Naruto: The Brightest Star

Chapter 149 It’s shameful to waste food, huh!

Along the way, in order to take Shiwan's feelings into consideration, Uchiha Xing and his companions did not run too fast.

In the evening, Uchiha Xing and his companions stopped to rest.

"Here."

Uchiha Xing handed the rice ball to Shiwan.

"Xingxing brand rice balls, everyone says they are delicious."

"Xingxing? Isn't your name Quanzi?"

Shiwan looked at Uchiha Xing in confusion.

"Because this is the leader's favorite rice ball. It has special chicken pieces inside, fragrant sesame seeds on the outside, and crispy roasted seaweed on the bottom. It's delicious."

Uchiha Xing strongly promotes his favorite rice balls.

“Is it really that delicious?”

Shiwan looked at Uchiha Xing with some suspicion, hesitated for a long time, and raised her hand to take the rice ball handed over by Uchiha Xing.

After hesitating for a moment, he took a bite of the rice ball.

Aster's eyes widened slightly as she felt the magical sensation in her mouth.

The chewy rice, tender chicken and unique taste will make you want to eat it instantly.

Looking at the slightly raised corners of Shiwan's mouth, Uchiha Xing knew that she also liked to eat his rice balls.

"Zo Z... This is the rice ball I made, try it."

Karin looked at Uchiha Sasuke with sparkling eyes.

Hearing Karin say this, Uchiha Sasuke's body stiffened. Thinking back to the time when they were on a mission together, and when Karin brought her own lunch box, Uchiha Sasuke couldn't help but shudder.

This time the journey the teacher led them through many countries, which resulted in them not having their own dry food to eat, and they only ate food from small shops along the way.

Hyuga Neji, who was standing next to him, heard what Karin said and looked at Uchiha Sasuke with an expression of watching a show.

You know, every time Karin and Uchiha Sasuke do a mission together, Karin will prepare a lunch box for Uchiha Sasuke.

Every time Uchiha Sasuke eats the bento made by Karin, his expression becomes quite complicated.

Once, Hyuga Neji was very curious about the taste of the bento, and Uchiha Sasuke generously gave half of it to Hyuga Neji.

Once Hyuga Neji tasted that taste, he would never forget it.

"Zuo, eat quickly."

Karin looked at Uchiha Sasuke with great anticipation.

Uchiha Sasuke looked at the rice ball in front of him and fell silent.

This time it's just rice balls, so it should be fine...

Uchiha Sasuke picked up the rice ball handed to him by Karin, hesitated for a moment, and opened his mouth to take a bite.

Well! ! !

Uchiha Sasuke's face wrinkled for a moment, then returned to its expressionless state.

It’s actually filled with green plum!

"How is it? Doesn't it taste good? This is what my teacher taught me to make. I've tried it and it tastes very good."

Karin said this very proudly.

Uchiha Sasuke wiped his face with his hand, and then said, "It tastes...very good."

Seeing Uchiha Sasuke like this, Uchiha Xing was very curious about why he had such an expression. After all, the plums were pickled by himself and tasted very good. But looking at Uchiha Sasuke's expression just now, it was clearly an expression of being jealous.

Uchiha Xing stretched his head and looked at the rice ball with a piece bitten off from Uchiha Sasuke.

Hmm? Hmm? Why is the color wrong? I remember it was dark after being pickled. Wait! Could Karin have taken the wrong one? She took out the plums I just pickled!!!

Uchiha Xing looked at Uchiha Sasuke with his pupils shaking.

In order to make the pickling process easier, the plums are not fully ripe, especially when they are just pickled, they are sour! Hiss~ The boy's expression is well managed!

Uchiha Xing applauded Uchiha Sasuke in his heart.

Wow, you’re really good at pretending.

Hyuga Neji looked at Uchiha Sasuke with a light sigh.

Uchiha Sasuke looked at the rice ball in his hand, took a deep breath, and then ate all the rice balls in his hand in no time.

Huh~ Who said my cooking is not delicious? Didn’t Second Dad, Mom and Sasuke eat the food I cooked?

Karin thought to herself with a little pride, then picked up a rice ball and took a bite.

"Well!"

Karin's whole face wrinkled instantly and her hands were clenched tightly.

"So sour!"

The smell of carminative phosphoric acid hit me directly on the head.

Uchiha Sasuke was drinking water frantically and did not forget to pass a portion to Karin.

Karin took the bamboo tube and drank the water in gulps.

