"Sure! Of course you can, Mommy will get them for you right away!"
Hearing Kushina's reply, Naruto immediately jumped up in excitement. "Awesome! Mommy's the best!"
Every bit of praise made Kushina feel even more ashamed.
She immediately went into the bedroom, took out all of Naruto's toys, and handed them to him.
"Go on, hurry and play with your friends."
With the toys in hand, Naruto and Sasuke turned around and went back into the house.
Before long, cheerful laughter drifted out from inside.
Kushina wiped the sweat from her forehead. "I was wondering why it had been so quiet just now, without a single sound. Turns out they had nothing to play with at all."
"When am I ever going to fix this careless habit of mine?"
Mikoto didn't make fun of Kushina. Instead, she gently advised, "Don't take it too seriously. It's only a small matter, and didn't it turn out fine in the end? Relax. Naruto won't blame you."
Even so, Kushina still felt guilty. "That may be true, but if I don't fix this carelessness of mine, it'll cause my family a lot of trouble."
Kushina had always been rather careless when she and Minato were dating. Fortunately, Minato was attentive and willing to indulge her, so the two of them got along wonderfully.
But now that they had a child, Kushina was still so careless. She herself felt that it would set a bad example for Naruto.
If even his mother was muddleheaded all day, the child would surely follow her example.
Seeing Kushina like this, Mikoto felt somewhat helpless. "You're overthinking things too much. It's nowhere near as complicated as you make it out to be."
"People have many sides. No one can be perfect in every way. What you see as your