My older sister is Kushina

In front of the tombstone, Uzumaki Hanamichi sat down, facing the tombstone, as if the little dawn that reminded him of the scene of dawn breaking on the beach of Uzumaki Village was still sitting in front of him.

"Little Dawn, I brought you your favorite eel rice balls and takoyaki."

A smile appeared on the corner of Uzumaki Hanamichi's mouth. Although he had been heartbroken by the departure of Uzumaki Chenxi, more than three years had passed, and the knot in his heart had gradually been untied or buried deeper in his heart. If little Chenxi were still here, she would obviously want to see his smile.

Behind his smile lies the fact that he has buried the past deep in his heart.

Some wounds heal completely after the scabs have formed, but others are deeply etched into the heart and accompany us for a lifetime.

Whirlpool Flower Path muttered to himself.

He didn't get up until an hour later.

Finally, Whirlpool Flower Path once again flashed a bright, sunny smile: "Little Dawn, I'm leaving now. I'll come see you again when I have time."

Whirlpool Flower Path quickly left with the food box.

However, just as Hanamichi Uzumaki was about to step out of the cemetery, a sobbing sound made him stop and look in the direction from which the sound came.

The sobbing came from beside the memorial stone.

A thin figure was huddled alone in a corner, hugging his knees with his hands and keeping his head down.

Whirlpool Flower Path looked at that lonely little figure.

He was an eleven or twelve-year-old boy.

Whirlpool Flower Path observed for a moment; the boy seemed to be crying very sadly, and the other party did not seem to notice him standing there.

After thinking for a moment, Whirlpool Flower Path slowly walked towards the memorial tablet.

As the swirling flower path approached the memorial stone, the boy seemed to sense something. He immediately stopped sobbing, quickly wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes with both hands, and then looked up.

When Uzumaki saw the boy's face, his expression shifted. He recognized the boy; it was Umino Iruka, who had lost his parents in the Nine-Tails incident.

Before this, Uzumaki Hanamichi had no contact with Iruka. However, Iruka is an important character in Naruto. Although he is not a ninja with great strength, he is definitely a qualified and upright teacher who plays a very important role in the growth of the protagonist Naruto. He is an ordinary but great teacher.

However, at this time, Iruka was not a teacher, but a boy who had recently lost his parents. His once happy and complete family was left with only him all alone on the night of the Nine-Tails. Although he was the life of the party in front of his classmates, he was a lonely person who often cried silently in front of the Konoha Memorial Monument.

Iruka looked at the swirling flower path.

Whirlpool Flower Path's gaze also lingered on Iruka's slender figure.

Eyes facing each other.

Iruka knew Uzumaki Ikebana; he had been to Midnight Diner once before, and the person in front of him was the diner's owner, the Ikebana master.

Uzumaki Hanamichi called out, "Iruka!"

Iruka was slightly surprised, not expecting the flower arrangement master to call out his name. He had only been to the Midnight Diner once, and it seemed that he hadn't introduced himself.

The next moment, Iruka nodded and said, "A master of flower arrangement!"

Whirlpool Flower Descent smiled slightly: "May I sit here?"

As he spoke, he pointed to the spot next to Iruka.

Iruka replied, "Yes."

Without hesitation, Uzumaki Hanamichi sat down next to Iruka, looked him over again, and then asked, "Missing your parents?"

Iruka nodded hesitantly.

Uzumaki Hanamichi reached out and patted Iruka on the shoulder, saying earnestly, "If your father and mother were still alive, they would probably be very sad to see you crying."

"I……"

Iruka wanted to say something, but quickly swallowed the words back down his throat.

Whirlpool Flower said, "Actually, it's okay to cry out loud when you want to. Hiding it will only make you feel worse. Let me tell you a story."

Iruka showed a hint of curiosity.

Without hesitation, Uzumaki Hanamichi began to tell his story, which was actually based on his personal experiences. His experiences in this ninja world were somewhat similar to Iruka's. He had also witnessed the sacrifice of both his parents and the destruction of Uzushiogakure. Compared to Iruka, his experiences were perhaps even more brutal.

Iruka was clever; after Uzumaki Hanamichi finished telling his story, he suddenly asked, "Master Hanamichi, were you the person in the story?"

Uzumaki Hanamichi didn't hide anything, nodding and saying, "I can understand the pain you felt losing your parents. This world is still very cruel, but there are also many beautiful things waiting for us to pursue. Iruka, what do you most want to do in the future?"

Iruka thought for a moment: "I want to become an excellent ninja, just like my father and mother."

Uzumaki Hanamichi said, "Then you must work hard for it, and I believe that you will definitely become an excellent and great ninja in the future."

……

Beside the memorial stone, Uzumaki Hanamichi and Umino Iruka were chatting away.

Guided by the swirling flower path, Iruka seemed to feel much better.

More than half an hour later, Uzumaki Hanamichi and Iruka left the cemetery together and returned to the village.

Soon after, the two arrived at the Midnight Diner.

The Midnight Diner is closed during the day, so Tamako practices her cooking skills. She spends most of her free time practicing, hoping to become a gourmet like her master, Uzumaki Hanamichi, someday.

Xiaoyuzi was quite surprised to see her master enter the shop with a boy.

Uzumaki Hanamichi introduced Iruka to Tamako: "Tamako, this is Iruka!"

The two quickly got to know each other.

Whirlpool Flower said, "Little Tamako, Iruka is older than you, you can call him Iruka-nii (older brother Iruka)."

Xiaoyu immediately replied, "Yes, Brother Iruka!"

Iruka looked at the pretty and cute little Tamako and nodded shyly.

Xiaoyu smiled and said, "You can call me Yuzi."

As Hanamichi Uzumaki looked at the two children of similar age, a slight smile appeared on his lips. On his way back, he had invited Iruka to sit at the Midnight Diner.

Next, Hakuzo Hanamichi began making ramen.

Before this, he asked Iruka what he wanted to eat, and Iruka's answer was ramen, because his parents used to take him to eat ramen often when they were still alive.

Uzumaki Hanamichi made three bowls of ramen, one for himself, one for Tamako, and one for Iruka.

Iruka was pleasantly surprised as he ate the delicious ramen that Uzumaki Hanamichi had specially prepared for him. It was the first time he had ever tasted ramen made by Uzumaki Hanamichi. He had previously thought that Ichiraku Ramen was the best, but Uzumaki Hanamichi's ramen seemed to be even better.

Iruka thoroughly enjoyed his ramen lunch, as if it had opened the door to a new world.