SWNOVELXO Chapter 457: Chapter 102. Tear it Down
[V2] - Chapter 102. Tear it Down
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"So this is the Yuto Milk Tea you all saw in the other ninja world?"
"Yes, Kakashi-sensei!" Boruto grinned at him. "I'm the alternate ninja world's regional president, personally appointed by Uncle Yuto!"
"Is that so?" Kakashi pondered for a moment after hearing Boruto's words, then frowned slightly as he looked at the Yuto Milk Tea shop in front of him.
He had just come out today for a walk out of boredom.
Although Momoshiki, Urashiki, and Kinshiki had all been dealt with, and the Kama seal on Boruto had also been resolved, the ninja world was far from peaceful. That mysterious Kara organization lurking in the shadows—they knew far too little about it.
So when it came to Boruto opening a shop, he felt it necessary to inform Naruto.
Moreover, compared to some milk tea, he was far more curious about that masterpiece written by the alternate-world Jiraiya-sama. It is rumored to be a newly authored story involving traveling to another world. Apparently, it was quite different from what he'd read before.
It really made him interested~
Unfortunately—
He couldn't get it here.
Boruto and Sasuke didn't even bring back a few volumes for their Sixth Hokage!
Don't they know how much Kakashi-sensei loves learning?!
So he wasn't particularly interested in Yuto Milk Tea.
However—
He hadn't expected—
Just walking past it made him inexplicably curious about the shop, almost like he wanted to go in and buy a cup.
He even began to wonder if he'd fallen under a genjutsu!
How strange!
The Sixth Hokage Kakashi furrowed his brows, rubbing his chin in thought. He murmured to himself, "Could it be because it's opened by a Uchiha, so I'm subconsciously curious?"
After all, in this ninja world, the Uchiha clan only had Uchiha Sasuke and Uchiha Sarada left.
So seeing a milk tea shop opened by a Uchiha from the alternate world naturally stirred his curiosity!
"Would you like a cup, Kakashi-sensei?" Boruto asked, curious. "According to Uncle Yuto, today's grand opening includes a buy-one-get-one-free offer. Quite a deal! I just tried one myself—it tastes exactly the same as the one I had over there!" He leaned in and whispered, "Let me tell you, even Kawaki liked it. The shop just opened today, and he already came in!"
You have to understand—
That guy was never into stuff like this.
That just shows how good this milk tea is!
After Boruto finished speaking—
Kakashi hesitated. He glanced at Kawaki, who was indeed silently sipping milk tea in the corner. At once… his curiosity deepened. After a moment of indecision, he said, "Alright, I'll give it a try~"
With that, he walked in.
"It looks like everyone's really curious after all." Boruto muttered, rubbing his chin as he looked at the bustling milk tea shop.
However—
According to Uncle Yuto, he was just supposed to try running it for a bit. If it didn't work out, that was fine too.
But since Uncle Yuto was in the alternate ninja world, what would happen to this shop?
Was he supposed to keep it running indefinitely?
Or
Should he just…
Let his mom manage it instead?
Also, for some reason… coming here today made him feel like something was a little different about the shop, but he couldn't put his finger on it.
It felt just like… the milk tea shop from the other ninja world.
While Boruto was puzzled—
At that moment—
"Yuto Milk Tea?!"
A low voice came from behind.
Boruto froze for a second, then turned around and saw his emotionless teacher, Sasuke, standing there. He quickly gave a sheepish laugh. "Sasuke-sensei!"
He knew.
The relationship between Sasuke-sensei and Uncle Yuto… was just a little complicated!
Seeing Sasuke staring seriously at the milk tea shop, Boruto quickly added, "It's something Uncle Yuto asked me to open!"
"That guy really has nothing better to do." Sasuke nodded, then looked at Boruto and said calmly, "Don't slack off on your training! You're a ninja!"
"Yes!"
Upon hearing Sasuke-sensei's guidance, Boruto instantly straightened up.
How could he give up being a ninja?
After all, he had sworn to help Sarada become Hokage.
But still—
Why wasn't Sasuke-sensei leaving yet?
Boruto looked suspiciously at his teacher, who was still frowning and standing at the entrance. He hesitated, then asked, "Sasuke-sensei… is there something else?"
Right as he finished speaking—
Sasuke gave him a strange look and replied, "I'm lining up for milk tea. What's the problem?"
"…Nothing!"
Say that earlier, will you?!
I thought you were going to tear down the shop!
Of course—
At that moment—
Sasuke ignored Boruto and quietly got in line.
