Kushina Uzumaki's Request

Whoosh!

Minato Namikaze and Hiruzen Sarutobi appeared outside the door of a room on the second floor of a small building.

"Minato..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi murmured softly.

Naturally, he knew where this was.

It looked very familiar to him.

Naruto's residence.

He had come here often long ago.

"Don't call my name," Minato Namikaze said coldly.

He pulled Hiruzen Sarutobi over and knocked on Naruto's door.

Knock, knock, knock.

The sound rang out.

Soon, rustling sounds came from inside.

"Who is it? Shikamaru?"

The voice from within left Minato Namikaze somewhat dazed.

He had secretly gone to see Naruto before, which was why he knew where Naruto's room was.

The six whisker-like marks on his face had made it easy for Minato to recognize his own son.

"Strange, why aren't you answering?"

Naruto muttered inside.

Wearing slippers, he lazily walked to the door and reached for it. "Shikamaru, if you're not saying anything this time, are you planning to..."

Creak.

The door opened.

The person Naruto saw was not Shikamaru Nara.

Instead, it was someone he did not know.

He wore yellow.

And a white robe.

Yet when Naruto looked closely, he seemed somewhat familiar.

"Y-you are..."

Naruto frowned slightly.

But at that moment, he noticed the short man beside him.

"L-Lord Third Hokage?!"

"How did you crawl out of the graveyard?!"

Naruto's heart tightened, and he instantly retreated several steps.

Hiruzen Sarutobi: ...

Minato Namikaze pulled Hiruzen Sarutobi into Naruto's home and casually shut the door behind them.

"Naruto, have you always lived in a place like this?"

He looked the room over from top to bottom.

The room's layout was extremely cramped.

It was like a perfectly square box.

Aside from a tiny kitchen and bathroom, it looked pitifully small.

With one glance, every part of the home could