Naruto: Starting as the Third Hokage with Tears in His Eyes

Chapter 605 The Naruto Fishing, Those Who Are Willing to Take the Bait

Unfortunately, those masked ninjas were all like wooden stakes, no matter how she acted strangely, they didn't budge an inch, not even glancing at her, which made her feel very bored.

Soon, she set her sights on the only three "living people" on the deck.

Her first target was her brother, who was leaning against the ship's railing, holding a thick book in his hands, with a serious expression on his face.

The girl hopped over to Hozuki Kaigetsu like a little rabbit, pointing at the distant sky and making a lot of noise.

"Brother! Brother! Look at that cloud, doesn't it look like a giant cotton candy?"

Hozuki Kaigetsu took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, as if trying to calm his blood pressure.

"Brother! Do you think if we jump in now, we can catch up with this ship by swimming?"

Haiyue finally lost her temper, turned around, and stared at her sister with an expression as if she were an idiot: "If you want to try, I don't mind giving you a hand."

"Tch, boring."

Hozuki Shio stuck out her tongue, decisively giving up on harassing this boring older brother, and turned her attention to the next one.

Haiyue lowered her head again, her gaze fixed on the blueprint of the "Three-Year Revitalization and Development Plan for Wuyin Village," and let out a helpless sigh.

"Why,"

"Behave yourself, tide. Don't disturb me while I'm reading the report."

His voice was filled with exhaustion. In the past few days, he had spent almost all his time studying this grand plan that was enough to change the fate of Kirigakure. The more he studied it, the more shocked he became, and the more shocked he became, the more he felt awe for the Hokage who was lounging in his recliner.

"Boring~"

Hozuki Shio pursed her lips and turned her gaze to her second target—Uchiha Shisui, who always stood beside the Hokage like a shadow.

She crept closer and suddenly made an exaggerated face in front of Zhishui.

"Wow!"

Zhi Shui didn't even lift his eyelids, remaining in a state of rest with his eyes closed, like an emotionless statue, as if everything in the outside world was irrelevant to him.

Ghost Dengxi: "..."

The girl moved closer to Shisui and imitated him, crossing her arms, facing the sea, striking what she thought was a cool pose.

The water showed no reaction.

She started making faces, sometimes crossing her eyes, sometimes sticking out her tongue.

Uchiha Shisui's eyelids didn't even twitch, as if she were a wisp of air.

tide, not believing in superstitions, grew bolder.

She stretched out a finger, cautiously trying to poke Shisui's usually expressionless profile.

Just a moment before the fingertips were about to touch the other person's skin.

A hand gently blocked her, preventing her fingers from advancing even an inch further.

"Hmph! (￢︿̫̿￢☆)"

Okay, this is even more boring.

After repeated defeats, Hozuki Shio finally placed her last hope on the seemingly most relaxed and easy-going "ultimate goal".

Hokage-sama.

She dashed over to Hiruzen Sarutobi's recliner, squatted down, and curiously examined the motionless fishing rod.

"Lord Hokage, Lord Hokage!"

She lowered her voice, as if whispering something, "Do you have any fishing secrets? Why was it that when I watched the old man in the kitchen fishing last time, he didn't make a single bite for ages, but when you cast your line, it felt like all the fish in the sea were lining up to bite?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi slowly removed his sunglasses, revealing a pair of deep eyes, and looked at her with an extremely serious and profound expression.

"Because I'm not fishing with bait."

"what?"

Hozuki Shio looked completely bewildered. "Then what? Love?"

"No."

Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head, his expression growing increasingly enigmatic. "It's communication. A dialogue at the level of the soul."

"ha?"

Hozuki Shio's mouth gaped open in an "O" shape, feeling as if her worldview had been shaken.

"Every fish has its own soul. What you need to do is to condense your chakra into the purest goodwill, pass it down through the fishing line, and resonate with its soul."

Hiruzen Sarutobi spouted nonsense with a straight face, "When it senses your sincerity and recognizes you, it will naturally and willingly swim up to meet you."

Seeing the Hokage's unquestionable expression, as if he were stating some kind of universal truth, Hozuki Shio believed him.

She actually believed it.

I felt my mind suddenly opened up; I never knew that fishing contained such a profound philosophy!

She immediately ran to the ship's side, borrowed a very ordinary fishing rod from a logistics ninja, and cast it out in a very professional manner, imitating Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Then, the girl closed her eyes, clasped her hands together, and began what she thought was a spiritual communication with the shimmering sea.

"Hey! Listen up, you fish down there! My name is Hozuki Shio, and I'm very sincere!"

"Let's meet up! Let me introduce you to my brother, he's handsome! Although he's a bit expressionless!"

"Or we could talk about food! Do you prefer seaweed or dried shrimp? Let me tell you, the grilled meat in Konoha is absolutely amazing..."

"If you manage to get up here, I'll plead with the Hokage to take you to Konoha to broaden your horizons! Life there is much more interesting than this dark seabed!"

She muttered to herself for a long time, her voice growing louder and more excited from the initial whisper.

On the deck, several ANBU ninjas who were wiping their weapons began to shake violently and uncontrollably, their faces turning almost purple as they struggled to suppress their laughter.

Hozuki Kaigetsu covered his face, feeling that all the face he had ever had was now completely humiliated by his silly little sister.

Only Hiruzen Sarutobi remained lying there calmly, a barely perceptible smile playing on his lips.

Young people are so easy to fool.

Suddenly, Hozuki Shio shouted excitedly, "It moved! It moved! The fishing rod moved! A fish took the bait! It sensed my sincerity!"

The girl stood up excitedly, gripped the fishing rod with both hands, and pulled it back with all her might.

However, she seemed to have forgotten that she was standing on the side of the boat. Her feet were a little unsteady because of her excitement. In addition, the huge force from the other end of the fishing line caused her body to lean forward suddenly. She was about to lose her balance and fall headfirst into the sea.

"ah--!"

She let out a short scream.

At this critical moment.

A dark figure appeared behind her like a ghost.