A Second Chance
By: kpron2008
Summary:
{Pairing: Kakashi Hatake and Female Naruto Uzumaki}
Naruto was devastated when she heard that Kakashi Hatake had died while on a mission because she had secretly fallen in love with her former Sensei and she had wanted to tell him of her feelings for him. One day, she was sitting by his grave talking to him and it was Sakura who saw this. Sakura was concerned for Naruto's well being because the death of their former Sensei had been hard on Naruto. Sakura immedately told the 5th Hokage that Naruto was looking sickly like she didn't want to live anymore. So the 5th Hokage told Sakura to tell Iruka to find out what was wrong with Naruto and report back to her once he finds out because they couldn't have Naruto die on them.
However, unbeknownst to them; the nine-tails, Kurama was already thinking of a way to help his Jinchuriki or most of the time he called her his kit. He didn't like the fact that someone had killed the wolf before his kit had gotten to tell him how she felt for him.
How does Kurama plan to reunite Kakashi and Naruto?
What will happen?
{ Author's Note: This is going to be a time travel fanfic. Read and find out! Please Review!}
Prolouge
Naruto was devastated when she heard that Kakashi had died while on a mission. Now, she couldn't tell him how she felt for him at all because he was gone to that village in the sky. She had only come to realize that she was in love with recently and Kurama had been dropping hints by the way she would react around the man that she was in love with the man. While, they were at the grave site for Kakashi's burial; Naruto stood off to the side away from everyone.
Several months had passed now and Naruto would visit his grave and bring it the most beautiful flowers that she could. One day, while she was visiting the grave site of Kakashi; Sakura had just happened to follow her and she heard Naruto talking.
"Kakashi-Sensei, things aren't the same without you here." Naruto said.
Sakura continued observing Naruto as she spoke to the grave of their former Sensei.
Naruto smiled and said, "Sasuke and Sakura are dating now. As for myself, I'm not dating anyone because someone I secretly loved is gone. I'll join this person very soon; although, I wish I could see this person again and tell the said person how I felt about him."
Sakura's eyes widen at what Naruto said and decided to tell the Hokag at once because she noticed that Naruto looked sickly; which meant that she hadn't been taken care of herself.
'Kit?'
'Kurama, I want to die and be with him.'
'Kit, I don't think that the wolf would want you to die. However, I have been talking with my syblings and we've agreed to send you back in time to him. So you can be with him and tell him how you feel. We're just trying to come up with a story for you at the moment.'
'You and your syblings are willing to do that for me?"
Kurama nodded and said, 'Besides, kit...it'll be funny to see how the wolf reacts to you. The only thing is; we'll be sending you to the time your parents were alive and the wolf was fourteen.'
'You mean go back in time?!'
'Yes, but we'll make a few changes to your appearance and you'll be the same age as him. I suggest that you change your name though.' Kurama said.
'Would Naruko Namikaze be okay, Kurama?'
'Yea, that would work. We could pass you off as his long lost sister the we'll come up with a story to go with it.' Kurama said, 'By the way, the Hokage is coming and she's upset.'
Naruto looked up to see Sakura and Tsunade staring at her worriedly.
"Brat, I'm taking you to the hospital and you're going to stay until you're well." Tsunade said.
Naruto sighed and understood. She just hoped that Kurama and his syblings hurried because Kurama was the only one that knew about her feelings for Kakashi besides Jiraiya-Sensei and she had threatened him not to reveal it.
...At Konoha Hospital...
Naruto was dressed in a hospital gown and hooked up to IVs to get some sort of nutrition into her body. Sakura walked in with some visitors that wanted to see her and she was sort of happy but she wondered how long it was going to take Kurama and his syblings to send her to her beloved Kakashi.
"Naruto, this isn't like you." Ino said.
"This is troublesome, Naruto." Shikamaru said.
"You're scaring us, Naruto-chan." Hinata said.
"Guys, you don't understand that someone that I cared about secretly is no longer here." Naruto said.
"Naruto, quit talking like that." Sakura said.
"Dobe, Sakura is right, you need to quit talking like you're going to kill yourself." Sasuke said.
"TEME! YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND SO LEAVE ME THE HELL ALONE AND THAT GOES FOR ALL OF YOU!" Naruto shouted.
"Naruto be quiet this is a hospital." Sakura said.
Gaara could tell that Naruto was hurting and asked, "Naruto, is this person that you secretly cared about was your chosen mate?"
Naruto looked at Gaara and nodded sadly.
Gaara sighed and said, "Guys, you're not helping her at all."
