Haruno Sakura sighed inwardly, and she could roughly understand Sarutobi Hiruzen's difficulties.
Now Konoha is almost relying on Sarutobi Hiruzen alone to hold on, and the only one under his command who is capable of inheriting the title of Hokage, Kakashi Hatake, is still a slacker.
Namikaze Minato committed suicide for love, Orochimaru defected, Tsunade suffered from hemophobia, Jiraiya ran away, Danzo was eyeing him covetously... He had to take care of everything in the village by himself, and he really didn't have the time.
In fact, the best person to take care of Naruto was the third generation's wife, Sarutobi Biwako, but unfortunately, she was killed by Uchiha Obito on the night of the Nine-Tails...
"Tsk, no more instant noodles."
"Otherwise, you won't grow tall!"
Haruno Sakura took a step toward Naruto, and by comparison, she found that Naruto was shorter than her.
Naruto looked at the girl who suddenly approached him, blushed a little, and then asked curiously:
"If I don't eat instant noodles, what should I eat?"
However, Haruno Sakura took out a book from her bag and placed it in front of Naruto.
Instead of eating instant noodles, I eat books?
Naruto looked at the book in front of him, hesitating whether to start reading it.
"When the egg liquid solidifies, roll it up with a spatula and continue pouring in the egg liquid."
"And so on."
"The omelet is now done!"
Haruno Sakura stepped on the small stool and taught Naruto how to cook by himself based on the recipe with a tooth mark next to it.
Even though the process was a bit bumpy, at least she successfully completed Sakura's first dish in her life.
"Wow! Sakura, you're amazing!"
Naruto looked at the egg rolls served by Sakura, his blue eyes shining with admiration.
Haruno Sakura looked at Naruto like this and knocked on his head helplessly and said:
"What an idiot! I didn't give you the recipe so you can eat it straight away."
"You actually did it."
"Uh, hehe..."
Naruto rubbed his head and looked at the girl in front of him with a silly smile.
"Come on, try it."
Haruno Sakura gave her position to Naruto to operate.
"I?"
Naruto was quite nervous.
"Yeah, let's try it."
"If you don't try, how do you know if you can do it?"
"And it's so simple Naruto can definitely do it."
Haruno Sakura encouraged.
"Um!"
Haruno Sakura looked at the scrambled eggs in front of her and couldn't help but be silent. Forget it, just scrambled eggs. There's not much difference anyway. At least it's not burnt, right?
"Forget it, I can practice making omelets later. Let's start steaming rice now."
As time passed little by little, with the efforts of Haruno Sakura, Naruto finally managed to prepare a meal.
A scrambled egg, a bowl of miso soup, and a pot of rice.
"That's amazing, Naruto."
"You will definitely be a great cook in the future."
When facing the children, Haruno Sakura also gave kind encouragement.
It was pretty good for the first time, and for a six-year-old, what more could you ask for?
And although Naruto added a little more salt to the miso soup, he only needs to add some water to it. If it is too bland, he can continue to add salt...
"Hehe~~"
Naruto looked at the two dishes in front of him with a sense of accomplishment on his face.
"Then I'll start."
Haruno Sakura clasped her hands together, picked up the chopsticks under Naruto's blank gaze, picked up the "egg roll" and put it into her mouth.
"Hmm? Naruto, you don't want to eat?"
The look from Haruno Sakura made Naruto panic, and he said blankly: "Well, well, I'll eat it right away...."
Success.
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at the images coming from the crystal ball with satisfaction.
He had no time to take care of Naruto before, and the village nanny was not willing to take care of Naruto, and even showed signs of abuse. He told Naruto to eat less instant noodles several times, but it didn't change Naruto's behavior...
It would be great if Naruto could learn to cook for himself.
For Sarutobi Hiruzen, Haruno Sakura's talent is no longer important to her.
As long as Naruto can settle down and take care of himself, it will be enough.
Sarutobi Hiruzen knocked on the table, and then an Anbu appeared in front of him.
"Go get Iruka."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Anbu in front of him instantly disappeared in front of Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Not long after, a man with a scar on his nose appeared in front of Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"Hokage-sama."
Iruka saluted Sarutobi Hiruzen.
"Well, about Haruno Sakura's desire to skip a grade."
Sarutobi Hiruzen hesitated, which made Iruka a little confused.
Wasn't it decided yesterday?
Are you about to change your mind?
"Be as strict as possible, do you understand me?"
Iruka felt a chill in his heart when he heard Sarutobi Hiruzen's words.
Does this mean that they don't want to give Sakura a pass?
"Yes, I understand."
Iruka didn't know what Sarutobi Hiruzen was planning, but he agreed anyway.
He was just an ordinary Chunin, a ninja teacher, and couldn't make any decisions.
You can only obey orders.
The sun sets in the west, dusk spreads across the field.
"Naruto, I'm going back first."
"Try not to eat instant noodles in the future, and throw away all the milk in the refrigerator after three days.
"If you can't finish it, don't buy fresh milk. Even if you need to buy it, don't buy so much. And remember to cook according to the recipe."
"You can come to me if you have any questions."
At the door of Naruto's house, Haruno Sakura chattered like an old woman.
After all, she had been following anime from elementary school until graduation in her previous life, so she could be said to have watched this guy grow up.
"Yeah, I understand!"
Naruto looked at Haruno Sakura with shining eyes, without any impatience.
"Okay, I'll leave first then. See you at school tomorrow."
Naruto looked at the girl's back for a long time without moving his eyes, until she disappeared around the corner, and then he reluctantly went back to the house. After leaving Naruto's house, Haruno Sakura returned to her own home without any regrets.
Although Konoha is the most prosperous of the five major ninja villages, it is just that to Haruno Sakura.
There's nothing to do.
"Sakura!"
"Where did you go today?"
"I didn't go home all day!"
"Dad misses Sakura so much!"
As soon as they got home, Haruno Kizashi's voice rang out, and a huge black shadow pounced towards Haruno Sakura!
"Alas!"
Haruno Sakura stood there in a daze as she looked at the unknown creature that pounced towards her.
"Baga!"
"You want to kill Sakura?"
Mebuki Haruno's voice rang out, and she immediately grabbed the back of Haruno Kizashi's collar and pulled him back.
This guy.....is definitely a daughter-obsessed guy...
Haruno Sakura's eyes twitched as she watched Haruno Akagi trying to break free from her mother's control and rush towards her.
"I went to play with my classmates today."
Haruno Sakura waved her hand, sat at the entrance, and took off her shoes nonchalantly.
"Are you going to play with Ino?"
"It's better not to go looking for some yellow-haired guy!"
Haruno Kizashi's voice rang out, causing Haruno Sakura to pause.
Naruto...should...it count...?