Chapter 546: Muyue

After leaving the Hokage Building, Mu Yue returned to his home in the main city district.

He split off a shadow clone to clean the house, then used his Observation Haki to start looking for Kushina's location.

Before leaving the battlefield, Minato had written a letter for him to deliver to Kushina along the way.

"Lucky me." Mu Yue found that Kushina was on the commercial street.

If Kushina hadn't been out and about, but instead inside the Uzumaki sealing technique house, going to find her would have been a bit more troublesome for Mu Yue.

Because Kushina was not only the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki, but also a jinchūriki training to master the tailed beast's power; the place where she lived was top-secret classified information, not somewhere you could just visit casually.

Even though Mu Yue held a fairly high position in the Anbu, he would still have to first submit an application to Hiruzen Sarutobi through the Anbu before going there.

But if Kushina was out shopping, that saved trouble—Mu Yue could run into her by chance.

After all, the main city district of Konoha was only so big; running into her wasn't anything strange, it's not like he bumped into Kushina every day.

Using his Observation Haki to track Kushina's location in real time, Mu Yue strolled like an ordinary person, slowly approaching where she was.

"This pale red dress feels nice, and it matches our hair color well."

By the time Mu Yue reached the commercial street, Kushina was choosing clothes in a clothing store. It was worth noting that Kushina wasn't shopping alone; beside her was Uzumaki Karen, whom Mu Yue had brought back from the Grass Country earlier.

"Kushina, Karen, long time no see." Mu Yue made an expression of surprise and raised his hand to greet them.

Hearing the familiar voice, Kushina put down the pale red long dress and quickly turned to look.

"We really haven't seen each other for a while. By the way, Mu Yue, have you still been studying sealing techniques recently? You were clearly in Konoha a while ago, but you didn't come to ask me for advice on sealing techniques." Kushina put on a stern teacher's expression.

It was simple for Kushina to know whether Mu Yue was in Konoha. If he was, then at least one of her three daily meals would be Mu Yue's cooking.

If she went two or three days without eating Mu Yue's cooking, then either he was out on a mission or off at the battlefield.

"I have been studying, but I haven't come across any problems worth asking you about." Mu Yue explained.

In truth, it was because Mu Yue's current sealing technique level was no worse than Kushina's; he was worried that he'd leave her completely stumped.

Most of Mu Yue's other abilities came from the system, but sealing techniques were the one area where Mu Yue genuinely had extremely high talent and had learned bit by bit on his own.

He just didn't know if it was something inherent in his original body or a change that came from the soul fusion after he transmigrated.

"Don't underestimate small problems, you know. They pile up and waste a lot of time too. Besides, I'm not all that busy." Kushina crossed her arms and said.

Having eaten Mu Yue's cooking for a long time, Kushina wanted to repay him—good friends can't just freeload forever, right?

"Whatever you say, Teacher Kushina."

Mu Yue nodded with a smile, planning to find some simple problems to discuss with Kushina later.

"Lord Mu Yue." Uzumaki Karen greeted Mu Yue with a respectful expression.

Toward Mu Yue, Uzumaki Karen was very grateful.

Mu Yue had not only saved her but also brought her to live in a peaceful, stable place like Konoha.

He had even helped her apply for subsidies, solving the most troublesome food-and-housing problems in a new place—truly helping her all the way.

"Why do you still have to add 'lord'? Just call him Mu Yue—it makes him sound like some big shot." Kushina teased.

"But isn't Lord Mu Yue indeed a very big shot?" Karen looked puzzled.

"It feels like everyone in Konoha is talking about him. Some people even say Lord Mu Yue has a good chance of becoming Hokage someday."

Kushina was speechless. On second thought, it was true.

Mu Yue was no longer the chūnin/tokubetsu jōnin ninja academy teacher from back then.

Now, Mu Yue had not only made a very famous name for himself on the battlefield and served as a ninja unit commander, but had also repeatedly performed great deeds on the battlefield.

With Mu Yue's achievements and strength for Konoha, calling him a big shot wasn't wrong.

At Mu Yue's age, even the Three Sanin weren't as good as he was.

"We're all close in age, so there's no need to be so formal." Mu Yue shook his head and smiled.

Adding a title after the name is fine, but adding 'lord' actually makes me uncomfortable.

"Right, none of that is necessary." Kushina nodded and said.

She knew Muyue definitely wouldn't mind these things, otherwise he wouldn't have been consistently preparing her portion of the meal.

