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Author's Note
Before you continue reading, there has been a change in Road to Ninja Part 10, especially the part where Uchiha Raiju, Hanato's teammate has been introduced . Please read through that part as it will affect the storyline in a significant way . The change was made because of an introduction that I did not follow through on in Road to Ninja Part 5 .
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("Hanato's birthday is that close? But when?") Was the first thought that ran across Naruto's mind .
"I heard Gin got his hands on something that's definitely going Hanato's favorite," Irina said .
("Gin?")
("Who's this guy now?") Naruto was confused .
"Well, it'll be terrible to have a kid one up, on us," Shikamaru laughed .
"You know he's not just a kid anymore," Irina said .
"Yeah…"
"The Hidden Leaf's Silver Fang,"
"He's walked in his family's footsteps," Shikamaru said .
"Silver fang…" Naruto murmured .
"His grandfather the White Fang,"
"His dad, a successor to the white fang, and the son who outshined the two,"
"The silver fang of the Hidden Leaf," Irina's eyes gleamed with excitement .
("So that's Kakashi-sensei's kid huh…") Naruto thought .
"What did you get your son?" Irina asked .
"Eh…"
"…"
"Um…"
"I just came back…"
"I was planning to get one for him today…" Naruto answered with an awkward voice .
"Hmph, You'd better get your priorities straight, Menma," Irina glared at Naruto .
"…" Naruto could only endure in silence as tried to focus on what would Hanato like, this is because unlike Boruto, Hanato was on an entirely different page . From what Naruto had observed, Hanato was the type to observe and understand, which was completely different from Boruto who would directly confront Naruto with his faults . Another thing was that Hanato was a strategist type meaning their tastes could be entirely different even when it was choosing between presents that kids their age would generally like .
("Looks like I will have to tag along with these two to find out more about Menma's son…") Naruto thought to himself .
Behind this surface thought, he was also worried about not having a conversation with Sakura yet . He would totally avoid the conversation if he could prevent Sakura from finding out who he was; however, he had already promised Obito and Nawaki to cover up for Menma when he was out .
"Let's go," Irina said, taking the lead with Naruto and Shikamaru following closely behind her on a hunt to find a good present .
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Hanato and the others finally arrived at the street where BurgerOu was . BurgerOu a newly started Burger joint that was in direct competition to Kaminari Burger . Hanato's peers often ate at Kaminari Burger, however, the free food offer on the Grand Pre-Opening was too much to resist .
"Look at those lines… . " Raiju and Inojin were stunned seeing Hundreds lined up before their group .
"Oh," One of the girls in the line turned back to see the group standing a few meters away .
"Shikadai, Inojin, guys,"
"You all here for the pre-opening right?"
"Huh?" The fat man next to the girl turned back as well .
"Uncle Chōji, Mayumi," Shikadai and Inojin responded .
Akimichi Mayumi, Daughter of Chōji and a teammate of the new generation Ino-ShikCho . Unlike Chocho from the other timeline, Mayumi had fair skin with a rosy complexion . However, what set her apart from her clan was that she had an hourglass figure that most women/girls could only dream off . This was due to her high metabolism and athletic abilities .
"Oh you've brought along Hanato, Raiju and Mitsuki as well I see," Chōji said with a smile .
"Hello, Uncle Chōji," Hanato and Raiju greeted . Mitsuki also lightly nodded from behind .
"Mm," Chōji nodded following which he looked at Hanato .
"Did your dad tell you when he'll be coming back?" Chōji asked .
"He's in the village Uncle Chōji," Hanato replied .
"Eh?" Chōji was surprised .
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"When did he come back?" He asked immediately .
"He came back yesterday evening," Hanato replied .
"I see…" Chōji murmured .
"Pss…"
"Hmm??" Hanato's attention was caught by a somewhat muted sound .
"Psst!"
"Hanato," A boy with glasses called out .
"Denki?" Hanato stared at the young man .
"Shh!"
"Don't call out my name!" Denki cautioned Boruto with a quick hush .
Hanato observed Denki for a moment .
"I guess you are here to research on their burger joint, huh?" Hanato asked .
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"Hehe,"
"That's Hanato for you,"
"You've guessed correctly," Denki corrected the position of his spectacles .
Kaminarimon Denki, as the name, suggests he's related to the famous Kaminarimon group within the Hidden Leaf . Denki's dad is the president of the Kaminarimon group and a former Hidden Leaf Ninja as well .
"I guess, Metal and Iwabe are here as well?" Hanato asked .
"Yup,"
"They are placed strategically in the crowd to not raise any suspicions,"
"I see…" Hanato nodded, turning around to try and spot the mentioned two in the crowd .
Soon he spotted the two .
