Konoha Drunkard

But the Rasengan is different. The Rasengan requires controlling chakra to rotate irregularly and at high speed in the palm of the hand. With Naruto's mediocre control skills, he's afraid he'll ruin his hand if he tries to learn it too well.

630. A fool is still a fool.

"How will you know if you don't try? What if he can do it?"

Kushina's red hair has started to flutter even without wind. Can you understand the feeling of a mother watching her son be called an idiot for over a decade? Now, finally seeing a glimmer of hope, Kushina is determined to give it a try.

"Okay...okay, don't get excited, don't get excited. I'll teach him right away."

Minato, seeing Kushina about to explode, felt a chill run down his spine. He immediately ran over and started teaching his son the Rasengan; he couldn't help it, he still wanted to sleep in bed tonight.

.......

"Naruto, what's wrong with you?"

The next day, when the savior arrived at their class meeting place with a bunch of panda eyes, the second male lead and his crush were already there. The savior's grotesque appearance successfully caught the crush's attention, but this was clearly not what the savior wanted.

"Don't even mention it..."

At this point, the savior had lost all interest in flirting. Last night had been a nightmare for him. He had thought that once his father taught him a special skill, he could show it off to the girl with the wide forehead today. Who knew that making the dumpling would be so difficult? He couldn't even get to the first step properly, and his mother was constantly urging him on. Every time he didn't do it right, he would get a beating. This situation of one parent teaching and the other beating continued until this morning. Otherwise, because his father had to go to work and he had to attend a gathering, he didn't know how long this situation would have lasted.

However, what happened last night shattered Kushina's illusions and proved Shanks' conclusion: even idiots have their moments of enlightenment, but once they do, they're still idiots.

"......"

The savior went to sleep under the big tree and was snoring away in less than two minutes. Even the second male lead, who was pulling up his pants, was astonished. Had this guy been stealing chickens or petting dogs last night? Could it be... that he was cultivating all night? Impossible! If he were that proactive, he wouldn't have been such a weakling for the past few years.

..........

Good morning, everyone!

Just as the sun was shining brightly and the Savior was still hibernating, a white-haired boy appeared with a beaming smile. However, upon seeing the snoring Savior, Kadian's mood instantly soured. Which kid wouldn't be incredibly nervous after learning about the class reshuffling and the upcoming exam? This little rascal was actually sleeping! He was so carefree!

"Kakashi-sensei, it's already past noon, and I haven't even had breakfast yet! You're so slow! We agreed on a few breakfasts this morning..."

The girl with the broad forehead complained under the blazing sun.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I ran into a black cat on the street, and then I lost my way on the road of life."

Kadian scratched the back of his head and said with a smile, without the slightest bit of embarrassment.

"Tch! Now that we're here, can we begin our exam?"

The second male lead, who was wearing pants, jumped down from the big tree and said...

"What an impatient brat. But before the exam, could you tell me why Naruto looks like he's sleeping so soundly?"

Kadian pointed at the snoring savior and said to the two of them.

"I don't know. He came over early this morning, didn't say anything, and just fell asleep. I guess he was too nervous to sleep last night, haha, his mental fortitude is really too poor."

The girl with the broad forehead said with a forced smile, "Actually, I was too excited to sleep last night because I'd be in the same class as Sasuke. That means I'd be spending all my time with him. That annoying Ino's teammates are a lazybones and a fat guy—just thinking about it makes me excited..."

"Naruto, wake up!"

The girl with the broad forehead always maintained a ladylike image in front of the second male lead with his trousers, gently nudging the snoring savior.

"It's so noisy, let me sleep a little longer."

The savior mumbled something in his sleep, then turned over and went back to sleep.

"...Damn Naruto! Get up right now!"

"boom!"

The girl with the broad forehead reveals her true nature, transforming into a tomboy who punches the savior on the head. How dare this bastard complain about her being noisy? If Sasuke hadn't been there, I would have given him a good beating!

"Ouch!"

"Huh? What's going on? Sakura, why did you hit me?"

The savior rubbed his head and said to the girl with the broad forehead.

"Damn it! Kakashi's here already, time to prepare for the exam!"

"boom!"

As the girl with the broad forehead spoke, she punched the savior on the head again.

"......"

Kadian stared speechlessly at his savior. What kind of person had his teacher entrusted to him? He knew how to teach geniuses—he himself was a genius, he knew what geniuses were thinking—but he had no experience teaching idiots, let alone someone this stupid. There were very few like that in the world; the last one was his best friend…

"Exam? What kind of exam? Kakashi-sensei, didn't we already graduate from school?"

The savior got so badly beaten by his mother last night that he actually repeated what Kaspersky said yesterday.

"The graduation exam was just a test to see if you were capable of graduating from school, but this exam is to see if you're capable of being in my team. If you fail, you'll have to obediently go back to school for another year."

Ka-Dian explained patiently.

"What?! How could this be! I finally graduated, I don't want to go back to school."

