Mooches for a meal, Sasuke: Naruto is a lot like my dad?

The next morning.

"Naruto, we're heading off then."

"Honey~ I don't want to be separated from you... Mmm, got it. I'll find you after the mission."

"..."

Since they had just become ninjas, they didn't have to leave the village for missions.

Naruto had invited them over for breakfast that morning.

After finishing his breakfast, he rested for a bit before continuing his meditation.

As for the wilderness survival exercise?

They were told not to eat anything beforehand, or they'd throw up.

But it didn't say they were strictly forbidden from eating breakfast.

Meanwhile.

Pink Hair and Sasuke, who had woken up early to prepare, met each other.

"Good morning, Sasuke. Are you also going to scout the terrain and gather intel?"

Pink Hair greeted him.

Sasuke's eyes were cold, and he seemed unwilling to even respond, walking right past her.

Pink Hair was left standing awkwardly.

Finally, she sighed and followed him to the training grounds.

After watching for a while, they realized... the training grounds were that small, and it only took a few minutes to gather the intel.

Suddenly, they both had nothing to do.

Sasuke sat down on the spot, forcing himself to calm his mind and meditate.

"Huh? Ino~ Hinata~!"

Pink Hair had wanted to share the intel with Sasuke, but seeing his cold demeanor.

"Never mind, I'm not going to put myself out there for nothing."

She turned around and saw Ino and Hinata, who had just finished breakfast at Naruto's place.

She jogged over, and Ino and Hinata looked at her in confusion.

"Sakura, why are you here so early?"

"Didn't Naruto say it starts at noon?"

"Oh~ So Sasuke is here too."

Hinata praised her.

"Sakura, you're so diligent."

"You guys aren't in the same team, why are you leaving together?"

Hearing this, Pink Hair felt a bit awkward and changed the subject.

"Just came from Naruto's place."

Seeing Pink Hair exclaim, it was clear she had misunderstood.

"N-no... no, Sakura, don't misunderstand... we just went for breakfast... really!"

"That's right, Hinata, you saying that shyly makes it easy for people to get the wrong idea~"

Ino took Hinata's small hand and teased her with a smile.

Sakura then remembered that back in the Ninja Academy, Ino and the others seemed to run to Naruto's place every day.

Once, she had forgotten her bento, and Ino had brought one back for her.

It was delicious, even better than her mom's cooking!

Thinking about food, Pink Hair's stomach let out a rumbling growl.

"Remember, don't eat breakfast tomorrow, or you'll definitely throw up."

Kakashi's words from yesterday still echoed in her ears.

"Sakura... you?"

Ino and Hinata, having been nourished for years, had senses many times stronger than in the original story.

Coupled with the noticeable sound Pink Hair's stomach made.

Pink Hair's face turned red for a moment.

"I'm on a diet, haha~"

As soon as she finished speaking.

A rumbling sound came from not far away.

The three of them turned their heads in unison.

Sasuke blushed, a rare sight, and snorted, turning his head away.

At this time, Sasuke wasn't much different from his original depiction.

Naruto had left him enough property to live exactly as he did in the original story.

"Oh no, it's time, we're leaving now, Sakura, you can do it~"

Ino, afraid she'd be embarrassed, quickly left with Hinata.

The area outside the training ground instantly fell silent.

Pink Hair's toes were practically digging a hole in the ground.

Sasuke had his back to her.

It's no use... I didn't feel anything before, but Naruto is actually still resting at home... and he even ate breakfast... I should go eat too. It doesn't start until noon anyway, and I'll just throw up if I do, no one's paying attention to my image.

Sakura-bro persuaded herself internally.

Pink Hair pouted, "But, thinking back, Ino even invited me back then... If I go back now, they'll definitely ask me questions, it's too troublesome... We'll be teammates in the future anyway, so it should be fine..."

Pink Hair, who had just lifted her foot to head home, changed direction and walked towards where Ino and Hinata had come from.

"Oh, right, I almost forgot."

"Sasuke, I'm going to share some intel with Naruto and grab breakfast. I'll come back at noon. Do you want to come too?"

"Hmph."

Sasuke acknowledged her, but his usual demeanor forced him to remain silent and still.

"Rumble rumble--"

"If you're not going, I'll go by myself. I'll trade intel for breakfast... I heard Naruto's cooking is amazing!"

Pink Hair's cheeks flushed slightly. Spit! I'm just sharing intel with Naruto and saying I haven't eaten breakfast.

Since I'm already here.

He wouldn't turn away a guest, would he?

After all, we're classmates, and teammates. And I have a good relationship with Ino.

