Shen wandered around the village after leaving the Ninja Academy.
"Go home? Maybe I should wait until my family gets used to this news first."
He decided to return in time for dinner.
"Ichiraku Ramen?"
As he roamed here, Shen recalled rumors from his past life. It was said that Ichiraku belonged to an Otsutsuki?
Looking at the still-young Ichiraku meticulously pulling noodles, Shen couldn't quite believe it.
What would bring an alien down to Konoha just to hide in plain sight as a ramen chef? Moral collapse or twisted humanity — what's the real story here? *cough* Not that TV exists in this era yet.
"I'll make sure to invent TV someday soon," thinking excitedly, Shen stepped into Ichiraku Ramen.
"Welcome to Ichiraku Ramen."
Ichiraku, busy pulling noodles, immediately looked up upon noticing a customer, "What kind of ramen would you like, kid?"
Shen wasn't quite sure what to order. Born in an empire with 5000 years of culinary tradition, he'd seen and tasted practically every delicacy imaginable.
"Just give me your most popular ramen."
"Coming right up — a large portion of chashu ramen."
After placing his order, Ichiraku went back to working on the noodles.
Looking around, Shen realized there were actually only two people in the entire restaurant. He mused that perhaps it was due to the Heir bringing about a Naruto-level popularity effect, making this ramen shop flourish like in Boruto.
"Hello there, young one."
A deep-voiced greeting reached Shen's ears while he was inspecting the shop.
At first, Shen thought this person with long flowing hair, stunning beauty, and wearing a dark purple kimono must be a pretty lady. But as soon as this individual spoke, he instantly figured it out — it's Uncle Orochimaru, the young "Snake Uncle"!
Never did he expect that the "looks" of the younger Snake Uncle could be so extraordinary! If he hadn't done all those body modifications, he probably would have become Konoha's flower boy. And just when he was planning to invent the TV, he ran into the very man who held core technology — Uncle Orochimaru himself!
Well, what a coincidence!
"Hello, Uncle." Shen decided to tease a little. After all, fifteen-year-old Orochimaru wasn't vile enough to kidnap Uchiha kids — not yet anyway.
"…"
Orochimaru twitched his eyebrow slightly. Although he often got mistaken for a woman due to his good looks, today someone called him "uncle" — how unexpected!
Truly is a world gone morally mad!
"What's wrong, Uncle? Do you have some unspeakable secret?" Shen, wanting more fun, pushed harder.
Wearing a pained expression, Orochimaru answered with his deep voice, "No, it's just… why exactly are you calling me Uncle?"
"It's because of your voice, Uncle."
This was the first time Orochimaru realized that his own voice could lead to misunderstanding. No wonder so many people had always addressed him as "Miss" before.
"Kid, here's your large chashu ramen!" Ichiraku placed the ramen bowl in front of Shen.
"Uncle, I'm going to eat now."
"Alright."
Interrupted by Ichiraku, Orochimaru felt somewhat confused at the moment — he originally wanted to clarify things, but seeing how enthusiastically Shen was eating his noodles, he started feeling regret inside: Why on earth did I choose to come here for ramen today?
Shen glanced sideways and noticed Orochimaru had gone back to eating his noodles without further comment. That was fine; convincing a scientific heavyweight like him would take time.
At Ichiraku Ramen, only the slurping sounds from the two eating filled the shop.
"By the way, Uncle," Shen put down his chopsticks, mimicked by Orochimaru as he asked, "do you know what a washing machine is?"
"I don't. Is it some sort of machine?" Orochimaru replied disinterestedly. Things with such straightforward names rarely captured his attention.
Shen wasn't worried in the slightest. Slowly, he pulled out a small scroll from his ninja tool pouch and unfurled it. After a puff of smoke, he held two much larger scrolls in his hands.
This smaller scroll had originally been sold at the Uchiha ninja tools shop, and despite its delicate appearance, after Shen's improvements, its storage capacity was quite impressive—it was top-grade among sealing scrolls.
Orochimaru immediately recognized this as something a rich kid would have. Seeing the black coat the boy wore, he knew right away this was the Uchiha Clan, the richest family in the village.
"Uncle, see? This is the prototype design for the washing machine."
Shen handed over the original blueprint after spreading it open. This wasn't the same one given to Shoda for production—it included detailed assembly instructions and principles.
"I'm called Orochimaru."
"Okay then, Uncle Orochimaru."
Snatching the scroll, Orochimaru's lips twitched slightly. Truthfully, when he told the boy his name, he'd hoped the child would use it directly. Never did he expect the kid, who seemed so polite on the surface, to speak in such a cutting manner.
"By the way, Uncle Orochimaru, my name is Uchiha Shen. You can just call me Shen."
The name rang a bell immediately, and Orochimaru quickly recalled who it was: "Isn't this that kid Nawaki, Tsunade's younger brother, supposedly had a crush on? Recently she's been constantly complaining about Nawaki training so hard because of this kid..."
Of course, Shen knew exactly why Orochimaru hesitated—after all, before the Sannin parted ways, their relationship had been close enough for completely open conversation.
Thinking carefully, Orochimaru decided not to ask about the connection between Nawaki and Shen. Often seen as socially awkward due to his poor interpersonal skills, he simply picked up the scroll and began reading, growing more and more astonished.
"This design is truly genius! Using chakra as energy while combining mechanical transmission, using centrifugal force to clean clothes?" Clearly captivated by the prototype in the scroll, the usually silent Orochimaru became increasingly talkative.
Searching carefully through the annotations, he questioned Shen: "Then what exactly is centrifugal force?"
"It's the force generated when high-speed rotation throws objects outward—I named it centrifugal force."
"Are there other forces too? Why do flying objects gradually descend?"
"That's due to gravitational pull from our planet... A planet is basically..."
As Orochimaru slipped into full science geek mode, Shen continued explaining common mechanics and planetary concepts, making the other man's eyes grow brighter with every word.
"Who would've thought that the world we live in is nothing more than a speck of cosmic dust! Humans really are insignificant, endlessly fighting over this tiny speck in the universe," Orochimaru couldn't help but sigh, lamenting humanity's long-standing weakness and ignorance after listening to the explanation.
"Do you believe what I just told you, Orochimaru?"
Orochimaru now looked sincerely moved: "I do believe it. After all, from theory to reality, everything checks out perfectly. Until disproven, science is the one and only truth!"
"Then would you like to see the real thing?" Seeing that preparations were nearly complete, Shen began subtly persuading him.
"Is the real thing already finished?" At this moment, Orochimaru's voice—rich with excitement—sounded particularly captivating.
"Most parts should be done, though they haven't been assembled yet."
"Shen, quickly take me there!"
Seeing how excited and eager Orochimaru looked, Shen could only nod. Then, activating his Lightning Nature Chakra Mode, he grabbed Orochimaru's hand while warning him, "Alright, the speed might be a bit intense."
"No pro—"
Before Orochimaru could finish saying "blem," he was yanked away at full speed, swallowing the last syllable. The wind roared around him as his senses spun wildly out of control.
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