"Hey, Naruto, aren't you going to revive the Fourth Hokage?"
"And, you already knew their identities..."
Kurama put his chin on the folded paws and spoke suddenly.
"So what if I know, let's talk about it later."
Naruto said lazily.
.....
Training ground No. 4.
Whoosh!
The three kunai shot out fiercely and hit the bull's eye accurately.
Lee: "Have you heard? The Chūnin exam that has not been taken by rookies for five years, the rookies will be taking it this year."
Tenten: "No way? That's a pity."
Neji: "Interesting... It is said that three students of Kakashi's class are also among them, such as the one named Uchiha."
Lee: "Hey, hey, don't just look at Uchiha, Naruto is also in it."
Tenten: "The Naruto you're talking about...is that the taijutsu genius that even Guy sensei wants to take in as his disciple?"
"That's right! It's been a long time since I met him after graduation. I don't know how far Naruto has grown, but I won't lose!"
Lee said with a standard thumbs up.
"So, Neji, you have to be careful~"
"Hmph, if even you can't beat me, how can that guy named Naruto beat me?"
Neji said disdainfully.
*****
the next day.
On a bridge across the River in the centre of Konoha Village.
Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura were waiting for their teacher, Kakashi to appear.
"Kakashi-sensei is late again!!"
Sakura clenched her fists and roared softly.
"Damn it, he asked us to come so early, so I didn't even have time to comb my hair... Now, my image in front of Sasuke-kun is going to be completely ruined!!"
"Yo, good morning, everyone~"
"I accidentally got lost on the road of life."
Kakashi suddenly appeared, talking nonsense.
Sakura: "Liar!!"
Naruto: "..."
Sasuke: "Hmph, who would believe it."
"Anyway, I have something to tell you, even though it's a little sudden..."
"I have recommended you to take the Chūnin selection exam."
"What?!" Sakura was surprised.
Sasuke also looked at Kakashi unexpectedly.
"Here are the application forms." Kakashi handed them three forms.
Then he glanced at Naruto. He felt that in his team, Naruto was the most likely to pass, followed by Sasuke. As for the Sakura, the most important thing was to participate.
"My recommendation does not mean that you must participate, you can make your own decisions."
"If you decide to participate, please sign the form and submit it to Room 301 of the school before 4:00 tomorrow afternoon."
"That's all, goodbye~"
Kakashi left immediately after finishing speaking.
"Hey, Kakashi sensei!!"
Sakura shouted, unfortunately, she was a little late.
"Ah, he left."
Sakura was disappointed.
"Don't worry, let's take the Chūnin exam first."
Naruto had guessed that the purpose of Sakura looking for Kakashi should be to ask about medical ninjutsu.
It seemed that Sakura had made up her mind after some serious thinking.
"I understand..." Sakura nodded, looking at the application form in her hand and lost in thought.
'I will not pass the Chūnin exam, Sasuke and Naruto are so good, but I don't know anything…'
"What's up with her?"
Sasuke and Naruto walked in front and found that Sakura's mood became unexpectedly depressed, and then Sasuke asked Naruto.
"Sakura feels that her strength is not good enough, so she is a little worried."
"That's not like her."
"If you are willing to comfort her, maybe you can cheer her up."
"Do not make jokes…"
In the evening, a guest came to Naruto's house.
But for Naruto, he was not very welcome.
"Grandpa Third, are you off work?"
"Yeah, so I took the time to visit you today. Since you graduated, you have been busy with missions every day. We can only meet in the task hall. I don't even know if you are used to the life of a ninja."
The Third Hokage walked in carrying something and said with a smile.
"I'm used to it, and it seems to be good for such a busy day."
Naruto said from the bottom of his heart.
Before graduating, there were not many places he could go to, such as ninja school, the forest, the small river...and he would be monitored by the Anbus tightly, without any freedom.
After graduation, he could run around with Kakashi and train ninjutsu well, so Naruto expressed his satisfaction.
Hearing what Naruto said, the Third Hokage laughed even more happily.
Sure enough, for a person like Jinchūriki, restraint will only be counterproductive. Instead, through the cultivation of feelings, the best way was to establish an unbreakable bond from the bottom of their heart.
Of course, there was a premise here that this could only be done when Naruto was young, his parents were away, and the Third Hokage could control everything. Otherwise, Danzo's method may have been more effective.
But now, the Third Hokage couldn't help but be proud when he saw that his plans were following the path he expected.
"When I came, I bought a fish, let's have fish soup tonight."
"Okay, I'll do it, I haven't cooked for a long time."
Naruto took the bag and started cooking.
It was no secret that Naruto could cook in the past few years, and the Third Hokage also fully understood it.
After all, Naruto couldn't buy anything smoothly, and he didn't have enough money, so he could only do it himself and had enough food and clothing.
For this reason, Naruto once went to find the uncle of Ichiraku ramen, asked for a lot of seasonings, and solved the "ingredients" crisis through his system.
Although Naruto had stocked up on a lot of ramen at that time, the superficial skills of cooking still had to be practised properly.
At the dinner table.
Naruto and the Third Hokage started eating a bowl of fish soup and two side dishes.
"I heard Konohamaru talk about you, thank you for your help."
The Third Hokage said suddenly.
"It's nothing, those ninjas from outside don't take Konoha seriously, so they had to be taught a lesson."
Sure enough, Konohamaru's story had reached the ears of the Third Hokage, even though it was Konohamaru who took the initiative to say it.
But if Anbu had said it, then the Third Hokage might have wondered if there was something wrong with Naruto's will of fire.
"Hahaha, even so. But after this incident, Konohamaru admires you very much. If you don't mind, teach him occasionally. That kid has been lawless since he was a child. It's time to discipline him."
The Third Hokage laughed cheerfully as if pampering his grandson.
"I understand."
"By the way, Kakashi should have told you about the Chūnin exam, you have to work hard and try to pass the exam."
"Well, I'll do my best."
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