The Hokage, having traveled here, of course he'd unify the ninja world!

Chapter 157 sequel

The next day.

Naruto's family.

Naruto opened his eyes, stretched, and sat up comfortably.

Since the vortex appeared, his life has gotten better day by day.

Having someone to care for him and teach him brought a sense of warmth to Naruto's heart.

Moreover, the vortex also revealed what his mother looked like.

And one's own identity.

Although they haven't spent much time together, Naruto has already gotten used to Uzumaki's presence.

"swirl……"

"swirl……"

Naruto called out Uzumaki's name a few times in his mind, but when he found that Uzumaki didn't respond, he obediently got up and went to wash up.

He knew that the whirlpool would usually return to him after some time.

After washing up, Naruto hummed a song as he took out small sausages and eggs from the refrigerator and went to the stove.

First, put the eggs aside, then cut the small sausages into flowers.

When Naruto was slicing a sausage, the sausage rolled over, and Naruto accidentally cut his hand with the knife.

Blood suddenly gushed out, and Naruto, fidgeting with his fingers, looked somewhat bewildered.

He wasn't at a loss because of the pain in his finger.

Because if he accidentally gets injured, Whirlpool will definitely scold him.

"Whirlpool, are you sleeping?"

"Whirlpool, where are you?"

Naruto looked somewhat frightened and uneasy, and at that moment he felt a slight itch in his hands.

Looking down, I saw that the wound on my hand had disappeared.

Naruto's mind wasn't on the matter at all; he was simply calling out Uzumaki's name repeatedly in his heart.

Suddenly an impatient voice came: "Shut up, brat. She has something to do and will be back soon."

Naruto was startled and looked around, but couldn't find out who had made the sound.

His face showed some confusion, then a flash of inspiration struck him as he remembered the Nine-Tailed Fox he had seen before.

"Nine-Tails, is that you speaking?" Naruto asked cautiously.

"Hmm..." Nine Lama exhaled a breathy sound.

Naruto asked hopefully, "Can you tell me when Uzumaki will be back?"

Kurama simply couldn't stand Naruto's behavior.

“Whirlpool has her own things to do, stop shouting. She’ll come back when she’s done dealing with them.”

Although Kurama's tone was fierce, Naruto's wandering heart finally calmed down.

"I see."

Naruto took a breath and silently encouraged himself, "Even if the vortex is gone, I still have to do what I'm supposed to do."

He cleaned the bloodstains off the cutting board. Then he prepared the sausages again.

They've made fried sausages and fried eggs quite well.

The absence of the vortex still distracted Naruto, causing him to burn two of the sausages and scramble the eggs.

Naruto forced himself to prepare his lunchbox, then went to school with a heavy heart.

Chiyo's shadow clone had been hiding inside Naruto's shadow. When it saw that the wound on Naruto's hand was healing quickly, it knew that Kurama had intervened.

Furthermore, Naruto must have spoken to the tsundere fox, otherwise he wouldn't have recovered so quickly.

Seeing this, Chiyo also gave up on communicating with Naruto.

……

Uchiha clan.

Sasuke woke up groggily; the clan had been quite noisy last night, and he hadn't slept well.

I woke up a little late today.

He finished washing up and went into the dining room. Usually, his father and mother would be eating at the table at this time.

But why is there one more person today?

Sasuke rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

"Nii-san!?"

Sasuke cheered.

Itachi stood up and caught Sasuke as he lunged at him.

Sasuke hugged Itachi, beaming with joy: "Great, great, Nii-san is back!"

"Alright, let's eat first."

A gentle smile appeared on Itachi's face.

Looking at this scene, Fugaku felt a pang of emotion. Thank goodness for Chiyo, otherwise…

Mikoto's eyes were full of gentle smiles; what her mother wanted most was for her two brothers to be healthy.

"Nissan, where have you been lately?"

"I've gone to the Land of Earth."

"Nisan, look, look, I've opened my eyes."

"Okay, senior has already told me."

"Nisan, you're not leaving again this time you're back, are you?"

"Nisan, come with me for some spiritual practice this afternoon."

"Nii-san, I have a master and a junior sister now."

Seeing that Sasuke wasn't eating, Mikoto bombarded Itachi with questions like a machine gun.

He went straight over and grabbed Sasuke's ear.

"What time is it? I told you to eat first, didn't you hear me?!"

"Hey, I'm stunned, I'm stunned..." Sasuke immediately begged for mercy, clutching his ears.

"I'm sorry, Mother. I was wrong, I was wrong..."

Mikoto then angrily returned to her original position.

Itachi patted Sasuke's shoulder gently: "I'll be here for the next couple of days. Go to class today and come find me when you get back."

"Okay, I understand, Nii-san."

Sasuke quickly finished his meal at the table, then picked up the bento box that Mikoto had prepared for him and ran outside.

"Nisan, wait for me to come back!"

Itachi nodded gently: "Go."

Although Sasuke had finished eating and run out, Fugaku and his wife, along with Itachi, were still at the table.

The atmosphere between Fugaku and Itachi was a little awkward; they both kept their heads down and ate without saying a word.

Mikoto said to Itachi, "Let's go check on Izumi in a bit."

Itachi replied, "Yes, Mother."

At that moment, Mikoto nudged Fugaku with her elbow.

Fugaku also put down his chopsticks: "They've moved to the south end of the street now."

Mikoto then added, "Hazuki (Izumi's mother) opened a flower shop recently."

Itachi looked at Mikoto in surprise, and Mikoto gave Itachi a look that meant Fugaku was responsible.

"Thank you, Father." Itachi said.

The tense atmosphere instantly eased considerably.

Fugaku also spoke up, saying, "I am prepared to abdicate and hand over the position of clan leader to Senyo."

Itachi paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "Senior is indeed more suitable for this position."

Fugaku laughed and scolded, "So you also think I'm unfit to be the clan leader, don't you?"

Itachi was stunned; this was the first time Fugaku had spoken to him in such a tone.

When Itachi came to his senses, he saw that Fugaku still had a smile on his face, and something inside him suddenly clicked:

"It's not that the father is unqualified, but that the senior is too suitable."

Fugaku laughed heartily upon hearing this: "Yes, Chiyo is perfect for you."

……

Sasuke ran to the entrance of the clan compound with his lunchbox, where Karin was already waiting for him.

"Sorry, Karin, I'm late."

Karin, seeing Sasuke's excited expression, asked in confusion, "Sasuke, why are you so happy?"

Sasuke coughed, maintaining his dignity as the senior apprentice, though a smile lingered on his face.

"My brother is back."

I still vaguely remember Itachi picking up Karin.

"Has Master returned?"

Sasuke shook his head: "No, but it should be soon."

"What happened last night? Many houses in the village collapsed."

"I don't know either. My father and the others didn't tell me. Let's go to school first, and I'll ask my brother when I get back."

……