"Xiao Wulang? Good morning, why did you come out so early today?"

"Well, good morning, mother-in-law. I'm going to buy some fresh ingredients."

"Be careful on the road."

"Thank you."

Sakai, who was walking towards the market, raised his hands to cover his mouth and yawned. Kakashi made him wake up at five o'clock today, and lost three hours of sleep.

The business hours of the izakaya are from [-]:[-] am to [-]:[-] pm. Generally speaking, Sakai needs to be cleaned and washed after closing the door. Therefore, he goes to bed after [-]:[-] every night, and wakes up at [-]:[-] in the morning. point.

When he was a ninja, there was never a biological clock in his body, but it is different now, he has settled down.

Sweeping away his drowsiness, Sakai inspected the fresh vegetables and aquatic products in the market, then walked to the merchants he knew well, and asked the merchants to deliver them to his shop later with a few simple instructions.

Looking past the saury at the side, Sakai stopped in his tracks.

He remembered that one of Kakashi's favorite foods seemed to be grilled saury, but he hadn't heard of it for so many years, so he didn't know if it was true or not...

"Uncle Watanabe, is the saury fresh today?"

"Of course, it was just delivered this morning. Take a look—" the stall owner fiddled with the saury on the ice. "It's all fresh. Would you like some? It will be out of season in a few months."

The location of Muye Village is almost the center of Fire Country, and it is surrounded by forests. Freshwater fish are fine, but sea fish are more troublesome.

Sakai hesitated, "Then... pick fifty saury for me and send it along with other seafood." The saury is also a very popular dish in izakaya.

After walking around, Sakai calculated that it was almost time, bought some seaweed and spices, and planned to rush back to tidy up the store.

"Really? Granny Hanako is taking care of that Kyuubi now..."

"Shh, this is a forbidden language."

The women walking to the vegetable market together were whispering.

"What a poor Granny Hanako, what if that Jiu... suddenly hurts someone?"

"Nane, do you know? It was Mrs. Amano who was upstairs next door to my house, but last time Mrs. Amano went home and broke her leg, so she was replaced by Grandma Hanako."

"Isn't it? Isn't Granny Huazi very dangerous?"

"That's why I said why Hokage-sama still keeps that guy. He is obviously the chief culprit for destroying our village. Such a guy is simply an existence that brings people misfortune."

The small voice came to his ears, and Sakai's footsteps stopped immediately, even though those people had already left, those words still drifted into his ears.

The chief culprit who destroyed the village... is Naruto.

A burst of anger couldn't help but rise from his heart.

Naruto is only a few months old now!Why push everything on him!

That's...the child of Minato-sama and Kushina-sama...

Sakai clenched his fists, closed his eyes, calmed down the anger in his heart, and then took a step forward.

Maybe later he can ask if he can adopt Naruto?He couldn't guarantee that he could take good care of a child perfectly, but he was more attentive than those guys who hated Naruto.

At ten o'clock, the izakaya opened on time.

Because it is the peak season, the passenger flow is very good, and Sakai is like an ordinary izakaya owner, chatting enthusiastically with the guests.

"Oh, the little boss has saury today, here are two."

"Okay, two saury!" Sakai asked while skewering the previously processed saury, "Still keep the account?"

"Well, keep it accountable."

"Haha, Uncle Nanmu, are you out of money again this month?" Sakai laughed.

Nanmu scratched his head, "I feel like I didn't buy anything, somehow the money is gone, and I have to do the task again..."

A Chunin ninja sitting next to him heard the words, and answered, "Isn't it because there are fewer outing missions recently and the price is lower."

Another ninja at the four-person table in the back immediately said: "That's right, I've been doing patrol missions for a month, and I definitely have to take on a mission to go out for a few days to get some air."

Sakai looked over and said with a smile: "No wonder you haven't ordered wine recently, I thought it was because the wine here is not good, and I thought about going out to buy something in two days." The time of the patrol mission is relatively long , and ninjas are not allowed to drink alcohol when they are on patrol missions.

