Chapter 19 Listening to Grandpa Hokage's Story of the Past

History will remember this day. Many years later, Yamanaka Ino commented on this day.

Like the various historical turning points in the textbooks, when recalling in the future, Ino Yamanaka always believed that he was already standing at the fork in the historical road.

The endless regret many years later, the memory of this day lingers in my mind.

"If I could do it all over again... I, Yamanaka Ino, would definitely kill the Third Hokage that day!!! Call you a fool!"

Leaving aside the distant future, the present Yamanaka Ino and her best friend are pouring out their troubles in growing up to the three generations of Hokage grandpa with distressed faces.

"Speaking of which, Grandpa Hokage, why do everyone like to laugh at my forehead? Do you think I'm so ugly?"

Haruno Sakura plucked up the courage to express the doubts buried in her heart.

In her opinion, the respected and benevolent Third Hokage is the most suitable to help her answer this question.

For Sakura, the Third Hokage is not only the elderly, but also the object of respect in the hearts of the children. The answers she gets from the other party are more useful than any gossip, and are more reliable than the comfort of her family and Ino .

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Because the leader of the village, Mr. Hokage, will not deceive everyone. This is the trust of every villager in Konoha Village.

Seeing the determined eyes of his best friend, Yamanaka Ino couldn't help casting a searching look at Hokage-sama.

"For this question... why don't you listen to me tell a story first..."

With a slight smile, Hiruza Sarutobi didn't answer directly, and seemed to prefer telling stories.

Although the little girls are looking forward to Grandpa Hokage's answer, but the story of Grandpa Hokage... I really want to hear it.

Seeing the curiosity in the eyes of the two children getting heavier, Hiruzaru Sarutobi sighed softly, then looked into the distance with a look of reminiscence on his face.

"A long time ago, of course not very far away, almost twenty or thirty years ago."

"Of course it's far away for you guys...haha..."

Seemingly thinking of something, Sarutobi couldn't help laughing.

This smile aroused the dissatisfaction of Sakura and Ino: "Grandpa Hokage, the story has just begun, why are you laughing, we still have to listen to the story!"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's easy for the old man to recall the past when he gets old, and he can't help laughing when he thinks of the happy place. It was really interesting at that time..."

Seeing the children's dissatisfied eyes and pursed mouth, Sarutobi knew that he should continue telling the story, otherwise he would be in trouble if he was hated by the children.

"Ahem, in a certain year, a new student came to the ninja school, a girl."

"She is about the same age as you, and she was a quiet girl at the beginning."

"In the beginning it was quiet...?"

Thinking carefully about this sentence, Sakura and Ino looked at each other, and their female intuition told them that there was definitely something hidden in it.

"Yes, but it's not appropriate to say that..."

Third Hokage narrowed his eyes, thinking of the scene when the little girl met for the first time.

"The quiet appearance is actually a subconscious disguise, because the child is an orphan, from another country, and finally adopted by the village..."

"Anxiety, loneliness, and unfamiliarity with the new environment made her feel inferior and timid, especially when she was studying at the ninja school."

"She mustered up the courage to introduce herself, hoping to integrate into the class, and even uttered a bold statement—becoming the first female Hokage in the village!"

Speaking of this, Sandai Hokage couldn't help laughing again, the meeting of those two people back then was really interesting.

"...Hokage... so powerful!"

Sakura and Ino exclaimed, this is the first time they have heard of a girl who is targeting Hokage.

Becoming the Hokage of the village is a slogan that the boys have been talking about for a long time. Even though the girls worship Hokage, it is rare to hear girls take Hokage as their goal.

"But it failed, right? There are four Hokages in the village up to now, and all of them are men..."

On Naruto Rock, no female ninja's head has been carved so far, which shows that the girl's rhetoric has not been realized.

"Well, that's right."

"But that's not the point, the story has just begun..."

"After the girl introduced herself, she was laughed at by the children in her class - because she had long bright red hair."

Speaking of this, Sandai Hokage looked at Sakura's forehead, "You are the same as that girl, because of a certain aspect, children of the same age used it as a joke."

"Like me, she's because of the hair, I'm because of the forehead..."

Sakura rubbed her forehead, feeling for the first time that she might not be as bad as she imagined.

"Because of her hair, the girl is often ridiculed and bullied by her classmates, not only because she is from outside the village, but also because many people think that it is just a joke for such a girl to become Hokage."

"Because of her hair, she has a nickname - tomato, just like today's children hate vegetables such as tomatoes and carrots, those children name girls the vegetables they hate."

Ino frowned, no matter what era, immature boys are always annoying: "What a bunch of excessive guys."

"The girl doesn't like this nickname because she also hates tomatoes. After a few times of tolerance, she chose to resist..."

"Resist?"

The eyes of the two children lit up, and they knew that the climax of the story was coming.

"Yes, resistance. Faced with ridicule, the girl fought back with her fist, and taught the guy who laughed at her a lesson."

"As the girl won many battles, those who bullied and ridiculed her feared her, terrified her, and even changed her original title, and Blood Red Pepper became her new nickname."

"Long red hair flying in the wind, and because children hate peppers, a new combination of red hair and vegetables."

"Even if she can fight every time, the people who laugh at her are full of teeth, but it still can't change the inferiority and self-loathing side of the girl. She hates her hair very much..."

"Just like Sakura hates her forehead."

"That's right, even though she has made her appearance stronger, she is very lonely in her heart. She has no friends and is ridiculed by others. The hard appearance has become a new disguise, just to avoid being bullied."

"The story ends here first, let's talk about your thoughts first."

Seeing the thoughtful expressions of the two children, Sandai Hokage stopped talking.

The groundwork is done, now it's time to bootstrap.

"Grandpa Hokage, did you make up this story?"

Yamanaka Ino suddenly raised her head and asked, she was a little confused about what Grandpa Hokage did. Wasn't the original intention of telling the story to help Sakura regain her confidence?

But what's the situation now? The story is good, but the content is too depressing, right? I really don't know what kind of medicine is sold in Naruto-sama's gourd.

"Will I become like that in the future? Create a hard shell to protect myself, but I still feel lonely inside..."

Sakura's eyes turned red, so far, she has brought herself into it.

Even if the story is false, it might be Hokage-sama tactfully telling himself that it will become like this in the future.

"Of course the story is true. This is also a past event for me. As Hokage, I know all the big and small things in the village, let alone the ninja school students fighting."

First, I will answer Ino's question. The Three Hokages know very well that this incident happened for real. The story of the two of them is also an interesting one. Unfortunately...

"Sakura, don't draw conclusions so early. The story is not over yet. The second half of the story is even more exciting than you imagined. Do you want to continue listening?"

Facing the inquiry from the third generation of Hokage, the two looked at each other, knowing that their curiosity had already been raised by Hokage-sama, and no matter what, they were attracted by the plot of the story. (to be continued)