The ninja world is reborn, and everyone is resurrected at the start.

"But it's okay! You're pregnant now, you should eat more nutritious food. Ramen doesn't seem to have much nutritional value," Minato said worriedly.

"It's okay, it's okay, it'll only happen once or twice! Let's go!" With that, she happily pulled Minato out the door!

Ichiraku Ramen is located in the heart of Kokusai. The shop itself isn't large, but it's always bustling with customers. In the future, thanks to Naruto Uzumaki, even the Five Kage frequented this shop, making it arguably the most famous restaurant in Kokusai at that time!

Pushing open the shop door, the Minato couple entered. At this time, Teji was still middle-aged. Hearing the door open, he habitually called out, "Welcome!" When the customers entered and saw it was the fourth generation couple, Teji paused for a moment and said:

"Hello, Fourth Hokage, no, Lord Minato, Lady Kushina, what would you like to eat?" Hearing the words of the old man, Minato and Kushina remained calm and showed no surprise!

In Naruto's memories, he mentioned Ichiraku Ramen many times. The old man, Teuchi, and his daughter, Ayame, were among the very few people who had been kind to him since childhood. Given Naruto's nature of reciprocating kindness, how could he possibly forget them! Therefore, they were fortunate enough to become ordinary people among the reborn individuals! But it was also because they were ordinary people that Shikaku didn't invite him to the previous gathering of reborn individuals.

Upon hearing the old man's words, Iruka, who was eating ramen nearby, turned around and, seeing Minato and Kushina, quickly stood up and bowed.

"Greetings, Fourth Hokage, Lady Kushina."

"Hello! I hope I didn't disturb you?" Minato said with a smile to Iruka.

Because we are still in the midst of war and peace agreements between the countries have not yet been signed, and most of the ninjas are still on the front lines, Ichiraku Ramen has not been doing well these days, with only Iruka as a customer.

Minato noticed that Iruka's expression was strange. This person was a reborn person who had appeared in the Third Training Ground before.

Minato glanced at Iruka and immediately realized. Ninjas' memories are incredibly sharp, and Minato, as the Fourth Hokage, naturally possessed a remarkable memory!

However, since not everyone was present at the time, Nara Shikaku was too lazy to introduce them one by one. He simply said that once the exact number of all the reborn members of Konoha was confirmed, the information and names would be given to him. Therefore, Minato didn't know Iruka's name. After all, Iruka was only about 10 years old, and it was impossible for Minato to know everyone in Konoha.

"No, it's nothing, we were just chatting," Iruka said, looking at the Fourth Hokage with some nervousness.

"May I ask your name?" Minato asked politely.

Many reborn individuals know that Naruto loves Ichiraku Ramen, but today is the important day of their rebirth! Most have chosen to stay home with their families.

On such an important day as today, usually, besides family, no one else comes to eat ramen.

All that's left are those memorials to Naruto! Seeing his age and sorrowful expression, Minato had a vague idea, but he wasn't sure yet.

“Reporting to the Hokage, my name is Iruka Umino,” Iruka replied.

Actually, Kurama hadn't gone berserk yet, and Iruka's family was still alive. But today, after hearing the Fourth Hokage's words at the Third Training Grounds, Iruka learned that Naruto had sacrificed himself to save everyone. Having always treated Naruto like a younger brother, Iruka was devastated by this news.

After the gathering ended, he left in a daze. Without realizing it, he found himself at Ichiraku Ramen. Remembering the times he and Naruto ate ramen together, Iruka felt a pang of sadness. He stared blankly at the ramen shop. A tug-of-ware (a euphemism for someone) came out for some fresh air and, seeing Iruka's expression, beckoned him inside.

The Minato couple exchanged a glance, then bowed simultaneously to Iruka, expressing their gratitude:

Thank you for taking care of Naruto all this time.

Minato and his wife naturally knew that during Naruto's most difficult times, he was fortunate to have Iruka's encouragement and companionship! Naruto himself also held Iruka in very high esteem.

Even at his wedding, Iruka represented Naruto's father at the ceremony.

No, don't mention it, this is what I should do.

