Chapter 5
Time has come to warm spring. Four-year-old Naruto finished his training by the river and dragged his somewhat tired body to a street stall.
Above the stall hangs a cloth door sign - Ichiraku Ramen.
This is the noodle stall that Naruto has frequented in the past month.
Indeed, for Naruto, who has not eaten ramen for almost a year, the famous Ichiraku Ramen in Naruto is worthy of the word delicious. As for whether it is authentic, he dare not comment, but he still misses the ramen he ate at the night market stall in the winter when he was a child before he traveled through time. The deliciousness in his memories, every bite is burning his soul.
Similarly, the stall owner, Uncle Ichiraku, is also a very easy-going person. Although he never opens his eyes, Naruto can't tell from his tone or body movements that he is disgusted with him.
"As expected of an ordinary person who can live to see Boruto, his character, vision and values are not comparable to those of ordinary villagers."
Of course, he can't just eat ramen. For Naruto, who is bound to grow to a height of 185 meters in the future, balanced nutrition is essential. If not, overnutrition is not impossible.
For this, he begged Sarutobi Hiruzen fiercely. He dared not say that there would be meat every day, but eggs and milk every day were essential. As for meat, Naruto had learned to fish by himself. Therefore
, usually Naruto would ask the people arranged by the third generation to send some ingredients, fruits and vegetables, and he would catch a few fish by the river where he practiced, and then cook them by himself. After all, Naruto had some cooking skills before the time travel. Although he only knew a few home-cooked dishes, it was enough for him.
As for eating ramen, it was only because he came here because of the reputation of the original work at the beginning, and now he recalls the various things before the time travel.
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It was another day approaching evening. Naruto, who had finished training, unknowingly came to the vicinity of the Ninja School. He watched from afar as parents picked up their children from school, and couldn't help but sigh.
Thinking about before crossing over, he also had parents who were alive and had a naughty little brother.
In the blink of an eye, it has been almost a year since he came to this world. He didn't know how they were doing now, and whether they missed him, an unfilial son. If there was a chance in the future, Naruto hoped to break the barrier of time and space and travel back.
While sighing, Naruto suddenly found a little girl with short black and purple hair just over her ears. She was sitting on a swing under a tree not far from the entrance of the Ninja School, and her white jade eyes revealed confusion. A series of changes that happened last year caused her father, the current head of the Hyuga clan, Hyuga Hiashi, to be extremely disappointed in her.
In Hinata's cognition, if she hadn't been captured by the people of the Hidden Cloud Village, her uncle would not have died, and her cousin Neji would not have lost his father.
Now, her mother was pregnant for several months, and her parents paid less attention to her. Every time she ate, she didn't dare to face her father, and she didn't even dare to make any noise when eating, for fear of causing her father's dissatisfaction.
Hinata felt as if she had lost the love of her parents. She was confused in a trance. While her fellow"Hyuga Gong" brother was not paying attention, she slipped out of the family residence and came to the ninja school.
At this time, several children who had just finished school were walking towards Hyuga Hinata, complaining about something in school.
"Today's plum blossom pile is really difficult to practice. Really, I don't know who invented the plum blossom pile. I heard that after graduating from the Ninja School, there will be an examination of plum blossom pile body skills. Our class is really unlucky."
"Who says it's not true? There are only three outdoor classes every day. In addition to throwing shuriken, close combat, and practicing three-body techniques, now there is also a plum blossom pile. Who can learn so much at once? If I know who made the plum blossom pile, I will definitely beat him to a pulp after I graduate and become a ninja."
"I will be included in the list when the time comes. I will beat him so hard that even his mother won't recognize him."
"Hey - look, there is a little girl occupying our swing." The thin man next to him reminded. The chubby little boy on the other side heard this, looked at the swing under the tree and scolded dissatisfiedly:"Hey, little girl, if you don't want to play, get out!"
"Ah, I-I?" Little Hinata came back to her senses and looked at the fierce-looking boys in front of her, stammering and unable to speak.
"Hey, her eyes are actually white, is she from the Hyuga family? Tsk, a big family? I heard that Yamaci's father's position was replaced by someone from the Hyuga family. How about I teach this little girl a lesson, and then let Yamaci treat me to a few lunch boxes?"
Although little Hinata was only four years old, she could understand what the boys said. Suddenly her face turned pale, and she stammered,"Sorry, I'll leave now. I want to go home.""
"Hmm? Stop right there!"When the men saw Hinata trying to run away, they originally thought about whether to scare Hinata, but they didn't expect that the little girl was so timid, and suddenly they wanted to do something evil.
""Hmph! I advise you to stand still!" A childish voice of contempt entered the ears of several people.
They looked back and saw Naruto, who had short yellow hair, blue eyes, and six whisker lines on his cheeks, walking towards them nonchalantly.
"Stop meddling in other people’s business. Do you want to get beaten?"
"Boss, he is the fox demon. My parents often told me that this fox demon even destroyed our house a few years ago."The thin man on the side quickly reminded him.
"What, it turns out to be you, you monster, I will beat you to death today!"The sturdy long-haired boy in the middle said viciously and swung his fist at Naruto.
Unfortunately, in Naruto's eyes, the speed of the punch was pitifully slow. He slightly shifted to the side to avoid the man's fist, and then hit him directly in the chin with an uppercut.
Because the tongue had not been fully retracted, the boy bit his tongue directly.
