["So handsome~"]
["Mm~! Not inferior to Sasuke at all~!"]
["Exactly my type~!"]
["Hey, hey, hey! That kid is… is… but he really is handsome~!"]
[Listening to the girls around them, several boys spoke sourly:]
["Heh heh, you're all doomed!"]
["I'm going to tell your parents what you just said—get ready to be beaten when you get home!"]
["Damn it—tear his mouth apart!"]
["You go, you go! I'll take a few more looks—otherwise I'd be beaten for nothing, right?"]
[After leaving the classroom,]
[young Naruto's little group immediately drew a lot of attention.]
[Those who had just finished swooning over Sasuke immediately turned around and began swooning over young Naruto instead.]
["So troublesome~" Shikamaru rolled his eyes.]
[Chōji's eyes only had food in them.]
[Ino proactively pulled Sakura and Hinata over to block the girls' line of sight.]
[Then she kicked Sasuke in the butt.]
[Effectively pushing Sasuke out as a human shield.]
["You!"]
[Sasuke glared angrily.]
[But when he turned back and saw the warning look on Ino's face, he seemed to recall something.]
["Tch!"]
[In the end, he silently turned back around, hands in his pockets, and walked ahead to draw fire.]
Naruto was extremely envious.
But the back of his head was still faintly aching.
He didn't dare show it at all.
However—
Neji was like a parasite living in his gut.
Smack—
Caught off guard, Naruto got another slap to the back of the head.
"Mm-mm-mm!!!" (What does this have to do with the whispers?!)
Neji closed his eyes to rest.
Pretending he hadn't understood what Naruto was trying to express.
["Eh?!"]
["That kid… did that kid just look at me?"]
["So handsome… does he like me?"]
["He smiled again!"]
["Sis, wake up—he's smiling at the one next to you—wow! He smiled at me too~!"]
[Young Naruto really did smile at them.]
["Why?!" Ino exploded.]
[She stepped in front of young Naruto.]
[Then outright hugged his arm, turned her head toward those girls, and lifted her chin.]
[This blatantly provocative scene naturally ignited the girls' competitive instincts.]
[Young Naruto shook his head helplessly.]
["Naruto… Naruto-kun must have his own reasons for doing this," Hinata said softly.]
[Hearing this, young Naruto rubbed Hinata's head. This girl always trusted him unconditionally—and loved overthinking.]
["That's right. I do have something I want to verify."]
["What is it? Can we help?" Sakura asked immediately.]
[Young Naruto waved his hand. "Not this matter—but there is something else I need your help with."]
["What?" x3]
[Ino turned back as well.]
["Help me choose one ninja tool each—something you like the most."]
[That old man was being generous for once.]
[So young Naruto decided to give each of his companions a ninja tool today.]
[As for why he smiled at those girls just now—]
[It was simple.]
[Young Naruto wanted to test whether these infatuated girls would choose him or their parents.]
[The details weren't fully planned yet, but the core premise was already set.]
[Young Naruto needed to determine whether these people were corrupted by environment—or rotten to the core.]
[This would affect how he carried out revenge in the future.]
[What would it be like when those people were treated as "fox demons" by the daughters they cherished most?]
Hiss—
On Konoha's side, many villagers broke into cold sweat.
This punishment was cruel.
In the Pure Land, Senju Tobirama silently closed his eyes.
Even though he had already guessed their future outcome, he still didn't want to hear Black-Frame Naruto confirm that they were born rotten.
Because this was the "baseline" he himself had once set for the entire Uchiha—
And his own disciples had gone on to magnify that baseline.
Yamanaka Inoichi couldn't help shivering.
Looking at Naruto on the black-framed screen, he imagined—
Ino clinging to Naruto's arm, returning home.
He said a few unpleasant words.
That night, he was tied up by his precious daughter and thrown into a pigsty full of pigs in heat.
The next day he was kicked out of the house, reduced to begging, and happened to meet a blissful young couple, then—
[Ino's lips curved slightly.]
[She suddenly leaned close to young Naruto's ear and whispered:]
["With the money in your little green frog (wallet), you can barely afford even one for yourself. If you can't pay later…"]
[Young Naruto froze.]
[He had thought about this—but not in that much detail.]
[Ninja tools were common; almost every ninja owned a tool pouch.]
[But were they really that expensive?]
[Thinking again, Ino lying to him was unlikely.]
[And that old man being generous just once?]
[Sigh—!!]
[He was still too young.]
Uzumaki Kushina: "That bastard!"
Uzumaki Kushina: "Just wait—once I get first place again, I swear I won't kill you lightly!!"
Beep—
Muted for ten minutes.
["Of course~"]
["I can lend you some first—but you know, my interest rate is very high~"]
[Young Naruto felt the little green frog swelling.]
[He stared at Ino in disbelief.]
[Why did it feel like she had anticipated this and prepared in advance?]
[And where did you learn these teasing moves and this tone of voice?]
Sakura looked at Ino. Hinata did too.
Little Hanabi also looked at Ino.
Even Ino felt embarrassed now and eventually caved, secretly pointing at her mother.
Naturally, none of the girls believed her.
Yamanaka Rino looked like a dignified noble lady—how could she possibly… huh?
Madam, why are you raising your hand?
This isn't class, and you're not a student—why does raising your hand look so natural and cute?
[In the end, Ino only stopped after she'd taken enough advantage.]
[Poor Sakura still hadn't noticed anything.]
[Several veins bulged at the corner of Hinata's eyes.]
[But they quickly returned to normal. Her pale-lavender eyes flashed with a trace of dark energy.]
[It was too fast.]
[Young Naruto only sensed Hinata's chakra fluctuate briefly before stabilizing again.]
[He frowned.]
'Oh no—Hinata… she's not hungry again, is she?'
[After observing carefully and hearing no faint rumbling from Hinata's stomach, he finally relaxed.]
[At some point, young Naruto realized he no longer needed to worry about food at all.]
[As for nutritional balance—that went without saying.]
[It was just a bit hard on the hands.]
[Before long, the kids arrived at a street full of ninja tool shops.]
[Sasuke glanced at the sky, eyes rolling.]
["I won't choose. I've got something to do—I'm going home first."]
["No waaaay~!"]
[With that, Sasuke turned and ran.]
["No waaay~ I'm going to find my onii-chan~! Onii-chan~! Onii-chan~! Hurry and help me choose ninja tools~!" Ino complained, pouting.]
[She was completely speechless toward this trash Sasuke. If it were onee-chan (older sister), she could understand.]
Uchiha Izuna: Ahem!
Ino Yamanaka: "Sorry—the Black-Frame me is still young, so my attack power is a bit weak."
Uchiha Izuna: No need—this is already lethal. Hah… hahaha~
Senju Tobirama: Heh. Onii-chan~ Onii-chan~!
Senju Tobirama: Blegh!
Senju Hashirama: ???
Senju Hashirama: Tobirama, why are you calling me that? That feels disgusting—you haven't done that since you learned to talk.
Senju Tobirama: Brother—shut that mouth!
Senju Hashirama: What does that mean?
Uchiha Izuna: Shut up.
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