Konoha: This Uchiha is extremely sneaky

Chapter 65 Dinner Party

"I'm starting!" x3

Inside a barbecue restaurant run by an Uchiha clan member, three childish voices rang out one after the other.

It was already 5:30 PM. Uchiha Tetsuya, Homura, and Toshiro, who had rested all afternoon, gathered in the barbecue restaurant, each brimming with energy. They looked nothing like they had just gone through a grueling battle.

Of course, their teacher was also present. Uchiha Shigemasa. At this moment, his eye twitched as he looked at the mountain of ingredients piled on the table and couldn't help but complain:

"Did Toshiro really need to order so much? This is enough for six adults. Uncle Daiki won't give a refund if we can't finish it!"

"Don't worry, Professor Shigemasa, I have a big appetite. Instead of worrying about not being able to finish it, you should think about whether your wallet is thick enough." He answered indistinctly while picking up a sizzling piece of beef from the charcoal fire with his chopsticks and stuffing it into his mouth.

This barbecue restaurant is pretty good. Although it's not as famous as the renowned Q Barbecue, the taste is quite similar. Plus, it's a family business, so of course they prioritize serving their own family.

Inside the restaurant, apart from a few tables occupied by ordinary villagers from Konoha, most of the diners were members of the Uchiha clan.

"Uncle Da Gui, another dozen watermelon juices to cleanse your palate, and a bottle of beer for our teacher. Let's calm him down!"

Toshiro showed none of the caution and apprehension a young person might have when facing an adult; instead, he spoke with complete confidence, even ordering a beer for his teacher.

Now that he had the chance to rip off his teacher, he wasn't going to hold back. His wallet had been shrinking lately, so he had to be careful with his spending. Left with no other option, he had to make things difficult for his teacher.

"Hey, you three brats, stop eating so fast! The barbecue is right here, no one's going to take it from you!"

Before he could even refuse Toshiro's offer, he looked down and saw that the roasted meat on the stove had been almost entirely eaten by the three brats, leaving him not a single piece.

He wasn't concerned about the money; he was just reminding them because he wanted what was best for them. He was worried they might choke if they ate too fast.

"Teacher, you're being too long-winded. You'd be better off putting a few more slices of meat on the grill. That way, you won't find any left when you want some later!"

Yan, being the more observant girl, spoke up to remind her, but her hands didn't stop moving. She picked up a piece of grilled meat, dipped it in sauce, and glanced back, seemingly waiting for the drinks to arrive.

"Oh! It's Shigemasa! It's been so long since I've seen you at the barbecue restaurant since you got married!" The owner, named Daiki, had someone bring over a dozen watermelon juices and a bottle of beer. He came over to greet him and didn't forget to tease Shigemasa.

The owner, Uchiha Daiki, has been running this barbecue restaurant for over 30 years. With business improving in the last two years, he's hired two helpers as waiters. Otherwise, he wouldn't have had the leisure to greet Shigemasa or exchange a few jokes with the customers.

"Ah! Uncle Daiki! These years after getting married... it's really... hahaha..."

Watching his teacher's clumsy performance, Toshiro couldn't help but mutter, "He's henpecked." At the same time, his hands didn't stop; he picked up the last piece of roasted meat from the grill with his chopsticks.

"This piece is mine!" X3

Before Toshiro could even put the piece of meat into his bowl, two other pairs of chopsticks reached out at the same time. The three of them locked eyes, their gazes clashing and sparks flying.

Those kids, barely ten years old, don't know how to be considerate!

"You three, that's enough!"

Three sounds of a head hitting a hard object rang out.

"Ouch!" x3

Toshiro and his two companions all clutched their heads in pain, wailing in agony. They were completely oblivious to the roasting meat on the grill!

"How energetic! Bring over a dozen bottles of watermelon juice as a small gift for these three ninjas!"

Without giving Shigemasa and Toshiro a chance to refuse, Boss Daiki left gracefully after speaking.

"Speaking of Toshiro, during the battle this morning, you must have used the one-handed hand seal, right?" As the dinner party drew to a close, Uchiha Shigemasa took a sip of his beer and casually inquired.

Even Uchiha Homura and Tetsuya, who were about 70-80% full, slowed down their movements and listened intently.

"Hey! Did you notice, teacher? You can only successfully use the simple Three Body Techniques and Body Flicker Technique. You can't do other techniques like the Great Fireball Technique yet!"

Toshiro didn't hide anything and openly admitted it. He also gave a detailed explanation of his current progress in one-handed hand seals.

Has Toshiro already reached this level?

[You keep up the good work, 'Flame,' you're the best!]

Upon hearing this, Homura Uchiha suddenly lost her appetite for grilled meat. She had been the best student during the clan's pre-school training, yet Toshiro had already mastered even simple hand seals with one hand.

As the apple of her family's eye, she was someone who could freely enter and leave her father's study. Although she had only vaguely heard of the technique of forming hand seals with one hand, she had memorized it deeply.

"By the way, what is a one-handed hand seal?"

Unlike Homura and Toshiro, Tetsuya's knowledge structure was relatively simple. He had never even heard of advanced techniques like one-handed hand seals, which few could perform.

Upon hearing this, Yan rolled her eyes, but still spoke up to explain:

"When a ninja activates a ninjutsu, he first performs hand seals. The hand seals require a calm mind to ensure their correctness, and one must have skilled techniques to convert the refined chakra into 'jutsu' and release it."

"Most hand seals require both hands, but there are exceptions. Some ninjas, through rigorous training or exceptional talent, are able to perform the above process and execute ninjutsu using only one hand. This is called one-handed hand seals."

After speaking, Homura glanced at Toshiro. Finally, she picked up the watermelon juice on the table, took a sip, and suppressed her surprise.

"Sugoro, doesn't that mean we can use two ninjutsu at the same time? That's amazing! Toshiro, can you teach me?"

Uchiha Tetsuya didn't understand the meaning of politeness.

Upon hearing of such powerful hand seal techniques, she immediately asked Toshiro to teach her.

"cough!"

Upon hearing this, Yan, who had just taken a sip of watermelon juice, couldn't hold back any longer. Who would just blurt out a question about how one-handed hand seals were practiced?

Even though everyone is from the same family, there are still some secrets that they will keep from each other.

When I first started writing the book, I felt a bit lost. I'm not entirely satisfied with the last 2 or 30 chapters, so please bear with me. I feel the chapters after 120 are pretty good though.

(End of this chapter)