Chapter 421: Choice
"Konoha... Technician?" Sakura-kun muttered.
"What is a technician? Great Ancestor, could our Jonin instructor be you?" Naruto sure enough recognized Masahiko.
Sasuke was very calm: "Impossible, idiot Naruto. Great Ancestor, is the real Kakashi-sensei hiding nearby?"
Masahiko raised an eyebrow: "Naruto, you actually don't even know what a technician is, sigh... truly wasting my many years of teaching."
The space in front of them distorted, and Kakashi's figure appeared. He helplessly rubbed his forehead, recalling the scenes he saw in the space, and gave Masahiko a dead-fish-eyed look: "The self-introduction just now doesn't count, let's get to know each other anew..."
"This time it's the real Big Brother Kakashi!"
"Like Senior said, you have to call me Sensei from now on, Naruto."
Sakura-kun looked left and right, her face showing a confused expression, while her inner persona roared: 'Ah! Why do Sasuke-kun and idiot Naruto both know, and only I haven't figured out the situation! Idiot Naruto, hurry up and explain it to me! Speaking of which, Naruto's Great Ancestor, isn't he... that guy?'
The self-introductions started anew. Having obtained the Witness Points, Masahiko no longer interfered and sat quietly on the sidelines watching.
He didn't undo his transformation. Sakura-kun seemed to not recognize him for the moment, while Sasuke was acting cool and Naruto was stupid, neither explaining it to her. Deceiving the 'ignorant little girl' for a while longer was quite interesting.
Not only that, Masahiko also used his scarlet Mangekyou Sharingan to sweep over Sakura-kun's body, taking his first close look at this 'heroine' from the anime of his past life.
"This little girl seems..." Masahiko pondered slightly. His right eye widened, the depths of his eye gradually turning profound. Six-Tomoe Rinne Sharingan, open!
At this time, it was Sakura-kun's turn to introduce herself. She was just saying, "The thing I like the most, or rather the person I like the most is..."
Her cheeks dyed with a blush, she was just about to turn her head to glance at Sasuke, when a sudden hair-raising sensation hit her. The hairs on Sakura-kun's body immediately stood on end: "Ah! Monster!"
The rooftop fell silent for two seconds.
Naruto muttered in a low voice: "Sakura-kun actually likes monsters, what... what should we do?"
Sasuke shifted his butt, moving a bit further away from Sakura-kun and closer to Naruto...
Sakura-kun shook her head like a rattle drum: "No! It was that thing just now... Eh? It's gone!"
Kakashi calmly turned his head and glanced at the position where Masahiko had disappeared: "Senior is acting a bit strange today... No, actually, this is normal."
Masahiko had already reverted to his original appearance and was walking on the streets of Konoha.
Because keeping one eye open and one eye narrowed was extremely awkward, Masahiko once again narrowed both eyes, calculating and thinking in his heart.
"Earth, Water, Yin, Yang. As expected of the heroine, her talent is quite good. To naturally possess both Yin and Yang attributes is truly rare."
Before Sakura-kun, Masahiko had seen fewer than five people like this. Hashirama, Itachi, Sasuke, Karin, Tsukika-kun... Eh? That's five!
"No, wait. Itachi, Sasuke, and Tsukika don't count. In the original story... are there only two?"
Sakura-kun belonged to the Haruno clan, which was a clan so small it couldn't be any smaller, with only their family of three left...
Masahiko had seen Sakura-kun's father, Kizashi Haruno, who was just an ordinary Chunin. To be able to give birth to a daughter with such talent, the only explanation was Kishimoto's power. Or perhaps... there was another one?
With Sakura-kun's talent, if Masahiko personally trained her for a few years, she might be able to use 'Grass Release', but there was no need for that.
"First choice Yin attribute, a Genjutsu-type ninja. Second is Yang attribute, a Taijutsu-type ninja. Only third is Water attribute, a Ninjutsu-type ninja."
