"But... isn't that illegal in Konoha?"
Minato finally found his voice again and forced out a sentence, dryly and with difficulty, trying to use reason to rein in his overly excited wife.
"Konoha's marriage laws clearly state that a ninja can only sign an official marriage application with one person..."
He was a Hokage, and so was Naruto. In principle, they had even more reason to lead by example and abide by the laws and village rules.
How could marrying several people at once possibly be allowed?
But halfway through, Minato himself stopped short.
He looked at his son standing before him, with his exuberant smile and unfathomable strength, and remembered how he had almost single-handedly
Minato opened his mouth, wanting to say something else, such as, "Doesn't this mean you're not being faithful enough?" "Are you sure you can balance your relationships with them without letting anyone feel wronged?" "Won't there be too much pressure from the Hyuga Clan and the other clans?"... But seeing Kushina's delighted expression, as though she wanted to bring all her "daughters-in-law" home to stay right that instant, and the calm, firm, unquestionable resolve in Naruto's eyes despite his slight embarrassment as his mother hugged him and ruffled his hair, he ultimately swallowed all his advice and misgivings. They became one long sigh, laden with complicated emotions.
Forget it... my son has his own ideas.
Minato smiled wryly to himself. His son had his own world, his own choices, and his own responsibilities and consequences to bear.
He shook his head with a wry smile, picked up the bowl of soup before him, which had gone completely cold, and drank it in one go, trying to use the icy liquid to quell the turbulent waves in his heart.
But when he set down the