Naruto: Starting with the Celebrity of Japan

There are definitely certain specific laws of causality in the world of Naruto.

For example, whenever Nizusako feels like she's doing well again.

He'll be beaten into a rag in no time.

For example...

Aside from one particular farewell to a close friend, whenever Tsunade chooses to make a bet, she inevitably loses...

Therefore, Ran Shu is not only unafraid to make a bet with Tsunade, but is actually particularly willing to do so...

Tsunade was even more willing to have a match with Ran Shu.

She quickly finalized the terms of the bet.

"So the whole bet goes like this."

Tsunade, who had already set the conditions for winning and losing, explained to Ran Shu:

"In a little while, I'll be going into the kitchen of Ichiraku Ramen with ten girls. Then we'll each use a transformation spell to become someone else and come out."

"Within ten minutes, you must be able to identify which one in the crowd is the real me."

"If you fail, then I win, and this brat's purse is mine; if you truly figure it out, then you win, and I will pay you the same amount of silver."

(At this point, Obito raised his hand as if to protest, but in the end, he only moved his lips a few times without making a sound.)

"How is it?"

Tsunade has finished her commentary.

Transformation Jutsu is a compulsory course for every Konoha ninja. One of the conditions for graduating from the Ninja Academy is being able to use Transformation Jutsu, which is not a problem for most people.

The transformation magic only changes people's appearance.

Essentially, it's just a visual trick; people's natural scents don't change because of it, so it doesn't affect how people can distinguish scents.

This is not necessarily a disadvantage for Luanxiu.

After thinking about it for a moment, Luanxiu agreed to the proposal:

"That's fair, okay."

"Okay, then let's go prepare."

"Wait a moment."

Ranshu suddenly called out to Tsunade, who was about to enter Ichiraku Ramen:

"Don't go! You have to let me get used to your taste first, right?"

Tsunade had forgotten about this, so she had no choice but to obediently walk up to Ran Shu and then disdainfully move closer to him:

"Go ahead and smell it, it's a waste of your energy!"

Ranshu ignored her and instead carefully sniffed Tsunade.

Seeing Ran Shu's serious expression, Tsunade was somewhat taken aback.

Regardless of whether this guy Luanxiu actually has the ability to recognize women by their scent, at least his acting was convincing...

For a moment, Tsunade was actually looking forward to Ran Shu telling her what she smelled like.

After pondering for a while, Luanxiu finally said:

"...drifting...long...and a little lonely, um, I'm sure of it, it's the scent of dandelions. The yellow flowers of dandelions when they first bloom, where I live..."

It is also called "The Little Yellow Flower of Stories".

Tsunade was taken aback when she heard Ranshu's words.

After a long while, she composed herself and retorted haughtily:

"Hmph, you're making it sound so true."

But for some reason, her rebuttal this time didn't seem as certain and decisive as before...

Before taking action, Tsunade made sure to ask Ran Shu's name:

"What's your name?"

"Kumamoto's random show."

Tsunade memorized the name, just in case Ranshu did the same thing as her and ran away without paying...

Finally, the bet was made, and Tsunade publicly selected ten ninjas, including Nohara Rin, Yuhi Kurenai, Mitarashi Anko, and Uzuki Yugao, and they all walked noisily into the ramen shop's kitchen.

……

Upon entering the kitchen, Mitarashi Anko immediately asked Tsunade in a very casual manner:

"Little sister, what should we become?"

Tsunade's eyes lit up, and she immediately came up with a brilliant idea:

"That's right! Each of you will transform into a different version of your companions. Just like the original eleven people, we'll still be the same eleven people when we leave!"

The idea was quickly approved by everyone.

"Great idea!"

"Let's do it this way. Ranxiu will probably be quite troubled too!"

Then, everyone formed hand seals and began using the transformation technique.

At that moment, Rin Nohara, who had just formed a hand seal, asked Tsunade:

"Oh, so what about you, little sister? Who do you plan to become?"

