Starting from Ichiraku Ramen

"Beautiful lady, care for a date? We were just heading to Ichiraku Ramen, want to join us? Oh! Right, you jerk Xiaoqi, hurry up and drop that combat form, give me your cutest, most adorable look! If you scare this fairy-like beauty, I'll chop you up and feed you to Aomaru!" Xian Yu's first half was gentle and soft, but the second half shifted instantly to a fierce glare directed at Bai Xiaoqi.

Lying to the side and playing dead, Aomaru's dog ears twitched slightly; being a creature of great spirit, it chose to continue its best efforts... at playing dead.

With the big boss standing right there, Xian Yu, a student who wanted to survive and live an increasingly better life, began to act with absolutely no bottom line.

Relying on his beastly intuition, Bai Xiaoqi had long sensed that the woman before them was not to be trifled with. Hearing those words, the Three-Tailed Fox, who knew exactly what kind of person his master was, felt his heart tremble! Without a word, he transformed directly into a palm-sized mini-fox. Ignoring his master, he nervously and proactively approached the feet of Uzumaki Mito, rubbing his head against her... he had completely cast himself into the role of a cute pet.

The five peeping toms in the Hokage Building were, once again, collectively stunned.

Their movements were uniform, their expressions identical, as if they had rehearsed this scene countless times.

If anyone else were to see them, they would surely exclaim: "As expected of teammates of ten years... such impeccable tacit understanding."

"The master is shameless, and his summon is even more shameless... this is truly... truly... what word should I even use to describe this..." Mitokado Homura looked on with disdain, his words becoming incoherent.

"Like master, like fox?" Torifu Akimichi tentatively added.

Back to the scene with student Xian Yu.

"What a sweet-talking little one. I wonder how many girls will be deceived by that honey-coated mouth of yours when you grow up. And this fox of yours is much better behaved than the one I have." The gentle, melodious female voice lingered in the air. Uzumaki Mito, with a serene expression, crouched down and reached out to stroke Bai Xiaoqi's fur.

"That's not true at all, Fairy Sister, you're really wronging me..."

Seeing Xian Yu's watery eyes looking at her with such innocence, Uzumaki Mito couldn't help but let out a soft, "Pfft," laugh.

In that instant, she truly possessed an aura that could topple kingdoms.

The five peeping toms in the Hokage Building were no longer stunned.

They were petrified...

"That person... actually laughed?" The five voyeurs each displayed expressions of shock, relief, solemnity, and disbelief as they stared at one another.

How many years had it been? Since the passing of the First Hokage, they couldn't recall ever seeing her smile.

Not even once.

Uzumaki Mito stood up and walked over to Xian Yu, extending a slender, jade-like finger to flick the little guy's forehead, teasing, "You clever little rascal, feeding me such sweet talk... your heart is too mischievous. Hmm... wait a moment."

Uzumaki Mito suddenly looked up at the sky in a certain direction, her willow-leaf eyebrows knitting slightly as she said, "Little Monkey, you've seen enough. Be careful, or I'll beat you up."

At the same time, in the conference room of the Hokage Building.

On such a hot day, Sarutobi Hiruzen shivered uncontrollably... the next moment, he swiftly deactivated his Telescope Technique.

After intimidating Sarutobi Hiruzen, Uzumaki Mito scooped the mini Three-Tailed Fox into her arms, playing with him like a cat, her soul-captivating eyes looking at Xian Yu with a hint of playfulness.

"I am quite curious, you little one seems to recognize me?"

Although the content was a question, the tone was one of certainty.

This voice, as moving as an oriole leaving the valley, sounded like a thunderclap to Xian Yu!

Could this legendary powerhouse from the original story have noticed me long ago?

How much information does she have on me?

Has she been monitoring me in secret all this time?

Has my identity as a transmigrator been discovered? No! That's impossible.

Where did the problem lie... how could she be so sure that I know her?

Xian Yu felt his brain buzzing, a thousand thoughts racing through his mind in an instant.

"Hehe, alright, I won't scare you anymore, little one. Don't be so panicked. Didn't you say you wanted to treat me to ramen? Let's go." Uzumaki Mito winked playfully and took the lead, her graceful steps carrying her forward.

Cold sweat beaded on Xian Yu's temple as he finally realized where the problem lay...

Uzumaki Mito... possessed the Mind's Eye of the Kagura...

Not only could she perceive and distinguish good and evil in others' hearts, but she could also sense their emotions during close contact...

It was fortunate that he truly harbored no malice... thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a lingering fear.

These old, cunning foxes were truly not to be trifled with.

"Logically speaking, those brats wouldn't tell you juniors about my identity. You shouldn't be able to recognize me... yet you clearly did. It's truly curious." Uzumaki Mito smiled slightly, as if talking to herself in a nonchalant manner.

"Oh? You calmed down so quickly? Could it be that you even know about my abilities? Haha, you little one are truly interesting." Having only walked a few steps, Uzumaki Mito suddenly turned back, a look of interest appearing on her beautiful face.

Human fear stems from the unknown.

Now that Xian Yu knew the cause and effect, he puffed out his cheeks and waved his hands, feigning annoyance: "Go, go, go! I can't be friends with someone like you. You have no secrets."

Looking at the little boy acting like a clown, Uzumaki Mito was stunned for a moment, then let out a hearty laugh, teasing, "Hahaha, you are so interesting. I haven't been this happy in a long time. How about I betroth my granddaughter to you?"

"..."

The air suddenly went quiet.

Please, have mercy, spare this humble one... that well-behaved, gentle, and lovely granddaughter of yours... you should save her to torment some other unlucky kid... Xian Yu felt as if his heart were suffocating.

To be honest, in his previous life, Lady Tsunade's figure and face from the original story were lethal and irresistible to a long-time shut-in like Xian Yu.

But after transmigrating to this world and truly coming into contact with the "Violent Lady Tsunade," Xian Yu only wanted to say: This world is so beautiful, why seek an early grave...

Shinozaki Ayumi, with her delicate and fragile frame, is infinitely better than Tsunade.

Even without mentioning Shinozaki Ayumi, that Inuzuka girl, Inuzuka Nao, is so soft and gentle that she really stirs one's protective instincts...

That girl from the Yamanaka Clan, with that figure of hers, is simply a natural-born model...

And that Akimichi... pfft! Never mind, pretend I said nothing.

"Uh... Orochimaru, what is going on here?"

The group marched imposingly toward Ichiraku Ramen, with Uzumaki Mito and Xian Yu walking at the very front, while Jiraiya, Orochimaru, Hiruko, and Might Duy followed silently behind. Jiraiya leaned over and whispered the question.

Orochimaru ignored him, merely casting a glance at Hatake Sakumo, who was trailing far behind the group.

Sakumo seemed to sense the gaze, as if he understood the inquiry in Orochimaru's eyes, and scratched the back of his head with a silly laugh: "Heh... hehe... I had nothing better to do, so I decided to go eat ramen too."

At this moment, Might Duy kindly reminded him: "Sakumo, just now when you were fighting Inuzuka Takuya... didn't you tell him to hurry up... because you had other things to do later?"

"I..."

"Yes, I thought you might have forgotten, so I'm just reminding you. If you really have urgent business, go take care of it quickly."

"It's not that..."

"It's alright, you are the rival of my life, we're so close that there's no need to thank me."

"..."