Konoha: I, Naruto, will eat the Forest-Forest Fruit!

The next morning.

"Naruto-kun, we'll head over now."

"Honey~ I don't want to be apart from you... Hmm, I know, I'll come find you after I finish my mission."

"..."

Since I just became a ninja, I don't need to leave the village to do missions.

Naruto still invited them to come over for breakfast in the morning.

After finishing his breakfast, he rested for a while and then continued meditating.

As for wilderness survival drills?

I told you it's best not to eat anything, or you'll throw up.

It didn't say that eating breakfast was mandatory.

the other side.

Pink Hair and Erzhuzi met up early in the morning when I got up to prepare.

"Good morning, Sasuke-kun. Are you also going to scout the terrain and gather intelligence?"

The pink-haired girl greeted them.

Erzhuzi's eyes were cold, as if he didn't even want to respond, and he simply walked past her.

The pink-haired girl stood there awkwardly.

Finally, he sighed and followed them to the training ground.

After observing for a while, I realized... the training ground was only so big, and the intelligence could be gathered in just a few minutes.

For a moment, neither of them had anything to do.

Erzhuzi sat down on the spot and forced himself to calm his mind and meditate.

"Huh? Ino~ Hinata~!"

Pink Hair wanted to go over and share some information with Erzhuzi, but seeing Erzhuzi's cold and aloof appearance, she hesitated.

"Forget it, I'd better not try to win your favor."

Turning around, I saw Ino and Hinata, who had just finished breakfast at Naruto's house.

She jogged over, and Ino and Hinata looked at her with great confusion.

"Sakura, why are you here so early?"

"Didn't Naruto say it wouldn't start until noon?"

"Oh, so Sasuke is here too."

Hinata then offered a word of praise.

"Sakura, you're really hardworking."

"You're not in the same class, how come you went out together?"

Upon hearing this, the pink-haired girl felt a little embarrassed and had no choice but to change the subject.

"Just came from Naruto's house."

Seeing the pink-haired girl exclaim in surprise, it was clear she had misunderstood.

"No...no...Sakura, don't misunderstand...we're going over there for breakfast...really!"

"That's right, Hinata. Saying that so shyly makes it easy for people to misunderstand~"

Ino took Hinata's little hand and teased her with a smile.

Sakura then remembered that back in the Ninja Academy, Ino and the others seemed to go to Naruto's house every day.

Once, when I forgot to bring my own lunch, Ino brought me a lunch.

It's delicious, even better than my mom's!

The pink-haired girl's stomach rumbled and howled at the thought of food.

"Remember, don't eat breakfast tomorrow, or you'll definitely throw up."

Kakashi's words from yesterday still echoed in my ears.

"Sakura...you?"

Ino and Hinata have been nourished for many years, so their five senses are many times stronger than in the original work.

In addition, the pink-haired girl made quite a commotion.

For a moment, Pink Hair's face turned red.

"I'm on a diet lately, haha~"

She had barely finished speaking.

A gurgling sound could be heard from not far away.

The three of them turned around at the same time.

???

Erzhuzi blushed, a rare occurrence for him. He snorted and turned his head away.

The character of Erzhuzi during this period is not much different from the original work.

Naruto left him some property, enough for him to live exactly as he did in the original story.

"Oh no, time's up, we have to go. Sakura, good luck!"

Ino, fearing Hinata would feel embarrassed, quickly took Hinata with her and left.

The area outside the exercise field fell silent instantly.

The pink-haired girl's toes are so thick they could practically dig a three-bedroom apartment out of her.

Erzhuzi even had his back to her.

"I can't take it anymore... I wasn't feeling anything at first, but Naruto is still resting at home... and he even ate breakfast... I guess I'll go eat too. It's not even noon yet, so I might as well throw up. Nobody cares about my appearance anyway."

Sakura offered this advice to herself.

With a pout, the pink-haired girl said, "But, thinking back, Ino invited me back then... If I go back now, I'll definitely get asked questions, which is such a hassle... Anyway, we'll be teammates from now on, so it should be okay, right..."

The pink-haired girl, who had just lifted her foot to head home, suddenly turned and walked in the direction Ino and Hinata had come from.

"Oh right, I almost forgot."

"Sasuke, I'm going to share some information with Naruto and have breakfast. I'll come back at noon. Do you want to come along?"

"snort."

Erzhuzi paid attention to her, but his usual behavior made him force himself not to speak or move.

"Gurgle gurgle—"

"If you're not going, I'll go myself. I'll trade information for breakfast... I've heard Naruto's cooking is excellent!"

My pink-haired face flushed slightly. *Ptooey!* I shared information with Naruto, saying that I hadn't had breakfast yet.

