Naruto, as a young child has only one friend. When said friend asks what Naruto wishes for the most, Naruto asks for his father. AU.
Father/son Fluff. I haven't seen all of Naruto Shippuden so you will have to excuse my lack of info on Minato. Meant to only take place during the original Naruto show and before that. OOC since I never knew Minato's attitude.
Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto or cover picture.
Chapter 1:
Naruto was walking down a marked path in the woods. He had never seen this trail here before and it was quite common that he came down here since he wasn't allowed to walk around town without people giving him strange looks. So he continued following the path. A clearing was up ahead and the blonde picked up speed.
As he got closer, grunting noises and a piercing sound rang louder and louder. When he arrived at the clearing, a tall and thin figure had their back towards him. They had short black hair with a streak of silver. They wore a green vest with a red spiral on the back and had shorts with black tights underneath. They were wearing a mask but it wasn't visible to Naruto. The blonde looked up at him and then at the target he was aiming at. The Raven had hit a bullseye several times.
"U-um excuse me, sir?" Naruto softly asked the man. The masked Raven looked down at the blonde and turned and knelt down to eye level with him.
"Hello there." The black haired boy said as he placed his hand on Naruto's head. Naruto smiled as the man ruffled his hair lightly. "Who are you?" He said as he removed his hand.
"M-my name's Naruto." The blonde introduced and blushed. He couldn't remember anyone ever treating him like this. "What's your name?" Naruto asked, looking up at the ninja. The ninja removed his mask to reveal silver eyes with a ring of dark blue running around his pupils.
"I'm Ian. Are you lost out here?" The black haired ninja, Ian, asked. Naruto shook his head before replying.
"No, I was following your trail. I know how to get back home." He said as he pointed to the stone path that he had followed.
"Oh, you don't have someone watching you?" Ian asked, a hint of concern in his voice. Naruto shook his head again.
"No. My mother and father died in battle so I live alone." Naruto said. Ian frowned and a thought came to mind.
"Do you like ramen?" Ian asked the blonde and watched as the blonde became confused.
"Whats ra-man?" Naruto asked. Ian chuckled at his pronunciation.
"You are about to find out. Will you join me at a trip to Ichiraku's?" The raven asked, holding out his hand. Naruto hesitated before placing his hand in the older ninja's. Ian smiled and walked with him to the ramen booth. He noticed when he reached the village streets of Konoha, the villagers would give Naruto weird looks and whisper to each other. Some of the things that reached his ears were disturbing.
"The demon..." "The boy is dangerous..." "He should be locked up..." "I don't want you near him, Kiba..."
Whispers about such topics were echoed around in his ears and by the little blonde's facial expressions, he could hear them as well. Ian felt sympathy for him and stopped walking, looking around. Naruto didn't notice and continued walking. Ian knelt down and grabbed Naruto's torso. The blonde looked at him as he was lifted off the ground and placed on the raven's shoulders. Ian held onto Naruto's legs and they continued walking toward Ichiraku's.
Ian frowned as he saw the crowd piling up at the ramen shop. He placed Naruto on the ground and instructed him to stay there while he grabbed some ramen to go. The blonde agreed and stood, patiently waiting for Ian to return. A feeling in his gut told him he would abandon him because he was a "demon". But, that thought disappeared when the raven returned with two boxes wrapped in cloth. Ian knelt down and let Naruto climb on his back. They then headed to Naruto's residence.
When Ian walked into the room after letting the blonde down and opening the door, it took all his effort not to drop the two ramen orders in his hands. The home was trashed.
He placed the ramen on the table and looked around. Naruto was changing his shirt to a black T-shirt. He flattened it out once it was on and he walked over to a chair. Ian couldn't help but let a chuckle escape him as he saw the blonde struggling to move the wooden chair that was larger than him. Ian walked over to him and sat down on the chair before grabbing the blonde and placing him on his lap. Naruto thought it was a little uncomfortable to be like this infront of a complete stranger but he had to admit, he enjoyed the father like model Ian was trying to be. Naruto glanced down at the two boxes and Ian followed his gaze. He moved the ramen infront of him and untied the cloth. Two steaming bowls of noodles and a couple of other delicacies were present and the scent of the broth filled the air.
"Dig in Naruto." Ian encouraged as the blonde looked up at the ninja then back at ramen. He picked up two chopsticks and picked up some noodles, he placed it in his mouth and slurped it up. The warm noodles slide down his throat with ease and he took another batch of noodles. After he finished his bowl, his stomach growled for more. Naruto sympathized with his stomach, he wasn't eating enough. Ian moved his own bowl of ramen that he hadn't finished; infront of Naruto. The blonde only smiled and thanked him. As Ian replied with "your welcome", he noticed it was already gone and the blonde had finished it.
After Naruto and Ian hung out for hours, it became night time. Ian wished he could spend more time with the boy but had remembered a mission he was meant to deal with and left the blonde.
R+R
A/N~ Just setting up the scene, this was an introduction chapter. Real story begins next chapter.