This was what Masahiko had seen earlier using the Six-Tomoe Rinne Sharingan. Because he couldn't fully control this eye yet, it gave Sakura-kun quite a fright...
"Since the 'make it happen myself' method of obtaining Witness Points was successful, the subsequent series of point-mooching plans can begin execution. I can also temper Naruto and Sasuke in passing. However, the gap between Sakura-kun and those two is too large. Although her life won't be in danger, she could easily be beaten down into a slump... It wouldn't be proper for Great Ancestor to bully a little girl!"
Masahiko's thoughts didn't stop, and neither did his footsteps as he headed straight for Ichiraku Ramen. His appearance slowly transformed into that of Teuchi—he was taking over Ichiraku Ramen!
In Masahiko's heart, regardless of whether 'Teuchi' was another him or a Shadow Clone, Ichiraku Ramen was a 'family business'... it couldn't go bankrupt!
Since he had free time anyway, Masahiko would transform into Teuchi every evening, sell ramen for a while, chat with the customers eating noodles, or throw half his consciousness into the spiritual space to relieve boredom...
Moreover, this way Masahiko could also sleep at the Ichiraku Ramen shop at night. Ever since Tsukika grew up and no longer needed Kushina to accompany her to sleep, Masahiko couldn't stay at Kushina's house anymore... his hearing was too good.
Skillfully opening the shop door, the proprietress of the weapon shop next door, Tenten's mother, waved to him in greeting, and Masahiko responded with a smile.
The idiot apprentice Matsu had long been sent away by Masahiko. As for Sara, she was still running the ramen shop in the Land of Whirlpools, 35 years old and still unmarried.
Masahiko wasn't anxious anymore either. Sara didn't even look 25 on the outside; that guy had definitely sneakily added points to her. However, Masahiko still hadn't found a method to add points to other people...
Opening in the evening and operating irregularly like 'fishing for three days and drying nets for two', Ichiraku Ramen was far from its former bustling state. There were few customers, which was exactly what Masahiko wanted.
Casually boiling noodles, Masahiko was internally tweaking tomorrow's 'Bell Stealing Plan' based on today's point-farming experience, until a familiar shout rang out: "Uncle! Four bowls of ramen! Today Big Brother Kakashi... Kakashi-sensei is treating!"
"How can we impose like this?" Sakura-kun's feigned pretense of declining could be heard.
"Well, just this once. In the future, when you get mission rewards, you treat me."
In the back room, Masahiko scratched his head: "Did Team 7 eat ramen together when they assembled? I don't think so. The Kakashi from the original story wouldn't do this."
The four bowls of ramen were quickly made. Naruto cheered and immediately scooped up a chopstick-ful, sending noodle soup splashing... right onto Sasuke's body.
"Idiot Naruto, do you want to die?!"
"Bastard Sasuke, what did you say?!"
Kakashi pressed his hands down on their two heads, just like how Minato had pressed him and Obito back in the day: "Save some energy. There is another test tomorrow morning. If you fail, you will have to return to the Ninja Academy to repeat!"
"R-Repeat?" Naruto's face was full of terror, and the ramen suddenly didn't smell as good: "Bastard Sasuke, you better not hold me back!"
"Tch! Bounce back!" Sasuke said disdainfully.
"This child Sasuke really is more spiritual than Naruto, having deeply obtained Great Ancestor's true teachings. Having learned the ultimate skill 'Bounce back', it's impossible to lose an argument with anyone, and he can still maintain his cool appearance..."
However, at the mention of the topic 'holding back', Sakura-kun's expression rapidly sank. Masahiko sighed softly and started writing and drawing in the back room.
"Genjutsu Basics, Medical Basics, Water Release Basics, plus one... Great Ancestor's Divine Fist!"
"I'll let Sakura-kun pick one of the four. Let's see if she chooses to become Genjutsu Sakura, Monstrous Strength Sakura, Water Release Ninja Sakura Haruno, or..."
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