Chapter 4 Restaurant

The captured Kumogakure ninja was sent to the Hokage Building as a witness.

On the second day of this incident, the Konoha high-level held an emergency meeting.

However, this matter has nothing to do with Ryosuke for the time being, because he is not qualified to attend such a meeting, so he can only wait for Hyuga Hiashi to return before he can learn from him about the subsequent handling of this matter.

"Miss Hinata, Master Ryosuke, the tempura in this restaurant is quite famous in the village. After we go on a mission, we often come here to get together."

The food street is a very lively area in Konoha Village, whether it is day or night.

There are all kinds of snacks such as meatballs, takoyaki, sushi, and fried skewers. In addition to some small stalls, there are also dessert shops and many popular restaurants.

For example, the barbecue restaurant of the Akimichi clan, such as Ichiraku Noodle House.

At this time, Hyuga Ryosuke held Hinata's hand and stopped in front of a restaurant with a lot of traffic.

Behind them were two Hyuga elites as guards.

On the surface, they were sent by Hyuga Hiashi to protect Hinata, but secretly they were assigned to Ryosuke to be his right-hand men.

"Let's go here."

Looking at this restaurant full of fireworks, Hyuga Ryosuke nodded and looked at Hinata next to him gently, "I promised to take you out to play a few days ago, and I have fulfilled my promise."

The storefront of this restaurant is very large, just like a big cafeteria.

Looking inside from the door, both the hall and the front of the counter are full of people, and the smell of fireworks is strong. The taste of the food should be good.

"Yeah!"

Little Hinata looked very happy, staring at the store eagerly, her nose moving from time to time, deeply sniffing the delicious food coming from inside.

Although the four words "can't wait" were already written on her face, she still followed Ryosuke obediently.

"Let's go, go in and have a good meal, and then go shopping."

Looking at her cute appearance, Hyuga Ryosuke smiled softly and took Hinata's hand to go inside.

However, when he took a step forward, he found resistance in his palm, and the people around him stood still and did not follow.

Looking back in confusion, Ryosuke found that Hinata's eyes were staring ahead, and following her gaze, he saw a father and son walking out of the aisle with laughter.

It seemed that they had finished their meal and were about to leave.

It seemed that the two people's attention attracted the attention of the father and son, and they looked over here.

The father's eyes were full of doubts, but after seeing the white eyes on their faces and the guards behind them, he quickly retracted his gaze and pulled his child to speed up and go out.

But the child, after seeing Hinata, his eyes lit up and made a face at her before leaving.

Hinata's tension on her face was not suppressed until the father and son were far away.

Looking at her expression thoughtfully, Ryosuke did not say much, and gently pulled her palm, and this time she followed him into the store obediently.

The flow of people in the store is much more than what you see outside. There are ninjas, civilians, merchants and people of all professions.

They gathered here, drinking and enjoying food, chatting about daily trivialities.

After Hyuga Ryosuke and his friends entered the store, the atmosphere in the store slowly became quieter, and many of them were secretly looking at them.

This restaurant is not small in scale. For this reason, this restaurant has private room services.

The two guards behind him were responsible for negotiating with the boss. After explaining the food and private rooms, a young and beautiful girl came out from the other side of the cabinet. She seemed to be the boss's daughter.

She walked in front enthusiastically and was responsible for leading them.

In this way, under the attention of everyone in the store, Hyuga Ryosuke pulled Hinata towards the private room.

After they left, the store occasionally heard discussions about their identities.

"That... is the eldest daughter of the Hyuga clan, right?"

"It is said that she has a weak personality, and it seems to be true."

"Who is the child next to her?"

Although the discussion was subtle, it still reached the ears of Hyuga Ryosuke and the ears of the two Hyuga clan members behind him.

Except for Hinata, who was relatively young and had not yet been exposed to the perception of ninjutsu, they all heard these voices.

"Go and tell them to shut up."

Stopped his steps, Hyuga Ryosuke turned his head and ordered the guards behind him: "Soji, tell them that it is okay to talk behind Hinata's back, but it is too presumptuous to say bad things about me in front of me like this!"

After a pause, he repeated the key point again, "Remember, it is for Hinata."

"Yes."

Behind Ryosuke, Hyuga Soji responded and turned around to walk towards the lobby.

"Ryosuke..."

Holding Hyuga Ryosuke's hand tightly, Hinata, who was in a bad mood just now because of the father and son, was a little at a loss. She didn't know what happened yet.

"Come on, let's go in first." Ryosuke smiled gently and reached out to stroke her hair.

Tempura is an extremely simple dish. All you need to do is wrap the ingredients in batter and fry them.

But the simpler the dish, the more you want to give customers a different experience in the delicious taste of the food, the more advanced skills are needed to bring out all the flavors of the ingredients.

"The trick is to control the heat and the frying time. These two determine the taste of the final product."

Listening to the introduction of the boss's daughter, Ryosuke picked up a piece of fresh shrimp with a golden surface and a hissing sound just out of the frying pan, and put it to his mouth and took a bite.

A crisp snap sound sounded in the mouth, followed by the sweet taste of the fresh shrimp exploding in the mouth.

Although it is fried, it is not greasy.

The chef has a very good control of the heat when cooking. The layer of golden batter on the outside of the shrimp is already cooked and red, but the shrimp meat inside is still partially raw.

It is also for this reason that the sweetness of the ingredients can be felt under the crispy coat.

After all the ordered food was served, everyone else left the room without disturbing the two of them.

The atmosphere in the room was very quiet, and there was no other sound except for the slight chewing sound.

Eating is a lonely thing for Ryosuke, and this habit has continued from his previous life to the present.

Because he has not had many friends since he was a child, he has developed the habit of not talking when eating.

And he didn't talk, and Hinata would not take the initiative to find a topic.

The food in this restaurant is really good. After eating eight-tenths full, Ryosuke put down his chopsticks.

"I'm full."

Opposite him, Hinata spoke in a low voice, also put down her chopsticks and wiped her mouth.

"...Eat so little today? This is only four servings, not like your usual portion."

Ryosuke looked at the plate in front of her table in confusion, only four servings.

The restaurant does not eat staple food, and although the food they ordered is fried food, it is easy to get greasy, but you have to know that when she is at home, this little girl usually eats at least five bowls of rice per meal.

"Is it because... you're in a bad mood?" he continued to ask.

Hinata has been in a bad mood since just now, even though she was fine when she went out.

"No... no."

Hinata shook her head hurriedly, as if she had been told the truth.

"Is it because of the father and son just now?" Hyuga Ryosuke continued to speak, staring at her seriously.

And then the more flustered look on her face basically admitted the matter.

"Then let me guess... is it that kid? Has he bullied you before?"

With a gentle smile on his face, Ryosuke's voice was neither hurried nor slow, trying to reduce the pressure on Hinata as much as possible.

He was sure that the discussions of the diners outside just now had definitely not reached Hinata's ears.

Then the reason why she was in a bad mood was only the father and son she ran into when she entered the door just now.

And it was obvious that the middle-aged man still had some insight and knew what the Byakugan meant in Konoha, which was only the child who looked innocent and knew nothing.