Sakura soon left in the direction of her home, and meanwhile, Sasuke went towards the market area. Since the original Sasuke barely spent money on anything apart from basic necessities, his savings were quite a lot.
'It's time to make good use of this money,' Sasuke thought to himself and soon reached a blacksmith shop which was popular in the village.
TING! TING!
Just from outside, Sasuke could hear the regular metallic strikes that were like music to the ears and made his way inside the shop.
"Excuse me..." He said as he knocked on the door, which was opened outwards.
The metallic sound stopped abruptly, and a middle-aged man who was draped in a leather apron lifted his sweat-covered forehead and stared straight towards the entrance.
"What do you want?" He asked directly.
There was not even a hint of eagerness in his voice to serve the customer who had entered his shop, but rather a hint of annoyance.
"Um, I want to get some wrist and ankle weights made," Sasuke stated.
"Ankle and wrist weights, huh?" the middle-aged man muttered as the image of someone with bushy eyebrows appeared in his mind. These weren't popular items, so not many people requested them. Hence, his eyes became more interested when he heard this request.
"How many are you looking for and how much weight?" he asked Sasuke the next moment.
"I want two sets for arms and legs. One set should be 10 kg ankles and 5 kg wrists, and the other 5 kg ankles and 2.5 kg wrists." Sasuke stated with Sakura's physique in mind.
The man nodded after hearing Sasuke's words and stated, "Alright, that would cost 40,000 Yen."
"Alright," Sasuke took out his wallet and took out a bunch of notes and asked, "So how long will it take for them to be finished?"
"Two days," The man stated as he counted the notes for confirmation.
"Alright, I'll come back in two days then," With this said, Sasuke soon left for his home.
'Is he also training with that kid with bushy eyebrows?' the middle-aged man thought to himself as a passing thought before busying himself with his work.
When Sasuke returned home, he took a shower first and leapt towards his bed the very next moment.
While sitting on the comfortable mattress, he opened up his Task window.
-------------Ninja System------------------
Objective: Gain control of your Sharingan
Tasks
1) Pencil Push Ups - [0/10,000]
2) Eye Rolling(Clockwise) - [769/10,000]
3) Eye Rolling(Anticlockwise) - [123/10,000 ]
4) Palming eyes - [2500/100,000]
5) Blink 3 times in 1 second - [13/100,000]
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"I'll focus on completing one task at a time now," Sasuke said after a thought. Simultaneously focusing on all tasks wasn't very practical if he wanted to quickly finish everything.
It affected his efficiency, as his eyes would have already become exhausted from completing the first task by the time he started the second. Secondly, the high he would get after finishing one task would be more beneficial in pushing him to finish the next task.
With these two points in mind, Sasuke started rolling his eyes in a clockwise direction while on his bed.
He did it in a few sets with regular intervals, and by the time the sun had set, he gained some ground in the task's completion.
Eye Rolling(Clockwise) - [2048/10,000]
Although the progress wasn't a lot, Sasuke was still satisfied with the results. Rubbing his eyes, he stood up the next moment. It was time for him to prepare his dinner.
Meanwhile, Naruto was returning to his house after practising his kunai-throwing skills in the woods.
"God, I'm so hungry!" Naruto whined as he rubbed his belly while anticipating the Ramen he was going to eat a few minutes later at Ichuraku's shop.
"Hehehe, I just can't wait," Naruto grinned in excitement and kept walking towards the market area.
However, on the way, he suddenly saw someone he wasn't expecting to see.
'Hm? Isn't that Hinata?' Naruto frowned as Hinata, who was walking by herself along the street. He would have ignored her normally, but seeing that her clothes were covered in dirt, he couldn't help but feel concerned.
"Hey Hinata!" Naruto called out to her and rushed towards her from behind.
'N-Naruto?' Hearing the familiar voice, Hinata couldn't help but tense up as she turned around to look at him with an uncertain expression.
"It really is you," Naurto muttered when he saw her and asked, "...what's with that battered state of yours, though?"
'Oh no! I must be looking very ugly because of the sweat and dirt...'
Hinata's face turned red from embarrassment as she became more self-conscious of herself the very next moment. Not wanting to keep Naruto waiting, she was about to respond to him when suddenly her stomach decided to betray her trust.
Growl~
"This..." She had never felt this embarrassed in her life as her whole body started heating up from shame and anxiety, and her body also started quivering a little.
'He must be thinking I'm very weird now...' Hinata pursed her lips while not daring to meet Naruto's eyes in shame.
GROWL~
However, the very next moment, a growl much stronger than the one she had made entered her ears.
"Hahaha! Looks like I'm even hungrier than you are, Hinata. There's my favourite ramen shop nearby, how about it? Wanna come and eat with me?" Naruto asked while scratching the back of his head, as a chuckle escaped his mouth.
"E-eat with you..?" Hinata couldn't help but appear shocked by the sudden invitation.
'Yeah, it's normal for her not to feel like eating with someone like me...that bastard Sasuke must be playing with me earlier,' Mistaking Hinata's shock for hesitancy, Naruto soon added, "Haha, it's alright if you don't wa-"
However, before Naruto could finish, he was met with an immediate response from Hinata.
"No! I would love to!" Hinata answered with as bright a smile as she tightly clenched her fists to control her anxiety and excitement.
'Woah...' Naruto couldn't help but feel the world pause momentarily as he glanced at Hinata's smile. It was only now that he had realised how beautiful Hinata's smile was.
A tinge of red soon appeared on his face as he shook those thoughts away, "L-let's go then! You will surely not regret eating from that old man Ichiraku's place, haha"
Naruto laughed to hide his embarrassment and took the lead.
Hinata nodded in anticipation after hearing him and followed after Naruto the next moment.