"Teuchi Uncle, I want two large portions of pork rib and char siu ramen!"
Naruto grabbed Sasuke and pushed aside the curtain, rushing in and shouting happily at Teuchi.
Today was the day when he, Uzumaki Naruto, made his first friend. More such days would follow, and he would make many more friends!
"Yo! It's Naruto, long time no see."
Teuchi squinted and smiled as he greeted Naruto. Minato Namikaze had brought Naruto to eat here many times, and Naruto was considered a regular.
"Two portions? And large ones at that. Naruto, are you sure you can finish it?"
"It's not just me eating. I brought a friend with me, Uncle Teuchi!"
Teuchi glanced at Sasuke, who had turned his head away and was hiding behind Naruto, looking a bit shy. He instinctively said, "Oh! You brought your little girlfriend!"
"Little girlfriend?" Naruto rubbed his chin in thought, then shook his head.
"It should be a little boyfriend!"
"A boy?!"
Teuchi finally opened his eyes and took a good look at Sasuke. The Uchiha crest, the proud expression, he was definitely the genuine article!
"You two! Damn it!"
Sasuke immediately wanted to shake Naruto off and leave. What kind of lousy ramen was this, not worth eating!
To be called Naruto's little girlfriend!
How could he stand this!
He, Uchiha Sasuke, was so handsome, how could he possibly be the girlfriend of this idiot Naruto!
He had no taste at all!
"Sasuke, didn't you promise to eat ramen with me!"
Naruto held onto Sasuke's arm tightly. In terms of strength, little Sasuke was no match for him!
"Damn it!"
Sasuke glanced around and breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it was late at night and there weren't many customers.
Wait! Who was that red-haired guy?!
And why was he looking at him like that!
Lin Yu was surprised. He hadn't expected to run into Naruto and Sasuke at this age, and at Ichiraku Ramen of all places. Was heaven itself telling him to start deceiving them from childhood!
Naruto stared at Lin Yu for a while, his bright blue eyes blinking. Then he suddenly shouted, "Oh! I know you, Big Brother!"
Naruto knew him?
Before Lin Yu could speak, Naruto pulled Sasuke over and sat down at the seat next to Lin Yu, shouting, "You're that unreliable senior Dad mentioned!"
"Dad?"
Lin Yu immediately reacted. Minato, you're actually slandering my reputation behind my back!
Next time I'll assign you the mission to steal Old Man Sarutobi's underwear!
The requester will be Shimura Danzo!
Reason: To collect Shimura Danzo's little-known secrets!
For the future of the village, Minato, you need to make a sacrifice!
"I've heard about you from Big Brother too," Sasuke said coolly with a frown.
"How did you guys know that the person they were talking about was me? This is the first time you're meeting me, right?"
Naruto and Sasuke exchanged glances. Naruto spoke first, "Red hair!"
Sasuke pouted, "Male, with a delicate and gentle appearance."
Naruto added with a chuckle, "Actually, he's sinister and cunning inside!"
Minato! You're finished!
Your son is also finished!
The soda can in Lin Yu's hand was already crushed, but a gentle smile played on his lips.
"Is that how Minato and Itachi described me?"
"More than that!"
Naruto, completely oblivious to the twitching at the corner of Lin Yu's eyes, continued, "Dad also said you don't pay wages or anything. If it weren't for my part-time job as Hokage, I'd starve working for you!"
Minato, you're very good!
"It seems like he also said that you didn't help with the forest maintenance last time, forcing him to allocate a lot of funds to replenish that forest!"
Minato, you're dead!
Lin Yu reached out and "gently" pinched Naruto's cheek, smiling, "What an honest, good boy. This ramen is on me today, little brother!"
"It hurts!"
Naruto rubbed his reddened cheek and shouted, "No way! Today is my treat for Little Sasuke, to celebrate us becoming friends!"
"Remove the 'little'!" Sasuke glared fiercely at Naruto, looking as if they wouldn't even be friends if he didn't remove it.
"Heh heh!"
Naruto gave a silly grin and then showed off to Lin Yu, "I'm treating you to your portion too!"
"I didn't realize you had so much allowance."
Hearing "allowance," Naruto's face instinctively scrunched up. He said, "No way! This is all from helping with chores and earning it myself!"
Hearing that Naruto was treating him with money he earned himself, Sasuke's angry expression softened considerably. Fine, at least Naruto genuinely wanted to be his friend.
Then he, Uchiha Sasuke, would reluctantly make friends with him!
However, soon, Naruto glanced around and whispered, "Actually, I also secretly took some of Dad's private savings. I was afraid I wouldn't have enough money then, so..."
"Minato's private savings?"
Lin Yu gave Naruto's "betrayal" a thumbs-up and stroked Naruto's blond hair, smiling, "I believe Minato won't blame you. Instead, he'll be happy that you're making friends!"
"Really!"
Naruto thought about it with his not-so-bright mind and then smiled. He said, "You're a really nice big brother. I'm Uzumaki Naruto!"
"I'm Uzumaki Lin Yu, of the same clan as your mother."
Hearing that Lin Yu shared the same surname, Naruto's good impression of him increased significantly. He tugged at Sasuke beside him and said, "This is Uchiha Sasuke, my good friend!"
"Idiot! I don't need you to introduce me!"
Sasuke grumbled inwardly again. Naruto always acted on his own!
"Here you go! Pork rib and char siu ramen. Please enjoy!"
Just as Naruto was about to say something else, two bowls of fragrant pork rib ramen were placed before them.
Naruto sniffed the familiar scent, his mouth almost watering. This was the most delicious food he had ever dreamed of! Without a doubt!
"I'm going to dig in!"
Naruto broke open his chopsticks, and then broke open Sasuke's chopsticks for him, and then ate the ramen with a look of bliss.
Damn it! Naruto, that idiot, acted on his own again! Sasuke vowed that he would never come to eat ramen with Naruto again!
"Stupid brother, you're actually here!"
"Karin! How did you get here?!"
Naruto instinctively covered his pocket, looking fearfully at the little girl who poked her head in.
"Mom and I met Aunt Inuzuka Tsume on the road, and she told us."
Karin's eyes swept around, and suddenly brightened: "Wow! A handsome guy!"
Sasuke leaned closer to Naruto. This girl who suddenly jumped in front of him was not right!
Her eyes looked like she wanted to eat him. It was safer to be closer to Naruto.
"Karin, don't be silly! He's my good friend, Big Brother. I'm treating him to dinner today..."
"Stupid brother, where did you get allowance to treat a handsome guy?"
"Mom gave it to me for helping with chores!"
"With you washing dishes every few days, how could that be enough for a treat!"
Naruto shouted, "And Dad's private savings!"
The air suddenly fell silent. A gentle female voice came from outside: "Naruto, what did you just say? Minato has private savings?"