Hero Saves the Damsel, Elegance Never Goes Out of Style
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The doorbell rang. Tsunade was washing dishes when she heard it and said, "Honey, we have a guest. Go open the door!"
Uchiha Kō nodded, then got up and walked towards the door. After opening the door, he found Minato, Kushina, and Naruto. Naruto in this world had not experienced the Nine-Tails' attack, nor did he need to hide his identity.
His parents are alive and well, and his grandmaster is Uchiha Kō. Just mentioning these names makes him the undisputed heir of Konoha!
"Minato, Kushina, what brings you here? And who else is here? Please come in!" Uchiha Kō's lips curled up, his eyes filled with tenderness. He had raised Minato from a young age, and it could be said that with his strength, he was now second only to him and the Ōtsutsuki Clan. Even if the Uchiha Clan who had awakened the Mangekyou Mangekyo had him, he would be invincible!
"You're all here, why bring gifts!" Uchiha Kō first invited the family in, then chuckled as he accepted the gifts from Minato and Kushina. (Note, brothers, when receiving guests, especially during the New Year, always let them in first before accepting gifts, as a sign of respect.)
Minato patted his son, Naruto Uzumaki Naruto Uzumaki jolted awake and then knelt down before Uchiha Kō with a thud. "Grandmaster, please accept my bow!"
When Naruto Uzumaki learned that his counterpart from another world, in her prime, had stolen Uchiha Kō's Rinnegan, he was shocked. However, upon reflection, he realized that he too would have been tempted to steal the Rinnegan if he had known about it.
After all, their world had too many regrets. On the road to achieving peace, countless ninjas, comrades, his parents, Sasuke's entire clan, the Fourth Shinobi World War Forces, Neji, and many more died.
If he had known that one eye could revive three people a year, he would definitely have taken action. However, after learning that Uchiha Kō and everyone in Konoha had managed to defeat him in his prime, he fell silent.
He was not only speechless at Uchiha Kō's power, but also at his ability to rally the entire village to fight to the death on the battlefield, even though he himself was just a little short.
He also agreed with Uchiha Kō's statement that this era was the era of Uchiha Kō, and that he should just live a peaceful and honest life.
However, this life is different from the last. Hinata still loves him, but Hinata is much more confident than in her previous life, and her brother-in-law Neji has also become much closer to Hinata.
Without the confrontation from their world, presumably due to the Caged Bird Seal, Uchiha Kō also accomplished the feat of completely abolishing the Caged Bird.
What he couldn't do even as the Seventh Hokage, Uchiha Kō accomplished. His initial resentment towards Uchiha Kō turned into recognition and admiration.
He knelt willingly, not because of his status, but primarily because of his parents and his bond with Sasuke. The story doesn't need to be complicated; their relationship is one of life-and-death commitment.
"Get up Naruto." Uchiha Kō was particularly sensitive to people's emotions. He knew that Naruto, or rather, Naruto Uzumaki, was now completely convinced. So, he was one of his own. Since he was one of his own, he should give him a little something.
Then, Uchiha Kō looked at Namikaze Minato: "Minato, Naruto has become Genin too. You should pass on the Chakra extraction technique and the Flying Thunder God Technique that I taught you, as well as the Wind Blade and the Rasengan."
Namikaze Minato's face lit up with joy, and he bowed respectfully. "Yes, Master!" Although he knew many things, they were all Uchiha Kō Biography.
Uchiha Kō played the role of both teacher and father in his life, and it was precisely for this reason that Namikaze Minato would not pass on his Ninjutsu to anyone without Uchiha Kō's permission! Not even his own son.
The fact that Uchiha Kō agreed to let him teach him Ninjutsu today is an immense favor.
Uchiha Kō nodded. The reason he liked Minato was because Minato was a man of principle who valued principles and reputation more than his own life.
Although he wouldn't say anything about Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze Minato Naruto Ninjutsu without his consent, and thought it was normal, according to his observation, Namikaze Minato hadn't privately taught any Ninjutsu to his son over the years.
This gesture warmed Uchiha Kō's heart.
Kushina, holding her son, said happily, "Nero, your master has already promised your father to teach you Ninjutsu, so hurry up and thank your master!"
Naruto Uzumaki was taken aback, then solemnly kowtowed three times to Uchiha Kō. He valued the kindness of being taught and guided, just as the Pervy Sage in his previous life had.
Uchiha Kō lifted him up. "Little Naruto, you must train hard from now on, and in the future, together with your father, contribute your strength to Konoha!"
Naruto Uzumaki nodded. "I will, Master!" His gaze was as firm as a rock! Konoha his bond, and he would give his life for it!
At this moment, Tsunade finished washing the dishes and walked into the living room. Upon seeing Tsunade, Minato and his wife immediately stood up. Minato addressed Tsunade as "Shifu" (Master's Wife), lowered his head, and dared not look directly at her, as was customary.
