I, Uchiha Hikaru, join the chat group

Early morning.

The sky is getting brighter.

The Konoha Village, which had been sleeping all night, gradually regained its former bustle.

Shops opened one after another, and villagers carrying hoes got up to work. A big watermelon-head wearing a green tights rushed out of the house with passion and started a day of morning exercises.

"What a brilliant sunrise! Before breakfast, run 100 laps around the village in a handstand! If you can't do it, do 1,000 push-ups!"

When he ran to the 15th lap.

Might Guy saw someone.

A girl.

She was not very old, and she was estimated to be about twelve or thirteen years old. She had a pretty face, fair skin, and long black hair, which was slightly scattered on her back like a little hedgehog. She was wearing a dark blue dress in the style of the Warring States period... Although it was not weird, such a dress and appearance always felt out of place in the Konoha Village of this era.

When Kai noticed her.

The girl also stopped and looked back, with a strange look in her eyes, as if...

(Someone I know?)

Kai subconsciously had this thought, but soon shook his head - he had never had much talent in remembering people's names. Except for Hatake Kakashi and others whom he had known since childhood, he would not remember the names of others even if he had seen them, so there was no need to think about it carefully.

But the girl suddenly spoke: "Excuse me, is the residential area of ​​Konoha going in this direction?"

"Yes! How about it, little girl, are you interested in burning your youth with me!"

Kai raised a thumb in an inverted posture, revealing a dazzling white tooth.

"..."

The girl's mouth twitched, and she asked again: "Do you have money?"

"?"

Even if Kai was as thick-skinned as he was, he was stunned by this random question for a while, and then shook his head: "No!"

"...Okay then."

The girl stared at the green tights for a few times, especially at the position of the belt, and seemed to confirm that she really didn't bring a wallet, so she sighed and walked away a little disappointed.

Kai scratched his head in confusion, then ignored this episode and continued to burn his youth.

…

Half an hour later.

Konoha Village, central residential area.

Uchiha Hikaru stopped by a flower bed and sat down, rubbing his calves and ankles while looking around. Within a hundred meters, there were wide streets and shops with people coming and going. Among them, there was a small shop with a sign of "Ichiraku Ramen", which was clearly visible at the intersection a hundred meters away.

"Finally arrived."

Since midnight yesterday, Uchiha Hikaru has walked for six hours intermittently, most of which were rugged dirt roads in the forest.

Although she was wearing sports boots given by Bulma, she still felt a little sore in her feet after walking for so long, and her stomach was growling with hunger.

But...

She had no money.

As an "old thing" from the Warring States period, Uchiha Hikaru was completely an illegal resident in this era, with a cleaner pocket than his face. When she met Might Guy on the road just now, she actually thought about knocking him out and then stealing his wallet, but she gave up in the end.

Let alone whether Guy had money on him, if she wanted to knock him out, it would definitely not work just by using physical skills, and she would probably need to use the power of the Sharingan. Doing this for a mere meal... is unnecessary.

"Forget it, let's eat first."

"Uncle Otsutsuki Ichiraku should be easy to talk to. At most, we can discuss and give him credit first..."

Uchiha Hikaru rubbed his face, stood up again, and walked straight into Ichiraku Ramen Restaurant.

In the chat group.

[Bulma @Nameless: How is it, Hikaru, have you found the village called Konoha? ]

[Bulma: There has been no reply, nothing will happen, right? ]

[Eidaimei: It should be fine. Konoha Village is still very friendly to outsiders. As long as they don't invade by force, even ninjas from other villages can enter... But Miss Guang is not from this era, and may see many things that she can't understand. If you need anything, you can ask me at any time. ]

[Bulma: I hope so. ]

[Bulma: By the way, @Iron Head Boy Kishiro is still chopping stones now, is that really something that humans can do? ]

[Iron Head Boy: That, my name is Tanjiro...]

[Iron Head Boy: Although I also think this stone is a bit too big, but since Master Urokodaki said so, it must be possible! Besides, didn't Mr. Eidaimei and Miss Guang also say that it can be cut? ]

[Bulma: So sometimes I doubt whether you are human beings, or alien monsters disguised as humans...]

[Wumi: Is it possible... that your world has the most alien monsters? ]

The kitchen of Ichiraku Ramen Restaurant

Uchiha Hikaru piled up the washed dishes, wiped her hands, and began to pay attention to the news in the group.

Well... because she didn't bring any money, she discussed with the hand-beating uncle and exchanged an hour of helping him wash dishes for a bowl of tonkotsu ramen.

And now, with a full stomach, she was ready to leave the ramen restaurant to fulfill her promise with Namikaze Minato.

"Wait, little girl!"

Before leaving, the hand-beating uncle suddenly called Uchiha Hikaru from behind, and then handed her a bag of things under her slightly puzzled gaze:

"Take this."

Hand-beating explained with a smile: "This is the cup noodles that the shop uses for delivery. The taste is a little worse than the dine-in ones, but it can be stored for a long time and can be eaten at night... If you have nowhere else to go, you can come to my place to help for a few days. The salary may not be high, but there is no problem with food."

Uchiha Hikaru was stunned for a moment before taking the bag and smiled: "Thank you. If you need me, I will come again."

Waved goodbye.

After leaving the ramen restaurant, Uchiha Hikaru began to contact Namikaze Minato.

[Wumi @Yongdaimei: Fourth Hokage, I am now at the door of Ichiraku Ramen. Can you tell me how to get to your house? ]

[Yongdaimei: Okay, you first determine the direction around, then go east... There should be a store called "Yakiniku Q" there. It was opened during the Third Ninja World War and should still be there. After seeing it, go south and turn left at the intersection...]

[Wumi: ... No need to show the way, Fourth Hokage. 】

【Wuming: I think I have seen your son. 】

The intersection near BBQ Q.

Uchiha Hikaru stopped and looked across the street.

Over there, in front of a toy store, the tall owner was using a broom to drive away a yellow-haired child. There were also a few passers-by next to him, pointing and talking with unfriendly faces.