Chapter 425: Ramen Encounters
The village is now a big construction site at all. In the distance, there are temporary shelters for the people of the village.
The number of temporary sheds is still increasing, and a considerable number of villagers live in the underground passages. After all, the underground tunnel is suspected of being rushed, and there are still potential safety hazards.
Walking in the construction site, Qingyang is still a little distressed, the once prosperous village is now in ruins. Fortunately, there were no casualties, and as long as the people remained, the village would eventually be rebuilt, and what awaited them at that time would be greater prosperity.
Thinking like this in his heart, Haruyo kept greeting the villagers along the way, and many of his former acquaintances and neighbors still can't believe that Haruyo has become the acting Hokage. Walking through the construction sites with a smile, Qingyang found that in the open space in front of him, small food stalls were set up.
Seeing this, Qingyang couldn't help but feel a little relieved. As the village was rebuilt, a lot of good things were restored. Konoha is famous for its delicious snacks, and having them by their side when rebuilding the village can also add a touch of warmth to everyone's hearts.
Just as Qingyang stopped here, wondering which stall to patronize first, a burst of laughter suddenly came from his ears, and following the laughter, Qingyang saw a familiar sign: Yile.
"It's been a long time since I've been there, so it's good to eat ramen once in a while. β
Qingyang thought this in his heart, and when he walked outside the curtain, he found that it was a few acquaintances who were here, and the laughter from before also came from them.
"Sakai, you idiot, don't provoke me as soon as you come back! Now you're no match for me at all!"
In the daily jokes, Naruto has never had the upper hand, and he was amused by Sakai's words, so he could only choose to "threaten" the other party by force. But Sakai had already figured out Naruto's temperament, and not only was he not afraid, but he also deliberately showed that annoying smile.
"Alright, alright, Naruto, you haven't seen each other for a long time, don't make a fuss as soon as you meet. I thought you were really mature. β
Sakura sat next to Naruto and comforted Naruto with a smile, but the last careless complaint added fuel to the fire.
"Sakura-chan, even you. β
Naruto said angrily, and Ino next to him laughed sweetly.
"Sakura has always looked at people with old eyes, but Naruto is now the hero of the village. β
After that, Ino stroked his long hair and glanced at Saii intentionally or unintentionally.
"That's right, Naruto is getting more and more manly, uncle, please get another bowl of tonkotsu ramen. β
It was Ding Ji who spoke, and he said this because this time Naruto came back, Ding Ji found that Naruto's meal was bigger than before, and he was even better at eating ramen than him.
"Wow! Masculinity! I can't lose to Naruto either!"
Xiao Li didn't forget to exaggerate his muscles when he was eating noodles.
Naruto looked at them, his face flushing with anger.
"Isn't that the point you're talking about?!Big brother, that bastard! He's so cunning! He actually became the Hokage first, and I'm not a hero at all!"
Hearing Naruto say this, Sakai leaned in front of Naruto's face with a sly smile.
"Naruto-kun, you are a well-deserved hero. But Lord Qingyang became the Hokage, so don't be unconvinced, after all, Lord Qingyang is older than you, and his son is more mature than you, so he will naturally be more manly. β
Listening to Sakai's serious obscene words, Ding Ci and Xiao Li didn't swallow a mouthful of noodle soup, and squirted out at that time, while Sakura and Ino both glared at Sakai with disgust and lowered their heads shyly.
The sunny sun outside the door curtain was full of black lines, stretched out his hand to open the door curtain and walked in, and said expressionlessly.
"Don't you all have to go to work? And Sakai, when did you become so nasty?"
"Ahem!!"
Qingyang's sudden appearance made several young people choke on the spot, and then they coughed one after another, as for how many of them were real, it is unknown.
After coughing a few times, Ino quickly calmed down and answered Qingyang's question honestly.
