When these four options appeared, everyone was slightly taken aback.
Inuzuka Kiba: "A man who never goes back on his word—that's Naruto's ninja way, obviously! I choose B!"
Haruno Sakura: "Kiba, you're not wrong, but that idiot Naruto's brain is single-track; he could never think that far ahead. Of course the most important thing is eating instant ramen first!"
Rock Lee: "Sakura, what you're saying makes a lot of sense. I believe that's just Naruto's style!"
Uzumaru Naruto: "......"
Hyuga Neji: "Don't forget one thing, though. If it were the Naruto of our world, he'd definitely pick C without a doubt, but the Naruto from that world seems quite different."
Tenten: "Neji's analysis makes a lot of sense."
Uzumaru Naruto: "Hey, hey, hey! What are you all talking about since just now? Am I really that kind of person in your eyes?"
Dead silence fell over the chat group. Evidently, everyone silently agreed.
Namikaze Minato: "Ahem, Naruto, don't be upset. Being thick-skinned isn't necessarily a bad thing!"
Uzumaki Kushina: "Exactly, exactly! Minato here is just as careless, and he still became Hokage anyway! The youngest Hokage, at that!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen: "Minato was my most valued choice. Besides, regarding the inheritance of the Will of Fire, I believe that no matter which world's Naruto he is, he should understand it deeply. Therefore, I choose A!"
Orochimaru: "Oh my, Teacher Hiruzen, you are always so hypocritical, saying one thing while meaning another!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen: "I already told you, Orochimaru, shut your mouth!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen was furious. Doesn't this damn chat room have a mute function?
Orochimaru: "Everyone in Konoha looks at Naruto that way. It's only natural for poor Naruto-kun to hold a bit of a grudge. I choose D."
Uchiha Mikoto: "Naruto looks like a good kid, just like Sasuke. How could he have a thought like that?"
Uzumaki Kushina: "Exactly, exactly!"
Uchiha Sasuke: "......"
[Ding! The first round of quick-answering has ended. Congratulations to Orochimaru for obtaining a scroll of forbidden ninjutsu developed by the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama!]
Senju Tobirama: "???"
Orochimaru: "Many thanks, Lord Second Hokage!"
Uchiha Madara: "Hashirama, just how many forbidden jutsus did this brother of yours invent?"
Senju Hashirama: "Hahahahaha!"
Namikaze Minato: "It seems the Naruto in the other world is indeed a bit different."
[After finishing his instant ramen, Naruto lay on his bed, recalling the treatment he had suffered over the years.]
[The more he thought about it, the angrier he got, unable to understand why everyone in the village treated him like a monster.]
[To top it off, there were plenty of things people refused to sell him!]
[He didn't genuinely love eating instant ramen; it was just that this stuff was the easiest to buy. He could purchase several boxes at once, which would last him for months.]
[Unawares, fueled by his anger and today's chakra refinement teachings from the Third, Naruto felt an unusual fluctuation of chakra inside his body.]
[Naruto accurately located that familiar sensation and tracked it all the way.]
[His consciousness quickly arrived at a sewer-like space where the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox was sealed!]
[Gazing at the gloomy and damp environment before him, even Naruto felt a touch of curiosity.]
[Yet he felt no fear, knowing this was inside his own mental space.]
Orochimaru: "Could this sewer-like environment be where the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox is sealed?"
Senju Hashirama: "I never expected Naruto to be so brilliant. He only just learned how to refine chakra, yet he managed to follow the Nine-Tails' aura right into his own mental space."
Uzumaki Kushina: "Of course! That's my boy!"
Uzumaru Naruto: "But that guy isn't me!"
Shikamaru: "Indeed. Compared to that fellow, our Naruto seems far too foolish."
Namikaze Minato: "Sometimes being a fool isn't necessarily a bad thing. Naruto is doing fine just the way he is."
Uzumaru Naruto furrowed his brow slightly. Although his dad Namikaze Minato was defending him, why did those words sound so strange, making him feel quite uncomfortable?
[Uzumaki Naruto walked all the way to the end and came across a sealing gate.]
