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"Sakura's embarrassment was adorable, Lady Tsunade." Shizune giggled.

Tsunade facepalmed. "Looks like I'll have to teach my apprentice how to handle being complimented by a handsome boy… That was an embarrassing display. Especially considering that she's 18…"

"Sakura has always been pining after Sasuke Uchiha, Lady Tsunade. All the other boys in the village stayed away from her because of that." Shizune said. 

"Pining?" I asked curiously. "A gorgeous girl like her? Is this Sasuke guy gay?" How could anyone resist a girl that looks like that? I knew that I certainly wouldn't have been able to.

Tsunade smirked at me before a genuine look of pondering appeared on her face. "Huh? Maybe he was…" She shrugged and waved her hand flippantly. "Either way, let's get back on topic. I have a few questions for you if you don't mind."

"Sure, go ahead." I replied. I was an open book. Except for my System. I would take that information to my grave. 

First rule about Isekai life: Don't talk about your Isekai life!

"So your last name is Uzumaki?" Tsunade asked me while looking me up and down. "I wasn't aware there were any true Uzumaki remaining. You certainly look the part though."

I shrugged. "I don't know much about my last name, to be honest. I grew up in a small orphanage outside the Capital."

Akira Uzumaki was my full name in this world. It was written on a note next to me when I was left at the orphanage as a newborn. I had a handsome face, short spiky red hair, and actual purple eyes. Frankly, I looked like an anime character come to life. Considering that ninja were a thing here, I wouldn't be surprised if I was transmigrated into some kind of anime world after all…

"So you're from the Land of Fire?" Tsunade asked me in surprise. "I wonder how an obvious Uzumaki wasn't discovered and brought back to the leaf village…?" She mumbled mostly to herself.

"Yeah. I've also been traveling all over the elemental nations since I was 13. I've collected a lot of recipes and cooking techniques that I'm sure people will enjoy. To answer Shizune's earlier question, my restaurant will be serving all kinds of delicious food." I told her.

My Restaurant System allowed me to buy any type of food I could think of as long as I had enough points. I could get points by completing missions the System gave me or converting money I made into more system points. That means that I'll have an infinite supply of good ingredients as long as the customers keep coming.

Shizune clapped her hands in excitement at hearing that. "Exotic recipes? I can't wait to try them!" She said excitedly.

"Got any good Sake?" Tsunade asked me with a serious look. Looks like the rumors I'd heard about her drinking habits weren't exaggerated.

"You'll just have to stop by my place once it's open and find out." I said without answering. The answer was yes though. The System sold every type of Sake from across the multiverse. 

I would have ALL of the Sake…

"Keeping up an air of mystery, huh?" Tsunade grinned. "Alright then, I'll be sure to stop by. Now then, where do you want your restaurant? We have land for sale… pretty much everywhere in the village…" She trailed off.

"Got anywhere with a lot of space in case I want to expand in the future?" I asked her. It would be annoying to have to move in the future when I could plan for any growth ahead of time.

Tsunade took a second to ponder. "A lot of space, hmm… There is the Uchiha compound. It's basically been sitting empty for over a decade now." She said.

A whole compound? I didn't think I could afford that, but I couldn't help but be intrigued. I asked her to tell me more about that.

Shizune frowned. "Is it appropriate to just sell that land? The Uchiha's were a founding clan…"

Tsunade shrugged. "And now the last two living members are both traitors to the village. That damn Sasuke almost killed Naruko as well! He put a giant hole through her chest! She only lived because of…" Tsunade trailed off when she remembered I was in the room. She coughed, "Erm–forget you heard that, Akira."

"Sure." That sounded like a whole bunch of superpowered drama I didn't want to get involved in right now.

When we finally got to the sale of the property I wanted, Tsunade proved to be very competent. There was a reason she was the leader of the whole village, I supposed… even if it was currently on the decline. Tsunade sold me the largest building right on the edge of the Uchiha property. She would have some of her ninja knock down the large wall that was surrounding the compound and separating it from the village as well.

Whenever I wanted to expand in the future, Tsunade told me that I would have the first pick of all the surrounding Uchiha properties. Not that there was anyone else looking to buy at the moment…

I thought the idea of owning an entire compound to be enticing, so I set that as one of my future goals.

–Tsunade–

Shizune sucked in a deep breath once Akira Uzumaki exited the Hokage office. "Lady Tsunade! Akira had so much chakra! It felt like I was standing directly in front of a tailed beast! And yet, he didn't act like a ninja at all!" 

Tsunade nodded solemnly. "I didn't think there were any of his kind left in existence." Tsunade was amazed that one managed to turn up right on her doorstep in Konoha's time of need! She wondered if this was divine intervention?

Shizune looked confused. "His kind?" She asked curiously.

Tsunade nodded. "Akira is a True Uzumaki as I mentioned to him casually earlier. Just like Kushina Uzumaki was. I didn't think there were any left in existence after the Whirlpool Village was destroyed." Tsunade said. 

"A true Uzumaki? Does that make him special?" Shizune asked.

"Very special!" Tsunade confirmed. "You know how much chakra Naruko has? Well, her mother had even more! Had Naruko been born with the same red hair and purple eyes as Akira, she would have also been an absolute chakra monster!"

"I thought she already was…" Shizune mumbled. The last time she saw Naruko, the 16 year old girl had more chakra than anyone else in the village and that was without considering the tailed beast inside of her.

"True Uzumaki were rare even in the Land of Whirlpools since they didn't care much about maintaining a pure bloodline, unlike other clans. They are absolute chakra powerhouses! Even untrained civilians like Akira have more chakra than even the strongest of Kages! If he put in some effort, he could have more chakra than even the first couple tailed beasts!" Tsunade further explained.

Shizune gasped. She couldn't even fathom that kind of raw power. "How can that be? How did their village ever get destroyed then!? Shouldn't they have been invincible with just a few dozen of these ninjas?"

Tsunade shook her head in lamentation. "Despite being so powerful, the Uzumaki Clan were actually pacifists by nature. Not many of them ever chose the shinobi path. Most of them preferred to work with seals or follow their own passions–like Akira and his restaurant. The Whirlpool Village hadn't participated in any wars, so they were completely caught off guard when they were invaded by three Major village's as well." She explained. 

"I wonder who Akira's parents were?" Shizune pondered out loud. Tsunade wondered that as well. At least one of his parents had to have been a true uzumaki like he was. The only one she knew of that fit the profile though was Kushina. And Kushina died right after only giving birth to Naruko, as far as Tsunade knew…

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