Gurgle~ Gurgle~ Gurgle~
Magma-hot chili oil churned freely in a huge copper pot. The scorching, spicy aroma made the people seated around it narrow their eyes and instinctively sit up straighter.
Uchiha Gin, seated in the head-of-household's seat, pulled his gaze away from the hot pot he had personally made and looked instead at the richly marbled snowflake beef before him. One look at its texture was enough to tell how expensive it was.
"This meat..."
He remembered that the Uchiha Meat Processing Plant did not raise such premium wagyu. Neither did the Shimura Clan.
"A kind auntie gave it to us!"
Little Miroku, drooling as she stared at the hot pot, excitedly raised her hand. Even if she did not get dog meat hot pot, beef hot pot was not bad either.
"A kind auntie?"
Uchiha Gin blinked and looked doubtfully at Uchiha Chiri, who had gone out shopping. Were Konoha people this well-off now? Someone could just give away such high-grade A5 wagyu?
"Who was so generous?"
"It was Inuzuka Yuzu."
Uchiha Chiri, who was teaching Reimu how to mix a dipping sauce for her first hot pot experience, sensed her teacher's gaze and calmly nodded.
"Oh~ Little Yuzu."
Inuzuka Yuzu was the owner of the Inuzuka Kennel, as well as the daughter of the Inuzuka Clan leader. Uchiha Gin had practically watched her grow up.
Back when he was still a delinquent, that little girl had often followed behind him begging for candy. She had also especially loved ruffling his hair.
She now had a daughter named Tsume Inuzuka, the mother of Inuzuka Kiba, who had charged all the way to the end with Fang Over Fang.
"A New Year's gift?"
He had not expected that little girl to be so sensible, bringing him gifts for the