Making Friends Through Meals (Part 1)

Looking at Hiruzen who was right in front of him, a feeling called "embarrassment" immediately rose in Zhang Miao's heart. He quickly undid the Transformation Jutsu and revealed a forced smile to Hiruzen.

"Hehe, Granpa Third, why are you here?"

"Hmm?" Hearing Zhang Miao's words, Hiruzen immediately raised his eyebrows. "Now you call me Grandpa Third? Didn't you call me Saru last night?"

As soon as Hiruzen finished speaking, Zhang Miao was stunned and then revealed a confused expression.

"Last night? What happened last night? Is there a misunderstanding?"

Hiruzen, "..."

"This kid was really pretending!"

Seeing Zhang Miao persistence, the corner of Hiruzen's mouth twitched twice again, and then he took out an envelope from his sleeve and handed it to him.

"Here, this is your allowance for this month. I don't have twenty million, only two thousand ryos. Don't complain that it's too little!"

"How can that be!" Just as Hiruzen finished speaking, Zhang Miao received the money with a smile on his face, and then grinned, "No matter how small the grasshopper is, it is still meat. I don't mind this at all. Thank you, Granpa Third!"

Hiruzen, "..."

"What is this kid talking about..."

Looking at Zhang Miao's greedy face, Hiruzen shook his head helplessly.

"Very well. You don't have to thank me more. As long as you don't become the Second Hokage to mess with me in the future, it's fine. I'm old, I can't take too much surprise!"

"Okay, okay, I promise I won't do that in the future. But I don't understand the surprise part..."

Although Zhang Miao promised, he did not forget to clear up the matter from last night. Looking at his shrewd appearance, Hiruzen shook his head again, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"You... forget it, I need to leave now!"

After that, Hiruzen turned and left, but halfway through, he seemed to think of something and immediately turned to look at Zhang Miao.

"By the way, the Ninja Academy will be recruiting new students in two months. Do you want to go to school?"

Hiruzen really wanted to send Zhang Miao to school. On the one hand, it was to let Zhang Miao have a place to go, so that he would have nothing to do and would not cause any trouble. On the other hand, he hoped that he could have a normal dream through studying in school, such as becoming a Hokage or something else.

Unfortunately, Zhang Miao had no intention of going to school. As soon as Hiruzen finished speaking, he immediately shook his head.

"No, I don't want to. It's impossible in this life. And I don't want to be a teacher either. I will rely on eating and playing to relieve my boredom!"

Hiruzen: "..."

"What a familiar line!"

Thinking about how Zhang Miao had used such a reason to refuse his dream of becoming the Hokage, Hiruzen gritted his teeth, then he turned and left without saying a word.

Looking at the old man's back, Zhang Miao suddenly shrugged his shoulders, then turned to the stunned Fukuro.

"Fukuro, go get Naruto. Then go to Yakiniku Q first and wait for me. I'll go and see if Yugao has finished school. By the way, take my sculpture inside. I'll continue to work on it in the afternoon!"

Hearing Zhang Miao's words, Fukuro, who was in a daze, came back to his senses and nodded quickly.

"Understood!"

After that, Fukuro entered the house with the Son Goku sculpture. As soon as he entered, Zhang Miao received the system prompt.

"[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining 9-star Super Kage-level, Kurama Ninja Fragment x9!]"

Hearing this prompt, Zhang Miao was in a good mood. He hummed a tune and went to the Academy to pick up Yugao.

When Zhang Miao arrived at the Academy, it was just in time for the bell.

Just as he was about to enter the yard, a series of system notifications rang out in his mind.

"[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining Ninja Fragments x3!]"

"[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining Ninja Fragments x2!]"

"[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining Ninja Fragments x4!]"

"[Ding! Congratulations to the host....]"

Hearing this series of system prompts, Zhang Miao suddenly felt that his last fight in the Academy was simply super worth it!

"Only one fight and it can bring such a long lasting profit. I like this kind of investment. Speaking of which, isn't the teacher I beat up called Ikeda or something?"

Just as Zhang Miao was thinking, he heard a familiar voice coming from not far away.

"Ryunosuke-kun!"

"Is that Izumi?"

Hearing this voice, Zhang Miao immediately looked up and found that it was indeed Izumi.

But unlike usual, this time she was not with Itachi, but came out with Yugao.

Looking at Izumi who was waving at him, Zhang Miao also waved at them excitedly.

"My wives! I'm here. I'm here to pick you up to eat some barbecue!"

As soon as Zhang Miao finished speaking, dozens of shocked eyes immediately diverted their attention on the two girls. Seeing these gazes, Yugao and Izumi's faces immediately flushed red.

...

Zhang Miao's ears were once again pinched red. Perhaps because the joke this time was a bit too much, not only Yugao, but even the always gentle Izumi grabbed Zhang Miao's ears and twisted them half a circle.

However, the two girls still accepted Zhang Miao's invitation and went to the Yakiniku Q with him.

At this time, Fukuro was already waiting inside. Zhang Miao had just entered with the two girls and heard his voice.

"Here!"

Today, Fukuro did not wear a mask and was also wearing casual clothes. Seeing this scene, Zhang Miao suddenly smiled.

"Coming!"

After sitting down, Zhang Miao grinned at the lady boss who was walking over.

"Lady boss, give us ten pork chops, ten portions of pork belly, ten portions of beef slices, ten portions of beef tongue, twenty portions of beef tenderloins, and a big pot of rice. Alright, let's do this first. If it's not enough, I'll order more!"

As soon as Zhang Miao finished speaking, the surroundings fell into silence, including the lady boss of the Yakiniku Q. Everyone was in shock.

Looking at this scene, Zhang Miao frowned. Then he took the money out of his arms and stuffed it into the lady boss' hand.

"This should be enough. I'm counting on you."

Hearing Zhang Miao's words and looking at the thick stack of bills in her hand, the lady boss immediately reacted. She quickly put the bills on the table and then smiled at Zhang Miao.

"Customer, you're joking. How can there be a reason to pay first before eating? I'll get someone to bring the dishes!"

With that, the lady boss went to order her staffs to serve the order. Soon, the table in front of Zhang Miao was filled with plates of raw meat. Because they could not put them down, many plates were stacked together.

Looking at the stunned looks of Yugao and the others, Zhang Miao suddenly grinned.

"Don't be shy. Let's start eating!"

After saying that, Zhang Miao began to pick some marinated meats and put them on the grill, then licked his lips.

"Itadakimasu!"

Next, it was Zhang Miao's showtime. He moved his chopsticks really fast, and the number of meats also began to decrease rapidly. In a short while, more than half of the meats had entered his stomach. Yugao and the others were stunned.

Just as everyone was deeply shocked by Zhang Miao's appetite, a hearty laughter suddenly rang out beside them.

"Hahahaha, what a great appetite. You must be from our Akimichi clan! Boy, what's your name?"

Hearing this voice, Zhang Miao immediately raised his head. A tall and chubby figure with a head full of red hair immediately entered his sight.

Looking at the character "eat" written on the his's clothes, Zhang Miao's eyes immediately lit up, and then he shouted at the lady boss not far away.

"Lady boss, I have a guest here. Give me another serving according to the one I ordered just now!"