Back when he was investigating Otsutsuki Urashiki in the alternate ninja world, he once passed by a Yuto Milk Tea shop and, without any reason, walked in and bought a cup. After that… he slowly got into the habit of grabbing one whenever he passed by during missions.
Otherwise—
He'd feel like something was missing. The moment he thought of it, he craved a drink.
He had to admit—
That Uchiha Yuto might be annoying, but this Yuto Milk Tea was seriously good. After returning and not drinking it for a while, he had started to itch for it.
Now that he saw it here, how could he not buy one?
Soon enough—
It was Sasuke's turn.
Upon hearing that the second cup was half-price, he hesitated briefly, then bought two cups.
Then—
Just as he turned to leave—
"Sasuke, come sit over here!"
Startled by the sudden shout, Sasuke looked in surprise toward the voice and saw Kakashi sipping milk tea nearby.
He hesitated a bit, then walked over.
"So this is Yuto Milk Tea, huh?" Kakashi-sensei took another sip and chuckled. "It tastes pretty good!" As he spoke, he scanned Sasuke up and down. "Back from Orochimaru-sama's place?"
"Mm." Sasuke nodded while poking his straw into a cup and taking a long-awaited sip.
Upon hearing that, Kakashi's eyes lit up and he leaned closer, asking curiously, "Did Orochimaru-sama find a way? Can we go back to the other ninja world again?!"
Just then—
After hearing Kakashi's question, Sasuke's originally calm face suddenly twitched, and he replied with a look of disgust, "No way!"
He—
He had absolutely no desire to see that guy again!
"Is that so?" Upon hearing Sasuke's words, Kakashi sighed in disappointment, then added, "I wonder when Obito's wedding will start. I really want to attend it!"
Even if the bride isn't Rin...
He would still give Obito his blessing!
Of course—
He could also use the chance to buy a few more books!
On the other side—
Seeing her father chatting with Kakashi, Sarada curiously whispered, "I can't believe Dad actually likes milk tea!"
"There is no ninja who doesn't like it!" Boruto shrugged and said as if it were obvious, "Ninjas in the other ninja world all love drinking this. I heard even the Third Hokage-sama said it was great after trying it!"
"Really? Now I'm getting more and more curious!" Sarada sipped her milk tea while frowning at her father. "But… why does Dad seem so annoyed whenever the other ninja world is mentioned?"
"Maybe it's because of that promise!" Hearing Sarada's question, Boruto's expression suddenly turned strange. "Let me tell you~ your Dad actually promised Uncle Yuto that he—"
Before he could finish—
Ding-ling-ling~
A phone rang.
Boruto was slightly stunned, then turned toward the stage to look at a familiar phone.
Now he finally realized what felt off.
Because—
That phone hadn't been there a few days ago!
Where did it come from?
But the ringing kept going, drawing everyone's attention.
With no other choice—
Boruto quickly walked over and picked it up. "Hello~?"
As soon as he spoke—
He seemed to hear something, and his expression quickly turned increasingly strange, full of shock and disbelief.
Then—
He turned around dumbfounded and looked at the slightly impatient Sasuke-sensei, shouting, "Sasuke-sensei, someone's looking for you!"
"???"
Sasuke was slightly confused when he heard that, staring at the phone. He knew… this ninja world didn't have wireless phones, so how could someone just randomly call Yuto Milk Tea to find him?
Could it be...
"Is it a delivery order?"
Back in the other ninja world, in order to make a living, he had delivered food for a while.
"Eh~ no! We haven't even started offering delivery here!" Boruto gave Sasuke a strange look and shoved the phone at him. "Anyway... you'll know when you hear it!"
At that—
Seeing Boruto's weird look, Sasuke grew even more suspicious, but still took the phone, held it to his ear, and hesitated, "Hello?"
As soon as he spoke—
He suddenly looked at the phone as if he had seen a ghost, blinking several times.
Not long after—
Under Boruto's excited gaze, Sasuke hung up the phone expressionlessly, then... stared at him in silence.
Just as Boruto was puzzled about what had happened—
Sasuke suddenly said seriously, "As a ninja, you absolutely cannot be distracted!"
"???"
Before Boruto could snap out of his excitement—
Sasuke-sensei continued, "The ninja world is still very dangerous right now. You must not neglect training and disappoint your parents!" As he spoke, he raised his head and glanced at the newly opened Yuto Milk Tea shop. "So, this milk tea shop... it's better to tear it down!"
"…"