Chapter Summaries

Uzumaki Chenhao reflected on reaching Kage Level and decided to focus on stabilizing his strength while waiting for the world to change. He watched Naruto Uzumaki in the courtyard and later encouraged Kushina Uzumaki to rest after she finished cleaning the kitchen.

• Uzumaki Chenhao considered how Kage Level was common beyond Konoha and how much he still had to learn about the outside world.
• Uzumaki Chenhao decided to consolidate his current strength rather than rush toward greater power.
• Uzumaki Chenhao watched Naruto Uzumaki and thought about how he had changed Naruto’s life by ensuring he was not alone.
• Kushina Uzumaki finished tidying the kitchen, sat beside Uzumaki Chenhao, and said she was exhausted.
• Uzumaki Chenhao told Kushina Uzumaki to rest and praised the food she had prepared.

After completing an easy mission, Uzumaki Chenhao told Kushina Uzumaki that he felt stronger and more grown up. He planned to visit Muzi after lunch and celebrate the mission with his teammates that evening.

• Kushina Uzumaki asked Uzumaki Chenhao how the mission had gone, and he said it felt easy and showed how much his strength had improved.
• Kushina Uzumaki praised Uzumaki Chenhao for growing up, and he reflected that he now planned carefully and handled things with a clear head.
• Uzumaki Chenhao told Kushina Uzumaki that he would visit Muzi after lunch and attend a team gathering that evening.
• Kushina Uzumaki encouraged him to enjoy the celebration and joked that she had once worried about him being lonely.
• Uzumaki Chenhao reassured Kushina Uzumaki that he had many friends and valued how much easier things were with their support.

Uzumaki Chenhao told Kushina Uzumaki that friendship had become deeply important to him and declared his resolve to follow his Nindo and become the strongest. Kushina encouraged him to rest and spend time with Muzi after lunch, while Chenhao blushed at her teasing about Muzi's feelings.

• Uzumaki Chenhao told Kushina Uzumaki that his friends were his most important companions.
• Kushina Uzumaki praised Chenhao's maturity and impressive resolve.
• Uzumaki Chenhao declared that he had found his Nindo and would work toward becoming the strongest person.
• Kushina Uzumaki suggested Chenhao rest and talk with Muzi after lunch, saying Muzi liked him.
• Uzumaki Chenhao blushed and told Kushina Uzumaki that he and Muzi were still children and he knew his limits.

Uzumaki Chenhao spent the morning chatting with Kushina Uzumaki and thinking about Chun Muzi and the need to improve his strength. Kushina prepared lunch, and Chenhao, Naruto Uzumaki, and Minato Namikaze joined her to eat.

• Uzumaki Chenhao and Kushina Uzumaki chatted in the living room until nearly noon.
• Kushina Uzumaki went to the kitchen to prepare lunch while Uzumaki Chenhao thought about visiting Chun Muzi and their feelings for each other.
• Uzumaki Chenhao decided that improving his strength mattered more than rushing into a relationship while they were still young.
• Uzumaki Chenhao waited on the sofa for another hour as Naruto Uzumaki fell asleep and Kushina Uzumaki finished cooking.
• Uzumaki Chenhao, Kushina Uzumaki, Naruto Uzumaki, and Minato Namikaze sat down and ate lunch.

After lunch with Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, Uzumaki Chenhao went to visit Chun Muzi. Chun Muzi welcomed him happily, and they prepared to spend the afternoon together.

• Uzumaki Chenhao praised Kushina Uzumaki's cooking as he ate lunch with her and Minato Namikaze.
• Uzumaki Chenhao told Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki that he was going to visit Muzi and would not return for dinner.
• Uzumaki Chenhao left home and hurried to Chun Muzi's house.
• Uzumaki Chenhao found Chun Muzi sitting in her courtyard and knocked on her gate.
• Chun Muzi opened the gate, said she had been thinking about Uzumaki Chenhao, and welcomed him inside.

Uzumaki Chenhao visited Chun Muzi, and they spent the afternoon talking at her home after completing their mission. They discussed what they had learned and waited for the captain to share where they would have dinner.

• Chun Muzi welcomed Uzumaki Chenhao into her home and invited him to sit with her.
• Uzumaki Chenhao and Chun Muzi talked about their dinner plans, but neither knew where the captain would take them.
• Chun Muzi said the mission had taught her a lot, and Uzumaki Chenhao agreed that their difficult training and powerful enemies had made it a memorable experience.
• Uzumaki Chenhao remarked that the morning had passed quickly while he chatted with Aunt Kushina.

Uzumaki Chenhao and Chun Muzi spent time talking at home and discussed the coming winter and Chun Muzi's future. Chun Muzi had no long-term plans yet and intended to continue developing in the Anbu for now.

