the last student The Child Arc

chapter 9

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Hiruzen: The crystal ball!!

*Hiruzen suddenly yelled, the anbu looked at him, they all had masks, but collectively they gave him an " are you serious look" for having forgotten that he had that. They all flickered back to the hokage tower. Seeing hiruzen's secretary helping little Naruto draw on the coloring book. Hiruzen ignored them and went straight to his desk, taking the ball out*

Hiruzen: Ok! Show me, Naruto! Aha! There....he....is. . . ........

*Hiruzen slowly moved his head and saw Naruto and his secretary looking at him. Hiruzen looked at them. Then at the crystal ball, then back at them*

Hiruzen:.... How long have you been there?

Mura: Since he came to me like an hour ago, honestly, sir. It's stuff like this that makes your son's rumors that your late wife did all the work, true

*Mura said with a huff. She got up and left to go back to her own work, now that hiruzen was there. Hiruzen sighed deeply as he rolled his eyes at what mura said. He flinched when mura turned around, giving him a face that said, "I saw what you did."

Hiruzen: Yeah, yeah. Naruto, boy. Please don't wander off again. I'm old. My heart is also old

Naruto: Ok, jiji. Look! I didn't draw outside the line!

*Naruto said brightly, showing the colored drawing he made, showing so much pride in his voice. Hiruzen chuckled and petted his head*

Hiruzen: It's a very nice drawing. Honestly, it was better colored than some of my paperwork that is written

*Hiruzen said with a chuckle. Naruto's smile just became bigger, from the compliment, and went back to coloring, holding a crayon with his whole fist. Hiruzen took a calming breath and went to do his paperwork*

Hiruzen " I totally got this"

*Hiruzen thought with confidence as he went to work. They worked/colored in silence till Naruto colored the whole book, after like an hour or 2. And a Naruto with nothing to do was a dangerous thing to have. He looked at his jiji, who was still writing on those papers*

Naruto: Hey, jiji? Why do you have to write on all those papers?

Hiruzen: it's...complicated to explain to someone your age. But ok. Let's say this paper right here is so that a civilian couple can open up. Let's say, aaaaaa, a dango shop. With me so far?

*Hiruzen asked the little boy. Naruto nodded as he walked to the chair in front of the hokage desk. Hiruzen put the paper on the desk and pointed it*

Naruto: uhu.

Hiruzen: Good. So before they can open that shop, they have to do a number of things, from getting the money to build it, approval from different people. But most importantly, they need permission from the hokage. Aka, me. So I have to read it, and decide if I'll approve it or not

*Hiruzen said as simply as he could, so someone as young as Naruto could understand it. Naruto crunched up his face, but he seemed to understand it, if only the basics of it*

Naruto: So, you have to do that for everything in the village?

Hiruzen: Yes. It's kinda boring, but that's what being an adult is. Mostly boring with moments of action. And the older you get, the less action you'll have....in more ways than one

*Hiruzen said with a chuckle as he was talking about his 3rd leg that now only works with certain medication that's blue in color. Naruto looked at hiruzen confused by that last part*