[The screen continues.]
After Nagi returned to his room and fell asleep,
Genma wanted to find a book related to psychology. However, he "accidentally" noticed that "Development and Management of Economic Regions" and "Icha Icha Paradise" were placed side by side on the shelf.
In an instant, a certain possibility flashed through his mind, and cold sweat immediately broke out on his forehead.
That night, Genma tossed and turned, unable to sleep.
[Tsunade]: But thinking about it… since Jiraiya still wrote that book, it means his personality hasn't changed.
[Orochimaru]: More like his perversion has reached a point where it's completely beyond saving.
[Jiraiya]: Ouch. That really hits where it hurts.
[The screen continues.]
Time passed quickly, and two more years went by.
One day, Genma handed Nagi a scroll on chakra extraction, while also explaining some of his own insights.
Following Genma's instructions, Nagi began trying to extract chakra.
A few minutes passed.
Suddenly, Nagi felt a familiar energy flowing through the meridians of his body, circulating slowly throughout his entire system.
Several minutes later, Nagi suddenly opened his eyes.
At the exact moment the chakra was successfully extracted, the seal on his memories loosened slightly, opening just a tiny crack.
Seeing this, Genma asked:
"What's wrong? Is there something you don't understand?"
Nagi shook his head and said curiously,
"I think… I extracted it."
"It's fine. Everyone struggles the first time—… huh?"
"Wait. Did you just say you extracted it?!"
Genma hurried forward and grabbed Nagi's wrist to check his chakra flow.
But the moment he sensed it, he was completely stunned.
"Y-you… you really extracted it… but it's only been ten minutes! And this amount of chakra…"
Genma stared at Nagi in disbelief.
The slow and intermittent flow of chakra in his meridians clearly indicated someone who had just learned to extract chakra.
But the quantity was way too large.
Genma could clearly sense that Nagi's chakra reserves were far greater than those of an average genin.
The main reason was that Nagi's body and soul had both been rejuvenated, but the memories ingrained in his body had not disappeared. From time to time, he would subconsciously act according to those residual instincts.
Genma carefully looked Nagi up and down.
"Mmm. My little brother Nagi definitely has the potential to become Hokage."
Since Nagi had successfully extracted chakra, Genma agreed to his request to move out. Nagi then returned to the house he had received for free.
…Several days later.
One afternoon—
Nagi subconsciously walked to a certain spot in the forests of Konohagakure.
Looking at the small stream flowing in front of him, he couldn't explain why, but it felt strangely familiar.
Without realizing it, he fashioned a simple fishing rod from a tree branch, then squatted on a rock beside the stream and started fishing.
After a while—
"Hm? Are you fishing here too?"
Nagi heard a voice that seemed vaguely familiar.
He turned around.
Standing there was a cute girl with healthy wheat-colored skin, bright blue eyes, and six whisker-like markings on her cheeks. Her blonde hair was tied into twin ponytails.
(Naruto had six whisker marks on his face at birth due to the influence of the Nine-Tails' chakra inside Kushina. Boruto and Himawari also inherited whisker-like marks for the same reason.)
Nagi looked at her.
After confirming through eye contact—
Yes. Definitely someone he didn't know.
The faint sense of familiarity in his memories immediately vanished. For some reason, Nagi felt the situation was a little absurd.
Out of curiosity, he asked,
"Uh… who are you?"
"Eh!? Oh—my name is Naruko Uzumaki."
"..."
For some reason, Nagi felt that name sounded a little strange.
At the same time, Naruko was also curious.
After all, her father was the Hokage, and almost everyone in the village knew who she was. Yet the confused look in front of her didn't seem fake at all.
[Ino Yamanaka]: Who is that!?
[Sakura Haruno]: Uh… Naruto?
[Hinata Hyūga]: Naruto-kun!?
[Jiraiya]: She looks a lot like Naruto using the Sexy Technique, but there's no sign of a Transformation Technique.
[Tsunade]: I see. So in that world, some people's genders are even different. Hahaha, interesting. A female Naruto actually looks pretty cute.
[Naruto Uzumaki]: Granny Tsunade!!!
[Kushina Uzumaki]: Hehehe, it's a daughter! Minato, did you see that? A daughter!
[Minato Namikaze]: Yeah… I didn't expect that in that world, Kushina and I would have a daughter. She's adorable.
[Kushina Uzumaki]: Hehehe, I really want to hug her.
[Minato Namikaze]: Same here. I'm actually a bit jealous of my counterpart in that world.
[Naruto Uzumaki]: ...
So love really does disappear, huh?
[The screen continues.]
This place was Naruko's secret fishing spot.
Whenever people in the village saw her, they greeted her warmly.
Part of it was because she was indeed very cute.
But a bigger reason was that her father was the Hokage.
What she heard most often were things like:
"Good day, daughter of the Fourth Hokage."
"The Hokage's daughter is so polite."
No matter what she did, people would always say:
"As expected of the Fourth Hokage's daughter."
Over time, Naruko began to grow tired of it.
So she found this quiet place where she could fish and relax alone.
However, today she discovered someone else here.
Out of curiosity, Naruko asked,
"By the way, I never asked your name."
"My name is Nagi of the clan."
"?"
Naruko immediately thought of one of her father's guards who shared the same surname.
"Oh right—you're fishing here, right?"
"Mm."
"First time here?"
"Mm."
"Can I fish here with you?"
"Mm."
"..."
Besides "Mm," do you know any other answers?!
For the first time, Naruko felt completely speechless toward someone.
Soon after, she took out her own fishing gear and sat on a rock beside Nagi.
They quietly fished together.
After some time, Naruko noticed movement on her float.
She carefully felt the tug on the rod.
"Now!"
With a swift pull, a large fish leapt out of the water.
Naruko smiled proudly at her catch.
But then she noticed the pile of big fish already lying behind Nagi.
Her happiness instantly turned into competitive determination.
"I'm not going to lose!"
Naruko stared intensely at the stream, her fighting spirit ignited.
But fishing doesn't reward impatience.
Her determined aura scared the fish away completely.
Meanwhile, Nagi remained calm and composed, as if he had merged with nature itself.
Then he casually lifted his rod—
Another large fish leapt from the water.
Naruko stared in complete disbelief.
After a while, Nagi decided he had caught enough and began packing up.
Seeing this, Naruko also started gathering her equipment.
But when she finished, she saw Nagi pulling metal skewers and disposable charcoal out of his pocket.
"Are you going to grill the fish?"
"Mm."
Naruko's eyes immediately lit up.
Her favorite part of coming here was grilling fish.
So she asked excitedly,
"Can I join you?"
"Sure."
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