"ah——"
The boy fell to the ground with a shrill scream.
"Damn it, you actually dared to fight back, let's beat him together."
The punches of several people were completely unsystematic, and the speed was not good enough. In the eyes of Naruto, who had practiced the plum blossom pile for a long time, it was as slow as a turtle.
A few dodged and moved nimbly, and the last punch was a little friend, ending cleanly.
Several people fell to the ground screaming and groaning, and they didn't even have the energy to curse.
Little Hinata on the side was stunned.
"Hey, hey, come back to your senses!"Naruto waved in front of little Hinata.
"Ah, um - thank you, thank you……"Hinata's voice was like the hum of a mosquito.
Naruto smiled and said,"You're welcome. Do you want to go home?……"
"Gurgle——"
The words that he wanted to send Hinata home were interrupted by this sudden voice.
Following the voice, Naruto looked at Hinata's belly. Hinata blushed when Naruto looked at her.
"Come, follow me, I'll treat you to a meal!" After saying that, without giving Hinata a chance to react, he went straight up and grabbed Hinata's hand and led her away from here.
Hinata felt dizzy for a moment, and when she came to her senses, she was pulled to the Ichiraku Ramen stand by Naruto.
"Uncle Ichiraku, two big bowls of tonkotsu ramen, do you like spicy food?" Naruto turned around and asked Hinata.
"All - all are fine"
"Well, add chili peppers!"
"Hey, little Naruto, this is the first time I see you bringing someone to eat ramen here, who is this girl?" Ichiraku asked casually with a smile, but he didn't stop working.
"This is a good friend I just made."Naruto also responded boldly
"Friend? Oh, did the uncle just call him little Naruto? Naruto, Naruto-kun?"Little Hinata was too shy to speak, but she was also full of thoughts.
Little Hinata also mustered up the courage to respond to Naruto's words:"I-I am Naruto-kun's friend."
""Hey, what a pair of cute kids!" Yile sighed.
Soon, two bowls of steaming pork bone ramen were placed in front of the two.
"I'm going to eat!" The two said in unison, but Hinata's voice was surprisingly small.
Just when Naruto had eaten half a bowl, he glanced and saw that Hinata had already drunk up all the soup. He couldn't help but think of Hinata's appetite in the original book.
【There seemed to be an episode where there was a ramen eating competition, and Hinata won in the end. The reason was not because of how many bowls Hinata ate, but because the competition had a time limit, and Hinata only had enough time to eat so many bowls. Good guy, his stomach capacity is indeed as black hole-level as in Naruto, and I don’t know if he can afford it in the future. 】
As Naruto recalled, he quickly called Ichiraku:"Uncle Ichiraku, two more bowls."
Hinata was also stunned and said quickly:"Naruto-kun, I'm full, no need to buy more."
Of course, Naruto couldn't take back his original words:"Eat when I tell you to. I, Uzumaki Naruto, made my first friend in my life today. How can I not let my friend have a good meal."
Then he whispered in his heart:"It's a pity that I don't have money. I can only afford this little. Otherwise, I would treat you to a barbecue dinner."
""Thank you, Naruto-kun!" Hinata thanked him softly, feeling warm in her heart.
Finally, under Naruto's gaze, Hinata finished the remaining two bowls of ramen with a blushing face. Then, she heard a quick shout.
"Miss Hinata, Miss Hinata!"
Hearing someone calling her, Hinata immediately stood up and said to Naruto:"Someone called me, probably to tell me to go home, I-I'm leaving, Naruto-kun."
Naruto nodded with a smile:"Hinata, right? I remember. You don't have to be so shy in the future. You must be strong and confident. Believe that you can do better. And if you are bullied, fight back boldly. If you can't beat it, come to me and I will help you." At this moment, Naruto seemed to be shining brightly in little Hinata's heart.
"Okay, go back, your brother is here to pick you up."
"Well, goodbye, Naruto-kun." Little Hinata bowed slightly to Naruto, and ran towards her clan brother in small steps. When Hyuga Takumi saw Hinata leave Naruto and come to his side, he couldn't help but frowned and asked:"Miss, were you with that child just now?"
Little Hinata nodded and replied:"Yes, Naruto-kun also treated me to ramen." Hyuga Takumi realized that something was wrong, and said solemnly:"Miss, the clan leader once ordered that our Hyuga clan should not contact that child, so please don't look for him again in the future, otherwise it will be a harm to both you and him."
"But Naruto-kun……"Hinata was about to retort. Hyuga Gong sighed and said,"You should go home quickly. The clan leader is very worried about you when he finds out that you ran away by yourself. I will also report this to the clan leader.""
""Okay--Okay."
Little Hinata reluctantly followed Hyuga Gong back to the Hyuga family.
On the other side, the ninjas from the Anbu also reported Naruto's encounter with Hinata to Sarutobi Hiruzen, and also reported Naruto's beating. The parents of several children who were beaten also filed a"complaint".
After listening to it, Sarutobi Hiruzen just asked his subordinates to comfort several parents a little. As for Naruto, there was no need to disturb him. There was no other expression. After dismissing his subordinates, he looked gloomily in the direction of the Hyuga clan's territory.
Sarutobi Hiruzen had his own plans after all. After all, Uzumaki Naruto was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki of Konoha. If the Hyuga clan dared to covet and control the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, it would not be good news for him.
In short, observe for a while and see what the Hyuga clan thinks.