[Naruto : Yellow Flash] Chapter 666 - 670

Chapter 666: Different from the Past

The speed of the Kumo ninjas' escape made everyone from Konoha stunned.

This was probably the shortest time these Kumo ninjas had ever taken to complete a mission.

But considering their panic, it wasn't surprising.

Because standing in front of them was the Yellow Flash of Konoha.

Even if there was only a moment of hesitation, they would very likely lose their lives.

As a ninja, although you shouldn't fear death, this kind of death wasn't something anyone would willingly face.

What's more, according to the order issued by the Kumo ninja earlier, the team led by C retreated without fighting and wouldn't need to bear any responsibility.

In front of Minato, saving their own lives was more important than the mission.

"What happened?"

Minato turned his eyes and looked at Kushina beside him.

If Kushina wasn't in danger, Kakashi wouldn't have summoned him with the marker.

"I said it's okay," Kushina pouted.

Minato knew her character, so he looked at Kakashi and Nawaki instead.

Kakashi stole a glance at Kushina, his eyes still showing lingering concern.

However, Nawaki immediately replied: "I don't know why, but Kushina's chakra suddenly became very weak during the confrontation just now, and she showed signs of fainting."

"How could this happen?"

After understanding the situation, Minato looked at Kushina with concern. She had inherited the physique of the Uzumaki clan and had extremely strong vitality. In the past ten years, he had never seen her sick.

This kind of sudden fainting had never happened before.

In fact, Kushina was also a little confused about what had happened to her body.

"Kushina, come with me," Minato hesitated for a moment and gestured to her.

"You stay here for now," he said, glancing at Nawaki, Kakashi, and the other Konoha ninjas.

Nawaki nodded, and Kushina immediately followed Minato into a dense part of the forest.

After getting away from everyone's sight, Minato said, "I want to check your seal."

"Oh."

Kushina nodded, then unbuttoned the Chunin vest she was wearing, slightly lifted up her close-fitting clothes, and exposed her abdomen.

Minato quickly formed hand seals and pressed his palms on Kushina's abdomen.

When the seal was first completed, the Minato couple had discovered that the nature of the Nine-Tails' chakra had changed. In the past two years, Minato had been constantly studying it.

But so far, there had been no major progress.

He was worried that the abnormality in Kushina's body was due to the change in the nature of the Nine-Tails' chakra.

When Minato's palm was placed on Kushina's abdomen, the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style was suddenly revealed, and through his palm, a chill appeared in his consciousness.

The Nine-Tails' chakra had become colder than before.

This feeling was the same as the Nine-Tails' chakra in Minato's own body.

However, apart from some chill, Minato did not find any obvious abnormality in the sealing style.

"Wait."

After checking the seal, Minato noticed through careful perception that the energy in the seal on Kushina's abdomen was being transferred to other places in her body, although the flow was very weak.

The location of the energy transfer was not too far from the location of the seal.

"This..."

Minato's eyes widened when he noticed these subtle changes.

The next moment, surprise surged in his azure eyes.

He raised his gaze and stared at Kushina in front of him, saying: "Kushina, are you pregnant again?"

"Ah?"

Kushina was stunned at first, and then the expression on her pretty face changed drastically. She also stared at Minato and said: "What did you say?"

"Just now I realized that the power of the Eight Trigrams seal is transferring to other places in your body,"

Minato explained. Kushina was also a master of sealing techniques, so of course she instantly understood what he was talking about.

Because only in the case of pregnancy would the power of the seal be transferred to the fetus.

"You can't continue the mission. Come back to the village with me immediately."

Minato said firmly. He would take Kushina to Konoha Hospital for a checkup right away. In this case, Kushina would not be able to go on missions for some time, both for professional and personal reasons.

"Yeah!"

This time Kushina didn't show any displeasure.

Because at this moment, there might be another little life gradually taking shape in her belly.

Kushina quickly put on her clothes and walked back to where Kakashi and the others were waiting with Minato.

"I have to take Kushina back to the village immediately, but the mission still needs to be carried out by the rest of you," Minato said to Kakashi and the other Konoha ninjas.

"Understood!"

Nawaki, the captain, responded. Minato was not in a position to explain Kushina's situation to them right now.

