Kushina's face was red with embarrassment, her hair all over and barely giving her any decency. She had another man's cock inside her, and she had no way to explain it.

"Naruto. It's not what it looks like… I promise."

"What the hell, mom! You're cheating on dad with another man!" Kushina could hear the hurt and betrayal in her son's voice as he processed what he had just witnessed.

"Naruto," she didn't get a chance to explain; just as quick as he appeared, he was gone.

"Should I go, Scarlet?" Avarice did not want to push luck. The chances of the yellow flash being here soon would make him a dead man.

"It's probably for the best," Kushina sighed. This was not the way she wanted to explain the to her son at all about the situation.

The man moved and cleaned himself up, "My place next time, and keep in contact?"

Kushina nodded; she would shower and talk to her son about everything he had seen. Maybe I can convince him not to say anything to his father? He's stubborn and brash, just like me, fuck. I have to be a mother and talk to him regardless of the outcome.

After her friend had left, Kushina took a shower, letting the warm waters wash away her troubles. The marks from their session were still fresh on her body, fingers trailing and reliving every moment. Rubbing her clit softly, "Avarice," quietly moaning out his name in the shower.

Why am I doing this? Steadily pleasuring herself, wet fingers penetrating her pussy; teasingly moving in and out. She took shallow breaths, biting her lips, the sensation building inside her.

What have you done to me?

Did you make me into some type of succubus?

I can't stop fingering.

Fuck me, sir.

Fuck me and make me have your children.

Faster, rougher.

Her legs shook, her fingers drenched, and her mind dazed. Kushina had reached her limit and, with it, her orgasm. Water now mixed with her essence as she came down from her horniness, it was one thing for her to please herself, but when he did it, nothing compared. That's why she couldn't do it with Minato anymore; not like he saw much interest in her anyway. Now that he had his son, position, and fame, she was just a trophy to him. The last Uzumaki, a trophy wife.

After her shower, she dressed and headed to the boy's room. This is undoubtedly going to be an awkward situation. Yeah, I am having an affair with a stranger and probably will divorce your dad for him. But everything is going to be okay. As long as you don't tell him, OK?

Kushina resolved herself; that sounded good, yeah. So let's just go with that.

Knocking lightly on her son's bedroom door, "Naruto, can we talk?"

Okay. He's upset. Knocking harder, " Naruto? Can we talk about what you saw?"

No response.

Kushina had enough, "Naruto, I… Naruto?" Looking around the room, her son has vanished. It's never easy with you, Naruto. He could have run off to a couple of places, and it was her job to find him. Her sensory abilities would make it easy to pick up her son's charka signature.

She hadn't done any shinobi-related work in years, but the tutelage of Mito Uzumaki was not to be underestimated.

Uchiha Residence

"So you want me to believe that your mother, my godmother, was having an affair with a man you have never seen before?" Sasuke scoffed at his friend. So many things came out of his mouth, but this was one of the strangest things yet.

"Yes.". He should have done something, anything. Clenching his fist, Naruto couldn't get it out of his mind, seeing his mother on top of him.

"Go home. I probably knocked your head around too much during our spars. Because now you're saying ridiculous things."

" Sasuke."

"What, idiot?"

"Why reason would I have to lie about something like this?"

Sasuke looked at Naruto's eyes; they were puffy and red. "Have you been crying?"

Naruto rubs his eyes, "That's beside the point. You have to believe me."

"Why didn't you just tell your father and let him figure this out; instead of telling me?"

"You're my best friend. I didn't know what to do, so I just ran here, and here we are."

"Okay. I believe you. Now what?"

" I didn't think that far ahead."

"Of course," Sasuke leaned against the wall, "You have a few options."

"Like what?"

"You could just tell your father and let him handle it."

"What's the other option?" Naruto asked

"You could just blackmail your mom into getting whatever you want. However, some scrolls in the hokage office have powerful justu inside them, which could help us advance further."

"Blackmail is wrong, Sasuke."

"You haven't suggested any other options."

"Last option, just keep your mouth shut and let it play out. They're adults; it is their problem to solve, not ours."

"Yeah. I can't hold this in my mind. So, I'll go with the first option; thanks, Sasuke."

"Whatever."

Naruto shunshin from the residence and headed towards the Hokage's building. A guilty conscience was not for him. His father deserved to know, even if he was going to be mad.

Kushina had spent the better part of the night searching for Naruto, the ramen stand, the monument, and now, the building her husband resided in.

The walk inside felt like an eternity; the greetings and waves from the evening employees, it felt like they all knew her secret. Then, finally, she reached the big door and knocked on it.

"Come in." The voice on the other side was her husband. He sounded relatively normal, so maybe Naruto hadn't told him anything.

Opening the door, she was greeted by seeing Naruto and Minato talking to each other.

