After Konoha entered April, the temperature rose quite a bit.
On a sunny Saturday, the izakaya jointly opened by Natsuki and Mayū officially opened for business.
It was called a partnership, but Mayū was responsible for everything related to the izakaya.
Natsuki's situation was special. He had to attend class and train.
Fortunately, unless something unexpected happened, the high-end route he had chosen would become the pillar of the izakaya.
Countless marketing cases from his previous life had proven one thing. As long as one's fame was great enough, money would keep flowing in.
Moreover, his cooking skills were the real deal.
[Congratulations, Host. You have unlocked Ability Two of the Zeff Template, Head Chef Flying Kick.]
Natsuki glanced at it, then heard Nawaki's voice.
He immediately closed the system and looked not far away.
Natsuki could not help being slightly stunned.
He had originally thought Nawaki had come with Tsunade, but the person standing beside him at this moment was not Tsunade. It was a young man.
Long hair hanging over his shoulders, pale skin, purple eyeshadow, golden vertical pupils, and a cold aura.
With all these traits gathered together, although this was Natsuki's first time seeing him, he could guess who he was. Orochimaru.
Hiruzen's student, Tsunade and Jiraiya's teammate, and one of the future Konoha Sannin.
In the original work, because of Nawaki's death, he turned to pursuing immortality and from then on walked the path of an evil scientist.
In the end, he was discovered by Hiruzen and became a missing-nin of Konoha. Later, he even cooperated with Sunagakure and created the Konoha Crush plan.
But the current him had not yet fallen into darkness.
He looked very gloomy, but in reality, he could still be considered a normal shinobi.
"Natsuki!"
Nawaki said excitedly, "Let me introduce you. This is my Sensei, Orochimaru."
Sensei?
Natsuki was a little surprised, but after thinking about it, it was normal.
After all, Orochimaru and Tsunade were teammates who had grown up together since childhood.
It was no exaggeration to say that even if Orochimaru was not Nawaki's Sensei, he would still guide him like a student.
"Orochimaru-sama."
Natsuki immediately greeted him.
Orochimaru nodded expressionlessly and said nothing.
"Please come in."
Natsuki raised his hand and said.
Seeing this, Orochimaru and Nawaki walked into the izakaya.
"Nawaki-senpai, why didn't your sister come with you?"
Natsuki led the way in front, taking them to a luxurious private room that had been prepared in advance.
"She asked me to inform Orochimaru-sensei. She's with Kushina and will arrive later."
Nawaki explained.
"I see."
Natsuki nodded and pushed open the door of the private room.
Nonō subconsciously stood up.
"Nonō, good evening."
Nawaki greeted her with a smile.
"You can chat first. I'll go wait for Tsunade-sama at the entrance."
After Natsuki finished speaking, he went back to the entrance of the izakaya.
He did not wait for long before he saw Tsunade.
But besides her and Uzumaki Kushina, Namikaze Minato and Jiraiya were also there.
The future Konoha Sannin were gathered?
This was also Natsuki's first time seeing Jiraiya.
His features were even more obvious than Orochimaru's. He had a head of white hair and wore a forehead protector engraved with the character for oil on his forehead.
"Tsunade-sama."
Natsuki went up to greet them. "Jiraiya-sama."
"You know me?"
Jiraiya asked in some confusion.
"I've heard many stories about Jiraiya-sama."
Natsuki answered.
"Tonight, I want to eat tender chicken."
Tsunade smiled slightly and said, "Natsuki, don't disappoint me."
"You're really the one cooking?"
Jiraiya said after hearing this, "Then you'll have to bring out more than your best cooking skills. As an experienced gourmet, I can be considered someone who has eaten all across the shinobi world."
At this time, he had already become a summoner of Mount Myōboku.
For the so-called prophecy of the Great Toad Sage, he did missions while traveling throughout the shinobi world, so saying he had eaten all across the shinobi world was not a lie.
"Natsuki will definitely satisfy all of you!"
Kushina said with great confidence.
"Wait for me in the private room. The dishes will be served soon."
Natsuki said as he walked.
They soon entered the private room.
After some greetings, Natsuki went to the kitchen.
Minato and Nonō exchanged a glance and felt nervous.
After all, Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru were all there.
To them, these were truly first-rate big figures.
"Minato, do you know why I brought you along?"
Jiraiya took the initiative to ask.
Minato shook his head.
He had been preparing to eat dinner when Jiraiya suddenly appeared in front of him.
After that, he was brought by him to this izakaya.
As for Tsunade and Kushina, they had met them on the way.
"Sensei said your talent is very good and that you can become my student."
Jiraiya did not hide it and said directly.
Minato's eyes widened at once, his face full of shock.
Becoming Jiraiya's student? What had he done to deserve that?
But what followed was surprise.
If he became Jiraiya's student, then his future achievements would be limitless.
Tsunade already knew, so she was not surprised.
Orochimaru was also very calm, because when he saw Minato, he had already vaguely guessed it.
"But whether you can become my student still depends on your performance."
Jiraiya smiled and said, "I'll teach you for a period of time. If you don't qualify, then don't blame me."
"I understand!"
Minato immediately responded.
For a civilian genius like him, this was undoubtedly a chance to transform himself.
But whether he could grasp it was still unknown.
No matter what, he had to give it his all.
"Nonō, you're the same."
Tsunade suddenly spoke and said, "Starting tomorrow, I'll personally teach you."
Nonō could not help being stunned.
"Then what about Natsuki?"
Nawaki subconsciously asked.
"Whose student do you want Natsuki to become?"
Tsunade teased.
"Me?"
Nawaki scratched his head and said, "I hope he can be my teammate."
"What a pity."
Tsunade shook her head regretfully.
"It's fine even if he isn't."
Nawaki was a little disappointed, but he did not insist.
"Your sister is lying to you."
Jiraiya exposed her and said, "Natsuki is good at swordsmanship, so the Sensei most suited for him is Orochimaru."
Nawaki subconsciously looked at Tsunade.
"Don't you know? The prettier a woman is, the better she is at lying."
Tsunade blinked and smiled very happily.
"Damn it!"
Nawaki said through gritted teeth.
"Nawaki, you should learn more from your Sensei, so you won't be deceived when you grow up."
Jiraiya laughed and patted his shoulder as he spoke.
Orochimaru also smiled, though it was not as obvious as Jiraiya and Tsunade.
The private room was immediately filled with a cheerful atmosphere.
The group chatted while waiting.
After an unknown amount of time, the door opened, and Mayū walked in carrying dishes.
She set down the dish and said, "This is the first dish, chirashi sushi."
Natsuki had obtained the Emiya Shirou Template.
It just so happened that in his previous life, there had been an anime called Today's Menu for the Emiya Family.
Therefore, he planned to choose a few dishes that had appeared in it.
Time slowly passed.
The dining table was soon filled with dishes.
Mixed hot pot, bamboo shoots sautéed in cream, fried chicken, fresh fish grilled in butter and foil, and so on.
Of course, there was also Tsunade's favorite tender chicken.
"It smells delicious."
Jiraiya inhaled the aroma and showed an expectant expression.
Tsunade did not stand on ceremony at all and directly picked up her chopsticks to grab a piece of chicken.
She tossed it into her mouth and chewed a few times, immediately showing a surprised expression.
"This is the best tender chicken I've ever eaten."
Tsunade looked at Natsuki and gave her evaluation.
Orochimaru looked left and right, then took a bite of the omelet.
His brow lifted slightly, and he felt satisfied.
Natsuki's cooking skills were indeed better than he had expected.
Looking at it this way, taking him as a student would not be a loss.
(To be continued.)
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