Sasuke left with his hands in his pockets, leaving the two of them with a cool silhouette from behind.
"Ah—"
Naruto scratched his head.
Though he was quite grateful to Sasuke, what could he do by staying here now?
However, Kushina Yukiei spoke first. "Naruto, if you don't mind, could you come to my house for a moment?"
"Oh. Is there something Aunt Kushina needs my help with?"
Naruto instantly came back to life.
The two of them headed all the way back to Aunt Kushina's house.
"Welcome home, Naruto."
The moment he entered Aunt Kushina's house, her words left Naruto in a daze.
—Home?
It seemed like no one had ever said something like that to me...?
"Naruto, take off your shirt for a moment. I'll mend it for you."
As Aunt Kushina spoke, she took out a sewing kit.
Then she pointed at Naruto's lower back.
"Ah—"
Only then did Naruto realize that his clothes had torn.
"I noticed it when you left yesterday, but you were in such a hurry that I didn't have time to call out to you. It's really wonderful that we got to meet again today."
Kushina Yukiei, this was a woman who could have become my mother.
This isn't about when he was twelve, Char, get out of here already.
Oh my God, what a heartwarming scene.
While the audience discussed it, the image switched back to the bridge in the Land of Waves.
But the timing was a little off. This was clearly footage from before.
Apparently, the stage had determined that this was the right time for a flashback and inserted it accordingly.
Onscreen, Kakashi was asking Tazuna about his neighbor.
"Come to think of it, that... who exactly is Kushina Yukiei? Why did she invite Naruto over for dinner?"