Naruto, born from the world of his parents.

"Oh, right, Kurama."

"Hmm? Is there anything else?"

"If possible, please help me keep this from Kushina for a little while."

Kurama's expression became somewhat unnatural upon hearing Minato's request.

"Um, can you tell me why?"

Minato smiled wryly, "Kushina has been very worried lately because of Naruto's sudden fainting and the events in the village, so I don't want her to worry even more."

"Um, is that so?"

The Hokage's residence, the bedroom of Minato and Kushina.

Within Kushina's consciousness space, Kushina listened expressionlessly to Kurama repeating Minato's words, her hands unconsciously clenching into fists.

Looking at Kushina's hands, Kurama almost instinctively lay down on the ground, its two front paws tightly wrapped around its head: "Hey, woman, I'm not hiding anything."

But Kushina seemed not to hear, still clenching her fists tightly, staring blankly into the distance.

This expression made Kurama even more worried. Although tailed beasts don't die, this violent and savage woman's beatings really hurt.

Just as Kurama's fear reached its peak, Kushina suddenly disappeared from his sight.

In reality, Kushina sat on her bed in the bedroom, quietly looking at the family photo on the headboard. In the photo, the three of them, two adults and one child, were smiling happily.

Looking at the photo, Kushina suddenly laughed.

"Seriously, have I become the one who's the most worried about?"

It would be a lie to say I wasn't angry about Minato's cover-up; they're family, after all, and this behavior always made me feel isolated.

But more than anything, it was a complex emotion that I couldn't quite put my finger on.

She could understand her husband and son's behavior very well; after all, if she were in their shoes, she probably would have done the same.

"Ugh."

Kushina sighed, stood up, and began tidying up the house.

After Minato became Hokage, Kushina completely retired from the front lines and became a full-time housewife.

Although she is nominally a full-time housewife, in reality, most of the housework is done by the family of three together, and Kushina does not do much housework.

To be honest, this was the first time Kushina had ever cleaned the entire house by herself all by herself. Although she had never been a woman who could control her temper, this time she was incredibly patient, meticulous, and devoted herself wholeheartedly to the housework, almost forgetting the passage of time.

It wasn't until Nine-Tails' voice rang out that she was pulled out of this state.

"Hey woman, the water gate thing's over, do you want to hear it?"

Hearing Kurama's words, Kushina stopped what she was doing, wiped the sweat from her forehead with the back of her hand, and smiled: "Never mind, Kurama, they have their things to do, and I have my things to do. They don't want me to worry, and I don't want them to worry either."

After saying that, Kushina seemed to have thought of something and instructed, "Don't let Minato know."

"Okay, okay, stop nagging."

Kurama complained in utter frustration, but to his surprise, Kushina's reaction was completely indifferent; she continued doing her chores as if nothing had happened.

This piqued Nine-Tails' curiosity: "Hey, woman?"

"what?"

You seem to have changed a bit.

"What?"

"She's finally becoming a bit more feminine, that's rare."

Hearing Kurama's words, Kushina stopped what she was doing and said, somewhat puzzled, "Oh? Kurama, do you mean I wasn't feminine before?"

"Why ask such a stupid question? Do you really think that word applies to a tomboy like you?"

Nine-Tailed Fox replied with utter astonishment, "A woman as barbaric as you, who throws punches at the drop of a hat and snores in her sleep, if it weren't for our different physiological structures, how could you possibly be with a man..."

"The Diamond Chains!!!!"

"Hey! What's wrong with you now, woman?!"

In the space of consciousness, looking at the Nine-Tails tightly bound by golden chains, Kushina raised her fist and revealed an extremely dangerous smile.

"Die! You talking fox!"

. . . . . .

"Nine Lama, what's wrong with you?"

In the space of consciousness, Minato looked at the Nine-Tails, which was suddenly trembling, and asked a question with some curiosity.

Nine-Tails seemed to have thought of something terrible, a hint of fear flashing in its eyes, but it still managed to shake its head and say, "It's nothing, I just suddenly thought of something."

Because Kurama had just said what it hated most, Minato didn't suspect anything. He just assumed that Kurama had thought of some unhappy memories and felt a little guilty.

"When I have the chance, I'll talk to Kushina and tell her not to bully Kurama too much."

Thinking this, he looked at Naruto: "How was it? Did you learn anything?"

Naruto nodded, then shook his head: "I've remembered everything Kurama said, but..."

"You haven't had any contact with that Nine Lama yet, so are you having some concerns?"

Naruto nodded. The Nine-Tails he had encountered before had always been incredibly kind because of his parents. But now he was going to encounter a completely unfamiliar Nine-Tails, and to be honest, Naruto was still a little unsure about it.

Seeing the lack of confidence on Naruto's face, Minato smiled and ruffled his hair: "There's no need to feel pressured. This is just in case."

"in case?"

"yes."

Minato gently reassured him, "Letting you come into contact with Kurama isn't about making you able to control Kurama in another world. You just need to maintain a good relationship and know how to maximize your benefits and minimize your harms, that's enough."

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself. Objectively speaking, I'm not a weak ninja."

Seeing Minato's funny muscle-flexing moves, Naruto couldn't help but laugh, and with that laugh, the anxiety in his heart seemed to vanish.

He looked into Minato's eyes and nodded heavily: "I understand, Dad."

But he secretly made up his mind that he must become someone that the Nine Lamas in that world could trust, just like his father.

Seeing the determination in Naruto's eyes, Minato felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction. He couldn't help but smile, but didn't say anything more. He simply patted Naruto's head and greeted Kurama, "Thank you, Kurama. I'll take Naruto with me now."

After saying that, he disappeared from the spot.

Naruto opened his eyes. The rapid switch from his consciousness to reality made him slightly disoriented, and it was at this moment that Minato Namikaze's voice entered his ears.

"There's still plenty of time, Naruto. Let me teach you a ninjutsu."

Upon hearing this, Naruto's eyes lit up instantly, and he quickly looked up at his father.

Seeing the longing in Naruto's eyes, Minato smiled, took out a ball from his ninja tool bag, and was about to speak when he was interrupted by a voice.

"Lord Hokage, the Kazekage wishes to see you."

Minato frowned, stopped what he was doing, and looked behind him. But when he saw who it was, he immediately smiled again: "It's you, Itachi."

As he spoke, he tossed the ball to Itachi, who caught it firmly. Then he heard Minato say, "Could you please teach Naruto that technique?"

Itachi paused for a moment, but still nodded heavily.

Seeing Itachi's actions, Minato's smile deepened. He looked at Naruto apologetically, "Dad has some things to take care of right now. Would it be alright if Itachi-nii taught you in my place?"

Although Naruto was a little reluctant, he knew what was important and quickly nodded, saying, "Okay, okay, it's been a long time since I trained with Itachi-nii."