Mom No Longer Has to Worry About My Studies

The Third Hokage was clearly being extremely cautious when it came to the two little ones, Lin Fan and Naruto.

If their abilities were properly nurtured, they could become the finest inheritors of the Will of Fire and pillars of Konoha in the future.

It was not even impossible for them to grow to the level of the First Hokage.

However, if they were managed poorly, both were highly likely to grow into rogue ninjas who would inevitably turn their blades against Konoha.

Kakashi Hatake had graduated from the Ninja Academy at the tender age of five to become a genin, reached chunin at six, and by twelve, he was already the youngest jonin in Konoha at the time.

Later, his operations within the Anbu spread his fame across the Five Great Nations, earning him the prestigious title of Copy Ninja.

Only a genius of such caliber could make these two troublesome brats submit.

More importantly, Kakashi had the Will of Fire deeply rooted within his consciousness.

After experiencing the Hatake Sakumo incident in his childhood, he had become determined to abide by the village's rules.

He was capable of perfectly completing every mission assigned to him by the village.

In the eyes of the Third, Kakashi was the only candidate suitable for instilling the Will of Fire into the two boys to ensure they would never betray Konoha.

"Very well, since it is your request, Lord Third, I will certainly discipline them well."

At this moment, Kakashi gazed at Lin Fan, whose strength was quite formidable, through the Crystal Ball, feeling a wave of scalp-tingling pressure.

The setting sun soon dyed the Ninja Academy playground a beautiful golden yellow.

"Alright, the final round of practical training is over. Class dismissed!"

After Iruka finished speaking, he walked toward the school building, while the students quickly gathered in twos and threes, preparing to leave the campus.

"Lin Fan, to celebrate you beating that stuck-up Sasuke, how about we go eat barbecue!"

Naruto hooked his right arm around Lin Fan's shoulder, squinting his eyes and smiling as he spoke.

"Sure, you brought me ramen yesterday, so today my treat—let's go eat barbecue together!"

Seeing Naruto's look of longing, his mouth practically watering, Lin Fan readily agreed.

After all, if the group wasn't too large, Lin Fan could afford a meal of barbecue with the money he had on him.

Just then, Sasuke drifted past Lin Fan.

"Hmph, Sasuke, we're going to eat barbecue—you want to come along?"

Naruto walked up to Sasuke quite deliberately and said with a smirk.

"Get lost, loser. I'm going to train right now; sooner or later, I will surpass Lin Fan and defeat him."

Sasuke shoved one hand into his pocket, shot Naruto a glare, and left the campus alone.

On the other side, Sakura immediately followed, "Sasuke-kun, tell me where you're training? I'll come bring you dinner later!"

Lin Fan didn't pay it any mind.

In any case, he was currently living off a survivor's pension, and his monthly living expenses were naturally not very high.

Therefore, when it came to treating people to a meal, the fewer the better.

But then, something Lin Fan hadn't expected happened.

After the two walked out of the school gates, they ran into the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, Kiba Inuzuka, and Hinata.

Naruto, that big mouth, boasted to everyone he met that Lin Fan was treating them to barbecue.

Ino: "Really? My idol Lin Fan is going to treat me to barbecue? I'm definitely going!"

Shikamaru: "It's a hassle, but if Lin Fan is paying, I certainly won't refuse."

Choji: "How did Lin Fan-kun know it's my favorite? I won't be polite either."

And just like that, a total of seven people arrived at the barbecue restaurant!

Before long, plates of various meats—lamb skewers, pork belly, beef balls, chicken wings, marinated duck legs, and more—were served to the table.

Soon, the meat was sizzling with oil, emitting waves of savory aroma.

"Nothing beats barbecue and ramen—everyone, dig in!"

Naruto held his chopsticks and shouted excitedly.

After the feast.

Lin Fan looked at the three hundred ryo in his pocket and felt immense pressure.

Every plate of barbecue in the restaurant was clearly priced at twenty ryo, which wasn't expensive.

Originally, if it were just him and Naruto eating, the money would have been plenty.

But the key was that after bringing Choji along, the boy had eaten twenty plates all by himself.

At this rate, the meal wouldn't cost less than six hundred ryo.

Furthermore, there was no credit system in the Naruto World, and with only four hundred ryo left in his hand, he would have to struggle for at least ten days until the next pension payment.

Thus, Lin Fan was currently contemplating how to get a free meal.

After finishing the meal, Lin Fan asked Hinata and the others to stay in their seats and rest for a while.

Lin Fan went to meet the owner of the barbecue restaurant alone.

Lin Fan soon saw that the owner of the barbecue restaurant was a single man with a thick beard and overflowing hormones.

Therefore, he catered to the man's tastes by pulling several freshly printed magazines and manga from his Other-Dimensional Scroll.

These included My Neighbor's Sister, Loli and the Whip, Pretending to be a Man, and so on.

As expected, the barbecue restaurant owner's eyes lit up the moment he saw the colorful book covers.

He then began to flip through them, unable to put them down.

Seeing that things were going well, Lin Fan decided to showcase his wisdom as a modern man once more.

He immediately asked the owner to prepare scissors, tape, and a fully ripened banana.

He then personally demonstrated to the owner another use for this banana, aside from eating it.

Very quickly.

Custom-fitted to everyone's size.

High quality.

Plug and play.

An All-Nighter Artifact with manual speed adjustment was rapidly completed.

With this artifact, one would no longer fear the vast amount of study materials.

From now on, Mom will never have to worry about my studies again.

After fully understanding the true purpose of the artifact, the single male owner of the barbecue restaurant felt his admiration for Lin Fan's invention surging like a torrential river, endless and continuous.

He immediately declared that Lin Fan's meal would be on the house.

Furthermore, Lin Fan would receive a discount whenever he came to eat at the restaurant in the future.

The owner only begged to exchange for the latest study materials in Lin Fan's hands.

After leaving the barbecue restaurant, Lin Fan bid farewell to his friends one by one.

Naruto went straight to find Iruka to see if he could pry any information out of him regarding the graduation exam.

Lin Fan, meanwhile, disappeared into the night with Hinata.

Soon, the two arrived at the entrance of Ichiraku Ramen.

Hinata asked with some confusion, "Brother Lin Fan, why did you bring me here?"

"Silly girl, you couldn't have been full with so many people around earlier, right?"

Others might not know, but Lin Fan was well aware that Hinata had once devoured 46 bowls of Ichiraku Ramen to win the title of Ninja Glutton Champion.

How could a few small plates of barbecue possibly satisfy her?

After picking a seat and sitting down, Ayame immediately prepared to cook noodles for Lin Fan.

Soon, two bowls of fragrant miso tonkotsu ramen were placed on the table.

"Brother Lin Fan, th-then I'll dig in!"

Hinata said timidly, pressing her hands together.

She truly didn't have much interest in the barbecue, and with so many acquaintances present, she had only eaten a polite amount.

In reality, her stomach was still growling.

Hinata hadn't expected Brother Lin Fan to see right through her.

And to be able to come here alone with him to eat her favorite Ichiraku Ramen.

"Blow on it, eat slowly, watch out for the heat!"

Lin Fan gently blew on the ramen, speaking to Hinata with a face full of doting affection.

You are reading Naruto: Starting with Infinite Skill Points by Shenqi Xiao Sima.