Naruto: All Genders are reversed except for me

As he spoke, Naruto began placing the freshly sliced steaks, fish balls, and other ingredients onto the grill over the charcoal.

For a moment, he was busy and full of energy.

At this time, Sasuke hesitantly whispered, "Naruto, do you still have that secret seasoning from yesterday's grilled fish?"

Upon hearing this, Naruto grinned. "Of course, hurry up and get to work."

Immediately, Sasuke joined in the grilling process.

The steaks and fish balls slowly emitted a tantalizing aroma under the intense heat of the charcoal, and soon, Naruto sprinkled the secret seasoning onto the steak, which was cooked to a perfect medium-rare.

"I'm ready to eat."

"I'm going to dig in now."

The dipping sauces provided by the self-service barbecue restaurant were quite basic—just some salt and bland soy sauce.

However, Naruto secretly discarded the sauces provided by the shop and replaced them with his own blend of Donggu Yi Pin Xian (a premium soy sauce) and several other mixed seasonings.

The taste was so delicious that Sasuke's eyes sparkled with excitement. He was captivated by the flavor and found himself savoring it long after the first bite.

Since meeting Sasuke in this life, Naruto had noticed that, aside from food, he rarely saw Sasuke smile.

This realization made him think that Sasuke actually looked quite nice when he smiled.

Around twenty minutes later, both of them left the restaurant, fully satisfied.

Walking along the street, Naruto didn't immediately dispel the transformation technique.

Instead, he casually led Sasuke toward a small grove beside the Ninja Academy.

Along the way, Naruto couldn't help but open up his system panel to check.

[Golden Shovel System Panel]

Host: Uzumaki Naruto

Negative Points: 7049

Shock Value: 10930

Silver Coins: 3110

Talent: Vision Insight LV1

Genin-level Taijutsu

Intermediate Throwing Techniques…

[Qian Ruyi Search Function]

System Space Grid…

When Naruto left the house this morning, he only had 110 silver coins.

Unexpectedly, just from a small chess scheme, he managed to obtain over 4,000 silver coins from his classmates.

The thrill of tricking others without any real effort was something Naruto truly relished at that moment.

However, this amount of money was still far from the 100,000 silver coins needed to purchase the system's 10% discount on the "Tamed Hashirama Cells."

Thus, the afternoon cooking competition between Ichiraku and Hongle became Naruto's new hope.

If this plan succeeded, obtaining a continuous stream of silver coins would only be a matter of time.

Then, he could fully focus on accumulating Shock Value and Negative Points.

"Just wait, before leaving Konoha, I will definitely reach the strength of a Kage-level ninja."

Because the Ninja Academy's afternoon classes ended early, lunchtime was actually very short.

The two just sat on the swings in the small grove for a while before noticing students gradually arriving.

"We should go too."

Seeing Naruto getting up, Sasuke felt the same. With so many people around, Sasuke felt uncomfortable and out of place.

"Mm."

The two walked side by side and quickly entered the academy.

There were only two classes in the afternoon. Since Naruto wasn't sure whether the Nine-Tails would try to lure his spirit away to chat, he didn't dare to be careless. He instructed Sasuke and then went back to sleep.

Time passed.

Before long, the school bell rang, and Naruto was awoken by someone.

To his surprise, it wasn't one of the boys challenging the chess game but Sasuke.

"Where did everyone go? Why is the classroom empty?"

Looking at the empty classroom, Naruto rubbed his eyes and said.

"Hmph, the last class was physical education. Everyone went straight to the playground when the bell rang," Sasuke seemed uninterested in explaining, her tone slightly impatient.

"Ah, so you came back specifically to wake me up?" Naruto's lips curled into a smile.

"Hmph, when I promise something, I always keep my word."

"Good, I like how you keep your promises." Naruto quickly gathered his things and stood up from his seat.

"Let's go, today's plan is important for us to get stronger, don't be late."

Sasuke's face flushed a little at Naruto's comment, but before she could retort, she heard something that caught her attention.

"Mm."

In order to grow stronger, Sasuke had agreed to be Naruto's temporary girlfriend for three months and even subtly admitted in front of the whole class that she had an ambiguous relationship with him.

