A Few Days Later…
Nagi's birthday had arrived.
But, as usual…
he forgot about it again.
That evening, after returning from a B-rank mission, Nagi paused at his doorstep.
"Hm? My cousins are…"
He sensed the chakra of Genma, Raido, and Iwashi inside his house.
Although puzzled, he stepped through the door.
Before he could even ask—
"Happy Birthday, Nagi!"
Genma, Raido, and Iwashi said in unison.
"…Birthday?"
Seeing them—and the birthday cake on the table—Nagi finally realized.
Oh… today is my birthday.
He had completely overlooked it.
Genma looked like he had expected this.
"Alright, alright. Looks like you forgot again."
"Whatever. Since it's your birthday anyway, we'll celebrate you becoming a Chūnin at the same time."
"Dinner's almost ready. Go wash up and change clothes."
"I understand."
Nagi's face flushed slightly with emotion.
The Next Day
The International Exchange Class continued carrying out missions.
However, the three girls noticed something unusual.
Nagi seemed to be in an exceptionally good mood today.
Shizuka spoke up directly.
"Nagi, did something good happen? You seem really happy today."
Nagi smiled and shook his head.
"Nothing much. Yesterday was my birthday, and my cousins gave me some interesting gifts."
"…Hm?"
He noticed the three girls suddenly freeze.
"What's wrong?"
"Yesterday was your birthday?"
"That's right. But it's not really an important day. Let's go pick up a mission—"
"It is very important!" ×3
The three girls shouted at the same time.
"⊙_⊙!"
Nagi was startled by their sudden intensity.
"Um…"
Samui immediately declared,
"Today's mission is canceled. We'll do it tomorrow."
"I agree." ×2
Shizuka and Ameno nodded without hesitation.
Then the two girls grabbed Nagi by the arms and dragged him away.
Nagi looked completely confused.
"Wait—where are we going?"
"To get you a birthday gift."
"You really don't have to go through so much trouble…"
"No."
"..."
Konoha Shopping District
The three girls dragged Nagi into the Konoha shopping district, eventually entering a luxurious clothing store.
Inside, Shizuka and the others kept selecting outfits—
and made Nagi try them on one by one.
In the end, Nagi tried on dozens of outfits before they finally finished.
After that, they brought him to a restaurant for dinner.
Evening…
"See you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow!"
"Goodbye."
Nagi said goodbye to the three girls.
Thinking back on everything that had happened that day—
he felt mentally exhausted.
Some Time Later
The International Exchange Class continued completing B-rank missions as usual.
One day they accepted a long-distance document escort mission, so they set out early in the morning.
Konoha Forest
Beside a beautiful stream filled with birdsong and lush scenery—
suddenly a flash of light appeared.
After the flash faded—
two figures suddenly materialized.
One of them appeared to be around sixteen or seventeen years old.
She had long blue hair, the ends curled into circular loops, with pink streaks running through it.
Her appearance was delicate and beautiful.
She had blue eyes, and beneath each eye was a small beauty mark.
She wore a white semi-transparent long-sleeved high-collar shirt, dark shorts, and a short skirt decorated with patterns of stars, moons, and planets.
Her entire presence radiated a bewitching charm.
The other girl looked about the same age as Nagi.
She had dark green and brown-streaked hair tied into a single ponytail, and bright orange eyes.
She wore a dark top, light blue jeans, and an orange bracelet on her wrist.
She was also very beautiful.
[Jiraiya: Th-This… this is…!!]
[Ebisu: A beauty!!!]
[Tsunade: So beautiful~]
[Kurenai Yūhi: Seriously… I didn't expect girls this beautiful. Even I'm a little…]
[Ino Yamanaka: They're gorgeous. But who are they?]
[Sakura Haruno: Beautiful… but judging from that familiar entrance—and that face…]
[Kakashi Hatake: Yes. I don't know who the blue-haired woman is, but that green-haired girl looks quite similar to Nagi. She's most likely another one of Nagi's future children.]
Since everyone had already seen Kū and Mai appear in similar ways before—
they naturally assumed the same thing again.
[Mito Uzumaki: Yes, definitely. She's adorable~]
[Tsunade: I agree.]
[Kushina Uzumaki: Same here.]
[Mikoto Uchiha: I agree as well.]
[Tobirama Senju: Ahem. I also agree.]
Seeing the girl's somewhat similar features to Nagi—
even the usually stern Tobirama felt his heart soften slightly.
[Amado Sanzu: This is…]
The Screen Continues…
The green-haired girl looked around curiously and said excitedly,
"Wow! So this is 'Ninja Heroes'?"
"I didn't expect the environment to be so realistic. No wonder my second brother likes it so much."
"Let's hurry to the main area."
The blue-haired woman looked around carefully, narrowing her eyes.
"…Hm?"
"Ye, wait. Something's not right."
The green-haired girl—Ye—turned back.
"Not right? What's wrong, Eida-nee?"
The blue-haired woman replied,
"The plants and trees here feel too real."
"So real that it doesn't feel like a virtual world."
"Ye, try sensing it carefully."
"Alright."
Ye closed her eyes briefly and sensed the surroundings.
Then she said in surprise,
"You're right. The chakra here feels too real."
"It doesn't feel like a game at all."
"What's going on?"
"Wait a moment. I'll observe the situation first."
"Senrigan."
Her pupils suddenly glowed—
her eyes shining like entire galaxies.
After a while, her eyes returned to normal.
"I checked Konohagakure."
"There are three strange things about this world."
"First—this world is definitely real."
"But everyone here seems younger."
"Or rather… time has been reversed."
"It's as if we've returned to the past."
"The past?"
"Yes."
"The environment matches my memories, but there are also differences."
"For example, the Fourth Hokage and his wife are alive at this point in time."
"In our world, they shouldn't have been revived yet."
"That's my second point."
"And the third…"
"I cannot see this world's history."
Ye's eyes widened.
"Wait… if you can't see the history…"
Eida nodded slowly.
"Yes."
"It's very likely that we've arrived in a past world similar to ours—but not exactly the same timeline."
Eida then turned toward a direction.
"In that case, let's go to Konoha first and gather information."
"Got it."
The two of them began walking toward Konoha's streets.
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