Come here.

He wouldn't refuse to entertain guests, would he?

We're classmates and teammates, and Ino and I have a good relationship.

The pink-haired girl, feeling a little uneasy, didn't notice that Erzhuzi had already gotten up.

By the time she realized it, Erzhuzi had already passed her.

"Huh? Sasuke, what's wrong...?"

"Stop rambling! We're going to fight together, we can't let him, who knows nothing, hold us back. Let's devise a strategy in advance!"

"Uh...no, I meant you're going in the wrong direction, Naruto's over there."

Erzhuzi: "..."

So, when Naruto opened the door...

The two people were standing at their own front door.

It smells so good!!! x2

The lingering smell filled Erzhuzi and Fenmao's nostrils.

I was immediately provoked.

So Ino and the others eat really well.

"Um... Naruto, we just got back from the training grounds and gathered a lot of information. We were planning to discuss it with you..."

Before Pinky could even organize his thoughts, Erzhuzi's stomach started protesting again.

Seeing this, Naruto immediately understood their intentions.

"Come in, I've made jianbing guozi and xiaolongbao today. Have you had breakfast yet?"

Both of them shook their heads in unison.

Especially when I hear about this kind of breakfast that I've never even heard of before.

He moved with extraordinary speed, taking off his shoes, entering the house, and sitting at the dining table in one swift motion.

Naruto shook his head and smiled.

Actually, he didn't have any aversion to pink-haired girls.

Let's not even talk about how well Naruto manages his image in the original work.

The moment he saw Sakura, he had already thought of a name for their child.

Pink Hair's heart is entirely focused on Erzhuzi.

How could she not be annoyed by Naruto's constant harassment?

So it seems that the pink-haired girl was actually quite gentle in the original work, and didn't kill Naruto in one go.

Although some thoughtless words were said, and then there was some psychological manipulation... well, let the professionals do the cleanup.

"Would you like some spicy soup?"

Naruto poked his head out from the kitchen.

The two looked at each other and then nodded in unison.

They could already smell the aroma, and this time it was even stronger.

Before long, Naruto sat to the side, watching the two who had started out somewhat refined but later began to eat and drink without any regard for their image, and a smile appeared on his lips.

No one can resist delicious food.

Especially for children who have never eaten real bran.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, they saw Naruto looking at them with a smile on his face.

Pink-haired girl is alright, since she's already gone all out, she's not that afraid anymore.

"By the way, Naruto, this is the information I just wrote down. Take a look."

Erzhuzi turned his head away, "I... I have the money on me."

By this time, Sasuke had figured out why Kakashi had told them it was best not to eat breakfast.

There's definitely something fishy going on here.

All I can say is that Sasuke is worthy of being infatuated with Orochimaru for so long.

"It's not much money, but I really want to give it to you. Just let me rest when you do some easy tasks in the future."

Naruto smiled as he cleared away the dishes.

He added in his mind, "Thank you to the generous Uchiha clan for the treat."

Pink-haired girl quickly stepped forward to help.

Two pillars stand alone, each occupied by a single person.

Only then did he take a look at Naruto's house.

It was small, but very clean.

The thought had barely formed in my mind when I noticed the bedroom door was still slightly ajar, and everything inside was a lovely pink hue...

"Naruto-kun, we've eaten too much... Will lunch turn out like what Kakashi-sensei said...?"

Being alone with Naruto already made her heart race, and the thought of certain scenes made her blush immediately.

"No, don't worry."

"Your grades in theory and intelligence analysis have always been the best in the class."

"It's just that you're too easily influenced by your emotions. If you think about it carefully, you'll find that there are many flaws in this."

"If the opponent is Kakashi-sensei... a wilderness survival exercise..."

After Naruto pointed this out, the pink-haired girl also noticed something was wrong.

"What an obvious attempt to shift the blame... Oh dear, I can't believe I only just realized it now. But Naruto-kun, you're amazing, you found the point of contention so quickly."

Sakura: Heh, where's your Sasuke?

"No wonder Sasuke said when he came that we should plan the tactics in advance. Sasuke probably realized this morning that this test is likely to test a team's cooperation."

"Three people who are incompatible, disunited, and unwilling to cooperate will not be able to pass the assessment."

"No, I didn't, I'm not."

Erzhuzi appeared at the kitchen doorway at some unknown time.

"I sensed something was wrong, but I didn't analyze it thoroughly enough."

"Naruto, you are very strong. You deserve to be the top student in your grade for six years."

At this moment, Sasuke truly noticed that Naruto possessed an aura that made him feel incredibly close to him.

It's so warm that you can't help but want to get closer.

Moreover, that familiar and warm feeling...it's so much like my father...