Feeling a little anxious, Pink Hair didn't notice that Sasuke had already gotten up.

By the time she did, Sasuke had already walked past her.

"Huh? Sasuke, why are you..."

"Less talking! If we're going to fight together, we can't let him, who knows nothing, hold us back. We need to strategize in advance!"

"Uh... no, I mean, you're going the wrong way. Naruto's house is that way."

Sasuke: "..."

So, when Naruto opened the door.

He saw the two of them standing at his doorstep.

So fragrant!!! x2

The scent, not yet completely dissipated, rushed into Sasuke and Pink Hair's nostrils.

It was instantly stimulating.

So this is why Ino and the others eat so well every day.

"Um... Naruto, we just came back from the training ground and gathered a lot of intel. We were planning to... with you..."

Before Pink Hair could finish her sentence, Sasuke's stomach protested again, unable to help itself.

Seeing this, Naruto understood their intentions immediately.

"Come in. Today I'm making Jianbing Guozi and Soup Dumplings. Have you eaten breakfast yet?"

The two of them shook their heads in unison.

Especially when they heard about a breakfast they had never even heard of.

They moved with unusual speed, took off their shoes, entered the house, and sat at the dining table in one fluid motion.

Naruto chuckled and shook his head.

Actually, he didn't dislike Pink Hair at all.

As for the Naruto in the original story, setting aside how he managed his image, The first time he saw Sakura, he was already thinking of baby names.

Pink Hair was completely focused on Sasuke.

Naruto kept bothering her every day, so it was natural for her to be annoyed.

Looking at it this way, Pink Hair was actually quite gentle in the original story, not outright rejecting Naruto.

Although I said some thoughtless things, and then manipulated... uh, okay, let's leave the damage control to the professionals.

"Want some Hulatang?"

Naruto poked his head out from the kitchen.

The two exchanged a glance and then nodded in unison.

They could already smell the aroma, and this time it was even richer.

Before long, Naruto sat to the side, watching the two of them, who started out somewhat refined before completely abandoning all pretense and eating heartily, a slight curve to his lips.

No one could refuse good food.

Especially these children who had never eaten truly fine grains.

After they had eaten their fill, they saw Naruto looking at them with a smile.

Pink Hair was alright, since she had already gone all out, she wasn't as scared anymore.

"Right, Naruto, this is the intel I just jotted down, take a look."

Sasuke turned his head away. "How... how much is it? I have money on me."

At this point, Sasuke had already figured out why Kakashi had told them not to eat breakfast.

There was definitely something fishy going on.

It could only be said that he was indeed the Sasuke who had been infatuated with Orochimaru for so long.

"It's not much money. If you really want to give it, just let me rest when I have some easy missions in the future."

Naruto smiled as he cleared away the bowls and chopsticks.

He added silently, Thanks to the generous Uchiha Clan for the treat.

Pink Hair quickly stepped forward to help.

Independent Sasuke sat alone.

It was only then that he began to take in Naruto's home.

It was small, but very clean.

As soon as this thought crossed his mind, he saw the bedroom door, which hadn't been closed yet, inside was all pink and tender...

"Naruto-kun, we ate too much... will we be like what Kakashi-sensei said at noon..."

Just being alone with Naruto already made her heart race, and when she thought of certain scenes, her face immediately turned red.

"No, relax."

"Your theoretical and intelligence analysis scores have always been first in the class."

"It's just that you're too easily influenced by your emotions. If you think about it carefully, you'll find many loopholes."

"If the opponent is Kakashi-sensei... wilderness survival exercise..."

With Naruto's words, Pink Hair also noticed something was off.

"Such obvious deflection of the conflict... Ah, I only just realized it now, but Naruto-kun, you're amazing, you discovered the contradiction so quickly."

Sakura-bro: Heh, and what about your Sasuke-kun?

"No wonder Sasuke mentioned when he arrived that we should plan our tactics in advance. Sasuke probably also sensed it this morning. This assessment is very likely testing a team's cooperation."

"A team of three who don't fit, aren't united, and are unwilling to cooperate cannot succeed in the assessment."

"No, I didn't, I'm not."

Sasuke appeared at the kitchen doorway at some point.

"I sensed something was wrong, but I didn't analyze it as thoroughly as you did."

"Naruto, you are very strong. Six years as the top student, you deserve it."

At this moment, Sasuke truly noticed that Naruto possessed an aura that felt incredibly familiar and close to him.

It was warm, making him want to draw nearer.

Moreover, that familiar and close feeling... it was very much like Father