With Naruto and Sasuke bickering throughout,
the meal passed pleasantly.
After dinner, seeing Sasuke about to clear up and wash the dishes, Naruto beat him to it. "Hey, that's not right. We agreed the cook doesn't do the dishes. I'll handle it."
"Oh." Watching Naruto deftly gather the bowls and chopsticks, Sasuke rose with a serene smile. "Then I'll make your bed. Nobody's slept here for over two weeks, so the bedding definitely needs changing."
"Thanks so much, Sasuke."
"Hmph, what's there to thank me for? I must've owed you in a past life." With that, Sasuke went into the Inner Room to tidy up.
Naruto took the bowls and chopsticks into the kitchen and washed them himself.
By the time they finished, it was already past nine in the evening.
Seeing Sasuke's obvious fatigue, Naruto knew he couldn't have rested all afternoon.
"You must be tired after rushing back from the Land of Waves. Go get some rest. Don't let it interfere with learning your new ninjutsu from Kakashi tomorrow."
"I know."
Sasuke walked lightly toward the door, rolling his somewhat stiff neck. At the doorway, he stopped and looked back with a smile. "Good night. You should turn in early too."
"Good night, Sasuke."
At ten that night,
Naruto lay quietly on the clean, soft bed, gazing at the clear night sky outside the window.
"System Panel..."
As he spoke, the System Panel appeared before him.
Ever since returning to Konoha, he had been collecting dual stats from Kakashi, Jiraiya, and the toads of Mount Myōboku, but hadn't had time to look.
One glance nearly left Naruto dumbstruck.
"Now I finally know what it feels like to be rich."
``` [Golden Shovel System Panel]
Host: Naruto Uzumaki.
Negative points: 39,411,528 points.
Shock points: 29,768,301 points.
Silver taels: 302,834,249