Nov 2, 2025
#THE THING IS SHE'S LITERALLY RIGHT HE JUST DIDN'T WANT TO RAISE THAT BOY.#kushina#kushina uzumaki#ch. 504#ft. minato#ft. naruto#naruto#hes literally a selfish asshole about this one there's no two ways about it and it's literally the most interesting thing minato's ever don#like he justifies it to himself like here's how he can do something for his two loves: konoha (main benefittor) and kushina#who he Needs to believe benefits from this in the first place despite her telling him she DOESNT want this#insane since as ksn points out this is Barely a benefit compared to what she wants which is for their boy to grow up with a parent#tldr what if the kid just had bad vibes#his guilt over not being able to reconcile ksn dying before his eyes with his perceived notion that she Needed to be around for nrt (cont.)#results in this: a compromise which pleases nobody. they're calling him the first centrist deadbeat
