After leaving Tsunade's residence, Araki didn't go straight to meet Might Dai for their youth gathering. Instead, he headed towards his own home.
When he transmigrated to this world, he had no memories of his original self, and even now, he still didn't have any.
However...
Faintly, he felt as if the father of this body had decent financial strength.
But...
When he first transmigrated,
Not only did he lack memories, but he couldn't even understand the language. He stood there dumbfounded, like his spirit had been shocked. No one paid attention to this five or six-year-old child.
But that feeling was still quite strong.
Araki felt that the money in the house had been confiscated by Konoha Village, and then a small portion of it was allocated to him as a daily living allowance.
"What a pity!"
"If only I had the memories of the previous owner of this body!"
"At least I would know what the so-called father does for a living, and I could find a way to make money. Right now, I'm too poor!"
Araki's mind kept pondering methods to earn money. Studying poisons would definitely require a lot of money, and his current funds were simply not enough.
He couldn't possibly ask Kushina for money!
What would that make him!
Araki walked towards his home, not only to look for any clues or traces of his predecessor, but also to return his school bag.
If he didn't return the bag for two consecutive days...
He wasn't sure if Kushina would lose her temper.
...
Not long after,
Araki arrived at the front door of his home.
As he took out the key to open the door, he suddenly heard some playful laughter from inside, like the laughter of a girl.
"Hmm?"
Araki was momentarily stunned. This clearly wasn't a voice of a single person, and it wasn't Kushina's voice either. It was evident that there were other people inside.
What's going on?
Are there guests?
Something's not right!
Kushina had only recently arrived in Konoha Village, and Araki hadn't seen her bring any friends home!
Araki stood at the door, pondering for a moment, but couldn't come up with any answers. He decided not to dwell on it and simply used the key to unlock the door, pretending not to know anything.
"I told you this one is good! It fits you perfectly! Our heights are similar! I haven't worn this one since I bought it!" a gentle girl's voice sounded.
"Um... it does fit well... Are you really going to give it to me?" Kushina's voice asked in confusion.
"Of course, it's for you!" the gentle voice replied firmly.
"Thank you! It's really beautiful!" Kushina exclaimed excitedly.
"Come on, try it on quickly. These two are best friend outfits. I bought them recently, thinking of wearing them together with Yoshino, but she doesn't like this style," the gentle voice continued.
"No, I can't try it alone. Let's try it together!" Kushina suddenly denied, and from her tone, one could sense her consideration regarding Yoshino's unwillingness to wear it.
"Well then, alright!" the gentle voice became even gentler.
Next,
there was a rustling sound.
Creak...
At the same time,
the door to the room opened.
With a school bag in one hand and a puzzled expression on his face, Araki immediately scanned the interior of the house. He was very curious about who could be in his home and how they became such good friends with Uzumaki Kushina in such a short time.
However...
Araki's appearance was too sudden.
To the point that the two people who were trying on clothes in the room happened to be caught in an awkward moment.
The old clothes were gone, and the new clothes were not yet worn.
The timing was perfectly coincidental.
"..."
"..."
"..."
The three of them exchanged glances and froze in that instant. No one said a word, and the atmosphere in the room instantly quieted down.
"This..."
Araki, with his experience as a longtime otaku, knew that scenes like this might be followed by piercing screams, followed by a quick cover-up of important areas.
So...
Before these two people could react,
He quickly scanned from top to bottom.
Hmm...
One was a beige-colored outfit.
The other was a light pink one.
And they were both sets.
Although most of the substantial content was covered, it was still possible to infer the essence through the phenomenon, as the outlines were clearly visible.
"Ah!"
"Araki!"
The voices of the two girls suddenly rang out, just as Araki had anticipated, accompanied by Kushina throwing the long skirt she had just taken off at him.
The skirt accurately covered Araki's head, blocking his line of sight, making it impossible for him to continue looking.
Araki didn't move either.
This blockade could alleviate much of the embarrassment.
After all, he had seen what he needed to see, and he couldn't see what he shouldn't. It was a small gain, definitely not a loss.
As for this long skirt...
A faint fragrance kept wafting into his nostrils.
...
There was another rustling sound, and then Araki heard footsteps. It was Uzumaki Kushina, who had already changed into her best friend outfit, pulling the long skirt off his head.
"Araki, what's wrong with you? Don't you know how to knock when you come home?" Kushina scolded, her face turning red. At this moment, her cheeks were almost as red as her hair. It was already awkward for Araki to come in at this time, and she happened to notice Araki's shifting gaze.
"I..."
Araki wanted to explain, after all, he was coming to his own home, did he need to knock? But thinking about the small gain he had just made, he didn't want to argue about these trivial matters.
"Come home?"
"No way..."
"You actually live with a boy?"
There was a strong astonishment in that gentle voice. She stood in place, not coming closer, her pitch-black eyes filled with confusion.
With that sound,
Araki looked towards the girl.
He had been too focused on admiring the rare beauty earlier, and hadn't had a chance to look at her face. After all, that was something you couldn't see even if you paid for it. He had to take a few glances and earn a bit more.
It was her!
When Araki saw the girl's appearance, his heart suddenly stirred. He had seen this girl before.
This gentle girl was now wearing the same best friend outfit as Kushina, her jet-black hair cascading down like a waterfall behind her, and her pitch-black eyes were fixed on him.
He had seen her in the forest that night.
It was none other than Uchiha Mikoto from the Uchiha Detective Boys!
How did she come here?
A question mark suddenly popped up in Araki's mind. Was it because of Hinata Sora's incident, or just because she was Kushina's best friend...
Were these two so close?
Based on Araki's previous impression, he knew that Kushina and Mikoto had a good relationship, after all, their sons were even closer. However, he didn't expect this bond to develop so quickly.