A scream can be heard in the birthing room. The nurses were running in the halls, excited for the newborn to be born. Especially since it will be the Fourth Hokage's first newborn. The midwife has been with Kushina and Minato for the past eight hours when they finally heard the baby's cries. The midwife smiles at them, "You did well Lady Kushina. It's a girl." Smiling tiredly at her, Kushina watched as the midwife took her baby to clean her. A calloused hand held hers, turning her attention to her husband, who was smiling with eyes filled with love for her. She smiles lovingly back at him as he squeezed her hand a little, "You did great Kushina. Now we're parents with a daughter." She giggles, "We're finally a family." Minato lowers his head so his forehead was touching hers. The midwife came back with the baby in hand, smiling softly at the couple, "The baby is cleaned and wrapped in a blanket. Would you both like to see her?" Kushina was the first to react. Quickly reaching out, she made grabby hands with eagerness shone upon her face. Minato chuckles at how adorable Kushina was being right now. The midwife giggles as she gently hands the baby over to her. Softly bringing her newborn daughter in towards her, Kushina gently held her in her arms. Looking down, she softly moves the blanket from her daughter's face so she was able to see her better. Once revealed, Kushina giggled as she saw how similar their daughter is to her father. Confuse on why his wife is laughing, Minato quizzically looked at her, "What's so funny?" Looking at her husband, Kushina brought their daughter closer to him so he could see his daughter as well, "She looks like a mini you Minato." Curious, Minato leaned forward a bit so he could see his daughter. Just as his wife said, his daughter really does look like a mini him. Chuckling, Minato softly caresses his daughter's head, "She does look like me. But it would seem she has a mix of our hair color." Touching her daughter's cheek with a finger, Kushina smiled, "It reminds me of a sunset." Touching a strand, the color on the top of the head was blonde, but once halfway through, it turned into a light shade of red. Agreeing, Minato chuckles, "She'll be beautiful with this hair. That would mean I'm just going to have to protect her from boys twenty-four seven." Kushina swatted his arm, "Don't you dare." Their quiet bickering started to wake their daughter up when she suddenly started moving in Kushina's arms. Instantly stopping, they both watched as their daughter slowly opens her eyes. They both saw as her eyes were bright blue, just like her father's. Kushina softly giggles, "An exact mini you." Not denying, Minato softly chuckles with his wife, "You're right. But right now, we need a name for her. Do you have a name for her in mind?" Looking at her daughter, she noticed that her daughter was also intensely looking back at her. Looking deep into her daughter's bright blue eyes, Kushina was not only reminded of her husband's eyes but the ocean and with how her daughter's hair color is of that of a sunset. Smiling, she softly caresses her daughter's cheek with the back of her hand, "Kai. Kai Namikaze." Minato sweatdropped at his wife choice of name, "Kushina...isn't that a boy's name?" Kushina puffed her cheek, "So?" He nervously chuckled, not wanting to trigger his wife's anger, "Why not give her a girl's name?" She didn't unpuff her face, "No. I like the name Kai. Besides, our daughter doesn't seem to mind either." With that mention, they both look at her. Kai was still staring at Kushina intensely as if registering who she was. Until she softly grabbed her mother's red hair with her right chubby hand and smiles. Kushina almost squealed at the cuteness that her daughter seems to have finally registered that she is her mother. Minato brought a finger towards his daughter, to see if she recognizes him as well. So when she turns her attention to him, she started gurgle in happiness while grabbing his finger with her left hand. A click was soon heard and Minato, being protective of his wife and newborn daughter instantly got into a protective stance by putting an arm in front of them. Looking to see what the threat was, he saw that it was just the midwife who has taken a picture with a camera in hand. She sheepishly smiled at him, "I'm sorry Lord Hokage. I didn't mean to put you on alert." Relaxing, he waves at her, "It's alright. But a warning would've been good."

"And for me to miss not capturing this adorable moment? Not a chance," said the midwife, a bright smile on her face. Clipboard in hand, she smiles at the family, "I'll have my husband develop the picture and deliver it to you when it's ready." Smiling, Minato nodded, "thank you." She waves her hand at him saying that she has been doing that for years and has suddenly become a tradition for her. Writing down the name of the baby and other information, the midwife soon left with Kai so she could put her in the nursery, where all the other babies were. Kissing his wife upon her head, Minato told her that he would be back for her tomorrow morning while he goes and finishes his Hokage's duty. His wife would be out of the hospital the next morning because of the Nine-Tails being inside of her, making her heal a lot faster than others.

