Chapter 044
Returning to the meeting.
A vote for the new Hokage of the Hidden Leaf Village began.
"I also agree."
Hiashi, the patriarch of the Hyuga clan, raised his hand in favor.
After him, more and more heads agreed.
Suddenly, a figure entered the room panting.
"Sorry, I'm late."
Kushina, still wearing an apron, sincerely apologized for making them wait.
Everyone in the room rolled their eyes at this.
Because she arrived just as the meeting was about to end.
Tsunade took a deep breath and began to summarize the topic discussed in the meeting to her.
She personally invited Kushina as the head of the Uzumaki clan in the village. In political matters, Kushina was someone to be reckoned with.
And in military matters, even more so, because Tsunade was aware that Kenzo was involved in her resurrection, so Kushina now plays an important role in the village's combat power.
Kushina, with a cheerful smile, naturally agreed as well.
"So this is it, of course I agree too."
Kushina had a very good impression of Tsunade.
Although she rarely saw her in the past, and didn't even know her personally, Jiraiya often spoke highly of her.
And even with all the misfortunes she went through when she was young.
"With everyone in agreement, the ceremony will be held tomorrow."
Shikaku, who still held his position as Jonin Commander and military strategist, declared openly.
With the meeting concluded, everyone left the Hokage Tower.
In this meeting, Mikotado Homura and Koharu Utatane barely said a word in the presence of Kushina.
Afraid that this fierce woman who only respects her family would make them look ridiculous.
Outside, Kushina was suddenly embraced by a figure.
"Kushina, I don't know what happened, but I'm so glad you're alive."
Yoshino, Shikaku Nara's wife and matriarch of the Nara clan, said with joy as she hugged her old classmate.
"Yoshino, you haven't aged a bit." Kushina accepted the hug with a smile.
"It's only been a couple of years, what are you talking about." Yoshino became nostalgic.
"It's alright, I have to go back. I left Naruto alone at home, I'm afraid the house that I worked so hard to organize will become chaotic. Let's meet up with the girls one day to reminisce about old times."
By this point, Konoha had granted her ownership rights to the house where she and Minato lived.
"And not only that, but also the ninjutsu and seals that were confiscated from them until Naruto came of age and inherited them.
"Alright, you really deserve it, you don't know how much it hurt me not being able to help the boy, but you should already know, politics and all." Yoshino wiped the tears from her face and said sadly.
"Don't worry, after all, you were looking out for the safety of your clan, if I were in your position, with people like those old men in power and feeling powerless, I would do the same."
Kushina said understandingly.
Suddenly, she leaned in close to her friend's ear and whispered.
"By the way, it felt really good to punch him."
Kushina was naturally referring to Hiruzen.
Upon hearing this, Yoshino couldn't help but burst into laughter, feeling that her friend hadn't changed at all and was indeed the same Kushina as before.
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Namikaze Residence
"Kurama, luckily mom didn't discover the last hiding place I had, I'm glad back then I saved a large amount when I felt those strange people watching me. Can't you keep it for me?"
8-year-old Naruto was extremely nervous.
He had just returned from his old apartment without his mother knowing.
A few years ago, Naruto vaguely felt that he was being watched often, but in his child's mind, he couldn't gauge the danger of his situation, so he always thought they were coming for his ramen.
This led him to hide his most precious ramen in a place you would never imagine.
Kurama, on the other hand, wasn't bothered by Naruto anymore.
Now that the brat called him by his name, Kurama had stopped bothering him.
Instead, he enjoyed the great atmosphere around him.
With this beautiful scenery, even though he was limited in exploring it due to the seal, his naps were much more enjoyable compared to that dark and smelly place.
He no longer bothered to make his Jinchuriki's life miserable.
This led him to no longer interfere with Naruto's chakra flow.
Unleashing his enormous potential.
"You... how can you be like this?" Naruto panicked as he saw that this smelly fox didn't even look at him.
Naruto didn't know what to do with the huge box full of carefully placed limited edition ramen.
Kurama actually wanted to tell Naruto that it was impossible to bring matter into space in his mind, but he knew Naruto was too stupid to understand it, hence his willingness to ignore him.
Naruto was aware of the possible refusal of this fox, so he devised a backup plan in his mind.
His idea was to test his knowledge of a storage seal.
Among the moving things Naruto brought with the intention of helping his mother, he unexpectedly came across a simple storage seal.
Ninjas often use scrolls with this type of sealing to store their belongings, weapons, food, and other things.
Naruto had been planning this rescue for a long time.
Once he managed to learn the texture of the seal and understand its meaning, it was time for him to test his lineage.
With Kurama refusing, he had no choice but to seal his precious ramen and hide the scroll in a place his mother couldn't access.
It took Naruto about an hour to draw the seal on the scroll.
"I did it!" exclaimed the boy excitedly.
He lifted the scroll into the air and admired his own creation.
However, his blood ran cold when he heard a very familiar voice.
"Not bad, but your strokes are still too rough, limiting its storage capacity to just a kunai. For such a simple seal, I see that you need a lot of training in the art of sealing."
Kushina stood right behind Naruto, contemplating the seal made by her son.
Only behind her, the tips of her hair levitated above her head, showing how angry she was.
She had underestimated Naruto's love for ramen once again.
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