My older sister is Kushina

When Uzumaki Hanamichi saw the face beneath the shattered mask, he immediately stopped, having originally planned to press his advantage.

He recognized the face behind the mask; it was someone he knew.

Kosuke Maruboshi!

On the night the Midnight Diner officially opened, he was drinking with Kosuke. Of course, at the moment he was Wolf Fang, the captain of the first squad of the Dark Division.

Kosuke was quite surprised. Although he was a perennial genin of Konoha, his strength had long reached that of a jonin. He did not expect that he would be completely at a disadvantage in just a few moments of fighting.

He had already sustained minor injuries.

However, he soon realized that the other party had stopped on their own initiative.

Uzumaki Hanamichi stared at Kosuke and asked, "Why are you checking the orphanage's files?"

Kosuke's expression changed. He had thought he was being watched by the guards on the way, but he didn't expect that he had already been discovered in the orphanage.

The next moment, he said, "No comment."

Uzumaki Hanamichi shook his head inwardly, pondering, and said, "The task the Third Hokage gave you?"

Hearing the person in front of him directly mention the third generation, Kosuke showed a hint of surprise, but it quickly disappeared, and he did not answer.

However, from Kosuke's slight surprise, Uzumaki Hanamichi basically confirmed the answer.

"You can leave now!"

Uzumaki Hanamichi did not continue to make things difficult for Kosuke. In fact, after seeing Kosuke's face, he basically had a guess. Maruboshi Kosuke was loyal to Konoha and the previous Hokage. The Fourth Hokage had not mentioned Kosuke to him, so it was obviously not the Fourth Hokage's arrangement. Therefore, he guessed that the person behind Kosuke should be the Third Hokage.

Kosuke showed a hint of surprise, but he did not hesitate. He nodded to Uzumaki Hanamichi and then immediately turned into a blur and left.

As Uzumaki Hanamichi watched Kosuke's departing figure, he thought to himself, "It seems that the Third Hokage might also be investigating something in secret. I wonder if it's related to the missing persons case."

After Kosuke disappeared, Uzumaki Hanamichi also left quickly.

He first returned to the vicinity of the orphanage, leaving behind a shadow clone to continue monitoring the orphanage, before quickly returning to the village himself.

Upon returning to the village, he first went to the Anbu, and then proceeded to the Hokage's office.

Uzumaki Hanamichi told Namikaze Minato about his encounter with Kosuke.

Minato Namikaze was quite surprised: "Kosuke Maruboshi is a very respectable ninja, and I also tend to agree with your guess that the Third Hokage is conducting a secret investigation."

Whirlpool Flower Descent: "The situation is even more complicated now!"

Minato Namikaze rested his chin on his hand and thought for a moment, then said, "I'm considering whether I should talk to Sandai about this."

Uzumaki Hanamichi said, "If the Third Hokage is also investigating the missing persons case, then he must have sensed something as well. We might as well test the waters first."

Minato Namikaze: "Hmm, I'll find an opportunity to talk to him."

Soon after, Uzumaki Hanamichi left the Hokage's office and removed his disguise.

He didn't head straight to the Midnight Diner, but went to the Fourth Hokage's house first. He hadn't seen his sister Kushina and the blond-haired boy for several days.

Twenty minutes later, Uzumaki Hanamichi arrived at the Fourth Generation's house.

Kushina Uzumaki has been recuperating recently.

Whirlpool Flower Path held the little blond-haired boy for a while. The little blond-haired boy was very cute. Although he was only a little over half a month old, he looked very clever, with a pair of sly eyes.

Kushina asked, "Ado, how's your restaurant?"

While teasing the blond-haired boy, Whirlpool Flower Path replied, "It's alright, I've been quite busy these past few days."

Kushina: "Business seems to be doing well. I'll make time to come and support you."

Whirlpool Flower Path: "Okay."

The siblings chatted easily, one sentence after another.

Soon after, Uzumaki Hanamichi took his leave, leaving the Midnight Diner with much preparation work to do.

