After stretching a little, Kushina walked over to Naruto and swept him into a hug.
"Naruto, I can finally hold you for real!"
"Mom... didn't you hug me all the time in the Sealing Space...?"
Naruto sounded rather exasperated.
"How is that the same? I've really come back to life!" Kushina clenched her fists as she continued, "Naruto, you'll get to taste my real cooking in a bit!"
"Sure!"
Naruto didn't refuse, mainly because he knew Kushina had spent all this time practicing her cooking in the Sealing Space! She had even studied all sorts of cuisines!
Just then, Kushina Uzumaki spoke as though she had suddenly remembered something.
"Oh... right! Invite Mikoto and Fugaku over to eat with us too!"
Hearing that, Naruto and Minato Namikaze knew Kushina Uzumaki still remembered the previous cooking incident.
"Sure... Mikoto will be thrilled to see you!"
Minato Namikaze said with a smile.
Looking at his son and wife, Minato Namikaze felt utterly content.
Seeing this, Sasori and Orochimaru decided not to linger.
Sasori used the Teleportation Device to return to the Base, while Orochimaru collected the rogue ninja's corpse from the ground and returned to his laboratory.
Orochimaru actually wanted to ask about Kushina Uzumaki's condition and discuss reviving his student Nawaki while he was at it...
But... considering that Naruto's family of three had only just reunited, he decided not to spoil the mood!
After Orochimaru and Sasori left, Minato Namikaze told Naruto, "Naruto, we won't be living here anymore. I've built a house in the Konoha New District. Move your things over to our new home there!"
"Okay!" Naruto answered, then added, "Let's leave the warehouse underneath this place alone! The assembly line producing Virtual Headsets is still running!"
No sooner had Naruto finished speaking than he felt one