Yakiniku Q
The restaurant already had plenty of customers. The tempting aroma of sizzling fat filled the air, griddles hissed, and lively chatter gave the place a bustling, down-to-earth energy.
At a large table by the window, Shikamaru Nara, Choji Akimichi, Kiba Inuzuka, Shino Aburame, and other young ninja from Konoha had already gathered.
When Shikamaru and the others saw Kushina, they paused in surprise, then rose to greet her.
Kushina waved them off with a cheerful smile. "Oh, don't be so formal! Eat, have fun. Having an auntie like me around will only make you uncomfortable."
Boruto studied the group.
Uncle Shikamaru, Uncle Choji, Uncle Kiba, Mr. Shino, Uncle Lee, and Aunt Tenten, all when they were young.
And were those... Uncle Neji and Mr. Sasuke?
Shikamaru and the others also looked at the boy who bore some resemblance to Naruto.
Who was he?
He looked so much like Naruto.
"Boruto, let's sit over there."
As she spoke, she briskly pulled Boruto away without giving him a chance to object. Clearly, she did not want her presence as an elder to make the young people at Shikamaru's table feel constrained.
"Boruto?"
Shikamaru, Choji, Kiba, and Shino naturally followed Kushina's movements with their eyes, their gazes settling on the blond boy she was pulling away.
Although Aunt Kushina had not specifically introduced him, this boy named Boruto...
After the girls sat down, Kiba could not help asking where Boruto and Uchiha Hikari, who had come in with them, had come from.
"Boruto is a relative of Naruto's."
Ino hurried to explain. "We don't really know much either, but apparently he wasn't living in Konoha before."
Better not tell them that Boruto was the son of Naruto from another world.
After all, they still did not know who Boruto's mother was.