The door opened.

What came into sight was a young man wearing ordinary cotton clothes. The quality of the cotton clothes was not too high or too bad.

Naruto recognized the man in front of him. He was the clerk who had previously worked in a grocery store and refused to sell his kettle.

It's just that the man at the moment looked towards Naruto's eyes, which no longer showed disgust but rather an embarrassed smile. He also carried a brand-new hot water bottle in his hand.

"Haha, Naruto. Didn't you say that the kettle at your home broke? I brought it to you specially."

Naruto looked dumbfounded. He suddenly asked, "This… how much? I'll get it to you know."

"Ah, no need. I'm just giving it to you. You're welcome."

After a few awkward conversations, the clerk stopped talking and quickly left.

This sudden scene made Naruto be confused and asked in his mind: "What's going on?"

Only this time, Li Yaoxiang didn't answer.

The door closed.

It didn't take long for another knock on the door.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

Naruto opened the door again in a daze.

The guest was also a young man with a kettle in his hand. Naruto recognized the man, who was the clerk of the second grocery store.

One big and one small, two people with four eyes facing each other, both sides holding a kettle. The situation is somewhat funny.

Naruto: "Are you... also here to deliver a kettle?"

The young man who reacted spared his head and said, haha: "It's okay, it's okay. There is an extra kettle. Hope you don't mind and accept it!" Leaving the kettle behind, the clerk of the second grocery store also left soon.

It didn't take long for Naruto to close the door.

Immediately after, the clerks in the third and fourth grocery stores came one after another. They also made an excuse at random, and they just wanted to leave their "heart" behind.

Eventually, it caused Naruto to be startled. His hands were trying to wrap the 4 brand-new kettles. He became so excited that he impatiently flaunted Li Yaoxiang in his mind: "Look! Look! I knew it! I knew it! As long as everyone knows, everyone will accept me! Hahahahaha! Success! I succeeded! Everyone no longer hates me!"

Li Yaoxiang said nothing as if he couldn't find any word to refute him. It made Naruto feel even more excited!

Becoming even more excited!

Because this not only proved that his 'beautiful vision' was right, it was also the first time that he has 'beaten' Li Yaoxiang since he was sensible! It made it even more satisfying.

'I knew it! The village is not as dark as what he said! Not everyone is so ungrateful!'

However, Naruto did not realize that under the influence of Li Yaoxiang, he had taken the phrase 'not everyone is so ungrateful' to take it for granted. In other words, he had already agreed that there were indeed such a group of ungrateful guys in the village.

Without waiting for Naruto's emotions to calm down, there was a knock on the door again.

Naruto didn't feel dumbfounded this time. He put down the kettles in his arms and said happily: "Come! Come!"

He opened the door.

This time, it was a kid and a couple behind the kid. Somewhat funny is that the kid was holding a fruit basket larger than his body in his arms, and the fruit basket covered almost half of his body. The man and the woman behind the kid were smiling apologetically at Naruto.

Naruto also recognized this family. The kid was one of the people who hit him with snowballs before. He was the one who hit Naruto the most! And the two men and women behind them were the parents of the little kid who was in trouble.

They didn't wait for Naruto to say anything. The parents behind the kid pushed him, as if urging him.

Seeing the road ahead, the brat quickly stretched out half of his head from behind the fruit basket and said to Naruto: "I'm sorry, I was wrong before. I shouldn't have thrown snowballs at you. I won't do that again. These fruits are for you."

Straightforward. Obviously, someone taught the brat to say this.

Naruto, who was simple and direct, took the fruit basket very happily and smiled heartily: "Hahahaha! It doesn't matter! I never blamed you. Let's play together in the future!" The couple behind him pushed the brat, nodded, and said a few words of apology. They also quickly left.

Immediately afterward, with the four clerks who delivered the kettles and a family left Naruto's house, other villagers also came to Uzumaki Naruto's home. Or visit. Or give gifts. Or apologize.

Of course, these visitors only include those who are in the know; that is, they already know the existence of Naruto's identity. Almost as long as anyone above Jonin Level, or those Noble Clan young generation, will know this news.

But it didn't matter.

The number of gratitude brought by those visitors, such as new clothes, various fruits, food, toys, etc., can still fill the entrance of Naruto's house, piled up to almost make it impossible to squeeze in.

.....

After the night came, the visiting crowd gradually stopped.

Naruto was totally excited for a whole afternoon.

Looking at the pile of thank-you gifts in front of him, Naruto plunged in with cheers. His small body formed a "big" shape, lying on the pile of gratitude gifts.

He opened one of the fruit baskets.

There was a banana in the left mouth, and his right cheek rubbed on the new clothes with satisfaction.

Feeling the suppleness on the cheeks, Naruto spontaneously flaunted again in his mind: "Look? I'll say it. As long as everyone knows my identity, they will accept me! Hehehehe! I can play with everyone in the future!"

Li Yaoxiang looked at this little man's success, constantly showing off.

Li Yaoxiang smiled.

'That's right!'

Li Yaoxiang intentionally let Naruto take the 'Life Peak' path properly. Li Yaoxiang will, of course, not miss this opportunity, using the villagers' movements to make Uzumaki Naruto appear in the spotlight!

Make Naruto proud! Make Naruto satisfied! Make Naruto misunderstand that he finally defeated Li Yaoxiang for once!

However, the truth of the matter was that Li Yaoxiang already knew that the villagers were coming to visit Naruto. After all, how could Li Yaoxiang, who also lived in Konoha Village, can't even detect this movement?

The reason why Li Yaoxiang deliberately created this result was all because of the need to speed up the progress of his plan! In order to let Naruto fully realize the sense of accomplishment in defeating Li Yaoxiang and regain confidence! In order to have a perfect start to this "2nd step plan"!

Obviously, based on Naruto's current appearance, it means that Li Yaoxiang's purpose had been achieved.

If there were no accident, Naruto would be happily silent in this 'false illusion' for many days to come. When this 'false illusion' was over, it would be the moment when Li Yaoxiang appears again!

Seeing that in the short-term, Naruto wouldn't make a huge change, for the time being, Li Yaoxiang chose to stop talking to Naruto and let Naruto enjoy this beautiful moment. And he shifted his focus back to his main body…