From afar, Rukawa spotted the blond-haired guy in the Ichiraku Ramen shop.

Upon closer inspection, Naruto was seen wolfing down a bowl of ramen noodles bigger than his face!

"Thank you for the meal, Uncle Ichiraku, I'm full!"

Naruto put down the empty bowl, patted his stomach, and looked satisfied.

"Oh, good! Naruto, your appetite is as good as ever!"

The younger Ichiraku took the empty bowl, glanced at Rukawa standing at the door, smiled, and asked warmly:

"Welcome! What would you like to order, little guest? Our ramen, without exaggeration, is the best in all of Konoha! Hahaha!!"

"No need, I'm here to find someone!"

Rukawa shook his head, indicating his refusal.

The day after the Konoha meeting ended, Rukawa came here and tried Ichiraku Ramen, which had been hyped up in the anime in his previous life.

His impression was that the taste was just so-so, not as good as the snail rice noodles from his previous life.

Of course, it could be due to personal taste, since Rukawa isn't someone who really likes noodles.

Upon hearing the sound, Naruto shifted his position and turned to look.

Upon seeing it was Rukawa, he was initially pleasantly surprised, but quickly put on a nonchalant expression and said calmly:

"Oh! It's you! Arrogant Rukawa."

That day at the ninja tournament at school, you were probably afraid that Naruto would beat you up, so you slunk away, right?

That's definitely right, hahaha!!

As he spoke, Naruto began to laugh wildly.

Rukawa was speechless. Naruto, that stubborn guy, still remembered that so-called ninja competition. There was no one else like him!

"Ha! You beat me to the ground? I really don't know where you get your confidence from, you loser!"

Rukawa chuckled, crossed his arms, and glanced at Naruto with a look of disdain!

"You bastard Rukawa, don't underestimate me! Let's have a match now, do you dare?!"

Naruto was instantly enraged by Rukawa's arrogant demeanor and challenged him to a one-on-one duel.

"No problem, dealing with a loser won't take me much time anyway!"

Rukawa nodded casually.

He thought to himself, "The fish has taken the bait!"

I'll find an opportunity later to tell Naruto the whole truth, so that he'll willingly join the Uchiha clan. That would be perfect.

"Damn it! Naruto will beat you to a pulp in a minute!"

Naruto got up from the stool, rubbing his hands together in anticipation.

Afterwards, the two walked out of Ichiraku Ramen one after the other, preparing to find a training ground nearby to have a match.

...

Walking along the road where people were coming and going, Rukawa aimed in several directions and casually fired a few air bullets.

Bang bang bang! !

Gudong! !

All the ANBU members who had come to monitor Naruto in the shadows swallowed hard, cold sweat dripping down their faces as they looked at the large hole that had suddenly appeared next to Naruto's head in the wall behind him.

"Captain... Captain! What do we do?! Should we continue to follow and monitor them?"

The member of the Dark Guard asked the squad leader.

"If you want to die, then keep following me! I'll go report to the Third Hokage! Let him make the decision on this!"

After saying that, the captain used his teleportation technique to disappear from the spot, leaving several members of the Dark Force looking at each other in bewilderment.

...

'Hmph! This feeling of being watched, it's clearly that old man's telescope technique from the Third Hokage. He really doesn't learn his lesson!'

Rukawa snorted coldly in his heart, his Rinnegan opening and closing in an instant, a powerful spiritual force surging towards the source of the spying.

boom! !

Inside the Hokage's office, Hiruzen Sarutobi stared at the shattered new crystal ball, his face grim and his heart filled with uncontrollable rage!

'Damn it! They're actually going to attack the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?!'

"Lord Third Generation, what should we do? Should we continue to monitor them from the past?"

The squad leader of the secret service asked, head bowed.

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi 4.2 calmed down and said indifferently:

"Never mind that, just call your men back!"

If Uchiha Rukawa goes so far as to forcibly take away the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, I will naturally make sure the Uchiha clan's reputation is utterly ruined!

"Yes!"

The squad leader of the secret service team accepted the order and left.

Gollum~

This is the sound of a hungry stomach.

Rukawa looked at the source of the voice, raised an eyebrow, and chuckled:

"Tsk! Are you a glutton?! You just ate a big bowl of ramen and you're already hungry again!"

"Hmph, what do you know! It's because I was diligently cultivating this morning that I got hungry so quickly!"

Naruto glared at Rukawa, embarrassed and annoyed.

