Having made up his mind, Naruto stopped wasting energy on figuring out who Zhou Cheng was.
He refocused his attention on the diary.
Several question marks quickly appeared above his forehead.
*The Seventh Hokage?*
*Why the seventh?*
Considering he was still young, and Hokage Grandpa was getting on in years, he might not even get to be the Fifth Hokage.
But the Sixth Hokage should be within reach, right?
*Why the seventh?!*
*Damn it!*
*Do I have to wait for two more Hokages to pass?*
The thought made Naruto anxious.
*What no one could have imagined was that this universally despised fox demon, the one everyone in the village avoided like the plague, was actually the son of the Fourth Hokage!*
*Speaking of which, the Fourth Hokage must be the most wronged Hokage of all, right?*
*To save the village, he sacrificed his life to seal the Nine-Tailed Beast, undoubtedly becoming the village's greatest hero.*
*And what about his son? He lives a life of loathing and ostracization.*
*Not only was his identity kept secret, but he even eats expired food!*
*This is completely unacceptable, right? The Third Hokage really did something shady here!*
*Fox demon?*
Tony's brow arched. So, in this other world, there were actually "demons"?
And that guy named Naruto was a fox demon?
*It seems I was wrong all along. This isn't a world of ordinary, or rather, traditional, ninjas.*
*Rather, it's a world where higher-level powers exist.*
*But there's one thing... why would this fox demon's father be the Fourth Hokage?*
*Even with all the spoilers, the diary doesn't explicitly explain what a Hokage is. But with Playboy's intelligence, he can infer the general idea from the context.*
*The Hokage must be the ruler of the village.*
*And if the Fourth Hokage's son is a fox demon, could it be that the Fourth Hokage himself is also a fox demon?*
*The diary also mentioned that Naruto would become the Seventh Hokage in the future.*
*So, does Konoha Village have a tradition of letting demons rule?*
*Tony wasn't sure about the specifics.*
*He also didn't understand the diary's mention of sealing the Nine-Tailed Beast.*
*But judging by the diary's tone, that child named Naruto had truly been treated unfairly.*
*The son of a hero, yet despised by everyone?*
The reason for this disdain was precisely because he was a fox demon.
In that other world, "demons" were treated much like their counterparts in his own world's legends—as evil and unwelcome beings.
But if that were the case, how could Naruto become Hokage?
Clearly, there must be more complex circumstances behind Naruto being a fox demon.
However, what those circumstances were was beyond Tony's ability to unravel.
Still, there was one thing Tony felt he could see some clues about.
"This Third Hokage doesn't seem like a good person," Tony couldn't help thinking.
Setting aside the fox demon issue for now, since Naruto would eventually become Hokage, it at least proved he wasn't a bad person.
The Playboy didn't comment on the concealment of his status as the hero's son.
After all, there might be hidden reasons for that, right?
But making someone eat expired food was truly excessive, wasn't it?
As the ruler of a village, couldn't he even take care of the son of another ruler?
Especially when that other ruler had died saving Konoha Village!
"Wait a minute, the Nine-Tailed Beast?"
While he was grumbling, Tony's expression suddenly shifted. He vaguely realized something.
Nine-Tailed Beast?
What exactly is the Nine-Tailed Beast?
When people talk about the Nine-Tailed Beast, the most famous legend is about the Nine-Tailed Fox, right?
Especially in Japan.
And ninjas are also from Japan.
Considering Naruto's identity as a fox demon, could the "Nine-Tailed Beast" sealed by the Fourth Hokage actually be a fox demon?
*Holy crap, it looks like I've stumbled onto something!*
*The Fourth Hokage died sealing the Nine-Tailed Fox demon, and now his son has become a fox demon?*
*This whole "sealing the Nine-Tailed Beast" thing might be more complicated than it seems.*
"I'm... the Fourth Hokage's son?"
"No way, this has to be fake, right?"
"Could this actually be true?"
Uzumaki Naruto, standing before another diary, was completely stunned.
He was an orphan!
He hadn't even known who his parents were until this moment.