Naruto got excited after hearing this. He had finally come up with a plan to escape from prison last time. If he had to go back to school and think about those bizarre exam questions, it wouldn't be so easy for him to graduate again.

"The test this time is very simple. I have two bells. If you can snatch both bells from me, you will pass. Of course, there are only two bells, and there are three of you, so one of you will have to go back to school no matter what. Of course, I will only fight you with the strength of a genin."

Ka-Dian ignored the complaints and took out two bells, speaking to the girl with the broad forehead and the second male lead in his pants.

..........

This traditional bell-ringing exam has been criticized countless times. Perhaps it's because Hiruzen Sarutobi was tortured by Tobirama Senju using this method, so the memory is still fresh, and this exam format was passed down. Then Jiraiya passed it on to Minato, and Minato passed it on to Kakashi. I wonder if the future savior will continue to pass it on. Isn't it just testing camaraderie, making the kids not abandon each other? There are many other ways, why use this method? There's no creativity at all. No wonder Hiruzen Sarutobi, despite possessing all five chakra natures, couldn't create a single bloodline limit. He lacks any innovative thinking, always following the methods of his predecessors. It's no wonder he couldn't create a new bloodline limit... In history, which ninja who created a bloodline limit wasn't someone with bizarre and unconventional ideas?

631. If you can't beat the old, beat the young.

The Kakashi team's exam ended with a perfect score despite the difficulties. During the exam, Kakashi's Multiple Shadow Clone Technique truly impressed the second male lead and the guy with the wide forehead. Before even fighting, he had already summoned hundreds of minions, each with a physical form. Even the second male lead was completely dumbfounded. "Is this even a ninjutsu?" he thought. It's not that the second male lead was inexperienced; he knew about the Shadow Clone Technique—his family had it—but seeing so many clones was a first. However, the next second, Kakashi unleashed a barrage of attacks, causing them to explode into smoke, bringing the second male lead back to his senses. "This is all show and no substance."

...........

"Sasuke, come and rest for a while and have some cake. Auntie made this especially for you. Let Naruto do these things; he won't be exhausted."

Kushina walked over with a plate of cake and pulled the second male lead, who was weeding his pants, to sit down.

This kind of chores has been going on for several months now, and the three little brats have gone from being full of energy to being listless. Today, Kushina was thinking that she hadn't seen her best friend's son in a long time, so she went to the mission room early in the morning to post a weeding mission and call on the Card Lord's team to come and pick them up.

"..."

Upon hearing his mother's words, the savior, as if he had a grudge against the weeds on the ground, gritted his teeth and began to pull them up haphazardly. "Mom! I'm your real son!!"

"...No need, I've already had breakfast."

The second male lead, looking at this dark and grotesque dish, couldn't bring himself to eat it anymore. He had eaten Kushina's culinary disasters more than once before. It was because his mother was away, but his mother's best friend still took such good care of him, which moved him deeply. So, even though the food was terrible, he still ate it all out of politeness. But now he had emerged from his sadness and didn't need these culinary disasters to heal his wounds. Looking at this dark, cake-like thing made his scalp tingle.

"It's okay, have some more after breakfast. Look how thin you've become. Come to my house for meals anytime you have time. I'll cook delicious food for you. Come and have some too, little girl."

Kushina smiled and said to the girl with the broad forehead.

"Ah! No need, I've already had breakfast. I'm on a diet lately. Mrs. Hokage, you seem to be quite familiar with Kakashi-sensei. Have you ever seen him without his mask?"

The girl with the broad forehead looked at the dark thing and forcibly changed the subject. She finally understood why Naruto was so afraid of his mother. Not many people could stand this dark thing alone.

"Of course, Kakashi is Minato's student. Don't let his current disheveled appearance fool you; Kakashi was incredibly cool as a child and was very popular with girls."

Kushina's gossipy nature was also aroused, and she started chattering away about it.

"Sogga, I never knew Kakashi-sensei was such a heartthrob when he was a kid. You'd never guess."

The girl with the broad forehead watched Kakashi reading a notebook under the tree. She had initially thought that Kakashi-sensei covered his face because he was too ugly to show himself.

...........

"What! Shikamaru, you guys have already left the village?"

"And us too! The outside world is so wonderful, Naruto, you have no idea! The air outside the village is fresher than here, and the girls are so much prettier than those in the village..."

Seeing the savior's bewildered expression, Kiba Inuzuka, whose head was topped with a small husky-like creature, continued his relentless barrage of insults; beating up the savior was his favorite pastime.

That evening, during a gathering with his friends, the Savior overheard that Xiaohao and the others had already left the village, and many of his friends had already done so, leaving them behind to toil away day after day in the village. Even the dog owner had left the village, but they hadn't. The Savior couldn't stand it anymore; it was too damn unfair. He considered himself and his three classmates to be normal people who hadn't even left the village yet, but look at this bunch of oddballs—either raising dogs and insects or lazy fatsoes. These oddballs had already completed C-level missions, while they were still struggling with D-level missions. This was a fatal blow to the Savior, a self-healing super genius.

