"These two must be Konoha's pillars, Homura Mitokado and Utatane Koharu My Lord. A small token of my appreciation."
"Is this Danzo My Lord? A small token of my appreciation."
"You must be Yamato Captain, Naruto's favorite Captain. A small token of my appreciation."
"Sakura, you truly are the prettiest girl in Konoha. A small token of my appreciation."
"Sai, the most trustworthy teammate, an indispensable member of Team 7. Here, a small token of my appreciation."
In less than ten minutes, everyone in the office, except Naruto, had received a satisfactory gift, and most people's favorability towards Hawking had increased significantly.
"Naruto, Sakura, and Sai, take Hawking around the Village."
After the gift-giving concluded, in a harmonious atmosphere, Hawking left the Hokage's office with Team 7.
Soon after they left, Danzo, who had kicked his wheelchair aside, spoke:
"This Hawking doesn't seem as simple as the Jinchuriki said. He must have ulterior motives for coming to Konoha."
"Danzo My Lord, you're overthinking it. I think this child is quite good. Since we can't figure out and solve the Nine-Tailed transfer problem for now, let's treat him as a guest."
Tsunade stroked the nearby slot machine, looking impatient.
She wasn't being thoughtless, nor was it because of the slot machine in front of her that could be bought for a bit of money; rather, she already had a clear understanding.
According to current intelligence, as long as Hawking was willing, he could transfer the Nine-Tailed for an hour from Naruto at any time. Until this problem was resolved, even if Hawking had some purpose in coming to Konoha, they couldn't act rashly.
Moreover, Hawking had always been very friendly; they couldn't possibly treat him with hostility.
Finally, even if Hawking truly had a purpose, he could only come to Konoha for a maximum of one hour each day, and it had to be through Naruto's summoning. If Naruto didn't summon him, he couldn't force his way over.
"By the way, Danzo My Lord, don't be angry. After all, your eyes and arm are injured, and you're using a crutch, and you're so old. It's only reasonable for him to give you a wheelchair; he certainly didn't mean anything else."
"Hmph, since Hokage-sama has said so, then I have nothing more to say. So be it."
Danzo replied expressionlessly and left the Hokage's office, leaning on his crutch.
In truth, he didn't pay much attention to a child like Hawking. To him, Hawking was merely a human-shaped summoning beast, and a time-limited one at that.
His words were merely an excuse to seize an opportunity, so that if anything went wrong in the future, he would have another reason to fault Tsunade.
The Third Hokage was dead, and Tsunade had succeeded him. His greatest goal now was to remove Tsunade and ascend to the position of Hokage.
"What do the two Advisors think?"
Seeing Danzo leave, Tsunade turned to look at Homura Mitokado and Utatane Koharu.
The two looked at the gifts in their hands and finally replied:
"We don't think there should be any problem, but it's best to send Anbu to monitor him for a while."
"Alright, in that case, Yamato, you'll have to work hard. The task of monitoring Hawking is entrusted to you."
Tsunade nodded and instructed Yamato.
Yamato was already an Anbu expert and now the new Captain of Team 7, making him suitable both openly and covertly.
"Yes, Hokage-sama!"
Yamato nodded and disappeared from his spot with a Body Flicker Jutsu.
Meanwhile, Hawking, who had just arrived downstairs of the Hokage Building with Naruto and the other two, reached out and touched himself, changing his tracksuit, which was identical to Naruto's, into a different style.
At the same time, he removed his Konoha forehead protector and simply styled his hair.
"Hokage-sama probably doesn't want too many people to know about the matter between Naruto and me. I'll tidy myself up a bit so it doesn't easily arouse suspicion."
Naruto was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and he could draw out the Nine-Tailed for an hour every day. How could Tsunade make such information widely known?
So he had already heard from Naruto that Tsunade had ordered that this matter, apart from Team 7, was not to be disclosed to anyone else in the Village, and his identity was that of a guest from Mount Myōboku visiting Konoha.
Given this, it wouldn't be good for him and Naruto to look so similar.
"What kind of Ninjutsu is that? How can it change clothes?"
Sakura looked at Hawking, who instantly changed into a different outfit, and immediately showed a curious expression.
The Transformation Jutsu changed everything at once; it couldn't change clothes individually.
"I know, I know! Hawking told me this is magic, a kind of power from their World."
Before Hawking could answer, Naruto had already started explaining for him.
He often saw Hawking use magic at Mount Myōboku, so he had naturally asked the same question.
"magic! If I could do that, I wouldn't even need to buy clothes anymore. I could create all sorts of beautiful clothes. That's amazing!"
Sakura's eyes immediately sparkled.
"No, we can't learn it. Hawking said that to learn magic, you must have the Wizard Bloodline, similar to our Bloodline Limit. It's innate and cannot be learned later."
Naruto replied again on Hawking's behalf.
Hawking, meanwhile, smiled:
"Sakura, you can tell me what kind of clothes you want, and I can change them for you, but it will only last for four or five hours, then it will return to its original state."
"Really?"
Sakura's face showed an expectant expression.
Hawking reached out and gently pointed towards Sakura:
"Flavius!"
Sakura's red jacket immediately transformed into a beautiful dress.
Looking at the clothes on her, Sakura, who had already had a good first impression of Hawking due to the gift, now felt her favorability skyrocket.
So, guided by Naruto, Sakura, and Sai, Hawking began his one-hour tour of Konoha.
Due to limited time, he didn't visit many places, only strolling half a street and eating over a hundred bowls of Konoha's most famous Ichiraku Ramen.
As for who paid, it should have been Naruto, but the generous Hawking would never let the poor Naruto pay. He had exchanged pre-prepared gold bars for a large amount of this World's currency on the street beforehand.
So, Hawking paid for everything along the way.
Perhaps to others, Hawking seemed like a big fool, coming to this World, giving gifts, and treating everyone.
But only Hawking himself knew that the money was utterly insignificant to him. Any Superhero in his company could easily earn it back by taking on an advertisement.
What he needed now was to gain favorability, to make the Ninja of Konoha like him and lower their guard.
This was the only way to ensure he could be normally summoned to Konoha by Naruto.
And only by being summoned to Konoha by Naruto would he have the opportunity to acquire Konoha's Ninjutsu.
"The taste is excellent. My time is up. I really enjoyed my first visit to Konoha. See you tomorrow."
After finishing his ramen at Ichiraku, Hawking waved goodbye to Naruto and the other two.
Before the three could react, he simply vanished into thin air.
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