Kushina's Resurrection

Minato exited the Trading Square and arrived beneath the Big White Sphere in Main God Plaza.69Sᕼᑘ᙭.ᑢᓍᘻ

"Main God, resurrect Uzumaki Kushina!"

A white pillar of light enveloped Minato, and he entered the Big White Sphere's inner space.

[Uzumaki Kushina,

Overall strength: Third-tier, early stage

Resurrection cost: 30,000 points and 1 B-rank side quest. Automatically deducted.

Ding! The person being resurrected possesses the world-unique item "Nine-Tails Complete Form." Fully copying the Nine-Tails requires an additional 3 B-rank side quests and 60,000 points. Would you like to copy the Nine-Tails?

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The world-unique item, the Nine-Tails? Minato froze for a moment. Did the Main God mean he could choose whether to copy another Nine-Tails?

Without the Nine-Tails, Kushina's strength would take a serious hit. But as her husband, he knew better than anyone how much she had borne, from childhood onward, as the Nine-Tails' jinchuriki.

Now the Nine-Tails had been split in two, with half inside him and half inside Naruto. That had made Naruto's future path even more difficult. Kushina never said anything, but surely she must have resented me, his father, at least a little.

At the thought, Minato shook his head. "Don't copy the Nine-Tails."

[Resurrecting Uzumaki Kushina...

Note: After resurrection, you may choose whether to block the resurrected person's memories of Main God Space. If you choose not to, the resurrected person must abide by Main God Space's confidentiality rules. Otherwise: extermination!]

Minato carefully read the rules. He didn't want his wife to be put in danger, but neither did he want to lie to her, even with the best of intentions.

Still, based on his deductions, Kushina would become a Reincarnator sooner or later. If so, he didn't need to agonize over the choice.

After silently making up his mind, Minato waited for Kushina's resurrection.

As he waited, unfamiliar yet faintly familiar fragments of memory flooded his mind:

They showed the backyard of a Japanese-style mansion that felt strangely familiar.

A very cute little girl had been hidden in a cellar by a red-haired, beautiful woman. Smiling, the woman gave the girl her instructions:

"Kushina, Mommy's going to play a ninja game with you. Your mission is to hide here for a whole day without anyone finding you, okay?"

Kushina nodded, still too young to understand. No matter what cries or sounds of fighting came from outside, she didn't leave her hiding place.★彡 彡★

But when she climbed out of the cellar the next day, all she saw were ruined walls and rubble. The place where she'd grown up had become a wasteland, and the bodies of countless clan members lay in pools of blood.

The malice of the entire world was laid bare before the little girl.

"Mommy, Daddy, where are you? Waaaah!"

Footsteps approached, and dozens of shinobi wearing Forehead Protectors marked with the Uzumaki symbol hurried over.

"She's here! We found her! The Uzumaki Clan's last survivor!"

"It's all right now. Don't be scared. We'll take you home."

The scene shifted.

A beautiful woman stood before the little girl, her red hair tied up in a bun, with a hairstyle like a crown.

"Little Kushina, from now on, I'll be your grandma. Come here, sweetheart!"

The little girl grew a few years older.

Inside a Ninja Academy classroom.

"My name is Uzumaki Kushina, and I'm going to become the first female Hokage of the village!"

"Hahaha! Hokage? What a big mouth!"

"Her hair is so red! She looks like a demon pepper!"

Voices and whispers came at her from every direction, surrounding her. She could only clutch the red hair that everyone despised.♘♞  🍮🎄

Just then, a bright flash of yellow entered her vision.

"My dream is to become Hokage, too, and earn everyone's acknowledgment!"

A yellow-haired boy stood up and said it. His warm smile instantly drove away her unease...

The scene sped forward again.

Kushina had been captured by several shinobi from another village. As they traveled, she pulled strands of her red hair loose and left them as markers, praying someone would come to rescue her.

That same flash of yellow appeared again. That boy.

He arrived at Kushina's side with an entrance more dashing than any hero in a novel, then swiftly dealt with the enemy.

"You're safe now."

Before he'd even finished speaking, he swept Kushina into his arms like a princess.

