Little Fat Cow Hotpot

"I never use any skincare products—this is natural!"

Pakura wore a proud expression. As if she, Pakura, would ever bother with such trivial things.

"What a pity... no, I mean, it's a pity there aren't such good skincare products."

Tamura Hiroshi expressed regret. If such products existed, they'd be a sure moneymaker, sold directly to the wealthy nobles and merchants.

But then again, if such skincare products were real, those merchants would have already jumped on it. It wouldn't be his turn.

"If I want to make money in the beauty industry, I'll have to start with Medical Ninjutsu—especially that Yin Seal. I wouldn't even need to find a spokesperson; I could just go straight to Tsunade."

Thinking of that eternally youthful Tsunade-hime, Tamura Hiroshi felt a strong craving for her medical skills and that Yin Seal.

"I won't disturb your trip to the Raikage Building."

Tamura Hiroshi didn't say more. There was no point in talking with these three now. His own strength was still too weak; even if he had ideas, he couldn't act on them.

Still, he had some thoughts about the trio. He needed to alter the plot to harvest the Power of Destiny, using it to fuel his Golden Finger for cultivation. These three were good targets.

For example, changing the outcome of Karura's death, castrating Rasa, or simply killing him off, erasing the births of Gaara and his siblings. Pakura's fate could also be changed—that would surely net a lot.

"Is he a new genius of Kumogakure?"

Watching the departing youth, Rasa, who had remained silent until now, asked.

From the expressions of the youth and the Raikage's Son, their relationship was close. Someone who could be friends with the Raikage's Son was no ordinary person.

"Ah's talent as a ninja is quite ordinary, but he's an interesting person. Being friends with him is enjoyable."

Yozuki A shook his head and didn't elaborate.

Ninja intelligence couldn't be casually disclosed, especially not about someone as important as Ah.

In truth, he had spotted Tamura Hiroshi earlier but hadn't greeted him proactively, given the three outsiders nearby. If Ah hadn't looked over and drawn their attention, he really wouldn't have said hello.

As for ninja talent, Ah was truly ordinary—at least his Chakra talent was. He, Yozuki A, wasn't lying.

Hearing that his talent was ordinary, the three dismissed him from their minds. A ninja's foundation was strength; without talent, there would be no real achievement. Especially now, with the Great Ninja War about to reignite, it would be brutal. Only the strong would survive that storm of blood.

Yozuki A, however, felt regret—regret for his junior brother.

His Comprehension, talent, and perseverance were all strong, but his Chakra talent severely held him back.

Chakra was the root of a ninja. This would strictly limit Ah's future ceiling.

Even if they used Secret Medicine to enhance Ah's physique, indirectly boosting his physical life energy, there was still a limit.

To solve Ah's Chakra deficiency, they'd need to find another way. A headache.

On the other side, Tamura Hiroshi wandered for a while before returning home. He continued training in Lightning Release Nature Transformation while waiting for That Person's arrival.

After devouring those Sharingan, a Three Tomoe Sharingan had appeared on the Kaguya Phantom's brow. Once he obtained a suitable Tailed Beast Sealing Technique from the Uzumaki clan, he should be able to indirectly gain the power of the Sharingan.

At the very least, improving his Dynamic Vision shouldn't be a problem.

A Tailed Beast Sealing Technique doesn't seal the tailed beast completely inside the body; it leaves an opening, allowing the extraction of the beast's Chakra to connect with—or even merge with—the Jinchuriki's Chakra. Only then can the beast's power be borrowed, until one becomes a perfect Tailed Beast Jinchuriki.

He needed such a Sealing Technique too—to transfer the Kaguya Phantom out of the Spiritual Space and maintain a continuous connection with its power through the technique.

To scheme for the Uzumaki clan's Sealing Technique, reporting intelligence to Lord Danzo was key—and a starting point.

Of course, he didn't stay cooped up training all the time. He would go out to eat for some fresh air, and sometimes visit his teacher Fukai to ask about training doubts or spar in combat.

He also had a weakness in practical combat experience, which could only be improved through real fighting.

Fortunately, the Golden Finger's boost to Comprehension could also apply here, allowing his combat experience to grow rapidly. Even Fukai was repeatedly amazed.

"Ah-kun!"

That evening, as Tamura Hiroshi strolled through the snack street, a soft voice came from the side.

"It's Karura-san. You haven't returned yet?"

Turning his head, he saw Karura, with Rasa and Pakura beside her.

Of course, Anbu Ninja were surely watching from the shadows. The village wouldn't let its guard down around foreign ninja.

After all, a ninja village was essentially a military organization, full of secrets.

And the essence of ninja war was intelligence warfare; gathering intel was a ninja's instinct. The village wouldn't allow outsiders to pry into its secrets.

"We need to rest for a few days."

Karura's voice was as gentle as her appearance and temperament, soothing to the ears.

"That makes sense. The Land of Wind is far from our Land of Lightning. You must have been living on Ration Pills the whole way.

Would you like me to guide you to try some of Kumogakure's local delicacies? Our Land of Lightning's beef and sake are excellent. You could bring some beef jerky and sake back as gifts for friends and family."

Tamura Hiroshi nodded in understanding and recommended the local specialty beef.

He had a strong impression of Karura—not because she was Gaara's mother, but because she had a younger brother, Yashamaru.

That was one of the two famous traps in the Naruto world who had fooled countless people. The other was Yuki Haku. Both had looks and personalities more feminine than most women. If they put on women's clothing, they could wreak havoc, bending countless internet idiots—including his past self—and driving countless fujoshi wild.

He had even searched their bios on Baidu back then, confirmed they were male, and nearly fell into depression.

"We were just thinking that."

Karura's eyes curved into crescent moons—she really did want to bring back some specialties from the Land of Lightning and Kumogakure.

After all, it wasn't easy to come all the way to the Land of Lightning and Kumogakure. They were so far from the Land of Wind that many things here were things she'd never seen before, fresh and novel.

"Do you have enough money for this trip?"

Tamura Hiroshi asked, not wanting any awkward or cliché scenes to play out.

He had a good impression of Karura. Seeing her yellow hair and gentle, soft demeanor reminded him of that girl he'd met in Root.

Sure enough, yellow-haired girls were all gentle.

Of course, that one degenerate gambler was an exception.

"Enough!"

Rasa, who had been silent the whole time, replied with absolute confidence in his voice.

Tamura Hiroshi understood that confidence. After all, in his past life's Naruto fanon, Rasa was the famous gold miner, a tycoon who single-handedly propped up an entire ninja village's economy.

He was quite curious about that kind of gold-sand Magnet Release—it was just too extravagant.

"Good, then. As they say, you get what you pay for—expensive things are mostly good things. Come on, I'll take you to the best hotpot city in our Kumogakure and treat you to a feast."

Calling out to the three of them, Tamura Hiroshi headed toward the Food Entertainment City he owned.

Back then, relying on his money-burning ability and the many cuisines from his past life's China, he'd quickly broken into the market here. Of course, he didn't know the exact recipes, only some concepts, and then he'd had culinary ninjas research them—still enough to crush this world's food culture.

Starting with Little Fat Cow Hotpot, all the profits had been poured into developing and perfecting the entertainment city, and now it was basically complete.