In the private room of the barbecue restaurant, Choji kept rubbing his hands with a smile on his face, and greedy saliva began to flow from the corners of his mouth.
"Barbecue...barbecue...barbecue..."
As if he was extremely looking forward to the next barbecue feast, Choji's face looked very excited.
Shikamaru, who was sitting beside him, sighed helplessly while holding his forehead.
Although they are close friends, they still can't change their greedy nature, especially eating meat.
During class, I was always called out by the teacher for stealing snacks.
"What are you doing? Don't always remember to eat meat, Choji."
Sitting opposite was a girl of the same age, Yamanaka Ino.
He has a cute appearance, but his attitude towards Choji can be called a bit bad. He seems to be disgusted with Choci's greedy behavior. In front of a lady, he has no manners that a gentleman should have at all.
Choji was not angry at all about Ino's complaints, and was still focused on the barbecue.
"Ino, this isn't the first time you've met Choji, so don't complain there."
Shikamaru said.
"That's why I don't want to go out with you two. One often sleeps in class and the other often sneaks snacks."
Ino acted like a top student.
You haven't been a nymphomaniac to Sasuke in class. Shikamaru complained in his mind, but didn't dare to say it out loud.
In the visible history of the Nara clan, women are synonymous with trouble.
And you can’t reason with women because you can’t reason with them at all.
This was a lesson learned from his father's blood and tears.
Even the extremely smart Jonin squad leader seemed to be powerless when facing the tigress at home.
Women, terrible creatures.
If he talks back to Ino at this time, he will definitely have to be lectured for a long time, and he will have to listen.
"Okay, you two, stop arguing. You should have a good time after finally having a barbecue. Besides, Ino doesn't have any ill intentions. For the children of the Akimichi clan, they will die if they don't eat meat for a day."
Choji came to the rescue and smiled.
"Hey, where did you get this family instruction from? I've never heard of it."
If you don't eat meat for a day, you will die. Shikamaru never knew that this was a family instruction of the Akimichi clan.
It’s just that everyone in this family is very good at eating.
"Speaking of which, why didn't Naruto come? Didn't you say you asked him to come too, Shikamaru?"
Choji asked confused.
Because they skipped class together and ate snacks together in class, they were targeted by the teacher and made to stand outside, so Choji and Naruto also have a good relationship.
They are kind of like brothers in need.
"Ah, I went to see Naruto, but because Iruka-sensei invited Naruto to eat ramen first, I can't come this time."
Shikamaru explained.
"I always feel that Iruka-sensei takes great care of Naruto."
Choji said.
"Maybe it's because of things like the death of both Naruto's parents, so I can give him some help in my life."
Shikamaru guessed.
Although I was thinking that this might also be due to the Hokage's orders or instructions.
In any case, Naruto's treatment in certain aspects was not like treating ordinary children at all.
Is it really because the other party is a member of the Uzumaki clan? Shikamaru was deeply suspicious.
There might be some surprising and huge secret hidden in Naruto.
At this moment, the door to the room was opened.
A girl of the same age walked in from the outside, wearing a small waiter's clothes from a barbecue restaurant, and walked in with a food plate full of fresh ingredients.
"Sakura? Why are you here?"
Both Chouji and Shikamaru were a little surprised when they noticed that this girl was none other than classmate Haruno Sakura.
Ino was the only one who looked calm, obviously already knowing about this.
"Why am I here? This is a barbecue restaurant owned by my family. Didn't Ino tell you?"
Sakura put the food plate down and asked with a strange look on her face.
Before Choji and Shikamaru could answer, Ino flipped her hair, which seemed to be a bit disdainful.
"It's not something worth making a big deal about, is it, broad-foreheaded Sakura?"
"Ino Boar, you are still so funny when you talk. You are indeed my best friend from the past."
Sakura responded with a smile on her face.
Ino took a deep breath and glared directly at Sakura, eyes filled with anger.
