Year 51 of Konoha.
A year has passed peacefully in the Ninja World. Though peaceful, there are still border tensions, but nothing like the large-scale war of the Third Great Ninja War.
Even so, few dare to take action against Konoha Ninja or the caravans they escort.
The Fourth Generation Hokage, Konoha White Fang, and Hokage Assistant, Konoha Lightning Fang, along with winning the Third Great Ninja War, have seen Konoha's overall strength flourish.
No reckless Ninja Village dares to provoke Konoha Ninja, and even in private skirmishes, unless they can completely eliminate witnesses, Konoha will surely investigate and retaliate.
Konoha's attitude has shifted, no longer swallowing its anger over minor issues. Even if they lose a Genin or a Chunin, they will get to the bottom of it.
Moreover, within this year, the area of Konoha Village has doubled, and the village barrier has expanded by half because so many people want to live in Konoha.
After the Third Great Ninja War ended, Konoha's population was only over seventy thousand, but in just two years, the village's resident population has doubled.
Some come for work, others wish to live here. If intending to have their children become ninja, they must reside in Konoha for at least three years before enrolling them in the Ninja Academy.
The popularity of ninja games has fueled the desire within the Land of Fire to become ninja; climbing walls, defending the country, and many positive ideas about ninja are continuously spreading among all citizens of the Land of Fire.
They realize that ninja are their only choice for protection; when facing disasters or other harm, only ninja can protect them.
Kushina and Mikota also gave birth smoothly, both to boys: Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke.
Uzumaki Kushina faced no incidents during childbirth, and with Kakashi coincidentally on a mission, the childbirth of the Nine-tailed Jinchuriki was a village secret, unknown even to the Anbu guarding outside.
The Nine-tails tried to escape when the seal weakened during the Jinchuriki's childbirth, but it was Uzumaki Minami assisting the delivery, and her Sealing Technique was no less than Kushina's.
Moreover, because of the Hashirama Cells, Minami's Vajra Seal was stronger than Kushina's; on the day Kushina gave birth, just as the Nine-tails detected the seal weakening, a stronger binding force from another Vajra Seal firmly restrained it.
Its limbs, nine tails, and even its mouth were tightly bound by multiple Vajra Chains, making it impossible for the Nine-tails to even let out an angry roar, its Chakra firmly bound by the Vajra Chains, unable to influence the Jinchuriki.
Thus, Kushina successfully gave birth to Uzumaki Naruto, feeling no influence from the Nine-tails aside from the expected pain of childbirth.
The name Naruto was decided before, but when it came to the surname, Kushina hesitated; she ultimately used her own Uzumaki surname, fearing that if Naruto were named Namikaze Naruto, he would think of his father every time he said his name.
After Kushina gave birth to Naruto, Uchiha also visited the mother and child, primarily to see Naruto.
Examining Karin, Uchiha Yoichi had confirmed there was no foreign Chakra, so he focused his attention on Naruto.
During his spiritual investigation of Naruto, Uchiha Yoichi sensed something unusual.
Asura's Chakra was definitely on Uzumaki Naruto, as he sensed a Yang Release Chakra different from normal, greatly attracting him.
With Perception Ninjutsu, Spirit Transformation Jutsu, Observation Aura, and techniques from Spiritual Mind Masters, Uchiha Yoichi's perception was exceptionally powerful, detecting any unusual sensations.
While recovering his Pupil Power, Uchiha Yoichi felt a strong urge to devour this Chakra after sensing it.
However, after holding Uzumaki Naruto for a while, he returned him to Kushina; without this Yang Release Chakra, Uzumaki Naruto might die.
Once Naruto grows older, Uchiha Yoichi would consider using Spirit Transformation Jutsu to extract a bit of it.
Two months after Uzumaki Naruto's birth, Mikota smoothly gave birth to Sasuke; once Sasuke was born and in Mikota's arms, she felt this was the child from her dreams.
Holding Sasuke, Mikota felt her life was complete, with the only regret being that Itachi was not Mr. Yoichi's son, making her feel a subtle distance when Mr. Yoichi and Itachi met.
Though slight, as the closest person to Mr. Yoichi and Itachi, Mikota could still sense it, so after Sasuke's birth, resolving this issue became her priority.
No unforeseen incidents occurred during the childbirths of Uzumaki Kushina and Uchiha Mikota, mainly because Uchiha Yoichi stayed in the village.
With Konoha Lightning Fang in the village, even White Zetsu dared not approach the Uchiha Race, only daring to peek from a distance, observing from afar with its dynamic vision.
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"Kurenai, what a coincidence, are you free today?"
Near the Hokage Building, Sarutobi Asuma waited for a long time before seeing Yuhi Kurenai and Hyuga Satomi coming out. Delighted, he pretended to be just passing by and greeted Yuhi Kurenai.