Sunagakure, Hospital.
"Grandpa, have you felt uncomfortable anywhere recently?"
"What?!"
"I said, Grandpa! Have you felt uncomfortable anywhere recently?!"
"Oh, oh! You're going to get Grandpa a new set of clothes?"
"..."
"I'm asking if you feel uncomfortable anywhere!"
Nonō Yakushi leaned close to the grandpa's ear and shouted loudly.
"Oh, oh! Grandpa feels comfortable! How could Grandpa not feel comfortable if you're getting me new clothes!"
"..."
After spending ten minutes battling wits with the grandpa, Nonō Yakushi's inspection task for the day was finally complete.
Just as she was about to leave the ward,
The sound of firecrackers crackling came from outside the window.
Along with some music.
"You love me~ I love you~"
Out of curiosity, Nonō Yakushi walked to the window and opened it.
Suddenly,
An even clearer sound came in.
"Come, come, come~ take a stroll, take a look!"
"Setsuō Milk Tea is open for business today! All milk teas are buy-one-get-one-free! You can also add ice for free!"
Nonō Yakushi looked in the direction of the sound.
It was an old acquaintance.
Across the street from the hospital, the storefront that had left a deep impression on her.
Was officially open today.
And the person speaking earlier was Ryū, the current Clan Head of the Yuki Clan in Sunagakure.
At this moment, he was moving through the crowd, guiding people who were interested in the new item, milk tea, into the store.
Ryū, who was soliciting customers on the street, seemed to feel someone staring at him from behind.
So he looked back.
He saw a blonde woman looking at him from the third-floor window of the hospital.
"Hi~ Miss Nonō Yakushi, would you like to come down for a milk tea? It's on me!"
Nonō Yakushi, who was standing behind the window, also heard what Ryū said to her.
But she only found him noisy.
"Bang!"
The window was closed again by Nonō Yakushi.
"Is there something lively going on outside?"
The grandpa lying on the hospital bed asked Nonō Yakushi.
"No!"
"Really?"
"Mm!"
"Is the milk tea delicious?"
Nonō Yakushi: "..."
"Grandpa!"
"Hmm? What's wrong, girl?"
"Aren't you hard of hearing?"
"...Ah-ba ah-ba ah-ba..."
...[Hehe! That damn naturally evil grandpa!]
[That damn Danzō Shimura!]
...Seeing Nonō Yakushi upstairs roughly close the window again.
Ryū expressed... that it was understandable.
After all, he had been in Sunagakure for a while.
He knew what kind of excellent talents they were.
It was truly... a sin!!!
If there was any left later... he would give her a free cup.
No longer thinking about this small interlude.
Ryū continued to solicit customers at the storefront.
"Oh my~ Miss, it's so hot~ today, the sun is so~ scorching, come into the shop and have a cool, refreshing milk tea! Today is our grand opening, buy one get one free!"
"Hey! Slow down! Watch your step!"
Ryū, with a beaming smile, led the newly acquired customer into the shop, then looked at the Setsuō mascot dolls standing on both sides of the entrance.
His face immediately darkened, and he shouted at the two 'door gods'.
"You two! Look at yourselves, what are you doing just standing there! Do you think customers will just walk in by themselves! Go and get some customers!"
After speaking, feeling still annoyed, he went up and kicked each of them, sending them flying onto the street.
The two who were kicked onto the street were angry but dared not speak, and both stood up and walked to the left and right sides of the street.
Ryū himself walked into the shop.
To be honest, he was really worried.
What the Yuki Clan was like in Kirigakure before, others might not know, but how could Ryū not know?
Each of them thought highly of themselves. Although his own lineage was a bit better, it was only in comparison to the other Yuki Clan members.
Just look at the two people inside those dolls.
They were completely covered, yet they still stood there motionless!
Those in the shop needed to show their faces.
So, he had to go in and check quickly.
Thankfully!
Ryū's worst-case scenario did not happen.
Although the Yuki Clan members were all spoiled, their basic Shinobi etiquette was still present.
At this moment, he saw inside the bar.
A Yuki Clan member was taking an order from a customer.
Grab a cup, stick a label, then casually toss it, and it landed steadily in the preparation area.
Beautiful! The movements were smooth and continuous.
If ten was a perfect score, it would get eight points.
The remaining two points were deducted for the cold expression.
Looking at the preparation area.
Grab a cup, scoop a spoonful of pearls, no problem.
Then used Hyōton to put two ice cubes in.
Then.
Pour in milk tea, add water, seal.
"Bang!"
This was not the sound of a machine sealing.
It was the sound of the Yuki Clan Shinobi who was making the milk tea being kicked onto the street.
Looking back, it was Ryū who had kicked him.
He retracted his foot.
Then he looked at the other Yuki Clan members who had suddenly stopped behind the counter and shouted loudly.
"What are you looking at! Get back to work quickly! Don't make the customers wait too long!"
After seeing the others return to their tasks.
Ryū retracted his gaze, then looked at the clan member he had just kicked out.
"Come back!"
Seeing the clan member return to his side, Ryū pulled his head into his embrace with one arm and said to him.
"Can you do your job! Do you know how to do business!
You only put two ice cubes in such a large cup, do you know how to manage money!
Do you know that the clan still owes a huge loan that hasn't been repaid yet!"
After speaking, he released the clan member, letting him stand aside to watch his operation.
Ryū then took another empty cup at the bar.
He scooped a spoonful of pearls, then immediately used Hyōton to condense an ice ball only slightly smaller than the cup's opening, and stuffed it in.
Then he tore open the previously sealed milk tea and poured the milk tea from it into the new cup.
Then resealed it.
"See? This is the correct procedure, have you learned it?"
The standing clan member looked at the newly filled cup of milk tea in Ryū's hand and the half-empty cup next to it, and said.
"Clan Head, isn't this cutting corners?"
"What are you saying! What kind of talk is that!"
"Do you think we're selling milk tea?"
"Isn't it?"
"Nonsense! Who can't make milk tea! It's just tea plus milk, and finally a little sugar! You can buy it anywhere outside."
"Then... then Clan Head! What are we selling!"
"Idiot! Of course, it's ice! It's so hot in the desert in summer! Who would want to drink something hot!
Those two ice cubes you added will melt before they even leave the shop!"
"Look at me! Add such a big piece of ice, and people can carry it around outside all day and it'll still be ice-cold!"
"But... Clan Head. If the ice melts, won't it taste bad?"
"What do you know? In such hot weather, as long as there's still ice in it, it'll taste good even if you add water!"
"..."