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

"The best way now is to find a signal flare, light it, and let the villagers see it. That's the optimal solution."

"Of course, if you possess Orochimaru's power, then ignore everything else and just go for it."

Anyway, I won't die.

Of course, Hoshino Yu didn't explicitly say the latter part of the sentence: Orochimaru hasn't reached the point of becoming an immortal snake yet, and his development path is somewhat different from before.

Because of the reason he wrote the work "One Piece", Orochimaru is now also immersed in experiments, but what he is researching is not about immortality, but about the devil potion.

Previously, Hoshino Yu had changed the original Devil Fruit into a Devil Potion, which was more suitable for the ninjas with the physique. As a result, Orochimaru discovered this situation and, after much speculation, found that there was indeed some truth to it.

Therefore, for some time, Hoshino Yu had been staying by Orochimaru's side, assisting him in researching the Devil Potion.

Although Hoshino Yu didn't know if he could complete the research, since it was his teacher who wanted to do it, he would try to help.

The first fruit to be studied was naturally the well-known Rubber Fruit, also known as the Rubber Potion, whose true name is "Human-Human Fruit Mythical Zoan Type - Nika Mode".

However, there is no progress in the short term, and we need to start with biological experiments.

At this stage, Orochimaru isn't that perverted, so he naturally wouldn't capture living people to do those biological experiments. At most, he would find one or two heinous criminals who were about to be executed to do short-term experiments.

As for the others, such as the appliances, refrigerators, and cell phones that Hoshino Yu mentioned, Orochimaru said that's no problem at all, he could make them for you in no time.

But now that we are on the verge of war, it is impossible to find the time to develop such a thing. It would be more appropriate to wait until peacetime and when the economy has developed.

High-tech ninja tools and the like were placed at the forefront of research, and even some high-ranking officials strongly supported them.

Although old-timers like Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura held a hesitant attitude, believing that ninjas should rely on their own strength rather than external forces, that was because scientific ninja tools had not yet reached their full potential.

As long as scientific ninja tools are used and a limit is set for the level of strength, at most the ninja tools will become an extra source of chakra, which will not affect anything at all, and may even have a synergistic effect.

Once Hoshino Yu sensed with his Observation Haki that the ninjas had left, he spoke:

"Alright, the danger is over, those people have all run away, let's keep going. While we're at it, let's give them all this information. I don't know what those patrol team members were doing."

"They've already gotten all this way here, and they still haven't noticed..."

Listening to his friend's rambling, Minato finally managed a slight smile.

Without a doubt, only my good friend could so keenly perceive his current problems.

Even Kushina herself probably wouldn't notice his current condition.

After figuring everything out, Minato felt as if his Ren and Du meridians had been opened, and his thoughts became clear immediately.

"Thank you, Yu."

Upon hearing this, Hoshino Yu turned to look.

Seeing that the other person had returned to their former cheerful self, he knew that his words had worked, and smiled:

"Wow, you've recovered so quickly, that's impressive."

"Yeah, there's no use thinking too much. We have to live in the present before we're qualified to talk about the future," Minato replied with a smile.

"You're a promising student. I wish some animal could think like you."

"Animals? What animals?" Minato asked, somewhat puzzled.

"There's an animal called a weasel, and that animal is known for its extreme cruelty," Hoshino Yu said seriously. "Legend has it that a weasel slaughtered hundreds of its own kind in one night, using extremely vicious methods."

"How could there be such an animal? And what happened next?" Minato frowned, seeking an answer.

"And then?" Hoshino Yu recalled Uchiha Itachi's actions and said somewhat speechlessly, "Later, he said that it was for the sake of a forest for them to live in that he wiped out his clan to prevent them from harming the forest."

Hoshino Yuya couldn't understand it. A perfectly normal six-year-old kid was talking about having the mindset of a Hokage and then betraying his own family for the greater good. This was just overthinking it.

It can only be said that the Uchiha clan members are all somewhat ill.

Moreover, the deeper the illness, the stronger the power, which is extremely absurd.

After listening, Minato pondered for a moment, then looked at Hoshino Yu and asked somewhat uncertainly:

"Yu, I suspect you're talking about the village, is that right?"

"?"

Hoshino Yu stated that he never said that, and who would dare to comment on the village so casually?

But the more Minato thought about it, the more he felt that this matter was somewhat related to their Konoha.

Otherwise, his friend would never have revealed the matter.

"It must be hinting at something," Minato thought to himself.

Seeing that Minato was once again caught in a dilemma, Hoshino Yu immediately spoke up:

"You can go back and think about it. I'm leaving now."

As he spoke, he used the Instantaneous Movement Technique, and his figure vanished in a flash.

Seeing this, Minato could only sigh and then follow behind him as they left.

......

A few days later, the two successfully returned to Konoha.

After the mission was handed over, he received several hundred thousand taels of silver. After taking his cut, he split the money with Minato.

"Yu, I'll take three and you take seven. Although there are many bandits, that rogue ninja is actually the most difficult to deal with."

Minato looked at the bag of money in his hand, handed it to Hoshino Yu, and then spoke.

"This is what you deserve." Hoshino Yu pushed it back and laughed, "It's a mission we did together, there's no such thing as splitting it 30/70."

"Either you give me everything, or you stop talking. What's our relationship? Isn't your money still my money?"

Upon hearing this, Minato smiled and joked:

"You are still the same Hoshino Yu I know."

"That's right, it's time to go see your girlfriend, don't keep her waiting."

After Hoshino Yu finished speaking, Minato blushed and then walked towards the school without looking back.

As Minato's figure receded into the distance, Hoshino Yu sighed, fantasizing about when she would have a boyfriend, when she sensed that an acquaintance was stealthily approaching her from behind.

Once the other person was behind him, he suddenly turned around and shouted:

"Water column! What are you doing here instead of going to school?"

Startled by this action, Shuizhu quickly covered Hoshino Yu's mouth, glancing around as she whispered:

"Shh! Don't be too loud, or we'll be in big trouble if someone we know hears us and tells my mom."

"You think you're afraid of these things?"

"Hehe, every family has its own problems..."

Seeing that Hoshino Yu was holding a bulging bag, he asked curiously:

"What is this?"

However, as soon as he finished speaking, he saw that they were standing in front of the mission hall and he understood why.

"Come on, come on! I've got a great reward for today, let's treat each other to a meal!"

Hoshino Yu put his arm around Shui Zhu's shoulder and said with a smile:

"I have some good things to give you."