Naruto: Naruto Hosted by the System

"The Hokage..." Mizuki's pupils contracted.

Although he wanted to trick Naruto into stealing the Scroll of Seals and using the forbidden techniques within to become stronger, he would never dare to confront the Hokage directly.

Realizing the plan had gone wrong, Mizuki's first thought was to prevent Naruto from telling anyone, or he would be finished.

I have to get rid of him and escape the village. Damn it, I was planning to take the Book of Seals with me...

With this in mind, Mizuki immediately put on a nice guy act to comfort Naruto, but his right hand secretly reached for the kunai in his ninja tool pouch.

"Why are you asking these questions? You even want me to steal the Book of Seals! Do you know that your actions seriously harm Konoha's interests and violate the Will of Fire?" Naruto suddenly rebuked him righteously.

Mizuki was taken aback, clearly not expecting such bureaucratic language to come from Naruto's mouth.

"Did you take money from ninjas from other countries to infiltrate Konoha? Come with me to see the Hokage. If I've wronged you, I'll apologize."

Before Mizuki could even process what Naruto meant by his babbling, the other man suddenly lunged forward and delivered a powerful uppercut to Mizuki's chin.

"You have a kunai! You're holding a kunai in your hand! I advise you to calm down and not do anything foolish!"

Mizuki was stunned. He did indeed intend to kill Naruto with kunai, but he hadn't even taken them out yet.

What surprised him even more was that this was a power that a genin could possess.

Without time to think, Mizuki quickly took out a kunai and stabbed Naruto.

Naruto, however, seemed to have seen through his intentions completely. He twisted his body, dodging the attack while kicking the kunai away.

Mizuki knew things were going badly, but Naruto gave him no chance to catch his breath.

"Leaf Whirlwind!"

With a whirlwind kick, Shui Mu was so badly beaten that he was completely disoriented.

Just when he had finally recovered a little, Naruto broke his hand, leaving him unable to move.

"Now come with me to see the Hokage. You'd better not get any funny ideas on the way!"

Shuimu Ren is numb; what kind of crooked thoughts could he possibly have in this state?

Naruto didn't care about anything else and dragged him towards the Hokage Building.

……

"Hey System, could you be mistaken? He didn't even retaliate." Naruto asked after witnessing the system's actions in his inner world.

[Without being immodest, I can easily tell whether someone is lying and what their inner emotions are just by looking at their facial expressions. Therefore, I can conclude that Shuimu is plotting something sinister.]

"Is that so? Then why are we going to the Hokage Building? To be honest, ever since I learned about my past, I haven't really wanted to meet the Third Hokage."

[It's because of the sealed book mentioned by Mizuki, which contains many forbidden techniques, perhaps including those related to resurrecting the dead, which could help achieve the mission objective of "having a family."]

"I see, thank you system." Although he still didn't really want to meet the Third Hokage, Naruto accepted the plan.

[Besides that, there was another consideration in bringing Mizuki before the Third Hokage—to dispel his suspicions about us.]

"Suspect?"

Naruto was initially puzzled, but having grown considerably with the system over the past year, he quickly came up with the answer.

"You mean the Third Hokage...is doubting whether we can continue to serve as the Nine-Tails' Jinchūriki?"

"Who said that??? I... I haven't caused any trouble in the past year. Give me the chakra you want!" Kurama immediately bristled upon hearing this, fearing he would be electrocuted again.

The changes in us over the past year are visible to the naked eye, and even if there were no changes, the village leadership would certainly conduct regular inspections.

Since that's the case, why don't we take the initiative? We can also find an excuse to examine the Book of Seals.

"So that's how it is." Naruto said thoughtfully.

Furthermore, we can now begin preparing to become Hokage.

"Huh?! Really?" Naruto's eyes lit up.

Although he learned about the dirty deeds of many high-ranking officials in the village, Naruto would not give up on his dream; he would only change everything after he took office.

In terms of strength, we, who can fully control the Nine-Tails, are already stronger than the Third Hokage; in terms of administrative affairs, the capabilities of this system are unmatched in the entire ninja world. What we lack now is the support of the villagers of Konoha.

[While it's possible to kill all the opponents, the host would likely prefer not to do so, and it would also weaken the nation. This approach would only be considered when the ruler is weak and threatened by his subordinates.]

Naruto understood a little, but not much, so he simply asked, "Then when do we become Hokage?"

[First, go on missions to build up reputation, then find an opportunity to showcase your strength in front of others. Wait until the Third Hokage voluntarily retires in a few years, or until the host's reputation far surpasses his.]

"Three or four years..."

Naruto's face showed anticipation.

Soon, the system escorted Mizuki to the front of the Hokage Building, and the two stopped talking.

The system, with an air of righteous indignation, led Mizuki to the astonished Third Hokage.

"Grandpa Hokage, I've discovered spies from other countries!"

Chapter 13 Class Assignment

As early as when Mizuki approached Naruto, Hiruzen Sarutobi was spying on him with a crystal ball. He also wanted to know what choices Naruto would make after obtaining the Scroll of Seals, and whether he would do anything detrimental to Konoha.