After the words were spoken, the Minato couple disappeared from in front of them.

"Let's go."

Nawaki shrugged and said to the Konoha ninja beside him.

Because of Minato's appearance, they were destined not to be intercepted by the Cloud ninjas on the road ahead.

The ninjas looked at each other. Not long ago, they had thought they would have to fight a fierce battle.

What had seemed like a thorny situation had ended with such an unexpected development.

Even if the officials of the Land of Lightning valued the artifact in the hands of the Konoha ninjas, they could only give up.

Even a few years after the end of the Third Ninja World War, the shadow cast by Minato on the other major ninja villages showed no signs of fading.

In Konoha Hospital.

"Lord Hokage, congratulations, Lady Kushina is pregnant."

In front of an instrument, the staff of Konoha Hospital stood up and congratulated Minato.

Although the couple already knew the answer, they couldn't help showing great joy on their faces after getting confirmation.

However, the joy on Kushina's face did not last long.

She stared at Minato and said seriously: "Will those guys attack Konoha again in a few months?"

Two years ago, when she gave birth for the first time, the masked man and his companions had taken this opportunity to attack the village and almost destroyed all of Konoha.

Kushina was worried that what happened then would happen again.

"It's possible."

Minato's eyes also darkened a little. The village had kept Kushina's pregnancy a secret last time, but the information was leaked in the end.

Recalling what happened in the past, including Kushina being kidnapped from the village more than ten years ago, Minato believed that the masked man's companions might not only include the black-robed man, Sasori of the Red Sand, and Kakuzu who had attacked Konoha at the time.

Among them, there might be someone who specialized in infiltration and was responsible for collecting various intelligence.

Uchiha Yoruki had also told him that when Orochimaru defected, he had heard a voice that wasn't present when the masked man attacked Konoha that night.

But the man's figure was hidden in a huge pitcher plant, and Uchiha Yoruki had not seen him clearly.

However, Minato's expression did not become solemn because of this. Instead, there was a look of expectation in his eyes.

Because a few months later, when Kushina gave birth again, even if the masked man brought those who had participated in the attack on the village that night...

This time, they would definitely not be able to escape!

Chapter 667: Naming Storm

After coming out of the Konoha Hospital, Minato immediately informed the former Hokage of the news that Kushina was pregnant again.

As for the other village elders, he remained cautious about sharing the information.

Minato left a shadow clone to work in the office temporarily, while his main body stayed at home.

Through the examination at the hospital, they learned that Kushina had been pregnant for one and a half months. Her previous fainting during the battle was caused by using too much chakra at once.

If it had been an ordinary female ninja with this pregnancy, she wouldn't have experienced such a reaction.

But Kushina still had half of the Nine-Tails in her body, so her chakra must constantly suppress the tailed beast.

"Mom, I'm back."

Minato brought Naruto back from Mikoto's house. When Naruto saw Kushina in the living room, he immediately ran over to her.

"You didn't cause any trouble at Aunt Mikoto's house?"

Kushina narrowed her eyes and immediately noticed some marks on Naruto's clothes, likely left from a scuffle.

Hearing this, Naruto's expression immediately became a little unnatural. He stopped and glanced unconsciously at Minato behind him.

Minato's expression also changed. He walked in front of Naruto, blocking Kushina's view, then spread his hands and chuckled, "It's okay. Sasuke has started basic training recently, so Naruto was just practicing with him."

But the subtle movements that father and son made involuntarily because of their lie were all seen by Kushina.

Veins popped up on Kushina's forehead, and her face suddenly darkened.

"You kid, did you fight with Sasuke again?"

"No."

Naruto immediately denied Kushina's accusation, but his statement lacked confidence, and the panic in his eyes betrayed him.

As he spoke, he kept looking at Minato for help.

"Minato."

Kushina turned her eyes toward Minato, her voice lowering dangerously.

Minato's body tensed, and there was a hint of fear in his eyes.

If his former enemies could see him now, their jaws would drop.

The Fourth Hokage, feared by all the powerful figures in the ninja world, actually had such a vulnerable side.

Seeing that he couldn't hide anything from Kushina, Minato could only smile wryly and say, "It's just children playing. There's no need to take it so seriously."

