Not letting her finish her words, Asahi cut her off and quickly made up an explanation: “Back then, I was new to this place and didn’t know anyone.
You didn’t know me, and I didn’t know you either.
I had to be careful and stay alert.
I couldn’t just tell you everything about myself right away, you understand?”
“Mmm…” The little girl was half convinced by his reasoning, but she wasn’t completely fooled.
She argued, “I don’t care!
I’m the older sister, unless…
you can beat me.
From today onwards, we are officially ninjas.
Ninjas prove themselves through strength.
Whoever is stronger is the older one!”
Asahi broke into his usual confident smile: “You said that yourself!”
Hah!
As if he would ever be pushed around or controlled by this little girl?
He had already activated the system, and the rewards really worked.
Now that he had such an advantage, how could he possibly lose to her?
That was just ridiculous!
Yūhi was full of confidence and huffed proudly: “Hmph, of course I mean it!
I would never go back on my word like you do.
After you learn how to make chakra, we will have a match and decide once and for all who is the older brother and who is the younger sister…”
“Who is the older brother and who is the older sister, you mean!”
In her mind, victory was already hers.
She had been training to create and control chakra for half a year already.
But what about Asahi?
He had refused to become a ninja for the longest time and hadn’t even learned the basic method of making chakra.
He was already far behind her, so winning was guaranteed!
Asahi clapped his hands: “Alright, that’s settled then.
Uncle Shinku, please be the witness for this bet.
I’m worried that Yūhi might try to change her mind later.”
Yūhi puffed out her cheeks: “I would never do that!”
“Hahaha!” Shinku Yūhi laughed heartily as he watched them bicker, then nodded.
“I will be your witness.
But Asahi, since you are the older brother, you should be more patient and let Yūhi have her way sometimes.”
He knew exactly what was going on in his mind.
Asahi definitely had some kind of special body.
Recovering completely from life-threatening injuries in just one night made it highly likely that he was from the Uzumaki clan.
His daughter was talented, but it all depended on who you compared her to.
If Asahi really was part of the Uzumaki clan, his future achievements would be nothing short of extraordinary!
Asahi nodded: “Sure thing, I’ll remember that for next time!”
“…” Yūhi said nothing, but her little face was all puffed up like a bun, silently protesting her father’s words.
They hadn’t even fought yet, and her father was already acting like she would definitely lose?
This was so unfair and annoying!
Looking at Yūhi’s expression, Shinku Yūhi didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
“Alright alright, I’m sorry.
It was my mistake.
Please forgive me, okay?”
Her mood changed as fast as it came.
Yūhi wasn’t really angry, just feeling wronged.
Hearing her father apologize, she immediately broke into a happy smile and said cheerfully, “Then I want three-colored dango!
Two servings!”
Shinku Yūhi smiled and nodded: “Alright, alright, you got it.”
Asahi glanced sideways at her: “That stuff is way too sweet.
If you eat too much, you’ll turn into a chubby little girl, and you won’t be cute anymore.”
Yūhi glared right back at him: “That will never happen!
I was born beautiful and lovely!”
The three of them chatted and laughed as they left the Ninja Academy.
Today was only for registration; the real first day of school would be tomorrow…
On their way home, a member of the Anbu called Shinku Yūhi away to the Hokage’s office.
Asahi and Yūhi went home by themselves.
Watching Yūhi eat her dango one bite at a time, looking just like a little hamster stuffing its cheeks, Asahi couldn’t help but say, “You’re eating so much, you won’t have any appetite left for lunch.
And honestly, this stuff is so sweet, don’t you get tired of the taste?”
Yūhi was busy chewing, her mouth all puffed up and looking incredibly cute.
After swallowing her food, she looked at him with an expression that clearly said you know nothing, and said, “Girls actually have two stomachs.
One is for sweets, and the other is for all the other food.”
Having said that, she popped another dango into her mouth and started chewing happily…
Asahi: “…”
So physics…
no, wait, biology just doesn’t exist anymore, does it?
Feeling Asahi staring at her, Yūhi carefully hid the remaining dango behind her back, looking very alert.
“You can’t have any!
Don’t even think about stealing a single one from me!”
“…” Asahi didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
Did she really think he was going to steal her food?
“I’m just saying, don’t really turn into a chubby girl.”
“Hmph, that will never happen!
Didn’t I just tell you?
I was born beautiful and lovely!”
Seeing this, Asahi got the urge to tease her a little more.
As they walked, he said, “Back in my hometown, we have a saying: ‘You become what you eat, and things of similar shape give you similar traits.’ I once heard about a girl who ate way too many dango, and in the end her body changed completely and she turned into…”
He paused dramatically, leaving her hanging in suspense…
Gulp.
Yūhi swallowed the food in her mouth.
Seeing Asahi acting all mysterious and secretive, she couldn’t help but feel a little nervous.
“T…
turned into a dango?”
“…” Asahi twitched the corner of his mouth.
This little girl really had quite the unique way of thinking.
Turned into a dango…
“No no no, not that.” Asahi continued, speaking in the slow, dramatic tone of someone telling a story.
“She turned into a really big, fat person.
She went from being a beautiful young girl to weighing hundreds of pounds.
Doesn’t that sound absolutely terrifying?”
Yūhi looked at the two dango she still had left, and for a moment she didn’t dare take another bite.
She spoke in a small, soft voice: “R…
really?
But…
girls have two stomachs, right?
How could you still get fat?”
Who told you girls have two stomachs?
Asahi thought to himself, but he pretended to sigh deeply and said, “Well, if you eat too much, you end up filling up the second stomach too, don’t you?”
Yūhi patted her small belly: “But I don’t feel like my second stomach is full yet?”
“Do you feel like you’ve had enough to eat already?”
“Um…
a little bit, yeah…”
“That is exactly the sign that your second stomach is about to be completely filled.
If you keep eating, you really will turn into a chubby little girl.”
Seeing how serious Asahi looked while saying this, the little girl started to believe him a little.
“Then I won’t eat anymore.
I don’t want to get fat!”
“You’re not going to eat them anymore?
Then give them to me…” Asahi moved in with lightning speed, bit off both of the remaining dango in two quick bites, and immediately turned and ran away…
“…” Yūhi froze in place, staring at the empty stick in her hand.
Realizing she had been tricked once again, she gritted her teeth and chased after him shouting, “You horrible Asahi!
Stop right there!
Give me back my last dango!!”