The days passed, and Naruto's life settled into a fixed rhythm. Every morning, he would train his taijutsu, and sometimes he was lucky enough to run into Might Guy. The passionate man would take the initiative to invite Naruto to train with him, requiring no effort from Naruto to get close.
On their second meeting, Might Guy gave Naruto a special gift—a green jumpsuit identical to Rock Lee's. Although Naruto no longer cared about the villagers' stares, he was still a bit hesitant to wear such an exaggerated training outfit. In the end, he could only reply dryly, "I'll treasure it."
As they spent more time together, Might Guy's favorability towards Naruto continued to rise. The system notifications chimed one after another.
[Congratulations, Host: You have established a bond (Level 4) with the original character "Might Guy"!]
[Congratulations, Host: You have established a bond (Level 5) with the original character "Might Guy"!]
This friendship earned Naruto 500 system points.
After one of their training sessions, Might Guy solemnly promised Naruto that when he graduated from the Ninja Academy, he would teach him a super-strong move.
Guy, for once, boasted that in all of Konoha, only he had completely mastered this move. Naruto, of course, knew exactly what it was—the Eight Inner Gates.
As time went on, a reading craze suddenly swept through the bookstores of Konoha. A novel called "Battle Through the Heavens" quickly became a hit, becoming a must-discuss topic for almost all young ninja.
This was the manuscript Naruto had given to Hizashi, which was now officially published. It turned out that even across different worlds, people's tastes were surprisingly similar.
Taking advantage of this trend, Naruto decided to go to the Land of Hot Water to check on the progress of Hizashi's base construction. Arriving instantly with the Flying Thunder God Technique, he found that Hizashi had already used the Transformation Jutsu to take on the identity of a merchant named "Tanuma," establishing himself locally as a man with no surname.
In a secret meeting, Hizashi gave Naruto, disguised as Menma, a detailed report on the current progress. With the proceeds from selling the chakra-conducting metal and the royalties from the novel, he had first invested in and taken over a hot spring street. In the Land of Hot Water, known for its tourism, this was undoubtedly the most stable way to make a profit.
As for the hidden and easily defensible main base that Naruto had specifically requested, Hizashi had already purchased a large plot of land on the outskirts of the town. Although construction had just begun, at the current pace, it was only a matter of time before all of Naruto's requirements were met.
As for why he hadn't immediately recruited more ninja to join [JIN], Naruto had his own considerations—the time was not yet right.
In the Hidden Stone Village, Deidara was still active as the Tsuchikage's disciple and had not yet been exiled. At this time, he was engrossed in creating his explosive art and had no need to seek another path.
Kisame Hoshigaki was still trapped in the Bloody Mist Village, controlled by Obito, carrying out dirty missions against his will as an ANBU member. This "Tailed Beast without a Tail," who was full of confusion about reality and was under Obito's nose, was not the best person to contact right now.
As for Sasori of the Red Sand and Kakuzu, Naruto planned to recruit them after he had become stronger himself. Because if he couldn't display overwhelming power, these two arrogant and untamed individuals would never willingly submit.
As for a fanatical cultist like Hidan, he had been excluded from Naruto's recruitment list from the very beginning.
Therefore, Naruto focused on his daily life with Satsuki. The afternoon training sessions became the part of his day he looked forward to the most. Bantering and sparring with his tsundere childhood friend, watching her act indifferent despite clearly caring—this ordinary daily life was something Naruto cherished.
And so, on a seemingly ordinary evening—just like the hundreds of goodbyes before—after Naruto waved and watched Satsuki leave, a system notification suddenly sounded.
[Ding!]
[Congratulations, Host: You have established a bond (Level 7) (Max) with the original character "Satsuki Uchiha"!]
[Points Awarded: 500!]
Unexpectedly, this highest-level bond was achieved not through any earth-shattering event, but simply through daily interaction.
As the most rewarding target to win over, Satsuki's favorability had grown at a rocket-like pace. This contrast made Naruto smile.
This result was actually not surprising, because the Uchiha clan had always been like this—cold as ice on the surface and hard to get close to, but once you gained their approval, their favorability would skyrocket at an astonishing rate.
However, this fiery emotion was also a double-edged sword. If the person they acknowledged met with misfortune, the Uchiha would fall into an extreme emotional vortex. What was even more troublesome was that their Sharingan needed this intense emotional fluctuation to evolve. Those with exceptional talent could even directly awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan.
This was the fundamental reason why Tobirama Senju had always been wary of the Uchiha clan. This strange clan, whose favorability rose faster than anyone else's when they acknowledged someone, but whose power would soar while they fell into an extreme state of obsession once they lost someone important—it was the perfect embodiment of "sacrificing friends and family for limitless power."
For the emotionally-driven Uchiha, sensibility always trumped rationality. Just like Obito Uchiha; after the person he loved died, he unhesitatingly abandoned everything, even able to kill his own master.
Imagine if such a person became Hokage. If they were to suffer a tragedy, the blow to Konoha would be devastating.
