Your Hair Is Beautiful

A bento made by a beautiful girl had to taste better than Ichiraku Ramen and Three-Color Dumplings.

In truth, the male ninjas who went to Ichiraku Ramen were basically all single losers.

Uchiha Kurohane was a man who wanted to become one of the Five Kage. He did not want to be a single loser.

So he did not like Ichiraku Ramen. He only liked bentos made by beautiful girls.

After a brief pause, Yoshino Nara revealed a faint smile, something rare for her.

"Fine, you can take it and eat it. But remember to wait until lunchtime. Don't eat it during class."

Delinquent students liked sneaking bites of lunch during class.

Uchiha Kurohane was not a delinquent student. He would rather eat the Little Tomato beside him during class than eat a bento.

"Got it. You can go back now."

Uchiha Kurohane put the bento in his desk drawer and lowered his head to continue copying homework.

Seeing his perfunctory attitude after taking the bento, Yoshino Nara felt as though he had crossed the river and torn down the bridge.

She puffed out her cheeks and glared at him. With a flick of her ponytail, she turned and left.

A black-haired Pineapple Head in the distance watched the scene, drool running from the corner of his mouth.

A blond boy beside him teased him.

"Shikaku, do you want to eat Yoshino's bento?"

The speaker was Inoichi Yamanaka, the son of the Yamanaka Clan head and a second-generation ninja.

The person he called Shikaku was Shikaku Nara, the son of the Nara Clan head and also a second-generation ninja.

Beside them sat a large, fat boy who was silently munching on potato chips. His name was Choza Akimichi, the son of the Akimichi Clan head and likewise a second-generation ninja.

The three of them were Konoha's classic Ino-Shika-Cho trio. They had known one another since childhood and were extremely close.

Shikaku Nara stared at Yoshino Nara's retreating back with dead-fish eyes and shook his head.

"No. Her personality is so fierce that her cooking definitely can't be good. Who would want to eat a bento she made?"

"Huh? If you don't want to eat it, why did you look so envious?"

Shikaku Nara turned back, sprawled weakly across his desk, and replied lazily.

"I wasn't envious. I was just curious why she would make a bento for a dead-last student."

Choza Akimichi finished the chips in his hand and chimed in.

"My father said there's only one reason a girl makes a bento for a boy: she's in love."

"..."

Shikaku Nara frowned, his face darkening as he said nothing.

Inoichi Yamanaka felt that Choza Akimichi had talked too much. He immediately shot him a glare, signaling him to shut up.

Choza Akimichi felt utterly wronged. He tore open another bag of chips and continued eating in silence.

Knowing what his friend was thinking, Inoichi Yamanaka suggested, "If you like Yoshino, tell her how you really feel. If you don't say it now, you'll definitely regret it later."

Shikaku Nara said unhappily, "I've already said it many times. I don't like women who are too beautiful, and I especially don't like women with fierce personalities. Marrying that kind of woman would be miserable! So I have absolutely no interest in Yoshino."

Seeing him say that, Inoichi Yamanaka sighed helplessly.

At that moment, the teacher entered the classroom and began the lesson, bringing their conversation to an end.

In the blink of an eye, the dull lessons ended, and it was time for lunch.

Holding his bento, Uchiha Kurohane went to eat beneath the shade of a tree in a corner.

He had always avoided drawing attention to himself, so he would come here to eat alone.

Now that he had taken Kushina Uzumaki on as his underling, naturally he had to bring her along.

Kushina Uzumaki seemed to be starving. The moment she plopped down onto the grass, she eagerly opened her bento, grabbed her chopsticks, and started eating.

Uchiha Kurohane first opened his own bento and took out a seaweed rice ball, then opened the bento Yoshino Nara had given him.

Inside were ordinary homemade dishes such as bean sprouts, octopus sausages, fried pork cutlets, and pickled cucumbers.

After looking over Yoshino Nara's bento, he turned his gaze to Kushina Uzumaki's.

Her bento box was carved with exquisite patterns and looked extremely luxurious. It was filled with expensive dishes like large shrimp and steak.

Uchiha Kurohane once again realized that she was a little rich girl.

More importantly, Kushina Uzumaki was currently living at Uzumaki Mito's home, which made her relatives with Tsunade.

If he went to her house, perhaps he could meet Tsunade.

Uchiha Kurohane had lived in Konoha for nine years and had never once seen that big-breasted woman. He could not wait to get acquainted with Tsunade.

Seeing Uchiha Kurohane staring at her bento, Kushina Uzumaki assumed that he wanted some.

After swallowing a piece of shrimp, she asked with a smile, "Do you want to eat my bento?"

"Yes. Let's trade."

Uchiha Kurohane stuffed the seaweed rice ball in his hand into Kushina Uzumaki's mouth, then picked up a large shrimp and began chewing it.

The instant his teeth bit into the shrimp, a flood of juices burst out, and a rich, sweet flavor spread through his mouth.

It was delicious, far more delicious than he had expected.

Such delicious food did not seem like something Kushina could make, much less Tsunade. It was probably made by Uzumaki Mito.

Uzumaki Mito had been a great beauty in her youth, and she had a diamond-shaped mark on her forehead.

That showed that she had mastered the Yin Seal.

Unfortunately, she did not know the Strength of a Hundred Technique, and she had already become very old by the time Kushina arrived in Konoha.

What a pity...

Another pity was that Uchiha Kurohane did not hear the system notification for completing an achievement.

That meant the same achievement could only be completed once.

No matter what he fed Kushina Uzumaki in the future, he would not receive a reward—unless he fed her...

Cough, cough—

Kushina Uzumaki coughed twice and struggled to swallow the rice ball. With puffed cheeks, she complained, "Why do you always like stuffing food directly into my mouth? I almost choked to death!"

Because that was a man's nature.

Uchiha Kurohane did not answer and directly changed the subject.

"Your food is so lavish. Your family must be rich, right? Tomorrow is the weekend. I want to visit your house."

Hearing this, Kushina Uzumaki thought Uchiha Kurohane was interested in her and felt delighted inside.

But when she remembered Uzumaki Mito's misunderstanding from last night, she became worried again.

Grandma thinks I found a boyfriend. If I bring Kurohane over now, she'll definitely misunderstand.

What should I do...

Kushina Uzumaki's eyes darted about, and she immediately came up with a good idea.

"Tomorrow, I'm going to practice a very powerful Ninjutsu in the nearby woods. You should come practice Ninjutsu too."

If she brought Uchiha Kurohane to the woods to practice Ninjutsu, Uzumaki Mito would not see him.

Uchiha Kurohane did not know about her little scheme and promptly agreed.

The next day.

Following the address Kushina Uzumaki had given him, Uchiha Kurohane headed to the woods near Uzumaki Mito's home.

Uzumaki Mito lived in an old house on Konoha's outskirts, surrounded by woods several meters tall. They planned to train along the edge of the forest.

Beneath the bright spring sunlight, Kushina Uzumaki's waist-length red hair danced in the wind.

Below her fishnet-stocking leggings, her snow-white calves gleamed with a golden luster.

Although Kushina Uzumaki was only ten years old and still a little girl who had yet to begin developing, she already exuded a feminine, alluring charm.

Uchiha Kurohane could not help staring in a daze.

Seeing him constantly staring at her face, Kushina Uzumaki's shy little face turned red.

"What's wrong? Is there something dirty on my face?"

Uchiha Kurohane looked directly into her beautiful eyes and said seriously, "Your long red hair is so beautiful that I got a little lost looking at it."

"What did you say?!"