Chapter 12: The Onigiri Sasuke Offered
"Here, just one… only one."
Sasuke blinked a few times, ultimately losing to Naruto's pitiful gaze.
He opened his bento box. Inside were onigiri his mother had made by hand.
Although he was a little reluctant, he still took one out and handed it to Naruto. Now he only had two left for himself.
"So delicious! Sasuke, you get to eat such tasty onigiri every day… You're so lucky!"
Naruto took the rice ball without hesitation and bit into it. After swallowing, he looked at Sasuke with an excited and envious face.
"Mhm… Mom's onigiri are the best…"
Sasuke picked up one of his own and took a small bite. A faint blush appeared on his cheeks. To him, nothing tasted better than his mother's cooking.
"I'm so jealous… Everyone has a mom and dad…"
Naruto's fingers trembled slightly. After saying that, he hugged the onigiri and began eating fiercely.
But after a few bites, his pace slowed down. His head dropped lower and lower…
Plop…
A soft sound rang out. Sasuke, who was still eating, turned to look at Naruto.
There was a drop of water on the desk?
"What's wrong with you…"
Sasuke leaned down slightly. Even with his hair covering his face, it looked like this guy was crying.
He had heard that Naruto had no parents and was often bullied.
But those eyes were so clear… How could he possibly be a dangerous fox?
After thinking for a moment, Sasuke looked at the onigiri he had just started eating, then at the very last bite Naruto was holding near his mouth, seemingly reluctant to finish it.
"Crying makes you look ugly and ruins my appetite. Here, take it!"
Sasuke reached into the bento box, grabbed the last onigiri, and shoved it into Naruto's hands. He added in a tsundere tone that he simply didn't want to eat it anymore.
"..."
Naruto quickly wiped away his tears. He had been acting partly to show the hidden Anbu, and partly because his past really had been miserable.
But now, this situation had actually made the little Sasuke worry about him?
His originally bad mood was suddenly healed by Sasuke's onigiri and that awkward little expression.
Still… how long would this cute version of Sasuke last?
He still had one more year. One more year to enjoy his family's love and keep those happy memories…
"Thank… thank you…"
With the onigiri in hand, Naruto had no intention of giving it back.
After giving a teary and reluctant thank-you, he quickly devoured the rice ball at lightning speed, not giving Sasuke any time to react.
Three onigiri were Sasuke's normal portion. Two were enough to keep him from being too hungry, but now Sasuke had only eaten one…
He would definitely feel uncomfortable from hunger later. And in the afternoon, classes were changing to taijutsu training…
Poor little Sasuke. Naruto hoped he wouldn't switch into his grudge-holding mode too soon…
After all, that guy's temper in the future was really not good at all.
"Because of a schedule change, this afternoon will be taijutsu training. Everyone, please get ready. Before training begins…"
Iruka announced the sudden change in the afternoon schedule with some helplessness.
The current situation was special, and orders from above left him no choice but to comply.
While leading the students toward the training grounds, he suddenly remembered that Naruto hadn't eaten lunch…
Going into physical training on an empty stomach, and without having learned anything yet, Naruto would probably be completely crushed by the other students in terms of stamina…
He wondered if that little brat could handle such a result. After all, children naturally admired the strong…
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