Everyone looked at Gaara with a questioning look.
Gaara sighed and said, "Being a Jinchuriki is different from being a normal human being. We take on the instincts of the tailed-beasts which means that we have a true mate or known as a chosen mate."
"What do you mean, Gaara?" Tsunade questioned.
"If Naruto chosen mate is dead then she'll follow him into death and there's nothing you can do." Gaara said.
'Kit, let me take over for a minute.' Kurama requested.
Naruto nodded to Kurama's request.
'Young Kazekage, there is a way to save Naruto.' Kurama said taking over Naruto for a bit.
Everyone turned to see that Naruto's eyes were crimson red which meant that the Kyubi had taken over Naruto to speak.
"What do you mean, Kyubi?" Tsunade asked curiously.
'My syblings and I have decided to take Naruto back in time to her chosen mate in order to save them both.' Kurama said.
"How is that going to help?" Iruka asked.
' My syblings and I know who Naruto's chosen mate is; however, it will change things in this future.' Kurama said.
"So all we can do is hope that this works?" Ino questioned.
Kurama nodded.
Everyone left the room once Naruto was back to herself where the Kyubi wasn't taking over Naruto.
"Naruto, you're are friend and you always will be." Sakura said.
"Dobe, if this works. I guess you'll be happy because you've always been like sister to me." Sasuke said.
"From what the nine-tails said. It seems that this future will change for the best then." Tsunade said.
"Baa-chan, you can only imagine what I felt like to learn that my chosen mate was dead before I could tell him that I loved him with all my heart. In a way, this will be like my second chance with him and I want to enjoy it." Naruto said.
Everyone understood what Naruto meant. Then Naruto looked at Gaara and said, "Thanks, Gaara for being my friend."
After a while of talking with Naruto; everyone left the hospital room and went home for the night. Tsunade still had ANBU stand guard over Naruto.
It wasn't until 12 midnight that Kurama's chakra encased Naruto and that the disappeared from the future and traveled back in time.
Here's where our story begins...
Chapter 1
~Konoha of the Past~
Minato and his team were training in the Konoha Forest; but they were taking a break for lunch. When there was a loud explosion about a few meters away from them.
"What was that, Sensei?" Rin asked.
"I don't know but we better go check it out." Minato said.
So they were surprised to find a huge hole and in the middle of the was a teenage girl with long blonde hair with what appeared to look like red flames at the end of hair.
"She's beautiful." Obito said.
Kakashi silently agreed about the girl being beautiful.
"Rin, do you think that you can check her for injuries?" Minato asked.
"I'll see what I can do, Sensei." Rin said as she began checking the girl.
The girl's eyes fluttered open for a few minutes and she saw a boy with silver grey hair and said, "Wolf?"
Kakashi blinked at being called 'wolf' by this girl. Apparently, Minato heard her call Kakashi 'Wolf' and couldn't help but chuckle. Then the girl turned to see a blonde hair male laughing that she smiled then she said quietly, "Nii-sama?" then she fell back uncauctious.
The blonde haired man froze when he heard what the young girl had called him suddenly. Then if that wasn't enough to surprise them; a wolf and a fox appeared before them not scared but they sat down by the girl.
"A wolf and a fox? Together?" Obito questioned.
"It seems that they are concerned for the girl." Rin stated.
"Basically, you're saying that they're protecting her." Kakashi said sarcastically.
"It seems that that may be the case, Kakashi; which is strange behavior for a wolf as well as a fox." Minato said.
"Sensei, we better get her to the hospital to get her some better help." Obito suggested.
"Right." Minato said as picked up the girl shunshined to the hospital followed by his team as well as the wolf and the fox.
...At Konoha Hospital...
Minato entered the hospital carrying the girl in his arms. A doctor and a nurse saw Minato carrying young girl in his arms; he explained to them where him and his team found the young girl. He also told the doctor and the nurse that the wolf and fox refuse to leave the girl for some reason.
"That's unusual for two animals to be devoted to a human like that especially to the young girl." The doctor said.
"We'll take her now, Minato and make sure that she's okay." The nurse said.
Minato nodded as he put the young girl on the gurny then he went with his team went to the waiting room followed by the wolf and the fox. Minato sat down and his team was surprised to see the wolf and the fox rest their heads on Minato's lap.
After a while, Minato and his team saw the 3rd Hokage, Kushina and Danzo coming their way. However, the wolf growled along with the fox when they raised their head up off of Minato's lap when Danzo approached Minato.
"What are animals doing in the hospital?" Danzo questioned.
