The following morning.
After breakfast, Ryosuke took the lunchbox that Yagami Mizuki had prepared for him and headed to school.
He hadn't slept well last night.
Too excited.
He'd fallen asleep very late.
Still a bit drowsy, he kept yawning the whole way.
"I'm so sleepy... can't stay up late anymore."
Ryosuke muttered groggily, half asleep.
Just then—
THUD!
He suddenly bumped into something soft.
Ryosuke, still just a child, nearly lost his balance and toppled over.
"Are you alright, little one?"
A soft hand caught him, and a gentle voice followed.
Ryosuke instantly felt much more awake.
He looked up at the woman before him.
She had long black hair, wore a Konoha headband, and had a pair of red eyes that gleamed with a gentle warmth.
The woman was neither thin nor plump—perfectly proportioned.
Great figure!
Especially... generous proportions.
You can tell from her future child—they'll never go hungry.
"Kurenai Yuhi!"
Ryosuke silently named her in his mind.
"What's wrong? Did you hurt yourself?"
Looking at the adorable little boy in front of her, Kurenai worried she might have accidentally hurt him in the collision.
It was her fault, really—she'd been walking too fast and hadn't noticed him, which led to them bumping into each other.
"No, it doesn't hurt."
Ryosuke shook his head.
"Is Big Sister a ninja?"
Since he was just a ten-year-old kid, Ryosuke felt perfectly justified calling her "Big Sister."
Even though his mental age was no younger than Kurenai's.
"Yep! Big Sister is a jonin!"
Kurenai said with a smile, reaching out to ruffle Ryosuke's short black hair.
This child is so cute!
He'll definitely charm a lot of girls when he grows up, won't he?
Kurenai thought to herself.
Ryosuke normally didn't like people touching his hair, but if it was a pretty older woman... then I'll forgive you!
"Wow! Big Sister is amazing!"
"But I'm sure I'll be even better than Big Sister in the future!"
"Really?" Kurenai smiled and crouched down. "How are your grades at school? If they're not good, you won't be able to surpass Big Sister in the future!"
"If we don't talk about grades, we're still good friends."
Ryosuke's face fell, and he said pitifully.
"Hahaha!"
Hearing this, Kurenai couldn't help but laugh at Ryosuke's dejected little expression.
"Little one, what's your name?"
After laughing, Kurenai asked.
"My name is Ryosuke Yagami. What's yours, Big Sister?"
Ryosuke replied.
"Big Sister's name is Kurenai Yuhi!"
Kurenai reached out and pinched Ryosuke's cheek.
Pinching a child's face feels so nice.
Kurenai found herself starting to enjoy the sensation.
"No! It'll make my face bigger!"
Ryosuke rubbed his cheek in protest.
"No it won't! And Ryosuke is so cute—it's fine if your face gets a little chubby!"
Kurenai smiled warmly. This child is really interesting.
If only he were my own child...
Wait, no.
She didn't even have a boyfriend yet.
Thinking about children now was way too early.
Ryosuke was quite confident in his appearance.
He looked like his mother.
Yagami Mizuki was a great beauty, so Ryosuke was also cute and handsome—a typical good-looking kid.
In class, even Sasuke Uchiha was slightly inferior when it came to looks.
Unfortunately, Ryosuke's past performance had been abysmal.
Even though he was good-looking, his popularity was far less than Uchiha Sasuke's.
But his classmates were just a bunch of little kids anyway.
Even future beauties like Hinata Hyuga and Ino Yamanaka were just children right now.
It didn't mean anything!
Older sisters like Kurenai Yuhi were far more interesting to Ryosuke.
"Is Ryosuke going to school?"
Kurenai suddenly asked.
"Yes, that's right."
Ryosuke nodded.
"Are you going to be late?"
Kurenai suddenly said with a teasing smile.
"..."
Holy crap!
He'd been so busy talking to the pretty older sister that he'd forgotten about the time.
Really!
Beautiful women are trouble!
While mentally grumbling, Ryosuke quickly prepared to leave.
"Goodbye, Big Sister!"
As he spoke, Ryosuke suddenly took advantage of Kurenai's distraction and kissed her on the cheek.
Then he ran away with a grin.
"That little brat!"
Kurenai touched her cheek, smiled, and shook her head. She didn't think much of it.
He's just a ten-year-old kid.
There was no way she'd misunderstand his intentions.
On the other side.
Ryosuke, who'd rushed into the classroom just in time, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Iruka-sensei hadn't arrived yet.
Phew..
"I Made it."
He sat down at his seat. Nara Shikamaru, who sat beside him across the aisle, glanced over.
"Did you oversleep?"
Shikamaru asked.
Ryosuke and Shikamaru had a pretty good relationship.
The main reason was that the two of them were often punished together by being made to stand outside.
That's how their friendship had developed.
"Yeah, I stayed up too late training last night. Almost couldn't get up this morning."
Ryosuke nodded.
Shikamaru looked at him with some surprise, clearly not expecting Ryosuke to have actually trained through the night.
This isn't like him at all!
"You seem different."
Shikamaru studied him and said.
"Right! I feel the same way. I feel like I've grown up."
Ryosuke said with a chuckle.
He knew Shikamaru was smart, but no matter how smart he was, he wouldn't be able to guess that Ryosuke hadn't changed—he'd simply awakened his memories of his past life.
"Heh... whatever makes you happy."
Shikamaru gave a perfunctory laugh.
Just then, Iruka-sensei walked into the classroom.
Both of them turned their attention back to the front.
So sleepy!
After listening to Iruka-sensei's lecture for a while, Ryosuke suddenly felt even drowsier.
Damn it!
Did Iruka-sensei cast some kind of genjutsu that makes people sleepy?
Ryosuke couldn't help but mentally complain.