Naruto always thought he was a strong ninja, able to face any difficulty with a smile, but today, he cried.
Tears welled up uncontrollably from his eyes, impossible to stop, impossible to wipe away.
For the first time, he learned his parents' names, saw what his parents looked like, and even heard some stories about them from the past.
Most importantly, he felt their gaze, a gaze that Naruto had longed for for over a decade, different from Iruka-sensei's, different from Pervy Sage's, different from Granny Tsunade's and Kakashi-sensei's, it was a true, parent's gaze towards their child.
Since he could remember, Naruto had never experienced it, but he could feel it instantly: if he had parents, the way they looked at him would definitely be like this!
If this is a dream, please let me wake up later!
Naruto threw himself into Minato and Kushina's arms, sobbing uncontrollably, his shoulders shaking, as if trying to vent all the grievances of the past decade.
Minato gently stroked Naruto's hair, letting Naruto wipe his snot and tears all over his clothes.
Kushina gently patted Naruto's back, for this lonely Naruto from another world, both she and Minato found it hard to treat him like someone else's child.
Finally, Naruto cried enough, looked at Minato and Kushina, and asked, choking, "Can I... can I call you... call you..."
"You can, you know," Minato tilted his head slightly, guessing what Naruto wanted to say, and agreed readily.
Minato's smile always warmed people's hearts, Naruto looked at their encouraging gazes, his mouth opened and closed, wanting to shout out the two names he had called countless times in his heart.
But every time the words reached his lips, his nose always felt sore, and he couldn't make that sound no matter what, Naruto was anxious, "I... I..."
Minato saw Naruto's difficulty and comforted him, "It's okay, no need to rush, next, we'll have a good time together, how about going home to take a look first?"
"That's right, let Naruto try Mom's cooking tonight~" Kushina bent her arm and flexed her muscles, indicating that her cooking was super delicious.
Go home... Mom's cooking...
Naruto sniffed and nodded vigorously, "Yeah!"
The three of them left the office together, Minato planned to walk back slowly like this, letting Naruto look around, and also giving Naruto some time to adjust his emotions.
Perhaps because of the butterfly effect, many places in Konoha now were different from what Naruto remembered, there were many unfamiliar faces on the street, and the biggest difference might be people's attitudes.
Everyone greeted this family of three with smiles, warmly saying hello, and many people would specifically greet Naruto, with gratitude on their faces.
Naruto was obviously a little unaccustomed to it, stiffly nodding and smiling like Minato.
"Why are they so... friendly to me, no, to the other me?" Naruto wanted to know how the other him had gained everyone's approval, just because he was the Fourth Hokage's son?
Minato explained, "Because of some events, Naruto protected many people very well, so they are genuinely grateful to Naruto."
"Protect the village, then..." Naruto still wanted to ask something, but three rare beasts appeared in front of him.
"Huff huff..." Gan, Wen, and Cui each carried six bags of rice on their backs, panting heavily, and greeted, "Fourth Hokage-sama, Kushina-sama, and Naruto-kun, good afternoon!"
Even while speaking, their feet were still running in place, unwilling to stop.
Kimimaro greeted them properly, "Father, Mother, and, Naruto, did you just get back? It's good that you're safe."
In fact, they didn't have to do such low-level tasks anymore, but a cunning Rice Seller Boss fooled them into believing that this could not only train their load-bearing capacity, but also complete tasks and help him, so the three of them happily accepted.
Kimimaro didn't stop them either, load-bearing training was always better than the bizarre training methods they came up with on a whim, so he also carried rice with them, but he planned to deal with that profiteer later.
Minato said, "Hello, Naruto's matter is complicated, I'll tell you in detail when we get back tonight, you guys go ahead and get busy."
The few people left in a puff of smoke, Naruto still stunned: "Three thick eyebrows? No, their eyebrows don't seem to be very thick, and that one is Kimimaro, right? Why is he..."
"Haha, many interesting things have happened." Kushina told Naruto the reason as if showing off, and also told him about Karin and Haku, so as not to scare him when he returned home later.
Naruto didn't know how to express his feelings, should he be very happy? After all, the people who were supposed to die didn't die, and the original enemies became family.
Naruto looked at Minato's profile, was this man omnipotent?
The three chatted about the differences between the two worlds, and their favorite foods, and soon returned home.
Unlike the dilapidated old building where Naruto lived, this is a small building that completely belongs to their family.
There are carefully manicured trees around, neat fences, and a clean little yard.
In the yard, there is a swing that Naruto played on when he was a child, various training equipment are neatly arranged, and even the field circled by white lines for Naruto and Kimimaro to practice when they were young is still preserved.
Taking Naruto upstairs, Minato opened the door and said in unison with Kushina, "I'm back!"
Haku and Karin had no missions, and the two sat in the living room, each looking at the Ninjutsu Scrolls. Karin didn't like sitting so honestly, and from time to time asked Haku some questions, or stared at the table in a daze with dilated pupils.
At this time, hearing the sound of the door opening, and hearing the voices of Minato and Kushina, they stood up together and said, "Welcome back!"
Minato took off his shoes and hung up the Hokage Cloak, and Kushina also took off her Jonin Vest. The two walked into the living room very naturally, but suddenly noticed that Naruto hadn't followed.
"What's wrong, Naruto?" Kushina asked worriedly.
Minato seemed to feel something, while Haku and Karin looked at Naruto strangely.
Naruto looked at his toes, and finally tried hard to raise his lowered head, his lips wriggling, and said softly, "I'm back."
Minato and Kushina blinked, looked at each other, and then said with a smile, "Welcome back!"
Naruto couldn't help but shed tears again, as if to confirm something, and said loudly, "I'm back!"
Although they didn't know why, Haku and Karin still joined the ranks of Minato and Kushina, so this time it was four voices that answered him:
"Welcome back!"
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?Recommendation ticket??Monthly ticket?
Ah, I really worked hard for myself!
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