"They were with the young girl that my team and I brought in. I've not heard them growl until now." Minato said.
"Where is the girl now, Minato?" Hiruzen asked.
"In the OR Room, Hokage-sama." Minato said.
Kushina looked at the wolf and the fox and said suddenly, "For some reason, it seems that the wolf and the fox don't trust Danzo. But they trust Minato and his team as well as myself and you, Hokage-sama."
Hiruzen blinked at what Kushina said then told Danzo to leave so he see what the animals do once he leaves. Danzo did as the Hokage asked and left the waiting room. He watched as the wolf and the fox made sure that Danzo leave which was strange.
Minato sort of was amazed by their behavior and he wondered if these two animals knew something that they didn't.
Hiruzen watched as the wolf and the fox returned to the side of Minato and his team. He noticed that the wolf and the fox let Kushina sit beside Minato and he was still puzzled. When there was a knock on the door of the waiting room.
Both the Wolf and the fox raised their heads and looked at the door.
"Come in." Hiruzen said.
"Hokage-sama?" The nurse questioned.
"How is she?" Minato asked curiously as well as worried.
The nurse turned to Minato and said, "She's doing well; we've put her in a room for her to rest. She woke up asking for the wolf and the fox as well as for you and your team, Minato-Sensei."
"I'm getting the feeling that there is more." Minato said.
"Hai! When we asked her for her name; she said her name was Naruko Namikaze. So we took some of her blood and the test result came back." The Nurse said.
Minato stood there in shock at hearing the girl's name.
"What does the blood test say?" Hiruzen asked the nurse.
"The girl is indeed a Namikaze which would make her Minato's younger sister." The nurse said.
THUD
Everyone looked including the two animals to see Minato passed out on the floor. The wolf and the fox nudged Minato with their noses to get him up off the floor. Kushina walked over and grabbed Minato by the hand and pulled him up off the floor when the wolf and the fox nudged him several times.
"May we see her?" Kushina asked.
The nurse nodded as she walked them to the room that they had put the girl in.
...In the hospital room...
Naruko Namikaze a.k.a. Naruto Uzumaki was looking out the window; she was amazed at how different Konoha looked but she knew that this Konoha would now be her future in stead of the one she left behind. She heard the door open and turned to see a wolf and a fox enter the room followed by Minato and his team along with a few others.
The wolf and the fox were immedately happy to see her that they began nuzzling her which caused her to laugh and say, "I'm okay, Silver Dust and Flame."
"Silver Dust? Flame?" Hiruzen questioned.
Naruko looked at the man that had spoken and said, "Sliver Dust is the wolf, he's a male wolf by the way and Flame is the female fox known as a vixen. They have been protecting me since I was 5 years-old."
Everyone in the room gasped at hearing that.
"Where were you, Naruko?" Hiruzen asked curiously.
"I don't know but I escaped from wherever I was and all I could think about find my family." Naruko said softly.
Minato was coming around and said, "Well, you found it but wherever you were...we still have to take safty measures."
"I understand, nii-sama." Naruko said looking at Minato.
Minato smiled at Naruko.
The doctor whipsered something into the Hokage's ear that it seemed that Ms. Namikaze had been tortured when she was younger. The hokage nodded and new that she would be protected by Minato and Kushina as well as Minato's team.
Hiruzen informed Naruko Namikaze that he was bringing in Shikaku and Inoichi from I&T to go through her memories from her life. Naruko nodded in agreement that he should do what he feels as right. Then Hiruzen went to meet the two I&T ninjas when they arrived.
"Naruko, after all of this and when you let the Hokage know what he needs to know; you're welcome to come home with us." Minato said.
Naruko smiled at Minato and said, "I would like that nii-sama and Kushina-nee."
Kushina started crying and hugged Naruko were she could hardly breath. Minato had to pry his girlfriend off his little sister so she could breathe.
"Sorry, Naruko. I forgot my strength." Kushina said sheepishly.
"It's okay, Kushina-nee. Minato-nii is a lucky guy to have you as his girlfriend." Naruko said.
Kushina blushed at what Naruko said.
"Naruko!" Minato said.
Kakashi, Rin and Obito watched the interaction with their sensei and his little sister as well as Kushina.
"Well, this is silly." Kakashi said suddenly.
Next thing, Kakashi knew was that a pillow was thrown in his face. Kushina was laughing and Minato was chuckling because Naruko threw a pillow at Kakashi.
Rin giggled and Obito chuckled because they thought it was funny that Naruko had thrown a pillow at Kakashi.
"Why did you throw a pillow at me?" Kakashi asked looking at Naruko.
