In Konoha, Naruto lies down

Three knocks on the door broke the silence, and the one who came to open the door was Nara Shikaku, Konoha's top think tank and military strategist with a scar all over his face.

The door was opened, and the bright light in the room rushed out like silk threads, hitting Naruto's feet.

Looking at Naruto who was covered in the fishy smell, Shikaku seemed a little surprised.

"Naruto? Why are you here? Isn't the school's graduation exam tomorrow?"

The main reason why Shikaku was so surprised was because Naruto rarely came to his house. Even when he came to see Shikamaru, no matter how he begged him to come in, Naruto refused to go in.

He was just standing far away in the shade of the trees outside the door, looking at the Nara family's house curiously and nervously.

In the eyes of others, Naruto might be a naughty child, but Shikaku knew the inferiority and sensitivity in Naruto's character, so he never told Shikamaru not to play with Naruto.

Hearing this, Naruto smiled brightly, reached out and pushed the remaining fish basket in front of Shikaku, and spoke loudly.

"I caught too many fish in the past few days. I can't eat them all and I can't store them, so I wanted to give them to Shikamaru."

There were only five or six fish left in the fish box. After everyone had been sent away, only Shikamaru's family was left.

"This..." Shikaku scratched his head, looking at the fish in the basket with a bit of embarrassment, "Uncle, I have to ask Shikamaru's mother."

The sound of cooking came from the door. Shikamaru followed the sound and came out. He leaned his head from behind his father to take a look at the fish frame, and his eyes lit up.

"Naruto, you're amazing. How did you catch so many fish?"

"I don't know either." Naruto scratched his head and said with a silly smile, "Maybe I have a talent for fishing."

Lu Jiu, who was standing by, was moved upon hearing this. He thought to himself that for such a young child to have such proficient fishing skills, he must have gone through a lot of hardships to practice.

The big black fish in the mountains are very smart and it is not easy to catch them even with bait. Lu Jiu once tried fishing, but gave up after a few failures.

"Naruto, wait a moment." Shikaku left a word and turned back into the house.

After another half day, a box of snacks and a box of food were stuffed into Naruto's hands. Shikaku looked at the somewhat confused Naruto and said with a smile.

"This is our thank you gift, please accept it."

Naruto looked at Shikaku, then looked down at the two boxes of food in his hands, then turned to look at Shikamaru beside him.

"Take it." Shikamaru held his head and said nonchalantly, "If my mom knew you didn't answer it, she would probably feel so guilty that she couldn't sleep all night."

"Thank you." Naruto smiled, said hello and turned to leave.

"Naruto!" Shikamaru suddenly called out to him, "You have your graduation exam tomorrow, don't oversleep!"

"Got it!" Naruto waved his hand, as if he had heard it.

Even until his figure disappeared into the darkness, Shikamaru's worried expression did not improve.

Chapter 8 Graduation Full Score

"It's a headache. I don't know how long it will take to eat so many fish." Shikamaru bent down and fiddled with the black fish in the fish basket with his hands.

"Naruto must have worked hard for a long time by the river to catch these fish." Shikaku said, rubbing the scar on his face. "I fished there too, but I waited there for half a day and didn't catch a single fish."

"This kid, if I invite him to dinner, he will definitely refuse. I don't know if he will like the thank-you gift."

"Don't worry about this kind of thing. Naruto is just like that." Shikamaru said lazily, "Dad, you will put pressure on others."

"What are you talking about, kid? Damn it!"

"Naruto is used to being alone. Although sometimes it seems that he doesn't care about many things, he will just feel cramped and sad when attending family gatherings." Shikamaru stood up and said.

Nara Shikaku didn't say anything, and thought about Naruto's life experience, and fell into a long silence.

The next day, the Ninja School graduation exam began.

The school gate was much busier than usual, with most of the people there being parents accompanying their children to take graduation exams, gathering at the school gate.

The exam room is usually cleared before it begins to prevent parents from being too noisy and affecting the normal progress of the exam.

Naruto arrived at school early and sat on the swing under the big green tree. He didn't jump down and walked over until he saw Hinata passing by.

He didn't wear the orange coat today, but an ordinary black short-sleeved shirt. It was too hot to wear the cotton coat, so he didn't have the courage to go out.

"Hinata, good morning."

"Morning, Naruto.....Naruto-kun."

Hinata was startled and her face turned red instantly. She avoided Naruto's gaze and responded in a low voice with a stutter.

"This is for you." Naruto took out a small gadget from behind him.

It was a small wooden sculpture that vividly depicted a cute version of Hinata. The sculpture was only the size of three fingers, making it look extremely cute.

"Did Naruto-kun make this himself?" Hinata blushed, but her eyes could no longer move away from the small wooden sculpture.

"Well, I happen to know some, so... I'll give it to you."

He knew a lot. He had been learning wood carving from his master since he could remember before he traveled through time, and he had never stopped during the winter and summer vacations for fifteen years.

Hinata's face turned even redder as she took the wooden sculpture and whispered a thank you.

"I remember Hinata has always had good grades, right? Then you should work hard on the exams." After leaving a word, Naruto waved and turned to leave.

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The system is not so easy to fool. A wooden sculpture can make Hinata blush, but the system seems to have noticed Naruto's behavior of cheating on points.

The system made a fair judgment on Naruto's delusion of exploiting loopholes. Although the repetitive plot was effective for Hinata, it was ineffective against the system.

"It really takes some effort." Naruto said secretly.

Hinata during this period is still very cute, but a little more reserved than in the anime. She wears a one-piece sportswear, is small in stature, and has short hair.

Although she speaks in a low voice, she is very polite to others and has all the attributes of a perfect wife. She is a perfect young lady in every aspect.

To be honest, Naruto couldn't understand why he could be liked by a girl like this. What was Hinata trying to do?

