"What about his friends? What are they like?"
Kushina sat on Naruto's bed, stroking the orange jacket as she tilted her head and asked.
Minato came over and sat on the edge of the bed too.
Rin Nohara came in and sat beside Kushina, her eyes full of curiosity.
Genya leaned by the window and thought for a moment.
"Sasuke. Sasuke Uchiha, the Uchiha Clan Head's second young master. He and Naruto have been fighting since they were little, and now they're teammates in Team 7. Sakura, Sakura Haruno, is Tsunade's apprentice. Her Medical Ninjutsu is top-notch."
"Shikamaru, from the Nara Clan, has a good head on his shoulders, but he's lazy. Choji, from the Akimichi Clan, has plenty in common with Naruto when it comes to food. Ino, from the Yamanaka Clan, runs a flower shop. She's sharp-tongued but softhearted."
Genya told them much more: how Naruto had scored zero on the written test in the first round of the Chunin Ninja Exams, and how he practiced the Rasengan at the training ground every day until he trembled.
Kushina listened, laughing one moment and crying the next. Minato held her beside him, smiling too, until his eyes reddened.
Jiraiya added a few things, and Kakashi chimed in from the hallway.
Tsunade leaned by the window without speaking.
Genya finished.
Kushina gazed at the photograph on the wall for a long time, then stood up.
"I want to wait for him to come home."
Rin Nohara sat with Kushina for a long time, listening to her talk about Naruto's childhood, though Kushina knew little, having only just been brought back to life.
But she wanted to talk, and she was happy to talk about anything.
"He's happy-go-lucky, just like me. He must be stubborn too, like Minato."
Rin smiled, took