Under Kushina's sharp gaze, Minato fell silent, not knowing what else to say.

"It's always like this. You always cover for him."

Kushina pouted, then looked at Naruto and said seriously, "Naruto, come to your mother."

Naruto saw that even his father couldn't help him this time, so he could only walk cautiously toward Kushina, visibly afraid.

"You kid, really."

Kushina suddenly reached out her hand, and Naruto, seeing this, closed his eyes in fear.

"It's nothing to worry about."

The punishment Naruto expected didn't materialize. Instead, Kushina ruffled his soft hair affectionately.

"If you keep acting like this, you won't be able to be a good brother in the future."

Kushina could no longer maintain her stern expression and smiled at Naruto.

"What do you mean?"

The sudden change caught Naruto off guard. He was still too young to understand Kushina's words right away.

"It means that your mother is pregnant with Naruto's brother or sister."

Minato also came to Naruto, squatted down, and chuckled.

"Ah?"

Naruto was startled, and then a look of joy appeared on his face. He said hurriedly: "So I'll have a brother like Itachi has Sasuke?"

He had inherited Kushina's same impatience, and when speaking in a hurry, would sometimes add strange turns of phrase to his words.

"Well, it might not be a brother, it could be a sister," Minato said, also ruffling Naruto's hair.

"Yeah."

Naruto nodded repeatedly, but then Sasuke's cold face appeared in his mind.

He deflated like a balloon and said, "My brother or sister won't be like Sasuke, right? That would be terrible."

"Hehe."

Minato and Kushina looked at each other and laughed. "Dad and Mom don't know either, but everyone has a different personality."

"You and Sasuke are friends, and it's normal for friends to have some conflicts, isn't it?" Minato said to Naruto with a smile.

"Sasuke's brother Itachi is a gentle and good brother, and Naruto can't lose to him."

Kushina smiled at Naruto, then raised her arms and pretended to flex her muscles.

"Yeah, of course!"

Naruto answered decisively, and then curiously put his ear to Kushina's belly.

"Brother. Or sister, can you hear your brother talking?"

Kushina's eyes softened immediately, and she explained to Naruto: "The baby in mother's belly is still very small, and can't respond to Naruto's questions yet."

"Then when will he or she be able to respond to me?" Naruto pouted and asked.

"Well, it should be a few months later."

Kushina said that after a few months, they would occasionally be able to feel the baby's movements.

"Well, Naruto will wait here for a response."

Naruto said to himself, and then sat down in front of Kushina.

Seeing this, Minato and his wife looked at each other, both with happiness on their faces.

"Okay! Then what name should we give this child?"

Minato put his palms together, looking full of energy.

Hearing his words, the expression on Kushina's face suddenly became quite sour.

"We should wait until the gender of the child is determined before talking about names."

She twitched her lips. Kushina didn't want her future children to be teased by classmates for having weird names.

"It's perfect timing to take advantage of this time to think of names for both boys and girls."

But Minato had no intention of giving up on the naming discussion.

"I said no for now!"

Kushina grew anxious and shouted angrily.

"I understand."

Looking at Kushina's red hair that was beginning to rise with her anger, Minato swallowed hard and dared not contradict her again.

Naruto was also frightened by Kushina's sudden outburst.

He looked at the terrified expression on his father's face and was actually a little surprised.

Because Naruto had heard from other adults since he was little that his father was the strongest ninja in the world today, loved by all Konoha ninjas, while ninjas from enemy countries feared him greatly.

But in front of his mother, his father seemed to have no ability to resist at all.

It seemed that his mother might be even more powerful than his father?

Chapter 668: The Fourth Mizukage

Under Kushina's repeated "requests," Minato had to suppress his idea of naming their second child in advance.

"Bang!"

In the Hokage's office, in front of the Third Hokage who had just entered the room, Minato's shadow clone suddenly disappeared.

In the blink of an eye, Minato's real body appeared at the place where the shadow clone had vanished.

"Young man, congratulations," the Third Hokage said with a happy face.

Minato chuckled and said, "Thank you."

"I haven't informed the other elders about Kushina's pregnancy yet."

He regained his serious expression and spoke in a slightly heavier tone.

