At this dinner table, Kushina and Satsuki were the only two who didn't know these two guests' true identities. They completely didn't understand why their family's private matters would cause these two strangers such intense reactions.
The actual parties involved—Sasuke and Boruto—after experiencing brief shock, Boruto was first to snap back. He stamred to confirm:
"Um! Childhood betrothal... what does that an? We haven't misunderstood this matter, right?"
Boruto still held a thread of wishful thinking, hoping he'd misunderstood. But Mikoto rely patiently continued explaining:
"It's the literal aning. In more detail, it refers to when both parties are very young, their parents arrange a marriage for them. If in the future both children have no objections, they can directly beco husband and wife."
"Mom...!"
Hearing her mother so thoroughly explain her marriage matters to outsiders, Satsuki couldn't help blushing deeply, embarrassedly tugging Mikoto's arm, attempting to stop her from continuing.
"The matter's already been ntioned," Mikoto still maintained her elegant smile. "So, what are everyone's opinions?"
She first expressed her own position. "I'm extrely fond of Naruto, this child. Therefore, I'm very happy to beco Naruto's other mother."
"Yes, yes! too!" Kushina imdiately responded vivaciously. "Making this arrangent back then was wonderful! I wholeheartedly approve!"
Uchiha Fugaku remained silent montarily, then said flatly:
"I have no objections."
Uchiha Sasuke had originally thought today's shocks had reached their limit—discovering he existed as a female in this parallel universe, this fact brought sha so intense he wanted to imdiately find a crack to crawl into.
In his turbulent life journey, he'd experienced the despair of his clan's massacre, the sorrow of being betrayed by loved ones, the fury after learning the truth—he'd tasted all kinds of negative emotions. But embarrassnt and sha like this was an unprecedented experience for him.
Deep within, Sasuke felt absurd dizziness. He looked at that "Uchiha Satsuki" who resembled him in appearance yet was obviously female, then looked toward that Naruto so fatally familiar from his mories, only feeling spaceti disorder suffocating enough to choke.
"...I think... shouldn't we reconsider this?"
Sasuke's mind was a chaotic ss, but he could only force out this pale, powerless objection.
"Is that so?" Mikoto turned to gently look at her own daughter. "Then Satsuki-chan, in this arranged agreent, do you consent?"
Satsuki's heart actually already held the answer—she one hundred percent approved this marriage. Could even say if soone now used "respecting her personal wishes" as an excuse to cancel this childhood betrothal, she'd absolutely be the first to stand out violently opposing. Her current hesitation purely ca from strangers being present, making her shy about revealing her feelings.
"Eh? This... say it now...?" Satsuki's voice grew increasingly quieter.
"Hmm? Could it be Satsuki-chan you're unwilling?" Mikoto deliberately drew out her tone.
"No! I... agree..." Satsuki hastily denied, secretly glancing at Naruto once, heartbeat involuntarily accelerating.
"I see," Mikoto continued pursuing, clearly enjoying this mont. "Then do you like Naruto?"
"Wha... what?!"
Satsuki widened her eyes, unable to believe her mother would ask such a direct question in front of so many people. Heart both embarrassed and at a loss.
"Could it be you don't like him? Satsuki-chan needn't force yourself." Mikoto was obviously deliberately teasing her own daughter and future "son."
"I don't dislike..." Satsuki turned her face away, ear tips already burning red.
"Only not disliking, but also not liking?" Mikoto relentlessly pursued, corners of her mouth still carrying gentle smile.
"...I like him."
Under her mother's step-by-step pressing questioning, Satsuki finally abandoned resistance. She lowered her head, using an almost inaudible voice to speak those words hidden deep in her heart for so long.
After speaking this sentence, she felt her entire person about to burn up.
BANG!
The dining table violently shook. Sasuke finally couldn't withstand these successive ntal shocks, collapsing face-first onto the table surface, looking extrely weak.
Hearing another world's "self" so directly confess to Naruto—this absurd feeling nearly crushed his rationality.
"Sasu... Master! Are you alright?!" Boruto shouted in panic. This was his first ti seeing Uchiha Sasuke in such loss of composure, hastily stepping forward to support him.
Sasuke barely grabbed Boruto's wrist, struggling to raise his head. "Sorry, I was rude... I'm full, excuse for a mont." His heart held only one thought—must imdiately flee this suffocating scene. Finishing, he pulled Boruto, directly standing and walking toward the door.
Amid surprise, Boruto could only reluctantly look back at that unfinished special hamburger, helplessly being dragged away.
"What's wrong with that person...?" Kushina said incomprehensibly, completely unable to understand why their family's private matters would cause such trendous impact to an outsider.
Naruto also rembered—there indeed was such a childhood betrothal arrangent... But he hadn't expected Uchiha Sasuke could witness this mont and it would cause such massive impact.
Just then, Naruto suddenly discovered almost everyone's gazes concentrated on himself, obviously waiting for his statent. Honestly, according to his understanding, Uchiha Satsuki was originally a girl... Moreover, Naruto himself hadn't realized—if Satsuki could see the bond level number, it would be quite frightening.
"I... agree... need to say more?" Naruto sowhat embarrassedly scratched his cheek.
"Yes! That's enough!" Mikoto said happily, not continuing to press like she had with Satsuki. Looking at this young couple before her, her heart filled with contentnt.
"Then, after you both beco adults, you can confirm the relationship and choose when to hold the wedding ceremony."
"Mom!" Mikoto's direct words made steam practically rise from Satsuki's head.
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