Naruto: Naruto's Uchiha girlfriend is too arrogant

Chapter 320 Emotional Sentiment

A strange sight that only Naruto could see unfolded before his eyes—it was not the glow of chakra, but golden spiritual energy that only those with special aptitude could perceive, slowly climbing up Kushina Uzumaki's entire body.

The moment this spiritual energy touched the impure body, it began to transform into a unique life energy, continuously pouring into the framework made of dust.

Kushina closed her eyes tightly, carefully sensing the changes within her body. To be honest, this feeling was completely different from what she had expected.

As a member of the Whirlpool Clan, whose vitality is naturally exceptionally strong, her perception of life energy has always been warm and abundant. However, the energy surging in at this moment brought a strange pain, as if countless electric currents were stimulating her long-numbed nerve endings.

Is this... starting to work?

Unbeknownst to her, this was an unavoidable phenomenon during the forced transformation of "inanimate matter" into "living matter." The dust and impurities that constituted her body were being forcibly reconstructed and replaced by real, living flesh and blood cells under the influence of that domineering and magical life energy.

Cells are dividing, growing, intertwining, and reconnecting at an unprecedented, natural speed, completing a miraculous reconstruction of life.

The process itself was uncomfortable, even carrying an indescribable feeling of foreignness. But for Kushina, who could barely perceive pain, this insignificant stimulation instead ignited a tremendous hope within her.

Because she longed so much to feel her son's warmth again, instead of the cold emptiness she received only when she hugged him tightly.

Was the conversion successful?

Outwardly, the changes are minimal. The original Kushina was a sentient being. The exquisite doll made of dust looks exactly the same as when she was alive.

And now, she is still herself, only the faint, hazy sense of death that shrouded her body in the filth has completely disappeared, and her skin has a healthy glow and rosy hue that only the living possess, as if her whole being has been infused with the radiance of a soul... even though she originally had a soul.

Kushina slowly opened her eyes.

The world was brighter, the air currents brought subtle tactile sensations, and even distant sounds became distinct. This body's sensitivity to its surroundings had been elevated to a whole new level.

"Mom...how are you feeling?"

Naruto asked, his voice trembling slightly, barely concealing his nervousness.

Kushina didn't answer immediately. She first looked down, staring blankly at her palm, and then slowly and forcefully clenched her fist.

The distinct friction when moving her knuckles, the vivid feedback of strength when her muscles tensed—that real "presence" gave her a tremendous shock.

Then, she made a move that caught Naruto off guard—she reached out and gently, with a hint of probing, pinched one of Naruto's cheeks.

The warm, elastic touch felt incredibly real, transmitted through my fingertips.

"...Mom?" Naruto was completely baffled by the gesture and blinked his bright blue eyes in confusion.

Kushina murmured to herself, her voice carrying a dazed, dreamlike quality. "So... this is what it feels like to squeeze it?"

However, the next second, reason suddenly overwhelmed the surging tide of emotion.

"Wait a minute! This isn't the time to talk about this!"

Kushina seemed to wake up suddenly, standing up abruptly with such speed that she created a gust of wind. She grabbed Naruto's wrist, her grip warm, and pulled him towards the door without a word.

"Hurry up, Naruto! Go to the hospital right now for a full checkup, as we planned!" She turned around, her eyes sharply fixed on her son, her tone resolute and unwavering. "You'd better not lie to me! You know what will happen if the test results are even slightly wrong!"

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After completing that series of tedious and meticulous examinations, the sky outside the window was already tinged with the orange-red of dusk. After dealing with the curious medical staff at the hospital and vaguely explaining several times "who is this red-haired lady to Naruto," the mother and son finally dragged their slightly tired but unusually excited steps onto the road home.

As they walked down to the apartment building, they were unaware that Uchiha Satsuki had just gone to the hospital out of worry after waiting for so long, and had just missed them.

She took out her keys and opened the door, the warm light of the DVD player dispelling the last vestiges of twilight. Kushina almost impatiently pulled out the medical report she had been clutching so tightly that it was slightly crumpled, checking each item on it for what seemed like the umpteenth time: "healthy," "normal," "chakra flow is stable and full of vitality."

Every affirmative word was like a solid brick, building the castle of "hope" in her heart.

"Um... Mom," Naruto gently closed the door, looking at his mother's focused profile, and finally couldn't help but ask again to confirm, "How are you feeling? Is there anything... uncomfortable or strange...?"

He hadn't finished asking his question.

The next instant, an incredibly soft, yet trembling, embrace suddenly pulled him into it. Having found the most satisfying answer through reason, the emotions that had been forcibly suppressed finally burst forth like a flood breaking its banks.

"I felt it... I really felt it..."

Just like on their first night together, Kushina's voice was filled with uncontrollable sobs and immense emotion, but this time, it lacked the deathly coldness and was instead brimming with vibrant life.

"So warm... Naruto... your body is warm... so warm..."

The arms that were tightly wrapped around him tightened even more, and the blood ties of kinship surged forth once more without hindrance through this real and warm touch.

"You stupid son..." She buried her face in Naruto's shoulder, her voice muffled and trembling with tears, "Why did it take you so long to make Mom feel this... You made me wait... waited for so long..."

She loosened her grip slightly, cupped Naruto's still somewhat bewildered face in her hands, and gazed at him greedily through teary eyes, as if she wanted to make up for all the years she had missed in the past.

"Let me look at you properly... I'm sorry, Naruto... I'm so sorry... I missed every day of your growth... I couldn't... hold you and comfort you like this when you cried as a child... I'm sorry... really... I'm sorry..."

Scalding tears broke free from the constraints of her eyes, one drop at a time, carrying a mother's guilt and deep love, falling to the ground. The tears were no longer bound by the impurities of reincarnation, but were real, warm, and a genuine expression of emotion from a mother who had embraced life and warmth anew.

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(Regarding the meeting between Kushina and Kakashi, should I write it in more detail, or just gloss over it and move on to the next chapter? I feel like I've been writing too much dialogue lately, so I'd like to ask for your opinions, dear readers.)