Naruto, my father's name is Uchiha Madara.

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Time passed by minute by minute.

The first victims appeared in the fifteenth minute.

"Uh...I...I can't take it anymore..."

His face was purple, and he struggled to raise his hand, while Akamaru was already lying on the ground with his tongue sticking out.

Shino pushed up his sunglasses with difficulty and said weakly, "The parasitic insects indicate that the energy has exceeded the limit..."

Before they could finish speaking, both of them collapsed and fainted. The medical team waiting nearby quickly carried them away for treatment.

In the twentieth minute, Sai put down his chopsticks.

His face was pale, and his once flat stomach was now swollen and round.

He tried to maintain a standard smile, but only managed to produce an expression of utter despair.

Then he fell straight backward, crashing to the ground with a thud, and was dragged away by the medical team.

His "interpersonal networking plan" has once again suffered a major setback.

Sasuke and Neji put down their chopsticks almost simultaneously.

They ate quite a lot, but far from their limit; they just felt it wasn't worth ruining their health for a competition.

They tacitly chose to abstain and step aside to watch the game.

At this point, only a few real "monsters" remained on the field.

Naruto and Rock Lee continued their frantic battle, their speed showing no signs of slowing down.

The bowls around the two were piled up like two small mountains, and staff members were constantly moving the noodles back and forth nervously.

Choji, on the other hand, sat calmly and ate at an incredibly fast pace.

The number of empty bowls around him was no less than that of those two hot-blooded fools, and he even had a happy smile on his face as he enjoyed the food.

Surprisingly, Hinata was still eating!

Although she still ate delicately and at a slow pace, she... never stopped!

One bowl after another, the empty bowls around her piled up without her noticing, but they were mostly hidden by her figure.

The last five minutes became the real sprint!

Naruto and Rock Lee's eyes were bloodshot, as if they were engaged in a final battle, and eating noodles had become a mechanical act of swallowing.

Choji also sped up a bit.

Hinata... maintained a steady pace.

"Time's up—!!!" Kakashi announced loudly, blowing the whistle.

Everyone stopped, except for Naruto and Rock Lee, who subconsciously put a bite in their mouths before slumping into their chairs, unable to move.

The staff began to nervously count the number of empty bowls from each party.

"Rock Lee, 46 bowls!"

The audience gasped in surprise.

Although Xiao Li was disappointed, he had done his best, and he only glanced at Naruto with regret.

"Akimichi Choji, 49 bowls!"

Choji patted his stomach smugly: "I'm only nine-tenths full. If I had more time, I could have fought another three hundred rounds!"

"Naruto Uzumaki, also 49 bowls!"

Naruto struggled to raise his hand and gave Choji a high five. Although his stomach was about to burst, his face was full of pride.

Just when everyone thought the champion would be a tie between Choji and Naruto or a tiebreaker,

An unexpected message terrified everyone.

When the inventory team reached Hinata's seat, they gasped in disbelief and counted her several times.

Kakashi took the statistics, and even his usually deadpan eyes widened slightly. He announced loudly through the megaphone:

"Finally, our champion—Hinata Hyuga! 54 bowls!!!"

"What????!!!"

The entire arena fell into a deathly silence.

Everyone was petrified, including Naruto, Choji, Rock Lee, and all the spectators.

Naruto's mouth gaped open wide enough to fit an egg: "Hinata... Hinata? 54 bowls? You must be kidding me!"

Choji dropped the potato chips in his hand to the ground: "No... impossible... there's someone even better than me..."

Xiao Li's youth seemed to have been extinguished in an instant: "I...I've been surpassed by so many people without even realizing it..."

Kiba, who had just been revived, nearly fainted again upon hearing the news: "No...no way...Hinata, she..."

Shino's tone was filled with unprecedented shock: "...I miscalculated. The truly strong are often the ones who hide the deepest..."

In front of Hinata, the mountain of bowls piled up on both sides of the table was no shorter than Naruto and the others.

Behind her, an even taller mountain of bowls had somehow appeared!

A total of fifty-four bowls!

She herself simply blushed slightly and wiped her mouth.

He stood up and bowed politely and slightly shyly to the shocked audience around him, as if he had only done something insignificant.

He remained calm and composed, as if he had just eaten fifty-four small tomatoes, not fifty-four bowls of ramen.

