A Guest at Minato's Residence

As evening fell, the setting sun bathed the entire village of Konoha in a layer of crimson glow.

Tokiju and his group were being led by Tsunade toward the current home of Minato and Kushina.

Ever since Kushina and Minato married, she had moved out of the Senju Ancestral Residence and purchased a house of their own in the district near the Hokage Office Building.

Knock, knock, knock!

Following the sound of the knocking, a greeting soon drifted from inside the house: "Coming, coming! Please wait a moment!"

Soon, a red-haired woman dressed in loungewear pushed open the door.

Upon seeing who had opened the door, Tsunade took the lead in greeting her: "Long time no see, Kushina. How have you been lately?"

Hearing this, Kushina immediately responded: "Thanks to you, Tsunade-nee, I've been doing very well lately, though it would be even better if I could leave the village for a trip."

Tsunade's mouth twitched slightly, not knowing how to answer.

As the Nine-Tails jinchuriki of the village, Kushina was certainly not permitted to leave.

Even if Minato agreed, those old fossils in the upper echelons would never allow it.

Not dwelling on this topic, Tsunade pulled Tokiju and the others forward to introduce them one by one.

When Tsunade introduced Uzumaki Miku, Kushina took a step forward and grabbed Miku's hands directly.

"You must be Miku, right? I've heard Minato mention you before. My name is Uzumaki Kushina, and I'm truly so happy to meet you!"

As she spoke, Kushina gave the other girl a big hug.

Ever since Uzumaki Mito passed away, Kushina had always believed that she was the last member of the Uzumaki Clan left in the Ninja World.

Seeing a fellow clansman today—and a girl just like her—made her incredibly excited!

In truth, she didn't know that she still had another clansman currently playing god games in the Land of Rain.

Uzumaki Miku, held in the embrace, felt her face flush; Kushina's enthusiasm made her feel a bit shy.

Having spent several years as a blood bag in Kusagakure, she had long since developed a submissive personality.

Being treated with such warmth so suddenly left her unsure of how to respond, yet the connection of their bloodline made her feel very at ease.

Just then, Minato walked over to break the tension: "Alright, Kushina, let everyone in first. It's not right to keep guests standing at the door."

He had been in the kitchen preparing dinner, but after hearing the knocking and not seeing anyone enter, he had come out to check.

Hearing this, Kushina immediately let go of Miku, tapped her head in embarrassment, and apologized: "I'm so sorry, it's all my fault for getting so excited when I saw a fellow clansman. Everyone, please come in!"

With that, Kushina stepped aside to welcome them into the house.

Once inside, Tsunade immediately gave Tokiju a nudge from behind, signaling him to present his gift.

Seeing this, Tokiju stepped forward and said to Minato: "Lord Fourth, we came in a hurry and didn't manage to prepare any great gifts."

As he spoke, Tokiju took out a scroll, handed it to Minato, and continued: "These are a few sealing techniques I've researched and improved over the years. I hope you don't mind them."

Minato took the scroll and carefully examined the sealing techniques on it, revealing a look of pleasant surprise.

"Tokiju, I appreciate your thoughtfulness. These sealing techniques are very useful. Thank you." Minato said with a smile.

Minato wasn't wrong; these sealing techniques were indeed very useful.

One that deserved special mention was the "Five Senses Loss Technique."

This was an area-of-effect sealing jutsu that would seal the five senses of anyone within its range.

Overall, it was a very powerful interference-type sealing jutsu, and its learning difficulty was definitely above A-rank.

However, the drawbacks of this technique were also quite obvious: it consumed a large amount of chakra, and the caster would also be affected by it.

Of course, if there are drawbacks, they must be solved.

Thus, Tokiju had also developed the corresponding "Reverse Five Senses Loss Technique" to resolve this.

After casting the "Reverse Five Senses Loss Technique" on oneself, one could become directly immune to the effects of the "Five Senses Loss Technique."

Seeing that even Minato was very interested in these sealing techniques, Kushina immediately understood that the ones Tokiju provided were certainly not simple.

She instantly darted in front of Tokiju, reached out to ruffle his hair, and said: "I didn't expect little Tokiju to know sealing techniques too! Let me tell you, I'm quite the expert at sealing techniques. Do you want big sister to teach you?"

Hearing this, Tokiju rolled his eyes silently; based on their birth years, she should be calling him brother.

Although he complained inwardly, on the surface, Tokiju nodded obediently and said with pleasant surprise: "Really? I actually have some questions I'd like to ask Kushina-nee right now."

Hearing him call her big sister, the expression on Kushina's face became even happier, and she quickly said: "Go ahead and ask, big sister will tell you everything she knows."

Seeing his wife chatting enthusiastically with the group, Minato didn't interrupt and returned to the kitchen to continue preparing dinner.

Tsunade sat casually on the sofa, flipping through the television to find an interesting program.

Shizune sat with Uchiha Hikari, telling her about some of the interesting things that happened while traveling with Lady Tsunade over the years, which left Uchiha Hikari feeling very envious.

Meanwhile, Tokiju pulled Kushina and Uzumaki Miku together to discuss the innate skills of the Uzumaki Clan.

Tokiju snapped his fingers, and three pale golden chains flew out from behind him, circling the room once.

Seeing this, Kushina was filled with shock and quickly exclaimed: "Eh! Little Tokiju, I didn't expect you to have awakened the Adamantine Sealing Chains!"

It is no wonder the other party was so shocked; one must realize that even Tsunade, who is currently at the peak of her strength, has yet to master the Adamantine Sealing Chains.

Yet, Tokiju, a younger brother still only six years old, had already awakened them, which filled Kushina with profound curiosity.

Hearing Kushina's words, Tokiju laughed heartily and said, "Haha, perhaps it is because I inherited more of the bloodline from Grandma Mito."

After brushing it off with a laugh, Tokiju turned serious and asked Kushina, "Sister Kushina, I can only manifest three chains at most right now, and their range of coverage is quite limited. Do you know the reason for this?"

Hearing Tokiju's question, Kushina also became serious.

She first sensed the condition of Tokiju's body, then smiled and said, "Don't worry, the reason you cannot manifest more chains is simply because your body is still too small and your chakra reserves are insufficient. Once your body matures, these issues will resolve themselves."

Upon hearing this, Tokiju nodded and thanked her, "I understand, thank you, Sister Kushina."

Having said that, Tokiju pulled Uzumaki Miku over and continued to ask, "Then what about Sister Miku? Her chakra reserves are clearly vast, yet for some reason, she is unable to use the Adamantine Sealing Chains."

In truth, this was what Tokiju really wanted to ask; after all, he understood his own body, and the primary issue was simply his young age.

But Uzumaki Miku was different, as she was a member of the Uzumaki Clan who had already awakened Physical Healing.

Logically speaking, even among the Uzumaki Clan, her vitality and chakra reserves should belong to the top tier.

Furthermore, her daughter Karin could use Physical Healing, the Adamantine Sealing Chains, and the Mind's Eye of the Kagura.

Yet she, the mother, only knew Physical Healing, which left Tokiju feeling very confused, so he wanted to ask about it.

It couldn't possibly be because of long-term physical depletion, could it?