"What are you looking at?"
The Narutos came out of the kitchen in aprons, looking every bit like husbands, carrying pot after pot of spicy crayfish, braised pork knuckles, and garlic oysters.
They also brought out two rice cookers, each roughly the size of a television.
He deftly divided the dishes among plates and set them on the round table, then put the rice cookers to one side and began serving everyone rice.
Spices clung to the crayfish's scarlet shells, and their rich aroma wafted out, instantly whetting everyone's appetite.
The braised pork knuckles looked rich without being greasy, with a vibrant color. They were very springy when prodded with chopsticks, clearly packed with collagen.
As for the garlic oysters...
The golden minced garlic atop the oyster meat gave off waves of fragrance that went straight into everyone's nostrils.
Their tempting color, along with a certain property of theirs, made everyone seated there brighten up even more.
"Where's Sasuke?"
Naruto looked around, realized Sasuke still hadn't arrived, and turned to Karin.
"I'll hurry him along."
Karin raised the chibi Sasuke on her wrist, a gift from Hinata, and called Sasuke.
"Moshi moshi~~"
Once the call connected, Karin called out to Sasuke.
"Oh, Karin. What is it?"
A shrill female voice came from Sasuke's end, accompanied by the clash of sharp weapons.
???
A question mark appeared over Karin's head, and then she asked a question.
"Why is there a woman's voice over there? And why do I hear fighting?"
Faced with Karin's questioning, the chibi Sasuke fell silent for a moment before explaining.
"I'm playing with an ancestor, though she might not be very willing."
"An ancestor?"
"Uh, I suppose so. We're talking all the way back to the Warring States Period, after all. Personally, I think she might be