With a creak, the apartment door was opened from the outside.
The dim light from the corridor shone into the entrance hall like a blade, and Naruto's shadow was lengthened and cast on the shoe cabinet, looking as ferocious as a monster.
He lowered his head to change his shoes and turned on the light.
Naruto stood on the balcony blowing the wind, and the instant noodles were steaming on the small table behind him. He originally wanted to buy some vegetables, but it was too late and someone kicked him out in disgust.
If there were more people, or if Naruto left earlier, maybe the boss wouldn't have such an unlucky look on his face.
He was not sure if there were ANBU monitoring him now, and whether the words he said during the day would reach the ears of the Third Hokage.
After all, the Jinchuriki is the most powerful weapon in the village. Once the attitude towards the village changes, terrible things are likely to happen.
But Naruto didn't care, he didn't want to take revenge on the village. He didn't even have any dark thoughts in his mind, he just wanted to lie down.
It's cool to lie down, okay? The system is next to you, and Asura is reincarnated. Since the power of the system is greater than Kyuubi, and may even be greater than any force in this world, why not take a simple path?
In order to gain everyone's approval, he wanted to be Hokage no matter what, and protected those who had discriminated against and bullied him, just to gain their approval.
This is too ridiculous. People live in this world to show their own value, not to gain value from others.
If you are looked at with disgust by others while walking on the street, you will feel guilty and lost because of your low self-esteem and sensitivity. This is a pleaser personality, hoping to be recognized and accepted by others.
The current Naruto is no longer the Naruto of the past. He knows that a good old man who is ignorant can only be looked down upon. There is no need to gain approval from others, learn to reconcile with yourself.
He was right, Naruto's father and mother were gentle people who protected the entire village.
His birth was not a mistake, it was to prevent the village from being invaded by enemies. In a sense, he is the reincarnation of a god and a descendant of the blood of heroes.
So Naruto compromised and stopped chasing the Hokage. The villagers isolated themselves and stopped looking for mistakes in themselves.
It was them who were wrong, those who wanted to take advantage of Kyuubi but did not want to pay the price. It's called protection, but it's actually PUA.
Hokage is not Naruto's dream, it is the dream of the third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen, and the ambition of the senior officials. They wanted Naruto to serve the village like the Yondaime.
The soft moonlight of the summer night enveloped the Konoha leaves. The night wind blew across the balcony, blowing Naruto's hair on his forehead, and his eyes gradually became clear.
He didn't want to be Hokage, and he didn't want to be recognized. He just wants to live happily, become stronger, live wantonly, and enjoy his short lifespan of a hundred years.
He no longer pursues fame and interests, and has made peace with himself.
The instant noodles were a little cold, but Naruto finished eating them without changing his expression. After washing, he lay on the bed and slowly closed his eyes.
The next day.
Not long after Naruto went out, he met a naughty kid wearing a white hat and a blue scarf on the road. It was none other than Konohamaru, the grandson of the Third Hokage.
Konohamaru was standing by the wall wearing a camouflage cloth. When he saw Naruto staring at him, he shouted wildly.
"What are you looking at? Didn't you see me practicing ninjutsu here? My grandfather is Hokage! Go away!"
Konohamaru stared at Naruto who was stunned by his scolding, feeling a little disappointed in his heart, thinking that this man was no different from other people.
As soon as he hears that he is the grandson of Hokage, he will definitely obey his words.
However, Naruto had a smile on his face and took out a few one hundred tael bills from his pocket and handed them to Konohamaru with both hands.
Konohamaru had a disappointed look on his face, waved his hands and said impatiently.
"Go away, I don't want your money!"
"This is your medical expenses and nutritional expenses. You kid...are dead!" With that said, Naruto immediately started beating him.
While beating him, he cursed.
"The grandson of the Hokage is amazing! Who doesn't have a relative of the Hokage?"
In the ninja school, Naruto sat in the back row with a pale face and yawned.
No one bothered him today, but there were still disgusted glances at him when he walked into the classroom.
On the podium, the teacher Iruka put away the lesson plan and coughed.
"Tomorrow is the graduation exam. In the morning there is a review exam for the transformation technique, and in the afternoon there is a review exam for outdoor classes and practical classes."
As soon as he finished speaking, the classroom suddenly became lively. The boys and girls whispered to each other, some were happy and some were nervous.
"I'm good at the art of transformation. Can you tell me if I can win the art of transformation in tomorrow's graduation exam?"
"I don't know. The test content is to randomly select one of the three body arts as the test content. In terms of probability...hehe, it is about one-third."
"The first place must be Sasuke again. His grades in all subjects are very good."
"It must be that person at the end of the crane! Haha!"
"That's right. He seems to have no brains. He always likes to do some annoying things! I heard that he has been postponed for two years and he probably won't be able to graduate this year."
"It's impossible for a person like that to become a ninja after graduation, right?"
"Everywhere I go, I fail. It is indeed a sad and gloomy life. If I were to die, I would definitely have no shame in living in this world.
Iruka on the podium also heard some gossip, and his face didn't look so good. But he couldn't do anything but knock on the table to quiet the class.
"Everyone, get outside and line up, one by one!"
While waiting in boring queue, Naruto yawned again. Shikamaru saw it and couldn't help but ask doubtfully.
"Where did you go last night?"
"The instant noodles are expired and I'm hungry." Naruto said.
"I said, you guy, can't you make some cooking by yourself?" Shikamaru rolled his eyes at him, "At our age, we should be able to make some simple dishes."
"Don't take what you can do easily for granted, Soul Dan!" Naruto bumped into Shikamaru, "At least the owner of the instant noodle shop won't look down on me."
"Everyday grocery shopping is so eye-catching and troublesome, okay?"
Hearing this, Shikamaru was slightly startled, and he suddenly realized the glares that Naruto usually received. What seemed simple to him might not be so simple to Naruto.
"Sorry, Naruto."
"You guy... why are you apologizing?" Naruto glanced at Shikamaru noncommittally, and then moved his eyes to the girl with long pink hair who was taking the test.
Haruno Sakura is much cuter in reality than in the comics. No wonder Naruto likes her so much.
The crunching sound of potato chips was heard, and Choji stood behind Shikamaru, his small eyes scanning Shikamaru and Naruto, taking in the scene that just happened.
The blond Ino stood in front of Naruto. When he turned around to look for Sasuke, he happened to see Naruto's gaze sweeping over Haruno Sakura, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curve.
"Naruto, what are you looking at?"
Hearing the sound, Naruto turned his head and saw the cheeky and gossipy smile on Ino's face.
"Sasuke doesn't like women."
"What?" Ino's face fell instantly. She looked at Naruto with wide eyes, and her heart was instantly hit!
"Damn it! What did you say?"
"Hey! Ino, don't get excited!"
"Let go, Ino! Naruto will die!" Choji didn't even have time to eat the potato chips, so he quickly stepped forward to break up the fight.
"Let me go! I'm going to bite that Hun Dan to death! Damn it!" The furious Ino was held up by Choji, desperately trying to beat the slutty Naruto in front of him to death.
Seeing this, Shikamaru hurriedly separated the two. At this moment, Iruka's angry voice came from the classroom.
"People outside, please be quiet!"
"Next! Uchiha Sasuke!"
