The Palace of the Yellow-haired Ninja

Kushina struggled to prop herself up and hugged Naruto tightly in her arms. Her face was pale and her body couldn't stop shaking slightly. It was obvious that she had reached her limit.

Naruto opened his round eyes wide and looked around. Minato was not there. He was probably chasing Uchiha Obito.

The current situation caught Naruto off guard. Had he been unconscious for so long?

"Cough cough..." Kushina coughed and blood flowed from the corners of her mouth as she gasped.

Naruto looked in the direction of the voice and suddenly found Kushina covered in blood with a kunai stuck in her shoulder blade.

This has deviated from the plot. In the original work, Kushina died only because the Nine-Tails broke away and finally died to protect her son. Now it seems that a fierce battle has taken place.

Big drops of tears hit Naruto's little face, waking him from his messy thoughts.

"Naruto-chan, I'm sorry... Mommy... I can't seem to watch you grow up anymore..."

Kushina tried to speak intermittently, and every word she uttered was accompanied by bright red blood.

Naruto was very anxious and started babbling, hating the fact that his current body could not speak.

What to do, I must save Kushina.

Naruto calmed himself down and entered the inner world. Now only that fruit could save Kushina.

Looking at the tree full of fruits, he couldn't help feeling a little regretful. He had originally wanted to give Kushina a nature-type or mythical beast-equipment fruit, but he didn't expect things to become so urgent, leaving him with no choice.

In the blink of an eye, a yellow devil fruit fell from the tree and landed in Naruto's arms.

"Naruto... no matter whether it's delicious or not, don't be picky and eat more. Only in this way can you grow strong."

"Take a shower every day, go to bed early, and don't stay up late. Remember to make friends. It doesn't matter how many friends you have, as long as you can make true friends... the closest people you can trust, that's the best. Even if there are only a few, it's enough..."

"You must study hard. I have never been good at ninjutsu, but maybe you can do it. Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses, so if you can't do something well, don't be discouraged..."

"Listen carefully to your teachers and seniors, and remember - there are three things that ninjas should avoid: money, alcohol, and sex."

"Don't borrow money from others unless it's absolutely necessary. Make sure to keep the rewards you get from the missions well. Don't drink alcohol until you're 20 years old. Don't drink excessively. It's bad for your health..."

"Finally, it's about women... As for women... Mom is also a woman, so I don't know much... But, there are only men and women in this world, and you will find a girlfriend sooner or later. Mom hopes that you don't find someone too weird, just find someone like me..."

"Finally, be careful of Jiraiya-sensei... Naruto, you may encounter many difficulties in the future... and bear a lot of pain, but you must believe in yourself, clarify your goals and dreams, move forward bravely, and never give up until the end..."

"Mom still has... still has... still has... still has a lot to say to you... I want to always be by your side... Mom loves you!"

Kushina felt that she was about to die, so she forced herself to endure the injuries and gave intermittent instructions to Naruto in her arms.

Naruto opened his eyes and stared straight into Kushina's eyes. A divine thought sounded in Kushina's mind: "Mom, don't ask anything, don't say anything, just eat this fruit."

As the words rang out, a fruit suddenly appeared and floated in front of Kushina.

"Little Naruto, is that you... ahem... can you finally talk to your mother again?" Kushina looked at Naruto with surprise.

"Mom, come on, eat that fruit, just one bite will do!!" Naruto felt waves of tiredness coming over him again, and he began to sweat anxiously. He seemed to be about to fall asleep again.

"Naruto-chan, do you want mommy to eat this?"

Feeling the child's eagerness, Kushina didn't care what the fruit was, she grabbed it, put it in her mouth and took a bite.

Watching Kushina swallow a mouthful of fruit pulp, Naruto finally felt relieved, and he fainted again in a loser manner.

"Naruto...Naruto...what's wrong with you!?"

Seeing that Naruto suddenly lost his voice, Kushina dropped the fruit in panic.

There was a burst of hurried footsteps at the entrance of the cave, and Minato rushed in hurriedly.

Without bothering to ask about the safety of his wife and children, he opened his arms and said without a word: "Kushina, give Naruto to me."

"Minato... Naruto just talked to me for a while and then fainted again... What should I do!" Seeing Minato coming in, Kushina seemed to have found her backbone and asked her husband for help.

"Kushina, there's no time. Give Naruto to me quickly. He's fine." Minato became more and more anxious. The Nine-Tails was now wreaking havoc in the village. Villagers would die every moment. Time was very precious now and he couldn't waste even a moment.

"Minato, what do you want to do with Naruto!" Kushina's face changed when she saw her usually calm husband looking so anxious. She thought of something.

"Kushina, the Nine-Tails is wreaking havoc. We can't stop it. I'm going to use the Shikigami Sealing to seal it on Naruto." Minato did not hide it. He believed that his wife could understand him.

"Mom, I feel like Dad is going to abandon us."

Kushina was in a trance and remembered what little Naruto had said to her.

"Minato, what did you promise me? You said you would make Naruto the happiest child. You said you would train Naruto to be a man who could succeed you. Why did you use the Demonic Fuujin? Why did you use Naruto? Do you want to abandon us, mother and son?"

