Chapter 15 An Unexpected Gathering

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"Come on, Satoru Hyūga! Think about it one more time! Won't you really tell me the secret to fair skin?"

Satoru Hyūga covered his face helplessly. Beside him, Anko grabbed his arm and kept being coquettish, pestering him to share the secret to fair skin.

"I've said it so many times. I really don't have any secret to fair skin."

He was already at a loss for words and could only repeat this sentence over and over again.

Was fair skin really that appealing to girls? Since he arrived this morning, Anko had pestered him for ryo classes. No matter how much he explained, Anko just wouldn't believe him.

"There's no way you don't have a secret to fair skin. It's only been a few days of vacation, and you've become so much fairer. You look like a whole different person."

There was jealousy in Anko's tone, with a hint of gnashing of teeth, as if she could eat Satoru Hyūga alive.

Sigh! Women's silly jealousy.

Satoru Hyūga shook his head helplessly.

Satoru Hyūga grumbled inwardly. After the Electromagnetic Force was upgraded and transformed his physical body, he did become more handsome. But why did it also have the side effect of making his skin fairer?

Since this morning, he had heard people whispering about him being a pretty boy more than once. Because he had been getting very close to Uchiha Rin recently, it seemed that even her reputation had undergone a bit of a change.

Satoru Hyūga glanced at Anko and mercilessly shattered her fantasy: "I'm telling you, just give up on the thought of getting fair skin."

Anko looked at him expectantly and asked, "Why?"

"First, awaken Magnet Release?"

Anko: (confused)

What did Magnet Release have to do with this?

Just then, Fujino Daikichi walked in from outside, carrying a textbook. Anko had no choice but to give up the idea of asking for more details.

This class was about the theoretical knowledge of Transformation Techniques. Although it wasn't of much use to Satoru Hyūga, it had to be said that for most of the other civilian students, this was the only way for them to gain knowledge.

Thanks to the Life Magnetic Field, even though he had stayed up late last night, Satoru Hyūga didn't feel too exhausted and was still full of vitality.

Having nothing better to do, he began to flip through the textbook seriously.

When Fujino Daikichi saw this, he almost shed tears. Sure enough, my class still has some allure! You finally didn't doze off in class.

Fujino Daikichi couldn't recall how long it had been since he last saw Satoru Hyūga wide awake in class. He suddenly felt deeply touched.

After school, Satoru Hyūga, Uchiha Rin, and Anko made an appointment to go to Ichiraku Ramen. During this period, Uchiha Rin and Satoru Hyūga had been in frequent contact, and by extension, Anko also got to know Uchiha Rin well.

At this time, Teuchi of Ichiraku Ramen was still quite young. His daughter, Ayame, wasn't much older than Satoru Hyūga. She was dressed in all-white clothes and was bustling around in the kitchen.

Uchiha Rin casually found a seat and took a seat. She raised her eyebrows and said calmly.

"I'll treat."

As soon as she finished speaking, Anko hesitated for a moment and said, "Well, Rin, I think it's better if we pay for ourselves."

After all, they hadn't known each other for very long. Anko was a bit reluctant to let someone else pay on their first get-together.

"Anko, since Rin offered to treat, just let her. Uchiha Rin doesn't care about this little money," Satoru Hyūga immediately stepped in to smooth things over. He knew Uchiha Rin very well. She wasn't short on money but was rather concerned about face.

"Then... thank you, Rin."

Since the matter had reached this point, Anko naturally wouldn't insist any further. She gave Uchiha Rin a faint smile. She never expected that Rin, who usually seemed rather cold in class, was actually a warm - hearted person. Anko thought to herself.

Uchiha Rin nodded as a response.

Soon, Teuchi brought several bowls of ramen and placed them on the table, smiling at the group.

"Enjoy your meal."

"Thank you."

Uchiha Rin ordered a bowl of clear - soup ramen. She didn't like food with too strong a flavor. To be honest, if Satoru Hyūga hadn't suggested it, she wouldn't usually eat ramen.

