Living your daily life in a shonen anime seems to be wrong.

"Actually, this old man has come here on important business."

"Okay, go ahead and say it."

"The fighting on the front lines is very tough, and the consumption of various supplies is also very high. You can understand, right?"

"Ah."

"Therefore, at this time, some new methods and new combat forces are needed to promote the end of the war."

"Oh."

"The main reason is that we want you to get involved in the war."

"..."

Inviting Seven Nights to intervene in the war...

Qi Ye picked up the teacup and poured all the tea into his mouth.

Then, with a look of surprise, he "poof" sprayed all the tea onto the Third Hokage's face.

"What did you say?"

"..."

The Third Hokage calmly wiped the still-warm tea off his face.

He was certain that Qiye was doing it on purpose, because his surprised expression was far too exaggerated.

In fact, Nanaya did it on purpose.

The Third Hokage's words struck him as incredible.

"Let me get involved in the war? Let a civilian who can't even refine chakra get involved in the war? Are you out of your mind? Should I perform surgery on you to get all the water out?"

Chapter Three: Revised Version

Who is Qiye?

A commoner who cannot refine chakra, a person with no fighting ability.

Letting such people get involved in the war...

Only someone whose brain is so malfunctioning that it short-circuits would have such an idea.

However, Shichiya still slightly narrowed his open left eye.

Could it be that my identity as a superhuman has been exposed?

That's unlikely. He's basically never used his abilities since coming to this world, and even if he did, it was only when no one else saw him use them.

Where did the flaw appear?

"Involving you in the war doesn't mean I need you to go to the battlefield."

The Third Hokage remained calm; although Nanaya had sprayed him in the face, it seemed insignificant.

Wiping the tea off his face, he looked at Nana, whose expression still seemed surprised, but whose eyes were slightly narrowed, making it impossible to discern his true thoughts.

He sighed inwardly and continued.

"Actually, this was a suggestion from Jonin Minato Namikaze."

"Oh? Minato Namikaze?"

Minato Namikaze, that's someone Nanaya knows, the future Fourth Hokage.

Although he is only a Jonin at the moment.

However, his rise to power occurred during the Third Shinobi World War, where he gained unprecedented prestige, successfully ascended to the throne of the Fourth Hokage, and married Kushina Uzumaki, a descendant of the Uzumaki clan and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. They also had a son, making him a true winner in life.

Although their son's birthday is the anniversary of their death.

But that's not important.

The important question is, why did Minato Namikaze set his sights on Nanaya?

After thinking about it carefully, it seems that I haven't had much contact with the other party.

Could it be that spatial ability users attract each other?

That's not right either. Minato Namikaze wasn't exactly a true space-time ninjutsu user, even though he could use space-time ninjutsu.

Space-time ninjutsu is not the same as space-time ability.

"What's that guy trying to do?"

"He just gave me a suggestion."

The Third Hokage continued smoking.

The fact that they hadn't been wiped out made Qi Ye immediately consider whether he should unleash his fury again.

The Third Hokage was unaware of his thoughts, so the old man continued to explain.

Or perhaps it was Minato Namikaze's idea.

"Jonin Minato thinks you have great potential and that your ingenious ideas can help Konoha win the war, or at least provide some assistance."

"Oh?"

"You designed this bicycle, didn't you?"

"That's it."

It certainly counts in this world, but not in another.

Although he was taught by a mad scientist, scientists also have their pride and would not stole the achievements of others.

But this couldn't be stated explicitly, so an ambiguous answer was given.

The Third Hokage, however, did not pay attention to the true meaning of this answer.

"Jonin Minato believes that we can invite you to help design tools with greater carrying capacity, stronger forward movement, and adaptability to various environments. This would help Konoha send a large amount of war supplies to the front lines, saving a lot of time and allowing more manpower to participate in the battle."

The roads in the ninja world are in relatively good condition, but transporting supplies still requires a large number of people, and it also requires oxen and horses to pull, and even people to pull and push.

At the beginning, there was nothing wrong, but it became a protracted war, which wasted a lot of time and manpower. Moreover, due to natural disasters such as rain and human sabotage, logistics hindered the development of the war on the front line.

Minato Namikaze figured out the trick from the bicycle.

Although bicycles are for civilian use, one person can easily ride one, and can also carry or tow a certain amount of supplies, and the speed is not slow.

If improvements can be made to increase the quantity and weight of the supplies that can be towed, it will greatly save time and manpower.

With more manpower available and no logistical burdens, the fighting on the front lines became much easier.

"Oh ho!"

Qi Ye stuck out his tongue and licked the corner of his mouth.

I never expected that Minato Namikaze would have such strategic vision, able to conceive of a means of transportation from just a bicycle.

But despite saying that, Qi Ye had no intention of getting involved.

"So what? You should have someone among yourselves who can research these things, right?"

Bicycles don't involve much technology. Although those people may not be able to fully understand them in a short time, imitation is not a problem, and improving them shouldn't be too difficult either.

"really."

The Third Hokage did not hide anything.

He knew very well that if he wanted Qiye to help him, he had to be open and honest with her first.

“We had been researching this before, but there wasn’t much progress.”

Minato Namikaze could tell that although Hiruzen Sarutobi hadn't thought of it at first, he understood the importance of this mode of transportation after being reminded.

So beforehand, a lot of people were gathered to conduct research. The first thing that came to mind was to add a cargo bed or something similar to a bicycle, like an oxcart or horse-drawn carriage.

It was easy to make, but after it was put into use, it was found that it did not have much benefit.

The reason is simple: if the cargo bed is too small, it can't carry much cargo; if the cargo bed is too large, it simply can't be pulled.

I considered several options, but ultimately rejected them all.

That's why the Third Hokage came looking for Shichiya.

"I see."

Qi Ye nodded.

The left hand rests on the right shoulder, while the right thumb is placed near the mouth, with the teeth biting the thumbnail.

This action indicates that Shichiya is thinking.

Some people have certain habitual actions when they are thinking.

But this issue didn't require much consideration, and a decision was made quickly.

"Don't go."

Why not go?

Why go?

Seven Nights asked this question in return.

The Third Hokage was speechless.

After a long while, he finally managed to utter a sentence.

"For Konoha?"

"..."

long silence.

then……

"Hahaha... For Konoha... Hehehe... This answer is hilarious, hahahaha..."

Qi Ye hugged his stomach and lay on the table, laughing.

Seemingly by accident, a button was pressed, and the two retracted mechanical arms reappeared, serving tea and water, and stuffing snacks into Qiye's mouth.