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Chapter 405 Congratulations, the surgery was a success!

"You're awake?"

It was still Vegapunk's research institute, in a bright and well-lit operating room.

Seraph Kushina slowly opened her eyes. Before her vision could refocus, she heard Bulma's voice from beside her:

"Congratulations, the surgery was a success. You've become a girl... oh no, you were always a girl."

"...?"

As someone living in the "old-era ninja world," Kushina naturally didn't understand the meaning of this reference. Moreover, the new body she was currently using had only just been "born," and her vocal cords and other aspects were not yet fully developed. So, at this moment, she could only tilt her head and look at Bulma with a slightly puzzled expression, without making any sound.

Bulma couldn't help but burst out laughing, looking like she had successfully pulled off a prank.

A few steps away.

Hikaru Uchiha and Ms. Tamayo are recording data from the medical equipment.

"blood pressure……"

"My heart is pounding..."

"All data are normal; prepare to conduct cell viability testing..."

After a series of methodical examinations, Ms. Tamayo breathed a slight sigh of relief and said in a low voice, "It should be fine. Judging from the test results, Ms. Kushina's new body is even healthier than Mr. Minato's, and her development speed may be a little faster."

"Yeah?"

Uchiha Hikaru remained noncommittal.

This is actually normal.

After all, Minato's resurrection was a first attempt, while Kushina's was a second. With the former's successful experience as a model, the results would naturally be better. This also means that Kushina's new body's potential might even surpass Minato's. If the couple has any minor disagreements in the future, Minato might be the one getting beaten up by his wife…

However, considering the way the Minato couple got along, he's probably used to it.

……

Although all indicators are normal.

However, to be on the safe side, Bulma insisted on observing Kushina for a whole day, and only informed the group members of Kushina's condition in the evening, allowing Minato and Naruto to enter the operating room—of course, they were both wearing protective suits and underwent sterile treatment before meeting with Kushina.

now.

This long-separated couple, reunited, seemed to have returned to twenty years ago, when they were both still in the ninja academy, and began to reminisce about their childhood experiences. Minato mainly talked, while Kushina listened.

As for Naruto...

The child took on the role of a third wheel, sitting obediently to the side most of the time, listening to their parents' public displays of affection, only occasionally managing to chime in with a word or two. They perfectly exemplified what it means to say, "Parents are the true love, children are just an accident."

However, for Naruto, this was a heartwarming moment he had never experienced since birth. So the little guy's expression was both happy and sad, and in the end he couldn't help but cry tears of joy, which made Minato Namikaze and Kushina interrupt their reminiscence and begin to comfort him.

"Tsk tsk."

Bulma watched for a while, clicked her tongue a few times, and finally turned around, pulling Uchiha Hikaru along as they walked out: "Well, Minato-san, and Kushina-neechan, Hikaru and I won't bother you here any longer. If there are any abnormalities in the instrument readings, remember to let us know in the group chat, and we'll come over as soon as possible."

"...Thank you."

Minato thanked him softly.

Uchiha Hikaru waved his hand and went outside with Bulma.

At this time, Esdeath, Erii, Yamato, Tanjiro, and others were still waiting at the door. The first two were waiting for Uchiha Hikaru, while the others were concerned about Minato Namikaze's personal situation as friends.

After confirming that everything was alright, Yamato went out with Brand, Leone, and the others to find Ace for a drink. Tanjiro, on the other hand, took Gaara, Sasuke, and the others out to play a game of four-corner games—to be fair, this stubborn kid really has a talent for being a leader among children; Gaara, who was full of bitterness and resentment not long ago, has already started calling Tanjiro "brother" these past few days.

"Let's go."

Uchiha Hikaru stretched and said, "I'm going back to catch up on some sleep first. How about we go out for a late-night snack later?"

"sure."

Bulma nodded in agreement.

Esdeath and Erii naturally wouldn't object.

That evening, the group found an open space on Bullet Island, had an outdoor barbecue, and played cards for a while. They didn't go back to their rooms to sleep until late at night.

The next day.

Hikaru Uchiha and Bulma returned to the Dragon Ball world and visited Kami and Mr. Popo. They then asked the latter to "borrow the Hyperbolic Time Chamber".

The gods readily agreed.

"Thanks to you, Ms. Hikari and Ms. Bulma, I was able to reconnect with my clan from back then. As for using the 'Mental Time Chamber,' you can do as you please."

"However, there is one thing I need to remind you of first. When you are cultivating over there, you must remember the time. Otherwise, once that door disappears, even Mr. Bobo and I may not be able to rescue you."

"That's easy."

Uchiha Hikaru smiled slightly.

She had already considered this point made by the celestial being—

The "Mental Time Chamber" does indeed have a "two-day" limit, but there is a way for group members to bypass this limitation: the chat group's built-in "time travel" function.

In theory, even if one stays in the "Time Chamber" for more than ten years, as long as their consciousness remains clear, they can "travel" back to their own world at any time. When they submit their application to Bulma again, they can appear normally on Earth in the Dragon Ball world. The only price is that they can no longer enter the "Time Chamber".

Of course……

This method is not entirely without risk.

For example, could people who deliberately linger inside block the "two people can enter at a time" quota, preventing others from entering?

Also, will there be any side effects from staying inside for a long time?

It's too early to say for sure.

Hikaru Uchiha suppressed this idea, planning to use it normally later and then create a shadow clone to try it out. That way, even if something unexpected happened, he could move in and out freely.

perhaps……

You could create a shadow clone for Bulma too.

After all, in the original storyline, it was she who researched the structure of the "Mental Time Chamber" and removed its limitations.

Although that storyline takes place during the Majin Buu Saga, which is at least a decade or more ago, Bulma now has studied the research materials left by the Namekians and her academic level is far superior to that of the same period in the original work, so it's worth a try.

Even if it's just extending the time limit by half a day, it's already a huge improvement for the person using it to cultivate.

(End of this chapter)