The Third Hokage also frowned slightly. He knew what Minato was thinking.

Two years ago, when Naruto was born, the masked man and his companions had extremely accurate information, even though Kushina's childbirth was a top secret in the village.

No one knew except a few elders and a small number of people in Konoha.

"Minato, maybe in your opinion, the elders are indeed a bit stubborn and pedantic."

The Third said solemnly, "But, no matter what, I don't believe they would sell this kind of information to outsiders."

"Including Danzo. This is related to the safety of the village."

The situation on the night when Naruto was born was quite dangerous, and the masked man and his allies had almost succeeded.

If the Nine-Tails had been released and attacked the village, it would probably have been a disaster for Konoha.

And Konoha might have lost the tailed beast, causing the balance of power among the villages to collapse.

Even if Danzo was blinded by ambition and wanted to seize the position of Hokage through irregular means, he would never choose this method.

"Of course I know."

Minato nodded. Although he had some personal issues with several of the advisors and harbored extreme dislike for Danzo, he was the Hokage. He knew that he could not let subjective impressions influence his judgment of the situation.

"I just want to further ensure the confidentiality of the information, because from what we currently know, among the masked man's accomplices, there may be experts who specialize in infiltration and intelligence gathering."

"The strange creatures that Kakashi and others saw on the battlefield of Kirigakure, and the inexplicable disappearance of the Hyuga ninja, may be caused by that person."

Minato said. Their information was limited after all, and even after two years, the ninjas of Konoha had not collected any valuable intelligence.

Even Minato himself still couldn't determine the identity of the mysterious masked man and the black-robed man.

Before their fight, the enemies' ocular powers and abilities were completely unknown to Minato and the others.

"Yes, those people may take this opportunity to attack the village again."

The Third's eyes instantly darkened. He had protected Konoha for decades and would not allow anyone to harm the village.

"I think that this time, they will not attack the village again."

Minato said, analyzing: "Because their real target was never Konoha, but me."

Minato had explained this to the Third and others after the battle that night.

"They should have understood that they could not defeat me with their current strength."

"In the past two years, I asked Uchiha Yoruki to accompany Kushina on several missions, but I did not find any signs of those people planning to take action."

"Although her power will be weakened during childbirth, it should have been a better opportunity when Kushina was on missions these past few times."

The Third nodded. Since he had handed over the Anbu to Minato, he rarely inquired about its operations.

So he wasn't very clear about some of these situations.

But if it was as Minato said, it made sense.

"When Orochimaru defected, those people helped him. Their purpose was nothing more than to weaken the power of the village and divert our attention."

Minato said. Since he had changed the history of that night two years ago, everything after his rebirth was unknown to him.

"So I believe they diverted our attention and tried to eliminate me at all costs because they thought I would become an obstacle in their plan."

"And this elimination attempt has been ongoing since my trip to the Hidden Mist Village more than ten years ago."

"That is indeed possible."

After listening, the Third nodded, looked at Minato in front of him, and said: "Looking at it this way, although I don't know what their ultimate goal is, you are clearly too great a threat to them."

During the Third Ninja World War, the masked man and his group seemed to be working in secret. If it weren't for Minato, the war would not have ended so quickly.

His ability to analyze based on limited information was definitely a strong threat to any enemy.

Strong strength and a keen mind.

For the people of Konoha, it was a blessing to have a Hokage like Minato.

But as his enemy, it was quite troublesome.

"In any case, this time our defensive preparations must be more meticulous than last time," the Third said. When it was impossible to predict the enemy's movements, they had to be fully prepared.

"Yeah."

Minato nodded, but at this time, he still had some thoughts that perhaps shouldn't have been there.

Deep in his heart, he actually hoped that the masked man and his allies would appear again.

Because perhaps if they were eliminated, the disaster mentioned in the Great Toad Sage's prophecy could be avoided before it ever happened.

A few months later.

The Land of Water, the Hidden Mist Village.

Under the Mizukage Building, in a dark underground cave, there was a shadowy figure.

"Konoha's Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is pregnant again."

From the shadows, a huge pitcher plant emerged, and Black and White Zetsu revealed themselves.

"Oh."

