Can't a Person Even Eat?

The adorable girl looked as if she had seen something truly terrifying, her scream nearly piercing everyone's eardrums.

The once-noisy lobby of the restaurant fell silent in an instant. Almost everyone looked up at the same time, turning their gaze toward the girl at the entrance—Kushina Uzumaki!

Li Tong, who had been slurping his noodles, also looked up. The moment he caught sight of Kushina, he choked as if he had swallowed water, spraying the noodles from his mouth before breaking into a violent fit of coughing.

How unfortunate!

He must have forgotten to check the almanac before heading out today.

To think he would run into this brat!

The girl's eyes were wide as saucers, her fair, delicate finger pointed directly at Li Tong. Her arm trembled, and she was clearly worked up to an extreme degree.

Whoosh—

In unison, everyone in the lobby followed the direction of Kushina's finger, looking toward Li Tong, who was coughing while wiping his mouth with a napkin.

What was going on?

Kushina Uzumaki and this rogue ninja from Amegakure, Li Tong... it seemed there was a story here!

"Pervert! Pervert! Pervert! Pervert! Pervert!" Kushina began to shriek again, her finger jabbing rhythmically toward Li Tong.

"Hey! You brat!" Li Tong slammed his fist onto the table and glared at her.

"Young Master, Miss, please, let's not argue, let's not argue..." The waiter, sensing the situation turning sour, jumped in to offer a fawning attempt at mediation.

"Yo! What's this? Kushina, what did he do to make you curse him like that?" a nosy ninja asked with a mischievous grin.

Kushina was straightforward and impulsive; without a second thought, she blurted out Li Tong's "crime."

"He wasn't wearing any clothes, in front of me... ah!" Kushina shrieked again, realizing she had said something wrong.

"What?!"

"Not wearing clothes?"

"Oh my, this is serious."

"What a beast!"

"Kids these days, they really are chaotic!"

"The circle of children is so messy!"

The restaurant lobby instantly erupted into noise, with no shortage of tut-tutting.

Black lines pulsed on Li Tong's forehead. He felt so wronged!

"Ah! Pervert! Bad guy! You're all bad people!" The eight-year-old Kushina, both embarrassed and furious, cursed everyone in the lobby before covering her flushed face and running out! She vanished in a flash.

"Ha, the girl got shy."

"Sigh! Let's eat, let's eat. You lot, picking on a little girl."

After Kushina left, the ninjas in the lobby stopped discussing her and returned to the earlier topic of the "One Hundred and Three Cuts" and the "Death of Hyuga Anan," with many casting frequent glances at Li Tong.

These Konoha ninjas naturally understood that Li Tong couldn't have actually done anything to Kushina; otherwise, he wouldn't be sitting there calmly eating noodles. If anything had truly happened, Kushina's aunt, the "Number One Female Devil of Konoha," Tsunade, would have torn him to shreds! Tsunade would dare to do such a thing even in front of the Anbu!

Li Tong could tell that this group of ninjas was simply bored! The way they had spoken just now was purely to tease the little girl!

"A bunch of bad people!" Li Tong muttered, echoing Kushina's sentiment.

He had lost all appetite.

Because Li Tong had just sprayed his noodles, his fastidiousness meant he would never touch them again, and he even began to dislike this restaurant because of it! These ninjas were incredibly annoying!

"Check!" Li Tong picked up his chopsticks, then set them back down and beckoned to the waiter.

He was done eating; time to pay and leave.

Amidst the noisy chatter, Li Tong left the Baiye Inn. Not long after, he arrived at another high-end Konoha restaurant called "Jiangchuan Flavor." It seemed the owner's surname was Jiangchuan.

The decor was luxurious and very clean!

Welcomed by the enthusiastic greeting of a waiter, Li Tong stepped inside.

"Look, that's him!"

"Dual-Colored Eyes, it's Li Tong. I heard he killed Hyuga Anan last night!"

"So ruthless, one hundred and three cuts!"

"They say his intestines were spilled all over the ground, and his body was stabbed to pieces!"

"The Hyuga Clan definitely won't let him go! He's a dead man!"

Just as Li Tong sat down by the window under the waiter's guidance, he heard the familiar-sounding gossip. He chose to ignore it! He opened the menu and ordered a few of the most expensive dishes, along with a large bowl of noodles.

The Jiangchuan Flavor Restaurant had many customers, but the service was fast.

Before long, the food was served, and Li Tong began to eat.

Enjoying the delicious food and occasionally looking out the window, Li Tong ate this meal quite comfortably. He ate slowly and meticulously; he had nothing else to do, so he wasn't in a hurry. As for the gossip in the lobby, he let them go to hell!

Half an hour later.

Li Tong had only finished half a bowl of noodles, and he hadn't touched much of the other dishes, which had already gone cold. Li Tong thought for a moment, set down his chopsticks, and beckoned to the waiter again.

He ordered three more dishes!

Money makes one willful!

Most of the guests dining at this restaurant were ninjas, though a few wealthy merchants could also be seen. Li Tong was still chewing slowly, yet the guests in the main hall had already cycled through a full wave. Among all the ninjas in Konoha, Li Tong was likely the most idle one of them all.

Another group of ninjas entered, six in total. They found an empty table and sat down, and after ordering their food, they began to gossip!

"Hey, have you heard? Hyuga Anan is dead!"

"I know, they say it was that newly recruited rogue ninja from Amegakure who did it! His name is Li Tong!"

"Heh! He's really asking for death! I heard there are Anbu ninjas protecting him in the shadows, but that won't be any use!"

"Exactly! He's just an outsider brat; the Hokage wouldn't go all out to protect him. The Hyuga Clan has a hundred ways to kill him without making a sound!"

"Oh, right, I also heard something else just now, about Kushina Uzumaki. You guys know Kushina Uzumaki, right?"

"Don't be stupid, isn't she that girl from the Uzumaki Clan who came to the village a year ago? The one with red hair? I heard Tsunade likes her a lot, and she even calls Tsunade 'Auntie.' So what? What does that Li Tong have to do with her?"

"You guys don't know yet? I just heard that Li Tong tried to harass Kushina Uzumaki, and she even cursed him out as a pervert. They say he even stripped all his clothes off?"

"Stripped naked?"

"Yeah! It seems he stripped himself, and he also... to Kushina..."

"He's that bold? Tsk tsk! He's stirred up even more trouble than killing Hyuga Anan. If Tsunade finds out, she'll probably tear him to pieces, right?"

"You said it! Seriously, I've never seen anyone so eager to die! Are all the people from Amegakure this arrogant?"

The gossip flowed continuously into Li Tong's ears. Li Tong had frozen, his teeth clamped onto a noodle, his entire body motionless with his eyes wide open. After a long while, he slowly raised his head and looked at the group of ninjas who had just arrived.

What the hell!

The news had actually spread! Already! This makes no sense!

"Sigh! Kushina is only eight years old! That damn brat actually had the nerve to do that; he's a total beast! I heard the Police Force is already looking for him to arrest him!" the group continued.

"Pfft—" Li Tong couldn't hold it back, and he sprayed a mouthful of noodles out.

Damn it!

Can't a guy just eat in peace?!