In Naruto with the Flame-Flame Fruit-Chapter 497: Kiss

Kakei Sumire’s eyes were already spiraling, and her whole body had turned as red as a boiled shrimp.

Kiyosuke stood beside her, rubbing his chin.

"It looks like this kid is about to die from embarrassment. Yep, her personality really is shy. That tough act earlier was totally forced. Poor girl. Alright, time for my part of the show."

In an instant, he appeared behind the two of them. Even Nue didn’t react in time. He lifted his future daughter-in-law’s long purple hair, revealing the Gozu Tennō seal on her back—a dark-red rhombus covered in intricate lines.

"Let me think... should be like this..."

He formed several hand seals, then pressed a finger onto the eye-shaped center of the seal.

The Gozu Tennō seal was forcibly shattered by Kiyosuke’s chakra. It cracked instantly and vanished.

Crack—

A stone dropped from above, followed by a chain reaction. The entire space trembled, and countless rocks began to fall.

"Alright, kids, time to go. The Gozu Tennō seal’s gone, so this place is about to collapse."

"I..." Sumire tried to speak, but Shinichi scooped her up right away.

"Class rep, let’s go back. Our squad can’t function without a class rep. And... I want to keep looking at you too."

Sumire’s face went bright red. Kiyosuke teased:

"Nice move. My son really learned to adapt on his own. I never taught you that one."

"Cough, cough... Dad, enough! This place is collapsing!"

"Then move."

Three snakes slithered out from his sleeve, wrapped around the three kids, and with a jump, he rushed straight toward the area pulsing with strange chakra. His intuition screamed that it was the exit.

Nue followed behind and stopped at a small opening.

"Nue!" Sumire shouted at the buried creature. It replied with a roar.

"Go on."

Kiyosuke didn’t hesitate. Holding the three of them, with Mitsuki trailing behind, he passed straight through the wall. When they emerged again, they were back on the cliff from before.

"We’re out." He set the kids down. The night sky glittered above them.

"Alright, alright. Go home, wash up, and sleep. You have class tomorrow."

Sai, the Anbu squad leader, arrived.

"Kiyosuke-sama."

"Sai, you’re here to take custody of the kid, right?"

"Yes." Sai nodded, crouched down, and met Sumire’s eyes.

"I went through the same thing. I used to be in Root too. Later, I was saved by the people in the village. So... will you let me help you?"

Sumire nodded and followed behind him. Boruto’s special eye began to glow again. Seeing a wisp of chakra surrounding Sumire, he shouted happily:

"Class rep, it didn’t die! It’s still with you!"

Hearing that, Sumire froze, took off her glove, and found a mark in her palm—an eye. It blinked at her. She smiled happily. Kiyosuke glanced over.

"Well, Nue’s your personal summon now. As long as you give it enough chakra, it can get as big as it was tonight. Its attack power isn’t bad either. You lucked out."

"Mm, thank you, Kiyosuke-sama." Sumire smiled.

"No problem. Sai, handle it by the book. Oh, by the way, she’s my future daughter-in-law, so don’t worry too much."

"..." How am I supposed to handle this ’by the book’ after you say that?

Well, considering the Seventh’s personality, he probably wouldn’t punish a kid anyway.

"I understand."

He left with a blushing, flustered Sumire. Shinichi kicked his dad.

"Dad, what the heck are you saying!?"

"Obviously preparing to bring Sumire into the family!" Kiyosuke shot his son a sideways look. "Don’t tell me you’re trying to run away from responsibility?"

"I—"

Mitsuki added, mercilessly:

"That’s called a scumbag."

"You—!"

Kiyosuke kept going.

"I don’t remember raising you to be that kind of kid."

"Aaagh!!" Shinichi screamed in frustration.

Kiyosuke said, "Listen, boy. When it comes to relationships, never—never—never flirt if you don’t intend to marry. I still regret it even now. I really wronged someone back then."

Thinking about his past made his head throb.

"Oh, right! Dad, that makes you a scumbag too!" Shinichi slapped his forehead. He and his dad locked eyes—and he immediately backed down and lowered his head.

"Alright, let’s go home."

After a long night, it was finally time to rest.

That night, Kiyosuke told Mei Terumī what happened, earning an eye roll.

"You only know how to teach him nonsense. How’s that child doing?"

"She’s like you—kind and gentle." He wrapped an arm around his wife’s slender waist. "She just lost her way because of her family and made mistakes. I won’t let the ghosts of the past bother you all."

Danzō was truly a troublesome man. Dead or alive, he caused problems for everyone.

After that, things went smoothly. Once Sumire explained everything clearly, she returned to school as an ordinary student—though she’d eventually become a kunoichi.

The only issue was the weird atmosphere between her and Shinichi. Something felt off. She kept hiding from him or turning her back whenever she saw him. Shinichi thought she was mad at him.

At the dinner table, he told his parents about it in distress.

"Hahaha! Mei, the boy’s surprisingly talented in this area. He’s just too dense sometimes. She’s not mad—she doesn’t know how to face you. That means she likes you. Hinata was the same with Naruto back then."

"Huh?" Shinichi froze, stammering. Yuka said: 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"Dad, the Chūnin Exams are about to start. Obito-sensei said we should take them directly."

"Then take them. No downside." Kiyosuke nodded. "Good luck, Yuka. Pass in one go and become a Chūnin. With your talent, you’ll be a Jōnin soon."

He knew his daughter well. She was basically an upgraded version of Mei Terumī—strong, gifted, the top beauty among Konoha kunoichi, and the dream girl of countless male shinobi.

But she wasn’t just a pretty face. Her combat abilities were outstanding. Taijutsu, ninjutsu, genjutsu—she learned them all directly from Kiyosuke and Mei Terumī, blending the best of Konoha and Kirigakure.

She also possessed Mei’s two kekkei genkai. Her future was bright.

"Mm. Obito-sensei said the same. He also bragged about how amazing he was during his own Chūnin Exams."

"Tch. That guy got eliminated. All he knows is bragging."

Kiyosuke couldn’t stand Obito’s behavior at all.

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