Witty Naruto Life

Chapter 55: Secret Conversation with Hiruzen
Orochimaru also noticed Naruto's look.

"Haha, has this kid noticed me a long time ago... I'm becoming more and more interested in you." He licked his lips, seeming excited about finding an interesting seedling.

The Nine-Tails living in his body, his great potential, and the ability to see through his disguise... these were all "good qualities" of a rebel ninja in Orochimaru's eyes, and he was qualified to be a disciple. After all, he was a master with "students all over the world", so he did not feel much resentment towards Naruto's provocation.

He has seen many geniuses with unique personalities.

Danzo's reaction was more intense.

He suddenly felt uneasy. The reason was that this boy's fighting skills were beyond his imagination, which would not be conducive to his future control of the Nine-Tailed Fox.

On the other hand, the personality Naruto displayed made him extremely insecure.

"Hruzen, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki's methods are ruthless. If such a person is not handed over to the Root for guidance, he will sooner or later bring disaster to the village!"

He lowered his voice and tried his best to make his tone appear objective and calm.

Hiruzen looked at him coldly, with an expression that said, "You're just greedy for him," and said calmly:

"What Naruto just demonstrated was a textbook fighting method. First, he tested the enemy's capabilities, then analyzed their weaknesses, set traps accordingly, and finally achieved victory."

"Doesn't this just prove that he always abides by the teachings of the Ninja School? I think he's doing well this way."

Hiruzen spoke like an old politician. When he spoke about a junior's ordinary battle, it became a paradigm of ninja fighting. Danzo was so angry that his teeth ached. His tone immediately became urgent: "Hruzen, you..."

"Danzo," Hiruzen's eyes darkened and he interrupted Danzo coldly: "Remember, I am the Hokage!"

Danzo was stunned, as if he heard the sound of a door slamming shut. That was his habitual action after countless verbal battles with Hiruzen.

"That's enough, you two!" Men Yan finally couldn't help but interrupt: "He's just a junior, is it necessary to be so angry?"

He said this to Danzo, and seemed a little dissatisfied with his sudden change of mind.

"Anyway, let Hiruzen teach Naruto first. If that doesn't work, you can intervene."

After seeing this, Danzo had to suppress his dissatisfaction.

On the other side, Naruto deliberately paid attention to everyone's reactions and looked at everyone with his eyes.

"Huh...Except for Sakura, everyone's reactions are very enthusiastic. It seems there shouldn't be any new time travelers right now..."

He has now gradually made temptation into his habit.

Soon, he walked towards the position of Class 7.

"Hey, the ninja tool master is back~" Sakura gave Naruto a forced smile and glanced in Tenten's direction.

Her radar seemed unusually accurate in this regard.

Naruto scratched his eyebrows, and suddenly had a feeling of 'my girlfriend greets a girl because of her boyfriend, and then starts to be sarcastic'.

However, Sichuan girls seem to be good at being sarcastic.

He pretended to be heartbroken. "Hey, is that how you see me? I was just discussing the use of ninja tools with someone. Has the cold ninja world made you so hard-hearted?"

Xiaoying pursed her lips, stared at him for a long time, and uttered a few words: "Slippery tongue."

Naruto grinned but didn't respond.

He said this frankly not because he was arrogant, but because he was now becoming more and more aware of this woman's character.

He looks very strong, but in fact he is as fragile as paper.

As expected, Sakura glanced away with her emerald green eyes, her cheeks puffed out slightly, clearly wanting nothing more to do with Naruto. "Oh, I was just joking..." Seeing their friendship was about to capsize, Naruto immediately offered a confession and tried to soothe Sakura. He explained that Tenten Ichiryu was merely a tool for him to become stronger, and as a gentleman, he had no undue ambitions.

Sasuke saw the entire scene.

Sasuke: "..."

A long time passed.

The preliminaries gradually came to an end. The elimination of the Sound Ninja brought about certain changes to the two sides of the duel, but some famous scenes were still retained.

For example, Rock Lee VS Gaara, Hinata VS Neji, and the others completed their respective battles in another way, but the strong will always be strong, such as Shikamaru and Sasuke.

The latter used the Sharingan to copy some of Naruto's combat details and also achieved a gorgeous victory. Compared with the original, he was more at ease, so that the curse seal had basically no chance to show off.

At the end.

The nine contestants who passed the preliminaries stood in the center.

"Congratulations on passing the preliminaries. Now, let me explain the content of the third match..."

Hiruzen briefly explained the details of the competition and emphasized that there would be a month to prepare before the official competition.

A month isn't a long time, but it's clearly too short for Mingying and the others. They not only need to improve their strength, but also quickly find the shadow of the new traverser and, most importantly, get more clues about the mastermind behind the incident.

Just as Naruto was thinking, Kakashi came to Naruto's side in an instant and whispered in his ear:

"Naruto, please go to the Hokage's office later."

Naruto's heart trembled, and he nodded slowly, and began to prepare his next words.

……

Hokage's office.

"Grandpa Sandaime, is there something wrong?" Naruto stood in front of the desk, trying his best to make his eyes look clear and show appropriate confusion.

"Naruto, you performed very well just now. Your combat skills are very mature, and you have a bit of the shadow of a Chunin," Hiruzen did not get straight to the point, but first affirmed Naruto's record.

"But it's quite a coincidence. Kakashi has been praising you to me recently. He even asked me how Naruto, whose grades in the ninja school were average, suddenly became like a genius."

"Haha, when I heard him ask me that, I realized that I haven't really cared about you during this period of time, so I'm a little bit at a loss to answer this question."

"Naruto, what do you think?"

Naruto listened and his heartbeat began to speed up slightly.

Hiruzen's seemingly casual words were actually filled with traps. If he answered them impulsively, he would probably make many mistakes.

Naruto thought about it and decided to just go for it.

"Grandfather Third, to be honest, the Nine-Tailed Fox has been trying to trick me into using its power."

"Oh?" Hiruzen's expression wasn't serious at all, but rather a hint of confusion, like a teacher hearing about his student's academic difficulties. "So, what do you think of it?"

Naruto knew that this question was the key to the conversation, so he naturally had to express his position correctly. However, if he just shouted slogans and said that he was fine, how could he get Hiruzen's "guidance"?

He needed to show his determination to support Konoha, and also highlight his own difficulties. Only in this way could he legitimately get something for free... no, learn new techniques.

Thinking of this, Naruto looked embarrassed.

(End of this chapter)