Konoha Ninja Academy, Principal's office.
"Hmm? Who called me?"
Yuyu, awakened by Sarutobi Hiruzen's roar, rubbed his eyes, looking somewhat confused.
"This brat..."
Looking at Yuyu's appearance, Sarutobi Hiruzen rubbed his brow and began to doubt his decision.
This should be his first official meeting with Yuyu.
Although Sarutobi Hiruzen had been secretly concerned about Yuyu's growth before.
He had intervened during Yuyu's enrollment and the incident where he cut the teacher.
He had even used the Transformation Technique to admonish Yuyu about drinking.
But this was the first time they officially met face-to-face.
Sarutobi Hiruzen wanted to give Yuyu a kindly impression.
He had even prepared a kindly smile.
As a result, when he looked up, he saw Yuyu being carried in by two little girls, snoring loudly enough to shake the heavens.
His kindly expression was faced with a snoring Yuyu.
Even with Sarutobi Hiruzen's sophistication, he couldn't hold back and roared out loud.
"Old man, who are you? Waking me up."
Yuyu looked left and right, finally locking onto the target who woke him up.
"O-Old man...?!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen's eye twitched.
The current Sarutobi Hiruzen wasn't the aged Third Hokage from the original story yet.
Although he wasn't young, he still retained a tail end of his youth.
He had heard long ago that this brat Yuyu had an annoying mouth, but he didn't expect to experience it personally upon their first meeting.
"Considering I gave this brat his name, don't get angry, don't get angry."
Sarutobi Hiruzen comforted himself inwardly.
"Yuyu, this is the Third Hokage! You can't talk like that."
Aside, Tanaka Shuichi shivered with fright upon hearing Yuyu's words.
He hurriedly went to Yuyu's side and whispered advice.
"Th-Third Hokage?"
Yuyu took his arms off Kurenai and Rin's shoulders and swayed unsteadily to stand in front of Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"Hello."
Yuyu stared at Sarutobi Hiruzen for a long time. Just when Sarutobi Hiruzen was about to lose it, he reached out and greeted him.
Sarutobi Hiruzen felt his face was about to cramp. This brat stared at him like he was looking at an animal for so long just to say hello?
"Lo-Lord Hokage, Yuyu means no harm. It's just that today he drank a little, a little too much."
Tanaka Shuichi, frightened by Yuyu's behavior, hurriedly explained.
When explaining why Yuyu was like this, he felt it was somewhat unspeakable.
The Ninja Academy strictly forbids alcohol.
This reason only proved his dereliction of duty as a teacher.
Tanaka Shuichi was about to cry, feeling his future instantly darken.
"Ahem, ahem, it's fine. Shuichi, and you are Kurenai and Rin, right? You three go out first; I have something to discuss with Yuyu."
Sarutobi Hiruzen had seen big storms and waves. His roar just now was just because the contrast between this meeting and his imagination was too great.
Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled indifferently and said.
"Yes, Lord Hokage."
Seeing that Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't mean to blame him, Tanaka Shuichi breathed a sigh of relief.
Kurenai and Rin looked at Yuyu with some worry, but due to the Hokage's prestige and Sarutobi Hiruzen's genuinely kindly expression at this moment...
The two of them, along with Tanaka Shuichi, withdrew from the office together.
"You are Yuyu, right? I am the Kage of this village, the Third Hokage."
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Yuyu, the corner of his mouth twitching, and started a simple self-introduction.
For anyone else, would Sarutobi Hiruzen need to introduce himself?
Who in the village doesn't know this supreme leader?
Which kid in the village hasn't dreamed of becoming Hokage?
But with Yuyu, Sarutobi Hiruzen really couldn't guarantee he knew what a Hokage was.
After all, Yuyu grew up hugging a bottle.
He had even done something like almost cutting Kakashi down as a spy.
After the introduction, Sarutobi Hiruzen, according to custom, gave Yuyu a speech about the Will of Fire.
"Where tree leaves dance, one shall find flames..."
"Zzz—snore—"
Sarutobi Hiruzen was speaking eloquently when suddenly a faint snoring sound reached his ears.
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked up. Yuyu... fell asleep?!
"Yuyu! Wake up!!!"
This brat, he can even fall asleep while standing?!
Looking at Yuyu sleeping sweetly while standing, Sarutobi Hiruzen roared in anger.
Composure? Screw composure!!!
Facing this brat, even the deepest composure would be infuriated to death!!