Lest the Lady Die

by karkashan

If one were to ask Kushina about that night her village went up in flames, you would realize the pain that she went through. She used to have nightmares about it, but that's changed for some reason...One shot.

Let the other one die, lest the Lady die.

"The object of war is not to die for your country, but to let the other bastard die for his."-Patton

If someone were to ask Uzumaki Kushina her opinion about what happened to her homeland, one would immediately discover that this was a sore subject with her. She could still recall the bitter taste in her mouth as she watched her village burn in the aftermath of the attack.

No one had known where it had come from, only that a powerful being had destroyed her village. She can still recall with vivid clarity the bits and pieces that she witnessed firsthand that horrid night. She knows that whoever had attacked her village had kept on saying one line, over and over again, almost like a mantra.

It was, "Please forgive me. Please forgive me. I don't want to do this, so please forgive me."

She can remember catching a glimpse of the man who had killed so many of her friends and loved ones, a frightened look in his eyes as he walked through the village covered in blood.

Kushina has been asked if she occasionally has nightmares about that night. She responds that at one time, yes, she did have nightmares about that fateful night, but not any longer.

It's here that she pauses and blushes, glancing at the ground, or at the window, or maybe even at her shoes, so long as she isn't looking at the person's face as she replies.

"Ever since I've been sleeping in the same bed with Minato," she says with a scarlet face to match her hair, "the nightmares have stopped."

She is then asked about her forthcoming blessing, and if she has picked out a name. She smiles shyly and rubs her extended belly, "Naruto," she says in a quiet yet firm voice, "we've decided to name him Naruto."

She then taps her chin, before smirking and leaning forward, "Although," she says in a conspiratorial whisper, "I think that Uzumaki Naruto sounds a lot cooler than Namikaze Naruto." It's here she grins and says, "Just don't tell Minato, I don't think his ego would ever recover."

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FIN

AN: Just a short and random little thing about Kushina. Kinda random, I know, but meh. Anywayz, review and tell me what you thought about it.