Faced with the gratitude of the Minato couple, Iruka replied somewhat awkwardly.

"May we sit down and eat together?" Kushina asked, looking at the ramen on the table.

“Yes, please have a seat,” Iruka said.

Chapter Fourteen Relatives

Minato and Kushina both ordered Naruto's favorite miso ramen!

Iruka, meanwhile, was staring blankly at his bowl of ramen. Minato, noticing his expression, asked curiously:

"Is there a problem you're encountering?"

When Iruka saw Minato asking him a question, he thought for a moment and then asked:

"Was everything you said at the Third Training Ground today true? Is Naruto really...?"

Iruka's eyes dimmed and he didn't continue, but Minato understood his meaning and, after thinking for a moment, said:

"Yes, the future Naruto has already sacrificed himself for everyone,"

Minato paused for a moment, then continued:

"But you know what? My wife told me today that she's pregnant! She's pregnant again. From that moment on, I knew that Naruto hadn't left; he had simply come back to life in another form! So we've decided to name this child Uzumaki Naruto, just like before, and we hope that you will continue to take good care of him, just as you have before."

Minato smiled gently as he spoke, and Kushina beside him also smiled happily.

"Really? You mean Naruto can be reborn too?"

Iruka was overjoyed when he heard Minato's words, then seemed to remember something and quickly asked.

"No, it's still uncertain whether Naruto can be resurrected. After all, Naruto sacrificed himself to revive everyone, even his own soul... But as long as he's alive, there's always hope. After all, this ninjutsu was created by Orochimaru, and the Third Hokage has already sent people to search for it. I believe we'll have news soon. Shouldn't we look forward optimistically?"

"That's true, as long as you're alive, there's always a way."

Iruka was clearly disappointed when he heard the first half of the sentence, but when he heard the second half, his disappointment disappeared and he began to look forward to seeing Naruto again.

"Alright, your noodles are here."

These two bowls of ramen contained twice as much as Iruka's, and more than twice as much meat. Seeing the portion sizes, the Fourth Hokage and Kushina were visibly surprised. The older man, Tezuka, chuckled and said, "This is a gift to celebrate Naruto's rebirth in advance. Don't be shy, order more if you need it. It's on me today." He then grinned broadly.

Kushina and Minato exchanged a glance, somewhat helpless; this was a bit too much! But they still didn't disappoint the old man's kindness, laughing as they said:

"Then we won't stand on ceremony."

Seeing Minato and Kushina's expressions, the middle-aged man, Teji, showed a relieved look.

After the meal, Iruka and the Minato couple parted ways and went home separately.

The next day, Minato planned to visit Obito Uchiha. Kushina thought about it and finally decided to go with Minato!

Kushina seemed a little uneasy on the way. Knowing what Kushina was worried about, Minato thought for a moment and comforted her:

"Relax, none of this has happened yet. Our family is doing fine now! Naruto showed us the future so we could change it, not let these memories haunt us and affect us."

"I know, but I just can't let it go."

Seeing Kushina's insistence, Minato said nothing more. He knew that Kushina had always regarded Obito as her own child, and even hoped that her future children would be like him. However, she never imagined that her entire family would be killed by the very person she had chosen.

Minato knew that this kind of thing couldn't be explained in a few words. The one who tied the knot must untie it, so he left it to Obito to solve.

After all, it was his fault. At most, he could plead for him when Kushina was about to beat him to death, Minato thought unscrupulously!

After walking for about half an hour, they finally arrived at Obito's house. Because the Uchiha clan lived on the edge of Konoha, it was quite far.

Minato stepped forward and knocked on the door. Footsteps sounded from inside, and then the door opened. The person who opened the door poked their head out.

It was only then that Minato realized it was Rin who opened the door. He hadn't expected her to come so early. Rin was taken aback when she saw Minato and Kushina together, but quickly recovered and bowed, saying:

Good morning, Minato-sensei, Kushina-nee.

"Good morning, Rin. Why are you here so early to see Obito?"

Minato said, noticing that Rin's eyes were a little red and swollen, it seemed that Rin hadn't slept well all night and might have even cried.