"W-Wait!"

The boy, usually so gentle, showed a hint of boldness. He carried Kushina away, bounding from treetop to treetop through the forest.

"Your hair is beautiful. I noticed it right away."

"You never save me, even though you always see what happens."

"That's because I know how strong you are, both physically and mentally. But this time, it was a conflict between villages. It wasn't like the kids' fights before. So..."

"So?"

"I don't want to lose you."

Just those words were enough to set her heart racing.

At that moment,

the gentle, quiet full moon hung in the sky,

and Kushina, her cheeks flushed like peach blossoms, lay in Minato's arms.

Perhaps it was the intoxicating moonlight, or perhaps the girl with eyes like autumn water and a body gone limp in his embrace was the one who left him dizzy...

But she had no time to think about any of that. In that moment, in that place, all she wanted was to gaze at the person before her. She saw nothing but his face.

The scene was a painting, the moment a poem:

Trapped and cold, her heart had grown numb,

Scarlet strands danced, bearing the word.

He leaned in to save her, warmth flooding through,

Her lips held back, her heart filled with joy.

Beneath the bright moon and gentle breeze, bathed in crimson light, she nestled in his arms, soft and warm. The Golden Boy and Jade Girl stood together, their forms inseparable. The sight was etched deeply into both their minds.

As the memories continued to unfold, that beautiful scene shattered once more.

Kushina gradually became a capable kunoichi, the village's strategic weapon—the Nine-Tails' jinchuriki—and went off to fight in many battles.

No matter how dangerous things became, a figure like the sun was always by her side, warming and protecting her.

Before long, she and the man she loved started a family and spent a happy, peaceful time together.

Sometimes, while she cooked in the kitchen, Minato would gently wrap his arms around her from behind, rest his chin on her shoulder, and whine, "I'm hungry..."

Sometimes, they did nothing at all, just lay together on the soft carpet.

After that, another important life came into Kushina's.

The memory turned to a scene at midday. The man she loved was reading a book.

"Oh? Reading my book?" A white-haired man tapped Minato on the head, pulling him out of the novel.

"Yeah. It's one of your works, Teacher. I think it's really good—a great story, with legends about you woven into it."

The white-haired man looked embarrassed by the praise. "Ahaha, it's my first novel, so it's only so-so. For my next one, I'm thinking..."

"Um, I've made up my mind!"

"Hm?"

"When my child is born, I hope he'll become a shinobi like the protagonist of this story. So, may I borrow the protagonist's name?"

The white-haired man's eyes widened.

"Hey, are you sure? I came up with that name while eating ramen."

"Naruto. It's a wonderful name~"

Kushina, already carrying their child, leaned against the doorway and gently nodded to her husband's teacher. Then she walked over to Minato.

"Our child's name will be Naruto."

Minato leaned over and tenderly pressed his cheek to Kushina's belly.

"Little Naruto, grow up big and strong, okay~"

Kushina gently ran her fingers through Minato's hair, her eyes filled with love.

Brief images flashed by, and the memory came to rest on that night.

It was the full moon again, and the same flash of yellow was by her side.

The difference was that this time, they were heading to the Underworld together, while the tiny life before them wailed.

The Nine-Tailed Fox's claws had pierced Kushina's body. Behind her stood her husband, gravely wounded as well. Before her was the child she and Minato had just welcomed into the world.

Though her heart was full of love for her newborn and her husband, and though she had so many regrets, she could only close her eyes.

I'm so sorry, Naruto. Mommy wanted to be there as you grew up...

Kushina's memories crashed against Minato's heart like waves, pulling him into the past until he could no longer hold on to himself.

At that moment, it was as if he could no longer hear. All he could hear was his own uneven breathing.

Tears filled his eyes before he even realized it, and his vision blurred. A familiar figure seemed to stand before him.

"Minato, are we... in the Underworld after death?"

When he heard that familiar voice and saw the person he'd longed for right before him, Minato could no longer contain his emotions. Tears streamed down his face as he held her tightly in his arms.

"I missed you so much, Kushina. I really, really missed you!"