How could their relationship not be good?
In all of Mount Myōboku, except for the Great Toad Sage who was always sleeping, almost every named toad had received gifts from Hawking, possibly more than once.
Moreover, many of these gifts were things that did not exist in their World, and they were all given based on their preferences.
As the saying goes, if you eat from someone, you're indebted; if you take from someone, you're beholden. The toads of Mount Myōboku were no exception.
Therefore, even though Hawking was a human who accidentally formed a contract with the toad clan, everyone liked him very much. As long as his requests weren't excessive, they basically never refused.
For example, wanting to formally sign his name on the contract scroll.
And for Hawking, those were things that could be bought with a little money, not worth mentioning.
He wanted to build goodwill but didn't want to spend money, and Hawking wasn't good with words, so he used this simplest and most effective method.
"Yo, Naruto, you're here so early?"
Seeing Naruto sitting cross-legged on a rock, deep in thought, Hawking stepped forward to greet him.
Naruto saw Hawking and immediately jumped off the rock.
"Hawking, you're just in time! I still can't use the Afterimage Fist you taught me last time very well. Can you teach me again?"
"Okay, for this Afterimage Fist, you need to do this..."
Hearing Naruto's words, Hawking patiently began to explain.
Mount Myōboku's location was extremely remote. Even if Hawking flew at full speed using Bukujutsu, at his current speed, he couldn't fly very far in an hour, let alone do other things.
So, if he wanted to leave Mount Myōboku to learn more Ninjutsu, Naruto's value became self-evident.
As long as Naruto summoned a toad, he could directly go to Naruto's side.
It just so happened that after Naruto returned to Konoha, Kakashi was still recuperating, and Jiraiya had left the Village to gather materials. Naruto wanted to improve his strength to catch up with Sasuke but had no idea how.
So, Hawking used the excuse of teaching Naruto Afterimage Fist to invite him to Mount Myōboku frequently to build their relationship.
After spending this time together, Naruto already considered him a very good friend.
He already had Naruto's memories, knew all his preferences, and was willing to teach him some special moves and Taijutsu techniques—how could he not win him over?
After some exchange, Naruto was finally able to successfully use the Double Afterimage Fist.
"Hawking, thank you so much!
Oh, by the way, I have good news for you. Lady Tsunade has agreed to let you visit Konoha!"
"That's great! I've only ever seen Konoha through your memories. Now I finally get to see the real Konoha!"
Hawking's eyes lit up when he heard this.
He had always wanted to visit Konoha to see if he could acquire more Ninjutsu from there. However, because it involved the Nine-Tailed, Naruto and Jiraiya would definitely have to report his situation to the current Fifth Hokage, Tsunade.
And Tsunade, as the Hokage, would naturally have to inform other high-ranking officials of Konoha about this matter.
Given how bizarre this matter was, it was not allowed for Naruto to summon Hawking using the Summoning Jutsu until a concrete decision had been reached.
Now it seemed that the Konoha higher-ups had already made a decision and wanted to meet him.
"There's not much time left today. So, tomorrow at eleven in the morning, you summon me over on time."
After an hour, Hawking, who was automatically sent back to the Marvel Universe, immediately pulled out his phone and called his company's purchasing manager.
"I need you to procure these items immediately."
The next day, eleven o'clock.
Hawking left his home, found a relatively secluded spot, loaded the Naruto template, skillfully summoned a small toad using the Summoning Jutsu, and then used the Reverse Summoning Jutsu to arrive at Mount Myōboku.
Naruto, who sensed the Nine-Tailed disappear from his body, also waited for a moment before performing the Summoning Jutsu in the Hokage's office.
"Bang!"
Hawking and a small toad were summoned from Mount Myōboku.
"Yo, Hawking!"
"Yo, Naruto!"
After greeting each other, Hawking quickly scanned his surroundings.
According to Naruto's memories, this should be the Hokage's office.
As for the people in the office, the three standing next to him were Yamato, Sakura, and Sai of the new Team 7.
And the blonde beauty sitting in the center, who had a great sense of reason, was the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade.
Standing to her left were two elderly people, a man and a woman, Homura Mitokado and Utatane Koharu, the Konoha Advisors. To her right stood Danzo, the leader of Root, an old man wrapped in bandages, leaning on a cane, with a gloomy expression.
Behind them, the young and beautiful black-haired woman was Shizune, Tsunade's apprentice and assistant.
At this moment, everyone in the room was also observing Hawking.
Although they had already learned about Hawking from Naruto, they were still somewhat surprised when they saw him in person, because he really resembled Naruto.
"This young and beautiful elder sister must be the Fifth Hokage-sama of Konoha. It's a pleasure to meet you for the first time. My name is Hawking."
After understanding his current situation, Hawking immediately greeted Tsunade.
Tsunade laughed heartily when she heard Hawking's words:
"Hawking, you certainly know how to talk. Since you told Naruto you wanted to visit Konoha, then let him show you around!"
"Thank you, Hokage-sama, but there's no rush."
Hawking smiled, then took out a small cube from his pocket and placed it on Tsunade's desk.
"This is my first visit, and I haven't prepared any valuable gifts. This is a small token of my appreciation, please don't mind it, Hokage-sama."
"What is this? It looks a bit familiar."
Tsunade picked up the small cube and examined it.
Hawking smiled and said:
"Please place it on the ground first, Hokage-sama."
Tsunade complied, placing the small cube on the floor beside her.
Hawking reached out and removed the magic from the small cube. The cube immediately returned to its original size, transforming into a slot machine.
"My Lord can play a couple of rounds when you're resting after your official duties."
"Not bad, you have a bright future. If anyone bullies you in the Village in the future, just come and tell your elder sister, and I will definitely teach them a harsh lesson!"
Tsunade's eyes almost popped out when she saw it was a slot machine, she was so happy.
Ever since she returned to take over as Hokage, with Shizune watching her every day, she hadn't gambled in a long time and was itching to play.
"Lady Tsunade!"
Shizune, who was standing behind, immediately darkened her face at the sight.
Hawking immediately pulled out another mini box, restored it, then opened it and handed it to Shizune.
"This must be Miss Shizune. This is currently the most professional and comprehensive set of surgical tools from our World, I'm giving it to you."
"Wow, your World actually has so many kinds of medical tools!"
Shizune opened the box and was immediately captivated by the exquisite surgical tools inside. As a medical Ninja, she had no resistance to these things.
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