Anko led the three of them to the dango shop she frequented most.
Three-color dango with green tea was the shop's classic set.
The others had already ordered their dango.
When it was Toru's turn, he specifically asked for extra sugar.
The clerk apologetically said, "The dango have already been made, so we can't add sugar inside. But we can coat them in caramel syrup."
Without hesitation, Toru chose caramel three-color dango. "Make sure to coat them thickly with the syrup."
His love of sweets and meat was a habit Toru had retained from his previous life.
The four of them then sat in the shop and chatted.
Seeing that the three people before her had all successfully obtained their Chunin certificates, Anko first picked up Kurenai's certificate and examined it curiously.
Then she messed up her purple hair in distress and said anxiously, "I'm done for. I'm the only one who didn't pass. Sensei is going to scold me to death."
Kurenai consoled her helplessly, "It's okay."
But Anko shook her head. "Sensei can be super scary sometimes. You don't understand..."
Fortunately, the dango and green tea were served just then, and Anko instantly cast her worries aside.
Toru and Kakashi exchanged a glance.
They both seemed to have heard of Orochimaru's formidable reputation as one of the Three Legendary Sannin, but the reputation Orochimaru had outside the village was hardly a good one.
Cold-blooded and heartless, icy and cruel, strict and powerful—those were Orochimaru's known traits, inspiring awe and keeping people from daring to approach him.
But that was beside the point. Toru soon began enjoying his three-color dango coated in a thick layer of syrup.
The rich caramel burst across his taste buds, and Toru greedily swallowed it. Then he bit into a pink dango and slowly