514 Starting from One Piece

Kaito brought little Sakuya back home, and the moment they stepped inside, Kaguya came forward. She dipped her body slightly toward Kaito and spoke softly,

"Dear, you're back."

Kaguya no longer called Kaito "Master" anymore—Kaito had asked her to change how she addressed him, mainly because of Sakuya.

Speaking of which, among all the women Kaito knew, Kaguya was probably the most traditional. She cared a lot about etiquette and tended to many things, making Kaito feel perfectly comfortable in every aspect.

...

"Mom!"

Sakuya threw herself into Kaguya's arms at once. This little one was very clingy, spending nearly every day going back and forth between Kaito's and Kaguya's arms, occasionally letting Black Zetsu hold her for a bit.

Kaguya held Sakuya lovingly, her whole body radiating a maternal glow.

Honestly, if she had been even half as gentle to Hagoromo and Hamura as she was to Sakuya now, maybe those two wouldn't have turned out so rebellious.

Kaito suddenly had a mischievous thought—if Hamura on the moon saw him now, should he call Kaito "Dad"?

Thinking of this, the corner of Kaito's mouth lifted into a wicked grin. Kaguya couldn't help asking,

"Dear, what are you thinking about?"

"Uh, nothing."

Having an old man hundreds of years old call him dad… forget it. It was just a passing thought.

As he was thinking, Black Zetsu suddenly walked in with Hoshina.

She smiled at Sakuya and said,

"Sakuya, Hoshina came to play with you!"

Sakuya ran over to Hoshina. A white-haired and a golden-haired little girl held hands—an adorably heartwarming sight.

The two of them wanted to go out for a bit. Kaito let them go with a smile—there was simply no possibility of bullying or kidnapping with that duo.

...

Sasuke and Naruto were walking side by side. Since neither had taken a mission today, they finally had a rare chance to hang out together.

Naruto rested both hands behind his head and said casually,

"Sasuke, Itachi seems super busy lately—he barely has time to hang out with you!"

Sasuke gave a light snort.

"Don't make it sound like I'm a little kid. Itachi is the Hokage now—of course he's busy."

"Yeah, yeah, feels like I'm seeing my future self as Hokage!"

Sasuke glanced sideways at him.

"You really like daydreaming, huh? Already got yourself set as the next Hokage?"

"Hmph! I'm confident! You just wait and see!"

"Tch. If that's how it works, maybe I'll be the next Hokage. Go home and sleep."

"Nani?! Sasuke, you wanna be Hokage too?!"

"What? Feeling threatened?"

Naruto raised a brow and was just about to speak when a soft "Onii-chan" cut him off.

He looked down and saw Hoshina staring up at him. Beside her, Sakuya tilted her head with an adorably blank expression.

Sasuke's mouth twitched when he saw Sakuya's scarlet eyes.

Sakuya's default eyes were like that—it didn't cost her any chakra at all. But under those eyes, Sasuke once again felt that familiar sensation: the pressure of superior bloodline.

Well… what could he do? She was Kaito's child. Talent was something you could only envy.

Naruto crouched down and smiled.

"Eh? You two came out to play?"

Hoshina nodded.

"It's boring at home! No one plays with me!"

"Uh, I asked you earlier before leaving if you wanted to come. Didn't you say no?"

"No, I just didn't want to go out with you."

Her answer was merciless. Naruto froze like stone on the spot.

Sasuke, normally so cold, couldn't hold back and burst out laughing. He leaned over and patted Naruto's shoulder with a smirk.

"Looks like your little sister isn't too fond of you. That's not good. Someone who even their own sister dislikes can't become Hokage."

But Hoshina suddenly added,

"That's not what I meant. I heard Onii-chan say he was coming to see you. I didn't want to interrupt your date!"

"..."

Sasuke's smile froze.

After a long moment, he finally said,

"Um… Hoshina, you can't use the word 'date' for two guys. Your brother and I are just friends."

Naruto quickly nodded.

"Yeah, don't say stuff like that! If people overhear, it'll sound bad!"

For some reason, the two of them sounded exactly like they were trying to cover something up—the more they explained, the guiltier they looked.

Sakuya pointed at Naruto and said crisply,

"Naruto, your face turned red."

Naruto jumped to his feet instantly. These two little girls were really something else.

Sasuke regained his composure and switched topics.

"Enough of that. Where are you two going to play?"

Hoshina replied,

"Not sure. But if you two aren't on a date, can you take us?"

Before Sasuke could answer, Naruto shouted loudly,

"Of course not! Where do you wanna go? Big bro will take you!"

"Hmm… I see Onii-chan going to pick up missions a lot. Can you take me and Sakuya to see?"

"Sure! Anywhere you want!"

Naruto agreed without thinking, then smacked Sasuke on the back.

"What are you spacing out for?! Let's go!"

Sasuke sighed helplessly and walked with Naruto, leading the two little ones toward the mission office.

The moment the mission office manager saw Naruto and Sasuke, his enthusiasm went through the roof. These two had insane status—one was the son of a former Hokage, and the other was the current Hokage's younger brother. Both were basically "prince-level."

Thankfully, neither Naruto nor Sasuke cared about that stuff. Naruto puffed out his chest and bragged to Sakuya and Hoshina,

"Your big brother is a Chunin now! I've done more missions than I can count!"

Sakuya blinked in confusion.

"Chunin? Daddy said I'm a Jonin. Which one is stronger—Jonin or Chunin?"

Naruto froze. He had completely forgotten Sakuya was the youngest Jonin in the village's history. He coughed awkwardly and grabbed a random C-rank mission to look at.

The mission issuer turned out to be Shizune—her little pig Tonton had gone missing.

Sakuya suddenly floated into the air. She moved closer to look and whispered,

"What a cute little pig. Can I do this mission?"

Naruto blinked.

"Of course you can. But this kind of mission is kinda boring—do you want to pick another?"

Sakuya shook her head. The petal pattern in her eyes began to spin, and a transparent hemispherical barrier spread outward from her.

In the next instant, a tiny pink pig wearing clothes appeared in the room with a whoosh—Tonton.

Tonton looked completely stunned.

Its expression was identical to Naruto's.