The person in the shadow responded softly.

"How about notifying Nagato and the others?" The voice of Black Zetsu was quite low and hoarse.

The man glanced at him and said, "No need. If we go to Konoha now, the chance of success will be lower than before."

"The same strategy will never succeed a second time against Minato Namikaze."

"That's true. I think the Fourth Hokage of Konoha is likely waiting for you to appear again this time," Black Zetsu chuckled.

"For our final plan, we have no choice but to stay out of the spotlight for now. Although Nagato has made a lot of progress in the past two years, it's still not enough." The man in the shadows finally finished his preparations and put on his mask again.

"It took two years, and today it's finally done."

Rustle!

In the darkness, there were soft footsteps, and two figures, one large and one small, walked out.

"Today is the succession ceremony of the Fourth Mizukage. We can't be late."

Chapter 669: Namikaze Chiharu

Konoha Hospital.

"The test results are out. You are pregnant with a girl this time."

Tsunade handed a test report to Kushina.

After six months of pregnancy, the gender of the baby in Kushina's belly could be determined through testing.

"Well, thank you."

Kushina nodded at Tsunade, lowered her eyes, and touched her bulging belly.

"Now you and Minato can name the child," Tsunade said.

"Well..."

Hearing this, Kushina's expression became hesitant.

"Lady Tsunade, can I ask you a favor?"

She stared at Tsunade with a serious look.

"Of course, what is it?" Tsunade was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

Kushina suddenly put her hands together and said, "Can you help me choose a name for my child?"

"Ah?"

Tsunade was taken aback, then said, "Naming a child is usually done by the parents, right?"

"I know, but I'm really not good at this, and Minato..." Kushina smiled bitterly.

Tsunade's expression also changed slightly.

She still remembered when Minato was eleven years old, he developed a new technique and gave it a strange name like "Gale" or something—she couldn't remember it exactly.

Jiraiya had specifically mentioned this to Tsunade. The current Rasengan Shuriken and Odama Rasengan names were all changed by him when he returned to the village for Minato's sake.

"Well, although Minato's jutsu names are indeed a bit strange, the name Naruto isn't bad."

Tsunade said, though she was a little confused about how Minato had come up with such a simple name.

"It wasn't Minato who named him. Naruto is the name of the protagonist in Jiraiya's novel," Kushina explained.

"Oh..."

Tsunade was stunned. Jiraiya had shown off some novels to her, but the books written by that guy were probably not appropriate reading, so she naturally hadn't read them.

"If it's a boy, it's fine. But if it's a girl, I don't want her to be teased by her classmates because of her name in the future."

Kushina looked at Tsunade with a pleading face. In addition to her, she also planned to ask Watanabe Jun for help.

Minato's talent as a ninja and his talent for naming things were as different as heaven and earth.

Tsunade frowned slightly, and then agreed to Kushina's request.

"I'll give it a try," she said, looking enthusiastic.

Seeing Tsunade's eager response, Kushina felt grateful.

At that moment, both women almost simultaneously caught the sound of suppressed laughter outside the window that disappeared in an instant.

Outside the window, Uchiha Yoruki, who was acting as a guard, couldn't help laughing when he overheard the conversation between the two women.

Three months later, with less than a month left before Kushina gave birth.

"Mom, my sister seems to be jumping in your belly."

Naruto lay against Kushina's belly, felt the movement, and then looked at her excitedly.

"Yes,"

Kushina smiled, feeling that the little one in her belly was quite healthy.

At this time, she was holding two slips of paper with two different names written on them.

These were the names for the baby girl that Tsunade and Jun Watanabe had suggested to her.

Both names sounded good, so Kushina found it difficult to choose.

Additionally, no matter which name she chose, she would have to disappoint one person.

Kushina hadn't thought this through at the beginning, so now she found herself in a dilemma.

"In that case..."

After pondering for a long time, Kushina finally made a decision.

She would combine the two names!

"Naruto, mom has already thought of a name for your sister."

She crumpled the two pieces of paper in her hand into balls and threw them into the trash can.

Hearing this, Naruto's face was immediately filled with anticipation.

Kushina stroked her belly and whispered softly, "Do you think the name Chiharu is good?"

