Naruto and the Three Character Classic

His third birthday had just passed.

Naruto Uzumaki, having completed the literacy requirements set by the Third Hokage, was finally granted permission to go outside.

Having long endured the loneliness of being alone, and with a strong desire to find companions to play with, Naruto excitedly headed out.

On the streets, whether it was the pedestrians or the shops, everything seemed so new to Naruto.

"That's the kid who's the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox incarnate, right?"

"The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox eats people, doesn't it? I remember the Fourth Hokage was killed by him."

"How could the Third Hokage let him stay in the village? It's too dangerous; we'll all be killed by him sooner or later."

"Plague God."

However, as Naruto walked by, whispers gradually arose behind him, along with looks of disgust.

Although Naruto was still young, he could clearly feel the intense malice in the eyes of the adults around him.

Moreover, this wasn't just an isolated phenomenon; Naruto discovered that almost everyone was hostile towards him.

He went to find the kids who often appeared near his house to play, but they refused him without hesitation, their parents forbidding them from interacting with Naruto.

Occasionally, a young and ignorant child wouldn't know this, but they would quickly be pulled away and lectured by their parents.

Then, soon, the gazes of these children towards Naruto also began to carry a strong sense of disgust.

Even when he wanted to buy some daily necessities with the pocket money given to him by the Third Hokage, he would be refused without hesitation and then, the small him would be driven out of the shop.

The young Naruto didn't understand why they were targeting him like this.

He clearly hadn't done anything wrong.

Perhaps, there was some misunderstanding?

If there was a misunderstanding, then it would be good to clear it up.

On the street, facing the hostile and disgusted gazes cast by those adults, Naruto spoke, using all his strength to loudly retort, "I'm not a demon fox, I'm Naruto Uzumaki! I don't eat people either!"

Naruto felt that as long as he earnestly explained, he would be able to improve the situation.

However...

It was all in vain.

Day after day passed, Naruto didn't change anything; the gazes of the people towards him still carried intense anger and disgust, and it became increasingly strong.

A new day, after eating instant noodles, Naruto once again came to the street, he once again wanted to explain to the people.

However, from who knows where, eggs and vegetable leaves flew over, pelting him.

Faced with this overwhelming attack, Naruto couldn't dodge, and was instantly submerged, his whole body becoming dirty.

In the crowd, someone threw a stone, hitting Naruto on the head, causing his head to ache and a large bump to swell on his forehead.

"Kill this Nine-Tailed brat."

"To avenge everyone, to avenge the Fourth Hokage."

"How can a brat like that be qualified to live in our Konoha?"

Someone shouted with red eyes, wielding a weapon as they charged towards Naruto, filled with chilling killing intent.

Naruto looked at the hideously twisted faces constantly approaching him, fear surfacing in his eyes, his heart feeling stifled. Tears involuntarily welled up in his eyes as he shouted, "I'm really not the demon fox, I'm Naruto Uzumaki!"

However, no one listened to Naruto's explanation.

A long staff, whistling through the air, came crashing down on his head.

Naruto was so frightened that he closed his eyes.

However, the expected pain didn't arrive. Two masked ninja stood in front of Naruto, one blocking the onrushing crowd, the other holding Naruto.

"I'll take Naruto back first, you hold them off."

...

The time was nearing evening.

The Third Hokage of Konoha, Sarutobi Hiruzen, pushed open the door to Naruto's house.

Walking into the living room, he saw Naruto sitting at the dining table in a daze. His expression was downcast, clearly reflecting on what had happened during the day.

Naruto had already taken a bath and changed his clothes, but the large bump on his forehead that hadn't yet faded clearly indicated that what happened today wasn't an illusion.

"Naruto."

A gentle voice sounded, and Naruto looked up. Seeing who it was, his eyes lit up. It was Third Hokage!

Ever since Naruto could remember, the Third Hokage would visit him once a month, asking about his life and bringing him his living expenses for the next month. He always had a kind smile on his face, and in Naruto's eyes, he was a kind and amiable person.

Naruto had no family, and he regarded the Third Hokage as his closest relative.

Seeing him, Naruto couldn't help but ask, feeling wronged, "Third Hokage, am I really the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen said gently, "Naruto, you're not the demon fox. I've already ordered everyone not to discuss this matter anymore. What happened today won't happen again in the future, you can go out with peace of mind."

Naruto wasn't very interested. Although Sarutobi Hiruzen gave him a definite answer, he couldn't help but doubt the truthfulness of the villagers' words.

Was he really not the demon fox?

Then why did they hate him so much?

"Naruto, don't think too much. You are you, not the demon fox. Eat something, get a good night's sleep, and everything will be fine in the morning. Grow up quickly, and then you can go to the Ninja Academy.

You can make a lot of friends then. No one will want to play with you if you're always so gloomy."

Sarutobi Hiruzen saw the hesitation in Naruto's heart and comforted him gently.

"Okay, I'll go eat." Naruto suddenly perked up, opened the refrigerator, took out instant noodles and milk, and started boiling water.

Since he could remember, he had been living like this. Although he was still young, he had already learned to take care of himself.

Seeing this, Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled, took out his pipe, lit it, and then turned to leave.

After Naruto finished eating, he lay down in his bed, and soon fell asleep in a daze.

Then, Naruto found himself in an empty space.

At this moment, he was sitting on the ground.

In front of him was a book.

The cover of this book had colorful illustrations.

Within the cover illustrations were some neatly squared characters. Opening the pages revealed even denser characters than on the cover.

These were Han characters.

These characters were similar to some of the characters he had just learned, but not entirely the same. Naruto, who had just learned to read, was completely bewildered and didn't understand the meaning of these characters at all.

The book seemed to sense Naruto's predicament, and the characters on it began to change.

After a moment, these neatly squared characters were completely replaced by the common characters of the ninja world that he could understand.

At this point, Naruto finally understood the meaning of the words written on the book.

Three Character Classic!

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