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The two looked at each other, momentarily forgetting their anger.
Sasuke scoffed, turned his face away, and muttered, "They're trying to fool us with this nonsense again."
Seeing the kids' faces clearly saying "I don't believe you," Kakashi chuckled twice and quickly waved his hand, saying, "Anyway, lunch is on me today! You can eat whatever you want."
"Really?"
Naruto's eyes lit up at the words, all his resentment vanished, and he raised his hands in a cheer, "Great! I want to eat Ichiraku Ramen! Lots and lots of chashu ramen!"
He finished speaking and, as if he had regained all his strength, he took off running towards the village, as if afraid Kakashi would change his mind. "Let's go! Let's go! This time I'm going to order a few more bowls!"
Sakura wanted to complain about Kakashi a bit more, but when Naruto heard that he was treating everyone, he disappeared in a few moments.
She sighed, rubbing her forehead, "That idiot, there's just no way to deal with him..."
Kakashi watched Naruto's departing figure with a smile, seemingly unconcerned about his students' complaints.
But after Naruto's figure disappeared around the corner of the forest path, the smile on his face gradually faded.
Kakashi slowly turned around to face Sasuke and Sakura, who remained behind. His previous lazy expression had vanished, replaced by an unprecedented solemnity and seriousness.
"Sasuke, Sakura."
Kakashi spoke in a low voice, his only exposed right eye staring directly at the two students, "I have a question for you—have you mentioned your dream last night to anyone?"
Sasuke and Sakura were both taken aback.
Kakashi's sudden serious attitude caught them somewhat off guard.
The two exchanged a glance, both seeing surprise and unease in each other's eyes.
“No.” Sasuke shook his head first, saying firmly, “I live alone, so I have no one else to talk to.”
Sakura nodded quickly, "Me too! My parents are commoners, I... I don't know how to say it even if I want to, and didn't Kakashi-sensei tell us not to tell anyone? How could I dare to talk nonsense?"
Hearing the two confirm that no word had leaked out, Kakashi visibly breathed a sigh of relief.
He nodded, lowering his voice even further: "Very good. Remember, you must keep this a secret and never mention it to anyone, especially the specific details of what happened in the dream."
Sakura nodded.
Although she didn't understand, it was just a dream, so why was it being treated like an S-level secret?
Sasuke didn't speak, but his expression had clearly become serious.
Seeing the nervous or thoughtful expressions on the faces of the two students in front of him, Kakashi nodded: "I can't tell you too many details, but I can tell you that it was definitely not an ordinary dream. In short, this matter must not be told to anyone, understand?"
"Yes!" Sasuke and Sakura exchanged a glance, both seeing confusion and curiosity in each other's eyes, but they nodded in unison in agreement.
Kakashi's tone was so serious, something they had never seen before since they started following him, clearly indicating that the seriousness of the matter exceeded their expectations.
"it is good."
Kakashi, seeing that the two understood, smiled again.
He raised his hand and ruffled the two little ones' heads, reverting to his usual nonchalant demeanor. "Let's go, don't let Naruto order all the char siu in the shop."
After saying that, he turned around and started walking leisurely in the direction Naruto had left.
Sakura was still a little confused, but after hearing Kakashi's sarcastic remark, she couldn't help but shake her head with a laugh and quickly followed.
Sasuke was a beat slow before taking a step.
After taking a few steps, he couldn't help but look back at the empty training ground, Kakashi's words still echoing in his mind.
"If the content of the dream is all false, then it won't cause any problems if we tell others... Since Kakashi-sensei wants to keep us quiet, then that means..."
This suggests that the absurd scenes in Naruto's dream may not be just his imagination, but rather there is a real reason behind it!
Sasuke's fist clenched unconsciously in his pocket.
"Sasuke? What are you daydreaming about? Let's go!"
Sakura's shouts came from ahead.
Sasuke looked up and saw Sakura standing not far away, waving at him, while Kakashi and Naruto had disappeared.
"coming."
Sasuke composed himself, temporarily suppressing his many questions, and quickly caught up with the pursuer.
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Chapter 17: What happy thing came to mind?
Ichiraku Ramen House.
At noon, the restaurant is at its busiest time, packed with customers.
When the curtain was pulled back, the aroma of steaming soup, along with the heat, wafted out, making Naruto feel even hungrier.
He hopped onto the high stool in front of the counter with practiced ease and shouted in a loud voice, "Uncle Hand-Pulled Noodles, three bowls of ramen first, double the char siu!"
"Alright!" A cheerful reply came from behind the stove.
Beside her, Ayame smiled sweetly and said, "Naruto, you're here really early today."
Naruto chuckled and scratched his head, saying, "Hehe, since someone's treating, of course I have to eat a few more bowls!"
"Don't listen to him, Ayame-nee." Sakura sat down next to Naruto and smiled helplessly. "Naruto can eat just as much no matter who's paying."