"Chiharu."

Naruto whispered the name softly, and Kushina suddenly felt a movement in her stomach.

The baby in her womb seemed to like the name, as if responding to it.

At dinner time.

"Minato, I've already thought of a name for our daughter," Kushina said directly to Minato.

"Huh?!"

Minato was startled, and said, "I've come up with a few good names recently. Would you like to hear them?"

However, before he could finish speaking, Kushina stood up in front of him and said, "You've worked hard, but I don't want my daughter's name to be some long, meaningless combination."

"No meaning?"

Minato raised his eyebrows, and then said, "Just listen first."

"Namikaze Chiharu. Naruto and the baby both like this name, so it's decided."

Kushina said solemnly. She didn't want to know what weird name Minato had come up with.

Looking at the flames gradually rising in Kushina's eyes, Minato couldn't help but sweat.

He spread his palms and smiled wryly, "Chiharu is a good name. I have no objection."

After he spoke, Kushina's face gradually returned to normal.

"Phew..."

In fact, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The day of delivery arrived.

Kushina's delivery was still arranged outside the village.

The security this time was designed to be more rigorous than last time, but Minato did not improve the barrier.

Because for the masked man's ability, any physical barrier would be meaningless.

This time, Tsunade was in charge of delivering Kushina's baby.

However, the wife of the Third Hokage, Biwako, was also present.

Watching Kushina's hard labor, Tsunade also seemed a little anxious.

Although she was the strongest medical ninja in the current ninja world and certainly had systematic theoretical knowledge about childbirth, for a woman who had never given birth or delivered a baby, this scene was like facing a powerful enemy.

Kushina's forehead was constantly covered in sweat. Having given birth once before, her reaction was much more stable than last time.

The Nine-Tails would certainly not miss this opportunity to try to break free.

But now it only had half of its strength left, and couldn't resist Minato's suppression at all.

"Waaah!"

A few hours later, with the loud cry of a baby, Minato's anxious heart finally relaxed.

He quickly formed hand seals and repaired the seal on Kushina's abdomen that had been severely weakened during childbirth.

At this time, Biwako brought the newborn baby over.

"Chiharu."

Minato took the child and bent down slightly. Kushina stretched out her hand and gently stroked the baby girl's tender face.

Chapter 670: Friends

When Kushina's palm was placed on Chiharu's tender little face, she stopped crying immediately.

She blinked her big sapphire eyes, as if she was looking at Kushina in front of her.

"Ahhh!"

After staring at Kushina for a while, she actually laughed and babbled.

"This child is so cute."

Tsunade, who had delivered the baby, stared at Chiharu and sighed involuntarily.

Although a newborn baby's skin typically has wrinkles, Chiharu's facial features were distinct and extremely delicate.

Her skin was as fair as Kushina's, and her eyes were even brighter than Minato's. Her golden hair was exactly the same as her father's.

Chiharu seemed to have been deliberately sculpted, her appearance inheriting all the advantages of her parents without any flaws.

In his great joy, Minato stared at Chiharu's profile, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Her face did not have whisker marks similar to the Nine-Tailed Fox like Naruto's.

According to Minato's reasoning, the reason why Naruto had whiskers on his face was that the Nine-Tails' chakra had directly affected the growth of the new life during Kushina's pregnancy.

But there was no similar feature on Chiharu.

"Is it because the power of the Nine-Tails has been weakened?"

Minato pondered in his heart. The most likely reason for this situation might be that Kushina only had half of the Nine-Tails' chakra in her body when she was pregnant with Chiharu.

However, this was just his guess.

"It seems that there should be no danger," Minato said after looking around.

The seal on Kushina's abdomen had been repaired by him, and there had been no suspicious movement until now.

As he had expected, the masked man apparently had no intention of making any moves against Konoha at this time.

"Then let's go back to the village."

On the delivery table, Kushina propped herself up, took the towel from Biwako's hand, and wiped away her sweat.

"Worthy of the Uzumaki clan."

Biwako murmured when she saw this. Even for a female ninja, it would never be possible to recover one's spirit in such a short time like Kushina had.

"Yes."

Minato nodded and announced: "The alert is lifted. Everyone form a team and return to the village."

