Chapter 2: "Minato-Sensei's Recipe"

As soon as Uchiha Yiyong entered the main gate of the clan, he met a medium-sized dog wearing sunglasses and a vest.

It was originally squatting at the entrance, lazily basking in the sun to supplement vitamin D, but the moment it sensed Yiyong, it immediately turned over, its small and cute nose wrinkled like a wolf, and opened its mouth to bark at Yiyong, as if it smelled something dirty on him that ordinary people could not observe.

Yiyong looked at it blankly, and had no intention of confronting it, so he planned to take a detour.

But this dog has mastered the essence of King Qin's circling the pillar. It blocked Yiyong in front of him in two or three steps, cursing and barking non-stop.

Yiyong went left, and it also went left.

Yiyong went right, and he also went right.

Yiyong went forward, and he retreated.

In short, he was determined to block the road.

The noise made by the dog attracted many Uchiha people to look over here, and their faces suddenly became very exciting.

"Isn't that the son of the clan leader? He was stopped by a dog?"

"A ninja dog. That child has never participated in a training session. It's normal for him to be afraid."

"He's already five years old and hasn't started training yet? Does Fugaku think Itachi is good enough, so he relaxes the education of his two younger sons?"

"It should be only this child named Giyuu who is like this. I saw that day that the one named Sasuke was already very proficient in the clone technique. He has a good talent..."

"Yes, Mikoto said that only this child named Giyuu has no interest in becoming a ninja since he was a child, but he likes to do housework very much. It would be better if he was a girl."

"At this juncture? The conflict between the village and our Uchiha may break out at any time. People without power will only become a burden at that time. Humph, I don't know what Fugaku thinks. It seems that I have to talk to him."

"But then again, Mikoto's three children are all very good-looking."

"That's right. But this child... seems to have a paralyzed face."

...

The voices of the clan members talking were not small, but Giyuu turned a deaf ear to them.

He stared at the ninja dog in front of him, wondering if the other party's sight behind the sunglasses had seen through his "true identity".

That's right, Uchiha Giyuu is not just a simple five-year-old child.

In his own words, he is just a thief who stole this childish body.

As for the soul in the body, it comes from a world and belongs to a man named Tomioka Giyuu.

In Tomioka Giyuu's original world, he was a ghost hunter who killed man-eating ghosts as his survival goal.

Because his sister, who depended on him for life, was killed by a ghost, Tomioka Giyuu joined a civilian armed organization called [Demon Slayer Corps] at the age of thirteen, and became one of the nine strongest swordsmen in the organization at the age of seventeen. Because he was proficient in water breathing and its matching swordsmanship, he was honored as [Water Pillar].

At the age of twenty-one, in order to fight against the ancestor of ghosts, Muzan Kibutsuji, Giyuu had to overdraw his life to open [Stripes] to improve his combat effectiveness. In the end, he worked together with other team members to successfully eliminate Muzan Kibutsuji.

But the Demon Slayer Corps also paid a heavy price. Not only were almost all members killed or injured, but the remaining powerful swordsmen also died soon because of the opening of the mark, and could only live to the age of 25 at most.

Tomioka Giyuu, who regarded himself as the Water Pillar, died quietly in the cemetery of the Demon Slayer Corps on his 23rd birthday.

However, before his death, he finally reached the "highest realm" of a warrior and mastered the observation technique called [Transparent World], which is also a thing to be proud of.

Originally, Giyuu thought that after his death, he would meet his long-dead parents, sister and teammates in the underworld.

But when he opened his eyes again, he became a newborn in the ninja world named Uchiha Giyuu, and he still had the memories of his previous life.

Now five years have passed, and Giyuu still can't accept his new identity.

He believes that he accidentally stole a child's opportunity to survive in the world from scratch. He will never be able to regard himself as the "real" son of the Uchiha couple.

(Note: Here we need to consider the background of the times in which Giyuu lived and his experience in dealing with ghosts. Don't substitute the common "make the best of it" of modern time travelers.)

In order to make up for the sense of indebtedness in his heart and to repay the Uchiha couple for their upbringing, Giyuu has taken on all the housework of the Uchiha Fugaku family since he was three years old, and by the way, he regards the care and protection of their other two children, Itachi and Sasuke, as his most important obligation and responsibility.

At the same time, the reason why Giyuu did not participate in the training was because he felt that he was just an outsider after all, and was not qualified to learn other people's family skills.

On the other hand, Giyuu did not intend to be a ninja who would take people's lives upon receiving orders, so he has only practiced the water breathing engraved in his soul so far, reaching the level of ordinary people.

Perhaps it is because the physical fitness of humans in this world is generally good, and he is an Uchiha, and the water breathing that he practiced in his childhood, which he has been familiar with and will never make mistakes, did not cause much burden to his body.

