The unexpected incident that occurred in the afternoon ruined the hot pot dinner plan. The caretaker the cook and the gardener were left to eat alone at home because the young master of the house Sasuke and his friend Naruto who had planned to eat hot pot at the residence were invited to have dinner at Choji's clan main house by Ino-Shika-Cho instead
The delicious traditional Japanese style dinner passed quickly thanks to Choji who grabbed everything nearby to fill his stomach with the excuse of "training hard all afternoon so hungry" Then the serious conversation began after the meal with Sasuke and Naruto as the main topic of discussion
"Even though I asked before now I want to ask again in detail what happened in front of the police headquarters this afternoon" Nara Shikaku Shikamaru's father asked in a serious voice Sasuke recounted the details with Naruto adding in with frustration over the insolence of the three Year 5 boys who insulted the Konoha police and even intended to desecrate the emblem of honor
"Hey hey you can't be more angry than the person himself Naruto" Shikamaru warned trying to hold back a laugh
"How can I not be angry? They insulted the police unit that my friend intends to re-establish like that Hmph! Just thinking about it makes me furious" Naruto hugged himself and gritted his teeth trying to control his anger "If Sasuke hadn't invited me to walk and look for hot pot ingredients today I wouldn't have known how long they have been using the police headquarters wall as a practice target to vent their jealousy of Sasuke's genius"
"Those envious boys who can't try hard enough or endure training to beat Sasuke and then take it out on a wall that's truly pathetic" Ino spoke with frustration no less than Naruto until her father Yamanaka Inoichi had to caution his daughter to watch her words or all the boys would run away It would be a pity since she has a beautiful face but such a sharp tongue
"Those guys are really bad I don't like that besides trying to insult the police emblem they also tried to frame Sasuke" Choji spoke to his father in a calm voice before reaching into a bag of potato chips and crunching them "And they spoke badly about Naruto too Naruto is not some Nine-Tails demon"
The conversation stopped for almost 5 seconds before Choji's father changed the subject by asking what kind of hot pot they were going to make if they hadn't come here Naruto quickly boasted about Sasuke's vegetable chopping skills saying he was very fast so he couldn't keep up and also mentioned that last time Sasuke scolded him for putting whole pieces of Naruto the fish cake with the swirl pattern into the hot pot instead of slicing it first "Well I wanted to try eating it whole to see if it was tastier than thin slices"
"You were just too lazy to slice it just admit it" Ino teased before Naruto quickly turned to look at her with a shocked expression like a child caught lying which brought good laughter to the conversation
The happy dinner time passed and at 8 PM it was time to leave and go home to sleep The parents of Ino Shikamaru and Choji spoke to Naruto and Sasuke with concern and affection that from now on if there are any problems or if anyone speaks ill of them again they should not hesitate to protect their own honor and that the three clans would be ready to help the two good children themselves
"This is acceptance huh" Naruto spoke softly while walking home on the same route as Sasuke
"Yes the acceptance of the people we love whether friends or friends' families You've been longing for this all along right" Naruto nodded slowly but didn't say anything back so Sasuke continued with a lonely sad voice "You never had it but you've gotten it now As for me I had it but lost it but I've gotten some of it back now. . . True acceptance of who we are not just fame or status"
"Mhm" Naruto answered briefly before speeding up and running ahead then turning to wave to him "I'm going up to my room first I'm going to rush and practice Chakra Control sticking Shuriken to all 10 fingers tonight Good night Sasuke"
"That guy. . . got a boost from the acceptance huh Hehe" Sasuke laughed softly in his throat before going back inside to take a bath sleep and continue training in Mirai's personal dimension
"You did very well today Sasuke" Mirai praised him "You were patient and restrained as a Shinobi a ninja who endures internal and external factors"
"It was easy Sensei" Sasuke shrugged before starting to practice the Great Fireball Jutsu for 1 hour His fire spitting no longer caused him to choke or get stuck It was a very good development
"No it's not For an 8-year-old child like you to be patient and not explode with resentment towards Danzo or accidentally blurt out a response to the Inspector's apology that 'Well Danzo planned it Shutting down the barrier's ears and eyes is easy' is already very skilled"