Chapter 13: BBQ Gossip, Ninja Turtles, and Chakra Flex-Off
Kyuto, mid-meat-clasp: "Yeah, Tenten's been MVP today—total weapons guru."
Shikamaru's brain blue-screens for 0.5 secs. "R-right. Won't… interrupt." Escape velocity engaged. He yeets to the furthest empty table, Choji and Ino hot on his heels.
As the trio passes:
Choji: jaw drop Ino: eyes widen like saucersThey just witnessed a unicorn: Kyuto on a date.
Plopped at their table, the whispering starts immediately. Ino keeps sneaking peeks like a gossip sniper.
Ino: "Spill. What's the sitch?" Shikamaru: "Uh, grilling meat. Obviously." Ino: "Kyuto's never treated a girl from class. This is CODE RED." Choji: "She looks familiar…" Shikamaru: "One year above us. Might Guy's squad. Signature move: weapon-summoning spam. Scary good." Ino: sparkly gossip eyes "DEETS. You know anything?" Shikamaru: "Zero clue. Thought they were strangers. Apparently not." Ino: "Are they DATING? I swore Kyuto was immune to girls." Shikamaru: "Nah, just bro-zoned everyone. Back in class? His stares at you, Sakura, and Hinata were… different. Figured he crushed on one of you three." Ino: hair flip "Pfft, Sasuke's my one and only." Choji: ignoring drama, summoning waiter "TWENTY house-special skewers!" (Man's got priorities.)
Tenten can't hear the tea-spilling, but getting caught mid-clasp by Kyuto's squad? Mortifying.
Tenten: "You… treat people often?" Kyuto: "Eh, just the broke bois back in class. Rich clan kids return the favor sometimes." Tenten: "Girls?" Kyuto: smirk "First ever. Congrats."
Tenten's face = tomato.exe. Chugs juice like it's holy water. Topic pivot! "So, uh, weights—ask Guy-sensei. Boom, done."
Kyuto: "Bet. Tomorrow."
Tenten speed-eats like the table's on fire. Solo + spotlight = nope. Two portions down (hers). Five portions down (his).
Tenten: chopsticks down "I'm stuffed. You?" (Afternoon spar + food + chat = she's chill now. No more blush stutter.)Wait, why's she the shy one when he's the simp?
Kyuto: "Good. Leftovers? Gift to the chonk over there—dude's a black hole." Flags waiter, sends untouched platters to Shikamaru's table, pays bill.
No goodbyes. Out the door—
Kyuto opens mouth to offer walk-home. Tenten: mumble "Gotta bounce." POOF—roof-hop vanish.
Kyuto: "…" Bro, chivalry denied. Roof-running? Hard pass.
Home sweet home. Kyuto slaps a "FOR SALE" sign on paper for his entire street. Plans to plaster every shop door tomorrow. (Current tenants can snag a discount if they buy outright.) Land's dirt-cheap; ninja builders + jutsu = houses pop up like LEGO.
Night routine: chakra grind + bloodline hax. Zzz.
Next morning—Guy Squad en route to mission. Tenten sidles up to Guy.
Tenten: "Sensei, those weights you got Lee—still available?" Guy: "Tenten joining the gainz train? Negative! Your current regimen's perfect. I'll hook you up when needed." Tenten: "Not me—Kyuto. He's clueless where to shop." Guy: thumb up "My ninja turtle fam's the GOAT for weights. Afternoon query incoming."
Afternoon training field. Guy Squad's already sweating. Kyuto strolls in—waves at Tenten first.
Squad's paired: Neji vs Guy, Lee vs Tenten. Kyuto's timing = awkward fifth wheel. Thin-skinned rookie problems.
Guy bounces over. "Kyuto! Weights specs?" Kyuto: "Non-restrictive, max heavy, adjustable." Guy: "Premium tier—500K ryō." Kyuto: "Pocket change." (One street = 100K/month rent. He's loaded.)
Guy: "Turtle contact initiated. Today? Spar Neji." Yeets away to summon-scroll a different turtle salesman.
Neji approaches, frown level: mild. Neji: "Your chakra pool's obscene." Kyuto: sheepish grin "Decent, I guess." Neji: "Past days you barely sipped it. Today? Full power. No holding back." Kyuto: "No ninjutsu tho—full power's just fists." Neji: frown intensifies 2% → resets "Then grind missions. Others' points won't buy you jutsu. Your reserves + techniques = battlefield nuke." Kyuto: "Roger. Missions start tomorrow." Neji: palm out "Begin."
Hyuga vs Mystery Prodigy—ROUND 3. Neji opens with pure Soft Fist basics—precision strikes, Byakugan reading every twitch.
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