Seeing Kushina again filled Namikaze Minato's heart with longing. In the last moments before his death, the most he thought about was Kushina waiting for him at home, and the unborn child in her belly.
Now, seeing Kushina again, Namikaze Minato was suppressing the excitement in his heart.
"Minato...."
Kushina couldn't hold back, tears flowed from her eyes, and she couldn't help but cry, saying, "Why didn't you come back sooner?"
Seeing this, Namikaze Minato felt guilty in his heart, and quickly walked to Kushina's side, apologetically saying, "I'm sorry, Kushina, it's all my fault...."
"No, Minato, it's not your fault, it's mine.... I should have stopped you from going on that mission back then!"
Kushina shook her head with tears, it was Minato's holiday back then, and the Fourth Hokage had granted him special leave. She should have been more firm in refusing Jiraiya's request.
If she had been more firm back then, there wouldn't be so many troubles today.
"No, it's not your fault, it's me..."
"You jerk, you made Mom cry!"
Uzumaki Naruto blocked in front of Kushina, reached out to shove Namikaze Minato, directly pushing him back several steps.
Namikaze Minato felt Naruto's strength and froze for a moment. Although he didn't take it seriously because it was his son, he had used Chakra to adhere to the ground just now.
"Don't be so disrespectful, you stupid son."
Kushina punched Naruto on the head, then bent down to him, saying, "Naruto, he's your father!"
"What?"
Uzumaki Naruto froze upon hearing this, momentarily forgetting about the pain on his head.
Naruto had previously fought with others alongside Sasuke because the opponents mocked him for not having a father, but now his mom told him this man before him is his father, which left Uzumaki Naruto at a loss for words.
Moreover, at home, Uzumaki Naruto rarely saw Namikaze Minato's photos; Kushina had put them away, fearing Naruto would miss his father too much and keep asking questions.
Now, meeting his real father, Uzumaki Naruto didn't know what to do, so he hid behind Kushina.
He only exposed his head, constantly looking at Namikaze Minato but didn't say a word.
Kushina said, "Let's talk when we get home, Minato. I moved here because someone is spying on the Nine-tailed. There's a Perception Barrier here...."
"I know, Kushina. Just now on my way back, Lord Fifth already told me.",
Namikaze Minato said with a smile, then showed a hint of apology, "It's my fault; I shouldn't have let you face such strong enemies alone, I should have protected you...."
"It's alright, Minato, let's go home first."
Kushina shook her head after speaking, Minato was still so gentle to her, but such gentleness only made the guilt in her heart grow deeper.
The family of three walked towards home, except Uzumaki Naruto was still hiding on Kushina's other side.
Namikaze Minato smiled bitterly in his heart upon seeing this, he didn't blame Naruto, after all, when he died unexpectedly during a mission, Naruto hadn't been born yet.
It's been almost five years now.
When they arrived at Kushina's current residence, Namikaze Minato looked around and asked, "Kushina, is this just a normal Barrier?"
"Yes, Barrier Jutsu can't do anything against Space-Time Ninjutsu, so this is just a Perception Barrier. As soon as a third Chakra appears, Uchiha Yoichi can sense it, or I can actively use the Barrier to send out a signal, which means encountering enemies.",
Kushina nodded as she spoke and led Namikaze Minato inside, continuing, "The house isn't as big as before, because after finding out about the enemies it was built in two days. But there are fewer people around here, so Naruto can often go find Sasuke to play."
"I'm not going to find that smug Sasuke..."
Naruto tugged at Kushina's clothes, explaining with some dissatisfaction.
Kushina chuckled as she ruffled Naruto's hair. This stupid son always butted heads with Sasuke, not obeying anyone except him.
Once inside, Kushina said to Namikaze Minato, "Minato, it's just lunch time, let's have a meal at home."
Namikaze Minato laughed and said, "Alright, I haven't tasted your cooking in so long, Kushina."
Uzumaki Naruto suddenly chimed in, "Auntie Minami has even better.... Ouch ouch ouch!"
Before Naruto could finish, his head was smacked again, and he went obediently to the table to eat.
Namikaze Minato smiled on the side, being able to see Kushina and his son again was enough satisfaction for him.... It's just that due to being away for so long and this not being his previous home, he might feel a bit unfamiliar.
"Hurry and eat."
Kushina said to Uzumaki Naruto and Namikaze Minato. Upon hearing this, the two glanced at each other and hurriedly sat at the dining table.
Namikaze Minato picked up a chopstick of rice and put it in his mouth, instantly feeling like he was eating dirt, with no flavor at all, his mouth felt like it contained foreign matter.... However, he still smiled as he spoke, "Delicious, it's surely your cooking skill, Kushina!"
After swallowing, Namikaze Minato realized that in his current state, he can't actually eat anything.
The lack of taste was secondary, but the Reanimation Body lacks digestion and excretion abilities, food eaten just stays like foreign matter inside.
If too much is eaten, besides breaking the body to dig the food out, there's no choice but to find another way to spit it out.