The future has passed

Im staying with you

Third person POV
He wasn't much of a bodyguard. In the end whenever Kushina or Minato came to visit, Sara encouraged him to spend time with them. It was an easy routine to get into. A routine that was broken at the same time it was formed.

Minato's short-lived vacation came to an end. He was on his way to missions outside of Konoha; no doubt acting on the information that Yamato had fed him and the old man. This left Kushina with more time to spend with Naruto.

He wanted to ask why she wasn't an active shinobi at this time, considering their previous conversation about why they didn't have kids already. No matter how many questions she asked him, and how many answers he gave, he didn't feel like it was his right to ask anything from her. She had already given him all he ever wanted.

More and more, it felt like 'home' and 'family'.

But it wasn't just them. The people of Roran had also taken him in. By now, he knew all their names. He knew that little Midori spent her time with her big brother, helping him when he was catching bugs. He knew the old lady Usho whose husband had passed away from overwork and cooked for everyone that came within her grasp. He knew Sarai and Masako, who had all but taken up the roles of advisors to Sara.

And they all knew him. They greeted him with smiles. So did the citizens of the leaf village; acknowledging the difficulties he must be going through from adapting to his circumstances. If only they knew.

.......: Naruto!!!

A voice echoed, unmistakable, in its volume. His mother was standing at the bottom of the apartment building, looking up. She had three children with her. One he recognized: Kakashi.

The other two must have been his teammates. Kushina must've dragged them along, too bored alone without her husband. He stepped off the railing, landing in front of them.

Naruto: Hi there Kushina and I see you brought some company.

Kushina: These cute little ninja are Minato's team.(she said while pushing them forward)

Kakashi was aloof, as usual. Obito seemed suspicious, while Rin looked rather bashful at the forceful introduction.

Kushina: You know Kakashi, this is Uchiha Obito and Nohara Rin. Say hello, kids!!!

Kakashi: We're Chunin ma'am. Not children.

Kushina: Oh shut up Kakashi. (She said while slapping the top of Kakashi's head).

Kushina: You're going to be my cute little Genin forever.

Naruto: It's a pleasure to meet you three. (He said trying to diffuse the situation)

It was hard not pitying the three. Kushina could be overbearing, and even he wasn't immune to her attitude.

Naruto: I'm Naruto as you know.

Kakashi: And everyone in the neighborhood. (He muttered)

Kushina patted his head, causing him to wince when she pushed down a bit too hard.

Naruto: To be fair, this is kinda my neighborhood. Everyone here's a refugee.

Rin: You're from Roran too??? (She asked)

Naruto shrugged, not being allowed to disagree, but not willing to agree either.

Rin: Because you kinda look like Minato-sensei and you spend a lot of time with him so I kinda thought you were related.

Naruto: Possible because the nations can be a strange thing so we could be relatives.

If he recalled his history lessons correctly, the technological advancement for parental DNA tests weren't quite there yet during these times. Technology had advanced leaps and bounds in the years after the third war.