The Highly Sought-After Snack Shop

Konoha Central Street, Yehuo Snack Shop.

A crowd had gathered at the entrance, all waiting for Yehuo Snack Shop to reopen.

Seeing so many people gathered outside Yehuo Snack Shop,

Tsunade's heart jolted.

"Yehuo Snack Shop is actually this popular in Konoha Village."

Uchiha Gōka took Tsunade's hand and walked toward Yehuo Snack Shop.

Hatake Sakumo came forward to greet them.

"Clan Head Karmic Fire, you truly are a man of your word."

Uchiha Gōka looked at the crowd gathered outside and announced,

"Starting today, Yehuo Snack Shop is reopening for business!"

A bright smile appeared on Might Duy's face.

"Yeah! From now on, I can have a bowl of Pissing Beef Balls every morning again!"

Yūhi Shinku said, "And I can drink strong baijiu again!"

Kato Dan said, "I really want another bite of Melancholy Soul-Numbing Rice!"

Since the shop had been closed for several days,

the number of customers surged on the very first day it reopened.

Uchiha Gōka simply could not keep up.

Tsunade naturally took on the role of the proprietress of Yehuo Snack Shop.

That day, with Tsunade's help, Uchiha Gōka brewed baijiu and made Pissing Beef Balls and Melancholy Soul-Numbing Rice.

Though the two of them worked without pause,

there were simply too many customers, arriving in an endless stream.

Uchiha Gōka and Tsunade still could not meet everyone's demand.

Many customers waited in line for most of the day yet still failed to buy the baijiu, Pissing Beef Balls, or Melancholy Soul-Numbing Rice they wanted.

The snack shop's dining hall was already packed with customers.

Not only that, many more customers had gathered outside the shop, waiting in line.

On Konoha Central Street, there were other snack shops as well—Ichiraku Ramen, Three-Color Dumplings, Grilled Pork Belly, Pacific Saury, and more.

When their owners saw how popular Yehuo Snack Shop was, they could only feel both jealous and deeply impressed.

News of Yehuo Snack Shop's reopening quickly spread throughout Konoha Village.

For a time, Yehuo Snack Shop became the village's hottest topic of discussion.

The dignified head of the Uchiha Clan had actually become the owner of a snack shop.

This left Konoha Village's residents utterly astonished.

But the Uchiha Clan was the most shocked of all.

The Uchiha Clan had finally produced a genius who defeated Konoha's higher-ups at the Konoha Council Meeting.

In just one day, he had led the Uchiha Clan in moving their residential territory back to the village's central district.

This allowed the Uchiha clansmen to see a glimmer of hope for the clan's rise.

The clansmen had placed their hopes of reviving the Uchiha Clan upon this new clan head.

Yet unexpectedly,

he had suddenly stepped down from his position as clan head and devoted himself to running Yehuo Snack Shop.

This left the Uchiha Clan somewhat baffled.

Their new clan head seemed to refuse to play by the rules.

However, there was nothing the clansmen could do about it.

Konoha Hokage Office.

An ANBU ninja knelt on one knee before the Third Hokage.

"Lord Hokage, Uchiha Gōka has brought Tsunade to reopen Yehuo Snack Shop on the village's central street."

Before the Third Hokage could speak, Danzo Shimura's expression turned ruthless as he cut in.

"Hiruzen, it seems that the agreement Uchiha Gōka reached with Konoha's jonin and the clan heads at Karmic Fire's home that night was real!"

"Numerous jonin supported Uchiha Gōka's proposal at the Konoha Council Meeting."

"And Uchiha Gōka has reopened the previously closed Yehuo Snack Shop."

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, took a puff from his pipe and exhaled a ring of smoke.

"Who would have thought that a snack shop in Konoha could possess such influence?"

"It has drawn so many people to support Uchiha Gōka."

"Still, although the Uchiha Clan is now moving back to the village center,"

"Hmm... if Uchiha Gōka continues to focus on running his snack shop in the future, it will not have much impact on Konoha's security and stability."

After hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's words, Danzo Shimura pondered for a moment, then bared his teeth in a faint smile.

"Mm, it is beneficial to Konoha as well if this new Uchiha clan head ignores his duties and devotes himself to running a snack shop."

In Danzo Shimura's eyes, Uchiha Gōka was neglecting his proper duties.

With such an unserious clan head leading the Uchiha Clan, the Uchiha Clan was unlikely to develop at all.

Danzo Shimura continued,

"However, we should still assign more ANBU personnel to closely monitor Uchiha Gōka's every move."

"We cannot allow Uchiha Gōka to leave our sight, lest the Uchiha Clan do anything harmful to Konoha again."

"Something like the last Konoha Council Meeting must never happen again!"

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, nodded lightly.

"Mm."

At dusk, Yehuo Snack Shop.

It was already past closing time.

Yet many customers still remained gathered outside the snack shop.

Might Duy grinned. "Clan Head Karmic Fire, I don't think this snack shop will be able to close today."

Hatake Sakumo glanced at the many customers outside the door.

"Sigh... there's nothing we can do."

"This must be the power of delicious food."

"The snack shop is simply too popular, and there are too many customers."

Jiraiya noticed that many customers in the line wore clothes from other villages. "The customers aren't just from Konoha Village."

"There are plenty from other villages too."

Orochimaru hissed with laughter. "The baijiu, Pissing Beef Balls, and Melancholy Soul-Numbing Rice offered by Yehuo Snack Shop aren't merely popular in Konoha."

"They are also extremely popular in other villages throughout the ninja world."

Yūhi Shinku said, "Eh! That's right."

"I went to other villages for missions some time ago."

"I found that many people knew about Konoha's Yehuo Snack Shop."

As everyone chatted,

Uchiha Gōka's voice suddenly rang out.

"Everyone, it's already closing time!"

"Come back tomorrow."

"It's time for me to close up and go home."

As soon as he said this, waves of commotion immediately erupted from the crowd.

"Why are you closing so early?!"

"It's not even dark yet!"

"I haven't even reached the front of the line!"

"I came from very far away."

"I'm from another village, and I'm leaving Konoha tomorrow. Does that mean I won't get to eat Pissing Beef Balls today?"

The customers queuing inside and outside the shop refused to accept it closing now.

Uchiha Gōka wore a helpless expression as he sighed inwardly. Stephen Chow's Food God cuisine from my previous life is just too popular and sought after in the Naruto world.

Ignoring the customers' complaints and grumbling,

Uchiha Gōka directly hung a sign at the entrance. Two words were written on it—[Closed].

"Dear customers, we're closed. Please come back tomorrow."

"Tsunade and I have already been busy all day."

Then, amid everyone's reluctant gazes, he shut the snack shop's doors.

Holding Tsunade's hand, he headed toward Uchiha Gōka's home.

By dusk, night had already fallen.

As they walked home,

Uchiha Gōka's gaze sharpened, and he suddenly scanned their surroundings vigilantly.

"Eh?"

"I guess we're already under close ANBU surveillance."

"I can vaguely sense quite a few ANBU members watching us nearby."

Hearing this, Tsunade's expression froze and her brows furrowed.

"That damned old man Hiruzen!"