Konoha: I Have Hidden Identity

Chapter 24.

In the room, Suzuki quickly regained his focus.

He was a bit hungry.

Since eating the Baku-Baku no mi, his appetite had greatly increased, and his digestion capacity had improved significantly.

This slight enhancement was actually what Suzuki valued the most.

The improvement in digestion would accelerate the enhancement of his physical strength, which was a great help for this body of his during the three-month return interval.

Suzuki tidied up the metal blocks and some clutter piled in the room, then opened the door and prepared to head to the kitchen.

Upon stepping out, he noticed that the few sailors had already finished their meal and were back at their posts.

Suzuki greeted the sailors and turned towards the kitchen.

He opened the cabinet where food was stored, sat on a nearby chair, and began to eat.

Before long, Suzuki looked at the dwindling food supply with a frown after he had eaten his fill.

When he had left the port, he hadn't known much about the Baku-Baku no Mi, so he had bought too little food.

Considering his current appetite, he basically needed five meals a day, each meal being about twice as much as before.

The remaining food was insufficient to sustain them until they reached the sabodi Archipelago, so Suzuki went outside and said to the sailors:

"We're running low on food. Let's stop for a day at the next island to replenish some supplies. Thank you for your hard work."

The hired sailors complied with their employer's wishes and smiled in reply:

"Yes, Mr. Suzuki."

And so, after the ship replenished enough food at the next island, it continued sailing towards the Shambordi Archipelago...

During this time, he trained daily with the abilities of the Baku- Baku no Mi.

Ten days later, the second return point arrived.

…

The world of Naruto was also at the end of November.

However, unlike the frequent changes in seasons while his clone was in the Grand Line, Konoha had already entered deep autumn.

Yellowed leaves drifted down onto the pathways of Konoha, and Suzuki walked alongside Hanako on this golden road.

The leaves crunched underfoot; Hanako seemed to enjoy the sound, even intentionally stepping on the leaves and laughing joyfully.

Suzuki wore a gentle smile, closely following Hanako, who had now grown to 140 centimeters.

Before he knew it, nearly six months had passed since then. Not only Hanako, but Suzuki himself had grown a lot taller as well, now standing at 165 centimeters.

Before long, Hanako returned home.

After waving goodbye to her, Suzuki walked alone along the leaf-covered street.

Looking at the desolate scenery didn't diminish the hustle and bustle of the food street; many stalls sold snacks, and the lively sounds continued as usual.

Suzuki took a slightly longer route, intending to buy some fresh vegetables. Even though there were many ready-made delicacies in the food street, he still preferred to cook for himself.

"Hey, little Suzuki, here to buy vegetables~"

This was a stall Suzuki frequented; the proprietress had a cheerful personality.

"Hey, hey, don't call me little Suzuki anymore! Look, I'm almost taller than you~"

The stall belonged to a couple who had watched Suzuki grow up.

"Ah, right! Little Suzuki has grown quite a bit again recently. You might be looking for a girlfriend soon, huh? Hahaha..."

The proprietress said with a teasing smile.

Suzuki smiled and gently shook his head, feeling somewhat helpless in the face of their banter. He then got straight to the point:

"Auntie, I'll take one eggplant, two peppers, and please pack five eggs for me."

The proprietress efficiently packed them up and even gave him a few cloves of garlic.

Having bought from here many times, he was familiar with the prices and took out 30 ryo from his pocket to hand to the proprietress.

"Thank you, Auntie~"

"Hahaha, alright, little Suzuki, goodbye."

Suzuki waved his hand, then carried the veggies as he slowly walked home.

Before long, he arrived at his doorstep, opened the door, and headed straight to the kitchen, where he began to seriously wash rice and vegetables. This was one of his rare moments of leisure.

As usual, he took his time cooking, steaming rice, eating afterward, tidying up the kitchen, and returning to his bedroom to sit on the bed, calmly waiting.

There was little time left before the second return of his clone, and Suzuki was very satisfied with the development of the clone over the past three months.

Both the rapid improvement in physical quality and the successful acquisition of the Baku Baku no Mi filled him with anticipation for the second return.

When the moment arrived, the distance between the two worlds seemed to shrink to a fingertip.

Suzuki looked at his clone across from him, and as their fingers touched again, the mirror shattered, and the clone flowed towards him like water.

This time, because the clone was sailing on the sea, there were very few items with it. On the ground were scattered a few extremely special daggers and several pieces of gold weighing about 5 kilograms each.

These daggers were created by the clone using the Baku Baku no mi over the next few days of sailing, synthesized through multiple experiments.

The quality of these daggers is quite excellent, comparable to the high-quality daggers that were previously bought with large sums of money.

In terms of toughness and sharpness, they can be considered the best weapons that an ordinary person could craft, rivaling the fifty excellent swords of the pirate world.

As for the gold, it was exchanged by the clone during a break on an island where it replenished food supplies, costing the clone a full fifty million berries, which was twenty million more than the ship it traveled on.

However, the items were not limited to these.

After the clone returned, Suzuki also sensed the ability of the Baku Baku no mi, but only sensed it without actual use.

Unlike the cheat of returning from another world, the ability level of the Baku Baku no mi is likely not very high.

With this level of spatial ability, he is unsure whether any accidents would occur while used in Konoha.

After all, the perception barrier that almost envelops the entire Konoha serves as both a protective shield and a means of surveillance.

The crystal ball that the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, often used to spy on girls bathing was created through a link with that ninja technique. Within the area covered by the technique, one can easily see anywhere.

Moreover, after Uchiha Obito's death, he was unable to detect whether there were any White Zetsu infiltrating.

As a careful and cautious person, Suzuki is certainly aware of these situations, but he did not think too much about it. In any case, he does not intend to keep the Baku Baku no mi for himself; it is more appropriate for the clone to use this ability.

Whether positive or negative effects, only the clone in the pirate world can withstand the impacts of the Baku Baku no mi.

Positive effects, such as searching for various minerals and materials, clearly make the resource-rich pirate world more suitable, while the Naruto world only has a few well-known resources.

Additionally, in terms of food, the food in the pirate world is evidently more nutritious and easier to find sufficient meals.

Furthermore, since consuming the Baku Baku no mi, although the clone's physical quality has improved rapidly, it has correspondingly become more gluttonous.

This should be the subtle effect brought by the Devil Fruit.

In this regard, Suzuki feels it is necessary to pay more attention, and the clone needs to learn to control itself, not becoming like Wapol, seemingly controlled by the Devil Fruit.