Speaking of which,

Just as Uchiha Giyuu was thinking about whether to break off a piece of carrot to lead the dog away, a familiar voice came from a distance.

"Senior Kakashi, please keep an eye on your ninja dog. If Giyuu scares you, I won't be able to explain to the clan leader."

Giyuu cast his gaze over calmly.

The speaker was a cute, tall, baby-faced ninja. The hilt of a ninja sword was exposed from the back of his neck. He seemed to be about the same age as Tanjiro. His shallow tear trough gave him a trustworthy feeling. .

Yiyong knew this person. That was his brother Uchiha Itachi's friend Uchiha Shisui. The 17-year-old had a 14-year-old face. He often went to his house. He loved to talk to Giyuu and would bring little books to Sasuke, so Giyuu loved him. Very fond of it.

Because of the close distance between Shisui and Itachi, Giyuu once observed each other using the "Transparent World" and found that Shisui, like his father Uchiha Fugaku, had accumulated a whole group of extremely dark energy in the brain. Much richer than ordinary tribesmen.

The feeling that that power gives Giyuu, although not as extreme and pure evil as Kibutsuji Mumei, is very ominous, and I wonder if it will become a hidden danger.

When the nearby Uchiha people saw Shisui, their expressions were different.

The older people stared at him angrily, as if they were angry, while the young people looked at him with a lot of admiration in their eyes.

Of course, in the eyes of Yiyong, who is not good at distinguishing emotions, the difference is not big.

"Ah. Sorry, sorry."

Walking side by side with Shisui was a masked man covering his left eye with a forehead protector, holding a cardboard box in his hand.

His expression was very similar to that of the yellow-haired team member next to Tanjiro when he went on a mission. He looked dazed, as if he was about to fall asleep. Moreover, the tone of his apology was insincere and extremely perfunctory.

To be honest

Yiyong's first impression of him...

Pretty average.

"Aquino, don't bully the children."

Following Kakashi's call, the dog wearing sunglasses ran up to Kakashi and let out a series of unexplained growls, which seemed to be speaking ill of Giyuu.

After hearing this, Kakashi turned his right eye thoughtfully around Giyuu, then freed up his right hand and patted the dog's head: "You like to be nosy. If you do this again next time, don't go out and do anything. ”

Aquino immediately wrinkled his nose, opened his mouth and lunged at Kakashi's wrist.

Kakashi rolled his eyes and formed a seal, and the ninja dog immediately turned into a ball of white smoke and disappeared.

【Psychic? 】

Giyuu had seen Itachi and Shisui use this technique, and they had summoned cats and crows respectively.

[It turns out that this is not Uchiha's family ninjutsu. Maybe I can learn it later and let the animals go grocery shopping to save time...]

Giyuu stared at Kakashi for a while, ignoring others and walking in the direction of his home, as if these two adults were not worth his attention.

Shisui was already very familiar with his style, so he took a step forward to stop him and looked down at the two bulging plastic bags.

"Two big salmon."

There was a hint of surprise on Shisui's face.

"Are you going to make a salmon feast today? It's really rich and luxurious. You are so capable, Jiyong."

He noticed that the plastic bag had the mark of the Akimichi family, which meant that the fish should have been raised by the Akimichi family using secret methods. It was more nutritious than wild salmon, but of course the price was also ridiculously expensive.

Such a fish at BBQ Q will probably cost tens of thousands of taels just for the materials (one tael corresponds to 10 yen, equivalent to 6 cents of RMB), not to mention the labor costs of deboning, dethorning and cutting.

The reward for a C-level mission should not be enough.

"Today is Sasuke's birthday."

Yi Yong replied succinctly, "I want to eat better."

Shisui's smile solidified on his face.

[Last time for Patriarch Fugaku’s birthday, didn’t you just make a bowl of soba noodles? 】

[You and Itachi just spoil that brat. Oops, I really envy Itachi. He has delicious food after get off work every day...]

"Oh, don't forget about your birthday if you don't tell me." Shisui patted his head, "But Giyuu, you are twins, and today is also your birthday."

"Sasuke and I are different."

Yiyong shook his head and emphasized solemnly.

"I know, I know. You know how to do housework. You are already an adult, so you don't bother to celebrate a child's birthday."

Shisui was perfunctory, reaching out and rummaging around for a while, "Oops, except for the detonating talisman, I don't have anything valuable as a gift for you. I have a mission tonight, and it will be too late to give you a gift when I get back."

After saying that, he looked at Kakashi holding the cardboard box and seemed to have an idea in his mind.

"Senior, let me introduce you to him. This cute little brother is named Yiyong, and he is the son of the Fugaku clan leader."

After saying that, he turned back to introduce Giyong: "This is Hatake Kakashi, my senior at work. Yesterday, an old man from the clan passed away due to illness in Konoha Hospital. As for that grandma, she used to be very "I'm taking care of one of Kakashi-senpai's teammates, so I brought him to the clan to pack up the things she left behind."

