White clouds drift lazily by, and the sky above the fallen Konoha is exceptionally clear after the rain.
Mito Uzumaki stood in the antique courtyard, looking at the three huge head statues on the distant cliff, and sighed softly.
As people get older, they often feel exceptionally lonely. There used to be a little red-haired girl who would chatter away from time to time, but now Tsunade and Kushina Uzumaki have both gone to another world, and the whole courtyard seems empty and desolate.
A maidservant stepped forward, bowed to Mito Uzumaki, and said, " Lady Mito, the food has gotten cold. Shall I reheat it for you?"
Mito Uzumaki shook her head. "No need, take it away."
"But Lady Mito, you haven't had breakfast either."
Mito Uzumaki waved her hand to stop the maid from speaking, and looked again at the statue of Hashirama Senju on the distant cliff.
Suddenly, she sensed several familiar Chakra signals.
Mito Uzumaki smiled, like a spring flower in full bloom.
"Prepare another meal; we have guests."
Seeing the smile on Mito Uzumaki's face, the maid couldn't help but feel happy too. Without asking how much food was needed, she hurriedly went to prepare it.
" Grandma Mito." A young girl's voice came from the courtyard on the other side.
A red-haired girl opened the courtyard gate and rushed into Mito Uzumaki's arms.
Mito opened his arms and embraced the girl, gently stroking her hair.
" Grandma Mito, I missed you so much!" Kushina Uzumaki looked up at the person in front of her and couldn't help but hug her even tighter.
"Okay, okay, you're really hurting my back." Mito Uzumaki said, but she didn't let go of the girl in her arms.
Several more people entered through the courtyard gate.
Tsunade waved her arms and shouted to Mito Uzumaki, "Grandma, I'm now the Gambling Sage of the Shinobi World!"
After saying that, Teuchi the seal on her forehead, and Senjutsu Chakra surged into her body. Her skin emitted a faint white glow, and a strand of black hair quietly appeared on her Tsunade.
Mito Uzumaki waved to Tsunade, and when Tsunade came over, she pulled her into her arms.
"Good, my Tsunade, you've mastered Sage Mode."
Tsunade somewhat smug, and a girlish shyness even appeared on her face.
This kind of expression is rarely seen on Tsunade's face; she probably only shows it when facing Mito Uzumaki.
Shinsei was speechless as he watched Tsunade showing off. Strictly speaking, Tsunade hadn't mastered Sage Mode; she couldn't absorb Natural Energy on her own.
Now, it's simply a matter of Shinsei absorbing Natural Energy, transferring it to Tsunade, then synthesizing it into Senjutsu Chakra, and storing it through the Yin-Yang Seal.
However, Teuchi the Yin-Yang Seal once squandered the fruits of her labor over ten days.
Along with Shinsei, Tsunade, Kushina Uzumaki, Kakashi, and Gaara also came to this world this time.
In this world, the Akatsuki does not yet exist. Although Madara Uchiha is still alive, he is merely clinging to life in some corner of the world.
With a powerful figure like Mito Uzumaki around, no one can threaten Gaara's safety.
Looking at the two unfamiliar people, Mito Uzumaki asked Kakashi with a puzzled expression, "Are you Kakashi Hatake?"
Kakashi straightened up and bowed to Mito Uzumaki: "Yes, I am Kakashi Hatake. Lady Mito, you know my name?"
Mito Uzumaki laughed heartily, "I've heard Shinsei and Naruto mention you; you look somewhat like your father."
Kakashi scratched his head, squinted his eyes, and smiled, saying, "Is that so? Naruto and the others must have said a lot of bad things about me."
Mito Uzumaki smiled without saying a word. When Naruto talked about Kakashi, he naturally didn't have anything nice to say, mostly about how the teacher was always late, liked Jiraiya's comic books, and was always Fudo Chakra.
Kakashi was also visiting this world for the first time, and he never expected to be able to see the legendary first Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Hashirama Senju's wife. He was in a daze for a moment.
"Didn't Minato come?" Mito Uzumaki asked curiously.
Shinsei explained, " Minato has some missions in another world and can't leave for the time being."
Kushina Uzumaki seized the opportunity to complain to Mito Uzumaki, "It's all that Shinsei's fault! He said Minato needed to protect another Konoha and wouldn't let him come!"
Mito looked down at the girl in her arms and couldn't help but tease, "Are you two already this close? Tell Grandma, how far have you gotten?"
These words made Kushina Uzumaki's face turn as red as Tomato, and she stammered, unable to utter a complete sentence.
Gaara looked at the red-haired woman before him and suddenly sensed something unusual about the One-Tail Chakra within the seal.
Mito Uzumaki immediately sensed Gaara's unusual Chakra aura. Looking at Gaara, she smiled and asked, "Won't anyone introduce this handsome young man to me?"
Kushina Uzumaki raised her arm, like a child answering a teacher's question, "Grandma, I know, he's the One-Tail Jinchuriki from Sunagakure."
Mito Uzumaki smiled and nodded at Gaara, then beckoned the others into the room.
A maid brought tea, Mito noticed Kakashi fidgeting, looking anxious but too embarrassed to speak.
" Kakashi, go. Go and see him. I'm sure your father will be very happy to see you."
Kakashi stood up and bowed to Mito Uzumaki: "Excuse me, Lady Mito, I do have some questions I'd like to ask the father of this world."
Mito Uzumaki nodded and said with a smile, "It's alright, child. Konoha in this world is also your home."
Kakashi bid farewell to everyone and left the room.
Konoha in this world is still the same as Kakashi remembers it. Many of the pedestrians on the streets are acquaintances of Kakashi, and apart from their youthful appearance, they are not much different from the people in the other world.
The familiar streets, the familiar people, even the sound of the grocery store owner haggling over prices—it's all just like I remember.
As he drew closer to the home he remembered, Kakashi felt his heart begin to pound for the first time in a long time.
A familiar courtyard came into view. He walked forward and pushed open the courtyard gate.
A little boy, about four or five years old, with white hair and wearing a mask, was swinging a wooden sword in the yard. He looked at a white-haired young man with a mask at the gate, who was staring at him in a daze.
"Big brother, is there anything I can help you with? My father isn't here. If you need to see him, please come back later."
Kakashi crouched down and said to the child in front of him, "It's alright, I'll wait here."
Young Kakashi, seeing that the white-haired youth in front of him refused to leave, did not ask any further questions.
This is Konoha, and his father is Hatake Sakumo, so he is not worried about his safety.
So he continued to wield his wooden sword, and with Isshiki move, his considerable skill was already evident.
Suddenly, a voice rang out behind Kakashi:
Are you here to see me?