Your Hair Is Beautiful

A bento made by a beautiful girl is bound to taste better than Ichiraku Ramen or three-colored dango.

In reality, the male ninjas in Konoha who frequent Ichiraku Ramen are basically all single men.

Uchiha Kurohane is a man who wants to become one of the Five Kage, and he has no desire to be a single man.

Therefore, he doesn't like eating at Ichiraku Ramen; he only likes eating bentos made by beautiful girls.

Yoshino Nara paused for a moment, then offered a rare, faint smile.

"Fine, you can take it to eat, but remember to wait until lunch time. Don't eat it during class."

Delinquent students like to sneak food during class.

Uchiha Kurohane is no delinquent; he would rather snack on the cherry tomatoes beside him than eat a bento during a lesson.

"Got it, you can go back now."

Uchiha Kurohane placed the bento in his desk drawer and buried his head back into his homework.

Seeing his perfunctory attitude after taking the bento, Yoshino Nara felt as if he were burning bridges the moment he crossed them.

She pouted at him, gave him a glare, flicked her ponytail, and turned to leave.

In the distance, a black-haired Pineapple Head watched this scene, drool leaking from the corner of his mouth.

A blond boy beside him teased, "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 boy he called Shikaku was Shikaku Nara, the son of the Nara clan head and also a second-generation ninja.

Sitting next to them was a large boy stuffing his face with potato chips, named Choza Akimichi, the son of the Akimichi clan head and another second-generation ninja.

These three were the classic Ino-Shika-Cho trio of Konoha; they had known each other since childhood and were very close.

Shikaku Nara looked at Yoshino Nara's retreating figure with dead fish eyes and shook his head in denial.

"I don't. Her personality is so fierce, the food she makes couldn't possibly be good. Who would want to eat a bento made by her?"

"Eh? If you don't want to eat it, why are you looking so envious?"

Shikaku Nara turned his head back, slumped listlessly over his desk, and said lazily, "I'm not envious, I'm just curious why she would make a bento for a dead-last."

Choza Akimichi finished the chips in his hand and interjected, "My father said there is only one reason a girl makes a bento for a boy: she's in love."

"..."

Shikaku Nara frowned, his face darkening as he remained silent.

Inoichi Yamanaka felt Choza Akimichi was being too talkative and immediately glared at him, signaling him to keep quiet.

Choza Akimichi felt innocent; he tore open a new bag of chips and continued to eat in silence.

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

Shikaku Nara said with dissatisfaction, "I've said it many times already: I don't like women who are too beautiful, and I like women with fierce personalities even less. Marrying a woman like that would be a disaster! So, I have absolutely no interest in Yoshino."

Seeing him say this, Inoichi Yamanaka sighed helplessly.

Just then, the teacher walked into the classroom to start the lesson, and their conversation was interrupted.

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

Uchiha Kurohane took his bento and went to a patch of shade in the corner to eat.

He had always wanted to avoid drawing attention to himself, so he usually came here to eat alone.

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

Kushina Uzumaki seemed famished; the moment she sat on the grass, she impatiently opened her bento box and immediately pulled out her chopsticks to start eating.

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

Inside were home-style dishes like bean sprouts, octopus sausages, pork cutlets, and pickled cucumbers.

After looking at Yoshino Nara's bento, he glanced at Kushina Uzumaki's.

He saw that her bento box was carved with exquisite patterns and was incredibly luxurious, filled with expensive dishes like large shrimp and steak.

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

But more importantly, Kushina Uzumaki was currently living at the home of Uzumaki Mito and was considered a relative of Tsunade.

If he went to her house, he might be able to meet Tsunade.

Uchiha Kurohane had lived in Konoha for nine years and had never once seen that big-breasted woman; he couldn't wait to make her acquaintance.

Kushina Uzumaki noticed Uchiha Kurohane staring at her bento the whole time and assumed he wanted to eat it.

After swallowing a piece of shrimp, she smiled and asked.

"Do you want to eat my bento?"

"Sure, 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 popped it into his own, chewing.

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

It tasted great, far more delicious than expected.

A dish this good didn't seem like something Kushina could make, and certainly not Tsunade either. It was probably made by Uzumaki Mito.

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

That meant she had mastered the Strength of a Hundred Seal.

It was a pity she didn't know the Strength of a Hundred Technique. By the time Kushina arrived in Konoha, she had already grown very old.

What a real shame...

Another pity was that Uchiha Kurohane didn't hear the system voice announcing an achievement.

It meant the same achievement could only be unlocked once.

From now on, no matter what he fed Kushina Uzumaki, he wouldn't get any rewards, unless he fed...

Ahem—

Kushina Uzumaki coughed twice, struggling to swallow the rice ball down her throat, then puffed up her cheeks and complained.

"Why do you always like shoving food straight into my mouth? You nearly choked me!"

Because that was a man's nature.

Uchiha Kurohane didn't answer and simply changed the subject.

"Your food is really luxurious. Your family must be rich. Tomorrow's the weekend, and I'd like to go see your house."

When Kushina Uzumaki heard that, she thought Uchiha Kurohane was interested in her and felt very happy inside.

But remembering the misunderstanding with Uzumaki Mito last night, she grew worried again.

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

What should I do...

Kushina Uzumaki's eyes rolled, and she immediately thought of a good idea.

"I'm going to train a really powerful ninjutsu in the nearby woods tomorrow. You should come train ninjutsu too."

If she brought Uchiha Kurohane to the woods to train ninjutsu, Uzumaki Mito wouldn't see him.

Uchiha Kurohane didn't know the little scheme in her heart and agreed right away.

The next day.

Uchiha Kurohane followed the address Kushina Uzumaki had given and headed to the woods near Uzumaki Mito's house.

Uzumaki Mito lived in an old mansion on the outskirts of Konoha, surrounded by trees several meters tall. They planned to train at the edge of the woods.

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

Beneath her fishnet stockings and tights, a pair of snow-white calves gleamed with golden light.

Although Kushina Uzumaki was only ten years old at the time, still a little girl who hadn't begun developing yet, she already radiated a woman's seductive charm.

Uchiha Kurohane couldn't help but stare in a daze.

Kushina Uzumaki noticed him staring at her face the whole time and blushed shyly.

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

Uchiha Kurohane looked straight into her beautiful eyes and said seriously.

"Your long red hair is so beautiful. I got a little entranced looking at it."

"What did you say?!"