"Sorry!"
"Teacher Cangwu, please let me go~!"
Naruto's eyes watered from the pain.
Only then did Cangwu let go.
Naruto immediately clutched his ear, baring his teeth in pain.
Sasuke took a deep breath and hurriedly spoke up:
"Teacher Cangwu!"
"I have the inheritance left behind by the Uchiha clan!"
"Real estate, ninjutsu scrolls, money, and so on!"
Cangwu glanced at him and smiled warmly.
"Keep those things safe for yourself."
"Once you've seen more of the world and understand how much wealth a major Ninja Clan should have, those things will come in handy."
Sasuke furrowed his brow, not quite understanding what Cangwu meant.
But he took the words to heart and hurriedly said:
"Teacher Cangwu, please help me. I have to gain strength."
"Damn it... you smug jerk, Sasuke! Why didn't you get your ear pulled?!" Naruto came over again.
"I... I'm the same! I won't hold anyone back!" Sakura hurried over too.
Looking at the three little ones' expressions,
Cangwu chuckled and gave each of them a head pat.
"Getting stronger doesn't happen overnight."
Unless you have an epiphany (I didn't turn that on, I just forgot to turn it off).
"You're all full, right?"
Hearing this, Sasuke could only suppress his impatience once more and nod slightly.
Naruto rubbed his belly and grinned. "Teacher Cangwu, you made this bento, didn't you?"
"It's so good!!" Naruto gave him a thumbs-up.
Sakura bit her lip. "Teacher Cangwu... if you don't mind, could I ask you to teach me how to cook after training?"
"I... I have some savings too~!"
"What kind of person do you take me for?" Cangwu flicked Sakura on her broad forehead.
"As long as you're all full, that's enough. Don't rush; training takes time."
"We'll talk about it this afternoon."
"Now, I'm getting a little hungry. I'm going to get some barbecue."
"Hmm... someone's treating, so we can eat as much as we want."
The three little ones: "???"
Why didn't you say so earlier?
Why didn't you say that?!
But with the taste of the bento still lingering in their mouths, the three little ones immediately knew which was better.
Teacher Cangwu's bento was delicious.
Barbecue was good too, but it couldn't hold a candle to Teacher Cangwu's bento!
Seeing Cangwu about to leave, Sasuke hurriedly asked:
"Teacher Cangwu, how did you dodge so many attacks earlier?"
Sakura and Naruto immediately perked up their ears.
They were just as curious.
"That?"
"It's simple... I'll tell you next time."
Whoosh—
In the next instant, a flash of golden light swept past, and Cangwu vanished from the spot.
The three little ones stared blankly, then looked at one another for a moment.
"Hmph~!" x2
In the end, Sasuke and Naruto each let out an annoyed snort at the other.
Caught between them, Sakura could only feel a headache coming on.
They each found a comfortable spot to sit.
Before long, Naruto was the first to give in and fell fast asleep.
He lay on the ground with his arms and legs spread out, completely lacking any sense of decorum.
Sakura helplessly pressed a hand to her forehead and sighed.
Sasuke, meanwhile, leaned against a tree and quietly drifted off. Unlike Naruto, he wasn't snoring loudly enough to shake the sky.
"Honestly... yawn"
Sakura yawned too.
She looked around, picked her spot, and went over to the boulder where Cangwu had been reclining earlier. Then she curled up on it.
Meanwhile, at BBQ Q.
As one of the village's best-known barbecue restaurants, it was almost impossible to find an empty seat at this time of day.
"Teacher Kurenai... is everyone here yet?"
"I'm so hungry..."
"Woof..."
Kiba lay sprawled across the table, and Akamaru let out a listless bark.
"Almost. He's rarely late." Kurenai kept her eyes on the door.
As far as she remembered, Cangwu had never been late.
Could it be... that brat was rebelling?!
Just as she was thinking this, a figure slowly entered the barbecue restaurant.
"Kiba... hang in there a little longer," Hinata said softly, trying to comfort her future teammate.
Then she froze.
She stared at the figure in the doorway in disbelief.
"Teacher Cangwu?"
Shino sat quietly, his eyes behind his sunglasses shifting between Hinata and Kurenai.
Then he followed their gazes toward the door.
"Teacher Cangwu."
"Hm? Shino, what did you say?"
Kiba asked listlessly.
Shino was just about to say that he'd seen Teacher Cangwu.
But Kiba went straight to petting Akamaru, no longer paying attention to him.
Shino: "..."
"I hate being ignored."
"Is that so? Then you could say a few more words sometimes, or wear brighter clothes?"
Shino looked at Cangwu, who had come over to the table.
"Teacher Cangwu."
Shino liked this teacher, who never ignored him.
"I thought you weren't coming." Yūhi Kurenai shot Cangwu an exasperated look, then pulled him down into a seat.
"Teacher Cangwu..." Hinata was both nervous and shy.
With Ino not there, she had no courage at all.
But speak of the devil, and she appears.
"Teacher Cangwu~!"
A pleasant voice rang out.
The next moment, a figure flung herself at Cangwu.
Yūhi Kurenai immediately looked wary.
But when she saw that the girl was only just coming into her own, most of her wariness faded.
Behind the girl was the new Ino-Shika-Cho—the Tenth Squad.
At their head, naturally, was the Tenth Squad's Jonin Instructor.
Hiruzen Sarutobi's son, Asuma Sarutobi.
Asuma took a drag on his cigarette, then looked at Yūhi Kurenai.
He seemed to want to use the smoke to calm his restless heart.
Shikamaru irritably waved away the smoke drifting in front of his eyes.
"Teacher Asuma, you can't smoke in here."
"Sorry." Asuma quickly put out his cigarette.
"Kurenai, did you bring the Eighth Squad here for barbecue too?" Once he'd put out his cigarette, Asuma immediately found a topic.
Yūhi Kurenai nodded slightly. "Yeah."
"Then let's get the meat started. You must be getting impatient, right?"
"Awesome~!" Kiba cheered.
Akamaru barked along with him.
"Hinata, you can eat as much as you want today~" Yūhi Kurenai said with a light laugh.
Hinata parted her lips, but before she could say anything, her face had already turned bright red.
She noticed Yūhi Kurenai sneakily scooting closer to Cangwu... no, that wasn't the point. The point was... how did Teacher Kurenai know about my... my... ah~
Teacher Cangwu was the worst~!
Ino grinned and hugged Cangwu's arm.
"It must've been Teacher Cangwu who told her."
Asuma: "..."
Cangwu was here too?
Shikamaru took one look at Asuma's expression and immediately figured out most of what was going on.
"Well, Teacher Asuma, let's find a seat first."
"Uh... right. Choji, you can eat as much as you want in a bit."
"Hm?!"
"I'm fired up!"
The moment he heard he could eat as much as he wanted, Choji immediately got excited.
Asuma discreetly felt his wallet.
He should have enough.
Shikamaru clasped his hands behind his head.
"Teacher Cangwu, we'll head over there first."
"Ino, are you—"
"Of course I'm staying here~"
"A pretty teacher's treating us~"
Ino chose to stay without hesitation.
And her calling Yūhi Kurenai a pretty teacher made Kurenai feel very pleased.
She wasn't bad-looking at all~!
She had to make certain people realize that!
Good girl. From now on, I'll be counting on you to praise this pretty teacher in front of Cangwu~!
Though, who knew if this pretty teacher would still look pretty when the bill came...
Before you continue