"Kushina, I am the Hokage of Konoha. I must step forward in the face of crisis." Minato raised his voice unconsciously. He was really anxious. Every delay would result in countless Konoha ninjas being sacrificed.

"Yes, you are the Hokage of Konoha, I have no right to stop you from doing anything." Kushina's face also turned cold, and she hugged Naruto even tighter.

"But Naruto is just my child, not even a ninja of Konoha. So Konoha has no right to ask him to make sacrifices!" Although Kushina was extremely weak now, her voice was still stern.

"Kushina, don't be willful. There's no time, give Naruto to me." Namikaze Minato didn't understand what was wrong with his wife?

The Uzumaki clan's physique is the best vessel for sealing the tailed beasts. Besides, if Naruto becomes the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, their child will become the hero of the entire village. Not only will he have powerful strength, but he will also be worshipped by thousands of people. What's wrong with that?

"Go find another container. I will never allow the miserable life of the Jinchūriki to happen to my child." Kushina's expression turned cold. She seemed to not recognize the man in front of her at all at this moment. Was this really her gentle and responsible husband?

"Kushina, don't you understand? If Naruto seals the Nine-Tails, he will become the village's hero. The village will treat him well." Minato continued to persuade patiently.

"There's no need for being a hero. My child just needs to be an ordinary person and live a safe and happy life." Kushina seemed to understand at this moment that her husband was still the responsible man, but he was obviously more responsible to his village than to his own children.

"Kushina, don't let selfishness blind your eyes." Namikaze Minato had no time to persuade her patiently.

"Son Yondaime, are you still not well? We can't hold on any longer, the Nine-Tails has entered the village."

The anxious voice from the cave interrupted the argument between Minato and Kushina.

Hearing this, Minato gritted his teeth, reached out and snatched Naruto from Kushina's arms, flew away, leaving only one sentence echoing in the empty cave: "Kushina, believe me, Naruto will live a good life in the future."

Kushina was weak and Minato suddenly snatched Naruto from her arms.

Looking at the receding figure, anger instantly filled her heart.

Minato, Namikaze Minato, how dare you treat us mother and son like this!

"Namikaze Minato...!"

The final roar exhausted Kushina's life, and she fell to the ground unwillingly. Her wide-open eyes and twisted face gave this stunning beauty a terrifying aura, like a ghost.

Minato, who was rushing to the village, paused. He could feel Kushina leaving. Tears burst out of his eyes, but he did not look back.

"Kushina, wait for me, I'll be with you soon."

4. Mikoto's meal

When Naruto opened his eyes again, it seemed that everything had settled down. His mother Kushina and his cheap father Minato Namikaze were both dead.

Likewise, a nine-tailed demon fox should have been sealed inside his body.

It was quiet all around, as if it was an independent small room. Naruto could faintly hear a lot of footsteps outside the room, and there was no one left to take care of him.

Although the Nine-Tailed Fox Rebellion had just ended and the village was indeed in urgent need of manpower, wasn't it a bit too harsh to leave a little baby alone in a crib in an empty room?

Naruto thought angrily, just wait, old man Sandai and the high-ranking officials of Konoha, when mother Kusina comes back, she will smash your dog heads.

But thinking of this, Naruto felt a little guilty again. When will Kushina come back? It is a big problem.

Before Kushina died, Naruto urgently chose a devil fruit for his mother called the Yomiuri Fruit, which is a fruit that can revive the dead.

But it also has its disadvantages. Naruto is not sure when he will be revived. It may be within a few hours, or it may be within decades. It all depends on when the soul returns from the underworld and whether it can find its body in time.

If you are as unlucky as Brook, the owner of the Yomiuri Fruit in the One Piece world, and drift around for decades, your body will rot into a skeleton...

Hiss, Naruto took a breath and quickly stopped thinking about this. If his mother became like Brook after being resurrected, it would be better not to give her the Yomiuri Fruit.

It’s okay, it’s okay, you’re not that unlucky.

Naruto could only comfort himself in this way.

He lay in bed for a few more hours. The chaotic footsteps outside the cabin gradually stopped, and the light coming in from the window completely disappeared. It was obvious that it had become dark.

But until now, no one has come to take care of baby Naruto, and it seems that everyone has forgotten him.

"Gulu gulu..."

The baby Naruto was already starving, "You are so good, Third Hokage, and you damn Konoha high-ranking people, I will remember this account, as long as I am not starved to death today, you all just wait for me!..."

Naruto thought bitterly, not to mention that this was not the business of the Third Hokage and the others, not to mention that they might have given orders, but no one came to carry them out in the chaos.

No matter how busy they are, the orphans of the Fourth Hokage and his wife need to be taken care of. Is it possible that these people cannot spare a reliable person?

"Mom, don't really wait three to five years to be resurrected..."

After complaining to the Konoha high-level officials, Naruto began to worry about his mother again, and at the same time he was very hungry.

Just as he was suffering, a very light figure jumped into the window and stopped silently beside the baby Naruto's bed.

