After the fruitful lottery, Naruto had a somewhat strange "task" in his daily life.
It was the Pokémon Egg with a green circular pattern that was carefully placed in his home. Is the method of hatching really the same as what the system says and in the game, where you just need to walk with it?
But Naruto still found a corner in his small apartment, built a simple but warm "small greenhouse" with some simple materials and heating devices, and placed the egg firmly inside to ensure that it was in the most comfortable environment.
And when he needs to go out, he will take the eggs out of the greenhouse with great care, carefully wrap them in several layers of soft and thick blankets, and then put them firmly into his backpack. Also, the egg is "only" the size of two footballs. Although it takes up a lot of space when put in a backpack, it doesn't look too out of place. At most, it looks like it's a very large lunch box or a ball.
Satsuki and Third Hokage, who came to visit occasionally, soon noticed the unexpected "simple greenhouse" in Naruto's home and the strange egg inside.
When faced with the inquiry, Naruto had already thought of an excuse and explained that he accidentally discovered it in a very remote place when he went fishing in the back mountain some time ago.
He felt that the life breath contained in this egg was very unusual. Maybe it would be a very powerful creature when it hatched, and it might be his future Summoning Beast.
Third Hokage Hearing this, he just nodded and did not ask too many questions. After all, he has seen this bizarre Ninja World, the giant psychic snake dozens of meters long, and the Toad as huge as a small building. An egg that is larger than an ordinary bird egg is not that unusual.
Satsuki's reaction was completely different. She observed the egg carefully and showed great interest after learning that Naruto was trying to hatch it.
A few days later, Satsuki bought a very sophisticated-looking automatic constant temperature incubator and delivered it to Naruto's home.
...Hokage World's technology tree is indeed a bit crooked... Does it even have such a thing?
Naruto sighed while gratefully accepting this real gift.
What Naruto didn't expect was that Satsuki even started to look up the information and learned a lot about hatching and caring for various egg-laying organisms. Then he came to tell Naruto in detail what to pay attention to and how to control the temperature and humidity. He even came over every day to observe the status of the eggs with Naruto and record subtle changes.
She seemed to be helping Naruto successfully incubate this "future Summoning Beast". She decided that it was an extremely important thing and devoted herself wholeheartedly to it.
And Naruto also began to try to combine the abilities of [Top-tier Cooking Skills] obtained through the lottery with [Pearl Jam].
The first one he chose to taste was naturally Satsuki. He specifically told Satsuki one day in advance that he had recently "worked hard" on his cooking skills and felt that he had made great progress. He hoped that she would be the first to taste it and give an evaluation.
Satsuki naturally agreed without hesitation.
During the cooking process, Naruto really felt unsatisfied. The steps that used to require thinking are now instinctive, the movements of the hands are smooth and smooth, the control of heat and seasonings is extremely accurate, and there is even a smooth beauty when handling the ingredients.
The presentation and color of the dishes produced are several times more attractive than before.
It seems to be a lot more powerful... but can it really reach the level of 'shaking the soul' and making people feel like 'living is really awesome' as the system said? Naruto still feels a little unsure.
He quietly integrated [Pearl Jam] into the final, complete and seemingly most ordinary home-cooked dish - Scrambled Eggs with Tomatoes.
When this carefully cooked Scrambled Eggs with Tomatoes with "therapeutic" effects was brought to the table, and Satsuki took the first bite with anticipation - her movements suddenly paused.
Immediately afterwards, Naruto was shocked to see that Satsuki's eyes turned red quickly at a speed visible to the naked eye, and large teardrops rolled down without any warning, dripping onto the dining table.
She raised her head and looked at Naruto, with an expression on her face that was deeply moved and even a little unbearable.
"What, what's wrong? Doesn't it taste good? Or is it too sour?" Naruto was immediately in a hurry and at a loss.
However, Satsuki's inner thoughts are completely different.
This flavor... The base is undoubtedly the food made by Naruto, and you can taste his usual seasoning style... It is...
It is this harmonious taste, this warm texture, this taste that makes people feel extremely happy with every bite... It is definitely a state that can be achieved after thousands of repeated practices and countless efforts!
Naruto He... in order to make dishes that make him happy... he secretly put in so much effort behind his back?
He trains so hard and has to be distracted from doing this kind of thing... The thought of him possibly being alone in the kitchen, constantly failing and starting over...
Under the impact of huge heartache, emotion and a deeply cherished sense of happiness, Satsuki's emotions burst into tears instantly, and she couldn't stop crying at all.
... In this way, Naruto had no idea that Satsuki had made up a touching drama about "working hard to practice cooking for yourself".
He didn't even know what it was. Fortunately, the system could no longer accurately calculate the Bonds level of Satsuki, which broke the upper limit. Otherwise, in his mind at this moment, the beeps representing Bonds's improvement would have been ringing again.
In the following days, Naruto relied on the [Top-tier Cooking Skills] in his hand, and he indeed reaped the "Bonds fruit", Choji of the Akimichi family. After being treated to several elaborate meals, the little fat man's favorability towards Naruto soared to the skyline.
[bite!]
[Congratulations to Su Yu: The level of the original character "Akimichi Choji" Bonds has been upgraded to level 6!]
[Get bonus points: 100 points!]
Days go by like this Tenten. Apart from the addition of an increasingly clingy Satsuki, and the daily need to take careful care of the mysterious golden legendary egg, the melody still revolves around the two most important things. Go to school and practice.
The changes are mostly like this, quiet and fulfilling.
Time flies, day after day, year after year. Finally, Naruto's life has reached an important node - he is about to graduate from the Ninja Academy!
(There are still three updates in the afternoon.)