Though Naruto usually acted carefree and carefree, living a life without a care in the world, only he knew how much he envied the children who clung to their parents.
Hokage Grandpa had told him his parents were dead, that he was an orphan.
As for who his parents actually were?
Naruto had asked Hokage Grandpa, but he'd said he didn't know.
Naruto hadn't thought much of it. He respected and trusted Hokage Grandpa completely.
But now, this diary claimed he was the son of the Fourth Hokage?
Not only did he have parents, but his parents were also great heroes!
And the Hokage!
"No, Hokage Grandpa wouldn't lie to me."
Naruto shook his head repeatedly, his rational mind telling him the diary must be spouting nonsense.
Yet emotionally, he yearned, he desperately hoped, that it was all true!
He wanted parents too!
He wanted to know who his parents were!
What if... just what if... what if it was all true?
"No, I'll go ask Hokage Grandpa for the truth later!"
Soon, Naruto made up his mind and turned his attention back to the diary.
The Fourth Hokage sealed the Nine-Tailed Beast?
What was the Nine-Tailed Beast?
Was it the Tailed Beast mentioned earlier in the diary?
But what exactly was this thing?
*This thing looks really powerful!*
*Even Lord Hokage sacrificed himself.*
*But no matter what this thing is, it can't be stronger than Lord Hokage. The Hokage is the strongest ninja there is.*
*After I become Hokage like Naruto, I'll be the strongest ninja too.*
*"How dare this guy badmouth Hokage Grandpa!"*
*"When I find him, I'll teach him a lesson!"*
*When Naruto read the diary's criticism of the Third Hokage, he got angry, his fists clenching subconsciously.*
*The Third Hokage was the person he respected most.*
*But considering the time, that old coin, the Third, probably doesn't have much longer to live, right?*
*When the Chūnin Exams start, he'll die at the hands of his own beloved student, Orochimaru!*
*The Third Hokage is truly old.*
*He even used the Dead Demon Consuming Seal, summoning the Death God as his enforcer, yet only managed to seal Orochimaru's hands!*
*This must be the greatest shame in Hokage history, right?*
*Especially for the First and Second Hokage, those overpowered legends. In their eyes, the Fourth Hokage dying to seal the Nine-Tailed Beast was already embarrassing enough.*
*After all, to them, the Nine-Tailed Beast was nothing more than a toy.*
The ruler of Konoha Village was about to die!
And at the hands of his own student!
Tony's expression turned serious.
*So this Orochimaru must be someone like Kaecilius, right?*
*Playboy had learned from Strange that Kaecilius was once a disciple of the Ancient One!*
*What kind of grudge could exist between these masters and disciples to drive them to such a deadly conflict? Tony naturally had no way of knowing.*
*But this Orochimaru seemed formidable.*
*The Third Hokage even summoned the Death God as an ally, yet only managed to seal his hands!*
*Considering that even fox demons exist in this other world...*
*Tony concluded that the "Death God" mentioned here wasn't a metaphor, but the actual Death God.*
*Fox demons and Death Gods... this other world is truly extraordinary!*
*And Tony now had a rough idea of the strength of Konoha's Hokage.*
*Clearly...*
*In the eyes of that Satan, the First and Second Hokage were the strongest.*
*After all, they treated the Nine-Tailed Beast as a toy.*
But the Fourth Hokage died sealing this "toy"!
To be fair, the gap between them was indeed quite significant.
As for who was stronger between the Third and Fourth Hokage, the diary didn't make any clear comparisons, so Tony couldn't say for sure.
Regardless, one could seal the fox demon, and the other could even summon the Death God—clearly, neither was a pushover.
"Hokage Grandpa will die?"
"What is this Zhou Cheng even talking about?!"
"Who could kill Hokage Grandpa?!"
Naruto, reading another diary, was instantly furious.