However, things turned out in a way that greatly surprised him.

Despite knowing the whole story, in order to maintain his image as a nice guy, Hiruzen Sarutobi pretended to know nothing: "Naruto, what's going on? Isn't Mizuki your teacher?"

"This guy doesn't deserve to be a teacher! He encouraged me to steal the Book of Sealing, and when he was exposed, he even tried to kill me with a kunai. He must have been paid by other countries to be a spy!"

"He has severely damaged Konoha's interests, threatened Konoha's safety, and violated the Will of Fire!"

"I didn't...!" Mizuki couldn't listen anymore; he was afraid that if he continued talking, he would become the murderer who massacred the Uchiha clan.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was also taken aback; he hadn't expected Naruto to escalate the matter to this level right from the start.

However, he quickly felt relieved because Naruto's Will of Fire was perfect, and he had always wanted to find an opportunity to test whether Naruto truly thought that way.

From this small incident, we can see that Naruto's Will of Fire is truly excellent.

Therefore, Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled with satisfaction.

However, he first had the Anbu take Mizuki away before speaking with Naruto alone.

"Naruto, it's very good that you care about the village. I've thought so since you were a child." Hiruzen Sarutobi stroked his goatee, putting on a kind and approachable look.

"As the child of the Fourth Hokage, I should inherit my father's will, worrying about the village's troubles before enjoying its pleasures," the system said righteously.

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded repeatedly after hearing this, quite satisfied.

"So, Naruto, have you encountered any inconveniences in your life lately? Do you still expect people to refuse to sell to you when you go grocery shopping now?"

"That's no problem." After the system beat up all the shop owners who discriminated against Naruto, no one dared to refuse to sell to them anymore.

"However, I have a question."

"You said."

"Mizuki said that my background is recorded in the Book of Seals, so I wondered if it contained the life story of the Fourth Hokage—my father. I wanted to see it."

"Well..."

Showing Naruto the Scroll of Seals wasn't a big deal; Hiruzen Sarutobi had originally planned to teach him the "Multiple Shadow Clone Technique" from it anyway.

The Book of Seals mainly records powerful but flawed forbidden techniques. The flaw of the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique is that it easily depletes chakra.

However, Naruto is from the Uzumaki clan and has the Nine-Tails inside him, so there is basically no problem with him not having enough chakra.

So Hiruzen Sarutobi placed the Book of Seals in front of Naruto.

"I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you. This is just a scroll that records forbidden techniques. It has nothing to do with the Fourth Hokage."

"However, as a reward for your Will of Fire, I can grant you permission to learn the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique. This technique was invented by my teacher, the Second Hokage, and it's incredibly powerful."

Hiruzen Sarutobi then saw Naruto initially show a disappointed expression, but upon hearing that it was an extremely powerful ninjutsu, his face lit up with surprise and gratitude.

"Thank you, Hokage-sama. I will definitely use this ninjutsu to protect Konoha."

Upon hearing the words "Lord Hokage," Hiruzen Sarutobi's hand trembled as he handed over the scroll.

Naruto, however, seemed oblivious. He first glanced curiously at the other ninjutsu on the screen, and then focused on studying the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.

After Naruto memorized all the details about the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, Hiruzen Sarutobi put away the Book of Seals with a somewhat complicated expression.

"Work hard, Naruto. The future of the village belongs to you young people."

Naruto thanked them and left the Hokage Building.

……

"Hey, system, have you memorized all the ninjutsu techniques listed above?"

[Don't worry, host. I've not only entered everything into the database for analysis, but the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique has also been analyzed and is ready to be used.]

"Wow, System, you're amazing!" Naruto in his inner world grinned mischievously, then began examining the ninjutsu in the Scroll of Seals.

"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique... Four Symbols Seal... Impure World Reincarnation... Hmm—, this Impure World Reincarnation actually requires living people as sacrifices, the person who invented it must be very evil."

Naruto waved his hand dismissively, intending to examine other ninjutsu.

No, host, this might be the ninjutsu we need.

Naruto was stunned for a moment before realizing that this was the ninjutsu he had been searching for to reunite with his parents.

"But he wants to use living people as sacrifices..."

[It's alright. This ninjutsu obviously has many flaws. I can use it as a blueprint to develop better ninjutsu.]

"Really? That's great!"

The absence of family had always been a knot in Naruto's heart, and now that he finally saw hope, how could he not be happy?

The time required to develop new ninjutsu is currently unpredictable. It is recommended to start with simpler ninjutsu and learn them gradually.

"Yes, yes, when the time comes, even if we have to pester you, we'll make sure the instructor Jonin teaches us more ninjutsu."

……

On the day of class assignments, unlike the others who were filled with anticipation and nervousness, Naruto only hoped that his Jonin instructor would have more ninjutsu.

The only thing he found a little regrettable was that Shikamaru and Choji weren't in the same class as him, but instead formed the Ino-Shika-Cho trio with a girl named Ino.

Team 7: Sakura Haruno, Naruto Uzumaki, and Sasuke Uchiha.