Choji and Shikamaru were restless at the side, looking at the two people who were in a fierce battle with some worry. They wouldn't start a fight here, right?
"Okay, I'm going to help, so I won't disturb your meal."
"See you."
Watching Sakura leave, Choji and Shikamaru breathed a sigh of relief. The atmosphere just now was too depressing.
The fight between women is really scary.
"I didn't expect that Sakura's family owns a barbecue restaurant. I wonder if I can get a portion for free when I come back in the future?"
Dingci began to have wonderful fantasies. After all, he couldn't come to eat barbecue every day. His pocket money didn't allow him to do so.
It can only be a luxury a few times a month.
"Hey, don't rely on your classmates' connections to take advantage of others."
Shikamaru looked at Choji speechlessly.
"Haha, I was just joking, don't worry, Shikamaru."
Choji patted Shikamaru on the shoulder.
"Shikamaru is right. I don't want to take advantage of this guy with a broad forehead."
Ino also gave his own answer.
Shikamaru looked at Ino's vowed speech and couldn't help but sigh that love can make friendship sour.
The two of them were originally very good friends, but ended up having a crush on the same man at the same time, which caused a rift in their friendship.
Sasuke... is such a sinful man.
Thinking of this, Shikamaru felt a little unhappy.
Although he was not very interested in love now, he still felt uncomfortable seeing Sasuke attracting the attention of all the girls in the class.
He finally understood why Naruto always provoked Sasuke.
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"Is the guest in Room 3 your friend, Sakura?"
Next to the counter, a question came from his father Haruno Zhao.
"Two of them are my friends, and Inoboar is just Inoboar."
Sakura answered Haruno Zhao's question.
"Isn't it inappropriate to call a classmate like this? Didn't you and Ino play very well before?"
Haruno Zhao hesitated.
"Because of love. On the battlefield of love, there is no friendship, only fighting!"
Sakura said firmly.
"?"
Haruno Zhao wanted to complain, what does an eight-year-old girl know about love.
And at this time, shouldn’t students focus on studying?
You know, the situation outside is not good, especially since Konoha is now full of hidden dangers internally, and morale is also lower than before.
The espionage organization he belongs to is developing more and more fiercely.
Although the penetration of the upper levels is not very good, the number of people at the bottom has grown to at least hundreds.
This is no small amount.
There are hundreds of pairs of eyes staring at Konoha all the time. It can be said that they can detect a lot of troubles in Konoha.
Coupled with the information mastered by the middle and high-level officials, even if they do not know the decisions of the high-level officials, they can quickly collect and organize the information of members at all levels to deduce Konoha's next move as quickly as possible.
Although not all can be known, most decisions can be deduced.
"By the way, Sakura, do you have any plans for next year's study plan?"
Haruno Zhao asked his daughter about her studies.
Sakura looked up at her father's serious face and tilted her head.
study plan? How could such a thing happen?
Compared to this, it was obviously Sasuke's matter that was more worthy of a confession plan.
Studying is so hard and Sasuke is so handsome, only a fool would choose to make a study plan seriously.
As if he could see what Sakura was thinking, Haruno Zhao felt that he could no longer let his daughter play like this.
If this continues, even if he graduates from the ninja school safely, he will become a useless useless genin.
He knew that his daughter's scores in memory, theory classes, and chakra control were all excellent.
However, if you don't make good use of these talents, but choose to waste them, then no matter how good your talents are, they will only be wasted and wander around as genin for the rest of your life.
If this continues, there will be no recognition from the organization.
Since my daughter has such a good talent, she should make good use of it. She can't be like myself, who can't get up or down, and can only hang around in the organization.
"Do you really like that boy named Uchiha Sasuke?"
"This has nothing to do with you, Dad."
Sakura's face turned red and she turned her head and said.
"This won't work."
Haruno Zhao's tone became serious.
"What?"
"What do you think of Sasuke's grades?"
Haruno Zhao asked.
Speaking of this, Sakura answered enthusiastically: "Sasuke-kun's grades are very good. He ranks first in the class in every practical class. He is recognized as a genius ninja in the school."
