Naruto: If I ask you to be Naruto, you will become a yellow-haired person?

Kurenai Yuhi's rosy, oval face held a hint of bewilderment as she watched the elder at the village entrance, a man in a green Jonin flak jacket, currently erupting in thunderous anger.

Kurenai Yuhi vaguely remembered him; he should be the captain of the Konoha Village guard squad.

The Jonin squad captain's face was unsightly at the village entrance, veins popping on his forehead.

Clearly, he was enraged by the scarred-face gatekeeper who, for reasons unknown, had disregarded him, his superior, and hastily run off.

Kurenai Yuhi's beautifully shaped willow eyebrows arched slightly, a bit puzzled. What was going on?

Had the Chunin, who had just deliberately made things difficult for her and Naruto Uzumaki, already received retribution?

Kurenai Yuhi shook her head, thinking she shouldn't be so resentful, as the man was only following the rules.

Naruto didn't even glance at the commotion at the entrance, not even turning his head, simply saying,

“Now they won't have time to pay attention to us.”

“Let’s go out first.”

Outside Konoha Village stretched an endless green ocean spanning tens of kilometers.

Lush and verdant, with towering ancient trees.

Rumored to be a product of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju's Wood Release ninjutsu.

Before Naruto and Kurenai Yuhi could wait long, Shizune and Tsunade appeared.

The four of them officially set off on the road to the Fire Country's capital.

Along the wide, standard official road of the Fire Country, four figures rose and fell amidst the dense, lush trees, constantly flashing.

As the most prosperous and wealthiest country in the ninja world, there were many merchants' carts along the way, coming and going in a constant stream.

After half a day, a flock of birds startled in the forest, and Naruto, Tsunade, and the others landed in the center of a clearing.

“Alright! Let's rest here for a while!”

Tsunade waved her arm grandly.

Causing the full mounds beneath her tea-green haori to sway with a breathtaking arc.

Shizune and Kurenai Yuhi simultaneously landed to Tsunade's left and right, slightly relieved.

They had been moving at a near-combat speed through the forest for nearly tens of kilometers.

For them, a medical ninja and a genjutsu ninja, neither of whom excelled in taijutsu nor possessed an advantage in chakra reserves,

Traveling this far in one breath was quite exhausting.

If they continued, they would probably have to take the initiative to suggest resting and recuperating for a moment.

Kurenai Yuhi reached out and wiped the fine beads of sweat from her smooth, round forehead, bending over with her hands on her knees.

The curves of her hips, encased in white bandages and shorts, appeared even more shapely due to the current posture.

Her vision was somewhat blurred by the evaporating sweat, and she caught a glimpse of Naruto Uzumaki not far away, looking natural, breathing steadily, and not flushed or panting, causing her to be slightly surprised.

As Naruto's genjutsu teacher at the Ninja Academy, she had naturally heard or seen something of Naruto's talent and strength.

Especially since this kid had defeated the second son of the Uchiha clan head, Sasuke Uchiha, who was known for producing geniuses, with a single punch.

She hadn't expected Naruto Uzumaki to be so strong physically?

After traveling so long through the forest, he was even more at ease than she, a Chunin?!

No wonder he was valued by Lady Tsunade…

Kurenai Yuhi muttered to herself, thinking that although he was a perverted brat, his ninja talent was indeed extremely outstanding at such a young age.

“Teacher, why didn't we choose to ride in a carriage?”

After holding it in for a long time, Naruto finally voiced the doubt in his heart.

The ninja world's tech tree was strangely skewed, even with high-tech products like computers and televisions.

Even in the original story, when Naruto's Team 7 was looking for the daimyo's wife's cat, they seemed to have used headsets and radios.

But there were almost no means of transportation like cars, and they still relied on relatively old-fashioned carriages.

Except for the Land of Snow, of course.

The Land of Snow seemed to have even created products of the steam era like airships and trains.

“And because this is a mission! Your first mission! We can't be so lazy!”

After a pause, Tsunade's amber eyes looked at Naruto and asked.

“Brat, what do you think is the most important thing for a ninja?”

Naruto wanted to break free from Tsunade's clutches covering his head, but to no avail.

Hearing this, he paused and his expression became strange.

What's the most important thing for a ninja? I might not know, but I know what's most important to you…

His eyes swept past Tsunade's form-fitting qipao-like lining, revealing a hint of her large, evil assets, and then downward. 13

Naruto hesitated for a moment, then tentatively replied.

“What's the most important thing for a ninja? Strength? Or chakra?”

