"Welcome~"
"Huh?!"
"Naruto!"
Ayame froze for a moment before jogging out.
She held out her hand, measuring Naruto's height against her own.
"You've grown so tall already?"
Sure enough, Naruto was standing in front of Otsutsuki Ichiraku's ramen shop.
Unlike in the original story, he rarely came here, but he got along quite well with Uncle Ichiraku and his daughter Ayame.
Sometimes, he would bring Hinata here for an extra meal.
When there were too many people around, Hinata would get shy and restrain her appetite, only to go hungry afterward...
After becoming a ninja, he came even less often.
He had visited more frequently as a child.
"Pork Bone Ramen, right?"
Ayame said with a light laugh.
That little kid from back then was now taller than her.
"Starting with twenty bowls?"
As soon as she said that, Ayame glanced behind Naruto and asked in confusion,
"Where's your little girlfriend?"
"She's busy today, so she isn't coming."
"Then I'll bring you one bowl first. You can order more if it isn't enough~"
"Dad, one bowl of Pork Bone Ramen!"
"Coming right up~"
Naruto sat down in his usual seat, surrounded by the familiar shop and familiar scenery.
There was a reason he had been kicked out today.
Yes, kicked out.
The girls had been incredibly enthusiastic upon seeing their idol, Tsunade.
Especially after learning that she had mastered the Yin Seal of Eternal Youth, along with powerful Medical Ninjutsu. (The Yin Seal combined with medical techniques—your headlights will exceed your imagination!)
Things had been going quite well at first.
Until... Tsunade glanced into the living room...
Anko, Shizune, and Yugao all had dark circles under their eyes.
Other than Kurenai Yuhi, none of them had slept well.
So Naruto had been kicked out.
Before leaving, he had even needed