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Chapter 165: BBQ, The Provocative Konan
Like it here? Hinata paused, shaking her head vigorously in her heart.
Absolutely not!
I am a Konoha ninja. I have my own Ninja Way that I will uphold for life. I will never abandon the village and like this place.
Just as she made up her mind, her legs moved involuntarily, sitting her down next to Shion.
Their similar faces, contrasting hair colors, and pupils were like twins with their own unique characteristics—a pleasing sight.
Alex lay on the ultimate soft cushion provided by Konan, a milky fragrance filling his nose. Boing, boing. With a pair of twins to admire in front of him, he felt incredibly comfortable, ready to fly.
"Lady Konan," Kameda stepped forward and introduced softly. "This meat is the top-grade Wagyu from the Fire Country. Only the most tender parts were taken. The taste is sweet and delicious."
"The seafood is tribute offered to the Fire Country nobles by the neighboring Land of Waves. It is extremely fresh. Please enjoy."
After speaking, he bowed and retreated, disappearing from view.
"Let's eat." Konan patted Alex lying on her chest gently, causing a wave to roll. It brought him another top-tier impact of enjoyment.
She picked up a slice of translucent, thin meat and placed it on the grill. The red charcoal fire below made the meat sizzle and ooze oil. The overflowing aroma greatly stimulated the appetite.
Seeing Konan start, Honoka hurriedly called out, "Come, come, let's eat together. This is meticulously prepared by Uncle Kameda. In the Fire Country, probably only great nobles and the Daimyo are qualified to eat this."
Samui, Shion, and Ryuzetsu nodded in agreement, also picking up chopsticks to grill meat. Having lived here for so long, they thoroughly understood Uncle Kameda's ability to prepare ingredients.
Three simple words—top notch.
Hinata looked blank, sitting on pins and needles. Clearly, she was enemies with them; how could she eat together with peace of mind?
Anyway, she would absolutely never eat with the enemy. Since she couldn't stand up and leave, she would close her eyes—out of sight, out of mind.
A mere BBQ, how can it disturb my determination to protect the village?
Growl!
In the next second, a clear rumbling sound came from Hinata's stomach. It seemed to be protesting against its owner.
Need food! Fill the stomach immediately!
The aroma of meat mixed with spices drilled into her nose relentlessly. Accompanied by the unique sizzling sound of oil, Hinata's mind uncontrollably conjured the image of meat being grilled golden brown on the rack.
Instantly, her mouth watered, and her snow-white throat trembled.
Two words appeared in her mind: Want to eat...
Hmm???
Just then, Hinata, eyes tight shut, suddenly felt the meat aroma become even richer. It carried a heat that transmitted to the tip of her nose. Her upper lip could even feel the scalding heat of fine oil sizzling on the skin. It seemed that as long as she opened her mouth, she could bite into delicious roasted meat.
Her stomach rumbled more violently.
Unable to endure it, Hinata opened her eyes in confusion. She saw two snow-white chopsticks, seemingly made of paper, holding a piece of fragrant, golden roasted meat dangling right in front of her nose.
The slightly scorched yellow color clearly showed the grilling heat was controlled to the extreme. One could enjoy the tenderness of the meat while also tasting a slight crispiness—simply superb.
Want to eat!
The gluttonous worm in her stomach could endure no longer.
Seeing the delicious roasted meat suddenly appear before her eyes, Hinata froze for a moment, subconsciously opening her mouth to say, "You—"
Pop~
Alex seized the opening, controlling the chopsticks to shove it all the way in. He delivered the roasted meat into Hinata's small mouth, blocking her words of refusal.
Hinata's eyes widened instantly. She shook her head, whining "Mmph mmph," wanting to shout that she wouldn't eat.
But a contrary thought emerged in her mind—this roasted meat is delicious.
It was even more delicious, tender, and tasty than the BBQ made by the Akimichi clan she ate at the BBQ restaurant in Konoha. It was delicious to the extreme.
Gulp!
Hinata swallowed the roasted meat. Her face showed both the satisfaction and anticipation of tasting a delicacy, and the humiliation of being force-fed.
She... had ultimately eaten the enemy's food, and was force-fed at that. More critically, she felt this roasted meat was incredibly delicious and wanted to eat more.
"Don't think—" Her mouth still couldn't admit defeat, continuing to struggle.
Unfortunately, she couldn't open it—or rather, she couldn't speak a complete sentence. Every time she opened her mouth, Alex would stuff a piece of roasted meat in, choking Hinata until her cheeks puffed up, unable to speak.
"I won't—" Another piece of meat blocked Hinata's words. After swallowing, the same operation was repeated.
"You—" Still unable to speak, blocked again.
For a moment, it was unclear if Hinata was doing it on purpose or really wanted to emphasize her unyielding will.
It wasn't until she had eaten a full ten plates of roasted meat that Alex stopped the feeding, chuckling, "You've eaten ten plates already. Stop being stubborn and grill it yourself."
In the meantime, Alex also controlled other sheets of paper to grill slices of golden meat, feeding them to Shion, Samui, and the others. They were already accustomed to this increasingly strange white paper.
Hinata opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end, nothing came out. Under Shion's greeting, the roasted meat on the plate in front of her was piled high, emitting an extremely tempting fragrance.
"Eat at ease," Shion said with a smile. "I said you would like it here. Every day, every meal, you can eat top-tier delicacies without thinking about fighting and killing, enjoying every day freely."
Looking at this familiar face beside her, Hinata had an illusion that another version of herself was talking to her. In a trance, Hinata had already taken the initiative to pick up her chopsticks, eating bite by bite. She seemed to be turning her helplessness into appetite.
As for Konan, Alex naturally grilled for her personally.
Alex had flown onto the grill rack; the high temperature from below didn't affect him at all. Currently, he was flipping a piece of meat. Sprinkling spices and adding a bit more oil, it instantly sizzled, emitting a rich, fresh aroma.
"Roasted meat is coming~" He used a white thread to gently wrap around the bottom of the meat, flying to Konan's face. "Come, Konan, open wide. Taste my cooking."
"Okay." Konan looked at him tenderly, opening her red lips.
Alex inserted again... Uh, no, he didn't need to be as rough as just now. He merely brought the meat gently to her mouth.
Konan first tasted it shallowly with the tip of her tongue, the corners of her mouth filled with a smile. Her eyes looked at him with a special meaning, teasing him a bit.
Hiss!
Alex felt as if he could hear his little heart pounding wildly. Konan being like this... making such moves with a cool expression... was simply too provocative...
Konan nimbly wrapped her tongue around the meat, sending it into her mouth, displaying amazing technique. She chewed carefully, savoring the taste. Her eyes curved into crescents; she was very satisfied with the flavor.
Then, under Alex's fiery gaze, she swallowed slowly. Her snow-white swan neck arched, seemingly intentional to let Alex see more clearly.
Hiss, hiss, hiss! Alex sucked in breath repeatedly.
Konan really knew how to do it. Eating roasted meat could make him so uncomposed. She was simply an enchantress!
"The roasted meat is excellent." Konan licked the corner of her mouth, her hot breath spraying onto his paper body as she spoke slowly, "Alex, roasted meat... I want more~"
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