Magic Hand

"Little Yamei, hurry up and get up for breakfast!"

Yūhi Kurenai smiled as she looked at the young boy still fast asleep in bed, gently poking his cheek with her finger.

Disturbed, Hyakawa Yamei slowly opened his eyes, lazily rubbed them, and then clearly saw the person in front of him.

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"Oh, it's Kurenai. It's still early..."

"The sun is already high, and you say it's early."

Kurenai's red eyes reflected Yamei's groggy appearance as she reached out and pinched his cheek.

"Got it, Kurenai."

Yamei glanced at her, simultaneously grabbing the hand that was messing with his face.

Feeling the warmth from his hand, Yūhi Kurenai stiffened and unconsciously averted her ruby-like eyes from Yamei.

"Hurry up and get ready to eat at my place. I'm leaving now!"

With that, she hurriedly left, ignoring Yamei's slightly stunned gaze.

"I didn't even use Magic Hand," Yamei scratched his head, a bit confused...

He was a genuine transmigrator. While at home, he was searching for forbidden love stories in Naruto on his browser, intending to watch them. Unexpectedly, he spilled water on his computer and got electrocuted, causing him to transmigrate.

As a transmigrator, he naturally had a cheat system: the Sea of Derivations and Magic Hand!

Sea of Derivations: Capable of analyzing and deriving materials obtained by Magic Hand to create stronger, more suitable results.

Magic Hand: Capable of obtaining materials from the person whose hand it shakes! It comes with two side effects: Petty Theft and Mental Blank.

Petty Theft: When using Magic Hand, there's a certain chance of obtaining an item from the person touched. Yamei hasn't triggered this side effect yet.

As for Mental Blank, those who know, know.

These were incredibly overpowered abilities!

Yamei was stunned when he first saw them.

It would be great if it were a beautiful girl, but if it were a man...

He felt goosebumps all over his body.

The only comfort he found was that the probability of the side effects occurring wasn't very high. At least since the Magic Hand ability manifested, it had only happened twice.

Although he had only used Magic Hand on Yūhi Kurenai and her mother...

Both instances of the side effects had occurred with Yūhi Kurenai.

While getting up and washing, Yamei also looked at the Sea of Derivations in his consciousness.

[Materials]: Three Basic Jutsu; Chakra * 2; Taijutsu * 2; Water Release Nature Transformation; Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death; Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique; Fox Heart Technique...

It could only be said that Kurenai was indeed skilled, with a strong focus on genjutsu. He wondered what good things he could derive from so many genjutsu materials.

As for Yūhi Kurenai's father, Shinku Yuhi, Yamei had wanted to try, but he had died during the Nine-Tails' attack.

"Analyze Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death, Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique, Fox Heart Technique... and all other genjutsu materials."

[Analyzing and deriving, estimated derivation time: 12 hours.]

"Phew! Now let's see what good stuff I can get!"

Stretching, Yamei opened the door and walked towards Yūhi Kurenai's house next door.

His own parents had also perished in the Nine-Tails' rampage. However, unlike Naruto, they had left him a house and enough money to live on.

Furthermore, his parents were good friends with Shinku Yuhi, so Yamei had been taken care of by Kurenai's family.

Given his situation, he should be considered Yūhi Kurenai's childhood friend, right?

Not long after, he arrived at Kurenai's doorstep and knocked.

Creak

The door opened, revealing the face of a beautiful woman, Yūhi Kurenai's mother, Rinon Yuhi.

"Aunt Rinon."

"Yamei, come in quickly. The food is ready," Rinon Yuhi said with a gentle smile, beckoning him in.

"Thank you, Aunt Rinon."

Yamei thanked her politely before entering her home. Yūhi Kurenai had already changed her clothes and was standing by the dining table.

Seeing Yamei's gaze, a flicker of unnaturalness crossed Yūhi Kurenai's face, but it quickly vanished. She stepped forward and pushed Yamei into his seat.

"Hurry up and eat. I don't have anything to do today, so after eating, I'll take you out for a walk. You'll get moldy if you stay home all day."

"It's not that exaggerated! I get plenty of sunshine!"

Yamei retorted indignantly.

"Hahaha, Kurenai is just worried about you, Little Yamei. It's good for your health to go out more often," Rinon Yuhi also came over and said with a laugh.

"Then I'll listen to Aunt Rinon," Yamei nodded obediently.

Yūhi Kurenai couldn't help but roll her eyes at him, "So you're not listening to me, are you?"

"I am! Big Sister Kurenai is so great, how could I not listen?"

A satisfied smile spread across Yūhi Kurenai's face, and she gave Yamei a look that said, Good, you know what's good for you.

Breakfast time stretched to eleven o'clock. The two walked the streets of Konoha. As the foremost ninja village openly, Konoha was quite prosperous.

People bustled through the streets, both civilians and ninja, and of course, the Uchiha Clan's security guards.

Yamei kept glancing curiously at the Uchiha members. Is this the clan that everyone claims is so arrogant?

He wondered if his Magic Hand could obtain Uchiha bloodline materials. If so... he might have a chance to obtain a Sharingan!

"What are you thinking about? You're so lost in thought?"

A voice pulled his mind back. He turned and saw Yūhi Kurenai's curious gaze.

"I was thinking about how beautiful my Kurenai is. So many people have been looking back at us on the way here," Yamei replied with a smile.

"Huh?" Yūhi Kurenai froze for a moment, then her cheeks flushed slightly. She glared fiercely at Yamei. "What do you mean, your Kurenai! What are you thinking at your age!"

Yamei didn't say anything, just kept smiling at her.

Feeling Yamei's intense gaze, Yūhi Kurenai felt her heart speed up slightly... She unnaturally looked away.

He's just a kid. I'm just treating him like a younger brother.

But ever since they'd accidentally held hands once, she felt like her whole being was off!

She even suspected she was broken. Otherwise... how could she have such inappropriate feelings for a little boy who was just over six years old!

Since then, she'd felt a strange feeling whenever she faced Yamei...

Just then, Yamei's gaze fell upon a bearded man not far away. The man glanced in their direction, a smile immediately appearing on his face as he walked towards them.

After clearly seeing the man's face, Yamei's brow furrowed slightly. "Asuma Sarutobi..."

"Kurenai!"

A surprised shout made Yūhi Kurenai snap back to attention. She looked up and saw Asuma, a cigarette dangling from his lips, approaching them with a look of delight.

Seeing this, Yūhi Kurenai immediately frowned. She reached out and took Yamei's hand, saying, "Come on, I'll take you to eat dango."

"Okay!"

Yamei smiled and let her lead him.

Asuma froze in place as Yūhi Kurenai glanced at him, then turned and walked in another direction... His spirit seemed to be drained, leaving him utterly dejected.