Naruto's Gensokyo Daishi

"..." Hieda Akyuu pressed his forehead against the torii gate pillar: "It should be over there, by the side of Kazami Yuuka, the lord of the four seasons' flowers."

Naruto wasn't in the sunflower field.

"..." Hieda Akyuu, his forehead pressed against a large rock on the ground: "It should be in the Bamboo Grove of the Lost, near Kaguya of Mount Hourai."

Naruto the young is not in Eientei.

"..." Hieda Akyuu pressed his forehead against the bamboo at Eientei: "..."

"Poor Akyuu, so pitiful... I'm so happy I could eat three bowls of rice!"

Yukari Yakumo, who was spying on them, rolled around and laughed in the gap.

"Give up." Hieda Akyuu decisively gave up and returned to the Hieda residence, feeling dejected.

"Hello." Naruto, a young boy, was chewing on a dumpling inside the Hieda residence.

"..." Hieda Akyuu stopped operating.

Reimu looked quite impatient; it was really troublesome to take young Naruto around like that.

There's no money to earn, even though there are dumplings to eat...

If it weren't for Yakumo Yukari asking her to take Naruto to the Hieda family (for which she was paid), she wouldn't have bothered going.

"..." Yakumo Yukari, who had been deliberately making fun of Akyuu from the very beginning, laughed slyly.

"Akyuu, Yukari Yakumo asked me to bring Naruto here. Was it you who wanted to see him?"

"Ah, yes, yes, yes, yes," Hieda Akyuu said shyly.

"Naruto, stop eating. Let Akyuu take a look." Reimu patted young Naruto's head.

"Um, please take a look!" Hieda Akyuu quickly handed over a scroll introducing himself from his bosom.

"Okay!" Young Naruto took the scroll and began to take it seriously.

One hour later. Reimu is asleep. Hieda Akyuu is blushing shyly. Young Naruto is watching intently.

Two hours later. Reimu wakes up and eats dumplings. Hieda Akyuu is blushing shyly. Young Naruto is watching intently.

Three hours. Reimu eats dango while sleeping. Hieda Akyuu is blushing shyly. Young Naruto is watching intently.

"Um, that..." Hieda Akyuu asked timidly.

"There are so many words I don't understand!" Young Naruto grinned foolishly.

"..." Hieda Akyuu pressed his forehead against the wall of the study.

"..." Yakumo Yukari was laughing so hard she almost choked, and Yakumo Ran dragged her away for emergency treatment.

"You're hopeless!" Reimu was jolted awake by young Naruto's words. She couldn't understand it, yet she'd been staring at it for so long! You made me fall asleep!

"Even though I can't understand a lot of the words, you must really want to make friends by writing so much, right? You probably don't have many friends!"

"..." Hieda Akyuu suddenly took an arrow to the knee. Young Naruto, this arrow hurt terribly!

I have many friends! Even though they're all monsters! I have many friends! Even though they're all women!

I have many friends! Although I only have one peer! I have many friends! Although I also have younger friends!

"Okay, I'll teach you how to make friends." Young Naruto raised his index finger, which shone brightly for a moment.

"Hey sis, wanna have some fun with me?"

Young Naruto punched Hieda Akyuu in the chest, the sensation... self-regulating.

"What exactly did Marisa teach you?! Hakurei Style - Educational Face-Breaking Fist!"

Reimu punched young Naruto in the face, shoving him against the wall with a single blow.

"My heart is racing! Is this what it feels like to fall in love?" Hieda Akyuu asked, blushing.

"No way! That's groping! Groping! That's just shyness!" Reimu shouted.

Today, Reimu realizes that one day she will become the strongest sarcastic shrine maiden in Gensokyo.

But before that, we need to beat Marisa up first! Boys can't be taught to "go for a minute"! Girls can't either!

Today, Hieda Akyuu's heart leaps with excitement... Is this the beginning of something?

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Chapter 23, Part 1-2: Why not pick the best matsutake mushrooms?

"Let's go pick matsutake mushrooms! We want these big ones!" Marisa, the master thief, is an ordinary magician whose catchphrase is "Let's have some!" But that's not the point. The point is that Marisa is making a rather ungraceful stroking gesture with her hand to indicate the size of the matsutake mushrooms.

"You won't eat the Yin-Yang Orb? You won't eat it? You won't eat it?" Reimu the Oni Shrine Maiden used the Yin-Yang Orb to slam Marisa into the ground three times in a row.

"What's wrong with picking matsutake mushrooms! Naruto's matsutake mushrooms last time were really delicious! Right! Da☆ze!"

"Last time, my matsutake mushroom was huge!" Naruto shouted, making rubbing motions with his hands to indicate the size of the matsutake mushroom.

"You two better learn some manners and etiquette before you go out!" The Yin-Yang Orb mercilessly smashed over young Naruto and Marisa.

