"Man's nature is good at birth. Similar natures, different habits …"
Naruto recited softly. Although he did not quite understand the meaning, he found it easy to read. Before he knew it, he had already finished reciting it.
At the end of the text was a detailed explanation of the three-character classic.
Children at this age were the most curious.
The simple life philosophy, the story of Meng's mother moving three times, these stories that happened in another world were interesting to the young Naruto. Soon, he was immersed in the book.
Unknowingly, Naruto had turned to the last page of the book.
Then, a gentle voice rang in Naruto's ears.
"Class is over. The class test will begin. There are twenty questions in total. Each question is worth five points. Please listen carefully."
"The first question, please briefly describe the story of Meng's mother moving three times."
Hearing this, Naruto smiled confidently. "It's that simple. I just finished reading it. This sentence is about the Warring States Period. Meng's mother moved three times in order to give Meng a good learning environment. One time, Meng's mother broke the loom to educate Meng's son when he played truant. "
"The second question, please explain, 'If Meng does not learn, it is inappropriate. If Meng does not learn when he is young, what is the meaning of 'if he is old?' "
"It is wrong for a child not to study hard. If a person does not study hard when he is young, he will not know how to be a person when he is old. Without knowledge, it will be difficult for him to achieve anything when he is old. "
...
The class test ended quickly. In the end, Naruto answered all the questions correctly.
"Congratulations on getting 100 points. Naruto Uzumaki, you are a smart child. I will reward you with two hours of entertainment time. Work hard and rest hard. Please continue to work hard."
After that, Naruto realized that the empty space in front of him had changed. There was an additional television.
"Hahaha, I, Naruto Uzumaki, am still very smart." Naruto, who was praised, could not help but feel proud.
Then, Naruto, who was feeling proud, realized that the television was turned on. It started to play the cartoon "Black Cat Detective".
Naruto quickly diverted his attention.
Although it was his first time watching TV, Naruto was soon immersed in it and began to watch with great interest. In the end, he even began to sing along with the melody on the TV, "Ahhh, Black Cat Sheriff …"
...
The next morning.
Naruto opened his eyes in a daze and found that there was no interesting book or television in the room.
"It's just a dream," Naruto muttered in disappointment.
Then, he remembered that his grandfather had told him yesterday that he could now go out normally.
"Since I've already explained, I might be able to find a friend from today onwards." Naruto thought excitedly. He rushed into the bathroom to wash up, put on his clothes and ran out of the room.
However, reality poured cold water on Naruto's head.
Those adults did not attack Naruto, nor did they call him a demon fox in front of Naruto. Instead, they used a method that made Naruto's heart turn cold.
They directly ignored his existence.
No matter what he said, no one answered. They just looked at him with cold eyes and treated him as air.
If Naruto wanted to do something, the people's indifference would go a step further and turn into vigilance.
After receiving the warning from the third generation, they did not dare to shout at Naruto. However, if it was just a normal shove, no one could stop it.
Facing this suffocating atmosphere, the young and naive Naruto felt a chill rising from the bottom of his heart.
After that day, Naruto rarely went out.
He found that even if he did not sleep, as long as he relaxed his mind, he could go to that magical place.
No one there would give him the cold shoulder. He could learn interesting knowledge from the books. After answering the test questions correctly, he would be praised. He could also watch cartoons that were more interesting than the books.
If that was the case, why would he go out and annoy people?
If he made Naruto unhappy, everyone would be unhappy as well. It was better to stay at home.
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, a year had passed.
In a year, Naruto's life had changed a lot.
He didn't stay at home all day. Although he still didn't go out during the day, he would go out at night when there were fewer people. While completing the scheduled physical education class, he could also exercise his body.
Naruto knew that he was still a child. He must exercise more to grow taller.
After the physical education class, it was most likely late at night.
At this time, Naruto would go to the shopping street and sneak into the closed shops to get some daily necessities, ingredients, clothes, and other daily necessities.
For Naruto, who was born with excellent physical fitness, this was not a difficult thing.
Of course, he would pay.
Although no one knew that he took it, people must learn to have self-respect.
It was not that he did not have money to buy these things, but that no one would sell them to him.
Then, Naruto, who forcibly bought what he needed, would go home and cook for himself.
After learning the book "Dietary Balance and Nutrition," Naruto knew that it was unhealthy to eat instant noodles all day and drink milk that might have expired or not.
Unbalanced nutritional development would lead to slow physical development. Like not liking to exercise, it would be a factor that made people unable to grow taller.
Through the cooking methods learned from "The Encyclopedia of Chinese Recipes," the ingredients that Naruto bought would be made into some convenient, nutritionally balanced, and delicious food.
In the beginning, Naruto would mess up the food because of his lack of experience. But now, after practicing for a while, such a situation would not happen anymore.
After eating, Naruto would lie in bed and sleep.
At this time, he would enter the magical space.
His body was dormant to restore energy, but his mind was still free to move.
Here, he could continue to study and have fun, watch TV or some novels that were rewarded after he completed his study, or play a game console loaded with various games for a while.
Now, a year later, Naruto still has no friends, but he doesn't feel lonely.
He lived every day to the fullest.
For Naruto, every day is full of unknowns, and it is all new.
However, Naruto thinks so, but some people don't think so.
It was the time for the monthly routine of sending living expenses. Sandaime put down the envelope containing Naruto's living expenses and looked at Naruto who was sitting quietly not far away, looking out of the window in a daze. He didn't even notice that he had entered the door.
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