"No, seriously!"
Standing at the entrance of Ichiraku Ramen, Obito looked at Shiro Akira speechlessly and complained, "You said you were treating us to food, and this is it?"
"Huh?"
Before Shiro Akira could speak, Boss Teuchi poked his head out from behind the curtain and stared at Obito as he questioned him, "What? Do you have a problem with our shop? Or do you think our shop isn't worthy of your status?"
Is it that I, Otsutsuki Teuchi, can no longer lift my blade, or have you gotten too arrogant, Obito?
"No, no, no!"
Facing Teuchi's murderous gaze, Obito hurriedly waved his hands and said, "Nothing like that! Uncle, I've eaten your ramen several times before. It's absolutely number one in Konoha—no, in the entire ninja world! How could I possibly have a problem with it?"
"The main thing is that your shop is too affordable. I finally got a chance to make Akira pay for a meal, but this stingy guy brought us here. I was just complaining about him, definitely not about your shop."
"In fact, Boss, your cooking is amazing. I really love this place."
At this moment, Obito's brain was spinning especially fast, and his words were unusually clear and organized.
He said every flattering thing he could think of.
Boss Teuchi's expression immediately changed. He smiled from ear to ear and said, "So that's how it is! I forgive you. So, are you coming in to eat something?"
"Sorry to trouble you, Boss! The usual tonkotsu ramen, with extra chili sauce!"
Shiro Akira walked into the shop while holding Kurenai's hand.
"Haha! Alright!"
Teuchi agreed with a smile. "Speaking of which, little Akira, it's been a while since you came to my place, hasn't it?"
"Mm!"
Shiro Akira nodded. "I've been out on missions the whole time."
"So that's how it is! You've worked hard. You're all heroes of the village!"
Teuchi said with emotion.
Shiro Akira looked only around ten years old, right?
Yet he was already running around for the safety of the village. It really wasn't easy!
However, why did this young man's companions all look several years younger than him?
Teuchi was very puzzled.
Fortunately, Shiro Akira didn't know what he was thinking, otherwise he would have been depressed.
Did he look that old?
He had only grown a little faster.
Over the past month or so, he had gradually revealed the height increase caused by fusing Rob Lucci's taijutsu and physique, making it seem completely reasonable.
When Yuhi Shinku and Kakashi saw it, they merely thought Shiro Akira had entered a growth spurt and did not suspect anything.
After finishing the ramen, Shiro Akira accompanied Kurenai for a short walk around the streets before sending her home.
As expected, Yuhi Shinku was not at home. He had left.
"Goodbye, Akira-kun!"
Kurenai waved goodbye to Shiro Akira with a reluctant expression.
"Goodbye! Good night!"
Shiro Akira also waved, then left coolly and returned straight home.
Then he released Pikachu.
"Pika?" We're home?
As soon as Pikachu came out, it rubbed its sleepy eyes and looked at Shiro Akira as it asked.
"Yeah!"
Shiro Akira smiled and rubbed the little guy's head, then asked with concern, "How are you? Did you rest well? Are you hungry? How about I prepare something tasty for you?"
Over the past month or so, the little guy had been following him on missions and had taken action quite a few times. Whether it was strength, combat experience, or mental maturity, Pikachu had grown a lot. It was definitely a good partner.
Kakashi and Yuhi Shinku were both envious that he had such an excellent summoned beast.
"Pika!" Sure!
Pikachu rubbed its somewhat deflated belly and nodded.
It really was hungry.
"Good! Wait here for a bit."
Shiro Akira rubbed its head, then ran to the kitchen and first prepared some Berry salad for Pikachu.
Then he took out an Energy Cube machine and made some high-grade Energy Cubes suitable for Electric-type Pokémon.
This Energy Cube machine and the advanced formula had both been exchanged from the Pokémon world one after another over the past month. Not only had he obtained these things, he had also exchanged for a top-tier Breeder inheritance, a Fire Stone, a Leaf Stone… and so on.
He had even exchanged for one of Steven Stone's rare collected ores.
Aside from that, he had also exchanged for some Sea King meat and special medicinal herbs from the One Piece world.
However, he had not obtained anything especially amazing.
He discovered that his recent luck was just like this, rising and falling from time to time.
He couldn't force himself to get good things every single time.
"Alright! The food is ready! Time to eat!"
Shiro Akira brought out the Energy Cubes and Berry salad and placed them on the dining table. Then he took the Gourmet Tablecloth out of his spatial ring, ordered quite a few delicacies for himself and Pikachu, and enjoyed the meal with Pikachu.
