Chapter 177 Kushina: Am I a playboy? (Subscribe)
Carefully put the cake batter in the mold into the oven, adjust the upper heat to 160 degrees, the lower heat to 180 degrees, and the time to 50 minutes.

Jiu Xing was bored as she watched the oven, which had been preheated long ago, start working.

He didn't know how to explain it to Kaoru.

No one would accept that they are in a fake anime world.

Everything you work hard for is just a false existence in the eyes of others, a way for others to pass the time when they are bored.

Although people like Jiu Xing who are heartless don't think it matters.

But he couldn't understand other people's thoughts...

"Ok?"

"Is Jiu Xing baking a cake?"

Kushina, who was bored, saw Jiu Xing busying around in the kitchen.

"Eh?"

"Kushina too?"

Jiu Xing looked at Kushina in front of him with some surprise.

In his impression, the previous Kushina was always a carefree and violent girl, although that was a thing of the past.

"Don't think I'm such an idiot..."

Kushina looked at Kuyuki and smiled helplessly.

“But it’s incredible.”

Kushina's eyes fell on the working oven and she said with some emotion:

"Jiu Xing, your cooking skills are really amazing..."

"Cooking, desserts, bread, and now I can even make cakes..."

"Is there anything else you can't do?"

"Although I know a little bit about cooking, I can't cook to your level."

"I'm beginning to doubt whether you are another me."

Kushina's joking words startled Kyuuki.

Strictly speaking, he is not really Kushina's counterpart.

He still retains the memories of his past life.

It is a combination of that man and the girl named Uzumaki Kyuyuki.

"But then again, it seems that Haruno Sakura has already arrived here."

Jiu Xing looked at the cake base baking in the oven and spoke intentionally or unintentionally.

Just before Xun left, he told him that this was the news brought by Haruno Sakura.

"Yeah……"

When the pink-haired woman was mentioned, Kushina's expression visibly dropped.

"If possible, Kushina, please stay here."

Jiu Xing sat on a small stool in the kitchen and looked at the woman beside him.

"why would you say so?"

Kushina sighed softly, how could she not know what Kyuuki was thinking.

"Sister Kushina, let me tell you this."

"As long as Uzumaki Menma doesn't go back, there's no way Namikaze Minato will be released."

"You're pregnant."

"Uzumaki Karin can certainly take care of you for a while."

"but……"

After all, he is an outsider.

Jiu Xing sighed and didn't dare to look at Kushina's expression.

Even without seeing it, Kyuuki knew that Kushina must be extremely sad right now.

“Instead of being alone with the child over there, it’s better to stay here.”

"and……"

Jiu Xing mustered up his courage and looked into Kushina's eyes.

"I believe that with Minato's personality, he would also want Kushina to stay here."

Kushina looked at the child in front of her, she knew.

She knows everything...

As long as Menma doesn't go back, Minato Namikaze will never be released.

But with Minato Namikaze's personality, how could he let Menma go back?

but……

"Jiu Xing, thank you for your kindness."

Kushina stroked her abdomen gently, her face full of tenderness and her eyes full of stubbornness.

"Minato is alone over there, how can I leave him?"

"But you are right about one thing."

"I really can't take care of this child by myself."

"That's why I didn't want him in the first place."

Kushina looked at the boy in front of her, her eyes full of apology.

"Can I leave him to you?"

Jiu Xing was speechless for a moment when he looked at Kushina in front of him.

Although he already knew the result, he still couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

The Namikaze couple in the original work were already prepared to die together, so how could this Namikaze couple, who now value family more, abandon another person?
A soft hand gently stroked Jiuxing's hair, and Kushina looked at the silent Jiuxing in front of her with a gentle expression.

"Jiu Xing, you can think of me."

"I am truely thankful."

"But I will never leave Minato alone there."

After a long while, Jiu Xing responded in silence:
"Ah."

Jiu Xing really had no way to deal with Kushina's stubbornness.

But perhaps only in this way can we be the real Sijiu.

Jiuxing couldn't help but think of Xun who had just left. If it were Xun, what decision would she make?

Jiu Xing didn't know this.

He also didn't want to know.

He didn't want this day to happen to him and Xun.

As time passed, the cake base in the oven was baked. After Jiu Xing waited for it to cool down, she quickly whipped the cream.

Kushina watched Jiuxing's every move throughout the process. Seeing Jiuxing skillfully spread the cream evenly on the cake base, and then picked up the mango and strawberries that had been cut long ago to decorate the cake, she asked casually:
"Is it anyone's birthday?"

"Oh, it's Nao's birthday."

Jiu Xing answered subconsciously.

However, the next second Jiu Xing froze.

Kushina doesn't seem to know about Nao yet.

Kushina looked at the heart-shaped pattern made of strawberries on the cake and remained speechless for a long time.

"explain……"

"What did you do..."

Kushina's faint voice rang in Kyuuki's ears.

Jiu Xing couldn't help but feel his hair stand on end. He turned his head with difficulty and looked at Kushina.

At this moment, Kushina's red hair moved without wind, completely against the laws of physics, and formed tentacles like octopus behind her head. Her eyes were frighteningly bright.

"Ku, Kushina, calm down, calm down!" "You are pregnant..."