"So, do you think you will be able to stand next to him in the future if you continue to take your time like this?"
Haruno Zhao revealed this very cruel fact.
"..."
The smile on Sakura's face froze and she fell into a brief silence.
She had never thought about this question.
All she had ever thought about was that Sasuke was handsome, no matter how he walked, frowned, or frowned, he was extremely cool.
As for whether she has the ability to stand by the other person's side, this Sakura has never thought about it.
However, this is another cruel topic that must be considered seriously.
"Sasuke's strength will become stronger and stronger. When he becomes a chuunin in the future, you will be a genin. When he becomes a jounin, you will still be a genin... Even if Sasuke is willing to accept you, you can endure the people around you treating you like a vase. Do you have a strange gaze? Besides, your wide forehead is not very beautiful either."
Haruno Zhao told the truth.
"..."
Sakura's momentum suddenly weakened.
I can't accept myself being so incompetent.
"In the end, Sasuke might be snatched away by Ino."
"Well Boar?"
"Sakura, pay attention to your opponents, and they will help you grow. Ino's talents are very good, and after learning the family secrets, he can become a very important perceptive ninja in the team, which can greatly increase the team's survival rate. . Even if she is slightly weaker in strength, as long as her perception ability is excellent, Ino will be vying for it by various jounin teams."
Haruno Zhao once again threw out a cruel fact.
This is true. Whether a ninja is excellent or not does not depend on strength, but on the suitability of the team.
The large-scale perception ability and mental control ability of the Yamanaka clan can bring very powerful auxiliary capabilities to the team in actual combat. Such outstanding talents are not afraid of finding a way out in the village.
Sakura's body trembled slightly.
She suddenly realized that Jingye Zhu, who had been fighting mud with her since childhood, was a real eldest lady who came from a wealthy family.
The family not only has private teachers, but also provides abundant resources.
Even though she usually doesn't look as elegant as a young lady, her identity is that of the true daughter of the patriarch of the mountain clan.
Sakura suddenly felt that it was so difficult for her as a civilian child, and her breathing became difficult.
So painful.
"However, it is not impossible to close these gaps."
Haruno Zhao's words made Sakura's eyes light up.
"Does our Haruno family also have any secret techniques passed down from family?"
Sakura's eyes were filled with anticipation.
Haruno Zhao patted Sakura on the shoulder, with a bright and reassuring smile on his face.
"You are overthinking, Sakura. If our family had some powerful ninjutsu passed down from generation to generation, I would not be an ordinary chuunin at my age... Your father and I, in terms of chunin rating, would be ranked as chunin every year. They're all negative reviews. If it weren't for my good luck and inheriting this barbecue restaurant, which can bring good tax revenue to the village every year, it would have been thrown into the battlefield as cannon fodder. Grass should have grown on the graves."
"..."
Sakura didn't know what to say, and her expression became very subtle.
I always feel like...this is a bit too real.
"Then is there any way to close the gap?"
Sakura was not in a very good mood.
Haruno Zhao did not continue to attack his daughter. He only needed to let her understand that if they did not work hard at this time, they, as mortals, would not be able to obtain excellent resources.
Whether it's a man to be married to in the future, or something else.
Only by becoming stronger can we control our own destiny, have more choices, and live a better life in the future.
Even ninjas are not exempt from vulgarity.
"Become a medical ninja."
"Medical Ninja?"
Sakura was stunned.
She remembered that such courses were offered in school, but students needed to volunteer.
However, it is said that students in the medical ninja experimental class study very hard. They have to memorize more book knowledge than ordinary students, and the exams are also very difficult.
Because of this, she didn't pay attention to it in the past.
If you have that time, you might as well use it to think about how to get close to Sasuke.
"This is the fastest way for civilians to get promoted if they want to be taken seriously by the village."
Even an ordinary medical ninja will be treated politely in the village.
After all, who doesn’t have their own shortcomings, like when they are sick or injured?
