In Konoha Park, a few children were happily running and playing around.
"Mizukage, take this! Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!" a cool little boy randomly made some hand signs and shouted loudly.
"Ah, so powerful a fire..." a blonde little boy cried out dramatically, holding his chest, then suddenly realized, "Wait, that's not right! Sasuke, Master Seiki doesn't use Fire Release!"
The boy named Sasuke crossed his arms behind his back and turned his head away with disdain. "You don't know anything! Master Seiki can do everything!"
"Really?"
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"Of course! My father and Master Seiki are good friends. Would I ever lie to you?"
"That's so great... If only my dad..." His voice suddenly grew quiet and sad.
Seeing this, Sasuke frowned. "Alright alright, it's your turn to play Master Seiki now!"
"Yay!" The little boy cheered, instantly regaining his energy. "Nine-Tails, take my Rasengan!"
Sasuke scowled. "Naruto, what's wrong with you? Can't you pick a more normal role?"
"Yeah yeah!" Two little girls nearby started teasing him.
"Sasuke is so cute, how could he be a fox?"
"Hmm, fox Sasuke does sound kind of cute though?"
As they spoke, the two little girls' eyes sparkled with excitement.
"Sasuke, why don't you try wearing fox ears?"
"Right! You have to follow the game rules!"
Seeing the girls instantly changed sides, Sasuke refused. "Absolutely not! Besides, we don't even have that kind of props!"
No sooner had he spoken, Sasuke felt something land on his head.
Turning his head slightly, he saw his older brother holding some kind of device, playing with something on his head. Seeing Sasuke turn, his brother smiled and said, "Sasuke, you look so cute!"
"Big brother, what are you..." Before Sasuke could ask his question, he heard an ear-piercing scream from behind.
"Wah! It's cat-eared Sasuke!"
"So sooooo cute!"
Sasuke froze. "What... what is this on my head... cat ears?"
"Big brother, don't you dare..." Feeling ashamed, Sasuke suddenly realized, "Wait, why would you have cat ears on you in the first place?"
This time, it was Itachi's turn to freeze. He forced a laugh, "I still have a mission. Let's talk next time!"
With that, he immediately used the Body Flicker Technique and disappeared.
"Big brother is so annoying!" Sasuke sighed helplessly, turning around. "And Sakura and Ino, why are you two shouting so loudly..."
Just then, they heard a scream from behind them.
"Ahhh! These are cat ears..."
"Hinata, please close your eyes and stay away from these perverts!"
Sasuke shouted, "I'm not a pervert!"
Hinata blushed, replying, "They're with Naruto, so they probably aren't bad people, right?"
Grinning at finally getting some attention, Naruto waved his hand, "Hinata, want to play the game of Master Seiki battling the bad guys with us?"
Neji originally wanted to take Hinata away, but upon hearing the name of the game, he suddenly found his footsteps hard to move.
He really, really wanted to play this game too!
But after all, he was no longer a three-year-old child; as a four-year-old young man, he should be more mature!
Hinata gave him a hopeful look. "Neji-niisan, can we play together?"
After a moment of silence, Neji replied with a reluctant but secretly pleased tone, "Fine, but this is only for your sake!"
"Great! Now I'm Lord Seiki!" Naruto pointed at Neji and shouted, "Danzo old villain, take my Rasengan!"
This time, it was Neji's turn to scowl with a dark expression.
...
In the evening, everyone went home to their respective families.
On his way back, Naruto couldn't stop thinking about the scene where Sakura and Ino screamed. He couldn't help but ask in his consciousness space, "Kurama, are cat ears really that good? What about fox ears?"
However, the giant orange fox in his consciousness simply flapped its ears and didn't want to speak.
"Kurama, Kurama, Kur..."
"Enough! You brat are so annoying!"
Naruto grinned, "I'm just trying not to let you get bored!"
Kurama sneered, "You weren't this enthusiastic when you used me as the villain earlier!"
Naruto immediately recalled letting Sasuke play the Nine-Tails. "Oh, so you're upset about this?"
Kurama huffed but didn't respond.
Naruto clasped his hands together earnestly. "I'm sorry, next time I'll let you play a good fox!"
Kurama yawned, "Forget it, I don't really care about that."
Naruto seized the opportunity. "Then quickly tell me, are fox ears better than cat ears?"
Kurama mocked, "Do you think that brat became popular because of the cat ears? The key is their face! No matter what kind of ears you wear, with your silly look, it won't make a difference!"
"Man, I guess I'm just not that shallow!" Naruto wasn't disheartened but rather proud of himself. "I've got more depth than Sasuke!"
Kurama was speechless. "What inner qualities can you, a three-year-old brat, possibly have?"
Naruto blinked. "Aren't you my inner quality?"
Kurama was momentarily at a loss for words. What could it say? Could it actually admit it wasn't good enough?
Seeing the Nine-Tails go silent, Naruto sighed again. "Kurama, what do you think? Why was I chosen as your partner when I'm just a kid from an ordinary family? Was I identified at birth as having the potential to become Hokage?"
"Ordinary family?" Kurama chuckled internally, but it didn't say anything further.
One reason was because of the complicated events from that time, and the other was for Naruto's growth. Kushina hadn't told Naruto about the matters of the previous generation.
Because of that, in Naruto's eyes, his mother was merely an ordinary housewife, and his father was just a regular intelligence officer. The only truly unique one was himself!
Skipping home happily, Naruto suddenly wrinkled his little nose and sniffed. "Something's wrong, there's someone else here besides Mom!"
Kurama rubbed its eyes. "So what? It's just a guest. What's the big surprise?"
Naruto's face turned serious. "Of course something's wrong! From the sound of it, Mom hasn't laughed this happily in ages!"
Hearing Naruto's address for Kushina, Kurama twitched its lips. "Wait a second—you said you heard her voice? Then what were you sniffing around for just now?"
Naruto retorted confidently, "Don't the Ninja masters in movies all do that?"
Sighing, Kurama said, "Fine, let me sense it myself!"
As it spoke, Kurama extended its perception.
As soon as it sensed, Kurama burst out in delight, "Huh! It's our old friend Lord Seiki back again!"
Naruto asked in confusion, "What friend? What are you talking about?"
"It's Lord Seiki—the one you deeply revere!"
"What? No way! How could someone as important as Lord Seiki possibly visit our ordinary household?"
Just as Naruto was frantically shouting inside his Consciousness Space, the door opened and a warm voice greeted him.
"You must be Naruto! Three years have passed, and look how much you've grown!"
At the sound of that voice, Naruto turned his head and saw the important figure he had welcomed together with the villagers that morning.
"Wah! So it really is Lord Seiki!"
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