In the Hokage Office.
The somewhat gaunt Third Hokage looked at the Anbu below him and asked, "How's the investigation coming along?"
"Hokage-sama, Uzumaki Naruto has been training his physique with a Ninja Academy student named Rock Lee for the past month."
"If there's anything unusual... it might be Uzumaki Naruto's clone, who seems to be acting as a teacher!"
"Uzumaki Naruto and Rock Lee both call that clone 'Teacher Zephyr.'"
Hearing this, the Third Hokage took a deep drag from his cigarette and then said, "Understood, you may go."
Over the past month, the Third Hokage had also visited Naruto a few times.
He had noticed the abnormality of Naruto and Naruto's clone, so he had the Anbu investigate.
The investigation revealed something unexpected: Naruto had become a patient with multiple personalities.
"A clone as a teacher? Are there also clones that are his friends?"
The Third Hokage fell into deep thought, and a feeling of guilt swelled within him—guilt towards Naruto, and guilt towards the Fourth Hokage and his wife.
"Sigh," the Third Hokage let out a long sigh, thinking, "This matter still needs to be slowly guided with Naruto, and I also need to talk to Naruto's other personality to see if this personality has anti-Konoha tendencies."
In the Third Hokage's opinion, the reason Naruto developed a second personality was likely due to the accumulation of resentment towards the Konoha villagers that he couldn't release.
If the second personality truly had anti-Konoha tendencies, then the Third Hokage would have to find a way to eliminate that personality.
Just then.
The door to the Hokage Office was knocked, and then Danzo, with dark eye bags and disheveled hair, walked in.
Seeing Danzo's current state, the Third Hokage was a little puzzled.
"Danzo, what happened to you?"
"I..." Danzo also knew his current state wasn't good, so he was a bit at a loss for how to explain.
He couldn't possibly say, 'I've been grinding dark souls iii every day to surpass you,' could he?
After much thought, Danzo came up with a scapegoat.
"Ahem... I... I was ambushed by a mysterious Ninja. I suspect that Ninja might be an accomplice of the Blood Release Ninja."
Originally, Danzo wanted to say he was attacked by a Blood Release Ninja, but then he thought that if the Third Hokage asked for information about the Blood Release Ninja, it would be difficult to answer.
So Danzo fabricated an accomplice for the Blood Release Ninja.
Hearing Danzo's words, the Third Hokage's face showed shock.
He knew that the so-called Blood Release Ninja was something he had made up.
But he never expected that an outside Ninja would actually attack Danzo, which made the Third Hokage have to take it seriously.
Seeing the Third Hokage's serious expression, Danzo cleared his throat a few times and said, "Ahem... I didn't come today for this matter. I will deal with that Blood Release Ninja and his accomplice myself!"
"My purpose for coming is the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki!"
"I heard that the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki has developed a mental pro—"
Before Danzo could finish, the Third Hokage interrupted directly, "Didn't I tell you to remove the Root members monitoring Naruto?"
"Hmph," Danzo snorted, "The Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki is running around outside so openly every day, how could I not notice his abnormality!"
"The Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki has developed a second personality. I suspect... this second personality could pose a danger to Konoha, so..."
Before Danzo could finish, the Third Hokage interrupted again, "Naruto will not be handed over to you. I will handle the matter of his second personality, so don't trouble yourself. You should focus on thoroughly investigating the whereabouts of the Blood Release Ninja and his accomplice!"
"Hiruzen, if you continue to act so stubbornly, you will surely regret it!"
Leaving behind a classic line, Danzo turned to leave.
But just then, his peripheral vision caught sight of the laptop on the desk.
Danzo really wanted to see how many BOSSes Hiruzen Sarutobi had defeated.
Seeing Danzo look at his computer, the Third Hokage, without a word, closed the laptop, his meaning clear: he didn't want him to see it.
The Third Hokage indeed didn't want Danzo to see it. Not just Danzo, he wouldn't let anyone see his computer.
He was the Third Hokage, after all. If people found out he was playing such games... and watching such small films, how could he continue to be Hokage, and how could the will of fire continue to be passed down?
So far, the only ones who knew Hiruzen Sarutobi's secret were Naruto and Qing Niao, who always helped him buy kidney tonics and anemia medication.
Seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi protect his computer like a protective parent, Danzo gave up the idea of looking at his computer.
Danzo knew that, in Hiruzen Sarutobi's current state, dark souls iii was definitely being played better by him.
But... as long as the plan targeting the Uchiha was completed and he obtained more Sharingan, he could definitely clear dark souls iii faster.
"Hiruzen, just wait! The position of Hokage will be mine sooner or later!"
On the other side.
Naruto didn't know that the Third Hokage and Danzo had already concluded that he had become a multiple-personality mental patient.
At this moment, he, Grey Wolf, Kurama, and Zephyr were playing League of Legends in a four-person pre-made team.
That's right, Zephyr had also been corrupted by games.
However, Zephyr preferred playing hardcore soulslike games, not online games like League or DNF.
Naturally, if Grey Wolf and Kurama invited him, Zephyr wouldn't mind playing other games.
Zephyr, who was controlling Sett, said to Naruto beside him, "Naruto, are you going back to school in two days?"
"Yeah..." Naruto nodded and said, "The Third Hokage informed me a few days ago!"
"The daily training schedule has also been adjusted according to the school schedule, hasn't it! Don't worry, I won't be lazy and skip training!"
Zephyr heard this, nodded with satisfaction, and then said, "I'll see you off on your first day of school!"
"After all, I'm your teacher, and an elder. If you're going to school, I should see you off, shouldn't I?"
Just as Zephyr finished speaking, Grey Wolf, controlling Warwick, indicated that he also wanted to go.
"I'm going too! Naruto is a friend recognized by me, King Grey Wolf!"
"And when Xiao Hui Hui went to school, I saw him off. I have the most experience with sending children to school!"
Hearing Grey Wolf mention children, Zephyr immediately fell silent.
And Grey Wolf also realized that he seemed to have said the wrong thing again.
"Ahem..." Just then, Kurama cleared his throat a few times to ease the awkward atmosphere, then continued, "I'm still sealed and can only stay in the Sealing Space, so I won't be able to see you off!"
And so, the two people, one wolf, and one fox continued to play their game while discussing Naruto's schooling.