Immediately, he made hand seals, and the barrier covering the birthing area disappeared instantly.

Outside the barrier, Hyuga Hizashi, the captain of the Anbu, appeared and shouted: "Assemble!"

Swish!

As his voice fell, figures quickly rushed out from all directions and stood behind him.

"Minato-sensei, congratulations."

Among these Anbu, Shisui, who still looked relatively young, offered his congratulations.

In the birthing area, Minato made hand seals.

He, Tsunade, Biwako, and Kushina, who was holding Chiharu, disappeared instantly.

The Minato couple appeared in their own home, and Tsunade and Biwako were sent directly back to their respective residences by Minato.

"I'll go pick up Naruto," Minato said, and disappeared instantly.

Not long after, Minato and Naruto returned home.

After arriving, Naruto immediately looked around but did not find Kushina in the living room.

"You're back."

Just then, the bedroom door opened, and Kushina came out with Chiharu in her arms.

Minato nodded, and Naruto ran over quickly.

"Let me see my sister!"

Naruto raised his little hand and said eagerly as he ran to Kushina.

He and his mother had the same habit, and whenever they were excited, they would add a strange verbal tic to their words.

Kushina chuckled and squatted down so that Naruto could see Chiharu in her arms.

Naruto's eyes instantly fixed on the baby, and while he was looking at Chiharu, the little girl was also staring at him.

After the brother and sister looked at each other for a while, they actually laughed at the same time.

Minato and Kushina were both slightly surprised and looked at each other.

Naruto stretched out his little hand and put it on Chiharu's forehead.

He put his other hand on his waist and said quite proudly: "Sister, as long as your brother is here, no one can bully you!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, little Chiharu actually stretched out both hands and placed them on Naruto's hand on her forehead.

She smiled at Naruto.

"So cute."

Naruto couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then softly said.

A few days later, at Minato's house.

In order to thank Mikoto for often helping her take care of Naruto, Kushina invited Fugaku and his wife to her home.

"What a lovely girl! When she grows up, she will definitely be a beautiful woman even more beautiful than Kushina."

Looking at the sleeping Chiharu in the cradle, Mikoto looked at Minato and his wife and said in amazement.

These days, anyone who had seen this child had a similar reaction, even the Third Hokage.

"Yeah."

Itachi, who had just returned from a mission, nodded.

Naruto stood proudly beside the cradle, raised his head, looked at Sasuke, and smiled: "What do you think? My sister is cute, right?"

However, what responded to him was Sasuke's eye roll and a cold voice: "Idiot, your sister is indeed much prettier than you."

"You!" Naruto's face changed immediately.

"Sasuke, it's rude to talk like that," Fugaku said seriously, his expression becoming stern.

Sasuke turned his head away and pouted.

Itachi quickly stepped in front of Sasuke and said with a smile: "Father, this is just playful banter between children. Don't take it too seriously."

Sasuke stepped back and stood next to Naruto beside the cradle.

"Don't always protect him like this!" Fugaku said in a heavy voice.

Seeing this, Minato patted Fugaku's shoulder.

"These two children have always been like this. You don't have to worry too much."

Minato chuckled, then looked at Itachi and said: "Itachi is not only an excellent ninja but also a gentle brother."

In response to Minato's praise, Itachi nodded slightly.

"You two, don't start quarreling as soon as you see each other."

At this time, Kushina, who was by the cradle, walked behind Naruto and Sasuke, and then hit them both on the head with her fists.

"Ouch!"

"That hurts!"

Sasuke and Naruto both covered their heads in pain.

They turned and saw Kushina, whose expression had darkened.

The two swallowed in perfect synchronization and responded: "Yes!"

After getting their answers, Kushina's face instantly brightened with a smile.

She stretched out her hands and grabbed Sasuke and Naruto's hands.

They both looked a little reluctant, but they had no choice. Under Kushina's urging, they shook hands.

"That's better. You have been friends since childhood. Don't always hurt each other," Kushina chuckled.

Sasuke and Naruto looked at each other, and then their eyes moved away and settled on the cradle.

Chiharu had woken up, and she smiled when she saw Sasuke and Naruto holding hands in front of her.

Their cheeks turned slightly red.