Unconsciously, Naruto came to this person, but he did not disturb him, because the person fishing in front of him was too focused, as if he was completing a sacred thing.

From the side, this person is very young, about in his twenties, because he can only see the side, and Naruto cannot determine his specific appearance.

In this way, on the banks of the river in Konoha Village, an angler and a person watching the angler fishing, sat quietly until the sunset became lower and lower and the night quietly came.

During this period, Naruto watched in shock as he used a straight hook to catch fishing fish of different species in the river, and then released them casually.

The river is said to lead all the way to the sea, along with the waterfall in the Terminal Valley, so there are many species of fish.

But Naruto couldn't understand anyway. It was not consistent with common sense how the other party used a straight hook to catch these fish.

Until the night completely enveloped the earth, the man put away his fishing rod, as if he had noticed Naruto beside him, and turned his head to look at him.

At this time, Naruto noticed his appearance, in his twenties, his whole body exuded an indescribable temperament, natural and harmonious.

"Hello." This was the first sentence the other party said, which made Naruto stunned.

This is the first time in his short life that someone greeted him like this.

"Hello...hello." Naruto quickly stood up and then explained: "I...I didn't mean to make a sound, but I just saw that you were too serious about fishing and didn't bother me."

"I know." The angler smiled, "I'll introduce myself. My name is Lu Xuan, what's your name?"

"Naruto!" Naruto said subconsciously, "Uzumaki Naruto!"

Then Naruto came back to his senses and said, "Uncle Lu Xuan, you are so good at fishing. The first time I saw someone who could catch fish with a straight hook, what did you do?"

Because he was not sure about the other party's identity and whether the other party would be disgusted by his "demon fox", Naruto hesitated when calling his uncle and quickly looked at the other party's reaction. After seeing that the other party had no strange expression, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"This..." Xuan shook the fishing rod, "It's actually not a very difficult skill. Do you want to learn it...I'll teach you."

His words were dull, as if he was telling something very ordinary.

However, Naruto's eyes widened in an instant and said in surprise: "Can I really learn?"

A touching surged in his heart. For the first time, someone took the initiative to say hello to him and chatted with him in such a tone without any discrimination. For the first time, someone took the initiative to teach him something.

Although he didn't know what the use of this kind of straight hook fishing was, he subconsciously thought that this must be a very powerful technique.

Guru...

However, at this moment, Naruto's stomach let out a hungry cry.

A smile appeared on Xuan's lips and said, "It seems you are hungry, but it's still late. It's really time to have supper. So, how about I treat you to grilled fish."

As he said that, he threw the fishing rod into the river without waiting for Naruto's reply. Soon after, a fat white fish was caught, but this time, no more animals were released.

...

On the riverside, a bonfire rose, and a fat white fish was placed on the fire and grilled, and the fish fragrance was everywhere.

After a while, Naruto picked up the grilled fish and bit it. This was the most delicious fish he had ever eaten so far, although he had only eaten two or three times so far this year.

The most important thing is that this is the first time he has met someone who is willing to communicate with him on an equal footing, which makes him feel a warm feeling.

"Eat slowly, there is still here." Xuan said with a smile, putting another fish on the fire.

After finishing the fish in one breath, Naruto patted his stomach and lay on the grass and said, "I'm so full... I don't want to move anymore."

Xuan couldn't help laughing silently. He looked up and saw that the stars in the sky had appeared. The stars accompanied by the moonlight dyed the lake surface into a rippling color, like a dream.

The scenery of this river is good. Usually, at this time, there will be Muye villagers who come for a walk after supper, but I don’t know what it is today, and I haven’t seen anyone come until now.

Fortunately, Naruto was young and did not notice these trivial strange things.

"By the way, Naruto, don't your parents worry if you don't go back so late?" Xuan suddenly spoke at this time.

Naruto sat up, his expression suddenly dimmed, and he whispered: "I...I don't have parents."

Xuan didn't ask any more questions and was a little silent for a moment.

Naruto obviously didn't like this atmosphere and smiled cheerfully at Kuen, "But I'm used to it. Don't look at me as young as I'm very good, but I can live a good life alone."

"Yes, I believe it." Xuan said with a smile, he had no doubt about this.

Naruto touched his head and smiled twice, obviously very happy to be praised, "By the way Uncle Lu Xuan, are you Konoha's ninja?"

Unexpectedly, the other party would suddenly ask such a question. Xuan was stunned for a moment, then raised his eyes and looked towards Naruto.

After a moment he whispered: "Yeah, it was."

"Once?" Naruto wondered, not understanding why the other party said that, but he continued to ask with a smile, "Then Uncle Naruto must be a very powerful and famous ninja. How about it compared to Grandpa Naruto? My dream is to become a Naruto."

Xuan showed a smile and said softly: "Ah, it used to be very famous, but now there shouldn't be many people who know me."

Since the Battle of Ending the Valley, Konoha has deliberately weakened the influence of the Uchiha clan. Since Tobirama Senju, he has focused on promoting the achievements of the first Hokage. As for Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Gen, they have deliberately abandoned it in the corner of history.

At this time, those who can know the names of the three gods are all powerful people in the ninja world. As for ordinary villagers of Konoha and even those middle and lower classes of ninjas, they are only unfamiliar with these two names.

"Uh?" Naruto scratched his head. He was too young to understand the specific meaning of this, but it seems that Uncle Lu Xuan has many stories.

"By the way, Naruto, why do you want to be a Hokage?"

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