You're awake, the surgery was a success, you're a girl now

In the Hidden Leaf Village, the afternoon sunlight filtered through the lush leaves, casting mottled patches of light and shadow over the clean stone-paved road.

Namikaze Minato had just returned from a B-rank mission that had been anything but easy, and was walking back to his apartment.

That face of his, always wearing a gentle smile, was now veiled in a faint gloom. His brows were slightly furrowed, his blue eyes lowered in deep thought, as if he were troubled by some difficult problem.

Just then, someone lightly patted him on the shoulder from behind.

Minato instantly snapped out of his thoughts. His body tensed slightly on instinct, but immediately afterward, a familiar, warm flash of red made him relax.

When he turned his head, what entered his sight was vivid red hair like burning flame, and a pretty face filled with concern and curiosity.

Uzumaki Kushina was standing beside Minato, her head tilted slightly to one side, those big eyes staring at him without blinking. She was still wearing her favorite dark-green apron, clearly having just come out from home.

Seeing Minato come back to himself, she planted her hands on her hips and said in a tone that carried both a trace of dissatisfaction and worry:

"Hey, Minato! What's been up with you these past few days? You're always distracted! You were thinking while walking and almost ran into a utility pole without even noticing! Did that idiot kid Obito cause you more trouble again?"

Kushina knew very well that Minato had recently taken on the role of jonin instructor, and the genin team under him could practically be called a gathering of problem children.

There was Kakashi, whose personality had become withdrawn and cold after his father, White Fang, died, and who was now obsessed only with