Kushina's Hospitality

The next morning, Natsu Yuu finished an entire night of chakra cultivation.

There were gains, but not many.

He had only condensed a small amount of chakra, below the average level of a genin.

Probably just enough to use the Transformation Jutsu a few times.

The main issue was that his physical and mental strength weren't strong—even weaker than the average person in the ninja world.

After all, humans in the ninja world had an average of 130 trillion cells, three times that of real-world humans, so the bodily energy they could provide naturally far exceeded that of real-world humans.

But these were all minor problems.

With the system backing him, raising his chakra limit shouldn't be too difficult.

Even if he couldn't raise it.

It wouldn't affect his main mission: Unify the Ninja World.

After all, every world had a bunch of fighters; he could just send them to the front lines. Unless necessary, Natsu Yuu wouldn't risk his own life recklessly.

Next.

Natsu Yuu washed up briefly and stepped down from the RV.

Several Konoha ninjas stationed nearby on guard duty were startled and immediately went on alert.

A strangely shaped Iron Box suddenly appearing on the Hokage Rock was bound to draw Konoha's attention. But Hashirama immediately guessed it was probably related to Immortal Natsu Yuu, so he strictly ordered the monitoring ninjas not to disturb him, only to keep watch from a distance.

After stepping down from the RV, Natsu Yuu couldn't be bothered to greet these Konoha ninjas.

He directly took out the ninja tool Qiankun Cloth Bag and, under their stunned gazes, stored the entire RV inside.

To the Konoha ninjas, this was undoubtedly some advanced Fuinjutsu or barrier technique.

Then.

Natsu Yuu directly activated World Teleportation and left Naruto World 1, planning to go somewhere else to scrounge up breakfast.

Naruto World 4

7 AM, Konoha Village, in front of the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze's house.

Shii—

Natsu Yuu appeared instantly.

"Knock knock—" The sound of knocking rang out.

Natsu Yuu still had basic manners; although he could teleport directly inside, what if Madam Kushina was breastfeeding?

He wasn't some lecher, so he wasn't into that.

A moment later, the door opened.

And the one opening it was Kushina Uzumaki.

"Ah! It's you, Immortal Natsu Yuu?"

Kushina exclaimed in surprise, not expecting Natsu Yuu to show up.

"Madam Kushina, you've recovered well!"

Natsu Yuu remarked with slight admiration. As expected of a pure-blood member of the Uzumaki Clan.

This recovery power was off the charts.

Last night after childbirth, she had been so weak she was on the verge of death. Yet after just one night, she had recovered most of her strength!

Of course, Kushina had only regained basic mobility; fully restoring her vitality would require a long period of recuperation.

But that was still astonishing enough.

"It's all thanks to your help last night, sir. Otherwise, both Minato and I would probably be gone."

Kushina said with heartfelt gratitude. Even now, recalling the danger of last night made her shudder with fear.

"By the way, sir, please come in."

Kushina quickly invited Natsu Yuu inside, ready to properly thank her savior.

"And the Fourth Hokage?"

"Minato? He should still be handling the aftermath. He hasn't come back all night..."

At this time, although the Night of the Nine-Tails had ended, the destruction the Nine-Tails had caused to the entire Konoha Village was still immense.

Countless houses were shattered, a large number of elite ninjas had died in battle, and a massive number of ninjas were injured...

Just these cleanup tasks alone were enough to keep Konoha busy and disoriented.

Moreover.

They also had to appease the Land of the Daimyo, seal off intelligence, guard against enemy attacks, strengthen vigilance... and so on.

Currently, most of Konoha's available ninjas had been mobilized.

At a time like this, as the Fourth Hokage, how could Minato have time to rest at home?

After returning last night, I spent a little time with Kushina and Naruto before heading to the Hokage Building to begin a sleepless night of cleanup work.

"How is Naruto doing?"

"Mm. Naruto is doing well, he's sleeping right now."

Speaking of Naruto, Kushina was filled with boundless affection, her eyes unable to hide their tenderness.

At the same time, her gratitude toward Natsu Yuu only deepened.

Otherwise, after last night—

Naruto would have become an orphan without parents, and might even have faced the hostility and targeting of the entire village for becoming the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

She didn't care at all about Natsu Yuu's identity; she was simply grateful that he had saved her family!

"So fragrant!"

After entering the house, Natsu Yuu quickly caught a whiff of an appetizing aroma.

"I'm simmering pork bone broth to go with salt ramen—one of Minato's favorite foods."

Of course, salt ramen was actually Kushina's own favorite, while Minato's favorite food was anything 'cooked by Kushina.'

"Have you had breakfast, sir? How about a bowl?"

"Two bowls, please."

Natsu Yuu, here to freeload, naturally wouldn't be polite. It was a good chance to taste the cuisine of the Hokage world, and Kushina's cooking seemed decent too.

"Alright, alright!"

Kushina was delighted and immediately set to work with care.

"Sir, are you here to see Minato?"

She asked while preparing.

"More or less."

"Should I contact him for you?"

"No need. He should be back soon."

In the shadows outside, Minato had already stationed several ninjas on guard. The moment Natsu Yuu appeared, they detected him and reported it to Minato.

It probably wouldn't be long before Minato flew back.

"Oh, okay."

"Um, sir, may I ask you something? Last night, I heard Minato say that the masked man who attacked us was actually Obito? Is that true?"

Kushina hesitated, wavering.

In the end, she couldn't hold back and asked. Her somewhat impatient nature couldn't keep secrets, especially something this huge.

"It was him."

"But—how is that possible? He didn't look like Obito at all, and..."

Kushina grew more agitated.

She had met Obito before and had liked this disciple of Minato's.

She understood Uchiha Obito's personality—an optimistic, lively, kind-hearted child, even a bit foolish.

How could he have become that evil, cruel masked man?

It didn't make sense!

"Let's explain everything after the Fourth Generation returns. The reasons are rather complicated."

"Alright, alright! Thank you for your trouble, sir!"

Kushina calmed down a little and stopped pressing for answers.

Soon, she prepared four bowls of [Pork Bone Broth Ramen] and set them on the table.

"Please, sir, try my cooking."

Natsu Yuu didn't hold back and immediately dug in.

Meanwhile, On the other side, in a meeting room at the [Hokage Building], The High Council of Konoha was actively discussing post-war matters.