Naruto, born from the world of his parents.

"Didn't you say you had a mission today and wouldn't be coming? Why did you suddenly show up?"

Upon hearing his beloved's words, Itachi's smile instantly froze. He casually replied, "I'm all done with work. Here, I brought you some dumplings."

"Huh? How did you know I was craving dumplings just now?! Waaah, today was so incredibly busy, especially near the end of the workday. So many injured ninjas from other villages came to the hospital, I was so busy I couldn't stop. I was thinking then, after get off work, I'm definitely going to go and eat a bunch of three-colored dumplings!"

As she spoke, Uchiha Izumi took a big bite of the dumpling and chewed it in her mouth, just like a hamster eating.

"I'm so happy!"

After swallowing a dumpling, Izumi couldn't help but exclaim, "Itachi really is the best person in the world!"

Upon hearing the girl's exaggerated words, Itachi, who was usually indifferent, suddenly had a warm smile on his face that was completely different from his usual expression.

He took out a piece of paper and wiped away the food residue that Quan had stuck to his face because he had eaten too fast. This action made Quan's whole body stiffen.

Even after Itachi removed his hand, she still couldn't feel her body; she could only hear her heart pounding in her ears like a drum.

At that moment, Izumi felt her face burning hot. She turned her head slightly and changed the subject in an extremely unnatural tone, saying, "You still haven't answered me. How did Itachi know I wanted to eat dumplings?"

But Itachi answered very honestly, "This is the reward for the mission."

Kakashi, who had just arrived at the entrance of Konoha Hospital, twitched at this reply. He never expected that this usually smart and reliable junior would say something so foolish.

Having read extensively, he knew very well that women were creatures who needed a certain amount of destined romance.

At times like this, we should say something like, "I never expected we'd think of the same thing," or "We're so in sync."

But to his surprise, the little girl was not unhappy at all after hearing this ridiculously honest answer; on the contrary, she became even more excited.

"What an amazing mission! What a lucky day!"

This answer made Kakashi pause for a moment, and Itachi, who received the reply, smiled even more gently.

He was about to say something more when he suddenly heard a familiar voice.

"Kakashi, what are you doing here?"

Itachi turned around, paused for a moment when he saw the man walking towards him, and then realized that this was another disciple of the Hokage, and also a member of his clan.

"Of course I'm waiting for Lin. You're almost thirty years old, why do you still like to talk so loudly?"

"Huh? Is that so?"

Obito scratched his head, somewhat uncertainly saying, "Maybe it's because we're used to speaking loudly. These kids at the Ninja Academy are much more mischievous than we were back then. If we don't speak loudly, we can't keep them in check at all."

As he spoke, Obito noticed Itachi standing nearby: "Hey, Itachi, you're here too?"

After saying that, he looked at the girl next to Itachi: "Good afternoon, Izumi."

"Good afternoon, Obito-sensei."

In front of outsiders, Quan reverted to her usual somewhat shy demeanor and responded in a low voice.

Seeing Izumi's reaction, Itachi decided not to stay any longer.

He was about to say goodbye to the two of them when he suddenly looked at Obito as if he remembered something.

"Obito-senpai, may I ask you something?"

Obito was caught off guard by the question. He paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "Of course you can, go ahead and ask."

"I heard that you were Naruto's homeroom teacher at the Ninja Academy?"

Although he didn't understand why Itachi would ask this, as Minato's disciple and Minato's most trusted assistant, Uchiha Itachi, he naturally had an alliance with him, so he nodded and replied, "Yes, that's true. What's wrong?"

Looking at Obito, who was as absent-minded as ever, Kakashi pursed his lips in exasperation and interjected, "You want to ask about Naruto, right?"

Itachi nodded, his expression somewhat complicated.

Obito, completely oblivious to the complex expression on Itachi's face, casually replied after understanding what Itachi wanted to ask, "I know Naruto better than anyone, just tell me what's on your mind."

"I'd like to ask, what are your impressions of Naruto...?"

Itachi was silent for a moment before finally asking the question.

To be honest, as a prodigy who had been a genius since childhood, Itachi's mentality was somewhat unbalanced when he first encountered someone like Naruto who could completely overwhelm him in terms of talent.

The different departments at Konoha Hospital have different job duties, and the medical ninjas' off-duty times are not uniform. Seeing that Rin hadn't come out yet, and since he had nothing else to do, Obito started talking.

As Itachi expected, Obito only told him what he already knew. After all, as the son of the Hokage, Naruto was arguably the most watched child in Konoha.

As the Hokage's assistant, Itachi had heard some rumors about Naruto.

What were these rumors saying? Itachi had previously thought they were exaggerated to some extent, but after the shock of the afternoon, he realized that the praise was even somewhat restrained.

Kakashi stood quietly to the side, observing Itachi.

Trusting his teacher's assistant, he believed Itachi wouldn't do anything to Naruto. However, he was curious about what had happened between his subordinate, who was known as the most talented genius in Konoha's history, and the genius who once held that title.

Moreover, with the intuition of an excellent ninja, Kakashi keenly sensed Itachi's inner turmoil at that moment.

This made Kakashi even more curious.

Just as he was about to speak, a voice suddenly rang in his ear.

"Kakashi, Obito, what are you doing here?"

Upon hearing this voice, Kakashi's usually lifeless face instantly broke into a smile.

He turned around and looked at the woman in front of him, whom he had known since childhood, whom he had married, and whom he would spend his life with. He was about to speak when he saw the smile on Lin's face suddenly freeze.

"Kakashi."

Seeing the smile bloom again on Rin's face, Kakashi felt a chill in his heart, sensing that there was endless danger in that smile.

"What's wrong with Lin?"

This sense of crisis made Kakashi's body tense like never before, and he tentatively asked.

Rin maintained her smile, staring intently at Kakashi: "I remember I threw away all your messy books, didn't I? Where did this book come from?"

Kakashi's eyes widened instantly, and he thought to himself, "Oh no! I was just secretly watching for a bit out of boredom and forgot to put it away!"

While Rin was talking to Kakashi, Itachi noticed that something was off, so he said goodbye to Obito and left with Izumi.

Obito was left alone, standing on the bustling street, gritting his teeth as he looked at his two old friends who had known him for so long not far away.

"Why, why? I was here first!"

Although he had gradually gotten used to it, Obito still couldn't help but roar in his heart when he saw Rin and Kakashi's sweetness.

But he stood motionless on the bustling, yet utterly empty street.