Ch 19 : The path for Hibachi and Ami
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A few hours later...
" Sensei, everything has been cleaned!" Said Sakura to Sanada.
Under the power of guilt-tripping, the trio had no other choice but to clean the restaurant.
The previous dirty and dusty restaurant was now gone and instead was replaced by a pretty clean and tidy one.
Sanada looked at the trio, who was tired from all the cleaning, and a smile appeared on his face.
" Thanks for the hard work guys, I will quickly cook something for the three of you." Said Sanada as he left for the newly cleaned kitchen.
The trio heard Sanada was going to cook for them, and immediately the tired expression on their face was gone.
It was all worth it if they could taste the cooking of Sanada-sensei, they thought.
Hibachi and Ami were about to rest their body, but at this moment, Sanada's voice suddenly came from the kitchen.
" Hibachi, Ami, can you come here for a sec? I need your help!" Shouted Sanada from the kitchen
" Coming!!!!" The two didn't waste any more time as they quickly went to the kitchen where Sanada was cooking. They were tired, but their excitement for Sanada's cooking was greater.
In the kitchen, Hibachi and Ami saw Sanada who was preparing the ingredients, and there was some unchopped onion and garlic on the side.
" Hibachi, Ami, can you help me chop the onion and garlic over there? Oh, and please prep the chicken too by cutting it like this." Said Sanada as he was giving the instruction on how to cut the chicken with his finger.
The two disciples, even though tired, still follow Sanada's instruction. The three began to cook, and soon a chicken teriyaki was displayed in front of them.
Sanada and the two brought the chicken teriyaki and some rice Sanada had prepared along the way to the table where Sakura had been waiting for them.
They put the food on the table, and after saying "Itadakimasu", the four of them were finally ready to eat.
" Here, Sakura, taste this. This is the one that Hibachi and Ami made!" Said Sanada as he handed a piece of chicken teriyaki at Sakura's bowl.
At this moment, Sakura suddenly felt everything was clicking.
At first, she felt a bit confused why her Sensei, who usually cooked some complicated dish, suddenly chose to cook a simple one like chicken teriyaki. She was thinking whether her Sensei was being impartial, but this sentence of Sanada instantly cleared all of that thought.
Sakura right now had found about Sanada's intention. The admiration she had for Sanada soared as she thought that this teacher of hers was very kind.
[ DING!!! Haruno Sakura's affection +500.]
[ DING!!! Haruno Sakura's affection has increased from Good to Like.]
[ Reward: 3x Gacha tickets.]
When Sanada heard this notification, a slight smile appeared on his face. It seems he still couldn't hide things from his most beloved disciple.
Yup, just based on the few clues she found before, Sakura was able to see that Sanada was going to lay out a new path for his fellow disciples.
Sanada's goal was to let Hibachi and Ami find a new passion in cooking as Sanada thought that the two were not that suitable to live a hard life as a ninja.
Their potential was just too low, and even with Sanada's guidance, it would be hard for them to reach the elite Jonin level. So rather than being a ninja and risking their life, Sanada wanted the two of them to help him manage this restaurant.
Being a teacher was not an easy job. Sometimes you need to show the cruel reality to your student as to not help them go the wrong way. And for Sanada, it is to help Hibachi and Ami that being a ninja was not suitable for them. Especially after Sanada found the reason why the two became ninja was only for money.
Hibachi and Ami's dad were dead during the Kyuubi attack twelve years ago, which made them the sole breadwinner of the family and why they wanted to become a ninja. Ninja profession was the easiest way to make money in Konoha right now.
When the four were done eating their food, Sanada brought the dishes to the kitchen to clean. But just like before, he brought Hibachi and Ami with him.
" Hibachi, Ami, how about the two of you help me in this restaurant? The pay will not be that much, but I could at least give you XXXX Ryo a month!" Offered Sanada as his hand kept moving to wash the dishes.
Even though Sanada wanted to tell them that they are not suitable to be a ninja, it must still be step by step. Telling them right now would only destroy them mentally, and based on Sanada's plan, the chunin exam would be a good moment to show them the truth.
Hibachi and Ami, who heard this became silent for a bit. Even if they were not as bright as Sakura, they could see the purpose of Sanada offering this job to them was to help them gain more money.
The money Sanada offered was a lot more than a regular D-Rank mission, and it was a lot higher than what a typical restaurant usually offers.
They two felt very warm in their heart, so after all, Sensei always cared about them, they thought silently in their heart.
Hibachi, as usual, pretended to act tsundere for a bit but eventually still accepted Sanada's offer. While Ami just bowed and was very thankful to Sanada.
At the end of the day, Sanada and the three disciples finished decorating the shabby-looking building into a decent restaurant. The building was now looked like a traditional Japanese restaurant, and in front of them, there was a sign with "Izakaya Nobu" written on it.