Kushina smiled and Tsunade, saying, "Tsunade- neechan~" The two have a very good relationship and address each other as sisters.
Tsunade smiled and patted Kushina's red hair, saying helplessly, "You're such a grown woman, and you still have a child here, why are you acting like a little kid!" Although she was complaining on the surface, Tsunade actually liked Kushina's personality.
Kushina pouted. "No matter how old I get, Kushina will always be your little sister!"
Tsunade smiled helplessly, "You little rascal!" Then she released her and looked at Namikaze Minato with a light laugh, "Minato, get up. Don't you know your master isn't very particular about rules?"
"Master's wife, your disciple will always respect you and your master's wife in this way, and will never dare to disobey you. Please forgive me, Master!" Namikaze Minato said.
Uchiha Kō spoke up just in time, "Alright, Minato, get up. Your master's wife was just telling you that we're all family, there's no need to worry about these things. Of course, I'm very pleased that Minato thinks this way. Get up quickly."
Uchiha Kō stood up and helped Namikaze Minato. Namikaze Minato felt a warmth in his heart. He knew that his master and mistress wanted him to relax, but he valued his master-disciple relationship with Uchiha Kō and Tsunade very much, so he couldn't help himself.
Naruto Uzumaki, mimicking his father, bowed to Uchiha Kō and Tsunade: "Grand-disciple greets Grandmaster and Grandmother!"
Tsunade looked at Naruto and helped him up. "Why did you have to learn this from your father? Naruto, I've heard you're a genius, you've completed quite a few missions, and you even have a girlfriend, right?"
Upon hearing this, Naruto Uzumaki blushed. "No! No!" He hadn't even told his parents about this yet, and now his teacher's wife's information was incredibly accurate—how did she know about something like this!
Namikaze Minato was stunned. He looked at Naruto in disbelief and frowned, "You're in a relationship?" But before he could finish speaking, Uzumaki Kushina rolled her eyes, then grabbed Naruto and stared at Namikaze Minato with a pout!
"You didn't have a relationship in your youth! How are you any better than your son!" Uzumaki Kushina snorted, reminding Namikaze Minato that he had also had a relationship in his youth, which immediately shattered his strict fatherly demeanor.
"Kushina, I just..." Namikaze Minato tried to explain, Kushina snorted and then looked at Naruto with a gentle expression, saying, "Naruto, which family's girl are you? How far have things progressed between you two? Is there anything like this..." Uzumaki Kushina extended two thumbs and pressed them together, her face full of smiles.
Naruto blushed. He hadn't expected his mother to be like this; it seemed he hadn't known her enough in his past life. However, with unwavering respect for his mother, he slowly began, "Mom, her name is Hyuga Hinata. She's very gentle and understanding!"
Uzumaki Kushina's eyes lit up! Hyuga Hinata! Isn't this the eldest princess of the Hyuga Clan? Hyuga Hiashi's darling, the apple of the Hyuga Clan's eye. Has her son really gotten together with her? She couldn't help but have some doubts.
Namikaze Minato was stunned. Hyuga Hinata? Isn't that his third junior brother's daughter? My son is dating my junior brother's daughter?
"Are you telling the truth?" Uzumaki Kushina was somewhat skeptical, but then Tsunade spoke up, "It's true, and for some reason, Hinata is interested in your Naruto. They seem to be getting along..."
Just as Tsunade was about to continue speaking, Naruto shouted, "Grandma!" His eyes were pleading, hoping that Grandma wouldn't expose his underwear!
Tsunade smiled and nodded at Naruto when she saw him like this. Naruto breathed a sigh of relief. He was different from his previous life. Since there was no conflict between the Hyuga Main Family, Hyuga Hinata was truly the young lady of the family.
In addition, since her father was a disciple of the Hokage, no one dared to bully her. Later, during a mission, her team worked together with Kurenai Yuhi's team.
Hinata was injured by missing-nin and was about to be stabbed in the chest by a katana when Naruto appeared in front of Hinata using a Body Flicker Technique and grabbed the katana with his hand.
Hinata had her eyes closed, thinking her life was about to end, but instead of the pain she expected, she felt warm drops falling on her face. When she opened her eyes, she saw Naruto Uzumaki standing in front of her, holding a katana in his hands, his face resolute!
"Spicy Immortal Root!" His bleeding right hand quickly gathered Chakra, and he unleashed a blood-red Rasengan, instantly obliterating the missing-nin.
It was at that moment when he saved Hinata's heart that Hyuga Hinata set her sights on Naruto Uzumaki. She looked at Naruto Uzumaki's hand, which was covered in torn flesh, and for the first time, tears streamed down her face. At the same time, her eyes fluttered for the first time.
A beam of white light shot from her pupils, restoring Naruto's hand to its original state. This caused Naruto Uzumaki's pupils to shrink; Hinata had awakened the Tenseigan! But none of that mattered. What mattered was that he was finally loved by Hinata again!