Naruto: Two opponents versus Naruto, Konoha panics!

"Is it over?"

"No, look! The big screen with the gold frame is lighting up!"

"I see. I was so engrossed in watching that I forgot about the gold frame."

"Hey, hey, hey, what do you mean by this?!" Naruto complained, hands on his hips.

What happened to Naruto with the gold frame?

Did I offend you?!

Don't tell me, really don't tell me.

Snapped--

Neji went up and slapped him.

Naruto turned and glared at him.

He was greeted by another large hand.

Snapped--

Yamanaka Inoichi also made a move.

Naruto cursed and tried to retaliate, but was frozen in place.

Because they engaged in aggressive behavior.

"Naruto, pull yourself together, don't let yourself be controlled by those delirious words," Neji kindly reminded him.

"You brat, don't make me look down on you! We've helped you so much, and you still won't try to overcome it?!" Yamanaka Inoichi also comforted him.

"Waaaaah!!!" Naruto's eyes widened.

Let me go, stop tying me up!

A large screen with a gold border appeared.

After that snowy night when he took Hinata home, Naruto resumed his "normal" life.

[Under the villagers' ostracism, the brainwashing of the Will of Fire, and the torment of both mind and body, he was on the verge of collapse.]

Spring passed and autumn came again, another year had gone by, and finally, Naruto ended those days that felt like an eternity.

On a peaceful afternoon, Hiruzen Sarutobi personally visited and delivered his application to the Ninja Academy.

From then on, Naruto Uzumaki began his life at the Ninja Academy.

[No longer will I be able to wander aimlessly around Konoha like a stray dog, hated and cursed by everyone.]

Many things happened during my school years.

On his first day of school, he was also verbally abused by students' parents.

After enrolling, things didn't go as he had imagined; he didn't make many friends.

Gradually, besides being called a fox demon behind his back, Naruto gained another nickname—the loser.

Disheartened, Naruto chose to go to the other extreme.

Time flies.

Naruto Uzumaki grew up like a weed.

The number of curses and insults directed at the fox demon, wishing him dead, has decreased significantly.

It wasn't because they had gotten used to Naruto's presence, but because Naruto's behavior had already aligned with that group's understanding of ninjas.

[If you're not careful, the fox demon will go out of control, and you'll die in vain.]

[And Naruto, too, grew into a true 'scourge' of Konoha Village.]

From then on, everything he did focused on getting people to notice his existence and acknowledge it.

[A constant stream of pranks, appearing frequently and persistently before the villagers.]

[His already poor academic performance was further amplified by his actions, making him a true bottom-of-the-class student, and an unprecedented bottom-of-the-class student, with zero marks on every single test.]

[He lacked ambition, and his personality gradually became domineering due to his behavior.]

Looking at the screen with its gold border.

The streets and Shadow Rocks were covered in paint and varnish by Naruto Uzumaki.

The people of Konoha Village were all reminded of the past.

Of course, the actual distance isn't that far.

The last time, it seems, was less than a year ago.

"She's absolutely detestable!"

"A disgusting existence!"

"Third Hokage, if we had just dealt with it back then, all this trouble wouldn't have happened."

Once bad memories of Konoha are stirred up, villagers immediately jump out.

Naruto's actions not only worsened his reputation, but also led to him being treated coldly by the other ninjas.

[Furthermore, every now and then, one can see the smeared and messy Shadow Rock when looking up.]

This undoubtedly damaged Shadow Rock's image in everyone's eyes.

This also fundamentally and completely ruined Naruto's public image.

However, Naruto Uzumaki never received any real punishment, as if the Third Hokage was simply condoning his behavior.

The punishments were barely effective, and while the property damage was initially handled by the Hokage Building, after repeated incidents, everyone had to grit their teeth and bear it themselves.

[If initially many people were simply acting out of herd mentality, hurling insults at Naruto and unleashing the full force of the Nine-Tails' rampage upon him...]

So, Naruto's actions over the past few years have truly made those people hate him to the core.

Hashirama Senju: Ha...hahaha~

Hashirama Senju: Naruto with gold frames is a very energetic kid!

Tobirama Senju: ......

Tobirama Senju: That's embarrassing, brother. Don't force the praise.

Onoki: "Sigh, this child just wants to fit in with Konoha."

Kushina Uzumaki: "My child... that damned old monkey! You knew perfectly well that what he was doing wouldn't improve relations with everyone; on the contrary, it would only escalate the conflict, yet you didn't stop him and kept giving him psychological suggestions!"

Kushina Uzumaki: "Disgusting beast!"

At school, the students didn't seem to be deliberately targeting him.

But whenever Naruto does something thoughtless, he is always met with merciless ridicule and mockery.

[Whether it's humanities or sciences, they're always at the very bottom.]

He spends twice as much time refining chakra as others and still can't control it well. Basic ninjutsu in his hands seem to become incredibly difficult to master.

Originally, Naruto's reputation was only extremely bad among boys; girls didn't have much time to pay attention to him.

However, this didn't continue until Naruto turned his attention to Sasuke Uchiha.

Even the girls who previously ignored him were now glaring at him angrily.

Kiba Inuzuka: "To be honest, Naruto can be really annoying sometimes."

Shino Aburame: "That's because I became like this under the guidance of the Third Hokage."

Kiba Inuzuka: "That's true. He even graffitied on the Shadow Rock, and all he got was to clean it up. This kind of half-hearted punishment... isn't that just condoning it?"

Kankuro: "I didn't expect that you, a dog owner, would actually have some brains. You're not completely stupid; you were able to see through all this."

Kiba Inuzuka: "You puppet bastard, what did you say?!"

puppet?

!!!

Deidara: "Art is an explosion!"

Deidara: "Puppet stuff, kid!"

scorpion:???

The two were about to start arguing.

They immediately received a warning from Nagato.

The Will of Fire has finally taken root.

Aside from his daily pranks, Naruto always has this on his mind: he wants to become Hokage.

[He's all talk and no action, and now he's set his sights on Sasuke.]

That guy lived the life he always wanted to live.

He was liked by most of the girls in his class.

Even his goddess, Sakura Haruno, felt the same way.

Naruto was unaware that a pair of eyes in the class were often secretly watching him.

Kiba Inuzuka: "Oh my god~"

Kiba Inuzuka: "If it weren't for the childhood memories, I'd want to ask Hinata... are you blind?"

Waaaaah!!

Bound tightly by Yamanaka Inoichi and Neji, Naruto kept whimpering.

Upon hearing Kiba Inuzuka's words, he didn't even hesitate. Whether they were right or wrong, the first thing he did was to refute them if they questioned him.

"He's quite ill," Yamanaka Inoichi said with a serious expression.

"Yes." Neji's expression was equally solemn.

The peaceful days seemed destined to continue forever.

However, one afternoon...

The atmosphere in Konoha became extremely eerie.

Even the Ninja Academy was affected.

That day, Iruka received an order, and although he didn't understand it, he still addressed the whole class:

"Don't leave after school!"