Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, this is just a fanfiction (^_^)


Prologue:

MINATO'S POV

I just got home from an A-ranked mission with sensei when I noticed something. Every jounin had been summoned by the third hokage –- Hiruzen Sarutobi-sama.

"This could be good", Jiraiya-sensei muttered under his breath. "I want to start my research"

There he goes again, whinning like a 5 year old kid.

"Well sensei, come on let's hurry to see what's the fuss about, ne?" I responded dryly.


After a couple of minutes, we arrived at the hall. Jiraiya-sensei insisted to not use my famous jutsu – the hiraishin.

The sandaime looked really troubled. Then after seeing everyone settled to their respective seats, he started the urgent meeting.

"Konbanwa minna-san, gomene if I summoned all of you this late hour, well I just received a letter from Daimyo-sama stating that in 2 days starting today, her only daughter Yui-hime will be staying here in Konoha".

Loud gasps and a little murmuring could be heard then sandaime-sama proceeded the talking.

"He wanted everything to be prepared for her arrival, specially her security here in the village. I already disseminate the task in each one of you. As you can see, there's a scroll infront of you, I would like you to open and read it".

Shikaku as usual muttered, "This is gonna be troublesome" while Inoichi giggled with anticipation hoping that he got the escort duty for the princess. Choza as usual munching his potato chips while reading the scroll.

As I open mine and to my dismay, I got assigned as one of the escorts. *sighs*

"Oi, oi, oi! My boy you've got lucky, you're in the escort duty kekeke, they say she's really beautiful and maybe you …"

before he could finish that sentence, I gave my famous frown to my sensei saying

"I'm not like you sensei, there's only one woman in my life and you knew that clearly. This is a mission".

I felt tears starting to pour in my eyes so he just sighed then patted me in the back.


The meeting was ended quite fast. I bid farewell to Jiraiya-sensei and others then went to the place I always spent time whenever I'm not in missions and after I came back from that.

Using my hiraishin, in a blink of an eye I was there already. Neat inventions ne?

It was a hidden place here in konohagakure no sato where lush of different kind of flowers can be found and growing in there.

In the middle was a grave - it belonged to my one and only beloved.

My everything . . . my soul. . . Uzumaki Kushina.


Terms used (language: Nihonggo/Japanese)

~Konbanwa - Good evening

~minna-san - everyone

~gomene - sorry/I'm sorry