Lunch was soon on the table.
Gua hadn't had such a lavish lunch in ages.
What a miserable life he'd led in the Land of Grass! Now that he had the chance, he had to eat his fill.
Kabuto had never eaten anything good in his life!
Give him some poop ramen, and he'd grin about it for ages.
So with this whole table of food before him, he couldn't possibly try it all.
Naruto sat beside Gua with his eyes shining, but he never dared make any big movements. He carefully picked up food, placed it in his bowl, then ducked his head and slurped it down faster than anyone.
Gua had to hand it to him. The kid didn't even chew.
If he upset his stomach, the Third Generation wouldn't come asking Gua to pay his medical bills, would he?
As for Itachi, the kid spent half his time eating and the other half staring at Gua...
Gua had no idea what was wrong with him. Ever since they'd met again, he'd felt that Itachi had become strange. The way he looked at Gua was off.
Could it be...
Did he get together with the girl Mom picked out as her future daughter-in-law?
Holy shit!
Gua's heart jolted.
He started looking Itachi up and down, too.
Itachi watched Gua, and Gua scrutinized Itachi.
After a long while, they both spoke at once.
"Let's go see Izumi after lunch..."
For a moment,
the atmosphere turned awkward.
Gua: ...
You're fucking dropping hints at me here.
Gua started feeling uncomfortable!
Itachi couldn't have taken advantage of the two months I was away from Konoha to... to...
Tch.
Gua didn't care!
He and Izumi were friends. He had no other intentions toward her.
"Yeah, let's go see Izumi."
Gua nodded, breaking