Naruto: Son of the Fourth Hokage

"Excuse me!"*4

Actually, Naruto didn't need to be so polite, but it made him seem more sociable.

Itachi wasn't sweeping today, or maybe he had already finished. He opened the door and welcomed the four into the living room.

Fugaku sat in the main seat, with Itachi to his left, leaving a space for Mikoto. Kakashi sat to Fugaku's right, with Naruto next to Kakashi, followed by Hinata and Sakura.

Kakashi slightly restrained his lazy demeanor, and his strange book had long been put away, making him look quite serious.

Hinata sat up straight, as she was used to being proper at home.

Naruto didn't blend into their atmosphere this time, looking around, curious as to why he didn't see Sasuke.

Only Sakura was the most restrained, her body tense, not knowing where to put her hands, and could only try to imitate Hinata.

Mikoto came out with tea and snacks and placed them one by one, then called outside, "Sasuke, the guests have arrived, hurry up and come over."

"Got it." Sasuke's voice carried a hint of helplessness. Why were they being so serious when everyone was so familiar, especially Naruto, who was practically treating this place like his own home? What kind of guest was he?

Once Sasuke and Mikoto were seated, Fugaku smiled seriously and said, "Thanks to everyone's help, Sasuke was able to return safely this time. Thank you all."

Speaking of which, Fugaku's face was truly magical, able to simultaneously display seriousness and a smile.

Naruto had been observing for so many years and felt that unless he and his two sons learned how to laugh wildly, he would probably look a bit serious no matter what expression he made.

Kakashi said with a smile, "You don't have to be so polite, Sasuke is my student after all. And I didn't really contribute much."

Naruto met Fugaku's gaze and picked up a snack, blinking his eyes, "Don't look at me, you don't have to be polite with me, I'm just an emotionless old driver, responsible for transporting you back and forth."

Everyone present had heard of the Land of Snow's trains and steam snowmobiles, and roughly knew what a driver meant, the person responsible for driving the car, a rather appropriate analogy.

Hinata was even more polite, "I only helped with the inspection twice, I didn't contribute much, and Sasuke is also a comrade, it's nothing to do such a small thing."

Sakura said in a somewhat low tone, "I was the one who didn't help much, Master Tsunade was the one who contributed from the beginning."

Mikoto keenly noticed Sakura's emotions, "How could Sakura-chan not have helped? Itachi's body was taken care of by you on the way back."

Sakura waved her hands somewhat awkwardly, "It's just basic auxiliary recovery treatment, it's actually possible to recover slowly even without me."

"You can't say that, and I heard from Tsunade-senpai that you have great talent, maybe you'll catch up with her soon!" Mikoto looked at Sakura with a mother-in-law's gaze, the more she looked, the more pleasing she found her.

Sakura was embarrassed by the praise, "I'm still far from it, Sasuke and Naruto are the real geniuses."

"What geniuses are they? All they know how to do is mess around. Every time they go out to train, they have to exhaust themselves before stopping. It's still necessary to have sensible girls like Sakura-chan and Hinata-chan to take care of them."

Naruto was completely unaware of being cued, only wanting to be a snack-eating bystander. He always felt that his godmother had impure motives for inviting them over today.

Hinata was fine, she was no longer the introverted girl who would blush at holding hands. Sakura understood the meaning in Mikoto's words and blushed.

[Inner Sakura is happily rolling around like crazy]

Of everyone at the table, only Sasuke was still refuting, "I didn't mess around, and I don't need to be taken care of! Anyway, Naruto can just carry me back."

Naruto slapped his forehead, this little brother was hopeless, and pulled over a plate of snacks, "Here, Hinata, try this."

"Okay." Hinata ate elegantly, taking small bites, thankful that Naruto-kun wasn't as oblivious as Sasuke.

...

After chatting for a while, Mikoto looked at the time and said, "You guys continue chatting, I'll go prepare lunch."

Sakura quickly stood up and said, "Let me help too!"

Sasuke's face paled, and two equations clearly surfaced in his mind:

Hinata + Cooking + Hungry Naruto = Happy Naruto + Happy Hinata

Sakura + Cooking + Hungry Sasuke = Dead Sasuke + Sad Sakura

He absolutely couldn't let her into the kitchen!

Fortunately, Mikoto politely refused Sakura on the grounds that "how can we let a guest do the work herself," but in her heart, she liked this sensible girl even more.

Sasuke first breathed a sigh of relief and then fell into deep thought. Maybe he should copy his mother's cooking process with his Sharingan when he has time, and also Kakashi-sensei's. In the future, he must never let Sakura have such a dangerous idea as cooking.

Naruto looked at Hinata and then at Sakura, silently mourning for Sasuke for a second.

A peaceful lunch, apart from Naruto experiencing the joy of fighting with Sasuke for food after a long time, was unremarkable. Everyone still couldn't see Kakashi's face.

Naruto was thinking about whether to organize an event to lift Kakashi's mask in the future, of course, on the premise that he couldn't demolish Konoha, nor could he beat people to death.

After the meal, Mikoto suggested that Sasuke take his friends for a walk around the Uchiha clan grounds. Although they are not as exclusive as before, and ordinary people come quite often, Sakura and Hinata rarely come here.

Sasuke was of course a little reluctant. He had just been pranked by Naruto a few days ago, and he didn't really want to appear in the eyes of the clan members recently.

Looking at his mother's kind eyes, and seeing that his father and brother had no intention of objecting, Sasuke glared at the innocent-looking Naruto and took the four out.

As for why Mikoto didn't let Itachi go, it was because she accidentally mentioned that Itachi was not feeling well while chatting with people on the way out to buy things yesterday, and Izumi Uchiha, who was passing by on patrol, accidentally heard it. Izumi said that she would come to visit this afternoon...

After going out, Sasuke was not pointed at as he had imagined. When Sasuke felt relieved and wanted to introduce the uses and characteristics of various places to his companions, he found that he didn't need to speak.

Because Naruto was talking endlessly about where ninja tools were sold, where the snacks tasted good, or which old grandma always stuffed him with candy when she saw him...

Why are you so familiar with this place! Kakashi and Sakura were shouting in their hearts.

If it weren't for the iconic fan (table tennis racket) painted in many places, they would have thought this was the Uzumaki Clan grounds.

Sasuke was also dumbfounded. He knew Naruto was familiar with the place, but he didn't expect him to be more familiar than him. He might as well change his surname to Uchiha!

Hinata held the various snacks and sweets that Naruto handed her, smiling sweetly. Naruto-kun is so amazing, he can find so many delicious things everywhere.

"Sasuke, Sakura Bro likes that little pendant over there, come and pay!" Naruto called out to the dazed Sasuke.

"Oh." Sasuke casually took out his wallet and paid. Wait, why should he pay?

Sakura held a pendant made in the image of Slug Sage, as if holding a family heirloom, and smiled happily.

[Inner Sakura has already set up Naruto's longevity tablet and piously lit an incense stick: "Naruto, such a good person!"]

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