"It was snowing. This was Hidden Leaf Village's second snowfall, wasn't it?"
Hinata looked through the window at the snowflakes outside.
Winter in Hidden Leaf Village was nowhere near as brutally cold as it was in the Land of Snow.
During recess, the children attending school all ran onto the playground and started snowball fights.
It rarely snowed more than a few times a year in Hidden Leaf Village, so every winter, they looked forward to it.
In recent years, the ninjas of Hidden Leaf Village, even the children still in the Ninja Academy, had been wearing less and less clothing.
It was not because winter temperatures had been low these past few years, but because their physiques had gradually allowed them to ignore the cold winter weather.
"998... 999... 1000..."
Might Guy and his disciple Lee were doing push-ups.
Bare-chested in the dead of winter, not only did they not feel cold, but the heat steaming from their bodies melted the snow around them.
After finishing their push-ups, the two of them began running laps around Hidden Leaf Village.
"Youth... is burning!"
Might Guy's voice carried far into the distance.
At their pace, if they ran a few more laps, there would be no need to clear the snow around Hidden Leaf Village.
The heat generated by the master and disciple while running was enough to melt a small portion of the snow surrounding Hidden Leaf Village.
"Brother Shisui, aren't you eating?"
Ichiraku Ramen.
Naruto had treated Sasuke to a meal and happened to run into Uchiha Shisui, so he invited him to join them.
Uchiha Shisui had originally wanted to refuse, but Naruto was simply too enthusiastic and dragged him over.
"...No."
"What a waste. If you're not eating it, give it to me."
In no time at