"Here, this is for you."
Naruto quietly snuck over to Hinata's side and handed her six or seven bags of chips.
Hinata hurriedly caught them, fumbling in panic as her face slowly turned red.
"N-Naruto-kun? These are…"
"I don't know why you didn't have lunch today, but with how much you eat, if you skip lunch, you're definitely going to feel awful from hunger this afternoon. Too bad I already finished my bento so fast, otherwise I could've shared some with you."
"Eating the same bento as Naruto-kun!?"
"Ah~"
Just imagining it made Hinata blush so hard she fainted on the spot.
She collapsed directly onto Ino beside her.
"Hinata! Hinata! Wake up!"
Ino immediately panicked.
How did Hinata suddenly end up like this!?
Her shouting instantly drew the attention of all the girls nearby.
When Inuzuka Nami saw the scene, she cracked her knuckles and glared at Naruto beside Hinata.
"Naruto, what did you do to Hinata!? Why did she suddenly become like this!?"
Naruto: ??? I don't know either! I just came over to give her chips! How did things suddenly turn out like this!? Could Hinata actually have some kind of illness where she faints whenever she sees chips?
Naruto raised the chips in his hand.
"If I said Hinata fainted because of the chips, would you believe me?"
Inuzuka Nami tilted her head.
"Huh?"
"Naruto, do I look stupid to you? First you knock Hinata out, then you try to lie to me? Double crimes.!"
Bzzzzzzz—
A loud buzzing sound suddenly echoed through the air.
It sounded like insect wings vibrating.
But how could there possibly be an insect that large?
A gigantic shadow suddenly appeared overhead.
Everyone quickly scattered aside.
Then a massive beetle crashed onto the ground.
Under his sunglasses, Shino's eyes practically began glowing.
That's… the mutated variant of the Parasitic Insects from their clan—the Giant Parasite Bug.
But why would it appear here?
The Giant Parasite Bug skillfully made its way over to the unconscious Hyūga Hinata.
Fainted again?
The Giant Parasite Bug was full of confusion.
This customer seemed especially prone to fainting.
Still, since she was such an important client, proper countermeasures had naturally been prepared.
Using its front limbs, the Giant Parasite Bug pulled out a bottle labeled:
(Specially Formulated Calming Spray — Hyūga Hinata Exclusive Edition)
It sprayed the mist onto Hinata's face.
Hinata immediately woke up.
"Ah, Big Buggy, you came!"
Hinata happily lunged forward to hug it.
But the Giant Parasite Bug shook its head and dodged aside before tapping the delivery receipt in its hand.
Even though they were close, rules were rules.
"Oh! Right, sorry. I almost forgot."
Hinata quickly signed her name on the receipt.
The Giant Parasite Bug carefully inspected it.
No problems.
Then it gestured for Hinata to stand farther back.
After that, it lowered the enormous box strapped to its back.
"Roar."
With a low cry, it turned and flew away.
As soon as the Giant Parasite Bug left, everyone immediately crowded around.
"Hinata, what's inside this huge box!?"
"Hinata, what was up with that giant bug!?"
"Hinata, does that giant bug belong to you!?"
...
Shino squeezed himself into the crowd too.
He desperately wanted to ask why their clan's Giant Parasite Bug seemed so close to her.
Unfortunately, he couldn't get a word in.
Three women were already like a thousand ducks.
Now imagine more than ten.
Only Naruto's expression turned strange.
A box this huge…
Could it be—
Bang!
The box popped open.
An irresistible aroma instantly spread across the entire academy grounds.
Everyone stared dumbfounded at the opened container.
Inside was an extravagant feast filled with every kind of delicacy imaginable.
If the others merely looked like their eyeballs were about to pop out—
Then Chōza's jaw had already completely dropped.
"It looks so delicious…"
Naruto asked, "Hinata… this isn't actually your lunch, is it?"
The moment he said that, everyone immediately shot him disgusted looks.
What kind of nonsense was that!?
What nonsense!
There was no way Hinata could finish all this food by herself!
Obviously she was going to share it with everyone!
(Naruto: You people know absolutely nothing about Hinata's appetite.)
"Yeah, this is my lunch. What's wrong? Is it… too much?"
Hinata asked shyly.
"No! Of course not!"
Inuzuka Nami hurriedly replied.
If someone could eat that much, that was their own ability. What did it have to do with anyone else?
Still, Nami quietly hid her own lunch behind her back.
Compared to this…
What the heck had she been eating all this time?
After hearing the food wasn't for sharing, the boys immediately turned around to leave.
It definitely wasn't because they were drooling uncontrollably.
It was because Chōza's chips were obviously tastier.
Right at that moment, the Giant Parasite Bug flew back again.
This time, it carried another giant box of identical size.
After Hinata signed for it, she softly said,
"This one is for everyone else."
The second giant box opened.
Inside was another mountain of luxurious food identical to the first.
The boys looked at the feast, then looked down at the chips in their hands.
Without hesitation—
They tossed the chips away.
"Hinata!"
"Hinata!"
"Hinata!"
As for whether throwing away the chips would upset Chōza?
What a joke.
He was the first one to throw his away.
(Akimichi Chōza: You wasteful brat! If you weren't gonna eat them, you could've brought them home for your dad!)
Inuzuka Nami immediately shouted an order too.
"Girls! Hinata invited us to eat! We can't let the boys steal everything! Charge!"
"Charge!"
"For the food—cough—I mean, for Hinata's kindness!"
"Charge!"
"W-Wait, don't—"
Before Hinata could finish speaking, the boys and girls had already started fighting over the food in a chaotic frenzy.
That box was meant for the boys.
The girls' box hadn't even arrived yet.
"So… why is the Giant Parasite Bug delivering food to you?"
Shino finally managed to approach Hinata and ask.
Compared to delicious food, insects were obviously far more attractive to him.
"Oh, Big Buggy? Hiyasu-san specially borrowed it from Shiken-san. Two years ago, Big Buggy started delivering food to me whenever Hiyasu-san got busy. Is something wrong?"
"Oh… nothing."
Shino immediately fell into deep thought.
Parasitic Insects had limited intelligence and could only understand simple commands.
So logically, even a mutated Giant Parasite Bug should be the same.
But this Giant Parasite Bug displayed such astonishing comprehension and discipline.
As expected of the Aburame clan's strongest insect master, Shiken-san truly lived up to his reputation.
But what Shino was most curious about now was—
Exactly what method had Shiken used?
And what kind of price had he paid…
To make the Giant Parasite Bug willingly do this sort of work?
(Hyūga Hinata's Exclusive Delivery Giant Parasite Bug: "Price? Does he even need to pay one? You humans will never understand the happiness of not being treated as disposable consumables. You'll never know what it feels like to open your eyes one second and close them forever the next. Do you know how fiercely competitive this exclusive delivery position is?")
(Hyūga Hinata's Exclusive Delivery Giant Parasite Bug: "Do you know how much I sacrificed for this position!? Do you know what surviving for two whole years means for our Parasitic Insect clan!? And I'm still going to keep breaking that record!")
(Aburame Shiken: "Talk less in the future. You're making me sound like some kind of villain.")
(Hyūga Hinata's Exclusive Delivery Giant Parasite Bug: "Mmhm.")
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