[Uzumaki Naruto left the village, headed all the way to the back mountains, and lay down on the lush green grass.]
[Uzumaki Naruto placed his hands behind his head, looked at the white clouds floating in the sky, and reached out with his small, childish hand as if to catch them.]
[Yet his hand grasped only empty air. He stared quietly at his empty palm and fell into deep thought.]
[Soon, however, lulled by the gentle breeze and the melodious chirping of birds, little Naruto drifted off to sleep.]
[At that moment, an elderly man with a wrinkled face and white hair walked over.]
[He took the initiative to greet Naruto warmly.]
[“Hello there, Uzumaki Naruto!”]
[Naruto rubbed his sleep-heavy eyes and asked the old man,]
[“Who are you? And how do you know my name?”]
[The old man smiled kindly and replied to little Naruto: I am the Third Hokage!]
[Realizing that the person before him was none other than Lord Hokage, Naruto looked quite surprised.]
[The Third Hokage pulled a report form from his robes: Naruto, you are seven years old this year, which means it is time for you to start school. I have already enrolled you!]
[Naruto took the report form, stared at his own name printed on it, and grew even more puzzled.]
[The Third Hokage smiled and said: Back then, I was just like you—misunderstood by the people of the village. But as long as you become an outstanding ninja, they will surely accept you!]
[“Where the leaves dance, fire burns ever bright. The firelight will continue to illuminate the village, allowing new leaves to sprout.”]
[Young Naruto only half-understood these words, but he felt that since Lord Hokage had said them, they simply could not be wrong!]
[That being the case, rather than just becoming an outstanding ninja, he might as well become the Hokage directly!]
[Then he would surely earn the acknowledgment of everyone in the entire village!]
Orochimaru: Poor Naruto-kun, brainwashed and manipulated by Teacher Hiruzen at such a tender age. Good thing that kind of multi-level marketing tactic doesn't work on me!
Sarutobi Hiruzen: Orochimaru, you traitor, how dare you speak? The Hidden Leaf Village nurtured you, yet you actually allied with the Hidden Sand Village to invade the Leaf!
Yamanaka Ino: "So Naruto wanted to become Hokage from that far back!"
Nara Shikamaru: "Come to think of it, being Hokage is a huge pain. Only an idiot would want to become Hokage."
Sarutobi Hiruzen: "......"
Senju Tobirama: "......"
Shimura Danzo: "......"
Uchiha Madara: "......"
Senju Hashirama: "Hahaha..."
Uchiha Obito: "......"
Seeing all these big shots appear above, Nara Shikamaru hastily took back his words and replied,
Nara Shikamaru: "I misspoke just now. Only an idiot would *not* want to become Hokage!"
Hatake Kakashi: "Obito, you're here too?"
Uchiha Obito: "How could such a lively scene take place without me?"
Nohara Rin: "Obito, Kakashi, it's so wonderful to see you both!"
Inside the Akatsuki hideout,
Obito, wearing his mask, stared at Nohara Rin's name,
completely dazed and lost in thought.
White Zetsu watched from the side and sighed inwardly,
"After cultivating him for so long, I never expected this guy Obito to still be so utterly useless!"
Onoki: "That reminds me, why is everyone here from the Hidden Leaf Village? And what on earth is the meaning of this video? I couldn't make heads or tails of it."
Kurotsuchi: "+1."
Akatsuchi: "+1."
Deidara: "+1."
Onoki: "Deidara, you rebellious pupil, how dare you show your face?"
Deidara: "Why is the old man so hot-headed? Careful you don't snap your back."
Akatsuchi: "To think Deidara would still care about Lord Tsuchikage! He's not such a bad guy after all!"
Onoki: "Idiot, he's mocking and ridiculing me!"
Uzumaki Kushina: "What happened to Naruto next? Didn't he enter the Ninja Academy? What's the continuation? Keep playing it!"
At that moment,
prompted by Uzumaki Kushina's urging,
the screen in the sky actually changed.
The screen with the white border
was instantly replaced by one with a black border.
Images gradually emerged from within the black border,
though it was not the story of Naruto entering the academy.
Instead, it bore some similarity to the previous scene.
[Hidden Leaf Village.]
