(The next two chapters are related to Chapter 66, if you forget the plot, please revisit)

Sasuke and Rokka walked on the way to the ninja school, and when they passed the old shopping street, it was as deserted as ever.

The few stores that have not yet opened, and the only one that has opened is Ichiraku Ramen, which is opposite the Nobobusi Tavern.

It is said that it is open, but in fact, there is only one customer, but ......

The muscular red-haired guest is named Akido Dingza.

"Lord Dingza, Uncle Hand Beat, good morning."

"Good morning, Fat Uncle and Squinting Eyes!"

"Be respectful, and don't give people weird names!"

Ding Za still swallowed a large mouthful of ramen in his mouth, turned his head and laughed with his hand to watch Sasuke twist Rokka's little head.

"Don't you eat a bowl of ramen?"

Sasuke shook his head as he carried the glowing eyes of Rokka and gradually walked away.

"This idiot is getting up late again, and she's going to be late again for ramen."

"But Uncle Squint's ramen is super delicious......

Ding Za picked up a huge sea bowl and drank the delicious soup in a few sips, and then punched his hands.

"One more bowl! Extra-large bowl of salted tonkotsu ramen. ”

As he spoke, he pulled the empty bowl in his hand over the three or four empty bowls beside him.

Hand smiled and nodded, turned around and continued to get busy.

He expertly put the thin noodles for two into a colander and hung it on the pot of clear water.

A huge washed sea bowl was held in one hand, and with the other hand he lifted the lid of the iron vat labeled "pork bone".

The pungent aroma of pork and chicken bones boiled together permeated Dingza's nose.

He watched in revulsion as he waved a large spoon and filled the bowl with precision the steaming broth.

Dingza's eyes had begun to light up at this moment, and as the most senior gourmand in Konoha, he knew:

A good soup base is only the foundation for a perfect bowl of ramen, and it really determines the quality of ramen......

He took out the sea salt from a row of spice jars, he first closed his eyes and shrugged his nose, then a confident smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he opened his eyes, shaking his wrist vigorously as he shook the seasoning jar containing sea salt.

The white and finely chopped salt grains drift into the tonkotsu broth, and the pale yellow transparent soup that seems to have not changed at all seems to be less fragrant than before.

Ding Za's eyes widened suddenly, and he couldn't help shouting:

"Wonderful!

It's really a hand-hit!

A few grains of sea salt lock the flavor of the tonkotsu soup in the soup.

This flavor trick ......"

He gave a thumbs up to his hand and said with a smile:

"I'm Akido Dingza, and I'd like to call you the strongest chef in ramen!"

With a smile in his hand, he lifted the colander out of the pot of clear water, and said while shaking the remaining water in the noodles neatly:

"I remember you said the same thing more than a decade ago, Lord Dingza."

Noodles for two are poured into the soup of the sea bowl, and a piece of seaweed covered with cooked white sesame seeds is padded on the noodles. Two fish slices and a large piece of char siu are added to the broth; Plus a pinch of red ginger to remove the smell and enhance the flavor.

Hold the sea bowl in front of the dining, sprinkle a few green onions at the end, and serve chopsticks.

"I'm keeping you waiting, please use it slowly."

Ding Za picked up his chopsticks again, took a happy breath, first took a sip of the soup, and then began to gulp down the bowl of ramen like a work of art, starting with the side dishes.

The first bite of the hot soup and the carefully matched side dishes seem to sound the horn of attack.

This is the beginning of a feast.

A small amount of green onions, red ginger and fish plate are eaten to enhance the freshness and remove the fishiness without covering the original taste of the ingredients, and it is a qualified appetizer.

The fatty barbecued pork, which is stimulated by the soup to reveal a stronger meaty flavor, is the first main course.

The noodles are evenly thickened and paired with thin and crispy seaweed and crispy white sesame seeds, and every bite is solid!

The second main course is also quite perfect!

Finally, looking at the still clear soup, Ding Zuo drank it in a big gulp.

This is a change from the taste of the hot soup when you first ate it......

Ding Za put down the empty sea bowl, and the gentle and heavy aroma still reverberated in his mouth.

The happy expression on his fat face gradually dissipated, and he raised his head and looked at the hand with a complicated gaze and said:

"Have you really made up your mind?"

Hand Da hung the white towel to wipe his hands back on the wall and looked at the empty shopping street......

When he reached middle age, he had a vicissitudes of life on his face.

"What else can I do?

Look, it's only a few o'clock, and the girl is gone......"

