The few mischievous children were so scared by Naruto that they cried and ran home.
Seeing the children run off, Naruto looked at Hinata behind him, extended his hand, and introduced himself: "Hello, my name is Uzumaki Naruto."
"I-I'm Hyuga Hinata."
Hinata also extended her small hand, lightly shaking Naruto's, then quickly withdrew it. At the same time, her little face turned a bit red again, whether from the cold or embarrassment, it was hard to tell.
Just as Naruto was about to offer to walk Hinata home, a somewhat hurried figure approached.
"Lady Hinata, why did you run all the way out here?"
"Um... Sister Reiko, I just..."
Hyuga Reiko understood her charge, Lady Hyuga, quite well. She knew that with Hinata's personality, she wouldn't be able to explain herself properly, so she didn't bother listening to her excuses.
"Lady Hinata, Hiashi-sama is already looking for you. We should go home!"
Hinata simply hummed softly in response, then glanced at Naruto, said "Thank you" again, and followed Hyuga Reiko away.
Hyuga Reiko swept her gaze over Naruto but said nothing.
Naruto watched Hinata's back gradually recede, then let out a chuckle.
He laughed because Naruto remembered a Hokage meme from his previous life.
The savior Uzumaki Naruto, marrying into the prestigious Hyuga clan, was met with the Byakugan of the entire Hyuga clan, until Naruto became the Seventh Hokage, and the Sixth Hokage Kakashi draped the Hokage's ceremonial robe over Naruto's shoulders.
With a crooked smile, he threw off his apron, took Hinata's hand, and left the Hyuga household. As he left, he said with a smirk, "This Hyuga household is not worth staying in."
Of course, this was just a meme, but being looked down upon by the entire Hyuga family with their Byakugan was indeed a fact.
The first thing Naruto saw when he returned home was an empty table.
Naruto smiled at this and said, "They really did take the computer."
It was just a computer; Naruto didn't care. With Grey Wolf wielding a hammer and wrench, he could churn out as many computers as he wanted, and they wouldn't be any less efficient than an assembly line.
Next was to consider how to fool the Third Hokage.
As long as he could fool the Third, anything Grey Wolf created afterward would have a plausible explanation.
With that, Naruto turned off the lights and lay in bed, ready to sleep.
The blue bird outside the window was stunned by Naruto's indifferent attitude.
Originally, the blue bird had prepared for Naruto to summon it for questioning, but to its surprise, Naruto just went to sleep.
However, this also confirmed one thing for the blue bird: the laptop was not that important to Naruto.
Meanwhile, at the Sarutobi Clan Grounds.
The Third Hokage was still watching the adult film with a critical eye.
Just as the Third had expected, he had developed some immunity to the explosive scenes by now, at least he wasn't spurting nosebleeds all over the place.
But sometimes, with a rush of blood, he would still feel his nose get a bit warm.
After successfully criticizing an adult film, the Third checked the time and realized it was getting late.
Tomorrow, he still had to get up early to find Naruto and ask where such a good... ahem, he should say, such a filthy and indecent thing came from.
If Naruto still had any, they absolutely had to be confiscated. Such things could not be allowed to corrupt a promising young man who aspired to inherit the will of fire.
What the Third Hokage didn't know was that, perhaps due to excessive blood loss, he had forgotten to turn off the lights in the Office when he left work.
His good friend Danzo was someone who would work day and night for the position of Hokage.
Seeing the Hokage Office still lit, Danzo was a bit puzzled.
He didn't remember Hiruzen Sarutobi being a workaholic like himself.
He didn't knock, but pushed the door open and entered the Office directly.
When the scene in the Office came into Danzo's eyes, his head buzzed.
Because the entire Office was covered in blood.
Danzo's first thought was that the Third had been murdered, and his second thought was that the position of Hokage was within his grasp.
Danzo's heart was pounding wildly.
The position of Hokage was his lifelong pursuit, and Danzo had always believed that Hiruzen Sarutobi's indecisive nature was completely unsuitable to be Hokage. Only he, Danzo Shimura, was the true candidate for Hokage.
Danzo did not publicize the possible murder of the Hokage. His first action was to have his Root members quietly go near Utatane Koharu and Homura Mitokado, the two representatives of the Konoha Council of Elders, ready to control them at any time.
The reason he did this immediately was because, if Danzo wanted to be Hokage, these two would definitely object.
Because they knew that if Danzo became Hokage, he would definitely not be like Hiruzen Sarutobi, allowing them to control the power in their hands.
In addition, the Konoha Military Police Force, the Konoha outer defense line,
and the Konoha Barrier Team, Danzo had also sent people to keep an eye on them.
After arranging everything, Danzo then headed towards the Sarutobi Clan Grounds to confirm whether Hiruzen Sarutobi was alive or dead.
As long as Hiruzen Sarutobi was not at the Sarutobi Clan Grounds, Danzo would have reason to act directly.
After all, with the Third Hokage missing and the Office covered in blood, even if Hiruzen Sarutobi wasn't dead, it would be too late for him to reappear, because Konoha would already be in Danzo's hands.
Danzo, accompanied by several Root members, ignored the Sarutobi clan's obstruction and walked directly towards Hiruzen Sarutobi's house.
"Lord Danzo, why are you trespassing on our Sarutobi Clan Grounds in the middle of the night?"
The speaker was a middle-aged man who bore some resemblance to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
The middle-aged man's name was Sarutobi Naoto, Hiruzen Sarutobi's younger brother. Because Hiruzen Sarutobi was the Third Hokage, the head of the Sarutobi family was currently held by Sarutobi Naoto.
Seeing Sarutobi Naoto block his path, Danzo said expressionlessly, "I've come to check on Hiruzen's condition."
"Hiruzen? What's wrong with the Third Hokage?" Sarutobi Naoto asked with some confusion.
"What exactly is wrong with him, I'll know after I see him!" With that, Danzo no longer lingered with Sarutobi Naoto and walked directly into the Sarutobi Clan Grounds.
However, before he even reached Hiruzen Sarutobi's house, a pale-faced Hiruzen Sarutobi had already appeared before Danzo.
"Danzo... what are you doing?"
At this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke with a lack of confidence, but fortunately, this was the Sarutobi Clan Grounds, so he had nothing to fear from Danzo!
"Hiruzen? You're alright?"
Danzo asked with some surprise.
"What could be wrong with me?"
"Then what's with all the blood on the floor of your Office?"
Danzo asked with a grim tone.
At this moment, Danzo felt extremely displeased. He felt he was only one step away from becoming Hokage, as long as Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't appear...
Thinking of this, a hint of murderous intent flashed in Danzo's eyes.
But soon, he calmed down. If he were to truly act here, even if he successfully killed Hiruzen Sarutobi, he wouldn't be able to remain in Konoha.
Moreover, although Hiruzen Sarutobi's personality had become indecisive, Danzo still highly respected his strength!