Inside Ichiraku Ramen.
Naruto sat alone at a table, with over a dozen empty bowls already stacked beside him.
After drinking the last sip of ramen broth, Naruto let out a satisfied burp.
"The taste truly lives up to its reputation!"
"Naruto, are you sure you're okay eating so much?" Teuchi asked, looking at Naruto's bulging stomach with some concern.
"Don't worry! I'm fine!"
With that, Naruto stood up, took the change Teuchi gave him, and left Ichiraku Ramen.
Leaving Ichiraku Ramen, Naruto didn't choose to go home immediately, but instead walked aimlessly down the street.
Naruto's feet crunched on the accumulated snow, making a squeaking sound.
As he walked, Naruto began to organize his golden finger.
First, he had already become Grey Wolf's Jinchuriki.
Grey Wolf himself wasn't very strong, but he had a few very buggy characteristics.
The first was immortality.
This was a common trait in gag anime.
The second was a bug-like ability to invent and create; there was nothing he wanted to invent that he couldn't, making him comparable to Doraemon.
The third was the ability to enhance one's physical capabilities. Of course, this enhancement was definitely not as substantial as the Nine-Tailed's, but in battles among Genin and even Chunin, it would definitely provide a considerable advantage.
He just didn't know if Grey Wolf's immortality would be useful to him.
Besides becoming Grey Wolf's Jinchuriki, there was also the change in the Sealing Space.
Perhaps because he was a Transmigrator, the Sealing Space had practically turned into a small world.
And in this small world, he was like a god; anything that once existed on Earth, Naruto could materialize.
The only drawback might be that only his spirit could enter the Sealing Space.
However, with the existence of Grey Wolf, the bug, perhaps one day his physical body could also appear in the Sealing Space, or the things in the Sealing Space could be brought into reality.
If that were truly possible, materializing a nuclear bomb in the Sealing Space, and then...
Just thinking about it was exciting.
Just as Naruto was fantasizing about becoming a Nuclear Bomb Sage in the future, a snowball hit him on the back.
Naruto turned around and saw several children throwing snowballs at him.
As they threw, they also shouted, "Smash this demon fox to death..."
Seeing this, Naruto's eyebrow twitched. He still remembered these brats; these were some of the ones who had injured him two years ago.
Thinking of this, Naruto also started to roll snowballs.
While rolling the snowballs, he also placed a small stone in the middle of each one.
The power of these stone-wrapped snowballs was not comparable to ordinary snowballs.
Naruto, facing the snowballs thrown by the brats, did not dodge or evade. Then, he aimed at the head of one of the loudest children, gave a fierce flick, and threw the snowball in his hand.
A scream rang out, and the child's head was smashed open and bleeding by Naruto's snowball.
Because no one saw Naruto put stones in the snowballs, none of the children expected a snowball to have such great power.
Naruto didn't care what these children thought. He bent down and casually picked up another stone, wrapping it in a snowball.
After preparing it, he threw it again. This time, another child cried loudly, his head split open and bleeding.
Seeing this, Naruto curled his lip in disdain, thinking, "It's fine if you don't like me, I don't like you bunch of Muggles either. But if you provoke me, don't blame me for fighting back!"
Just then, the parents of several children walked over and began to accuse Naruto. Some even said they would go complain to the Third Hokage.
Naruto was completely indifferent to this.
He knew that Anbu were watching nearby, and with the Anbu's corroboration, if they went to complain, Naruto could, in turn, make these bratty children's bratty parents pay compensation.
These bratty parents also knew that although Naruto was disliked, he was also protected by the Third Hokage. For their children being beaten, they could only secretly curse, saying things like, "A demon fox is a demon fox, no upbringing."
Naruto ignored the shouting Muggles and walked straight home.
After a few steps, he suddenly felt as if he was being watched.
Naruto turned his head and saw a petite figure hiding behind a tree.
Although the figure hid very quickly, Naruto still saw those pure white eyes.
"Is that Hinata?"
Just as Naruto was about to go say hello to his future wife, a woman in a kimono with the Hyuga clan's distinctive Byakugan looked at Naruto, then took Hinata's hand and left.
Seeing this, Naruto could only smile as he watched Hinata's retreating back.
Back home.
Naruto began his gaming journey.
Devil May Cry 12345.
Red Dead Redemption.
Dying Light.
Naruto Shippuden.
Cyberpunk 2077.
sekiro.
Various types of single-player games were all on his computer.
For the next week or so, Naruto remained unchanged, staying indoors.
He even had the Anbu help him order takeout for meals.
This once again depressed the Third Hokage, who had thought Naruto had escaped his hikikomori life.
However, what somewhat relieved the Third Hokage was that Naruto was diligently refining his Chakra at home.
In the Hokage Office, the Third Hokage took out a crystal ball and began to check the living conditions and health of Konoha Village residents.
Incidentally, the Third Hokage would also check on Naruto's status.
Recently, Naruto had started playing with a black box that displayed images.
Sometimes the screen would show a person fighting a group of monsters, sometimes it was a battle between people, and other times it was...
The Third Hokage was also somewhat confused about what this box actually was, but seeing Naruto playing so happily, he didn't dwell on it too much.
The Third Hokage felt he owed Naruto.
Originally, he had intended for Naruto to grow up peacefully in Konoha Village, like any ordinary child.
But he didn't expect Danzo, in order to gain control of Naruto, to directly spread rumors that Naruto was a demon fox.
Although he knew Danzo was behind it, due to lack of evidence, the now somewhat indecisive Third Hokage only gave Danzo a verbal warning.
The Third Hokage initially thought that Naruto would become embittered and develop ill will towards Konoha Village because of this.
Naturally, making Naruto develop ill will towards Konoha Village was also Danzo's goal; once Naruto successfully became embittered, Danzo could use a high-level decision to take control of Naruto, turning him into a completely emotionless weapon.
The Third Hokage, enduring pressure from the higher-ups, did not hand Naruto over. And Naruto? He didn't disappoint the Third Hokage; he showed no signs of becoming embittered, he just started staying at home and not going out, which made the Third Hokage a bit depressed.