~6 months later~

The villagers were happy in seeing Kai whenever Kushina would carry her out into the village. They would sometimes comment how Kai looks so much like Minato. Especially with her spiky still growing short hair. Every time someone would give Kushina a comment about Kai being her son instead of her daughter, she would always laugh and say that her daughter is actually a girl and not a boy.

The first time Kakashi saw her, he instantly thought that Kai was a boy and comment how scary she looks like her father, making her parents laugh. Of course, this was when he was visiting them in their home since Kushina invited him for dinner and he couldn't say no to her. That was also the same day that Jiraiya has also decided to visit them. When they were all finished with dinner and catching up with each other in the living room, the first thing that surprised everyone that day was Kai saying her first words. Minato and Kushina were chatting with both Jiraiya and Kakashi. Kai was sitting on her mother's lap while staring up at them. They were so into their conversation, that hearing the sweetest baby voice in the room saying, "Dada!" instantly stop their conversation. Every one of them looked down at the infant, who was staring at them as if nothing happened. Turning her daughter around in her lap, Kushina asked, "What did you just say, Kai?" Kai laugh now that the attention is on her and claps her hands, "Dada!" Hearing her say that again, Kushina squealed and hugged her daughter closer to her, "You said your first word! Kai actually said her first words!" Smiling in happiness, Minato looked at Kai, "Say Dada again Kai." Kai happily answered, "Dada!" Filled with happiness, Kushina made her daughter look at her, "Kai, say Mama." Holding some strands of her mother's hair without pulling, she answers with a smile, "Mama!" Kushina squeals in happiness and started to suffocate her daughter with her hug. The three male in the room quickly tried to pull Kai away from Kushina's death hug. Kai seemed to not have cared that her mother is suffocating her as she just merely laughs her baby laugh. When they were finally able to pry Kai from Kushina, Kakashi was the one to hold her. She was staring at him while he looks back at her with a smile, "Kakashi." She smiles, "Kaka!" He chuckles as she wasn't able to say his name fully. Jiraiya leaned next to Kakashi, smiling down at Kai, "now say my name! It's Jiraiya!" She giggles, "Yaya!" He chuckles at her adorable way of trying to say his name. For the whole evening, everyone was merely having fun and excited that Kai has finally said her first, now four, words.

~2 months later~

Eight months old. That was how old Kai was when she started to crawl. It was a bright morning on a brand new day. Kai was in the living room, playing with a toy kunai and Stuff Ninja Dog; she got it from Kakashi as a gift. Kushina was in the kitchen, busy preparing breakfast for her family of three until Minato wrapped his arms around her waist from behind and was about to give her a morning kiss. But it was interrupted when Kai's baby gurgles were heard. Stopping at what they were doing, the both of them turned around, just to see Kai crawling into the kitchen with her toys in hand. Squealing and the still cooking food forgotten, Kushina ran and picked up her daughter, raising her in the air, "Kai crawled! She crawled!" Seeing her mother happy, Kai laugh while waving her arms around, toys still in hands. Smiling lovingly at his family, Minato leaned his back onto the kitchen. He watches as Kushina laughs and talked excitedly to their daughter, saying how fast she's growing and how proud she is. Of course, the happy atmosphere had come to an end when they all started to smell smoke. Alarm, both parents quickly look at the now burnt food on the stove. Quickly, Minato grabs the now smoking pan and put it into the sink, turning the tap on. Apparently, that only made it worse since it created more smoke to waft throughout the house. Not wanting her daughter to inhale the smoke, Kushina instantly started to open the windows while carrying Kai in one arm. Well, let's just say that 'that' morning was an eventful one.

