"Ah, wait a minute, come right away!"
In the afternoon, the sunlight shines through the window in Naruto's small but well-kept apartment. Naruto is wearing an old apron and holding a rag in his hand, busy cleaning.
Hearing the sudden knock on the door, he immediately raised his voice and answered, guessing that Satsuki might be looking for him. He quickly walked to the door.
I called Gate of Opening and saw the familiar figure of Satsuki standing outside the door. It's just that she looked a little strange today. She didn't come in as usual. Instead, she lowered her head slightly and put her hands behind her back, as if she was hiding something. She was hesitant to speak and coquettish.
"It's Satsuki." Although Naruto thought her posture was a bit strange, he didn't think much about it. He smiled and stepped aside to get out of the way. "Come in first. If you want to go out, wait for me. I haven't finished cleaning yet."
Satsuki said softly "Hmm" and quickly walked into the room with his head lowered. Naruto Habitual Earth Flow went to the refrigerator and took out a bottle of iced strawberry milk and handed it to her as usual. "Sit down for a while, I'll be fine soon."
Satsuki took the milk with a blushing face, sat down at the dining table, and for a moment hid a square box wrapped in a clean cloth behind him and placed it on the table.
Her heart was beating fast. This box contained something that she had spent the entire noon carefully preparing. Kakashi-sensei's words echoed in her mind at this moment.
"Listen up, Satsuki! This is the most direct and classic way! If you want to win a man's heart, you must first win his stomach! Even though Naruto is a very good cook, this step is still necessary!"
"Because when a girl makes lunch for a man, not only can he see your attentiveness and thoughtfulness, but more importantly, it can make him feel cherished and cared for! This is a great weapon to increase his favorability!"
Kakashi was holding the broken book and talking proudly.
Satsuki finally summoned up the courage and said to Naruto who was continuing to wipe the table, "Ming...Naruto! Um... you... have you had lunch?"
Naruto, who was cleaning, was stunned when he heard this. He subconsciously turned his eyes to the carefully wrapped square box on the table, and instantly understood something.
It seems that Satsuki was acting coy today, so it turned out that he made a lunch for himself? An indescribable warmth instantly surged into Naruto's heart. He also wondered why Satsuki didn't come over to help clean up like before. It turned out that he was doing this secretly.
Even if he had already eaten lunch, he absolutely couldn't say that now. He replied very self-consciously. "Not yet, what's wrong? Satsuki Did you bring something delicious?"
Although this is the first time Satsuki has actually cooked in his life, relying on his deep memory of observing his mother Mikoto and Naruto cook in the past, as well as being meticulous and striving for perfection, the final product looks pretty decent in appearance, so it shouldn't be too bad, right?
Hearing that Naruto hadn't eaten yet, Satsuki felt a little relieved, but he still stumbled over the next words. "Well... I... I tried to learn how to make a bento today... But, I made a little too much... Eat. If you can't finish it, it will be a waste of food... You... you can help eat it."
"That's it, okay, thank you then." Naruto pulled out the chair and sat down, took the lunch box from Satsuki, and then opened the lid without hesitation.
Seeing Naruto accept it so groundedly and prepare to taste it, Satsuki felt an uncontrollable joy and expectation in his heart.
The bento box contains two rice balls, which are very common in Japanese cuisine. Next to them is yellow tamagoyaki, and a piece of meat steak that looks to be fried to a good color.
Naruto was actually full of wonder and expectation for being able to eat food cooked by Satsuki himself. He picked up the chopsticks prepared in the lunch box, picked up a piece of Tamagoyaki that looked the most harmless, and put it into his mouth.
The next moment——
"... Boom."
Naruto seemed to hear the sound of huge waves hitting the rocks in his mind.
The salty taste swept through his entire mouth instantly like a tsunami, violently impacting his taste buds!
This Tamagoyaki... why is it so salty?! Naruto feels like his tongue is almost soaked in the taste! He almost used all his willpower and expression management ability as Ninja to suppress the self-conscious expression on his face that was about to lose control and want to twist, and forcibly maintained the chewing and swallowing movements.
That's right... the taste of this dish that Satsuki put his heart and soul into can no longer be described as simply "unpalatable"... because it is inedible at all!
Uchiha Satsuki, as the daughter of Uchiha Clan Head, the strongest Konoha family, has received all kinds of elite education since she was a child, including ninjutsu, Taijutsu, Shurikenjutsu, tactical theory... But only the home economics and cooking skills are a completely ignored field!
For a daughter of her status, her life goal is to continue to become stronger and revitalize the family's glory! My mother is responsible for such trivial matters as cooking. She is an upright and upright young lady who keeps her fingers clean!
Unfortunately, Satsuki completely messed up on his first cooking attempt. When her mother Mikoto happened to be temporarily out of town and had no one to guide her, she perfectly confused the ratio of salt and sugar! And maybe because of nervousness, my hands were shaking and I played a few more times...
Of course, the cautious Satsuki has actually done some "experiments". The first drug tester in the family - Fugaku Uchiha, after learning that this seemingly good-looking lunch box was specially made by his daughter for that "yellow boy" Uzumaki Naruto, I don't know what kind of complicated mentality he had?
Unexpectedly, he suppressed the twitching on his face and the discomfort in his throat, and commented "the taste is pretty good" without changing his expression! After Satsuki left, he drank a large pot of water and showed an expression of extreme pain.
Naruto's hand holding the chopsticks trembled slightly, but he forced himself to steady it. At this moment, he heard Satsuki ask with expectation and a little nervousness, "How is it? Does it taste... do you like it?"
Looking at Satsuki's bright, expectant black eyes, Naruto really couldn't say anything to hurt her. He tried hard to swallow the terrible Tamagoyaki in his mouth, and forced out a smile as self-conscious as possible, "... well, it's, it's okay... it's okay."
Satsuki, who was immersed in joy, did not notice the reluctance and subtle pain under [Naruto's smile]. Instead, she was encouraged by Naruto's "affirmation" and suggested with a hint of shyness and excitement on her face. "Yeah, really? Then... then I can do more in the future! This way Naruto you won't have to work so hard to cook by yourself when you perform your tasks!"
"Pfft - cough cough cough!" Naruto heard this and almost choked on his own saliva, and his heart suddenly "thumped"! Tenten Eat this? It will kill someone!
He waved his hands quickly, "No, no, no! No, no, no! Satsuki I accept your wishes! But leave it to me to do small things like cooking! I prefer cooking, and I can move quickly! Really! How can I make you Tenten so troublesome!"
Perhaps Naruto refused too quickly and too firmly, and the abnormality in his tone finally caught Satsuki's attention. She looked carefully at Naruto's face, which was still trying to maintain a smile but was slightly pale and stiff, and thought about the tiny movements he made when swallowing just now that seemed extremely difficult...
An idea suddenly popped up that made her heart sink. Naruto's expression... isn't it a bit too forced? Could it be that...
Almost subconsciously, with Ninja's outstanding agility, she suddenly reached out and snatched the chopsticks from Naruto's hand!
Naruto was holding back the discomfort because of the salty and painful aftertaste in his mouth, and his reaction was half a beat too slow. When he realized what [Satsuki was trying to do and wanted to stop him in panic - "Wait! Satsuki don't -!"
It's too late.
Satsuki Without any hesitation, he quickly put the Tamagoyaki bento into his mouth...
"Ugh...!"
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