What? Didn't Shiro Akira just eat ten large bowls of ramen earlier?
Heh! Learn about Life Return.
That little bit of food could be digested in minutes.
The energy from it could be easily consumed through lightning body tempering later. There was no need to worry about excess nutrition at all.
After dinner, Shiro Akira sent Pikachu into the spatial ring to play, then entered the spatial ring himself.
At this moment, many areas inside the spatial ring world had already changed greatly.
Large numbers of flowers, plants, and trees had appeared. They were all things Shiro Akira had taken into the spatial ring world and planted when no one was around during missions outside the village.
At present, one percent of the area had already been transplanted with trees, and another five percent had been scattered with all kinds of seeds by Shiro Akira.
These included seeds for trees, fruit trees, medicinal herbs, and Berries.
As for the remaining area, aside from the central villa area, experimental zone, training zone, and so on, there was still quite a lot of empty land. Shiro Akira had not yet decided what to use it for, so he left it vacant for now.
However, he had also scattered grass seeds there, temporarily preparing to use it as pasture.
Besides trees, he had also captured and purchased quite a few animals—cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks, and so on—and raised them freely inside the spatial ring world.
He had even caught more than ten chakra-bearing ninja beasts.
As soon as he entered, Shiro Akira communicated with the ring. With a thought, a ninja cat appeared in front of him, and he grabbed it in one hand. Then he silently said in his heart, Exchange!
In the next moment, the ninja cat in his hand disappeared, and an image appeared in his mind.
The Pokémon world, an unknown space.
"Hm? Again?"
Arceus suddenly opened its eyes and sensed the exchange request from the Exchange Talent.
It really wanted to refuse.
However, refusing was impossible. The Exchange Talent could force exchanges. The current arrangement was merely the result of both sides conducting multiple friendly trades and negotiations.
However, this time, the exchanged item was directly interfered with and extracted. As soon as it appeared, it was sent toward…
Viridian City, deep underground beneath Viridian Gym, inside a Team Rocket base.
Giovanni was stroking a Persian while looking at the center of the laboratory. There, Mewtwo was restrained by armor, with cables inserted all over the armored suit. His eyes were filled with burning excitement as he laughed loudly. "Good! Very good! Hahaha! With Mewtwo, the day when I unify the world and achieve my dream of ruling everything is not far away. Give me everything! Hahaha!"
"Cough, cough, cough…"
As he laughed, Giovanni suddenly felt his body weaken. He suddenly sensed that his body had become hollow and frail.
At the same time, he discovered that he could no longer sense his Viridian Force.
One had to know that after years of exploration and development, his Viridian Force had already reached an extremely powerful level.
But now, it had completely vanished.
"What's going on? What exactly is happening?"
Giovanni's face turned ashen as he staggered and forced himself to stand, roaring in fear.
At that moment, a cat suddenly appeared in midair before him, instantly drawing Giovanni's attention.
Before he could do anything, a wormhole appeared beneath the cat and swallowed it in an instant, making it vanish without a trace.
Giovanni: "???"
What the hell was going on?
Wasn't that just an ordinary cat?
It definitely was, right?
Why did it suddenly disappear?
"Mewtwo, was this your doing?"
Giovanni, somewhat flustered and furious, questioned Mewtwo on the other side.
He staggered over, only for his foot to slip, causing him to fall directly onto the control panel.
By accident, he hit the switch that deactivated the restraint armor.
Immediately, the lights on the armor went dark, and the pieces began to separate one by one.
With a series of clattering sounds, they fell to the ground.
Mewtwo slowly opened its eyes and looked at Giovanni. Blue light surfaced in its eyes, and its gaze was utterly indifferent.
A terrifying aura pressed outward in all directions, making the air feel thick and heavy.
Giovanni trembled at the sight, feeling that even breathing had become difficult.
Fortunately, Mewtwo did not do anything to him. It simply raised its hand, and a Hyper Beam blasted a huge hole straight through the ceiling of the underground base, opening a path all the way to the surface.
Through the hole, the outside world could be seen.
Then, Mewtwo flashed out of the hole and appeared above Viridian Gym.
The commotion here alarmed many people in Viridian City, and many people quickly rushed toward this place.
Mewtwo's eyes flashed. It directly used Teleport and disappeared from the area.
"No!"
The moment Mewtwo left the underground base, Giovanni roared with indescribable unwillingness in his eyes. "No! Come back! I created you! How can you leave me?"
Unfortunately, Mewtwo had already left and had no intention of paying attention to Giovanni at all.
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