Tsunade saw that Naruto had a strange expression and hadn't answered for a long time, and finally answered incorrectly.

Her beautiful eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she flicked Naruto's forehead with her slender fingers, gently scolding.

“Brat! Don't get distracted!”

Seeing this, Shizune hurriedly and considerately opened her mouth, explaining softly to Naruto. “Naruto, the most important thing for a ninja is information.”

Then, due to severe physical exertion, she gasped for breath before looking reproachfully at Tsunade.

“Lady Tsunade, Naruto is only a first-year student at the Ninja Academy, it's normal for him not to know! Don't be too harsh on Naruto.”

Tsunade paused, subconsciously pursing her lips.

This kid Naruto usually seemed too mature and serious, like a little adult.

So much so that she almost forgot that he was still a first-year student at the Ninja Academy.

Hearing the answer, Naruto's heart stirred. Information!? I'm telling you, information is Jiraiya!?

That's right, at least in the early part of Naruto, before the power levels collapsed after Pain's appearance.

Information was indeed crucial in the ninja world.

In the original story, Naruto and his Team 7's mission, which was ostensibly only a C-rank escort mission.

Was actually a top-level difficulty mission close to S-rank, involving the notorious Zabuza Momochi and Haku of the Kirigakure's Seven Ninja Swordsmen due to Konoha's lack of information about the client, Tazuna.

If they hadn't encountered Kakashi, the copy ninja and one of the best Jonin, and the protagonist group.

If it had been another Jonin squad from Konoha, even Asuma's Ino-Shika-Cho noble clan, they would have suffered heavy casualties under a sudden attack! Total annihilation might not have been impossible!

Tsunade looked at Kurenai Yuhi, who was in the worst condition on the scene, and asked. “Kurenai, can you still hold on?”

Kurenai Yuhi pursed her lips and shook her head, “Lady Tsunade, I need to rest for a while longer.”

Tsunade nodded, pondered for a moment, and then decisively ordered.

“Let's just rest here, have lunch, and then we'll rush to the next town in one breath this afternoon! Let's try to get to the Fire Capital early tomorrow morning!”

After speaking, she ordered Shizune and Naruto to fetch water from the stream in the wilderness to cook.

Normally, a ninja in the wild wouldn't use an open flame to cook. Most of the time, they'd eat soldier pills, about the size of 'extend-leg-stare-eye' pills, to restore chakra.

This is to avoid enemy ninjas discovering the smoke, which could easily reveal their location.

But this trip is within the Land of Fire.

In recent years, Konoha hasn't had any large-scale wars with other hidden villages, and with Tsunade, one of the legendary Sannin with overwhelming strength, leading the team, there's naturally no need to worry so much.

The warm sun hung high in the sky, its rays as gentle as warm breasts.

Clear, winding grassland by the river, like a small snake.

The red-hot charcoal crackled with crisp, low explosions.

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Naruto carefully and constantly flipped the grilled fish and pheasant on the makeshift wooden架, licking by the greedy flames.

In his previous life, if freshwater fish wasn't cooked thoroughly, people could easily be infected with parasites, especially in the seemingly clear and transparent glacial streams of the southwestern highlands.

It seems like the ninja world doesn't have similar concerns, but Naruto still carefully tried to cook everything thoroughly without burning it.

Soon, the skin of the grilled fish glistened with oil, making it look incredibly appetizing.

Naruto controlled the grilling direction while sprinkling on seasoning powders similar to chili powder and cumin that he'd obtained in the village.

Tsunade stared intently at the roasted game, charred on the outside and tender on the inside, and asked curiously.

"Kid, I didn't expect you to even know how to cook outdoors? Where did you learn to grill?"

Although this kid's home-style cooking has a distinct flavor and style,

the taste is in no way inferior to the seasoned cooking skills that Shizune has painstakingly practiced for more than ten years. I didn't expect him to even know how to cook outdoors.

It's much better than Kushina's cooking! Tsunade couldn't help but think of her former close friend, known as the 'Red Hot Habanero'.

Naruto handed Tsunade the grilled fish that had already been sprinkled with chili powder, and said with a smile.

"I learned this cooking from Hannibal! The most important thing in life and cooking is the timing."

"Teacher, try it and see how it is."

Tsunade took it, tilted her head slightly, opened her red lips, revealing two rows of neat, white teeth, and bit down hard.

Naruto felt a chill down his spine. Tsunade's teeth are too good. If he offends her in the future, wouldn't he be in danger?

