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Hi folks! I’m back with the translation of the prologue to Naruto Shinden: Parent and Child Day. Here we fill in some background between chapters 699 and 700.  As always, thank you to my Patreon patrons for supporting this effort, and special thanks to Witchtimez for sending me this copy in the first place! 

“Parent and Child Day?” echoed the voice of Uzumaki Naruto, the Seventh Hokage, through the cluttered Hokage’s office as he was halfway through tearing open a cardboard box and scroll. He placed the document he’d read aloud on the desk with a thud and raised his face.

He turned his eyes toward the form of the man serving as the Hokage’s advisor, Nara Shikamaru. “Yeah. It’s what we named the new holiday. It was a request from those in the new urban area.”  

Doubtful despite hearing Shikamaru’s explanation, Naruto had questions. “The holiday’s name… what does it mean?”

“Who knows? I think it’s supposed to sound like a festival. The nuances of the holiday are different between us and the people to begin with.”

“Hmph…” With that halfhearted reply, Naruto looked out of the doors of the Hokage’s office. He gazed before them at the towering Hokage monument and further above it at the broad new urban area.

Over 10 years ago, before the Fourth Great Shinobi World War, the Village Hidden in the Leaves had been transformed into a literal wasteland by Pain’s assault. The buildings had been crushed, the ground carved out. The foundation of the village had been uprooted. However, something had remained standing: the Hokage monument. So long as the Hokage monument stood, so too would the Leaf. To the villagers, turning their backs on the generations of Hokage who had watched over them and revive the Leaf in a new land was unthinkable. They decided would revive the village on this land no matter the cost!

Upon those feelings they rebuilt the village and thereafter connected them to wondrous new developments. Stores that had been operating since the founding of the village changed to 24 hour everything stores and altered their appearances. Shop signs no longer came down at sunset. Steel rails spread outside the village and a long, thin steel box called the Lightning Train began to run on top them. Exchanges between other villages, which had taken days on the road, became even easier.  Tall buildings were erected and now news about not just the Land of Fire, but of all countries, would stream from the tremendous monitors on their walls.

The elderly advisers had disagreed, saying, “The buildings overlooking the Hokage monument are outrageous!” but while they wanted to disregard convenience, their voices gradually fell quiet as well. The large apartments, which could hold hundreds of people, drew immigrants to the village, and the talk of the town was that non-shinobi now outnumbered shinobi. At the academy from which Naruto had graduated, the era necessitated the establishment of a general curriculum to overcome the shortage of the shinobi curriculum. It was proof peace had arrived, however, and that was that. The Village Hidden in the Leaves quit hiding and became a metropolis of the Land of Fire.

Naruto and the others had come to call the land with high rise buildings stretched across it the new urban area. This was just a matter of convenience, of course. To the Leaf, there was no difference between the new and the old. For example, though the citizens in the new urban area outnumbered the shinobi, all villagers were equally family to Naruto.

For whatever reason, many differences emerged between the life cycle of shinobi and non-shinobi villagers. One difference was holidays. The shinobi world was unstable and inconsistent. It had nothing like regular work hours, so taking specific days off was difficult. Thus, a holiday to shinobi was “A day where you don’t happen to have a mission.” There weren’t many shinobi who could consider special holidays without knowing when they were coming.

However, to non-shinobi, a holiday was “A day when you rest your bones that comes periodically.” They had asked for a holiday for one week where they could rest and have some sort of commemoration. This was the matter of the current situation.

“Well, having the day on the calendar just be red is kinda lonely.” Naruto grabbed the Hokage’s seal. “It’s okay for it to have a name, right? There’s no reason to dispute it.” He stamped the documents in his hand with a thud.

“It’s settled.” Shikamaru immediately took the documents in hand and tossed them into the “Approved” box. With that, the Village Hidden in the Leaves had established Parent and Child Day.

“... But what kind of day... is Parent and Child Day, specifically?”

“According to the application, it seems to be a day for deepening the bonds between parents and their children. It’s a broad definition, but I think the bones of it are parents and children enjoying themselves while going shopping and taking trips together and such.”

“The bonds between parents and their children… huh?”

A shadow fell over Naruto’s expression. His two children were on his mind. Boruto and Himawari. When the hell was the last time he had spent parent-child time with them?

“Well, let’s do some family service too.” Sympathizing with that, Shikamaru’s voice had intentionally become bright. “Take it easy at home for a change. Even when you do manage to get home you do nothing but sleep and you want to be able to talk well with your kids, right? Let’s make the schedule convenient; I’ll help you out.”

“Shikamaru… Heheh, thank you.” Though Naruto and Shikamaru were smiling brightly, their gazes gradually lowered to the floor. There lay a mountain of documents fallen from the desk, scattered enough to obscure the floor design.

“... We’ll make it convenient, right?” Emptiness blended into Shikamaru’s voice.

“Yeah.” Naruto’s response was encouraging. “Parent and Child Day… I think it’ll be good. I’ll go home and show them no matter what!”

Hello everyone! The very kind Witchtimez has sent me a copy of Naruto Shinden: Parent and Child Day for translation and I will be posting the translations of it bit by bit here for all to see! I’m making my way through the prologue right now, but I’ll start off with the character descriptions. 

