11. KFC

Thank you SuryaputraKarna for your suggestion :)

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Itsuki had to say that 'Konoha Fried Chicken'. Is a very profitable and worthwhile business endeavour. It was a hit among his Akimichi clan customers who brought his friends over, as he promised.

Although his work increased he was more than happy for the increase in business as he was very new.

Thinking about it, KFC is very easy to make and it's something novel for the people here, also it might be possible to sell KFC in 3 out of the 5 major hidden villages.

Itsuki was currently taking a small break after the Previous batch of customers left with full stomachs.

He had to say, the grind was rewarding especially when he was wearing weights while cooking.

The weights were a little pricey as they utilized Fuinjutsu.

Thinking of Fuinjutsu maybe he should ask Kushina if she could create something akin to a gravity seal as it would be very effective for training. He didn't know if she would do it, but it was worth a shot.

Feeling a little bored due to the lack of customers Itsuki looked towards the Stats menu only to notice a peculiar but important detail that he failed to notice due to excitement of finally being able to get rid of his mediocre life.

{A.N : *Cough* sorry I forgot to add it and it only came into my head while writing this chap, I didn't want to go back and change anything due to being lazy. Please forgive me }

He thought that when the system said Physique of Kakashi, it meant the current teenage Kakashi, but it wasn't. It meant Kakashi at his peak. This caused Itsuki to be very happy as he also thought he had a little more chakra than he estimated.

So In hindsight, he isn't that weak anymore. Although Kakashi had a pretty average Chakra pool, it was still pretty good, and having 10% of that is very good for him.

{A.N: look it up, Kakashi has pretty average reserves, I don't know why he was able to spam MS, it's most likely a plot hole. So in a way, if you have superb chakra control you can spam more Jutsu? Just a theory tho. What do you guys think🤔}

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*Jingle*

Itsuki looked towards the entrance only to find a very familiar face.

It was Teuchi from Ichiraku Ramen along with his daughter. Itsuki was very happy to see them as he held a lot of respect for the man in front of him. 

"Uncle" Itsuki greeted the man cheerfully.

" Haha .. Itsuki-kun I hope you don't mind the intrusion, I just heard about you opening a restaurant and wanted to check things out myself" Teuchi replied with a smile, in a curious tone.

" Onii-san everyone said your food is really good, why didn't you tell me you were good at cooking before" Ayame asked with a pout.

To which Itsuki could only wryly smile as he couldn't tell them that it only got this good recently.

" Ayame-chan I just wasn't confident enough to serve it to you guys " Itsuki said.

" Hmph! I'll forgive you this time " Ayame just puffed up her cheeks in response.

Teuchi just smiled warmly upon seeing this interaction.

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Teuchi was a little stunned after eating the food prepared by Itsuki, not because of anything else but due to the fact that it was very good.

In fact, it was too good. The dish in front of him was called 'Glazed Tofu' it was served along with rice.

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Teuchi had to admit this dish tasted as good as it looked and he felt a sense of satisfaction and pride while gazing upon Itsuki.

Teuchi had watched the boy grow up and he was very concerned about him when his parents passed away. Itsuki became withdrawn and Teuchi was worried about the boy but now he could finally have peace of mind and the boy's parents would also be proud.

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After finishing the meal Teuchi looked toward Itsuki who was also gazing at him.

"That was delicious, " Teuchi said with a smile and a proud tone.

"Onii-san that was really good " Ayame had stars in her eyes while gazing at Itsuki with excitement.

Itsuki felt a sense of contentment and pride while hearing their remarks. From his memories, he could recall how well Teuchi treated him. When he was depressed about his parent's death, Teuchi was one of the reasons he didn't do anything drastic.

He felt a lot of respect for this man and he felt like he wanted to do something in return. He could improve the recipe for Ichiraku ramen but he knew Teuchi might not accept it for free.

He thought about taking Ayame as his assistant, it would help him reduce some workload while at the same time, he could teach Ayame and when she takes over Ichiraku ramen herself, she can improve the recipe and Itsuki is sure that would make Teuchi much happier than him providing the recipe.

He didn't know if Teuchi would accept but it would be worth a try.

Itsuki took a deep breath ready to broach this topic to Teuchi.

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Itsuki was currently gazing at Ayame who had a mini chef uniform and had a spirited look on her face.

"Yosha!" Ayame shouted while pumping her fists.

Itsuki couldn't help but find this cute, so he patted the top of her head which caused Ayame to giggle.

"Hehe~"

Honestly, he wasn't expecting Teuchi to agree but maybe he underestimated the bond between them. He felt a warm feeling, he was an orphan in his previous life, and in this life, his parents passed away. So the presence of someone like Teuchi was heartwarming for him.

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Itsuki currently was teaching Ayame to prep the ingredients while supervising her.

[Teacher: Orochimaru 0.01] 

He was pleasantly surprised thinking even skills like these could be acquired. He could also feel a slight increase in his cooking proficiency.

'Damn!' 

Itsuki was ecstatic because now he had more ways to grind. Also, he will be able to teach better which will always be good.

Especially considering the fact of how much of Naruto's potential was wasted by incompetent teachers. 

He didn't have anything against Kakashi or Jiraya as both of them helped Naruto grow as a person. But the fact of the matter is, both of them focused more on the fact that Naruto is a jinchuriki and didn't bother polishing his other aspects.

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But as Naruko's father, how can he let his daughter be a one-trick pony jumping around in a ridiculous orange jumper like a clown?

No ... He is going to make Naruko a menace so that when the Wannabe god comes to Konoha, Naruko will let him feel some pain.

"Do You know pain? " He wants Naruko to ask Nagato that question before giving him a beatdown of the century.

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Respect for Kishimoto.

A lot of people shitting on him, including myself and I'm ashamed of it so I want at least my readers to not be blind like me.

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Should I reward Mc with some small skills from the Gacha function?

Like some very average devil fruits, for example, Kiro Kiro no Mi

Some Jutsu which he might be able to procure in later stages with his strength but not now, like Yamanaka clan jutsu or Nara clan.

suggestions are always appreciated.

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