Naruko looked at Kakashi and said sadly, "You're still a teenager and so am I to forget to have fun sometimes. Half my life was taken from me, wolf and I'll never get that part of my life back; but I want to spend the other half of my life with my brother and his girlfriend as well as the three of you because I consider you friends. Plus, Silver Dust has taken a liking to you."
Kakashi looked to see the wolf nuzzling up against him. He was actually surprised that a wolf was standing beside him like some of his ninken would.
Minato noticed that Kakashi was stunned that the wolf that had protected Naruko liked him (Kakashi).
Flame suddenly yiped and Silver Dust nuzzled the vixen then rubbed noses with with each other.
Everyone in the room was shocked that different species of animals acting if they were mates.
"That's really strange." Rin said.
"I agree." Obito said.
Just then, Hiruzen, Shikaku and Inoichi entered the room; when they saw a wolf and a fox rubbing noses, they were stunned.
"That's not normal and it's troublesome." Shikaku stated.
Naruko just rolled her eyes and said, "It may not be normal but I owe them my life."
Both Shikaku and Inoichi looked at the young girl.
"Who's this?" Inoichi questioned pointing at the girl.
"That's Naruko Namikaze, she's Minato's little sister." Hiruzen said.
Both Shikaku's and Inoichi's eyes went wide with shock at hearing that.
"She's agreed to let us see her mind and aslo requested that Minato and Kushina be allowed to see as well what's in her mind." Hiruzen said.
"Kakashi, you and your teammates can go home." Hiruzen said.
"Wait!" Naruko said.
Kakashi faced Naruko as she asked, "Kakashi, will take flame with you as well?"
Kakashi nodded and took the vixen from Naruko then walked out of the room along with his teammates.
Once Minato's team left; Hiruzen put up the privacy seals and the process began to go through Naruko Namikaze's mind.
~Inside Naruko's mindscape~
Inoichi, Shikaku, and Hiruzen along with Minato and Kushina saw Naruko's memories and thoughts. They saw blury images of Naruko's parents but they saw a clear image of Minato as her brother. They heard Minato talking with Naruko when he was younger and she was only a year-old. They heard the conversations between a young Minato and a year-old Naruko.
Then they saw memories of Naruko growing up and during one of those memories; they saw where the wolf and the fox came in. They were stunned that the wolf and the fox were helping Naruko get out of the place that she was at. They also heard what appeared to be a 13 year-old Naruko on the run with a wolf and a fox say, "I know you probably don't understand what I'm saying but thank you for getting me out of there. I don't remember my parents but I remember my brother. I mostly remember his smile and his laughter; I want to see him again so bad."
They continued to watch the memories of Naruko traveling with the wolf and the fox. They watched as the wolf and the fox would bring Naruko food and finding her a place to sleep at night. Then they saw were the wolf had startled a young ninja and the wolf picked up whatever the young ninja dropped taking back to Naruko to read. They finally finished watching Naruko's memories that lead up to when Minato and his team found her.
The final memeory that they saw before they left her mind was when she had opened her eyes and called Kakashi 'Wolf' and Minato was laughing then she had turned and called Minato 'Nii-sama' .
~End of exploring Naruko's thoughts~
Minato and the others were completely shocked at what Naruko had been through for half her life. Tears were filling Minato's and Kushina's eyes as they both ended up hugging Naruko. The Hokage along with Shikaku and Inoichi understood how Minato and Kushina were feeling that they left so Minato and Kushina with Naruko for a while before they took Naruko to their home.
~Some where in Konoha~
Kakashi, Obito and Rin were walking through the village.
"Kakashi, do you think that we need to do something to make Minato-Sensei's little sister welcome?" Rin asked.
"Why?" Kakashi questioned.
"Well, think about it. She's been away from her brother for along time and probably feels out of place." Obito said.
Kakashi sighed because his two teammates were right; but he wasn't she what he could get her. Silver Dust, the wolf decided to help Kakashi and led him to a jewelry shop to get her. While the other two went some where else. Kakashi entered the jewelry shop to find something that Naruko might like. He looked and didn't see anything that Naruko would like until he saw a charm of wolf as well as a charm of a fox and bought them from the jeweler; then he went some where to create something with the two charms and as well as to get some ramen but he wasn't sure if Naruko liked ramen.
Meanwhile, Rin and Obito went to get Naruko some flowers as well as a present of their own. After they got wanted what they got for welcoming Naruko back to Konoha and being reunited with her brother; they went straight to their Sensei's and Kushina's home in order to give them to her.