The moment Little Naruto saw Hiruzen Sarutobi, a smile immediately appeared on his face.
He suppressed the urge to slap him to death.
Little Naruto jogged up to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Little Naruto's appearance dispelled the gloom that had been lingering in Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart for days.
"Naruto~"
"Look what this is?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi opened a paper bag.
He bent down, revealing the cotton clothes inside.
A hint of anger flashed in Little Naruto's eyes.
It had been snowing for days.
He didn't have any thick clothes.
If not for inheriting a few from Choji, he would have continued to freeze.
It seemed this Old Thing planned to bring them out only when he was at his limit, so he could earn his gratitude!
The moment Little Naruto saw the cotton clothes, these thoughts flashed through his mind.
Senju Tobirama: Hmph! What a disgrace!
Uchiha Izuna: You chose him, idol~!
Senju Tobirama: Get lost!
Danzo Shimura: "I told you, Teacher Tobirama, it's better if you stay quiet."
Danzo Shimura: "No one knows if the petty Hiruzen will send people to dig up your grave the moment the viewing ends!"
Senju Tobirama: Danzo, I will... drip--
Muted for ten minutes.
"Thank you, Grandpa Hokage~!" Little Naruto showed intense surprise and gratitude.
Hiruzen Sarutobi chuckled and reached out to pat Little Naruto's head.
Little Naruto's body stiffened, then returned to normal.
'Old Thing!'
"And this, Naruto."
Hiruzen Sarutobi said, pulling out a scarf from the bottom of the paper bag.
He personally put it on Little Naruto.
"Thank you, Grandpa Hokage~!"
"Is this a scarf?"
"It's so warm~"
Little Naruto said excitedly.
"It's getting cold, so I asked you to come get some clothes, and also give you a surprise."
Uzumaki Kushina: "Old Thing!!!"
Kushina's voice rang out from the chat room.
Filled with deep hatred.
Uzumaki Kushina: "You Old Thing, you dare to use the scarf I personally knitted to give to Black-Framed Naruto to gain his loyalty, huh?!"
Uzumaki Kushina: "Are you planning to continue using the inheritance that Naruto should have received to gain his favor in the future?!"
Uzumaki Kushina: "Naruto, tell Mom, have you received Mom's inheritance yet?"
Uzumaki Naruto: "Inheritance? I don't know... No one seems to have ever mentioned it."
Uzumaki Kushina: "Then did you get a red scarf from the Old Thing?"
Uzumaki Kushina: "And many toys Mom bought when she was pregnant with you."
Kushina listed a few.
Naruto scratched his head, only able to say he didn't remember.
However, at this moment.
Konohamaru Sarutobi: "Big Brother Naruto, those things Aunt Kushina mentioned seem to be in my secret base."
Buzz—
Instantly.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's mind went blank.
When he heard Konohamaru's voice.
He instinctively felt something was wrong.
But it was too late to stop him.
Konohamaru had already spoken.
In an instant.
The entire Ninja World fell silent.
Kushina's voice suddenly trembled slightly.
Uzumaki Kushina: "Konohamaru? Your surname is Sarutobi, Old... What is Hiruzen Sarutobi to you?"
Konohamaru Sarutobi: "Grandpa, everyone knows I have a Hokage Grandpa."
Hearing Kushina's voice was very 'normal'.
Like Naruto, she didn't fawn over him after learning his identity, so Konohamaru immediately opened up.
Konohamaru Sarutobi: "Grandpa even took me to that secret base and told me to go play there if I was bored, and everything there was mine~"
Immediately, under Kushina's gentle guidance.
Konohamaru described the building and its features one by one.
Hiruzen Sarutobi tried to stop him, but was simultaneously reprimanded by Senju Tobirama and Senju Hashirama.
Seeing this, Konohamaru felt delighted.
He loved seeing his Grandpa get flustered the most.
This was also a case of filial piety, no, grandfatherly love and filial grandson.
Before long, only Konohamaru's voice remained in the chat room.
Naruto was completely bewildered.
Finally, Inoichi Yamanaka sighed and directly told him what it meant.
Seeing that Naruto didn't show anger after hearing it, and even seemed a bit confused as to why Kushina, who was again muted for cursing, was upset.
Inoichi Yamanaka's eye twitched.
Slap—
Neji directly showed him with action.
Just act, don't talk nonsense.
Amidst Naruto's pleas for mercy.
Neji said helplessly: "If only you could resist the whispers caused by that Chakra in your mind just once, you wouldn't be this calm right now."
In the sealing space, Minato Namikaze sat atop the Nine-Tails Yin Half-Body's head.
He could tell that Kushina's resolve to destroy Konoha's heart was stronger than ever.
"Kurama, was I wrong?"
The Nine-Tails Yin Half-Body's intuition told him that it was best not to answer such questions.
"What surprise?" Little Naruto asked, full of curiosity.
Then, Hiruzen Sarutobi took out a scroll.
He showed a benevolent smile.
"It's the Chakra Refining Technique."
"Congratulations, Naruto."
"You already possess the qualities to become a qualified Konoha Ninja."
Just then.
Ding—
Prize Quiz begins!
Everyone, please get ready!
Instantly.
Everyone in the Ninja World held their breath.
It's here!
It's finally here!
They had been waiting for this richly rewarded prize quiz for so long, and it was finally here.
In the Pure Land World, Uchiha Mikoto comforted Kushina, whose eyes were glistening with tears.
She quickly said: "Prize Quiz!"
"Kushina!"
"Quick, get ready..."
Before Mikoto could finish.
Kushina suddenly changed her mind.
"Mikoto, help me."
Kushina looked at Uchiha Mikoto with tear-filled eyes.
Seeing this, Uchiha Mikoto's heart trembled.
From the time she knew Kushina until now.
In her memory, this Bloody Habanero had never been so fragile.
Mikoto's lips curved slightly, and she pulled Kushina into her embrace.
"How do you want me to help you?"
"Mikoto, get ready, you must be the first to answer later."
"We'll revive together, and with your help, none of those guys in Konoha will be able to escape!"
Kushina grasped Uchiha Mikoto's hand.
"Okay." Mikoto agreed almost without hesitation.
At this moment, the voice of the Comparison Viewing System rang out.
Ding—!
Prize Quiz!
Question: What will Uzumaki Naruto's reaction be to Hiruzen Sarutobi's words, and what will he think internally?
Please choose from the following options!
1. Uzumaki Naruto will be momentarily lost in thought, then show a happy and longing expression; Internal thought: This is great~! I've finally grasped the Will of Fire! After becoming a Ninja, everyone will surely acknowledge me!
Buzz—
Despite this whole series of events.
Such an option no longer made all the people from Konoha, who grew up on the Will of Fire, choose it without hesitation.
But there were still quite a few people who, the moment this option appeared, immediately selected it.
They should be glad this quiz had no penalty.
For these people, it was—nothing to say, Will of Fire is awesome!!!
However, a normal person, upon closer inspection, could see that the so-called Will of Fire was actually—full of words about cannibalism!