The Dispute Caused by Lion's Head

At noon, it was time for lunch.

Renye had brought a packed lunch in advance and did not go home to eat.

There were quite a few people like him...

Training was already exhausting. Who had the energy to go home for lunch?

"Renye, what is this?"

Motoya Nara was firmly drawn to the Braised Lion's Head in Renye's lunchbox, red and plump with a glossy sheen.

The surface of the Lion's Head was coated in an enticing sauce. Just looking at it whetted the appetite.

Motoya Nara's throat bobbed unconsciously as he stared eagerly at the Lion's Head.

Seeing this, how could Renye not know what he was thinking?

"Here, have one."

"Really? Thank you, Renye!" Motoya Nara was overjoyed. He took the Lion's Head Renye handed him and ate it with a rice ball.

The soft, tender Lion's Head and fragrant sauce mingled with the plain rice ball on his tongue. Motoya Nara's cheeks puffed out as he narrowed his eyes in satisfaction and said indistinctly, "It's so delicious. I love it!"

Clearly, he was a foodie.

He had no other hobbies in his daily life. He just liked sampling delicious food and sleeping.

Renye smiled faintly. "I'm glad you like it."

It still made him happy when someone sincerely praised his cooking.

The commotion here drew the attention of those nearby.

Their gazes all fell upon the Braised Lion's Head.

Looking at the tempting Lion's Head, then at the ordinary lunches in their own hands, they immediately found their food bland and unappetizing.

"Danzō, I want some!" Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at his friend.

They were sitting closest to Renye and could clearly smell the aroma wafting from the Lion's Head.

"Hiruzen, have you no shame at all?" Danzō Shimura scolded irritably, but his bobbing throat gave him away.

In truth, he wanted some too, but he could not bring himself to do something so embarrassing.

After all, he had just had a conflict with Uchiha Renye.

What would everyone think if he ran over there eagerly?

Unless he no longer wanted to get by in Konoha.

Hiruzen Sarutobi watched Renye continuously put Lion's Heads into his mouth. Seeing the delicious Lion's Heads dwindling away, he knew he could not keep watching like this.

He immediately walked toward Renye.

Seeing this, Danzō Shimura grew anxious. "Hiruzen, what are you doing? Come back!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi ignored his friend's shouts.

At that moment, he only wanted to taste the Lion's Head.

"Damn it, he's been tempted by food!" Danzō Shimura watched silently with a dark expression.

He had not expected Hiruzen to be conquered by a meal. It was truly embarrassing.

"Renye, try my tempura." Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled as he handed over his lunchbox.

Renye was somewhat surprised by Hiruzen Sarutobi's action, but he soon noticed that Hiruzen's gaze had been fixed on the last Lion's Head.

He immediately understood. So he had his eye on the Lion's Head.

"Hiruzen, thank you."

Renye picked up a piece of tempura and put it into his mouth.

It tasted decent. After eating so many Lion's Heads, it was just right to switch things up.

Seeing Renye eat it, Hiruzen Sarutobi asked with a smile, "Renye, what is this?"

He pointed at the Lion's Head with an innocent expression.

"This is Braised Lion's Head that I made. It tastes alright. Want to try it?" Renye asked.

"Can I?"

"Of course."

With Renye's permission, Hiruzen Sarutobi hurriedly picked up the Lion's Head and placed it in his own lunchbox.

"Renye, thank you very much for sharing such delicious food."

After saying goodbye, Hiruzen Sarutobi turned and ran back to his friend.

"Danzō, look!" Hiruzen Sarutobi held up the Lion's Head and waved it before Danzō's eyes, his gaze filled with undisguised pride.

Danzō Shimura had been pretending to rest with his eyes closed. Hearing the commotion, he slowly opened them.

He put on a curious expression. "What's that?"

"Hehe, Renye said it's called Lion's Head." Hiruzen Sarutobi said happily.

"I'll take a look." Danzō Shimura leaned closer to the Lion's Head.

At that point, Hiruzen Sarutobi had yet to realize the seriousness of the situation. He was still chattering away about how he had obtained the last Lion's Head.

Danzō Shimura looked at the Lion's Head right before him and revealed a triumphant smile. "Hiruzen, you're still too naïve!"

As he spoke, he suddenly opened his mouth wide.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was startled and tried to pull his hand back, but it was already too late...

Danzō Shimura had already stuffed the Lion's Head into his mouth.

Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes widened at the sudden move. His hand remained raised in the position from when he had been holding up the Lion's Head.

His face was full of disbelief. It took him several seconds to react before he shouted angrily:

"Danzō, you animal!"

As for Danzō Shimura, his cheeks were stuffed full. He chewed as he said indistinctly, "It really does taste good!"

Seeing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes nearly split with rage, instantly turning red.

If he were from the Uchiha Clan, he would probably have been Awakening the eyes by now.

"Danzō, you bastard!"

He had gone through so much trouble to get that Lion's Head.

Danzō had gone too far!

Renye had just finished eating and was leaning lazily beneath a tree, preparing to take a nice nap.

Just then, he suddenly heard a noisy commotion nearby.

"What happened?"

Renye looked over in confusion and froze.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzō Shimura were wrestling each other.

Renye: ???

Weren't these two best buddies?

Why were they fighting?

"Danzō, give me back my Lion's Head!"

"Wait, you're actually hitting me?"

Only after hearing their conversation did Renye understand, and he could not help laughing.

He had never expected a single Lion's Head to cause a conflict.

"Danzō really is something else..."

As expected of the Pot Hokage. He had shown his dark side from childhood, even scheming against his best friend.

"Stop fighting!"

One student tried to break them up, but the two had gotten so worked up that they beat him up as well.

Seeing this, everyone around them immediately gave up on the idea of trying to stop the fight.

From then on, Class A had an unwritten rule—never try to break up a fight.

The commotion quickly caught Takuma Senju's attention.

"Both of you, stop!"

Hearing their homeroom teacher's voice, the bruised and battered pair immediately stopped.

Takuma Senju's expression darkened. "Who told you to fight?"

The two lowered their heads and said nothing.

They knew their homeroom teacher was angry right now, so it was best not to say anything...

Seeing their silence, Takuma Senju looked around and sneered.

"Don't you like fighting? Then this afternoon, we'll have combat training. You can fight to your heart's content!"

Renye: ...

Everyone in Class A: ...

They had not expected that merely watching the excitement would bring trouble upon themselves.

For a moment, everyone stared at the two with resentful eyes.

Clearly, Danzō Shimura and Hiruzen Sarutobi had incurred everyone's wrath.

"This is all your fault!" Danzō Shimura complained quietly.

"If you hadn't stolen my Lion's Head, would I have hit you?!" Hiruzen Sarutobi nearly fainted from anger.

That bastard Danzō had actually turned the blame back on him!

Hiruzen Sarutobi clenched his fists and made up his mind.

During the afternoon's combat training, he had to give Danzō a thorough beating!