Chapter 54: A Hug from Mom

Jiu Xing used his peripheral vision to observe Mingzi who was silently helping him wash the vegetables.

Her mood had been depressed since she heard Xun's name.

Even that beautiful golden hair seemed to have dimmed.

Same experience as Naruto?

Jiu Xing sighed inwardly.

The Naruko in front of him is not Naruto. Women are more careful than men and can notice some details that men cannot notice.

Obviously, because of what happened to Jiu Xing before, Naruko was already a little sensitive. When she heard Xun's name, she couldn't help but think too much...

Although she was right.

Jiu Xing had no say in the matter.

Granted, he was Naruko's nominal otherworldly father.

But it was only in name. He was not the Uzumaki Kyuuki from Naruko's world, and he was only twelve years old...

Naruko is already sixteen...

Time passed minute by minute, night fell quickly, and dishes were quickly presented in Jiuxing's hands.

All this was attributed to his experience as a wage earner in his previous life. Even though he didn't even know how to scramble eggs at first, the rising prices forced him to start cooking.

By imitating the cooking videos on Douyin, he has acquired pretty good cooking skills.

dong dong dong~~
As the door was knocked, Jiu Xing still had the last sauce in his hand, but he still spoke to Naruko:

"Kaoru must be here. Naruko, go open the door."

Mingzi, who had been watching her young father cook, suddenly tensed up when she heard Jiu Xing's words.

Kaoru...

The Fourth Hokage, who sacrificed himself to protect the village, was also the first female Hokage.

A powerful ninja known as the Golden Flash.

At the same time, it is also very likely that his mother exists...

"What are you doing standing still?"

Facing Jiu Xing's puzzled eyes, Mingzi came to the door of the room somewhat stiffly. Her heart was beating wildly at this moment. She was not mentally prepared to face this existence.

When she gritted her teeth and put her hand on the door handle, it was already turned.

Naruko's breathing hitched, her pupils trembling slightly as she watched the door being pushed open.

"Jiu Xing, what's wrong? You haven't opened the door yet..."

Xun's slightly doubtful words rang out as the door was pushed open.

Naruko stared blankly at the girl who slowly appeared in her field of vision.

Beautiful golden hair, a pair of blue eyes like the ocean, delicate facial features without makeup, and fair skin...

so beautiful……

Naruko stared blankly at the twelve-year-old Fourth Hokage in front of her, feeling a little at a loss as to what to do.

Well, it seems...

Naruko stared at the beautiful girl in front of her, her heart beating violently...

There is no need to verify it anymore, she is my mother!

The identical blonde hair and pupils proved everything.

I am really the daughter of the Fourth Hokage...

why?
why?
Why am I the Hokage's daughter?
Why was the Hokage's daughter being bullied like this?

Why didn't anyone tell her?

Mingzi's heart was suddenly filled with mixed emotions.

"Ah?"

Xun looked at the girl in front of him who was staring at him in a trance and was a little confused.

"H-hello?"

Xun tried to greet the strange girl who was staring at him.

Naruko stared blankly at Kaoru in front of her. She didn't know how to express her emotions now. She just stared at the girl in front of her stiffly and spoke like a robot:

"You, you are good."

"I...I...I am...Uzumaki...Uzumaki Naruko. Nice to meet you...first time..."

"I...I...I'm sixteen years old..." "I like...I like eating ramen..."

"me…"

Mingzi looked incoherently at Xun who was confused. She was excited and panicked, and she didn't know where to put her hands and feet.

She didn't know what to do now...

I just feel so stupid...

Mom must feel like an idiot...

"I see. Nice to meet you."

"I'm Namikaze Kaoru, Naruko."

"Naruko you can call me Kaoru."

Xun looked at the girl in front of her and chuckled. Although she didn't know why the girl was so excited to see her, it didn't stop her from treating her gently.

Xun took Naruko's hand, a gentle smile appeared on her face, she looked at the dazed girl in front of her and blinked and said:
"Can I call you Naruko?"

"Can...it's okay..."

Naruko couldn't help but blush as she looked at the gentle Kaoru in front of her.

Just as she was brainstorming how to get along with Kaoru, a voice sounded behind her, which made Naruko feel relieved, but for some reason she still felt a little regretful in her heart.

"Kaoru, let me introduce you, this is Naruko~~"

Jiu Xing popped his head out from behind Naruko and winked at Xun.

What is this bad guy up to?
Xun looked at the strange Jiu Xing in front of him in confusion, and then looked at Mingzi again...

By the way, this girl has similar facial features to Jiu Xing, and she looks a year or two older than Jiu Xing...

And his last name is Uzumaki...

Could it be...

"I see."

Xun clapped his hands with his fists, as if he had suddenly realized something, and smiled confidently, thinking that he had guessed the truth.

"Naruko."

"It must be Jiu Xing's sister who was left outside!"

"That must be it!"

"Eh?!"

"Eh??"

Naruko and Kyuuki both looked at Kaoru in front of them with a confused look on their faces who looked like they couldn't fool me.

"Hey, Kaoru, do you still remember Kushina and Minato?"

Jiu Xing looked at Xun in front of him who was extremely wrong and couldn't help but give Xun a guess.

"Of course I remember, Minato and Kushina and the others..."

Xun spoke subconsciously, but she got stuck in the middle of her words. She looked at the red-haired boy standing in front of her with Naruko in shock.

Kaoru is extremely smart and good at making inferences, just from the funny expression on Kushina's face and the mention of the names Minato and Kushina.

Then she looked at the girl in front of her again...

Blonde hair, the same eye color as mine, and facial features that are very similar to Jiu Xing's...

this……

Could this girl be...

Xun's delicate little face turned red in an instant. She looked at Mingzi in front of her somewhat helplessly, and the gentle and lovely look she had just had disappeared in an instant.

“You, you, you can’t be…!”

Before Xun could finish her words, Naruko stepped forward and hugged Xun tightly, whose face was flushed with embarrassment.

"Mom~~"

Naruko's voice rang out with a choked sob.

Sure enough!

This is her and Jiu Xing's child!
Xun, whose face was flushed with shyness, hugged the girl subconsciously. She tried to suppress the embarrassment that made her heart beat in overload, and said blankly:
"Ming, Mingzi, don't cry..."

Jiu Xing, wearing an apron and holding a spatula, looked at the two girls in front of her with a smile on her face.

She punches her dad and hugs her mom, she's really Naruko...

　The next two chapters will be posted in succession. Please read on.
　　
　
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