Chapter 71
The three of them looked at each other, a little speechless.
They felt like he was showing off the fact that he had a girlfriend—but they had no evidence.
Still, they didn't expect those two special shuriken to have been designed by Natsuki. Truly a stroke of genius. Against unsuspecting enemies, they'd definitely have a surprising effect.
Rone quickly said, "Boss, boss, can you make more of those for us?"
Megumi added, "Yeah, boss, those shuriken are really good. We're willing to pay for them."
"Uh, about that... I'll have to ask your aneki first," Natsuki said with some hesitation. "I gave the designs to my girlfriend, and she said she wanted them to be exclusive. If I ask her for more, she'll probably give me a few, but not too many."
Rone and Megumi exchanged a look. For some reason, they both got the feeling their "boss" had no say in his own relationship.
Still, they hurriedly expressed their thanks. "Thanks, boss! We'll pay for them."
Aoba didn't want to keep chatting about these trivial matters. Seeing that it was getting late, he spoke up, "Let's call it a day. As your sensei, I'll treat you to some yakiniku tonight. We'll meet back here tomorrow morning at eight. I'll take you all to pick up your mission."
"Whoa! Aoba-nii/sensei, you're the best!"
Before long, Team 9 arrived at Yakiniku Q, only to find that other squads had already beaten them there. They saw Asuma flipping through his wallet with a distressed sigh, Shikamaru and Ino looking bored, and Choji happily stuffing his face.
Clearly, Asuma had underestimated the consequences of treating his students to barbecue.