141The calm before the stormAI Model: gemini-2.5-flashChapter 141 The Calm Before the Storm
"Hinata, is there something you need me for?"
Naruto walked out of the room, carrying a fruit platter.
Seeing Hinata standing there prettily, he waved, "Come in and have some fruit first."
"Mm, okay!"
Hinata obediently sat beside Nine-Tailed, subconsciously stroking the Chakra on Nine-Tailed's body.
Nine-Tailed glanced over, then continued to carefully pick up a piece of fruit with its paw and elegantly eat it.
"What is this?"
"A spiky turtle?"
"Oh, you mean him~" Naruto looked at the turtle, which had retracted its head and dared not come out, and chuckled, "This is Three-Tails Isobu."
"Ah?"
"Three-Tails?"
Hinata was startled, her slender finger, which had reached out to poke the turtle shell, subconsciously withdrew.
"By the way, have you seen Boruto?"
"No!"
Hinata shook her head, her cheeks flushed.
Whenever Boruto was mentioned, she felt a little awkward, and her mind would always fantasize about whether the child she and Naruto had would really be like Boruto.
After all, she heard them say the world was different now.
"Are you looking for me?"
Speak of the devil, and he shall appear.
Not long after the words fell, Future Sasuke and Boruto arrived together.
Hearing Naruto's question, Boruto subconsciously asked, then stood nervously to the side.
Hinata tried to act mature, looking at Borutosternly.
They told her that a mother should have some dignity.
Naruto: "…"
How cute.
His hands itched, wanting to pinch Hinata's nose.
Barely suppressing this urge, Naruto frowned, looking at Boruto, and asked somewhat confusedly, "Am I that scary?"
Boruto gave an awkward smile.
He didn't know why, but seeing this Naruto, who was about the same age as him, made him feel suppressed inside.
"It's the pressure from his young father."
Nine-Tailed didn't know where it got a toothpick from, and grinned when it saw this.
Sasuke looked at Naruto and said seriously, "We also plan to participate in this war."
"However, Nara Shikaku asked us to ask you how we should arrange things."
"You can just follow me."
Naruto glanced at Boruto; this kid was his cheap son after all, and the Kāma on him…
Naruto's eyes lit up, wondering if he could get it.
"I'll try it when I have time."
"Oh, right!"
Naruto suddenly thought of something and looked at Sasuke, "You've seen Ōtsutsuki Urashiki; can you transform into him for me to see?"
Nine-Tailed, who was beside him, felt a stir in its heart when it saw Naruto's expression, and clapped its hands. "Oh, right, how could I forget this?"
Naruto's core ability might be useful again.
It had been so long since it was used that even Nine-Tailed had forgotten about it.
Thinking of this, Nine-Tailed looked at Naruto with a hint of disdain.
You forgot your own ability; you're a real talent.
Naruto coolly swept a glance at Nine-Tailed, then looked at Sasuke.
Sasuke was stunned, and nodded, "That's certainly no problem; we won't forget his appearance."
"Transform!"
Following Boruto's soft cry, a lifelike Ōtsutsuki Urashiki appeared before everyone.
Naruto gave Future Sasuke a probing look, and Sasuke nodded, "It's exactly the same."
"That's not fair; you don't trust me."
"Should I trust you? Compared to you and Sasuke, I definitely trust Sasuke more."
Hearing Boruto's dissatisfaction, Naruto retorted.
Boruto was speechless.
Well, it was true that his teacher looked much more composed and was more convincing.
"This is what Ōtsutsuki Urashiki looks like. He can travel through space using an ability called Yomotsu Hirasaka. You must be careful if you encounter him."
"Okay, I've noted it down."
"Stay and eat. There's good food today."
Naruto waved, "After today, there might not be such a good opportunity in the future."
Sasuke and Boruto exchanged glances and nodded.
Indeed,
Just as Naruto said, after today, they would officially set off.
They weren't sure what the future held.
The direction of this world was completely different from theirs.
Regardless of success or failure, they might have to leave here and return to their original world.
The danger in that world had not yet been resolved.
Sasuke thought of that ruin; the hidden enemies were still stirring, and they couldn't ignore them.
"Since this is very likely our last meeting, I'll let you experience the specialty of this world."
"Nine-Tailed, time to work."
"Alrighty!"
Nine-Tailed nimbly leaped from the rocking chair, its sunglasses precisely thrown into their designated spot.
Having done all this, Nine-Tailed wagged its tail, and several Chakra hands extended, taking the ingredients Naruto handed over, and began cooking.
Boruto: "???"
Sasuke: "???"
Isobu: "???"
What the heck?
Watching Nine-Tailed, who very skillfully picked up a spatula and started cooking, the two people and one Tailed Beast immediately entered a state of shock.
Nine-Tailed's cooking was extraordinary.
Anyway, they were quite shocked.
Isobu was numb for a long time, twisting its neck like a machine, looking at Shukaku, its voice filled with inquiry, "Is this Nine-Tailed the one I know? Why do I feel like he's been cursed?"
"You have the guts to not eat it later."
Shukaku lay on the table, looking at Nine-Tailedexpectantly.
Nine-Tailed's cooking was quite delicious; it liked it very much.
"Crazy!"
"They're all crazy!"
Isobu retracted its neck, planning to take a nap, hoping that when it opened its eyes again, it would be back in that lake full of freedom.
Boruto subconsciously pulled out a camera at this scene and clicked a few shots.
"Wait, where did that camera come from?"
"I brought it."
Boruto looked innocent, "It was there before. This time, the Crossing was rushed, but I was lucky."
"Look, this is a world-famous painting."
Sasuke's mouth twitched. If you dared to show this to that Nine-Tailed, I think that Nine-Tailed would beat you to death.
The kind your dad couldn't even save you from.
"I'll keep it for my own collection."
Boruto happily put away the camera; he had taken many pictures this time.
But he still had to save them; perhaps he could find an opportunity to take a few more when the great war arrived.
…
"Alright, try it."
Not long after, Nine-Tailed brought out a pile of dishes and placed them on the outdoor table, saying with a smile, "When Naruto was little, I was the one who cooked, so I got good at it. Please forgive me if it's not delicious."
Everyone's expressions were strange.
Naruto looked at Nine-Tailed with a half-smile.
Brag, go on and brag.
If you had been the one cooking back then, I would have been exposed long ago. Would I be so comfortable now?
Nine-Tailed felt a little guilty, then became confident again.
What? Is cooking in a spatial dimension not cooking?
Nine-Tailed puffed out its chest, looking proud.
Sasuke and Boruto sat to the side, looking suspiciously, also curious about Nine-Tailed's cooking.
They picked up a piece of Napa cabbage and put it in their mouths, and their eyes immediately lit up.
"This energy?"
Sasuke looked at Naruto in shock.
If he hadn't been mistaken just now, this was the Napa cabbage Naruto had taken out…