Konoha: I, Uchiha, am brimming with positive energy

Chapter 274 Kushina's Choice

When Minato Namikaze saw Kushina, his heart was filled with longing. In the last moment before he died, his thoughts were mostly about Kushina waiting for him at home, and the unborn child in her womb.

Seeing Kushina again, Minato Namikaze had been suppressing his excitement.

"Water Gate."

Kushina couldn't hold back her tears, and then burst into sobs, saying, "Why didn't you come back sooner?"

Seeing this, Minato Namikaze felt a pang of guilt. He quickly went to Kushina's side and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Kushina, it's all my fault."

"No, Minato, it has nothing to do with you, it's all my fault. I should have stopped you from doing that mission!"

Kushina shook her head, tears streaming down her face, saying that it was Minato's day off, and the Fourth Hokage had given him special permission. She should have been more forceful in refusing Jiraiya's request.

If we had been more assertive back then, none of this would have happened today.

"No, it has nothing to do with you, it's me."

"You rascal, you made Mom cry!"

Naruto Uzumaki stood in front of Kushina and pushed Minato Namikaze several steps backward.

Minato Namikaze was stunned for a moment after feeling Naruto's strength. Although he didn't take it seriously because Naruto was his son, he had just used chakra to absorb the ground.

"Don't be so disrespectful, you stupid son."

Kushina punched Naruto on the head, then bent down and said to him, "Naruto, he's your father!"

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Naruto Uzumaki froze on the spot, momentarily forgetting the pain in his head.

Naruto had previously fought with Sasuke because the other person mocked him for not having a father, but now his mother tells him that the person in front of him is his father, leaving Naruto speechless for a moment.

Furthermore, Naruto Uzumaki has hardly ever seen any photos of Minato Namikaze at home; Kushina has kept them all hidden away, fearing that Naruto would miss his father too much and keep asking about them.

Now that he has met his real father, Naruto Uzumaki is at a loss for what to do, so he hides behind Kushina.

He only poked his head out, staring intently at Minato Namikaze, but didn't say a word.

Kushina spoke up, "Let's go back first, Minato. I moved here because someone is eyeing the Nine-Tails; there's a sensory barrier here."

"I know, Kushina. Lord Godai already told me when I came back."

Minato Namikaze said with a smile, then added a hint of apology, "It's my fault. I shouldn't have let Kushina face such a powerful enemy. I should have protected you."

"It's alright, Minato, let's go back first."

Kushina shook her head and finished speaking. Minato was still so gentle with her, but this gentleness only made her feel more and more guilty.

The family of three walked home, but Naruto Uzumaki was still hiding on the other side of Kushina.

Seeing this, Minato Namikaze smiled bitterly to himself. He didn't blame Naruto, after all, Naruto wasn't even born when he died unexpectedly during a mission.

It's been almost five years now.

Upon arriving at Kushina's current residence, Minato Namikaze looked around and asked, "Kushina, is this just an ordinary barrier?"

"Well, barrier techniques can't work against space-time ninjutsu, so this is just a sensing barrier. As long as a third chakra appears, Uchiha Yoichi will be able to sense it, or I can actively use the barrier to send a signal, which means I've encountered an enemy."

Kushina nodded and led Minato Namikaze inside, continuing, "The house isn't as big as before because it was built two days after we found out about the enemy. But there are fewer people here, so Naruto can visit Sasuke more often."

"I'm not going to see that arrogant Sasuke."

Naruto tugged at Kushina's clothes and explained somewhat defiantly.

Kushina smiled and ruffled Naruto's hair. This silly son of hers was really going up against Sasuke; he wouldn't submit to anyone but Sasuke.

After entering the house, Kushina said to Minato Namikaze, "Minato, it's lunchtime, why don't you have lunch at home?"

Minato Namikaze laughed and said, "Alright, it feels like it's been ages since I've tasted Kushina's cooking."

Naruto Uzumaki suddenly interjected, "Aunt Mina has even better food over there, ouch ouch ouch!"

Before Naruto could finish speaking, he was punched on the head again, and then he obediently went to the table to eat.

Minato Namikaze smiled to himself. He was already very satisfied to see Kushina and his son again. It was just that he might feel a little unfamiliar because he hadn't been back for a long time and this was not his previous home.

"Let's eat."

Kushina spoke to Naruto Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze, who exchanged a glance and then quickly sat down at the table.

