Inoyue slowly opened her eyes, feeling very weak.
She must have slept for a long time because she had a very, very long dream.
She dreamed that she had gone back, back to her original reality.
She had indeed died; her parents, though thin, were doing well with her younger brother taking care of them.
A few years later, her heartbroken girlfriend finally found her other half and entered the halls of matrimony, giving birth to a lovely daughter named Yan Yan.
Everything was good!
She was good; time was a good medicine to heal pain, and Inoyue was finally relieved.
As soon as she opened her heavy eyes, she heard a female voice, "You're awake!"
Then, a young woman with red hair brought a bowl of porridge and placed it in front of her, feeding her spoon by spoon.
"You are?" Although she should have known who the person in front of her was, Inoyue was still a bit unsure.
"Oh! I am Minato Namikaze's wife, Uzumaki Kushina.
You can just call me Kushina or Big Sister!" Uzumaki Kushina gave the newly awakened Inoyue a big smile.
"Big Sister!" Inoyue called out blankly.
Uzumaki Kushina was very easygoing and not as violent as she had imagined.
"Is it delicious?" Kushina asked with some concern.
"Yes! Delicious!" Inoyue replied, moved, because at this moment, it felt as if she had family again, though the only drawback was a faint burnt smell in the porridge.
"Yay! I cooked it no less than thirty times, and I finally succeeded!" Kushina spun around happily in place.
Thirty times?
Inoyue broke out in an unknown amount of sweat.
To still have a faint burnt smell after thirty attempts at cooking porridge truly left her impressed.
Deep down, she gave a big thumbs-up.
As expected, she was the culinary killer: Uzumaki Kushina.
...
Having not eaten for three days, Inoyue first drank some porridge, then ate some fruit.
She had woken up in the morning, and after replenishing her body's necessary nutrients, she felt much more energetic in the afternoon.
Inoyue was wearing a nightgown prepared by Uzumaki Kushina, adorned with many cute little bears.
The Namikaze family had no children, so it seemed this nightgown was specially prepared for her, warming Inoyue's heart.
Girls generally have a strong sense of cleanliness, and not having bathed for three days, her body felt sticky and uncomfortable.
It felt good to be taken care of.
At Kushina's insistence, Inoyue let her do as she pleased.
Although she changed into her own clothes, she reluctantly put on the cute hair clip on the left side of her forehead.
Looking at her adorable self in the mirror, Inoyue was a bit speechless but couldn't refuse Kushina's kindness.
"En! Not bad, very cute, let's go! Sister Inoyue!" Without waiting for Inoyue's reply, Kushina picked up a cloth bag and pulled Inoyue out the door.
Walking on the streets of Konoha, Inoyue let Kushina pull her along: "Big Sister! What are we going to do?"
"En!" Kushina chuckled, "Sister Inoyue, don't you feel sticky after not bathing for three days?
Let's go for a hot spring bath, and then prepare dinner!"
"Hot spring?" Inoyue was stunned.
She definitely wanted to bathe, but to go to a hot spring with Uzumaki Kushina?
She'd rather not!
After all, the other person was so kind to her, and she was also her master's wife.
No!
Inoyue violently shook her head.
She couldn't be so depraved.
"Big Sister! I suddenly remembered I have something I need to take care of!" Inoyue gave a laugh and tried to leave.
But to her surprise, after only two steps, she was picked up by Kushina: "Is there anything inconvenient for Sister Inoyue?
You can tell Big Sister!
As fellow women, there's nothing we can't talk about!"
As she spoke, Kushina had already carried Inoyue to the hot spring bathhouse.
This was a women-only hot spring bathhouse, with women, mostly around 20 years old, constantly going in and out of the entrance.
"Big Sister! No! I won't go in!" Inoyue made a final struggle.
If people knew she had the soul of a mature man, she would definitely be killed.
Inoyue could already imagine Minato Namikaze's murderous gaze.
"Ah! I see, you've been alone for so long, Big Sister will bathe you today!" Kushina happily imagined it herself, then carried her in without waiting for Inoyue to resist further.
...
A group of young women, all with different, well-proportioned figures, were bathing naked in a hot spring pool.
Many people here knew Kushina, and seeing her bring a Little girl, they eagerly offered help.
Inoyue was in one person's arms for a moment, then another's, with a sea of white skin before her eyes, making the scene somewhat alluring.
"Sister Inoyue, come help Big Sister apply soap!" A woman slightly younger than Kushina called Inoyue for help.
