Enji loves his family. He loves his parents and he loves his wife and he loves his children but most of all he loves Kushina.
(He loves other things too- the awe and respect he garners, the fear in villains' eyes, the power of it all.)
He loves Kushina because she is his twin sister and because she has been there since day one. When they were kids, she never left his side. They are together, played together, and slept in the same room.
(Sometimes they slept in the same bed, Kushina curled around him like she can't believe he exists, like she's afraid she's going to lose him. This is always after one of her nightmares, where her eyes are empty and cold and she flinches away from every little touch.)
He wanted to get stronger because of her. He wanted to get stronger to protect her and keep her safe and make her happy.
(He can't do that. He can't protect her when he's not the strongest. He needs to be stronger, the strongest and if he can't be the best... his children have to.)
Then he met Rei and his goals didn't change but they shifted because Rei was beautiful and kind and he loved her even if she didn't love him.
(She wouldn't listen to him, wouldn't ever listen to him, and he's so, so angry and he just wanted her to -obey- listen to him.)
Touya and Fuyumi are his prides and joy and he wants them to succeed in life. To be great and good.
(They're not strong enough, not good enough, not enough, none of them are, they're all weak. Why are they all so useless?)
He loves his sister and his family.
(His sister is terrifying with her bloody fire and golden chain and cold, dead eyes and his family is weak and useless and undeserving of his greatness.)
He only wants the best for them.
(His sister stole his son. She needs to burn for her impudence.)
