Eating Your Bento Isn't Too Much, Is It?

Uchiha Yufeng turned back and glanced at the little girl Yuhi Kurenai, whose face was full of apology.

He stepped forward and rubbed her head.

Her hair was soft and fragrant, and it felt quite nice beneath his hand.

"Kurenai, did you bring a bento today?"

A blush spread across Yuhi Kurenai's face. It was her first time being so intimate with a boy, and she was at a loss, somewhat nervous.

"I did..."

"Did you bring a lot?"

Hearing Uchiha Yufeng ask about her bento again, Yuhi Kurenai puffed out her cheeks.

"Not much! It's not even enough for me! What do you want?"

She hurriedly took her backpack off her back and hugged it tightly to her chest, staring at Uchiha Yufeng warily.

"Kurenai, you just said you were sorry. If you're apologizing, you should show some sincerity, shouldn't you?"

Yuhi Kurenai bit her lip, a bad feeling rising in her heart. Reluctantly, she squeezed out a single word.

"Yes!"

"Since that's the case, I'll take today's bento as your apology. That isn't too much, is it?"

At those words, Yuhi Kurenai's face went pale.

"N-No, it isn't! But..."

A flicker of grievance flashed through Yuhi Kurenai's eyes. She wanted to argue, but she also seemed to feel that Uchiha Yufeng had a point.

After a fierce internal struggle, she opened her backpack and took out the lunchbox inside. Though reluctant, she stubbornly held it out to Uchiha Yufeng.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony!"

The lunchbox was packed full of food, and the moment it was taken out, a pleasant fish aroma wafted through the air.

After saying that, without waiting for Yuhi Kurenai to react—

Uchiha Yufeng took it and put it into his own backpack.

"Thanks for the bento, Kurenai!"

With that, Uchiha Yufeng turned and headed toward the Ninja Academy.

Yuhi Kurenai watched from the side as Uchiha Yufeng actually took her bento away.

Her eyes widened.

Then, when she thought about going hungry at noon, her face filled with worry.

She stamped her foot and jogged after Uchiha Yufeng.

Not long after, the two entered the Ninja Academy one after the other.

"Isn't that Uchiha Yufeng? How strange. Doesn't he always arrive right on time? Why did he come so early today?"

"That Dead Last is actually being so diligent? But graduation is almost here. Isn't it a little late to start working hard now?"

"Exactly. Uchiha Yufeng is one of the Uchiha Clan's two greatest disgraces. He can't do anything right, but he never leaves food behind. He's really dragging the Uchiha Clan down!"

"..."

Several students who knew Uchiha Yufeng saw him arrive and whispered among themselves.

Uchiha Yufeng swept his gaze over the surrounding students before locking onto one person.

Of all the students insulting him just now, this guy had been the most active, weaving back and forth through the crowd like a troublemaker.

Uchiha Yufeng knew that this person was the instigator.

"What was your name again?"

Uchiha Yufeng walked up to him.

"My name is Ebisu. You disgrace of the Uchiha Clan, remember my name properly..."

Seeing Ebisu's current appearance, Uchiha Yufeng could not help but laugh.

Well, well. Another guy with his nose in the air. Just like his master.

"Kurenai, hold my backpack for me."

Yuhi Kurenai did not know what Uchiha Yufeng intended to do, but remembering that he had taken her bento—

She did not hesitate and took his backpack.

Uchiha Yufeng rolled his wrists and looked at Ebisu.

"Uchiha Yufeng, what are you going to—"

As Ebisu watched Uchiha Yufeng draw closer and closer, unease rose in his heart.

Before he could finish speaking, a sharp pain exploded in his stomach.

Bang!

After taking a punch, he doubled over in pain and fell down. What followed was a storm of punches and kicks aimed at every joint.

"Argh! Argh! Argh!"

Ebisu howled in pain, curled up like a shrimp as Uchiha Yufeng pinned him down and pummeled him.

The surrounding students had not expected Uchiha Yufeng to be so bold as to openly beat a fellow student at the Ninja Academy. They froze on the spot.

As Uchiha Yufeng beat him, his mouth did not stop either.

"When you're out in the world, you need connections and power. Even if I'm trash, I'm still from the Uchiha Clan. Who are you to run your mouth about me? What are you, anyway? You think you can meddle in our clan's affairs?"

Bang!

"Do you have a Bloodline Limit? You're nothing. How dare you put on airs in front of me?"

Bang! Bang!

"You think being someone's dog and lackey makes you better than everyone else?"

Bang! Bang! Bang!

"..."

Yuhi Kurenai had never seen a scene like this. Watching Uchiha Yufeng act as though he had become a completely different person, she could not help wondering whether her eyes were playing tricks on her.

That wasn't right. She had seen this Uchiha Yufeng's taijutsu in class before. He had not been like this!

How could he be so fast and so powerful when beating someone up?

Even she, a student who had received outstanding marks in every year-end taijutsu assessment, could not keep up with his rhythm at all!

Could Uchiha Yufeng be a hidden taijutsu genius?

