While Naruto's shadow clone was dedicated to understanding the secrets of another world, his original version continued with everyday life in the leaf village. Three days had passed since the discovery of the new planet, and today, gathered with all his friends under the watchful eye of Tsunade, he had something important to reveal.

"Since everyone's here, let's get to the point." Naruto declared, with a serious expression, far from his usual playful and joyful demeanor. "What I am going to propose now is the best of both worlds. Something that I only share with you because you are my friends and I fully trust that it's worth the investment."

In Naruto's hands, two spheres of light appeared. On the left, are red orbs; on the right, are purple orbs.

"I won't be long-winded, nor delve into overly complex details. In fact, it's quite simple." Naruto continued: "As you might have noticed from the food that everyone tried, you noticed progress in your powers, especially in how easily you can manipulate chakra. And what I have in my hands, is something even more precious. I call it light orbs."

Naruto briefly explained the properties of these light orbs. After a few minutes, he allowed his friends to express their surprise and exchange impressions among themselves.

"May I request silence, please?" Naruto asked. As soon as they quieted down, he continued: "Initially, I will distribute 10 red light orbs and 10 purple light orbs to each of you. However, to acquire more, you will have to carry out missions. Yes, that's right, you will have to complete village missions to earn new orbs. Each mission, depending on its difficulty, will yield a different quantity of orbs and of varied types. The classification of such missions will be under the responsibility of the Hokage, Tsunade. Also, to give you a basic notion, she has in her hands at least 100 thousand orbs, which means we won't run out any time soon."

"Naruto!" Shikamaru asked for the floor: "May I ask a question?"

"Of course, what would you like to know?" Naruto looked at him attentively.

Shikamaru questioned: "Why did you choose this form of distribution?"

Shikamaru was perceptive, he had already noticed, seconds after Naruto's proposal, the impact it would cause on the village.

As he had predicted, a smile formed on Naruto's lips. It was as if he was waiting for this question: "Certainly. I want to avoid our young ninjas, who barely know how to handle a kunai, being sent on missions that could put their lives at risk. My deepest wish is that no ninja under the age of 16 has to risk themselves on missions. I don't want more children to lose their lives because of our mistakes. Even being young, I am aware of this. As someone who has faced many dangerous situations - situations that could easily have taken my life - I realize that I wasn't prepared to act as a ninja. I only started to feel some confidence when I turned 15, but I still think it's too early. However, I want to provide more opportunities for our children, so that they can breathe and have more options, so that they won't be sent on missions from which they might not return..."

The countenances of everyone dipped. Who among them had never been through a life-or-death situation? Who had never been on the brink, could have succumbed, but for some reason survived, while others, as young as they were, did not have the same luck?

Naruto's words pierced directly into the hearts of everyone present.

And, the proposal he made was extremely attractive, especially after the words he said next: "Obviously, there is something even more important. By using these orbs, you will not only become stronger but also increase your vitality. Do you know what that means?"

"Immortality?" Tenten jokes.

"Yes, almost that." Naruto agreed, to everyone's surprise: "By increasing vitality, we also increase spiritual power, among other things. It's a complete package. Depending on the depth of your power, your life expectancy will be extended by many years. For example, I, if nothing extraordinary happens, will live for at least a thousand years."

"A thousand years?!" Incredulity took over everyone in the room.

On the ninth day in the hunting dimension, Naruto said to Hinata: "Look, you have been getting stronger and more powerful in recent days. Why don't you share some of these orbs with Naruto and your children? As for how you acquired them, for now, you can say that you enter a strange dimension during sleep and obtain them that way. Thus, even the recent doubts about your husband will disappear."

Hinata felt surprised and grateful. She already wanted to do this but respected the will of the other Naruto, who, despite being familiar, was not her husband, the one with whom she shared burdens and could make some decisions for herself.

"Really? Is it really true?" She asked with eyes shining with joy.

"Yes, considering that, as you told me, soon your son, Boruto, will start doing missions, it would be good if he had a bit more strength to keep himself safe. And, also, by increasing your husband's strength, it will be easier for him to delegate tasks to the shadow clones and have more time to spend with you and your children."

Indeed, although Naruto had a massive amount of chakra and could create thousands of shadow clones, the mental load was exhausting. If he did not also increase his mental power, he would struggle to do what he is currently capable of.

Hinata was so happy that she cried. She hugged Naruto joyfully as she expressed her gratitude: "Thank you, thank you so much..."

Naruto laughed gently as he said, "It's okay, I've already begun to see you as a sort of older sister." Naruto smiled at her, distancing himself a bit.

He didn't know exactly why he managed to bring Hinata from another reality, but he still wanted to help her. Aware of the approaching danger, he offered her the orbs that she had earned by her own merit.

If one day he managed to reach their world, he could consider Hinata and Naruto as his older siblings. Maybe that was the correct terminology, because, although they both called themselves Naruto, they were not necessarily the same person.

The same could be said about the Hinata in front of him, she was different from the Hinata he was dating in his dimension. There were differences in some aspects and she was changing and becoming even more distinct, after all, it's life experiences that shape us. He understood that very well.

As there was some kind of destiny that linked him to the Hinata from this other dimension, he decided to help.

Most of the time, she spent in the company of Naruto's shadow clone, while he himself hunted on the third map. For him, it was not a big sacrifice to help her, especially considering that most of what she achieved was thanks to her own efforts.

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