Naruto World
Konoha Village
Within the Sarutobi clan compound.
"Ah! My little ancestor!"
"Why are you still at home?!"
With a startled cry, the butler finally realized that Sarutobi Hakuto—who should have been at the Ninja Academy—was actually still lounging at home.
Looking at the anxious butler in front of him, Sarutobi Hakuto casually ate the watermelon in his hand, completely unbothered.
"Move, move. You're noisy as hell this early in the morning!"
"I'll go if I feel like it. If I don't, I won't!"
"Who the hell can control me?!"
Hearing this, the butler could only sigh helplessly, not daring to say another word.
After all, this young master before him truly feared neither heaven nor earth—and his background was terrifying.
As the grandson of the current Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and the maternal grandson of Danzō Shimura, the Root of Konoha—
Who would dare say no to him?
Seeing that it was almost noon dismissal time, the butler could only leave awkwardly, not daring to provoke Sarutobi Hakuto any further.
[Ding! Refused to attend school, treated school rules as nothing.]
[Synchronization +0.01%]
As soon as the butler left, a pleasant voice sounded in Sarutobi Hakuto's mind.
But gaining only 0.01% each time was honestly irritating.
In the end, it was because he was still too young.
Otherwise, he would have already pulled off something outrageous—why would he need to grind the synchronization bit by bit like this?
It had already been ten years since he transmigrated.
Originally, he had been at home, grinding through another ninja war arc in a game, but in the blink of an eye, he arrived in the Naruto world—
And even became the grandson of Hiruzen Sarutobi and the maternal grandson of Danzō Shimura.
After learning about his identity, Sarutobi Hakuto could only say one thing—
What a complicated background.
But this identity basically made him Konoha's true crown prince.
At least within this small patch of land that was Konoha Village—
He could do whatever he wanted.
And it just so happened that the cheat he received upon transmigration was the Homelander Template.
As long as he acted like a spoiled, lawless rich second-generation heir every day, his synchronization would increase.
[Host: Sarutobi Sarutobi Hakuto]
[Age: 10]
[Ninjutsu: None]
[Taijutsu: None]
[Genjutsu: None]
[Bloodline Limit: None]
[Template: Homelander]
[Synchronization: 20.99%]
[Unlocked Abilities: Super Defense, Super Strength]
[Next Template: Superman (Man of Steel)]
Looking at his panel—
Ten whole years had passed, yet he had only completed about one-fifth of the fusion.
The speed was honestly too slow.
As for ninjutsu and the like—
For Sarutobi Hakuto, who possessed the Homelander Template, they were completely unnecessary.
After all, the current ninja world wasn't that dangerous yet.
And by the time chaos truly engulfed the ninja world—
He would probably have almost fully merged with the Superman Template.
At that point, he wouldn't need any of those messy ninjutsu at all.
The current timeline was Konoha Year 58—
The year the Rookie Nine would enter the Academy.
Originally, he had been in the same class as Neji Hyūga and the others.
But for the sake of his template progress, he had never attended the Ninja Academy—
Successfully repeating a year until he ended up in the same batch as Naruto.
At this point in time, Hiruzen Sarutobi's control over Konoha was at its peak.
The only unstable factor in the village was the Uchiha clan—
But next year, the Uchiha would be wiped out as well.
"Looks like it's time to stir things up."
Just as Sarutobi Hakuto was thinking about what kind of trouble to cause—
A small figure suddenly rushed toward him.
"Wahahaha! Big brother, prepare to die!"
"Taste the ultimate move I worked so hard to develop!"
Looking at Konohamaru leaping toward him—
And the mop in his hand—
Sarutobi Hakuto's face instantly darkened.
Before the mop could come down, Sarutobi Hakuto casually threw a punch, smashing it straight onto Konohamaru's head.
Bang!!!
With a dull thud, the room fell silent.
"Waaahhh!! I'm going to tell Grandpa!"
Konohamaru ran out crying, clutching the large bump on his head.
Watching him run off to complain, Sarutobi Hakuto looked utterly speechless.
Whether now or back when he watched the anime—
One thing he could never understand was—
How could the Hokage's own grandson be treated with cold stares and exclusion by the villagers?
Utterly useless.
Thinking of this, Sarutobi Hakuto suddenly had an idea.
"Butler! Where the hell did you go?!"
"Call some people. This young master is going out!"
…
Meanwhile, in the Hokage's office—
Looking at the crying Konohamaru in front of him, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a headache coming on.
Compared to Konohamaru—
Sarutobi Hakuto, who had been unusually mature since childhood, was naturally more valued by Hiruzen.
More importantly—
He was also the grandson of his old comrade.
With all these factors combined, Sarutobi Hakuto was of utmost importance.
It was just that his personality had always been rather bad.
"Alright, alright. Ebisu, take Konohamaru back first."
"Yes, Lord Hokage!"
Seeing Hiruzen already growing impatient, Ebisu quickly dragged Konohamaru out of the office.
As soon as the two left—
A figure stepped out from the shadows.
"Hmph. Crying like that—what kind of behavior is that?"
"Hiruzen, send him to Root. I'll discipline him properly."
Hearing Danzō's words, Hiruzen nearly rolled his eyes to the ceiling.
Seriously—
No matter what, Konohamaru was still his own grandson.
If he were sent to Root, who knew how he would end up dying?
"That's enough. The future of the Sarutobi clan will belong to Sarutobi Hakuto."
"You don't need to keep reminding me."
"And stay away from Konohamaru."
Hiruzen said irritably.
Seeing that he had already planted today's "seed," Danzō said nothing more and turned to leave.
Although the Shimura clan was developing well—
Danzō's own bloodline ended with Sarutobi Hakuto.
This one precious grandson—
Naturally, he valued him greatly.
After Danzō left—
Hiruzen's gaze fell on the crystal ball beside him.
Soon—
Sarutobi Hakuto's figure appeared within it.
Looking at the scene inside the crystal ball—
Hiruzen was momentarily stunned.
"Hm?"