Little Sun and Red Pepper

Three scrolls lay before Mu Yue. He opened them one by one. The first scroll contained money. Mu Yue counted it—200,000 Ryo in total.

Mu Yue put the money away. No matter what world one was in, the more money, the better.

Ninjas were also big spenders. Whether it was various ninja tools or secret medicines needed for training, all of it cost a great deal.

Next, he opened the second scroll. It contained a C-rank Ninjutsu: Fire Release: Flame Bullet.

It was a Ninjutsu Mu Yue had not yet drawn, but he had already mastered plenty of Fire Release techniques, both wide-area and versatile ones. There was no need to waste time practicing Flame Bullet.

Mu Yue picked up the last scroll and opened it. This was Danzo's response to the report.

Danzo first praised Mu Yue's work, saying that he had become an Excellent Teacher Award recipient so quickly and even earned the Third Hokage's praise. Danzo was therefore very satisfied, gave him a reward, and hoped that Mu Yue...

Skipping Danzo's PUA spiel, Mu Yue went straight to Danzo's request.

"Become Sarutobi Asuma's tutor, earn his trust, and become someone he respects." That was Danzo's response to Mu Yue's report.

Mu Yue put away the Ninjutsu scroll, then burned the other two scrolls.

Even if he would not practice it, it had still been mooched off Danzo. Burning it felt like a bit of a waste.

"Danzo, that old bastard, still hasn't given up on the Hokage position," Mu Yue remarked.

Clearly, Danzo had some ideas about the Third Hokage's younger son.

But Mu Yue did not particularly care. At worst, he could spare a few hours on the Weekend. It would not affect him much.

"Should I sell the house in the Main City Area?" Mu Yue thought of something.

The original owner had not always lived near the sparsely populated southern forest. In fact, he owned a house in Konoha's Main City Area, left to him by his parents.

He had only gotten a house near the southern forest to conceal his identity.

Although he rarely stayed there, the original owner had returned every year to clean the house in the Main City Area.

Since he did not live there, Mu Yue thought he might as well sell it. He remembered that it was in a fairly good location, so it might fetch quite a bit of money. Then he could use that money to buy secret medicines for training.

Even with the system's help, every little bit of personal improvement counted.

With that in mind, Mu Yue got up and headed for Konoha's Main City Area. He planned to inspect the house and clean it while he was there, so he could put it up for sale.

Following the original owner's memories, Mu Yue found the house. Just as he was about to unlock the door, he saw a blond figure emerge from the neighboring house.

"Hello, are you a new resident who just moved in?" Minato Namikaze greeted him curiously.

He had bought this house several months ago, and this was the first time he had seen anyone enter the house on the right. Minato Namikaze had thought a new neighbor had moved in.

When Mu Yue turned around, Minato Namikaze saw his blond hair and blue eyes and immediately remembered meeting Mu Yue in the library before.

It was not that he had an extraordinary memory and remembered everyone he met. It was simply that Minato also had blond hair and blue eyes, and Mu Yue's gentle smile made Minato feel as though he had encountered another version of himself. That was why the impression had stuck so deeply.

"No, this is my home. I moved out later for certain reasons, so I rarely come back," Mu Yue replied with a smile.

He felt that there was no need to sell the house after all. Keeping it seemed pretty good.

He had just been worrying about how to get close to Minato and mooch some Sealing Jutsu knowledge off him. Now the opportunity had come to him. They were neighbors, and technically, Minato had moved in later.

"Minato, I'm here to see you."

At that moment, an energetic female voice rang out.

"Hey, Minato, you never told me you had a brother who looks quite a bit like you."

Looking at Mu Yue, who had the same blond hair, blue eyes, and gentle smile, Kushina could not help teasing him.

Their overall facial features did not actually resemble each other much, but their equally dazzling blond hair and those smiles truly gave Kushina the impression that they were brothers.

"Sorry, this is my girlfriend. As you can see, she's a little too lively. Please forgive her," Minato said to Mu Yue with an apologetic expression.

"This is my neighbor..." Minato wanted to say Mu Yue's name, only to realize that he did not know it yet.

"My name is Hanyu Mu Yue," Mu Yue introduced himself.

"Hello, I'm Uzumaki Kushina. Your name sounds pretty nice," Kushina said as she hugged Minato from behind and poked her head out.

"Hello, I'm Minato Namikaze," Minato said with a smile as he pulled Kushina off himself.

"Thank you. Your fiery red hair is very beautiful too," Mu Yue replied with a compliment as he opened the door.

Kushina's eyes instantly lit up, and she gave him a thumbs-up. "Not bad. You've got good taste."

She felt that Mu Yue really knew how to talk.

As Mu Yue opened the door, dust hidden in the gaps drifted out.

Mu Yue glanced inside. It was not especially dirty; it had simply been unoccupied for too long, and there was too much dust.

"Sorry, I'm afraid I can't host you two. I need to clean up first," Mu Yue said, turning around.

"Then we won't disturb you," Minato said, taking Kushina back into their house.

Watching Kushina's departing figure, Mu Yue appraised her.

Name: Uzumaki Kushina

Chakra: 150000 (???)

Potential: SS

Evaluation: Skilled in Sealing Jutsu and possesses an enormous amount of special Chakra beyond the reach of ordinary people

Mu Yue could only say that her Chakra reserves were enough to make him green with envy. As for the question marks in parentheses after her Chakra, this was the first time he had seen anything like that.

He figured Kushina had probably already become the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki. The Nine-Tails inside her had not been appraised, which was why there were question marks.

Kushina's potential was honestly rather frightening. Double-S potential was the highest potential Mu Yue had seen so far.

But based on the original story, Mu Yue guessed that at least one of those Ss came from the Nine-Tails inside her. If she lost the Nine-Tails, Kushina would drop to S Potential.

Otherwise, with double-S potential, Kushina would not even need the Nine-Tails. If she developed normally on her own, she would dominate everyone. The Third Hokage and Minato only had S Potential.

Mu Yue used the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu to create ten Shadow Clones, then had them begin cleaning the house.

Mu Yue once again marveled at Tobirama's genius. He had actually developed such a convenient Ninjutsu as the Shadow Clone.

After the house was cleaned, Mu Yue bought some daily necessities and placed them inside.

He did not rush over to Minato's house to visit and build their relationship. Instead, he planned to stay here occasionally and naturally become friends with Minato.

He opened the window and began refining his training plans for his disciples while enjoying the evening breeze.

Might Guy and Obito, who had failed to take first place in their grade, both needed targeted intensive training.

As for Shisui, Mu Yue planned to improve his Chakra Control. It would both increase his current combat strength and lay a foundation for learning Genjutsu in the future.

Thanks to Moshang Liuxu Qingcheng Xue for the 2,000 tip, Ziyou Rufeng 108 for the 100 tip, Zhai Dao Shen Shi Tianran Dai for the 100 tip, and DASDW for the 100 tip.