At the beginning of the morning, an unprecedented farce took place, and with the help of Iruka, Naruto was tied up and brought back to the ninja school, and it ended in a hurry. And when there was no excitement to see, the people who had originally gathered on the top floor of the Hokage's office building also began to whisper and talk, and they scattered one after another. So much so that in the huge open field, only the three generations of Hokage, who were silent from beginning to end, watched all this.

"Sure enough, with Iruka here, it would be enough to heal that kid well......"

After confirming that there was no one else around him, the Miyome Hokage, who was smoking the pipe in his hand, muttered to himself while exhaling a circle of smoke. Then he tilted his head a little and carefully looked at the "masterpiece" that Naruto had drawn on the second Hokage rock statue on a whim. And then under the casual glance of his eyes, as if he had made a further discovery, he revealed a complex and strange look that could not be laughed or cried.

Because, under the cursory glance of the third generation Hokage, it was easy to perceive that in this prank carefully planned by Naruto, the person who was "lucky" to obtain the qualification to be tricked and was painted by Naruto himself with a colorful abstract face was only a rock statue between the thousand hands of the second generation Hokage. So much so that compared with the clean and tidy rock statues of the other three people, this famous second-generation Hokage became more and more pitiful and aggrieved and sympathetic.

"There are four rock statues in total, but only the teacher's rock statue was murdered......

It was precisely because of the existence of this discovery that the three generations of Hokage became more and more incomprehensible to the purpose of Naruto's prank. Immediately raised his hand to support his forehead, while slowly turning around, he talked to himself, as if he was telling someone, and asked word by word.

"Naruto, I said you kid...... There shouldn't be any deep hatred between you and my teacher, right? ”

And when the three generations of Hokage turned around, in the huge venue that should have been empty except for the three generations of Hokage himself, a figure of a blonde child appeared out of thin air - it was Naruto who was directly carried back to school without any image after being tied up by Iruka with ropes in front of everyone not long ago!

"Hehe, there's no deep hatred, but if you think about it...... Among these four rock statues, there is only the head of the second Hokage-sama, which can minimize the guilt that arises during the spoof. ”

And in the face of the angry and funny doting eyes of the three generations of Hokage, although Naruto still held his head with his hands in his hands, showing a big grinning and playful appearance, whether it was in response to the tone of the three generations of Hokage, or looking at the eyes of the three generations of Hokage, there was no longer the look of the bear child who was not afraid of the ground that day when he was hanging in the air. And then followed the words of the three generations of Hokage, and responded and joked seriously.

"So, I can only wronged the second generation of Hokage-sama alone to suffer this sin~"

Of course, Naruto's words were not some kind of perfunctory response that deliberately shirked...... Rather, it is indeed seriously thought about before acting.

As the third generation Hokage said, the candidate who will succeed the fifth generation Hokage in the future has not yet been determined, so that there are only four rock statues of the first to fourth generations of Hokage on the current Hokage Rock. And in this case, the reason why Naruto chose the second Hokage is obvious......

First of all, it's the rock statue between the first Hokage, the Thousand Hands Pillar......

In Naruto's view, after crossing into this world from himself, he completely replaced and inherited the identity of "Naruto Uzumaki". And then with the Thousand Hands Pillar, who is also the son of the Six Realms Immortals, one of the several reincarnations of Asura, for Naruto at this moment, in a sense, it is equivalent to his previous life. In this way, in the face of the rock statue of "himself", Naruto certainly would not have any thoughts of spoofing graffiti.

As for the remaining three rock statues......

As Naruto's most respected kind old man, the three generations of Hokage are not only alive and healthy at the moment, but also the existence of Naruto who loves Naruto the most in the entire village, except for the Uchiha Fugaku and his wife. Even for Naruto, who adheres to the principle of revenge and gratitude, he will definitely not do such a rebellious thing to the rock statue of the three generations of Hokage.

The reason why the four generations of Hokage survived is even simpler and clearer...... After all, this is my own father in this life!

In the past, when encountering incidents, bringing out the "deceased" four generations of Hokage to "carry the black cauldron" is enough to make Naruto called "Great Filial Son", if he does this kind of thing again...... Not to mention that Naruto didn't want to go in his own heart, if he waited until he reunited with his parents, and let himself know that his precious son still has such "great achievements"?

Then, what awaits Naruto is probably an extremely exciting mixed doubles......

In this way, after eliminating the three "wrong" options, it is a logical choice to only target the rock statue of the second Hokage......

What's more, although you think about it carefully, the series of measures taken by the village in the future may not be the original intention of the second generation Hokage...... But in the final analysis, in all kinds of big events, there is always a faint shadow of the second generation Hokage involved.

To use an analogy......

Because even if the second Hokage kage, even if he knew, with the efforts of his eldest brother Senju Zhuma, he let the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan release their previous suspicions and join forces to end the bloody and cruel war. But it's still because he can't let go of his vigilance against the Uchiha clan from beginning to end. It indirectly led to a cold bystander, and from the public opinion and the hearts of the people in the village, it was seen that the Uchiha clan would gradually move towards ruin and extinction in the future. Finally, in the Valley of the End, the Battle of the Valley of the End broke out, which is still talked about by the world.

Besides......

Although it is contrary to the original intention, and even under the malicious misinterpretation of the juniors, the effect of the village's execution is contrary to the original goal set by the second generation Hokage...... But I have to admit that the village's rejection and wariness of the Uchiha clan is a precautionary plan set up by the second Hokage who is worried that the Uchiha clan will be dominant.