“That’s true.” Changpu covered her mouth and chuckled.
She turned around and continued to deftly help her father prepare ramen, her slender figure in an apron exuding a tranquil beauty.
Just then, a clear and gentle voice interrupted: "What good thing happened? Naruto seems to be in a good mood today?"
Naruto turned around at the sound and saw a familiar face peeking out from behind the ramen shop counter.
He was a boy of about fourteen years old, with a clean and handsome face, who was smiling at them.
"Brother Shiyu!"
Seeing an old acquaintance, Naruto beamed even more, "Hehe, of course I'm happy today! Because—"
He lowered his voice mysteriously, drawing out the words to whet everyone's appetite, then suddenly straightened up, excitedly clenching his fist and announcing, "I'm about to learn a super powerful ninjutsu! It will definitely surprise you!"
Shigure was taken aback for a moment, then raised an eyebrow with interest and said, "Oh? A super powerful ninjutsu? That sounds amazing. What kind of technique is it? Can you tell me?"
Naruto puffed out his chest and grinned smugly, "Hehe, it'll be a secret for now! But its power will definitely be amazing! Just wait and see, I'll definitely make you—well, make your jaw drop!"
When he said this.
His bright blue eyes burned with fierce fighting spirit and expectation, and you could not tell that he had just been frowning because of his defeat in the training field.
Looking at the confident blond boy in front of her, Shi Yu couldn't help but be infected by his emotions and showed a sincere smile.
"Really? Then I'll have to wait and see."
"Hmph, bragging again."
Sakura Haruno, standing to the side, crossed her arms and mercilessly exposed him, "Naruto, you're so bad at even basic chakra control. Don't end up blowing yourself up instead of training properly."
"I won't!" Naruto retorted, his face flushed. "This time it's really different! Sakura, just you wait and see!"
Seeing that the two were about to bicker again, Kakashi, who was sitting on the other side, coughed helplessly and said, "Ahem, Naruto, let's not talk about training while we're eating."
Naruto muttered something and shut his mouth.
He was indeed extremely hungry, and if he continued arguing, he wouldn't have time to properly enjoy his food.
At this moment, three steaming bowls of ramen were placed on the counter.
The fragrant broth and tender white ramen noodles made Naruto's eyes widen.
He cheered and immediately buried his head in his food, his chopsticks flying so fast that the noodles in the bowl were almost invisible. He quickly devoured the whole bowl in no time.
"one more bowl!"
He picked up the empty bowl, licked the soup with lingering satisfaction, and shouted loudly.
"okay!"
A short while later, another bowl of ramen was placed full in front of Naruto.
Naruto immediately buried his head and started slurping again.
Seeing Naruto's blissful, wolfing-down-his-food-enjoyed appearance, Shigure and Ayame couldn't help but chuckle.
Sasuke glanced at Naruto with a cold look, seemingly lost in thought.
Just then, Kakashi's casual voice rang out: "Naruto, that ninjutsu you just mentioned... was it taught to you by someone?"
With his mouth full of noodles, Naruto mumbled, "Glug glug... Hmm? Yes... Ah, no, I was just practicing by myself."
Kakashi's eyes flickered slightly upon hearing this, and he looked again at the ball next to Naruto's hand.
Naruto has already entered the second stage of training in such a short time; that's incredibly fast.
Not long after, Naruto ate three large bowls of ramen and then let out a satisfied burp.
"Phew—I'm full!"
Naruto stretched comfortably, then belatedly remembered something and turned to Kakashi to ask, "By the way, Kakashi-sensei, what mission are we going to do this afternoon?"
Kakashi lazily flipped through "Make-Out Paradise" and said casually, "It's the same mission as yesterday."
"What—?!" Naruto nearly fell off his chair upon hearing this. "Is it another case of coming to people's homes to fix their yards or find their lost kittens?"
Kakashi glanced at him: "What else? As a genin, these most basic requests are also part of the training."
"Tch..." Naruto pouted, dragging out his complaints in a dejected voice, "This is so boring... I'd rather have practiced more ninjutsu..."
"Naruto! Stop complaining!" Sakura tapped him on the head and scolded him with a frown, "We are ninjas, even if it's a menial task, we have to take it seriously."
Naruto rubbed his head, which had been hit, and muttered reluctantly, "Okay, okay, I was just saying..."
Kakashi smiled silently, closed his book, stood up, and said, "Alright, everyone, it's time to go. The location for this afternoon's mission is a bit far from here."
The group got up, and Kakashi paid the bill.
Naruto patted his belly contentedly as he walked out of the ramen shop, waving to Uncle Tetsu and Shigure: "Boss, Ayame-nee, Shigure-nii, we're off! Thanks for the treat!"
"Be careful on your mission, Naruto," the middle-aged man said with a smile, poking his head out. "Come eat again next time!"
"Yes! Definitely!" Naruto nodded vigorously, giving a big thumbs up with great enthusiasm.
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