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Chapter 426 A mature person will calmly eat food they don't like.

"Typed by hand! From now on, I'm entrusting everything to you."

In the kitchen of the ramen shop, an older man who looked like he was on the verge of death tightly clutched his apron and entrusted it to the squinty-eyed young man in front of him.

Shouda swallowed hard and said, "Teacher, you're just exhausted, not dying. Don't say things that could be misunderstood!"

The middle-aged man shook his head, making sure his hands were firmly holding his apron. His trembling hand pointed outside, and he said weakly, "No guest has ever left hungry. Please let them have a good meal!"

"I will, teacher!"

He quickly tied on his apron and began making ramen independently for the first time in several years since he started working at the shop.

His movements were very skillful. In the past few years, although he only helped out during business hours, he practiced every move thousands of times after closing.

Soon, he finished making two extra-large bowls of ramen, placed them on a plate, and walked out of the kitchen with a look of grim determination.

"Round 20: Draw."

Sakumo Hatake stared dumbfounded as Akimichi Torifu and Tatsuma, who had just finished showing off another bowl—no, a whole pot of ramen—mechanically announced the result of the match.

Akimichi Torifu frowned, his right hand unconsciously rubbing his stomach as he looked at the young man beside him, whose entire body probably didn't even weigh as much as one of his legs.

This is no simple matter. It is truly extraordinary. For the first time in many years, Akimichi Torifu has encountered a worthy opponent in terms of eating.

These twenty bowls of ramen weren't the usual serving sizes; they were enormous bowls, the kind that even a normal family of three might not be able to finish. Yet, Tatsuma ate them all without batting an eye.

"Children must never overeat."

Suppressing the urge to hiccup, Akimichi Torifu spoke earnestly to Tatsuma. Tatsuma quickly took a large gulp of tea to cleanse his mouth of the greasiness and saltiness, and said:

"As people reach middle age, they need to pay more attention to health. Dear Mr. Feng, although ramen is delicious, don't overindulge in bowls."

"Hehe, this little bit of ramen is just my appetizer."

Akimichi Torifu felt that if he burped, some ramen would definitely escape with him, so he could only keep swallowing his saliva to suppress his slightly churning stomach. He looked at the teuchi who brought over two more bowls of ramen and complained about how fast the shop made the noodles.

Please enjoy your meal.

He placed the two bowls of ramen in front of them, then took the bowls away. He nervously watched them, worried that his ramen might not taste good and ruin his teacher's reputation.

However, neither Tatsuma nor Akimichi Torifu held up their chopsticks; they did not actually put any food into their bowls.

"Could it be that they could tell at a glance that it wasn't made by the teacher?"

A sudden sense of panic washed over him. Was he really that bad? The ramen he made was so bad that customers didn't even want to take a bite?

The truth is, both of them were stuffed. Even though Tatsuma drank tea immediately after finishing his bowl of ramen, the truth is that he couldn't swallow the noodles without the tea.

Tatsuma is now regretting it. Of all the people he could have chosen, he had to pick someone from the Akimichi clan to bet on his eating capacity. Luckily, he hadn't eaten a proper meal that morning and had instead eaten a lot of appetizing sour snacks, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to finish twenty bowls.

"If you can't eat anymore, then stop eating. I'll consider it a win. After all, I've only just started to eat. If you stop now, I might as well give you face."

Seeing Tatsuma's obvious reluctance, Akimichi Torifu spoke with a fierce but inwardly weak tone. Tatsuma's observational skills were top-notch, and he naturally saw that Akimichi Torifu was a paper tiger with a strong exterior but a weak interior. He took a deep breath and slowly said:

"Grandma Mito taught me that when eating, you must wait for your elders to start eating first before you, as a junior, can begin. I was just waiting for you, Lord Torifu, to start eating."

"Haha~ You little rascal."

Akimichi Torifu forced a smile. With each bite of his chopsticks, no matter how much or how little he ate, as soon as he swallowed, he could immediately stage a dragon emerging from the sea.

The two stared at each other for a long time in a stalemate. Akimichi Torifu gritted his teeth and stomped his foot. The dejection on his face had completely disappeared. At this moment, he gritted his teeth and looked like he was ready to die.

"Ninja Technique! Butterfly Transformation!"

Suddenly, blue chakra overflowed from Akimichi Torifu's body. Although he was human, his chakra was so dense that it resembled that of a tailed beast, forming a chakra cloak on his body.

"Hoo hoo~"

A sudden gust of wind swept through the shop, and a pair of butterfly wings appeared on Akimichi Torifu's back, flapping continuously. Akimichi Torifu's physique also appeared to have become noticeably thinner. He shouted loudly, then picked up the bowl of noodles and quickly shoveled the noodles into his mouth.

"Fine, fine! Lord Tokifu, is this how you play games?!"

Tatsuma gritted his teeth and stomped his foot, dividing his chakra into two parts. One part rapidly activated his digestive system, making his already superhuman digestive abilities, which were already far superior due to his [Unceasing] talent, even faster.