Especially on the battlefield, the role of medical ninjas is even more obvious, that is, they are like 'angels'.
"Think about it, if Sasuke is injured in a battle in the future, and your medical ninjutsu can just help Sasuke at this time, do you think Sasuke will start to care about your existence? You know, there is a medical person in the team Ninjas can greatly reduce the sacrifice rate in the team. Taking a step back, do you think you can be assigned to the same team as Sasuke when you graduate? "
"Group assignment?"
"Yes, when students graduate from the ninja school, they will be assigned to groups of three. With Sasuke's grades, he will graduate as the top student. In other words, because of his ability, you cannot be assigned to Sasuke. To a group. But medical ninjas are different, because medical ninjas are also a luxury nowadays and will be given priority to outstanding ninja teams. If you become a medical ninja, there is a high probability that you and Sasuke will be assigned to a group to perform tasks."
Sakura had never considered this kind of thing.
But as someone who has experienced this, the information provided by Haruno Zhao is of good reference value.
Qualifications... abilities... Sakura felt like a new door had opened in front of her.
The true side of the ninja was also shown to her.
Seeing his daughter's excited expression, Haruno Zhao finally breathed a sigh of relief.
In this way, she should be able to stimulate her to study seriously in the ninja school.
Really, what does an eight-year-old girl know about love.
It's just a waste of time.
Being a father is really not easy for me.
As an ordinary family, he cannot provide help to Sakura in other aspects. What he can do is to provide Sakura with a correct direction for her efforts.
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In the snowy courtyard.
The sunshine today is particularly warm, so even in winter, you don't feel too cold.
There was no signal to start, so Ichiki launched an attack on his younger brother Cai, who was four years younger than him.
He turned his body slightly, turned his palm into a hand knife, and swung it towards his younger brother Cai's body. Cai dodged the attack in time.
With her eyes in a white-eyed state, she can clearly see the flow of chakra in her sister Ichi's body.
That can be said to be a massive amount of chakra, no matter how many times you watch it, it is extremely shocking.
But there is not much chakra condensed in the sword. This is just a friendly battle between brother and sister. To put it simply, it is to test his strength, so Yiji will not use all his strength and just wants to test the upper limit of Zhucai's strength. Where.
Therefore, even in a friendly battle, Sai tried his best and gathered a large amount of chakra in his body on his hands to activate the Hyuga clan's soft fist.
After avoiding Ichiki's attack, Aya's right leg quickly swept out.
Because he couldn't use his full strength, Ichiji judged that he couldn't resist the blow and chose to retreat.
Ai took advantage of the victory to pursue, but Ichiki blocked Ai's palm strike with his fist, dispersing the chakra he produced.
Being hit directly by the soft fist is very troublesome.
Cai then aimed at her sister Ichiji's chin without hesitation and raised her hand to attack.
The sharp and swift blow represented his all-out effort and there was no hesitation in attacking.
Because the difference in strength between the two is too big, Cai is not worried about Kazuki being injured at all.
"Very beautiful physical skills."
Although he was being chased, it was Yiji who spoke here more relaxedly and freely.
She has judged that Aya's soft boxing level is not comparable to that of her mother Ayane, but for an eight-year-old child, her strength is far beyond the average level of her peers.
"Because not only my mother, but Aunt Liuli also occasionally guides me in my practice."
Cai gasped, her long black hair flying due to the violent exercise.
"Really? Then, use this trick."
Unable to see the speed of the seal, a fireball shot out of Ichiki's mouth at lightning speed and came directly towards Cai's body.
Cai's expression was solemn, and she took a few steps back. She stared at the fireball in front of her with her white eyes, carefully observing the flow of chakra in the fireball.
He raised his right hand, condensing chakra with a sharp aura, and swung it violently before the fireball was about to approach.
The fireball split in half.
The Rouken, which can cut off the flow of chakra in the human body, and the Byakugan, which can see through the flow of chakra, can be said to be complementary abilities.
