Watching Hokage in Hokage

Eight years ago, shortly after the Nine Tails's rampage.

Jiraiya, upon hearing the news, hurriedly returned to Konoha, firstly to prevent Konoha from being taken advantage of by outsiders, and secondly because he learned that his disciple Minato had left behind a child named Naruto.

At that time, Jiraiya also wanted to take Naruto away and raise him himself.

However, Sarutobi Hiruzen, as the Hokage, took the initiative to assume this responsibility and promised Jiraiya that he would take good care of Naruto.

Jiraiya, busy chasing after Orochimaru who had just defected from the village, and trusting his teacher Sarutobi Hiruzen, did not dwell on the matter of Naruto's custody.

After confirming that the village was temporarily safe, Jiraiya left in a hurry.

After that, Jiraiya searched for Orochimaru's whereabouts in the Ninja World while gathering information for the village.

Occasionally, he received photos of Naruto from the Third Hokage, and seeing Naruto growing up healthy, he was very relieved about his life and continued his wandering life in the Ninja World.

However, this time, the situation where the Uchiha clan was wiped out almost triggered a Ninja World War, forcing Jiraiya to show up and end his leisurely life.

Afterwards, at the invitation of the village's ninjas, he reluctantly returned to Konoha, his long-lost hometown.

The first time he saw Naruto, Jiraiya found that Naruto's personal image was well-groomed, he had grown very tall, and he was very healthy. He felt that he was doing well, just like the photos showed.

After observing further, he found that Naruto's home was clean and tidy, his three meals a day were regular, he ate well, and he got along well with others at school, treating people with gentleness and courtesy.

This further confirmed Jiraiya's belief that Naruto was indeed doing well.

The Third Hokage, his teacher, must have put a lot of thought into teaching Naruto to be so well-mannered.

But then, he habitually went to the Red-Light District to drink and gather information, only to find that things were not as simple as they seemed.

Hidden beneath Naruto's seemingly well-organized life was the isolation and indifference from the entire village, and even his living expenses were supported by selling charcoal and obtaining food in the wild.

And Sarutobi Hiruzen, as the Third Hokage, had many ways to ensure that Naruto lived the life he deserved as the Hero's Son, but he still let him fall into this situation.

If Naruto hadn't been precocious and able to take care of himself, who knows what he would be like now.

Jiraiya usually didn't like to think too much, but that didn't mean he was stupid.

Faced with Naruto's situation, he could easily analyze that this was his teacher's way of wanting to keep the Jinchuriki in his hands, resulting in neglect.

The Jinchuriki is isolated in the village, and he, the Hokage, is his only warmth, so he will naturally want to be close to him, naturally becoming a force supporting the Hokage.

To this end, he never told Naruto who his parents were, and never let Naruto know about the property left by his parents, making him live a life worse than even ordinary orphans in the village.

Naruto, in this environment, was too heartbreaking.

Therefore, even though Jiraiya didn't want to take care of a child at this moment, he still couldn't tolerate Naruto continuing to endure such cold violence in the village.

This was also why he had to drag his teacher Sarutobi Hiruzen to Naruto's training ground.

However, Sarutobi Hiruzen still refused.

The Jinchuriki's mind has not yet matured, and his bond with the village is not deep enough. He must stay in school until he graduates and becomes a Genin.

The Jinchuriki is a power that must be in the hands of the Hokage. Although Jiraiya has the status and strength to be close to the Jinchuriki, Sarutobi Hiruzen does not want to let go.

Unless, Jiraiya becomes the Hokage.

Obviously, Jiraiya didn't want to become the Hokage, and Sarutobi Hiruzen at this moment had no intention of handing over power to his disciple.

At that moment, Jiraiya was very disappointed in his teacher.

"I'm leaving, old man. I hope you're still alive when I come back next time."

He sighed listlessly, abandoning even his initial plan to see Naruto.

What would be the point of seeing him?

He couldn't go against the will of his teacher, Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Hokage. He couldn't change anything, couldn't teach Naruto ninjutsu, and wouldn't even be allowed to give Naruto some support in his life.

It would be better not to appear in his life at all.

With that, he turned and left, as if he had never been there in the first place.

Kakashi, who was standing nearby, watched in silence.

He also wanted to help Naruto, but like Jiraiya's helplessness, he couldn't defy the Hokage's will.

He could only apply to protect Naruto, watching him grow, as a way to express his longing for his lost teacher and his wife.

What's more, Obito, his deceased best friend, had his last remaining clansman here.

Subconsciously, Kakashi touched his left eye.

"When Naruto graduates from the Ninja Academy, you will become the team leader for him and Sasuke. That time is not far off." Sarutobi Hiruzen watched Naruto and Sasuke training by the Waterfall for a while longer, then suddenly said.

Kakashi was taken aback when he heard this. "Become a team leader?"

Afterward, he couldn't help but feel a little anticipation in his heart.

"Okay," Kakashi replied with a smile.

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Just after his tenth birthday, Naruto's main body rarely appeared in the Learning Space.

In front of him was a thick, folded test paper.

Written at the top of the test paper were the large characters: Comprehensive Academic Ability Test Paper.

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This was an exam that Naruto had to take after accumulating 100,000 credits in the Learning Space.

The scope of the exam content was extremely broad.

From history and humanities to mathematics and physics, to philosophical thought, chemistry and geography, biomedicine, social systems, economics and finance, the principles of ninjutsu and genjutsu, and psychological testing, it encompassed everything.

It included all the content that Naruto had learned so far in the Learning Space, the Konoha Library, and the Ninja Academy.

According to the requirements, this test paper, which consisted of a total of ten thousand questions and was almost the size of a thick book, was a closed-book exam. Naruto had to answer at least ninety percent of the questions correctly to pass completely.

There was no time limit for the exam, but he was not allowed to leave midway, otherwise it would be considered a failure, and a completely new test paper would be used for the next exam.

At that time, if he passed the exam, the Learning Space would give him a mysterious reward and teach him more profound content.

In order to prepare for this exam, Naruto split into two Shadow Clones and conducted a month of high-intensity review.

Then, he had the confidence to come to the Learning Space and challenge this Comprehensive Academic Ability Test Paper.

To prevent the exam from taking too long and causing problems in reality, Naruto also asked Kurama to help him with eating and moving his body.

The exam lasted for seven days and seven nights continuously.

And in the end, it proved that Naruto's month of high-intensity review and asking Kurama to help with eating and moving his body were not in vain.

Finally, the results came out.

On this Comprehensive Academic Ability Test Paper with a total score of 100,000, Naruto finally achieved a score of 99,999.

He was rated as excellent and passed!

And the reward from the Learning Space also arrived as promised, a well-packaged cardboard box appeared in front of Naruto.

Like playing a game and killing a super difficult BOSS, Naruto was now in an extremely excited mood to loot the corpse. He opened the box and found that the entire box was full of books.

He took out one of them, and saw a slightly familiar two-dimensional manga image drawn on its pages.

Several words were written on the cover of the book.

Naruto!

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