The slightly hot fish oil burst open, and the rich aroma of grilled meat spread out, filling her mouth with oily goodness.

Tsunade's beautiful, bright eyes suddenly lit up, and she praised as she ate with her mouth full.

"Delicious! I haven't eaten such delicious grilled fish in so many years!"

Shizune felt a slight strange emotion in her heart, and lowered her head slightly.

Naruto-otouto is so excellent in every way, completely crushing her, this senior apprentice.

Suddenly, a grilled fish emitting a rich aroma was handed over within her sight, "Shizune-neechan, here."

Looking at Naruto's delicate face filled with a friendly smile.

Shizune's delicate face froze for a moment, and she hurriedly took it, "Thank you, Naruto."

Then, her heart filled with joy again. Naruto is her junior apprentice, and he's so cute and handsome.

Such an excellent good boy, will live with her and Tsunade-sama in the future, isn't she raising him by hand?

Thinking like this, the originally depressed mood became excited instead.

"Hong, won't you have some?"

Tsunade looked up and asked, noticing Yuuhi Kurenai eating the dry rations she had brought with her, looking a little lonely.

Yuuhi Kurenai's round, oval face showed an embarrassed expression. She put down the dry rations in her hand and hesitated, waving her hand.

"I think I'll pass. I don't really like the taste of grilled meat..."

Compared to this oily and strong-smelling meat, she prefers sweets like tri-color dango and takoyaki.

"Try it! This kid's grilled fish is really amazing!"

Tsunade gave a thumbs up and advised. Her originally rosy and full lips were now gleaming with an unusually alluring oily sheen.

Shizune also pulled Yuuhi Kurenai's right arm with its crimson sleeves, and echoed.

"That's right, Kurenai, you can try it too."

Yuuhi Kurenai hesitated for a moment and took a skewer of grilled fish from Naruto's hand.

She tilted her head slightly, and her thick, beautiful long hair slid down her shoulders, swaying in mid-air like a swing.

Feeling the fresh and spicy taste that she had never tasted before on the tip of her pink tongue, Yuuhi Kurenai's red eyes narrowed slightly.

Why is it so delicious! It's completely different from the grilled fish she's eaten before, which were all fishy!

Is it because of the unfamiliar seasoning that that perverted kid Naruto added, and his unique grilling technique?

Besides liking to peek at other people's thighs, that perverted kid also has many advantages, like being handsome, having good ninja talent, and even being so good at grilling...

Yuuhi Kurenai suddenly had such a thought in her heart, and then she quickly spat lightly twice in her heart.

No matter how many advantages that kid has, he's still a heartthrob who's hooking up with both Ino and Hinata in the class at the same time!

And he's a perverted kid who dares to peek at the thighs of herself, his teacher!

Naruto looked at Tsunade and the others who were eating happily.

Suddenly, he thought that if he wanted to go to Kusagakure himself in a short time, there was actually a way.

That's the Reverse Summoning Technique!

After a ninja signs a contract with a Summoning Beast, they can use the Summoning Technique's hand seals to summon the Summoning Beast through space and time, and vice versa.

Summoning Beasts can also operate in reverse, summoning the contracted ninja to their side.

However, there should be some restrictions, otherwise, when Jiraiya was being chased by Pain in Amegakure, he should have been able to have Gamabunta and the others from Mount Myōboku use Reverse Summoning to escape.

And Tsunade's huge reputation as the strongest medical ninja comes at least one-third from her Summoning Beast, which is also from the Three Great Sacred Places!

The slug sage, Katsuyu, whose body is so huge that it can almost fill the entire Shikkotsu Forest Holy Land!

It is rumored that the slug sage Katsuyu can split almost infinitely, maybe there is a split body of her, a small slug, near Kusagakure?!

Thinking of this, Naruto immediately looked at Tsunade and asked.

"Teacher, I want to learn the Summoning Technique, can you teach me now?"

Tsunade stopped eating the grilled fish ravenously when she heard this. Summoning Technique? Why did this kid suddenly want to learn this?

Although the Summoning Technique is very powerful, her slug sage Katsuyu can only be used for support, healing, and life-saving skills, and basically has no offensive abilities.

According to this kid's usual style, he shouldn't like it!

She thought that the Summoning Beast that suited this kid's taste would probably be Enma, the monkey king that the old man called the strongest Summoning Beast, or Manda, Orochimaru's snake, a Summoning Beast with extraordinary power…

Just as she was about to agree, she suddenly thought of something, and her thoughts changed again.