After leaving the fourth generation's house, he went straight to the Midnight Diner.

At 8 p.m., the Midnight Diner officially opened.

Customers soon began to enter the store one after another.

In no time, the restaurant was full of diners.

Whirlpool Flower Path is busy at a leisurely pace. Although there are many customers, good food cannot be rushed and requires dedication, which is a basic quality of a gourmet.

The busy period lasted until almost midnight before things calmed down a bit.

"If business is like this every day, we'll need to hire an apprentice."

Whirlpool Flower Path was somewhat helpless. He was finding it too much to handle by himself in the shop, so he was considering finding an apprentice to help him out, which would improve work efficiency.

At midnight, several customers walked into the restaurant.

Uzumaki Hanamichi was slightly surprised to see several diners. There were four people in total, all members of the first squad of the Anbu. The leader was Hyuga Hima, followed by Akimichi Fat Thorn, Inuzuka He, and the newly joined Uchiha Shisui.

As soon as Uchiha Shisui entered the shop, he greeted Uzumaki Hanamichi, "Good evening, Master Hanamichi!"

Uzumaki Hanamichi nodded: "Shisui!"

He was naturally very familiar with the members of the first squad of the Anbu, but at the moment his identity was Konoha's gourmet, Uzumaki Hanamichi, and he was only relatively familiar with Uchiha Shisui.

Whirlpool Flower Path: "Gentlemen, what would you like to eat?"

This was Hyuga Hima's first time at Midnight Diner. She had recently heard that a certain late-night diner was quite popular, so she suggested that they have a late-night snack together after finishing her shift.

Several team members immediately agreed, especially Akimichi Fat Thorn.

In the first squad of the Dark Division, Akimichi Fat Thorn is undoubtedly a well-known glutton.

I visited Akimichi Fat Thorn a couple of days ago, but unfortunately I didn't get to eat there because they were out of ingredients.

Akimichi Fat Thorn: "Boss, we won't be short of ingredients today, will we?"

Uzumaki Hanamichi responded with a gentle smile: "It's quite sufficient."

Akimichi Fat Thorn: "That's good. Kakashi and the others said there's some kind of 'Mandarin Duck Hot Pot' here?"

Whirlpool Flower Path nodded.

Akimichi Fat Thorn looked at his three teammates and said, "How about we have a hot pot with two separate broths?"

Hyuga Hima asked curiously, "What's that?"

Akimichi Fat Thorn: "I've never tried it either, but Kakashi and Guy said it's amazing."

Hyuga Mai: "Alright then."

Inuzuka He and Uchiha Shisui nodded.

Whirlpool Flower Path first served everyone a pot of tea, and then began to get busy.

Before long, the broth of the hot pot was served, followed by a series of carefully prepared hot pot ingredients.

Hyuga Mai and Akimichi Hijiri quickly got to work.

The group, trying the yin-yang hot pot for the first time, found it quite novel and quickly savored its unique flavor.

Akimichi Fat Thorn was very excited: "Kakashi and the others really didn't lie to me. This hot pot with two broths is not only unique in its way of eating, but also tastes amazing. Boss, can we have a few more meatballs and meat rolls?"

Uzumaki Hanamichi smiled and replied, "Okay, please wait a moment."

Hyuga Mai nodded in agreement, "It is indeed delicious, and you can choose different flavors."

Uchiha Shisui: "The food of the flower arrangement master is the best."

Whirlpool Flower Arrangement said self-sufficiently, "Thank you for the compliment!"

It has to be said that the four members of the Hinata Fire Mai group can eat a lot. They spent almost two hours eating hot pot, and almost all the hot pot ingredients in the Uzumaki Hanamichi restaurant were gone.

Of course, the main fighting force among the four is Akimichi Fat Thorn.

Akimichi Fat Thorn ate more by himself than Hyuga Himaru, Inuzuka He, and Uchiha Shisui combined.

As expected of the Akimichi clan!

It's not surprising that Uzumaki Hanamichi is like this; the Akimichi family is known for their voracious appetites.