Naruto, what kind of Hokage would you be if you didn't roll around!

"If one becomes too immersed in it and cannot extricate oneself, one will become extreme, paranoid, or even completely fall into darkness..."

Naruto slurped his ramen, looking at Hiruzen Sarutobi with a half-understanding expression.

"Does the Third Hokage know someone like that?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed and nodded.

"Yes, and not just one, for example..."

"My most valued disciple..."

"Orochimaru."

Chapter 34 Hinata and Hanabi! The bond between sisters! Please vote with monthly tickets!!!

"Orochimaru?"

Naruto gulped down mouthfuls of ramen and asked indistinctly.

He seemed to have vaguely heard of this name before.

He was once a very powerful ninja, but he has now defected from Konoha.

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded with a sigh.

"Orochimaru was once my most outstanding disciple. He was exceptionally talented and had outstanding abilities. He was originally the one most likely to inherit my mantle, but..."

"Because of his parents' death, he became obsessed with the research of various dark and forbidden arts, and even went so far as to conduct human experiments on living people, causing widespread resentment. I should have punished him by killing him with my own hands, but at the last moment, I softened because of the years of teacher-student relationship and couldn't bring myself to do it, so he defected from the village..."

"If it weren't for that, maybe he could have become Hokage..."

Naruto finished a bowl of ramen and let out a long, satisfied sigh.

"Did you give up becoming Hokage for that forbidden technique experiment?"

"How could there be such a guy..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head and said, "You think becoming Hokage is your dream, but not everyone thinks that way..."

"For example, Orochimaru, for example, Sasuke..."

Naruto couldn't help but ask curiously, "What...what happened to Sasuke?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi did not answer him.

"Naruto, you're still too young. There are some things you shouldn't know for now."

"In short, it's fine that you and Sasuke are both enemies and friends, but you can't keep killing each other like this in the future."

“…Oh, I see.”

"Ah."

After the two finished dinner, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked around Naruto's room and indeed felt that there were many changes.

"Naruto, I heard you want to be in the top ten of your class?"

"Yes, that's my small goal!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi chuckled: "Having a goal is a good thing..."

"No wonder you've been practicing so diligently..."

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Naruto also wanted to chat with Hiruzen Sarutobi a little longer.

But it seems unlikely.

but……

"Third Hokage, I'm about to begin my training. Will you be watching from the sidelines?"

He really wanted someone to guide him.

Even if it's just looking at yourself.

Hiruzen Sarutobi laughed and asked, "What do you want to train for?"

Naruto shouted, "Continue your training with multitasking!"

"I will train in both Chakra Refining Technique and Transformation Technique!"

"Oh, by the way, my transformation technique is really powerful!"

"This is an incredibly powerful ninjutsu that I invented myself. Third Hokage, would you like to give it a try?!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression changed drastically!

I almost choked to death on my pipe!

He certainly understood what Naruto's powerful transformation technique was...

Seduction technique!

He didn't want to bleed from his nose in front of Naruto and the Anbu, making a fool of himself!

Don't you have any shame left...?

"Ahem, Naruto, although I really want to stay and train with you, as the Hokage, I also have my own work to do..."

"Thank you for treating me to dinner."

"Oh fine……"

Although Naruto was somewhat disappointed, he didn't try to stop him.

That is, after all, the Hokage of Konoha Village.

Hiruzen Sarutobi went downstairs and soon heard the sounds of transformations coming from upstairs...

He let out a long sigh, went outside, and looked at the crescent moon that was gradually growing bigger again, his expression very complicated.

"Ugh……"

Under the cover of night, a long sigh escaped.

……

"That's a lot!"

"Sassai!"

At this moment, Sasuke's mind was filled with images from the previous events.

If the Third Hokage hadn't arrived in time, who knows what the final outcome would have been...

"hateful……"

Sasuke angrily slammed his fist into the wall, creating a loud bang that sent dirt and dust flying everywhere.

"What am I doing...?"

He was still experiencing pain in his lower back and abdomen.

That's where Naruto's Leaf Whirlwind Kick hit.

"Naruto……"

Just how strong are you right now?

Although Sasuke was still shaken by the outcome of the battle, he was also extremely anxious and resentful of Naruto's strength.

Precisely……

It is one's own weakness.

If things continue like this, forget about killing Itachi Uchiha; he might even be left behind by Naruto...

Sasuke clenched his fists and returned to the training room.

boom--

Bang bang bang!

Despite his physical pain and exhaustion, he gritted his teeth and began to cultivate relentlessly once again!

……

at the same time.

The residence of the Hyuga clan chief, at the Hyuga clan's headquarters.

Hinata also did not fall asleep.

Hinata Hanabi, the younger sister, sneaked to the door, pushed it open a crack, and peeked inside. She saw her older sister still training diligently...

Her young heart was deeply touched.

"elder sister……"

During their previous sparring sessions, Hinata Hanabi demonstrated a level of skill that even surpassed that of her older sister.

This led the clan head, who was also his father, Hiashi Hyuga, to focus on training Hanabi, and even abandon the idea of ​​Hinata, the eldest daughter, as the heir of the main family.

But in reality, Hanabi understands her older sister's gentleness and strength best.

In that sparring session, my sister didn't lose to me because of her strength...

It is kindness.

The older sister had already seen her own weakness, but hesitated at the last moment and couldn't bring herself to strike, which is why she was defeated by her own actions.

But is this ending ultimately good or bad...?

Hanabi herself didn't know either.

She knew that although her older sister was hardworking, she was kind and gentle by nature and did not like fighting. She also did not want to become the heir of the main family. She believed that the system of dividing the main family into branches was a constraint, a cage...

Especially after witnessing his father's attitude towards Hyuga Neji.

and so……

Perhaps losing to herself is also a way for her to break free from her destiny.

But now...

Instead, she worked even harder than before.

what is this?

Is it fireworks?

Hinata sensed someone was watching her, so she temporarily stopped her training and asked, slightly out of breath.

Fireworks no longer concealed itself and pushed open the door to come in.

"Sister, why aren't you asleep yet?"

Hinata smiled gently.

"I want to continue my meditation a little longer."

"Hanabi, what about you? Why aren't you asleep yet?"

Hanabi shook her head: "I can't sleep."

"what happened?"

"Because I just can't figure it out..."

"What's bothering you? Can you tell me?"

Hanabi looked at Hinata's training clothes, which were soaked with sweat, and asked with a mixture of heartache and confusion.

“Sister, you weren’t happy cultivating because you were forced to do so by Father so strictly.”

“Now, even though your father has almost given up on you, you've become much more hardworking…”

"what is this?"

Hinata was taken aback, looking at Hanabi's puzzled eyes, and for a moment she didn't know how to explain it to her.

She took out a towel and wiped the sweat from her face.

Then he patted the floor and invited Hanabi to sit down with him.