“Pfft!
Cough, cough, cough!”
Inside the Hokage Building, the Sandaime was coughing violently.
The Sandaime had noticed Naruto coming, and he hadn’t felt much when the door was kicked open—he was used to it—but Naruto’s words had nearly scared him to death.
“You, what did you just say?” The Sandaime, having finally caught his breath, looked at Naruto with a shocked expression.
“I want to learn the Flying Thunder God!” Naruto crossed his arms and spoke again, calm and composed.
“Where did you hear about this Ninjutsu?” The Sandaime looked at Naruto with a grave expression.
“He told me.” Naruto pointed at his own stomach.
“The Nine-Tailed?
Why would it tell you about that?” The Sandaime’s brow furrowed so tightly it could crush a fly.
“Brat.” Kurama’s voice appeared in Naruto’s mind.
“Three whole roasted cows.” Naruto said calmly in his mind.
“Ten.”
“Five.”
“Deal!”
“He told me this is the signature Ninjutsu of the Fourth, my cheap old man, and that this Ninjutsu can maximize the effect of my newly developed dishes.”
After reaching a deal with the fox, Naruto started spouting nonsense.
“…You know everything?” The Sandaime remained silent for a long while before asking.
He didn’t pay attention to Naruto’s address, assuming it was just the resentment of a son toward a father who had left him behind.
“Yeah.” Facing the Sandaime’s words, Naruto nodded.
“How much do you know?” The Sandaime rubbed his temples, feeling a headache.
“Everything I should know, and everything I shouldn’t.”
The Sandaime fell silent.
He leaned back in his chair, smoking silently, looking at the ceiling of the office, lost in thought.
Naruto didn’t rush him; he simply walked over to the sofa, sat down, and closed his eyes to rest.
After a long while, the Sandaime finally spoke.
“I can teach you the Ninjutsu, but you have to wait until you become a Chunin.”
“No way, old man, are you playing dirty?
Waiting until I become a Chunin will take forever!”
Hearing the Sandaime’s words, Naruto jumped up in anger.
One had to know that in the original story, even after the Fourth Great Ninja War ended, Naruto was still just a Genin.
If he really followed the old man’s words, he would never have the chance to learn the Flying Thunder God in this lifetime.
“What, do you have that little confidence?” The Sandaime teased Naruto with a smile.
“Don’t pull that on me, I’m not falling for a provocation!” Naruto rolled his eyes and looked at the Sandaime askance.
“This is the forbidden Ninjutsu of the Second Hokage.
Back then, your father only earned the right to learn this Ninjutsu after becoming a Jonin and achieving numerous battle merits.
Letting you become a Chunin is already very lenient.” The Sandaime’s mouth twitched; he really wanted to give this brat a smack—he was just too infuriating.
“No!
Change the condition!”
“No negotiation, that’s the only one!”
“Old geezer, don’t force me!” Naruto slammed both hands on the desk, staring fixedly at the old Sandaime, dangerous light flashing in his eyes.
“Brat, are you threatening me?
You can try!” The Sandaime put down his pipe and looked at Naruto with disdain.
“Fine, fine, fine, just you wait!”
“Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu!”
“Hmph, want to fight me?
Do you have the strength…”
“Transform!
Sexy Jutsu!”
Before the Sandaime could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by Naruto’s voice.
Naruto, along with his Shadow Clones, transformed amidst a puff of smoke into beauties wearing various sexy outfits, striking all sorts of alluring poses, and firing intense winks at the old Sandaime.
One had to know that sometimes, what is hidden is more enticing than nothing at all.
“Pfft!!!”
In an instant, the Sandaime’s nosebleed shot up like a rocket launcher, sending him flying into the sky.
The ceiling of the Hokage Office was knocked open by the old Sandaime.
After waiting for a long while, the Sandaime finally fell from the sky, lying on the ground with a pale face, twitching from time to time.
Naruto silently took out a portion of Mao Xue Wang and placed it on the desk, waiting for the Sandaime to wake up.
The system space could store prepared food, but Naruto liked to make things fresh, so he only stored a little for emergencies.
After a long while, the Sandaime finally climbed up from the ground, trembling, and very skillfully began to eat with the chopsticks placed on the side.
“Little Naruto, Grandpa has a favor to ask of you.” The Sandaime said weakly, putting a piece of blood tofu into his mouth.
“Go ahead.” Naruto replied, feeling a bit guilty.
“Can you not use this move on me in the future?”
“Uh…
okay, but about the Flying Thunder God…” Naruto looked at this old man who seemed to have Parkinson’s and felt a little guilty, but he still suppressed the pain in his conscience—after all, he really couldn’t meet that condition.
If there were no written exam in the Chunin Exams, he could guarantee he would pass right now, but in terms of the written exam, there was zero chance he would pass.
After all, even during mandatory class time, he was messing around with recipes in the Sealing Space.
Although all the system’s recipes were unlocked, to possess the effects described in the recipes, he had to make perfect-grade dishes.
