This was Ino's first time connecting two universes. Massive energy was converted into God Power, erecting a vertical wooden bridge.
She needed to maintain the passage, so she immediately told Kale to cross first.
"Dad, but I... I can't fly..." The little girl hugged the crystal ball with one hand, scrambling with both hands and feet, but she still couldn't make it up.
This wooden bridge seemed to lead directly into the sky; calling it a divine miracle would not be an exaggeration. However, she didn't know how to use the energy within her body. She was anxious, but there was simply no way for her to overcome gravity.
It was Ino's first time opening a cross-planar spatial channel. She needed to maintain the structure between the two points at every moment, which was quite strenuous. Coupled with her lack of experience, she didn't have much energy to spare for distractions.
Her Rinnegan remained fixed on a specific node in the air. "Naruto, teach her the tree climbing method. She can get up using that."
Naruto immediately got excited—this was something he knew!
His voice drifted out from the crystal ball: "Actually, climbing trees is really simple. You just have to shout 'Aaaah' with your mouth, and then go 'dadadada', and you can rush up in one go!"
Ino: "...?"
She nearly spat out a mouthful of blood.
Is that how Kakashi taught you back then? Go back and demonstrate that to him, and see if he doesn't beat you to death!
Kale was an honest child; she did exactly what Uncle Naruto said. At this moment, she felt it sounded quite simple. She muttered the sounds softly to herself twice, took a few steps back, and then sprinted forward to charge up.
"Aaaah—!"
The little girl ignored gravity, striding with her short legs as she sprinted several steps up the vertical surface of the wooden bridge.
Ino watched in astonishment as her cheap daughter rushed up seven or eight steps in one breath before falling off. She was a bit surprised—was she this good on her first try?
"That's it! You've already grasped the secret! Do it again!" Naruto had rarely met a student who operated on the same wavelength as him, and he shared his experience with high spirits.
"When you feel a 'bang' inside your body, and then a 'pa', you've succeeded!"
It was hard to say whether Naruto's teaching was on point or if Kale's talent was just too high, but after trying three times, she mastered the technique of climbing the vertical wooden bridge.
The little girl wore a face full of excitement, waiting for Ino's praise.
"That's really good, Kale is so smart," Ino praised against her conscience.
Naruto laughed loudly inside the crystal ball, constantly declaring that he also had a talent for teaching. He said that in the future, he might even inherit Iruka-sensei's mantle and educate people.
Give it a rest! If Konoha's children were left to your teaching, Iruka might just have to commit suicide in atonement!
"Water Release: Water Severing Wave!"
An incredibly familiar silver line of water swept from the distance toward Ino, aiming directly at her face.
She glanced at it and flicked her finger, easily shattering the water line.
The masked youth's "Great Spiralling Ring" earlier mainly involved variations of Yin and Yang—Yin flourishing while Yang declined, or Yang flourishing while Yin declined. Aside from that, there were no other variations, so she hadn't noticed any issues. But now, as soon as this Kizashi Haruno used Water Release, Ino immediately sensed something strange. She was simply too familiar with Water Release.
She flipped her palm.
Although it was clearly a liquid stream of water, it was wrapped in her energy and floated in mid-air, allowing her to examine it closely.
The more she looked, the more surprised she became.
The normal chakra restraint order was Wind beats Lightning, Lightning beats Earth, Earth beats Water, Water beats Fire, and Fire beats Wind. This was knowledge known even in the Ninja Academy.
But in the Sixth Universe, she discovered that this order was completely reversed.
The Water Release chakra here was not stronger than the Fire Release attribute. Instead, its suppression effect on Fire Release was very weak, while its suppression effect on the Earth Release attribute was quite strong.
Was there a reverse restraint relationship here?
Examining its essence, she found that the chakra here and her own chakra had a specious mode of operation—similar but different.
How strange!
Ino felt some hypotheses forming in her mind, but she couldn't quite grasp them completely.
"What? How is this possible?"
Seeing her catch the Water Release: Water Severing Wave with her bare hand, the tall Kizashi Haruno was filled with horror. The power of this mysterious person was far too beyond his expectations.
Ino glanced at him, and the Fourth Hokage fell into a genjutsu, his body collapsing limply.
The opponent's chakra still had little resistance against genjutsu.
"Save Lord Hokage!" A group of ninjas rushed out like madmen.
Rushing at the very front was a highly energetic Kakashi.
Ino wanted to probe a bit further. She performed hand seals with one hand and took a deep breath.
"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"
Boundless flames rolled toward the Konoha ninjas. Under Ino's strange gaze, several ninjas attempted to suppress it with Wind Release. Kakashi, who was even more hot-blooded than Might Guy, ordered them to retreat immediately. The Fire Release ninjutsu before them was comparable to a divine miracle; it was not something mortals could withstand.
Kakashi threw out a grappling hook, rescuing Kizashi Haruno from the sea of fire before the flames fully spread.
Ino thought for a moment. She had a lot on her plate right now, so she decided to withdraw first. She would go back and study the theory behind the secrets of the Sixth Universe's ninja village and come back to explore another time.
She made a hand gesture. Kale, hugging the crystal ball and screaming "Wawa!", rushed all the way to the top of the Crossing Moon Bridge. She pushed open the door of light and headed to the other universe. Ino then transformed into an arrow of light and followed her.
...
Back in the familiar Seventh Universe.
When Ino was outside the village, she used her sensory abilities to communicate with Hinata.
Things like kneeling for half an hour upon returning home didn't exist; since it was now very difficult for the two of them to produce new offspring, adoption was not out of the question.
"Little Kale, welcome. From now on, this is your home." Hinata behaved naturally and gracefully.
Is this my new mom? After receiving an encouraging look from Ino, Kale timidly hugged Hinata.
Her first impression was that this mother's chest was truly magnificent...
"Are you a little sister or a big sister?" Little Himawari, who was completely unafraid of strangers, asked crisply.
A normal family might have glossed over it, but Ino was knowledgeable. She held up four fingers: "Little Kale's home planet has a year of 344 days. By that calculation, she is now 4 years and 1 month old."
Little Himawari acted like a little adult, putting her hands on her hips: "Then I'm older than you by half a year. From now on, I'm the big sister. I'll cover you!"
"Hello, Big Sister." Kale bowed very obediently.
"Let's go, I'll take you to play! I have so many toys here. Oh right, this is Tonton."
"Puyopuyo!"
"Hello, Tonton..."
Letting the little ones play aside, Ino whispered to her wife about the people and events she had encountered during this time. In her version of the story, Kale's parents, relatives, and friends had all died, and she had offended a big shot in that universe. She could only be adopted by Ino and brought to this universe for refuge.
"Mhm, you did the right thing. We will get along well with Little Kale."
After handling family matters, Ino took the crystal ball to Naruto's home. This was very easy to deal with; she didn't even need to lift a finger. Shion would be able to guide the soul back into Naruto's body.
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