"Yes, yes, I was a little worried about Obito being alone, and since I had nothing to do at home, I came over early."

Rin hesitated for a moment before stepping aside to let Minato and Kushina in. Then she followed them in with her head down.

Minato entered Obito's room, a single room, and found him lying on the bed, already awake but somewhat dazed, clearly having not slept well the previous night. The room was spotless, obviously Rin's doing.

Seeing their state, Minato already guessed that Obito had told Rin everything!

Rin was probably just having trouble accepting it for a while, that Obito would turn against the ninja world for her sake.

But it's clear that he still cares about Obito a lot, otherwise he wouldn't have come to take care of him so early this morning!

Minato was quite at ease with Rin; with her taking care of Obito, Obito should recover quickly. Seeing Minato enter, Obito tried to sit up, but his body was completely exhausted and he couldn't support the movement. After a few attempts, he had to give up and looked at Minato apologetically.

Rin, who had been following Minato with her head down, noticed Obito's actions and quickly helped him sit up. Worried he might be uncomfortable, she even brought two pillows for him to lean on. However, she didn't say a single word to Obito during this time.

Thank you, Lin.

Obito said weakly, but Rin didn't appreciate it and turned her head away, refusing to speak to Obito. Obito smiled awkwardly.

At this moment, Obito finally noticed Kushina standing behind Minato, who hadn't said a word. When he saw Kushina walking over, Obito's expression changed.

He quickly looked at Minato and Rin with pleading eyes, hoping they could put in a good word for him so he could live a few more years and contribute to the ninja world.

Minato gave Obito a look that said, "May you have good luck," then lowered his head. He felt ashamed; as a teacher, he had to watch his student suffer, even die, before his eyes. He was powerless to do anything but bow his head and pray. Meanwhile, Rin didn't even glance at Obito.

As Kushina drew ever closer, Obito, the masked man of the Uchiha clan, who had once struck fear into the hearts of the ninja world and single-handedly suppressed it, now turned deathly pale.

Cold sweat poured down her back. She had never been this afraid, not even when she faced Kaguya Otsutsuki. No wonder she was called the Crimson Pepper of Konoha; she could scare someone to death before she even made a move.

Obito's face turned pale, and he was completely at a loss! What should I do now? Someone save me! I'm waiting online, it's urgent, I'll die if I'm too late! Obito roared in his heart!

It's said that life and death are the greatest sources of human potential, and Obito perfectly exemplifies this. When cornered, Obito's mind became exceptionally clear! He instantly came up with an idea.

Obito lowered his head, his eyes vacant, his face filled with sorrow, displaying his utter weakness. Then, in a trembling voice, he softly said, "It's been so long, Kushina-nee. I'm sorry to have shown you such a weak state."

As expected of someone with years of experience as a boss, they always manage to come up with a solution in a crisis. First, feign weakness and pique her sympathy!

But this move doesn't seem to work on Kushina. Watching Kushina continue walking towards him expressionlessly, getting closer and closer, Obito's initial shock turned to fear, and finally, a relieved sigh escaped his lips as he softly said:

"I'm sorry, Kushina-nee. I never imagined I'd become like that. At first, I only wanted to protect Konoha and become Hokage. But I don't know when it started, I changed! You could say I was used, but I truly became the kind of person I used to hate the most! Maybe saying this now is pointless, but I feel like it makes me feel better." With immense willpower, she knelt on the bed, her eyes filled with tears.

"I'm so sorry, Kushina-nee, Minato-sensei, I really don't know what to say!"

Kushina finally reached Obito's side, but she didn't say anything.

He went up and threw a punch straight at Obito's head, but it was clear that he didn't put any force into it, otherwise Obito's current physical condition would not have been able to withstand it.

"You idiot, where did you learn this from?! You don't learn anything proper, you learn to destroy the world? Are you stupid?! Why don't you consult us when you encounter problems, instead of getting stuck on your own little problems?"

Kushina unleashed a torrent of angry words at Obito, who knelt before her with his head bowed and tears streaming down his face.