"Do you know, and do you know, that I've gotten a few more gray hairs this month?"

Reimu's Yin-Yang Orb was pressing down on Marisa's thigh, forcing Marisa to kneel as punishment.

Young Naruto squatted to the side, unpunished; children still have privileges.

"What?! And my matsutake mushrooms are huge! Don't corrupt Naruto... Yuuka Kazami has sudden convulsions."

"I'll be careful... da☆ze." Marisa shuddered.

Although Marisa, who is fearless and often gets herself into trouble, is caught by Yuuka Kazami, what does it mean to play with vines, use nectar, and be tickled by pollen? Just thinking about it, the masochistic emperor should be a little excited, right?

"Next time, I won't teach Naruto to ****, pick matsutake mushrooms, steal things, build a harem... the advanced version of da☆ze."

"Does that mean you've already finished teaching the beginner level?"

Faced with Reimu's aggressive questioning, Marisa shifted her gaze.

"I've learned it all! Da☆ze!" Taking the opportunity to be reckless, young Naruto imitated Marisa's catchphrase, raising his hands and shouting.

"So clever! Da☆ze!" Marisa grinned, giving a thumbs-up.

"You all better go and reflect on your actions, you bastards! Hakurei Style, Hakurei Reflection Fist!"

Reimu punched both of them on the head, knocking them to the ground.

"I'm going to have tea and rice crackers! And I want half of the matsutake mushrooms I picked!"

"This is shrine bullying! Daze!" Marisa's wide noodles shed tears.

"Da☆ze!" Young Naruto shouted with great energy.

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"Then why do I need to go matsutake picking with you? I still need to find my brat."

Red eyes, blonde hair, a red ribbon tied around her full chest, a black dress, and a white short-sleeved shirt.

The yokai of the night is a close friend of Hakurei's mother and a mother figure who raised Reimu from a young age.

But if a child goes too far astray, it can be a disaster, especially if it's your own super unruly kid.

Rumia looked at the scene with an expression that suggested it was too much trouble.

Marisa pushed up her magical pointed hat and smiled brightly.

She wasn't a brat back then; she was quite introverted... probably.

"Anyway, Rumia's looking for little Rumia, so let's give Naruto some good memories while we're at it! I heard the next phase is the Last Survivor's Forest!"

"It won't break, will it..." Rumia said with a deadpan expression.

"It's probably not going to be a big problem. Things will definitely change. We have to believe in Naruto!"

Marisa was a little confused. Yuuka Kazami's training... that was training youkai, not humans.

Upon arriving in Gensokyo, young Naruto was noticeably more cheerful. Yuuka Kazami prepared to train him mercilessly.

Young Naruto agreed... but in the forest of the last survivors.

What kind of twisted personality young Naruto will develop in the future is not something Kazami Yuuka would care about.

"Once a person eats another person, they are burdened with sin."

Rumia, who was once an ogre, made this conclusion without hesitation.

Although thanks to the Nine-Tailed Beast and Kurama's negative darkness within young Naruto, Rumia finally returned to Gensokyo from her seal, but because the dark power was too strong, she overate and thus... became a mother.

Isn't this hilarious? To commemorate Nine Lama, she was named Ninety Rumia, or you could call her Little Rumia.

Basically, Rumia is a brat! Even more of a brat than Cirno, Daiyousei, and Reimu!

It's common for her to disappear from time to time. Although little Rumia's main food isn't humans, she puts everything in her mouth and chews on it just like a baby!

It feels like little Rumia, once released, is like a puppy that won't come home until she's had her fill of chewing.

Marisa saw Rumia's conflicted expression, while Marisa stroked her chin with a nonchalant air:

"How artsy! I've never even eaten a human. I wonder what the higher-ups in Gensokyo are thinking."

Rumia sighed, seemingly gazing at the distant shrine.

"To save Reimu, the strongest thirteenth priestess in history, and also the priestess with the best relationship with both youkai and humans."

"Naruto knows, you didn't see his expression when he agreed, it was as calm as if he had just drunk a cup of tea."

"All I know is that Naruto saved me, and he will save Reimu too. That day won't be too far off."

Regardless, Rumia had this feeling; when she saw Naruto, she knew he was someone who would accomplish great things!

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Suddenly, young Naruto appeared in front of the two with a matsutake mushroom on his head.

Rumia extended a dark claw from behind, grabbed a large rock, and slammed it to the ground.

"What are you doing?! I was clearly praising you! Don't force me to criticize you, you brat!"

This has caused a huge problem! What's with matsutake mushrooms growing on my head?!

Ignoring Rumia's bold and sarcastic commentary, Marisa's eyes lit up; her face was filled with awe, a testament to her years of dealing with mushrooms.

"This isn't the legendary matsutake mushroom da☆ze that brings happiness just by growing in your head!"