Marvel: Randomly Load a Protagonist Template - Chapter 96
“These two must be the pillars of Konoha, Homura and Koharu. A small gift for you.”
“And you must be Lord Danzo. A small token of my appreciation.”
“You must be Captain Yamato, Naruto’s favorite captain. A small gift for you.”
“Sakura, as expected, the most beautiful girl in Konoha. A small gift for you.”
“Sai, the most reliable teammate, an indispensable member of Team Seven. Here, a small gift for you.”
In less than ten minutes, everyone in the office, except Naruto, had received a thoughtful gift from Hawking, significantly increasing their goodwill towards him.
“Naruto, Sakura, and Sai, take Hawking around the village.”
Hawking left the Hokage’s office with Team Seven with the gift-giving done and in a harmonious atmosphere.
Shortly after they left, Danzo kicked the wheelchair beside him and spoke up:
“This Hawking seems far from being as simple as the jinchuriki said. There must be some ulterior motive for his visit to Konoha.”
“You’re overthinking, Danzo. I find this kid quite nice. Since we can’t currently solve the Nine-Tails transfer issue, let’s treat him as a guest for now.”
Tsunade stroked the slot machine beside her, eager to play.
She wasn’t careless or drawn in by a purchasable slot machine. She already had her calculations.
According to the current information, Hawking could transfer the Nine-Tails from Naruto for one hour as long as he wished. They couldn’t act rashly without resolving this issue, even if Hawking had an agenda in Konoha.
Moreover, Hawking had always been friendly so that they couldn’t treat him harshly.
Finally, even if Hawking had a purpose, he could only stay in Konoha for an hour a day, and only if Naruto summoned him. If Naruto didn’t summon him, he couldn’t come forcibly.
“By the way, Danzo, don’t be angry. Given your injured eye and arm, and walking with a cane at your age, it makes sense for him to give you a wheelchair without any other intention.”
“Hmph, since the Hokage said so, I have nothing more to say. Let it be.”
Danzo replied expressionlessly and left the Hokage’s office with his cane.
In reality, he didn’t care much about a child like Hawking. To him, Hawking was just a human-shaped summoning beast with a time limit.
He said what he did to leave a reason to blame Tsunade later, should anything go wrong.
With the Third Hokage dead and Tsunade taking over, his main goal was to oust her and become Hokage himself.
“What do the two advisors think?”
After Danzo left, Tsunade turned to Homura and Koharu.
They looked at the gifts in their hands and finally replied:
“We don’t see any immediate issue, but it’s best to have ANBU monitor him for a while.”
“Alright, Yamato, you’ll take on the task of monitoring Hawking.”
Tsunade nodded and instructed Yamato.
Being a skilled ANBU member and the new captain of Team Seven, Yamato was perfect for the job.
“Yes, Hokage-sama!”
Yamato nodded and disappeared with a Body Flicker Technique.
Meanwhile, just downstairs at the Hokage building, Hawking, with Naruto, Sakura, and Sai, tapped his body, changing his tracksuit to a different outfit. He also removed his Konoha headband and adjusted his hair.
“The Hokage-sama probably doesn’t want too many people to know about me and Naruto. I’ve made some changes to avoid suspicion.”
Naruto was the Nine-Tails jinchuriki, and Hawking could extract the Nine-Tails for an hour each day. Tsunade wouldn’t want this information widely known.
Naruto had mentioned that Tsunade ordered this matter to remain within Team Seven, and Hawking’s identity was just a guest from Mount Myoboku.
Given this, looking too similar to Naruto wouldn’t be good.
“What kind of jutsu is that? How can you change clothes like that?”
Sakura looked curiously at Hawking, who had changed his outfit instantly.
Transformation Jutsu changes the whole appearance, not just the clothes.
“I know, I know! Hawking told me, this is magic, a power from their world.”
Before Hawking could answer, Naruto explained.
Having often seen Hawking use magic at Mount Myoboku, Naruto naturally asked about it.
“Magic, if I could do that, I wouldn’t need to buy clothes. I could have all sorts of beautiful outfits. That’s amazing!”
Sakura’s eyes sparkled.
“No, we can’t learn it. Hawking said to learn magic, you must have wizard bloodline, similar to our bloodline limits. It’s innate, not something you can learn later.”
Naruto explained again for Hawking.
Hawking smiled:
“Sakura, if you want a specific outfit, tell me. I can change it for you, but it will only last four to five hours before reverting.”
“Really?”
Sakura’s face lit up with expectation.
Hawking lightly pointed at Sakura:
“Flavido!”
Sakura’s red jacket transformed into a beautiful dress.
Seeing her new clothes, Sakura, already favorably impressed with Hawking from the gifts, felt her goodwill soar.
So, guided by Naruto, Sakura, and Sai, Hawking began his one-hour tour of Konoha.
Due to time constraints, they didn’t visit many places, just half a street, and ate over a hundred bowls of Konoha’s famous Ichiraku Ramen.
As for who paid, it should have been Naruto, but generous Hawking wouldn’t let poor Naruto pay. He had prepared gold bars in advance to exchange for this world’s currency.
Thus, Hawking paid for everything along the way.
Others might see Hawking as a big spender, coming to this world giving gifts and treating people.
But only Hawking knew that the money meant nothing to him. His company could easily earn it back with a single superhero endorsement.
He needed goodwill from Konoha’s ninjas, lowering their guard against him.
This ensured Naruto could summon him to Konoha normally.
And only by being summoned to Konoha could he have a chance to learn their jutsu.
“The taste is great. My time is up. I enjoyed my first tour of Konoha. See you tomorrow.”
After finishing his ramen at Ichiraku, Hawking waved goodbye to Naruto, Sakura, and Sai.
Before they could react, he vanished into thin air.
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