The person who came was wearing a black nightgown and judging from her figure, she was a woman with a good figure.

"Hey, could it be that Kushina's mother finally woke up and came to find me?" Naruto's eyes gleamed with excitement.

The woman took off the veil covering her face, but it was not Naruto's mother, but another stunning black-haired beauty.

"Who is this? Looks familiar." Naruto muttered to himself. The other party didn't seem to have any intention of hurting him, so he was not in a hurry. Of course, it would be useless to be anxious.

"I'm sorry, Kushina. As your good sister, after you died, I couldn't adopt little Naruto because of the relationship between the Uchiha family and the village. I'm really sorry..."

The black-haired woman muttered as she carefully picked up Naruto from the bed.

"Uchiha family? Oh, I remember now. This woman is Uchiha Sasuke's mother, Uchiha Mikoto. But I didn't expect that she and my mother are good sisters. She even took the risk to come and see me." It was not until he was picked up that Naruto suddenly realized who the person was.

"Little Naruto looks so pitiful. He must have been hungry all day. Why didn't Lord Hokage and the others send anyone to take care of little Naruto?" Uchiha Mikoto held the baby Naruto in her arms. She looked around the small house and didn't find any milk powder, bottles or anything else to feed the baby. She immediately knew Naruto's current situation and felt heartbroken.

After hearing what Uchiha Mikoto said, Naruto immediately took advantage of the situation and started crying softly.

Knowing that Uchiha Mikoto came to see her secretly, he was afraid of disturbing others, so he didn't dare to cry too loudly. He just made a sound to remind Mikoto to help him and make him some milk powder.

Naruto's crying really worked. Uchiha Mikoto didn't hesitate. She reached out and unbuttoned a few buttons, and a big white bowl was stuffed into Naruto's mouth.

This surprised Naruto. He had originally only thought that Uchiha Mikoto could help him find something to eat, but he didn't expect Uchiha Mikoto to be so generous and bring her own dry food.

By the way, in terms of age, Sasuke is only a few months older than herself, and Mikoto is also at the time of producing food.

Naruto was extremely hungry at this time. He didn't even bother to look at the appearance of the bowl and started to eat the rice in big mouthfuls.

The rice was fragrant and sweet. Naruto ate it happily. At the same time, his favorability towards Uchiha Mikoto increased sharply.

Very good, Mikoto, you are really very good. I, Uzumaki Naruto, will remember the meal you gave me today and will definitely repay you in the future!

Only after he finished both bowls of rice did Naruto start to chatter with a sense of unsatisfied appetite, and now he had time to admire the two exquisite bowls of rice.

Well, it is really very beautiful. There is not a single flaw on the white porcelain. The red plum blossom embellishment is pleasing to the eye. Even after all the dry ingredients have been eaten, it still stands proudly.

"Little Naruto, aren't you full yet?" Uchiha Mikoto looked at Naruto's straight eyes and didn't even bother to button her clothes. She just felt ashamed.

It seems that if I have the chance to come again next time, I can't let my own Sasuke eat first. Anyway, Sasuke can make milk powder, so I have to leave enough for little Naruto.

Even though she was thinking this, Uchiha Mikoto still sighed. Today, she took advantage of the chaos after the disaster in the village and barely managed to sneak up to little Naruto. She didn't know if she would have such an opportunity again in the future.

Looking at Naruto's "pitiful" and expectant eyes, Mikoto sighed again and stuffed another bowl of rice into Naruto's mouth. Although it was an empty bowl, she wanted to let the poor child satisfy his craving.

Mikoto stayed for about half an hour, fed Naruto, and changed his diaper before quietly leaving.

With Mikoto's gift of food, Naruto was finally able to spend the night successfully.

Aunt Mikoto is really righteous. She really helps when something happens. I just don't know if my mother has made more friends like her. Hinata, Sakura, Ino, Shikamaru, Chouji, Kiba, etc. are about the same age as me. Their mothers should also be...

Naruto, who was full and satisfied, fell into fantasy for a moment.

5. The Evil God of Another Dimension, Naruko

However, what Naruto could not have imagined was that while he was still wondering when his mother's soul would return, he did not know that Kushina's soul and body had already been taken away by someone.

It turned out that at the moment of Kushina's death, a clear and beautiful female voice sounded in the empty cave.

"Hmm, did you choose the Yomizu Fruit again this time? What is this? The inertia of fate? But the power of the Yomizu Fruit alone is far from enough. If you want to deal with those Otsutsuki, you really need to strengthen it. Well, mother, let me help you."

A golden crack appeared out of nowhere in the cave, and a blonde beauty in a white kimono walked out of the crack.

The woman looked to be in her 20s, with long golden hair and an extremely charming face. What was strange was that she had three faint lines on each side of her cheeks, but instead of destroying the beauty of her face, they made her look even more charming.

"Who are you to say that! Let me go immediately, I want to return to my body! My Naruto is still waiting for me to say that!"

In mid-air, Kushina's soul tried hard to rush back into her body, but was blocked by a transparent barrier and could not succeed. She was getting extremely angry when suddenly a strange woman jumped out.