Over the next few days.
Rin would run to the Yūhi Family ho to ask Seiryū for guidance on dical Ninjutsu.
Although Seiryū had only learned the Mystical Palm Technique, his foundation in dical Ninjutsu was quite solid, making it more than enough for him to guide a complete novice like Rin.
"Minato-sensei only gave us five days of rest. We're heading out on a C-rank mission tomorrow. When we get back, can I continue asking you for advice on dical Ninjutsu?"
Rin looked at Seiryū expectantly, her voice soft.
Today was the last day of the break.
Under Seiryū's guidance over the past few days, her dical Ninjutsu had made significant progress. She could even revive a fish that had been dead for an hour.
It was also a way to spend more ti with Seiryū.
Rin wanted to continue having Seiryū guide her in dical Ninjutsu.
"Of course, as long as you're free."
Seiryū did not mind.
He did not dislike this cute young girl, Rin.
It was just a small favor anyway.
"Heehee, thank you so much then."
Rin gave a soft smile, looking very happy.
As if rembering sothing, Rin's cheeks flushed slightly, looking a bit embarrassed. "Right, a delicious noodle shop is opening next month. To thank you for guiding my dical Ninjutsu training, how about I treat you to ran then?"
She was soone who believed in repaying kindness.
Since Seiryū was guiding her dical Ninjutsu training, she naturally wanted to repay him.
"Delicious ran?"
Hearing this, Seiryū was taken aback and asked curiously, "What's the na of the shop?"
Was Ichiraku Ran, famous throughout Konoha and unforgettable to many, finally about to open?
Rin tilted her head and replied, "It's called Ichiraku Ran. There are already flyers out. The owner's skills are great. He used to study at other ran shops and has now finished his apprenticeship to open his own place."
Seiryū's eyes flickered as he muttered to himself, "Opening next month?"
Dreams are ant to be fulfilled.
Even though Seiryū had now stepped onto the path of a shinobi, his dream of opening a shop still existed.
As a compromise, he would see if he could buy a house next to Ichiraku Ran.
He did not have ti to run a business right now, but buying a piece of pri real estate was not a bad idea.
In his past life, people sought auspicious locations even for burials to benefit future generations.
What was wrong with him buying an auspicious spot as a ho base?
Perhaps it could even improve his fortune.
More importantly.
If he rembered correctly, the opening of Ichiraku Ran was the starting point of the Lost Tower movie.
Seiryū was sowhat interested in the Dragon Vein.
"Mhm."
Rin nodded and said, "It'll be my treat then."
Seiryū nodded with a smile. "Of course, I'd be more than happy to have soone treat to a al. But it depends on the timing. We might not even be free on the opening day."
Rin laughed. "As long as you don't mind, any ti is fine."
"Alright, it's a deal then."
Seiryū naturally would not mind. Instead, he was curious about the taste of Ichiraku Ran. He chuckled. "Just the two of us? That sounds like a date, doesn't it?"
At the ntion of a date, Rin's face instantly turned bright red. Steam practically seed to rise from her head.
Her hands flailed in panic, and her eyes darted around, not daring to look Seiryū in the eye. She said shyly, "No, it's not a date. It's just to thank you for guiding my dical Ninjutsu."
Right.
If it was just the two of them.
Wouldn't that be a date?
This was so embarrassing.
Rin blushed and whispered, "And I also plan to invite Kurenai. She treated to dango before, so I was going to invite her too."
Seiryū stopped teasing Rin and simply nodded with a smile. "Alright, then the three of us will go together."
Rin still did not dare look directly at Seiryū and gave a small nod. "N No problem."
"Ta da! Chilled waterlon is here!"
Kurenai's cheerful voice drifted in from the kitchen. She held a tray with several large slices of waterlon.
Sitting down on the sofa, she saw Rin's flushed face and tilted her head in confusion. "Eh? Rin, what's wrong? Why is your face so red?"
"Is is it?"
Rin blinked and stamred, "Maybe it's just too hot? It's already July, the hottest ti of the year."
"Oh."
Kurenai did not think much of it. The weather was indeed very hot. She picked up a slice of waterlon and handed it to Rin. "Have so waterlon to cool off."
"Thanks."
Rin took the waterlon and nibbled on it.
Kurenai leaned back on the sofa, eating waterlon while the fan above spun slowly, providing a bit of a cool breeze.
She could not help but complain, "If only the living room had air conditioning, it wouldn't be so hot."
She turned to Seiryū. "Seiryū, why don't you pay to install air conditioning?"
Seiryū picked up a piece of waterlon and started munching, glancing sideways at Kurenai. He curled his lip. "Haven't you made money too? Why don't you pay for it?"
Kurenai pouted. "I'm not as rich as you."
"My money doesn't grow on trees. I'm saving it to buy a house next to the ran shop and open my own store when the ti is right."
"You've been saying that for years, but I haven't seen you actually buy anything. You're just stingy."
"That's right, I'm stingy."
"Damn it, you don't care about your cute little sister at all."
Watching their interaction, Rin felt a little bit of envy.
Kurenai was always very special in Seiryū's heart.
The two often bickered.
But their relationship was very harmonious.
More importantly, Seiryū and Kurenai were not blood siblings.
After ssing around with Kurenai for a bit, Seiryū suggested to the two girls, "Want to go to the cold drinks shop for a snack?"
"Sure! I heard the dango shop has a new chilled item. I've wanted to go for a while now."
Kurenai imdiately raised her hand, but then thought of sothing and looked at Seiryū. "But can you walk around now?"
Seiryū moved his body and waved it off. "As long as I don't use Ninjutsu, it doesn't really hinder my movent."
He looked at Rin and smiled. "Rin, let's go together. It'll also be to celebrate your progress in dical Ninjutsu."
Rin blinked, thought for a mont, then nodded. "Then I won't be polite. Thank you, Seiryū."
Kurenai giggled. "No need to be polite with Seiryū. He's just, well, in Seiryū's words, he's a Tycoon. Soone very rich is a Tycoon."
(To be continued.)
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