"Give me a minute of your time, I need something, can you help me." Minato's voice sounded as he left the room, looking at the being with a serious look in his transparent blue eyes.
"Hm..., no need to say, I know what you want to do, but are you sure? Things might end up complicated for him." The being said, however, in Minato's eyes there wasn't even the slightest sign of giving up, he was determined to carry out what he had in mind.
"All right, I've made my decision. I don't want to deceive Kushina. But I will disappoint her." Minato said with a firm voice, he had made his decision and nothing could change it.
"You know she might end up forgetting you, and falling in love, don't you? Even though you chose this path to let her live, don't you feel bad?" The being said in a calm tone, as if he weren't talking to someone about the fact that the love of her life might end up not loving him anymore.
"It's not as if I could come back, and I also see it as something I have to do. Both for her and for him, and I think it's better that she doesn't love someone she can never see again." Minato said with a faltering voice, but his firm gaze never left his face for even a moment as he spoke.
The being fell silent, he would fulfill Minato's request, as a last wish, it's not as if the being could interfere with the story anymore, this is the only time he could meddle.
He should refuse, but he felt the same thing he felt when he wanted to free people from their fates, he felt that he should listen to what Minato wanted to do.
In front of him, the portrait of Minato with Kushina opened, only this time it was different. As if it had changed.
Minato was surprised to see a strong dark-blue light like eyes in the being's face widening, he thought the being had no eyes.
"Let's go. I agreed to your request." The being said excitedly, for the first time since Minato had spoken to this being, he saw him excited. Minato nodded his head showing he was ready.
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Lying on the bed, Minato was running his hand through Kushina's hair, while looking at her beautiful face, he gently held her face while bringing his face closer to hers, before placing his lips lightly on her forehead giving a kiss.
He let go of her head before walking to the kitchen. He had always cooked alone on Earth since he started living by himself. He still remembered the ramen recipe he had watched. He went to the fridge to get the ingredients hoping there were some.
Soon he started assembling the ramen, he was remembering all the ingredients, Minato only hoped the taste would be good. It was the first time he was making it.
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Minutes after Minato had left the bed, Kushina opened her eyes, which trembled with sadness along with a complex emotion.
Soon the corners of her eyes began to get wet, as tears formed in them and began to fall like a waterfall nonstop, her tears soaked the sheets in the place where Minato had been lying.
"Why... Why did you do this?" These words came out of Kushina's mouth, as if she were talking to herself, but she wasn't. However, the one she was referring to was no longer here.
She ran her thin fingers over her eyes wiping away the tears that fell, while she adjusted the strap of her dress that was slipping before getting up from the bed, looking at Naruto as soon as she decided that would be his name.
She walked to the kitchen while she smelled a delicious scent entering her nose as she walked to cook.
Minato had just finished the ramen, he looked at the ramen he had made. It looked very beautiful, not to mention that it was the first time he had made it, so he was quite proud of his work. Should he open a restaurant?
Minato laughed at the thought, while turning with the ramen in his hands, he saw that Kushina was looking at the dish, he hadn't even noticed her arrive.
"I made it for you, enjoy! I hope it tastes good." Minato said cheerfully, the smell coming from his ramen was very good. If it smells good, the taste must be too, right?
At least he hoped it was, he placed it in front of her. Kushina's eyes stayed on the ramen, it would be a lie on her part to say it didn't look appetizing, but she wasn't here to eat. She frowned.
"Something wrong? It may not be like Teuchi's (the ramen guy's) but I made it from the heart. I believe it's good." Minato said when he saw her frown. Maybe she didn't like it? That kind of possibility made Minato a little lost.
Could he have forgotten something? Minato tried to remember if he had forgotten something, but he was sure he hadn't, he had done everything that was in the recipe he remembered from his life on Earth, could it be that the ramen here was different from Earth's?
Worse still, he didn't even have the memories of the original Minato, there was no way for him to know if it was different. But all the ingredients were in the kitchen.
Kushina was sure now, that man there was not her Minato, she had only thought it was a dream she had when she slept, even though she had felt deep sadness for her husband who had left to save them. But that dream she had, the memories she received, only Minato's agreement with that being made it so that he could live happily.
The ramen was different from what Minato used to make, very different. It didn't look bad, to be honest Kushina was very eager to eat. But Kushina couldn't understand Minato's choice, even knowing the situation of their deaths that couldn't be changed.
"Can I ask a question?"
"Of course. But why so suddenly?"
"Are you Minato Namikaze or not?"
These words slowly left Kushina's mouth, she knew the answer. She just wanted to see the sincerity in this man in her husband's body.
"Huh?"
Minato froze, his expression changed from calm to frightened. What had he just heard? Kushina was doubting? Did he do something that made her doubt? Did he do something wrong?
"Are you or not? Please answer sincerely."
These last words that came out of Kushina's mouth made even Minato's breathing stop. Should he pretend he didn't understand what she was saying or should he be sincere? Minato didn't know.
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(Remember, the original Minato's soul will no longer appear, it's the MC who is in Minato's body, they are different, don't confuse them.)