The three members of Team 7 looked at the shy young lady of the Hyuga family.

For the first time, I experienced the fear of being dominated by those at the top of the food chain...

And I felt a deep awe for her unfathomable stomach.

Sai's plan, in a way completely unexpected of him, indirectly fostered shock and discussion within the "team"...

Chapter 341 An Extraordinary Hot Spring Trip

The scene of a bustling and lively eating contest in Konoha Village.

As the final whistle blew, everyone stared in disbelief.

The audience erupted in enthusiastic applause and gasps.

"Wow! Hinata, you're amazing!"

Naruto was the first to jump up, his eyes wide open, his face filled with pride and excitement, as if he himself had won the championship.

Sakura covered her mouth in surprise: "I never expected... Hinata, you look so thin, but your appetite is so amazing..."

Ino, standing to the side with her hands on her hips, laughed and said, "As expected of the young lady of the Hyuga family, even her eating habits are so 'refined'!"

With a detached smile on his face, Ya-Tan lay on the stretcher: "Akamaru, it seems we'll have to train even harder from now on, or we'll even be outdone in eating!"

Shino couldn't even move her head: "...I just saw that 97 percent of the contestants gave up when she was only halfway through her meal...amazing stomach capacity and energy conversion efficiency."

Shikamaru yawned: "Luckily I didn't participate."

Choji looked at Hinata with adoration, as if he were seeing an idol: "Hinata! You are my goal!"

Amidst the commotion, the organizers presented the prize symbolizing the champion—

A "Luxury Hot Spring Trip for Three People in the Land of Hot Springs" was handed to Hinata.

Hinata accepted the prize, her blush deepening as she carefully held the voucher.

His gaze, however, involuntarily drifted toward Naruto and his other classmates.

She took a deep breath, as if she had made up her mind, and said in a soft but loud enough voice for those nearby to hear, "Um... if everyone doesn't mind... let's all go together."

"I'll cover the expenses!"

The crowd fell silent for a moment.

Tenten blinked: "Huh? Hinata, you mean... you're inviting us all to come?"

Hinata nodded obediently and added, "Yeah! This little bit of money is nothing."

"Everyone has been working very hard lately, so this is a good opportunity for us to relax together."

"This little bit of money...it's nothing?"

Ino repeated herself, her lips twitching slightly.

As far as she knew, the Land of Hot Springs was famous for its high-end hot spring inns, especially the luxury packages, the prices of which were enough to make an ordinary Jonin feel the pinch for a long time, let alone invite such a large group of people.

Kiba Inuzuka swallowed hard. "Hinata... the 'small change' you're talking about is something I couldn't earn in half a year of missions..."

Even the usually composed Shino couldn't help but put her hand to her forehead, sigh, and mutter to herself, "As expected of the Hyuga family's young lady... she really has no concept of money..."

Although the Shino Aburame clan is renowned in Konoha, in terms of wealth, they cannot compare to the Hyuga clan.

Sakura chuckled dryly, "Heh... Heh... Hinata, I need to get to know you again..."

I used to think Hinata was just a shy and timid girl from a wealthy family, but I never imagined she was "wealthy" to this extent!

Naruto, on the other hand, didn't think much of it. He was just excited to hear that he could go on a luxury hot spring trip with everyone.

They immediately cheered, "Wow! This is amazing! Hinata, you're so kind! A luxurious hot spring!"

Hinata, seeing everyone's shocked and somewhat embarrassed expressions, quickly waved her hands: "R-really, it's okay! Being able to have fun with everyone is more important than anything else!"

Ultimately, unable to refuse their kind invitation, and finding it a truly rare opportunity to relax, my fellow students—

Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Sai, Shikamaru, Ino, Choji, Kiba, Shino, Hinata, Tenten, Neji, Rock Lee.

Together with their instructor, the Jonin, they formed a rather large tour group.

Several days later, in the famous hot spring town of Yu-no-Kuni.

The air was filled with a faint smell of sulfur and a moist atmosphere. In the distance, the mountains were verdant and the Japanese garden nearby was exquisite and elegant.

Hinata had booked an extremely high-end hot spring inn, which occupied the best location and had its own private spring and a spacious garden.

Attendants dressed in traditional kimonos and with impeccable respect led them to their accommodation.