As long as you can see through the chakra flow path of the technique before it hits you, and quickly use the soft fist to cut off the chakra flow, then it is a matter of course to break the formed technique.
Of course, there are too few Hyuga clan members who can do this.
For both Byakugan and Rouken, strict training is required, and guidance from Hyuga ninjas who are proficient in these aspects is required before they can be mastered quickly.
At Aya's age, it is difficult to perfectly combine Soft Fist and Byakugan. Firstly, it is because he is very familiar with the Hao Fireball Technique and the chakra flow of the technique is very clear. Secondly, the person who taught him this technique, It was none other than his mother, Hinata Ayane.
His mother, Hinata Ayane, used soft fists to break A-level high-strength ninjutsu, which was no problem.
The power of its Byakugan can even see through the tailed beast inside the jinchuriki, thus intimidating it.
…
"It looks like it will be a very interesting battle."
On the balcony of the villa, there is a very peaceful scene of afternoon tea.
With complete tea sets and delicious desserts, Shiraishi enjoyed the quiet afternoon leisurely.
Having a hot, freshly baked dessert in your mouth is a unique taste in this weather.
"I finally have some of the grace I had in the past. However, it should be a little weaker than what I used to be."
Sitting opposite is Ayane, who is also enjoying afternoon tea with Shiraishi, white snow, and sunshine. Such a scenery is very rare.
She saw the fight between Cai and Yiji.
Overall, she is very satisfied as a mother.
She devoted a lot of effort to her eldest son.
"Sometimes, I wonder if your requirements for Cai are too high. We were in a very turbulent time at that time, and it is incomparable with now."
Although the international situation is bad, it is relatively stable compared with the second and third shinobi wars in the past.
At that time, if you didn't do everything possible to become stronger, you would really have to become cannon fodder on the battlefield.
"I'm training your future heir, can't you give me a little encouragement?"
"Then, let me treat you well tonight. Thank you for your hard work. Try to massage every part of your body."
Shiraishi's words made Ayane roll her eyes and enjoy afternoon tea and desserts with a demure attitude.
"Speaking of which, I didn't expect Ruri to pay attention to the Uchiha survivors in Konoha... and even asked Kakashi to teach him the alternative way to make the Sharingan stronger."
You must know that the natural energy cultivation method has not become popular in the country of ghosts.
Even the ninjas in the military don't know that their physical strength has become stronger because of natural energy.
Only a very few people know this secret.
"According to Kakashi's observation, the child's nature is not bad. If he is properly guided, he may not be able to help us. Moreover, the Uchiha of Konoha has declined, and his position in Konoha will be very embarrassing. Especially It is in the future that he learns the truth about the annihilation of the Konoha Uchiha clan. If he cannot improve his spiritual realm at this time, his spirit will easily collapse in the future."
Shiraishi said.
"I thought Liuli was going to transfer the position of clan leader to that child."
"Maybe there is such a consideration. Asuka's ninja talent is low, and Obito's...his personality is not suitable. If Sasuke can become good, the next generation of Uchiha will not need to worry at all. Card Cassie has a very high opinion of Sasuke. The only awkward thing is that Sasuke is too obsessed with revenge and uses revenge to paralyze and pressure himself to become 'bad'. He is essentially a very kind child."
Shiraishi doesn't deny the idea of having Ruri make Sasuke the next Uchiha leader.
Of course, Ruri is now in his prime. Even if Sasuke's training fails, there is still time to train a new Uchiha leader. At most, the candidate will be a bit inferior. As long as he can be passed on, there is no need to be too demanding. After all, Obito can be considered as a backup candidate.
At this moment, Shiraishi saw something at the courtyard gate, and Ayane also noticed it.
A miko stood there, looking forward to something.
"Yakushi Nonou? It seems that he is reporting to you on the work in the Country of Rain."
Ayane recognized the identity of the miko.
"Then, I'll excuse you for now."
Shiraishi nodded apologetically to Ayane and left his seat.
