Mission Complete

Time flies, and years pass like a shuttle.

At the end of Konoha 51, Kumogakure, which had originally prepared to send envoys to sign a peace treaty with Konoha, suddenly attacked Konoha's border outposts.

Therefore, in order to defeat Kumogakure in one fell swoop, Konoha dispatched most of its elites, who were on holiday, to the border region northeast of the Land of Fire.

"It seems the influence brought by me, this butterfly, is finally beginning to show."

When Gu Qi heard this news, he couldn't help but think.

Although, he hadn't done anything.

"Sigh, it's still best to study quickly." Gu Qi cast aside the杂念 in his mind and began to read the basic chemistry textbook in his hands.

It had been almost two months since he obtained the three textbooks, and the basic chemistry in Gu Qi's hands was now the last part to be studied.

According to Gu Qi's estimation, he should be able to achieve it if he worked hard today.

[Ding! Mastered Basic Chemistry, knowledge reinforcement in progress...]

[Ding! Quest Complete.]

[Rewards are being issued...]

[Congratulations on obtaining the following items:

Scientific Item: Electromagnetic Shield Technology Data, Unscientific Item: A Furnace That Can Make Anything.]

"?! " Gu Qi's mouth twitched. These rewards were simply unbelievable.

[Electromagnetic Shield Technology Data] was a stack of documents.

And [A Furnace That Can Make Anything] was a very miniature furnace, whose appearance reminded Gu Qi of the dwarven furnace in Crafting World.

Through the system's introduction, Gu Qi learned that this furnace only needed to be placed in a suitable location to be used.

Just as Gu Qi was checking the rewards, the system issued new quests.

[Quest 1: Complete the study of Elementary Mathematics.]

[Quest Reward: Scientific Technology Data.]

[Quest 2: Complete the study of Elementary Physics.]

[Quest Reward: Unscientific Item.]

[Quest 3: Complete the study of Elementary Chemistry.]

[Quest Reward: Scientific Technology Data.]

[Quest 4: Complete the research on the Electromagnetic Shield]

[Quest Reward: Unscientific Item.]

[PS: Upon completion of Quests 1, 2, 3, and 4, the next stage of advanced quests will be unlocked.]

"Ha, so many quests released at once! Also, what's this Electromagnetic Shield? What the hell am I supposed to research it with, damn it!"

Gu Qi's forehead was covered in black lines. The other things were fine, but the scientific level of this world was limited. Although he had the complete set of technical data, it was completely unrealistic to research an Electromagnetic Shield.

[This is an unscientific Naruto world. There are no problems that Chakra cannot solve. If there are, it can only mean you are not smart enough.]

After the system's reminder, it fell silent again.

"Chakra can solve it? Could it be that..."

Gu Qi's heart stirred. An Electromagnetic Shield, in essence, was using electromagnetic force to contain an energy field to defend against attacks.

Gu Qi could completely achieve all of this using Lightning Release Chakra.

Gu Qi only needed to use Lightning Release Chakra to simulate electromagnetic force, and then contain Chakra to form an energy field, thus completely simulating an Electromagnetic Shield.

And simulating electromagnetic force with Lightning Release Chakra involved Chakra's Nature Transformation.

In addition, Gu Qi now had a system-gifted furnace that claimed to be able to make anything. Perhaps Gu Qi could also work on this.

"It seems I still have a lot to learn!" Gu Qi looked at the textbook in his hand and couldn't help but sigh again.

Gu Qi didn't rush to study. Instead, he left his room and went to the basement of the Ninja Tool Shop.

After clearing a space, Gu Qi took out [A Furnace That Can Make Anything] and placed it on the cleared ground.

The furnace, which was originally only palm-sized, instantly grew to adult size.

At the same time, Gu Qi felt as if he had been hollowed out, with all his Chakra and stamina drained.

"Damn it! System, you bastard, why didn't you remind me that placing the furnace requires Chakra!" Gu Qi felt like he had been scammed and roared at the system.

