I'm in Naruto, but the system says I'm in One Piece.

Seeing that the two had calmed down a bit, Hoshino Yu sat cross-legged beside them, and at the same time reached into his ninja tool bag with his right hand and took out two rolls of anti-cut hand cloth that he had obtained from previous missions.

The steel dagger can be incorporated into weapons later, but cut-resistant glove cloth is practically useless to him now.

At this moment, Nawaki rubbed her flushed cheeks, stood up with a somewhat resentful expression, looked at Hoshino Yu, and after thinking for a moment, asked:

"Yu? Tell me, who's better between us?"

"Hey, you know what, you two are actually quite evenly matched," Hoshino Yu said with a laugh.

In short, it's the same dish.

Of course, he didn't say it out loud.

The art of language is about making straightforward words more tactful, appropriate, and subtle.

Unfortunately, the boy with the chestnut-shaped haircut didn't understand the meaning at all.

"Evenly matched, huh? As expected of the Straw Hat Pirates' leader, I, Nawaki, acknowledge you, Water Pillar!"

Rope Tree grinned, showing off his white teeth, and pointed at the water column next to him, which also laughed happily.

Hoshino Yu shook his head at this.

Well, another teenager poisoned by novels.

The Straw Hat crew leader has already been called out, no wonder the mission said rescuing Zoro was related to you.

After handing the hand wrapping cloth to the two, Hoshino Yu learned how they met through Shuizhu's explanation.

It turns out that a couple of days ago, Mizuki and Minato came here to train as usual, but unexpectedly, Nawaki was also here.

As a result, the three of them became friends after a fight and started cultivating together.

The two of them originally wanted to skip class with Minato, but Minato politely declined, saying he would attend class seriously.

But Hoshino Yu knew that Minato was currently having a slightly ambiguous relationship with Kushina, so he couldn't bear to let her skip class alone.

It damages one's personal image.

After Nawaki went to train in chakra control, Water Pillar looked at the cut-resistant glove in his hand, somewhat awkwardly sat down next to Hoshino Yu, scratched his head, and said:

"Yu, I'm so sorry to have asked you to bring me hand wraps..."

"I didn't expect to see you here today. I had prepared a gift for you, but I left it at home. Wait a minute, I'll go back and get it!"

"You know that too," Hoshino Yu said, looking at the water column that wanted to go home, and put his arm around the other's shoulder and chuckled, "Just kidding. If you go back now and your parents find out, it'll be terrible. You can give them the gifts another day."

Shuizhu didn't think much of it. As always, he was an optimistic person. After exchanging a few words, he got up and went to the location of Shengshu to cultivate together.

Looking at the two figures in the distance, almost parallel to the ground, climbing the tree, Hoshino Yu felt a surge of emotion.

Previously, he only had some interaction with Minato, but now he also has the Water Pillar and Orochimaru.

Given his personality, if something happens to someone who has no connection with him, even if it's the original protagonist group, it's none of his business.

Now that all system tasks require water jets to complete, we should treat it better.

As for Orochimaru, the scrolls containing various forbidden ninjutsu techniques from the Book of Seals are still in his inventory. Logically and emotionally, he is still his teacher.

At first, he only showed his talent to protect himself, but he never expected it to turn out like this.

If he weren't worried about being forced to defect from Konoha by those so-called high-ranking officials, he would have found the apprenticeship process too troublesome.

To take it even further, if he could find Madara Uchiha's hiding place, he wouldn't mind killing him first.

As for what the future holds, it all comes down to the Otsutsuki descending eventually, so what does it matter which path they take?

After pondering for a moment, Hoshino Yu closed his eyes and began to cultivate his perception abilities.

When his Observation Haki is at its full power, his perception range can cover an area of ​​several kilometers.

For him, the Six Styles of the Navy - Paper Drawing was not as useful as Shaving; he could practice it or not.

What he needs to do now is combine with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, using electrical current to conduct perception and amplify the boundaries and accuracy of his Observation Haki's mental perception.

At the same time, by using the predictive power of Observation Haki and mental concentration, the violent nature of lightning was restrained, allowing the electric sense and the mental sense to be completely synchronized, ultimately developing the "Mental Network".

