Naruto: Favorability System

Naruto didn't know about the dialogue in the Ichiraku Ramen shop, and even if he knew, he wouldn't care too much.

In Konoha Ninja Village, there are not many people who know his true identity, but definitely not too few, but there is only one Third Hokage who can get in touch with him.

At this moment, he was about to go home to rest when he was stopped by two peers.

One person held potato chips in his hand, grabbed them and put them in his mouth from time to time, while the other person was looking at Naruto, and slowly stretched out his hand.

"Hi, my name is Shikamaru Nara, and he is Choji Akimichi, we want to talk to you and become friends."

'Shikamaru Nara, Choji Akimichi?'

Naruto is too familiar with these two names, they are important members of the Konoha Twelve.

But isn't this way of making friends too casual? At least find a reason.

Nine Tails also complained in his body, "Little kid, these two little kids must have a purpose in looking for you."

Naruto looked at Shikamaru and Choji for a few times, and then stretched out his hand, "My name is Uzumaki Naruto, and you are welcome to be my friends. We will be good friends from now on."

In a few words, the three seemed to have become good friends who had known each other for many years, and they agreed to meet tomorrow in the grove.

It's just that during this period, Naruto deliberately looked at Shikamaru a few more times, not knowing what kind of stupid bastard was in charge of Ninja Village's intelligence.

Should it be said that he is worthy of being the heir of the Nara clan known for their schemes?

After parting, Choji looked at Shikamaru puzzledly, "Shikamaru, this is how you make friends, isn't it too straightforward, it's like telling Naruto that we have some purpose to become friends with him."

Shikamaru glanced at Choji, watching Naruto's leaving back,

"I've thought about many ways to meet, but the other methods are too deliberate. It's better to tell him directly that we just want to be friends with him. Anyway, father and the others have already completed their explanation."

Choji opened his mouth, not knowing how to refute Shikamaru, so he could only grab a handful of potato chips and stuff them into his mouth.

What Shikamaru didn't tell Choji was that he didn't want to annoy Naruto because of his deliberately concealed behavior.

After so many days of investigation, he really planned to become friends with Naruto.

According to his investigation, although Naruto is called a demon fox, he is just an orphan whose parents died.

There are not dozens, but hundreds of such orphans in the village.

But Naruto is the only one who can withstand the malice of the villagers and gain the upper hand against the actions of the adults as a demon fox.

Such a person will certainly reach great heights in the future, and it is worth his initiative to make friends.

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At noon the next day, Naruto saw Shikamaru and Choji in the grove.

It's hard to say whether Shikamaru and Choji were sent by the Third Hokage, but they must have been instructed by their parents, and their parents happened to be one of the group of jonin who knew his identity.

To some extent, it also represents the attitude of the village towards him.

When the friends gathered together, they naturally wanted to discuss where to go to play.

Naruto smiled and suggested that it is better to play the ninja play house that is popular in the village.

Play as Hokage in the village together and carry out ninja combat.

Hearing Naruto's suggestion, Choji's face was a bit ugly. His impression of playing together should be to find a place to go sightseeing, eat and drink, and work hard to gain fat.

But why sparring? We are just children who have not yet entered the ninja school...

Thinking of this, Choji glanced at Shikamaru slightly complaining, and the listless Shikamaru also had a regretful expression, fighting and so on was too much trouble for him.

However, he couldn't find a reason to refuse Naruto's proposal.

After all, he and Choji obviously took the initiative to become friends with Naruto, so they could only bite the bullet and become Naruto's opponents and start ninja play.

When it comes to ninjas, even in playing house, it is difficult to avoid fighting.

At the beginning, the battle was not too intense, but as they immersed themselves into the game, their moves became more stylish.

This is exactly what Naruto wants to see, he wants to know about the gap between him and his peers.

Inside Hokage's office

The third Hokage is looking at the picture in the crystal ball with a smile on his face.

When he gets older, he likes to see energetic young people, which helps him maintain a young mind.

He wasn't surprised that Naruto became friends with Shikamaru and Choji.

This in itself is the result of his discussions with the Nara and Akimichi Clan Leaders.

Nara Shikaku and Akimichi Choza were former teammates of Minato, and they would definitely be happy to see Naruto and their son become friends.

And his only request is that they cannot reveal Naruto's true identity to Shikamaru and Choji.

Now it seems that Shikamaru and Choji have perfectly fulfilled his plan, and become friends with Naruto so quickly, and they are playing ninja games.

What surprised the third Hokage even more was the ninja talent Naruto showed in the play house.

It has been less than two months since he handed Naruto books related to being a ninja.

In such a short period of time, Naruto not only successfully extracted chakra, but also performed well in Taijutsu.

To put it bluntly, Naruto can already graduate and become a ninja.

And at this age, a child with such talent.

In his impression, apart from Kakashi, there is only Uchiha Itachi, the former youngest Jonin.

And Naruto's identity is still a Jinchuriki, the son of Minato, and the disciple of Jiraiya.

With such a relationship, Naruto can be regarded as one of his own, and he can be cultivated with confidence.

However, the bond between Naruto and himself is still a little bit worse, not absolute enough.

Just as the Third Hokage was thinking about the future, the door of the office was pushed open from the outside, and an old man wrapped in bandages, leaving only one eye outside, appeared in front of the Third Hokage with a cane.

After seeing the smog in the office, the bandaged man couldn't help but frown and said, "Sarutobi, you are slacking off again, this bad habit of smoking will only increase the probability of mission failure..."

"Danzo, I have not been on the front line for a long time. The smell of tobacco leaves can make me think better. Always give young people a chance to perform."

Danzo was silent, glanced at the picture on the crystal ball, and said, "This is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki Naruto? It seems that he has grown well in your hands, but I still think that only the root can help the Jinchuriki grow the most."

The Third Hokage took a deep look at Danzo, "Then become a killing machine in your hands?"

Danzo said disapprovingly, "Jinchuriki itself is a killing machine, training it into a qualified sword can reduce a lot of casualties on the battlefield. If there was a Jinchuriki, we would not be losing so badly on the Kumogakure battlefield this time. There wouldn't be so many casualties, and we would not be forced to negotiate peace."

"That's because the village lost too many elites in the night of the Nine Tails..."

There was a flash of light in Danzo's eyes, "That's why I asked you to hand over Jinjuriki to me. I only need three years to train him into a Jonin to avenge what Kumogakure did to us."

The Third Hokage said meaningfully, "Danzo, what Konoha needs is not Iwagakure's old Bunpuku and Gaara, what we need is Killer Bee. In your way, Killer Bee cannot be cultivated."

Danzo watched the Third Hokage for a long time before saying in a low tone, "Very well, it seems that you still have a clear judgment and the decisiveness of a leader. If one day you hesitate, then you are not suitable to be Hokage, and I will take the Jinchuriki from you."

The Third Hokage took a deep look at Danzo, "There won't be that day! Danzo."

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