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"Big bro Rokuro, you were so brave just now!"
Once the three children had walked a distance away from the Hokage building, Naruto Uzumaki excitedly flattered Kanda Rokuro.
Rokuro looked at Naruto, frowning.
"Brat, who exactly are you?"
Hearing this, Naruto quickly introduced himself.
"My name is Naruto Uzumaki, and I'm the man who will become Hokage!"
Rokuro paused for a moment, then shook his head.
"So you're an idiot. I don't play with idiots, hurry up and go away!"
Naruto's expression stiffened, and he laughed awkwardly.
"Uh… how do I look like an idiot?!"
Rokuro rolled his eyes.
"You open your mouth and immediately say you're going to become Hokage. If that isn't an idiot, what is? Do you think the Hokage title is like a cheap cabbage anyone can just grab?"
Naruto grew a bit dissatisfied.
"It's my dream! I'm going to work hard towards my dream. How is that idiotic? Are you looking down on the position of Hokage?!"
Rokuro curled his lip.
"Dreams need to be realistic. You're not even a ninja yet, and you're already talking about becoming Hokage. Dreams have to be taken step by step.
For an ordinary guy like you, making Chūnin your dream is already good enough. If you work hard, you might actually achieve it.
But Hokage? I'm afraid you wouldn't make it even in your entire lifetime."
Naruto was speechless.
What was wrong with having a dream?
This Kanda Rokuro in front of him was saying it would already be good if he became a Chūnin. That was looking down on him way too much.
If it weren't for the fact that Rokuro didn't seem to hate him outright, Naruto would have already turned around and left.
Suppressing his annoyance, Naruto snorted.
"I am going to become Hokage! Just you wait and see!"
Rokuro smirked.
"If you can become Hokage, I'll be your underling in the future."
Naruto's eyes lit up.
"It's a promise!"
Rokuro glared at him.
"Idiot, you actually want to be my boss? I'm about to become a Chūnin. If you want to be my boss, wait another hundred years!"
Naruto's eyes rolled as he thought for a moment. Then he immediately said:
"Then I'll be your underling first! After I become Hokage, you can be my underling. How about that? That works!"
Rokuro blinked in surprise.
Naruto actually had some street smarts.
Just to make a friend, he even came up with a compromise like this.
Rokuro sighed inwardly and looked at Naruto with a curled lip.
"I don't want an idiot for an underling."
Naruto immediately shot back:
"I'm not an idiot! I'm very useful! I can help you with anything!"
Rokuro was about to refuse, but then hesitated.
He looked Naruto up and down before saying:
"Tell you what. If you want to be my underling, you have to help me complete a mission first."
Naruto immediately got excited, thumping his chest.
"Big bro Rokuro, whatever it is, just give the order!"
Rokuro looked toward the distant Hokage building.
"Today, I absolutely have to challenge the Cloud Village ninjas. Since you two are my underlings, help me keep an eye on them.
If any of them wander off alone, tell me immediately. I'm going to challenge them!"
Rock Lee, who had been silent the whole time, finally couldn't hold it in.
He looked at Rokuro and said:
"Hey, Rokuro! I'm half a year older than you! When did you become my big brother?!"
Rokuro gave Lee a sideways glance.
"What? Are you trying to challenge my authority as the boss? If you want to be the boss, wait until you can actually beat me."
Lee's expression froze.
Beat Kanda Rokuro?
How was that possible?
Rokuro was a freak of nature with terrifying physical strength.
Lee fell silent.
Naruto leaned closer and asked:
"Big bro, helping you keep watch isn't a problem. But can you really beat a Chūnin? Aren't you still a kid?!"
Rokuro turned and glared at him.
"Does my strength need your approval? Hurry up and do your job. If they come out and you fail to notice, you're not my underling anymore.
Now the three of us will split up and keep an eye on the Hokage building."
Naruto pouted, but ultimately agreed.
Rock Lee, however, said helplessly:
"I still have to train today. Isn't this just wasting my time?"
Rokuro smacked Lee on the back of the head.
"How is training more important than my business? If you help me get this done, I'll teach you how I train my Taijutsu in the future."
Lee's eyes immediately lit up.
He greatly admired Rokuro's Taijutsu. If he could learn Rokuro's training methods, his strength would definitely increase.
Now he had no complaints at all.
He immediately agreed.
"Alright! I'll take a break today and help you out!"
The plan was settled.
Rokuro nodded in satisfaction.
"Alright. Let's move!"
Naruto and Lee sprang into action.
Rokuro walked to a spot not far from the Hokage building.
The two guards at the entrance also noticed Rokuro staring from a distance.
They simply smiled faintly, completely unconcerned about a kid playing ninja.
Time passed slowly.
Before long, it was noon.
At that moment, the Cloud Village envoys finally emerged.
They were escorted by Konoha ninjas toward an inn to settle down.
Rokuro followed closely behind.
Keeping some distance, he tailed them all the way until they reached the inn.
Then he chose a hidden spot not far from the entrance and began watching quietly.