~Afternoon~

Mikoto laugh when Kushina finished telling her how her morning went. Kushina pouted, "It's not funny Mikoto." Laughing finally aside, Mikoto smiles at her friend, "I'm sorry. But you got to admit, out of everyone who is able to distract the Red Habanero easily from her task, it's your daughter who is able to do just that." Puffing her cheeks, Kushina crossed her arms over chest, "yeah well. She's my daughter." Nodding in understanding, Mikoto looks at her four-year old son Itachi, "I know what you mean." Itachi was playing with Kai out in the garden, clashing two toy kunai together; Itachi holding one while Kai just merely clashes her toy kunai with his saying, "Clang! Clang!" He smiles at how adorable she was being. Pretending to already be a ninja in her mind. Even though Kai was having fun just clashing her toy kunai with Itachi's, she was starting to get bored. She then decided to bring it down on his leg. Seeing her sudden direction of banging her kunai, he notice that she was aiming for his leg instead. Swiftly, Itachi brought his toy kunai and blocked her. This surprise Kai as she sees that her kunai didn't hit Itachi's leg, but his kunai. Curious on why she's just sitting there, Itachi was going to shake her until she suddenly laughs and started clapping, "Again! Again!" Confuse, Itachi tilts his head a bit, not understanding what she meant. Until she brought her kunai back down. This time, aiming for his feet. Quick thinking, Itachi blocked her sudden attack again, making her laugh once more. Not knowing what to do since Kai seems to start attacking him, Itachi stood up. He saw Kai watching him, laughter gone. Taking a step forward, he didn't notice how numb his legs and feet were from sitting criss-cross for so long. Just by that one step, he started to fall right on top of Kai, the toy kunai heading straight for her head. His eyes widen, panicked. He quickly shut his eyes, guilt quickly building up in him on making the young infant cry. But, what surprised him was instead of him falling on top of the infant, his body was suddenly flipped and he landed on the ground on his back. Opening his eyes, he saw the sky, the birds flying above him. He snapped out of his shock when he heard Kai laugh and clapping her hand. He turned his head, just to see her on his left. She was still laughing when she crawled to turn her body to face him. She clapped with a big smile, "Again! Again!" Frowning, Itachi brought his left arm and poke her on the forehead, "no." He didn't poke her that hard as she lost balance and fell upon her back, laughing.

Seeing Kushina and his mother walking towards them, he slowly got up as he watches Kushina pick up her still giggling daughter into her arms, "thank you for playing with her Itachi. I'll see you again okay?" He didn't answer as he merely nodded and watch as his mother escorted them both out the door. Looking down at his hand, which still held the toy kunai, he notices that his hand was shaking from the force that Kai had deflected him with. Clenching his shaking hand tight to stop the shaking, Itachi smile, "strong."

~One month later~

Now nine months old, Minato and Kushina both taught Kai how to walk. It wasn't easy at first since she would always fall halfway to her parents but in the end, she finally was able to walk. And since she was able to walk, both Minato and Kushina doesn't know if it was a good thing that their daughter knew how to walk since now, they would tend to lose her around the house or she would tend to run around the bathroom when they are trying to bath her. Even though it was exhausting, they wouldn't have their daughter any other way.

~Time Skip~

Kai is now a year old. She has started to learn how to read from scrolls from her mother and started to be just a little independent by herself, but when she needs something she asks her parents with her limited of vocabulary words. Kakashi would sometimes come around and play with her and help her a bit with her reading, but other than that, he's mostly busy with his Anbu missions. Jiraiya would sometimes go over and pay his goddaughter a visit, reading her the story, "The Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Shinobi," which soon became her favorite. Especially the main character. As for Itachi, he was the only the one who knew what Kai was capable of, even if she was young. He knew that she would become a strong kunoichi one day.

It was an afternoon when Kushina gave Minato the news that she was pregnant when he came home from his tiredly Hokage duties. Hearing the news, Minato instantly hug Kushina, happiness radiating off from the both of them. While in their excitement, Kai merely watches as her parents shouted in excitement. Her mother then turned to her, picking her up and spun her in the air, talking in excitement, "Kai, you're going to be a big sister!" Kai tilts her head, "Big Sister? Does that mean I'm going to have a baby bwother or sister?" Kushina nodded, "that's right." Smiling, Kai shouted in excitement, "Yay! I'm gonna be a big sister!" Hugging his wife and daughter, Minato laughed as he grabbed them and lift them up as he spun them. They all laugh in excitement and happiness.

Words soon spread like a wildfire as the entire village start to congratulate Minato and Kushina on their next child. Since Kushina's stomach was starting to grow, she knew that she could no longer carry Kai around in her arms. Which disappointed her. But Kai didn't seem to mind since she tends to run around the house a lot just to help Kushina so she wouldn't tire herself out.