"Well, well! Calamus is already a big girl, do you want to keep her by your side for the rest of your life? ”

"Well, that's what I said......

And my two apprentices, one went to the Land of the Wind to open a store.

The other didn't want to give up his ninja dream, and after secretly cultivating, he was finally able to refine Chakra.

I heard that the research department has restarted the plan to deal with the ninja troops, so I said goodbye to the ......"

Ding Zuo also nodded and said:

"Our family is also involved in this matter, and it is a project about the improvement of the taste of the Bing Grain Pill and the storage of food in small seal scrolls."

A smile appeared on his face and said:

"Times have changed, and it's a good thing that ninjas are starting to care about things other than combat."

"yes, it's just......

Suddenly it feels like we're all getting old.

My son, who is not a product, can eat more than me in the blink of an eye.

In a few years, when he becomes a family, I will pass on the position of the head of the family to him.

It's time for me to take my leave......"

As he spoke, he stood up and pulled out his wallet.

He waved his hand at Ding Zuo, and said in a resolute tone:

"This one, please.

After all, the medicine you gave me last time ......"

Ding Zuo saw that his hands were so tough, and it was not easy to save the face of his old friend.

"That medicine, stop when it works.

After all, the side effects are not small......"

With that, he waved his hand and turned to leave.

……

On the other side, Sasuke rushed all the way with Rokkaka and finally arrived at the ninja school, but he was still late......

He skillfully led Rokka to a crack in the school wall.

The two were about to sneak into the school when they saw someone in the walled woods......

Iruka Umino, a ninja school teacher in her twenties, looked at the sky with a flushed face.

Beside him, his hand-beaten daughter Calamus was wearing a beautiful dress and carrying a bento box in her hand, and her head was also bowed shyly.

Sasuke and Rokka instantly turned into the Uchiha gossip duo and crouched among the trees.

"Thank you...... Thank you for bringing me a bento, haha. ”

Iruka changed her usual vigorous appearance among bear children and spoke incoherently like an idiot.

Calamus handed the bento box in her hand to Iruka, and finally bravely raised her head and said:

"Iruka-kun, please come with me to see my father tomorrow night!"

“！！！”

The six flowers in the bushes shook wildly like an electric shock on the top of their heads......

"Iruka-sensei, this guy......

Can you even get the favor of the ramen princess? ”

Sasuke pointed to Iruka, who was struggling with the fawn in his heart, and complained wildly.

"Sister Calamus, it's amazing!"

Liuhua couldn't help but stand up and praise loudly.

……

A minute later, Sasuke lifted his forehead, and Rokka was lifted in his hand by Iruka with a red face, and the three of them watched as Irisa ran all the way away.

"You two! Especially Liuhua, you can't say what you saw today, you know?! ”

"Got it......"

Rokka replied dejectedly.

Sasuke put one hand around Iruka's neck, and said like an old driver:

"I said, Mr. Iruka......

Do you want me to make a few plans for you or something?

As a student, I also want to contribute to the lifelong events of my teachers! ”

Iruka looked grateful and took Sasuke's hand away from his neck:

"Not really!

Just mind yourself! ”

As he spoke, he walked towards the school carrying Rokuka, who was still waving goodbye to Sasuke.

……

Calamus ran all the way back to the vicinity of Yile Noodle Restaurant, she lowered her pace, touched her face, and finally stopped being hot.

As she got closer, she saw her hands wiping down the desk and kitchen utensils.

"White?! You girl ran to the other side to help again, right?

There are no guests at all......"

At the Dengshi tavern opposite, accompanied by the smell of tobacco, the Dengshi mother-in-law walked out of the door quickly.

Calamus's brows furrowed when she heard the sound of ascending, and she had just taken a step back to the noodle shop......

"Huh? Isn't this calamus?

You're dressed up beautifully today......"

Granny Dengshi had already walked behind her and looked around.

"Sure enough, changing into the clothes that girls of this age should wear add a lot of color."

"Thank you for the compliment, I still have something to ......"

A cigarette stick stopped her and said:

"I originally wanted to let Bai go, but since she's not here.

I'm sorry for you. ”

As she spoke, she took out a medicine slip and handed it to Calamus.

"Recently, I have been smoking too much, and my lungs are not very comfortable.

Please go to the hospital and get some medicine for me. ”

Calamus didn't want to go, but the neighbors of more than ten years seemed a little indifferent if they refused like this.

She looked at her father, trying to get her hands to say something.

But when he saw his hand, he pretended not to hear, and he concentrated on wiping the spoon in his hand, and then wiped it to cut the spoon......

