They arrived at the dining room.
It wasn't big—in fact, it was kind of small.
Compared to the large courtyard, the place felt a bit out of place.
The inside was plain too, with only a small table that looked like it was meant for just two or three people.
Naruto and Konohamaru sat down across from each other.
"Big bro, can you show me one of the jutsu you know?"
Waiting for food was kind of boring, so Konohamaru tried hard to find something to talk about.
If you were friends with someone like this, you'd never run out of things to say.
"Sure," Naruto thought for a second, then replied.
He had no reason to hide what he could do. As long as Hiruzen Sarutobi was still around, no one would dare make a move against him.
And if Hiruzen did make a move... well, Naruto could just defect. It's not like he had to stay in a village full of people who hated him.
"This is the Kusanagi Sword."
Naruto reached into thin air with both hands, and a long, glowing golden sword appeared.
"That's awesome!!!"
Konohamaru's eyes lit up. "Can I touch it?"
Naruto shook his head. "This sword is made of laser light. It's really powerful and dangerous. No one but me can touch it."
As he said that, Naruto lightly tapped the table's corner with the sword.
Even though there was barely any force, part of the table's corner instantly fell off!
"That's insane!!! Big bro! Is it really impossible for me to learn this jutsu?"
Konohamaru looked at him with big, hopeful eyes, and Naruto found it hard to say no.
But the truth was the truth—some things you just can't learn.
"You really can't learn it," Naruto shook his head again and put the Kusanagi Sword away.
"That's too bad~"
Konohamaru looked disappointed for a second, but then quickly perked up again. "Big bro, what other jutsu do you know?"
Lasers? Yasakani no Magatama? Yata no Kagami?
None of those were easy to show off...
"The rest of my jutsu aren't easy to demonstrate, but that last one actually has another way to use it."
As he spoke, Naruto made a kunai appear in his hand. "Light Style: Kunai!"
"So cool! If you can just make kunai like that, then you don't have to carry any around, right?" Konohamaru said with envy.
Naruto nodded. "That's the idea."
He really couldn't think of a reason to carry around metal kunai anymore.
"Young master, food's ready!"
At that moment, Sarutobi Magpie walked in with the food.
Two small plates were filled with all kinds of dishes.
There was rice, rice balls, noodles...
There were fish dishes, greens, and pork.
Besides that, there were a few kinds of soup and quite a few snacks too.
Such a big meal was just an ordinary part of Konohamaru's daily life!
Magpie placed the dishes in front of both Konohamaru and Naruto.
They had more or less the same kinds of food, but Naruto's portions were clearly larger, probably because they considered his age and appetite.
It was clear Magpie didn't treat Naruto differently just because she disliked him—in fact, she even gave him more food!
That small detail made Naruto change his impression of her a little.
Maybe in her eyes,
Not liking Naruto was a personal matter, but taking care of the guest her master brought home was her job.
No wonder she was the nanny of the Hokage family—she was really professional!
"Let's eat!"
Konohamaru clapped his hands together, then started digging in happily.
Naruto was hungry too, but he ate slowly and calmly.
Compared to Konohamaru's wild way of eating, it was a huge difference!
Half an hour later,
Both Naruto and Konohamaru had finished everything on their plates.
Magpie, who had been watching from the side, stepped forward and cleaned up the dishes and leftovers.
Soon after, she returned with a cup of hot tea for each of them.
The warm tea filled their full stomachs and brought a cozy sense of satisfaction.
Having a nanny like this really made things extra comfortable.
Naruto glanced at Magpie and thought to himself.
"Big bro, I'm full now. When are we gonna start learning ninjutsu?" Konohamaru suddenly asked.
"Learning ninjutsu… let's do it now."
Since he had been treated so well by the Sarutobi family, Naruto didn't plan to keep Konohamaru waiting.
"Really?!" Konohamaru said excitedly.
"Yeah, come with me. Let's go outside first."
Naruto was planning to teach Konohamaru the Sexy Jutsu!
But that jutsu was pretty low-level, so he definitely didn't want to teach it inside the Sarutobi compound.
If anyone from the family saw it, it would cause a lot of trouble.
Of course, it's not like he insisted on teaching him the Sexy Jutsu.
But to be honest, he didn't have anything else to teach him.
He didn't even know the basic Clone Technique himself!
The two of them left the Sarutobi estate and headed to the streets of Konoha.
"I'm gonna teach you a jutsu called the Sexy Jutsu."
"Sexy Jutsu?"
"Basically, you transform into a pretty girl and use that to mess with a guy's mind!"
"Transform into a pretty girl?"
Konohamaru scratched his head, not really understanding how such a move could be powerful.
But if big bro said it could beat grandpa, then it must be great!
"Try doing a Transformation Jutsu first."
At that moment, Naruto spotted a woman who looked decent and said, "Try turning into her!"
Konohamaru took one look at the woman and smiled confidently.
"No problem! Easy!"
"Transformation!"
*Poof!*
A cloud of smoke cleared, and Konohamaru turned into a woman with thick lips, a chunky waist, and no neck—a big, clumsy-looking auntie!
"…"
"Does that woman look anything like what you just turned into?"
Naruto's face was full of black lines as he made Konohamaru change back. "Take a good look at that person's face—eyes, nose, mouth, body. Does she look that fat?"
"Ohhh."
Konohamaru nodded seriously and transformed again.
This time was a little better than before, but still not right.
"Still too fat!"
"Got it!"
"Transform!"
On the street, Konohamaru kept using the Transformation Jutsu over and over, which, as expected, caught the attention of the woman he was trying to imitate.
When she saw Konohamaru repeatedly forming hand signs and turning into a chubby version of herself, she snapped instantly!
But instead of scolding Konohamaru, she stormed off to find Naruto—the one teaching him—and was ready to beat him up.
Just as she raised her hand, Naruto grabbed her wrist.
"Get lost."
He flung her hand aside and gave her a cold stare.
The icy look in his eyes made the woman back away in fear.
"You... you..."
She wanted to throw out a threat, but under Naruto's stare, the words stuck in her throat. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't say a thing.
Naruto looked at her, a little speechless, then turned and walked away.
"Let's go, Konohamaru."
"Oh, okay, big bro!"
Konohamaru glanced at the woman in confusion, then quickly caught up to Naruto.