~Day of Naruto's Birth~

Nine months have passed and it was the day of Naruto's birth. Kushina was tired as the seal to the Nine-Tail Fox was starting to weaken because of the birth. Kai was with her parents the entire as her mother gave birth to her little brother. She was carried in her father's arms when her mother was giving birth. So when her little brother was finally born, Minato put her down on the floor. She stood next to him as she clutched onto his pant leg. Everything happened so fast, Kai almost didn't know what was happening. Almost. The midwife who had helped deliver her brother was killed along with her assistant. A strange man wearing a white swirl mask was now holding onto her brother in his arms, a kunai pointing at the crying infant. Minato tried to calmly reason with him but the masked man didn't want to listen as he threw the infant into the air. Kai didn't know what it was. It could've been her instinct or something else. But it told her that her brother was in danger and he needed to be saved.

So before the masked man could hurt him, before Minato even got a chance to grab his crying son, the crying infant disappeared in the air. Shock, they quickly tried to find him until they heard the crying infant by the entrance of the building. Turning to look, their eyes widen as they saw Kai, crouched on the ground, holding the still crying infant in her arms. Standing from her crouch position, she slowly turns to face the masked man with a glare. Minato didn't know whether to be surprised or to awe in amazement. His daughter, Kai Namikaze, was only a year and couple months old. Yet, to see her show such speed at such a very young and early stage, it baffles him at how fast she is. She was so young, barely knowing how to use chakra, and yet, she was already just as fast him.

Narrowing his eyes at the still glaring girl, the masked man spoke, "I wouldn't be surprised if the Yellow Flash has caught him. But to be caught by a young boy at such a very young age. You must be a born prodigy." Putting a hand up, he made a Release sign, "But how about this one." Looking down at her brother, Kai's eyes widen when she saw smoke and paper bomb on the blanket. "Minato!" Kushina shouted, scared for her children. Acting fast, Minato flashed himself in front of Kai and quickly took the blanket off of his son, throwing it away somewhere behind him. Grabbing the two, he quickly barges the door open as the building exploded. He skidded on the grass outside, still holding the two in his arms protectively. Sitting up, he looked at the exploded building before looking down at the two. Kai was staring at the building that they had just been in before looking up at her father. He was looking at her in amazement as he pats her on the head. Smiling, she turns to look at her baby brother who was still crying. "Thank goodness you two aren't hurt," said Minato. Taking a wood chip out of his ankle, he threw it away as he teleported them to a safe room. Putting them down on the bed that was in the room, Minato put his son in his daughter's arms as he put a hand on her head, "I don't know how you did that back there. But seeing as how you protected your brother, I put you in charge to protect him until I come back with your mother okay?" Kai nodded as she held her sleeping brother in her arms.

Once her father disappeared to rescue their mother, Kai wrapped Naruto with the blanket so he wouldn't catch a cold. Softly patting him on the head, she smiled when he scoots his head closer to her hand. About half an hour has passed until Minato came back with an exhausted Kushina in his arms. Putting her on the bed next to the two, Kai watch as her mother hugged Naruto close to her and holding her hand. As if making sure she was actually there. Kai looked up to her father. His face was distorted with rage, hands clenched tightly by his side, as he watches Kushina cry. He then went to the wardrobe as he took out the Hokage's cloak. The cloak that held the words of Fourth Hokage stitched on the back. "Minato… Thank you," said Kushina, knowing full well that he's going to protect the Village. Just as he was there, he disappeared. Looking down at her mother and brother, Kai patted her mother's hand that still held onto her tiny arm. Opening her eyes, Kushina looks up at her daughter. She looks so much like Minato that even she had almost mistaken her for him when her daughter smiles at her. Lifting the hand that held her daughter's arm, Kushina brought her hand up to cup Kai's face as she smiles, "You did very well Kai. Especially in protecting your brother." Kai smiled as she held onto her mother's hand and put it onto Naruto. "I gonna protect you and Naruto until daddy comes back," Kai merely said as she sat and waited for her father to come back for them. It was hours until the building that they were in collapsed. Clutching tightly onto her mother and brother, Kai looked up at her father who had rescued them. He was panting as he was almost out of chakra. "I can still do it Minato," Kushina said as chakra chains appeared out from her back to the ground, and wrapped themselves around the Nine-Tail Fox. Minato looks at Kushina in concern, "Kushina." Naruto then started to cry. Panting, Kushina looks up at her son, "Did I wake you up? I'm sorry Naruto." Feeling something dreadful about to happen, both Minato and Kai look to Kushina.

