Time returned to when Kushina had just arrived at Uchiha Mikoto's house.
"Then Kushina-nee, do you want to fully come back to life?"
"Huh?"
Kushina blinked her odd-looking eyes, not quite understanding what the other meant for a moment.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean it literally, fully resurrected, not like now, just an Impure World body," Aoba began to explain.
"This…"
"Little Aoba , that joke isn't funny, you know."
Kushina reflexively thought the other was joking, put on a stern face and said, slightly reproachful.
Aoba looked up, expression very serious, "Kushina-nee, I am not joking."
"Can you really resurrect me?"
Kushina was stunned. They had been together for a year, and she had never seen such a serious expression on the other's face.
So, did Little Aoba really have a way to bring her back to life?
Aoba nodded seriously again, and said with force, "As long as Kushina-nee wants to be resurrected, I will try to help you come back to life, and Rin too."
"…", Kushina was completely dumbfounded.
To be honest, she had never thought she could truly be resurrected, to return to the living world and watch her child grow up. That alone would satisfy her.
Although she lived every day in Konoha like a normal person, she had never really considered herself truly alive.
Because the strange feeling coming from her body every moment constantly reminded her that she was not a real living person.
She hadn't expected Aoba to have a method to restore someone completely, but, 'This method must come with an enormous cost.'
She didn't think Little Aoba would go so far for her.
"Huh?", Kushina seemed to suddenly remember something. Her eyes widened, then she straightened her face again.
She raised her hand and with a chopping motion struck Aoba's head hard.
"Huh?"
Aoba didn't feel pain or anything, just looked bewildered and asked, "Kushina-nee, why did you suddenly hit me?"
Kushina's expression was serious. She raised an index finger and shook it, her tone somewhat stern, "Little Aoba , although you are indeed very outstanding, you already have Mikoto, and So-and-so and so many excellent girlfriends. You cannot make a move on your sister, okay!"
She instinctively assumed Aoba had developed inappropriate thoughts about her.
Of course, she did not mean to scold him, because that would be very normal.
After all, Kushina was such an excellent and strikingly beautiful girl, it was only natural she would attract young boys.
But her situation was completely different from Mikoto's, so she could not accept it and resolutely chose to reject him.
Kushina silently gave herself a mental pat on the back for her decisive act.
Hearing Kushina's words, Aoba understood and rolled his eyes.
"Kushina-nee, you may have misunderstood. I don't have any weird thoughts."
"Huh?"
Kushina's originally stern face stiffened.
"Sigh!"
Aoba couldn't help but sigh.
"Kushina-nee, although you seem cheerful this past year, many times you must have felt very painful, right?"
"…", Kushina puckered her lips, not knowing how to answer.
Because what he said was true.
Aoba continued, "Sometimes I worry, worry that Kushina-nee would resent me for summoning you as an Impure World body without permission."
"After all, it was because of me that Kushina-nee—Hiss!"
Aoba 's words were interrupted by another chop from Kushina.
When he looked up at her, he saw her in a furious state, hair standing on end, flames rising behind her.
She had entered the blood-red chili mode.
"Kushina-nee?"
"Aoba, don't ever say such things again, understand?"
Kushina ground her teeth and said.
"Uh… I understand."
Aoba nodded obediently.
Satisfied with the answer, Kushina's hair settled and the flames on her body disappeared.
"Hmph! Good. A mere Little Aoba actually dares to look down on me."
Kushina still kept a stern face, "Being able to call me back to the living world and let me accompany Naruto, I will only feel grateful, not resentful."
"Then Kushina-nee, do you want to be fully resurrected?"
Aoba asked the same question again.
"Well…", Kushina, who had planned to give a lecture, suddenly fell into hesitation.
Saying she did not want to be resurrected would be a lie. After all, to accompany Naruto as a normal person would certainly be better than now.
But she was, after all, someone who had died. Truly coming back to life required many considerations.
"Resurrection, even for you, Little Aoba, would surely require a considerable price, right?"
"The price for me is actually not big, even nonexistent," Aoba said calmly.
"Then what about Tsunade-nee…"
"The Sensei actually mentioned to me long ago the idea of bringing you back, after all she clearly sees your difficulties."
"This…", Kushina did not expect Tsunade to have already had this idea. She was moved, but still had concerns.
After all, she was not ignorant. If she truly resurrected, it might bring much trouble to Little Aoba.
If it were Minato, he might directly refuse, even find it hard to accept Impure World Reincarnation. Still, she truly wanted to accompany Naruto normally as he grew up.
"Can I think about it a bit more?"
"Of course, no problem."
———
Time returned to the present.
"I didn't expect Mikoto, you've already become Aoba's obedient wife."
Kushina, after hearing Uchiha Mikoto's words, couldn't help but tease.
"Huh?"
Uchiha Mikoto did not understand why Kushina suddenly said that.
"Little Aoba just told me almost the same thing earlier."
Kushina explained, and complained, "He even said he was worried I would resent him over this. Really, am I that petty?"
"I see."
Uchiha Mikoto understood, "After all, Aoba is the kind who always thinks of others."
She no longer pressured Kushina and walked over to start untying the ropes on her.
"Indeed, his words moved me a bit."
Kushina was thinking about Aoba mentioning truly resurrecting her.
But Uchiha Mikoto was thinking of something else. She pursed her lips and retied the half-loosened knot.
"Eh? Mikoto, weren't you going to untie me? Why did you tie me up again?"
Kushina looked wronged.
"Hmph!"
Uchiha Mikoto snorted and turned her face away, "I think it's better to keep you tied a bit longer!"
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