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

"Let me introduce you," Minato said with a smile as he led Kushina to Hoshino Yu, who was lost in thought. "My good friend, Hoshino Yu."

"Hello, Yu-kun!"

Seeing Kushina standing next to Minato with a serious expression, extending her right hand, Hoshino Yu glanced at Minato first, then stood up and extended his hand in response:

"Kushina-san, hello, I'm Hoshino Haruka."

This time, it's a great guy bringing his future wife over; we have to give him some face.

Seeing the two shake hands, Minato's smile widened even more.

The three of them sat in their seats and chatted from time to time, mostly led by Hoshino Yu.

Kushina is still a little shy because they just met.

Needless to say, Minato is all I see is that red-haired little pepper.

Kushina didn't return to her seat until the school bell rang.

"Yu, why have you suddenly become so strong?" Without Kushina by his side, Minato regained his usual wisdom. "Is it related to that lightning release ninjutsu?"

"Well, you guessed it." Hoshino Yu laughed.

It is indeed related to lightning, but it is the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

However, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit's effect on one's physical constitution should be similar to stimulating one's cells with Lightning Release, right?

Since it's all electricity anyway, you'll get used to it and it'll become a passive skill.

Upon hearing this, Minato narrowed his eyes slightly, as if to say, "You brat, it's one thing to secretly practice ninjutsu behind my back, but you've also been practicing taijutsu?"

"Tell me, how long have you been practicing physical techniques? It can't be just that one night, right?"

"That's too dangerous. Don't practice alone in secret anymore..."

Hoshino Yu understood.

So this kid was complaining that he wasn't included in the training.

Listening to Minato Namikaze's rambling and his underlying concern, he had no choice but to agree with him, while taking out some silver from his backpack to shut him up.

"How come I didn't notice that Minato has a hidden agenda behind his smile..." Hoshino Yu thought to himself helplessly as he looked at Minato's gratified expression.

......

The first-year courses are mostly theoretical, taught by Yuichi Tanaka.

Yuichi Tanaka, the teacher, was aware that Hoshino Yu was writing novels in class.

However, since Hoshino Yu was able to answer the questions very fluently during class checks, they didn't pay much attention to him.

The privilege of geniuses is something that can be enjoyed only slightly.

Soon it was time to leave school.

Hoshino Yu, who was standing at the school gate with Minato and Kushina, looked at the mission panel in his mind that had not been updated and was a little confused.

"Strange, in the past, new missions would usually appear shortly after I finished them, but today it's been so quiet..."

Just then, a voice came from beside him, interrupting his thoughts.

"Minato-kun, Yu-kun, see you tomorrow!" Kushina, carrying a small backpack, walked up to an adult and waved goodbye to the two.

With Hoshino Yu leading the way, Kushina didn't encounter any other trouble besides being bothered when she first joined the class in the morning.

Arai Shun even got beaten up by her in the afternoon.

"See you tomorrow, Kushina!" Minato replied with a smile.

Hoshino Yu glanced at the adult beside Kushina, then waved his hand without saying anything.

"A Senju clansman? Or perhaps Mito Uzumaki's bodyguard..." Hoshino Yu pondered to himself.

At this point in time, Kushina had not yet become a Jinchūriki, and Mito Uzumaki was naturally living in the Senju clan's territory.

As Kushina's figure receded into the distance, and seeing Minato's lingering gaze, Hoshino Yu put his arm around Minato's shoulder and said with a mischievous grin:

"Stop looking, everyone's gone. Your eyes are practically popping out. If you really want to see, should your father take you to propose marriage?"

"Ahem," Minato closed his eyes, broke free, and walked towards the southern forest on his own. At the same time, he said, "Yu, please don't joke around. Water Pillar-senpai should be in position by now."

"My son is growing up so fast!"

......

"Yu, besides the three of us, there are no other crew members for the time being." Shuizhu stood in front of the small boat he had built earlier, holding a knife and scratching his head as he spoke.

But he wasn't discouraged; on the contrary, he was very optimistic, just like the original Luffy.

The three of them made a pact at school that afternoon that they would come to this southern forest every day after school to spend some time training and cultivating themselves.

Seeing that Hoshino Yu did not respond, the water column also began to swing its sword and practice its physical skills.

A gentle breeze blew by, ruffling the hair of Hoshino Yu and Namikaze Minato, who were sitting cross-legged by the pond.

The two of them were now breathing steadily, focusing their attention on the flow of energy within their bodies, fusing their physical abilities with their spiritual energy in a specific ratio, and refining their chakra.

They had tried it before, so they would be more skilled at it.

As the extracted chakra flowed along his meridians, Hoshino Yu felt a warm sensation coursing through his entire body.

The amount of chakra in his body now is much greater than that of Minato or even the Water Pillar.

Although few in number, they possess physical qualities exceeding those of ordinary adults, as well as high mental strength. The amount of refined chakra they possess is quite rare for their age group.

A moment later, Hoshino Yu was the first to withdraw from the chakra refining training.

"Hoo~" Hoshino Yu slowly opened her eyes, exhaling softly. "The feeling of refining chakra is truly captivating..."