"Kushina…"

"Mama?"

She smiles at them, "I'm going to draw the Nine-Tails with me to my death. So we can delay the arrival of the Nine Tails. I'll be able to save all of you with what little chakra I have left. Thank you for everything you have done for me." Their eyes widen at her words as Naruto cried as if he knew that his mother was dying. "Kushina…" Minato started, making Kai look up at him. "It's because of you that I'm the Fourth Hokage! You made me a man! And you made me Kai's and this baby's father! And yet…" he trailed off, not able to finish. Kushina smiled at him, "Minato, don't give me that look! I'm happy that you loved me. And today… is this child's birthday. If I were to imagine me alive, and our future together, the four of us as a family… I can't see us having anything but a happy life." Tears fell upon Minato's eyes as Kai watch her parents. "If I were allowed just one regret, it's that I won't be able to see Naruto and Kai grow up. How I wish I could have seen that," she finished. Finally deciding to tell her, Minato spoke as we wiped his tears away, "Kushina, there is no need for you to die with the Nine Tails. Preserve what little chakra you have left for a reunion with Naruto." Confuse, she looks up at him. "I'll seal all of your remaining chakra inside Naruto. It will be part of an Eight Signed Seal. Then I'll take the Nine Tails with me with the only Sealing Jutsu I can do since I'm not a Jinchuriki, the Reaper Death Seal!"

Finally understanding what he's trying to do, Kushina spoke, "But the caster that uses that jutsu…!" He then spoke to her of how the world will be unbalanced if she were to take the Nine Tails with her and when it resurrects, there will be no other Jinchuriki to seal it with. So he will be taking half of the Nine Tails with him forever. Looking down at Naruto, he smiled down at him regretfully, "As for the other half of the Nine Tails… I will seal it inside Naruto with the Eight Signed Seal!" Kushina gasped at his decision. "I know what you want to say. But remember what Master Jiraiya said about world upheaval. And the calamities that will follow. Two things were confirmed for me today…" he said as he looks at Kushina and then to Naruto, "That masked man who attacked you today is a harbinger of disaster! And the one who will stop him is this child! This infant whose godfather is Master Jiraiya… he will open up the future as a Jinchuriki." Kai looks up at her father as he continues, "I don't know why, but I'm convinced of this." He then set Naruto into Kai's arms as he stood up. Kai watches him closely as he did the Reaper Death Seal Jutsu. Looking down at her brother who was sleeping within her arms, Kai ignored her parents as they bickered. She moved her hand over Naruto's forehead, softly rubbing as he slept. She tuned back in as her father spoke, "That's a mother's role. I'm not doing this just for you. I'm doing this for Naruto. And Kai." He crouched down as he put a hand on top of his daughter and son's head. He smiles down at the two children, "I will gladly die for the both of them. It's my duty as their father." Standing up, he used the Reaper Death Seal to grab the Nine Tails chakra through him and seal itself with him. Kai watches as her father did a summoning jutsu to summon the ritual altar. Just as Kushina faltered, Minato went to help her. But the Nine Tails took that distraction as his chance and quickly tried to aim for Naruto. Instinct pushing through within her body and mind, Kai quickly move her body to stand in front of Naruto. Its claws grazed her tiny back, creating a huge claw mark upon her back. "Kai!" Minato and Kushina shouted in fear that their daughter has gotten injured to protect her brother. Managing to stand, Kai panted as she turns to look at her parents. Her eyes widen as she saw them tried to protect him as well. But instead of getting measly hurt like her, they got pierced through their middle. Sitting on the ground, she frightfully looks up at them, "Mama?... Papa?..." They smile when they saw that she wasn't seriously injured. Her hearing was tuned out, not hearing a word they say as they spoke to Naruto.

"K… Kai… Kai."

Hearing them call her name, she forcefully tune herself to listen to her parents' last words. "Kai… Don't be sad okay?" Kushina said, a worn out smile upon her face. Minato smiled at her, "Kai… Protect your brother. Watch over him as we will watch over the both of you." Gritting her teeth, Kai really wanted to cry. She didn't want them to die. She didn't want their happy family to disappear. And yet… she knew she had to be strong. Be strong and send them off with a smile. So taking a shaky breath, she musters up a bright smile for them, "Yeah! I'll protect him with my life and send your love that you gave me to him." They smile at her. Happy to see their daughter's bright smile one last time before Minato finally use the Eight Sign Seal.