All of this was for the sake of becoming stronger—until she was powerful enough to personally kill that woman. She was willing to pay any price for that.

Soon, Naruto took Sasuke to Ichiraku Ramen.

At around 3 PM, Ichiraku Ramen was still closed, but the smoke rising from the chimney indicated that someone was cooking inside.

Naruto and Sasuke easily found the back door of Ichiraku.

As soon as they entered, they saw Ayame, looking exhausted, mechanically dumping the failed ramen into the sink before washing the dishes. It seemed that the countless repetitions over the past day and night had left her numb.

"Ayame-nee... Why haven't you cleaned up the competition tools yet?"

Naruto asked, confused.

Seeing Naruto and Sasuke, Ayame forced a faint smile.

"My mother still hasn't come up with a recipe that can keep the ramen's elasticity... sigh."

"Hehe, it's no problem. Where's Ichiraku-san?" Naruto waved his hand, signaling that he had a solution.

"She's inside. She's been researching non-stop for a day and night, and her body has reached its limit."

Ayame set down her work and personally led Naruto into the kitchen.

As soon as they entered the small door to the kitchen, Naruto saw Ichiraku-san, her eyes bloodshot from exhaustion.

"Naruto..."

Ichiraku-san's voice was incredibly tired, and the gloomy expression on her face was slightly concealed upon seeing him.

"Ichiraku-san, haven't you figured out the new recipe yet?" Naruto asked as he looked around at the mess in the kitchen.

"Ugh... You can't expect to come up with a new recipe in just one night," Ichiraku-san sighed.

Seeing this, Naruto helped her sit down and confidently said, "As a loyal fan of ramen, last night I dreamt of a secret ramen recipe. Would you like me to try it out?"

Hearing this, Ichiraku-san, Ayame, and Sasuke all looked at Naruto in shock.

A dream?

Others might not know, but Sasuke was well aware that Naruto had slept the whole day, which was basically a daydream, wasn't it?

Ichiraku-san bitterly smiled and shook her head. "Alright, you can try it. Do you want me to guide you in making the ramen?"

"No need, Ichiraku-san. After all these years, just by watching, I've already learned how to make ramen," Naruto immediately shook his head and then showed a confident, "doctor from long illness" smile.

[Ding! You've received 200 Negative Points and 200 Shock Value from the citizens of Konoha!]

Yes, Naruto's claim that he could make ramen without any formal training clearly left both the Ichiraku family and Sasuke feeling frustrated and shocked.

You can just look at someone's cooking and then do it yourself?

Is that arrogance or sheer vanity?

"Uh, Naruto, go ahead and try. I'll be here to guide you, and if you don't understand anything, just ask me," said Ichiraku's aunt, finally giving in to Naruto's unreasonable request.

"OK."

After receiving the go-ahead, Naruto immediately put on an apron and brought over a small stool to elevate the workbench.

Ichiraku thought Naruto would simply use the dough she had already prepared, but who would have thought this kid was actually intent on kneading the dough himself?

"Naruto, you know how to knead ramen dough?" Ichiraku's aunt asked, slightly puzzled.

Naruto, busy with his work, replied, "I know a little, just a little…"

But when a true expert steps in, it's clear right away, and soon Naruto's dough-kneading technique had both Ichiraku and Shobu astonished.

This was no amateur effort—this was pure professionalism.

Ichiraku and Shobu stared, dumbfounded, at Naruto's flawless series of movements.

But if that was enough to leave them shocked, Naruto's next move sent both Ichiraku and Shobu into stunned silence, trembling in disbelief.

"Ichiraku Aunt, this is the recipe that an old sage taught me in a dream. Watch carefully."

Naruto swiftly added some salt to the dough water, then cracked two eggs into it. Following that, in front of everyone, Naruto reached into his canvas bag and pulled out a pinch of white powder, which he added to the mixture.

[Ding, received 100 points of shock value from the villagers of Konoha!]

The white powder resembled lime powder—fine, yet incredibly fluffy.

"What is this, Naruto?"

Unable to hold back any longer, Ichiraku asked as she watched Naruto add the white powder to the dough.

"Hehe... Ichiraku Aunt, this is one of the core components of the secret recipe. Get ready to taste the world's most exquisite ramen."