Speaking about Naruto and Sasuke, one must mention their parents.
Uchiha Sasuke, his parents are the same as in the original story. Back then, Ryun clearly refused to become the clan leader, so the Uchiha clan ultimately had to choose Uchiha Fugaku. He proved quite capable, successfully securing his position as the leader of the Uchiha clan in recent years.
Namikaze Naruto, his father is Namikaze Minato, a Konoha elite jonin, and the second ninja to be awarded the 'Hokage Half-Sleeve' after Sakumo Hatake.
Naruto's mother... Asuna, she is a gentle beauty with purple hair. Her family is somewhat related to Ryun's family, both belonging to the Senju branch faction. Actually, her blood relation to Tsunade is closer than Ryun's relation to Tsunade.
Back in the day, when Ryun became famous at a young age, relatives who previously had little contact with his family gradually started appearing more often. Asuna's parents reconnected with Asuka, and Ryun also had meals with this family a few times.
Asuna would occasionally visit Asuka's flower shop to chat with this cousin of her mother, and thus gradually became familiar with Kushina, who was a year older than her.
Both their names contained the character 'Na', and they got along very well, thus establishing a firm friendship.
Later, on a chance occasion, Kushina, noticing that both Asuna and her classmate Namikaze Minato were single and shared similar, strong-willed personalities, deliberately acted as a matchmaker, eventually helping them get together.
Ryun learned about this through conversations with Kushina, but he did not deliberately pay attention to these two.
"Not only have the Konoha 12 been born, but Uchiha Itachi has also become a ninja. This Konoha... is becoming more and more interesting..." Feeling the changes throughout the village, a meaningful smile appeared on Ryun's lips.
After sealing some strange items into a storage scroll, Ryun's figure flickered and he left Konoha.
Although Ryun knew that Obito had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, he was in no hurry to retrieve his father's eyes. Obito still had value to be used. Waiting for him to seek out Nagato, the Akatsuki's plan to hunt the Tailed Beasts would soon be put on the agenda, which would also save Ryun a lot of trouble.
The Akatsuki needed the Tailed Beasts, and he himself needed the Tailed Beasts. Without Ryun needing to worry much, Nagato and Obito would naturally come to him, because he held five Tailed Beasts in his hands; they simply couldn't bypass him.
Whether it was the Rinnegan or the Mangekyo Sharingan, these eyes would all come to him on their own.
Not long after, Ryun returned to Otogakure and resumed his carefree, happy life.
At home, besides accompanying Kushina, he studied the higher stages of the Flying Thunder God Technique. When bored, he would take his wife to travel, play, and see various places in the ninja world, leaving behind Flying Thunder God spatial markers along the way.
After half a year of the couple's relentless efforts, Kushina successfully became pregnant. Ryun was filled with infinite anticipation for this unborn child, so much so that during Kushina's pregnancy, he went nowhere else, staying home wholeheartedly to take care of this little expectant mother, treating her like an ancestor every moment.
After marriage, Kushina's life was undoubtedly very happy. Ryun not only fulfilled his responsibilities and obligations as a husband, but he also took care of everything including nanny duties, medical care, and all other matters...
During this time, if not for the control of the 'Yang Seal', Kushina might have gained a couple of circles of weight, because life in Otogakure was simply too comfortable and pleasant.
Two months later.
Ryun placed his hand on Kushina's belly, quietly sensing the condition of the fetus.
"How is it? Our child... is it a boy or a girl?" Kushina asked, her face full of expectation.
"Little Tomato, don't be noisy. The fetus is curled up, it's hard to tell... Let me feel some more." Ryun said, closing his eyes as his spiritual perception fully penetrated her abdomen.
There was the Nine-Tails seal on Kushina's abdomen; he needed to bypass the Nine-Tails seal first to sense the child's condition.
"Hmm... It seems... it seems there's no little penis, probably a girl!" Ryun said with a laugh, his tone uncertain.
[TN: Does a penis show up in fetus that quick?]
"A daughter? That's alright too..." Kushina said with a smile, though she actually wanted a son first.
"That's alright??? It should be called perfect! This is my future precious little darling!" Ryun's desire for a daughter was greater than for a son, and he was very satisfied with this result.
Watching Ryun caressing her belly lovingly, Kushina couldn't help but find it amusing: "Alright, alright, if you keep rubbing, you'll pull the child out... Go turn on the TV for me, watch some dramas with me..."
"Okay, Tomato-sama..."
Ryun swiftly turned on the television, then quickly reclined on the sofa. Kushina naturally lay into his embrace.
Just as Ryun was stroking Kushina's little belly while watching a short comedy show, their front door was knocked.
"Probably here for me..." Ryun carefully got up.
"Haha..." Kushina was laughing heartily at the comedy show, momentarily having no time to bother with this man.
A moment later.
In the garden of the Shadow's residence.
"Dragon God-sama, just as you predicted, the Akatsuki indeed approached me. The person who came was very powerful, I was no match for him, so I agreed to join them..."
Kakuzu, without the Akatsuki's knowledge, took the initiative to come to Otogakure to report this matter to Ryun.
"Good, just continue staying there. If you ever encounter a young man named Hidan, remember to bring him to Otogakure to see me immediately. This person is very useful to me..."
Ryun was very concerned about Hidan. In his heart, Kakuzu and Sasori of the Red Sand combined weren't as important as this young man.
If used well, this tool could be a great asset to him. The cultist's 'immortality' and 'sneak attack' characteristics... one could only say they are perfectly suited to his taste!
"Uh... Hidan? Okay, I've noted it..." Kakuzu nodded, accepting the task.
"Mm, who are the current core members of the Akatsuki? And what are their specific missions?" Ryun bent down to fiddle with a flower as he asked casually.
"Core members... Does someone like me count?" Kakuzu scratched his head and asked awkwardly.
"Yes, I mean people like you." Ryun looked at him and smiled.
"From what I know currently, the leader of the Akatsuki is a guy named Pain. Below the leader is the Angel, whose name is Konan. Then there's a hermaphrodite named Zetsu. Other than that, there's me... These are the core members I know about. I can't confirm yet if there are any omissions."
Kakuzu was very honest; he hid nothing from Ryun. These two questions were actually a test for him from Ryun. If he dared to talk nonsense or conceal information, the Dragon God-sama wouldn't mind burying this guy in the land of the Land of Rice.
"The Akatsuki's current mission is to find partners. They seem very interested in rogue ninjas from the major villages, especially those with powerful strength..."
Ryun nodded upon hearing this; he was very satisfied with Kakuzu's performance.
"Wait here for me." Ryun instructed before heading straight into the house. Kakuzu was somewhat puzzled by this, but could only obediently comply.
Soon, Ryun returned to the garden and threw two ninjutsu scrolls in his hand to Kakuzu.
"Two high-level ninjutsu for you. These techniques should help improve your overall strength."
"This is..."
When Kakuzu saw the descriptions of the techniques on the scrolls, his pupils constricted sharply, and his five hearts couldn't help but beat heavily several times.
The techniques Ryun gave him were two high-speed assault high-level ninjutsu: one was Fire Release: Dragon Fire Song, and the other was Lightning Release: Lightning Leopard. These two techniques were very rare and powerful. For a rogue ninja like Kakuzu, obtaining such precious ninjutsu was very difficult. Ryun was clearly intentionally helping him compensate for his shortcomings.
"Thank you, Dragon God-sama!"
"Go on, return to the Akatsuki... After you find Hidan, bring him to see me." Ryun waved his hand, intending to go back inside to continue watching TV.
"Yes!"
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