied indifferently.

"Uh..." Hiruzen Sarutobi's smile froze.

Upon seeing this, Naruto suddenly paused in surprise.

[“Wait, if I don’t have a cold… what if this old man gets furious and tries to scheme against me in some other way?”]

Thinking of this, Naruto quickly exclaimed, "What an amazing Will of Fire!"

"If I can find happiness by mastering the Will of Fire... won't everyone hate me then?"

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes lit up, and he nodded with absolute certainty.

He then intensified his efforts, saying, "Naruto, do you know what those stone statues in the village represent?"

[Naruto?]

[The strongest person in the village?]

These two thoughts flashed through Naruto's mind, but he shook his head.

I didn't show much interest because that would make the difference between my past and present self too stark.

"Heh, Naruto, those who have been engraved on this are all great heroes who protected the village!"

"Really? Now that you mention it, grandpa, you look a lot like one of them!" Naruto then said.

From Naruto's perspective, this was a subtle way of praising the old man.

However, to Naruto's surprise, the old man in front of him was indeed one of them.

"Heh, you noticed that?" Hiruzen Sarutobi raised his chin smugly.

[This seems to be an affirmation of Naruto's judgment.]

"Where leaves dance in the air, fire burns eternally."

【Well......】

[Naruto was genuinely shocked. How could such a wretched old man be engraved on something like that?]

[Wait, this old man really is the Third Hokage!]

For a fleeting moment, Naruto glanced with a hint of lingering fear at Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was still incessantly recounting the Will of Fire.

[“I can’t believe this old man really is the Third Hokage, the leader of those bastards… But he doesn’t look powerful at all!”]

[Naruto pondered for a moment, then suddenly realized that the noise had stopped.]

Looking up, he saw Hiruzen Sarutobi smiling at him.

Without a second thought, Naruto, slightly adjusting his emotions, exclaimed, "Oh, I see! Grandpa, you're amazing!"

[Having received Naruto's praise, Hiruzen Sarutobi coughed twice.]

"Do you want to become that kind of person?"

"Yes!" Naruto replied quickly.

[Upon confirming that the person before him was the mastermind, Naruto's attitude changed.]

"Very well, then, Naruto, you need to understand one thing."

"You don't need to become Hokage to gain everyone's recognition."

"Only after gaining everyone's recognition can one become the great hero who protects the village—the Hokage."

Naruto: "..."

"I understand!" Naruto nodded quickly.

"By the way, grandpa, are you the most powerful person in the village?"

"Hehe, of course."

"Not only that, I'm also the strongest of the four Hokage!"

ga-

The image on the large screen with its black border abruptly stopped.

Similar to the last image on the gold-framed big screen.

The ninja world's inhabitants: "..."

That old guy.

Whether it's a gold-framed world or a black-framed world, it's all the same black, the same shamelessness.

He looked at himself again and said it with his own voice: he was the best one.

Even Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but blush.

Orochimaru burst out laughing.

His original plan was to use the Impure World Reincarnation technique to resurrect the First Hokage and then reveal Hiruzen Sarutobi's self-proclaimed title of God of Shinobi in front of the First Hokage.

Now, it's almost as if Hiruzen Sarutobi himself said it.

Moreover, it wasn't just once, but twice!

And it happened in front of the entire ninja world.

hum-

At that moment, the large screen with a gold frame appeared.

"Is this... Naruto, the successor to our world?"

"It seems so."

"It's getting late, I should go." Hiruzen Sarutobi waved to Naruto.

The seed of the Will of Fire has been planted, and Naruto cherishes his one and only "white moonlight" (ideal love). Today's objective has been achieved.

"Goodbye, Grandpa!" Naruto waved his little hand, bidding farewell to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

[However, not long after sitting down.]

【Gurgle—】

Naruto's stomach rumbled.

[People of this age can eat a lot.]

After a whole afternoon of work, all I got was a skinny grilled fish. No wonder I was hungry.

But Naruto's face was beaming with a smile.

"Have you gained everyone's approval?"

"I can definitely do it!"

Onoki: "See that? The shameless Third Hokage!"

Mei Terumi: "My God, how can there be such a shameless person?"

Yamanaka Ino: "You wretched old man! You have no worries about food or clothing, yet you try to steal the fish that a child worked so hard to catch all afternoon!"

Ino Yamanaka: "Quickly return Kushina's legacy to Naruto!"

With her mother's assurance and the reward of the comparative viewing system, Ino became even bolder.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's face immediately darkened.

Glancing down, I see the location of Yamanaka Inoichi.

However, Yamanaka Inoichi did not look up at him at all, but instead talked with Akimichi Choza and Nara Shikaku beside him, as if he had not heard anything.

"Even Shikaku has this attitude?" Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart sank.

To his surprise,

How dare this commoner criticize me?

Encouraged by Ino, Sakura also spoke up.

Sakura Haruno: "The Third Generation... the Big Coin, could it be that he embezzled Aunt Kushina and the Fourth Generation's inheritance?"

Kushina Uzumaki: "Speak! You old monkey!"

Kushina was deeply moved to see someone speak up for Naruto.

They're all good kids!

Especially that girl named Yamanaka Ino... she also received a reward.

That hair color...could she be Inoichi-senpai's daughter?

I just said that Naruto is bad, and she likes him a lot... Well, okay, then I won't indiscriminately bombard Konoha.

Mikoto Uchiha looked at her best friend with a helpless expression.

She already guessed what Kushina was thinking.

But then she thought about it again and realized it was perfectly normal.

Kushina subconsciously felt that she owed her son too much.

Therefore, before everything is certain, they will try their best to make amends to their children.

Mikoto shook her head and smiled, realizing that she herself had the same thought.

The large screen with its gold border continues to display the image.

Time flies, and soon summer and autumn have passed.

Naruto seems to have gotten used to his new identity.

Despite feeling sad and upset each time he was cursed and insulted by those people, he still felt heartbroken and distressed.

But Naruto quickly regained his composure, smiling as he faced them, hoping to gain their approval.

[Even though I was really sad, the next day I inexplicably felt nothing was wrong and kept smiling like an idiot.]

What made Naruto happiest was that he had finally made friends.

There are still two, one named Shikamaru and the other Choji.

They don't hate themselves, nor do they show self-loathing like other children.

That day, Naruto was running around in the streets as usual.

But the atmosphere in the village seems a bit off today.

However, Shikamaru and Choji weren't playing in the park either.

Unfortunately, Naruto had no choice but to go home.

As night fell, the heavy snow arrived as promised.

[The energetic Naruto, naturally unable to stay still, sneaked out again.]

Actually, Naruto really looked forward to the night.

Because at night, people won't recognize you immediately.

He could then wander the streets like a normal child.

However, the streets were rather deserted today; even the usually bustling food street was nearly empty.

Naruto only glanced at it from afar and didn't go over.

[Because the aroma there is so strong, if I stay there for even a short while, not only will I not be recognized, but if I see any delicious food, I'll have to endure it all night.]

Money is still not enough, and most businesses are unwilling to sell to me.

In the blink of an eye, Naruto found himself having "taken over" the entire street.

This was something that had never happened before; the little boy was happily running around in the snow.

However, playing alone, no matter how fun it is, will quickly become boring.

Just as he was about to continue his stroll, he suddenly noticed a child squatting under a streetlamp in the distance.

[A soft sob came from beside me.]

Hinata, who had just woken up, was stunned for a few seconds after seeing this scene. Then, her head, which had just cooled down, started to feel hot again.