Chapter-16: It's test tim- No it's Pancakes time!

(3rd POV)

After eating some ramen with Sasuke, Naruto rushed back to home and slept.

He didn't want to be tired the next morning because of the test. (The real genin test)

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Naruto woke up next morning, full of energy.

He quickly packed everything needed and was about to move out but was stopped by Kazuya.

'Why are you rushing outside without breakfast?' Kazuya asked.

'Silly Voice-kun. Kakashi-sensei said that we cannot eat breakfast.' Naruto said as he locked up his apartment.

'Do you really think it's not an attempt to trick you?' Kazuya said.

Naruto stiffened as soon as he heard that.

Because of Kakashi's relaxed demeanor, he forgot that he belonged to Konoha.

And people of Konoha hated him.

What if it started affecting his path as a ninja?

'Try to think a bit instead of constantly trusting everyone blindly. He may have informed other two to eat something so that you might not be in peak condition while giving the test. let me take control to make you some food.' Kazuya said as he began taking control and Naruto naturally didn't resist.

Kazuya's only hobby was cooking and he was getting better at it due to diligence.

He would take every opportunity to cook something and improving his culinary skills. He also knew that Kakashi was obviously going to be late so why not pass some time?

Kazuya unlocked the apartment and left the backpack on the bed while he went to the kitchen to make something.

He wore an apron and started to browse the refrigerator and the shelfs to gather the ingredients.

As he was browsing, he suddenly felt a bit nostalgic.

When he was younger, he used to help his grandma while she cooked something for him He used to pass on the ingredient and grandma used to cook as she recited the recipe for him.

It brought a tear to his eyes as grandma was the only one he truly missed after the reincarnation.

She was the only one who didn't have an ounce of greed and still loved him as much as she used to when he discovered his investments in switchcoin was a big success.

He wiped away the tears from his eyes and decided to make pancakes.

He quickly formed some seals and henged into a neighborhood aunt from his previous life and went outside to get fresh ingredients for this.

He quickly went inside the stores, haggled the prices and got the ingredients.

It was quite easy to get the ingredients as no one suspected him to be in henge. Not even chunins could recognize him as he was so good with henge. He had no focus other than these techniques in the academy after all.

He quickly entered the apartment again and undid the henge.

It was time for some pancakes!

In a bowl, he whisked together some flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt and set it aside.

In another bowl, he whisked together milk, butter, and egg.

He added the dry ingredients to milk mixture and whisked it again until it just moistened.

Then, he preheated a non stick pan on medium heat.

Once it was hot, he lowered the heat down to low-medium heat. After waiting for two minutes,he lightly greased the pan with a small amount of butter, and wiped away the excess butter with a fresh piece of cloth.

For each pancake, he spooned 2 to 3 tablespoons of batter onto pan, using the back of the spoon to spread batter into a round skillfully.

He cooked until surface of pancakes have some bubbles and a few have burst, 1 to 2 minutes. He then flipped it carefully with a thin spatula, and cook until browned on the underside, 1 to 2 minutes more.

He then set the pancake on a plate and started to make more with the remaining batter. It made about 8 pancakes.

He made them pretty fast so they don't go cold and wrapped four pancakes in a fuinjutsu foil.

It was used to keep food fresh for ninjas for weeks and was also reusable. It was quite expensive however nothing a slippery hand can't sneak in. Civilians shop owners can't match ninjas after all.

He brought out the remaining four pancakes on a plate, stacked them on top of each other and added a few exotic fruits and some honey supplied by Aburame clan.

The Aburame clan was famous for providing such delicacies to the civilians and were somewhat liked because of this. That's the only reason they weren't hated because of the creepy bugs crawling around them.

He then ate the pancakes and was quite amazed at the fruits.

They had a little sour and really sweet taste. Just enough to make anyone salivate. He quickly finished it up and prepared the next set of pancakes so that Naruto can also experience the taste.

He quickly prepared the pancakes and let go of the control of Naruto's body.

As soon as Naruto took control back, he was surprised by rich smell of the pancakes, honey and some fruits on it. It was a dish he never saw before. He could also taste some lingering food inside his mout, making him salivate even more.

'Quickly dig in, Naruto. This dish was made by...me. It's an original dish and super special. I hope you like it.' Kazuya said as his voice faded away.

He was a little sad that he couldn't share about his grandma but oh well.

He was happy that his grandma's efforts and memories he made with her weren't useless. At least someone other than him was enjoying it.

Naruto started eating the pancakes and wasn't able to even resist.

It was sweet, fluffy and a little sour with the fleshy texture of grapes, It was a sort of luxury of him. It gave it a really home-y feeling and it almost made him cry.

He didn't forget the taste and finished everything. He truly enjoyed this dish and decided to call it food of gods.

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(A/N: So...

How was this one? Some of you may not like it so...

See...I'm not saying f*ck you but...

F*ck you.

Idc about your opinion on this one. Dao of Pancakes is divine and there is no room for heresy.

Also Dao of power stones is appealing to me so gimme power stones.

Thanks for reading!)