Hearing this, Yiyong looked slightly stunned.

Death, he was already familiar with it.

But, where will the people who die in this world go?

Will he go to the next world with his memories like him? So where have everyone gone who once fought side by side with him?

Whenever he thinks of this matter, he will feel mixed emotions.

Shisui noticed the subtle changes in Giyu's expression and was slightly surprised.

He knew that this child could neither laugh nor cry since he was born, but this was the first time he had seen such a sad expression.

[Itachi, your brother's first time, I will accept it without hesitation. ]

"Since you already know each other, Kakashi-senpai..."

Shisui smiled slyly, revealing his true intention, "Today happens to be Giyuu's birthday, do you have any gift for him?"

Kakashi rolled his eyes for the second time.

[You forgot to give a gift, so let me make it up for you? ]

He reluctantly reached for his waist bag.

"Forget about the book written by Master Jiraiya, Giyuu may not understand such profound things."

Shisui waved his hand and said.

[Aunt Mikoto will kill me if you want to give that kind of thing. ]

"That's a collector's edition, you're dreaming."

The corners of Kakashi's mouth twitched under his mask, and he cast his eyes on Giyuu again, focusing mainly on the ingredients in his hand.

"Since you like to cook..."

He took out a stack of yellowed cards bound by steel rings from the cardboard box, which looked a bit old.

"How about the recipe?"

"Hey, hey, hey——"

Shisui blinked wildly.

[Senior Kakashi, how can you give someone else's relics as gifts? ]

Giyuu put down the bag and took the card with both hands, not caring that it was a thing of a dead person.

"Secret Recipe of Minato Teacher".

At the top of the stack of cards was a line of crooked words, in which "recipe" was crossed out and rewritten twice, but it was still wrong in the end, which seemed to imply that the owner of this thing was not very smart.

Giyuu quickly flipped through them. There were a total of thirty cards, each with the specific method of one or two dishes.

Of course, the handwriting was still crooked and of different sizes, but it could be seen that the person who copied this thing was very serious, the kind that could penetrate the back of the paper.

Giyuu turned to the last page, which had a signature on it, and a pattern similar to goggles was drawn next to it.

"Uchiha Obito."

Giyuu read it out and shook his head, "Who is it?"

He had never seen a clan member with a similar name looking for his father.

Hearing this name, Kakashi's body trembled slightly.

"Ah, it turns out to be the relic of Senior Obito, so this recipe is a very precious thing."

Shisui scratched his head and explained to Giyuu: "Uchiha Obito is the former teammate of Senior Kakashi. But he has died in the last Ninja World War and is a hero in the village. Giyuu, you must keep this recipe book."

"Hero in the village."

Uchiha Giyuu is very familiar with these words, after all, he listens to his father and clan members talking about these things all day long.

"In the village?"

[Isn't it the hero of "Uchiha"? ]

"You are very sensitive. However, the relationship between our Uchiha clan and the village was not as tense as it is now."

Shisui didn't seem to want to dwell on this issue, "How about it, you like cooking so much, this gift should be very suitable for you.

"From the name of the card, this should be the private recipe of the Fourth Hokage, and Senior Obito is his student. I remember Aunt Mikoto had a good relationship with the Fourth Hokage's family. If you follow the above steps, she should be very surprised. "

"That's it."

[Then try it some other day.]

Giyuu sorted out the cards, put them in his pocket, and then looked at Kakashi, "I will return the gift."

"Thank you, kid."

Kakashi winked, "But I see you don't look satisfied."

"I'm not dissatisfied."

Giyuu replied coldly and walked away without looking back.

"Kids nowadays are really unique. That expression is definitely dissatisfied."

Kakashi regretted giving that thing to this child who had only met once.

But keeping it in his own home would only remind him of the past. Since he promised the Third Hokage to cheer up, giving it away would be a better choice, and it would also allow Minato's recipe to flourish.

"Giyuu is actually a very gentle child, but he is not good at expressing himself. ”

Shisui was used to Giyuu’s strange temper. “He’s not interested in becoming a ninja, so he must like your gift very much. Let’s go, Kakashi-senpai. How about I treat you to a bowl of ramen as a thank you?”

“Isn’t there another child who’s birthday coming up? What about his gift?”

“Sasuke will be overjoyed if he receives a gift from just one person. It’s still in time to make up for it tomorrow.”

“Is that so?”

Kakashi followed Shisui out of the Uchiha clan land without a word, but he was thinking about what the ninja dog Akino told him.

“That kid is super dangerous.”

[He’s not interested in becoming a ninja, but he can lift two half-meter-long salmon with one hand? (About 15 kilograms)]

[But considering that he’s an Uchiha, maybe it’s not surprising. It’s just that look that makes it hard not to care…]

Well, why bother with so many trivial matters? Just think about how to slack off at work! Kakashi!