"Hello, everyone. My name is Karin Uzumaki, and I suppose you could call me Naruto's younger cousin."
"I like family and handsome boys, and my dream is to become someone as amazing as Grandma Mito!"
Sunlight spilled over Karin's red hair, leaving Minato in the Sealing Space feeling deeply nostalgic.
She looks so much like Kushina back then.
But with Naruto cheering her on, Karin is clearly braver.
Oh, you asked why Kushina hadn't come to watch?
She was still sleeping, clutching a few cards and mumbling things like "bomb."
Minato couldn't understand that, but he accepted it.
She was his wife, after all.
It was just a shame about Kurama.
The whole fox looked considerably more haggard.
Kurama: Then take my place!!! Why are you just standing there!!!
Ahem, back to the classroom.
Iruka looked at Karin, the newest addition to his class, with a whole mix of emotions.
Listen to that. She likes handsome boys. What a brave, precocious thing to say.
She sounds like a promising little workhorse, just like those other kids in class.
But Grandma Mito should be the First Hokage's wife, Mito Uzumaki, right?
She is from the Uzumaki Clan, after all.
But come to think of it, isn't Naruto's surname Uzumaki too?
Then his guardian...
Oh no, have I stumbled onto the key detail?
No wonder Lord Third pays so much attention to Naruto.
Thinking of the recent matters connected to the Uzumaki name in Konoha, Iruka shuddered. A trace of surprise entered his gaze as he looked at Naruto, rather than simply seeing a little workhorse.
Naruto: Hmm? You want to hear my story too?
I, Naruto Uzumaki, am just an ordinary person.
*Sure, my teacher is the First Hokage, my grandpa is the Third Hokage, and my dad is the Fourth