Nishikawa Palace, a training ground built in imitation of Konoha Village.
Makoto was going about his usual morning training, only this time, compared to before, he now had a dog with a chainsaw on its head by his side.
After finishing his warm-up exercises, Makoto high-fived Pochita with a beaming smile.
This was completely different from the overbearing aura he had displayed during his speech, making the arriving Yotsuba's eyes light up.
"Makoto-kun! Pochita!"
She waved at Makoto and Pochita from a distance.
Makoto waved back, and when Yotsuba ran over, he opened the nearby food cart, which contained various breakfast items.
Makoto wasn't used to exercising on an empty stomach, so he would still eat a little something before his morning training.
He didn't ask Erina, Alice, and the other Elite Ten to wake up at five or six in the morning to make him breakfast, but for just a light snack, the skills of the chefs who originally worked at the White House were more than sufficient.
"Oh! I often see this breakfast when watching American dramas with Nino." Yotsuba said curiously, looking at the standard American breakfast on display.
Cinnamon rolls, donuts, muffins, chocolate milk...
Makoto nodded: "Yeah, I was curious about the American palate, so I had them make some. It's alright."
"Then I'll try some too." Yotsuba smiled, picked up a donut, took a bite, and then fell silent.
She felt like her insulin was about to explode.
"Hahaha!" Makoto couldn't help but laugh out loud.
If you eat something bad and say it's delicious, there are generally only two situations. One is wanting to trick a friend, and Makoto belonged to the latter.
"Mumumu!" Yotsuba's cheeks puffed up like a frog's, glaring angrily at Makoto.
But this was all she could do… messing with him, you've really messed with the wrong person, but he wasn't going to take it further.
Just as Yotsuba was thinking about how to counterattack, Makoto suddenly pointed behind her: "Did you bring one of your sisters today too?"
Yotsuba was momentarily stunned, then heard a familiar voice come from behind her.
"Um, I haven't had breakfast either. Could I have some too?"
Yotsuba almost stopped thinking at that moment.
A graceful figure walked up beside her. It was a beautiful face with 99% similarity to her own, but with a more mature, one could even say sexy, temperament.
"Commander Nishikawa, nice to meet you. I'm Yotsuba's older sister, Nakano Ichika." Ichika, standing next to her sister, bowed to Makoto.
The career line in her collar was clearly visible.
Yotsuba beside her kept her head down, letting her bangs fall, covering her face.
'Why? Why do you always take what's mine...'
Makoto himself might not even remember clearly, but their first meeting wasn't in middle school, but in elementary school.
Even back then, Makoto already had a habit of exercising.
Although not as extreme as Lee, having just recently transmigrated into this anime-mixed world, he really wanted to have a good physique… don't even mention it, with so many heroines in this world, he at least needed to train up a good pair of kidneys.
And then, he encountered Yotsuba, who was at that age where even dogs would dislike her.
Originally, Makoto had zero interest in little girls of that age, and her attraction to him was even less than that of Aizono Kanoko at home.
But when Makoto was running past Yotsuba's elementary school, she was being forced by a bunch of classmates to help with their homework, and they said, "Aren't we friends? Can't you help us out?"
Just as Yotsuba's good-natured personality was about to kick in and she was about to agree, Makoto kicked those little bitches.
"F*ck your mother, I hate moral blackmail the most."
Well, it can only be said that Makoto was an advocate of gender equality from a young age.
Killing animals, hitting scumbags, he didn't care if they were male or female.
Then, the two got to know each other.
Because after that, Yotsuba started treating Makoto to food.
But after that, something even Makoto himself didn't know happened. One time, by chance, while waiting for someone at the school gate, he mistook Ichika for Yotsuba.
After all, during elementary school, the five sisters all had the same long hairstyle and all wore school uniforms, so it wasn't strange that he got them wrong.
However, Ichika didn't explain. Instead, she pretended to go eat with Yotsuba and Makoto… after all, Makoto's looks were indeed top-notch.
But what was even more fatal was that Yotsuba, who had just excitedly come out of the school gate, saw this scene.
Although Makoto and Ichika most likely had no memory of it, it left an indelible shadow in Yotsuba's heart.
"Hmm~ Looking closely, Nino was right, he's really handsome."
Seeing Makoto up close for the first time, Ichika realized that he was really good-looking.
But truth be told, compared to Makoto's other advantages, his face was completely the least significant point.
Now, Ichika also understood why her fourth sister had been hiding things from them sisters.
Although they share most things as sisters, they also have their own little secrets privately.
Just like how Ichika had always wanted to enter the entertainment industry and become a star.
And Yotsuba's current behavior was a bit like dating an idol and not wanting her family to know.
"Please rest assured, I'm not a suspicious person."
"Do you want to frisk me? Although guns aren't banned in America, I really didn't bring any weapons."
"It's now the Nishikawa Nation."
Makoto said the same thing as Yotsuba from the previous night, then smiled again, "Never mind about the frisk. If you could kill me, I'd actually like to see it."
"Just kidding, just kidding. I don't have the guts." Ichika quickly smoothed things over.
Makoto, now restraining his killing intent, gave her the feeling of a good-looking sports student.
It made Ichika momentarily forget that the other party was a monster who could crush a bomb, and she couldn't resist talking to him in her usual mischievous tone.
'If Ishigami Yu were here...'
Click!
Suddenly, Ichika felt a cold touch at her temple.
She turned her head.
"How did you sneak in?" Yu raised his right arm, which had transformed into a machine gun, and said in a cold voice.
'He actually showed up?!'
"Ishigami, stop that. She's a guest." Makoto waved his hand, signaling Yu to step back.
Watching Yu's retreating figure, Ichika patted her chest and explained, "I, I just said I was Yotsuba's sister, and the guard let me in."
Makoto had guessed as much. After all, the two looked exactly alike. If it had been the Yukinoshita sisters, the guard would definitely have told them to get lost.
As she spoke, Ichika raised her hand and placed it on the shoulder of her younger sister, who had been silent with her head down all this time, pressing their faces together: "See? We look very similar, right?"
Ichika was so focused on getting close to Makoto that she completely failed to notice her sister's unusual behavior.
But Makoto saw it.
Because all along, when facing Makoto, Yotsuba had always showed that energetic, beaming smile.
But now she looked dejected, even a little gloomy, and no matter how you looked at it, something was wrong.
"Ah... you do look quite similar." Makoto nodded.
Just as expected... hearing this predictable answer, Yotsuba became even more dejected.
To be honest, sometimes she really wished the five sisters didn't all look the same. At least then, Makoto wouldn't have made that mistake back then.
But the next second, Makoto spoke again: "But I can still tell you and Yotsuba apart."
Yotsuba's head snapped up, her blue eyes filled with disbelief.
Makoto continued: "I remember you're five sisters, right? If the other four of you stood together, I might not be able to tell you apart, but if Yotsuba is among them, I can at least recognize her."
Yotsuba's eyes trembled slightly, Makoto's figure reflected in her pupils.