After Kakashi went on a mission, Ying followed suit. Being left out by his two closest friends, Zhang Miao felt that his days were even more boring than before.
Every day, in addition to having a so-called "youthful showdown" with Guy, he would play with Naruto around the house to foster their brotherly bond.
Zhang Miao felt that he would definitely die of boredom if this continued.
The only thing that made Zhang Miao feel a little relieved was that although Ying was not around, Fukuro was still very responsible. He took charge of Ying's previous tasks like feeding Naruto and changing his diapers. He did very well, so Zhang Miao didn't need to worry about his brother's well-being.
In fact, he had never worried about it.
When the first ray of sunlight shone into the house, Zhang Miao got out of bed, picked Naruto, and ran to the door to bask in the sun. He also asked Fukuro to make milk powder.
Fukuro was indeed an elite of the Anbu. His movements were very fast. In a short while, he came out of the kitchen with a bottle of milk for Naruto.
"Here!"
"Thank you, Uncle!"
Zhang Miao thanked him and took the milk bottle. Then, he pressed it against his face to feel the temperature of the bottle.
The bottle was still a little hot. Zhang Miao frowned, still feeling a little worried. He simply stuffed the milk bottle into his mouth and took two sips. After making sure that there was no problem, he fed it to Naruto.
Seeing Zhang Miao's series of actions, Fukuro shook his head helplessly.
"Ryunosuke, I think that even if you are alone, you can take good care of Naruto!"
Now that Fukuro was already familiar with Zhang Miao and he was already used to Zhang Miao's various antics, he naturally would not treat Zhang Miao as a simple child.
And Zhang Miao's antics were still as annoying as ever.
"Taking care of him alone?" Hearing Fukuro's words, Zhang Miao let out a long yawn and then shook his head. "No, no, I really am not good at changing diapers!"
Fukuro, "..."
"Damn, not good at changing diapers, you say?. Am I good at it? Uh... I seem to be good at it..."
"No! This is not the point!"
"The point is, as an elite member of the Anbu, how "being good at changing diapers" would benefit me?"
"This kid is too annoying!"
Fukuro really wanted to pick up Zhang Miao and beat him up, but thinking about how much importance the Hokage attached to Zhang Miao and Naruto, he gave up.
Just as Fukuro was thinking about whether there was any way to deal with Zhang Miao, a burst of familiar laughter came from not far away.
"Hahahaha, Ryunosuke, let us enjoy our youth and have a heated showdown with me!"
Fukuro, "..."
Hearing this voice, Fukuro did not need to look back to know who the person was.
It was Guy!
Fukuro was somewhat convinced by the thick-browed ninja.
During his time around, Guy had brought a lot of food to challenge Zhang Miao every single day.
The food varied from chestnuts to rice balls, from sticks of dango to tempura, and even snacks like potato chips, cup noodles, biscuits, and so on. Unfortunately, there was no one who could beat Zhang Miao, so he would always end up in a hospital after their so-called "showdown".
However, Guy was extremely tenacious. After being discharged out of the hospital the next day, he immediately came to challenge Zhang Miao with another type of food. He was really a persistent guy.
At the same time, Fukuro was amazed by Zhang Miao's stomach. He inititally didn't believe Ying's story about Zhang Miao drinking 5 bottles of milk in one go, but he completely believed it.
Damn it, this kid's stomach is like a bottomless pit!
Thinking of this,
Fukuro looked at Guy with sympathy.
Compared to that little monster, you should pray for your own luck
Perhaps it was because he was wearing a mask, Guy did not see Fukuro's sympathetic gaze. When he saw the older ninja staring at him, he immediately gave him a thumbs up.
"Anbu-senpai, I will work harder this time!"
At this point, he suddenly grinned at Fukuro. His signature white teeth flashed a dazzling light.
Seeing this scene, Fukuro suddenly felt a drop of cold sweat coming out from the back of his head.
Is this kid okay?
In fact, Guy was fine for no longer because Zhang Miao had finished feeding Naruto and stood up.
After getting along with him for a few days, Fukuro also knew Zhang Miao's routine, so before he could speak, he took the initiative to take Naruto from his hand.
Seeing that Fukuro was so "sensible", Zhang Miao immediately gave him a look of appreciation.
"Wow, you're not bad at all. If you're bored with your Anbu job, I can hire you as our private nanny!"
Fukuro: "..."
"Nanny my ass. If the Hokage's direct order, do you think I would be willing to pay attention to you?"
"Moreover, even if I quit Anbu in the future, I can still be an ordinary ninja. Why should I be your nanny?"
"This kid is very annoying!"
Fukuro had already decided that when the Third returned, he must ask for a transfer. As long as Zhang Miao, this damned brat, was here, he would not be able to do this job!
Zhang Miao did not know what Fukuro was thinking. After handing Naruto over to him, he put on his shoes and jumped down the corridor of the house. Then, he slowly approached Guy.
"Hey, Acorn guy, what do you want to eat today? Such a small basket is probably not enough, right?" Looking at the basket in Guy's hand, Zhang Miao immediately raised his eyebrows.
"Hehe!"
Hearing Zhang Miao's words, Guy immediately chuckled. Then, he lifted the cloth covering the basket and revealed a large pile of black balls.
Looking at the basket full of palm-sized black balls, Zhang Miao blinked his eyes.
"What are these? Are you sure it can be eaten?"
"Of course it can!"
Just as Zhang Miao finished speaking, Guy took one from the basket and looked at Zhang Miao with a serious expression.
"This is my Youthful Food Pills that I made myself. It is made from more than 20 kinds of healthy ingredients such as deer antlers, ginseng, persimmons, pig skin, and many more. Your strength will be immediately recovered after eating one of these. Ryunosuke, let's have a showdown!"
"..."
"Damn it. I would die if I eat this, right?"
Zhang Miao looked at the bunch of food pills inside the basket with a disgusted expression and made up his mind to not eat it.
However, it was impossible for him to admit defeat just like that, so he rolled his eyes and smiled at Guy.
"Big Bro Acorn, since these are your homemade food pills, how about this, as long as you can eat all of them in one go and be safe, then you win this showdown!"
"Really?" Hearing Zhang Miao's words, Guy was pumped and looked at Zhang Miao with shining eyes, "If I eat all of them, then I win?"
"Of course!"
Looking at Guy's excited eyes, Zhang Miao immediately nodded.
"Fukuro is also here. He can testify, but if you vomited, or got food poisoning from eating them, then it's my win."
"Okay! No problem!"
Guy was confident with the things he made. After he agreed, he reached out his hands and grabbed two large black pills from the basket. Then he shouted loudly.
"I'm going to start now! Ow... ow... ow!"
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