Inside Ichiraku Ramen Shop.
Hinata's belly had bulged for once, and according to relativity and the conservation of energy, Kakashi's wallet had shriveled.
Kakashi: (ಥ_ಥ)
Why could Hinata fit so much ramen into such a tiny body?!!!
Just as devastated as Kakashi was Teuchi, who was making ramen in the kitchen.
Although Teuchi had undergone some ninja training, he was just a ramen chef!
He was human too. After pulling noodles for over fifty bowls in a row, his hands were about to be pulled into noodles themselves!!!
Teuchi had extremely high standards for his noodles. They could only go into the pot once he himself was satisfied with how they had been pulled.
So today, for once, Teuchi lowered his standards.
And Kakashi and the others expressed their understanding.
Naruto even volunteered to help Teuchi in the kitchen.
But after trying a few things, such as kneading dough with a Rasengan, he was invited out of the kitchen by Teuchi.
By the time they finished, it was afternoon, and Kakashi planned to take Naruto and the others on their first mission.
What would the mission be?
Assassinating another country's daimyo? Or infiltrating another shinobi village to gather intelligence?
Faced with Naruto and the others' endlessly curious questions, Kakashi showed no expression, because his mask hid the slight upward curl of his lips.
"Hey, Teacher, what kind of mission do you think we'll get?"
As Naruto followed Kakashi toward the Hokage Building, he asked Hashirama inside his belly.
Hashirama thought it over. Back in his day, there hadn't been any shinobi villages, only clan missions, and he had been the clan leader's son.
So most of what he did was fight on the battlefield, handle various affairs, and go train by the river, things like that.
Incidentally, Hashirama liked the