Talent Entry Ninja of Konoha

"Mikoto, what's wrong with you?"

Kushina patted Mikoto's back lightly and asked with some concern.

She knew that Mikoto was unhappy because that smelly man named Fugaku had been pestering her.

In the past, Mikoto had a grandpa who was a great elder to support her.

But since her grandfather had passed away at the beginning of this year, even the last person who supported her had disappeare.

So when Kushina noticed that Mikoto was acting a bit strange, she immediately thought of Fugaku.

Was that guy with the fierce eyes pestering Mikoto again?

"I'm fine."

Mikoto shook her head, let go of Kushina, and then looked at the man next to her... boy?

She hadn't seen him clearly from afar.

Now that she was closer, she realized that the boy with Kushina looked too young.

His face was exactly that of a teenager. He looked very young.

"Kushina, who is he?" Mikoto looked at Kushina and asked.

"This is Ryosuke!" Kushina quickly introduced Ryosuke.

"Hello, my name is Ryosuke, and I'm Kushina's friend. You must be Mikoto, right? Kushina mentioned you several times yesterday." Ryosuke said with a smile.

"Hello, Ryosuke-kun!"

Mikoto greeted Ryosuke and then said, "What did Kushina say about me? Did she say anything bad about me?"

"How could I?"

Kushina quickly blinked at Ryosuke.

Yesterday, although Kushina didn't say anything bad about Mikoto, she had complained a lot about Fugaku, even saying that Mikoto was too kind.

If it were her, she would have beaten up Fugaku a long time ago.

Seeing this, Ryosuke naturally wouldn't tell Mikoto what Kushina had said before.

Next, the original group of two became three.

With Mikoto joining, Kushina pulled her into girl talk.

Ryosuke stood to the side, occasionally adding a comment, but he didn't feel out of place.

As they walked around, Mikoto mentioned her arranged marriage to Fugaku.

Hearing that Fugaku wanted to force Mikoto into marriage, Kushina was instantly furious.

Kushina angrily said, "That bastard! I'll go beat him up right now!"

Mikoto was so startled that she quickly stopped her and reassured Kushina that she would never agree to it.

'Is there such a bad relationship between Mikoto and Fugaku in this world?'

Listening to their conversation, Ryosuke thought to himself.

But—

Fair enough.

If this was the case, then the so-called "Filial son" might never be born.

Besides, with the ultimate boss Kaguya already being defeated, and the real mastermind Black Zetsu being wiped out by Madara himself—

Right now, this world didn't seem to have any major threats.

At most, there were just political frictions between the five great countries.

But in comparison, those were nothing more than children's squabbles.

Not worth mentioning at all.

Afternoon

Mikoto and Kushina made plans to go shopping and buy some clothes.

Ryosuke, on the other hand, said he had something to take care of.

The two didn't insist on keeping him, knowing that he seemed to have important matters to handle. But they did make plans to meet up for dinner later.

Meanwhile, after saying goodbye to Kushina and Mikoto, Ryosuke left directly.

As for Madara, whom he had left behind in Konoha?

Ryosuke noticed that Madara had been lingering around the Uchiha clan.

What's he up to?

Could it be that he was planning to take control of the Uchiha clan again?

If that was the case, Ryosuke had no objections.

He had been thinking about how to handle Madara in this world.

After some thought, he figured that letting him stay in this parallel world and gathering biological pheromones would be a good use for him.

After all, there was no way Ryosuke would do that himself.

When it came to the Ōtsutsuki clan on the planet Ōtsutsuki, he had to handle that personally.

Because sending anyone else would be a death sentence.

But—

Gathering DNA samples from ordinary ninjas was different.

Why would Ryosuke waste his own time on such a trivial task?

So—

This kind of chore, which didn't require much power but was time-consuming, was perfect for Madara, his new "tool".

However, all of this will have to wait until Ryosuke returns from the Ōtsutsuki planet.

For now...

His next target was Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.