When Tsunade saw someone asking, she became even more smug and said:

"Hehe, I won't use the transformation technique! Following conventional thinking, that guy outside will definitely think it's someone else disguised as me. So if I don't use the transformation technique, hmph..."

This wave, I'm on the second floor!

Tsunade thought confidently...

A dozen seconds later, everyone had completed their transformation.

Tsunade inspected everyone and found that their transformation techniques were all quite good, with no flaws to be found.

Finally, as everyone was preparing to leave the kitchen, Tsunade grabbed another handful of pepper from the cutting board and sprinkled some on everyone.

"Excellent, everything is foolproof! Let's go!"

……

Luanxiu, who was sitting quietly outside, didn't have to wait long.

Eleven girls lifted the curtain and came out again, but of course, their positions and order had changed.

To a normal person, it would be as if those eleven people had appeared exactly as they were.

Obito looked at them, somewhat puzzled:

"What? Didn't they use transformation magic?"

Ranshu carefully observed everyone and said decisively to Obito:

"No! Things have changed!"

After saying that, he smelled a pungent spice odor, so he added:

"And they've increased the difficulty..."

If it were just a matter of identifying the girls by their original scent, that wouldn't be difficult at all, but the pepper that Tsunade sprinkled when she went out was really a bit too much.

In this situation, even if you bring in a black bear with the best nose, it will be difficult to distinguish people by smell!

This move, as expected, sparked a lot of discussion among the audience.

"Wait, why is the pepper flavor so strong?"

"Wow, are you a sore loser?!"

"Sigh, it's so hard to put on a show like this!"

Even Obito, standing to the side, gave up struggling and roared to the sky in grief and indignation:

"Oh no—my wallet!"

But on the field, only the chaotic performance remained calm:

"Hmph, don't underestimate the bond I have with the girls!"

He stood up and walked to each of the girls in turn, carefully observing their expressions with his dark eyes.

Every girl reacts differently to Luan Xiu's handsome face.

For example, Rin basically only showed shyness, while Anko was a little excited. In Kurenai's eyes, one could sometimes see many deeper and more complex emotions.

and so……

Although it was difficult to distinguish people by smell, coupled with Luan's top-notch observation skills...

It's not impossible to fight!

"This is red bean paste; you can still smell the sweetness of the red bean paste even amidst the pepper flavor..."

"If you were Xiyan, you would subconsciously brush aside the hair hanging down your chest..."

"Lin, this is you, right? You were the first to recognize me; there's a familiarity in your eyes..."

"And this one..."

Ranshu walked up to Mitarashi Anko and smiled slightly at her:

"Sister, is that you? You are the colors of red and white, you are the scent of the red spider lily!"

Upon hearing these words, Mitarashi Anko—the real Kurenai Yuhi—felt her heart skip a beat for no apparent reason…

At this moment, Tsunade, who was standing at the back of the line, was starting to feel unsteady.

She really didn't expect that Luanxiu's strength was actually so exaggerated!

This powerful sense of smell, this unparalleled insight...

It's simply beyond the realm of humanity!

Tsunade panicked a little; her palms were sweating profusely, so she could only clutch at her robe...

Luanxiu identified the girls' true identities one by one.

Gradually, every time he recognized a girl, a cheer would erupt from the crowd.

Everyone was incredibly excited to see that Luanxiu truly possessed such a powerful sense of smell and insight!

"Go for it, Ranshu-kun!"

"Ahhh, he's so handsome!"

The girls who were recognized by Luanxiu all revealed their original appearances.

Some of them even began to develop other feelings...

Finally, the identities of all ten girls had been confirmed, and Ranxiu approached the last girl—

That is, in front of someone who looks like Tsunade.

Everyone else's identity has been verified, except for this last one...

It's obvious who it is!

Luanxiu said with a smile:

"Little sister, you forgot to use the transformation spell!"