Uzumaki Kushina looked at the pattern Yuta had drawn on the scroll and determined that it was a seal, specifically a dual-seal jutsu.
Yuta thought to himself that, as expected of his clever self, he had guessed from the very beginning that this was a seal.
Yuta asked, "Big Sister Kushina, do you know how to undo this dual seal?"
Uzumaki Kushina rubbed her chin and said, "This... you'll have to let me study it for a few days. This dual seal looks quite complicated. By the way, Yuta, where did you see this dual seal?"
"I accidentally saw it back when the Kannabi Bridge was destroyed, so I was just curious and wanted to ask."
Yuta didn't mention the treasure; after all, it wasn't certain if it was really a treasure.
Uzumaki Kushina didn't take her eyes off the scroll as she replied to Yuta, "I'm actually quite interested in this dual seal as well. Give me two days, and I should be able to analyze and crack it. However, this dual seal must be very old, because the jutsu formulas on it are too cumbersome. Our Uzumaki Clan has improved our Sealing Techniques, simplifying many unnecessary parts."
"Then I'll leave it to you, Big Sister Kushina!"
Yuta had a lot of confidence in Uzumaki Kushina.
After all, the Uzumaki Clan was proficient in Sealing Techniques, and Uzumaki Kushina's 'disciple,' Minato Namikaze, was now proficient in Sealing Techniques under her guidance.
Yuta suddenly felt a resentful gaze.
Yuta looked in the direction he felt it from... it was Minato Namikaze.
Minato Namikaze was pursing his lips while looking at Yuta.
He had finally managed to get a few days off and wanted to enjoy some romantic time with Uzumaki Kushina, but one sentence from Yuta had directly taken up two precious days of their time.
Yuta gave a dry laugh, feeling too guilty to look at Minato Namikaze.
Minato Namikaze said to Uzumaki Kushina, "Kushina, let me study and crack this dual seal with you."
Since Uzumaki Kushina had already agreed to Yuta's request, Minato Namikaze could only try to find a way to shorten those two days—preferably solving it in five minutes.
After all, Minato Namikaze had a whole list of plans he wanted to complete with Uzumaki Kushina.
"Then I'll leave it to Big Sister Kushina and Lord Minato. I won't disturb your lovey-dovey time. I'm out!"
Yuta greased his feet and slipped straight back to the house next door.
Yuta saw Pakura appearing to be heading out and asked, "Pakura, where are you going?"
Pakura replied, "Didn't I tell you before? Director Yakushi Nonou's orphanage is opening a shop, and I'm going to be the manager. It opens today, so I have to go to work."
"Is that so? Alright then. I'm going to leave the Village in a couple of days to make some money to open my own shop. If... never mind. I'll just be thankful if you don't beat me up when the time comes."
Yuta had originally wanted to ask Pakura to work for him, but after thinking about it, he gave up on that idea.
Hearing that Yuta was leaving the Village to make some money, Pakura assumed he was going to take on missions to earn a reward. She looked at him strangely and said, "You've already prepared yourself to get beaten up? It really is an indecent shop. But since you know that, why are you still going through with it?"
Yuta shrugged his shoulders. "Because I planned it from the beginning. This is my dream, and to make my dream come true, getting a beating doesn't matter."
"Anyway, even if I ask you now, you probably won't say. Since that's the case, I'll just wait and see what kind of shop you're actually opening. It's getting late; if I don't go now, I'll be late. I'm leaving."
Pakura didn't intend to dig deeper; once the shop opened, she would know what kind of shop Yuta was opening anyway.
After Pakura left, Yuta sat on the sofa alone and began a brainstorming session.
However, this brainstorming was very messy and chaotic, ranging from experiments to opening the shop—basically, just random thoughts.
"It's really boring now that Pakura is gone. Oh well, I'll go to the lab and do some research to kill time."
Yuta also left the house and headed to Orochimaru's research base.
Pakura arrived at the shop opened by the orphanage.
The shop opened by the orphanage sold small handicrafts, and at this moment, Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru were all there.
After all, they had promised that if the orphanage opened a shop, the Leafs Sannin would make an appearance to prove that the shop was under their protection, and also to help boost its popularity.
Jiraiya nudged Orochimaru with his elbow. "Orochimaru, give us a smile. There are so many people here, and it doesn't look very good for you to be keeping such a straight face."
Orochimaru remained expressionless and said, "That reminds me, are you and Tsunade planning on leaving today?"
Jiraiya smiled and said, "Yeah. Minato's wedding is over, and Konoha has stabilized, so there's no need for us to keep staying in the Village. Mainly, Tsunade plans to take Shizune and leave today, so I thought I'd travel with them for a stretch. Don't miss us too much, Orochimaru."
Jiraiya winked at Orochimaru.
Orochimaru gave Jiraiya a very cold look and didn't say anything.
Jiraiya awkwardly rubbed his nose; he would have preferred it if Orochimaru had just said a few words to him.
The silent treatment is really hard to take~
After the opening ceremony for the orphanage's handicraft shop ended, Pakura officially started work.
Meanwhile, Orochimaru returned to the research base alone. Hearing a 'clanging' sound, he darkened his expression, walked into his lab, closed the door, and continued his experiments.
Jiraiya and Tsunade arrived at the Hokage Building's office.
"Old man, we're heading out."
Hiruzen Sarutobi took a puff from his pipe, sighed, and shook his head. "You guys really can't stay put. Send a letter back every once in a while; don't just vanish without a trace."
Jiraiya smiled and said, "Don't worry, Old Man. We will. Right, Tsunade?"
Tsunade nodded. "Mm, I will."
Hiruzen Sarutobi waved his hand. "Alright, go on then. Once you've had enough time to relax, you can come back."
After leaving the Hokage Building, Jiraiya said to Tsunade, "You still need to go pick up Shizune, right? I'll go say a word to Minato, then we can meet up at the Konoha gate."
Tsunade let out a 'hmph.' "If you make me wait too long, I won't wait for you."
"Don't worry, I definitely won't make you wait too long."
Jiraiya headed to Minato Namikaze's house.
After arriving at Minato Namikaze's house, Jiraiya looked at Minato Namikaze and Uzumaki Kushina with a subtle expression and asked, "So... you two just got married yesterday, and instead of enjoying some sweetness today, you're studying Sealing Techniques together? Are you really that hardworking?"
Minato Namikaze spread his hands. "Yuta asked for it, and Kushina is also very interested in this dual seal."
"Alright, alright. I came to tell you, Minato, that I'm leaving Konoha now to go gather material. If anything comes up, you can send a messenger toad from Mount Myōboku to find me."
Minato Namikaze had known for a while that Jiraiya intended to leave Konoha, so he nodded and said, "Alright, Master Jiraiya, I wish you a safe journey."
"Mm, see you next time."
After waving his hand, Jiraiya left Minato Namikaze's house and headed to the Konoha gate to meet up with Tsunade and Shizune, then left Konoha.
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