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

Genji Heavy Industries, Tokyo, Japan.

Genji gently knocked on Erii's door, holding a Chinese calligraphy book in his hand.

Recently, those villains from the Demon Clan have suddenly become restless, and I have a feeling that they are preparing for some big move. I have been busy dealing with these people from the Demon Clan these past few days, and thinking about it, it has been several days since I played with Erii.

Even the Chinese calligraphy practice book that Erii had previously commissioned took a long time to arrive.

Erii was hunched over the table in the room, the soft light from the table lamp illuminating the neatly arranged papers.

Erii stood upright, copying the strokes of a Chinese textbook. Her face was more serious than ever before, with a kind of clumsy persistence.

That usually expressionless face would show worry when it couldn't remember a pronunciation, and joy when it successfully repeated a word.

Hearing the knock on the door, Erii carefully put down her Chinese textbook, tiptoed to the door, and looked on expectantly.

The only person who could be here at this time is my brother. I wonder if he brought any calligraphy practice books with him.

Erii opened the door and the first thing she saw was the calligraphy book in Genji's hand.

Erii pulled Genji into the room, picked up a stack of draft paper from the table, and handed it to him with expectant eyes, much like a child who had just gotten a perfect score and was waiting for praise.

Taking the draft paper, Genji casually flipped through it and found that it was all Chinese characters that Erii had practiced with a pencil. The handwriting was delicate and beautiful, and it was hard to imagine that a beginner could write such characters.

If Erii could attend school normally, she would definitely be an excellent student with both good character and academic performance, Genji thought to himself, feeling a mix of emotions.

Composing himself, Genji chuckled and patted Erii's head: "You're amazing, Erii is truly talented."

Erii let out a soft humming sound and proudly raised her head.

Genji was slightly taken aback; he couldn't remember the last time he had seen Erii's face display such a vivid expression.

Did that netizen really change Erii so much? Should we encourage Erii to explore the internet more in the future?

Yuan Zhisheng frowned in thought.

Erii picked up the controller from next to the game console and handed it to Genji.

"Do you want to play games? Your brother can play with you for a long time today." Genji understood immediately.

Erii shook her head and held up her notebook.

"Brother, help me connect to the internet."

Genji's expression remained unchanged: "Are you looking for that friend from the internet?"

Erii nodded.

"Naruto hasn't been online for a long time, I want to check if he's online today."

Ever since Erii met that online friend named Naruto, she's become a bit strange. She's lost interest in games and anime, and instead started seriously studying Chinese.

This feeling...

Yuan Zhisheng frowned more and more deeply; he had only ever seen this happen to middle school girls in love before.

Looking at Erii, who was holding the controller and waiting for the game animation to finish loading, Genji shook his head and removed the thought from his mind.

She's just a new friend. Erii probably doesn't even know what it feels like to like someone, let alone be in love.

The moment she entered the game, Erii skillfully tapped into her friends list, but the only contact's avatar was still grayed out. Disappointment flashed in Erii's eyes as she gently put down the controller.

Genji noticed Erii's low spirits and picked up the controller she had put down: "Let's play together, brother."

"Eri, you need to keep studying." Erii shook her head, held up her notebook for Genjiro to see, and looked serious.

Genji was taken aback. This was the first time Erii had refused his invitation to play the game.

Erii tucked the notebook into her sleeve, walked back to her small table, and reopened the Chinese textbook.

Genjiro really wanted to take out the Soft Seven Stars cigarette from his pocket, light it up, and take a puff. What was wrong with Erii today? She seemed like a rebellious teenage girl going through puberty.

Erii picked up the calligraphy copybook that Genji had brought, gently laid it on the table, and began to carefully copy the characters on the copybook stroke by stroke.

Genji looked at the desk, where a lot of Erii's completed calligraphy practice sheets had been piled up. Erii had arranged them neatly, and a little yellow duck was placed on top of the calligraphy sheets.

Perhaps this is for the best; at least Erii won't be bored and staring blankly at the ceiling when she's alone.

"bite."

The game console in the center of the room made a sound.

Erii's eyes lit up; she knew it was the notification sound of her friend coming online.

She immediately put down her pen, ran to the game console, and picked up the controller.

Erii's duck: I'm learning Chinese recently.

Cheng Sui was somewhat surprised. He had thought the other person was just a child having a whim, but he hadn't expected that they would actually stick with it and even be able to have simple conversations.

Naruto: Not bad, how's your studying going?

Erii's duck: It's alright. Why haven't you been playing games lately?

Genjiro looked at Erii, whose lips were unconsciously curled into a smile. Although the content of their conversation seemed normal, Genjiro felt that something was off.

Naruto: I went abroad for some business.

Eriyi's duck: Going abroad?

Erii tilted her head, her beautiful eyebrows furrowed slightly, and her expression was confused; she clearly did not understand the meaning of the word.

Naruto: means going to another country.

Yuan Zhisheng was about to explain to Erii in Japanese, but Cheng Sui sent the message even faster, and Yuan Zhisheng's words got stuck in his throat, making him feel inexplicably uncomfortable.

Erii looked at the screen, and Genji could see the longing in her clear eyes reflected in the screen.

Erii's duck: Other countries?

Naruto: Egypt, you know?

Erii recalled the information about Egypt in her mind, and a realization flashed in her eyes.

Erii's Duck: DIO, JOJO, vampire, are you going to fight vampires?

Cheng Sui chuckled. Sure enough, he was a preschool kid whose knowledge came from anime. But it seemed that his trip was similar to Jotaro's—both of them were going to fight monsters.

Naruto: Pretty much.

Erii's Duck: Amazing!

Erii's big eyes sparkled. She actually wanted to ask what Cheng Sui's substitute was like, but that question was too complicated for her right now.

Naruto: I'm going to Japan in a few days, do you have any recommendations?

Erii's eyes dimmed.

Erii's duck: I don't know, I rarely go out.

Cheng Sui didn't dwell on this point too much.

Naruto: Want to play a couple of rounds?

Cheng then immediately sent a challenge to a match.

Erii was about to click "agree" when a hand with distinct knuckles gently pulled the handle away from her hand.

She looked up in confusion and saw her brother, Genjiro, holding the controller, his face solemn and his eyes sharp, like a samurai about to embark on a decisive battle.

"Let my brother meet him first." Yuan Zhisheng's voice was steady, yet it carried an air of unquestionable authority.

Erii, though puzzled, obediently nodded. Perhaps her brother also wanted to play games with others? She thought to herself.

Ten minutes later.

Yuan Zhisheng's hand gripping the controller showed bulging veins. He had just been defeated by Cheng Sui in five consecutive matches, each time by a crushing defeat.

Naruto: Have you been feeling down lately?

Erii couldn't understand the sentence, so she looked to Genji for help, only to find that her brother's usually fair face was now a little red.

Erii held up her notebook, somewhat worried:

"Is my brother sick? His face is so red."