[Detected that Natsume Takashi's affinity has surpassed 90. He now sees you as family with whom he can talk about anything. Reward: 1000 G-Points]
Having just left Takashi's house, Uchiha Ryo was stunned. Has the little lamb he'd been raising for so many years finally reached the point where he can shear its wool!
Who is Yashajin Ai? Right now, his, Uchiha Ryo's, number one contributor has changed!
But Takashi's affinity is already over ninety, which means there are no more major stage rewards, right?
[System Prompt: Natsume Takashi already sees you as a relative. Familial affection has reached its highest stage, but romantic affection can still be developed.]
You've got to be kidding me, system. You're not picky at all! He, Uchiha Ryo, still had a pile of designated female characters he hadn't even started on, and it wanted him to pursue a male character?
Returning home, Uchiha Ryo immediately created three shadow clones and set them to work.
One began drawing the latest chapter of Naruto, one reviewed for the exams, and one played games with Enyun-chan.
"As expected... my Uchiha chakra reserves aren't that large. Should I just exchange for some more chakra?"
Uchiha Ryo felt that with his current chakra, five clones were already his limit. This was also why he had only exchanged for the Shadow Clone Jutsu and not the Multi-Shadow Clone Jutsu.
As a forbidden jutsu, the Multi-Shadow Clone Jutsu could easily get oneself killed without a massive chakra reserve as a foundation.
[System Shop is now open. Current G-Points: 1826]
"System, how do I increase my chakra?"
[Increase by one Ka (one Kakashi's) worth of chakra: 300 G-Points]
[Increase by one Naru (one Naruto's worth of chakra, not including the Nine-Tails): 1200 G-Points]
[Increase by one Hashi (one Hashirama's) worth of chakra: 3000 G-Points]
[Obtain the chakra of a random Tailed Beast: 1500 G-Points]
Uchiha Ryo stroked his chin. "The first three are understandable, but a random Tailed Beast? Do you think all the Tailed Beasts have the same amount of chakra?"
After thinking for a moment, Uchiha Ryo gave up on the idea of increasing his chakra for now. It was better to save up G-Points to get the Mangekyo Sharingan and the Flying Thunder God Jutsu first. Those were the standard equipment for a transmigrator.
The manga was finished. Although it was drawn by a shadow clone, the fatigue and memories still returned to the main body.
Uchiha Ryo put down his phone, letting one shadow clone continue studying while he browsed some websites.
"Hmm? Kashiwagi Eri-sensei has a new work out. It's a pity that Uchiha Ryo's age prevents him from buying the physical copy. I can only browse Teacher Kashiwagi's new work on the parts of the internet I can access."
Suddenly, Uchiha Ryo sat up in bed. What did he just see?! The style of Kashiwagi Eri's new work was the same as always, but the main character looked a bit familiar... Holy crap, isn't that Yuhi Kurenai from my Naruto!
As the author of Naruto in this world, Uchiha Ryo began to carefully read through it with a critical and appreciative eye.
As expected of Kashiwagi Eri's art. This art style is a top-notch imitation.
After seriously finishing this derivative work, Uchiha Ryo opened the Twitter account he used for work and found Kashiwagi Eri's personal page.
He simply liked and commented on the latest post, then left Twitter and browsed an e-book store that had become very popular in recent years.
After typing in the book title from his memory, Uchiha Ryo's eyes lit up.
"Has it already been published? But these sales figures look a bit grim."
When the first volume of Love Metronome was released, despite being a new work heavily promoted by the publisher, its sales were not ideal, and there were even signs that it might be canceled.
He directly ordered a copy of Love Metronome online, left a comment on the author Kasumi Utako's official channel in the e-book store, and left a tip of ten thousand yen.
.....
In a certain villa district in Tokyo, Sawamura Spencer Eriri, the daughter of a diplomat and a true young lady, was boredly browsing websites in her room.
"Ohoho, the manga Naruto is so popular recently. Maybe my next work could also be... which character should I draw?"
That's right. The beautiful girl, publicly known at Toyogasaki Academy as a prim and proper lady, was actually a deep otaku. And her even deeper identity was the famous doujinshi artist, Kashiwagi Eri.
"Hmm? Why is my Twitter feed so noisy? I already told you guys not to bother me unless it's important."
Eriri opened her Twitter notifications and found that a large group of people were tagging her, telling her to look at the comments on her latest post.
"What's the big deal? I just posted a color cover of a Naruto doujinshi. Why is everyone so excited..."
Casually clicking on the post, Eriri's pupils shrank. The top comment was very ordinary, simple to the point of being only two words.
[Nicely drawn]
But the person who commented was the popular manga artist who had quickly become a mainstay at Jump in the last two years, Naruto-sensei!
The famous doujinshi artist Kashiwagi Eri sat stunned on her bed. How should she describe this feeling? In any case, it was probably best to go and apologize!
Eriri was a bit embarrassed. Although she had drawn doujinshi for many works, this was the first time the original author had come to say it was well-drawn.
Finding Naruto-sensei's Twitter profile and opening the direct messages, Eriri sighed as she typed.
[I'm very sorry, Naruto-sensei. I'm actually a loyal fan of Naruto, which is why I imagined a special storyline for Yuhi Kurenai. I will never draw a Naruto doujinshi again. Please forgive me, Sensei.]
Not long after, Uchiha Ryo was surprised to see the direct message. He had never expected Eriri to come and apologize.
He had genuinely praised the doujinshi for being well-drawn, but the copyright awareness in this world seemed to be very strict, which was probably why Eriri was apologizing to him, the original author.
She'll never draw a Naruto doujinshi again? Then what will I read! Uchiha Ryo immediately replied.
[I genuinely think Kashiwagi Eri-sensei's art is great. As for doujinshi, I don't object to them.]
Eriri stared at the reply on her screen, almost thinking she was dreaming! What was happening? Did she just get the copyright? The author himself said she could draw whatever doujinshi she wanted!
If they were talking about this, then she, the famous doujinshi artist Kashiwagi Eri, was not sleepy anymore! Although Naruto was only up to volume twenty, there were plenty of characters to draw.
Eriri felt like she wouldn't be able to sleep tonight. She had a new idea! The heroine of her new work will be you, the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade! And to show respect to Naruto-sensei, the male lead will be Naruto.
Uchiha Ryo put down his phone. He had no idea that because of his casual permission, Kashiwagi Eri would go on to truly ravage more than half of the female characters in Naruto.