"Burp... I'm full."
On the bustling commercial street, amid the surging crowds, Akimichi Choji patted his slightly enlarged belly and let out a satisfied belch.
"That's rare. I actually got to hear Choji say he's full."
Ino Yamanaka, walking beside him, gave Akimichi Choji an astonished look and could not help saying so.
"You saw how Asuma-sensei cried while clutching his wallet, didn't you?"
Shikamaru Nara said matter-of-factly from beside them.
Just look at how many servings of barbecue Choji had eaten today!
"Shikamaru, are you going to tomorrow's extra lessons?"
At that moment, Akimichi Choji spoke up.
"Sure. Asuma-sensei already treated you to twenty servings of barbecue."
Shikamaru Nara did not seem particularly bothered by it.
He knew very well that the reason his teacher had suddenly proposed a group meal today was basically to announce during the meal that, starting tomorrow, aside from Asuma-sensei's regular special training, Taki Chiba would also give them special training once every four days.
Moreover, it was obvious that his teacher attached great importance to this matter. Otherwise, he would not have agreed to every single one of Choji's requests during the meal and let his wallet be eaten empty.
Clearly, he had done this to make them agree to the special training.
He had really put a lot of thought into it.
Besides, they had no reason to refuse in the first place. Shikamaru had seen Taki Chiba's strength with his own eyes. Just from watching his battle, Shikamaru had spent an entire night analyzing the tactical intentions behind every stage of Taki Chiba's fight.
Yet after analyzing it, he discovered that although he could roughly understand Taki Chiba's tactical intentions and knew that every ninjutsu Taki Chiba chose had been used with remarkable precision—capable of resolving the immediate attack while also