Yūto put down his chopsticks and said to Naruto, "Naruto, I need to step out for a bit."
Naruto immediately looked up at that and asked curiously, "Huh? Are you going to see Dad, mister?"
Yūto nodded. "Yes, your dad asked to see me."
"Oh, okay!" Little Naruto immediately puffed out his chest, looking very grown-up, and waved his little hand. "Go on, go on! Don't worry about me, Uncle Yūto. I'll eat ramen with Tsukimi!"
Yūto couldn't help chuckling at the little fellow's attempt to act mature.
He turned to Tsukimi, who sat beside him. "Tsukimi, I'll leave this little rascal to you."
Tsukimi smiled gently and stroked Naruto's little head, then nodded at Yūto. "Of course. Go take care of your work. I'm here, and I'll look after Naruto."
Yūto then stood and left the Ichiraku Ramen stand with the Body Flicker Technique.
At the Hokage's Office, Yūto knocked on the door.
"Come in."
Yūto pushed the door open and entered.
Minato Namikaze looked up with his signature smile. "Yūto, you're here."
Three years later, Minato's features had lost some of the greenness of his early days in office, replaced by a steadiness and efficiency honed by experience. He had become an exceptionally mature, dependable Hokage who kept the village's affairs in excellent order.
"What did you need me for?"
Yūto approached and settled naturally into the chair before the desk, getting straight to the point.
Rather than answering directly, Minato rose and walked to the window. Only after looking out over Konoha's current scenery did he speak. "Yūto, it's been three years since the Third Shinobi World War ended. What do you think of Konoha's situation now?"
Almost without thinking, Yūto answered with certainty, "It's fully recovered, and it's even better off than before the war."
"Yes."