In the end, Minato broke the silence, "Naruto, why do you want an older brother?"
"Because if it's an older brother, he'll be as gentle as Itachi, or at least as so-so as Kakashi."
Kakashi rolled his dead fish eyes, Heh, I'm so sorry for being so-so.
"If it's a younger brother, he'd probably be as stupid as Sasuke..." Naruto wore a disgusted expression.
Minato chuckled dryly and asked, "Aren't you two on good terms?"
"Because we're on good terms, we understand each other well, that's why I dislike him," Naruto said matter-of-factly.
...
Until the end of the birthday party, Naruto still didn't receive the gift called "older brother," but he did receive a few other surprises.
Kakashi gave him a picture book, saying he brought it back when he went on a mission to the Land of Snow.
Naruto excitedly opened it, only to find that it was just an ordinary picture book. He thought it would be some exciting manga.
Thinking about it, if Kakashi dared to give anything weird, he might have to be carried out sideways today.
Kushina gave Naruto a small Hokage Cloak, the same style as the Fourth Hokage, the difference being that the words written on the back were Naruto's name "ナルト."
Finally, Minato's gift was a kunai—a special edition for Flying Thunder God! It had two more prongs than a regular kunai, and the Flying Thunder God Technique Formula was drawn on the handle. It felt very heavy in his hand.
Naruto put on the Hokage Cloak on the spot, picked up the special kunai, and excitedly shook the hem of his clothes, feeling that he was so handsome. The distance between him and the Fourth Hokage was only a Forehead Protector!
Suddenly wanting to act a bit chuuni, Naruto took a small step back and held the kunai horizontally in front of him, well, with both hands. This thing was heavier than a regular kunai, and it was a bit difficult for a three-year-old to hold:
"Fourth Hokage, I want to challenge you!"
"Haha, okay, I accept your challenge!" Minato chuckled and tucked Naruto under his arm, taking him to a relatively spacious place in the living room.
Kushina excitedly raised her hand and said, "I'll be the referee!"
Minato put Naruto down and said, "Before we start, let me explain the rules of the spar."
"Before the spar begins, we must first form the Seal of Confrontation, symbolizing that we are about to engage in battle." Minato put his index and middle fingers together and held them up in front of his chest.
Naruto imitated him.
"After the spar is over, we must form the Seal of Reconciliation, symbolizing that we are comrades." As he said this, he bent his index and middle fingers and hooked Naruto's fingers.
"Oh, I remember!" Naruto put down the kunai. This thing was a burden if he didn't know how to use it.
"Okay! So, the rule this time is, as long as Naruto's attack hits, he wins!" Kushina reached out to signal the two to separate, and then shouted, "Start!"
Both sides formed the Seal of Confrontation, and then... neither of them moved...
Minato felt that he couldn't bully his son too hard, so he should let him win.
Naruto was... didn't know what to do—although he had watched so many episodes of Naruto, he had never fought before, and he hadn't practiced any taijutsu or ninjutsu before. Before he got this kunai, his family wouldn't let him touch ninja tools.
Minato and Kushina seemed to think that starting to practice too early was not good for future development, so as soon as Naruto shouted that he wanted to learn ninjutsu, Kushina taught him to read.
Naruto secretly begged Kakashi, but Kakashi also refused, probably having been told (threatened).
So Naruto was worried now, how should he make a move? Suddenly, Naruto had a flash of inspiration.
"Black Tiger Steals Heart!"
"Cat Landing!"
"Scorpion Palm!"
"Cat Turns Around!"
"Elephant Kicks Leg!"
"Crow Sits Airplane!"
This is Naruto's perspective.
And from the perspective of others:
Naruto lunged at Minato, who grabbed Naruto by the back of his collar and gently tossed him aside.
Naruto barely managed to land on all fours.
He stood up and aimed a palm strike at Minato's leg... well, at Naruto's current height, it was more like jumping up to hit his knee. Minato grabbed Naruto's wrist and gently guided it to the side.
Naruto lost his balance and almost fell. After steadying himself, he turned and kicked out a leg, which Minato dodged by stepping back.
Naruto spread his arms wide and jumped to tackle Minato. Minato wrapped an arm around Naruto and gently chopped him on the head with the edge of his hand.
