Kurenai Yuhi: "Little Sun Teacher... has completely turned into Little Blackie Teacher."
Yūgao Uzuki: "But in front of Black-framed Naruto-kun and Sister Kushina, he's still that Little Sun."
Anko Mitarashi: "That's more like it~!"
Anko Mitarashi: "Black-framed Naruto-kun is actually a Little Sun too~"
Anko Mitarashi: "However, Black-framed Naruto-kun isn't everyone's Little Sun!"
Orochimaru: "Did he warm you up?"
Anko Mitarashi: "Hmph!"
["Be a good boy, Naruto~"]
["You must wait for Mommy to come back~"]
["Mommy is very strong too~"]
[Kushina rubbed Naruto's head.]
[She frowned slightly.]
[Naruto, feeling helpless, could only bend down.]
[This way, Kushina didn't have to stand on her tiptoes to reach his head.]
[Her furrowed brow immediately smoothed out.]
[With a smile in her eyes, she asked, "Izumi is in the Land of Waves, right?"]
["No time to lose. Let's finish exploring the ruins of the Land of Whirlpools first, to avoid any unnecessary complications."]
["When Mommy gets back... I'll arrange everything. At that time, you'll just need to..."]
["I know, I know!" Naruto stood up quickly, interrupting Kushina.]
[If she continued, his face would turn beet red again.]
[Kushina chuckled, then followed Naruto's Shadow Clone out the door.]
[Minato Namikaze smiled gently, watching Naruto for a while before chasing after them.]
[After seeing off Kushina and Minato Namikaze, Naruto breathed a sigh of relief.]
["Tsunade, huh?"]
[He glanced out the window.]
[At the approaching gold and red figures.]
[He shook his head.]
[He didn't want to get involved in this matter.]
[It was their business, and Naruto didn't want to interfere.]
[He would let Kushina decide for herself.]
[However, what Kushina had just said gave him quite a few ideas.]
["Tanzaku Town... If Tsunade hasn't changed too much, she'll definitely show up around there."]
["There are many casinos there."]
[He stood by the window until the figures of Kushina and Minato Namikaze had completely disappeared before looking away.]
["So... should I take the initiative?"]
["Or wait patiently?"]
[Before leaving, Kushina planned to visit Tanzaku Town.]
[Back in the Sealing Space, after learning his thoughts, Kushina had patted her chest and guaranteed that he should just do what he wanted. She even said that if he wasn't willing or didn't succeed... she'd kidnap Tsunade, drug her with secret medicine, and throw her onto his bed.]
[It was precisely because of such statements that Naruto didn't dare tell her many things.]
[He hadn't mentioned a single word about Uchiha Obito's identity.]
["Let's see. Taking the initiative would indeed give me more control."]
["But... a hunter often prefers to appear as the prey."]
[After a moment of silence, Naruto shook his head and stopped thinking about it.]
[As for Tsunade, Naruto did want to use some small tricks to win her over; after all, she was... no longer his peer, nor was she a Big Sister.]
[Of course, it wasn't a necessity, and Naruto didn't force it. However, whether to do it or not was one thing; even if he didn't succeed, he had other ways to make use of her.]
[Orochimaru: "Hahaha~"]
[Interesting, interesting, so very interesting~!]
[This family in the black frame world is quite interesting~!]
[Senju Tobirama: "..."]
[Senju Hashirama: "..."]
[Senju Tobirama: "You brat!"]
[You dare try to pick up my granddaughter right in front of me? I'll poke you to death with one finger!]
[The naturally evil Uzumaki... Wait a minute!]
[Even if Tsunade stays young forever... it seems like a good deal... successive plots... Tsunade is probably still an old... *cough cough*, these aren't thoughts a grandfather should have.]
[No, no!]
[That's not the point!]
[Within the Land of Fire.]
[*Gulp—*]
[Shizune, holding Tonton, gasped.]
[Then she looked cautiously at Tsunade.]
[She saw Tsunade's shoulders trembling incessantly.]
[Her fists were clenched tight, and whether it was from the force of her grip or her gritted teeth, a continuous 'crack' sound could be heard.]
["Uzumaki Naruto... Uzumaki Kushina!"]
["Good, very good, excellent!"]
[Tsunade said each word through gritted teeth, her eyes bloodshot.]
[Shizune shrank back.]
[She didn't dare to speak.]
[But she couldn't stop her thoughts from racing.]
['Lady Tsunade... maybe you should just give in?']
['Black-framed Naruto-kun can definitely handle you... If you give in, you might even keep some dignity as an elder... so that you don't end up... just because Black-framed Naruto-kun crooks a finger later...']
['Sister Kushina has changed so much... but it's normal.']
['Those words coming from Sister Kushina didn't seem fake... If I'm not mistaken, Lord Minato was looking at her so tenderly and even nodded, as if he agreed with every decision she made.']
[At this thought, the way Shizune looked at Tsunade changed.]
[Sensing something was wrong, Tsunade whipped her head around.]
[Their eyes met.]
[Shizune lowered her head.]
[*Pfft—*]
[She couldn't hold it in... she really couldn't.]
[Shizune's shoulders shook uncontrollably.]
[Tsunade's face flushed between red and white.]
[The black-framed large screen continued:]
[Looking at the brightly lit Hokage Building.]
["It seems the trip to the Land of Waves has caused quite a bit of trouble for that Old Thing."]
[Naruto sneered.]
["This is only the beginning."]
[Pausing, Naruto slowly turned his head toward the end of the walkway outside the window.]
["Right?"]
[Swoosh—!!!]
[The moment he spoke.]
[At the end of the walkway, a figure hidden in the darkness felt the gaze and was completely stunned.]
["Uzumaki Naruto... the Fourth Hokage..."]
["The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki... resurrected..."]
[There was no escape.]
[The figure slowly emerged from the darkness.]
["I didn't expect you to hide so much; even Lord Danzo couldn't..."]
[Before he could finish, his vision shifted, and he felt top-heavy.]
[*Clang—*]
[A flash of a blade passed through the darkness.]
[*Whoosh—*]
[A light breeze brushed past.]
[In the next instant, everything returned to normal.]
[As if nothing had happened.]
[Konoha remained quiet.]
[However, the entrance to the Root Organization's underground base could no longer remain quiet.]
[The headless corpse appeared at the entrance of the Root Organization's underground base.]
[It was discovered quickly, but while their attention was focused on the corpse...]
[Dozens of exploding tags, burning at their critical point, suddenly appeared at the entrance of the underground base.]
[Boom—!!!]
[It was destined to be another sleepless night.]
[Naruto fell asleep immediately.]
[He had been quite tired lately.]
[But it was fine; he had severely punished a certain fellow who liked to indulge in daytime debauchery.]
[He had intended to sleep.]
[But seeing the large number of Konoha Ninjas suddenly appearing...]
[A slight smirk appeared at the corner of Naruto's mouth.]
["Then let's make it even more chaotic first."]
[After getting up, he glanced at the brightly lit Hokage Building.]
["I'll wear you down first."]
[As he spoke, Naruto formed a hand seal with one hand.]
[*Puff puff puff—*]
[Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu!]
[Taking advantage of tonight's explosion.]
[He sent his Shadow Clones to record the information of the Konoha Ninjas.]
[In the latter half of the night, once panic had set in, he could begin spreading the New Shinobi Sect on a large scale.]
["Old Thing, courtesy demands reciprocity."]
["Since you've sent me so many gifts, I should return the favor at least once, right?"]
["I hope you'll like it."]