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The next day After finishing his training, Haru went to the village for a meal. As he sat down, he noticed Shikaku and the rest entering and greeted them with a wave. They all gathered together and prepared to place their order when Choza decided to turn it into an eating competition. Haru couldn't help but glance at Shikaku and Inoishi, but their shrugs were all he received. So, he decided to go along with the flow, even though his appetite had grown. However, he was no match for an Akimishi. Despite this, he had fun as both Shikaku and Inoishi were mature for their age, and Choza was a kind soul. Haru enjoyed his time with them

After finishing their meal, the group decided to head to the playground. As they arrived, the boy from the day before came running to them, yelling, "Choza, you're finally here! What took you so long? Come on, let's go! You have to join my team." and then he added, "Shikaku, Inoishi, you two should join my team too. Today, I have to win!" Then he noticed Haru and said, "Wait, who are you? I've never seen you before." Shikaku decided to introduce him, "His name is Haru, he's our friend." But before he could continue, the boy interrupted, "Hello! My name is Nawaki Senju and I'm going to become the Hokage." Haru smiled at Nawaki's enthusiastic demeanor and thought in his heart that he was indeed very similar to Naruto. He replied, "Nice to meet you, Nawaki." Nawaki, bubbling with excitement, invited Haru to join his team.

shortly after, when all the children gathered, they began dividing into two teams. Haru and the others joined Nawaki's group, and the game started. It was a ninja game where they acted as if they were two villages in a war with each other. Initially, Haru was just going along with the flow as he wasn't interested in such activity. But then, he noticed that his team was losing. Upon paying closer attention,he realized that the opposing team was comprised of several strong players from various clans, with two children from the Hyuga clan, three from the Inuzuka clan, and some from the Sarutobi clan

Just then, Haru noticed from the corner of his eye that Nawaki was about to be overpowered by the opponents. So, with a sigh, he took some stones and threw them towards the children.

Nawaki was struggling as he was surrounded by three opponents. Then stones suddenly came flying towards them giving him the chance to defeat them all. He then looked around and saw that it was Haru who had thrown the stones. He gave Him a thumbs-up in gratitude and ran back to continue the game.

Haru shook his head at Nawaki's antics, but saw that the balance of the game had been restored. He decided to stand by and assist from a distance if necessary.

It took a while to determine the winner. After all the playing, Nawaki was still full of energy as he climbed onto a rock, announcing his victory and declaring in a loud voice that from now on he is the Hokage. Of course, his declaration was met with opposition from the other children in the village, who also aspire to become the Hokage., but he didn't pay them any mind as he was happy about his win.

After the game, he invited the four of them to dinner to celebrate their victory. At the table, all that could be heard was the sound of Nawaki and Choza arguing about food, while Haru sat there just watching them amused. Then Nawaki started talking to him"Haru, thanks for your help. You're really skilled, Did you practice throwing shuriken?" Haru shook his head. "No, but I like to throw rocks when I'm bored, that's why." Nawaki nodded before replying, "It doesn't matter. Your skills are impressive. Would you like to be my right-hand man?" He said while puffing his chest, trying to make himself look bigger. Haru chuckled at his actions. "Well, serving as the Hokage's right-hand man sounds like an interesting role." Nawaki started laughing happy at his response , while Shikaku rolled his eyes noticing the teasing tone in Haru's voice

After spending more time with them, Haru headed back to the orphanage and changed into fresh clothes,once In his room,he settled into a cross-legged position on his bed and closed his eyes, entering a meditative state.. As soon as the familiar ball of light appeared, Haru drew it into his body, feeling pain intensify with each moment. Despite the discomfort, He refused to break his concentration

If anyone were to come into the room, they would have noticed Haru was drenched in sweat, his face impassive. After a few minutes, Haru let out a deep breath, opened his eyes, and fell back onto his bed, exhausted

Haru has discovered his ability to absorb nature energy for some time now, and he has been training it ever since. He is unsure if there is anything special in his body that enables this., but he is able to absorb nature energy without the major side effect of turning into stone. However, there are still some flaws. Absorbing nature energy causes him a lot of pain and can cause him to become maniacal if he exceeds his capacity. Despite these drawbacks, Haru persists in his training as the benefits surpass the drawbacks. Absorbing even a small amount of nature energy every day has greatly impacted his physical transformation over the past year. Through research, he was able to mitigate some of its flaws. After over two months, he established his current capacity and set a limit to not surpass it.As for the pain, Haru has grown accustomed to it, recognizing that it is temporary, but the power from the absorbed nature energy is permanent