• Chun Muzi told Uzumaki Chenhao that her mother had stayed home with her that morning before going to work, leaving Chun Muzi alone at home.
• Uzumaki Chenhao told Chun Muzi she could come find him whenever her parents were busy.
• Uzumaki Chenhao and Chun Muzi talked about how quickly time passed and how cold the coming winter might be.
• Chun Muzi told Uzumaki Chenhao that his first winter since making friends would be special.
• Uzumaki Chenhao asked Chun Muzi about her future plans, and she said she wanted to keep developing in the Anbu for now.

Uzumaki Chenhao and Chun Muzi discussed their futures in the Anbu and their hopes of exploring the world. Uzumaki Chenhao offered to train Chun Muzi, and she agreed to work hard so they could travel together someday.

• Uzumaki Chenhao said he planned to leave the Anbu when his strength outgrew its missions.
• Chun Muzi said she would stay in the Anbu for now but also hoped to see the world someday.
• Uzumaki Chenhao told Chun Muzi he planned to travel beyond the village after leaving the Second Division.
• Chun Muzi suggested they might travel together, and Uzumaki Chenhao offered to teach her how to grow stronger starting the next day.
• Chun Muzi happily agreed to train hard so they could explore the world together.

Uzumaki Chenhao and Chun Muzi stayed in the village to learn about the outside world before leaving Anbu, then spent time talking in the winter sun. Chun Muzi said she wanted to grow up quickly, leaving Uzumaki Chenhao puzzling over what she meant and Chun Muzi confused by his reaction.

• Uzumaki Chenhao told Chun Muzi they should remain in Anbu for a while and learn about the outside world before leaving.
• Uzumaki Chenhao and Chun Muzi went into the courtyard and enjoyed the sunlight, chatting about winter and their hopes to grow up.
• Chun Muzi said she wanted to grow up quickly so she could do things she could not do now.
• Uzumaki Chenhao wondered what Chun Muzi meant, shook his head, and left Chun Muzi confused.

Uzumaki Chenhao and Chun Muzi worried that they still did not know where they would eat dinner. Uzuki Yugao found them and told them the team would eat at a recommended BBQ Restaurant.

• Uzumaki Chenhao and Chun Muzi talked about how they would understand and do more as they grew up.
• Uzumaki Chenhao and Chun Muzi worried that they had not yet chosen a place for dinner.
• Uzuki Yugao found Uzumaki Chenhao and Chun Muzi after searching for them.
• Uzuki Yugao told them that she and the captain had found a BBQ Restaurant for dinner.
• Uzumaki Chenhao and Chun Muzi happily agreed to the dinner plan.

Uzuki Yugao found Uzumaki Chenhao and Chun Muzi to tell them where the group would have dinner. After she left, the two relaxed at home and waited for the evening meal.

• Uzuki Yugao told Uzumaki Chenhao and Chun Muzi that she had found a restaurant for dinner and invited them to meet the group there.
• Uzuki Yugao went home to shower and change before waiting for them at the restaurant.
• Uzumaki Chenhao and Chun Muzi agreed to rest until it was time to leave for dinner.
• Chun Muzi rubbed her stomach and said she was hungry, while Uzumaki Chenhao looked up at the sky and said he felt at ease.

Chun Muzi and Uzumaki Chenhao talked about what she would wear for their outing that night, and she went to freshen up. Uzumaki Chenhao waited while thinking about their upcoming studies away from home and the barbecue restaurant.

• Chun Muzi asked what she should wear that night, and Uzumaki Chenhao told her she would look beautiful in anything.
• Chun Muzi said she would dress up properly and went to the bathroom to wash her face and fix her hair.
• Uzumaki Chenhao reflected on how quickly their departure to study away from home was approaching.
• Uzumaki Chenhao wondered whether Sister Xi Yan's chosen barbecue restaurant would serve good food.

Uzumaki Chenhao waited for Chun Muzi and reflected on his loneliness in his former life and his new chance to live without regrets. He resolved to make the most of his life in this world.

• Uzumaki Chenhao wandered around the courtyard while Chun Muzi was in the restroom getting ready.
• Uzumaki Chenhao imagined how Chun Muzi might dress and thought about how much he enjoyed spending time with friends.
• Uzumaki Chenhao recalled that he had never had a girlfriend in his previous life and regretted how shy he had been around girls.
• Uzumaki Chenhao decided to live well in this world and make up for the regrets he had before.

Chun Muzi let her hair down after washing up, and Uzumaki Chenhao praised her appearance before asking her to keep that look just for him. She agreed and told him she had always liked him, leaving him stunned.

