Shinobi World's First White Moonlight

After saying goodbye to Guy,

Mikami Yu left the Ninja Academy. He followed the street in front of the gates west to the end, took a few winding turns, crossed a small bridge, and returned to the Commoner District where he lived.

As the center of the Hokage world, Konoha was quite large. Across dozens of li of land were the separate residences of more than a dozen Ninja Clans, administrative districts, commercial districts, training grounds, and no fewer than dozens of commoner residential areas. Overall, it followed a pattern of broad mixing with small clusters.

Mikami Yu lived about a twenty-minute walk from the Ninja Academy, so it was not too far.

Just as he took out his key and prepared to open the door,

a clear voice suddenly came from the neighboring yard:

"Yu, you're back!"

Mikami Yu turned and saw a little girl with brown hair leaning over the fence. She had a small round face, shoulder-length short hair, pale blue markings on her cheeks, and light chestnut eyes brimming with a smile that naturally made people like her.

At the moment, the little girl held a bucket in both hands. Something inside seemed to be flapping about, splashing water everywhere.

"It's Rin. Do you need something?"

Mikami Yu asked.

As a commoner in the village, Mikami Yu's neighbors were naturally commoners as well.

By coincidence, the person living next door was none other than Nohara Rin, the Shinobi World's first white moonlight, whom a certain Uchiha Kenji, who wished to remain anonymous, had simped for his entire life.

Since they were neighbors, the two families had a fairly good relationship and helped each other out from time to time.

Just like now—

"My father caught lots of fish at the Naka River yesterday. He said there weren't many people at home, so we couldn't finish them all. He wanted to bring some over for you and Aunt Mikami. Here, Yu, hurry and take it. It's really heavy to carry."

Nohara Rin lifted the bucket over the wooden fence.

Mikami Yu hesitated for a moment before taking the bucket. "Thanks. Please thank the Air Force... cough, I mean Uncle Hiroshi, for me and my mom."

"Hehe, no need to be so polite."

Nohara Rin smiled and waved her hand. Then, looking at Mikami Yu's refined and handsome face, her voice unconsciously softened. "Yu, did you go running with Guy again after school? You've been training really hard lately."

"The early bird catches the worm. We're graduating next year, and if I can't become a ninja, I'll have to go home and farm. So I can only work harder while I still can."

Mikami Yu joked half-seriously, then glanced to the side. "By the way, Rin, didn't Obito come looking for you today?"

"Him..."

At the mention of Obito, Nohara Rin sounded a little helpless, though she remained gentle. "Obito said he's been practicing a new ninjutsu recently. Once he gets the hang of it, he'll perform it for me... Yu, would you like to come too? I don't think Obito would mind."

A new ninjutsu?

Could it be...

Just as Mikami Yu was about to answer, he heard—

[You learned of the existence of a mysterious young girl from a neighbor and developed a strong curiosity about her. Please decide whether to seize this opportunity and have a fateful encounter with the mysterious young girl: Yes/No]

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What the hell, man... are you sick?

Nohara Rin was standing right here, alive and well, and you didn't trigger a romance mission. Instead, you freaked out over a ninjutsu he hadn't even seen??

Was that reasonable?

Suppressing the urge to complain, Mikami Yu nodded and smiled under Nohara Rin's gaze. "Sure. I'd also like to see Obito's training results. Please call me when the time comes."

"Mm-hmm, I will! Yu, hurry home and rest. I have some medicine and bandages at home. I'll bring them over later."

"Then thank you."

After chatting for a little longer, Mikami Yu turned and entered his home. He first carried the bucket into the kitchen, then greeted the woman busy by the stove.

Yes, that was right.

As a transmigrator, Mikami Yu had one particularly unusual trait—

He had a mom.

This woman, Mikami Aoi, was an administrator at the Konoha Library and Mikami Yu's mother in this life. Thanks to her, his looks in this life were quite outstanding. Even at such a young age, he already had the makings of a refined and handsome boy. Whenever he went out to buy groceries, vendors would give him extra scallions.

Moreover, thanks to Mikami Aoi's profession, Mikami Yu had read a large number of general books on mathematics, medicine, Shinobi World geography, chakra principles, and more since he was three or four years old. He had gained a basic understanding of every aspect of this world rather than merely remembering bits and pieces from the manga.

As for Mikami Yu's father, he was an ordinary Chunin. To earn a little extra allowance, he had voluntarily applied to rotate at the border starting two years ago, for a term of two and a half years.

Earlier, Mikami Yu had suspected that he lacked a cheat because both his parents were alive.

