"If it's possible, please let me participate in the competition, please!"
Hinata nodded at Chang Pu again and said quite sincerely.
"I understand." Chang Pu also nodded in response to Hinata.
Hinata's white cheeks showed joy, and she said, "Thank you so much."
She turned her head, looked at Naruto beside her, and chuckled. "Naruto-kun, don't worry, I will get the prize for you."
"Hinata …"
Naruto stared, and Hinata's abnormal behavior also attracted the attention of several people around her, including Sakura, Sasuke, and the others.
"So it's because of this?"
Chang Pu observed Hinata's eyes looking at Naruto and immediately understood why she insisted on participating in the competition after seeing Choji's appetite.
"Look at those eyes, is she from the Hyuga Clan?"
"Yes, I just noticed it, it's Byakugan!"
"I remember, she's Lady Hinata of the Hyuga Clan. I saw her last time at the Hyuga Ancestral Worship!"
At this time, among the onlookers in the Ichiraku Ramen shop, there was a discussion, and some people recognized Hinata's identity.
"With her identity, why would she participate in this competition?"
"I heard that the Hyuga Clan is very strict!"
Under the discussion, Hinata lowered her head in embarrassment. Not to mention her, even Sakura, Sasuke, and the others who were sitting with her began to feel a little unnatural.
At this moment, a staff member held a plate and placed Hinata's number and a large bowl of ramen in front of her.
"Please."
"Thank you."
Hinata smiled, then stretched out her delicate hand and picked up the chopsticks.
"Hinata-nee-san, don't force yourself …" Sakura also understood why Hinata would do such an abnormal thing.
All of this is for Naruto -nee-san!
"Don't worry."
Hinata smiled and nodded. First, she pulled up the hair on both sides of her cheeks and hung it on her white and delicate earlobes. The steam from the ramen hit her face, causing her cheeks to turn red.
She picked up a piece of ramen with her chopsticks, blew on it twice, and slowly swallowed the first mouthful of ramen.
"Even eating ramen is so beautiful …"
Some passers-by were deeply attracted by this scene. Compared to three years ago, Hinata had undoubtedly grown into a real beauty.
"You're focusing on the wrong thing … The way he eats is indeed very nice, but with this speed, there's no hope for him to win."
At this time, Choji, who was diagonally opposite Hinata, had already finished his thirteenth bowl of ramen and raised his empty bowl to ask for the next one.
Choji glanced at Hinata, and his eyes changed slightly.
Compared to Naruto and Choji, Hinata's table manners were a bit unique, but the speed at which the noodles disappeared wasn't slow at all.
When the staff served the fourteenth bowl of ramen for Choji, Hinata also finished the first bowl of ramen, then looked at the staff and said, "Please give me another bowl."
After a while, the staff placed the second bowl of ramen in front of Hinata, and the latter continued to eat slowly.
Soon, the second bowl of ramen was finished by her.
At this time, the people who weren't optimistic about Hinata before looked at her in surprise.
Because Hinata looks like a slender girl from the outside, she ate two bowls of ramen at once and didn't seem to have any reaction at all.
Even Sasuke, who was not interested in this game at first, gradually changed his expression.
The third bowl, the fourth bowl, the seventh bowl …
While maintaining this speed, Hinata finished seven bowls of ramen in a row.
There was no sound in the entire ramen shop, only the sound of her and Choji chewing and swallowing ramen could be heard.
At this time, Choji had finished nineteen bowls of ramen, and the bowls in front of him were piled up like a hill.
At this time, just like Naruto, he suppressed the ramen that was about to spit out while observing Hinata in front of him.
Although for a girl, Hinata eating seven bowls of ramen is already very amazing, but this competition is about the number of bowls in the end.
So Choji planned to take a break first. At this time, the girl in front of him was still slowly finishing the food in front of her …
— —
Soon after, a stack of large bowls was placed in front of Hinata. Including the bowl she was eating, this is already the fourteenth bowl.
At this moment, everyone around her was staring at her in disbelief.
"No way …"
Naruto, who only ate twelve bowls of ramen, was even more shocked. He glanced at Hinata's stomach and found that there was no significant change at all.