"Okay, I'll have a rest tomorrow, and then I'll come to drink, don't you say I'm bullying a child." Yamana drank the tea in the cup in one gulp and raised the cup to gesture to him.

Sakai immediately puffed up his cheeks, "I'm not a kid anymore, I'll give you a higher price if you're so careful, Uncle Yamana."

Yamana sized him up and laughed loudly, "You sell wine but you're not even old enough to drink, how can you be a child?"

The ninja who was sitting at the same table with Yamana said to Sakai: "Although the war is over, there is still chaos outside. Boss, don't go out of the village. If you want to buy goods, just go to Hokage Building and do the next task."

Yamana nodded again and again, "Yes, yes, you go to the task, I will pick it up, and I will be able to leave the village just now."

Sakai shook his head, "It's not easy to bring wine, I'm not in a hurry, the worst thing is to take out all the wine in the house first."

"There are still treasures?" The eyes of several alcoholic ninjas lit up, and even the guests who hadn't participated in the conversation just now turned their attention.

Sakai took out two large wine bottles from the bottom of the wine cabinet, on which were written "The Secret Collection of Rice Country Daiginjo" in calligraphy.

"How, good bar?" Sakai raised his eyebrows, "These two bottles of Daiginjo are at least eight years old."

Yamana, who stared at the wine bottle for a long time, turned his head fiercely, "You boy, you know I have a mission later, and you still come out with such a good wine to seduce me!"

Sakai wiped the wine bottle, "Don't worry, I know everyone has a task, this wine will not be served at noon, if you want to drink, come back at night, I will only open one bottle tonight."

"Okay! I'll definitely come tonight!" Several guests said so.

Sakai carefully put away the wine and continued chatting with the ninjas.

After one o'clock in the afternoon, when the flow of people in the store was a little smaller, Kai suddenly opened the door and shouted at him, "Sakai, Kakashi is here today."

Everyone in the same generation knows that Sakai doesn't like being called "Kogoro", so they only call him by his surname.

Sakai looked at the door with a strange expression, "Kakashi? Didn't you catch him?"

Kaidao sat down at the front desk, and several people behind him followed.Xuanma is not here today, only Hong, Asma, and Kakashi who came back for the first time.

"I happened to see Kakashi at the door, so I invited him." Kai gave a thumbs up and showed his white teeth.

"Obviously you dragged him in by hooking his neck." Hong added from the side.

"What's the matter, Kakashi has been too unenthusiastic recently, why not celebrate with us."

Kakashi sat lazily on the single seat at the innermost end of the "|]" shaped front desk, and glanced with his right eye, "I don't think there is anything worth celebrating."

"Then celebrate Kakashi's first visit to Sakai's izakaya!" Kai said to himself.

Sakai looked at them with a smile on his face, "Since Kakashi is here for the first time, let's order first. The wooden sign has all the dishes that are available today." He pointed to the tassel-like wooden Card.

At this time, the door at the entrance was opened again, and Sakai quickly looked over, "Welcome, guest, are you alone?"

The man who walked in was an unfamiliar face, and he was not wearing a ninja forehead.

He scanned the room without stopping, "Ah, it's just me."

"Then please sit at the front desk." Sakai said quickly.

"Okay." He sat down beside Asma.

"Do you want to drink or eat?" Sakai pointed at the top and the wall. "You can look at the wine here. There are all wines on the shelf. There are also a full range of appetizers and meals, as well as pasta and desserts."

The visitor glanced at the wine bottle, "Then have a glass of rice bar, croquettes, grilled pork belly, and grilled beef tongue are the accompaniments."

"Okay, please wait a moment." Sakai first prepared rice wine and side dishes for him.

Then, he turned his head to look at Kakashi and the others, "How about it, have you thought about something?"

"A cup of oolong tea, a salted saury, and grilled rice balls." Unsurprisingly, Kakashi chose salted saury, and Kai and the others quickly chose what they wanted.

Soon, except for the deep-fried food, almost all the grilled food was ready, and Sakai served the dishes one by one.

"Is this the first time for the guest? The clothes of the guest don't look like Konoha's." Sakai began to chat with the person who just came in.

