That was an ordinary day. Kushina was still out on a mission, and Minato was too busy to come home for lunch.
Naruto freeloaded lunch at Sasuke's house, and after the meal, he shouted, "Sasuke, I need you to help me train!"
Because Kushina and Mikoto had a very good relationship, to the point where they were almost having each other's children call them godmother. The two families were very familiar with each other, so it was nothing for Naruto to come over for a meal.
So the two children, who were almost four years old, happily practiced Shuriken techniques and had a "friendly" sparring match. As a result... Sasuke lost and was very unconvinced.
When it came to Shuriken and flashy taijutsu moves, Naruto was basically completely defeated. However, Naruto's strength and stamina were stronger than Sasuke's, and his excellent reflexes, inherited from Minato Namikaze, ensured that Naruto could beat Sasuke down.
To be fair, Sasuke's pouty and sulky look was actually quite cute, making Naruto couldn't help but want to poke his face.
Unfortunately, Sasuke's expression quickly cleared up, because Itachi walked over and waved at Sasuke.
According to Sasuke's complaint, since his big brother graduated and became a Genin, he hasn't had much time to spend with him.
Usually, he's either out on missions with his teammates, or he's being "borrowed" by Shisui, yeah, it's just borrowing, every time he says "I'll borrow your brother for a while," but I didn't agree!
Sasuke was so angry that his Sharingan was about to activate, so now he cherishes the time he spends with Itachi more and more. Whenever Itachi appears, he immediately forgets about Naruto. Naruto? Who's that?
Naruto was too lazy to bother with him, greeted Itachi, and went home. He didn't understand the world of brother-complex people.
It's just that at this time, he always remembers the comments he saw in his previous life, saying things like "Mom owes brother," etc. Yes, yes, Mom owes you everything, maybe Mom even thinks you deserve a beating.
Thinking about this and that, Naruto returned to his small house.
"I'm home~~ Eh??"
Looking at the young boy sitting in the living room, Naruto felt that his brain was a little overloaded. Gray hair, green eyes, and a red dot above each eyebrow... What's going on?
The boy stood up when he saw Naruto enter the door, calmly gazing at him.
"Naruto's back?" Kushina seemed to have just returned not long ago, still wearing her ninja uniform, and introduced, holding the boy's hand, "This child is called Kimimaro, and he will be Naruto's older brother from now on."
"Brother?" Naruto continued to be confused. Shouldn't Kimimaro have been abducted by Orochimaru? And become Orochimaru's number one thug, with his greatest achievement being assisting Orochimaru in killing the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa. How did he end up in Konoha?
"Yes. Kimimaro, this is Naruto, please get along well in the future."
"Yes. Please take care of me." Kimimaro's tone and expression seemed to have no fluctuations.
"Ah, oh, hello." Naruto was secretly vigilant, could this guy have been sent by Orochimaru to cause trouble... That shouldn't be the case, Kimimaro looks like he's only seven or eight years old, he doesn't have that kind of strength.
He couldn't figure it out, should he come clean with his parents sometime? After all, he's already told Nine Tails quite a bit.
...
In the evening, Naruto sneaked into his parents' room, closed the door, and said with a serious face, "I have something very important to say, because it involves many secrets, Mom, can you set up an anti-eavesdropping barrier?"
Kushina and Minato exchanged a glance and nodded.
Soon, a barrier was erected, enveloping the entire room.
"Actually, I have a memory about this world..."
Naruto briefly summarized and recounted Minato and Kushina's original fate, and focused on Kimimaro's life story.
As for Black Zetsu, Obito, and other things, he would talk about them slowly later. Today, he should first figure out Kimimaro's situation.
Kushina asked in surprise, "You said that Minato and I would originally die on the day you were born? Kimimaro would originally be abducted by Orochimaru?"
"Yes," Naruto nodded.
Minato said, "At the time, I was indeed prepared to use the Dead Demon Consuming Seal. If Naruto hadn't suddenly used the Adamantine Sealing Chains to stop me...
In other words, what Naruto saw should be 'another possible future.'"
"That..." Naruto hesitated a bit. This question, similar to Zhuang Zhou's dream of a butterfly, had been bothering him for a long time. Naruto voiced his concerns:
"I have many memories that seem to come from a past life. Am I really me, or someone else? Am I your son, Naruto?"
Naruto looked up at his parents in this life, his eyes full of apprehension and confusion.
And the answer he received was a fist that landed heavily on his head.
"Bang!" Naruto was knocked into a head-hugging, squatting defense posture, looking at Kushina with teary eyes.
Kushina's hair moved without wind, faintly dividing into nine strands floating behind her head, her tone more stern than ever:
"Listen up, Naruto! You are my son! That will absolutely never change! If you dare to think nonsense again, I'll beat you up again, even if I die, I'll kill the Shinigami and crawl out of the underworld to beat you!"
"Alright, alright, Kushina," Minato soothed the almost berserk Kushina, then patted Naruto's head.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch." Naruto's tears flowed down, Minato had touched the bump that had just been raised.
"Ah, sorry, sorry. So, is this the reason you've been so preoccupied?"
"Yes."
"My attitude is the same as what your mother just said. You are our son. We watched you being born and watched you grow up, and we hope you can become an excellent ninja.
No matter what it is, you can tell your parents without reservation.
On the day you were born, I silently swore, I, Minato Namikaze, will protect my family at all costs, not as the Hokage, but as a father, as a husband.
So, please trust me!"
...
Naruto lay on his small bed, recalling everything that had happened tonight.
After the issue that Naruto cared about most was resolved, Minato also explained the origin of Kimimaro to him.
It started when Konoha's intelligence personnel discovered Orochimaru's trail near the Land of Water. After all, he was a missing-nin with an S-class threat level, so once he showed his face, they naturally had to find a way to capture or kill him.
But to deal with a ninja of Orochimaru's level, sending ordinary Anbu would be like sending food. And Minato, as the Hokage, going to the Land of Water rashly was not appropriate.
So Minato decided to let Kushina and the contemporary Ino-Shika-Cho trio go, of course, with Anbu personnel secretly following in case of an emergency.
After the four arrived at the border of the Land of Water, Yamanaka Inoichi sensed Orochimaru's route, Nara Shikaku designed a series of traps, and Kushina also cooperated in setting up a barrier.
Unfortunately, after a fierce battle, a pile of "snake skin" was left on the scene, and Orochimaru himself was nowhere to be found.
Just as the four were preparing to return, a rebellion broke out in the Land of Water. The Kaguya Clan, who possessed the Shikotsumyaku Kekkei Genkai, wanted to kill the Mizukage and become the masters, but they were exterminated.
Only Kimimaro escaped, and coincidentally encountered the Konoha group, and then was picked up.
After various investigations by Konoha, it was confirmed that Kimimaro was not a spy and had no hidden secrets.
Kushina then proposed to adopt him, since Naruto had always wanted an older brother, and then Minato readily agreed, and that was that.
After knowing that Kimimaro was okay, Naruto also felt relieved and accepted the fact that he had an adopted older brother. Staying at his house was better than being ruined by Orochimaru.
Naruto closed his eyes, his mind filled with the image of Kushina's red hair dancing and Minato's gentle smile. He murmured, "This is great."
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