"Iruka-sensei, we're back!"
Naruto called out while they were still some distance away.
"That fast?"
Iruka couldn't help staring for a moment. It hadn't even been five minutes! What a pair of gluttons!
Although Lin Guang said nothing, he too looked at Iruka expectantly.
There was no helping it. In Konoha, Ichiraku Ramen truly was one of a kind. They never got tired of it, and it always tasted delicious.
What was more, Ichiraku Ramen was delicious without being expensive, leaving Lin Guang with a little spare money to buy ninja tools sometimes.
For example, the little wooden log that had popped out when he used the Substitution Technique earlier was a ninja tool Lin Guang had bought last month.
He had saved for quite a while to afford it, so when he left, Lin Guang had even retrieved the little substitution log.
Iruka hadn't said anything about it at the time. Thrift was a virtue anywhere.
The three soon arrived at Ichiraku Ramen.
"Iruka-sensei, you've brought the two kids!"
Teuchi greeted them warmly.
"Yes, I promised to treat them today."
Iruka smiled as he spoke.
"Iruka-sensei, I want tonkotsu miso ramen!"
Naruto said excitedly.
Just look at him-he was practically drooling!
"What about you, Lin Guang?"
Iruka asked Lin Guang.
"I'll have the same as Naruto, then."
Lin Guang wasn't picky. He often came to Ichiraku with Naruto for ramen and had long since become an expert at eating it, so naturally he knew which ramen tasted good.
"Teuchi, I'll have the chashu ramen, then."
Iruka spoke to Teuchi.
"All right. Ayame, come give me a hand."
Teuchi called to his daughter.
"Yes, Father!"
Ayame went into the kitchen and helped Teuchi prepare the ingredients.
"Ramen's ready!"
Before long, Teuchi and Ayame came out carrying three large bowls of