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After Minato dismissed the elder advisors, he finally released Takumi and Zhongli from the dimensional bracelet. The two appeared directly in the Hokage's office. Their sudden arrival prompted a response from the Anbu, but Minato quickly intervened.

"Stand down. These are my guests."

The Anbu stationed at the office were Minato's loyal subordinates. Upon hearing his command, they vanished immediately.

"Please, follow me. I'll take you to my home," Minato said, smiling warmly. He was genuinely pleased. He could feel the power within himself, and he knew it was real. The strength of these two in front of him was immense. With them around, no matter what happened, he had nothing to fear.

"To avoid unnecessary trouble, let me make a small adjustment," Takumi said.

As soon as his voice fell, a wave of consciousness spread from his body, covering the entire Konoha village. From that moment on, in the eyes of every villager, Takumi and Zhongli were ordinary citizens and Minato's close friends. Seeing them walking with the Hokage would no longer raise any eyebrows.

According to Takumi's settings, the two were simply old friends of Minato.

Satisfied, Takumi nodded. "All set. We're now official citizens."

Minato looked confused. "Huh?" The little sunshine was stunned. That simple?

Takumi just smiled. "A minor trick. No need to worry. We're now recognized as Konoha's citizens and your dear friends. Let's go explore the village instead. We won't visit your house since your wife's about to give birth. You handle your matters—we'll be fine."

With that, Takumi declined Minato's invitation and chose to explore the village with Zhongli instead. He was deeply curious about Konoha. He remembered staying up past midnight as a kid, catching Naruto episodes every weekend on TV. That nostalgia fueled his desire to walk around the village. He also wanted to see that famous Ōtsutsuki Ichiraku Ramen guy.

As for Minato, he returned to work.

Zhongli had no objections, naturally. He agreed with Takumi's idea.

Minato thought for a moment and nodded. "Alright. I'll find you later. Here, take this."

He handed Takumi one of his Flying Thunder God kunai. With that, he could locate them instantly once he got off work.

Takumi accepted the kunai and left the office with Zhongli. As they stepped outside, the people around gave no unusual reactions. Even downstairs, nobody found their presence strange.

Takumi was confident in his technique.

The two began strolling leisurely through Konoha.

As they walked out of the Hokage's building, Takumi spotted a silver-haired man with a mask—Kakashi.

Kakashi noticed them too. Instantly, information about Takumi and Zhongli popped into his mind: They were his teacher's close friends who rarely appeared in the village.

"Takumi-senpai, Zhongli-senpai!"

Kakashi greeted them with his usual stoic expression.

Takumi felt quite pleased hearing those respectful titles. Zhongli, however, wasn't surprised. This was all part of Takumi's handiwork.

"Kakashi, right? You're doing well," Zhongli said, nodding.

Kakashi scratched his head, not sure how to respond.

"You're here to see Minato-sensei? He's back inside. We've got things to do, so we'll be on our way. Catch you later."

With that, Takumi and Zhongli continued their stroll.

Although many villagers glanced at them curiously, their eyes quickly moved away. Nobody gave it a second thought.

They were completely at ease.

"On the surface, it looks prosperous... but there's a storm brewing," Zhongli sighed after a while.

Thinking of Liyue's current peace and prosperity, Zhongli couldn't help but prefer his own nation.

Konoha, while lively on the outside, clearly had deeper issues. This world was too broken.

"Ever since the First Hokage died, the wars never stopped. Otherwise, the population would've exploded by now," Takumi remarked.

This village—well, truly a village—barely had enough people.

The five great nations fought so often that the whole region was drained. If Hashirama Senju had lived longer, or listened to Madara Uchiha and unified the Shinobi World, things wouldn't be this messy.

Both had the power, but were endlessly manipulated by others.

What a tragedy.

Reincarnation, battles, reincarnation, battles—on and on.

All they could say was: too tragic.

The two continued their exploration until nightfall, when Minato came to fetch them and brought them to his home.

Despite being Hokage, Minato lived in a small apartment. Pretty sad, really.

There, Takumi and Zhongli met Kushina Uzumaki—very pregnant.

Seeing the two handsome strangers, she was puzzled.

"Who are they?" she asked.

"Kushina, this is Takumi and this is Mr. Zhongli. It's a bit complicated, so let me explain."

Minato quickly helped his wife inside and began telling her about everything that happened.

Upon hearing his story, Kushina was shocked. People from another world? And Minato's power had grown?

She could sense it. He really had become much stronger.

Minato gave her a simple rundown of Takumi's world but didn't mention too much about the world itself. Knowing Kushina's temper, he decided to wait until after the baby was born.

"Please forgive us if we're not the best hosts," Kushina said politely after understanding the situation.

"We don't mind," Takumi replied. "Actually, I've brought some delicacies from our world. Minato, no need to cook tonight. Let's eat this."

With that, he took out his personal stash of gourmet food.

After all… Kushina's cooking? Let's not risk it.