~After the Attack~

Kai was waiting inside the room where The Hokage and Council were having a meeting on what to do with Naruto, who was being carried within her arms. Kakashi and Master Jiraiya were with her as they stood next to her, listening. Bringing a hand up, she patted Naruto on the head. He stirs a bit at her touch but didn't wake. "I say you give him to me to be a part Root so he can be trained and use as the Village weapon," said Danzo, putting in his opinion on what to do with the boy. Kai tightly hugged Naruto closer to her. She may be only a year old, but she was smart enough to fully understand what they were talking about. So hearing Naruto, her little brother whom she promises her parents that she will protect, be given to Danzo to be made a weapon made her glare at them. Feeling a cold chill, the Council look over at where the three stood and saw Kai glaring at them. She was so much of a replica of the Fourth Hokage that even her glare was just as intense as his. "You won't have Naruto become a weapon," she said, still glaring. Danzo narrowed his eyes at her, "The Fourth Hokage's other child." Putting a hand on top of her head, Jiraiya stepped up, "I agree with her. Naruto is my Godson and I won't be having you turning him into a mere tool." Sighing, Hiruzen looks at everyone in the room but stopped at Kai a little longer. Kai, the Fourth Hokage's daughter and who seems to understand just as much even though she is very young. He knew she would not like this decision. But if it were to keep Naruto safe, hopefully, she will understand.

"Naruto will live in the Orphanage as he will take the Uzumaki's name."

They all look at him. Kai especially. "Do you all agree?" asked Hiruzen, as he looked at every one of them in the eyes. They were all quiet as they contemplated this. Finally coming to an agreement, they nodded. Nodding his head, the Third Hokage dismissed the council. As well as Kakashi and Jiraiya. Kai, however, didn't move as she waited to be alone with him. So when the room was empty, Kai look up at the elder man, "So… Naruto won't be with me?" Heaving a sigh, he crouched down so he could be eye level with her and shook his head, "I'm sorry. The council doesn't wish for the both of you to be together seeing as how you look so much like your father. When Naruto becomes older, he will figure out very quickly that his father is the Fourth Hokage if he were to live with you as his sister. If he were to ever find out that it was his very own father who sealed the Nine Tails in him, who knows what will happen."

"So… I can never talk to him? Never talk with him as he grows up?" she asked, looking down at her sleeping baby brother. Hiruzen chuckled, "I never said that you couldn't talk to him." He put a hand on her head as he softly smiled at her, "You may be with him as a friend. But you can not let him know that you are his sister. Nor can you tell him about the Nine Tails sealed within him understand?" Smiling, she nodded. He put his hand out so he can grab Naruto out of her arms. Carefully, she gave her baby brother to him. Just as Naruto was fully in his arm, Hiruzen nodded to her, "You should go and get some rest, Kai. You are very young and still need your sleep." Nodding, she exits the room and found both Kakashi and Jiraiya standing there in the hallway, waiting for her. Walking up to them, Kakashi bent down to carry her in his arms as the three of them made their way back to her home.

Once they arrive, they saw that her home was still intact from the Nine Tails Attack. Jiraiya opened the door as he let the other two in. Kai got herself out of Kakashi's arms and headed straight to her parent's room. Everything was still the same as how she and her parents had left it. Bed disheveled, clothes were strewn around the room, and the picture of the three of them on the nightstand. She walked into the room and climbed onto the huge bed. Grabbing the picture, Kai stared as it showed the three of them all smiling. She was being carried by her father's arm as her mother was wrapped in a hug within his other. Gritting her teeth, she finally let the tears fall as she clutched the picture close to her chest. She wailed as she slept on top of her parents' bed, tears wetting the bed sheet and blanket.

As she cried, both Jiraiya and Kakashi watched her from the bedroom doorway. Sullen looks upon their face. She was always smiling. Even after her parents' death, she still smiled. Jiraiya sighed, "She's strong." Kakashi looks at him, confused on what he meant. "Not once did she cry. In front of others, she doesn't cry. But when she's alone… she finally lets her tears fall. She's a strong one. Just like Minato," he confirmed. Understanding, Kakashi look back to Kai. She was asleep now and yet, the tears have not yet stopped falling. Walking into the room, he grabbed the blanket from under her as he tucks her in. He put a hand on her head and whispered, "You won't be alone. I promise you."