Metal Lee seemed to have trouble dealing with the crowd with sweat appearing all over his face out of nervousness . Yuino Iwabe, on the other hand, was whistling a tune standing calmly in the line waiting for his turn to taste the food .
"Hey Hanato," Denki prompted .
"Hmm??" Hanato looked at Denki whose head was precisely at the height of Hanato's shoulders .
"Do you have the new guide out yet?" Denki asked .
"I am still working on that," Hanato said as he pulled out his portable gaming device .
"However I can send you the guide for the minimap area that I recently worked on," Hanato said following which he pressed a set of buttons .
*Notification sound*
"Oh?" Denki's eyes immediately scanned across the new data that he had received .
"WOW!"
"You've set the record for the fastest dungeon clearing time as a solo player," Denki shouted excitedly .
"SH!!" Hanato immediately covered Denki's mouth .
"Oh right, you don't want anyone finding out you're The Keymaster12," Denki spoke through Hanato's hand in a muffled voice .
"…" Hanato stared silently .
"Here," Denki handed out an envelope to Hanato .
"That's for the sales from the recent volume,"
"They are asking for a reprint," Denki reported .
"Glad to hear," Hanato nodded .
"Hey, Hanato!" Raiju called out in a loud voice .
"?" Hanato turned towards Raiju to see him standing next to Inojin and Shikadai with all the three having their portable gaming devices in their hands .
"Login the game and accept the invitation," Inojin said .
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"Mm," Hanato nodded with a light smile .
"Hey, Hanato," Denki called out .
"Hmm??"
"Wouldn't they find out who you are through the name of your account?" Denki asked .
"…" Hanato stared at the game screen on which he had his saved games next to his profile .
*clicking sounds*
*notification tone*
"What?" Denki was surprised to see a maxed account change to an account with average character stats .
"I enjoy this game a lot…" Hanato said suddenly, following which a message popped up on the screen with an invitation for a team game .
"But it's more fun when I play alongside them," Hanato said as he clicked on the accept button .
"Everyone, Let's get those drops!" Raiju shouted with excitement .
"Yeah!" The group nodded with excitement .
"I see…" Denki nodded with excitement .
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In a particular Shopping Mall…
Three figures walked across the floor, shops after shops in search of something .
"Let's enter here," Irina said as she pointed towards a cloth store .
"Ah…" Shikamaru stared a bit at Irina .
"What is it?" Irina asked .
"N-nothing…" Shikamaru gestured for Irina to enter the store .
"…" Irina entered the store silently followed by the two .
"This is bad…" Shikamaru mumbled .
"What is it?" Naruto asked .
"Irina has a bad fashion sense when it comes to choosing clothes for boys," Shikamaru said .
"Oh…" Naruto was surprised to hear smile details like this as well .
…
"Shikamaru,"
"What is it, Menma?" Shikamaru asked .
"Do you know what games kids are into these days?" Naruto asked .
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"Mm…" Shikamaru thought for a bit .
"It's gotta be one of those dungeon hunting games for sure," Shikamaru said .
"Shinobi Dungeon Hunters," Irina suddenly answered .
"Oh Yeah,"
"Shikadai wanted that game the last time I came to the village,"
"Doesn't Hanato have that game as well? I've heard that Shikadai, Hanato, and their friends play that game a lot," Shikamaru said .
"He does?"
"Speaking of which, Shikadai asked me to get the data book,"
"He said he wanted to prepare their teams better to raid the dungeon,"
"Something about getting a Guidebook by Keymaster12 . "
"I see…"
"I guess Hanato and Shikadai's taste might be similar ya know,"
"strategy-wise," Naruto said .
"You might be onto something there…" Shikamaru paused for a bit .
"How's this?" Irina asked as she pointed towards a set of clothes she had picked .
"I-Isn't that…"
"Sh!" Shikamaru closed off Naruto's mouth .
"What is it?" Irina asked again, seemingly pissed off a bit .
"N-Nothing…" Shikamaru answered with an awkward voice as he stared at the Shirt and pant that Irina picked, which was totally incompatible with each other .
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Elsewhere, in an unknown dimension…
(Whoosh!)
A rift was opened up, followed by a man in white robes stepping into the stable space .
"Momoshiki," The man called out .
"Hmm??" Another man who was seated in a dark corner stared at the figure .
"I see that the messengers of the High Priest have given me the chance of being in service,"
"To what do I owe this pleasure?" The man asked as he stepped out of the dark corner of the dimension .
"Ōtsutsuki Momoshiki,"
"The High Priest has divined a formidable existence in the lower realms," the man said .
"Oh?" Momoshiki's interest was piqued .
"Please elaborate," Momoshiki asked respectfully .Please download our sponsor's game to support us!