Naruto: The Brightest Star

Looking at the strange yet somewhat familiar Konoha, Uchiha Xing felt a little complicated.

I miss my life in Konoha, but the scenery around me feels so unfamiliar.

I don't know what happened to the small mirror.

Uchiha Xing sighed silently, and then continued to wander around Konoha, first to see if there were any buildings he was familiar with, and second to find a suitable location for his future commercial building.

"Ok?"

Uchiha Xing, who was walking, suddenly stopped, then took a few steps back and looked up at the sign next to him.

"Ichiraku Ramen?"

Ok……

Uchiha Xing turned around, took a step forward, and lifted the curtain, all in one smooth motion without any hesitation.

"Hello! What kind of noodles would you like to eat?"

As soon as Uchiha Xing entered, a squinty-eyed young man greeted him happily.

"It's my first time here, let's have the signature noodles."

Uchiha Xing said as he pulled out a random chair and sat in front of the stage.

It’s not lunch time now, so there aren’t many people in the store.

"Ok!"

He agreed to Uchiha Xing with his hand, and then began to pull the noodles quickly.

The very silky dough was pulled and patted by the hands, folded in half, stretched, and folded in half again.

After being folded seven times, the original dough has become noodles of uniform thickness.

Cut off the connection, put the noodles into the colander and add boiling water.

The ramen kept tumbling in the boiling water, and I was silently calculating the time with my hands.

The time was neither long nor short, just four minutes. The strainer was quickly picked up by hand to shake off the excess water in the noodles. Then the strainer was placed in cold water, shaking it up and down. Then the water was shaken off again and the noodles were poured into the bowl prepared earlier.

Then pour in the boiled pork bone soup, add the secret barbecued pork slices prepared in advance, seaweed slices, pickled radish strips, a few slices of Naruto rolls, a hot spring egg cut in half, sprinkle with chopped green onions and a little cooked sesame seeds, and a special pork bone ramen is ready.

"Your face, guest!"

Shouda smiled and brought the freshly made noodles to Uchiha Xing.

The fragrance was carried into Uchiha Xing's nostrils along with the breeze.

It smells so good~

Uchiha Xing looked down at the evenly distributed side dishes, the clear soup, and the egg yolk that had just been spread out, and swallowed silently.

Uchiha Xing picked up the spoon, scooped a mouthful of soup, blew it slightly, and then drank it.

So delicious! Although it is a soup made from pork bones, it does not have the fishy smell of pork bones, nor the greasy feeling of meat.

The good soup made Uchiha Xing interested in the ramen that followed.

Uchiha Xing picked up a piece of ramen with chopsticks and put it into his mouth.

Uchiha Xing chewed the ramen in his mouth and frowned slightly.

The ramen was also very chewy, and the soup made my taste buds whet their appetite, but...

Uchiha Xing looked at the ramen in the bowl and a trace of loss flashed across his face.

The ramen is delicious, but it lacks the flavor of the noodles I usually eat.

The soup at the beginning gave Uchiha Xing a big surprise, and made Uchiha Xing have high expectations for the ramen later.

But the expectations seemed a bit too great.

The subtle change of Uchiha Xing was immediately noticed by Shouda.

"What's wrong with the guest? Is it not delicious?"

She wiped her hands on her apron and looked at Uchiha Hoshi seriously.

"No, it's delicious."

Uchiha Xing smiled at the fight.

However, after hearing Uchiha Xing's words, Shouda was not happy, but became a little angry.

For a chef, what is more infuriating than saying that the food he cooked is bad is that someone pretends that the food is good just to save his feelings when the food is obviously bad.

Uchiha Xing also quickly felt the emotional changes in his hand.

"I'm not lying, what you cooked is really delicious, but maybe you used different flour, so it feels a little less."

Uchiha Xing hurriedly explained the reason, fearing that this honest man would get angry and open his eyes.

As the saying goes, the squinty-eyed people in anime are all monsters.

What if the hand-type has some hidden identity?

“Different flours?”

He was slightly stunned when he heard what Uchiha Xing said.

"Ah."

Uchiha Xing nodded, and then remembered that there was a trial pack of flour in his space, so he took out the scroll, pretended to make hand seals, and actually took out the trial pack of flour from the space.

"I usually eat this kind of flour. How about I try making it for you?"

Uchiha Xing said as he handed the trial size of flour to the hand.

He took the flour bag with some suspicion, and then opened it.

The smell of flour instantly wafted out of the bag.

He grabbed a little flour with his hands and moved his fingers back and forth.

Very delicate, without any graininess.

The flour is milky white with a light wheat aroma. It is a good flour.

Thinking of this, I started to mix the dough by hand, kneading the dough, pulling the dough, and then mixing it.

When Uchiha Xing finished his noodles and he was the only one left in the shop counting his fingers, the freshly baked tonkotsu noodles were brought to him.

"Try again this time."

He raised his chin slightly and let Uchiha Xing continue eating.

Since Uchiha Xing had already tasted the soup, this time he went straight to eating the noodles first.

The moment you bite into the ramen, the familiar wheat aroma, accompanied by the delicious soup and egg yolk, dances happily on the tip of your tongue, with a slightly crunchy texture.