For someone who hadn’t listened to a single class, he really didn’t know the questions on the Chunin Exams.
Plus, he had no way to cheat, so becoming a Chunin was something he really couldn’t handle.
“Sigh, how about this: you participate in the Chunin Exams at least once.
Regardless of whether you pass or not, I will give you the Ninjutsu.” The Sandaime sighed, finally compromising.
“Alright, but, old man, can you write me a proof?
I’m afraid you’ll renege on the debt later.” Naruto grinned and leaned in toward the Sandaime, saying.
“What kind of talk is that?
I am the dignified Sandaime Hokage, would I renege on a debt to a child?” The Sandaime heard Naruto’s words and was so angry he blew his beard and stared.
“Hehe, isn’t this just adding a guarantee?
What if?”
“There is no ‘what if’, I always keep my word.”
“Please, old man, I’m begging you.
It’s just writing a proof, it’s not a big deal.”
“You simply don’t trust me at all!”
The Sandaime was very firm, but his firmness vanished the moment he saw Naruto forming seals.
He finally compromised.
There was no other way; he had only just recovered a little bit, and if it happened again, he reckoned he would die right here.
After all, the Sandaime Hokage dying from the Sexy Jutsu was just too shameful.
In the end, after Naruto put out quite a bit of food for physical recovery and strengthening, he took the Flying Thunder God learning permit written by the Sandaime and planned to go home, feeling satisfied.
“Little Naruto, have you ever hated me?” Watching Naruto’s retreating back, the Sandaime suddenly asked.
“…Hate isn’t the word, at least you have been very good to me.” Naruto remained silent for a long while before speaking, and he emphasized the word ‘me’ heavily.
“Is that so?” Hearing Naruto’s words, the Sandaime leaned back in his chair and silently took a puff of his cigarette.
“I’m leaving, old man, take care of yourself.” Naruto waved his hand with his back to the Sandaime and left the Hokage Office.
“Minato, if only you were still alive.” The Sandaime looked at the ceiling and let out a long sigh.
Afterward, he looked at the pile of food on the table and smiled.
“Little Naruto is very excellent.”
After returning home, Naruto went to the Sealing Space, preparing to fulfill the five whole roasted cows promised to Kurama.
“Brat, add more chili powder, I love spicy food.” Watching Naruto grilling meat, Kurama spoke up to remind him.
“No, you’re a fox, why is your taste so strong?
Mustard here, chili powder there.” Naruto was speechless, but he still spread another layer of chili powder on it.
“I am a Tailed Beast, what’s wrong with having a strong taste?” The fox glanced at Naruto and snorted disdainfully.
“Fine, you’re the boss.
Here, serve the food to Lord Kurama!” Naruto spread his hands, then greeted his Shadow Clones.
Two Shadow Clones carried a cow, roasted to a golden brown with some red, onto Kurama’s special platter.
Kurama directly ignored how Naruto knew its name; this kid had too many secrets, and it couldn’t be bothered to investigate.
As long as there was food, it was fine.
It used its Chakra hand to grab the “Red Cow” on the platter and put it into its mouth, biting off half in one go.
Then, it revealed a satisfied look.
After swallowing the meat in its mouth, it picked up its special wine cup and took a sip.
“Refreshing!”
Looking at the fox’s appearance, Naruto couldn’t help but twitch his mouth.
A perfectly fine fox had been ruined by him; he didn’t know what the Sage of Six Paths would think if he saw a fox like this.
“Brat, I sensed your malice.” The fox, who was just about to continue eating meat, paused, then turned to look at Naruto with an unkind expression.
“Nothing of the sort, you continue, I’ll keep grilling for you.”
Naruto pulled back his thoughts and silently grilled meat for the fox.
The fox’s “five meals” weren’t five cows, but five full sittings until it was full.
With its current size, that was at least one hundred cows.
“Hmph, I won’t lower myself to your level, brat.” The fox withdrew its gaze and continued to feast.
Regarding what happened at the Hokage Building, neither the human nor the fox mentioned a single word from start to finish.
The fox might be tsundere, but after so many years, its level of trust in Naruto was almost catching up to the Sage of Six Paths.
Anyway, Naruto wouldn’t harm it, so there was no need to get to the bottom of things.
As for Naruto, time travel was his biggest secret, a secret to be taken to the grave, a secret only he could know.
He didn’t want to lie to the fox, so he simply chose not to speak of it.
He also knew the fox wouldn’t ask, so since entering the space, he hadn’t mentioned it.
This was the tacit understanding between them.
“Finally done, Kurama, I’m going to sleep.” Naruto had been busy from seven o’clock until twelve o’clock, and he was exhausted.
“Goodnight, Kurama.”
“Goodnight, brat.
Also, you are simply too weak.” The fox had a smile on its face, and added a habitual taunt.
Naruto didn’t reply, just gave the fox an internationally friendly gesture, then disappeared from the Sealing Space.
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