She took a small mouthful of noodles and chewed them carefully, then took a sip of the clear soup. The delicious taste spread through her mouth.

Uchiha Rin closed her eyes slightly and secretly marveled in her heart: It's much better than I expected.

She looked in Anko's direction. Anko ordered a bowl of tonkotsu ramen, which looked really tempting. She used chopsticks to pick up the thin noodles bit by bit, slowly putting them into her mouth and chewing them in small mouthfuls. Even while enjoying the delicious food, she maintained great elegance.

Uchiha Rin nodded slightly to herself, and her favorable impression of Anko grew a bit.

Then she looked in Satoru Hyūga's direction. Suddenly, her eyelids twitched a few times. She saw Satoru Hyūga hugging the noodle bowl and wolfing down the noodles. He didn't pick up the noodles with chopsticks. Instead, he used chopsticks to coil the noodles into a big ball and then stuffed it into his mouth in one go. Next to him, a tall stack of bowls had already piled up.

One... two... seven...

The number was still increasing.

"Boss, another bowl!"

Sucking the noodles at the corner of his mouth into his mouth, Satoru Hyūga raised his hand and shouted vaguely.

Anko also stopped and stared blankly at this scene. That tall stack of bowls was like a monument, documenting the intensity of the "battle situation".

"G... Satoru... Do all of you in the Hyūga clan eat this much?"

Anko stammered.

"More or less," Satoru Hyūga thought for a while and swallowed the noodles in his mouth. "Because the members of the Hyūga clan need to nourish the Byakugan bloodline, their appetites are much larger than those of others."

"But this is really too exaggerated..." Anko didn't know how to respond.

There was another reason that Satoru Hyūga didn't mention. The strong Life Magnetic Field in his body was constantly stimulating the vigorous life processes of his body, which increased his energy consumption and greatly boosted his appetite.

With these two reasons combined, even though he had just eaten one bowl of ramen, it was as if a ravenous beast had awakened in his body, roaring frantically.

Uchiha Rin had a splitting headache. She roughly estimated the money she had on her. She might really make a fool of herself this time.

Although she wasn't strapped for cash, it didn't mean she'd carry a wad of cash with her. Just enough to get by would do. But who'd have thought Satoru Hyūga could eat like a horse...

　　「Damn it!」

　　Looking at Satoru Hyūga who was still wolfing down his food, Uchiha Rin ground her teeth slightly.

　　「Come again next time!」

　　Teuchi and Ayame bowed deeply to the three departing people, wearing cheerful smiles.

　　What a generous customer. The bill for just the three of them was already equal to today's total turnover. Especially that boy, he really loved ramen!

　　Teuchi happily thought it was an honor to have such a customer.

　　Uchiha Rin's face turned rather ugly. She ground her teeth slightly and stared at Satoru Hyūga walking ahead. He had a bulging belly and was burping contentedly.

　　So close! she thought to herself.

　　Luckily, she'd brought a bit more money with her when she went out today. Otherwise, she'd have made a complete fool of herself!

　　After thinking for a while, Uchiha Rin still seethed with indignation. She stepped forward, intent on giving Satoru Hyūga a good scolding. Just as she reached out to grab his arm, he suddenly grabbed her wrist in a quick move and turned to look at her seriously.

　　「Wait a minute.」

　　Uchiha Rin had never seen Satoru Hyūga look so serious before and was immediately taken aback.

　　She followed Satoru Hyūga's gaze and spotted a small grocery store. Several customers were whispering to each other, with disgusted expressions on their faces.

　　「Hey, have you heard? Lord White Fang (a title in the ninja world) bailed on the mission and caused the village huge losses.」

　　「Yeah, I heard it was for a comrade?」

　　「Humph! Bailing on such an important mission for a comrade. We used to think he was a village hero!」

　　「You're telling me!」

　　Lord White Fang?

　　Uchiha Rin was shocked. Isn't that Kakashi's dad?