My mind was still stuck on the fact Uzumaki Kushina was now a male by the name of Uzumaki Kushina, why he still had his female counterparts name I wasn't to sure.

Not even what had recently happened with Hina could top this problem I now faced, because now my best and first friend outside of my twin Kiba wouldn't be born.

A world without Naruto would a dull one. It was Kakashi shouting for Kushina to release me that finally snapped my back to here and now.

I couldn't allow this to keep me frozen in place.

As Shika would tell me, you gotta keep moving forward no matter what is thrown at you. While Naruto and Kiba would have informed me to buck up.

"It is a pleasure to meet you Uzumaki-san," I offered once he had placed me down with a pout while Kakashi shifted to stand protectively in front of me. "But can you please refrain from trying to suffocate me."

"What a polite thing you are," laughed Kushina loudly as he smacked Minato on the back, and from the grimace it wasn't a light tap either. "He's been spending way to much time with you, you stupid pretty boy."

If that was how he acted as a female, it made me wonder just how Minato and Kushina made it work. Then again, it was just teasing which reminded me heavily of Shikamaru and I. So that could be why I had such a petty thought.

But did that mean that now Minato would still get with Kushina, even though he was male? I had so many questions and zero answers. Maybe this version could use Naruto's sexy jutsu, which is a full transformation into a female form, to have a child.

Never mind, I now wanted to bleach my mind.

"Do you know who they will put on a team with you?" asked Rin causing my attention to turn back toward her beaming face.

Kakashi had still refused to move from where he stood in front of me much to his fathers amusement. Minato was now busy fighting off Kushina who was demanding he loosen up and let him kidnap me, which was just a no.

I had no wish to be kidnapped from a redhead version of my best friend.

"No," I answered with a shake of my head before reaching out to pat the top of her head. "But it doesn't matter who ends up on my team. Because to me, I'll work with them with everything I have for your team becomes your family."

That was something Kakashi-sensei had taught me and something I would stand by.

"That is just to perfect," cooed Kushina seconds before he was back at my side and returned to choking the life out of me, a hug is what the demented redhead saw it as. "I just gotta keep you all to myself now!"

"Please release my kid," chuckled Sakumo as warmth filled me at his words even as I sucked in the precious air when Kushina dropped me onto my feet again. "Now, we have been out here for long enough. Let's head out for a celebration lunch."

"Sounds good," agreed Rin as she reached out to wrap her arms around my left arm before dragging me forward. "I can't wait to become a Genin. Though I think I want to specialize as a medic-nin. That way you always have someone to heal you up."

Ignoring Kushina's cooing, even as I skirted away from the demented man, did I give my sister a proud smile. She really would become something great this time, and I refused to allow for the future Kakashi-sensei told me awaited her to happen.

Because the thought of her dying stole my breath away and left me trembling. She was my sister and I couldn't stand the thought of losing her. Especially when I could stop it from happening.

"You still have about three years," added Kakashi with a light scoff making me elbow him on my right. "By then we'll likely be Chūnin."

"Be nice Kashi," I warned with a roll of my eyes while Ōkami and Tenshi barked in agreement where they settled to walk slightly in front of me. "We still have to train ourselves if we do want to make Chūnin."

We were six years old. Obito and Rin would become Genin at the age of nine, that meant we had three years before the war really started and led to that horrid mission which caused Obito to sacrifice himself to save Kakashi.

Well, if my not being here messed up the original Team Seven of Kakashi's time.

"We're here," called out Minato with a smile as we looked up to see that we had arrived at the Akimichi BBQ place that Kakashi had took me to. "You two can order whatever you want for food, eat to your hearts content."

"Asahi," yelled out another voice making Rin perk up and Kakashi to growl while again moving to stand in front of me, only he wasn't fast enough. "I just knew you would go here to celebrate. Hope you don't mind but Shikaku, Choza, and I wanted to celebrate you becoming a Genin as well. Oh, look Obito and Shisui are here as well!"

This should be fun.

"That's alright," I said while easily hugging the excitable blond back as he yanked me close even as he stuck his tongue out at Kakashi behind my back, not that I wasn't aware of what he was doing. "I'm happy you all could join us."

"Congratulations Asahi," offered Obito cheeks burning red as he offered me a wrapped gift when we had all settled at a large table in a private room inside the restaurant.

I really worried that any moment now Kakashi was going to blow.

From the way Sakumo had settled beside his son he knew it as well. Though both Kushina and Minato seemed to be amused by it.

"Thank you Obito," I said with a small smile while accepting the gift before setting it before me as Shikaku, Choza, and Inoichi also handed me a gift. "Thank you."

Luckily the three had also gotten Kakashi something, otherwise this would have been really awkward. I had gotten Kakashi a new set of kunai, senbon, and plated gloves as a Genin gift which he had already opened and put on for the gloves.

Kakashi had gotten me a tantō and sheath for it that was placed at the dip of my back. Sakumo had also promised to begin training me in the subject of using a sword while Minato had begun to teach me fuinjutsu.

"Well before we open the gifts we should eat," cut in Sakumo while he ruffled Kakashi's hair causing the other to glare. "Then we can get to the good stuff."