The theory is easy to understand, but putting it into practice is quite troublesome.

Sitting cross-legged in front of the pool, Hoshino Yu felt a strange sensation during his cultivation.

He felt a tingling sensation all over his body, as if tiny electric currents were massaging his body, and even the slightest movement within several meters became a tangible tactile sensation.

The surrounding flying insects flapped their wings, the grass and trees swayed, the ants crawled and trembled slightly, and the water surface rippled. All the traces were clear and sharp, without the slightest blur in his perception.

But that's all.

Hoshino Yu could sense that this was the limit he could currently perceive after combining the two; to go further, he would have to rely on time to hone his skills.

As for his physique, speed isn't a concern, and he also has some ideas about strength.

Fortunately, there are Water Release and Fire Release among the chakra natures, and combining the two can create a bloodline limit like Boil Release.

If we could develop unparalleled superhuman strength, we would lack nothing.

With the speed of light and unparalleled strength, he could probably send a giant tsutsuki flying with a single punch in hand-to-hand combat.

......

Time passed quickly during cultivation; a gentle breeze blew, ruffling the hair on Hoshino Yu's forehead.

According to his Observation Haki, Nawaki and Mizuki have entered a deeper part of the forest for training, and Minato has also left the school.

Their location was actually not far from the school, so they were naturally able to sense its movements.

Shortly after, with Minato's arrival, Hoshino Yu also stopped his training, stood up, stretched, and looked at the blond figure rushing towards him in the distance. He raised his right hand and shouted:

"Watergate!"

"Yu?!"

Minato was slightly taken aback, but upon seeing Hoshino Yu's figure, he was naturally very happy.

However, as he got closer, just like with the water column, he keenly sensed the changes happening to the other party and soon guessed what had happened.

"Yu, weren't you on a mission? What are you doing here, and..."

"And what?" Seeing Minato's somewhat serious expression, Hoshino Yu said with a smile, "There was a slight mishap during the mission, and we ended up capturing a spy."

"A spy?! Are you injured?!"

Before he could finish speaking, Minato began to anxiously search Hoshino Yu's body with both hands.

Seeing the other party's attitude, Hoshino Yu smiled helplessly.

"Alright, alright, buddy, you're perfectly fine. If you were really injured, you'd be lying in the hospital right now."

"Here are some things for you to practice on your own. I still need to go buy some soldier rations and ninja tools later."

As he spoke, Hoshino Yu took out several ninjutsu scrolls from his ninja tool bag and stuffed them into the other person's arms.

"This is a reward from the Hokage. I thought the school only teaches low-level ninjutsu, so I gave you some better ones to practice with."

Looking at the several ninjutsu scrolls in his arms, Minato Namikaze breathed a sigh of relief.

He seems perfectly normal, so it's good that he's alright.

"Perfect timing, I also have something to give you."

"What?"

"This is a gift for you becoming a full-fledged genin," Minato Namikaze said, taking a pendant from his robes. "It's a family heirloom that will protect you."

"I've been thinking about it for the past couple of days, and since you don't seem to need anything, I'll use this as a gift."

Seeing Minato hand over the pendant, Hoshino Yu was slightly taken aback, suddenly realizing something bad had happened.

In Naruto, giving pendants as gifts doesn't seem like a good thing.

Tsunade gave Nawaki a pendant, and Nawaki sent it back.

Later, he gave the pendant to Kato Dan, who also sent one.

Later, it was given to Naruto. If Kurama hadn't had the foresight to crush the pendant after transforming into a tailed beast, it probably would have met its demise.

However, after thinking about it, he still accepted it.

This is the bond of their friendship; if they die, they blame it on their own lack of strength.

At worst, we can send Minato a pendant later as a quick fix.

Hanging the pendant around her neck, Hoshino Yu looked at Minato's warm smile and said with a hint of malice:

"You're wrong, I am indeed missing something."

"What's missing?"

"I need a partner, why don't you help me find one? I want someone with a good figure."

Upon hearing this, Minato Namikaze looked at Hoshino Yu with some suspicion, his eyes seeming to say, "So you've finally figured it out, kid?"