I'm in the Dragon Clan, bound to the Naruto Counterattack System

Shuto Aki took the controller from the dejected Ye Sheng and gently patted Ye Sheng's head: "It's okay, being weak is also cute."

After saying that, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Ugh!" Ye Sheng scratched his head, then grabbed the bowl in his hand and devoured all the lychees.

"You...!" Cheng Sui felt a lightness in his hand, and when he looked at the bowl again, it was empty.

Following Cheng Sui's suggestion, Jiu Deya sent the message.

Tokyo, Japan, inside Genji Heavy Industries.

Today, Genjiro had originally planned to play games with Erii, but suddenly had to leave. He helped Erii connect to the server and let her find opponents online to play with.

Erii stared intently at the messages in the chat window, her clear but expressionless eyes fixed on the screen, hoping for a reply.

Although the other party never replied to her messages, Erii still held onto her hopes, even though most of her hopes seemed to end in disappointment.

Naruto: That was my senior playing. He wasn't very good at it. You're really skilled. (Japanese, same below)

Erii's eyes sparkled with surprise. She instinctively grabbed the teddy bear next to her and buried her chin in its soft head, as if only in this way could she suppress the joy that was about to overflow.

But then Erii seemed to remember something and quickly replied to Cheng Sui's message, afraid that if she was even a second late, he would disappear.

Erii's duck: Do you speak Japanese? What country are you from? What is your senior?

Erii typed out all the questions she most wanted to ask at once.

Naruto: I'm Chinese, but I'm studying in Chicago, USA. The senior is... well, a boy in a higher year than you in school.

Erii's eyes flashed with longing when she saw "school".

Erii's Duck: What's school like?

Over the next few minutes, Cheng Sui's messages kept popping up, and Erii's eyes never left the screen.

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Cheng Sui recounted the funny things that happened in class, the delicious ice cream in the cafeteria, the kitten she encountered on the roadside, the grand party at Caesar's College, and the sailing competition at Kassel College, along with the cheerful laughter of the boys and girls.

Naruto: But my school life is so boring. Your elementary school life will definitely be more exciting than mine.

Cheng Sui now completely regarded Erii as a child who had not yet entered school, so he tried his best to describe the school as wonderful so that the child would not be too resistant to entering school in the future.

But what Cheng Sui didn't know was that the boring campus life he found was exactly what this girl longed for.

Erii tilted her head in confusion, not understanding why Naruto wanted her to go to elementary school. Wasn't that a place for little kids? In the manga, girls like her went to high school.

But she didn't explain, repeatedly browsing through the messages Cheng had sent.

Every trivial detail here, through Cheng Sui's description, is imbued with a brilliance that Erii had never seen before.

Erii's fingers unconsciously curled up, gently pinching the teddy bear's ears. In her usually expressionless eyes, a clear curiosity and longing quietly emerged.

Erii didn't speak, but leaned closer to the screen, as if getting a little closer would bring her closer to the vivid world Cheng Sui described.

Erii's Duck: So, can we still chat later?

Naruto: It might not work. I don't speak Japanese. A Japanese senior happened to be here today.

Erii lowered her eyes in disappointment, but quickly cheered herself up again.

An idea quietly surfaced in Erii's mind.

"Eri, it's time to end playtime for today."

Upon hearing Genjiro's voice, Erii quickly typed and sent a message.

Erii's duck: My brother is coming back, bye-bye.

Genjiro opened the lattice door to Erii's room, rubbing his temples wearily. Damp bloodstains were still faintly visible on his trench coat.

Genji walked over to the game console, bent down to unplug the network cable, but Erii did not show the resistance she used to. Instead, she sat obediently beside her, her eyes filled with undisguised joy.

Yuan Zhisheng was somewhat suspicious. Although he was very tired, he still tried to keep his tone gentle: "Why are you so happy today? Did you make any new friends?"

Erii shook her head and held up the small notebook in her hand: "Erii wants to learn Chinese."

Genji was somewhat taken aback. After a slight pause, he said, "Okay, I'll have Sakura buy you a textbook tomorrow."

Erii nodded happily, her face showing a joy that Genji had never seen before.

Genjiro and Sakura Yabuki left Erii's room, and along the way, heavy iron doors closed one after another, sealing Erii back into that isolated world.

"Miss seems to be acting strangely today. Should we investigate?" Sakura Yabuki said from behind Genjiro.

Yuan Zhisheng stood on the balcony, lit a soft seven-star cigarette, and relieved his fatigue a little.

"No need. It's already been confirmed that Erii's friend's IP address is in the United States and has nothing to do with the Oni Clan. Girls this age all have their own secrets, right? Just like you in your teenage years, you must have secrets you don't want others to know."

Sakura watched Genji's retreating figure, her cheeks flushing slightly, and then she lowered her eyes with a touch of melancholy.

Looking down at the Tokyo nightscape beneath his feet, Genjiro slowly said, "I used to think Erii would always be like a child, that her growth trajectory might be completely out of sync with normal people. But today she has her own secrets, just like other girls her age, and that's good."

It was unclear whether Genji was speaking to Sakura or to himself; his voice grew softer and softer until it finally faded into the night sky.

Erii confirmed that Genji had gone far away, took out a Ryu figure from the box, thought for a moment, wrote a small label with a marker, and stuck it on the figure.

The label contains: Naruto

"Hahaha, Senior Brother Ye Sheng, you actually lost to a preschool Japanese kid."

Nuonuo lay on the bed, pointing at Ye Sheng and bursting into laughter.

"She's such an innocent and adorable child. She even said she wants to learn Chinese," said Akira Shuto with a light laugh. Her smile was sweet, a smile that a sharp girl like Nono could never learn.

Cheng Sui didn't speak. For some reason, he felt that the child was very lonely.

He seemed to see a child in an empty room, with only the stranger in the game as a conversation partner.

Just as Ye Sheng was about to say something, the phone rang.

It was Professor Mans calling.

"Hey, Professor Mans?" Ye Sheng gestured for everyone to shush.

Nuonuo tried her best to suppress her laughter and remain quiet, but the tears in the corners of her eyes showed that she was struggling to hold it in.

"Okay, sure."

A moment later, Ye Sheng hung up the phone and leaned back into the sofa.

"What did the professor say?"

Ye Sheng waved his hand weakly: "Professor Mans said he'll be back tomorrow, so our short vacation is over."