However, none of this has anything to do with Sasuke. These major events that may affect the structure of the ninja world are not what he needs to worry about now.
After returning to Konoha, receiving the mission reward and replenishing his small coffers, what he wanted to do most was to buy all the specialty foods of Konoha, whether it was snacks, chips, drinks or cooked sushi rice - anyway, these were packed in that magical box
It won't be damaged in the foldable bag.
Zhidong technology is shocking.
Sasuke has never been good at expressing his feelings for others with words, but rather with actions.
The things he was going to buy were naturally prepared for Paimon, and tasting all kinds of food he had never eaten before was Paimon's biggest hobby.
"Ah! Sasuke, good afternoon! Long time no see."
Just when Sasuke had just left home and was about to go shopping at the market, a girl called out to her.
As soon as Sasuke turned around, he was hugged by a girl with long blond hair.
Yamanaka Ino.
"...let me go, you're too close."
Sasuke gently pushed Ino away, but he didn't expect that Ino was like a snake. Although his body was pushed away, his hands immediately wrapped around his arm.
Sasuke, who had failed to break away several times and was afraid of hurting Ino with force, could only let her hug him. This guy seemed to like this when he was in ninja school.
It would be nice if Sakura was here, and I could disturb her for a while.
"I really didn't expect that I would meet Sasuke today. I heard that your team went out of the village to perform a mission? Why are you here?"
Seeing that Sasuke did not refuse further, Ino was in a good mood. She hummed a tune and shook Sasuke's arm, asking in a coquettish tone.
"We encountered some troubles and the difficulty of the mission was temporarily increased. It is not suitable for us to continue participating, so we came back first."
Sasuke said calmly.
"Eh? Temporarily increase the difficulty of the mission? This is the first time I heard about it. What level of mission did it become?"
"a."
"A-level mission! It seems that only the jonins of the teachers are qualified to carry out that kind of mission, right? That's no wonder."
"Then what are you going to do now? Training?"
Sasuke shook his head.
"Getting ready to buy some snacks."
"Buy some snacks?"
Ino's inner love rival radar went off.
Sasuke is not Choji, and he didn't like eating snacks when he was in the ninja school. Now he is assigned to a group with Sakura. Could it be that Omi is the first to win?
Did you develop a relationship because we performed a mission together?
So angry! It was obviously her first...
Why wasn't she assigned to Class 7 with Sasuke?
Ino tightened her arms, bringing Sasuke's arms closer to her heart, and then asked tentatively:
"Did you buy it for Sakura?"
Sasuke looked puzzled by this question.
"Why did I buy those for Sakura?"
"Eh? Isn't it Sakura? That's fine."
Ino was relieved to hear that it was not Sakura, and then continued to ask:
"Who did you buy it for?"
"...a little guy who can eat."
Thinking of Paimon's cheeky smile and the way she slept on his shoulder, Sasuke's expression softened unconsciously.
This was the first time Ino saw such an expression on Sasuke's always cold face. This contrast made her feel as if her heartbeat slowed down for a moment.
An edible little guy? Is it a pet?
Forget it, it doesn't matter, as long as it's not Sakura.
So she volunteered and said:
"Then Sasuke must not know which snacks are more delicious. I'll go buy them with you."
Ino's words surprised Sasuke.
"you know?"
"Of course, Sasuke, you still don't understand girls at all. What girls like to eat most is all kinds of delicious snacks."
"And you forgot, Choci is in the same group as us. That guy likes to eat all kinds of snacks. As his teammate, of course you know something about it."
Sasuke was right when he heard it. When Choci was in the ninja school, he always had several different kinds of snacks on hand, and he changed them every day. He could indeed be considered an expert in this field.
If it were Naruto making recommendations, he would probably recommend various forms of ramen or instant cup noodles.
"Then it's up to you."
…
This afternoon was probably Ino's happiest afternoon. She and Sasuke were like a young couple walking through the streets of Konoha, buying all kinds of snacks. The most important thing was that there was no small child.
Sakura came to disturb me.
And Sasuke gave himself a bag of snacks. Although he said it was a thank you gift for helping, but a cold person like Sasuke would give himself such a bag of snacks, which proves that he cares about me.
Is this considered a successful robbery?
Hehe, if he takes down Sasuke first, I wonder what Sakura's expression will be like?
Maybe I will win this time.
In this atmosphere that Ino thought was very ambiguous, she and Sasuke parted ways.
"Sasuke-kun, if you still need help like this in the future, remember to come to me."
"Um."
After Ino left, Sasuke finally breathed a sigh of relief and returned home.
Shopping with women is really a torture, even a ninja's physique cannot withstand it.
After stuffing the snacks and various cooked food and drinks he bought today into the folding bag, Sasuke hesitated slightly, and finally chose to stuff some cups of Ichiraku Ramen into it.
Maybe Paimon's taste will be the same as that guy Naruto's?
After doing all this, Sasuke continued his daily practice and looked forward to the arrival of night.
Night fell and Sasuke fell asleep peacefully.
…
"Wow! Sa... Sasuke! These... these are what you prepared for me? You... you... snacks from your world?"
In Teyvat, under the windy big tree, Paimon woke up after sleeping for several hours. When she saw the mountain of snacks that could almost bury her in it, she was so excited that even her words became awkward.
"Quick, quick, pinch your own arm."
"Pinch my own arm?"
Sasuke was a little confused, but then he did as he was told.
"Does it hurt?"
Paimon asked with stars in his eyes.
"……pain."
"Great! I'm not dreaming."
Pamon cheered, then circled around the bonfire that Sasuke raised, then opened a bag of potato chips and started to eat them.
"Are you sure you are dreaming? Why do you want me to pinch your arm?"
Sasuke glanced at Paimon suspiciously.
"Well, I'm not afraid of pain. You can just squeeze it for me."
Paimon lifted the whole bag of potato chips, poured it into his mouth, and inhaled it like a whirlpool.
"Hmm...is this a delicacy from another world? It's crunchy, crackling in texture, and has the same spiciness as Jueyun peppers. I feel like if I could eat these potato chips every day,
They all died without regrets.”
With her eyes blurred, she shook the potato chip bag and found that the last and largest potato chip was hidden at the bottom of the bag.
After hesitating for a moment, she took out the potato chip with her little hands and handed it to Sasuke's mouth.
"Here, it's the last piece. Paimon won't take it. I'll give it to you."
"Food is most delicious when shared with a partner."
It was already night in Fengqi Land at this time, and the bonfire built by Sasuke danced in the night, and it also reflected Paimon's little body holding up potato chips.
The night outside the bonfire and the red Paimon in the night.
This sense of warmth that he had only felt with Itachi Uchiha as a child enveloped Sasuke again.
It's just that now he looks more like Itachi Uchiha back then, while Paimon is his childhood self.
"Click."
Sasuke bit into the potato chips handed to him by Paimon.