And in the original plot, as when he was in the middle ninja exam, he indirectly caused the death of the three generations of Hokage. In the Fourth Ninja World War, Obito was provided with a large amount of much-needed high-level combat power, which can be called a powerful forbidden technique that can influence the direction of the battle - Filthy Earth Reincarnation, which was also developed by the second generation Hokage!

If you think about it this way, it's like the popular meme from the Holy Grail War next door - "It's all the fault of the hour!" "Same. In a sense, when dealing with the group of elders and the group of elders, even if he is wiping his ass and cleaning up the mess for the second Hokage, even if he has no special malice towards the second Hokage, he occasionally wants to jokingly complain, which is all the fault of the door...... Even in the current situation, in order to restore the original plot as much as possible, it was deliberately done. The "special treatment" that only targets the rock statue of the second Hokage is naturally no guilt at all for Naruto.

Of course, the practice of deliberately restoring the plot of the original book was used by Naruto long before it was implemented to "keep his presence more low-key and not easy to attract the attention of the enemy." The reason was an excuse, and I greeted the three generations of Hokage and the others in advance. So much so that whether it is the prank of graffiti Hokage Rock this time, or in the ninja school, the practice of skipping class without permission every once in a while is a strange existence for the three generations of Hokage and others.

"It's obviously a prank, but it still looks right. In the entire Konoha Ninja Village, I'm afraid that you, a little guy, can have this guts...... When it's over, you have to remember to clean up the statue, or Grandpa will be angry. ”

It is precisely because of this that after the three generations of Hokage were silent for a while, looking up and down at the person in front of him who had obviously grown a lot with age, he just deliberately put on a straight face and pretended to scare Naruto, so he didn't reprimand and preach too much. turned to the look in his eyes quietly, and at the same time there was a little concern and nervousness, he took the initiative to change the topic and asked repeatedly.

"Then again, you look pretty good right now...... Has your body returned to the village? Was that thing settled? ”

"Well, it's back, it's back, but how can it be solved...... I can only say that it is so-so, and it is still the same old way. ”

Slightly stunned, Naruto naturally realized what the "thing" in front of him was. Immediately, under the concern and worry from the heart, I felt more and more warm in my heart, and at the same time, I bent my eyes and smiled, without the slightest perfunctory thoughts, and responded simply with a big grin. While opening his arms, he gave a big hug to the rickety old man who was close at hand.

"As for the ontology...... Now standing in front of you, Grandpa Hokage, the third generation, is the main body! ”

"Really...... Hawkers, forget it, grandpa can't help much anyway, as long as you little guy knows it. ”

Hearing Naruto's words, the worried look in the eyes of the three generations of Hokage suddenly deepened a little again. Immediately, under the flattering and coquettish behavior of people taking the initiative to hug, it was gradually replaced by a doting smile, while responding pointedly, while retracting the crook of the arm, the baby fat faded away, but still a little childish petite figure, firmly hugged in his arms.

"And ......"

"Welcome home, Naruto."

……

Time flashed back a little and came to the office of the three Hokage.

……

"What? Stealing the Book of Seals?! ”

After taking Naruto away from the eyes of others and returning to the office. Before the third Hokage could refill the cigarette in the cigarette butt, he almost shook his whole body in Naruto's understatement and confided another "prank" teaser, and almost threw the pipe he was holding tightly in his hand.

"Okay, how did you come up with the idea of the Book of Seals?"

Slowly turning his head sideways with stiff movements, he stared at Naruto dumbfounded. Then he looked up and down a little, and after confirming that the little guy was not joking, Naruto's eyes confirmed that this little guy was not joking, and he couldn't help but shake his head into a rattle, and decisively refused.

"No, no, absolutely not, this kind of thing is beyond the scope of pranks...... Besides, didn't Grandpa tell you a long time ago? If you want to see it, you just have to tell your grandfather, why do you have to steal it? ”

Obviously, it's like Orochimaru, who was once the successor of the Hokage by the three generations of Hokage in the past years, and was treated preferentially...... With Naruto's background as a heroic son, as well as the outstanding contributions he has made to the Konoha Ninja Village over the years, it is enough for Naruto to achieve an extremely superior position in the Konoha Ninja Village. So much so that for ordinary people, even if you look at it from a distance, it is a book of seals that can be met but not sought, but for Naruto, it is like an ordinary ninjutsu scroll, which can be said to be read as much as you want!

What's more, as early as several years ago, Naruto took advantage of the "cheating" effect of the experience gained by the shadow clone technique, and memorized the massive powerful ninjutsu recorded in this sealed book in his mind......

You know, although the content of the Book of Seals is quite rich. But for Naruto, who had experienced the nightmare college entrance examination baptism in his previous life, rote memorization or something had long since become one of the easiest regular skills. So much so that although this scroll looks extremely thick, trying to memorize the contents word for word is just a piece of cake for Naruto.

In this way, this book of seals, which can be regarded as a book of strong temptation to outsiders, is like a chicken rib for Naruto at this moment, and has become a dispensable existence. And for the three generations of Hokage, he couldn't think of a reason why Naruto would suddenly inform himself in advance of his intention to steal the Book of Seals.

"Well, Ah, Ah, the third generation of Hokage, I'm talking about maybe...... Maybe I'll just steal the Book of Seals in the next few days! ”

Compared to the three generations of Hokage who was full of suspicion, Naruto, who had already planned for a long time, seemed quite calm. And with a smile on his face, he looked at the three generations of Hokage without dodging, allowing his gaze to look him up and down. He shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands, and responded methodically and explained.

"What's more, didn't I inform you in advance? So, all you need to do is transfer the Book of Seals to another location before I act, and then put a fake instead, and that's it! ”

(End of chapter)