"There you are, Naruto. I've been looking all over for you." Kushina smiled as she went to hug her son.

Naruto stood still as he felt his mother's embrace.

"How about you head home, Naruto? Your mother and I need to discuss a few things." Minato placed his hand on his son's shoulder before sending him off.

Once their son was gone, Minato activated a silencing seal.

"Do you have anything you want to tell me, wife?"

"You have been spending a better part of this decade in this office."

"Kushina."

"Don't…"

"I have a responsibilityー," Minato was cut off; the violet eyes of his wife had reached a new level of fury. One that he was hoping to avoid.

"A responsibility? Is that what you call this?" Gesturing to his hat before finally pointing to herself.

"What about me, Minato? Do I have to beg and beg for you to pay attention to me? For you to compliment me? Any gesture of affection towards me?"

Minato crinkled his eyebrows; everything he did was for their sake, the village, and Naruto. And the woman he had loved for so long questioned everything he had worked for. But that was the life of the Hokage, no matter the era, there was work to be done, and his reign was no different than the others.

"I am the Hokage. My personal life comes second to the protection and safety of the village. You knew that before we even married each other."

When they were younger, Kushina was infatuated with the man. But, then, their life did not have any problems, they were in love, and the timeless moments did not feel so lonely. Becoming a mother and the masked man's attack had put a lot of pressure on them, but that was more than a decade ago. Now their relationship seemed to be a dream that she had imagined, how a man who went from so bright and caring ended up so nonchalant and disingenuous.

"Then, why are we married?" She questioned.

Kushina gauged Minato's unwavering expression; her question didn't appear to phase him. A man of work couldn't be phased by things of this nature. Politics and maintaining a village had long since brought him a poker face, unreadable and distant.

"You were the one that wanted to marry at a young age, to have a family so young," Minato stated.

She recoiled; his words felt like a slap to her face. He made it sound like it was all her fault that the things happening. That she wanted to drag both of them down. She was an Uzumaki, an adventurous-young shinobi that inherited the ninetails from a Mito Uzumaki. There were many things that the world could have offered her, but now nothing but a housewife.

Kushina had enough, "You were the one that told me, 'stay home, and I'll handle everything,' now we are going through things that you can't handle, and it is making you upset. And we were in love, and I always wanted to be with you. Now, I don't know."

"Is that why you are having an affair, Kushina?"

The unreadable mask changed. For once, her husband had an expression that she could read.

"What?"

"I'll repeat it. Is that why you're having an affair, Kushina?"

"Why would I cheat on you?"

"That's not what I asked, Kushina."

"I could never hurt you like that."

"Isa Akikaz. "

"Who is that?"

"That is who my son saw in our bedroom. Are you calling Naruto a liar?"

Kushina froze; Naruto had told Minato what he had seen.

"I'll take your quietness as an admission of guilt," Minato grabbed the document from his desk; he wouldn't stay with a woman that disrespected him.

"Sign this, Kushina."

"I'm not signing a document that I don't know what it is," Kushina crossed her arms.

"This is a divorce document, and you will lose all parental rights," Minato sighed, setting the pen and document down, "If you weren't the mother of my child, I would have Rasengan you right here."

"You think I am giving up my son? Have you lost your mind, Minato?" Crossing her arms, Kushina knew she was wrong, but there was no way she was signing a document that would make her lose her only child.

"I'm not asking you. I'm telling you to sign this document, or you will lose more than just Naruto."

"Is that a threat, Hokage-sama?"

"I wouldn't dream of it, Uzumaki."

Walking up to the desk, violet matched blue; the former lovers had long seethed feelings for each other; this moment would be their final confessions.

"I don't love you and never have Kushina. Naivety, stupidity, and political use led to our current situation. Then, you were nothing more than a girl that served her purpose; now, you're just an annoying woman putting my reputation on the line." Minato signed the document, "After all these years, I'll be free of you."

Kushina snatched the document and penned her name, the dark ink settling into the record. Then, looking up, she could see the man's smile. She used to love it, but now, seeing that man's smile brought nothing but anger. Minato had stolen her life away, wasted the time she could have spent with another man, for what? A reputation? An easier route to Hokage? A trophy? She wanted to be with the man for the rest of her life; they survived the masked man's attack and the ninetails rampage together.

"Satisfied, Namizake?"

"Have everything out of my house by the end of the week."

With those words, Kushina left the man's presence, his words repeating over and over in her head. No matter how much Kushina had prepared for this inevitable ending, the feelings she had resigned came in the form of tears. She was losing her son, marriage, and possibly her reputation in the village. But the only regret she could feel was letting her son down.

Closing her eyes, she couldn't think about all this for much longer, but her confession was finally over, and the freedom that came with it would soon be questioned on its worth.