Mai Shiranui

Genma watched Kamizuki's shifty gaze, which kept drifting toward the sleeping Mai, and he couldn't help but feel baffled.

Genma was not the type of person who liked to overthink things; since he couldn't figure it out himself, he would just ask!

Thus, Genma spoke up: "Hey! You brat from the Hyuga clan, what are you staring at?"

Suddenly caught red-handed staring at a little girl, even someone with a face as thick as copper couldn't handle it, and a faint blush crept onto Kamizuki's face.

Kamizuki answered awkwardly: "Nothing... I... I..." Suddenly, he thought of a way to resolve the embarrassment.

Instead, he asked: "Is this your daughter?" Kamizuki pointed at the little girl sleeping on the tatami mat and asked Genma.

Hearing Kamizuki's question, Genma smiled slightly, shook his head, and said: "You mean Mai? She isn't my daughter."

Pausing for a moment, Genma looked at Kamizuki's curious little face and pondered for a while, deciding it wouldn't hurt to tell them about it.

Genma continued:

Mai, full name 'Mai Shiranui', is eight years old this year (one year older than Kamizuki). Her mother passed away shortly after giving birth to her, and her father sacrificed himself during the "Nine-Tails Incident" to save me. So, Chiyuki and I adopted her as our own daughter.

When Kamizuki heard the little girl's full name and realized it was truly the name he had in mind, he immediately thought of many things.

Mai Shiranui—what does this name represent? I am sure everyone is familiar with it! Let me give you a brief introduction to her.

The character Mai Shiranui first appeared on January 1, 1974, in a fighting game under SNK Playmore. Later, she appeared in "Fatal Fury 2", "The King of Fighters '95", "Fatal Fury: Real Bout", "Fatal Fury: Real Bout Special", "The King of Fighters XIII", "Queen's Blade", "Dead or Alive 5", "The Last Blade", "Honor of Kings", and many other games.

Birthplace: Small Island Nation. Blood Type: B. Fighting Style: Shiranui Style Ninjutsu.

In the games, her character is designed as an alluring and enchanting female ninja who uses her beauty to seduce enemies before assassinating them, specializing in the use of a paper umbrella and folding fans.

Kamizuki thought of the 'Sister Mai' from his past life, who had captivated thousands of young men with her hot and sexy figure, then looked at this cute little girl who was only eight or nine years old.

He couldn't help but break into a cold sweat, thinking: "Could it be that Sister Mai also transmigrated from The King of Fighters or some other game?"

Just as Kamizuki was speculating on the probability that this Mai Shiranui was the same person as the one in his memories, the sleeping little girl suddenly woke up.

She sat up from the tatami mat, stretched, and then raised her hands to rub her large eyes; the entire scene looked exceptionally adorable.

The awakened little girl then noticed that there were several strangers in the room. She didn't feel shy at all; she simply turned her head and stared at Genma on the tatami with her big eyes.

It was as if she were asking him: "Who are these strangers?"

Genma seemed to understand the meaning expressed in her large eyes.

He reintroduced the group of kids to her, and after chatting for another ten minutes or so, Kamizuki and his group prepared to leave.

As soon as the three of them walked out of Genma's bedroom, they ran into Chiyuki.

Hearing that the three were leaving, Chiyuki enthusiastically tried to persuade them to stay for lunch. After Kamizuki and the others exchanged a few polite words with Chiyuki, they finally left the Shiranui residence.

Once they stepped out of the Shiranui compound, the three of them parted ways, each heading back to their own homes.

Kamizuki walked home alone, still deep in thought about Mai Shiranui.

He didn't know how long he had been walking before he realized he had arrived home.

Back home, Kamizuki wanted to tentatively ask Hiashi to see if he knew anything about the Mai Shiranui of this world.

He found Hiashi, and to his surprise, Hiashi actually knew about the little girl, Mai Shiranui.

According to Hiashi, the Mai Shiranui of this world:

She is the granddaughter of the former head of the Shiranui clan, Shiranui Hanzo. Her parents died when she was young, and she was raised by her grandfather. Since her grandfather was getting on in years, he passed away a few years ago.

Before he died, her grandfather passed the position of Shiranui clan head to her, but because Mai Shiranui was too young at the time, he entrusted her to Genma's care until she grew up and could inherit the position.

After her grandfather passed away, Genma taught her Shiranui Style Ninjutsu and Bone Style Fist.

During her training in Shiranui Style Ninjutsu and Bone Style Fist, she displayed extraordinary talent, and the members of the Shiranui clan dubbed her a "genius girl."

Since she is technically the current head of the Shiranui clan, all the major clans in Konoha pay close attention to her.

After hearing all this, Kamizuki realized that this Mai Shiranui was remarkably similar to the one from the 2D world in his past life—even her background was strikingly alike.

Kamizuki struggled with his thoughts for a long time without reaching a conclusion. He eventually decided to just be a carefree person so he wouldn't live such a tiring life, and so he stopped worrying about it.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, several years passed. Kamizuki, Hinata, and Naruto were now twelve years old.

Kamizuki had already been promoted to Chunin. Because he lived in a relatively peaceful era without war, his promotion speed wasn't as monstrous as Hatake Kakashi's.

Meanwhile, Hinata, Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and the other children of the same year were about to face their final exam at the Ninja Academy.