Minato didn't die.
Naruto didn't die either.
And Kushina wasn't the type to punch Naruto on the head before she could talk properly, no matter what happened.
After learning that this was a task Minato had set for Naruto, Kushina guessed that Minato must have had some intention, although he hadn't told her in advance, but wasn't Naruto slowly becoming normal?
Although Naruto tricked Tsunade, angered Jiraiya, messed with Kakashi, and even tried to trick his Old Dad unsuccessfully, he was a good kid (confirmed).
"Don't worry, Minato said he'd deduct all your pay, probably just to scare you. Or should I pretend I didn't find you, what do you think?"
"No need for that, I also think Old Dad is just scaring me. If it really doesn't work, I'll just hug his leg and beg him." Is it embarrassing for a fourteen-year-old son to hug his own dad's leg? Well, anyway, whoever sees it will be silenced.
Naruto took the basket from Kushina's hand and asked, "How did Mom find me? Did I reveal any obvious flaws?"
Kushina tapped her chin with her index finger and thought for a moment, then said, "Probably not? I just suddenly had a feeling that Naruto was nearby, and then I specifically sensed it and found you."
"No way? This isn't very ninja-like! I could accept it if you said you sensed the Big Fox's Chakra, or that the Big Fox betrayed me?"
Naruto found this reason hard to accept. What was this? A woman's intuition? Zhan Hongling?
Kushina denied Naruto's 'fox talk': "How could that be? He's been very busy lately, shutting himself in and ignoring people. I don't know what he's been up to."
"Is it the same on your side? Strange..." Naruto was very curious. Could it be that he was gathering the other Tailed Beasts for an online meeting?
"It's the same on your side too? Mysterious... Oh well, he'll naturally say it when he wants to." Kushina decided to respect the fox's right to privacy, but she did feel a bit lonely without a sparring partner.
The mother and son returned home, and Minato also learned the result, but didn't mention anything about deducting Naruto's pay:
"I didn't expect Naruto to be discovered in this way, but it doesn't matter. After I deal with the urgent matters, I'll take you to a place."
"Oh, then I'll go see Kakashi-sensei first, and then wait at that Training Ground."
Before leaving, Naruto carefully prepared a gift for Kakashi, which took a lot of effort. He was sure he would like it.
...
What goes around comes around.
Naruto ran into Tsunade as soon as he arrived at the Hospital.
First, a social collision, and then a physical collision as Tsunade grabbed him by the neck.
Naruto was careless this time and didn't dodge, so he could only struggle to break free, and greeted her awkwardly: "Tsunade Nee-san, hello..."
"Hello, my good little brother~" Tsunade asked with a fake smile, hands on her hips, "What did you promise me yesterday?"
"I promised not to report you before you lost all your money." Saying this, Naruto suddenly became confident and stared into Tsunade's eyes, "So you hadn't lost all your money when the Military Police Force went?"
Tsunade didn't want to look at him and turned her head away: "Hmph, thanks to you, I've saved my sake money for this month."
Naruto thought she was feeling guilty: "Isn't that a good thing? It's one thing to let Shizune Nee-san help you with work, but it's too much to always use her money to drink."
"Annoying, anyway, I'm in a good mood today and I'm too lazy to argue with you." Tsunade turned and left.
Naruto looked at her back, propped his chin and thought for a while, muttering softly, "Going to drink so early in the morning? Could there be a second Black Casino?"
Tsunade's footsteps paused almost imperceptibly, and then she quickened her pace and walked away.
Naruto ignored her and went straight to Kakashi's hospital room, just in time to see Shizune walking out with a washbasin, a towel draped over the edge.
"Shizune Nee-san, how is Kakashi-sensei?"
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"Coming to see him so early? He's much better," Shizune seemed to be in a good mood, probably because she had confiscated some contraband yesterday.
"Can I go in then?" Naruto asked politely.
"Of course."
Shizune walked away with the basin, and Naruto gently knocked on the door.
"Come in," Kakashi's voice sounded without joy or sorrow.
"Kakashi-sensei, I've come to see you!" Naruto pushed the door open with a grin, seeing Kakashi leaning against the head of the bed, looking out the window, looking very bored.
"Naruto, how did your test go?" Kakashi didn't even turn his head, not blaming Naruto for causing trouble yesterday, but simply feeling heartache.
"Unsurprisingly, I failed." Naruto didn't say much about that, but instead said, "That's not important, I brought you a gift."
"Oh, thank you, just put it down anywhere," Kakashi still didn't move, a gift, either some fruit or a bouquet of flowers.
Naruto drawled, "It's a book with very exciting content~"
Kakashi's ears twitched.
Naruto continued, "And it's of great significance to you."
Kakashi finally turned his head to look at Naruto, looking forward to it, could it be that one?
"Here." Naruto took out a book from his arms.
Seeing the familiar cover, this is the spiritual food I want, Kakashi almost burst into tears: "Naruto, you are really my good student!"
"Of course, take your time reading it, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first." Naruto was ready to slip away after delivering the item.
"Okay." Kakashi nodded, solemnly taking the book Naruto handed over, the weight felt a little off, it must be an illusion.
Impatiently opening the book, Kakashi's eyes widened, and he flipped through a few more pages in disbelief, finally collapsing weakly on the bed.
Kakashi tore off the fake book cover that Naruto had pasted on, gnashing his teeth: "Naruto, you are really my good student!"
That book was a picture album from the Land of Snow, which Kakashi gave him when Naruto was three years old, and the content was indeed very exciting.
And it was indeed of great significance to Kakashi, because from that time on, Kakashi truly began to step out of the darkness and integrate into Naruto's family.
Kakashi found that apart from the book cover being fake, Naruto didn't tell a single lie, but this is not what he wants now!
...
Naruto, who quickly left the Hospital, didn't see Kakashi's reaction, but he could almost imagine it. He felt that if he tossed him around a few more times, Kakashi's spiritual energy might increase.
"I'm really a good student who cares about his teacher."
Still the same Training Ground as yesterday, but today Tenten didn't come, probably training with her team, or not back from a mission yet.
Naruto found a tree and sat down with his back against it. The summer day's sunlight shone through the gaps in the leaves onto Naruto, not dazzling or scorching, warm and comfortable.
Because he had gotten up too early in the morning to follow Kushina, and his sleep quality hadn't been great recently, Naruto yawned and fell sound asleep.
It wasn't clear how long had passed, but when Minato arrived, he saw his son sitting under a tree, sleeping soundly, and quietly sat down next to Naruto.
As luck would have it, Naruto tilted to one side and ended up resting his head on Minato's shoulder.
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