He thought to himself that the feeling of knowing his strength was improving every day was truly unparalleled.

After getting up and brushing the fallen leaves off his pants, Hoshino Yu looked at Minato, who was calmly refining his chakra.

"I wonder what kind of bloodline Minato has that allows him to suppress Kushina's red-haired genes..."

Not wanting to disturb the other party, he glanced at the water column waving a knife not far away, and then walked towards the other party.

He was also very curious about this "Luffy" chosen by the system.

There are many people in Konoha who cosplay Luffy, but why is it this nine-year-old third-grade student? Is there a reason?

Furthermore, why is the other party so enthusiastic about becoming "One Piece" and even so attentive to recruiting crew members?

They wouldn't actually want to search for that legendary treasure, One Piece, would they?

Upon reaching the water column, Hoshino Yu asked directly:

"Senior Water Pillar, there's no rush to recruit crew members, but I'd like to know why you're so determined to become the Pirate King. After all, that's just a character from a novel."

Upon hearing this, Shuizhu stopped what he was doing, and while slightly out of breath, turned to look at Hoshino Yu.

"It's just a novel..." After pondering for a moment, he threw the knife on the ground, casually sat down, looked at the horizon, grinned, revealing two rows of white teeth, and said, "But One Piece is the freest person in this world, isn't he?"

As he spoke, he pointed to the fiery sunset clouds on the horizon, his smile growing even brighter:

"Imagine, if I became the Pirate King, I could take my crew to see the boundless ocean and travel around the world..."

"Besides, the crew of One Piece are definitely the strongest and most compatible partners. They get into trouble together, fight together, do missions together, go to the battlefield together, and lie on the grass together watching the stars..."

"I know my thinking might seem naive to most people, but wouldn't it be interesting to live like this when the ninja world is truly at peace?"

Looking at the water column's face, glowing red in the setting sun, Hoshino Yu was momentarily speechless.

"Don't jinx it, buddy. I'm afraid you won't survive World War II. What will happen to my mission then?" Hoshino Yu thought to himself.

However, he has finally taken this "Luffy" seriously again today.

I originally thought that the other party was someone with similar goals to those who wanted to become Jonin or Hokage.

Or perhaps they covet the legendary treasures in the book, or want to use this as an excuse to form cliques and accumulate their own power.

After all, in this world of ninjas, only strength and connections are the foundation for survival.

But unexpectedly...

"No wonder the system recognizes you as Luffy if you can say something like that," Hoshino Yu said calmly, looking at the water column lying on the grass with a straw hat on its head and a blade of grass in its mouth. "This kid is serious."

This is quite a strange thing. In a world where war can break out at any time and human life is as worthless as grass, the other party's parents are unusually open-minded. Adventure, freedom... how is this any different from that dream?

The world of One Piece isn't exactly peaceful either.

So Hoshino Yu felt it was really new.

If it were someone else, he might slap them and tell them not to be naive.

But when he encountered the person chosen by the system, he felt that one day, that person might truly become the one and only Pirate King.

If he has the talent, it wouldn't be impossible for the Water Pillar to become a naval commander once Konoha's technology tree develops warships.

Both involve navigation, and naval fleets are also navigational vessels.

In terms of personality, you can also vaguely see Luffy's shadow.

As for peace, it may be achieved in the future, but not now.

From World War II to World War IV, and then to the Otsutsuki clan, these decades were not something that could be easily avoided.

Speaking of the Ninja World War alone, the thoughts of other countries were unpredictable.

That's a continuation of politics.

In the early stages, Hashirama held them back, but once he died, the war broke out immediately. Later, Naruto and Sasuke joined the fray, so it can hardly be considered a true period of peace.

Sensing the genuine tone of the water jet, Hoshino Yu turned to look at the blond-haired boy walking towards her.

And then there's Minato, that kid.

It is essentially a small sun.

If he hadn't died so young in the original story, with his intelligence and martial prowess, it wouldn't have been impossible for him to truly integrate the Uchiha clan into the village and turn the beautiful visions of the Infinite Tsukuyomi into reality.

"Yu, Water Pillar-senpai, are you planning to form a team that is completely different from the ninja squad?" Minato walked to their side and asked calmly.

"Yo, Minato~" Mizuki sat up straight, grinning at Minato, "Yu-kun and I were just discussing recruiting crew members..."

Seeing that both of them were looking at him, Hoshino Yu was about to speak when the task panel in his mind suddenly changed.

[You have received a time-limited mission: Assist Monkey D. Luffy in completing his first voyage!]

[Task Rewards: Determined by the degree of objective completion]

[By sailing at sea, you obtain the "Shave" adaptation fine-tuning method; after sailing 50 nautical miles, you obtain a steel dagger; after sailing 100 nautical miles, you obtain three rolls of non-slip and cut-resistant hand wraps; and after defeating a small sea king, you obtain Observation Haki (Enlightenment)]

Current progress: 0%

[Mission Countdown: 240 hours]

Hoshino Yu was slightly taken aback when he saw the newly released limited-time mission and the large amount of rewards.

"Wow, this actually works?!"