The wedding ceremony soon began.
The groom and bride entered the venue.
Uchiha Itachi rarely showed such a nervous expression, but Izumi beside him looked quite composed.
Fugaku and the others stepped onto the stage one after another to give their speeches...
Naruko, Hinata, and Satsuki watched Izumi—dressed in her wedding gown—with envious eyes. It seemed they were imagining themselves wearing wedding dresses as well.
They imagined what Nagi would look like wearing the groom's suit.
No good… they were starting to lose control of their thoughts.
When Naruko and the others turned to ask Nagi what he thought of the wedding dress, they suddenly realized—
He was gone.
"Huh? Where did he go?" ×3
[Uchiha Mikoto]: Wow, it really is Itachi's wedding. I never thought I'd be able to see this day. I'm so happy.
[Uchiha Fugaku]: Hmm. It seems that Itachi over there has truly matured.
[Uchiha Izumi]: That wedding dress is beautiful. And Itachi looks very handsome in that suit. I'm so jealous of her~
[Uchiha Shisui]: I didn't expect Itachi to show such a nervous expression. Interesting.
[Uchiha Itachi]: …
Their words were like knives, each one stabbing straight into Itachi's heart and dealing critical damage.
Meanwhile, on Nagi's side…
"Uh… isn't it a little inappropriate for me to sit here?"
"No, no, not at all."
"It's fine. Nagi can sit here."
"We just happen to have a few things we'd like to ask you."
Nagi had been seated at another table.
But the people at this table were somewhat… special.
To his left sat Kushina.
To his right sat Mikoto.
Beside them respectively sat Minato and Fugaku.
And directly across from Nagi was Hiashi.
Thus, the table of six people was perfectly arranged.
Kushina smiled and said,
"Don't you think today's wedding between little Itachi and little Izumi is wonderful, Nagi?"
"Yeah, it's wonderful. Um… I'll just—"
Nagi suddenly felt that something was very wrong and wanted to retreat.
But Mikoto leaned forward gently and said with a warm smile,
"Nagi will be a groom someday as well. So… who do you think would be the most suitable bride?"
Mikoto immediately revealed her true intention.
All five people at the table stared at Nagi.
Nagi was stunned by the question.
Marriage?
Was he… being pressured to marry?
"This question doesn't need to be answered." ×3
Hinata, Naruko, and Satsuki suddenly appeared behind Nagi and dragged him away.
Mikoto watched as Nagi was carried off and smiled slightly.
"Looks like we don't need to worry about our daughters' happiness after all."
"That's right. Nagi is a good child. He certainly won't let Naruko and the others down. Matters like this should be left for the young people to resolve themselves."
Kushina agreed.
Both of them had an extremely favorable impression of Nagi.
But Minato, Fugaku, and Hiashi didn't see it that way.
In their eyes, what just happened looked like this:
Nagi had his arms around their daughters and arrogantly declared,
"Hahaha! Old men, I'll take all your daughters!"
No matter how they looked at him, the three fathers found Nagi extremely unpleasant.
A Few Days Later…
Namizake Residence
"Nagi, listen carefully. The principle of sealing techniques is to use specific hand signs, ninjutsu, and chakra to seal a target's power or soul into a particular object or body. This restricts or controls the target's abilities and actions…"
Kushina was teaching Nagi the principles and methods of Fūinjutsu (Sealing Techniques).
When Itachi's wedding had ended, Kushina had told Nagi before leaving that if there were any sealing techniques he wanted to learn, he could come to her anytime.
After hearing that, Nagi suddenly thought of a sealing technique that he had once envisioned but never successfully completed.
So a few days later, he specially visited the Namikaze residence to ask Kushina for help finishing it.
"Hmm… Judging from this prototype, the sealing technique is indeed extremely powerful. The sealing effect even surpasses the Eight Trigrams Seal. But these sealing formulas still lack several critical connection points and designated sealing zones."
Kushina stared at the sealing diagram Nagi had provided and fell into deep thought.
Her original intention that day was simply to invite Nagi to visit the house more often so she could help her daughter get closer to him.
But she hadn't expected Nagi to bring such a complicated and powerful sealing formula.
For a moment, even she felt a bit overwhelmed.
Thus, the two of them began researching the sealing technique together…
"Uh… Kushina, Nagi, it's time to eat."
Minato helplessly reminded the two, who were still deeply immersed in their research.
"Got it." ×2
So they continued thinking about the technique while eating.
Minato quietly asked his daughter,
"Naruko, have your mother and Nagi figured it out yet?"
"No. They've been studying it since morning, and the progress is still very slow."
"I see… Even Kushina finds this technique troublesome?"
"Yeah. I've looked at the prototype Nagi drew. Aside from being complicated, the sealing effect it requires is also extremely powerful."
"I see…"
The Next Day…
After obtaining Nagi's consent, Kushina invited Tsunade to join the research.
Unlike the Tsunade known for alcoholism and gambling, the Tsunade of this world was refined, well-read, and carried herself with great elegance.
The three of them began researching together.
This time, with Kushina—an expert in sealing techniques—perfecting the theory, and Nagi possessing Six Paths–level power to test the theories proposed by Kushina and Tsunade, the sealing technique progressed rapidly.
After about a week of effort, the sealing technique was finally basically completed.
[Orochimaru]: So the sealing technique is finally complete?
[Nagi]: Yes. This way we don't need to worry about the Ōtsutsuki Clan's Karma anymore.
[Tobirama Senju]: Now even if the Ōtsutsuki grow wings, they won't be able to escape.
[Kaguya Ōtsutsuki]: …
[Isshiki Ōtsutsuki]: …
The Screen Continues…
Shiranui Residence
To thank Kushina and Tsunade for their hard work over the past week, Nagi invited them—and their family and friends—to visit his home.
Kushina brought Naruko with her.
Tsunade brought Shizune.
This version of Shizune was wearing makeup and had a voluptuous figure, giving off a domineering aura.
In her arms was Tonton, who in this world appeared as a black pig.
[Tsunade]: Th-That's Shizune and Tonton!? What kind of joke is this!?
[Shizune]: Hehehe, Lady Tsunade, that world seems pretty nice.
[Tsunade]: Nice my foot! Just looking at that version of me annoys me!
[Shizune]: But that version of me looks really great (especially the figure). Though… did Tonton mutate?
[Tsunade]: Probably not.
[Jiraiya]: Whoa! Shizune, I didn't know you had this kind of potential in another world. Not bad, not bad.
[Ebisu]: Did you switch places with Lady Tsunade? But I have to say—nice.
[Kakashi Hatake]: Hmm.
[Raidō Namiashi]: Hmm.
[Genma Shiranui]: Hmm.
…
Many of the male ninja from Shizune's generation nodded in agreement.
[Asuma Sarutobi]: Hmm.
[Kurenai Yuhi]: Hmm?
[Asuma Sarutobi]: Cough—cough! I just followed the crowd by accident. Kurenai, you believe me, right?
[Kurenai Yuhi]: Hehe. What do you think?
[Anko Mitarashi]: Hmph. A bunch of filthy men.
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