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A few hours later, a bit before sunset;

Naruto walked toward the playground after he made Akari and her daughter comfortable in the main house of the Senju compound. Akari was initially against it because she didn't want to intrude, but Naruto dismissed that by explaining that the house is already huge with many empty rooms. So, having them live there would make the almost empty house feel livelier.

As Naruto neared the playground, He spotted Mito and her group standing near the swing set. Seeing them, a small smile appeared on his face.

"Mito-chan," Naruto called as he neared the children, making them turn towards him.

"Naru-ni-chan." Mito called excitedly as he ran towards Naruto. Naruto bent down before catching her into a hug, before standing up again with her in his arms.

"Hey there, Imoto-chan. Did you miss me?" Naruto asked with a warm tone and smile as he looked at his almost four-year-old sister.

"Yeah, I missed you so much, Ni-chan. I haven't seen you in a long time." Mito said with a cute pout on her face.

"Oh, really, but I have been gone for only four days," Naruto said with a smile

"It is still a long time," Mito replied with a huff.

"I am here now, aren't I?" Naruto said as he put her down on her feet.

Mito grew up nicely into a cute little girl. Her slightly long, bright blond hair and purple-blue eyes gave her a cute and sunny appearance.

"Hello, Naruto-San\\Ni-san." The Shika-Ino-Cha trio greeted Naruto as they approached him with one more child following slowly behind them.

"Hey there, Shika, Ino, Choji. How are you guys doing?" Naruto said with a gentle tone and smile.

"We are fine, Naruto-ni-san," Ino replied, with the other two nodding.

"That is good. Why don't you guys introduce your friend to me?" Naruto said to Mito and the Shika-Ino-cho trio as he looked at the last kid.

The kid is a young boy with wild brown hair and dark eyes. He has two tribal red marks on his face, making Naruto sure that he is from the Inuzuka clan.

"That is Kiba, Naruto-ni-san." Ino introduced, making Kiba approach them

"Hello, I am Kiba Inuzuka. Nice to meet ya." Kiba said with a grin.

"Nice to meet you, too. So an Inuzuka. Did you get your companion yet?" Naruto asked with a gentle smile, making an excited smile appear on Kiba's face.

"Not yet, but Kaa-chan said I will be getting mine soon," Kiba said enthusiastically.

"Good. Treat it well." Naruto said.

"So did you guys enjoy your time?" Naruto asked the Children

"Yeah." Came the reply from all of them.

"What did you play?" Naruto asked

"We played catch, tag, and other games. We also played on the swings and the slides." Mito replied

"Yeah, we played a lot, and all this playing is making me hungry," Choji said as he held his stomach.

"Any activity makes you hungry," Ino said with a huff.

Naruto chucked before looking at the kids and asking: "What are you guys going to do now? The sun is about to set."

"We are waiting for our parents to come. But if Tou-san is late, I might just leave and go home. I don't want to be yelled at by Kaa-san. That troublesome woman." Shikamaru said while muttering the last bit quietly, but Naruto heard it, making him sweat drop.

'What are you teaching your son, Shikaku-san?' Naruto thought to himself.

"Is that you, Naruto?" Naruto heard a familiar voice, making him turn around.

His eyes fell on the Shika-Ino-Cho clan heads and the Inuzuka matriarch approaching the playground. He felt them coming from far away, but he was still surprised to see them together.

"Tou-san/Kaa-san," The children exclaimed happily before going to their parents, except for Shikamaru, who took his time to go to his father.

"Good evening," Naruto said politely.

"Good evening, Naruto. Haven't seen you in a while. Looks like you have been promoted." Shikaku said with an even tone, unlike his company. They look at Naruto with surprised looks, while Shikaku wasn't surprised, as Hiruzen had discussed Naruto's promotion with him due to him being the Jonin commander.

"I did receive my promotion four days ago," Naruto replied.

"So, you are the same rank as us now, pup. It seems I shouldn't call you pup anymore." Tsume said with a fanged grin.

"I may have become a Jonin, Inuzuka-san. But I still have a lot to learn." Naruto said with an even and humble tone. He may have become strong, but his experience is still not at the same level as the Jonin in front of him. They are the elite of Konoha Jonin for a reason.

"No need for the 'Inuzuka-san'. You can call me by name now, we are colleagues after all." Tsume said as she waved her hand from side to side.

"Alright, Tsume-san," Naruto said with a polite smile

"That's better. Let's go, Kiba. Today's meeting was a waste of time." Tsume said as she turned to leave with her son

"I can't believe that Hokage-sama let the Civilian Council call for a meeting now. Nothing that was discussed needed our attention." Choza complained as he was about to leave with Choji.

"Naruto-ni-san, can you show us a jutsu?" Ino said suddenly with a hopeful look on her face, making the children stop and look at Naruto with the same hopeful look.

The question came so suddenly that it made Naruto blink. He then looked at the adults to see their opinion, only for them to shrug.

Naruto then looked back at the children, only to see them looking at him with wide, hopeful eyes, especially Mito and the boys. They want to see something cool.

Naruto sighed before he got an idea. He chuckled mentally at the idea he got.

"Ok then," Naruto said as he looked at the children.

"I will show you a jutsu I created. It is called the Dramatic Exit Jutsu." Naruto said with a serious look on his face, drawing the full attention of the children. The adults were also intrigued, as they had never heard of such a jutsu.

"WHAT IS THAT?" Naruto exclaimed with wide eyes and a shocked expression as he pointed to the top of the Hokage monument, making the children and the adults look there.

Seeing them distracted, Naruto smirked before silently picking up the distracted Mito and immediately disappearing in a burst of speed. He didn't use body flicker or his full speed, as that would be too much for his little sister.

Seeing nothing on the Hokage monument, the kids and the adults turned back to Naruto with questioning looks, only to find him long gone, along with Mito.

"So cool." The children exclaimed as they didn't understand what happened. To them, Naruto used a Jutsu to make himself and Mito disappear.

Tsume, on the other hand, burst out in laughter while saying, "I can't believe we fell to that."

"He is an Uzumaki, alright." Inoichi with an embarrassed smile.

"The way he usually behaved made me believe he wasn't into pranking. Seems he and Kushina have something in common other than the red hair." Shikaku said with a sheepish smirk.

(Comment if you know the reference of this bit.)

To be continued.

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