Chapter 231: I Am Very Happy
"Do you dare to rename the child Senju Itachi?" Masahiko hesitated for a long while before sighing and speaking.
Nawaki looked dumbfounded.
"Forget it, whatever." Masahiko waved his hand, not in the mood to look at the baby, and turned to go back to his room.
"Meow." As soon as he entered the door, the little kitten ran over and rubbed against his foot, indicating it was hungry.
Masahiko picked it up, nuzzled it against his ear, took a bit of dried fish, crumbled it, and fed it to the kitten.
"Nawaki had a boy over there. Once I give him Optimus Prime, you can stay by my side." Ignoring whether the kitten could understand, Masahiko began to ramble. "It's been 111 years since I traveled to the Naruto world... Heh, 111 years. That number is quite ridiculous, just like me."
"At first, I hoped to go with the flow, live for a hundred and fifty or sixty years following the plot, and watch a live-action version of Naruto."
"Later, after interacting with the characters from the original story for a long time, I didn't want them to end up like they did in the original, and I didn't want the Uzumaki clan to be wiped out, so I started to change things."
"I saved Tobirama, knocked the Hidden Cloud Village (Kumogakure) out of the ranks of the Five Great Nations, and sealed Black Zetsu. Although a lot has changed, I felt I could steer things back. Minato and Kushina got together due to various coincidences and my push, which made me feel more at ease."
"Then there appeared an Akatsuki that inexplicably corrected the plot. Actually, I was secretly happy. I felt that nothing would really change, and everything would return to the right track."
"Meow~" The kitten finished a piece of dried fish, and Masahiko fed it another piece.
"Even when Mikoto married Nawaki, I didn't think it was a big deal. After all, a senior transmigrator told me that there is such a thing as the World Correction Force..."
Speaking of the World Correction Force, Masahiko suddenly became agitated. "Screw the damn World Correction Force! Whose child doesn't take after their father but takes after their mother!"
"Meow?" The kitten's voice changed pitch in fright.
Masahiko sighed and stroked the cat.
"When the future me told me not to be too surprised about what would happen in more than half a year, his face was full of a mischievous smile. I guessed nothing good would happen. How can I not be surprised? It's practically a fright." Masahiko grew more worried as he spoke.
"Forget it, I can't control it anyway. Besides, it's hard to say right now. What if Fugaku's soon-to-be-born child is named Uchiha Itachi?" Thinking of this, Masahiko laughed out loud. "Senju Itachi vs. Uchiha Itachi, who wins and who loses?"
"Hehe, daydreaming again." Masahiko mocked himself.
"Lady Mito!"
"Lady Mito!"
...
The sudden noise from outside startled Masahiko. He stood up abruptly, his heart gradually sinking.
"Mito, she..."
Masahiko rushed out of the room and saw Mito surrounded by a group of Senju clansmen.
She was holding the newborn Senju Itachi in her arms, with Tsunade and Kushina supporting her on either side.
Her youthful appearance was gone, the mark on her forehead had vanished, leaving only a head full of white hair and a face full of wrinkles.
The expressions of the few Uchiha members were equally complicated. Whatever thoughts they had were thrown to the back of their minds; nothing could be brought up at a time like this.
"Everyone, go back." Masahiko looked at the crowd and repeated, "Don't all crowd around here. Go back."
The crowd dispersed bit by bit, and Masahiko walked to Mito's side.
"Second Grandpa, prepare to transfer the Nine-Tails. Kushina, are you ready?"
Masahiko was stunned. He never expected Mito's first sentence to be this.
Seeing his expression, Mito handed the child in her arms to Tsunade, a smile appearing on her face. "To see my great-grandson with my own eyes, I have no regrets. unlike you, I won't be able to wait for the birth of the fifth or even sixth generation."
"Is that so?" Masahiko sighed. "There's no rush for the Nine-Tails. With me here, even if the Nine-Tails dies, the current me can gather its chakra."
"That's good too. I can look at Itachi a few more times. I entrust his growth to you. With you in the Uzumaki clan, I'm not too worried. But the Senju..." Mito looked left and right. "Although Tsunade, Nawaki, and Kenji all have good talent, they still can't compare to Tobirama, and certainly not Hashirama."
"Now that we have Itachi, as long as he grows up, the Senju can flourish for at least another sixty years!"
Masahiko paused, only then carefully examining the child in Tsunade's arms. "Sage Body? Has a complete Sage Body finally appeared in the Senju again?... I understand, Mito. I will ensure he grows up smoothly."
"Grandma Mito..." Kushina sobbed softly beside her. As an Uzumaki who had lived in Konoha for years, she had a very deep bond with Mito.
Mito looked at the expressions of everyone around her and smiled again. "Don't be in a hurry to grieve. If we don't rush to transfer the Nine-Tails, I can live for at least another ten days or half a month. It's not like I'm going to die today."
Masahiko also spoke up: "Nawaki, you should go take care of Mikoto. It's not critical here with Mito for now." After thinking for a moment, Masahiko added, "Tsunade, you go too."
"You four from the Uchiha, go back to your clan first. Don't just stand here."
The Uchiha Great Elder hesitated to speak but was glared back by Kagami. The four left quickly. Of course, not to rest, but to return to the clan to discuss how to survive the turmoil in Konoha that would follow. Mito's status in Konoha was no lower than Hiruzen's, perhaps even higher.
Masahiko also pushed away the remaining Senju crowd and personally accompanied Mito back to her room.
"Second Grandpa, don't be sad. Didn't you know this day would come?"
Masahiko shook his head and smiled. "I sent off Hashirama, sent off Tobirama. I've long been used to it. There is no sadness at all." As he spoke, Masahiko's nose felt sour, and he quickly changed the subject. "Let me set up a sealing barrier for this room so the Nine-Tails chakra doesn't leak out."
While Masahiko set up the barrier, Mito watched from the side and spoke.
"Second Grandpa, you don't seem very happy about Itachi's birth?"
Masahiko paused, then shook his head with a smile. "No, how could that be?"
"Although I don't know the reason, I always feel that you want everything to develop according to a certain trajectory. Has Itachi deviated from that trajectory?"
Masahiko smiled bitterly. "I told you long ago, being this smart means you won't have any friends."
"Don't you not have any friends either?"
Masahiko paused, then shamelessly added, "That's because I'm even smarter."
Mito shook her head with a smile. "No matter what, Itachi is born. I am very happy. Kenji is very happy. Tsunade, Nawaki, and Mikoto are all very happy. Are you really not happy?"
Masahiko completed the last seal of the sealing formula, and a pale blue light screen appeared around Mito's room.
He looked up at the starry sky, then at Mito's wrinkled smiling face.
"I am very happy."
After saying this, Masahiko felt much lighter. This was a Naruto world with him in it. Unchanging meant no surprises, which would be boring in the end!
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