"Naruto, thank you!"
The content seen in the illusion space was mostly injected into the mind, so Nohara Rin quickly absorbed all the information from the anime. When she opened her eyes again, a mist had covered them, and her expression was extremely complex.
Without a doubt, she was extremely grateful to Naruto.
If Minato Namikaze was the little sun, then Naruto Uzumaki was the true great sun. Even after suffering so much hardship and cold glances, he remained optimistic and radiant, eventually becoming a powerful, self-reliant individual.
Moreover, his existence had changed many people, including, in the end, saving Obito Uchiha, who had fallen into darkness.
"I really didn't expect Obito to do so much for me, and to have killed Teacher and his wife, and so many others..." Nohara Rin covered her face and choked up as she spoke.
Originally, she had chosen to let Kakashi kill her to save the village and more people. She never expected that Obito would be driven to darkness by her decision and unleash endless slaughter upon the ninja world.
At the same time, her feelings for Obito became incredibly complicated.
Initially, she had only considered Obito a cheerful and upward-aspiring good partner, finding his various foolish expressions of affection amusing and childish, never truly taking them to heart. In her mind, she had always leaned towards the calm, handsome, and powerful Kakashi.
But after watching the entire anime from a god's perspective, she finally deeply felt how heavy Obito's feelings for her were.
It was even heavier than the entire world.
"Obito... what exactly are you..."
Nohara Rin recalled Obito's complex expression before he left, and her heart became incredibly conflicted: should she choose to distance herself, or guide him towards the right path?
This struggle did not last long. Nohara Rin's face soon showed a look of determination.
"Rin-sis, Obito is actually a pretty good guy!" Naruto said with a sunny smile. "You've seen the anime, right? He repented later, so it shows his true nature isn't bad, he just lacked someone to pull him from darkness into light."
He finished with a bright smile and gave Nohara Rin a thumbs-up.
Nohara Rin turned her head and stared blankly at his face for a moment, finding his smile so clean it was almost blinding, resembling Obito's when he was younger.
Then, she slowly revealed a crescent-eyed smile, just like Naruto's, and nodded emphatically, "Mm!"
"Huh? Did Hinata see something?" After giving Nohara Rin a thumbs-up, Naruto looked at Hinata, who was sitting beside them. Her originally fair complexion was as red as a ripe apple, a sweet smile playing on her lips, and her face showed a pensive expression.
Just then, Hinata let out a soft cry and suddenly opened her eyes. The blush on her face reached its peak, making one worry if smoke would billow from her head at any moment.
"You're awake, Hinata!" Naruto looked at her with a smile. He remembered the ending of Naruto Shippuden was his wedding scene with Hinata, so it was not surprising that she had such an expression on her face now.
In the anime, everyone knew that Hinata had liked him since childhood, but only he had thought Hinata's habit of blushing easily was a serious illness. Now, he realized how incredibly dense he had been.
So, after watching the anime, he decided to become a person with high emotional intelligence.
He immediately said, "Now you understand why I said you're my future wife, right? Because we're destined to be together!" Naruto transformed into Kai Huang, giving a thumbs-up and a sunny smile to Hinata.
Unbeknownst to him, in the kitchen, a woman with red hair quietly clenched her ladle.
It had to be said that anything associated with Kai looked a bit silly, but in the eyes of a lover, even a plain person becomes beautiful. In Hinata's eyes, Naruto at this moment was incredibly captivating!
So she gently lowered her head, hummed in response, and felt incredibly sweet.
Sensing that Hinata's reaction was not a rejection, the woman in the kitchen slowly released her grip on the ladle and picked up the stewed chicken soup.
"Ta-da, chicken soup is here~"
Kushina Uzumaki walked out of the kitchen with a basin of chicken soup, her face beaming with smiles. She placed it on the table with a thud. "This chicken soup is made using the culinary methods of the Dragon Country I found online, it's very delicious. Hinata, Rin, please wait a moment longer, other dishes will be ready soon!"
"Thank you, Auntie!" Hinata quickly stood up and bowed respectfully. Then, she looked at the chicken soup with a dazed expression, mainly because the portion size was simply too generous!
The chicken soup on the table was served in a basin with a diameter of half a meter, containing three old spirit chickens and some dried ingredients. It was incredibly grand and emitted a rich aroma that made one's appetite surge.
Thinking that Naruto's parents had also watched the anime, her identity as a big eater was undoubtedly completely exposed. Hinata's face began to flush again.
"Thank you for your hard work, Mother-in-law!" Nohara Rin also stood up. Upon seeing the portion size of the chicken soup, she was initially stunned, then reacted, pursing her lips and letting out a kind chuckle. The gloom on her body had dissipated considerably.
"You're welcome, treat it like your own home, especially you, little Hinata!" Kushina playfully flicked Hinata's nose. "You must eat until you're full, otherwise, it's the greatest disrespect to me, the cook."
"Y-yes!" Hinata's face was as red as a ripe peach. She suppressed her shyness and softly replied.
"Heh heh!" Kushina turned back to the kitchen with a smile and continued to busy herself.
Recently, Kushina had become very enthusiastic about Dragon Country cuisine. After serving the chicken soup, she brought out more than a dozen substantial dishes, all made with high-grade spirit beast meat, prepared in various ways such as braising, steaming, frying, and cold dressing. In the end, the entire table was full, and Kushina had to use her spiritual energy to solidify the space, doubling the area where the dishes were placed, just to accommodate all the food.
A few minutes later, everyone sat around the table, performed the customary prayer ritual over the food, and then began to feast.
After they were full and satisfied, Nohara Rin prepared to bid farewell to the Minato family.
"Rin, have you really decided to go back to Obito?" Kushina Uzumaki frowned, displeased with Rin's departure.
She was a person who clearly distinguished between love and hate. It was Obito who controlled the Nine-Tails, killed her husband and herself, and made Naruto live in coldness and suffer so much since childhood. Therefore, she could not forgive Obito, even though she had forcibly dragged him onto the ninja virtual battlefield and allowed her to torment him, she still could not let go.
Minato Namikaze also sat up straight, looking at her with a hint of solemnity, and said gently, "Can you tell us what you're thinking?"
Hinata also looked at her with curiosity, feeling a bit of sympathy for Nohara Rin.
Naruto, on the other hand, looked carefree, as if he had expected this, and was still eating.
Nohara Rin bowed respectfully to everyone and then said seriously, "Obito once fell into such darkness because of me and did many things that hurt everyone. Even though these things were beyond my control, they ultimately happened because of me. So... if I have the chance, I want to pull him out..."
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