Minato Namikaze picked up a mouthful of rice and put it in his mouth, immediately feeling like he was eating dirt—it had no taste at all, and his mouth felt like it had something foreign in it. Nevertheless, he smiled and said, "Delicious! As expected of Kushina, your cooking is superb!"

After swallowing, Minato Namikaze realized that he was in no condition to eat anything.

The lack of taste is secondary; the impure body lacks digestive and excretory abilities, so the food it eats remains inside its body like a foreign object.

If you eat too much, the only way to get rid of it, besides breaking your body apart to remove the food, is to vomit.

After thinking about this, Minato Namikaze ate a few bites and then put down his chopsticks.

Kushina noticed Minato's actions and wanted to ask what was wrong, but when she noticed the cracks in the Edo Tensei bodies on Minato's body, she swallowed the words she was about to say.

Kushina is now extremely conflicted. She had just made a decision, but Minato suddenly returned.

Now she can also demand that Uchiha Yoichi revive Minato according to their previous agreement. But what about the child in her womb? Should she abort it without telling Minato?

Kushina was so confused that she didn't know what to do. Even after Naruto finished eating, she hadn't eaten much of her food.

"Kushina?"

Minato Namikaze called out, bringing Kushina back to her senses. Seeing the food on the table, she quickly stood up and said, "I'll clean up."

"I'll help you, Kushina."

The two of them quickly cleaned up the dishes, and then Kushina said to Minato Namikaze, "Minato, why don't you go upstairs and rest for a bit?"

"Alright, Kushina, but I probably won't be able to stay long. I need to deliver information to the First and Second Hokage later; it seems they've been resurrected."

After finishing speaking, Minato looked at Naruto. He only had two or three hours left before he set off, so he wanted to get to know Naruto a bit before leaving.

He also noticed that Naruto really wanted to talk to him, but was probably too shy or for some other reason to speak up.

"Are we leaving again later?"

"Yes, before I came back, I encountered an enemy who had designs on Kurama. I happened to see a bit of him fighting Uchiha Madara, so I had to tell the First Hokage and the Second Hokage about it. I heard that the First Hokage was also being targeted by that guy."

As they were talking, the two of them went upstairs.

Upon entering the master bedroom, there was nothing particularly special about it, except that there was a balcony outside, which was now filled with clothes and bed sheets hanging out to dry.

After looking around, Minato Namikaze noticed that many things were missing from the room, including the photos on the bedside table. However, he then realized that since he had moved in suddenly, many of his belongings were probably still in his previous home.

"Minato, after your accident, many things happened in the village. Even I was almost controlled by the Nine-Tails' chakra. However, the village later acquired Turtle Island from the Hidden Cloud Village and allowed me to train there for a period of time, which helped me... get rid of the influence."

As Kushina finished speaking, her hand unconsciously rested on her lower abdomen. She felt a little relieved that her lower abdomen wasn't too big yet, otherwise Minato would probably have realized something was wrong as soon as they met.

"Kushina, thank you for your hard work."

Minato Namikaze said with a guilty conscience, feeling that his death had caused Kushina a lot of trouble.

"By the way, Minato, what are your plans after this? What will you do after completing the mission?"

Kushina hesitated for a long time before finally asking the question.

"I don't know. I might stay with Naruto for a while, but eventually I'll have to return to the Pure Land. By the way, Kushina, where is my body? If I don't retrieve my body, Madara and the others can still resurrect me using Edo Tensei."

After expressing his thoughts, Minato Namikaze suddenly realized the problem and quickly asked a question.

Kushina shook her head and said, "Don't worry, Minato, your body has been recovered from the village; all those who killed you have also been captured. The mastermind was Obito Uchiha, who was bewitched by Madara Uchiha, and Nagato, another disciple of Jiraiya's teacher. They are both in prison now."

"Obito? You mean Uchiha Obito?"

Upon hearing this, Minato Namikaze's face showed shock. Obito from his class? How could it be him?

Kushina spoke up: "It's him. He's currently in the police prison, under strict guard, and his final fate is likely execution; Obito didn't die back then, but because..."

After hearing Kushina's words, Minato Namikaze was somewhat shocked. He hadn't expected that Obito, who aimed to become Hokage, would do such a thing.

But now that the person has been arrested and no one knows when he will be executed, Minato Namikaze shook his head and said nothing more.