Minato said with a smile, "Daddy won."
"Oh." Naruto wasn't too disappointed, and even thought about telling everyone he met in the future, "I fought the Fourth Hokage and lived to tell the tale."
Well, I'm definitely not implying anything about Kakuzu.
"Match over, both sides form the Seal of Reconciliation." Kushina announced the end of the parent-child sparring session.
The family of three was in high spirits, but Kakashi's eyes twitched as he listened to the names of the moves Naruto was shouting. This naming sense... I guess he really is the teacher's kid...
Naruto obediently formed the seals, and took the opportunity to make another request: "Dad, I want to train."
"Okay."
"Okay—ah? Really?" Naruto was overjoyed. Three-year-old Neji was already performing Gentle Fist with considerable skill, and now he could finally start training himself.
"Let's start with physical training first. It will be very hard, can Naruto persevere?"
"Absolutely no problem!" Naruto vowed confidently. To become stronger, could a little hardship stop me?
...
"Ah... so tired, I want to rest..."
The next day, after completing a few laps around his yard and doing thirty push-ups, Naruto lay sprawled on the ground like a dead dog.
I'm only three years old, is it really necessary to rush into physical training? Or should I just go to school like a normal kid and wait for Old Man Six Paths to come and give me a power-up?
Naruto felt that he had overestimated his willpower and self-discipline as a lazy bum. In his previous life, he had made countless plans for himself, including jump rope, running, and push-ups, but he had never been able to stick to any of them for more than three days.
However, fortunately, in this life, if he wanted to slack off, his own mother would supervise him;
Unfortunately, his own mother was named Kushina.
Today, Kushina was a far cry from her usual gentle and caring self towards Naruto, becoming extremely strict.
"Get up quickly, next is punching practice and kicking practice!" Kushina waved her fists a couple of times.
Naruto felt a faint pain on the top of his head, and for a moment even thought of Garp's Fist of Love towards Luffy, it was so damn painful, truly his own mother, not showing any mercy at all.
Naruto had no choice but to get up and punch the sandbag, Kushina explained the method of exerting force and corrected his movements, the scene was very harmonious, much like a parent supervising their child's homework.
"Naruto, keep going, you're almost done."
Naruto gritted his teeth, sweat dripping down his hair, enduring the soreness of his arms and thighs, punching and kicking.
When the last kick came out, Naruto felt that his whole person had sublimated, so I can endure hardship so well. As soon as he relaxed, it seemed that his small arms and legs were no longer his own, and he sat down on the ground, not wanting to move.
Kushina quickly ran over to help Naruto do post-exercise stretching and massage. She said with some heartache:
"Naruto, don't blame Mom for being cruel, you will become an excellent ninja in the future, and the current training is like a ninja performing a mission, once it starts, you can't easily give up halfway."
"I know, I also want to become stronger, at least strong enough to protect myself and my family." Naruto of course understood Kushina's good intentions.
Humans are such creatures, if you don't push yourself, you don't know where your limits are, if you can't be cruel to yourself, you have to have someone next to you holding a whip to be cruel for you.
This world is so dangerous, if you don't work hard, you will really die, and Naruto is not sure whether there is still Asura's Chakra in his body, in case Old Man Six Paths finds out that he is illegally logged in in the future, and then doesn't give him a cheat, what should he do?
So, becoming stronger still depends on himself. As for whether his transmigration counts as the Fourth Hokage couple's own son, of course it does, if he asked this question, Naruto could imagine the consequences:
Kushina would definitely hang Naruto up and beat him, scolding him while beating him, I worked so hard to conceive you for ten months, and raised you with my own hands, you ask if you are my own son.
Minato might persuade from the side, "Calm down, calm down, he's our own, what if you beat him badly, wait for me to invite Tsunade-senpai back, and let her guide us on how to beat him, and we can also treat him after the beating."
...
The morning passed just like that, Naruto dragged his tired body back home to take a shower, waited for Minato to come back to eat lunch, and then fell into a drowsy sleep.
He slept for two hours, Naruto got up and moved his sore... huh? Why aren't his arms sore?
Naruto jumped out of bed and found that his back didn't ache, his legs didn't hurt, and he had energy when he walked, was it that magical?
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