The Light Screen footage, accompanied by that classic, heartwarming Naruto BGM, showed Minato Namikaze's tenderness striking straight at Naruto Uzumaki's heart, leaving even the people in the real world with a strange sense of emotion.
Then the door opened, and a woman's voice rang out.
"Minato, why are you back? Didn't you say you were carrying out a protection mission?"
Along with that questioning voice, a woman appeared.
She was pregnant, dressed in green loungewear, her belly already quite large. She had waist-length red hair and a beautiful face, while confusion showed in her gray eyes.
As she sat in her chair, looking toward the doorway with one hand resting on her belly, she radiated maternal warmth. Anyone could deeply feel the love and anticipation she held for the child in her womb, as though she could not wait to see her baby born.
She was someone called a "mother," embodying a mother's profound love.
This was Kushina Uzumaki—Minato Namikaze's wife, and Naruto Uzumaki's mother.
Tears fell at once. The instant Naruto Uzumaki saw Kushina Uzumaki, he froze blankly in place, not even noticing the tears running down his face.
This left the clueless Kushina Uzumaki stunned. She could not help looking utterly bewildered. "What? Minato, who's this guy? Why did he start crying the moment he saw me? What does that mean?"
Hearing that, Minato Namikaze turned to look and only then realized Naruto Uzumaki was crying. A guilty expression crossed his face, but then he smiled at Kushina Uzumaki. "It can't be helped. When you see someone incomparably important to you, it's only natural for your emotions to react strongly."
Then he patted Naruto Uzumaki on the shoulder. "Don't stand outside. Come in, Naruto."
As he spoke, he ushered the still-dazed Naruto Uzumaki into the house. Upon hearing