Crimson Group

"Thump~ thump~"

"Boss, is there anything I can do for you?"

After knocking on the door, Shiro put down what he was holding and asked.

"Hmm~ You should wash that. By the way, what did you bring? And why did you bring a gift?"

"Oh, that's honey my grandpa sent. My mom asked me to bring some over, so I just brought it along. Oh, and there's a portion for Kazuki inside, remember to take it later."

"Me too? Thank you, Shiro." Hearing that she would also receive a share, Kazuki excitedly bowed to Shiro to express her gratitude, even forgetting to put down what she was holding.

"Uh, it's nothing, it's nothing valuable." Kazuki's excitement startled him; judging from the situation, anyone who didn't know better would think it was some kind of grand gift.

However, Shiro quickly realized that after thinking about it, he understood. He had been a wanderer all this time, and after his mother passed away, he had no one he could trust anymore, so naturally, no one cared about him.

Therefore, although it was just a casual gesture for Shiro, it touched Kazuki deeply. Coupled with Kushina's attitude towards her, she genuinely felt their care for her.

And this is different from the Third Hokage. She could sense that although the Third Hokage was also very gentle with her, he was after Kazuki's abilities and bloodline.

Shiro and the others only care about her as a person; even if she didn't have those abilities, Shiro attitude towards her wouldn't change in the slightest.

Therefore, such behavior is not surprising.

"Tread."

"Shiro's here?" At that moment, with a thud, Minato appeared in the living room, putting down the dishes he was carrying as he spoke.

"Um, is Minato in charge of buying groceries?"

"Of course, if he doesn't go, who will? We can't waste such a fast time. Oh, by the way, Minato, we're out of seasonings, go buy some."

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Minato glanced at Kushina, who was wearing a green apron and waving a spoon in her hand, and exchanged a helpless look with Shiro. In a flash, they disappeared.

Shiro looked at the spot where Minato had left, shook his head, suppressed the urge to complain, and focused on preparing the ingredients in his hands. Kushina's spoon wasn't just for cooking.

Yes, that's right, it was Kushina who cooked. When Shiro found out that Kushina could cook and was even edible, he was so surprised that he got punched.

It's not that Shiro looks down on her, but rather that he read too many fanfictions before his transmigration. In many of these fanfictions, Kushina can't cook normal meals and only knows how to make terrible dishes.

However, this is obviously unrealistic. She started learning to cook from a young age. After all, it was uncertain whether her personality would change when she was young. Therefore, her education was in the Yamato Nadeshiko style, but she just turned out to be a bit eccentric.

But cooking is a piece of cake for her; it's no challenge for her at all.

Shiro guessed that this speculation arose because it was Minato who was cooking in the anime, hence the guess.

However, after Shiro's verification, this was wrong. Although Kushina's cooking wasn't very delicious, it was still decent, but it was a far cry from being a culinary disaster.

As for the claim that Minato mostly does the cooking, Shiro believes it's because Minato is afraid—no, he just loves his wife.

"Bang!"

"What are you thinking about? Hurry up and do it, or we'll make them wait." Kushina tapped Shiro on the head with a spoon, manually drawing his attention.

"Uh, okay."

Squinting, Shiro refocused on his work and continued processing the ingredients.

However, looking at the ingredients in his hand, Shiro's thoughts couldn't help but wander.

This time, he thought of that famous saying: high-end ingredients often only need the simplest cooking methods to bring out their natural deliciousness. Then, Shiro seemed to see a person in the sunlight, facing a cow.

Thinking about it, Shiro shuddered, shook his head violently, swept away all these chaotic thoughts, and focused on preparing the ingredients.

Upon seeing this, Kazuki quietly moved her feet to the side.

A little while later, Minato returned and joined Shiro and the others in preparing the ingredients.

With Minato joining them, Shiro and his group moved a little faster, and soon all the preparations were complete.

However, since it was still early and not yet time for dinner, and the Minato-maru would be picking people up quickly anyway.

Therefore, after preparing the ingredients, Shiro and the others collectively adopted the "Ge You slouch" posture in the living room.

Suddenly, Kushina jumped up and said, "By the way, Kazuki, would you like to join our Crimson Group?"

"The Crimson Group? What's that?"

"The Crimson Group is a team organized by the Big Sister. Only people with common characteristics can join. For example, the Big Sister has red hair, Minato has Red Pepper, I have a red weapon, and you also have red hair. Therefore, you meet the criteria."

"That's right, that's it! So? Want to join?" After Shiro finished reciting his lines, Kushina asked Kazuki with her hands on her hips and a big smile on her face.

"Uh, joining is no problem, but what do we usually do? Also, is it just the few of us?"

"Well, it's just the few of us right now, and our requirements are very strict. As for what we do on a regular basis, Shiro!"

"Well, let me put it this way, you should know about the Police Force by now, right?"

"Hmm, I found out yesterday. How? Is it related to them?"

"Of course! Our Crimson Group can be summarized like this: we dare to do what the Police Force dares not do! We dare to fight those the Police Force dares not fight! We dare to manage those the Police Force dares not manage!"

"In short, we'll do what the Police Force does, and we'll also do what the Police Force doesn't do!"

"That's right, so what do you think? Want to join?"

Faced with Kushina's question, Kazuki fell into deep thought, feeling that the matter was not entirely reliable.

In fact, Kazuki's feeling was right. Don't be fooled by how arrogant Shiro is. He's just bragging. To put it bluntly, they're just a small gang of thugs who usually only bicker with the Police Force over trivial matters.

If anything really happens, they won't bother the Police Force. After all, Kushina is just restless, not a real thug. She's bored and can't stand the Uchiha's attitude, so she formed the Crimson Group to annoy them.

Then she encouraged Shiro to form the Crimson Group with her, but their Crimson Group was no ordinary group either; they had powerful backers!

Therefore, seeing that Kazuki hesitated, Kushina shook her head at Shiro: "Let Kazuki see that."

"Hmm? What are you looking at?" Hearing this, Kazuki looked at Shiro curiously.

Shiro took a piece of paper out of his pocket, unfolded it, and handed it to Kazuki.

"What is this?" Kazuki asked as she took it.

You'll see when you see it!

Kazuki glanced suspiciously at Kushina, who was looking at her proudly, and slowly looked at the paper in her hand.

This sight was astonishing; Kazuki's eyes widened in shock!

Thanks to Yun Xuyi and Xuantian Mieji for the monthly tickets, thank you for your support! Also, a quick update: 300,000 words! You can try it out. Finally, this chapter will be updated first, the second chapter will be later... probably tonight...