There is a milk tea shop in Konoha

When the milk tea shop first opened, the thing An heard most was: Do you sell milk or tea here?

This is quite normal, because the residents of Konoha Village have never seen milk tea before, and some people are surprised when they see the name of the store, so people who come to the store always ask this question.

As time passed, the residents of Konoha got used to it, and no one kept asking whether she had a milk tea shop that sold milk or tea.

But now, the Chunin Selection Examination is coming soon. Ninjas from other villages come to Konoha, and there are many people from other villages who come to a milk tea shop, so in the past few days, she has begun to hear this question again.

An didn't bother to explain this time and just put a sign on the counter that read: "Milk tea is a mixed drink of milk and tea."

Sakura saw this sign and asked, "Are many people from other Ninja Villages coming here in the past few days?" She stayed here all afternoon and saw many new faces entering and leaving the milk tea shop.

"Yes, there are quite a few. They are either genin who came to take the chuunin exam or jounin who led the team." An said. Some of them came here to buy milk tea, and some came to buy red bean soup and meatballs. To be honest, this was the first time she had seen so many foreign ninjas.

"That's it~" Sakura's tone sounded lackluster, completely different from her previous energetic words. Tomorrow was the Chunin Selection Examination, but she had no confidence at all. All she could think about was that her strength was not even comparable to Naruto's, so could she do it?

Sakura lowered her head and drank milk tea silently. She had been in a bad state these past few days and felt weak.

Ever since she learned that Kakashi-sensei had recommended Class 7 to take the Chunin Exam, she had been like this. She couldn't eat, couldn't sleep at night, and didn't want to talk to anyone. And his temper became very bad.

Looking at the dejected Sakura, she seemed to be suffering from pre-exam syndrome, exactly like she was before the college entrance examination.

"Is it the Chuunin exam that makes you a little nervous?" An asked her.

"I don't know what's going on. I don't feel confident when I think about the Chunin Exam these days." Sakura said with her head lowered.

She really has pre-exam syndrome. How can I cheer her up?

An thought back to the method he used at the beginning. Real CS? Not here, they only have actual ninja duels. Play computer games? But Konoha's technology is limited and there is no computer to play with.

An's method didn't seem to be very suitable for people in this world, so she decided to use the old method of feeding.

"Wait for me!" An said and entered the kitchen.

Sakura glanced at the kitchen through the half-open door curiously, only to see An walking around inside, not knowing what she was doing.

Potato and beef baked rice, this is what An came up with after eating Bimou's Hungarian beef baked rice for the nth time. As for why she had to figure it out for herself, of course it was because she would never be able to eat it for the n+1st time in this world.

Alas, let’s not mention this sad thing.

Some of the desserts An made required the use of an oven, so before the milk tea shop opened, she bought an oven just for making baked rice.

Cut the peeled potatoes and tomatoes into cubes first, then cut the beef into cubes and marinate with seasonings for ten minutes, then fry the potatoes, tomatoes and beef separately, then put the steamed rice and the three fried ingredients into the oven. On a plate, sprinkle with cheese and place in the oven.

Sakura looked at the beef baked rice in front of her, smelled the aroma it gave off, and swallowed: "Is this for me?"

"Eat," An said. "You've been sitting here all afternoon, and you haven't even had a few sips of milk tea. You must be hungry, right?" It was already dinner time, and even Ruizi had gone home for dinner, and Sakura still Sitting here in a daze, An chose to cook something for Sakura to fill her stomach.

It's true, she didn't even eat a few bites of lunch today, but now that she smells the aroma, her stomach is churning. This thing looks delicious.

Ying smiled at An and said, "Thank you, Sister An." She clasped her hands together, "Then I'll get started!" She scooped up a spoonful of baked rice and saw that the white rice absorbed the tomato and beef juices and turned into a nice, shallow texture. red. When she put it into her mouth, the aroma of beef and the sweet and sour tomato immediately conquered her taste buds.

"It's delicious!" Sakura praised.

"If it's delicious, eat more." An Qian smiled and said, "After eating, go home and have a good rest. You'll be in good spirits tomorrow, okay?"

"Yes." Sakura nodded obediently, and then added: "But I'm afraid that I am too weak and will drag down Sasuke-kun and Naruto." Her emerald green eyes were full of worry.

"Weakness is not an obstacle to survival, arrogance is. This is a saying I heard a long time ago." An said.

"Sakura, do you know? In this world, there are many people who want to become stronger, and their reasons for wanting power are also different. Some are for the strength itself, some are for power, some are for hatred, and there are all kinds of Different reasons. But, there is only one reason that can make a person extremely powerful, and that is to have something that you want to protect." Speaking of this, An remembered the red flag flying in the sky, which was what she was doing here. The picture that the world has not blurred for more than ten years represents everything she loves most, including family and friends.

"When you have something you want to protect, you have the motivation to become stronger, you will work hard for it, and you will fight tooth and nail to protect it." At this point, An looked at Sakura with a look in her eyes. Shining with light she had never seen before.

