At Uchiha Fugaku's home.
After finishing his conversation with Uchiha Fugaku, Naruto prepared to leave.
But before he could reach the door, Uchiha Mikoto stopped him.
"Little Naruto, why don't you stay for dinner?"
Uchiha Itachi was rather surprised by Uchiha Mikoto's words.
Although Uchiha Mikoto was usually gentle and considerate, this was the first time she had invited someone she had just met to dinner without asking Uchiha Fugaku's opinion at all!
Uchiha Itachi felt that his mother was being a little too kind to Naruto, considering this was their first meeting.
Although Uchiha Itachi had no idea why, Uchiha Fugaku could tell what his wife was thinking.
It was simply because of the Fourth and his wife.
In fact, Uchiha Fugaku had a favorable impression of the couple as well.
Even before Minato Namikaze took office, he had already begun building good relations with the Uchiha.
If the Fourth hadn't died sealing the Nine-Tails, the conflict between the Uchiha and Konoha High Command probably wouldn't have reached this point!
When Uchiha Mikoto invited him to dinner, Naruto didn't accept right away. Instead, he glanced at the head of the household, Uchiha Fugaku.
Seeing this, Fugaku nodded. "It's getting late. Stay for dinner!"
With that, Uchiha Fugaku returned to his room without looking back.
Once Uchiha Fugaku agreed, Uchiha Mikoto smiled sweetly, then turned to Shisui Uchiha. "Shisui, you should stay too!"
"Sure!" Shisui nodded, making no attempt to refuse.
Inside the Sealing Space.
Kushina, who was writing scripts for the Third and Danzo with pen and paper, smiled when she heard Mikoto invite her son to dinner.
"I wonder how Mikoto's cooking is these days!"
Hearing his wife mutter to herself, Minato Namikaze smiled. "Kushina, don't forget that Mikoto was the one who taught you to