When Kushina's palm was placed on Chiharu's tender little face, she stopped crying immediately.
She blinked her big sapphire eyes, as if she was looking at Kushina in front of her.
"Ahhh!"
After staring at Kushina for a while, she actually laughed and babbled.
"This child is so cute."
Tsunade, who had delivered the baby, stared at Chiharu and sighed involuntarily.
Although a newborn baby's skin typically has wrinkles, Chiharu's facial features were distinct and extremely delicate.
Her skin was as fair as Kushina's, and her eyes were even brighter than Minato's. Her golden hair was exactly the same as her father's.
Chiharu seemed to have been deliberately sculpted, her appearance inheriting all the advantages of her parents without any flaws.
In his great joy, Minato stared at Chiharu's profile, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
Her face did not have whisker marks similar to the Nine-Tailed Fox like Naruto's.
According to Minato's reasoning, the reason why Naruto had whiskers on his face was that the Nine-Tails' chakra had directly affected the growth of the new life during Kushina's pregnancy.
But there was no similar feature on Chiharu.
"Is it because the power of the Nine-Tails has been weakened?"
Minato pondered in his heart. The most likely reason for this situation might be that Kushina only had half of the Nine-Tails' chakra in her body when she was pregnant with Chiharu.
However, this was just his guess.
"It seems that there should be no danger," Minato said after looking around.
The seal on Kushina's abdomen had been repaired by him, and there had been no suspicious movement until now.
As he had expected, the masked man apparently had no intention of making any moves against Konoha at this time.
"Then let's go back to the village."
On the delivery table, Kushina propped herself up, took the towel from Biwako's hand, and wiped away her sweat.
"Worthy of the Uzumaki clan."
Biwako murmured when she saw this. Even for a female ninja, it would never be possible to recover one's spirit in such a short time like Kushina had.
"Yes."
Minato nodded and announced: "The alert is lifted. Everyone form a team and return to the village."
Immediately, he made hand seals, and the barrier covering the birthing area disappeared instantly.
Outside the barrier, Hyuga Hizashi, the captain of the Anbu, appeared and shouted: "Assemble!"
Swish!
As his voice fell, figures quickly rushed out from all directions and stood behind him.
"Minato-sensei, congratulations."
Among these Anbu, Shisui, who still looked relatively young, offered his congratulations.
In the birthing area, Minato made hand seals.
He, Tsunade, Biwako, and Kushina, who was holding Chiharu, disappeared instantly.
The Minato couple appeared in their own home, and Tsunade and Biwako were sent directly back to their respective residences by Minato.
"I'll go pick up Naruto," Minato said, and disappeared instantly.
Not long after, Minato and Naruto returned home.
After arriving, Naruto immediately looked around but did not find Kushina in the living room.
"You're back."
Just then, the bedroom door opened, and Kushina came out with Chiharu in her arms.
Minato nodded, and Naruto ran over quickly.
"Let me see my sister!"
Naruto raised his little hand and said eagerly as he ran to Kushina.
He and his mother had the same habit, and whenever they were excited, they would add a strange verbal tic to their words.
Kushina chuckled and squatted down so that Naruto could see Chiharu in her arms.
Naruto's eyes instantly fixed on the baby, and while he was looking at Chiharu, the little girl was also staring at him.
After the brother and sister looked at each other for a while, they actually laughed at the same time.
Minato and Kushina were both slightly surprised and looked at each other.
Naruto stretched out his little hand and put it on Chiharu's forehead.
He put his other hand on his waist and said quite proudly: "Sister, as long as your brother is here, no one can bully you!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, little Chiharu actually stretched out both hands and placed them on Naruto's hand on her forehead.
She smiled at Naruto.
"So cute."
Naruto couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then softly said.
A few days later, at Minato's house.
In order to thank Mikoto for often helping her take care of Naruto, Kushina invited Fugaku and his wife to her home.
"What a lovely girl! When she grows up, she will definitely be a beautiful woman even more beautiful than Kushina."
Looking at the sleeping Chiharu in the cradle, Mikoto looked at Minato and his wife and said in amazement.
These days, anyone who had seen this child had a similar reaction, even the Third Hokage.
"Yeah."
Itachi, who had just returned from a mission, nodded.
Naruto stood proudly beside the cradle, raised his head, looked at Sasuke, and smiled: "What do you think? My sister is cute, right?"
However, what responded to him was Sasuke's eye roll and a cold voice: "Idiot, your sister is indeed much prettier than you."
"You!" Naruto's face changed immediately.
"Sasuke, it's rude to talk like that," Fugaku said seriously, his expression becoming stern.
Sasuke turned his head away and pouted.
Itachi quickly stepped in front of Sasuke and said with a smile: "Father, this is just playful banter between children. Don't take it too seriously."
Sasuke stepped back and stood next to Naruto beside the cradle.
"Don't always protect him like this!" Fugaku said in a heavy voice.
Seeing this, Minato patted Fugaku's shoulder.
"These two children have always been like this. You don't have to worry too much."
Minato chuckled, then looked at Itachi and said: "Itachi is not only an excellent ninja but also a gentle brother."
In response to Minato's praise, Itachi nodded slightly.
"You two, don't start quarreling as soon as you see each other."
At this time, Kushina, who was by the cradle, walked behind Naruto and Sasuke, and then hit them both on the head with her fists.
"Ouch!"
"That hurts!"
Sasuke and Naruto both covered their heads in pain.
They turned and saw Kushina, whose expression had darkened.
The two swallowed in perfect synchronization and responded: "Yes!"
After getting their answers, Kushina's face instantly brightened with a smile.
She stretched out her hands and grabbed Sasuke and Naruto's hands.
They both looked a little reluctant, but they had no choice. Under Kushina's urging, they shook hands.
"That's better. You have been friends since childhood. Don't always hurt each other," Kushina chuckled.
Sasuke and Naruto looked at each other, and then their eyes moved away and settled on the cradle.
Chiharu had woken up, and she smiled when she saw Sasuke and Naruto holding hands in front of her.
Their cheeks turned slightly red.