"Sister Inoyue is starting to develop here too!
How do Big Sister's look?
You might get just as big someday!"
"sister inoyue, come help Big Sister massage her thigh!" "Big Sister will wash you!" "Your little hands massage so comfortably!"
...Evil, evil, evil, 1000 words omitted here... Imagine it yourself!
Inoyue stayed in the hot spring bathhouse for two hours, spending most of the time hiding from Kushina, circling among the other women.
But in the end, she was caught by Kushina and washed thoroughly clean.
Kushina was a Jinchuriki, so her strength was naturally not to be underestimated; there was no way Inoyue, a small Genin, could escape, so she could only resign herself to her fate.
Inoyue, who was forced to accept her fate, finally got past that hurdle in her mind.
While in the bathhouse, she felt a bit awkward around the other women, but when facing Kushina, she felt a motherly sensation, just like when her mother bathed her as a child.
After coming out of the bathhouse, the two, one big and one small, both wearing beautiful women's bathrobes, then embarked on their grand shopping spree.
They bought clothes, snacks, and ingredients.
Regarding ingredients, Inoyue had the most say; in her previous life, she was the main chef when guests came over, so this was a built-in skill in this life.
Besides, could anything Kushina cooked even be eaten?
If porridge cooked thirty times could still have a faint burnt smell, then her cooking skills truly deserved scrutiny.
At this moment, Inoyue sincerely admired Minato Namikaze; to be Kushina's man, one not only needed excellent strength but also a strong stomach.
At Inoyue's strong insistence, she took charge of all the cooking for that evening's meal.
She knew many famous dishes from her previous life, and although she hadn't been transmigrated for long, she had long been drooling at the thought of eating them.
Sweet and sour pork ribs, stir-fried shrimp, minced meat and eggplant, Kung Pao chicken, and fried pork fat with cabbage, plus a cucumber and preserved egg soup!
Oh yeah! All done!
She could finally taste these delicious home-cooked dishes.
...
Inoyue was the head chef, with Kushina assisting.
By the time Minato Namikaze returned with Uchiha Suien and Kami Kida, Inoyue's dishes were almost ready.
The three, tired from a day's work, entered the house and immediately smelled an unfamiliar aroma that made their mouths water.
Each of them praised their master's wife's excellent cooking, but at this moment, only Minato Namikaze knew that this certainly wasn't his wife's cooking; there must be other friends at home.
Wearing a headscarf and a small apron, Inoyue and Kushina brought the prepared dishes from the kitchen to the table.
Minato Namikaze, however, was still looking into the kitchen: "Is there no one else?"
"What people? It's just me and sister Inoyue," Kushina replied, puzzled.
"Then these dishes?" Although Minato Namikaze somewhat understood that these dishes should have been made by Inoyue, he still wasn't sure, because they clearly showed the skill of a master chef.
A 7-year-old Ninja was possible, but a 7-year-old master chef was a bit frightening.
"Sister Inoyue made them.
By the way, are you perhaps implying that you don't like the food I usually cook?" Kushina made a cute expression, smiling, yet giving off a feeling as if she was about to turn dark.
Uchiha Suien and Kami Kida immediately fell silent, while Minato Namikaze immediately laughed and changed the subject.
It was a simple table of home-cooked dishes, and everyone ate to their heart's content, all highly praising Inoyue's cooking skills.
Here, there were only two women, Kushina and Inoyue, so the task of cleaning up fell to them.
"So full!" "So delicious!" Uchiha Suien and Kami Kida exclaimed.
Just then, Kushina emerged from the kitchen and suddenly said to the two boys, "Our little Inoyue will definitely be a good wife when she grows up!
You two should seize the opportunity!"
This statement made the two boys' faces flush red, and immediately they turned their faces away as if they found each other displeasing, while Kushina giggled and turned back to the kitchen to help.
"Honestly!
Am I not busy enough as a Jonin instructor?" Minato Namikaze grumbled, complaining.
Looking at the awkward Uchiha Suien and Kami Kida in front of him, he suddenly felt like laughing out loud.
However, Inoyue, who was washing dishes in the kitchen at that moment, would never have imagined that she had just been sold out by her dearest Big Sister Kushina.
[ I was a bit Confused between using Sister Inoyue and Little Inoyue, But I think Little Inoyue would be better in future ]
[ Extra chapter per 10 collection, (2/5) ]