Chapter 246 - 245: Obito: How Can You Be So Selfish!

Chapter 246: Chapter 245: Obito: How Can You Be So Selfish!

Kano was a bit reserved for her first visit to Naruko’s house. She sat very politely on the sofa, answering whatever Kushina asked.

Minato, on the other hand, thoughtfully poured tea and served water for the guest.

Their home’s style was completely different from the Nara Clan’s. The Nara household followed a traditional Japanese style, with meals eaten while sitting directly on tatami mats, whereas Minato’s home was more modern, with tables, chairs, and beds in the bedrooms.

Kano felt like a son-in-law who had shown up empty-handed, being scrutinized severely by his girlfriend’s strict mother.

After the evening passed, Kushina was very satisfied with Kano—a kind and sensible child, and an Idol to boot, even if she was a bit past her prime.

But overall, she was very pleased.

Seeing her daughter so attached to her, Kushina felt relieved. It was the child’s own choice, and as parents, they just needed to support it.

As for whether there would be any issues with two girls getting married, Kushina was quite open-minded. Besides, it wasn’t as if there was no possibility of changing back.

As for Minato, he had always trusted Kano; after all, she was technically his grand-disciple.

"It’s getting late; I should head home. Even though I’ve already let my family know, my mom will definitely worry if I’m not back this late."

Kano stood up to say goodbye, while Naruko ran over and hugged her.

"I’ll walk you out."

"Mm."

Naruko took Kano’s hand and prepared to head out with her.

"Minato, go and see them off."

Kushina was uneasy about two girls walking at night, especially these two who had just returned from being missing. They looked as if they had just graduated from the Ninja Academy, like complete children. Their peers had long since taken on the appearance of adults.

"Let Naruko do it; let’s not disturb their time alone together."

"Honestly, aren’t you afraid they’ll run into danger?"

"In the village, it’s unlikely there’s any danger. And..." Minato’s gaze shifted slightly. "My intuition tells me that Kano’s strength might even surpass mine."

"Are you serious? You might be retired, but you were a Hokage, after all."

"I resigned to take responsibility; it doesn’t really count as retirement. It’s also thanks to Obito for cleaning up after me and taking over the mess. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have been able to leave to look for Naruto with peace of mind."

"In the end, the child came back on her own, and even brought a little girlfriend with her. She’s really like you when you were young."

"Is she?"

"Quite like you, quite good at chasing girls."

..."Sorry, Kano-chan, my mom was a bit over-enthusiastic."

Naruko could see that Kano wasn’t very good at dealing with that kind of thing, so she quickly comforted her.

"It’s fine. You should stay home and spend some quality time with your family tomorrow."

"Then, are you going to do something?"

"I plan to investigate how the ’me’ of this world actually died. And while I’m at it, I’ll resurrect myself."

"I’ll go with you."

"No need. We can’t stay in this world forever anyway. I have family back on my side, so you should spend these days well with your family."

Don’t worry, don’t you trust my strength? Besides, I’m not going for a fight, just to do an investigation. There won’t be any danger."

"But..."

"No ’buts’. Spend time with your family. Once I’ve finished investigating, I’ll come back to take you to our original world. If you don’t make the most of this time, it will pass by very quickly."

And it’s not like I’ll disappear. Once we’re back in our original world, you can spend as much time with me as you want."

Kano patted Naruko’s head, telling her not to worry.

"Alright, this is far enough. You should head home too; don’t make your parents worry."

In front of the house, Kano said goodbye to Naruko. There was no need to have Naruko take this risk with her; besides, having her along wouldn’t be much help anyway.

Kano’s main goal was to investigate her cause of death. If necessary, she would have to take precautions to avoid ending up dead herself.

"I’m back!"

"Have you eaten?"

"I ate at Naruko’s house."

"Mom, I’m going on a mission tomorrow. I’ll be traveling far."

"You just got back, why are you leaving already? What on earth is the Fifth Generation thinking?"

Yoshino’s happy expression at her daughter’s return turned into one of resentment.

