"Qing Liu, what's your dream?"
"To open a barbecue shop next to a ramen shop. It's safe and profitable."
The summer moonlight spilled into a small courtyard where two little kids, a boy and a girl, sat on the steps. They looked quite young, probably around six years old.
They were chatting idly... "Barbecue? Grilled meat?"
"Mm, something like that..."
Kurenai Yuhi tilted her head cutely and asked tentatively, "Shouldn't it be to become Hokage? That's many people's dream."
Hearing this, Qing Liu shook his head like a rattle-drum: "What's so good about being Hokage? You work yourself to death for so little pay. It's not as profitable as opening a barbecue shop next to a ramen shop."
"And opening a shop next to a ramen shop ensures safety!"
What's so great about being Hokage?
It seems powerful and influential.
But Qing Liu knew clearly that it was a mess. Only those hot-blooded guys would try so hard to become Hokage... Qing Liu wouldn't do it even if he was paid!
Kurenai Yuhi poked her chin with her index finger, looking very cute, and asked doubtfully, "But Konoha is very safe now, and the competition for barbecue shops is fierce. As far as I know, Konoha already has several, and their food is quite good!"
'It's only safe now...' Qing Liu muttered to himself, then explained, "Whether there's competition or profit doesn't matter. The main thing is being able to open a shop next to a ramen shop; that's the key!"
Kurenai Yuhi: "?"
Not considering competition, not considering profit, then what's your motive?
Although she had been with Qing Liu for two months, she still found some of his thoughts and actions difficult to understand.
For example—
For some unknown reason, Qing Liu hung a sign with the words "Central 46 Spirit Arts Academy" on his room door... He sat cross-legged on the floor, seriously claiming to be sensing some "Space Shuttle Gate"... She didn't understand, but she was greatly shocked!
She once suspected Qing Liu had a problem with his brain, but fortunately, he seemed normal later, except he would occasionally blurt out some things she didn't quite understand... Kurenai Yuhi blinked, looking very adorable, her beautiful red eyes fixed on Qing Liu: "But do you have money? Opening a shop requires a lot of money!"
When money was mentioned, Qing Liu's face fell: "No..."
A single penny can stump a hero; dreams are dreams precisely because they are hard to realize!
Kurenai Yuhi's eyes darted around, and she giggled: "Then become a Ninja! Genin can take on missions to earn rewards, and they're not low. Once you've saved enough money, you can open your shop!"
"I get it now!" Qing Liu looked at Kurenai Yuhi, who was clearly showing her true colors.
He rubbed her slightly upturned, soft black hair and said, feigning sternness, "Tell me, did Uncle Shinhong send you to do ideological work on me?"
Becoming a Ninja... too dangerous!
Look at the current time. The Third Great Ninja War is about to break out soon. Is this a good time to become a Ninja?
She 'patted' away Qing Liu's mischievous hand, Kurenai Yuhi felt a little guilty and dared not look directly at Qing Liu: "No, no, I... I just..."
Unable to find a good excuse... Kurenai Yuhi pursed her lips, looking pitiful, and decisively played the emotional card: "Actually, it's like this. Tomorrow is the registration day for the Ninja Academy, and I want you to come with me. If I go alone, I'm a little nervous..."
To get Qing Liu to attend the Ninja Academy with her, Kurenai Yuhi decided to make a great sacrifice, blushing and stammering: "At worst... at worst... I can call you onii-chan!"
She had noticed that Qing Liu always wanted her to call him "onii-chan." She wondered what kind of strange habit he had?
However, for the pocket money her father promised, she decided to make the sacrifice.
Of course, she genuinely wanted to go to school with Qing Liu... Looking at Kurenai Yuhi's cute appearance, Qing Liu couldn't help but inwardly chuckle, his expression, however, serious: "I'm older than you, so I'm naturally your older brother!"
Kurenai Yuhi snorted softly: "Liar, I'm taller than you, so I'm the older sister!"
She was clearly the older sister; she was a tiny bit taller than Qing Liu!