Kushina suddenly thought of something and sized up Muyue for a moment.

"I haven't bought clothes for Minato in a long time. Muyue, you're about the same size as Minato, how about helping me try on some clothes later?" Kushina said with a flash of inspiration.

"I'm one centimeter taller than Minato. It would be better for him to try them on himself." Muyue refused.

He was 1.8 meters tall, while Minato was only 1.79 meters.

"A one-centimeter difference shouldn't matter, right?"

"Mainly it's unnecessary. If nothing unexpected happens, Minato might be returning to Konoha soon." Muyue explained.

The jinchuriki was severely wounded, and the unit suffered over 80% casualties. That battle almost crippled the Iwagakure forces in the Grass Country.

If Iwa hadn't immediately dispatched a large army into the Grass Country, Konoha's ninja forces could have enjoyed some leisure time.

Then, ninjas like Namikaze Minato who had spent a lot of time on the battlefield would be able to return to Konoha to rest.

"Really?" Kushina's eyes lit up.

"I can't say for sure he'll come back, but there's a seventy percent chance he will." Muyue thought for a moment and answered.

Based on his understanding of Iwagakure, he estimated that they wouldn't attack Konoha again in the short term, unless Konoha gave them an opportunity.

Because Onoki, that old cunning guy, didn't like to be the first to stick his neck out.

Iwa had enough troops, but Onoki had been hiding for so long, he was definitely thinking of catching one of the great ninja villages off guard and crushing them directly, not just wiping out border forces.

However, because of the existence of Uchiha Madara, Muyue wasn't too certain.

If Uchiha Madara stirred up trouble, even if the four-village gang-up came ahead of time, it wasn't impossible.

"Hehe, then it really is unnecessary. I'll go buy clothes with Minato when he comes back." Kushina chuckled.

Then the three walked out of the clothing store, chatting and strolling along the street.

To accommodate Uzumaki Hualing, Kushina tried to bring up topics that she could join in on.

"Hey, Muyue, Hualing, look! This shop's event looks really interesting." Kushina pointed at a cake shop.

Muyue looked in the direction Kushina was pointing. "Maybe you're an undiscovered cake master."

Muyue roughly understood what kind of event the cake shop was running.

It was that the cake shop would provide the ingredients, and then customers would use those prepared ingredients to make cakes themselves; the cake shop only charged for the ingredients.

"Come on, let's go try it out." Kushina pulled the two of them into the cake shop.

Although Muyue wasn't very interested, he wasn't opposed either, so he didn't resist.

Next was the crafting time.

However, Muyue felt that he wasn't making a cake, but rather assembling building blocks.

Those ingredients were already complete forms; they didn't need further processing. All you had to do was stack things on top like building blocks.

Muyue thought about it and realized that if they really only gave basic ingredients for customers to make cakes, there would be too many various problems arising.

For Muyue, who occasionally made pastries by hand, the cake shop event was very low difficulty. In no time at all, he produced a finished product that looked even better than the cakes displayed in the shop's cabinet for sale.

"Muyue, you're so fast! And it looks so exquisite." Kushina glanced at Muyue in between her work and found that he had already finished.

Kushina unconsciously sped up.

But Kushina had rarely made pastries to begin with, and speeding up instantly caused problems, accidentally damaging the shape of the cake.

Kushina had to start over by selecting new ingredients. This time she was much more careful. The final product, though not as good as Muyue's, wasn't oddly shaped either; it was just an ordinary cake.

Uzumaki Hualing might have also made pastries herself in daily life; her finished product looked a bit more refined than Kushina's.

"Would you like to have these packaged?" the cake shop attendant proactively asked.

"I don't need it. I want to taste it now." Kushina declined the attendant's suggestion.

Then Kushina looked at Muyue and Uzumaki Hualing and asked, "Do you want to take yours home? If you're eating here too, let's exchange and taste each other's."

"I don't need it either." Muyue replied.

This kind of cake definitely wasn't as good as the pastries he made from scratch, so there was no need to take any back.

Hualing made the same choice.

Then the three of them each cut their small cakes into three pieces and exchanged them.

"Not bad."

Whether it was because labor made the results taste special, or because Kushina actually had talent, she felt her homemade small cake was decent, not inferior to store-bought ones.

"Hualing, yours is pretty good too."

Kushina took another bite of Hualing's small cake and noticed that Uzumaki Hualing's cake looked a bit nicer, while the taste was similar to her own.

