Chapter 10
"You mean to say that little Naruto seems to like Hinata Hiashi's daughter?"
"Yes, I saw it clearly when I was giving a lecture today, and when Uzumaki Naruto entered the classroom, I observed it from outside the window. He took the initiative to drive away Hinata Hyuga's previous deskmate and sat next to Hinata Hyuga. During class, they whispered to each other from time to time, and occasionally Naruto would support his head with his hands and close his eyes to think for a few minutes."
""Okay, I got it, you can go down now."
After sending Iruka away, the Third Generation took two puffs of his cigarette and knocked on the table in front of him twice. An Anbu ninja appeared in front of the Third Generation using the instant body technique.
"Sir, what do you want me to do?"
"I heard that Hyuga Hiashi's youngest daughter is very talented?"
The man thought for a moment and immediately answered:"Yes, according to the information collected by the Anbu, Hyuga Hiashi's youngest daughter Hyuga Hanabi is more talented than Hyuga Hinata, but she is still too young and her character is still unknown. Of course, Hyuga Hinata's personality is quite introverted and weak."
After hearing this, the Sanda stroked his goatee and said,"Well, now that Uzumaki Naruto is already in school, you don't have to monitor him so frequently in the future. Just inspect around his house every few days, and you can leave."
"Yes, I'll take my leave!"
Sarutobi Hiruzen took out the pipe in his hand and closed his eyes to rest. He didn't want to cause trouble for the Hyuga family now, because the Uchiha family was already ready to make a move. If it weren't for Uchiha Shisui and Itachi, two traitors with too simple minds, Sarutobi Hiruzen would have joined forces with Danzo to use thundering methods against the Uchiha.
Of course, once that was done, the final result would be that Konoha's Hokage forces and the Uchiha family would both suffer losses, and then it would be feared that other ninja villages would reap the benefits.
In short, Sarutobi Hiruzen really had no mood and no time to care about the Hyuga family. In addition, Hyuga Hiashi had a second daughter, who was more qualified than the eldest daughter Hyuga Hinata, so he didn't have the idea of stopping Naruto and Hyuga Hinata from being together. In short, let nature take its course, and wait for these children to graduate from the ninja school and arrange for them to lead the team of jonin, and then see the situation.
The next day, Naruto came to the classroom. There was obviously less discussion about him among his classmates, but there was still some.
At noon, Hinata took out her lunch box and shyly handed it to Naruto
"Naruto-kun, I saw that you didn't bring a lunch box yesterday, so please eat my lunch box."
"Hinata-chan, your lunch box is given to me, so what are you going to eat?"
"I-I specially asked my mother to make two portions, Naruto-kun, don't worry"
"Thank you Hinata-chan, why don't you come with me to the riverside to eat grilled fish after school? My grilled fish skills are definitely better than those of all the restaurants in Konoha." Naruto was not polite, took Hinata's lunch box and made his own invitation
"this……"Hinata said with some embarrassment,"I'm sorry Naruto-kun, my father specifically told me to go home immediately after school and not to hang around outside."
"Oh? Is that so? It's okay, but I can still treat you to grilled fish."
After that, Naruto quickly finished the lunch box Hinata gave him, and said to Hinata:"Hinata-chan, I won't have class this afternoon. If teacher Iruka asks, just say I'm going out to practice. Okay, see you after school."
Without waiting for Hinata's response, Naruto quickly left the classroom.
"Naruto-kun……"Hinata's face was full of doubts and she hesitated to speak.
……
"Uzumaki Naruto - come here!"
Iruka went to look for Naruto immediately after finishing his first class in the afternoon, but it took him a long time to find him.
"Hey, Mr. Iruka, why are you here? Do you want to eat grilled fish too? Wait a minute, I just caught two not-so-big ones, I'll grill them for you in a bit!"At this time, Uzumaki Naruto was catching fish in the river with his upper body naked and his trousers rolled up.
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"You get on the shore first, right now!"
Naruto didn't care at all and waved his hand,"Don't worry, hey, wait a minute, I found a big guy!"
Without giving Iruka a chance to speak, Naruto jumped lightly, stepped on the water and ran towards the distance, ran nearly fifty meters, and then dived into the water.
Seeing this series of smooth and smooth movements, Iruka couldn't help but be stunned on the spot
"So Uzumaki Naruto is so powerful? He even learned how to control chakra and tread water. No wonder the Third Hokage specifically instructed me to focus on educating Naruto in humanities and morality."
Just as Iruka was stunned and recalled Sarutobi Hiruzen's instructions, he saw the water surface not far away burst open, and Naruto, who was covered in water, jumped out of the water, holding a nearly one-meter-long catfish that was completely unconscious.
The ecology of the entire Naruto world, except for the Wind Country, can be said to be very good. There are almost no polluted rivers, so there is no need to worry about whether the catfish in the river will have excessive heavy metals.
Naruto grabbed the gills of the catfish with one hand and dragged the catfish to the shore with the buoyancy of the water.
Plop!
Seeing Naruto throw the catfish to the shore, Iruka stepped forward and asked:"Naruto, why don't you go to class? You ran out without saying a word, don't you know that it will cause a lot of trouble to others!"
Naruto said nonchalantly:"Teacher Iruka, I already know all the knowledge you taught me, and it sounds boring. I might as well spend more time here to practice. By the way, I promised Hinata-chan to grill fish for her, so I need to get some firewood."