"Minato, do you want to be resurrected?"

Kushina had been struggling with this question for a long time, thinking about it since the meal, and only now was she able to muster the courage to ask.

"Resurrected? Kushina, you mean truly alive again?"

"Yes, the Fifth Hokage seems to be able to revive the dead. He revived both the First and Second Hokage. If you want, I'm willing to ask the Fifth Hokage for help."

After Kushina finished speaking, her heart was in her throat. She was a little afraid of Minato's answer, but she had been working hard to revive Minato until now. If she couldn't even ask him, Kushina herself would not be able to accept it.

"Resurrection. That must be very troublesome, a forbidden technique that's difficult to achieve."

Minato Namikaze could see Kushina's inner turmoil. Something had been off since they were eating, and she must have been thinking about this. He guessed that Kushina definitely wanted him to be resurrected, but it was difficult to do so, which was why she was so restless and even blaming herself.

Then Minato Namikaze spoke up, saying, "Kushina, resurrecting the dead is a taboo act, and it will definitely cause a lot of trouble. If you speak up, it will put the Fifth Hokage in a difficult position. It's better not to."

"No, Minato, I can give it a try."

"To die on a mission may be the fate of a ninja, Kushina."

Minato Namikaze interrupted Kushina and continued, "I don't regret it at all. As long as I see that you are alright and Naruto is growing up safely, I am already very satisfied."

"Water Gate."

Kushina lowered her head, feeling so distressed that she didn't know what to say. At the same time, she silently thought to herself that she had let Minato down and didn't have the courage to tell him what had happened.

"Let's not talk about this anymore, Kushina. I'm going to check on Naruto; I still need to deliver some information later."

Minato Namikaze quickly replied with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Kushina also looked up and forced a smile at Minato Namikaze, saying, "Okay, you go ahead. I'll stay inside, otherwise Naruto will hide behind me again."

"Hahaha, I'll definitely make Naruto accept me as his father."

After Minato finished speaking, he left the house to find Naruto, while Kushina stayed inside, silently pinching her fingers.

She was torn with conflicting emotions. One moment she wanted to immediately tell Minato Namikaze and bring him back to life; the next she was thinking of the child in her womb and banished the thought.

After an unknown amount of time, Kushina suddenly felt an arm around her shoulder, and she instinctively said, "Minato, you're back. It's you?"

Upon seeing that the person beside her was Uchiha Yoichi, Kushina immediately became anxious and hurriedly whispered, "What are you doing here? Minato is still here."

Uchiha Yoichi shook his head and said, "How long have you been standing here in a daze? Minato Namikaze has already left, and Naruto has gone to play with Sasuke."

"What? Minato's gone?"

Kushina was taken aback upon hearing this, and then thought about it carefully. Minato seemed to have come in and greeted her, but she couldn't remember how she replied. Naruto also seemed to have come in and said something, but she hadn't noticed it at all.

But Kushina's face was still grim as she said, "Even if Minato is gone, you can't just come in like that. He's back now."

"I just want to know your choice. After seeing Minato Namikaze, you should have made up your mind, right, Kushina?"

Uchiha Yang didn't care about Kushina's stubbornness; the sheets drying on the balcony were still remnants of his battles. So, without moving, he asked, "Kushina, now you should have some ideas in mind. What do you plan to do?"

"This is none of your business!"

Kushina said, both embarrassed and angry, then got up and grabbed Uchiha Yoichi's arm, saying, "Get out of here quickly, and don't come looking for me anytime soon!"

"That won't do, Kushina. I think I can guess what you're going to do."

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Yoichi smiled, then pulled Kushina over and pinned her to the bed, continuing, "Not only did I guess your choice, but I also know you're very upset right now. Let me help you get rid of this trouble."

After saying that, Kushina's mouth was immediately sealed shut, much to her surprise.

"No, uh~ let go, let me go..."

"Not now, not now."

Kushina struggled incessantly, but Uchiha Yoichi warned, "Voice, Kushina, if we don't activate the barrier, the sound will spread very quickly."

"You bastard, you absolutely can't do it today!"

Kushina was filled with shame and indignation, but she was still afraid of being found out by others, so she used a barrier to cover the bedroom.

However, just as she finished using the barrier technique, her hands were controlled by Uchiha Yoichi's chakra.

Excess clothing was thrown onto the floor one by one.

"Um"

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