[On a bustling, lively street,]
[Naruto walked through the Hidden Leaf Village as usual.]
[Only this time, his hands were shoved into his pockets, and his expression was calm and indifferent.]
[The surrounding villagers were still muttering under their breath about the "demon fox" and the like.]
[Yet far from fleeing, Naruto shot them a cold, sweeping glance.]
[Seeing the ice-cold look in Naruto's eyes, the people instantly shut their mouths and dared not say another word.]
[When Naruto reached a mask stall, this time he didn't stop at all and walked straight past.]
[Clearly, he had zero interest in such childish trinkets.]
Senju Hashirama: Why does this Naruto feel a bit different?
Uzumaki Kushina: "Is this really my cute little Naruto?"
Uzumaki Naruto: "Is that me? I don't even remember!"
Sakura: "He looks identical to Naruto, but his vibe is completely different."
Choji Akimichi: "You're right, this Naruto looks kind of icy."
Hinata: "No matter which Naruto it is, he's very handsome!"
Sakura and Ino: "Hinata???"
Hinata: "Ah, I'm sorry, I accidentally sent that. It was Hanabi messing around next to me."
Tenten: "I understand!"
Namikaze Minato: "To think there's actually someone out there who likes our Naruto!"
Uzumaki Naruto: "Eh? Someone likes me? Sakura, are you finally preparing to confess to me? How come I didn't see it?"
Sakura: "You idiot, keep dreaming!"
The scene on the screen continued.
[This Uzumaki Naruto also came to the back mountains.]
[However, instead of choosing to sleep, he began catching fish with great proficiency.]
[This Naruto's fishing technique was so practiced that he looked like a seasoned veteran!]
[In no time at all, he had reeled in three or four large fish!]
Onoki: "How would you guys know? Come to think of it, I just reeled in a ten-pound fish myself yesterday!"
Deidara: "Old man, who asked you?"
Onoki: "Shut up, Deidara! Do you dare come to the Land of Earth to fight me one-on-one? I'll obliterate you from existence with my Particle Style!"
Deidara: "Triggered! He's triggered, the old man is triggered!"
Onoki: "Am I triggered? Am I triggered?"
Kurotsuchi: "Stop arguing, everyone! Look, the Third Hokage is appearing again!"
True to form, Sarutobi Hiruzen appeared once more on the black-screen footage,
looking like the familiar, white-haired old man.
[The Third Hokage walked up to little Naruto, catching the aroma of the barbecue he had already set up.]
[The Third Hokage said to little Naruto, "Can you let this old man have one of those fish?"]
[Upon the sudden appearance of the old man before him, Uzumaki Naruto showed not a shred of panic.]
[He flashed a row of white teeth and smiled faintly at the Third Hokage, looking quite polite.]
[“Want to eat? Go catch your own!”]
The chat room instantly blew up.
Who would have thought that the Naruto in this black-bordered world would have so much personality?
Senju Hashirama: "Hahaha, 'want to eat, go catch your own'—can't argue with that!"
Senju Tobirama: "This little fellow is a bit impolite. No matter what, Hiruzen is the Hokage of the Leaf."
Terumi Mei: "Naruto didn't even know he was the Hokage at that point. Besides, even if he *is* the Hokage, does that give him the right to freeload on someone else's grilled fish? And steal food from a seven-year-old child, no less?"
Uzumaki Kushina: "Shouldn't our Naruto be allowed to eat the fish he caught himself? @Sarutobi Hiruzen, tell me, is there a problem here?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen: "......"
Sarutobi Hiruzen: "Well, Kushina, I didn't experience the events in this black-bordered world. Besides, as a proud Hokage, how could I possibly get angry over a piece of grilled fish?"
Orochimaru: "Then, Teacher Hiruzen, what *would* make you angry?"
Sarutobi Hiruzen: "Of course because... Shut up, Orochimaru, is it your turn to chime in?"
Orochimaru: "Then when *will* it be my turn to chime in? (Expecting eagerly)"
Sarutobi Hiruzen: "......"
Namikaze Minato: "......"
Senju Tobirama: "......"
Tsunade: "......"
Shimura Danzo: "You're going too far, Orochimaru!"