A Less Than Wonderful Birthday

Minato's head bobbed with the shaking, but he could not hide the smile at the corners of his mouth.

Ye leaned against the living room wall. The moment he heard the words "Himawari's birthday," the plot in his mind immediately clicked into place.

Today happened to be that classic scene from Boruto.

Naruto was busy handling the Hokage's work and only sent a Shadow Clone home carrying the cake. The clone dispersed the moment it reached the dining table, and the cake crashed to the floor with it.

Damn it, that awful plot was about to happen again.

Realizing this, Ye quickly looked up and called out to Sakura, who was about to head out.

"Sakura, don't bother with it. No need to make a wasted trip."

"Let's all go to Naruto's place for dinner tonight. We can buy some gifts and ingredients on the way, and celebrate Himawari's birthday while we're at it."

Sakura held her wallet as she stopped in the entryway, then turned back to look at Sasuke.

"But... if all of us suddenly show up, won't we disturb them?"

Sasuke glanced at Ye, already guessing that this guy probably knew some inside details again.

He weighed his words before taking over the conversation.

"Let's do as he says. It's Himawari's birthday. We should go see her."

Sakura had no choice but to put away her wallet. She returned to the kitchen, turned off the stove, put two eggs back into the refrigerator, and picked up the shopping list from the table.

"Then let's go. We'll buy gifts in the village center first, then head to Naruto's place."

The group left carrying their gifts and hurried toward Naruto's home along streets lit by neon signs.

Sasuke lagged behind at the very end and locked the front door