manynovel Chapter 146 Getting Better
Chapter 146 Getting Better
The country of Sichuan.
After keeping Shukaku occupied for several hours, Yekura felt it was about time and woke Gaara up as well.
After Gaara awoke, the sand on Shukaku's body quickly collapsed and disappeared to the ground.
Gaara's slightly bewildered expression was revealed.
He hadn't slept for a long time, even if it was only for a few hours.
However, for Gaara, it greatly relieved his mental state.
Why didn't you die?
Gaara looked somewhat surprised as he saw Yekura and the others standing in front of him.
In the past, when he accidentally fell asleep, someone was bound to be torn to shreds by Shukaku.
But this time, not a single person was injured.
Gaara is the same age as Naruto, so he has no idea that Shukaku's body isn't that big if it's not on the sand.
For those who are well-prepared, saving one's life is not too difficult.
Although Gaara's rampage in Sunagakure would be troublesome, Pakura doesn't dislike Gaara.
She even thought Gaara was a pitiful person.
"We are not in Sunagakure, so Shukaku's power is not strong."
"In order for you to be able to communicate normally in the future, we have let you rest for a few hours."
Gaara stared blankly at Yekura, who neither feared nor disliked him, and instead let him sleep for a while.
A strange feeling welled up inside him, which made the usually irritable man speechless.
"Let's go, it's not safe here."
Seeing that Gaara didn't speak, Yekura waved her hand and led Gaara away.
……
Konoha School.
A day passed quickly.
The students walked out in groups.
Naruto greeted Shikamaru and the others before following Sasuke and Karin outside.
"Sasuke, I can now read all the words on the Chakra Refining Technique. Isn't that amazing?"
Naruto was pulled into reading by Iruka today, and it turned out to be the chakra refining technique that Naruto had just learned.
He read it out word for word, which drew surprised looks from many people.
Naruto is now showing off in front of Sasuke.
Sasuke coolly replied, "I learned all the characters in the Chakra Refining Technique a long time ago, much earlier than you."
Naruto clenched his fist, making a gesture to encourage himself:
"Sasuke, I'm different now. I'll surpass you."
Thinking about how Naruto was different today compared to before, Sasuke unusually refrained from arguing with him.
"Hmph, then don't keep me waiting too long!"
"Don't worry! It won't be long!"
"I'm going home to cook! See you tomorrow!"
Naruto waved his hand and, instead of sitting by the door as usual, ran towards his house.
He not only wanted to learn how to cook, but also wanted to meet the Nine-Tails.
As Sasuke watched Naruto's departing figure, a smile involuntarily appeared on his face.
Naruto's life is getting better.
"Sasuke, I know enough words now. How much longer until Master comes back?"
Karin has gotten used to school life these past two days, but she still feels empty without seeing Chiyo.
Sasuke has been a hostage more than once, so he is more mature than Karin in terms of mentality.
Hearing this, he comforted her:
"Master has gone to do something very important and will not be back for a few days."
"Learning to read is the foundation of learning. Once you have a solid foundation, your master can teach you directly when he comes back."
"Alright then." Karin is still young and can't keep secrets.
Sasuke could still tell that Karin wasn't too happy.
He still doted on this junior sister and wanted to go back and ask his father when his master would return.
……
Naruto's family.
"I am back."
Naruto opened the door and shouted this at the empty room.
Welcome back.
Kushina replied in Naruto's mind.
Naruto chuckled and said, "Thanks."
Seeing the spotless room, he felt a genuine sense of comfort.
After changing his shoes, he opened the refrigerator and took out the ingredients.
"We'll start cooking the rice first, then prepare the ingredients and cook the dishes. After we finish eating the bento and dinner, we'll wash them together."
Kushina began to teach him step by step, and Naruto learned step by step as well.
Naruto hasn't mentioned it again these past two days; he wants to know about his parents.
Although he is still young, he is not unable to guess everything.
He learned that Whirlpool knew his mother, and that his mother hadn't intentionally made him suffer bullying.
There is only one possibility why the mother and father have not appeared for so many years.
That vague answer made Naruto afraid to think about it further.
He didn't ask any more questions.
He is very happy now.
"First, cut the eel into sections..."
With the sound of swirling water, Naruto started cooking tonight's dishes after putting the rice on the stove.
Since she had already fried the sausages, Kushina was going to teach him how to fry the eel.
This dish doesn't require any special knife skills; you just need to cut the eel into sections.
Although the cuts aren't perfectly neat, they're close enough to be acceptable.
For Naruto, who had already successfully pan-fried mini sausages, pan-frying eel was just a matter of adding a few more steps and seasonings.
It's essentially no different from a fried egg.
Although the heat wasn't controlled well, resulting in some parts being burnt, Naruto didn't have much kitchen experience after all.
This is already a remarkable achievement.
After making the fried eel, Naruto also fried a lot of small sausages, steamed eggs, and boiled broccoli.
After working for quite a while, Naruto finally brought the food to the table.
Although he was slow, the dishes in front of him got a little cold.
But Naruto didn't care; on the contrary, he was very excited.
Someone taught him, and he learned new things.
"Naruto is amazing, he succeeded in frying eel on his first try."
Kushina's praise was genuine, considering it was only Naruto's third time cooking.
The same thing happened before; I could memorize new characters in just a few days.
These things are not complicated, but Naruto is only seven years old.
The fact that he could do all this shows that Naruto is inherently intelligent, but he just lacked guidance.
At this point, Naruto hadn't learned humility yet; he just scratched his head and chuckled foolishly.
"Eat quickly, you can reheat it in the microwave if it gets cold."
"No need, this is fine."
Naruto quickly served himself some rice and began to eat with relish.
……
Uchiha clan.
"What? Father went on a mission?"
Sasuke was greatly surprised to learn this news while he was eating.
As far as he could remember, his father had never been on a mission.
Previously, those who held positions (guard captain) operated within Konoha Village.
Uchiha Mikoto asked, "What do you want with your father?"
Sasuke's eyes darted around for a moment: "Hmm, I want to know when Master will be back. I'm still waiting for him to give me a lesson."
Mikoto smiled and said, "Qian Yao has only been gone a short time, and you already want to see him?"
Although she knew that Sasuke had become an apprentice, she did not expect that Sasuke and Chiyo would become so close in such a short time.
Sasuke didn't explain, just gave a few perfunctory replies and didn't say anything more.
After quickly finishing his meal, he ran outside, saying, "I'm going to teach Karin to read!"
Mikoto shook her head with a smile: "This child."
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