"no!"

"I must get Dad's permission to leave the village tomorrow. Falling behind even one step will lead to falling behind every step of the way. How can I, the genius Naruto, lose to these scoundrels!"

The savior, his teeth aching, thought that convincing his father to let them leave the village wasn't difficult, but the main problem was their instructor, Kakashi, who was also his father's student. Just thinking about Kakashi made the savior's teeth ache. This decadent old man was so heartless! Other teachers were treated to yakiniku restaurants in Akimichi or grand hotels in Konoha, but Kakashi only treated them to ramen on their first day. For the Hatake clan, that was incredibly stingy, even less generous than his own father…

"Well... leaving the village is such a hassle, it's much better to just stay in the village and soak up the sun. I have to get up very early anyway."

The little rocket said in a tone that suggested it was too much trouble to grill meat.

"Hey! Don't make sarcastic remarks, okay? I haven't even gone out yet."

Hearing Kakashi's tone, the Savior became even more annoyed. Leaving the village was the dream of every genin after graduation. After all, they had been in the village for so long, and even if the village was big, they had been everywhere. When they were in school, their families controlled them from leaving the village, not even 500 meters from home. Now that they had graduated, it meant they had grown up and could take responsibility for themselves. As long as they went out of the village with their instructor, there wouldn't be any problem. So, the most exciting thing for every newly graduated genin was to have the chance to leave, and then come back and brag to their friends about how wonderful the outside world was. The Savior was no exception. As the son of the Hokage and the current heir of Konoha, he longed to leave even more, to escape this place where he was restricted everywhere. However, so far, Kakashi-sensei had no intention of taking them out of the village, otherwise he wouldn't have made them take on four or five odd jobs every day.

"...I'm telling the truth. Going out isn't like sightseeing; it's not fun at all. Besides, we might run into some powerful ninjas. If it weren't for Asuma-sensei protecting us last time, we might not have made it back."

The little guy shrugged and said, recalling how dangerous it was last time. It's normal to encounter rogue ninja when you're out and about, but they just happened to run into three of them. And judging from their tone, their enemy was his maternal grandfather. After learning that he was from the Nara clan, they fought him to the death. He didn't know what heinous things his grandfather had done to make those three seemingly young rogue ninja hold a grudge for so many years. What's even more shameless is that when they couldn't beat the old man, they tried to beat the young one. How shameless!

632. Who is the shorty?

He had heard about his grandfather's exploits since he was a child. While people in Konoha might show him respect, things were different outside. No one would give his grandfather any face, after all, his family had been killed by his grandfather—a hatred that was irreconcilable.

Naruto is the Hokage's son, so he must have a lot of enemies. During the Third World War, his father must have amassed countless enemies. Even if people don't know Naruto is the Hokage's son, his conspicuous blond hair alone is enough to draw hatred. He's already a target of fire because of his spiky hairstyle. If Naruto were to go out, the situation wouldn't be much better.

........

"Dad! This time we absolutely have to take on high-level missions! Shikamaru and the others have already taken on C-rank missions, and we're still doing odd jobs every day! People are laughing at me!"

The Savior never waited until the next day to do things. When he returned home and saw his father sitting leisurely on the sofa, the Savior immediately pointed at his father and said sternly.

"..."

When Minato saw his son start yelling and making a scene as soon as he returned, his head immediately started to ache. Asuma had already reported the situation of the Asuma Squad to him after they returned today.

The boys of Konoha are now practically the focus of attention in the ninja world. Whenever these boys wear Konoha headbands and encounter other ninja villages or rogue ninjas, they'll fight without hesitation, regardless of whether they're geniuses or not. This time, Shikamaru's situation outside the village is far more serious than the previous ones. Everyone in the ninja world knows the Nara clan is the brains of Konoha, and their signature high-flying hairstyles are so conspicuous. Furthermore, Minato suspects that the rogue ninjas might be hired to ambush Konoha from the bushes; otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that several waves have already occurred?

Now our son is clamoring to go out and play again. Isn't this putting him in a difficult position? Shikamaru and the others encountered three rather notorious rogue ninjas. If Asuma hadn't been so capable, they probably wouldn't have made it back. What if Naruto encounters even more powerful rogue ninjas? Kakashi alone can't handle them. What's more, there's Itachi's younger brother in their class. He risked his life to become an undercover agent for Konoha, entrusting his younger brother to them for safekeeping. In the end, they not only failed to safeguard him but also lost their lives. What kind of mess is this?

"Naruto, things are not peaceful in the ninja world lately. Shikamaru and the others almost didn't make it back last time. Let's talk about it later."

Although he had a headache, Minato couldn't help but comfort him, saying that he had been through that age too, and he understood the desire to let loose and be free during adolescence.

"No! When has the ninja world ever been peaceful? Life is never smooth sailing. How can you see a rainbow without experiencing wind and rain? If we can't even handle this small matter without leaving the village, how can we expect to take over the village in our generation?"