My Villainous Life Starting with Naruto

Chapter 206 It's Like an Old Friend Returns

Two boys slipped in from under the noren curtain and jumped onto the chairs with practiced ease.

The owner of Ichiraku Ramen, named "Teuchi," was a kind-hearted middle-aged man who wasn't annoyed at all by the lively little boy. Instead, he smiled and said:

"Two bowls of ramen, one serving of braised meat each?"

"Yes, boss!" the blond boy replied loudly, radiating boundless energy like a little sun. The red-haired boy next to him was much more composed, sitting there politely thanking him.

Ichiraku Ramen has been able to survive in Konoha for so long because of its excellent skills in preparing the broth and kneading the dough. Even for a bowl of ramen, every step of the process must be done meticulously and without any shortcuts. As a result, the preparation time is relatively long, and customers need to be patient.

The blond boy was a lively and enthusiastic person. He couldn't sit still in his chair, looking left and right. For some reason, he became interested in the diners next to him.

"Big sister, did you come from somewhere else to visit? I've never seen you in the village before... You're so beautiful! Your hair is gorgeous!"

Xiao Nan smiled, stroking her purple hair, quite pleased with the child's praise:

"Thank you, you're cute too."

The blond boy blushed. Boys this age already have a vague sense of gender and will unconsciously be drawn to pretty girls. But then he suddenly seemed to remember something and said stiffly:

"N-I don't want to be cute, I want to become stronger... I'm going to be the Hokage!"

"The Naruto?"

"Hmm!" The boy's azure eyes lit up as he pointed to the faintly visible Hokage Rock outside the window:

"I want to become a great Hokage... just like my father!"

Konan's pupils contracted sharply, and just as she was about to say something, Hyuga Yuto patted her arm:

"Focus on eating your noodles. This place is great in every way, except the noodles tend to soak up the soup."

"Haha... Looks like this customer has been to our little shop before." The owner came out of the kitchen carrying a tray and placed two bowls of ramen in front of the boys:

"Naruto, Gaara, your ramen."

"Thank you for your hard work, boss. I'm starting now!" ×2.

Naruto took out his bulging wallet and handed the money to the shopkeeper.

Both boys had begun ninja training and were in excellent physical condition. They also had large appetites, finishing their ramen in no time, leaving not a drop of soup.

After putting down his chopsticks, Naruto walked over to Konan and said apologetically:

"Big sister...you have such beautiful hair, do you have any hair care secrets? I want to give it to my mother..."

Hair care secret? Konan was slightly taken aback, a little embarrassed. It wasn't that she was disregarding her status to make things difficult for the orphan of the Fourth Hokage, but rather that her beautiful purple hair had indeed never been maintained and was purely natural.

However, at that moment, Hyuga Yuto, who was wearing a straw hat, suddenly spoke up:

"I'll say this: 6 grams of cherry blossom powder, 3 grams of salamander oil, 35 grams of sap from a five-year-old osmanthus tree... Finally, take the top layer of milky white liquid. Got it?"

"Huh? I, I..."

"Yes, I've memorized it all," Gaara interjected, repeating it verbatim.

"Wow, that's amazing!" Naruto looked at his companion with admiration, then turned and bowed deeply to Yuuto.

"Thank you, big brother!"

Gaara also thanked him, but Naruto grabbed him by the shoulder and dragged him away. Judging from the look of it, they were probably going to catch a salamander right now.

It wasn't mealtime, and there weren't many customers at Ichiraku Ramen. Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, Konan whispered:

"That child belongs to the Fourth Hokage..."

"Yes, Naruto Uzumaki. I even saw him on the day he was born."

"What's wrong with his mother? I've never heard of people from the Uzumaki clan having bad hair."

"That night, Kushina Uzumaki had her tailed beast extracted first, and then Minato and I worked together to put half of the Nine-Tails back in. The life force was severely depleted during the process of going in and out, and her hair turned completely white. No hair care methods were effective... However, that child's filial piety is commendable, and Minato can rest in peace now."

"Lord Yuto..." Konan bit her lip and said cautiously:

You seem very happy.

Hyuga Yuto paused slightly, staring silently at the direction where Naruto and Gaara had disappeared.

Memories of secretly reading comics in class in his past life surfaced in his mind. In the original timeline, Naruto Uzumaki's childhood was miserable. He ate expired instant noodles, was isolated by villagers and peers, and was called "demon fox" and "freak" by others. He could only attract attention by playing pranks, which only led to more hostility and bullying.

However, Naruto's childhood was much happier than it was in the original story.

The clothes were clean and tidy, a new style for this spring, and even smelled of soap powder.

The frog's wallet is bulging, with plenty of pocket money, and it can eat as much Ichiraku Ramen as it wants.

He and Gaara are childhood best friends, and besides Gaara, Naruto also has many other friends.

No matter what, Kushina Uzumaki is still alive; a child with a mother is different.

As long as Kushina stands here, no one will dare to hide Naruto Uzumaki's identity as the "Son of a Hero".

"He is, after all, Minato's child. I am both his father's best friend and his father's killer... We formed a deep bond when Naruto was still a child."

Seeing the purple-haired woman's hesitant expression, Hyuga Yuto shook his head and said:

"However, Xiao Nan, just like I said, since I have betrayed the village and exterminated my clan, I will not turn back."

"I will continue to walk my own ninja way, regardless of right or wrong, even if it means mountains of corpses and seas of blood."

"You are the one who guides the future of the ninja world, Lord Yuto." Konan bowed her head, exposing the back of her head and neck, a gesture of unguarded submission for a ninja.

"That's too much of a movement, Minami. It'll attract attention in public." Hinata Yuto chuckled and grabbed the woman's shoulder, helping her up.

Just then, the noren curtain was lifted again.

"Boss!" A pleasant female voice rang out, straightforward and cheerful, without a trace of affected softness.

"Still the signature ramen set meal. Sure enough, the first thing I have to do after returning to the village is to come here for ramen, otherwise it just feels like something's missing."

The next moment, Xiao Nan noticed that the hand that was supporting her shoulder had retracted with lightning speed.

She blinked and saw the man she regarded as a god sitting up straight, seriously picking at the ramen in his bowl, as if he were studying a high-level forbidden technique.

Xiao Nan caught a faint citrus scent and turned her head to secretly glance at the blonde beauty sitting next to her.

It's Tsunade... Yuto-sama's teacher... Her chakra is incredibly powerful, and she's quite beautiful too.

She sat between the two men and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

—Why do I feel like I shouldn't be here?

(End of this chapter)