Naruto: With maxed-out affection, I am invincible in the ninja world.

"Well, thank you."

Obito nodded, caught the cat, and picked it up, but the cat kept trying to break free, seemingly disliking Obito.

At this moment, Rin and Kakashi also walked up to Haneda.

Rin hugged the cat in Obito's arms and gently rubbed its head. Soon the cat became docile.

Kakashi looked at Haneda and suddenly felt a pang of emotion.

"Long time no see, Haneda."

"It's only been about a week, not long yet."

Haneda walked up to Kakashi and raised his right fist.

Seeing this, Kakashi smiled and raised his left fist, which collided with Haneda's right fist.

"You're right, it's only been a few days."

Kakashi withdrew his left hand and asked again.

"I heard you took on a C-level mission, how did it go?"

"Well, there wasn't any danger. We just encountered some ninjas from Kirigakure along the way. They went from C-rank to A-rank."

Haneda said casually.

Although this mission made him realize many things, he was unwilling to share those sordid things with his friends.

"What?! An A-rank mission! Haneda, your Class 9 actually did an A-rank mission!!"

When Obito heard that Haneda had done an A-rank mission, he immediately felt resentful.

Their seventh class has been working on D-level missions these past few days.

Leaving aside Class 3, even Class 9, to which Haneda belongs, has started doing advanced missions.

Suddenly, Obito realized something.

Rank A missions are extremely dangerous; it seems to involve Jonin!

"Haneda, are you alright?" Obito asked with concern.

"A mere Kirigakure Jonin, could he possibly hurt me?" Haneda said dismissively.

At that moment, Asuma became excited.

"Obito, you have no idea how fierce Haneda-nii is!"

"A Jonin from Kirigakure was immobilized on the spot by Brother Haneda with just a glance and a genjutsu!"

"The entire battle, from start to finish, only lasted a minute!!"

"You have to understand, that's a Jonin who fought his way out of the Blood Mist!"

"But even that's no match for a single glance from my brother Haneda!!"

When Asuma boasted about Haneda, Obito was a little skeptical.

Asuma is Haneda's number one fan; eight out of ten of his sentences are so outrageous that even Obito senses something is wrong.

"Really?" Obito looked at Haneda.

"It's fake." Haneda shook his head. If he admitted it, Obito would keep bothering him with all sorts of questions.

Kakashi, who was standing nearby, knew it was true as soon as he heard it, and he whispered something in Obito's ear:

"No wonder he's the worst student; he's been scammed without even realizing it."

"What did you say, you idiot Kakashi! I'm so smart, I know it's Asuma bragging!"

Obito immediately retorted.

"Alright, Obito, Kakashi, you're both comrades, let's be more understanding of each other."

A blond young man wearing a Jonin vest walked over.

He spoke softly, a warm smile on his face.

"Minato-sensei."

Hearing Class 7 greet him like that, Haneda knew who the person in front of him was.

A ninja who combines gentleness and strength, near-perfect in every way, the future Fourth Hokage—Minato Namikaze!

Haneda sized up Minato, who looked back at him and asked with a smile:

"You must be Uchiha Haneda? I've often heard Obito and Kakashi mention you."

Haneda nodded and introduced himself: "Uchiha Haneda from Team 9, a friend of Obito and Kakashi."

"Even Kakashi speaks highly of you. You're quite good, Haneda."

Minato smiled and said something, then turned his gaze to Sakumo behind Haneda.

"Long time no see, Sakumo-senpai. How about we grab a bite to eat? It's almost noon now."

Sakumo glanced at Rin and Kurenai, who were petting the cat, and then at Haneda, Obito, and Kakashi, who were gathered together, and agreed.

"Okay, how about we go to a ramen shop called Ichiraku?"

"Ichiraku Ramen? That ramen shop is really good. Kushina and I both love eating there."

Minato nodded slightly.

Upon hearing Sakumo and Minato's words, Haneda immediately pulled Obito and Kakashi aside and said:

"Let's go eat Ichiraku Ramen."

"Ah."

Kakashi nodded slightly, while Obito was still pondering the question from earlier.

"Hey, Haneda! Tell me first, did you defeat a Jonin from Kirigakure?"

"you guess."

Haneda neither admitted nor denied it, deliberately remaining silent, which immediately prompted Asuma to say in a disdainful tone:

"Do I even need to guess, Obito?"

"With Brother Haneda's strength, what's so surprising about him easily killing a Jonin with a single genjutsu?"

"Ugh~ I don't believe it! You bastard Haneda! Who's lying to me?!"

"Ha~ the bottom of the class."

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Chapter 66 Ichiraku Ramen Shop, An Unexpected Encounter with Class 3

After a noisy journey, we soon arrived at our destination – Ichiraku Ramen Restaurant.

This is where Naruto will love the most in the future, and it is also the safest place in the entire Hidden Leaf Village.

Back then, Ichiraku Ramen Restaurant remained unscathed even when Pain carried rice away, demonstrating its high level of safety.

"Boss, three servings of miso ramen and five servings of miso soup ramen, please."

Minato sat down and smiled at Haneda and the others behind him.

"Let's find a seat and chat."

Sakumo sat down next to Minato, with Kakashi, Haneda, and Obito to his right.

Not long after sitting down, Obito couldn't help but speak up:

"I didn't expect you to actually kill a Jonin from Kirigakure!"

"Damn you, Haneda! It seems you haven't taught me properly the few times I've asked you for help!"

Before Haneda could speak, Asuma said:

"Brother Haneda trains so hard, do you think you can just ask him for advice whenever you want? It's already a great favor that I can teach you."

"Who are you? Yu Tian is my childhood friend, and we're even from the same Uchiha clan. I can have him teach me whenever I want!"

Asma scoffed and said:

"Listen up, Obito!"

"I, Sarutobi Asuma, and Haneda-nii were classmates for five years, comrades-in-arms in Team 9, brothers!"

"Even I can only ask Brother Haneda for help occasionally. Aren't you, a loser, just wasting Brother Haneda's precious time?"

Upon hearing this, Obito couldn't hold back any longer and stood up, saying:

"Haneda, how about we go to training after we eat, with Kakashi!"

After glancing at Asuma and then at Obito, Haneda reluctantly nodded in agreement. He had originally planned to go back and rest in the afternoon.

"Sure, Obito. But training should end around dark, I have something to do tonight."

Upon hearing this, Obito's lips curled into a sweet smile, while Asuma looked as if he had eaten shit.

Suddenly, a cheerful voice came from behind.