Slurp!
"Mm-hmm, Uncle's cooking is really good, and the young lady is also very pretty."
Satoru praised the father and daughter, his cheeks puffed out.
"Haha, is that so? Of course! My cooking skills were learned from a master chef in the Land of Fire."
Teuchi was very proud to receive praise for his cooking.
His eyes even curved up at the corners.
"That's right, my dad is the best."
Ayame was also very happy to hear that.
"By the way, you're a Ninja, aren't you? Why aren't you on the battlefield?"
Teuchi looked at the forehead protector on his face and the bandages wrapped around him, not surprised.
He had seen people with the lower half of their face covered, so covering the upper half was not strange.
"Ah, you mean this? I'm from the logistics team.
I just returned from the Iwagakure battlefield. Hmph, hmph,
I've made a lot of contributions, you know."
Satoru said with a smile.
Ayame said to him, "Big brother, my name is Ayame. What's your name? Why are you wearing bandages? Is it because you're not good-looking?"
"Nonsense! I am the most handsome young man in the school.
Whether it's Might Guy, the taijutsu genius, or Kakashi, the super genius,
Uchiha Inaho of the Uchiha Clan, Hayama, the model student, and so on…
In terms of looks, they are all my defeated opponents.
I cover my face simply because I don't want them to feel inferior."
Satoru immediately got upset when Ayame said he wasn't good-looking.
He listed the more famous guys in the school, and the more he spoke, the more he felt he was right.
His tone was soaring.
"Hehehe! You're bragging. I haven't seen Kakashi with his mask, but I have seen Hayama and Uchiha Inaho."
Ayame was young and not stupid; she didn't believe his bragging.
Slurp!
After finishing the last bite of noodles, Satoru untied his bandages.
"Since you said so, I'll make an exception and let you see.
Just this once, okay?"
As the bandages were unwrapped layer by layer, a small face was revealed.
Pale blue eyes with a white mist, white hair and striking white eyelashes, and a slight smile at the corners of his mouth made his features seem to carry a smile.
"Ah~ Your eyes are so beautiful~"
Ayame exclaimed, looking at his eyes.
Teuchi, standing nearby, was also stunned, his cooking movements stopping. What a handsome young man.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Just as they were about to take another look, Satoru wrapped the bandages back on and put on his Konoha forehead protector.
"Hmph, hmph, I wasn't wrong, was I? I am handsome."
Satoru was very satisfied.
He had looked in the mirror before, and in terms of looks, no one in the Ninja World could compare to him.
"Oh, I forgot to mention, my name is Satoru."
Finally, he introduced himself.
"Yes, you are very handsome, the most handsome I've ever seen.
But you need to pay now, sa...to...ru.
Ayame pointed at his bowl and covered her mouth, laughing.
"..."
After Satoru paid, he walked out the door amidst their welcome for his next visit.
...
Walking on the streets of Konoha, a smile played on his face.
Ah, he had found his target. Ayame should be a good wife.
(NOTE for readers: In this fanfic, Ayame's age is the same as that of Kakashi)
A gentle and charming little face, with a father who owned a shop, and later Teuchi even opened branches.
And from the original work, she was also a great beauty.
Most importantly, at Ichiraku Ramen, she was very safe.
She was also a character who lived to the end of the story without any worries.
From her values to her appearance, she was a perfect existence.
Wasn't his goal to marry and have children, and live a stable life? He couldn't possibly go after those famous characters.
Those were all trouble magnets.
Only Ayame was suitable for him. It was decided then; from now on, his favourite foods, besides grilled skewers and grilled rice balls, would include Ichiraku Ramen.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Suddenly, several figures rushed across the rooftops of Konoha without any concealment.
Whoosh!
They were all masked individuals. From their speed and lack of concealment, it was clear they were in a hurry.
"It must be the intel Anbu told the Third Hokage today.
Konoha must have another operation."
Satoru analysed in his mind.
This morning, the Third Hokage wanted to tell him something, but after Anbu arrived, he left in a hurry.
It was something from the battlefield.
The current battlefield was a meat grinder, and Satoru knew that.
Every exchange of intelligence represented a change in plans.
According to the information from the original work, there were currently only three battlefields left: Hidden Sand Village, Hidden Cloud Village, and Hidden Mist Village.
Now that the battle between Iwagakure and Konoha was over, the Third Raikage's incident was probably around this time.
It seemed the war wouldn't last much longer.
It also meant that some famous Hokage scenes would happen in the coming year.
Maito Dai opens the Eight Gates to save Might Guy, Shiranui Genma and Ebisu,
beating the Seven Ninja Swordsmen into a mess,
Kakashi stabbing Rin Nohara, witnessed by Obito, leading to a drastic change in Obito's heart,
Minato Namikaze succeeded as the Fourth Hokage,
Orochimaru defecting from Konoha…
Thinking about what would happen this year, he was glad it wasn't happening to him.
As an audience member, he used to think about saving regrets,
But now that he had transmigrated, he only wanted to live a stable life.
Limited ability, no deep blue, truly sorry.
...
"Ha, Captain Satoru, you're finally here for a mission.
Have you been comfortable at home recently?"
At the Konoha Analysis Team, the moment Seishimon saw Satoru, he went up to him, winking and gesturing.
"Go, go, go. What's the mission today that Anbu had to come call me?"
This morning, he had wanted to go to Ichiraku Ramen to build a good relationship with Ayame, when a cat-masked Anbu came to his room.
He told him that Hokage-sama ordered him to immediately go to the Analysis Team for a mission.
Seriously, is a mission more important than me getting a wife?
Of course, he still came obediently. This position was safe, and he didn't want to be fired.
And it was very beneficial for his growth.
"Inoichi will explain everything in the workspace."
Seishimon and Satoru arrived at the Analysis Team's base. After layers of guards, a dark corridor, and echoes of mournful screams,
They walked for about two and a half minutes before reaching the Analysis Team's workspace.
Many people were already waiting there, with Inoichi Yamanaka in the centre.
"Alright, everyone is here. Now, for the mission assignments.
Yamanaka Tankou, Interrogation Room 101,
Seishimon, Interrogation Room 102,
Satoru, Interrogation Room 404,
Dokuro, Interrogation Room 405…"
Inoichi Yamanaka assigned the tasks in an orderly manner.
It was also clear that the assignments for Chunin and Genin were different.
The higher the interrogation room prefix, the more experienced the Ninja needed to read the enemy Ninja's mind.
After the assignments were done, Satoru followed a service Ninja to a room deep inside.
The path here was brighter, illuminated by torchlight along the way.
Entering Interrogation Room 404, there was only a head placed there.
That's right, nobody.
Next to it, there was also a helmet-like device.
"This is a spiritual amplifier. It can amplify a Ninja's spiritual energy.
It will greatly enhance a Ninja's perception and memory reading abilities.
You just need to put it on and perform your Ninjutsu."
The service Ninja explained to Satoru.
Upon hearing this, Satoru's eyes lit up.