Naruto: The New Beginning

2. Happy times are always short.

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Kushina's stomach grew noticeably with each passing day. During this period, Alex began to grasp the reality of his predicament.

According to the anime, he had somehow traveled to the Naruto universe, becoming Naruto before his birth.

Was this a direct reincarnation or a replacement of Naruto's soul? The question lingered, but Alex remained calm.

After all, he had already faced the strangeness of being reborn in California at the New Horizons orphanage.

Although Naruto's body was still incapable of speech or movement, his mind was incredibly active.

His primary concern was the imminent threat posed by Uchiha Obito during his birth.

Obito, driven by rage and resentment, would push Naruto's parents to sacrifice themselves to weaken the Nine-Tails' seal.

This was his chance to unleash the Nine-Tails and attack Konoha.

In Alex's previous life, he hadn't fully grasped the significance of Obito's actions until the story's conclusion.

Naruto knew that this calamity would claim the lives of many Konoha ninjas, including his parents, Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki.

But as a fetus, there was nothing he could do-no way to warn them, no way to prepare.

For now, Naruto could only passively receive the nutrients provided by his mother while listening to Kushina's voice, which reached him through some mysterious connection.

From the first time she sensed Naruto in the awareness space, Kushina had been visiting his consciousness daily, speaking to him. Her words were simple but filled with love:

"Naruto, grow up quickly; your father and I can't wait to meet you."

"Your father is a super-powerful ninja, the Fourth Hokage."

"Mom is strong too! See that big, scary fox over there? Your mother can handle it easily." (In the background, a fox's roar echoed in protest.)

"Naruto, it wasn't easy for your mother to bring you into this world, so you must be obedient in the future."

"Naruto, your dad asked me to pass something on to you..."

"I don't care if you understand it or not, but I want to tell you anyway."

Despite the absurdity of it all, Naruto understood her, even though the language was different.

Over the months, he absorbed a surprising amount of knowledge.

He learned that their home was located in Building 101 on Ramen Street in Konoha Village.

He knew that his mother's close friend, Uchiha Mikoto, was also expecting a child.

He also knew that his father's disciple was a masked, white-haired ninja with dead-fish eyes-Kakashi Hatake.

In the ninja world, it's common knowledge that a fetus can't understand what's being said to them, but my mother was already planning my future. Is this what it's like to be an Asian child?

It seemed that he would have to study hard even before he was born.

Did she somehow know I was a scholar in my previous life?

Naruto almost resigned himself to spending the rest of his pre-birth days in 'Kushina's Parent-Child Prenatal Education Class.'

Until one day, a few months later...

"Who are you, handsome guy?"

As Naruto opened his eyes, he was startled to see a striking man standing before him.