[Please read the instructions carefully. The system is not responsible for any accidents.]

"..." Gu Qi had a lot of unspoken words.

After quickly eating a whole piece of Dried Meat, Gu Qi finally recovered.

With the previous lesson learned, Gu Qi cautiously opened the instruction manual that came with the furnace and read it very carefully.

It turned out that although this furnace could make anything, it required Chakra as energy to drive it.

The Chakra consumed by the furnace was directly proportional to the size, complexity, and hardness of the item being created.

The more complex and hard the item, the more Chakra it required.

However, this furnace had one advantage: it didn't require items to be completed in one go.

This meant Gu Qi could slowly craft an item, achieving the desired effect.

Although he wanted to test the furnace's capabilities, Gu Qi had no materials on hand and didn't know what he wanted to create. Thus, he abandoned the idea of using the furnace for now.

"Rumble~ Rumble~"

"It's almost evening without me realizing it. Oh well, I'll just go grab a good meal first!"

Leaving the basement, Gu Qi looked up at the sky and realized the sun had already set.

For the past few days, Gu Qi had been staying home to study.

Today, having finally completed his mission, he decided to treat himself to a good meal.

"Little Gu Qi! I haven't seen you in days," Ayame, the cute little sister at Ichiraku Ramen, greeted him with a smile.

Gu Qi rubbed his nose. "I've been busy with training these past few days. Today, I decided to give myself a break!"

"Little Gu Qi is so amazing! You'll definitely be an excellent Ninja in the future!" Ayame said, patting Gu Qi's head.

Ever since his rebirth, Gu Qi had grown accustomed to being treated like a child. Therefore, he calmly accepted Ayame's praise and head pat.

Just as the Special Tonkotsu Ramen and soda Gu Qi ordered were placed before him, Ayame suddenly said, "Oh, right, Gu Qi. Your friend Naruto came looking for you earlier. Unfortunately, you weren't here, and he seemed quite disappointed."

"Did he come today?" Gu Qi asked.

Ayame shook her head. "Not yet! I don't know if he'll come today."

Gu Qi thought for a moment. "If he comes today, please treat him to a bowl of ramen for me. Also, tell him I'll be training in the small forest again in a couple of days."

"Gu Qi is truly a kind person!" Ayame said with a smile.

After finishing his ramen, Gu Qi left money for ten bowls of Special Ramen. "If Naruto comes in the future, let him eat whatever he wants here. It's on me."

"Okay!"

Not long after Gu Qi left, a scrawny boy arrived at Ichiraku Ramen.

"It's Naruto! What a coincidence! Little Gu Qi just left," Ayame greeted him when she saw him.

"Huh? What a shame! If I chase after him now, I might be able to catch him!" Naruto muttered to himself.

"Grumble~~"

However, just as Naruto was about to leave, his stomach protested at the delicious aroma.

Naruto looked embarrassed and was about to leave. With the money he had, if he ate ramen, he wouldn't even be able to afford instant noodles for the next few days.

"Here, this ramen is on Little Gu Qi!"

Just then, a steaming bowl of ramen was placed in front of Naruto by Ayame.

"Gulp!" Naruto swallowed hard and stammered, "R-really?"

"Of course! Little Gu Qi also said that he'll be training in the small forest again in a couple of days!"

"Gu Qi-kun..."

For some reason, Gu Qi's silver-white hair and his trustworthy smiling face flashed through Naruto's mind.

"Plop!"

Tears fell one by one into the ramen broth. Experiencing friendship for the first time, Naruto couldn't help but cry.

"Oh dear, Naruto-kun, why are you crying? Are you alright?" Ayame asked worriedly.

"I'm fine," Naruto shook his head and smiled. "My eyes just got some sand in them. I'm going to eat now!"

"Eat slowly! Little Gu Qi said that Naruto can come here to eat anytime in the future, and it's on him!" Ayame said.

"Yeah!" Naruto smiled happily!