She sighed, took the medicine slip and cash and left.

Dengshi came to Yile Noodle Restaurant, and said to his opponent:

"Old man, you said that Calamus and Bai are both good girls, why didn't anyone come to propose?"

The hand squeezed out a smile resignedly, and then continued to keep his head down and busy.

……

In an outpatient room at Konoha Hospital, two women sit across from each other.

With the reconciliation between the Uchiha clan and the Konoha higher-ups more than ten years ago, the Uchiha clan no longer restricts the clansmen from engaging in any profession in Konoha.

A young woman named Izumi Uchiha has become a doctor at Konoha Hospital because she has an aversion to combat and is interested in medical ninjutsu and medicine.

She looked at the woman named Bai who was sitting across from her, sighed, and handed her a test sheet.

Bai took the test sheet, and his eyes were very big.

Izumi stood up and said slowly:

"I can cover it up for three months at most, so I won't be discovered......"

"Is there really no other way, doctor?"

Izumi took off his white coat and changed into a coat embroidered with the family crest of the group fan and said:

"I'm sorry, I can't do anything about it.

I have something to go out for, so I'll take my leave. ”

Then he turned and left the room.

A few minutes later, Shiro walked out of the hospital gate with a thick file bag and met Calamus head-on.

"Sister Bai?

You're in the hospital, are you feeling unwell? ”

Bai hid the file bag behind him and said with a smile:

"Well, maybe a little cold."

Calamus nodded and said:

"Wait for me, your mother asked me to fetch her medicine.

We'll go back together in a moment. ”

Ten minutes later, the two walked together on the way back to the old commercial street.

"Sister Bai, I really admire you."

"Why?"

"Ever since you and Granny Noboru moved to Konoha, we've grown up together.

For more than ten years. ”

"Well, yes, thank you for taking care of me all these years."

"Look, how much we look!

You only have Mom, what about me......

My mother passed away due to illness when I was very young, and I only had a stubborn father for so many years! ”

"Why...... Why do you say that Mr. Hand Punch? ”

Calamus suddenly stopped, and said distressedly:

"My dad...... When his two disciples were still following him.

It was implied that I would choose one of the two of them and join my family to inherit Ichiraku ramen......

But he didn't think about my feelings at all. ”

Pointing to the bustling streets and the variety of restaurants that could be seen everywhere, she said:

"It's not like it was more than a decade ago......

There are no wars between countries, and ingredients and dishes from all over the world are gathered in Konoha.

It's not that I don't want to pass on Ichiraku ramen, but!

If you want Ichiraku Ramen to flourish in the new era, it is not enough to rely on the patronage of old customers and the inheritance of the craftsman spirit! ”

She looked at Shiro and continued:

"It's like your Tavern......

The reason why the mother-in-law opened it is not a factor of profit at all!

After all, her industry has spread throughout Konoha, and several ninja families have business dealings with yours. ”

Bai smiled and waved his hand and said:

"It's not that exaggerated at all.

It's just some of my mother's friends when she was in the Land of Water, and they got in touch again after the war.

We're just making a profit from being in the middle of the line and interacting with each other. ”

"So, old traditions and thinking have to change!

According to my plan, Ichiraku Ramen can become bigger and stronger!

Expand the store and scale, hire more people, and eventually set up a chain store.

It can also enter the market of barrel noodles and cup noodles, and eventually make Yile a multinational brand.

Become a ramen organization! ”

"Great idea, why not do it?"

Calamus sighed and said:

"I still can't rest assured that my dad......

Recently, he often looks at the empty storefront in a daze, full of worries.

If I did make this suggestion to him, he would be sad.

And my own business......

I recently dated a boyfriend who is a ninja, albeit only a mid-ninja.

But he wouldn't agree to come to my house to learn how to make ramen.

And ......"

Calamus suddenly looked at Bai with a complicated face and said:

"Pardon me.

Mother-in-law seems to be a little ...... to my dad

Kind of that kind of ......."

Bai's eyes widened and he said:

"No......"

Before the two of them knew it, they had walked back to the old shopping street, and Calamus pointed to the mother-in-law who was standing at the door of the Ichiraku ramen restaurant and chatting with her hand, who bent down and took out a match to light her cigarette gun......

"Look."

Bai said softly:

"Perhaps......

Maybe we don't understand what our parents think?

Don't overthink it, Calamus. ”

She handed the thick file bag in her hand to Calamus.

"I just went to the hospital to help Mr. Da get his physical examination report and hand it over to you."

With that, she turned and walked towards the Tavern.