"Where did all the food go …" Naruto scratched his head, very puzzled.
"Sorry for the trouble."
After finishing the fourteenth bowl of ramen in front of her, Hinata said softly.
"Uh …"
The staff member who was still in a daze came back to his senses and responded.
Choji, who had rested for a while, also felt the threat and said. "Please give me another bowl."
Next, two bowls of ramen were placed in front of Hinata and Choji, and they began to eat again.
"This is the twentieth bowl, what kind of stomach does that guy have …" Someone looked at Choji and said with trembling eyes.
The people around him, on the other hand, were all focused on Hinata. "Compared to that guy, I'm more interested in knowing how her stomach works."
Choji's speed of eating ramen became very slow, after all, he has reached his limit.
At this time, Hinata, who had less food than him, was still eating at a uniform speed.
...
On the street of Wood Leaf, Shikamaru was strolling with Chojuro.
The two walked to Ichiraku Ramen and found a large number of people gathered in front of them.
After squeezing into the crowd, the two saw the pile of bowls in front of Hinata and Choji.
Shikamaru and Chojuro's eyes suddenly widened.
At this time, Hinata piled another bowl in front of her, took the twenty-third bowl of ramen from the staff, and ate it again.
Choji, who was eating the twenty-second bowl of ramen, was already at the end of his rope.
When he swallowed the last mouthful of ramen in the bowl, he raised his head and glanced at Hinata in front of him, who was still acting as if nothing had happened. He couldn't take it anymore.
Choji quickly stood up from his seat and ran out of the door.
Seeing his rude behavior, the people in front of the door immediately made way.
"Wahhh …"
Immediately afterward, the sound of Choji vomiting came from outside the door.
Everyone looked at Choji with a dull expression, then turned back to the store.
Hinata finished her ramen unhurriedly and looked at Chang Pu.
"That should be fine, right?" She said with a shy expression.
Chang Pu returned to his senses and looked at Hinata in disbelief. He looked at the crowd outside the door and said: "If no one wants to participate …"
No one responded.
Choji returned to the store with the help of Shikamaru and Chojuro. Chang Pu looked at him and said: "According to the rules, Choji has already vomited, so he lost the qualification to continue."
"So, the winner of this Ichiraku Ramen King Competition is …"
"Hinata-san!"
"Thank you."
Hinata nodded to Chang Pu. At this time, behind her, there was a burst of applause.
"This is incredible!"
"It's unbelievable!"
"Never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined such an outcome …"
There was an uproar, and everyone's eyes were focused on Hinata, which made her a little embarrassed.
She sat in her seat and lowered her head to avoid these gazes.
Sasuke and Qian You both looked at each other and swallowed their saliva.
At this time, Sakura quietly came to Hinata's side and whispered in her ear: "Hinata, you've developed so well, is it related to your appetite?"
With that said, she stared at Hinata's towering chest with jealousy.
Sensing the meaning of Sakura's words, Hinata's cheeks suddenly turned red, and she replied softly: "Maybe … Actually, I can't eat so much usually."
"Is … is that so?"
Sakura looked down at her chest, which was no different from the ground, and sighed.
"No matter what, I can't use this method. Even if I'm stuffed, I can't eat so much ramen …"
She returned to her seat bitterly.
At this time, Naruto unexpectedly came close to Hinata's face. The distance between their noses was only a few centimeters.
His sudden action made Hinata tremble slightly like a frightened rabbit.
Behind her, Shiraishi looked at this scene, raised her beautiful eyebrows, and then murmured in her heart:
"Onii-san, are you finally enlightened?"
Immediately afterward, Naruto said to the blushing girl in front of him: "Hinata, you're so amazing, can you teach me how to eat so much ramen?"
“.....”
The surrounding people were silent, and even Shikamaru couldn't stand it anymore. After gritting his teeth, he snorted.
"What an incorrigible idiot …"
...
After the end of the game, the boss awarded the winner of the game to Hinata. Naruto and the others didn't stay any longer and gradually left under the gaze of many people.
Shikamaru introduced Chojichirou, who was beside him, to everyone.
With Naruto's temperament, it didn't take long for Chōjuro to get rid of the grudge in his heart.
