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"Thank you for your patronage. Rounding down, that's thirty thousand ryo in total."
The chubby barbecue shop owner extended his hand with a smile, looking at Shibi Aburame, who looked completely dumbfounded.
What's going on?
Thirty thousand ryo for a single meal?
Even when leading an S - rank mission (Note: In the Naruto world, S - rank is a high - level mission, equivalent to what might be described as 'Class - A' here), the reward isn't this much.
He looked in the direction of Satoru Hyūga. The other person's belly was as bloated as a balloon, and he was lying contentedly on a cushion, resting. The plates beside him were piled up like a small mountain.
Anko and Uchiha Rin were giggling quietly, as if they had expected this.
Are you kidding me? Is this a human's appetite? Do all the members of the Hyūga clan eat this much?
He really wanted to ask, um... Satoru, were you perhaps switched at birth? Are you actually from the Akimichi clan?
But the words got stuck in his throat, and he had no choice but to obediently take out his wallet and pay.
"Um... if you don't have enough money, I can pay for you." Uchiha Rin felt a bit embarrassed.
"No! I can afford this much."
Shibi Aburame firmly refused. He took out a stack of brand - new bills from his wallet and slapped them on the table. There was no way he would let his students pay. This was his last bit of dignity!
Ouch! It's like his heart is bleeding...
"Welcome to come again next time."
The shop owner waved with a smile at the door.
As soon as they stepped out of the barbecue shop, Shibi Aburame immediately left the team under the pretext of a mission. He was afraid that if he stayed any longer, things would get even more embarrassing.
"That Shibi teacher is quite interesting, isn't he? He seems different from what the rumors say." Uchiha Rin shrugged and said.
"Yeah, he is quite interesting. When I first saw him, I thought he was the kind of person who's really hard to get along with. But who knew..."
Anko burst out laughing, not remembering at all how she had struggled in the insect swarm before.
Satoru Hyūga contentedly stroked his swollen belly. It wasn't that he was being gluttonous and eating so much. It's just that maintaining both the Byakugan bloodline and the Life Magnetic Field simultaneously made his appetite far exceed that of an ordinary person. Moreover, consuming a large amount also helped him enhance his physical capabilities.
Satoru Hyūga clicked his tongue softly and murmured, "I feel like our instructor has a mild case of... social anxiety."
"Social anxiety?" This was the first time Anko had heard this term, and she looked at Satoru Hyūga curiously.
"Um... anyway, it means he's not good at social interaction. But for the Aburame clan, it seems like most people are like this."
Anko thought of Shibi Aburame being tightly wrapped up, with only a small part of his face showing, as if he was afraid of attracting others' attention. Suddenly, she thought the term "social anxiety" was quite fitting.
As expected of you, Satoru. You've learned a new word again.
Satoru Hyūga thought for a while. He reckoned that his future mission career would probably be very interesting. My Jonin instructor is clearly strong but overly socially anxious?
There came a knock on the door of the Hokage's Office.
"Come in."
Hiruzen Sarutobi was buried in dealing with official business. He looked up and saw a man wrapped in a wide robe walk in, looking rather downcast.
「It's Shibi Aburame. How about it? Are you satisfied with the members of the new team?」
「They are all quite outstanding geniuses. But I'm not sure if I can teach them well.」
「Shibi Aburame, don't underestimate yourself. You're a well-known Omnipotence Jonin in Konoha!」Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a smile.
Shibi Aburame shook his head with a bitter smile. 「Lord Hokage, you know that the reason I'm called an Omnipotence Jonin is that I prefer to fight alone rather than cooperate in a team. Teaching students is really a bit of a challenge for me.」
Hiruzen Sarutobi put down the work in his hand, sat upright, and looked at him seriously.
「Shibi Aburame, being a ninja is a profession that demands cooperation. An individual's power is ultimately limited. The growth directions of those three haven't been determined yet. Only you, an Omnipotence Jonin, are the most suitable for this task. This is a great opportunity for growth for both you and the entire team.」
「Is that so? Lord Hokage really has taken great pains.」Shibi Aburame nodded.
「As long as you get it. Now, report their situation to me.」
Shibi Aburame thought of the Byakugan kid who neatly slit the throat of his shadow clone. Suddenly, he smiled and said, 「That Hyūga kid with double Kekkei Genkai is really an interesting person. He also has an incredibly big appetite. He...」
「Hey, Satoru Hyūga, is this really the post-graduation cultivation life you mentioned?」
In a garbage-filled place, Anko covered her nose and mouth with a towel in disgust and was using a wooden stick to forcefully prod at the blocked sewer.
「Well... Look on the bright side. This can also be regarded as exercising our willpower, right?」Satoru Hyūga, who was sweeping the garbage beside her, said.
「So, helping an old lady clean a clogged sewer is also cultivation?」
Ugh.
Anko sighed. These days, every mission they got was a lousy one, like finding a cat or dog or cleaning a sewer. She suddenly missed the days when she was studying at the ninja academy. The missions weren't too heavy back then. At least she didn't have to do these dirty and tiring jobs.
Why did I listen to Satoru Hyūga's persuasion and graduate back then? Isn't slacking off nice? Anko gritted her teeth in hatred.
She learned the term "slacking off" from Satoru Hyūga. It perfectly matched her philosophy. However, she glanced at Satoru Hyūga and Uchiha Rin beside her. With two prodigious talents from prestigious clans beside her, it's so hard to slack off! She roared in her heart.
Satoru Hyūga didn't have much of a problem. Completing D-rank missions was a prerequisite for taking on higher-rank missions. But he seriously suspected that Shibi Aburame deliberately took on missions like cleaning sewers as revenge.
What a stingy ninja!
As for his daily cultivation, it wasn't much affected. On the mountain behind where he usually cultivated, a shadow clone was making up for the effort he missed.
He got the cultivation method of the shadow clone from Uchiha Rin. For her, a B-rank ninjutsu wasn't something particularly valuable.
It took him some time to master the shadow clone. Since then, he could handle both cultivation and missions without any delay.
Satoru Hyūga always had a sense of urgency. The approaching Third Shinobi World War and the caged bird mark on his forehead were constantly goading him on.
Without strength, one is just like a fish on a chopping block, completely at the mercy of others. Although life in the ninja academy was comfortable, it did not align with his beliefs. Only by constantly moving forward could he feel secure.
The attitude of the main family towards him was rather subtle. In any case, the title of the first ninja with double Kekkei Genkai in the history of the Hyūga clan always attracted a lot of attention. As he understood it, there seemed to be pressure from the Hokage. This pressure allowed him to live so peacefully within the Hyūga clan for now.
The mark of the caged bird. If external forces couldn't remove it in a short time, then scientific research was the only way left. To a large extent, the reason for pulling Anko into the team was to establish a connection with Orochimaru. After all, in the original story, Anko was taken in as Orochimaru's disciple.
「I really hope we can take on missions and fight soon.」
The voice of Uchiha Rin brought Satoru Hyūga back to reality. He looked up and saw Uchiha Rin stretching her muscles, looking eager to go.
「Why are you in such a hurry?」
Uchiha Rin looked at him, her pitch - black eyes brimming with eagerness.
「The clan elders said that the Sharingan can only awaken in life - and - death situations. I can't wait to obtain that kind of power.」
This is too competitive, Satoru Hyūga's mouth twitched slightly.