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[001] Accidental Audio

[There is a book laying on a near by table that Kushina doesn't see as she rushes toward the window. The first rustle of wind doesn't even jostle the pages, however when she flings the window open, the book flies open with it. There's a moments pause as Kushina takes in the contents of outside, the chill in the air, the foreign feel. The first thing she deems to greet Luceti with is:]

WHERE IS MINATO!? This isn't..!

[But then her angry heart-felt cry stops, the words dying mid-sentence as a wave of emotion tears into her. Whatever anger she felt quickly faded in lieu of grief. A loud bang against the window's frame and the rattle of glass.]

Naruto... Minato...

[It's quiet and sounds as though Kushina is on the verge of tears, if not already crying.]

This isn't the afterlife, I know it. It doesn't feel right. It's too real. I shouldn't be able to feel pain, y'know!

[Kushina slumps to the floor, the sound reverberating softly in the near-empty room. What was she supposed to do here? What was this place, even? It wasn't where she was supposed to be. Nowhere had ever felt more wrong in her life.]

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[She might be convinced it's not the afterlife, but sometimes, Jiraiya is having trouble believing it. Like right now. Have an old pervert looking much older than you saw him last!]

... Kushina?

[Stare. He can't even immediately make a crack about seeing her; it's been too long, and she's a part of the past he tried too hard to ignore.]

Minato? Do you mean Minato Arisato, miss?

[He doesn't know if there are other Minato around.]

Anyway, you're right, this isn't the afterlife. Don't worry the pain will fade soon, if it's the one in your back you're talking about. Eh... Where are you? I can go and pick you up and help you get to the village or get clothes or food or whatever you need.

[Something about her seems oddly familiar...]

Excuse me! Miss! Did you mention the name "Naruto"?

[She could have sworn this woman said Naruto's name.]

Oh, um, I beg your pardon, but... [She doesn't look like someone from home, or at least someone she knows.] H- How do you know Naruto-kun?

[But probably what bothers her the most is that she mentioned 'afterlife'. Could this mean-]

[He could swear he heard his name called. And by a voice that he made sure was forever engraved into his mind the moment he first heard it, since it was such a short encounter. It had to be seared into his mind. Naruto never wanted to forget it.

That's precisely why he's choking up on his words as he tries to speak them-- yell them. But nothing's coming out, because... that's his mom.]

[You know, he might have overlooked this if he hadn't, like so many others, caught Naruto's name in that.

It shouldn't be surprising - of course Naruto would have a mother. But years of classmate's and parents whispering in the schoolyard ("that awful boy; he has no parents") can make a guy forget. He'd question how to go about this, but Naruto's response on the journal is openly accepting. Even more so than usual for him.

So screw it. Thinking too much on this is troublesome.]

Ha. So Naruto wasn't dropped off by a stork summon after all, huh?

[Minato was just flipping through the pages after making his own entry today. He definitely wasn't expecting the book to suddenly shout his name, even if it's quickly obvious that this is a stranger and she's not actually looking for him.

But since he's here already, he may as well try to help.]

You aren't dead... but I think you've already been told.

Your wings'll stop hurting eventually! But I bet someone told you already, huh?

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