Naruto's Secret Recipe Mini-Burgers

Near noon, Ito Hirofumi, who had been slumped over his desk, slowly opened his eyes and stretched his joints, which were aching all over.

"That wretched Uchiha Madara! He really doesn't hold back!"

But it seems I really have become stronger...

Ito Hirofumi couldn't help but think to himself. In just a day and a half, the feeling of his own growth was remarkably obvious.

Whether it was his reaction speed, physical fitness, or the amount of chakra in his system, everything had seen a massive boost. This wasn't an illusion; he had truly become stronger.

Furthermore, learning ninjutsu didn't seem difficult for him at all. In just half a day within the Summoning Space, he had already mastered the C-rank Great Fireball Technique!

Most importantly, it wasn't some half-baked attempt, but a level of proficiency where he could release it skillfully. Given his current chakra reserves, he could fully unleash the Great Fireball Technique three times!

Of course, that was just the standard version of the Great Fireball Technique, not the monstrous version used by Uchiha Madara.

When Uchiha Madara was teaching Ito Hirofumi, he had demonstrated the power of his ninjutsu. Although Ito Hirofumi had understood the destructive potential of Uchiha Madara's techniques from the original anime, seeing it with his own eyes was a completely different experience.

The Great Fireball Technique he released was truly just a small fireball, while Uchiha Madara's Great Fireball Technique was nothing short of a miniature sun!

Uchiha Madara was also quite surprised that Ito Hirofumi had learned a ninjutsu so easily. After all, Ito Hirofumi did not possess the Sharingan and could not rely on it to copy techniques.

Being able to skillfully release a C-rank ninjutsu in just half a day was enough to prove that Ito Hirofumi's talent was outstanding!

However, Ito Hirofumi didn't feel his talent was all that great. Instead, he felt that his ability to grow stronger in such a short time was likely due to Indra's chakra.

Every time he summoned a spirit, he could extract one ability from them and load it onto himself, similar to copy-pasting.

The Indra's chakra had been obtained precisely from Uchiha Madara.

It was precisely because he possessed Indra's chakra that Ito Hirofumi felt he was growing stronger so rapidly.

Thinking of this, Ito Hirofumi gave a helpless, bitter smile.

Naruto should really be renamed Cheat Ninja!

Or perhaps Tailed Beast Pokémon, or Legend of the Eyes—those would be quite fitting too!

"Hirofumi! Why did you sleep for so long this morning?! I've been awake for ages, and you were still snoozing!"

Uzumaki Naruto shouted at Ito Hirofumi.

Ito Hirofumi noticed that everyone else on the other side had already taken out their bento boxes and snacks, preparing for lunch.

Over the past few years at the Ninja Academy, because of his influence, the Konoha Nine Rookies had formed much tighter bonds than in the original story, and they had now vaguely formed a small clique within the school.

Uzumaki Naruto had also successfully joined this group.

Initially, this small circle only consisted of himself and Uzumaki Naruto, then Yamanaka Ino, who had a crush on him, joined, followed quickly by Nara Shikamaru and Akimichi Choji.

Soon after, Inuzuka Kiba and Aburame Shino joined as well. Hyuga Hinata, perhaps because of her crush on Uzumaki Naruto, had also gravitated toward this group and had now fully integrated into it.

Because Haruno Sakura was good friends with Yamanaka Ino, she also became a member of the group.

In the class, aside from Uchiha Sasuke, the original Konoha Nine Rookies had already gathered together.

Uchiha Sasuke sat by the window, taking out his own prepared bento, but the corner of his eye flickered toward the group from time to time, a trace of envy flashing in his gaze.

Uzumaki Naruto boisterously pulled Ito Hirofumi directly to the table where everyone was sitting.

"Secret recipe burger! Naruto's secret recipe burger! Secret recipe burger! Naruto's secret recipe burger!

Woke up a bit early today, nothing to do so I made a burger. Is the burger tasty? You've got to pick the right ingredients..."

As Uzumaki Naruto chanted these strange words to a specific rhythm, he pulled an object that looked suspiciously like a burger from his backpack.

Everyone was long used to this scene; over these years at the Ninja Academy, they had all learned some very bizarre things from Ito Hirofumi.

There were some strange phrases and some odd behaviors.

At first, everyone thought it was quite eccentric, but by now, they were used to it.

Hyuga Hinata, sitting next to Uzumaki Naruto, watched him cautiously and thought to herself, The song Naruto is singing is actually quite nice... It seems Naruto really likes eating burgers. It looks like I should study how to make them properly in the future...

Unfortunately, Uzumaki Naruto didn't notice Hyuga Hinata's attention at all, instead looking toward Haruno Sakura like a lovesick puppy.

"Sakura! This is the Naruto secret recipe burger I made this morning, hurry up and try it!"

Haruno Sakura looked at the unidentified object that resembled a burger and felt that this guy Uzumaki Naruto was trying to poison her!

BANG!

A fist slammed hard onto Uzumaki Naruto's head.

"Who would eat this kind of weird stuff?!"

Seeing this, everyone's lips curled slightly. Akimichi Choji dumped all the snacks from his backpack onto the table in one go!

"Ollie-ge! Let's dig in, brothers!"

Yamanaka Ino took out her own bento, then produced another one that looked very exquisite.

"Hirofumi... I made this bento. Try it and see if it's good..."

Ito Hirofumi raised an eyebrow as he looked at the delicate bento; various exquisite little rice balls were neatly arranged inside, accented with small snacks.

It seemed this girl Yamanaka Ino had put a lot of thought into it.

Ito Hirofumi then pulled an oversized bento box from his desk.

Everyone present felt their eyes light up the moment they saw that bento!

It couldn't be helped; the bentos prepared by Ito Hirofumi's mother were simply too delicious! Moreover, they contained all sorts of things that no one else had ever tasted before.

Ito Hirofumi understood what everyone was looking forward to; after all, the bentos his mother prepared for him were delicacies from his past life that he knew well.

For the culinary desert that was the world of Naruto, the appeal of these delicacies was absolutely beyond question!