Mixing water, beating eggs, kneading dough, working the flour...
Takumi's movements were like those of a top-tier dance artist… flowing smoothly and gracefully, a pleasure to watch!
Even Naruto and Choji, who had been doubting him earlier, now shut their mouths!
Swish swish swish~~~
Takumi raised the knife and swiftly chopped a few slices of cheese.
"Hey, what are you adding randomly!" Ayame grew anxious and stepped forward, but Teuchi stopped her.
"Let him do it!"
"This kid gives me a very unusual feeling!"
"Even though he's just a kid, his movements, his process... it's like he's an experienced master!"
Hearing Teuchi's praise, the whole group was dumbfounded!
'What's going on?'
'Isn't Takumi a kid the same age as us?'
'How could his ramen skills earn such high praise from Uchiha Teuchi!'
Teuchi narrowed his eyes slightly.
Actually, there were some heartfelt thoughts he didn't dare say out loud.
That was…
This Takumi's ramen-making movements were extremely similar to his own!
Yes.
He saw his own shadow in Takumi!
It felt as if Takumi was his son, and he had taught him his skills for decades!
Tap, tap, tap!
Chopping vegetables, stir-frying ingredients, boiling noodles...
Takumi's exquisite skills were displayed to the fullest on this stove!
Twenty minutes later.
"It's done."
Takumi ladled out a bowl of noodles and placed it in front of Teuchi.
Smelling the aroma and seeing the glistening, translucent strands of noodles, Teuchi felt very nervous.
Picking up his chopsticks, he lifted a portion and put it in his mouth...
"This!"
In an instant, Teuchi's eyes flew open, his pupils filled with astonishment!
"Whoa! This is the first time I've seen Uncle Teuchi open his eyes!" Sakura.
"Yeah! Me too!" Ino.
"Huh? Isn't Uncle Teuchi blind?" Naruto.
Everyone started discussing animatedly.
Meanwhile, sweat was already streaming down Teuchi's face.
"Kid! This noodle! Where did you learn these ramen skills!?"
Takumi calmly replied, "Nothing special, just skill from practice."
Teuchi was completely stunned.
His eyes wide, his hands trembling uncontrollably.
"This noodle is just too delicious! It's already surpassed my skills!"
'What!?'
Hearing Teuchi's evaluation, all the rookies in the room were dumbfounded!
"No way?!"
"Uncle Teuchi, are you joking?!"
"The noodles Takumi made so casually are actually better than yours?"
No one could believe it.
Naruto was the first to rush over, grab a bite of the noodles, and eat it.
Then, he froze.
"I..."
"This noodle... the taste is really a bit, a bit different..."
The others couldn't hold back either and went up to try it.
"Whoa... what is this taste? It really is a bit better!"
"The noodles are so chewy and springy to the bite, they're bouncing off my teeth!"
"And this soup, it's clearer, but what's with this rich aroma?"
"Takumi! Did you put something in it?!"
Everyone, after eating Takumi's noodles, was stunned!
Clearly, the taste didn't lie.
Takumi's ramen was indeed better than Teuchi's!
"This..."
Ayame looked very nervous.
Because if word got out in the village that Takumi's ramen was better than her dad's, would it affect their family's business?!
And…
What if Takumi didn't want to be a Shinobi and opened his own shop? Wouldn't he be the most dangerous rival to their Ichiraku Ramen?
Ayame was extremely flustered, looking at Takumi with worry.
And Takumi at this moment was also looking at her with a strange expression.
His ex-wife...
Her skills, her personality, her body...
How many moles she had on her butt, Takumi remembered vividly.
After all, he had experienced it all personally!
'System, I remember the memory reward I got earlier can be shared with one person, right?'
Takumi asked in his mind.
[Yes.]
'After sharing the memory, will it cause mental confusion?'
[No. After sharing the memory with others, it will be imprinted in their subconscious, evolving into their own memories and illusions. Most people will only think it's their own fantasy.]
Takumi nodded.
'Since there's no risk, let's just share it!'
He also wanted to see what kind of reaction Ayame would have if she knew she had once married him and even had two children with him!
'Then share that previous memory with Ayame!'
After the command was given, the system immediately responded!
[Ding! Sharing memory...]
[Share successful!]
In an instant, Ayame, who had been silently gazing at Takumi, suddenly had a large amount of information and memories flood into her mind!
Takumi working at their shop, the sweet daily life they shared bit by bit.
After the Shinobi World War, marrying him.
Sharing a bed with him, fighting together everywhere.
Having children with him...
Ayame felt mentally dazed, looking at Takumi in front of her, and unconsciously called out:
"Hubby?"
"?????"
In that instant.
The entire Ichiraku Ramen shop fell silent...
Everyone was looking at Ayame with shock.
The atmosphere froze for a few seconds before everyone erupted!
"Holy crap!?"
"Wh-what's going on!? Ayame-nee just called Takumi Hubby!?"
"Oh my god! Did she take the wrong medicine or something!"
"Ayame-nee, just because Takumi's noodles are good, you don't need to call him Hubby directly!"
"Good grief, that's too direct!"
"Even if you like Takumi, don't show it so blatantly!"
The whole group was in an uproar!
Sakura, Ino, Hinata...
Even Teuchi!
All looked at Ayame with disbelief!
And Ayame herself, at this moment, was bright red and completely bewildered!
In that instant just now, in the memories that flashed through her mind, Takumi was her husband, her loving husband of decades!
It felt incredibly real, just as if it had actually happened!
"S-sorry!"
"That was a slip just now!"
Ayame quickly bowed in apology.
'Good grief, calling a kid Hubby… if this got out, how could I face anyone?'
As for Takumi, he was secretly pleased.
'This ability is pretty good. In the future, if I marry other girls and have children, creating beautiful memories, I can also share them with the girls.'
'I can even share them with their original husbands.'
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FOR EVERY 50 POWER STONES, I'LL UPLOAD ONE CHAPTER