The graduation exam is held in a separate classroom. Before that, the students taking the exam will be gathered in a large classroom and wait for their names to be called.

"The exam begins!"

Iruka's serious voice rang out, and the school's electronic bell rang at the same time.

The exam was very short, and only one subject was selected from the Three Body Techniques. Naruto's class happened to be the first to take the exam, and within ten minutes, several people had finished their exams.

Not many people can get the forehead protector, about one-third of them. And this is just the graduation exam. To become a true genin, you have to pass the test of the leading teacher.

"Haruno Sakura!"

"To!"

Naruto caught a glimpse of a pink figure running towards the next classroom like the wind. He happened to be sitting at the door and could easily hear Iruka's voice.

"Clone Technique."

"Yes, Iruka-sensei!"

"Very good, excellent."

Haruno Sakura's excited voice came: "Thank you, Iruka-sensei."

"Clone Technique?" Naruto muttered, and after thinking carefully, he found that it was not difficult.

The passing standard is to create a nearly flawless clone, and creating two is an excellent standard. If it is a perfect score, the conditions are very strict.

For example, Naruto displayed three clones yesterday during his clone technique review test, each one difficult to distinguish between real and fake. There were only two people in the entire class who scored full marks: Sasuke and Naruto.

Sasuke was called by name, and before leaving the classroom, he turned his head and glanced at Naruto who was sitting by the door. Naruto raised an eyebrow but said nothing.

"Uzumaki Naruto!"

After about half an hour, Naruto's name was finally called.

Somewhat surprisingly, Naruto drew the Substitution Technique, a more difficult ninjutsu. Although it was also one of the basic ninjutsu, it was a step higher in difficulty than the Transformation Technique and the Clone Technique.

The main reason for this is the speed of forming hand seals. The assessment criteria for the body substitution technique are one of speed and the other of accuracy. Speed ​​tests the speed of forming hand seals, while accuracy tests the perfection of the technique.

It is not difficult to qualify if you put your heart into it, and you can also achieve excellence if you work hard.

"Hey? Someone got the Substitution Technique!" Someone in the class shouted, and all those who had taken the test and those who had not gathered at the front and back doors of the examination classroom.

"What kind of bad luck did Naruto have? He actually drew a substitution technique that only comes once in a thousand years?" Shikamaru muttered, frowning slightly.

It doesn't matter which subject Naruto draws, he will fail.

But after eating the fish Naruto caught yesterday, Shikamaru suddenly felt a sense of guilt. He thought to himself that no matter how funny it was, he couldn't laugh.

This is no joke, your merits will be deducted.

"Hahaha! I hope that guy doesn't come up with some weird things!" Ino laughed gloatingly.

She said as she patted Shikamaru's back while laughing.

"Remember that guy's substitution technique last time? He turned into a half-man, half-wooden stake. Hahahaha, I almost choked with laughter!"

Shikamaru didn't react and just shrugged.

"That's what Naruto is like. He tried so hard, but he still can't use ninjutsu."

The exam didn't take too long, and Iruka's voice sounded hesitantly, with a hint of hesitation.

"Full marks."

"What do you mean by full marks?" Ino looked at Shikamaru with a questioning look.

"How should I know?" Shikamaru said nonchalantly, "Iruka-sensei didn't say the name."

"Uzumaki Naruto, full marks!"

Chapter 9 Dream

"Full marks? That's impressive." Sakura muttered after a moment of silence, "Naruto seems a little different than before."

Ino was completely stunned, thinking to herself that today was really weird, how come that last-place student became so powerful now?

"Tsk, that guy..." Inuzuka Kiba turned and walked away with the white puppy on his head.

As one of the three people who skipped classes, thanks to Naruto being at the bottom of the class, his theory grades were not too bad.

Sasuke looked for a long time and then turned away, his eyes filled with indifference, reflecting the lush trees at the end of the corridor.

"Sasuke-kun, can we have dinner together after graduation?" The girl walked out from the corner of the corridor, holding her forehead protector nervously in her hand. It was obvious that she had just passed the exam.

"I have something to do, let's find someone else." Uchiha Sasuke was a proud man. He would not allow himself to stand still and was planning to go back and redouble his training.

The hatred of genocide drove him to live. He had no interest in anything else and refused without any hesitation.

Sakura was in the crowd watching the strange girl being rejected by Sasuke at the other end of the corridor, feeling mixed emotions. Suddenly, a hand patted her shoulder, startling her.

"Ino, what are you doing?"

"Hehe, stop looking. Sasuke-kun won't go out on a date with you alone." Ino looked at Sakura proudly.

For some reason, Naruto's disgusting face flashed through her mind, and the mean voice echoed in her ears.

"Sasuke doesn't like women! Women! People!"

"Ah! Damn it!" Ino squatted on the ground with her head in her hands for no reason, a mask of pain on her face.

After passing the graduation exam successfully, Naruto's life returned to normal. During the three-day holiday, Naruto simply stayed at home for two days.

Naturally, he didn't meet Konohamaru.

On the last day of the holiday, when Naruto was half asleep, the sun shone through the window lattice onto his body, making him feel warm.

Suddenly, a dazzling light made Naruto frown and open his eyes.

An ANBU member wearing an animal mask squatted on the tree trunk outside the window, his eyes piercing his eyes with coldness, his voice devoid of any emotion.

"Hokage-sama is looking for you."

After saying that, without giving Naruto a chance to react, the Anbu ninja instantly disappeared from the spot.

Naruto stared at the ceiling for several minutes before he confirmed that someone had indeed been there. But... where had they gone?

"go......."

"The sun is so warm and comfortable, just like... soaking in hot spring water."

"spa......"

Naruto fell asleep again with the sound of even breathing.