"Hokage-sama, Ding Ji and I are off today, and there is no work for us in the ministry. β
"Well, I'll check it out when I get back. β
Qingyang bowed slightly, and then turned his head to look at Sakai after gently leaving such a sentence.
"What about you? When you came back from a mission, you didn't report to me, but hid here and ate ramen. β
Being stared at by Qingyang like this, Sai's eyes were a little evasive, and finally fixed his gaze to look at Qingyang.
"Lord Qingyang, the seal of my tongue has been lifted...... When I returned to the village, I listened to Terai say......"
Without waiting for Sakai to finish speaking, Qingyang nodded without hesitation.
"That's right, Danzo-sama was killed by me. Trying to escape from prison and launch a coup d'Γ©tat in the face of a foreign enemy in the village is a felony that can be characterized as treason.
But even so, it doesn't stop me from paying homage to Danzo. Moreover, the ninjas of the root are all good, and after the death of Danzo-sama, they chose to organize themselves to rescue in the village, and they are admirable ninjas. β
Qingyang looked at Sakai's face and said word by word. Sakai was also looking at Qingyang's face, and it took a long time to lower his head.
"I see, I'll report to your office in a moment. β
When the topic talked about the dead Danzang, the atmosphere became much more depressed for a while, but at this moment, a deep voice broke the depression.
"Hey, Haruyo, this isn't the Hokage's office. A restaurant is a place to eat, and food not only fills our stomachs, but also makes us happy. β
It was the owner of Ichiraku Ramen who spoke Uncle Teda, and several generations of ninjas in the village grew up eating his ramen, even if Haruyo was the Hokage, the uncle was still not surprised, on the contrary, he could calmly express his dissatisfaction with Haruyo: You disturbed the dining mood of the diners.
Hearing what Uncle Hand Beat said, Qingyang also realized that it was inappropriate to say these things here, and immediately said to the uncle with a smile.
"I'm sorry uncle, I also came to enjoy ramen, but I forgot to order it when I saw a few of them. β
As he spoke, Qingyang was going to come over and sit down to order, but at this moment, the afterglow on the side of Qingyang's eyes suddenly swept to a figure, Qingyang looked over curiously, and found that it was a quiet girl, hiding behind the stall next to her, quietly looking over here.
The girl was happy when she saw Qingyang looking this way, and subconsciously dodged back. Unexpectedly, a burst of smoke disappeared in place, and then appeared in front of her.
"Hinata-san, what are you doing standing here?"
Knowing that Hinata was a shy and introverted girl, Haruyo asked with a smile as much as she tried to soothe her tone. But Qingyang found that even if he asked like this, Hinata still looked like he was struggling.
"Ahh......h I ......"
Qingyang shook her head helplessly, in fact, even if Hinata didn't say it, Qingyang could guess what she was doing here.
"You're here for Naruto, aren't you?"
Sure enough, as expected by Qingyang, as soon as Naruto's name came out, Hinata's face instantly turned red, a pair of small hands with nowhere to put in front of his chest, two thumbs turned back and forth, and his head was lowered and he didn't dare to look at people.
Seeing Hinata like this, Qingyang was amused for a while, and it was really rare for a girl to be so shy like this.
"Hinata-san, you're always like this, when will you be able to talk to Naruto?You're classmates in the first class of the ninja school, and now that Naruto has become a hero in the village, you should congratulate you as a classmate. β
"Hokage-sama?!"
Hearing Qingyang say this, Hinata raised her head in surprise and looked at Qingyang in a daze, and Qingyang smiled back at her again.
"Come on, everyone's here, sit down and chat, I'm sending out an invitation as a senior. β
With that, Haruyo raised his hand and motioned for Hinata to go with him. Hinata hesitated for a moment, but finally mustered up the courage to take that step.
"Big brother, why did you go?"
Haruhio's coming and going made Naruto mumble a little dissatisfied, and Haruhi slapped Naruto on the shoulder.