"you……"
Seeing Naruto run to a rock and take out a few wooden brackets, Iruka knew that Uzumaki Naruto must often grill fish here.
Naruto ran to another place to pick up some dead wood, then took out a kunai from his clothes and directly gutted the catfish on the ground.
After cleaning the scales and internal organs and washing the whole fish, he took out a kerosene lighter and found a bunch of dry straw, and lit a fire with ease.
Then he set up the grill, skewered the catfish and grilled them. Of course, the two one-foot-long bluefish before did not escape Naruto's clutches.
""Teacher Iruka, do you have no classes this afternoon?" Naruto asked casually while looking at the grilled fish.
"You still know I'm here! I'll let Mr. Mizuki take my place in the remaining two classes." Iruka said unhappily.
However, seeing how skilled Uzumaki Naruto was, and thinking that Uzumaki Naruto was also an orphan like him, he couldn't help but feel a little sympathetic.
"Naruto, do you usually grill fish here?"
"Yes, the food my grandfather sent me was a little too little, and I didn’t have much money. Plus, I was easily hungry, so I usually practiced here and caught fish to eat."
"Naruto, have you been training here alone all this time? Your chakra control is amazing."
"It's just so-so. What I practiced was taught to me by my third-generation grandfather. That person only taught me once, and the rest I practiced by myself."
After hearing Uzumaki Naruto's reply, Iruka was not only shocked by Naruto's talent, but also amazed at Naruto's patience and perseverance. If this kind of thing happened to him, he would never be able to practice to Naruto's level, even if the two people had the same talent.
""Teacher Iruka, there is some seasoning in my clothes, can you help me get it?" Naruto was still shirtless at this time, and his clothes were next to Iruka.
Iruka naturally helped Naruto find the seasoning and handed it to him.
"Naruto, you said you have learned all the knowledge I taught you. Was it also taught to you by the Third Hokage?" Iruka asked doubtfully.
"Not entirely. That ninja uncle from the Anbu only taught me some basic characters and pronunciation. Later, I learned by reading books in the bookstore. It was a bit difficult at first, but later it became much easier, especially arithmetic, which was a piece of cake for me."
You're fat and you're out of breath!
But Iruka still admires him. If you put yourself in his shoes, he's really not as good as Naruto.
"Since you went to the bookstore, you must have heard a lot of bad rumors about you in the streets and alleys, right?" Iruka asked tentatively?
"You say things like fox demon, disaster, etc., it doesn't matter, even if those people are prejudiced against me, I don't care as long as someone treats me well, just like the third generation grandfather."After saying this, Naruto himself felt that he was too hypocritical, but there was no way, as long as the third generation was alive, he dared not act rashly, and had to do enough superficial work.
Iruka also had to admire Naruto for having such a pure heart. Compared with him now, he still had a faint resentment towards Naruto, which made him feel a little ashamed for a while.
After a while, a strong fragrance wafted over from the grilled fish, and Iruka couldn't help swallowing his saliva.
Naruto turned the grilled fish from time to time, and at the same time did not forget to brush some oil and spread the seasoning.
Soon, the two smaller fish were grilled first.
Naruto picked up a grilled fish and handed it over:"Teacher Iruka, you can have fish! Don't be polite, just consider it my tuition."
"You bastard!" Iruka was powerless to complain, but he also accepted Naruto's kindness.
After taking a sip, the hot and fresh fragrance exploded in his taste buds.
Iruka exclaimed:"It smells so good, it smells so good, Naruto, your cooking skills are good, this is the most delicious grilled fish I have ever eaten"
"Hehe, practice makes perfect. This is the only skill I can show off. Teacher, if you like, you can come here anytime. I promise you will enjoy your meal."
Iruka was stunned. Come here anytime to eat grilled fish? Doesn't this clearly mean that he doesn't want to go to class?
"Naruto, no matter how much you have learned on your own, you can't skip classes casually. You know, there are still many things in school that you haven't learned, and I will teach you various ninjutsu in the future. Besides, your previous ambition was to become Hokage, so skipping classes casually will not be recognized by everyone, and it will be difficult for you to become Hokage, you know?"
"Uh, okay, Mr. Iruka, I know I was wrong, and I will try to skip classes less often in the future!"
"That's right... huh? Skipping classes less? Isn't this still skipping classes? You are not doing this right, Uzumaki Naruto, you should say that you will never skip classes again!" Iruka educated Naruto in a serious manner.
But how could Naruto care, but still perfunctorily said:"Yeah, you are right, the teacher's grilled fish will not taste good if it is cold, eat it quickly!"
"you……"Iruka continued to eat the grilled fish in a bad mood, thinking to himself:"Since your grilled fish is so delicious, I won't tell the Third Hokage about what happened today. If it happens again... I'll show you how I'll deal with you!" Finally
, Naruto finished grilling the big catfish. It was almost time to go home from school, so he found a few large lotus leaves, cleaned them, wrapped the grilled fish, tied it with straw rope, and then tied it to a thick wooden stick. Finally, he carried the grilled fish and followed Iruka back to school.
"Naruto, are you grilling this for Hinata alone?" Iruka looked at the huge lotus leaf package tied to the stick on Naruto's shoulder and couldn't help wondering.
"Well, my Hinata has a good appetite, this grilled fish is enough to fill her stomach. When I become stronger, I will grill wild boar and bear for Hinata every day."
"Forehead……"Iruka was speechless and could never have imagined that such a big fish was not enough to fill little Hinata's stomach.