Every bite is chewy and paired with a piece of barbecued pork, it is simply delicious.

Uchiha Xing narrowed his eyes and a very happy expression appeared on his face.

Shouda also cooked a bowl of noodles for himself. After taking the first bite, he was stunned.

This noodle smells so good... This is definitely the best flour. If I only use this kind of flour in my noodle shop in the future... But the better the flour, the more expensive it is.

The hand typing became a little hesitant.

My own noodle shop is more affordable, so if I choose such good flour, I will inevitably increase the price.

I don’t want to raise the price too much for handmade products, but as a chef I don’t want to miss out on this delicacy.

After hesitating for a long time, he looked at Uchiha Xing and said, "Sir, may I ask how much is this flour and where did you buy it from? I want to buy some too."

"This flour? It's a specialty of the Rain Country. If you want to buy some..."

Before Uchiha Xing could finish his words, he was interrupted by a sudden voice.

"Boss Ichiraku~We are here again!"

The person has not arrived yet, but the voice can be heard.

"Kushina, slow down."

An extremely helpless yet doting voice followed closely behind.

"You're too slow, Minato!"

As soon as the words fell, a woman with red hair lifted the curtain and walked in.

"Boss Ichiraku is still the same!"

Uzumaki Kushina happily pulled out a chair and sat down.

"Excuse me, Boss Yile."

Minato Namikaze, who came in later, smiled at the hand fight inside, and then sat next to Uzumaki Kushina.

"Hokage-sama, you came just in time. I just got a new bag of flour. I'll make it for you to try."

He said this happily and started to make two bowls of noodles with the remaining noodles.

"Have a try!"

He looked at Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki with some anticipation.

"What kind of flour can make you so happy? Is it as delicious as the noodles you make?"

Uzumaki Kushina said jokingly, then casually picked up a piece of noodles with chopsticks and put it into her mouth.

"Well!"

Uzumaki Kushina was stunned for a moment, then began to inhale frantically.

Soon the whole bowl of noodles was eaten by Uzumaki Kushina.

"Slow down, no one is competing with you." Namikaze Minato looked at Uzumaki Kushina helplessly.

"Boss! Anything else?"

Uzumaki Kushina looked at the hand fight with sparkling eyes.

"I'm sorry, but you two are the only ones left with this kind of ramen. The rest are normal noodles."

Shouda shook his head slightly.

"what--"

Uzumaki Kushina's eyes were instantly filled with disappointment. Looking at the empty bowl, she regretted that she had eaten too fast.

"squeak--"

A new bowl of ramen appeared in front of Uzumaki Kushina.

"Hey?!"

Uzumaki Kushina turned her head in surprise and looked at Namikaze Minato beside her.

"Since you like it, I'll give you this bowl."

Minato Namikaze looked at Kushina Uzumaki with eyes full of doting.

"How can that be! You haven't eaten yet, I'll just eat the other things."

Uzumaki Kushina hurriedly pushed the bowl to Namikaze Minato.

"No, if you like it, eat more. I'll eat the rest."

Minato Namikaze was pushed back again.

Uzumaki Kushina looked at the bowl in front of her, her mind racing, then she picked up a pair of chopsticks and handed it to Namikaze Minato, saying, "Let's eat together."

"Good~"

Namikaze Minato opened his mouth and ate the ramen handed to him by Uzumaki Kushina, then picked up a chopstick and fed it to the other party.

Just like this, you take a bite, I take a bite...

"belch--!"

Uchiha Xing burped with dead eyes.

This damn dog food is so choking.

Ah! I really want to turn into the FFF group and burn you to death!

"By the way, guest, did you just mention this flour rain country?"

At this time, Shouta asked Uchiha Xing.

"Ah."

Uchiha Xing looked away and nodded.

When Minato Namikaze heard something, his fingers paused slightly and he turned his head to look.

"Huh? So you're here too."

……

Can't you see that I'm such a big person?

Uchiha Xing's eyes twitched slightly.

"Flour? Flour!"

Uzumaki Kushina's eyes lit up instantly, and then she missed Namikaze Minato and looked at Uchiha Xing and said, "So with that flour, will ramen taste so good in the future?!"

"Well, so I plan to buy some and use them for making." Shouda smiled and nodded.

"However, this kind of flour should not be cheap, so Boss Yile will make less money."

Minato Namikaze quickly paid attention to the issue of profits.

"Indeed, so I thought of raising the price a little bit."

Shouda said this with some helplessness.

"But if this happens, the passenger flow will probably decrease a lot."

Minato Namikaze analyzed with a slight frown.

"I know, but I would feel very sorry if I couldn't let more people taste the delicious ramen."

Shouda couldn't help but sigh.

"Actually, you don't have to do that. You just need to draw a slash behind the price tag, and then write the new price, with the word 'jing' after the price. Then put up a notice saying that the new premium ramen is 20% off for the first three days."

"By then, some people will surely be curious about the premium ramen, thinking that with a 20% discount, it won't be much more expensive than the regular ones, so they will definitely buy some to try."

"People who like it will buy it again, old customers won't have too many complaints, and those who are less financially strapped won't lose this treasure ramen shop. It's a benefit for you, and it's also a benefit for them, isn't it?"

Uchiha Xing helped to type and analyze.