The Gourmet Delayed by Ninjas

"If you like it, I can give it to you." Gekko Kuro Yoru stared straight at Qin Yu.

As these words fell, the expressions of everyone present froze.

Gekko Kuro Yoru was one of the Eight Colors of Konoha.

For him to take the initiative to lower his status just to curry favor with Qin Feng was far beyond their expectations.

"I appreciate the gesture, but everyone is hungry, so let's not waste time." Qin Yu shook his head in refusal.

Gekko Kuro Yoru's expression stiffened, and he felt a bit embarrassed.

"Senior Gekko, please don't mind him. Qin Yu possesses Samehada and the Thunder Blade. Your chakra blade is decent, but it's hard for it to catch Qin Yu's eye," Uzuki Yugao explained in a low voice.

"The blades of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist?" Gekko Kuro Yoru was startled, immediately followed by gasps from the crowd.

Qin Yu narrowed his eyes, and his Mangekyo Sharingan instantly activated.

His left hand grabbed a dead wild goat and tossed it straight into mid-air.

The chakra short blade held in his right hand flashed with electricity as he sliced through it with lightning speed.

The onlookers felt only a dizzying blur, and by the time they reacted, the goat had been effortlessly butchered by Qin Yu.

If one truly had to use a phrase to describe this scene, only the idiom "butchering an ox with the skill of a master cook" would suffice.

In an instant, three goats were reduced to meat chunks of varying sizes, falling into a soup pot two to three meters in diameter, still dripping with blood.

The moment he saw Uzuki Cangwu bring back three wild goats, Qin Yu had decided to make a Chinese delicacy—hand-grabbed mutton—to shock this group of natives who only knew how to eat ramen and grilled meat.

Furthermore, by using his lightning-infused cuts to lock in the juices, and then boiling the meat while it was still fresh with blood, the flavor would be even more exquisite.

"What kind of delicacy is this? The cooking method is so strange."

"Tch, you're missing the point. Using chakra nature transformation and the Sharingan to butcher the goat—the hand gestures were skillful and the speed was incredibly fast. This level of technique is beyond what an ordinary person could achieve."

"He must be a professional butcher who was delayed by his ninja career!"

Everyone present was dumbfounded.

Especially Uchiha Fugaku.

He never imagined that Qin Yu would use the legendary Mangekyo Sharingan as a tool for a butcher.

If Uchiha Madara were to find out, he would probably cough up blood.

However, the moment Uchiha Fugaku saw Qin Yu frown, an even more absurd thought surfaced in his mind.

"This guy... he isn't planning to use Fire Style, is he?"

As soon as this thought crossed his mind, everyone present froze, watching as the hand seals in Qin Yu's hands flew.

"Fire Style: Spark!"

Scorching chakra poured out from Qin Yu, instantly bringing the mutton boiling in the warm water to a rolling boil.

Of course, if a layman saw this, they would definitely exclaim that it was bizarre.

However, those present were ninjas, and facing Qin Yu's precise chakra control, they nearly cracked their eye sockets in shock.

Too little chakra, and the technique would fail.

Too much chakra, and the entire pot of mutton would be blown to bits.

The fact that Qin Yu could bring the mutton to a boil so perfectly—looking around the field, even Minato Namikaze would likely admit defeat.

Soon, once the water boiled, Qin Yu poured out the bloody water, added clean water, and continued to cook.

He added a handful of fresh wild green onions gathered nearby, a pinch of Sichuan peppercorns, and a piece of pine wood he had prepared earlier. As the fragrance began to permeate the air, he covered the pot.

Once it was ready to be served, a sprinkle of salt would make it a delicacy of the human world.

"Bring me a stone," Qin Yu signaled.

Uzuki Cangwu did not dare to hesitate and quickly brought over a large stone with a smooth surface.

Watching as Qin Yu buried it into the fire, he waited until it was scorching hot, then wiped it with goat fat. As the sizzling sound rang out, he skillfully spread the dough—originally intended for ramen—onto the stone.

After searing it on both sides, and as the sound of the sizzling fat echoed, he sprinkled on another handful of green onions.

A scallion pancake was finished.

When the time came, he would just need to slice off a piece of mutton and wrap it inside to eat.

That would be an even greater delicacy.

Qin Yu made over a hundred scallion pancakes in one go, and seeing that the mutton was ready, he lifted the lid. The aroma of the meat wafted through the air.

For a moment, the surroundings fell into a dead silence.

Qin Yu turned his head to look around, only to find Uzuki Cangwu and the others staring with eyes as wide as saucers, having crowded around him.

They were sniffing the air and swallowing their saliva at the sight of the lamb hand-grabbed rice.

If not for their wariness of Qin Yu's presence, they probably would have rolled up their sleeves and started snatching it already.

Qin Yu rolled his eyes, wrapped seven or eight lamb-filled portions for himself, and squeezed out of the crowd under their predatory gazes.

"Help yourselves; I've already demonstrated the method." Qin Yu tossed these words over his shoulder.

The starving wolves surrounding him erupted instantly.

"Let me go first! Damn it, you actually shoved me out!"

"Wulan, don't forget you call me brother; hurry up and let me go first."

"Tch, in this situation, even if you were my mother, I wouldn't yield to you."

"No! Leave some for me, or I'll challenge you to a duel!"

Faced with this Huaxia delicacy, the aroma of various spices colliding together conquered not only their sense of smell but their taste buds as well.

Watching the chaotic scene, Qin Yu shook his head helplessly and walked over to Uzuki Yugao and Shizune.

"Eat up, the taste is quite good."

"Heh, it seems this old man is a bit of a mood-killer; we certainly don't get the treatment Minato receives." Uzuki Cangwu glanced over a few times before joining the scramble himself.

"Qin Yu, thank you. I never expected you to be able to make such unique delicacies. Whoever marries you will truly be blessed." Inubou said, with two Scallion Pancake in his mouth and three more in his hands.

It was clear he had gone through a bitter struggle to snatch them.

As he spoke, he didn't forget to wink at Uzuki Yugao and Shizune, causing the two women's cheeks to flush even redder.

They could only lower their heads and eat in silence.

"I get one too?" Minato Namikaze looked at the Scallion Pancake Qin Yu handed him, took it in surprise, and said, "Qin Yu, if you returned to Konoha and opened a restaurant, I'm afraid Ichiraku Ramen would be out of business."

"I find it very strange; you've always been so inconspicuous, yet suddenly you've become omnipotent. It's making me a bit unaccustomed to it."

Uchiha Fugaku agreed with this sentiment as well.

Qin Yu shook his head and smiled: "It's just a hobby. After playing the pig to eat the tiger for so long, it's time to play the dragon to eat the tiger."

Minato Namikaze and Uchiha Fugaku were taken aback; they exchanged glances and fell into silence.

Since Qin Yu was unwilling to reveal too much, they wouldn't press him further.

After the meal, the atmosphere had clearly opened up.

The Konoha ninjas, who had originally been wary of Qin Yu, now looked at him with a hint of goodwill.

This was likely the miraculous effect of what Huaxia calls social interaction at the dining table.

"It's getting late, I'm going back to rest." Qin Yu brushed the dust off his clothes and was the first to leave.

As Qin Yu departed, everyone present nodded in friendly acknowledgment.

But no one noticed the departure of Gekko Kuro Yoru and Gekko Hayate.