SQEEEEEEEE!!!! OMG Kushina is freaking awesome! Naruto acts just like her, with a dash of his dad for good measure. This chapter was ADORABLE! Naruto and his mom is just so...CUTE!!! The way he hugged her when he figured out who she was! And the whole story of how his parents met...awwww! I think this might be one of my top favourite chapters in the entire series.
As Ruler Micheal pointed out earlier, I think it is funny that Naruto?s favourite colour is orange, when his dad was Konoha?s Yellow Flash, and his mom the Bloody Habanero...yellow plus red equals orange. Makes you wonder how much of this Kishi has had planned from the start.
The whole Naruto complementing his mom on her hair thing...Kawaii!! Also, the whole ?I think I get why Kiba and Shikamaru are so scared of their moms now? made me laugh so hard. As did the ?I?m glad my mom is a babe? hehe.
P.S. I am really interested to see how Kushina?s chakra is special, especially since the Kyuubi recognizes it and the Hidden Cloud wanted it bad enough to kidnap her. Wonder if maybe her chakra is able to suppress the bijuu?s like the First Hokage?s or something? It would explain why her chakra would help Naruto to control the Kyuubi. Also, Kushina and Minato put a freaking lot of thought into the creation of the seal ? seems likely both died in the sealing process and knew they were going to, so built in a way for both to meet their son. I personally think it is far more likely that Kushina is some sort of imprint like Minato than that she is alive. I?m so glad that Naruto is finally getting the chance to know what being loved feels like.
Also, did anyone else find it strange that Naruto had his mother?s name to protect him from his father?s enemies (or at least that?s what I?ve always kinda thought), and now it seems she was almost as well known as he was? In this case, is it not possible that Kushina?s last name was not Uzumaki at all (since if The Bloody Habenero was well known, everyone should have figured out who Naruto?s parents were if he shared her last name), but something else, and the name ?Uzumaki? was given to Naruto to protect him, and was an homage to Kushina?s birth place? Just an idea.
Can?t wait for more Kushina and Naruto interaction!! Definitely an awesome chapter!