"You, the worst student, can cultivate?! Don't be ridiculous, all you do is play pranks, or you're on your way to play pranks!"

Rukawa bluntly exposed his lie and lectured him:

"If you had put in any effort to cultivate, you wouldn't be at the bottom of the class!"

Based on his performance in the original timeline, Naruto's talent was actually not bad.

After all, his father was Minato Namikaze, a genius who rose to the Kage level from humble beginnings.

Even if his son's talent is poor, it can't be too bad!

Naruto was just a mischievous and playful kid, and with the Nine-Tails' interference, his ninja talent seemed rather poor.

It wasn't until Naruto graduated from the Ninja Academy and went out on missions that he gained ample experience, and his formidable talent gradually came to the fore.

But things are different now. Now that Rukawa is here, he won't let Naruto's talent go to waste!

They must be trained from a young age, so that they can add a powerful fighter to the Uchiha clan in the future, and also provide Rukawa with an extra layer of protection.

After all, with his arrival, the plot has already gone into chaos, and nobody knows what will happen next.

Just in case, it's still quite necessary to persuade Naruto, the chosen one of this world, to join our side...

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"Fine, since you're going to get beaten up soon, I'll let you fill your stomach first before you get beaten up!"

I'm going to buy some food. You stay here and don't move!

"What a joke! With Naruto's strength, you'll be the one getting beaten up in a minute!"

Naruto retorted, unconvinced.

"Oh! Would you like something to eat?"

Rukawa asked casually.

"Hmph! I'm not hungry, I don't need it!"

Naruto crossed his arms, raised his head slightly, and said defiantly.

Unfortunately, his stomach rumbled in protest as soon as he finished speaking.

"It's my stomach making noises on its own, it has nothing to do with me!"

Naruto stubbornly insisted, showing no embarrassment whatsoever.

We absolutely cannot show weakness in front of that arrogant Rukawa!

"Tsk!"

"Alright, you just wait here quietly. I'll go buy ten or twenty pounds of food first, and fill up this big glutton of yours!"

Rukawa was too lazy to argue with Naruto, so he waved his hand and turned to leave.

Watching Rukawa's departing figure, Naruto patted his stomach and complained:

"Oh, belly, why are you so useless! You made me lose face in front of that arrogant Rukawa!"

He said that, but when he thought about the more than 20 kilograms of food he would have to eat, he couldn't help but lick his lips, filled with anticipation.

'No way, if I just wait for Rukawa to come back with the food, wouldn't I, Naruto, lose face?'

I need to go buy some food too, that way it'll be fair, and I won't be looked down upon by that arrogant Rukawa!

Naruto let his mind wander for a while, not wanting to be outdone, so he decided to buy something to share with Rukawa.

He took out the flattened frog wallet, opened it, and found that there was only a little change left inside.

"Why...!"

Naruto sighed helplessly. With this little money, he could only buy some fruit; he couldn't buy anything else!

Fruit is fine, it's better than nothing.

And not far away, there happened to be a fruit shop.

Having made up his mind, Naruto immediately went over.

But as soon as he arrived at the store, Naruto hesitated again.

Remembering the villagers' usual attitude towards him, he hesitated again.

'Damn it! It's just selling something! It's not difficult at all, but I can't let Rukawa look down on me!'

If I behave well, the shopkeeper should sell it to me. Yes! As long as I behave well, that's all that matters!

04 After a moment of internal struggle, Naruto walked into the fruit shop.

Looking at the various kinds of fruit, Naruto decided to buy apples.

Picking up a red apple, Naruto glanced at the busy proprietress and gave her a bright smile.

"Auntie, how much are these apples?"

"Auntie? Who are you calling auntie? I'm only 48, not even 50 yet, how can I be called auntie?"

The shop owner, who was wiping the counter, felt a surge of displeasure.

However, since the customer was asking about the price, she chose to remain patient and didn't react!

She quickly put down what she was doing, turned around, and forced a warm smile onto her face.

"Do you want apples, sir? These apples come in two prices. The ones that are all red are 78 taels per catty."

Those aren't fully ripe yet. The lower-quality ones are 50 taels per jin. I wonder what you'd like, sir...

But at this point, the proprietress abruptly stopped speaking, and her previously warm smile instantly turned cold.

It was because she could now clearly see what her guest looked like.

He had blond hair and a beard.

Isn't that the fox spirit from the village?

How unlucky that they actually came to my store!

I thought I was getting business, but instead a monster showed up. What incredibly bad luck!

The proprietress looked at Naruto with utter disgust!

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