"Houka? You're back! That's great!"
The moment Kushina saw Houka approaching, she broke into an excited smile. Then... she looked around. "Huh? Where's Naruto?"
Houka shrugged. "He seemed unable to accept it all at once, so I didn't bring him back."
"Ah, how could this be..."
Kushina's whole body slumped, leaving her utterly listless. "Naruto, my Naruto~"
Houka did not know whether to laugh or cry. "Don't worry. With Naruto's personality, he'll figure it out soon enough. Then he'll come crying and shouting to see you two."
"Is that so? Of course it is, haha." Kushina suddenly perked up again.
"Where's Brother Minato?" Houka asked.
"He's studying the Rasengan. Like you, he wants to improve that ninjutsu," Kushina replied absentmindedly.
Houka's eyes lit up, and he immediately headed toward the beach.
Just as Houka had expected, Minato Namikaze's direction for improving the Rasengan was also the Rasenshuriken!
Houka had previously had two hundred Shadow Clones work on improving it as well, but their progress had been mediocre.
"Houka, you're back." Seeing Houka approach, Minato smiled. "Naruto didn't come with you, did he?"
"You guessed?" Houka asked curiously.
"From what you told me, I roughly understand that child's personality. He probably takes after Kushina." Minato smiled. "After more than ten years, suddenly being told that his parents are still alive... he must have found it hard to accept."
Houka nodded. Just as he was about to speak, Minato continued, "But I believe he'll come to terms with it soon."
What else could Houka say? He simply asked, "Brother Minato, how is the Rasengan improvement coming along?"
"I've already got some ideas."
As he spoke, he gathered Chakra in his right hand, and a Rasengan immediately appeared in his palm. "In my view, improving the Rasengan means applying Chakra nature transformation and