After Obito beca the Fifth Hokage, Masahiko felt like days dragged on like years.
Who could understand the pain of having a huge wave of points but being unable to allocate them?
Obito beca Hokage on January 8th, while Kushina's due date was March 8th. The full two-month gap in between made Masahiko very uncomfortable.
Konoha Village, however, remained bustling.
After changing the Hokage, they changed the elders; after changing the elders, they changed the Anbu. But these events had completely deviated from the original story, offering not a single Witness Point to be gained. Masahiko caused a little trouble here and there, brushed up his presence, and quickly lost interest.
Fortunately, there was still the brat Naruto to discipline.
With the exam to advance from second to third grade approaching, and stimulated and encouraged by Obito becoming the Fifth Hokage at age 22, Naruto hoped Masahiko would train him even more strictly. The general idea was, "Great Ancestor, please don't pity ."
Since the child had the drive to improve, Masahiko had no reason to refuse. He gave Naruto a fierce round of pre-exam crash training, thoroughly enjoying himself.
Occasionally, Masahiko would even feel inspired and recite a couple of lines: What cures boredom? Only Naruto!
Thus, Naruto spent nearly two months in deep waters and scorching fire.
...
March 1st, Konoha Year 56, Konoha Ninja Academy, Naruto's classroom.
"Senior, you are here today to...?" Iruka asked respectfully.
"Don't be nervous. I'm just here to et Naruto's classmates." Masahiko turned with a smile, facing the children in the classroom, revealing a spring-breeze-like smile: "Hello, children. I am Masahiko Uzumaki, 124 years old this year. You can call Great Ancestor."
"...Great Ancestor," scattered responses echoed.
"It seems so of you don't know . That's fine, I don't mind." Pausing for a mont, Masahiko continued: "Anyway, those who don't even know probably won't amount to much."
Many children's faces instantly turned odd, and so started whispering among themselves.
Shikamaru buried his head under his desk and muttered to Choji beside him: "Just as troubleso as Dad said."
Choji chewed his potato chips and nodded in agreent.
"Choji Akimichi!" Masahiko suddenly shouted.
Choji's chubby face quivered. He desperately swallowed the chips in his mouth and stood up in a panic: "Here!"
Masahiko smiled: "Slow down, don't choke. Are the chips tasty?"
Choji hesitated for a mont, looking at Shikamaru next to him for help.
Shikamaru stood up, looking helpless: "Great Ancestor, Choji thinks the chips are tasty. Also, our fathers often praise you in front of us, so we all know you."
The smile on Masahiko's face grew wider: "Sit down. You have a bright future. But rember one phrase: what you hear is false, what you see is true. The evaluations of you got from your parents might not be entirely true."
Shikamaru looked thoughtful: "Understood!"
"Good boy. I'll go visit your house later. It's been a long ti since I saw Shikaku, I miss him quite a bit."
"He couldn't have heard that, could he?" Shikamaru muttered softly again, "Troubleso..."
Masahiko took two steps back: "Now you all should be able to rember . Call 'Great Ancestor' when we et in the future. Did you hear clearly?"
...
Many children in Naruto's class could be called 'walking Witness Points'. It was worth Masahiko specifically introducing himself to leave an impression, making it convenient to 'mooch a little' in the future.
As for the subsequent 'Advancent Exam', Masahiko wasn't very interested.
He could tell at a glance who was stronger and who was weaker among these children. It was also very difficult for children with insufficient combat experience to have 'careful calculation' or a 'coback from behind'. Before every match started, Masahiko could instantly see the outco, and even roughly see where the winning side had the advantage. It was truly boring.
As for Naruto, he had indeed made great progress recently, and even briefly gained the upper hand in his match against Sasuke, but ultimately lost to the 'Great Fireball Jutsu'... Right now, he hadn't mastered any ninjutsu other than the Basic Three Jutsu, as Masahiko hadn't taught him yet.
Compared to the combat matches, the written exam was actually more interesting. Naruto's monkey-like scratching of his ears and cheeks, along with so 'cheating' behaviors in the classroom, kept a smile on Masahiko's face.
"Cheating on exams... reminds Great Ancestor of those youthful years in his past life."
There was another, even more interesting thing.
During the written exam, Hinata secretly glanced at Naruto seven or eight tis, and at Toneri over a dozen tis. The expression on her face was so cute that Masahiko wanted to go over and pinch her little cheeks.
Masahiko figured she had recalled Naruto's previous comnt about 'Toneri using his eyes to cheat' and intended to confirm it. It definitely wasn't because she was conflicted about anything else...
"If Hinata really falls in love with Naruto like in the original story, will she fall into the dilemma of: 'Should I choose the one who likes , or the one I like?'"
...
The 'Advancent Exam' lasted for a whole morning. During the lunch break, Masahiko requested a one-month leave of absence for Naruto from Iruka.
Naruto was originally depressed about losing to Sasuke again, but upon hearing that he didn't have to go to school, the brat imdiately cheered up: "Hey! Great Ancestor, teach how to spit fire this month!"
Masahiko smiled: "Then you have to eat cat first."
Naruto was stunned for a long while: "I an that kind of fireball Sasuke used. I can learn it too, right?"
"You haven't even learned how to walk properly, and you want to learn how to run? I might as well just teach you how to fly!"
Naruto acted like he didn't hear what he couldn't understand: "Hey! Great Ancestor, teach how to spit fireballs!"
Masahiko also acted like he didn't hear.
Naruto made a fuss all the way back, only quieting down when he followed Masahiko ho.
Minato and Tsunade flanked Kushina, escorting her out of the house. Behind them followed Kimimaro's trio, carrying heavy backpacks.
"Eh? Kimimaro, Big Sister... Brother Haku, Karin, why are you guys here?"
"We're going on a spontaneous trip." Masahiko's face was full of smiles. With a wave of his hand, he released the flying ship: "Minions! Board the ship!"
...
Hokage Office.
After Obito beca Hokage, his days passed plainly, constantly dealing with trivial matters. The only thing that could be called a major event was the 'Nine-Tails Jinchuriki Kushina Uzumaki giving birth'.
For this reason, Obito started setting up defenses very early on. With Hiruzen's help, he had already coordinated the major and minor clans of Konoha. Now, Konoha Village's defensive strength had improved by at least two levels compared to before, especially the area around Kushina's house, which could be called an inescapable net.
At this mont, Obito was holding the 'Konoha Defense Map', using his not-so-bright brain to consider if there were any loopholes.
"With these, plus Master... there definitely won't be any problems, right?"
An Anbu suddenly flickered into appearance: "Lord Hokage, Senior Masahiko flew away with Lady Kushina."
Obito was stunned for a mont: "Flew away? Sensei's wife is about to have a baby, where are they flying to?"
Looking up at the Anbu in front of him, Obito suddenly realized: "Kakashi, it's you? Don't make trouble!"
"...Idiot."
"...Bastard, what did you say? I am the Hokage! The Fifth Hokage!"
"Idiot!"
"Ah! Damn it!!"
The Hokage Office instantly exploded.
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