Haha, I knew that Karin’s cooking was poisonous, but I pretended to be expressionless.

Hyuga Neji looked at the couple with great glee.

"That rice ball is so sour, how can you eat it? You don't have to eat it if you don't like it."

Karin looked at Uchiha Sasuke with tears in her eyes.

“I just don’t want to waste food.”

Uchiha Sasuke said, tilting his head.

"You're not afraid of stomachache."

Karin said as she began to search through her scrolls, then pulled out the scroll that contained medicines for special situations, took out the stomach-protecting medicine, and gave one to Uchiha Sasuke.

Uchiha Sasuke took the medicine and swallowed it.

"Hey~"

Shiwan gently bumped into Uchiha Xing who was eating melon with her.

"Do they like each other?"

Shiwan asked Uchiha Xing quietly.

"Well, it's just that the two of them haven't been together yet."

Uchiha Xing shared the melon in his hand with Shiwan.

"why why?"

Aster was curious.

Uchiha Xing lowered his voice, got close to Shiwan's ear, covered his mouth with one hand and said, "Let me tell you, it's like this, Sasuke is carrying hatred on his shoulders, and he doesn't dare to carry emotions, because he doesn't want his emotions to hinder his revenge. And Karin knows what Sasuke is carrying, so she has never expressed her feelings. Karin plans to wait until Sasuke has taken revenge before confessing to him."

"Ouch~ So that's how it is~"

A meaningful smile appeared on Aster's face.

"It's great to be young ~ there are endless possibilities ~"

Uchiha Star chuckled.

Wait, didn’t someone say this to me a long time ago?

Uchiha Xing stroked his chin and thought.

"Yeah, I didn't expect such a bright girl to like a dull boy."

Aster said somewhat unexpectedly.

"Um????"

Uchiha Xing looked at Shiwan strangely.

"Why do you think Xiao Zuo is a dull person?"

Uchiha Xing asked Shiwan in confusion.

"Why? Look at him, he's always wearing goggles and he doesn't speak a word. He just stands there stupidly. He won't move unless you give him an order. Isn't that stupid?"

Shiwan curled her lips, indicating that in her eyes Uchiha Sasuke was a dull person.

"Ah..."

Uchiha Xing didn't know what to say for a moment.

I can only say that appearance affects everything.

Karin, who was deciding to eat the food prepared by Uchiha Hoshi, was stunned for a moment, then looked in one direction.

When she stopped to rest, Karin was always aware of her surroundings, and would be the first to sense any movement.

The feeling of this chakra...is Naruto and the others!

"Izumi-jounin, five people are approaching quickly. They are from Konoha. They are Naruto, Shikamaru, Rock Lee, Sakura, and one... is the client's bodyguard."

Karin informed Uchiha Star of what she had sensed.

Naruto! Sakura!

Xiao Li!!!

Uchiha Sasuke and Hyuga Neji couldn't help but freeze for a moment, then one of them held the goggles on his face to make sure that the goggles could cover his face, and the other one quickly and secretly took out a small mirror to check whether his colored contacts were crooked and whether the mask was put on properly.

"Huh? Why are they here?"

Uchiha Xing said strangely.

"Really? I told him not to come, but he still came."

Aster said somewhat angrily.

"A loyal person will do his best to protect his master no matter what he says."

Uchiha Xing praised Ashio's loyalty.

"Really."

Aster muttered quietly.

Soon a figure flashed by, and Uzumaki Naruto made a brilliant appearance, followed by Nara Shikamaru and his companions.

"Ms. Aster."

Zuho came in front of Shiwan and knelt on one knee.

"I will always follow Miss Aster."

"Humph!"

Aster snorted and turned away, not wanting to pay any attention to Zuho.

"Hey, hey! What's your attitude? Brother Zuho has put a lot of effort into pursuing you, and you are so ungrateful!"

Uzumaki Naruto said with some dissatisfaction.

"I told him not to follow me. In order to prevent him from following me, I specifically asked them to take me away quickly. I haven't blamed you for bringing him here on your own initiative, but you blame me first."

Aster said dissatisfiedly.

"you......"

Uzumaki Naruto was about to say something else when Sakura Haruno suddenly rushed over from behind him, covered Uzumaki Naruto's mouth, and spoke to Shiwan with a smile.

"I'm sorry, we don't know the geographical conditions here. Fortunately, Mr. Ashiho knows the conditions, so we asked him to lead the way for us."

"Humph! I didn't ask you to come."

Aster hummed softly, then turned her head to the side.