After listening to what An said, Ying seemed to understand. She stared at the food on the plate without moving, wondering what she was thinking.

"Of course," An smiled, looking at the street outside the store and the passers-by, "Maybe you don't quite understand what I just said, but you are a team, and you are meant to communicate and cooperate to let each other perform. There is a force more powerful than an individual!"

"Yeah!" Sakura nodded vigorously, "I will!"

"Then eat it quickly, it won't taste good when it's cold."

"Yes!"

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Sakura finished her food and left. Ann saw her off and turned around to see Kakashi standing in front of the dining table where Sakura had just been sitting.

"Tell me, when did you come?" An asked unhappily, crossing his arms and looking at Kakashi who was holding the Kiss Paradise in front of him.

Kakashi put down the book: "Well~ it didn't take long, that's when you said that being weak is not an obstacle to survival. What you said is good and very insightful."

"Hmph." An Leng snorted, thinking that your female student is not in good condition in preparing for the exam, and you, the teacher, don't come out to encourage her, and you hide and eavesdrop on the whispers between the girls.

Seeing An's displeasure, Kakashi hurriedly said: "I originally wanted to come out to encourage the students, but seeing that you said it so well, you immediately compared what I wanted to say."

An bypassed him and went to clear the plates on the table: "No matter how nice you say it, I don't know if she can listen to it." When she thought about what would happen to the three of them, she couldn't help but feel a little distressed, but she didn't know Nothing can be done.

"My standards are set very low. When the exam is over, as long as they can come back with all their hair and tail intact, it would be fine. In fact, it would be best if there are no injuries at all, although I know this is delusional." An held up a rag to check the cards. Cassie spread her hands.

"Oh~ they are going to take the chunin exams. You said they are going to the battlefield." Kakashi felt that An was thinking too much.

"If you're not afraid of 10,000, you're just afraid of what might happen. What if they are targeted?" An couldn't calm down when he thought about Sasuke and the others meeting Orochimaru, and the pain of Sasuke being imprinted with a curse.

She said in a somewhat irritable tone: "As their leading Jonin, don't you know that the situation of Class 7 is different from other classes?" At this point, she smiled bitterly. "Both the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki and the Sharingan are coveted. If you were one of those people with ulterior motives, wouldn't you take advantage of this rare opportunity to take action?"

For some reason, she couldn't explain to Kakashi that she knew Orochimaru was targeting Sasuke, so she could only remind him indirectly that Naruto was trying to be the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki and had the Sharingan.

Kakashi was a little surprised, he didn't expect An to say this: "You know?"

"I'm not deaf." An replied calmly. Naruto has the Nine-Tails sealed in his body, which is almost an open secret in Konoha. For this reason, he has received a lot of disregard and hostility.

"You know he is the teacher's child, right?" Kakashi lowered his eyes and expressed what he had been guessing for a long time.

An was stunned for a moment and said, "I recognized him the first time I saw him. Although they don't look particularly alike, they have the same blond hair and blue eyes." An thought of the man who pulled her out of the pile of dead people and smiled. The man comforting himself. Every time he thought about this, An felt that there was too little he could do for Naruto.

"That's right." Kakashi couldn't help but recall his teacher's appearance.

"I miss them a little." An said with his head lowered, his voice was very low, but as a ninja, Kakashi could hear clearly.

Ann didn't say their names, but Kakashi knew who "they" she was talking about. Minato-sensei, Obito and Rin.

When Namikaze Minato returned to Konoha with his three apprentices from the battlefield, he passed by the ruined Green Field Village, rescued An who was buried in a pile of corpses, and sent her to an orphanage aided by Konoha. . They visited her, many times. Sometimes Minato Namikaze brought three apprentices with him, sometimes Rin and Obito forced Kakashi to come with them, and later Minato Namikaze brought two apprentices, and then only Kakashi was alone.

Sometimes, surviving becomes the most painful thing, especially when you are the only one left alive.

Silence spread between them, and An regretted why she brought up the too heavy topic of Naruto and Kyuubi, letting this conversation touch on the things they least wanted to mention.

Every time I think of someone who has passed away, it always makes me sad, as if something has been taken away from my heart, making my heart feel empty and extremely uncomfortable.

She knew that for Kakashi, this was a scar that was difficult to heal. So An was the first to speak: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said this." She couldn't stand the silence, turned around and walked into the kitchen, pretending to be nonchalant and said, "Do you want to eat?"

"Ann." Kakashi called her name from behind. An turned back and looked at Kakashi who was silent. There was another moment of silence. She waited for what Kakashi would say next.

Kakashi stood under the light, suddenly his eyebrows arched, and he asked her with a smile: "Is there any saury?"

An blinked, as if he thought of something, raised his head and showed a bright smile to Kakashi: "Yes, how about salt-roasted saury?"

This conversation ends here. Even if it was an unspoken agreement between Ann and Kakashi.

The dead can no longer come back, but the living must continue to live with the blessings of the deceased.