• Chun Muzi finished washing up, fixed her hair, and came to sit beside Uzumaki Chenhao.
• Uzumaki Chenhao praised Chun Muzi's appearance with her hair down and asked her to show it only to him.
• Chun Muzi agreed to keep her hair tied up outside and said she liked his possessiveness.
• Uzumaki Chenhao thanked Chun Muzi and called her the most important person in his life.
• Chun Muzi told Uzumaki Chenhao she had always liked him and thought he was extraordinary, leaving him stunned.

Uzumaki Chenhao and Chun Muzi discussed her outfit for their dinner, and Chun Muzi went to choose clothes from her overflowing wardrobe. The chapter ended with her still unsure what to wear while Uzumaki Chenhao waited and then returned indoors.

• Uzumaki Chenhao asked Chun Muzi what she planned to wear to the dinner, and she said she would dress up beautifully.
• Uzumaki Chenhao reassured Chun Muzi that she would look beautiful in anything.
• Chun Muzi went to her bedroom to choose an outfit while Uzumaki Chenhao stayed in the courtyard.
• Chun Muzi worried over her large wardrobe but could not decide what to wear.
• Uzumaki Chenhao eventually returned to the room, sat on the sofa, and drank some water.

Uzumaki Chenhao watched Chun Muzi change through a crack in her bedroom door, struggling with guilt and curiosity. Chun Muzi finished changing and came out in a sporty outfit.

• Uzumaki Chenhao noticed that Chun Muzi's bedroom door was partly open and debated whether to look.
• Chun Muzi chose an outfit and began changing, unaware that Uzumaki Chenhao was watching through the crack.
• Uzumaki Chenhao peeked at Chun Muzi changing, then turned away, blushing and feeling guilty.
• Chun Muzi finished changing and came out wearing a sporty outfit with short shorts and leggings.

Chun Muzi asked Uzumaki Chenhao whether her outfit looked good, and the two planned to go out for dinner together. Chun Muzi brought snacks for them to eat at home while they waited to leave.

• Chun Muzi came out of the bedroom in her outfit and asked Uzumaki Chenhao how she looked.
• Uzumaki Chenhao praised Chun Muzi’s appearance while blushing, and Chun Muzi realized he had seen her bedroom door open.
• Chun Muzi sat beside Uzumaki Chenhao, and he told her he preferred her hair down when she was with him.
• Chun Muzi suggested they eat something at home before going out for dinner, and Uzumaki Chenhao agreed.
• Chun Muzi found snacks in the Living Room and brought them over to Uzumaki Chenhao.

Uzumaki Chenhao and Chun Muzi ate snacks before leaving for dinner with their teammates. They set off from Chun Muzi's home just after six in the evening.

• Uzumaki Chenhao suggested that he and Chun Muzi eat snacks before leaving.
• Chun Muzi said the snacks were all she had stored at home and planned to ask her mother to buy more.
• Uzumaki Chenhao checked the time and suggested they set off so they could eat when they arrived.
• Chun Muzi noticed it was already past six and said she was happy to spend the evening with their teammates.
• Uzumaki Chenhao and Chun Muzi cleaned up the snack trash, locked Chun Muzi's gate, and walked down the street together.

Uzumaki Chenhao and Chun Muzi walked to a large BBQ Restaurant, chatting about the meal and the cold weather. They arrived at the entrance and prepared to go inside to meet the captain and the others.

• Chun Muzi said her outfit and Leggings Artifact kept her comfortable, though she might get cold at night, and Uzumaki Chenhao offered to lend her his clothes.
• Uzumaki Chenhao said the restaurant was a little over ten minutes away, and he and Chun Muzi continued along the main road together.
• Chun Muzi remarked that the popular restaurant required reservations, while Uzumaki Chenhao said they could judge the food for themselves.
• Uzumaki Chenhao and Chun Muzi arrived at the enormous BBQ Restaurant and admired its large sign.
• Chun Muzi urged Uzumaki Chenhao to go inside and find the captain and the others so they could eat.

Uzumaki Chenhao and Chun Muzi arrived late at a luxurious restaurant where Kakashi and their companions were waiting. They apologized and joined the group just as the food was about to be served.

• Uzumaki Chenhao and Chun Muzi entered the restaurant and noticed its extensive menu and attentive service.
• Uzumaki Chenhao and Chun Muzi followed a server to the private room where Kakashi and the others waited.
• Uzuki Yugao welcomed them and said the dishes would soon be served.
• Uzumaki Chenhao and Chun Muzi apologized for keeping everyone waiting, then sat beside Uzuki Yugao.
• Kakashi welcomed them to the group's first gathering since their mission, while Yamato offered everyone drinks.