Jiu Xing looked at Kushina with embarrassment, trying to buy a way to survive.

"You guy!"

"You're a playboy!"

"Having Xun isn't enough, you've already set your sights on someone else!"

"How can a scumbag like you be my counterpart?"

Kushina grabbed Jiu Xing's ears and looked furious.

Xun is so nice!

Such a good child, but this bastard Jiu Xing didn't cherish her!

And ran out to pick wild flowers?!

"Be careful, take care of yourself!"

Seeing Kushina's furious look, Jiu Xing ignored the pain in his ears and quickly supported her.

"I'm careful you big head ghost!"

Uchiha Sasuke, who had just arrived at the Uzumaki residence with Uzumaki Karing, heard the sudden voice of "scumbag" in the house and subconsciously looked around.

"Ok?"

"Who called me?"

Looking at Uchiha Sasuke's appearance, Uzumaki Karing's face was full of disgust.

As the two entered the house, they couldn't help but feel a little surprised, even though they had long known that Konoha's Nine-Tails Jinchuriki cared a lot about Kushina on their side.

But they didn't expect that the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki could endure being pulled by the ear by Kushina and being called a "scumbag", "human scum", and "shameless".

He also looked concerned and told Kushina to take care of herself.

This is completely different from that guy Menma Uzumaki.

Although both are Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, their attitudes towards Kushina are completely different.

Seeing an outsider coming in, Kushina suppressed her anger and let go of Jiu Xing's ear.

Jiu Xing covered his ears, feeling helpless, he could only help Kushina sit on the sofa in the living room.

"Go deliver the cake and talk to me in the evening."

Kushina crossed her arms across her chest, looking at the brat in front of her with great anger.

When she left, she was worried that Jiu Xing might become a yellow-haired (red-haired?) gangster in the future.

Now it seems that he has not turned into a gangster, but a playboy!
This made her whole being, who was devoted to her, break apart.

So this is what the male version of me looks like?

Am I such a playboy?

Kushina couldn't help but fall into self-doubt.

Kushina herself didn't realize that she had already implicitly treated herself and Kyuuki as a family, and Uzumaki Karin and Uchiha Sasuke as outsiders.

"Um, Aunt Kushina, what are you doing?"

Uzumaki Xiangling looked at the two of them awkwardly, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Based on her observations over the past two days, the relationship between these two people should be very good.

"Nothing, just some guy made me explode a little bit."

Kushina glared at Jiu Xing in annoyance.

Jiu Xing covered his ears and was speechless for a moment. The relationship between him and Nao could not be explained in a few words.

But now is not the time to talk about this.

Then he said hello to Uzumaki Karin and Uchiha Sasuke, quickly packed the cake and slipped away.

Uchiha Sasuke glanced at the cake in Jiu Xing's hand, his eyes thoughtful.

I can't believe this guy is the same kind of person as me.

But that’s true, there are not many people from the Uzumaki clan in this world.

If Uzumaki Kyuyuki doesn't have more girlfriends, how can the Uzumaki clan be developed and flourish?

These are like-minded people!
Uchiha Sasuke suddenly felt like he had found a soulmate.

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The autumn is long-lasting, and even at noon, it does not seem too hot.

Hyuga family

Library

The girl with black hair like a waterfall and a delicate face looked at the box of cake that was already melting a little in Jiuxing's hand, and a smile couldn't help but appear at the corner of her mouth.

Although the cake has melted a little, it means that Jiuxing still remembers her birthday.

"Well done, come in."

Nao waved to Jiu Xing and asked her to follow her in.

Following Nao into the library, Jiu Xing also came to this place for the first time.

The feeling that Jiuxing got here was books, lots of books.

The Hyuga family is indeed a family that has existed for hundreds of years, and the family has an extremely large collection of books.

Just looking at the bookshelves, Jiuxing estimated that there were probably dozens of them.

Jiu Xing knew that Nao liked reading, but she didn't expect there would be so many books here.

"What are you looking at?"

Nao looked at the boy following behind her and asked.

"Books."

Jiu Xing answered naturally.

"You brought a cake here just to tell me to read these books?"

Nao's tone rose slightly.

"Of course not, this cake was made by myself."

Jiu Xing shook his head.

He looked at the cake in front of him and couldn't help feeling a little nervous.

I have to explain Nao's matter to Kushina tonight.

Nao cut a small piece of the cake in front of her, and without going through the old-fashioned wishing process, she handed it directly to Jiu Xing.

Then he cut himself another piece, took a bite, and said:

"Do you remember what I told you last time?"

Jiu Xing thought for a moment, then said:

"Is it the birth of a caged bird?"

Nao nodded and said:
"I recently went through the entire library."

"Although it was very secretive, it still allowed me to find some clues."

"What clues?"

Jiu Xing said calmly while biting the cake.

The answer is almost undoubtedly the Rinnegan, but Nao is also considered a talent for being able to find this aspect on her own.

With so many books in the collection, how long can she take to read them all by herself?

"The previous disaster involving the Hyuga clan."

"It all started with one person."

"Although it's very bizarre, he dug out the white eyes of all the dead tribesmen and wanted to combine them into something."

“I don’t know what that thing is, but there is a location in the book.”

Nao's eyes at this moment were full of exploration into the secrets of the past.

(End of this chapter)