Chapter 23: The Little Sun and the Red Hot Habanero
Before Muyue lay three scrolls. He opened them one by one. The first scroll contained money, and Muyue counted two hundred thousand ryo.
Muyue carefully put the money away; money was always good to have, no matter the world.
Ninjas were big spenders, with various ninja tools and secret medicines for training costing a lot.
Next, he opened the second scroll, which contained a C-rank ninjutsu, Fire Style: Flame Bullet.
This was a ninjutsu Muyue hadn't drawn yet , but he had already mastered many Fire Style jutsu, both large-scale and flexible ones, so there was no need to waste time practicing Flame Bullet.
Muyue picked up the last scroll and opened it; this was Danzo's reply to his report.
Danzo first praised Muyue's work completion, becoming an excellent teacher so quickly and earning the Third Hokage's praise, so he was very satisfied, giving rewards and hoping Muyue...
Skipping Danzo's manipulative segment, Muyue went straight to Danzo's demands.
"Become Sarutobi Asuma's tutor, gain his trust, and become someone he respects" – this was Danzo's response to Muyue's report.
Muyue put away the ninjutsu scroll and then burned the other two scrolls.
Although he wouldn't practice it, it was free from Danzo, so burning it felt a bit wasteful.
"That old man Danzo still hasn't given up on the Hokage position," Muyue sighed.
Clearly, Danzo had some designs on the Third Hokage's youngest son.
However, Muyue didn't care; at most, it would take a few hours on the weekend, which wouldn't affect him much.
"Should I sell the house in the main district?" Muyue suddenly thought of something.
The original owner naturally didn't live near the sparsely populated southern forest from the start; in fact, he owned a house in Konoha's main district, left to him by his parents.
However, to conceal his identity, he had acquired a house in the southern forest.
Though he didn't live there much, the original owner used to go back and clean the house in the main district every year.
Muyue thought that since he wasn't living there, he might as well sell it. He remembered the house's location was quite good, it might be worth a lot of money, which he could then use to buy secret medicines for training.
Even with the system's help, every little bit of self-improvement counted.
Thinking this, Muyue got up and headed to Konoha's main district, ready to check out the house and clean it up for sale.
Muyue found the house according to the original owner's memories. As he was about to use the key to enter, a blond figure walked out of the house next door.
"Hello, are you a new resident?" Minato Namikaze greeted him curiously.
He had bought this house several months ago, and this was the first time he saw anyone entering the house on the right, so Minato thought a new neighbor had moved in.
When Muyue turned around, Minato saw the blond hair and blue eyes, and instantly remembered meeting Muyue in the library before.
It wasn't that he had a superhuman memory for everyone he met , but Minato also had blond hair and blue eyes, coupled with Muyue's gentle smile, which gave Minato a feeling of encountering another version of himself, leaving a deep impression.
"No, this is my house. However, due to some reasons, I moved out later and rarely come back," Muyue greeted with a smile.
He felt that there was no need to sell the house; keeping it was quite good.
He had been worrying about how to get close to Minato and gain free knowledge of sealing jutsu, and now the opportunity had arrived; they were neighbors, and by all accounts, Minato had moved in later.
"Minato, I'm here for you!"
At this moment, a vibrant female voice rang out.
"Oh, Minato, you never told me you had a brother who looks quite like you."
Kushina looked at Muyue, who also had blond hair, blue eyes, and a gentle smile, and couldn't help but tease.
In terms of overall facial features, the two weren't actually that similar , but the same dazzling blond hair and that smile really gave Kushina a sense of them being brothers.
"I'm sorry, this is my girlfriend. As you can see, she's a bit too lively, please forgive her," Minato said to Muyue with an apologetic expression.
"This is my neighbor..." Minato wanted to say Muyue's name but realized he didn't know it yet.
"My name is Hanyu Muyue," Muyue introduced himself.
"Hello, I'm Kushina Uzumaki. Your name sounds quite nice," Kushina introduced herself, peeking her head out from behind Minato, whom she was hugging.
"Hello, I'm Minato Namikaze," Minato said with a smile, gently pulling Kushina off him.
"Thank you, your fiery red hair is also very beautiful," Muyue praised in return while opening his door.
Kushina's eyes instantly lit up, and she gave a thumbs up, saying, "Alright, you have good taste."
She felt that Muyue knew how to talk.
As Muyue opened the door, dust hidden in the cracks billowed out.
Muyue glanced inside; it wasn't particularly dirty, just a lot of dust from being uninhabited for so long.
"I'm sorry, I probably can't entertain you right now. I need to clean first," Muyue turned and said.
"Then we won't disturb you," Minato saw the situation and took Kushina back to his house.
Muyue watched Kushina's retreating figure and performed an appraisal.
[Name: Kushina Uzumaki]
[Chakra: 150,000 (???)]
[Potential: SS]
[Evaluation: Skilled in sealing jutsu, possessing an immense amount of special chakra beyond what ordinary people can hope for.]
Muyue could only say it was an amount of chakra that made him envious. As for the question mark in parentheses next to the chakra, Muyue had never seen that before.
He thought it was likely because Kushina had already become the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and the Nine-Tails inside her hadn't been appraised, hence the question mark.
Kushina's potential was quite frightening; Double-S potential was the highest Muyue had seen so far.
But combining it with the original story, Muyue guessed that at least one S was due to the Nine-Tails within her, and without the Nine-Tails, Kushina's potential would drop to S.
Otherwise, with Double-S potential, Kushina wouldn't even need the Nine-Tails; she would simply dominate if she developed normally, while the Third Hokage and Minato only had S potential.
Muyue used the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu to create ten shadow clones, then had them start cleaning the house.
Muyue once again marveled at Tobirama's genius for developing such a convenient ninjutsu as the Shadow Clone Jutsu.
After the house was cleaned, Muyue bought some daily necessities and put them inside.
He wasn't in a hurry to visit Minato's house and build rapport ; he planned to stay there occasionally and naturally become friends with Minato.
He opened the window and, while enjoying the evening breeze, began to refine his disciples' training plans.
Might Guy and Obito, who didn't get first place in their grade, needed targeted intensive training.
As for Shisui, Muyue planned to improve his chakra control ability, which would both enhance his current combat power and lay the foundation for learning genjutsu in the future.