Reality

One against three, none of the three were a match for Shijian. Now that Naruto has joined the fray, it's two against three... needless to say, the three of them are no match for him.

Even though the three of them had learned Shi Jian's martial arts secrets, they were still defeated in the end. They either hunched over, raised their legs, or clenched their buttocks. Finally, they left with a harsh threat: "We will come back!" and then helped each other escape.

Naruto... because he wasn't paying attention, is now lying on the ground, his face green and his back bent.

Shi Jian raised an eyebrow at this. Of course, he wasn't worried about Naruto. Not to mention the powerful vitality of the Uzumaki clan, even the Nine-Tails inside Naruto wouldn't allow its host to become too... physically disabled!

only……

"Are you... alright? Um... should I take you to the hospital?"

I believe it hurts, and it really hurts!

"I, I... I'm fine." Hearing Ishigami's concern, Naruto's forehead was covered in cold sweat, his face was a little green, and his body was slightly hunched, but he still gritted his teeth bravely. "Those bastards... actually stole your secret technique. I just need to rest for a bit."

"Um... actually, there's one move that isn't my secret technique!"

As Shi Jian finished speaking with a mocking laugh, a soft, sweet voice came from behind him.

"Thank you, thank you! Thank you for saving me again."

"..."

Shijian turned his head and looked at Hinata, who had already stood up, though her clothes were a little dirty.

That's right, Hinata got bullied again this time.

Good grief, could it be that this year's... group of kids are specifically targeting Hinata to bully?

Naruto had already stood up by then, his face still a little green, but he seemed to be fine. Looking at Hinata in front of him, he flicked his right thumb against his nose, striking a cool pose, "Hahaha, you're welcome!"

However, his tightly clenched thighs and hunched back made his posture look less than handsome.

Hinata, in particular, seemed to only then notice Naruto, a flustered expression on her face. She quickly bowed, "Th-thank you! I'm so sorry, I didn't see you!"

As soon as those words were spoken, Naruto's less-than-handsome expression vanished, and he froze on the spot. A gentle breeze swept by, and a desolate atmosphere immediately filled the surroundings.

"You rascal... even though Shijian saw it first, I still saved you!"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"

"You..." Looking at the girl who was so frightened by his words that she bent over and apologized, Naruto, who was still a little unhappy, scratched his head and said embarrassedly, "Never mind, I was just joking."

As she spoke, she glanced at the stream beside her and asked, "Stream, do you know it?"

"We met once before." Shi Jian nodded, then looked at Hinata helplessly and sighed. "You should have fought back, otherwise those guys would think you're easy to bully and keep bullying you!"

Like him, when he was bullied before, he fought back against those guys. Although he was injured the first time, he fought back every time he saw those kids, and they didn't dare to bully him anymore.

"I, I, I..."

"Fine, next time I bully you, just hit me back."

Although he could tell from Hinata's expression that she would probably be bullied again next time, as the number one anti-bully in Konoha, he still gave her a reminder.

Then, looking at Hinata who was standing there hesitantly, seemingly wanting to say something, he asked in confusion, "Is there anything else?"

"Um..." Hearing Ishigami's words, Hinata also came to her senses, took out the envelope she had been protecting tightly from her bosom, bent down, and handed it over with both hands, "Here you go, thank you for last time..."

"money?"

Naruto immediately recognized the envelope and looked at Ishigami with a puzzled expression. "Ishigami, did you lend her money?"

Didn't you say you'd met once before?

You lent money to someone after just one meeting?

"It was just a stoic, arrogant old man who asked me to borrow it."

After casually saying something, Shi Jian accepted the money.

Speaking of which, Madara said before that he paid for it, but how is Madara going to return the money to him?

Of course, he didn't care about that little bit of money. He could just learn some ninjutsu from Madara later. He just didn't expect Hinata to come and pay him back today.

Seeing that Ishigami had put the money away, Hinata seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, a happy smile flashing across her face. She then bowed slightly to Ishigami, "Um... can I treat you... to ramen? This is to thank you for saving me again!"

Although there's one more person, I only need to eat one less bowl of food later.

However, before Shi Jian could say anything, Naruto's voice rose sharply upon hearing the word "ramen," his expression filled with excitement: "You're going to eat ramen too? That's great! Jian and I were just about to go too, shall we go together? But you don't need to treat Jian."

With a confident tone, he patted his chest and said, "I'll treat you."

"..."

Is today the day the children in the village receive their pocket money?

How come they all have money to eat ramen?

Shijian turned his head and looked at the Konoha specialty Ichiraku Ramen shop not far away. When he saw a pineapple-headed kid and a fat man, he was stunned again.

As expected, today is the day when the new students of Konoha receive their allowance!

But before he could say anything...

Naruto immediately grabbed Ishigami and ran over with a worried expression. "Oh no, someone else went in. There won't be any seats left. Ishigami, let's hurry!"

Before Shi Jian could react, Naruto pulled him forward, without even calling out to Hinata. Seeing Hinata still standing there, bewildered, Shi Jian helplessly called out to her, "What are you standing there for? Come here!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Hinata heard Shijian calling her. A happy expression appeared on her face. She nodded gently and said "Mmm~". Then, looking at the figure in front of her, she skipped and hopped after him with a happy smile on her lips.

And as he ran, he secretly vowed to himself... he definitely wouldn't eat too much later.

Otherwise, what if it scares others?

……

Soon, it was the next day.

Today is also the first day of the future Ninja Academy.

Although so many things happened yesterday, leaving his mind in a mess, and he also had little interest in the kid going to school, he originally planned to stay home today to sort out his thoughts.

But for some reason, his body woke up obediently at daybreak.

Madara Uchiha was silent for a moment, then finally sighed, stood up, quickly washed up, and walked towards the Hokage's office.

Before long, they arrived at the Hokage's office. Tobirama Senju was still there, but he wasn't alone; there was another guy there, someone they had met a couple of days ago...

Sarutobi Sasuke, the current head of the Sarutobi clan, is also renowned in the ninja world.

Sarutobi Sasuke seemed to notice him enter as well, and appeared surprised that Uchiha Madara would be up so early, but he still greeted Madara politely, "Good morning, Madara-sama!"

"Hmm~"

After receiving Madara's response, and seeing Tobirama's gaze fixed on Madara ever since he entered, Sarutobi Sasuke knew it was time for him to leave.

"Lord Tobirama, if there's nothing else, I won't bother you any longer."

"Okay, go down!"

Tobirama Senju didn't stop Sarutobi Sasuke. He understood that since this inherently evil guy had arrived, it was probably about time, and it wouldn't be good for Sarutobi Sasuke to stay here any longer.

"Crunch...bang~"

However, the two inside were unaware that as the door was gently closed, Sarutobi Sasuke, standing outside, also showed a puzzled expression.

Especially when you hear sounds coming from inside the door.

"The inherently evil Madara Uchiha!"

"The despicable Tobirama Senju!"

What are these two doing?

They clearly disliked each other, yet the two of them huddled together in a small house early in the morning, especially Uchiha Madara... He didn't need to get up that early.

Furthermore, the First Hokage has already been confirmed as Hashirama, so Madara Uchiha doesn't even need to come.

In the end, I still had to come to see the person I [hate] first thing in the morning?

Does this have some special significance?

Or is this some kind of game between them?

As Sarutobi Sasuke listened to the increasingly heated argument inside, but no one came out, he couldn't help but sigh and shake his head. "As expected... it seems that Tobirama-sama and Madara-sama's relationship isn't as bad as the rumors say!"