In the end, Naruto chose to take Otsutsuki Shibai's body.
Not only to eliminate a time bomb for the Ninja World, but also because it seemed to be related to Kousei.
For the Kousei of another time… that girl who seemed to have done a lot to save her father, all Naruto could do was go along with her wishes.
…
Iwagakure.
Naruto was swaggering down Iwagakure's streets.
Even without wearing any Ninja identification, his towering figure still attracted the attention of many.
Even compared to Kitsuchi and Akatsuchi, who were over two meters tall, Naruto now was several heads taller.
And Naruto didn't care at all about attracting the attention of the crowd.
After all, from the current perspective, unless the entire Otsutsuki Clan attacked the Ninja World, there really wasn't anything worth fearing.
Moreover, he wasn't here to fight this time.
Inside Iwagakure's hospital.
Roshi was resting on his hospital bed when he suddenly heard a commotion outside the door.
He remembered that voice.
It was Deidara.
"Good grief… I'm a patient here…"
With a cross on his forehead, the pilgrim with a temper as hard as stone angrily pulled open the hospital door, ready to reprimand Onoki's worthless disciple.
"Quiet down… Naruto?"
After shouting, he finally saw the scene before him.
This little guy Deidara seemed bound by something, frozen in place motionless, leaving his mouth shouting things like 'You damn guy', 'uncivilized barbarian without art'.
Meanwhile, Naruto was playing with interest with the white clay snatched from Deidara.
But just as Deidara said, Naruto really had no artistic sense. The clay that could become various creatures in Deidara's hands, in his hands could only be stretched into long strips one moment and pressed into flat cakes the next.
"Oh! Long time no see, Roshi… You look really miserable!"
Seeing an acquaintance appear, Naruto tossed the clay aside and also removed the gravity field binding on Deidara… that was a new technique he had mastered while trying to restrict Isshiki's Kama.
Compared to Fujitora's pure gravity suppression, it looked much more decent, at least not making people lie on the ground.
Gaining freedom, Deidara quickly picked up the clay wanting to counterattack, but was pulled away by Onoki, who had appeared here at some unknown time.
What a joke, Naruto didn't care and was just playing around, but this kid was pushing his luck.
If this monster got annoyed and punched him into a donut, who would inherit his position and skills?
Naruto completely ignored the little drama behind him, casually reaching out to pat Roshi's bandaged shoulder.
In fact, not just his shoulder, his entire upper body, along with one leg, was bandaged. It seemed resisting Jigen in Kama State One had cost him quite a lot.
"Hey! Wait! Don't… Huh?"
Roshi, who had originally tried to stop Naruto's action, was stunned, not feeling any pain.
On the contrary, his original injuries quickly dissipated upon Naruto's hand contact.
"Yang Release, amazing, right?"
Raising his hand, letting Roshi look at the white Chakra Glow emanating from it, Naruto said with a grin.
"…So, that guy has been dealt with by you?"
Inside the ward, Roshi talked to Naruto while removing his bandages.
This withdrawn old man, even after returning to the village, rarely interacted with others. It was only when Onoki occasionally came over that he would say a few more words, and even then, mostly arguing.
"Dealt with."
Without much explanation, Roshi didn't ask further either.
He knew Naruto's strength and character, so he knew that if the other party said it was dealt with, it was definitely no problem.
"Wow, you're really heartless, old man. I just healed you, not even a thank you?"
"Go away, go away, I didn't ask you to…"
The two chatted and argued like cross-generational friends, while Kurama and Son Goku also exchanged something in their mental spaces.
"Cough… enough of that. I came mainly to invite you to my wedding."
…
"…Wedding?!"
Similar conversations occurred in Kumogakure, Sunagakure, and Takigakure.
"Yeah, I originally only wanted to bring Jiraiya-sensei, but then I thought… bringing one is the same as bringing a group. More people make it more lively."
Naruto smiled, responding to Yugito's question, then turned to look at B beside him.
"And I also want to ask you to make a guest appearance as the wedding MC. You can perform there too~"
"WOW! Awesome!"
B's hands slapped together, performing a set of underground rap street gestures.
…
"You are one of the few friends I have in this world. I also want to introduce you to more friends."
Mentioning friends, the Seven-Tails' Jinchuriki, Fu hesitated no more and decisively nodded. Then she looked at Toneri beside her, who had already changed into a standard set of Ninja Attire.
"But Toneri—"
"It's okay, he'll come too. After the wedding, I'll send you all back~"
"Then no problem!"
…
"There's a huge problem!"
Gaara held his head, very troubled as he looked at the man before him.
"I am the Kazekage now. Sunagakure's project is at a critical stage. I have to stay here to supervise."
"Tch… just a newly appointed guy… now full of bureaucratic talk…"
Naruto very deliberately 'loudly whispered' about Gaara, completely disregarding the veins popping on the other party's forehead.
Chiyo beside them acted as if she hadn't heard at all, not fulfilling her role as Kazekage's Advisor at all.
Temari and Kankuro wanted to speak but didn't dare, obviously still more strange and in awe of Naruto, unable to be as natural as Gaara.
"Don't you want to see Kousei? She's about to be born. As an old father, I can allow you to be among the first to see Kousei."
"…"
Seeing Gaara silent, Chiyo, who had been drinking tea, finally put down her cup.
"—It's okay, it's just the time for one wedding. Go ahead, Kazekage-sama."
"But right now…"
"Sunagakure has already passed its most unstable period. Besides, these old bones are still here. They wouldn't dare do anything."
…
"Hurry up and pack your things. After little Kousei is born, I'll need you two to help take care of the kids. You two have more experience with this."
Zabuza and Haku watched as Naruto stuffed their belongings into a scroll, then kept pushing and shoving them, looking helpless.
"Hey, you bastard, you're not even pretending?"
"Oh, we're all so familiar. What's the point of being polite?"
…
Konoha Village.
"That's the situation, Iruka-sensei. I hope you can attend my wedding as one of the witnesses."
In the Ninja Academy's office, Iruka looked at the greatly changed Naruto before him, still not quite recovered.
"Huh?"
'What did I hear?'
'Naruto was getting married?'
'But how old was he?'
Unlike the casual attitude when talking to others, Naruto's invitation to Iruka, this ordinary Ninja Academy's teacher, was very solemn.
In Naruto's heart, this teacher Iruka's weight was undoubtedly heavy.
After all, facing that little brat back then who had no father's love or mother's care, only this teacher treated him as his own, with the patience and care of a biological son.
If there was any reason Naruto didn't want the Ninja World destroyed, Iruka was definitely one of them.
If there was anyone more qualified than Jiraiya to be a witness, it was only Iruka.
Well… getting married twice, having two witnesses, was pretty normal, right?