"No, I applied for it myself."

"No way. You finally made it back after so much trouble; how could I let you leave again?"

At that moment, Shikaku walked over.

"Let her go. Since she applied for it herself, she must have her reasons."

"What are you talking about? Even if she has a mission, she just got home; it should wait a few days."

"I’ll go talk to Hokage-sama. I’ll accompany her on this mission. With me watching, nothing will go wrong. Also, Shikamaru!"

"Coming, coming. What a drag. I’ll go too and stay by her side every step of the way. Mom, you can rest easy."

Shikamaru also walked over with a look of annoyance. Both he and Shikaku knew that the Kano before them wasn’t the Kano of their world, and this sister naturally wanted to investigate the reason for the original sister’s disappearance.

Seeing this, Yoshino sighed helplessly. In a family of geniuses, her own IQ seemed lacking; she always felt like she was being left out.

"Mom, I’ll definitely come back this time. We have a promise. I’ll leave this Shadow Ninja at home, and I’ll come back once every day, so don’t worry about me."

"Then my precious daughter has to sleep with me—tonight, and every night until you leave."

"Then where do I sleep tonight?"

"You? You sleep in the kitchen."

Shikaku: The love is gone, it’s all gone.

That night, Yoshino actually slept in Kano’s room, leaving Shikaku to sleep in the master bedroom alone... Early the next morning, Shikaku explained the situation to Obito, saying he would take his son and daughter on a mission.

"You guys too? Is Kano’s charm really that great?"

"Of course. My daughter is the konoha songstress, the most famous Idol."

"I feel like she’s not as good as Rin."

"Oh, stop it, Obito. Don’t say such things in such a serious setting."

After finishing the explanation, Obito quickly approved it. What else could he do? He couldn’t win an argument against them, and he couldn’t beat them in a fight.

"Finished explaining?"

"Yeah. Just as you said, he agreed immediately without asking for reasons."

After Shikaku came out of the Hokage Office, he met up with Shikamaru and Kano, who were waiting for him.

"By the way, why does the Fifth Generation agree unconditionally as soon as he hears your name?"

Shikamaru was curious, and Shikaku was equally so. In their memory, the Hokage and Kano shouldn’t have had much interaction.

"Because he’s been beaten by me, and more than once."

"Are you serious? How could you win against his absurd and invincible abilities?"

Shikaku knew Obito’s strength well, specifically the near-invincible ability of his Sharingan’s Intangibility. He also knew Kano’s abilities and didn’t think she had anything that could deal with Obito.

"There are many specific ways: Genjutsu, Summoning Jutsu, Sealing Jutsu... There are many ways to defeat him. It’s hard to explain, so I’ll show you. In a moment, he’ll scream."

Kano raised her hand and made a grasping motion in the air. Immediately, a girl’s scream echoed from inside the Hokage Office.

"Aaaaaah!!!! You bastard Nara Kano! What kind of crazy fit are you having?! Let go, I’m dying!!!"

Then Kano released her hand, and the screaming stopped.

"See? It’s that simple."

Holy crap, what kind of bizarre technique is that? Both Shikaku and Shikamaru felt their hearts tighten, completely unable to comprehend such a terrifying ability. To have such a powerful effect from this distance without needing to aim, just with a simple grasp of the hand.

Had Kano become this strong after not being seen for two years?

Afterwards, the three of them each rode a Shadow Deer towards Konoha Village. Initially, only Kano was accustomed to sitting barefoot on a Shadow Deer, singing and playing music.

Shikamaru also wanted to ride one because it looked effortless. But he was refused by Kano on the grounds of "Can’t you do it yourself?" so Shikamaru had to summon his own Shadow Deer to ride.

Shikaku originally thought walking was fine, but with both children riding Shadow Deer, he would look uncool walking by himself. So, he had no choice but to summon a Shadow Deer to ride as well.

When the three reached the gate of Konoha Village, they saw some unexpected people.

"Naruko?! And Uncle Minato and Aunt Kushina?!"

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