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1. waves on the bay by return_to_the_ocean

   Fandoms: Naruto (Anime & Manga)  

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M, M/M
   • Work in Progress

   09 Sep 2025

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Namikaze Minato/Uzumaki Naruto
   • Namikaze Minato/Uzumaki Kushina brief
   • Uzumaki Naruto
   • Namikaze Minato
   • Kyuubi | Nine-tails | Kurama
   • Bijuu | Tailed Beast Characters (Naruto)
   • Sarutobi Hiruzen
   • Hatake Kakashi
   • Nohara Rin
   • Uchiha Obito
   • Uzumaki Kushina
   • Jiraiya (Naruto)
   • Umino Iruka
   • Uchiha Itachi
   • Other Character Tags to Be Added
   • Yamanaka Inoichi
   • Time Travel
   • Bijuu | Tailed Beasts (Naruto)
   • Kyuubi | Nine-tails | Kurama & Uzumaki Naruto Friendship
   • Protective Kyuubi | Nine-tails | Kurama
   • Powerful Uzumaki Naruto
   • Parental Jiraiya (Naruto)
   • Found Family
   • Naruto is Very Naive
   • Parent/Child Incest
   • Author asks you if it counts as incest
   • Slow Burn
   • Slow Build
   • Naruto Didn't Know They Were Dating
   • Minato totally thinks they are dating
   • Developing Relationship
   • Eventual Sex
   • Happy Ending
   • Slice of Life
   • Past Relationship(s)
   • Nature Versus Nurture
   • Clueless Uzumaki Naruto
   • First Time
   • Naruto Is Good With Kids
   • Uzumaki Naruto Needs a Hug
   • Naruto Lost Everything
   • Implied/Referenced Suicide
   • POV Uzumaki Naruto
   • POV Namikaze Minato
   • Explicit Sexual Content
   • No Relationship Overlapping

   Summary

   Minato isn't quite sure what to make of Utsumi Naruto but gods does he want to figure it out—he wants to know why he feels so drawn to the man, and if he winds up dating him in the process, well. That's just fine by him.

   —

   Being in the past is weird, but at least Naruto is learning more about the dad he never knew. And it's going great—he's never felt so close to anyone in his life!

   —

   In which Minato is absolutely smitten, Naruto was never shown how healthy familial or romantic relationships work, and absolutely everyone but Naruto knows the two are together.

   Language:

   English

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   Chapters:

   6/?

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