The only Uchiha Tobirama Senju trusted, Kagami Uchiha, was precisely because he was an anomaly. In the "Book of Sha," Tobirama mentioned that Kagami's way of thinking was closer to that of the Senju clan, completely inconsistent with the typical Uchiha characteristics.
And so, Naruto had another 1900 system points. Just as he thought it would be difficult to get more points in the short term, on a very ordinary night, the unexpected happened.
That night was no different from any other. Naruto finished his day's training, packed his ninja tool pouch, and walked home along the familiar streets. The moonlight shone quietly on the stone path, and it was so quiet he could only hear his own footsteps. Without any warning, without any abnormality, at such a mundane moment—
[Ding!]
[Congratulations, Host: You have established an initial bond with the original character "Hinata Hyuga"!]
[Points Awarded: 200!]
The sudden system notification made Naruto's whole body jolt, and he almost jumped. Although he was happy to get the points, this notification sent a chill down his spine—the system only triggered the reward mechanism when he was in actual contact with someone!
This meant...
Naruto suppressed the creeping horror in his heart and pretended to continue walking as if nothing had happened, but all his senses were on high alert. He deliberately slowed his pace, and as he passed a corner, he suddenly sped up and then whipped around.
As expected, a small white figure was trying to hide in a panic. Hinata Hyuga stood there at a loss, her Byakugan wide. Under the moonlight, her face turned red at a visible rate, from her cheeks all the way to her ears.
The moment she was discovered, Hinata turned and ran in a panic. Naruto didn't even have time to speak before the white figure had disappeared into the night, leaving only a trail of flustered footsteps echoing on the street.
-------
Enjoying the story? Support the author and get access to early chapters by joining my Patreon!
Find me at My : pat*eon*com/RuneA
I, Herta's Fiancé, the Universe's Number One Male Fist (114 Chapter (Simulpub-Full) )
Zenless Zone Zero: I'm a Succubus in Sixth Street (330 Chapter)
Reborn in Type-Moon, My Sister is Aoko Aozaki (254 Chapter)
MyGO!! A Story Voiced by Me (130 Chapter)
BLEACH: Blade of Purification (140 Chapter)
Konoha: Starting the Game as Yoriichi (370 Chapter)
My Real Job is Spying on Konoha, but I'm Also its Hokage (140 Chapter)
The Pinnacle of the Navy! Starting from Being Captured by Garp (160 Chapter)
Watching Yu-Gi-Oh! short videos is making the veteran players lose...(80 Chapter)
Uma Musume : The Trainer Who Just Wants to Live (200 Chapter)
Zenless Zone Zero The Random Kamen Rider (180 Chapter)
Genshin Impact: It All Began With Me Being Stepped On by Arlecchino (120 Chapter)
Naruto: I Can Synthesize Summoning Beasts (90 Chapter)
Demon Slayer: The Great Swordsman's System, Disciple of Yoriichi (130 Chapter)
My Wife is a General, but I'm an Emanator of Abundance! (140 Chapter)
Type-Moon: My Nine-Fold Path (140 Chapter)
Uma Musume: They're Peeking at My Diary, and All of Tracen is Panickin (Ending)
The Wild History of Type-Moon world (70 Chapter)
Reborn in Conan, But I Refuse to Be the Bad Guy (80 Chapter)
Ruan Mei is begging me to go back? But there's no going back anymore (140 Chapter)
Just a Slacker at Tracen Academy (148 Chapter)
Survival in Blue Archive (70 Chapter)
Kimetsu no Yaiba: Doma Wasn't Hated Today, Either (100 Chapter)
The Vibe of This Chat Group is a Little Off (100 Chapter)
Heartbreak Simulator: I Broke Them and Made Them Cry (80 Chapter)
The Talentless Trainer Doesn't Want to Restart (80 Chapter)
A Journey Starting as a Quincy (80 Chapter)
Uma Musume: The Master of Romance Obstruction (80 Chapter)
Uma Musume: You Can't Be a Hero Without a Little Chemical Enhancement (40 Chapter)
Honkai Impact 3rd Your Boyfriend is Really Amazing (40 Chapter)
Warhammer 40K: My Fiancée, Fulgrim (150 Chapter)
Classroom of the Elite: Trying to Capture Me! (120 Chapter)
Genshin Impact My Named Senji Muramas (150 Chapter)
A Chef, the Vice-Captain of the Rocks Pirates? (130 Chapter)
Naruto : My Uchiha Girlfriend is Too Tsundere (120 Chapter)
Type-Moon: Reincarnated in a Lostbelt, I Became the Alien God (60 Chapter)
The Way These Horse Girls Look at Me Is Terrifying! (110 Chapter)
Naruto: Tsunade's Deskmate (120 Chapter)
I Just Want to Live a Normal (50 Chapter).
Genshin Impact: A Hundred Confessions? It's Just a System Task (60 Chapter)
OnePiece : Starting as a Veteran of the Roger Pirates (60 Chapter)
Uma Musume : I Have Special Horse Taming Techniques (120 Chapter)
Uma Musume : My other self is a Horse Girl (66 Chapter)
If there's a particular novel you're enjoying on Patron, please give it a 'like' so I know to focus on it