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Chapter 196 - Not “Dad”… But Still “Dad”

 Residence

Nagi, Shizuka, and the others sat across from Ye and Eida.

Nagi's group looked at the two girls with confused expressions.

Ye, meanwhile, excitedly studied Nagi, then turned to look curiously at Shizuka, Samui, and Ameno.

Eida looked noticeably nervous yet excited.

At that moment, Nagi spoke to Ye.

"Um… Ye, right?"

"Yes, Dad."

"Uh… when you say 'Dad,' you mean… me?"

"Yes. More precisely—Dad when he was young."

"Young?"

Nagi suddenly seemed to realize something unbelievable.

Ye explained:

"Mm-hmm. Earlier today, because of an accident, Big Sister Eida and I were transported from our era to the past—your era, Dad."

"So… you're from the future."

"Yeah. But to be more precise—"

"Ahem. Ye, that part isn't something we can talk about yet."

Eida immediately interrupted her.

"Hehehe, sorry, I forgot."

Ye tapped her head and made a cute, playful expression.

After observing them for a moment, Nagi nodded.

"I believe you."

After all, not only did Ye resemble him in appearance—her chakra felt similar as well. And he instinctively felt a strange sense of closeness toward her.

Since Nagi had already accepted that they were from the future, Samui and the others immediately became curious.

Shizuka was the first to ask:

"Well… since you're Nagi's child, could you tell us who your mother is?"

Ye turned to look at Eida.

Eida nodded slightly, indicating it was fine.

Ye then answered:

"Mom Shizuka, my mother is Pakura."

"Pakura?" ×2

Samui and Ameno both showed surprised expressions.

Samui had personally witnessed Pakura's prowess during the Third Shinobi World War, while Ameno had heard of the title "Hero of Sunagakure."

But hadn't she already…

Ye noticed their confusion and explained:

"Yeah. My mom's soul is still sleeping in the Pure Land right now. But in the future, Dad resurrects her."

"I see… Wait. But what do you mean by 'Mom Shizuka'?"

Ameno quickly caught another key detail.

Ye answered casually:

"Yeah. Mom Shizuka is my second brother's mother. And by the way—Mom Samui is my eldest brother's mother, and Mom Ameno, you're my third sister's mother."

"!!!" ×3

The three women instantly lit up with surprise and excitement.

That meant in the future—

They truly became Nagi's wives.

Realizing this, the three of them flushed bright red with excitement.

Nagi himself was momentarily stunned as well. But after a moment, he quietly relaxed.

After spending so much time together, he had to admit he quite enjoyed being around them.

Nagi then turned to Eida.

"So… you're Ye's friend, right?"

Eida immediately stood up.

"Yes, Dad. I'm Ye's friend."

"…Dad?"

Nagi froze again.

She didn't resemble him, and her chakra didn't feel related either.

Eida suddenly grabbed the hands of Nagi and Samui.

Looking nervous yet excited, she said:

"Dad, Mom… actually, I'm your future daughter-in-law. I'm currently in a relationship with Kū, with marriage as the goal."

"Huh?" ×2

Nagi and Samui were both completely stunned.

Meanwhile — Watching the Screen

Tsunade:

"Hahaha! I imagined a lot of possibilities, but 'daughter-in-law' was definitely not one of them!"

Kushina Uzumaki:

"Well, if she's the daughter-in-law, calling Nagi 'Dad' makes perfect sense."

Mikoto Uchiha:

"So that means she's Kū's girlfriend."

Kurenai Yuhi:

"Kū's pretty capable, huh?"

Mabui:

"Hahaha, Samui. Your future daughter-in-law already showed up."

Samui:

"..."

She hadn't even married Nagi yet—

And suddenly she already had a daughter-in-law.

Wasn't this development a bit too fast?

Jiraiya:

"Sigh… I'm so jealous of that kid Kū. His girlfriend is that beautiful."

Ebisu:

"Exactly! I'm so jealous!!"

Men across the Shinobi World:

"Same here!"

Across the shinobi world, countless men who had fallen for Eida's beauty shed tears of envy.

The Screen Continues…

At that moment, Ye's bracelet lit up again.

A projection screen appeared in front of everyone.

Ai  appeared on the screen.

She was casually sipping coffee while calmly looking at everyone present.

Then she glanced at Eida with a slightly speechless expression.

"You were the one shamelessly chasing after my big brother in the first place."

Ye proudly introduced her:

"Ahem! Dad, this is my all-powerful third sister. There's almost no problem in the world that can stump her."

"Third sister? So that means…"

Ameno looked at Ai with nervous anticipation.

Her expression softened as she spoke gently.

"So… you're my daughter from the future. Hello."

Ai looked at her.

Then she smiled faintly.

"Hello, Mom—from the past."

Ye quietly snickered.

"Hehe… so Third Sister can smile like that too. I thought she could only give cold smirks. That's kinda intere—uh…"

She suddenly noticed Ai narrowing her eyes at her.

Ye immediately corrected herself.

"Ahem! Third Sister, I didn't see anything."

"Be quiet."

"Yes."

Ye instantly straightened up.

Ai then continued:

"Alright, we don't have time for this right now."

"Second Brother has already rescued Hikari, but the mastermind behind this incident—Meruzuna—escaped using the backup plan left by Tekuse."

"According to the analysis by my teacher and me, he's already fled to your side."

Ye rolled up her sleeves enthusiastically.

"In that case, let's go capture him!"

But Ai interrupted:

"Be careful. He has successfully copied Hikari's ability."

"That means he can also— …Hm?"

Suddenly her expression changed.

"Eida, hurry! Use Omnipotence to protect everyone!"

"Understood."

"Omnipotence — Protection!"

A purple hemispherical barrier instantly surrounded Nagi and the others.

At the same time—

A crimson light suddenly shone down without warning.

Outside

The moon had turned blood-red.

A gigantic windmill-like pattern appeared across its surface.

The red moonlight dyed the entire sky crimson.

Soon, that eerie red light spread across the entire shinobi world.

Hokage Office

Minato Namikaze was reviewing documents when he suddenly felt something strange.

Looking down, he saw a red windmill-shaped mark appear on the back of his hand.

"What is this!?"

His expression suddenly froze.

Then he slowly looked up.

His eyes had become unnaturally eerie.

"Chōza. I'm going to start the Fourth Shinobi World War."

"There are simply too many ninja in the world."

"Yes, Lord Hokage. I'll notify everyone immediately."

Chōza's eyes had also turned strangely vacant.

And it wasn't just them.

Anyone touched by the red moonlight began behaving the same way.

"Hahaha… let the war begin!"

"Come on… let's fight!"

"..."

Namikaze Residence

Kushina Uzumaki clutched her head, her face filled with pain.

Inside her mind, Kurama struggled desperately to preserve her fading consciousness.

"Damn it… Genjutsu!?"

"Kushina—don't lose to it!!"

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