Guys, seriously, who gets it? I just met this guy, and he went, "I'm your daddy." Seriously, guys, why is this man such a turnoff? We don't even know each other. Who asks someone to call him Dad right off the bat?
With a single sentence, Minato completely killed the excitement Naruto had felt moments earlier.
But looking into Minato's sincere eyes, Naruto didn't know what to say. After thinking for a moment, he went up and punched him anyway.
Then he hugged Minato.
For a moment, Minato didn't know how to react, but he soon accepted it.
These were his children. He owed them far too much.
"Naruto, I'm sorry. You've suffered so much all these years."
Minato's words seemed to open a floodgate, and Naruto's tears began streaming down uncontrollably.
"All right, Naruto. Let's go see your mother."
At those words, Naruto stopped crying. Their surroundings quickly changed, and a figure appeared ahead. Even through the blur, that vivid red hair stood out.
Once his vision cleared, Naruto finally got a good look at the person before him.
The instant Kushina saw Naruto, her tears burst forth. Mother and son embraced and wept.
"Naruto... sob... my child, I'm sorry. Mommy couldn't be there for you all these years."
Naruto was so overwhelmed that he could barely get his words out.
"M-Mom... I have a mom, too! This is great, this is great! So I'm not an orphan!" (Meihui: ???? If you don't know how to talk, just keep your mouth shut.)
Hearing that only made Kushina cry harder.
Minato watched from the side as the two babbled through their tears, and his own eyes inevitably grew damp.
But the two soon stopped.
"Oh, right, Naruto. Where's your big brother, Meihui?"
Minato's sudden question brought their crying to a