Naruto wasn't sure what was happening. All he knew was that he was eating dinner with his Mom and Dad.

His family. He was with his family.

He felt so inexplicably happy that he didn't want to dwell on the impossibleness of the situation.

"Honey, can you pass the rice?" His dad said distractedly, looking over paperwork. His mom and handed him the bowl, eyebrow twitching.

"Minato, leave work at work," she snapped. Minato smiled and closed his eyes, but listened to his wife, he shut the yellow folder and set it aside.

Naruto watched them interact in delight.

"How was your mission, son?" Minato asked, turning his gaze directly at Naruto. He jumped, realizing that he wasn't just a ghost sitting and watching, he was actually there.

"I-," he was at a loss for words, taken with the fact that someone had called him "son". His mouth was flopped open when Kushina stopped serving herself and looked at her son in confusion.

"Something wrong, Naruto?" She asked, tilting her head. "You're never this quiet during dinner, ya know."

He mentally shook himself, "Neh, neh! There's nothing wrong, Ma!" He had to be dreaming. There was no way he could really be here.

"Did something happen?" Minato grew serious and Naruto decided that he would just play along.

"No! The mission went really well," he grinned and crossed his arms behind his head, "even Kakashi-sensei said I did a great job."

They looked at him pointedly.

"... Kakashi-sensei?" Kushina asked, a red eyebrow raised.

"Yeah," he said, confused at their reaction.

"Kakashi-sensei didn't lead this mission. He didn't even go on it with you," Minato supplied, studying his son with concern.

"What? Who did?"

"Sakura Haruno led it," Kushina said and Naruto almost fell back in his chair.

"What?!" He exclaimed and Kushina sent him a warning glare, "No, I mean... I'm just surprised."

"Are you sure you're feeling okay?" Minato asked.

Kushina leaned over and placed a palm against his forehead, he couldn't help the blush that took over his face at the motherly attention. No one but Sakura ever gave him this kind of attention.

"He feels warm," his Mom commented, "do you think he caught something?"

"Well, who knows what you can catch in the Sand," Minato mumbled back.

"Guys! I'm not sick, I promise!" He said, "I just- I've been feeling- I can't really believe- I-" he couldn't say anything more, since a stubborn lump had lodged itself in his throat. He wasn't going to cry. There was no goddamn way he was going to cry.

"Wait," Kushina said and a sly grin grew on her face, "are you... in love or something?"

Naruto just laughed, some of his emotions and stress escaping him.

"He is!" Kushina said, slapping her hands down on the table and standing up, "Minato, did you hear?!"

"Wait- I didn't say I was-" The blonde shinobi tried to say.

"But you didn't say you weren't," Minato chuckled, "Now you've got your mother all wound up."

"I'm not wound up," she spat the last two words, "I just can't believe my baby is all grown up and falling in love, ya know?!" She cooed and turned to Naruto, kissing his face and petting his hair. Naruto tensed, unsure of what to do with all of this attention. She seemed almost moments away from crying.

"Let the poor boy breath, darling," Minato said, but his blue eyes were warm with affection toward his wife.

She released him suddenly and whirled back into her seat, fiery hair flying about. "Tell me all about her," she said, resting her chin on her hands, light blue eyes twinkling in anticipation.

"Uh," Naruto fumbled, he knew who he would talk about, but he didn't know how to start.

"She's like me, right?" Kushina asked, "Ya know, I've always wanted you to fall for someone like me."

Naruto's eyes widened in realization as he thought about it, "Actually, she is a lot like you."

Kushina squealed and turned to her husband, "I told you he would! I told you, ya know!"

"I know," Minato said, smiling softly.

Naruto looked at the ceiling fan whirling slowly and lazily above him. "She's scary and has a short temper and is always bossy and likes to slap me around."

Naruto interrupted his mother before she could explode in anger, "but she's beautiful and caring and kind. She's loving and healing and always puts herself before others."

Her anger evaporated, just like he knew it would. He wasn't sure how, since he'd known her for a total of minutes. He felt as though he knew both of them for his whole life. He was home.

"So, who is this mysterious girl?" His Father asked.

"...Sakura Haruno," Naruto stated, a blush tinging his cheeks.

"AHAH!" Kushina stood up, fists punching into the air, knocking her chair over. "YES YES YES!"

"Wha-" Naruto started, shocked and a little frightened at her intensity.

"Pay up!" Kushina grinned and held out her hand. Naruto choked when Minato dejectedly placed a pile of ryo in his mother's hand from his pocket.

"Wait, were you guys... betting on who I would fall in love with?" He spluttered. His parents were..

"Yep!" Kushina laughed and counted the bills, "and you lost!" She stuck her tongue out at her husband.

His parents were amazing.

"Dad... who did you bet I would fall in love with?" Naruto asked, curious.

Minato stared at him for a long time before hanging his head and saying, "Hinata Hyuga."

Naruto smiled, shaking his head, he said "I barely know her," just as soon as his mother said "He doesn't even know the girl!" They looked at each other fondly.

"I know, I know," Minato laughed.

Naruto wasn't sure what this was, or why he was here. And it was probably a dream, but he didn't care. He was with his parents. His family.

He was home.