Reunion

Fei Shi was dumbfounded. Had this brat Naruto finally figured it out? The student surpassing the master—Minato Namikaze started flirting at eight, but Naruto was only four?

Then, a look of delight appeared on his face. This was a good thing!

"What are you so happy about! Take this brat and get lost! My daughter is only four years old; what is the meaning of him dragging her all over the place? Huh!"

So that was it. I thought they were cuddling or kissing. Tch! Boring!

"It's fine, it's fine. You should be well aware of this kid's status, right? Do you think his status isn't good enough for little Hinata?"

Hiashi Hyuga said in a deep voice, "I know, but she is the heir to the main branch. Do you think this kid would marry into our family?"

That's it? Just that?

"This is a specialty from Great Chu. Good stuff; everyone who uses it says it's great. With this, you can have a few more."

Hiashi Hyuga: "..."

You are truly a dog!

"Don't worry about children's affairs. Give her enough freedom, and she will give you a satisfactory answer."

Hiashi Hyuga fell silent.

He felt that what Fei Shi said made sense, but in the face of family rules, he couldn't just indulge his daughter.

"Didn't I say it before? I will make sure Hinata possesses those eyes."

"Is that true?!"

Hiashi Hyuga had clearly felt the power of the Tenseigan. If his daughter could also possess such eyes, he would even let her rewrite the family rules.

"Hahahaha, when have I ever failed to deliver on my word?"

"Fine! But that kid..."

"You will understand in the future just how outstanding he will be. If you lose him, you will definitely regret it until your guts turn green."

Hiashi Hyuga fell into silence again, seemingly making some kind of decision.

"Fine!"

Hiashi Hyuga gritted his teeth.

"I know you wouldn't joke about major matters, so let's pick a date and get them engaged."

"What! Engaged?!"

"This... isn't it a bit too early?"

Fei Shi hadn't expected Hiashi Hyuga to go all out and hand Hinata over to Naruto directly.

"It's fine, it's just an engagement. Even if he doesn't have parents now, he has you as his guardian."

Alright then.

"Naruto! Let's go! We have guests at home!"

"Big Brother Fei Shi, who is here?"

On the way, Naruto asked Fei Shi what kind of guest would make Big Brother Fei Shi come to get him personally.

"You'll know when you see them."

"Oh."

Who could it be?

Third Hokage? No, Big Brother Fei Shi didn't really welcome him because he said that every time Third Hokage came, he would extort him.

It couldn't possibly be him with this kind of setup.

Who is it?

"I've brought Naruto back. Come out and see him."

"Naruto!"

A voice full of surprise rang out, and Naruto saw a red-haired woman rushing toward him. Upon seeing her, he felt an inexplicable joy in his heart—a joy so intense he wanted to cry.

Before Naruto could react, the woman pulled him into her embrace.

"Naruto, wuwuwu, my child, I've finally seen you, wuwuwu."

Crack!

These words struck Naruto's heart like a bolt of lightning.

My... child?

Is it... me?

That 'child'... is it me?

Is she my mother? Is she my mother?

"Are you... Mom? Is it Mom?"

"Yes, child, it's me. It's me, my child. We will never be separated again, wuwuwu."

"Mom! Wuwuwu, where did you go? The Third Hokage said you went to a very far place. He said you wouldn't be back for a long time... I, I have been waiting for you to come back..."

"I heard other people say that going to a far place means being dead, not in this world anymore. I thought, I thought..."

Naruto cried his heart out, pouring out all the fantasies he had held about them over the years.

"Naruto, don't cry. You are a man. Whether in the future or now, you must not cry, do you understand?"

Minato Namikaze stepped forward to comfort Naruto.

"You are... Dad!"

Naruto said with great certainty.

With the same blue eyes and yellow hair as his own, it had to be his father.

He looked at Minato Namikaze with expectant eyes, and Minato Namikaze nodded in return.

"Be strong, Naruto."

As a father, he didn't know how to coddle Naruto; he could only encourage him to be strong.

"Mm."

Tears shimmered in Naruto's eyes, but the smile on his face was exceptionally brilliant.

He finally had parents, too.

Seeing other children holding their parents' hands while walking down the street, he had always been envious. He, too, had hoped to play with his parents and wanted them by his side.

Even if his parents were to hit him or call him naughty and a headache, he would have been willing. His parents were what he craved most, regardless of whether it was love or scolding.

Because he had never seen his parents, and the fatherly and motherly love he lacked was something Fei Shi could not provide him.

His parents' return satisfied his longing; from now on, he was someone with parents as well.

Hinata and Sasuke watched Naruto crying tears of joy from the side. Hinata was happy too, wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes.

As for Sasuke, he maintained a cold, indifferent expression, but the slight curve of his lips betrayed him.

As a rival (and friend) who fought every time they met, how could he not be happy for Naruto?

It was just that if he showed it, his past image would be ruined, and he would definitely be mocked by Naruto later.

"Minato, come here for a moment."

Minato reluctantly tore his gaze away from Naruto and followed Fei Shi into the room next door.

"What is it, Fei Shi? Is there something important?"

He was deeply grateful to the person who had taken care of Naruto and resurrected him and his wife. No matter what kind of help was needed, he would not refuse.

Because this immense favor of reuniting his family was something he could never repay; he could only spend his whole life trying.

"There is something I need your help with—both you and your wife."

Seeing Fei Shi's serious expression, Minato Namikaze made up his mind; even if it were a mission with a nine-in-ten chance of death, he would help.

"Please, tell me."

He showed great respect to his benefactor, even though Fei Shi was much younger than him.

"Take a look at this book. After I purge the Uchiha, I plan to send them to my base to do this. Once they understand this knowledge and put it into action, I don't think the Uchiha clan will be as arrogant and paranoid as they were before."

Minato Namikaze took the book and began to read carefully. At first, he was shocked, but he was quickly drawn into the content.

He was a young man, and compared to the older generation, his ability to accept new ideas was stronger.

Seeing these contents, which were shocking to the world in this era, he first thought Fei Shi was crazy, and then he thought it was magnificent.

Even when he became Hokage and governed Konoha, he had only ensured the safety of its people. But the content in the book told him that his previous perspective had been too narrow.

He had only considered Konoha, while Fei Shi had long since set his sights on the entire Ninja World.

"Very good, truly very good. But once your theory is implemented, it will be opposed and suppressed. It will cause great harm to the rule of the nobles and the Daimyo. If you use force to resolve it, the result is self-evident; such ideas will be dismissed as nothing more than a pipe dream, and you will be seen as merely wanting to rule the Ninja World yourself."

Minato Namikaze praised it incessantly, while simultaneously pointing out the obstacles Fei Shi would face.