"Finally, we're here!"
Hyuga Setsuna looked at the ordinary little ramen shop before him and spoke with a smile.
In the Sealing Space, Otsutsuki Kaguya, who had just been comforted, also looked curiously at the tiny ramen shop before her.
"Setsuna, why did you come here?"
"Of course because the ramen here is delicious!"
Hyuga Setsuna replied with a smile.
After all, this was the most, most, most famous Ichiraku Ramen in the entire Naruto world. How could he come to the Naruto world without having an authentic bowl of Ichiraku Ramen?
After hearing Hyuga Setsuna's simple and straightforward answer, Otsutsuki Kaguya fell silent. She had thought there was something here that interested this child.
She had not expected it to be merely a tiny ramen shop!
Walking into Ichiraku Ramen, Hyuga Setsuna chose an empty seat and sat down.
So this was Ichiraku? (Actually, it was called Teuchi's... but Ichiraku was more widely known.)
Looking at Teuchi, who was still young and had yet to become a middle-aged man, Hyuga Setsuna realized that Uncle Teuchi had been quite handsome in his younger days!
No wonder his daughter Ayame would be so beautiful in the future!
Young Teuchi looked at Hyuga Setsuna as he entered and greeted him warmly.
"Oh! Hello, customer. What would you like to order?"
"Mm, I'll have an extra-large bowl of Tonkotsu Ramen!"
"Certainly, customer. Please wait a moment!"
With that said, young Teuchi went off to make the ramen with a warm smile on his face.
Sitting in his seat, Hyuga Setsuna looked around the small ramen shop and sighed inwardly.
Who would have thought that this little Ichiraku Ramen shop would run through the entire Naruto world's story?
In the future, it would not just be Naruto eating here. Iruka, Kakashi, Sarutobi Hiruzen, Tsunade, Jiraiya, Namikaze Minato, Kushina, Obito, and Rin would all become customers of this ramen shop as well.
Just then, the curtain hanging outside the shop was lifted, and Kakashi walked in with a mask covering his face.
"Kakashi? Why are you wearing a mask?"
Hyuga Setsuna looked at Kakashi, whose face was concealed, and asked.
Kakashi had not worn one before, so why had he suddenly started wearing it now?
Kakashi, who had just entered the ramen shop, also spotted Hyuga Setsuna. His eyes behind the mask immediately turned deadpan!
"You're here too, Setsuna!"
"Ha, obviously! Also, why do you get deadpan eyes the moment you see me?"
"I'm not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense!" Kakashi immediately denied it three times in a row.
"Forget it, let's drop that topic."
"What I'm more interested in is why you suddenly started wearing a mask."
"Wearing a mask is just a hobby!"
As Kakashi answered Hyuga Setsuna's question, he spoke to young Teuchi.
"Boss, one large bowl of soy sauce ramen!"
"Certainly, customer. Please wait a moment!"
Young Teuchi, who was cooking the noodles, answered loudly with a welcoming smile on his face.
"Hey, hey, hey, Kakashi, if you're going to make up an excuse, at least make it a better one. Don't give people such a perfunctory answer!"
"No, I'm telling the truth. Wearing a mask really is my hobby!"
Kakashi answered as he sat down beside Hyuga Setsuna.
Hyuga Setsuna stroked his chin, pondering why Kakashi wore a mask.
He remembered that Kakashi seemed to wear a mask because he was imitating his father, the White Fang, and the person Kakashi respected most was his father, the White Fang.
Moreover, it seemed that the White Fang had always worn a mask whenever he went on missions.
In other words, Kakashi had put on a mask to imitate his father, the White Fang.
After figuring that out, Hyuga Setsuna spoke with a strange smile.
"Kakashi, don't tell me you started wearing a mask because you admire your father, the White Fang, and wanted to imitate him?"
Kakashi, who had been quietly spacing out beside him, hurriedly denied it when he heard Hyuga Setsuna's words.
"No! I already told you, it's my hobby!!!"
Hearing Kakashi's vehement denial from beneath his mask, Hyuga Setsuna stopped teasing him. He had already more or less guessed the reason anyway.
At that moment, Kakashi's face beneath the mask was already extremely embarrassed. He had never expected Hyuga Setsuna to figure it out. That was far too surprising!
Just then, two large bowls of Tonkotsu Ramen and soy sauce ramen were brought over and placed before them.
Young Teuchi gave them a thumbs-up and spoke with an enthusiastic smile.
"Your ramen is ready, gentlemen!"
"Oh, thank you, Boss!" ×2
"Then, let's eat!" ×2
With that, Hyuga Setsuna picked up his chopsticks and prepared to dig in, while Kakashi secretly pulled down his mask and began eating his ramen as well!
"Kakashi, I thought you wouldn't take off your mask when eating ramen. Hahaha."
"How could I not? It's not like I can cut a hole in my mask."
Hm? Hearing Kakashi's words, Hyuga Setsuna froze for a moment. He seemed to remember that in the original anime, when the four members of Team 7 ate ramen together, Kakashi had indeed cut a hole in his mask!
But the memory was too distant, and he could not remember it clearly. Still, that probably had happened.
"Hey, hey, hey, Kakashi, maybe someday you really will cut a hole in your mask to eat!"
"Ha, that's impossible. How could I be foolish enough to do something like that?"
"That's not necessarily true!"
After saying that, Hyuga Setsuna stopped talking and raised his chopsticks to eat his extra-large bowl of Tonkotsu Ramen.
The moment he took the first bite, Hyuga Setsuna realized the texture was simply incredible. If this world followed the rule where eating delicious food made one's clothes burst apart—
Then without a doubt, eating this bowl of Ichiraku Ramen would definitely make his clothes explode!!
Picking up a slice of pork from the Tonkotsu Ramen and putting it into his mouth, Hyuga Setsuna regretted not coming to eat Ichiraku Ramen before.
His life over the past few years had truly been... He decided that he would come eat Ichiraku Ramen much more often from now on.
"Mmm, slurp... slurp. Boss, your ramen is seriously delicious!"
Hearing Hyuga Setsuna's praise, young Teuchi's eyes filled with happiness.
"Because this dish contains the flavor of emotion, that is why it tastes so good!"
"Is that so?"
"Yes. Only the finest ingredients, skilled techniques, and heartfelt emotion can create a flavor that brings people happiness every day!"
Hyuga Setsuna finished all the Tonkotsu Ramen in his bowl, raised a hand in a thumbs-up toward young Teuchi, and said,
"Boss, in the future, lots and lots of people will come here to taste your delicious ramen!"
"Haha, is that so? Then I'll have to put even more care into making it."
Bang!
Kakashi gently placed his bowl on the table and offered his own praise.
"Boss, your cooking is excellent."
"Haha, thank you for the compliments!"
After finishing their ramen, the two stood up and bid young Teuchi farewell.
"Boss, the money's on the table."
"If we have time later, we'll come back to eat again!"
"Is that so? Then I'll give you a discount next time."
"Then thank you, Boss!"
"It's nothing. That's a special price for regular customers, hahaha!"
After saying goodbye to young Teuchi, Hyuga Setsuna and Kakashi left Ichiraku Ramen and stepped onto the streets of Leaf Village beneath the night sky.
Woohoo, the second update was finished!
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