Naruto: By lying low and hiding, he eventually became the leader of the Legendary Sannin.

Even in dangerous emergencies, he always manages to remain calm and handle the most urgent matters.

In the missions that Kagura did not personally lead, he almost always led the team as the squad leader.

Even Hiashi and Kushina would unknowingly follow his lead and carry out his orders.

If Kagura had to point out a flaw in him, it would be that this kid really does seem a bit dull in everyday life.

Unless he's on a mission, he's almost always either cultivating or reading.

Yes, this guy's biggest interest is reading.

Although he did not aspire to become a writer like Jiraiya, he had a peculiar longing for reading.

This made Kagura, who knew he had feelings for Kushina, feel a little anxious.

No, at this age, if you're not having a proper early romance, why are you reading novels?

If you two can't get married, how will the main character be born?

Unfortunately, even Kagura couldn't control her emotions.

As a prophet, he could only watch helplessly, unable to do anything about it.

Unbeknownst to them, as time slowly passed, Konoha Village once again ushered in winter.

After experiencing several heavy snowfalls, they are finally about to bid farewell to this year and welcome the spring of the new year.

Today is New Year's Eve on this continent.

At this moment, Minato and the other two had just walked out of the mission center.

To welcome the New Year, they immediately rushed back to Konoha after completing this Rank B mission.

Finally, on this day, they successfully arrived and submitted the team's mission.

Holding their reward for completing the mission, they walked out of the mission center.

Looking at the approaching darkness, Minato reminded his companions on either side:

"After you get home and tidy up, remember to meet up at Kagura-sensei's house."

"By the way, should we use this bounty to buy some gifts to take with us?"

Even before this mission began, they had already arranged to have dinner at Kagura's house on New Year's Eve.

After all, for the three of them, Hiashi and Minato were alright, as their parents were still alive.

But Kushina was all alone.

So every year during the Lunar New Year, Tsunade would invite her over to spend the New Year together at Kagura's house.

For Class 7, this year is also their first year as a team.

To commemorate this meaningful New Year, they had arranged well in advance to have dinner together at Kagura's house tonight.

Hearing Minato's words, the two replied dismissively:

"Ah, that one."

We were prepared.

Nani?

Upon hearing this, Minato was surprised for a moment, but then felt a pang of betrayal.

We agreed to go to the teacher's house together for the New Year, but you two secretly prepared gifts in advance...

However, there was no time to complain. After pursing his lips, Minato hurriedly walked away before the store closed.

Seeing Minato's slightly aggrieved expression, Hiashi and Kushina exchanged a knowing smile.

They weren't fools like Minato, who knew he was going to visit someone but didn't prepare a gift in advance.

After agreeing on a time to visit each other that evening, the two said goodbye and headed home.

But no one noticed that right after the three of them separated, several figures silently followed in the direction Kushina had left.

Chapter 38 Gift

After so many years since she transmigrated here, Kagura has gradually become accustomed to some of the local customs.

The main reason is that many of the customs here are not that different from those in my previous life in China.

For example, the New Year.

Although it's impossible to compare with the calendar, the date of the New Year here seems to follow the history of the Sakura Country from the previous life, and the New Year is basically calculated according to the old calendar.

In fact, before the 18th century, Japan and China used the same New Year calendar.

It wasn't until modern times that the Gregorian calendar was gradually adopted to calculate the time of the new year.

In terms of New Year customs, many habits are quite similar to those of the ancient Chinese nation.

For example, people would put up decorations representing blessings on windows and doors in advance, and hang shimenawa (sacred ropes) in the house in advance to ward off evil spirits.

On New Year's Eve, Kagura got up especially early, which is rare for her.

Together with Tsunade, they cleaned the house thoroughly.

It's unclear whether this is a personal issue for Kagura or a common habit among men.

If you asked Kagura to spend several hours cooking a large meal, she wouldn't feel tired at all.

But if you ask him to wash dishes or clean, he'll think it's a difficult job.

Before getting married, Kagura wasn't exactly clean, but because of her slight obsessive-compulsive disorder, she would still clean her room from time to time.

However, after they got married, he took on the responsibility of cooking, so Tsunade was basically in charge of the cleaning.

As a highly skilled doctor, Tsunade obviously has high requirements for the hygiene of her living environment.

So over the years, Kagura has been able to enjoy Tsunade's fruits of labor with a clear conscience.

However, on this day of the year, Kagura still has to personally take action.

After half a day of hard work, looking at the newly renovated room, Kagura couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction.

According to custom, they should have gone to the temple to offer prayers this afternoon.

However, due to Kagura, Tsunade and he had not visited any temples in the past few years.

In fact, since her time travel and the wonderful experience she had, Kagura has become a true theist.

After all, aside from the gods, Kagura herself would find it difficult to explain everything she was experiencing.

However, he still worshipped the gods of his previous life in China, not the strange idols here whose names he couldn't even recall.

So the two of them, who skipped the sacrificial ceremony, usually started preparing the New Year's Eve dinner in the afternoon.

Although they were said to be preparing together, Kagura was basically in charge, while Tsunade just stood by and stared blankly.

Although Tsunade's cooking skills have improved considerably over the years under Kagura's influence.

While she could manage to make simple breakfasts on ordinary days, when it came to a grand feast like the New Year's Eve dinner, Kagura had to personally take charge.

As someone who truly enjoys cooking, Kagura doesn't like having someone getting in her way while she's cooking.

So Tsunade, who had been kicked out of the kitchen, could only sit on a chair in the living room, boredly propping her head up with one hand and watching Kagura busy herself there.

The nights always seem to come exceptionally quickly in winter.

As the sun slowly sets behind the western mountains, night gradually takes over the dominant color of the sky.

At this time, there were visibly fewer pedestrians on the main streets of Konoha.

On this important Lunar New Year's Eve, people are rushing home to enjoy precious family time.

Since her three disciples would also be coming tonight, Kagura specially prepared a lot of dishes.

Under Tsunade's admiring gaze, Kagura had already cooked a large number of dishes and placed them on the table in just two hours.

While he still had some time, he was making dumplings on the table.

Of course, before he traveled to this world, dumplings didn't exist as a food.

However, it is clear that this traditional Chinese food quickly won over the people around Kagura as soon as it appeared.

Both Tsunade and Kushina, who often came to freeload, were completely obsessed with the food that Kagura made.

However, what frustrated Tsunade was that she couldn't wrap this seemingly simple food properly no matter what she tried.

Just like now, she could only watch helplessly as Kagura made dumplings all by herself.

But just as she was staring into those big eyes, trying to study hard, there was a knock on the door.

"I'll go open the door~"

In order not to affect Kagura's speed, Tsunade stood up and went to open the door.

Upon opening the door, one could see two boys, Minato and Hiashi, standing respectfully outside.

Upon seeing that the newcomer was Tsunade, they immediately bowed respectfully and shouted in unison:

"Hello, Master's wife~~~"

Because of Kushina, Tsunade and Minato were already quite familiar with each other.

During this time, because of his two companions, Hiashi would often "reluctantly" come to Kagura's house for meals.

Over time, he and his teacher's wife became quite familiar with each other.

So after the two bowed, Tsunade said to them in a very natural tone:

"Alright, come in quickly."

"Your teacher Kagura has already prepared the New Year's Eve dinner."

With that, he turned and went into the room.

The two were not reserved and followed Tsunade into the living room after closing the door behind them.

Kagura had already finished making dumplings and was tidying up the table when she casually said to the two of them:

"Oh, you're here."

Please have a seat.