Since he had been reincarnated into the original Naruto Uzumaki's body before birth, he still felt a great deal of affection for this mother of his.
"Magic tricks?"
"Can you show me one?"
Kushina Uzumaki's eyes lit up at Naruto Uzumaki's words.
"Kushina, that's rude."
Uchiha Mikoto reminded her.
"It's fine."
"If I can surprise the audience and make them happy, I'll be happy too."
Naruto Uzumaki smiled.
Then,
He performed a few close-up magic tricks right there on the table.
Those tricks would have been difficult for an ordinary person, but they were simple for someone with his abilities.
"Wow!"
"That's amazing!"
Kushina Uzumaki kept clapping as she watched Naruto Uzumaki perform.
Raised from childhood to be a Jinchūriki, she had rarely had the chance to enjoy entertainment like this.
So,
Just a few simple magic tricks were enough to delight Kushina Uzumaki.
"Handsome and talented..."
"Mikoto, don't tell me you two are...?"
Kushina Uzumaki's gaze darted between Uchiha Mikoto and Naruto Uzumaki.
She knew her best friend all too well.
Mikoto had never had a male friend in her life.
This was the first time she had gone out alone with a man for dessert.
There had to be something going on.
"Kushina!"
Uchiha Mikoto flushed at her friend's teasing.
The man himself was right there.
Couldn't Kushina save it for later?
"Let me say this now: if it's Naruto, I have no objections."
"You have my blessing."
Kushina Uzumaki thumped her chest.
Though they had only just met, she felt a strange closeness to the man named Naruto.
If Mikoto and Naruto got together, she would support them wholeheartedly.
"Kushina, stop talking nonsense."
Uchiha Mikoto shot Kushina Uzumaki a fierce glare.
What had gotten into Kushina today?
She was usually so wary of men who approached Mikoto.