Chapter 553: Natto Uzumaki
*Author Note*
Not sure why, but chapters about Yunaâs children somehow flow out easily and Iâm highly motivated to write them.
*End of Author Note*
A cute little girl with almost fire-like red hair and a single blue strain was currently walking through the central building of the Uzumaki clan in excitement. She wore a soothing blue short kimono with a small coiled-up snake resting on her head, making it look like she wore a tiny bowler hat.
Despite being the daughter of Yuna and Anko, she was a kind soul and gave of the image that she wouldnât hurt a fly. Every person she passed would smile at her while giving her a little bow, occasionally uttering a greeting.
âGood morning, princess!â
âOh, if it isnât Natto-sama, good morning!â
Moments later, she reached a massive double door that was flanked by two stern-looking guards. However, as soon as they saw Natto approaching them, their stern expressions melted into a smile.
âOhh, itâs Natto-sama, you know!â
âGood morning, princess!â
âHehe, good morning. I would like to talk to mum. Can I enter, or is she doing something important?â
One of the guards immediately opened the door without even bothering to knock.
âHahaha, of course, you can enter. She is just scolding some greedy merchant or something like that, so you donât have to worry, you know.â
A beaming smile appeared on the little girlâs face as she entered the room, and as soon as the door was closed, the guard who didnât open it looked at his partner in confusion.
âWasnât Yuna-sama currently talking with the Daimyo of the Land of Wind?â
âHuh? Seriously? That guy looked like a wretched merchant to me, you know.â
âWhy would Yuna-sama bother meeting a merchant?â
âUhh⊠oops, hehe.â
The two guards held eye contact for a brief moment before both of them shrugged their shoulders. Whatâs done is done. Besides that, they concluded that Yuna probably would have scolded them if they didnât allow her daughter to enter.
Meanwhile, Yuna was talking to someone, who not only looked like a crooked merchant, he talked like one as well.
âHehe, you see, Yuna-sama, about the pricing for those detection seals, the Land of Wind currently has some trouble, so how about we negotiateâŠâ
As the man was rambling on and Yuna briefly wondered who was currently talking to her, the roomâs door opened, causing Yuna to frown.
However, her frown quickly morphed into a smile when she saw her daughter entering the room.
âGood morning, mum!â
âGood morning, my cute little Natto~â
A beaming smile appeared on Nattoâs face as she walked over to her mother and hugged her, immediately sitting down on her lap, dumbfounding the third person in the room.
âT-This, Y-Yuna-sama⊠err could weâŠâ
âYeah, yeah, very important matters or whatever, Iâm sure of that.â
âAs Yuna said that, she waved her hand, resulting in the man getting teleported away.
When Natto saw how rudely Yuna sent her guest away, she couldnât help but lower her head.
âWas that really okay? I donât want that man to be in trouble because I wanted to meet you.â
Yuna chuckled in amusement as she started tickling her daughter, causing her to squirm around on Yunaâs lap.
âHahaha, what are you d⊠haha⊠doing. Hahahaha, s-stop!â
âThis is punishment for thinking up such nonsense, hehe.â
Moments later, Yuna stopped tickling and allowed her hands to stroke Nattoâs head, allowing her to relax.
âThat was just some shady businessman trying to scam money out of me. You donât need to worry about him. I donât even know why I bothered meeting him.â
Natto sighed in relief when she heard Yunaâs explanation. She didnât want to inconvenience anyone, but if the other party didnât have good intentions anyway, she wouldnât care about them.
âOkay, thatâs good then. Anyway, I wanted to give you something, mum.â
âOhh? My cute little daughter has a present for me? Now Iâm getting all excited.â
Natto took out a small piece of paper that had a small array of seals drawn onto it. Yuna could probably decipher them within an instant, but she forced herself not to. She didnât want to spoil her surprise, after all.
After injecting some chakra into the seal, the markings started wiggling around, and moments later, they had transformed into a butterfly that started flying around.
Next, Natto took out a piece of paper, allowing the butterfly to land on it. It quickly started melting, and moments later, four elaborately ornated words appeared on the piece of paper.
They read: âI love you, mum.â
Yuna almost had a heart attack due to the sweetness as she quickly hugged her daughter while rubbing her cheeks against her own.
âThank you, Natto, thatâs such a nice present!â
âHehe, that tickles.â
After Yuna was satisfied snuggling with her daughter, she carefully took the piece of paper and sealed it away for now. She already had a good place in mind where she would hang it up.
âAgain, thank you for the cute present. Iâll definitely find a nice spot to hang it up.â
âHehe, no problem. I have already prepared something for mummy as well. I hope she will like hers as well.â
âIâm sure Anko will love your present as well.â
Natto eagerly nodded her head as a beaming smile appeared on her face.
âOh right, there was something else I wanted to ask!â
âOh, the payment for the present I just received?â
Natto pouted when she heard Yunaâs words.
âThat has nothing to do with that. I just wanted to give you a present.â
Seeing her cute daughter pouting at her, Yuna couldnât help herself and pinch her cheeks, making her pout even harder, almost causing Yuna to laugh out loud.
âNow, now, I was just teasing you. Tell me what you want.â
Nattoâs pout vanished and was replaced with an eager expression.
âUncle Zabuza offered to teach me swordsmanship, but he said he would only teach me if I had your permission. Can I please learn how to use a sword from uncle Zabuza?â
Yuna couldnât help but be a little surprised that her daughter wanted to learn how to use a sword. After all, she was only six, and from what Yuna could tell, she had a very peaceful personality.
However, if that was what she wanted, Yuna wouldnât deny her her desire. Obviously, she could teach her daughter swordsmanship as well, but Yuna wanted her children to find their own path. If she taught all of them how she fought, wouldnât that just result in a bunch of mediocre copies of herself?
No, her children should find their own path. She would correct them if they did something wrong, if they asked her to teach them something, she would guide them, and through all of it, she will love them unconditionally.
So, she gave the only answer she could in this kind of situation:
âAsk your mother.â
Nattoâs face dead-panned when she heard Yunaâs answer.
âMum, how long will you insist on making that joke.â
âHehe, until it stops being funny.â
âIt was never funny.â
âOh, sorry, let me correct my answer: Until it stops being funny to me.â
âAnd when will that be?â
âHehe, who knows~â
âConsidering Iâve been pulling the same joke with my children in my previous life, probably never.â
[Poor children. Doomed to live a life filled with poor jokes and sexual innuendos.]
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