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"Who is this kid?" Steel Hand glanced at the emotional Uzumaki Naruto and asked.

"Haha~ He is Uzumaki Naruto." Jiraiya said softly.

Steel Hand was slightly stunned when he heard this and looked at Uzumaki Naruto.

"Wait a minute, I haven't finished speaking yet." Seeing that Steel Hand and Jiraiya ignored his question and were chatting to themselves, Uzumaki Naruto punched the table angrily and shouted, "The one named Orochimaru is Who is the person who killed the third generation!?"

"Aren't we all the legendary Sannin? Why do you know the intentions of the sexy sage but still do nothing!?" Uzumaki Naruto asked Jiraiya, then he pointed his steel hand and said loudly, "Also, , What on earth is going on for this guy to be the fifth Hokage?"

"Naruto, be quiet." Jiraiya whispered.

"But..." Uzumaki Naruto was about to argue, but was immediately stopped by Jiraiya's serious eyes and words, "That's enough, shut up."

"I'll say it again, now the village has sent a request for you Steel Hand to be the fifth Hokage." Jiraiya took out three playing cards from his hand and put them on the table, and then grabbed three more playing cards from the deck. He put the cards in his hand and said, "So, your answer is..."

At this time, everyone's eyes fell on the face of the steel hand who was looking at the poker in his hand.

"Are you willing to accept it?" Jiraiya asked.

But the steel hand did not answer Jiraiya's words, but simply closed his eyes, as if contemplating the card selection in his hand, and remained silent.

"How's it going, Steelhand?" Jiraiya asked again.

"You don't even know what you are talking about." The others were not anxious yet, but Uzumaki Naruto was already impatient, holding his head in his hands, and shouted in a low voice.

"Impossible, I refuse." At this time, the steel player dropped the five playing cards in his hand on the table.

"What a nostalgic line. Just like what you said when you didn't agree to date me." Jiraiya said frivolously without caring.

"What on earth are you talking about?" Uzumaki Naruto yelled anxiously, "What a sexy sage, why did you bring this guy back to the village to be the Hokage, and he was rejected by her. Ah~~~"

"Don't be at a loss. The only one who can be the fifth Hokage is this steel hand." Jiraito stopped the fussy Uzumaki Naruto and said, "She made a great contribution to Konoha in the miserable war. , her combat medical skills have so far been surpassed by no one. And she is the granddaughter of the first Hokage. Coupled with her abilities, no other person is suitable to be the fifth Hokage. And this is also the highest organization of Konoha Village The decision has been made and you, an insignificant genin, have no right to interfere here.”

"Hmph, Jiraiya. This kid is much worse than your previous apprentice." Steel Hand grabbed five playing cards again, looked at Jiraiya and said, "His speech, mind, and appearance are all terrible. "

"What did you say!" Uzumaki Naruto said angrily.

"Compared to the fourth generation, no one can compare with him." Jiraiya looked at Uzumaki Naruto and said, "That is the most suitable person to be a ninja in all generations. He is talented in ninjutsu and has a very clear mind. He's very popular, and he's a handsome guy like me."

"But even the fourth generation died soon, risking his life for the sake of the village." Steel Hand said softly, "Life and money are different. Only a fool would lose his life so easily." It can be done.”

"My grandfather and the Second Hokage were the same. They wanted to end the war and achieve peace at all costs. In the end, their ambition was not fulfilled and they died for the village."

"You have changed, Steel Hand." Jiraiya said, "Although I don't know what you think mentally. I can't praise you for what you say."

"Although you can't tell on the surface, you are still in your fifties after all. The passage of time will make people change. Sarutobi-sensei is not the same. An old man is still stubborn in his age. It would be weird if he didn't die." Steel. Hands said infuriating words without caring about other people's feelings, "Hokage and all that are bullshit. Only fools would become Hokage."

These words instantly stimulated Uzumaki Naruto, who dreamed of becoming Hokage, and almost without thinking, he jumped up from his seat and rushed towards the steel hand, but just as he jumped over the table. He was immediately caught in Jiraiya's hand, and his limbs were flopping around.

"How dare you insult Grandpa Hokage and the Fourth Generation in front of me. Even if she is a woman, it doesn't matter. I will teach her a lesson without mercy." Uzumaki Naruto stared at the steel hand angrily and shouted.

