Changed Fate

"Minato, how'd you grow cat ears...?"

Kushina sprawled across Namikaze Minato's back, her face flushed with drink as she slurred.

As she spoke, she giggled foolishly and kept playing with Minato's hair.

The Fourth Hokage of Konoha, the blond-haired Golden Flash, carried his wife through the forest with a troubled expression, leaping from tree to tree.

Tao Yu followed behind them with a smile. "She's in good shape. I boiled the mushrooms, so it shouldn't be a problem."

"Kushina's constitution is better than mine. She was too confident. Honestly, I told her not to drink any more."

Namikaze Minato sighed as well.

Kushina had thought the soup smelled too good to resist, and had gulped down a lot of the poisonous mushroom soup.

Minato wasn't wrong, though. As the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki and a member of the Uzumaki clan, Kushina's healing ability was among the best of any ninja.

Tao Yu went back to their home with them.

Before they even entered, Tao Yu heard quiet arguing inside. There were already several people in the house.

"Kakashi, could you stop making things worse? If you're that free, why don't you go teach Naruto how to throw shuriken?"

The voice sounded a little annoyed, but another woman's voice soon followed.

"Obito, I was talking about you!"

"Big Brother Kakashi, will you teach me how to throw shuriken?"

A third voice chimed in, still childish, with a little lisp.

Though Tao Yu hadn't met them yet, he more or less knew who was inside.

Rin had come over to help cook, and Kakashi and Uchiha Obito were there too!

From the sound of his voice, Naruto was probably three or four years old—still speaking in a babyish voice. And he should be Minato's son, Naruto.

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