"Choji, I'm sorry, are you okay?" Hinata looked worriedly at Choji, who didn't seem to be in a good mental state.
Choji smiled and said: "Don't worry, it doesn't matter."
The crowd wandered the streets for a long time until the sky gradually darkened.
During this time, Chōjuro was called away by his companions from the Mist Village.
"Naruto, Shiraishi, Hinata, we'll go first."
Sakura waved her hand at the three people in front of her, while Sasuke put his hands in his pockets and turned to walk away.
"Well, goodbye." Hinata and Shiraishi said.
"Sasuke -kun, wait for me." Sakura hurriedly followed Sasuke's footsteps and disappeared at the corner of the street ahead.
"Let's go, Hinata-san, we'll take you home." Shiraishi looked at Hinata and said.
Hinata shook her head and said: "No, I can go back by myself."
At this time, she took out the coupon from her pocket and handed it to Naruto.
"Naruto -kun, this is for you." Hinata said with a bit of a timid tone.
"Really?"
Naruto's eyes lit up, but after all, this was what Hinata worked hard to get, and he was too embarrassed to ask for it.
"Yes." Hinata nodded.
The two looked very awkward at this time, Naruto hesitated, and Hinata didn't speak further.
Shiraishi couldn't stand it anymore. In order to dissolve this atmosphere, she took the coupon from Hinata's hand and smiled: "Hinata-san, I thank you on behalf of my brother."
The awkward atmosphere was dissolved, and Hinata also smiled.
"As a thank you, my brother and I will take you home."
With that said, Sane took Hinata's arm without any explanation, and Naruto followed closely behind.
The three of them headed in the direction of the Hyuga Clan.
Hyuga Main Gate.
"Thank you for taking me back." Hinata smiled at Naruto and Shiraishi.
Naruto smiled and said: "It's what we should do."
"Hinata-san, let's go out and play together another day." Shiraishi rolled her eyes and suggested.
"Okay … Okay." Hinata agreed directly.
"At that time, my brother will come with us." Shiraishi glanced at Naruto.
"No problem."
Naruto gave a thumbs up and said: "Hinata, when the time comes, I will treat you to Ramen."
"Okay."
Hinata nodded and chuckled: "Naruto -kun, it seems that you really like Ramen."
"Of course, I like it the most." Naruto laughed.
Shiraishi on the side rolled her eyes at this time and said: "It's not all like this. Mom said that the reward for the task should be saved well, so the money left seems to be only enough for my brother to eat Ramen."
"Hey, why are you saying this in front of Hinata?" Naruto glanced at his sister with dissatisfaction, suddenly feeling very embarrassed.
When Hinata saw this, she couldn't help but laugh.
"Aunt Shinna Kushina is really a careful mother." She sighed.
Shiraishi continued: "Hinata-san, before I went out this morning, Mom told me that she hasn't seen you for a long time and misses you very much. She asked you to come home if you have time."
"Well, I will definitely go."
Hinata nodded, waved at the two, and said: "Goodbye."
Under the gaze of Naruto and Shiraishi, the girl's slender back disappeared in the huge Hyuga Courtyard.
The brother and sister turned around and walked back home.
...
On the way home, Naruto held the coupon in his hand and looked very excited.
Shiraishi looked at him and suddenly asked: "Onii-san, do you know why Hinata-san participated in this Big Stomach King Competition?"
Naruto nodded and said casually: "Of course, I know, it's for me."
"You know?" Shiraishi's eyes widened in surprise.
"What's so strange about it?"
Naruto replied: "No matter what, Hinata is also a companion who grew up with us since childhood. For me, as a companion, with her temperament, she would participate in this kind of competition."
"Do you really think it's just because we are companions?" Shiraishi held her forehead, thinking that she really shouldn't expect too much from her wooden-headed brother.
"Of course, what else can it be?" Naruto looked at Shiraishi with a puzzled expression.
"You …"
Shiraishi was so angry that she stomped her feet in place, and while feeling indignant for Hinata, she quickened her pace.
Seeing Shiraishi suddenly walking far away from him, Naruto, who was still confused, frowned and quickly followed.
"Don't suddenly walk so fast, wait for me, hey!"
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