"You are really brave. You dare to talk to me like that. Let's go out and fight, kid." Steel Hand stood up from his seat, put his foot on the table, and stared into Uzumaki Naruto's eyes.

Afterwards, everyone paid the bill, left the izakaya through the back door, and came to the deserted alleyway behind the izakaya. Then Ito Cheng and Shizune retreated to the right of Steel Hand, and Jiraiya retreated to the left of Uzumaki Naruto, looking at Uzumaki Naruto and Steel Hand facing each other in the field.

"One of the three ninjas once predicted the time to defeat me. I will never take action against a genin." Steel Hands said easily with his hands on his waist, and then stretched out a finger towards Uzumaki Naruto.

"Do you also want to predict the time?" Jiraiya asked at the side.

"It's not a minute, but one finger." Steelhand took his right hand with the index finger up to his chest, looked at Uzumaki Naruto and chuckled, "Master Steelhand can deal with people like you with just one finger. Come on, kid."

"Stop joking." Uzumaki Naruto shouted angrily, and at the same time he took out two kunai from his ninja bag, threw one towards the steel hand, and rushed to the steel hand with a kunai at the same time. He closed his eyes to avoid the kunai's attack and stabbed him with the steel hand.

The steel hand immediately leaned forward, inserted his upright index finger into the circle at the back end of the kunai handle, and took the kunai from Uzumaki Naruto's hand, then whirled and hit it on the edge of Uzumaki Naruto's forehead guard, pulling the kunai away. Wu was thrown away together with Uzumaki Naruto's forehead protector, and then with a curl of his index finger, he flicked it towards the forehead of Uzumaki Naruto who had just stabilized his body.

In an instant, Uzumaki Naruto rolled and slid far away from the ground as if he had been hit hard. Then when he stood up again, first the kunai was accidentally inserted in front of his feet, and then the forehead protector fell to the ground in front of him.

"Kid, let me ask you a question before I knock you out. Why do you respect the title of Hokage so much?" Steel Hand asked Uzumaki Naruto in a sonorous tone.

"Because I am different from you, I will definitely get the title of Hokage." Uzumaki Naruto said with confidence, "Hokage, becoming Hokage is my dream."

After hearing Uzumaki Naruto's declaration, Steel Hand's expression immediately changed, and he fell into memories with a weak look on his face. However, he was immediately awakened by the violent chakra fluctuations caused by Naruto Uzumaki's Rasengan.

It's just that the steel hand came back to consciousness a little late. Uzumaki Naruto had already run up to her with the unfinished Rasengan in his hand. However, the steel hand was the steel hand. He stepped back and pointed at her with a strange power fist. on the ground. Then a long crack mark appeared on the ground. Uzumaki Naruto, who was in no hurry to defend himself, let his feet go and pressed the Rasengan to the ground.

"Jiraiya, were you the one who taught him the Rasengan move?" Steel Hand, who straightened up, shouted at Jiraiya standing aside.

"I'm his master." Jiraiya said narcissistically, touching his chin.

"The only ones who can use that move are you and the Yondaime. If you teach him such a move that is impossible to master, are you still considered a master?" Steel Hand lectured loudly, "And you make him feel so self-satisfied, no wonder he is like this A kid who likes to daydream and tell jokes about becoming Hokage."

"I'm not joking, you idiot. Big idiot." Uzumaki Naruto said angrily after hearing this, "It only takes three days for me to learn this trick."

"Hmph, you're such a big talker. A man's words are hard to follow." Steel Hand said disdainfully.

"I have always kept my word." Uzumaki Naruto said, "This is my way of ninja."

"Then let's make a bet. Within a week, if you can master this ninjutsu within a week, I will admit that you can become Hokage and give you this jewelry." Steel Hand stuck a hand on his waist. He pointed at the Wooden Energy Crystal Necklace on his chest with one hand and said.

"Master Steelhand. That is not what you cherish the most..." Shizune said anxiously in surprise.

"I don't want that crappy jewelry." Uzumaki Naruto said with a nonchalant look on his face, his hands behind his head.

"Don't say that, Naruto. It's made of the only ore in the world. The money from selling him can buy three mountains. This was once owned by the first Hokage." Jiraiya said for Uzumaki. Naruto introduced.

"Well, that's it, as you said." Hearing this, Xuanwo Ming's expression changed. He agreed very happily.

