I, Naruto Uzumaki, don't need your approval.

Just then, two other boys spotted Naruto and shouted, "Look, it's the fox spirit! The fox spirit has come to save the Byakugan demon! They really teamed up to secretly destroy the village!"

The loud shouts also caught Hinata's and the little boy's attention. The little boy put down the snow in his hand and moved closer to his companion, while Hinata's eyes showed an expectant look.

After the three boys reunited, they seemed to have gained the courage to fight the demon fox and approached Naruto one after another.

"The adults are afraid of you, you fox demon, and dare not do anything to you. But we are not afraid. We are going to become ninjas to protect the village in the future. We can drive away you monsters now."

Encouraged by his words, the little boy in the lead walked up to Naruto and raised his fist.

Then, with a series of thuds, the lead boy was knocked to the ground. Naruto, grinning wickedly, walked towards the other two.

"I heard you call me a fox demon, and you want to drive me away?"

Chapter 7

"The fox demon has revealed its true form; it's going to eat us!"

After the leader was knocked to the ground, the remaining two boys lost their courage and trembled as they said, "It was his idea to target you. You can take revenge on him, but don't come and bully us."

"Bullying you?"

Naruto snorted and stepped forward to pull the two apart, leaving several bright red handprints on their faces.

The boys, feeling the pain, looked aggrieved, tears welling up in their eyes.

At this moment, the boy who had been knocked down first got up, covered his bleeding nose, and said with a resolute voice, "Fox demon, we admit defeat this time. You won't be so lucky next time. We will bring more people to drive you away."

"It seems you haven't realized your mistake yet."

Naruto doesn't tolerate bratty kids; he beats them until they beg for mercy. After all, everyone's a kid at heart.

Soon, the little boys were bruised and battered, sitting on the snow wiping their noses and tears, regretting their harsh words, and becoming much more respectful to Naruto.

"Boss Naruto, we were wrong. We shouldn't have provoked you. We'll never do it again."

"Yes, from now on we'll all listen to you, you're our new boss!"

Hearing this, Naruto sighed helplessly, waved his hand and said, "Fine, you guys can go. Remember to behave yourself next time and don't mess with me again."

The boys felt as if they had been granted a pardon. As they left, they exchanged glances and discussed how to take revenge on the fox demon.

Just then, Naruto suddenly appeared behind them and placed his hands on their shoulders: "Hey, you guys aren't pretending to beg for mercy while secretly plotting revenge against this fox demon, are you?"

The little boy shuddered and trembled, saying, "Naruto, how could we dare call you the Demon Fox..."

Naruto shook his head and revealed a sinister smile, "Don't hide behind my back and call me the Demon Fox. I don't hate that title. I am the Demon Fox, that's true, and I am also Uzumaki Naruto. But in the future, when you mess with me, you'd better think about the consequences."

The boys exchanged glances, cold sweat beading on their foreheads. They didn't dare discuss any revenge plans and quickly fled the park.

After successfully scaring away the little boy, Naruto turned around and looked at Hinata, who was the most difficult to deal with. Hinata was looking at him with admiration and even forgot to stand up from the snow.

With mixed feelings, Naruto helped Hinata up from the snow and stared into her eyes as he asked, "Why didn't you resist just now?"

To be honest, he didn't really want to get involved in this bullying, because Hinata being bullied was purely a problem with her personality.

In terms of strength, those little boys were no match for Hinata, and in terms of family background, Hinata was far superior to them. But it was precisely this weak nature and her unusual Byakugan that made Hinata a target for bullying.

But Hinata was the only one who had come to him for help, and her experience reminded him of himself.

Under Naruto's gaze, Hinata stammered, "My father taught me not to attack ordinary people casually. I've practiced the Gentle Fist of my clan, and I might accidentally hurt them..."

"So, you'd rather be wounded yourself than hurt others?"

"That's right, they get bored and leave quickly, they won't waste too much time on me."

Hinata's answer made Naruto find it somewhat amusing: "Do you know that it's precisely because of this kind of behavior that they bully you even more? If you fight back, at least they won't dare to lay a hand on you."

"But..." Hinata tried to explain, but Naruto interrupted her directly: "Have you thought about it? If I had chosen to endure it just now, wouldn't I have been humiliated by them just the same? But now they have already slunk away."

"That's not how it is. If it were you, I would disobey my father's teachings..."

By the time Hinata finished speaking, her voice was so low it was almost inaudible, and her face was flushed.

Not far away.

Two onlookers, one fat and one thin, stood across the street and witnessed Naruto chasing away the unruly child.

After the fat man finished eating the last of his potato chips, he said to the skinny man beside him, "Shikamaru, it seems we don't need to do anything. He was able to resolve this crisis and save the young lady of the Hyuga clan."

The "he" the fat man was referring to was naturally Naruto, and the two people he was referring to were Choji Akimichi and Shikamaru Nara.

They received instructions from their fathers to cultivate a good relationship with the village's fox spirit, and ideally become friends with it.

As soon as they found Naruto, they witnessed the Hyuga clan's eldest daughter being bullied and Naruto coming to the rescue, so they chose to stand by and watch.

Shikamaru yawned lazily and said, "It was indeed a bit unexpected, but... I really want to find a place to sleep right now, I'm just too sleepy."

"You sleep all day long, haven't you had enough sleep yet?"

Choji was somewhat dissatisfied and then said, "Shikamaru, should we still go over there? Judging from the fox spirit's actions just now, he seems different from the image that is circulated in the village. He will fight against bullies and protect the weak."

Shikamaru opened his eyes: "Let's find another opportunity next time... It would be too deliberate to go now, after all, it's a task that Dad gave us."