The other part of the chakra was rapidly stimulating the Divine Tree cells in his body. As an improver of the Minor Manifestation Extraction Technique, chakra manipulation at the cellular level was not difficult for Tatsuma.

In an instant, the upper limits of the four talents related to the body in Chenma's system panel began to jump continuously. The food he ate was now being transformed into energy, nourishing the cells of the divine tree.

The divine tree cells continuously absorb energy until they become saturated, then they devour surrounding cells, divide to create new divine tree cells, and continue to absorb energy.

However, even at this speed, it still couldn't compare to Akimichi Torifu's Butterfly Transformation Technique. Tatsuma snorted angrily, and two columns of steam billowed from his nostrils.

"Boil Release! Unparalleled Strength!"

With the blessing of [Unparalleled Strength], Tatsuma's body became incredibly active, and his cheeks sank rapidly, almost as fast as Akimichi Torifu's.

"Hululuulu~"

"Thump~"

"Thump~"

The moment Akimichi Torifu put down his bowl, Tatsuma also put down his large bowl. The two looked directly at each other, both seeing the resolute determination in each other's eyes.

Round 21, Draw

"Twenty-two."

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In the "Thirty-Seventh Round," Hatake Sakumo looked at Akimichi Torifu, who was covering his mouth and dared not speak at all, and then at Tatsuma, who was panting heavily and had red eyes as if he had fought a desperate battle. He was about to announce another draw.

"Pfft~"

The next moment, a few noodles slipped out from between Akimichi Torifu's fingers that were covering his mouth. Akimichi Torifu's fingers had also become thin, and he couldn't cover his mouth at all.

Seeing this, despite being utterly incredulous, Hatake Sakumo still said, "Tatsuma wins."

"Swoosh~"

Akimichi Torifu slurped the spewed-out noodles back up, after all, no Akimichi clan member would waste food!

After panting heavily for a long time, just like Tatsuma, Akimichi Torifu reluctantly said, "I ate too much this morning, so you win today."

"Ding~"

Tatsuma, who had instantly relaxed, almost vomited, but the system's announcement brought him back to focus. Controlling his instincts, he grinned and said:

"Lord Qufeng, you are the biggest eater I've ever met, but today I've won by a hair!"

"Wait until I get back and cleanse my palate, eat vegetarian for a couple of days, and I'll show you what a proper appetite is!"

Despite his words of protest, Akimichi Torifu still took out his wallet. This meal should have been paid for by Tatsuma, but he had agreed to Tatsuma's challenge and lost in a humiliating way.

"Boss, the bill!"

"Lord Tokifumi, Lord Sakumo, Lord Tatsuma, no need. Your actions today have given our shop the best possible reward. The teacher said you'll get your meals for free."

Tatsuma and Akimichi Torifu, both panting heavily, leaned on the table and said that they had only just realized that they were surrounded by layers upon layers of people.

"That must be the legendary Lord Qufeng, right? His butterfly transformation technique just now was really powerful. I really want to learn that technique so I won't have to worry about my figure and weight anymore."

One of the female ninjas whispered, and another female ninja next to her replied, "It's clearly Tatsuma's technique, whatever it is, that's much more powerful. He can lose weight and sweat at the same time. No wonder his skin is better than ours."

"Compared to him, Lord Sakumo is so pathetic. He seems to only eat one bowl, and he can't finish the other one."

"Am I the only one wondering, is the ramen at this shop really that delicious?"

"Of course! If it didn't taste good, would I eat this much?"

Amidst the lively discussion, Hatake Sakumo glanced at the mini-sized bowl he'd placed there earlier. "Is having a small appetite a bad thing? He even managed to eat all the vegetables! Shouldn't we praise him?!"

Chenma felt a little embarrassed by being surrounded, but considering the owner was giving him a free meal, he stood up and said to the crowd, "This ramen is really delicious, everyone should try it."

Not only me, but Minato also loves eating ramen here. Those of you who like his looks, seize the chance to bump into him!

"Really?!"

"Watergate is coming too?!"

Many female ninjas and girls showed surprise and delight. Tatsuma nodded. He wasn't lying. Minato did come often, but only with Kushina.

Before these people could ask any further questions, Tatsuma quickly used Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport Akimichi Torifu and Hatake Sakumo.

"Ugh~ Ugh~ Burp~~~~"

Sitting on the grass, Akimichi Tokifu felt nauseous but held it in for a long time. Finally, he let out a long burp, and instantly, his complexion improved a lot.

Relieved, Akimichi Torifu lay down on the grass, looking like he had just escaped death. Tatsuma squatted for a while before finally letting out a burp.

Sakumo Hatake stared speechlessly at the two of them. One was a senior he respected, and the other was a junior he admired and who had even surpassed him, but why were they both so unreliable? Unlike him, who was mature and composed!

After lying down for a while, Akimichi Torifu propped himself up on the grass and sat up again. He looked at Tatsuma and asked casually, "Tatsuma, how many bloodline limits have you mastered?"

"???!!!"

(End of this chapter)