But by MC "rolling up" (= plot) like greeting the villagers, the old hokage is forced to get better at it and know everything (losing sleep time)
and causing troubles for him in other places too (weakening his old body).
In short, involuntary revenge, which is sweet and funny. And not dark. Retribution wholesome feeling basically. (very rare plot not just naruto ff)
i seem to remember the "evil" elders of konoha, the woman one also die, in a satisfying way hehe XD
MC+group+her confronted the Sand ninjas
and well......each had their enemies but her alone had more, hence died/killed.
(its rare to see this elders suffer or a clean VERY SATISFYING kill in naruto ff - and MC didnt move a finger for it and innocent. x2 SATISFACTION)
basically
First arc. Giving you a taste.
Naruto get money by doing a barbecue shop (despite barbecue shop nearby)
But by "rolling up" (chinese slang working hard)
in term of quality, quantity, price, etc
MC won. in a comedical way (as the rival shop fail each time to try surpassing in something but comedically naruto do WAY BETTER RIGHT AFTER)
MC in a arc
will do "rounds" around the village for surveillance or training (forgot / months since read, waiting updates)
And each time, he will greet the villagers / befriends them by talking of stuffs related to them. Or talking of their topics (how are you/is your leg ok/etc)
Old hokage will do his "monthly" round in the village. And simply do hello.
The first villager will reply, but do a "weird face" -> others too
Only later after asking, sarutobi learned : its bc naruto when patrolling, will greet them better, know them better, and ask topics related them
Cant anymore do half-assed patrolling and learn things from EACH AND ALL villagers. (naruto abuse VERY OP cloneskill (also comedy main plot all conscious and separate GROUPS))
Unlike naruto, he is old, and cant clone cheat, so he will be very tired to learn all infos (books)
+for patrol, forced to talk a lot to them unlike simple "hello"
In short.
Imagine a tyrant boss at workplace, worked to work overtime until the point of huge eye shadows and tired body, bc a well done contract by a subordinate (innocent) signed for the company.
The subordinate is innocent, and the boss get heavenly karma punishment (wholesome).
unlike subordinate getting revenge or going solo and doing better company or buying company.