To be honest, Naruto was completely speechless.
You were the one who took the initiative to greet me.
And you were also the one who slammed the door for no reason!
Now he finally understood what Ichiro Tsune had meant before.
The people who lived here were definitely not normal members of the Tsune clan.
Shaking his head with a helpless smile, Naruto turned and walked back into his house.
He placed the sword against the wall, then went to the tea table and lit the candles. The sky was already darkening, and the room looked gloomy. With the help of the candlelight, Naruto lit all the lamps in the house.
Then he poured himself a cup of tea and drank it in one gulp.
"Haa…"
He let out a satisfied sigh.
The sauce from the noodles earlier had been a bit too salty.
"Let's take a bath. I've got nothing else to do anyway."
Talking to himself, Naruto went to the back room to boil water.
After sweating all day in the blacksmith workshop, his body felt sticky and uncomfortable.
He hated that feeling.
Soon, he boiled a large pot of water and poured it into a big wooden barrel. After mixing in some cold water, he climbed in.
"Ahhh…"
After adjusting the temperature, Naruto submerged himself and sighed in relief.
It felt unbelievably comfortable.
Back on Earth, Naruto had always loved taking hot baths.
From childhood to adulthood, bathing had been one of his favorite ways to relax.
Thinking about it, Naruto suddenly remembered something funny.
Once, he and his friends had gone to bathe together.
Neji, Shino, Kiba—everyone was there.
At that time, Naruto was enjoying the rare relaxation.
Then he accidentally looked down.
And saw… a huge "worm."
He screamed in shock.
"Shino hid a bug in here!"
Later, he learned the truth.
That "worm" wasn't a worm at all.
From that day on, Naruto looked at Shino with completely new eyes.
And then there was Rock Lee.
That guy had once been training on the roof and accidentally fell into the girls' bathhouse.
When everyone rushed over, Lee was almost crying as he tried to explain himself.
But he was nearly beaten to death by Tenten and Sakura.
"Hahaha…"
Naruto laughed softly as memories surfaced one after another.
Next door, the girl heard his laughter and frowned.
"Is he crazy? Why is he laughing in the middle of the night?"
Then she thought again.
Anyone who lived next to her probably wasn't normal anyway.
The night passed quietly.
Soon, dawn arrived.
Naruto stretched and yawned.
He had slept extremely well.
Perhaps because he had sweated so much the previous day, then bathed and drank water, his body had relaxed completely.
After lying down, he had fallen asleep instantly.
Opening the curtains, Naruto saw bright sunlight.
"It's sunny again."
Since coming here, he hadn't seen rain even once.
"Seems like there's no rainy season right now."
After washing up, Naruto had just finished wiping his face when Ichiro Taraine arrived.
"Naruto!"
He opened the door and shouted.
"Let's go!"
Naruto was startled.
"Brother Ichiro, you're so early today! That's strange. Didn't you go on a date with Keiko last night? Nothing happened? Or are you just… too strong?"
Ichiro Taraine listened for a while and frowned.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Let's go!"
Naruto noticed that Ichiro hadn't brought any food.
He asked suspiciously,
"Where's my breakfast?"
Ichiro stepped closer.
"Have you washed up?"
"Yeah. Why?"
"Then come on. No breakfast today. We'll eat at the academy."
Naruto's eyes widened.
"Oh my God, really?"
"Why else do you think I came so early?"
"And where's your sword?"
"Leaning against the wall."
"Bring it."
After stepping outside, Ichiro activated his dark matter energy and grabbed Naruto.
In the next moment, they shot into the sky.
Naruto felt the wind rush past his face.
He was excited.
After so many days, he was finally going to formally learn dark matter cultivation.
In this universe, strength was everything.
Clenching the sword in his hand, Naruto thought silently,
"I must train hard. My family on Earth is still waiting for me."
After flying for less than ten minutes, they arrived above the academy.
From afar, Naruto saw five towering mountains rising into the clouds. Each mountain was filled with buildings.
"We need to go down," Ichiro said.
"Huh? We're not there yet?" Naruto asked.
"No flying above the academy."
"Oh…"
So there were rules like that.
They descended and landed in front of a massive mountain gate.
Naruto looked up.
On the plaque, two large characters were engraved:
Academy
"So simple," Naruto muttered.
"It's straightforward."
Below the gate stood a small wooden hut.
In front of it were a stone table and benches.
Someone was lying there.
Sleeping.
Ichiro knocked on the table.
"Hey! Wake up! Get to work!"
Naruto noticed many dents on the table.
It had clearly been knocked countless times.
"Who is it… so early…"
The man yawned and rubbed his eyes.
When he saw Ichiro, he jumped up in shock.
"Y-Young Master! You're here!"
Ichiro nodded.
"Register him. His name is Uzumaki Naruto."
"Oh! New student?"
"Yes."
Ichiro turned to Naruto.
"This is the gatekeeper, Kiro."
Kiro nodded.
Naruto replied politely,
"Brother Kiro."
Kiro laughed.
"I don't deserve that."
While talking, he took out a wooden tag.
He placed his palm on Naruto's shoulder and activated dark matter.
Information flowed into the tag.
"Uzumaki Naruto, right?"
Naruto nodded.
"Yes. Uzumaki is whirlpool, Naruto is 'roaring man.'"
Kiro smiled and nodded.
The words "Uzumaki Naruto" appeared on the tag.
He added a pendant and handed it over.
"Here. Your identification."
Naruto took it happily.
"Thank you."
Ichiro patted Naruto's shoulder.
"Alright. Follow me."
They walked toward the gate.
As Naruto passed through, he felt a strange ripple.
"A barrier?" he asked.
"Yes," Ichiro replied. "Formation."
Naruto nodded.
It was similar to Konoha's barrier.
"Hey, Brother Ichiro," Naruto suddenly asked. "Where's your tag?"
Ichiro didn't even turn around.
"I don't need one."
"I use my face."
Naruto: "..."