Chapter 4

Well I had a very nice sleep even though it only lasted for about an hour. I was surprised because Naruto was the one who woke me up with a bright smile on his face.

When I looked at the other students maintaining a distance from me and Naruto, I felt great. I did not plan to act much friendly with them anyway. Even if I did not have this system, I would still train harder than anybody so that I can shake the souls of masses with just mention of my name in future. I was honestly tired of living like a mob character in my past life. Now I will try to live like a protagonist instead.

At least Naruto did not look afraid of me. I did like his character very much but it was the strong Naruto. Honestly the current weak Naruto did not strike a good impression on me. This brat was blessed with great bloodline and huge chakra reserves but was totally ignorant of his cheat like talents right now. I planned to change that and start training him in near future. After all he would be worthy of becoming my true friend only when he is capable of helping me.

Naruto - Etto.. Shin, everybody is going back to class. So let's go too dattebayo...

That familiar verbal tic sounded really good when hearing in person. So I could not help but chuckle at the boy's energy. Well he just had too much vitality and stamina for his own good...

Me - Ne.. Your name is Naruto , right ?

Naruto - That's right and I'm going to become the Strongest Hokage in future dattebayo..

Well talk about being optimistic or you could even call it over confidence. But I did not doubt it because this guy had the potential to achieve his dream.. Well he became Hokage in story anyway..

Me - Is that so ? Well good luck then , I believe that you can become Hokage if you train hard to become strong.

Naruto - You are not going to laugh at my dream ?

He gave me a puzzled look but I was more puzzled than him. Why would I laugh at someone's dream ? I then remembered that Naruto faced ridicule and contempt from the villagers from childhood. So he must have developed some kind of complex. Well I was not like those ignorant villagers anyway. Those same guys would grovel before Naruto if they knew that he was 4th Hokage's son..

Me - Ahem.. Why would I laugh at your dream ? Hokage is a wonderful goal. I'm not interested in becoming one though.

Naruto - Eh.. why ? Everyone will respect if when you become Hokage!

I shook my head while thinking that this kid was really naive. Well I should at least clarify somethings for him.

Me - You are wrong there Naruto. You wont be recognized by others after becoming Hokage. It's the opposite. You will only be able to become Hokage if everyone in the village recognizes your strength and character. So the best way to become Hokage is to become the strongest and complete countless difficult missions. Only then you will become the Leader of hundreds or thousands of strong ninja of Konoha..

I flicked his forehead and chuckled because he started thinking very hard and smoke was literally coming out of his ears.

Naruto - What are you doing dattebayo?

I just patted his shoulder and stood up while Naruto looked at me with annoyed expression and massaged his forehead..

Me - Ne.. Naruto, are you serious about having Hokage as your future goal ?

I knew that he was serious but still looked at his eyes with completely serious expression to add some pressure..

The blonde brat was really something as he did not even flinch and immediately replied.

Naruto - Of course.

I retracted my pressure because it was useless now and started laughing. I was happy because from the looks of it , Naruto had some backbone in him.

Me - Okay. Then become my first friend and I promise to train you hard from now on. I dont like making friends with people who dont have goals or dont work hard. You have a great goal so you qualify..

I stopped talking because the brat started acting weird. He had a huge smile on his face and was staring at me but the problem was that tears were flowing like rivers from his eyes. I sighed and hugged him even though I did not like much man to man contact except battles. I could tell that Naruto was too lonely before and many emotions like frustration had bottled up inside him for years now after being treated like a demon and trashy by villagers. I did not stop him from crying because he needed to vent his bottled up emotions. Only then he could break out of his shell...

I had no idea that some old peeping tom was currently spying on us using his damn crystal ball and soon we would be summoned to his office..