"Okay, that's it. But if you don't master that move within a week, you lose, and all the money will belong to me." The steel hand took out the wallet that he didn't know when he had taken out the wallet from Uzumaki Naruto's pocket. He held it in his hand and said.

Afterwards, as the steel hand turned around, everyone left the alley and stayed in a nearby hotel.

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"It's rare to see such a weak person like you." Ito, who suddenly appeared at the top of the three-character archway with the name "Tanzhu Street", sat beside him in pairs, holding the steel hand of the wooden escape necklace tightly with both hands and said, "This is not like what I have known before. That steel hand."

Steel Hand didn't speak when he heard this, still immersed in his own thoughts.

"Well~ forget it." Seeing this, Ito Cheng didn't say anything, but directly put his palm on the arch pillar next to him, and then thin branches grew out of his palm, like vines. The pillars surrounding the archway quickly grew towards the steel hand, and then pieces of green leaves grew around the steel hand.

"Wooden Release, it seems that you have learned a lot in Konoha." Steel Hand said softly when the Wood Release cast by Ito Cheng brought him back to reality.

"I didn't learn this in Konoha, but you taught me." Ito Cheng chuckled while looking at the night street in the distance.

"I don't remember teaching you this," Steelhand whispered.

"Have you forgotten, when we were at the hot spring hotel?" Ito Cheng reminded.

"But I only taught you the first seal." Steel Hand looked up at Ito Naomichi.

"I'm not stupid." Ito Chengichi shrugged and smiled, "And this is not a ninjutsu, it's just a simple application of wood escape."

After hearing this, Steel Hand carefully observed the new branches beside him and found that it was indeed as Ito Cheng said that it was just the basic application of Wood Release.

"It's for you." As Ito Cheng said, he continued to activate the wood escape, and then a young and reborn sapling broke out of the stone pillar in front of the steel hand and slowly grew upward.

"Okay, I'm going back first, and you should go back early, don't let Shizune worry." After saying that, Ito Cheng used the teleportation technique to disappear from the archway in an instant, and rushed back to the hotel where he lived.

"Am I already this bad?" Steel Hand murmured to himself as he looked at the new saplings in front of him.

the other side……

"Shizune." Ito called out to Shizune, who had just walked out of Uzumaki Naruto's room with a deep expression on his face.

"Ito Cheng." Shizune, who heard the greeting, turned to look at Ito Cheng and responded in a low voice.

"Can you tell me what happened?" Ito Cheng walked up to Shizune and asked softly. Then looking at Shizune who had a hesitant look on her face, she continued, "Don't worry about Gangtou. If she finds out, I will explain it, and I won't tell Jiraiya."

"...Okay." Shizune thought for a moment after hearing this, and then agreed with a calm expression.

"Go to my room and talk." Seeing this, Ito Cheng said.

Then the two entered Ito Cheng's room, and after Ito Cheng Shizune poured the tea, Shizune slowly told the story about Steel Hand and Orochimaru, and in order to make the matter more clear, Shizune will also be used as a bargaining chip in the transaction. The two people who arrived, Dan and Naoshu, told what happened.

"That's it." After listening to Shizune's story, Ito Cheng whispered to himself.

"I'm worried that Lord Steelhand will choose to cooperate with Orochimaru for those two people." Shizune said with a heavy expression.

"Don't worry." As Ito Cheng spoke, his hands naturally held Shizune's hands, comforting him, "If the steel hand really chooses to trade with Orochimaru, I will do my best to stop it."

"Yes." Shizune blushed when she found that her hands were being held. She pulled her hand out of Ito Cheng's hand with slight force and responded in a low voice. Then he quickly stood up from his seat and said in a panic, "I'll take my leave now."

After saying that, without waiting for Ito Cheng to speak, he quickly ran out of Ito Cheng's room with a red face and returned to his own room.

"Haha~" Looking at the door that was closed again, Ito Cheng couldn't help but chuckle as he gently moved his fingers to recall the texture of Shizune's skin.

For the next week, time passed quickly as the steel player went out early and came back late every day, in a dazed state.

This morning, Ito Cheng, who had been in a meditative state all night, immediately stood up from the bed the moment the steel hand left the room, turned the heat switch to the maximum, and used his mental power to form a protective film on the body surface, and then stepped out of the window. He jumped out, hung far behind the steel hand, and rushed towards the meeting place arranged with Orochimaru.