But now...

Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river!

Hehehe, I got my cheat!

Wait, speaking of which, was his new father doing all right right now...

"Yu, why are you so happy after coming home today? Did your teacher praise you at school?"

Mikami Aoi, who had just finished cleaning the fish, glanced back at Mikami Yu and asked gently.

"Sort of. The teacher said I've improved in the Three Techniques."

Mikami Yu casually made up a lie.

"Really? Our little Yu is indeed the best. All right, the food will be ready soon. Go wash your hands."

"Okay, Mom."

Psychologically speaking, Mikami Yu was older than the Mikami couple—people in the Shinobi World married around twenty on average, and they were only twenty-seven or twenty-eight now—but since he had been reborn from the womb, there was no need to dwell on it too much. Sometimes, playing the role of a child properly could save him quite a bit of trouble.

Very soon,

a golden-brown fried salmon, a plate of Stir-Fried Shredded Pork with Green Peppers, and a bowl of Mushroom Miso Soup were neatly laid out on the table.

Mother and son sat down and began eating.

During the meal, Mikami Aoi asked a few questions about school.

Mikami Yu answered them one by one.

When the meal was over, Mikami Aoi carried the bowls and chopsticks back to the kitchen to wash them.

Mikami Yu got up and returned to his room. Just as he was about to figure out how to use the idiotic system, he heard someone calling his name from outside the window:

"Yu, are you there?"

"Rin?"

Mikami Yu pushed open the window and saw a boy and a girl standing in the yard outside. The girl was naturally Nohara Rin, while the boy had a messy hedgehog-like hairstyle, wore tan goggles, and looked not particularly bright.

Well, well.

Speak of the devil, and he appeared.

He had just wondered why Obito had not come to woo Rin, and now here he was. Judging by his expression, he seemed very unhappy that Rin had come to call him. His face was twisted with displeasure.

"Yu, Obito is going to perform a ninjutsu. Do you want to come watch?"

Nohara Rin called out.

"Rin, I won't perform for anyone except Rin..."

"Sure!"

Before Obito could finish refusing, Mikami Yu immediately agreed and jumped straight out of the window. "Where are we going?"

What a joke... he still had the [Encounter a New Ninjutsu] mission on him. He naturally could not miss such a good opportunity.

"...Hmph!"

Obito was still somewhat thin-skinned at this age. Although he was annoyed by Mikami Yu's uninvited presence, since Mikami Yu was already out here, he reluctantly changed his tune. "Yu, I'll let you off this time and show you how amazing I, Uchiha Obito, am!

"But if you dare tell anyone that I've learned a new ninjutsu, especially that Kakashi guy, I definitely won't let you off! This is my secret weapon for defeating him someday!"

"Ah, sure, sure."

Mikami Yu nodded, finding it a little funny inside.

How should he put it...

Although Obito had not revealed what new ninjutsu he had learned, at his current age, what else could it be? Such a hard guess!

It was probably that Kindness Technique that could never hit anyone.

Still, even that technique was difficult for an ordinary commoner family to access. In theory, Mikami Yu should not have been able to learn any ninjutsu above E-rank before graduation.

But now...

He had a cheat!

Mikami Yu really wanted to see how this [Encounter a New Ninjutsu] mission would trigger and whether it could let him directly learn the Fire Style: Fire Ball Jutsu. If it could... then to a certain extent, he could use this Galageki System as a Sharingan!

A ninjutsu demonstration definitely could not be held in the yard.

Therefore,

after letting Mikami Aoi know, Mikami Yu followed Obito and Rin out of the house, making their way to the nearby forest training ground.

Wanting to keep it secret, Obito deliberately led them deep into the training ground before finally stopping. "Here should be fine... Rin! Watch me, watch me!"

As he spoke,

Obito took up a stance. After drawing a deep breath, he slowly formed hand seals. "Snake—Ram—Monkey—Boar—Horse—Tiger..."

"Fire Style: Fire Ball Jutsu!!!"

With a loud shout, Obito suddenly opened his mouth and spewed out an enormous ball of flame!

Although Mikami Yu had been mentally prepared for this scene, when he saw the fireball, taller than a person, appear only inches away and scorch the surrounding air into rippling distortions, he still could not help but tense up.

Then...

[Ding! A high-quality potential romance target detected: "Fire Style: Fire Ball Jutsu." Time-limited encounter mission triggered!]

[In Konoha's forest, you met that mysterious young girl. Her beautiful appearance and flamboyant temperament made you fall in love at first sight. Please gather your courage and go strike up a conversation.]

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