NOVEL NEXT Chapter 5: Chapter 4
I must admit, watching hormonal teenagers in love (although it's normal in the ninja world) at 11-13 years old is nauseating. However, there are a few interesting moments, like their first kiss.
Minato and Kushina, as usual, were returning from the ramen shop (presumably Ichiraku, which should have opened when they were around 15-17 years old). They had been dating for six months. Recently, Mikoto Uchiha, Kushina's best friend, bragged about how Fugaku had surprised her with a special set of shurikens and kunai in celebration of their six-month anniversary. Mikoto claimed that in every couple, the guy gives a gift after six months of dating. Sure, I believe that, especially since you conveniently forgot to mention that the day you started dating Fugaku was also your birthday.
Anyway, Mikoto bragged about it—kids love to boast. So Kushina believed it and stopped in front of Minato on their way home, closing her eyes and waiting for her gift. Minato's brain froze as he tried to figure out why Kushina had stopped.
At that moment, he recalled a recent conversation with Jiraiya during training. Minato had been distracted, and Jiraiya had noticed.
Jiraiya: "Minato, are you okay? Your mind seems to be somewhere else during training."
Minato: "It's just... Sensei, I feel like my relationship with Kushina has hit a dead end."
Jiraiya: "What do you mean?"
Minato: "Well, we've been dating for six months. All we do is go on dates, walk around holding hands, but lately, it feels like she's expecting something from me, and I don't know what."
Jiraiya: "So, six months already, huh?" (Jiraiya strokes his chin, as if he's figured something out.)
Minato: "Yes, Sensei."
Jiraiya: "And during this time, you've only gone on dates and held hands?"
Minato: "Yes...?"
Jiraiya: "Well, it's obvious what she's waiting for, my student."
Minato: "And what is that, Sensei?"
Jiraiya (serious): "She's waiting for you to take your relationship to the next level."
Minato: "Take it to the next level?"
Jiraiya: "Yes. She wants you to kiss her."
The memory ended, and Minato, looking at Kushina standing there with her eyes closed, nodded to himself and decided to kiss her.
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Kushina, realizing what had happened, blushed, then hit Minato with all her strength and shouted:
"Minato, you idiot! Baka!"
She ran off so fast it seemed like she had used the Flying Raijin technique. Poor Minato had to be carried off by ninja medics. What a fool—to take advice from someone who has no normal relationships with the opposite sex. He should've gone to Kushina's best friend or her mother for advice. After all, as they say, if you want to understand your enemy, ask their loved ones, and if you want to understand your girlfriend, ask her best friend or find her diary. Never listen to your bros, especially those who've never had a girlfriend—they might mean well but unintentionally sabotage your relationship.
When Minato recovered, Kushina met him and said she didn't expect such a gift. When Minato asked what she meant, she explained what Mikoto had told her. Minato clarified everything, leading to a fight between Kushina and Mikoto, though they reconciled a week or two later.
Years passed.
Minato and Kushina had been a couple since the time he saved her. With his love, Kushina managed to contain Kurama. They eventually got married. During this time, Minato developed the Rasengan over three years by studying the Bijuu Sphere.
Though, in my opinion, he wasted time. After marriage, he barely paid attention to Kushina. No wonder Sasuke was born before Naruto. If I were him, I wouldn't let her leave the bed until she got pregnant. I must admit, a mature, married Kushina has her charm.
Let's set this aside for now. I'll tell you about the time I attended the Shinobi Academy entrance ceremony and saw the characters who would later become the mentors of great ninjas.
There were: Kakashi, Rin, Gai, Kurenai, Asuma, Anko, and Ob... No, he wasn't there. The kids and their parents filled out forms and left. Rin stayed behind, waiting to give Obito his form.
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Several years later.
Kakashi passed the early Genin exam and left, and his father, the White Fang of Konoha, Sakumo Hatake, passed away. Meanwhile, Minato and Kushina were living peacefully and prospering. Also, the Senju Clan had completely disappeared—well, some members remained, but they either changed their surname or lived without one. The Sarutobi Clan claimed the former lands of the Senju Clan. And that's not suspicious at all.
On top of that, all the money and scrolls of the Senju Clan, which contained vast amounts of knowledge, vanished. Don't worry, I've already collected all the necessary documents about this matter. Once I'm born and grow up, I'll destroy the Third Hokage and the Root alongside Danzo.
Oh, right! I almost forgot to mention that there are a few surviving members of the Uzumaki Clan in Konoha—13, to be exact. That's seven families: six full families and one consisting of a younger sister of one of the survivors, who's also a widow. Since they were adults, I thought I could be born into one of their families.
I started analyzing their bodies and was disappointed—it seems they can't give birth to me either. Looks like I'll have to wait until Minato pays attention to his wife.
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Several years later...
"Finally! Damn it, Kushina's pregnant. Now I can start my plan."
One night, when everyone was asleep, I snuck into the couple's bedroom. Minato wasn't home due to a mission, so Kushina was sleeping alone. I uncovered her belly, dripped a little of my blood, and inside her appeared a tiny embryo, which I will now inhabit. My consciousness will sleep for nine months.
(Author's Note: Honestly, I wanted to write everything in detail about the process, but it got creepy when I wrote it. So, I just summarized it here. Don't expect me to ever describe the process again. Writing about uteruses, eggs, organs, and surgical procedures is way too disturbing for me.)
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Nine months later.
A secluded location behind the Hokage Mountain.
Kushina Uzumaki was giving birth. The labor was difficult—it turned out she was having twins. Biwako was leading the delivery process. Meanwhile, Minato was incredibly nervous. And Obito was waiting for the right moment.
The entire village was sile
nt, foreboding something terrible.