Chapter 493: My Kids are Cute

Chapter 493: My Kids are Cute

"Shinobi World, I am back!"

Izuna stretches his arms and stares at the vast land of the shinobi world. He closes his eyes and feels the wind brushing past his body.

Seiry also walks out of the portal and glances at the shinobi world.

"Hmm interesting!"

He turns in the direction of the allied shinobi headquarters.

"So, is this the reason why you want to return so badly to this place?"

"Mmm" Izuna nods at him.

"The Fourth Shinobi War is a destiny event of this world. The series of events following this event will influence the fate of the entire universe. So, this destiny event is the starting point of everything.

All these years, my actions had a significant influence on the history of this world. Knowingly or unknowingly, my actions were also influenced by some sort of divine techniques."

"Hmm"

Seiry activates his Reigan. A kaleidoscopic pattern appears in his eyes. The colors in the world around him fade away as he peers at the very nature of reality itself.

In Seiry's vision, the entire Shinobi world is covered in a mix of blue and red energy.

"Huh! I can see the traces of two very powerful Shinjutsu techniques in this world. One of them is quite a strong technique and the other technique is quite peculiar. It doesn't target the people of this world, but something else. Wait this energy signature, I recognize it. Could it be?"

"Yes, you are right! However, there are not just once, but three cases of use of a divine technique and one of them is her." Izuna confirms Seiry's doubt.

"No wonder this sensation was so familiar! So, could she be"

"Yes, she spent her last moments in this world. I will take you to her resting place." Izuna nods at him.

"It's fine!" Seiry sighs in self-condemnation.

"For now, let's take a look at the Destiny event."

"Unfortunately, we can't do that yet." Izuna shakes his head.

"This war has yet to reach a turning point since one of the major characters is still missing. Until then, we can't directly intervene in this war. The effect of the Shinjutsu has yet to wear off. So, even if we take action, it will only benefit our enemies."

"Alright! I will leave it to you." Seiry shrugs his shoulders.

"Just like back then!" Izuna smirks at him.

"Hey, that was the only time. Also, don't let that moment get to your head." Seiry retorts.

"Tch you can't let me have my moment, can't you? You and your useless pride!" Izuna clicks his tongue.

Whoosh

Izuna flies towards Konoha and Seiry silently follows him.

Swoosh

He appears in the airspace of Konoha and glances at the sea of Fuinjutsu seals forming a protective net around Konoha.

"This must be the work of Kushina Nee-san!" He smiles at the intricate net of seals. Though to the current him, such a barrier isn't even worth mentioning, but that's because he has almost a thousand years of experience.

Izuna and Seiry easily breach the barrier without alerting the security team of Konoha. Both of them arrive in front of the Uchiha clan entrance.

Haah

Izuna takes a deep breath as his eyes slightly tear up from reminiscing.

'I missed this place a lot!' He stares at the familiar arc entrance of the Uchiha clan.

"Grandma!" Tatsuya notices the sad expression of Aiko and hugs her to comfort her.

"Soon! Your dad will return soon!" She pats Kanna and Tatsuya's heads.

"Mom!"

Izuna's heart lurches in pain at the sad expression of his mother.

Hmm

Izuna's voice echoes in the surrounding. Aiko frowns as a familiar voice lingers in the surroundings.

"Did I hear wrong?"

She slowly stands up and walks towards the front yard. Kanna and Tatsuya slowly follow her.

"Hmm I am sure I heard his voice. Perhaps I am thinking too much!" She shakes her head and turns around.

"Mom!"

Izuna mumbles as he slowly pushes open the entrance gate.

Whoosh

A strong gust of wind blows and covers Aiko's vision with her hair. Aiko swipes away her hair and narrows her eyes to glance at the visitor.

"Mom!"

Izuna takes a gentle step and slowly walks toward his mother.

"I-Izuna!"

Aiko's eyes tear up as the memory of Izuna's childhood overlaps with her vision. Aiko recalls Izuna's first step as he struggled to crawl towards her while giggling.

"Izuna!"

Tears flow from Aiko's eyes as she slowly extends her arms.

"Mom!"

Aiko tightly hugs Izuna in her embrace.

"I am back!"

Mm

Izuna enjoys the warmth of his mother's embrace. For her, it has been three years, but for him, it has been a thousand years since he last felt any familial warmth.

Aiko raises her head and glances into Izuna's eyes. Just with a single glance, she can feel the flood of emotions buried deep within Izuna's heart. His sadness, his anger, his helplessness, his guilt, his remorse, his loneliness, all of them flow into Aiko as she shed tears for her son.

A mother's heart is as deep as the ocean, able to drown all sorrow and loneliness in it. Aiko ruffles Izuna's hair and separates from him.

Ah!

Two little critters peek from Aiko's back and cast curious glances at Izuna.

A smile appears on Izuna's face as he lowers his body in front of the two kids. The appearance of the little boy reminds him of his childhood. Tatsuya has the same appearance as him when he was a little kid. While Kanna's figure reminds me of a childhood photo of Mei.

Izuna gently pinches their cheeks and laughs. Kanna and Tatsuya shiver and retreat behind Aiko's back.

They peek at Izuna from her back as Izuna opens his arm towards them.

Tatsuya and Kanna glance at each other and then dash toward Izuna.

"DAD!"

"My kids are cute!"