After Shindai, toothpick in mouth, left the barbecue shop feeling satisfied, he suddenly realized a problem: where would he sleep tonight?
Shindai hurriedly tried to head towards the Hokage Building, having forgotten to ask Hiruzen Sarutobi to assign him a house.
Minato Namikaze saw Shindai's anxious expression and asked, "Shindai, where are you going?"
"To the Hokage Building to find Hokage-sama; my house hasn't been assigned yet!"
Hearing Shindai say this, Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya immediately grabbed Shindai's arms, one on each side.
"Kid, Hiruzen Sarutobi is already old; let him have some peace and quiet for a while."
Jiraiya tried to dissuade Shindai with a look of exasperation.
As Hiruzen Sarutobi's disciple, he could naturally tell that Hiruzen Sarutobi had been utterly bewildered by Shindai's 'praise' just now.
After all, Hiruzen Sarutobi hadn't even refuted Shindai's words like, 'Hokage-sama, your pectoral muscles are even more developed than Lady Tsunade's.'
If Shindai were to bother Hiruzen Sarutobi again, Jiraiya was genuinely worried that Hiruzen Sarutobi would suffer a nervous breakdown.
Shindai asked in confusion, "Peace and quiet for a while? What's there to be quiet about? It's still early, Hokage-sama shouldn't be off work so soon, right?"
Minato Namikaze said to Shindai, "The house arrangements will be taken care of later. For now, you can... you can stay at Jiraiya-sensei's place."
Minato Namikaze had originally wanted to say he could stay at his place, but then he remembered what Shindai had done to his home appliances before, and Minato Namikaze decided against it.
He hadn't even sent those appliances for repair yet; if Shindai were to come again, they might be completely ruined.
Jiraiya's house was very big, and there were many empty rooms. He only had two bedrooms and a living room, so Shindai would definitely be more comfortable sleeping at Jiraiya's place.
Jiraiya glared at Minato Namikaze in annoyance: "Minato, you've changed! You weren't like this before! I also want some peace and quiet, so... bye-bye!"
Jiraiya immediately slipped away with an Instantaneous Body Technique.
Minato Namikaze stared blankly at the spot where Jiraiya had disappeared.
He ran away?
You can't do that!
Helpless, Minato Namikaze looked at Obito, Kakashi, and Rin Nohara.
"I'd really like Shindai to stay at my place, but sensei, you know, I live in the Uchiha Clan Grounds, and Shindai isn't an Uchiha, so he can't sleep at my place."
"I'm used to living alone; he's too noisy."
"Sensei, I'm a girl, it's not very convenient..."
Minato Namikaze sighed: "Shindai, until the house is arranged... you can stay at my place for now."
Shindai, with a very innocent expression, said to Minato Namikaze, "Minato-sama, I definitely won't cause you any trouble, and I've stayed at your house before, so aren't you still at ease with me?"
Minato Namikaze really wanted to complain to Shindai that precisely because he had stayed before, he wasn't at ease!
He had only been out for a short while, and all the home appliances had been dismantled. If he had returned a little later, Minato Namikaze was worried that the entire house would have been taken apart by Shindai.
Minato Namikaze had originally planned to go see Uzumaki Kushina later, but he decided against it. He would go tomorrow instead.
After everyone parted ways, Minato Namikaze took Shindai to his home.
"Wow, nothing's changed here at all! These piles of parts are still here!"
Shindai was very surprised to see the large pile of parts on the table.
Minato Namikaze's mouth twitched. After leaving Konoha together that day, they hadn't returned, so of course nothing had changed.
Minato Namikaze scanned his home; half a year without returning, and it was all covered in dust.
"Shindai, come help me clean. We can't live here with all this dust."
"No problem!"
Minato Namikaze and Shindai began cleaning the house.
A short while later, the entire house was completely refreshed.
There was just one problem: besides the lightbulbs, none of the other appliances worked.
Minato Namikaze planned to take these home appliances for repair tomorrow after seeing Uzumaki Kushina.
That night, Minato Namikaze didn't sleep well.
He was constantly worried that Shindai would lay his hands on those already pitiful home appliances, but in the end, he had worried too much; Shindai slept quite soundly.
The next day.
Obito and the others came to find Shindai early in the morning.
After washing up, Shindai said goodbye to Minato Namikaze: "Minato-sama, I'm going to explore Konoha with Obito and the others!"
"Okay, come back early when you've had enough fun."
"Got it!"
After Shindai left, Minato Namikaze packed all the appliances that needed repair, left the house, went to the repair shop to drop off the items, and then entered the barrier area, heading to the building where Uzumaki Kushina was.
Uzumaki Kushina was very happy to see Minato Namikaze again.
And when Uzumaki Kushina heard that she could rest in Konoha for a while, she became even happier.
"That's great, Minato! Since you can rest for a while, I'll teach you the Uzumaki Clan's Sealing Techniques during this time. Haven't you always wanted to learn them?"
Minato Namikaze's expression was a bit awkward.
Minato Namikaze did indeed want to learn the Uzumaki Clan's Sealing Techniques, but he currently wanted to develop the Rasengan more.
However, seeing Uzumaki Kushina's excited and expectant look, Minato Namikaze couldn't bear to refuse and agreed with a smile: "Okay! Then I'll leave it to you, Kushina-sensei!"
Uzumaki Kushina was very pleased with Minato Namikaze's 'Kushina-sensei' and proudly puffed out her chest.
Minato Namikaze, as usual, began to recount his experiences during this period to Uzumaki Kushina.
However, Minato Namikaze did not tell Uzumaki Kushina about fighting the two Jinchuriki from Iwagakure, because Minato Namikaze was worried that Uzumaki Kushina would become anxious.
While Minato Namikaze and Uzumaki Kushina were enjoying their time alone, Shindai was also having a very pleasant time exploring Konoha.
"Wow, no wonder everyone says Konoha is so prosperous!"
Shindai had never explored Konoha before when he came. Today, Obito, Kakashi, and Rin Nohara took him around Konoha, and only then did Shindai truly experience Konoha.
Even though it was wartime, the people of Konoha seemed unaffected, going about their daily lives.
Suddenly, Obito darted off.
Shindai asked Kakashi and Rin Nohara, who were beside him, "Why did Obito suddenly run off like that?"
Kakashi pointed forward: "He must be going to help Grandma Tomori."
Rin Nohara said with a smile, "Obito is very kind and enthusiastic. When he sees someone who needs help, he will never stand by and do nothing."
The old woman ahead was carrying a vegetable basket and standing still, rubbing her back, looking very tired.
Obito helped the old woman walk forward.
"This is far enough, thank you, child."
"Grandma Tomori, it's me, I'm Obito! Don't you recognize me?"
"Oh, you're Obito?"
Because Obito wasn't wearing those silly goggles or his shabby-looking clothes, and now he had small sunglasses, a slicked-back hairstyle, and a neat pure black Uchiha uniform, he looked very handsome. That's why Grandma Tomori, who had a very good relationship with Obito, didn't recognize him at first glance.
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