Just as Naruto and Hinata were still thinking about the happy future of having both a son and a daughter, suddenly, the space beside them began to twist and whirl.
Obito and Kushina stepped out from it.
In the deathly silent Konoha Village, fallen under the Infinite Tsukuyomi, a light breeze drifted past.
Naruto stared at the red-haired woman who suddenly appeared before his eyes, his expression frozen.
Back on Turtle Island, when he had tried to control the Nine-Tails' chakra and perfected Golden Naruto Mode, he had already seen his mother once.
He thought… that was the last time. But now…
Naruto's whole body trembled with excitement, and he couldn't help but shout, "Mom."
Kushina's body shivered. Almost instantly, her gaze locked onto Naruto.
That trembling from the bloodline, and that face resembling Minato's in some ways, made her immediately certain. This was her child.
The child Obito had spoken of, the one who had been bullied and humiliated since he was young, yet remained forever sunny, forever persistent, and eventually became a hero.
Then, she noticed more. Her child wasn't just grown, taller than her even, but was also holding a beautiful, slightly shy, adorable Byakugan girl in his arms.
'So this is the Hyuga clan's little princess Obito spoke of, Hyuga Hinata?'
She couldn't help but show a gentle, motherly smile.
The bitterness and misery of the past had already gone by. Now, her child had his own happiness.
Smiling and smiling, tears fell.
Yes, she was the Red-Hot-Blooded Habanero of Konoha, yes, she had a terrible temper, but at this moment she only had love for Naruto.
"I'm sorry, Naruto. It was Mom's fault for not being there to take care of you, for letting you suffer so much, endure so much."
Naruto's tears flowed uncontrollably as well.
Lacking love since childhood, his yearning for it had never changed.
Almost instinctively, he let go of Hinata, ran forward, and threw himself into Kushina's embrace.
"Mom, this is so great, I can see you again. You don't know… I really, really, really, really missed you."
Holding back tears, Kushina stroked the hair of her grown son. That same golden color as Minato's, soft and silky to the touch.
But in the next moment, feeling Naruto hugging tighter and tighter, she suddenly realized something was wrong.
Her blood-red hair instantly floated upward, and the furious mother's true nature showed.
She punched Naruto on the head.
"Naruto, are you trying to strangle your sister?"
Naruto let go with a bewildered face, aggrievedly saying, "Mom, what sister?"
Kushina touched her belly.
"Of course, Naruko. Do you know Naruko?"
Naruto was no longer the idiot he once was. He instantly realized something, and his face lit up with a hint of joy.
"Mom, you're pregnant with my… sister?"
Before Kushina could reply, Naruto bent down toward her belly, showing an apologetic smile, "Sorry, Sister Naruko, didn't mean to scare you."
But then, he suddenly thought of something embarrassing, and his expression became extremely unnatural.
"Mom… the name Naruko… did the Pervy Sage come up with that?"
Kushina immediately sensed something was off, raising an eyebrow.
"Naruto, be honest. How would Jiraiya know the name Naruko?"
Naruto's face grew more and more awkward. He couldn't exactly say that, back then, in order to pester the Pervy Sage into teaching him ninjutsu, he had used his ultimate move. Sexy Jutsu Full Version, the Harem Jutsu.
That technique had caused the Pervy Sage to lose so much blood he almost fainted from blood loss.
After that, the Pervy Sage often asked him to use that jutsu, and even during training kept him in transformed state.
He even gave that form a new name, Naruko.
Naruto couldn't help scratching his head and coughing a few times.
"Mom, you know, I've always been really dumb. Did the Pervy Sage ever mention Naruko? Hahaha, I don't remember."
At this moment, the once hot-headed fool's awkwardness became Naruto's best cover, as he tried to bluff his way through.
But Naruto really wasn't able to lie in front of his mother.
Kushina was already thunderously furious, a big pulsing cross bulging on her forehead. She knew Minato's teacher Jiraiya's personality all too well, but she didn't expect he would even dare make yellow jokes about Naruko.
She almost couldn't stop herself from asking Obito to take her flying back right now, dragging Tsunade along, and beating Jiraiya to a pulp.
But before that, shouldn't this brat Naruto also get some discipline?
Kushina's eyes flared with terrifying flames as she glared at Naruto.
Naruto's face instantly went pale, 'Done for, done for, Mom's scary when she's mad!'
At that moment, Hinata suddenly gathered her courage and jumped in front of Naruto.
Her voice was timid but firm, "Auntie, please don't hurt Naruto-kun!"
Kushina's anger, which had been about to erupt, was suddenly extinguished. Looking at this girl who lowered her head, not even daring to look at her, yet still mustered up determination, Kushina suddenly felt, this was truly her daughter-in-law.
She couldn't help asking softly, "Every time, are you always this unshakable, standing in front of Naruto?"
Hinata instantly turned into Konoha's steam princess, face bright red, looking like she might faint at any second.
In the past, every time she gave, it was always one-sided, never responded to.
But this time, Naruto took her hand, and stepped forward on his own.
"Mom, you scared Hinata."
Kushina suddenly snorted, then burst out laughing.
"Hahahahaha!"
After laughing, she gently walked up to Hinata and patted her head.
"Thank you. With you taking care of Naruto, as his mom, I can rest easy."
"And, girls shouldn't be so shy. If Naruto ever lets you down, just hit him."
Encouraged by Naruto, Hinata didn't faint. Instead, she was suddenly overwhelmed by immense happiness.
"Auntie, I will."
Instead, it was Naruto who fell into a bit of an awkward spot. Yet, while embarrassed, he also felt so happy. This warm family feeling.
If only this moment had come earlier.
Off to the side, Obito watched the scene and couldn't help sighing. This family's mood swings were faster than his own.
But thinking that he had brought Big Sis and her family this belated warmth, at least it made up a little for the evil he had done in the past.
He was happy to watch this play out.
Just then, Kushina searched herself, found she couldn't take out a decent gift, and turned to glare at him.
"Hey, brat Obito, don't you have something in your space? Give me something to use as a meeting gift for my daughter-in-law!"
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