*What the hell is this?!*
*First, he was badmouthing Hokage Grandpa and implying he wasn't a good person—that was bad enough.*
*But now he's gone too far—he's even cursing Hokage Grandpa!*
*Saying Hokage Grandpa will die by Orochimaru's hand during the Chūnin Exams!*
*How could that be?!*
*Hokage Grandpa is so powerful—how could anyone kill him?!*
*Wait... who is this Orochimaru?*
Naruto tilted his head, trying to recall, but he almost cracked his brain trying to remember the name.
After all, Orochimaru was the Third Hokage's disciple, and now he's an S-Rank Rogue Ninja—an indelible stain on the Third Hokage's record.
Naturally, no one ever brought it up casually.
Most of the younger generation had never even heard of Orochimaru, and that naturally included Naruto.
Not only Orochimaru, but techniques like the Dead Demon Consuming Seal were also completely unknown to Naruto.
*But this technique can actually summon the Death God?*
*That's truly incredible!*
Speaking of Orochimaru, that guy is an absolute genius. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him the greatest scientist in the Naruto World.
After all, he's the one who mastered the Technique of Immortality. Who else in the entire Naruto World could do that?
It's not just immortality; the key is that this guy is practically unkillable.
Even the formidable Amaterasu, which burns everything, and the Totsuka-no-Tsurugi, which sealed Nagato himself, couldn't do anything to Orochimaru.
As long as the Cursed Seal remains, Orochimaru can never be killed!
He even created mechs that surpass the technological era of the Naruto World!
Mecha Naruto's strength is completely on par with Naruto's—how absurd is that!
The greatest scientist!
Tony's eyes lit up instantly.
As a super-scientist himself, he was naturally more interested in a peer from another world.
He really wanted to see what this "greatest scientist", as designated by the diary, could truly achieve.
"The Technique of Immortality!"
The Playboy was thoroughly shaken.
*Immortality?*
*Could he actually achieve something so incredible, so fantastical?*
*This truly lives up to his title as the world's foremost scientist.*
Even the Playboy's proud heart had to yield to Orochimaru in that moment.
After all, we're talking about immortality here.
Even beings of Odin's stature are mortal.
Not even gods can transcend the boundaries of life and death.
Yet Orochimaru had done it!
*He's not just talk.*
After a brief moment of astonishment, Tony refocused on the diary.
He realized that Orochimaru's capabilities surpassed even his expectations.
*Unkillable!*
*Who can guarantee they're unkillable?*
*Even the Ancient One, a powerhouse on Odin's level, was originally killed by Kaecilius.*
No matter how strong a person is, they will always encounter someone stronger. Everyone is vulnerable to death.
*Who dares claim they're unkillable?*
Though Tony couldn't fathom the nature of the "Cursed Seal" mentioned in the diary, he had to acknowledge Orochimaru's skill.
*Whatever methods he used, the fact that he achieved this is a testament to his prowess!*
Of course, Tony remained ignorant of things like "Amaterasu" and the "Totsuka-no-Tsurugi."
Playboy had Jarvis look into it and found that all these elements could be traced back to Japanese culture.
Amaterasu was obvious—she was the sun goddess in Japanese mythology.
A technique named after a god would obviously be extraordinary, even if he just thought about it for a second.
And the Totsuka-no-Tsurugi?
It was also a legendary divine sword from mythology.
Even if he couldn't confirm whether the Totsuka-no-Tsurugi mentioned in *Hokage* was the same legendary divine sword, the principle remained the same: could a sword named after a mythical divine sword be anything less than extraordinary?
This Orochimaru seemed to be a truly formidable figure in the *Hokage* world.
But then there were the mechas?
That caught Tony completely off guard.
The diary mentioned ninjutsu, fox demons, and the like. Tony had subconsciously assumed the *Hokage* world was set in an earlier era, since ninjas weren't exactly a modern invention.
Yet now mechas had appeared.
Ninjas *and* mechas? The styles clashed completely!
So what kind of world was this neighboring one?
Tony's curiosity was fully piqued.
Moreover, Orochimaru was immortal, unkillable, and wielded mechas... His areas of expertise were surprisingly broad.
Just like the great Tony Stark himself, a true Renaissance man!
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