Featuring Kushina, Minato and Kagome.
Disclaimer: I suppose since these are required, I must say, "I do not own anything of this fic but the idea!"
lix — solargraphy
"Do you think he'll be all right now?" said Kushina at the precise moment her feet fell upon crisp golden grass.
She tilted her head back to gaze at the second arrival, whose heavier landing produced forth a slightly louder crunch.
"Our son will be just fine," Minato assured as he laid a hand on his wife's shoulder. She leaned in to the calming touch, a smile spreading on her lips.
"You're right. He's ours, after all. Like we always say."
Minato nodded, smiling as well. "Yes."
"Hey you two, quit making gooey eyes at each other!"
Both Kushina and Minato lifted their chins to the source of the voice, and they found Higurashi Kagome standing many yards away from them on The Golden Plains. She was leaning forward with her fists planted on her hips, a lighthearted grin on her face that shone brightly through the distance.
"C'mon, the group's been waiting for you guys for so long already," Kagome shouted animatedly with her hands cupping her mouth, "and the welcoming party's been ready for over fifteen years!" The raven-haired woman's laughter seemed to reverberate in the infinite space as she extended her arms before her. "Hurry up, slowpokes; we're not planning on waiting for another whole decade here!"
"To think, we even get an escort to our long delayed party," Minato mused aloud.
Kushina smirked. "Well, we better not keep her waiting any longer. If there was anyone with a temper to match mine, it was Higurashi."
The deceased couple traded knowing glances.
Then they smiled, and set off in a race to see who could claim one of Kagome's outstretched hands first.
Everything would be fine.
The Earth would keep spinning.
The Sun would continue to rise.
The World would open its heart to their boy.
And if not…
Naruto had the power to take that heart for himself.
He would be just fine.
To understand your parents' love you must raise children yourself.
—Chinese Proverbs
Author's Note: Set after the time Naruto finally 'met' his parents through the remaining pieces of their soul within him.