Starting as a working person from Naruto

Chapter 24 When treating someone to a meal, you should insist on paying the bill.

The next day.

Konoha Village.

Inside Ichiraku Ramen.

A boy sat in a ramen shop, slurping his noodles with great relish.

A bespectacled young man sat next to him, picked up a noodle with his chopsticks, and carefully took a bite. After taking a bite, he would even wipe the stains from the corner of his mouth with a tissue.

This way of eating undoubtedly makes him seem much more refined than the boy next to him, which inevitably makes the people around him think that the boy eating noodles is a bit rude.

"So...so gentle!"

A girl looked at the refined young man with stars in her eyes.

The manager of Ichiraku Ramen is a middle-aged man, whom everyone in Konoha calls Uncle Teji or Boss Teji. The girl who is speaking is his only daughter, Ayame.

Hand-tying seemed to realize it was a bit rude, so he gently patted the girl who had spoken: "Ayame, don't stare at the guests like that, you're disturbing their ramen..."

"I know!"

Little Iris pouted in dissatisfaction, then secretly glanced at the boy who was eating rather rudely: "He's quite good-looking, so why does he wolf down his food?"

"Because your ramen tastes so good!"

The boy's praise seemed genuine: "I feel like I have energy after eating a bowl of ramen, although it's probably because I didn't eat breakfast!"

"Uh... thank you for the compliment."

The owner of the handmade food stall could only thank the customers for their praise, as always.

"I've never seen you before!"

Ayame was rather curious about this boy who was the same age as her: "Are you a ninja from another village? Did you come to Konoha to take the Chunin Exams?"

"I am an ANBU ninja from the village."

The young man boasted shamelessly about his identity.

The boy, seemingly worried that Xiao Changpu wouldn't understand, earnestly explained to her: "The Dark Guard, do you understand? It's the darkest department in the village! The kind of Dark Guard that appears in someone's house in the dead of night and kills the entire family!"

"..."

Little Calamus stared wide-eyed.

"..."

The boss struggled to open his eyes, somewhat surprised that in all his years in Konoha, he had never heard of such a strange concept as the Anbu…

The boss had a vague feeling that something was off.

Just then, a white-haired ANBU ninja walked over with his teammates and corrected them, "Hey, don't tarnish the reputation of the ANBU here. Akihara Kagura, I don't remember you being an ANBU ninja, kid?"

"Huh? Aren't I an ANBU ninja?"

Young Akihara Kagura looked up in surprise, recognizing the newcomer as a familiar face. He suddenly narrowed his eyes and chuckled, "Kakashi-senpai, do you mean the Anbu training program isn't part of the Anbu's operational order?"

"..."

Kakashi Hatake remained silent, unable to answer.

Although everyone believes that Root is not a formal ANBU ninja, Root's official name is ANBU Training Camp, and theoretically, Root ninjas are indeed within the ANBU organization.

This little guy…

They seem to have become more polite than last time?

At least he's willing to call himself a senior...

"Long time no see!"

Young Akihara Kagura greeted Hatake Kakashi warmly, then turned her gaze to Tenzo beside her: "Yo, traitor, you're here too. Long time no see. Don't worry, Lord Danzo forbids me from killing people indiscriminately in the village. You're safe now."

"..."

Kakashi Hatake retracted his earlier assessment.

"..."

Tianzang hesitated, unsure whether he should greet him.

"Sizzle... sizzle..."

Kabuto remained seated at the table, eating his ramen with refined manners.

"Shouldn't you be taking the Chunin Exams today?"

Kakashi Hatake walked over and asked curiously, "You still have time to eat ramen here? The first written exam should be starting soon, right?"

"It's okay."

Akihara Kagura shook her head indifferently and said, "What difference does it make whether I enter early or late? I don't know anything on the exam anyway."

"..."

Everyone present fell silent.

So why are you so shameless as to say that?!

"Um... the Chunin Exams..."

Tianzang hesitated for a moment before finally speaking up to remind them, "If you're late, it seems you'll be disqualified from the exam..."

"oh."

Kagura Akihara nodded knowingly, then glanced at Kabuto Yakushi beside her, her expression remaining calm: "Kubo, didn't you hear what they were saying? Didn't you eat breakfast? Haven't you ever had ramen before? Didn't you bring any money to pay the bill?"

"His personality... is a bit awful!"

Xiao Changpu couldn't help but mutter a complaint, but when she saw the boy's gaze slowly shift towards her, she was so startled that she quickly lowered her head and apologized, "I'm sorry!"

"It's okay."

Kagura Akihara shook her head and pointed to the empty bowl on her table: "Well then, as a sincere apology, could you give me a free meal today? Otherwise, I might have to pay on credit to catch up on my exams. Just send the bill to the Anbu for me..."

"..."

Little Calamus was dumbfounded.

"I'll pay."

Three voices rang out at the same time.

One voice sounded somewhat helpless, another sounded somewhat restrained and uneasy, and the last voice sounded somewhat calm and indifferent.

Kakashi Hatake reached into his pocket, glanced in surprise at Tenzo, who was also taking out his wallet, and then at Kabuto Yakushi, who was paying.

"Looks like you're quite popular..."

Xiao Changpu took the money and, unusually, praised the boy.

"Perhaps."

Young Akihara Kagura seemed somewhat smug: "Actually, the three people who wanted to pay for me are the ones I want to kill..."

"..."

Everyone present was silent.

This kid's mouth really knows how to offend people!

"Hurry up and go take the exam!"

Kakashi Hatake frowned.

If it weren't for the precedent of Tenzo, Kakashi wouldn't have bothered with this arrogant brat if he wanted to pull Akihara Kagura out of the hellish Root organization.

"Let's go."

Kagura Akihara waved to Kabuto Yakushi, then glanced at Kakashi and Tenzo: "Tsk, what a pity, you two were a step too late to pay. If you want to do something for someone or treat them to a meal in the future, you'd better be a little faster than others when it comes to paying the bill..."

"..."

Kakashi Hatake and Tenzo exchanged a puzzled look.

this moment…

They didn't know what the kid meant either.

However, Kabuto Yakushi, who was the one who paid first, soon realized what benefits he could get from paying first when treating Akihara Kagura to a meal.

"Kabuto, I will still kill you and Dean Yakushi Nonou."

"But since you treated me to a bowl of ramen today, I can tell you something that's actually quite useful..."

Kagura Akihara shifted her gaze to Kabuto Yakushi, whose expression remained calm, and slowly continued, "The Hidden Stone Village you're going to infiltrate is also where Headmaster Nono Yakushi is..."

Second update!

Akihara isn't a bad person.

(End of this chapter)