[b][I]Uzumaki Ren/Henry Cook[/i][/b]

His mother loved him, even though she had... speculations on how she spontaneously got pregnant despite her husband - Karin's father - already being dead by then. Said speculations, however, involved her being blessed by the Kami, which was true if Henry's existence genuinely benefited her. No, he was no longer Henry, he was Uzumaki Ren; Karin's little brother.

And by the One True God (nobody said he didn't exist, although he could be evil like Shin Megami Tensei portrayed him as?), his big sister was so adorable! Their mother had done a good job keeping her happy despite being barely able to afford a proper crib and teething toys, and Henry/Ren resolved to be the perfect, model child once he learned the language and everything else he needed to know about surviving in Kusakagure.

Right now, he followed the instinctual rhythm of his infant body, forcibly blanking out his mind when he consumed his mother's milk. When a curious Karin wanted to play with him, he smiled at her, and she smiled back; Henry then vowed to make sure that she did not need to see [i]that Uchiha[/i] smile back at her for her to be happy. No, Henry/Ren was already setting up a [i]plan[/i] to set Karin up with one of the side characters from the Filler Arcs or maybe someone who canonically died in canon. Maybe Haku?

Henry was making good use of the frequent rest and sleep babies got to lucidly dream and plan his next moves. [i]Hmm, if one of the reincarnates is a Uchiha, maybe they can prevent the Massacre. If the massacre is prevented, that would give Karin more alternative love interests. Alternatively, depending on how old Ranmaru from the Curry of Life filler arc is, I can set him up with Karin... If I can get my hands on him.[/i]

[i]Hmm... Is there anyone else?[/i] were his further thoughts, before the door opened, and a Kusakagure Ninja entered. Harsh words were spoken - An order of some sort? 

Henry/Ren remembered that Kusakagure was not a perfect haven, and his mother was a dubiously willing servant of the village, only slightly above a slave. And that was his sister's fate and his' own. He needed to know the language and learn as much as he could soon; he couldn't handle someone who was making him and Karin cry. 

He needed to be a good ninja one day; he needed to learn Ninjutsu and all the techniques that came with it. If he didn't, his mother and sister would continue to suffer. And so, as his mother was replaced by less compassionate babysitters and daycare workers, Henry waited and watched. He and Karin will be happy. Their mother will be happy. He won't let her die and he won't let Karin fall in love with someone who won't love her back. 

As for himself, he was going to get a boyfriend once he was old enough. Or a girlfriend; he preferred both. Maybe from this village, maybe from another, but he definitely will get one, hopefully, another Reincarnate, once he was fourteen or sixteen or eighteen.

But right now, he has to be the best Ninja he can be. He needed to work hard for his current hosts/guardians/captors and scrabble for every bit of recognition and status he could. Then he'll make a place for his family. His [i]new[/i] family. Hopefully without Sasuke as part of it; Sarada was a legitimately intriguing character, from what he heard of Boruto...

Thought before falling deeper to sleep: Can he get his hands on Osotsuki DNA somehow? Something that can give him that broken mind control technique that was used to turn the world against Boruto in the past? 

No, that was a can of worms best not opened. Even the other Reincarnates would turn on him if they found out. 

[i]Tangent: There will be differences between me and other Reincarnates. Best to gear up to fight them too; hopefully it does not come to that.[/i]