"Um, did you also receive a commission from Miss Aster?"

Uchiha Xing asked the team leader Nara Shikamaru with some curiosity.

"No."

Nara Shikamaru glanced at the two acquaintances in front of him, scratched his hair and said, "We were commissioned by the Swamp Country to come here to escort the Ghost Country Miko to the sealed place of the Swamp Country."

"That means we are on the same mission now. We are entrusted by Aster to protect her until she seals the monster."

Uchiha Xing said with a chuckle.

I thought they wouldn't show up after I received this commission, but they still showed up unexpectedly.

Uchiha Xing's eyes swept over the dissatisfied Uzumaki Naruto and Haruno Sakura who was scolding him.

"It looks like we're going to work together again."

Nara Shikamaru said as he couldn't help but sigh.

Our combat effectiveness has improved now, but there is one more unreliable person in the team. It’s a headache. If I had known this earlier, I would have gone on the mission with Ino and the others.

"Since we are going to work together again, would you mind telling me what happened?"

Uchiha Xing said this, his eyes swept over the bloodstains on the hem of his sleeves.

How perceptive.

Nara Shikamaru couldn't help but sigh, then he said: "Not long after you left, four enemies came to the Land of Demons and wanted to kill the miko, but they didn't know that the miko had been taken away by you. When we arrived, they were rushing towards the reception room. When we arrived, we fought with them for a while, and then they probably found that the miko was indeed not there, so they retreated."

"So we left at a very good time."

Uchiha Xing couldn't help but sigh and nodded.

"By the way, since you have fought each other before, what are they good at?"

Uchiha Xing asked Nara Shikamaru with the mentality of knowing yourself and your enemy.

Because the two parties had the same mission, Nara Shikamaru told Uchiha Xing the information he now knew.

"I see. The three of them are all very good at taijutsu. Karin has worked with you before, so you should know her basic situation. Kozo and Koharu's taijutsu are no worse than Karin's. If there are pursuers, I'll leave them to you. I'll be responsible for protecting Miss Shiwan from being hurt by them."

Uchiha Xing directly handed over the task of deploying troops to Nara Shikamaru.

"Hmm??? Izumi-jounin, are you going to sell us out so quickly?"

Karin looked at Uchiha Star in disbelief.

"What do you mean by selling out? We are allies now, in a cooperative relationship. We can't have two leaders in one team at the same time. And you have to believe in the wisdom of the Nara clan. They are very much ready to be your military advisors. I feel very relieved to leave you to them."

Uchiha Xing waved his hand, indicating that he was very confident in Nara Shikamaru's management.

"Haha, the teacher is obviously lazy and doesn't want to use his brain anymore."

Karin complained quietly.

Uchiha Xing moved his ears and looked at Karin with a bright smile.

"Karin-chan~ What are you talking about?"

"Nothing, I'm praising Izumi Jounin. Izumi Jounin is really smart. Izumi Jounin has a good plan."

Karin said as she clapped.

"Of course, oh oh oh ~"

Uchiha Xing just gave a queen's third-level smile, interpreting the unreliability to the fullest.

Looking at Uchiha Star like this, Karin and the other two sighed helplessly.

Here we go again. Why is the teacher so addicted to acting?

This woman is even more unreliable than she was three years ago.

Nara Shikamaru looked at Uchiha Star with dead fish eyes.

After making sure that Zuho really couldn't get him to go back, Shiwan could only let Zuho follow her.

The night watch schedule was also quickly arranged.

They work in shifts of two and take turns to rest.

The next day, after a good rest, everyone continued to head towards their destination.

The journey was peaceful. Considering that Nara Shikamaru had said that the other party was very good at fire escape, everyone chose a road with plenty of water resources.

On the third day, Karin discovered the enemy hiding in the dark.

"Be careful! There are enemies not far away."

Karin clearly sensed the chakra movement not far away.

After hearing what Karin said, everyone instantly became alert.

At this time, in order to prevent the enemy's fire attack, everyone stood on a wide river channel.

"How many people are there on the other side, and where are they located?"

Nara Shikamaru immediately asked Karin.

"There are two on the opposite cliff, and two more in..."

Before Karin could finish her words, she heard a strange noise.

Everyone looked alertly and saw a water dragon rushing towards them along the river.

"Hmm? Didn't they say the opponent is a fire attacker? How come it looks like the opponent is a water attacker!!!"

Aster screamed in shock.

Everyone immediately took Aster and quickly left the river.