My Real Job is Spying on Konoha, but I'm Also its Hokage

"You all did very well today. Let's go eat barbecue!" Shinku Yūhi suppressed the urge to laugh out loud, the corner of his mouth twitching as he spoke.

Hagawa glanced at him. He really wanted to say, "If you want to laugh, just laugh. The corner of your mouth is already crooked. I'm afraid you're about to have a Dragon King's return."

"Barbecue!" Kurenai's ruby-like eyes lit up, and she said excitedly, "I want to eat beef!"

The three of them had just left the school gate when they ran into an unexpected guest: Tsunade.

"Lady Tsunade," Shinku quickly greeted her.

"I'm looking for Hagawa," she said directly.

"Hagawa, you go with Lady Tsunade," Shinku said very consciously. "Kurenai and I will go back first."

"Eh?" Kurenai was a little dissatisfied with Tsunade snatching him away. She looked at Hagawa reluctantly, then left with her father.

"..." Hagawa had a strange look on his face. He felt that Shinku's words had a double meaning, giving him the illusion of being a host at Takamagahara.

"You really are popular with the girls," Tsunade said casually, having noticed Kurenai's expression.

I'm popular with the boys too. Just now, three boys were fighting over... fighting me.

Hagawa opened his mouth and asked, "Lady Tsunade, what do you need me for? Are we going to the casino?"

"No," Tsunade said, shaking her head. "I heard you beat Kakashi?"

You already know? News travels that fast? It seems Kakashi's fame is too great.

Hagawa replied, "It was all thanks to you, Lady Tsunade." The key to defeating Kakashi wasn't the Konoha-Style Kenjutsu, but the 30% arm strength bonus. One step ahead, always ahead. Because he had gained an advantage in arm strength, it had snowballed from there.

"What does it have to do with me?" Tsunade snorted lightly and said, "Sometimes you're so modest you don't seem like a child."

"Then I won't be modest. Lady Tsunade, is there any reward for getting first place?" Hagawa asked, holding out his hand with a smile. After spending so much time with Tsunade, this little joke was harmless. And although her personality was violent, she was soft—meaning, she had a soft heart.

"I'll reward you by making you my student," Tsunade said coolly. Although it was Hiruzen's suggestion, she wasn't against the idea of taking on a disciple. In the past two months, she had already gotten a good grasp of Hagawa. A mature and steady genius, who was also cute and good-looking. The only flaw was that his talent in medical ninjutsu was not as strong as his talent in genjutsu. But it wasn't without its merits; his fundamentals were very solid, taking one knowledge point at a time. Of course, for Tsunade, the most important thing was that he was pleasing to the eye.

"Huh?" Caught off guard, Hagawa showed a surprised expression. There's such a good thing? He had thought he would have to unlock a Yang Release talent before he had a chance to become her disciple, but he hadn't expected it to be so soon.

"What? You're not willing?" Tsunade turned her head, a frightening light flashing in her beautiful eyes.

"I'm willing!" Hagawa felt that if he was a second slower, he would be eaten alive.

"That's more like it." A smile appeared on Tsunade's face, and she reached out her hand. Hagawa subconsciously did a tactical lean back, but still couldn't dodge the head pat.

"Let's go home," Tsunade said, the smile on her face growing wider.

Hagawa nodded, feeling a little resigned. Now that he was a student, he had automatically been demoted a level. In the future, he would definitely be getting his head patted like crazy by her.

A moment later, they returned to Tsunade's house. Hagawa had been here many times and was no longer curious. He entered the living room and asked, "Teacher, what are we learning today?" For the past month, he had just been building his foundation, which was why he was only able to fight on par with a carp.

"Come here." Tsunade went straight to the kitchen and stopped at the door.

"...?" Hagawa looked at her, a bad premonition welling up.

"Today, I'll teach you how to cook first," she said with a grin.

Be a human! I'm just a child! Hagawa suddenly understood why Shizune in the original work had become a butler, a secretary, and a maid.

"First lesson for a ninja: self-reliance," Tsunade said, holding up a fair finger with a smile.

What reason? You're just lazy. But cooking was nothing. Hagawa had often done it in his previous life. It was just that the food in the ninja world was Japanese cuisine, so there was a difference.

"Let's start with the simplest tamagoyaki," Tsunade said after thinking for a moment.

"Tamagoyaki? I know how to make that." Hagawa rolled up his sleeves and walked into the kitchen. Tamagoyaki was actually just a rolled omelet, rolled up after being fried and drizzled with sauce.

"Oh?" Tsunade said with interest. "Then you make it, and I'll watch." She wasn't too suspicious, because Hagawa acted more mature than his peers.

"Mm." Hagawa stepped on a small stool and began his performance.

"Do you do this often?" Tsunade found that his technique was very skillful.

"I'm an orphan," Hagawa explained casually.

Tsunade was taken aback for a moment, then fell silent. She walked up and said, "Let me do it."

"Put it down," Hagawa said, putting on a stern face. "Right now, I'm in charge of the kitchen." He hated it when people messed around when he was cooking.

"You little brat, is this your first day and you're already trying to be a rebellious disciple?" Tsunade reached out and flicked him on the forehead. But her body was very honest, and she retreated to the doorway. She crossed her arms and watched him busy himself, feeling the atmosphere of life for the first time in a long time. Having a student is actually quite nice. It seems I can be openly lazy in the future.

"It's ready!" Hagawa brought out a plate of tamagoyaki. The omelet was rolled up like sushi.

"Mmm, not bad," Tsunade said, taking a piece and taking a bite.

Just then, three lines of text appeared before Hagawa's eyes. He was taken aback. An unexpected harvest?

[E-Rank Talent Trait: Chef.]

[Trigger Condition: Cook for the first time.]

[Effect: Deliciousness increased by 10%.]

A little useful, but not much. Is the next upgrade path 'God of Cooking'? Or 'Special-Grade Chef'? Will the effect be clothes-bursting?

Hagawa looked at the voluptuous Tsunade in front of him and couldn't help but take a sharp breath in. Coach, no, System, I want to learn this.

"Just tamagoyaki isn't enough to fill me up," Tsunade said, taking off her outer coat and throwing it to him. "You wait outside. I'll make another dish."

Hagawa's eyes were quick and his hands were fast; he caught the warm coat. He turned his head to look at Tsunade cooking and felt that the style wasn't quite right. Will it taste good? Hagawa suddenly remembered that in the original work, in Tsunade's memories, there was a scene of her cooking for Nawaki. And Nawaki's reaction after eating it was as if he had been poisoned. Oh no. Hagawa's heart immediately turned to ash.

Wait. His eyes suddenly had hope again. Because the roasted chicken Tsunade made tasted pretty good. It was just that roasting and stir-frying were two different things.

Hagawa carried the tamagoyaki to the living room and sat at the dining table, waiting nervously for his fate.

"Tempura. You try it," Tsunade said, appearing soon after.

Fried? Hagawa's heart moved. He picked up a piece of fried shrimp, chewed a few times, and his eyes lit up. "It's delicious." It wasn't extremely delicious, but after a near-death experience, it certainly tasted a little better.

Tsunade nodded slightly. She was good at frying and grilling, but not at stir-frying.

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