This Naruto is too easily persuaded.

9th Floor [The Person Standing at the Sky]:

"How ugly!"

"Reading your words is like looking at a noisy, naive ant."

"I can even picture a funny little kid trying to get attention."

The latest comment is short, but every word is like a sharp knife piercing Naruto's heart.

"So, all along, I've just been acting like a clown? That's why nobody wants to talk to me?"

A pang of sadness gripped Naruto's heart as he continued reading:

"If you want to control these people's gaze, do as I say."

"First, change into something appropriate immediately. Since you have blonde hair, wear a dark blue outfit."

Second, take care of your hair immediately.

"Third, shut your mouth, learn to use a smile to disguise your true feelings, and observe the world with a condescending perspective."

"Want others to agree with you? Then you have to agree with yourself first, instead of making yourself a laughing stock for others."

[Suggestion included: Change your image]

[Task Requirements: Change into dark clothing, tidy your appearance, maintain a smile and silence, until you change others' impression of you]

[Mission Reward: C-Rank Treasure Chest]

The post ended there, but Naruto remained stunned for a long time.

He subconsciously looked at himself in the mirror.

His hair was messy, his face was dirty, and his clothes were not only dirty, but the cuffs were also frayed.

He really does look like a clown.

"I see, is that so?"

The confusion in Naruto's eyes gradually faded, replaced by a different kind of brilliance.

"Alright, let's start by listening to advice!"

He took a deep breath, jumped out of bed, and ran to heat up the milk.

Although I don't know what this "listen to advice system" means, nor do I know who "want a peaceful life" is.

But since we have chosen to take listening to advice as the way of forbearance, we must carry it out to the end.

The heated milk was bubbling slightly.

Naruto drank the warmed milk and felt warm all over.

Then, I awkwardly did stretching exercises on the floor for twenty minutes, my bones cracking from time to time.

"Is this what self-cultivation is? I feel like my body is actually a bit lighter."

With this strange feeling in his heart, Naruto set his alarm and fell into a deep sleep.

That night, he felt a long-lost sense of peace.

……

The next day, early in the morning, the alarm clock rang.

Sunlight streamed into the room through the gaps in the curtains.

Naruto opened his eyes right on time and felt an unprecedented sense of clarity.

[Daily Task: Wellness, Completed]

[You have obtained an E-rank treasure chest. Would you like to open it?]

"Open!"

Naruto exclaimed excitedly.

[Reward: Slight improvement in physical fitness]

"That's amazing!"

As the treasure chest opened, Naruto's lingering drowsiness vanished instantly, and he felt as if he had inexhaustible energy.

This made Naruto determined to listen carefully to the advice of his seniors!

Next up is the main event.

He looked in the mirror, recalling the advice of the "man standing in the sky."

The first step is to change your clothes.

Naruto opened the wardrobe and pulled open the same old orange tracksuit.

After searching for a long time, I finally found the dark blue short-sleeved shirt I remembered at the very bottom.

This was a gift from my grandfather three generations ago, but he thought it was too old-fashioned, so he put it at the very bottom of the wardrobe.

I never expected it would actually come in handy now.

When I put it on, I was surprised to find that this outfit from a year ago still fit me perfectly, and it made me look much more capable.

He took off his sunglasses, which looked like aviator goggles, washed his face with cold water, and tidied up his messy hair.

Naruto was stunned when he saw himself in the mirror.

His dark blue shirt made his blond hair even more dazzling.

"Next, smile."

Naruto tried to twitch the corners of his mouth in front of the mirror.

First, he unconsciously flashed a smile that even he himself thought was a bit silly, and then he began to restrain himself.

In the end, she simply pursed her lips slightly, with a slight upturn at the corners.

"Pretending to be...gentle..."

I finally managed to put together a smile that was both polite and distant.

Naruto looked at himself in the mirror and felt a sense of unfamiliarity.

"Turns out, when he's not grinning like an idiot, he actually looks pretty convincing..."

For some reason, after tidying myself up, I found that my appearance had improved.

Naruto's self-confidence even began to increase unconsciously.

I glanced at the clock and realized I was almost late.

"Oh well, I'm already late anyway, I might as well get a haircut."

Naruto shrugged and made a bold decision.

He pulled his beloved frog wallet out from under his pillow.

Looking at his carefully accumulated savings, Naruto felt a pang of heartache.

But hesitation was quickly replaced by determination.

"You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub; if you don't change your ways, the money you save will just be used to buy more instant noodles!"

He stuffed the loose change in his wallet into his pocket and pushed open the door with a death-defying resolve.

"Oh, right, there's also strawberry milk... It's strange, but let's try it first."

……

An hour later.

The streets of Konoha were as bustling as ever.

The early risers were either cleaning their shops or preparing goods.

Some middle-aged women were chatting leisurely at the intersection.

When the blond boy walked out of the barbershop, the older women subconsciously frowned, intending to stay away from that unlucky presence.

However, when they saw what the boy looked like, they all froze on the spot.

Is this... still the same fox spirit from before?

Her originally messy hair was trimmed into golden, choppy strands, and her blue outfit made her skin look exceptionally fair.

He didn't run around as loudly as usual; instead, he kept his hands in his pockets and walked with a steady gait.

In fact, Naruto's palms were sweaty.

Whenever he senses familiar, disdainful stares from those around him, his instincts drive him to run away.

"Calm down... calm down. I'm not that loser anymore. I was born to dominate..."

If you're going to pretend, then pretend to the end!

"..."

Even after Naruto had walked away, the two middle-aged women remained frozen in place, their eyes wide open.

"Hey, that was... a fox spirit?"

"It seems so, right? But why does it feel... completely different?"

"That face...it looks kind of familiar..."

It must be said that humans are visual creatures.

When Naruto stopped yelling like a madman and instead showed some of the good looks he inherited from Minato.

Although prejudice still exists, the sense of aversion has significantly diminished.

If Sasuke had the Nine-Tails sealed inside him, he certainly wouldn't have suffered the same treatment as Naruto, given his good looks.

At the ninja academy, the bell rang to signal the end of get out of class.

"Damn it! Naruto skipped class on the second day of school!"

Iruka walked out of the classroom with his lesson plan in hand, his brow furrowed, pondering how he would reprimand Naruto later.

Just then, a figure walked up from the end of the corridor.

Golden, tousled hair, a blue short-sleeved shirt, and a heavy box of strawberry milk in her arms.

Iruka instinctively stepped aside.

But when the boy's face came into view, he was momentarily stunned.

That gentle smile, that golden hair…

The intense sense of déjà vu struck Iruka's heart like lightning.

The Fourth Hokage...?

"Good morning, Iruka-sensei."

The boy's voice interrupted Iruka's thoughts.

Naruto took a carton of milk out of the box and politely handed it over.

"Sorry I'm late. I went to buy something, this is for you."

"Thanks."

Iruka accepted the milk without any explanation, still completely bewildered.

Iruka didn't realize what was happening until the boy walked into the classroom carrying the box.

"Wait...that's Naruto?!"

Iruka looked at the strawberry milk in his hand and fell into deep self-doubt.