As always, if you would like to see translations of fanart and doujinshi and support my translation efforts, I would be grateful for anyone who signs up for my Patreon. With that, here are the character descriptions from the novel! Uzumaki Naruto The Seventh Hokage. The Hidden Leaf’s hero. Formerly on Team 7

Uzumaki Hinata Byakugan user from the Hyuuga Clan. Formerly on Team 8. Uzumaki Boruto A Hidden Leaf Genin. His hobby is Gemaki (A TCG) Uzumaki Himawari Boruto’s little sister. She has inherited the Byakugan. Hyuuga Hiashi Head of the Hyuuga Main Family and Hinata’s father. Wields the Byakugan.

Hyuuga Hanabi Hinata’s little sister. Well versed in fashion and trends. Uchiha Sasuke Naruto’s friend and rival. Formerly on Team 7.

Uchiha Sakura Medical ninjutsu user and Sasuke’s wife. Formerly on Team 7. Uchiha Sarada A Hidden Leaf Genin. Boruto’s classmate. Akimichi Chouji User of the Expansion Jutsu. One of the InoShikaChou formerly on Team 10. Akimichi Karui Chouji’s wife. A former Hidden Cloud shinobi.

Akimichi Chouchou A Hidden Leaf Genin. She loves to eat.

Nara Shikamaru The Hokage’s advisor. One of the InoShikaChou formerly on Team 10.

Nara Temari Elder sister of Gaara, the Fifth Kazekage. Shikamaru’s wife.

Nara Shikadai A Hidden Leaf Genin.  Boruto’s best friend.

Yamanaka Sai Super Beast Scroll user. Former ANBU.

Yamanaka Ino Daughter of the Yamanaka Flower Shop. One of the InoShikaChou formerly on Team 10.

Yamanaka Inojin Ino and Sai’s son. He has inherited the Super Beast Scroll.

Rock Lee A genius of hard work among the Hidden Leaf. Formerly on Team 3.

Metal Lee Rock Lee’s son. A hard worker, but weak in a pinch.

Tenten Owner of the store “Shinobi Tools Tenten-Ten”*

*Note: A pun on her name that is homophonous with “Tenten Store”

Hatake Kakashi The Sixth Hokage. Naruto and the others’ former master on Team 7.

Inuzuka Kiba A ninja dog user and Akamaru’s partner. Formerly on Team 8.

In honor of Hinata’s canonical birthday tomorrow, this is part 1 of 2 of HinaTanjou, a short doujin by ゆま (Yuma) about Hinata's birthday, translated by me and typeset by UTL. The title is a portmanteau of Hinata and tanjou, the Japanese word for birth. Many more translations and typesets are available for patrons.

Source:  AIKA

Translation: Me

Typeset: UTL

Source: Oretto

Typeset: UTL

Translation: Me

Oh the shenanigans these two get up to.

Source: Minamo (1, 2)

Translation/Typeset: Me

Ikemoto’s art style lends itself to a bit of comedy.

Here are the translations for the character blurbs with the side text underneath

Uzumaki Boruto (VA: Sanbei Yuuko)

Special skill: Shadow Clone Jutsu

The son of the Seventh Hokage, Uzumaki Naruto. He has a mischievous personality and often causes problems, but he cherishes his friends. After he saved Kaminarimon Denki, the two became friends. He has a little sister named Himawari!

Did he get his unheard of personality from his father?!

Uzumaki Naruto (VA: Takeuchi Junko) 

Naruto works tirelessly every day as the Seventh Hokage. This becomes a source of conflict between him and Boruto.

Worries about: Boruto's behavior

The Seventh Hokage, Boruto's father

Uchiha Sarada (VA: Kikuchi Kokoro)

Dislikes: Bratty things

Boruto's classmate and childhood friend. She's astonished at how Boruto does nothing but cause trouble. However, she acknowledges that Boruto cares about his comrades.

Boruto's childhood friend who aims to be Hokage.

Uzumaki Hinata (VA: Mizuki Nana)

Her precious thing: Her family

Naruto's wife and Boruto and Himawari's mother. She's normally gentle, but it seems she gets scary when she's mad.

She supports Naruto and protects the family

Kaminarimon Denki (VA: Ikki Chihiro)

Likes: Studying science and technology

Boruto's classmate and the son of the Kaminarimon Company's head. He was rescued from a shakedown by Boruto.

Boruto's somewhat timid friend

This is I Can’t Deny Naruto-Kun, an R-18 doujin by AIKA, posted with permission, featuring Hinata letting Naruto live out one of his (and, spoiler alert, one of her) fantasies. Hint: it involves lots of clones. 

Source: AIKA

Translation: Me

Typeset: UTL

In honor of Naruto Shippuden ending, here’s a freebie for everyone: AIKA’s take on Sasuke’s role in the wedding. Of course, canonically Sasuke did not attend, but this headcanon is good too! The lyrics in the background are to “Hoshi no Utsuwa” by Sukima Switch, the main theme of The Last and the NaruHina wedding. 

Hey folks,

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