"Yes, I'm a businessman from the Land of Winds. Now that there's chaos outside, I only dare to come to the Alliance to do business." The businessman replied, with a smile on his face, he seemed to be a very enthusiastic person.

Kai on the side must have made a fist and said immediately: "Don't worry, uncle, our Konoha ninjas will definitely protect the alliance!"

Facing Kai's warm welcome, the businessman paused for a moment before replying equally enthusiastically, "Haha, this is Konoha's ninja, so kind."

Sakai served the fried food one by one, and when there was something at hand, he came out to clean up the dishes on other tables.

But as a hospitable boss, Sakai will not ignore this businessman from the Allied countries, "Our Konoha craftsmanship is pretty good, do you want to buy something as a special product for your parents and children? The meatballs taste very good, and they can be stored very well in the cold weather recently.”

The businessman immediately said: "It's a good choice, but I'm not married yet. To be honest, my parents passed away when I was young, and I don't have any relatives in the Land of Winds."

"Oh, no wonder, it's almost Chinese New Year. If you don't mind the guests, you can come to my place during the New Year. My place is not closed during the New Year. There are many guests like guests who will celebrate the New Year with me." Sakai suggested.

"Of course I don't mind. I'm tired of the hotel dishes. Your cooking skills are pretty good, little boss." The businessman took a sip of the rice wine and continued to pick up the croquettes.

"Don't let Uncle Xiaolin in the hotel know about that." After finishing speaking, Sakai smiled slyly, and said softly, "Actually, many hotel guests like to come to my place for dinner."

The businessman was delighted, and patted him on the shoulder, "Fortunately, you are a child, and the owner of the hotel probably won't make things difficult for you. Don't worry, uncle, I won't tell him."

Sakai smiled without saying a word, and took care of the fresh prawns in his hand. After removing the shells and threads, he neatly put the prawn heads into the iron plate beside him.

"By the way, little boss, where are your parents? Why are you working alone, aren't you tired?" The businessman looked around, and since he came in, he hasn't seen any other staff.

Sakai's hands moved slowly, "My parents, a few months ago..."

The businessman quickly said: "My condolences..."

After a while, the businessman asked again: "I heard that Konoha was attacked by Nine-Tails earlier, but I saw that Konoha didn't seem to be damaged, so I thought there was nothing wrong with it."

Sakai made a hissing gesture towards him, "Try not to mention the matter of the guest in Konoha."

The businessman suddenly realized, and confessed: "I'm sorry, I'm just curious."

Halfway through the meal, Sakai held up a tray of freshly processed shrimps and said to Asma and the others: "I'm going to the back kitchen, and I'm going to the warehouse to get some ingredients. If there are guests, please help me. , I'll be right back."

The companions responded naturally.

After about ten minutes, Sakai came back with a bag of dry goods. He came in through the gap beside Kakashi, so he asked Kakashi beside him, "Do you want more tea?"

Kakashi looked at the tea in the cup, shook his head, "No need, I'll be leaving in a while."

"Where are you guys?" Sakai was taking water from the sink and sending out dry goods, and Kakashi's seat was exactly corresponding to the sink.

Considering that there is still training to come, the companions didn't stay for long, and the group including Kakashi left soon.

After that, Kakashi continued to come to Hokage Building to carry out his Anbu work, and at the same time handed a small scroll to Hokage-sama.

This scroll contains brief introductions and sketch portraits of many suspected spies, including the businessman from the Land of Winds who was sitting with Kakashi just now.And when the third generation unfolded all the scrolls, a piece of paper fell from the scrolls.

"Ok?"

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Next chapter: Kogoro False Sherlock Holmes

The Kingdom of Rice is my nonsense, but it has something to do with the plot I set up, so please don't research it.

As for Naruto... probably wouldn't adopt him, otherwise it would be easy to get stuck!

Although I have made plans to find recipes, I feel that the dishes are very simple, and there is no need for recipes...

I have been giving out small red envelopes for the past few days. If I am lucky, I probably got three or four. However, in order to avoid suspicion of scoring points, I did not mention it in advance.

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