"I saw your classmate Hinata just now, and she also wanted to congratulate you on becoming a hero, but I don't know if you are welcome or not. β
Naruto saw Hinata standing behind Haruhio, and he was stunned for a moment, then smiled.
"Of course you're welcome, there's still a seat here, so let's sit down with Hinata. β
As for Hinata's impression, Naruto is actually still stuck in the middle ninja exam. Although Naruto had always regarded Hinata as a strange guy because of Hinata's dodging of him before, Hinata showed strength in the face of Ninji during their first shinobi exam made Naruto remember this girl who was always shy.
"Naruto-kun, congratulations. β
Hinata's voice was like a mosquito, and the soft voice was like a feather tickling Naruto's ears, and Naruto looked at the slim Hinata for a second, and then laughed brightly.
"Thank you, Hinata. β
Naruto's smile made Hinata shy a little and sat down in an empty seat next to Sakura.
"Uncle, a bowl of miso ramen. β
Pushing Sakai aside, Haruyo casually sat next to Naruto and ordered a ramen for himself with a smile, while Hinata, who was sitting at the very edge, whispered a tonkotsu ramen.
Seeing that Qingyang was calmly screaming over there, smiling and laughing with his uncle, Naruto pursed his mouth sullenly.
"Big brother, you cunning guy became the Hokage without paying attention. β
For Naruto's broken thoughts, Haruhi would not choose to ignore them, especially after Jiraiya fell into a coma.
"Naruto, it's not that I'm cunning, the Hokage's position is not something that can be done as long as you can say pretty things. β
After responding softly to Naruto, Haruhi looked at Uncle Teda again.
"Uncle, I heard that you were not in the village during the previous war, but fortunately you were not in any danger. β
The hand hit the uncle laughed twice, and bent his arm to show Qingyang his biceps.
"Don't look at my age, I'm very powerful, and my hand that can pull ramen is invincible. When I was still three generations, I made ramen for the people of the village, and there was no danger that could discourage me. β
Qingyang couldn't help but laugh with Uncle Optimist's hand here, and then asked again as soon as the conversation changed.
"Uncle, I think you've been open for a few days, right?
Qingyang asked, his hand frowned and thought about it before he said.
"Today is the third day of the resumption of business, and I will tell you that when the first day of business reopened, there was still a shortage of raw materials, and only one type of ramen, Shio, could be sold. However, it will soon be a caravan from Daimyo Castle to deliver supplies here, and this situation will only last for another three days, after which the Akido clan will supply us again. β
Qingyang listened carefully to Uncle Hand Punch, and looked at Naruto again, only to see that Naruto's head was dizzy at this time, and he couldn't understand what they were saying at all.
"Naruto, do you understand something?"
Naruto's eyes couldn't help but turn with a blank expression, and now even Dingji, who had always seemed to be not very brainy, couldn't help it, and drank all the soup in the bowl in one go.
"Idiot, the village has just begun to be rebuilt, a lot of supplies have been destroyed in the rubble, and we, the Qiudao clan, as the main suppliers of food, must prioritize all the inventory of the villagers' rations, rather than commercial trading. As a merchant, Uncle Hand Beat naturally can't get the goods. But with the arrival of merchants from other towns in the Fire Nation with goods, the shortage of supplies was alleviated, and the ban was lifted. β
Completely unexpected, he really couldn't have imagined that this Ding Ji, who had been positioned by him as simple as him in the past, could say such a long story, and most importantly, he still felt that it made sense when he listened to it!
Haruhi patted Naruto on the shoulder.
"Naruto, the Hokage is never as simple as you think, just one thing, there is such a complicated situation in the middle. Now that the village is at a critical juncture, I'll be the Hokage for a while. β
As Haruhi was carefully instructing Naruto, a puff of smoke suddenly erupted behind him, and then a moonlight blast appeared behind Haruhio.
"Hokage-sama, there are a few ninjas from Cloud Hidden Village who want to see you. β
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