"Well, theoretically, you can buy Cup Noodles on your phone, but you probably can't right now."
"Why not?!"
Naruto held the phone, staring at the Limited-Edition Cup Noodles he had been craving for ages, and felt utterly miserable.
"Uh, how should I put this? The services on this phone don't cover Konoha yet."
"All right."
Naruto felt a little disappointed, but he had already worked out a solution: he would buy them now and take them back to Konoha later.
"Then I'll order them now and have them delivered to our inn."
With that, Naruto quickly placed his order.
Watching Naruto work, Jiraiya had initially wanted to stop him, but then he thought, It's just Cup Noodles. How much could they possibly cost?
If he had never left Konoha back then, perhaps nothing would have happened to Minato, and Naruto would have had a better life.
When he thought about it, he bore some responsibility for how Naruto had turned out. Since the boy wanted to buy them, he might as well let him.
"All done. Here's your phone back."
Naruto handed the phone back to Jiraiya, but his eyes darted about as he did, deliberately avoiding Jiraiya's gaze.
"What's wrong, Naruto? It's just some Cup Noodles. I can afford that much. Not only am I one of Konoha's incredibly powerful Sannin, with plenty of money from mission payments, I'm also a bestselling novelist. My online serialization and printed books both sell pretty well.
"How expensive could a few Limited-Edition Cup Noodles possibly...
"Aaargh!"
When he saw the payment amount clearly, Jiraiya's eyes widened.
"How can Cup Noodles cost this much?! That's even more than the payment for an S-rank mission!"
"Pervy Sage, I'm telling you, those aren't ordinary Cup Noodles. They're the official flagship Limited-Edition Cup Noodles released by