Naruto fell silent for a long time. Under Kushina's repeated questioning, his expression grew somewhat numb.
"My parents died when I was born. Mom told me to eat properly, but... but I didn't listen to her..."
"After my parents died, Third Hokage gave me a lot of relief money every month, but I used it all to buy paint for my pranks..."
Kushina was startled.
Is that world really so chaotic? Minato and I both died?
But... relief money?
What was that about?
"Naruto, according to the timeline of our world, I should have been the princess of the Land of Whirlpools when you were born, right? If I died, didn't I leave my assets to you?"
Naruto froze.
He had only known his mother for a few days. His mother had actually been the princess of the Land of Whirlpools?
Perhaps those assets were gone long ago...
Third Hokage was such a good person. He definitely wouldn't embezzle something so insignificant from me...
Seeing that Naruto could not answer, she asked again.
"What about your father's assets? What did your father do during the Shinobi Village Era?"
Minato was now the director of the Empire Transport Bureau. With the recent personnel changes, he was expected to become the deputy governor of Fire Province.
Of course, the governor was the Emperor, but the current Emperor could be said to hold the position in name only and not interfere with administration.
Having Minato serve as deputy governor was also preparation for his eventual promotion to governor.
Even if Minato under the Shinobi Village System had been rather incompetent, he should not have been unable to become even a high-ranking official in the Hidden Leaf Village, right?
"My father... My father, Minato Namikaze, was the Fourth Hokage..."
"The Hokage?!"
Both of them