Then she put on a stern face and glared at Qing Liu: "Are you going or not? If you don't go, I won't call you anything!"
"Of course, I'm going. I naturally have to agree to my younger sister's request." Qing Liu chuckled, then his voice paused, drawing out the sound: "However..."
"I'm the older sister!" Kurenai Yuhi argued, somewhat annoyed by Qing Liu's teasing behavior, and said displeasedly, "However what?"
Qing Liu held up his index finger: "I want half of your pocket money!"
Kurenai Yuhi was shocked: "Eh!? You, you, how did you know!?"
"I heard it yesterday..."
"Darn it, you're too mean, Qing Liu! Did you already decide to go to the Ninja Academy and have been teasing me all this time?"
"Not at all, I only agreed because of my cute younger sister's request!"
"Hmph! Liar, I'm not talking to you anymore!"
Watching the aggrieved Kurenai Yuhi leave, Qing Liu couldn't help but smile: "This little girl..."
Sitting alone on the steps, looking at the full moon in the sky, Qing Liu couldn't help but sigh, mumbling wistfully: "Becoming a Ninja isn't good, but not becoming a Ninja is even worse..."
"Why did I transmigrate? And to this messed up time!"
"Damn it, I wasn't even notified about transmigrating, so I didn't have time to delete my browsing history. Two months have passed, my reputation as a sister-con, older sister-con, loli-con, older woman-con, leg-con, stockings-con, foot-con... won't be discovered, right?"
"A lifetime of good reputation ruined!"
Sighs, melancholy.
Qing Liu had been transmigrated to this world for two months.
Nothing much to say, another orphan from Qidian.
He woke up in the Yūhi Family home, adopted by Shinku Yuhi. Whether he was an adopted son or a child groom remained to be seen.
Why not in an orphanage?
This was inextricably linked to Qing Liu's vibrant red hair.
In a certain ocean world, red hair was very impressive, and those who didn't show respect suffered greatly; in this world, some red hairs were also incredibly powerful, tracing their bloodline back to the Sages.
That's right, Qing Liu was believed to be a survivor of the Uzumaki Clan, so he naturally received extra attention.
Moreover, he was rescued by Shinku Yuhi and brought back to Konoha, so he naturally stayed at the Yūhi Family home.
Red-haired people weren't unheard of in this world, but someone going from severely injured and near death to lively and jumping overnight was rare. People wouldn't believe there wasn't something special about him.
As for whether Qing Liu was from the Uzumaki Clan?
Who knows!
Anyway, Qing Liu knew that his injuries healed not because of some Uzumaki Clan constitution, but because the system wouldn't let its Host kick the bucket like that.
That's right, the system... Like many transmigrator predecessors, Qing Liu also had a system after transmigrating, but this system was incredibly unreliable, making Qing Liu somewhat unable to cope... It happened like this: Qing Liu still remembered it was the first day after transmigrating.
To help Qing Liu, who had just arrived in Konoha, get familiar with the environment, Shinku Yuhi assigned Yūhi Shinnō to take Qing Liu around... At that time, Qing Liu was walking on the street when a system prompt suddenly sounded in his mind—
[Ding, Achievement Spirit King System loaded!]
[This system will strive to help the Host achieve the Respect of Spirit King.]
[As the future Spirit King who governs the Three Realms, the Host will stabilize the balance of the Three Realms with his own power and solve problems for the beings of the Three Realms.]
[This is a great undertaking benefiting the Three Realms, and also the responsibility of the Spirit King who governs the Three Realms.]
[Please Host, immediately report to Central 46 Spirit Arts Academy, activate the system, and begin the Host's legendary life of achieving Spirit King step by step!]
"???"
Listening to the inexplicable voice in his mind and the text appearing before his eyes, Qing Liu subconsciously looked around.
He saw several Ninja wearing green vests and Konoha headbands, and couldn't help but have question marks on his forehead... "System, could you have made a mistake?"
[Ding, this system has no errors. Please Host, report to Central 46 Spirit Arts Academy as soon as possible!]
Qing Liu: "???"