Kushina sat on the ground, wrapped in a blanket. Yang Tao had thought ahead—after all, when reviving a physical body, there was no guarantee that clothing would come with it, so he had covered her up beforehand.
Namikaze Minato, I didn't see anything!
After borrowing a set of clothes from Chiyo and tossing them to Kushina, Yang Tao and Orochimaru began discussing Minato's revival.
The reason for reviving Kushina first was so she could hear about everything Naruto had been through over the years. That way, she could knock some sense into Minato before he brushed it off with his usual "For the sake of the village" mindset.
Just then, Chiyo and Ebizō walked over.
"Can you bring back my son and daughter-in-law too?"
Ebizō had already woken up and heard Chiyo's explanation, standing silently to the side.
Yang Tao glanced at him before smirking at Chiyo.
"Didn't you say you didn't want to disturb those who have passed on?"
Chiyo was speechless.
Seeing her embarrassed look, Yang Tao couldn't help but feel amused. Serves you right for acting all high and mighty!
"Alright, alright, I won't tease you anymore. Yes, I can revive them, but first, we need to find your grandson. Sasori still has his parents—he turned them into human puppets. Edo Tensei requires some of their remains. Just leave it to me."
Chiyo understood and could only nod.
"I'll leave it all in your hands."
Meanwhile, Orochimaru, now familiar with the process, smoothly performed Edo Tensei to bring back Namikaze Minato.
Like Kushina, Minato emerged from the technique and immediately saw Orochimaru. However, he was more knowledgeable than Kushina.
"Orochimaru-sama? I've been revived using Edo Tensei? Did something happen to Konoha? Wait… wasn't my soul sealed inside the Shinigami?"
Before he could think further, Kushina, who had already heard about Naruto's situation, rushed at him and punched him straight into the air.
"Minato!!!"
Seeing Kushina's hair flaring up wildly, Minato froze in fear.
"K-Kushina?! What are you doing here?! Wait… how are you even alive?!"
Noticing she didn't have any cracks or signs of Edo Tensei on her body, he quickly realized—she had been fully revived.
"Minato!! You promised me our son, Naruto, would be seen as a hero in Konoha! Do you have any idea how he actually grew up?!"
Blazing with rage, Kushina grabbed Minato and started beating him up.
Minato, seeing how furious she was, didn't dare resist. Besides, he was in Edo Tensei form—he couldn't be permanently injured, and he didn't feel any pain anyway.
After a while, Kushina got tired and slumped to the ground, crying.
Minato sighed in relief and walked over to hug her.
"What happened? What about Naruto? What did he go through?"
Through her tears, Kushina explained Naruto's childhood.
By the end, her eyes were red as she stared at Minato.
"I wasn't a good mother! Naruto suffered too much!"
Even Minato, usually known for his sunny personality, now had a dark expression.
He was the Fourth Hokage—the hero who saved Konoha. But his own son had been rejected by the entire village, forced to live in poverty. Forget special treatment as the son of a hero—Naruto had been left to live in a tiny rental apartment, with not a single coin from the inheritance Minato had left behind.
After a while, the two finally calmed down.
Minato then remembered how he had been revived and turned toward Orochimaru.
At that moment, Orochimaru was standing next to a young boy, deep in conversation.
"Orochimaru-sama, thank you for bringing my wife and me back. But… what do you need from us?"
Namikaze Minato couldn't believe that Orochimaru had revived him for no reason—let alone revived Kushina as well. After all, Kushina was only at the level of an elite jōnin.
Orochimaru still had his usual eerie smile.
"Long time no see, Minato! I wasn't the one who wanted to bring you back—it was this man here."
He gestured toward the young man standing beside him.
Minato raised an eyebrow.
This guy? He looked to be only around twenty, yet Orochimaru was addressing him with such respect?
And behind him stood two Kirigakure shinobi, waiting respectfully. Was he from Kirigakure?
"May I ask why you brought my wife and me back?"
Yang Tao smiled, seeing the wariness in Minato's eyes.
"Relax. It was Naruto who asked me to bring you two back."
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