Sarutobi Family's Secret Recipe

The final exams were over.

The Ninja Academy students welcomed a full month of summer vacation.

The classmates loudly discussed their plans for the break.

"Finally, vacation." Renye was in a good mood.

Without having to get up early for school, he would have more time to train.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, Kagami Uchiha, and Danzō Shimura came over to Renye.

"Renye, let's go out for a meal," Hiruzen said.

"We finally have a break. Are you sure you don't want to go out and eat with us?" Kagami chimed in.

"Yeah, training is boring. You need to relax properly once in a while."

"That's right, work and rest should be balanced..."

The two of them took turns persuading him.

They had invited Renye along plenty of times before, but he always said he had no time. This time, he should have time, right?

As for Danzō Shimura, his face was full of dark lines.

Did they really have to invite this arrogant guy?

Hearing them, Renye felt that they had a point.

Over the past year, all he had done was train. It really had become dull. It was time to relax a little...

"Alright." Renye nodded in agreement.

Hiruzen also invited Yuki Hyuga and Motoya Nara.

What surprised Renye was that Yuki Hyuga actually agreed!

The sun must have risen in the west.

It was no wonder Renye was surprised.

Over the past year of getting along, he had discovered that Yuki Hyuga was a training fanatic, even more serious and hardworking than him during training.

The group of six left the school.

Summer cicadas chirped through the crevices of Hokage Rock, while Konoha Village's commercial district bustled with people.

"King of Show-offs, why did you come too?" Renye asked curiously.

Yuki Hyuga had long grown accustomed to what Renye called him. "Kagami Uchiha is right. Balancing work and rest is important..."

Ever since he could remember, his father had made him train.

"You are the head family of the Hyuga. The clan's future depends on you!"

Under the expectations of his father and the clan elders, Yuki Hyuga trained diligently.

At just five years old, he awakened the Byakugan, and his name as a genius resounded throughout the Hyuga clan.

Yuki Hyuga bore the future of the clan on his shoulders, so he could not relax for even a moment.

When faced with their invitation, Yuki Hyuga unusually did not refuse.

The final exams were over, and he wanted to give himself half a day off.

"Tomorrow... I'll train twice as hard," Yuki Hyuga muttered quietly.

"King of Show-offs, what did you just say?"

"Nothing."

Hiruzen, walking at the front, turned around. "What does everyone want to eat?"

"Anything is fine with me," Renye and Yuki Hyuga said in unison.

"Making choices is the most troublesome thing. You guys decide," Motoya Nara said.

"Hiruzen, I'll go with whatever you choose." Kagami smiled.

Only Danzō Shimura said nothing, and everyone's eyes turned to him.

Under their gazes, Danzō awkwardly turned his head away. "Whatever is fine."

"Then how about barbecue?" Hiruzen asked.

"No problem." x5

The barbecue restaurant owner spotted Renye and the others from afar and called out at the top of his lungs:

"Kid Sarutobi, today's beef tongue just came in! Aren't you going to try some?"

Clearly, Hiruzen was a regular at this restaurant.

"The barbecue here tastes really good. I come here often," Hiruzen explained.

He rubbed his hands excitedly, his nose already hooked by the mingled aroma of charcoal and sizzling fat, and he was the first to enter the restaurant.

Barbecue restaurant.

The six of them sat around a table.

The meat on the grill sizzled, and sparks from the popping grease lit up their faces.

Hiruzen picked up a wooden fan and gently fanned the grill. The scent of meat grew even richer, making everyone swallow hungrily.

Renye stared at the barbecue, his eyes shining.

It had been quite a while since he had last eaten barbecue.

This aroma was absolutely incredible!

He had not even tasted it yet, but he already knew it could not be bad.

"Behold my secret sauce!"

Hiruzen mysteriously pulled out a small porcelain bottle and dripped several drops of green liquid into his dipping sauce.

"I made this from herbs I found in the forest. I guarantee it's delicious. Want to try it?"

"Is that even tasty?" Renye looked doubtful.

It was all green and weird-looking. Could it really taste good?

"Of course it's good. This is the Sarutobi Family's Secret Recipe!" Hiruzen patted his chest in assurance.

At those words, the others were tempted. They wanted to taste what this secret recipe was like.

Danzō's eyelids twitched wildly. "Don't tell me this is another one of your weird experiments. That dark cuisine last time gave me diarrhea for an entire day."

That was exactly what Hiruzen had said last time.

But after eating it, he could not stop running to the toilet...

"Forget it, I'd better not." Renye gave an awkward laugh.

The others nodded in agreement. They did not want diarrhea.

"Don't listen to Danzō. Last time was an accident... This time will definitely taste good!" Hiruzen hurriedly defended himself.

Unfortunately, no one was willing to try it.

Seeing this, Hiruzen sighed helplessly and glared resentfully at Danzō.

If Danzō had not blabbed, everyone could have tasted his special dipping sauce.

"Sigh, you guys have no luck with food." Hiruzen picked up a piece of grilled meat, coated it in sauce, and put it into his mouth, narrowing his eyes in satisfaction.

"Mmm, it tastes amazing. Are you sure you don't want to try it?"

"If it's so good, eat more." Renye picked up a piece of grilled meat and put it into his mouth.

The ingredients at this restaurant were very fresh, and the taste was excellent.

Everyone began to feast.

As they ate, Motoya suddenly lowered his voice. "Did you know? I heard Lord Tobirama is going to take disciples at the school!"

"Clatter—"

The sound of chopsticks falling to the floor rang out.

Renye suddenly understood. At last, he knew why Tobirama Senju had said this exam was so important.

So he was planning to take disciples.

If nothing unexpected happened, he would choose his disciples from among the top students in Class A.

Renye remembered that in the original story, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzō Shimura, Kagami Uchiha, Homura Mitokado, Koharu Utatane, and the others were all Tobirama Senju's disciples.

And among the top students in this exam, aside from Yuki Hyuga, all the others were...

If nothing unexpected happened, Tobirama Senju's disciples would still be those same people.

It seemed that the history of the Shinobi World had not changed because of his arrival.

"Motoya, is that true?" Hiruzen asked excitedly.

Danzō's breathing grew heavy as he stared intently at Motoya Nara.

Kagami looked longingly ahead. "It would be great if I could become Lord Tobirama's disciple."

Yuki Hyuga looked as calm as ever, continuing to eat barbecue without caring about the matter.

Motoya Nara nodded. "Hokage-sama personally told my father. The news is absolutely accurate."

"What are Lord Tobirama's standards for taking disciples?" Danzō had lost his usual composure.

If Lord Tobirama took him as a disciple, he would definitely become stronger and surpass Hiruzen, Yuki Hyuga, Uchiha Renye, Kagami, and the others!

"I don't know the specifics either." Motoya Nara shook his head.

At that moment, everyone's eyes fell on Renye at the same time.

If they remembered correctly, didn't Renye seem to be living with Lord Tobirama?