Choji took out another bag of potato chips, opened it, and said, "You're smarter, I'll listen to you... Let's come again next time."

……

Choji and Shikamaru's every move naturally did not escape Kurama's perception; it had already memorized their auras.

However, at this moment, Kurama was more focused on watching the show, and grinned mischievously as he looked at the helpless Naruto and the shy Hinata.

Kurama planned to memorize Hinata's expressions and actions to use later to humiliate Naruto; this was one of its few sources of amusement.

After Hinata was returned to the Hyuga clan's territory, the Hyuga clan guards seemed to have become accustomed to the young lady being lost, and even thanked Naruto before leaving.

"If it were you, I would choose to disobey Father..."

Walking down the street, Naruto soon heard Kurama's voice and couldn't help but frown.

For some unknown reason, the Nine-Tailed Fox's power of Yin-Yang Strangeness has greatly increased, and it is almost completely becoming a Yin-Yang Fox. Considering that the Nine-Tailed Fox inside me is only Yang, the term Yin-Yang Fox is not wrong.

Then, Naruto gave Kurama a bright and cheerful smile.

"What are you thinking, brat? I sense something's off about you." Although Kurama didn't know what Naruto was thinking, he sensed a hint of malice emanating from him.

"It's nothing, I just think Mr. Nine-Tailed Fox's tail is kind of cute and I want to use it as a blanket."

"You brat, I will absolutely not allow such a thing. It's impossible." Nine-Tails crossed its arms in protest, its fur standing on end like a wild beast.

"Just kidding."

Naruto casually replied with "Nine-Tails," but another pleasant voice rang in his ears:

"Hinata Hyuga's affection for you has reached the level of trust. You have gained 'Gentle Fist Training Experience', which is the girl's understanding of Gentle Fist after hard training."

Chapter 8 The Uzumaki Family's Meal

Inside the Hokage Building.

The Third Hokage, who was extremely busy with his daily affairs, encountered new troubles.

In order to cultivate a friendly image in the village, he had to accept complaints from the parents of the unruly children and personally clean up the mess caused by Naruto's beating of the children.

"My lord, please do something about that wild child. Look what my child has been beaten to death."

“If that wild child isn’t disciplined properly, he might cause even more trouble. He’s already made a mess of the village.”

"Third Hokage, you should expel Naruto from the village. His existence is a scourge to the village..."

Even the mighty Third Hokage struggled to cope with the incessant chatter of his unruly child's parents, and could only manage a slight smile:

“I can understand the concerns of several parents, but children inevitably get hurt while playing, which just proves that they are naturally lively.”

"And as far as I know, it was your children who provoked us first, caused trouble, and ganged up to bully another little girl. Naruto couldn't stand it, so he retaliated in self-defense, which is legitimate self-defense."

justifiable defense?

The parents couldn't stand to hear that, and frowned, saying, "My child is so well-behaved at home, how could he bully others? He was just playing with the little girl."

"That's right, that's right. Naruto went over there without knowing what happened and hit my child."

The Third Hokage, growing impatient with the parents' insistence, reminded them, "It's normal for children to play around; I understand and don't object to it."

"But that little girl is the Hyuga's child, and her father is the head of the Hyuga family."

The Hyuga family head's daughter... The parents were terrified, their previous arrogance vanished as if doused with cold water.

The fox spirit has no parents, so there will be no consequences for venting malice on it. However, the Hyuga is a powerful and influential family in the village, who can easily decide their future. They are people that the fox spirit must never provoke.

Now, they are starting to worry that if the child bullies Hinata, it might incur retaliation from the Hyuga clan.

The Third Hokage smiled and his voice was like heavenly music: "Don't worry, I will ask the Hyuga clan head not to pursue this matter. But you should also discipline the children more. Everyone living in the village is a comrade. It's best to live in harmony."

The child's parent realized what was happening and quickly chimed in, "The Hokage is right, it's always better to be polite. Thank you so much, Hokage, for the trouble you caused earlier."

The Third Hokage smiled and said, "Mediating conflicts among villagers is my job as Hokage. We, the aging branches, should be more tolerant of the new shoots."

"The Hokage is right!"

The parents of the mischievous child nodded as they left the Hokage Building, not forgetting to glare at their child before leaving, as the child had almost caused them a lot of trouble.

It is foreseeable that the little boys will face another beating from both their fathers and mothers when they return home.

Watching the villagers leave, the Third Hokage returned to his office and lit a cigarette in front of the portraits of the past Hokage.

He believes he handled the situation perfectly when the parents of the unruly child came to his door.

Not only did it deter the troublesome parents, but it also preserved its own image and demonstrated Konoha's tolerance.

Exhaling a puff of smoke, the Third Hokage began to reflect on Naruto's performance in this matter.

Although Naruto calls himself the Demon Fox and uses his own orders to intimidate others, he only seeks revenge on the villagers who bullied him and does not actively seek trouble.

According to the intelligence sent by the Anbu, Naruto even took the initiative to save Hinata from being bullied, which made him very satisfied.

Kids like Naruto, despite their dislike for various things, are still influenced by the Will of Fire.

Opening the window, the Third Hokage glanced at the not-so-large amount of paperwork on his desk and called out to the butler in the next office, "Help me with these documents first, I'm going to take a stroll around the village."

"Yes, Third Generation Lord," the steward said respectfully.

After removing his divine robes, the Third Hokage vanished from his spot in an instant, transforming into an old man next door and appearing on the street.

Now that Naruto has grasped the true meaning of the Will of Fire, he naturally wants to strike while the iron is hot, guiding Naruto to quickly advance on the right path and become an outstanding Jinchūriki for the village, bringing glory and warmth to the village.