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

Minato Namikaze spoke again, still wanting to say something.

But unsurprisingly, he was interrupted by Qiye again.

"Uncle Yile, I heard you had a daughter."

"Huh?"

Uncle Ichiraku, who was bringing up the third bowl of ramen to Shichiya, was taken aback by what he said, not understanding why Shichiya had suddenly brought this up.

Nanaya took the ramen and looked at Uncle Ichiraku with great interest.

"So, what's your daughter's name? Have you decided yet?"

"Oh, it's called calamus."

Uncle Ichiraku, realizing what was happening, smiled and seemed not to mind telling Nanaya about it.

He has a good personality, and as a ramen shop owner, he has to greet and see off customers. If he can't chat with customers, he wouldn't be a qualified ramen shop owner.

"Oh, you've really given birth? How about we get engaged?"

"Engaged? To whom?"

"Of course it's with me!"

Seven Nights, without any shame, finished his ramen in no time, leaving not even a drop of soup.

Then he let out a burp, patted his stomach, and took out money from inside his white coat to pay the bill.

"It's a deal, isn't it? We'll come and propose marriage when your daughter grows up. I'll be living near the shrine, remember that!"

After saying that, he waved his hand, stood up and left, leaving Uncle Yi Le stunned.

Minato Namikaze wanted to call Shichiya back to continue the conversation, since they had been talking for so long without getting anything concrete.

But after opening his mouth, he ultimately gave up.

It's clear that Shichiya has no intention of paying much attention to things like ninjas or war.

Now, even Minato Namikaze was unsure whether suggesting these things to the Third Hokage was the right choice.

After thinking for a moment, Minato Namikaze looked at Kakashi to the side.

"Kakashi, are you and Nanaya very close?"

"...We're not that close."

After all, he was his teacher, so Kakashi didn't continue to pretend to be cold.

He and Qiye weren't very close; in fact, they'd only met a few times.

But Shichiya seemed to know that he used to go to the shrine often. If he didn't know that Shichiya was someone who couldn't even refine chakra, he would have suspected that Shichiya was a hidden master.

Perhaps someone else told Shichiya, like Jiraiya.

After all, Jiraiya was the first to discover that Shichiya was drawing doujinshi.

Moreover, while others used transformation techniques to go there, Jiraiya went there openly and honestly.

Thinking about it, he added.

"Lord Jiraiya might be quite familiar with him."

"Oh."

Minato Namikaze nodded, seemingly lost in thought.

But after thinking about it for a long time, he still shook his head.

This is not something he should be thinking about; he still has to go to the battlefield later, so he can't interfere even if he wanted to.

Chapter Nine: Yes, yes, yes

In times of war, everything becomes urgent.

In normal times, a few months can feel like a long time, but in times of war, a few months is just the time to prepare for a battle.

Making every second count is a fundamental principle that everyone adheres to.

The newly established research department is also operating at a very fast pace.

Following Qiye's blueprints, batches of parts were produced rapidly.

This was also thanks to the help of many ninjas. Some ninjas who were unable to go to the battlefield due to disabilities or other reasons could still help out with tasks.

Moreover, there are quite a few young ninjas who have just graduated, those who have graduated for some time, and those who have just been promoted to Chunin.

The research department is operating at full speed.

But Shichiya did not go to check.

As a result, I heard that the two advisors went to the Third Hokage to complain, saying things like, "A department head like that hides in the shrine all day instead of working. He must be severely punished."

However, the Third Hokage did not adopt their suggestions.

In times of war, if even the Hokage is constantly hampered, then there's no point in fighting the war; everyone could just sit down and continue arguing.

However, the Third Hokage was also in a bit of a predicament. If he hadn't discovered that the research department was working in an orderly manner, he would have gone to find Shichiya long ago.

Of course, the reason for not going to see Nanaya at this time might also be because Nanaya has been drawing doujinshi these past few days.

The release date for the new notebook seems to be approaching soon.

The Third Hokage also considered whether to purchase a batch of supplies and send them to the front lines so that the ninjas there could relax a bit during the brutal fighting.

But after careful consideration, I decided to abandon the idea.

shrine.

The shrine is built on a hillside, and apart from a road that leads directly to the shrine, the rest of the area is planted with trees, forming a forest.

The trees quickly grew strong, and from the foot of the mountain, only the roof of the shrine could be seen peeking through the dense foliage; nothing else could be seen.

In reality, the shrine is not simple.

Besides the two robotic arms in the living room, there are other things.

For example, a robot that can move.

As people trained by a bunch of crazy scientists, creating some robots is not difficult for them.

Robots typically move between the kitchen and living room, helping to fetch water, prepare tea, snacks, and the like.

But there are a few days each month when I'm busy with other things.

For example, they would take the original manuscript drawn by Qiye, go to the back room, use a photocopier or something similar to start mass production, then bind it into a book, and finally just wait to collect the money.

Technology is the primary productive force, while laziness is the primary driving force behind technological progress.

The reason we need to develop better technology is simply to be lazier.

Qiye was very lazy, and he never considered himself a diligent person.

He was too lazy to even pick up the snacks that were right in front of him, so he had two robotic arms specially made to put the snacks into his mouth.

Seeing this, Mitarashi Anko was quite speechless.

In the ninja world, one either diligently refines chakra and trains in ninjutsu, taijutsu, genjutsu, etc., or works hard and farms in order to live a better life.

Even the bandits outside the mountains were very diligent in gathering information and robbing people on the road.

In this world, you'll starve if you're lazy.

However, I discovered for the first time that being lazy to a certain extent will not only prevent you from starving to death, but will actually make you choke to death.

Occasionally, the two mechanical arms would act like they were having a fit of madness, stuffing handfuls of snacks into Qiye's mouth and pouring large cups of tea into it.

"Cough cough cough..."

Seven Nights choked again.

He raised his hand and slapped the two mechanical arms a few times.

"You've gone too far? Huh?"

It's definitely necessary to take it apart and check it to see if water got into the electrical circuit.

However, when she looked up, she found Mitarashi Anko standing at the entrance of the hall with a speechless expression on her face.

"Little Red Bean, what are you doing running to your boss's house in the middle of the night? Is it a power-for-sex deal? Come on, I don't mind."

"..."

Mitarashi Anko looked out through the side door. When did broad daylight turn into the middle of the night?

Returning to the exchange of power for sex...

Hmm, it seems best to stay away from this creature named Seven Nights from now on.

"Sir Nanaya."

Mitarashi Anko, when she uttered this name, seemed to be gritting her teeth.

As the department head, Shichiya truly deserves to be addressed as "Lord." Not only her, but even if other Jonin were to come over, they would still be addressed in this way.

Of course, while addressing someone is one thing, whether it reflects genuine respect is another.

Ultimately, in the eyes of those ninjas, Shichiya was someone with no fighting ability whatsoever.

"Today is the sixth day, and everyone is waiting for you."

"Huh? Really?"

Qi Ye bit her nails and thought for a moment, realizing that it really was already the sixth day.

But this is irrelevant.

"Hmm, I prefer the number seven, so let's wait until tomorrow to go."

"...To put it bluntly, he just wants to be lazy."

"You noticed that? Looks like my little red bean is quite clever."

"When did I become yours?"

"I am the head of the research department. If you are a member of your research department, then are you my subordinate?"