He needs to extract the coordinates of the Ōtsutsuki planet from him.

Finding him wouldn't be difficult.

In fact, Ryosuke had already been keeping tabs on him for a long time.

At this moment

On an island overseas

A vast island spanning thousands of square kilometers housed a massive manor.

This was the home of Isshiki.

However, unlike the world Ryosuke came from, the Isshiki in this world had just begun forming Kara.

There were no members yet.

Inside the enormous manor, aside from Jigen, who was actually Isshiki—

There were only a handful of mind-controlled servants.

The Kara organization, which would later become infamous in the world, was currently nothing more than an empty shell.

At this time, somewhere in the manor

Isshiki was researching his Karma seal, planning to modify it so that it would be more suitable for the next vessel.

At that moment, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him, looking at him with a smile.

"Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, long time no see!"

Ryosuke suddenly stepped out of the red portal, startling Isshiki.

"Who are you?"

Isshiki was shocked that his identity had been revealed.

He had hidden himself so well—how could someone possibly know his true identity?

Could this guy be affiliated with Kaguya?

Yesterday, Isshiki had sensed the power of the Ten Tails and Kaguya's aura reappear.

At the time, he had been worried that Kaguya had found him.

After all, he wasn't ready yet. Jigen's body couldn't fully exert his power.

He couldn't unleash his true strength.

If Kaguya discovered him in his current state, it would be a disaster.

Fortunately, Kaguya's aura had only appeared for a moment before vanishing.

Isshiki had assumed she had been sealed away again. He had even laughed at her misfortune.

Little did he know—

Kaguya had already been killed by Ryosuke. It wasn't just a simple sealing.

At this moment, faced with the mysterious figure before him, Isshiki remained cautious.

But to Ryosuke, his wariness was almost laughable.

"Don't be nervous. I just came to ask you one thing. As long as you answer me honestly, I won't make things difficult for you." Ryosuke said.

Isshiki was not his real target. His goal was the Ōtsutsuki clan on the Ōtsutsuki planet.

After all, Isshiki was just an ordinary member of the clan. There were plenty like him on the planet.

"What do you want to ask?" Isshiki asked.

He didn't know the identity of the man in front of him, but he could sense the overwhelming power that made him uneasy.

This wasn't an opponent he could fight against.

If he had been in his prime, Isshiki wouldn't have feared this guy at all.

But now...

He felt it was wiser to cooperate.

If this man really just wanted to ask something, and it wasn't a big deal, then why not answer?

Ryosuke bluntly said, "I want to know the spatial coordinates of the Ōtsutsuki planet."

"Tell me, or take me there. Either is fine."

Upon hearing this, Isshiki frowned and asked, "What do you want the coordinates for?"

"That's not your concern. Just tell me whether you'll give them or not." Ryosuke replied.

"Fine. I can give you the coordinates of the Ōtsutsuki planet." Isshiki nodded.

It was just a set of coordinates—there was no reason not to give them.

Besides, Isshiki had his own thoughts.

If this fool really intends to go to the Ōtsutsuki planet, he'll have no idea how he'll even die.

Did he really think anyone could just waltz into the stronghold of the Ōtsutsuki clan?

Did he really think that just having a bit of strength made him invincible?

Isshiki sneered inwardly.

Since this guy wanted to rush toward his own doom, why shouldn't he help him along?

"Here. These are the spatial coordinates of the Ōtsutsuki planet. But don't say I didn't warn you. That place isn't somewhere you can just walk into."

Isshiki reported a string of coordinates to Ryosuke and then added this remark.

It sounded like a warning. But in reality, Isshiki was certain that the man in front of him was arrogant.

And the problem with arrogant people?

They had strong reverse psychology.

If you tell them they can't do something, they'll do it just to prove you wrong.

If you tell them something is beyond their reach, they'll go out of their way to show you otherwise.

So, Isshiki was just deliberately attempting to provoke Ryosuke.

A subtle mind game.