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"Are you going to leave?" I inquired of the fair-skinned woman with blonde hair and brown eyes, Tsunade Senju.

"Yeah," she replied.

Standing at the gates of Senju Manor, I glanced at the diminutive figure beside Tsunade. She was a young girl, about eight years old, with straight black hair that fell to her shoulders and deep onyx eyes.

Shizune, the apprentice of the big-boobed Sannin. Though sadly, she'll end up flat-chested.

"No need, brat."

The old hag continued, "If anything happens, go to the old man. That pervert will also soon be back, so you can ask him for help. Also, refrain from making too much contact with that twisted bastard, and do not even get close to Danzo."

"Sure."

"Also, sleep on time."

"Alright."

"Well then, bye and take care."

Shizune waved farewell as well. Tsunade laid her hand upon Shizune's collar, and in an instant, they vanished, leaving behind only leaves and dust.

I let out a sigh and entered the Senju compound, channeling my chakra into the seal at the gate. The seal emitted a faint glow, and the gates swung shut. Glancing at the tiny black dot on the underside of my thumb, I recognized it as a fuinjutsu seal linked to all the seals within the manor. This allowed me to detect anyone's departure or arrival at the building without expending any chakra. It was a seal crafted by Mito.

I gazed upon the sky.

"Rest in peace, grandma."

I was alone in this large compound. It had been ten days since Mito had died, and Kushina had become the new jinchuriki. Tsunade and Shizune had attended the funeral, along with the whole village. Everyone had paid their respects.

I had to start getting stronger. Heavy tensions had started rising among the great villages. War was not a matter of if, it was a matter of when. I would also have to attend the academy. If I was born as a civilian, then I was not obligated to go, but I was the leader as well as the heir of the clan. I had responsibilities.

I made my way towards the training ground; it was a large area with many training materials for kunai throwing. I made my way towards one of the trees.

'Tree climbing exercise.'

Being a Senju, I had more than enough chakra, and my physical strength was greater than that of a four-year-old. But I had to practice chakra control. I concentrated my chakra in my feet and placed my right foot on the tree, slowly starting to walk.

BAM!

As soon as I took another two steps, I was pushed off the tree.

"Aah!"

I screamed as I fell. I saw a small fracture in the part of the tree I had been pushed off from.

'The damage...'

I walked towards the tree and concentrated my chakra in my hands. I clenched my palm and made a punch.

BAM!

I punched the tree, and just as I expected, I could see my fist engraved into the tree.

'Chakra, eh!'

It was the first time I felt strong, but I knew I was still very weak.

I continued my tree climbing exercise.

Minutes turned into hours, yet in the Senju Manor, a boy continued to train. The sun started to set, yet the boy kept on training.

"It's hard..."

The boy muttered. His blue yukata was dirty, and even his face had a few scratches, while one of the trees was really damaged.

He stopped training and looked in a direction. It was the direction of the main gate.

Soon, two figures came from the direction he was looking at.

"Oi, Gin! Didn't I tell you to come visit me?" Kushina angrily said.

"I forgot," Gin stated.

"Were you training?" Minato questioned the young man, and Gin nodded.

"Yeah. Chakra control."

Kushina had a grin; her mood turned good in a second. She patted the young heir's head.

"Good job!"

Gintoki had a small smile as Kushina ruffled his hair.

"We were planning to train you today."

Gintoki looked at the blonde's face. "You were?"

The blonde nodded.

"You did a good job training by yourself. Go change your clothes and freshen up; we will go eat somewhere."

Gintoki nodded at Jinchuriki's voice and walked to his house. His main house.

Kushina and Minato decided to stay at the training ground.

Gintoki POV

"So tasty!"

Kushina was devouring the meat.

"Yeah!"

I also followed Kushina, eating in a hurry.

With the corner of my eyes, I could see Minato giving us an amused smile. The people in the restaurant would give us a glance.

Well, I could understand their curiosity. The heir of the Senju Clan, the only member of the legendary Uzumaki Clan as well as the apprentice of Mito Uzumaki and Minato fucking Namikaze.

Minato did not have his moniker [The Yellow Flash] now, but he was making waves in the village, having saved the young member of Kushina by killing two jonins and three chunins without a single scratch.

His speed and talent had already made him a famous ninja in the village.

As we continued to eat, two people came inside the restaurant, and we recognized them.

The young man, around seventeen, had short, brown hair that reached his shoulders and onyx-colored eyes. He was Fugaku Uchiha.

The young woman beside him was a fair-skinned woman with long, straight black hair with bangs hanging on either side of her face to roughly frame her cheeks and black eyes. She was Mikoto Uchiha.

"Yo," Kushina called out to them with a grin, food stuffed in her face.

Mikoto had a small smile on her face as both of them walked towards us.

"What's up, Minato?" Fugaku asked, looking at his rival.

Yes, Fugaku Uchiha and Minato were rivals. They both were geniuses.

"Fine. Come on, have a seat."

Mikoto gently smiled at me and introduced herself.

"I am Mikoto Uchiha. You are Gintoki, right?"

I nodded, unable to talk due to food in my mouth. I was between Mikoto and Kushina, while Fugaku and Minato were in front of us.

"Marriage?" Kushina shouted, looking at Fugaku and then Mikoto.

Minato also had a surprised expression.

They were just seventeen from what I know. From this world's standard, it was not too fast, yet Kushina and Minato were surprised.

"I would really like you two to come, but due to the clan's traditions and whatnot, I am unable to invite you two."

Fugaku made a really apologetic face.

"No worries," Minato said with a smile.

"Yeah, but make sure to treat us to something really good."

"Sure."

They continued talking with each other while also including me. I found out today that Fugaku and Mikoto were also rather chill individuals.

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 Author's Note: His interactions with these characters will be meaningful in future .

I made a mistake in timeline but will fix it if you see any inconsistencies in the timeline just think of it as AU but don't worry since I research my things before writing. 

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