"Sister, you're back? Dinner is almost ready, just take a break today..."
Hyuga Hanabi walked out from the kitchen and spoke to Hyuga Hinata, while sneaking a glance at her sister's face; her expression didn't show any anger, so it seemed there was no problem.
"Hanabi..."
"Sister, I'm sorry for today, it was all my fault..." Before Hinata could speak, Hyuga Hanabi lunged forward with a spatula still in hand, hugging her sister tightly while whispering like a spoiled child, "Please don't tell Father about this, I'm begging you, Sister..."
"I won't say anything, just let go of me first..."
Hyuga Hinata replied softly as well. After Hanabi let go of her, she looked at her younger sister's pleading expression, resembling a small squirrel, and found herself unable to voice her thoughts.
Fine, consider it a sister's duty to protect her sibling... Hinata thought to herself, deciding to keep this as her own secret.
"Let's eat first, Hanabi. Hasn't Mr. Naruto returned yet?"
"Sister, aren't we waiting for brother-in-law?"
"No need, Naruto may not come back on time, just set aside some food for him in advance..."
Hinata suggested, then allowed Boruto and Himawari to join them at the table for dinner. Recently, nothing much had happened at the Ninja Academy. A while ago, Uzumaki Boruto had disrupted the remnants of the Root Organization's plot, and since then, there hadn't been any sudden incidents for them to train on.
Now, Uzumaki Boruto was completing his studies at the Ninja Academy, while simultaneously engaging in ninja training, which he found extremely boring, always wanting to accomplish something significant.
Having solved even the remnants of the Root Organization, Uzumaki Boruto now felt that ninja missions were just that — if he put in a bit of effort, he could handle things even the village couldn't.
If Uchiha Yoichi knew Uzumaki Boruto's thoughts, he would say, "Your ambitions are sky-high."
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Since the last Shell Organization operation failed, the Ninja World had been temporarily peaceful for a few months.
During this time, however, an Exotic Beast headed towards the Ninja World from the direction of the Land of Earth, but was soon encountered by Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke. After a fierce battle, the beast was slain.
Uchiha Yoichi arrived shortly after, and after using spiritual power to probe the remaining soul of the beast, managed to figure out which world it came from.
The Great Dominator
It should be said it came from the upper levels of the Doupo World. This creature was likely an injured Celestial Beast, trying to restore its power by consuming human flesh, but its actions were discovered by the Land of Earth's ninjas and was subsequently killed by Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto.
The materials from the Celestial Beast's body were abundant, and the treasures that it had brought to the Ninja World were also known by Uchiha Yoichi. Unfortunately, even this Celestial Beast could not open that gourd.
Using Kamui Clones, Uchiha Yoichi retrieved the Spiritual Gourd. After acquiring it, he tried to open it and found a strong seal on it.
While forceful opening was possible, the seal wasn't very strong but was highly unstable, which could potentially destroy the contents inside if forcibly opened.
Even through the seal, Uchiha Yoichi could still sense the powerful energy within.
After collecting the Spiritual Gourd and the Celestial Beast's corpse, Uchiha Yoichi paid a price, exchanging some secret medicines with Konoha and the Hidden Rock Village.
The Celestial Beast's body had no use for them. Even Orochimaru found it hard to study thoroughly, he could at most create some strong Summoned Beasts from the Exotic Beast's body or extract some abilities from it.
Uchiha Yoichi was different. Orochimaru could achieve, and so could he, and he could also use the Celestial Beast's body for Alchemy. Even though he gave Konoha and the Hidden Rock some secret medicines, he stood to gain much more.
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"Sasuke, are you leaving already? You just got back..."
Uzumaki Naruto scratched his head helplessly and continued, "Although I'm glad you could find some clues about the Shell Organization, isn't this too much, Sasuke? This matter should be left to all of us, you don't need to shoulder it alone."
"I can only relax in Konoha after the enemies are eliminated, now that all the enemy information has come to light, this opportunity cannot be missed."
Uchiha Sasuke looked at Uzumaki Naruto, then continued, "Besides, with you in the village, I feel at ease..."
"I'm telling you, even if nothing happens in the village, don't you want to see Sakura and Sarada?"
"..."
Uchiha Sasuke fell silent, then sighed and said, "I'll leave tomorrow."
Uzumaki Naruto grinned and said, "That's better, take a break once in a while..."
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"It's been over a month..."
Sakura felt a bit panicked in her heart. She suddenly found her body felt a bit off; it hadn't been that way for a long time, and she occasionally felt nauseous recently. Being a Medical Ninja, she naturally wasn't unfamiliar with such situations.
"No way... It can't be..."
Sakura was extremely flustered inside. She thought carefully, recalling that last time they didn't use any precautions. Ino was around then, so it wasn't easy for her to buy any contraceptive medicine, and she missed the timing while taking the Thunder Car afterward.
After getting a bad feeling, Sakura immediately bought a pregnancy test stick secretly, then cautiously tested in her office.
Feeling constantly nervous, Sakura silently prayed, hoping the mistake didn't lead to the worst case...
But when she revealed the pregnancy test stick, she held her forehead in chaotic dismay.
She was really pregnant!