[A chilling wave of chakra emanated from within!]
[Uzumaki Naruto mustered his courage and walked up to it.]
[Only then did he see clearly that right inside the gate was a massive fox with nine tails!]
[“So you're the demon fox those people keep talking about!”]
[The Nine-Tails couldn't be bothered to entertain Naruto. It lay quietly on the ground, not even lifting an eyelid.]
[“Could it be that you're the other me hidden inside my body? But that's not right—how could I possibly have someone as ugly as you?”]
[The Nine-Tails' ears twitched. It forcibly restrained itself.]
[“Or are you one of those book-smart foxes that goes around flirting and seducing people?”]
[“Humph...” The Nine-Tails was reaching its limit. With a cold snort, a massive gust of breath rushed out from its nose.]
[Yet Naruto didn't care in the least; he had already figured out that this creature couldn't possibly harm him.]
[“Hey, improper Mr. Fox—or are you a miss?”]
[“Shut the hell up, you brat! I am none other than the mighty Nine-Tailed Demon Fox! I am nothing like those foxes in your picture books!” Unable to bear it any longer, the Nine-Tails stood up and let out a furious roar.]
[“Oh right, you've got two lychees—you're a boy fox!”]
[Because the Nine-Tails had suddenly stood up in a fit of emotion, its two enormous lychees were clearly visible!]
Senju Hashirama: "Hahahaha, the Nine-Tails' lychees! Naruto is really something else. For someone so young, he's got quite a lot of nerve!"
Uchiha Madara: "Hmph, a mere Nine-Tails—what's the big deal? In front of me, it's nothing more than a husky."
First Kazekage: "......"
First Mizukage: "......"
First Kazekage: "......"
First Tsuchikage: "......"
Uchiha Madara: "What, is there a problem with what I said? Does anyone here object?"
With Uchiha Madara's domineering remark, everyone fell silent. Although they were already dead, what if this mysterious system could actually resurrect the dead? If Uchiha Madara went crazy, wouldn't the ninja villages they had worked so hard to build get torn apart by him? Not every village had a freak of nature like Senju Hashirama!
[Hearing Naruto dare to speak to him like that, the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox thrust its claw straight out of the cage.]
[However, the iron bars of the prison stopped it.]
[Seeing this, Naruto effortlessly put his hands behind his head and flashed a row of white teeth.]
[Seeing Naruto acting like this, the Nine-Tails was somewhat stunned. “You little brat aren't scared of me at all?”]
[“Why should I be scared of you?”]
[“I'm the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox! No one hears this lord's name without trembling in fear!”]
[“I am the most powerful and terrifying existence in the whole world!”]
[“Oh, is that so? But if you're so strong, how come you're trapped inside my body right now?”]
[Uzumaki Naruto reached out and pointed at the paper seal on the gate.]
[“At least in my view, the person who sealed you is much stronger than you!”]
[The Nine-Tails: “......”]
[Seeing the Nine-Tails fall silent with a flicker of reluctance in its eyes, Uzumaru Naruto quickly hatched a plan.]
[“Hey, Nine-Tails, since you're trapped inside my body and can't get out anyway, why don't you lend me a bit of your power?”]
[“Hahahaha, a little squirt like you actually wants to use this lord's power? How arrogant and delusional!”]
[Uzumaki Naruto's expression didn't show the slightest anger. Instead, he calmly continued, “If you make a deal with me, once I have enough strength, naturally I'll let you out. Otherwise, you'll be stuck in my body for the rest of your life!”]
[The Nine-Tails never expected the little Naruto before it to be so daring.]
[It looked suspiciously at the boy standing in front of it, fell silent for a long moment, and then a wicked smile crept onto the corner of its mouth.]
[“Brat, what you're saying makes a lot of sense, but why should I trust you?”]
[Hearing a softening in the Nine-Tails' tone, Naruto grew even more resolute.]
[Though he didn't know why this Nine-Tails was inside his body, as long as he could secure its help, perhaps he could finally accomplish what he wanted to do!]
[“Because you have no choice. You can only choose to trust me. Just like you, I hate the current Konoha!”]