27: Chapter 27 Fantasy! A Day of ConfidenceEver since Ichigo reminded him, Naruto has dispatched a dedicated shadow clone team:
Some of them would sneak into the forest behind the mountain every day to hunt, catch fish, gather wild vegetables and mushrooms, and occasionally, if they were lucky, they could find precious matsutake mushrooms.
Another group used a transformation technique to disguise themselves as other ordinary children in the orphanage, and exchanged the mountain products they collected for pocket money at the village shops.
Finally, use the pocket money you've worked so hard to earn to buy delicious food from your favorite restaurant.
After all, having learned countless painful lessons from turning the kitchen into a charred mess, Naruto wisely gave up the idea of cooking himself.
Even heating in a microwave oven has become a specialty of the Vajra Chain!
Naruto devoured the hearty breakfast in a flash, then patted his belly contentedly.
He walked to the dressing mirror and looked at the iconic golden spiky hair and those deep blue eyes reflected in it.
The goggles were carefully put away, and in their place was a brand-new ninja headband, a symbol of his ninja identity, which he neatly tied to his forehead.
Apart from that, he was still wearing that bright orange tracksuit jacket.
They all say I look like the Fourth Hokage…
Naruto looked at himself in the mirror, his eyes resolute.'But so what?The Fourth Hokage was just a few years older than me!'
An unprecedented surge of pride welled up in his heart: 'When I surpass everyone and become the greatest Hokage in history!'
By then, it won't be me resembling the Fourth Hokage, but rather the Fourth Hokage—looking like me, Naruto Uzumaki!
With this firm belief, Naruto walked briskly out of his house.
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The sun was shining brightly, and a gentle breeze was blowing.He couldn't help but hum a tuneless little tune, feeling that the air was especially fresh today.
Walking down a familiar street, as Naruto passed an alleyway, he caught a glimpse of something that looked unnaturally protruding from the corner of the wall.
A knowing smile played on his lips, and a thought flickered in his mind.
Swish!Swish!
Two pale gold chains emerged silently from behind him, like the most nimble assistants.
A chain gently adjusted the disguised wallpaper, which was almost identical in color and texture to the surrounding walls but was being held upside down.
The other chain gently pressed the top of the "protrusion" in the corner—it turned out to be Konohamaru's signature pigtail, which was now slightly sticking up due to tension!
"Hmm?"
Hiding behind the wallpaper and trying to hold his breath, Konohamaru felt a sudden weight on his head, as if his hairstyle had been forcibly "suppressed".
Naruto continued walking, and as he passed the alley entrance, his voice, tinged with laughter, drifted over: "Yo, your disguise has improved a lot this time!"
However…
He paused, then said, "Your hair gave it away.Be careful next time, you little rascal!"
"Yes, boss!"
Konohamaru instinctively responded, but then realized what he was doing, ripped off his disguise wallpaper, jumped out, and shouted with a flushed face:
"Wait a minute, boss!I'm not here for a disguise class today!"
I've come to challenge you!Accept my challenge, Lord Konohamaru!
Naruto didn't turn his head, but his thoughts stirred slightly.
The chain that had just helped Konohamaru flatten his spiky braid suddenly accelerated, whistling through the air—
"Thump!"
A crisp tap landed squarely on Konohamaru's forehead!
"Ouch!"
Konohamaru covered his forehead, his eyes brimming with tears.
"Fine, you lost."
Naruto's relaxed voice rang out, his footsteps still light and quick, "Let's come again next time!But."
He tilted his head slightly, revealing a challenging smile, "I won't wait for you in the genin position forever!"
Soon, I'll become a Chunin, a Jonin, and then.
"It's Naruto!"
After saying that, he didn't linger.With firm steps, he walked towards the ninja academy, his golden hair dancing in the sunlight.
"Boss!Wait for me!I will catch up with you!I will become Hokage!"
Behind him, only Konohamaru remained, clutching his forehead, hopping mad, his shouts of resentment yet filled with adoration echoing through the morning streets.
In Konohamaru's eyes, Naruto's departing figure seemed to have already embarked on a shining path leading to that supreme position.
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The classroom for the graduation information session.
Naruto randomly chose an empty seat, propped his face up with his hands, and comfortably slumped in the chair, a big, silly smile spreading across his face, completely immersed in his own world.
Hehehe.
A grand fantasy was unfolding in his mind:
On the massive Hokage Rock, his own portrait was carved to be the largest and most prominent, gleaming with gold, overlooking the entire Hidden Leaf Village!
Passersby stopped to exclaim in amazement: "My God!Look!A statue of the Fifth Hokage!"
"Wait a minute.why does he look a bit like.the Fourth Hokage?"
"Oh dear!Now that you mention it, it's true!But it must be because the Fourth Hokage was fortunate enough to resemble our greatest Fifth Hokage, Naruto Uzumaki, that he was able to become Hokage!"
The scene shifts, and the frail, elderly Third Hokage, leaning on a cane, walks shakily to Naruto, who is wearing the Fifth Hokage's robes, his face full of apology.
"I'm so sorry, the greatest Fifth Hokage.was senile back then.cough.it should be the mere Fourth Hokage who looked like you."
"Pfft!Hehe!"
Naruto couldn't help but laugh out loud, drawing sidelong glances from several classmates nearby.
At the back of the classroom, Nara Shikamaru lay sprawled on the desk like a limp lump of mud, his eyelids so heavy they seemed to be filled with lead.
"Sigh.another troublesome day has begun."
Choji Akimichi, who was munching away on a bag of potato chips, suddenly nudged Shikamaru with his elbow and mumbled:
"Hey, Shikamaru, look, Naruto's here."
Shikamaru barely lifted his heavy eyelids and lazily glanced at them.The gaze lingered for a moment on the brand-new ninja headband on the forehead of the golden figure standing by the classroom aisle.
"Oh.he actually came."
Shikamaru's voice was heavy with sleepiness, "Maybe he passed the makeup exam.trouble."
Despite complaining about the trouble, Shikamaru struggled to stand up from his seat, thinking that he might become a ninja in the same generation as Naruto in the future, or even a comrade to whom he could entrust his future.
"Ugh.this is so troublesome."
He sighed again and slowly walked towards Naruto.
"Huh?Naruto?"
Shikamaru walked up to Naruto's desk and asked loudly in a slightly exaggerated tone of surprise, "What are you doing here?Today is the official graduation orientation!"
Naruto, who was immersed in his fantasy bubble, was awakened by the sound.He was instantly excited when he saw Shikamaru, who was the first to notice him!
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