"Mm, Kushina, yours is delicious too." Uzumaki Hualing took small bites of Kushina's cake and nodded in return praise.

Actually, Hualing felt the cakes should all taste about the same.

Because the ingredients were too refined, leaving no room to showcase skill.

However, when Hualing ate Mu Yue's small cake, she showed a surprised expression.

Mu Yue's small cake not only looked exquisite, but tasted much better than theirs.

"As expected, when it comes to this, it's still you, Mu Yue." Kushina wasn't surprised.

Compared to Mu Yue's usual cooking and pastries, this small cake of his was nothing special.

The three of them finished the completed small cakes, and then Kushina asked the waitress to pack up the failed one to take away.

When paying the bill, Uzumaki Hualing looked at the receipt, thought for a moment, and said, "I feel like if you want to make cakes, it's better at home."

Even a one-time perfect success at the cake shop's DIY cake activity was only slightly cheaper than buying a finished cake. If someone like Kushina made a big mistake, the final ingredient cost would actually be more expensive than directly buying a cake.

"At home it's mostly troublesome; here it's more convenient." Kushina felt this activity was okay.

Making cakes at home is much more troublesome than here; after finishing, you have to clean various tools.

If this cake shop is still running the promotion when Minato Namikaze returns, Kushina planned to bring Minato Namikaze here again.

With this experience, next time she comes with Minato Namikaze, she would definitely make a small cake that looks better than his.

Then the three of them walked around the shopping street for another hour before parting ways.

It wasn't Mu Yue's idea; Kushina had something to do. Her free time was over and she had to go back to train to control the Nine-Tails' power.

Before leaving, Mu Yue handed Minato Namikaze's letter to Kushina.

"He's coming back soon and still makes you bring a letter. He misses me that much? I can't help it." The corners of Kushina's mouth uncontrollably lifted, her face almost overflowing with a smile.

Mu Yue felt a bit awkward. Even when not together, they still had to show affection in the air. Unbelievable.

But he could understand Minato's thoughts.

Being able to return was naturally good, but if he couldn't, he could still convey his feelings through letters.

Not wanting to be bombarded with affection, Mu Yue quickly walked toward his own home.

When he entered Konoha, he had already planned out his schedule.

From noon to afternoon, he could spend time with Kushina; during dinner time, he would go to Tsunade's house to see her.

Since Kushina could free up some time, Mu Yue naturally wanted to use it to study Sealing Jutsu and Breathing Technique.

Mu Yue had long finished his cooking appointment with Tsunade, but he wasn't the type to just use Tsunade as a tool and then act like he didn't know her after developing the Yang Seal.

Initially, Mu Yue did approach Tsunade with a purpose, but they got along quite well and became good friends.

Tsunade's experiences made her a unique ninja in Konoha; Mu Yue found it very relaxing to get along with her.

"Hualing, Mu Yue is great, isn't he?"

On the way, Kushina suddenly asked Uzumaki Hualing.

Because of their routes, Uzumaki Hualing and Kushina shared part of the way home, so they could chat a little longer.

"Mm." Uzumaki Hualing answered subconsciously.

Mu Yue was handsome, strong, gentle, and attentive — Hualing found it hard to say anything negative about him.

"I'll tell you a secret." Kushina said mysteriously.

Karin looked at Kushina curiously.

"Doesn't Muyue seem like the kind of person that many people admire?"

Karin nodded, thinking that was the truth.

She felt that no one could refuse someone as outstanding as Muyue, who had both looks and ability, and a good personality to boot.

"Don't judge him by his looks — actually, he's always been single, never had any girls around him." Kushina looked left and right, then said quickly.

Although Kushina couldn't quite understand it, it was true that no women of his age had ever appeared around Muyue.

"I see." Uzumaki Karin's eyes widened slightly in surprise.

Then she thought of a possibility and calmed down.

Muyue's never having a girlfriend might be because his standards are high, and he isn't interested in ordinary women.

"Karin, if you think Muyue is good, you can give it a try. In Konoha, the only one as excellent as Muyue is our Minato — you've got to seize the chance." Kushina continued.

After spending some time with Uzumaki Karin, Kushina felt that Karin was a good person and a great candidate for a wife.

However, Kushina didn't intend to force a match.

If Muyue really wasn't interested, she would also advise Uzumaki Karin to give up.

Although Uzumaki Karin was Kushina's only clansman in Konoha, Muyue was her best friend, so of course she would side more with Muyue.

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