Didn't the Uchiha Clan rely on the Sharingan? Why was he training taijutsu? What was going on?

"Stop hitting him!"

Hearing Ebisu's cries grow weaker and weaker, Yuhi Kurenai suddenly came to her senses.

She hurried forward and spoke to Uchiha Yufeng.

Uchiha Yufeng ignored Yuhi Kurenai and hit Ebisu more than twenty more times before finally stopping.

He glanced around at the other students, all of whom fearfully avoided his gaze.

Uchiha Yufeng knew that was about enough.

He wiped the blood from his hands on a clean part of Ebisu's clothes.

Only after wiping them clean did he stand up.

"This is what happens to anyone who talks bad about me in the future."

The students who had been gossiping earlier now trembled like frightened quails, lowering their heads and not daring to say a word.

Uchiha Yufeng brushed the dust from his clothes and gave Sarutobi Asuma, who stood among the crowd, a meaningful look.

Sarutobi Asuma felt somewhat guilty. His eyes darted away, and he immediately looked to the side.

Uchiha Yufeng paid him no more attention. He turned back and took his backpack from Yuhi Kurenai.

Seeing that Yuhi Kurenai looked as though she wanted to say something but could not, Uchiha Yufeng looked her over.

"Something wrong?"

Yuhi Kurenai took a deep breath before finally saying—

"You hit him too hard!"

Uchiha Yufeng smiled.

"They're all superficial wounds. I didn't damage his muscles or break any bones. He'll be fine after resting for a few days."

With that, he headed toward the classroom.

"Hey, Yufeng, wait for me!"

She had not even asked for her bento back yet. How could he just leave?

Yuhi Kurenai gritted her teeth and jogged after him.

After returning to the classroom, Uchiha Yufeng casually set down his backpack.

Then he lay facedown on his desk and went straight into sleep mode.

Yuhi Kurenai returned to her seat, pouting as she kept glancing back from time to time.

Watching Uchiha Yufeng sleep more and more soundly, Yuhi Kurenai's face was full of resentment.

Time passed quickly, and the ringing bell sounded.

The morning classes were over.

The classroom, previously quiet, became as lively as a Vegetable Market.

Uchiha Yufeng rubbed his eyes and slowly stretched.

"Kurenai, I brought a delicious bento today. Um, how about we go eat together on the rooftop?"

Sarutobi Asuma was the first to make his move, eagerly showing off the bento in his hands as he spoke to Yuhi Kurenai.

"My name is Yuhi Kurenai, Sarutobi Asuma. We're not close enough to call each other by our first names!"

Seeing Sarutobi Asuma proudly flaunt his bento, Yuhi Kurenai—already upset because her own bento had been given to Uchiha Yufeng—felt her anger flare up at once.

If you hadn't kept pestering me and caused all this trouble, would I be going hungry today?

"Sarutobi Asuma, please stay farther away from me in the future. You've been seriously disturbing me lately, and it's causing me a lot of trouble. Also, I won't eat your bento, so don't ask again!"

Her baby-fat face was flushed with agitation, and her red eyes were full of anger.

Sarutobi Asuma was stunned by Yuhi Kurenai's sudden burst of fury and stood there blankly.

"Obito, I brought a bento for you. Let's go!"

Sensing the strange atmosphere here, Nohara Rin walked over to Uchiha Obito and spoke quietly.

"Sure, Rin!"

The thick-skinned Uchiha Obito answered happily.

"Keep it down!!"

Nohara Rin made a shushing gesture at Uchiha Obito. Only then did he realize it, scratching his head apologetically before following Rin quietly out of the classroom.

Feeling the strange looks from the students around him, Sarutobi Asuma's face heated up.

He covered his face with his bento and slunk out of the classroom.

Before long, the scattered students left the classroom as well.

Only Yuhi Kurenai, sitting there sulking, and Uchiha Yufeng, who had only recently woken up, remained.

Click.

The sound of a lunchbox opening undoubtedly tugged at Yuhi Kurenai's nerves. She lay facedown on her desk, but her ears perked up involuntarily.

"Tsk, tsk! This bento tastes really good!~"

As soon as Uchiha Yufeng finished speaking, the aroma of the food followed.

Yuhi Kurenai swallowed.

"Why don't you choke to death!"

Hearing Uchiha Yufeng wolfing down his food, Yuhi Kurenai grew even more agitated and muttered resentfully.

Her stomach rumbled, and Yuhi Kurenai raised her hands to cover her ears.

After half an hour, Yuhi Kurenai was starving. She truly could not endure Uchiha Yufeng's mental torment any longer.

Just as she was about to get up and leave, an exquisite lunchbox was pushed in front of her.

This... did not seem to be her lunchbox?

Yuhi Kurenai looked up. Uchiha Yufeng was looking at her calmly.

"I finished your bento, so we can consider things even between us. I'll be generous and forgive you.

I brought this bento myself, and I'm already full. The weather is hot, so it probably won't be edible if I take it back this afternoon. You can have it."