A/N: Now, this is a fanfiction I see myself dedicating to writing. Although, I want to first finish some of my other stories on the side. Ugh I hate how these ideas spring up in my mind when I have to work on OTHER stories. D: But anyway, in this fanfiction... Naruto and Hinata are around 6 to 7 years old. If I make a sequel, I'll make it so that Naruto and Hinata are both 16 years old, and have them do mushy-gushy shit. lol. Although, this chapter will have a lot of side MinaKushi. I'm sorry, but it's related to the other chapters. I swear. ;3; This story won't have too many chapters hopefully since I plan to make each of them as long as possible.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, it belongs to Masashi Kishimoto
A white van pulled into a driveway. Out stepped a small, petite, and rather shy looking girl with dark blue hair. Along with her dad, sister, and mother who followed after she got out. The blue haired girl's name was Hinata Hyuga, she was born in the Hyuga family. Hinata lived with her sister Hanabi, her father Hiashi, and her mother Hanahime. Looking up, Hinata's lavender eyes spotted a marvelous house that was she going to live in, it wasn't a mansion but it was large, the bricks were white, and the roof was a light blue, the windows were spiffy clean with pearl-white curtains that hung from them.
Everyone except Hinata walked inside, since she wanted to check out the flowers from the garden out front. Walking towards them, she took a whiff of a white rose and exhaled with a cheerful smile. Blinking, she noticed a neighboring house next to hers which contained a peculiar blonde boy with who she assumed was his dad.
''No fair dad!'' The spikey blonde haired boy whined, ''Why can't I ride my bike?''
''Because,'' His father, who resembled the boy greatly with his similar blonde hair and cerulean blue eyes. ''Last time, you rode into the tree.''
''But, but, but, but, I promise I won't do it again!'' The boy went on his knees, begging with his hands clamped together. His lips pouted pleadingly, which caused Hinata to giggle at the little scene, Naruto looked towards her and she quickly scurried inside to avoid his gaze.
Ignoring the girl, the boy continued to give his dad a puppy face. Sighing, the father decided to give up. Ruffling his son's hair, he kneeled down to the boy's height. ''Naruto, you know how worried your mother and I get when you do stuff like that.''
''You make it seem like I'm going to ride off a bridge, dattebayo.'' Naruto puffed his cheeks childishly, and crossed his arms while glaring at his dad.
''As much as I want to help you out, your mom will kill me if I give you back your bike.'' Naruto's dad hung his head down in disappointment before standing up.
''You guys suck, 'ttebayo!'' He kicked his dad in the shin, causing him to bend down in pain and then Naruto ran inside.
''Kushina will most certainly kill me...'' Naruto's dad muttered while rubbing his sore leg.
Hinata's chest heaved up and down in a fast pace, her heart's beat speeding up rapidly. She glanced out the window and saw the boy was gone then let out a sigh of relief.
''Neeeeeeeeeeee-chan's got a crush!'' Hanabi teased. Hinata turned around, with her cheeks turning pink, along with the heat soon rushing to her face.
''N-No, I d-don't h-have a c-crush o-on a-anyone!'' Hinata spoke, stuttering more than usual from being flustered.
''Nee-chan's talking weird...'' Hanabi tilted her head, lavender eyes blinking curiously at her older sister.
''Shhhh!'' Hinata put a finger to her lips, not wanting her father to overheard their conversation since she knew he'd disapprove of her being interested in any kind of boy, even though she was only 6 years old. Letting out a sigh, she went up to Hanabi.
''Please don't tell father about this, okay Hanabi-chan?'' Hinata's hand was placed on top of her sister's head, a pleading look residing in her eyes.
''Okay!'' A grin formed on Hanabi's face, ''As long as Nee-chan promises to come with mommy and me to to the park!''
''Sure!'' Hinata smiled, a relief overcoming her. ''Lets go finish unpacking first.'' She grabbed her little sister's hand, and went upstairs to finish their packing.
''But nee-chan, who is that boy?'' Hanabi asked, still curious.
''I don't even know myself...'' Hinata let out a sigh, wondering if she'd be able to encounter the blonde boy again. But, she knew there were better things to worry about than some boy she hasn't even met yet. Hinata was still anxious about her new school she'll be attending tomorrow.
''Minato, you can't keep working there.'' Concern resided on the redhead's face, ''What if something happens to you?''
''I have no choice, if I quit then it'll cause us even more trouble.'' Minato's eyes gazed over at his son who was playing with his toy cars, ''Why don't you go to the park with Naruto? We'll continue this discussion later.'' Minato kissed his wife on the cheek.
''Please... you can't keep doing this!'' She pleaded, ''I don't want anything to happen to you.'' her eyes turned glossy, revealing that she was close to crying. Kushina couldn't stand seeing her husband work in a corrupt corporation, any day now their own family might be hunted down for the scams the corporation pulls to tear other businesses down.
Letting out a sigh, Minato kneeled down to his wife who was sitting on the couch. Grasping her hand, he gazed into her eyes. ''Kushina, I promise I won't let anything happen to us. Just give me some time, I'll figure out a way to leave them.'' his brows knitted together, his expression filled with promise.
Letting out a sigh, Kushina saw she had no choice but to believe in her husband. ''Alright...'' she forced a smile, and was pulled into an embrace by him.
''Thank you, I won't let you down!'' Minato pulled a smile as well, but in reality he wasn't sure he could keep his promise. Due to the organization he works at, they've already received several threats to be hunted down. He wasn't sure himself, how he got involved in this. Minato remembered being desperate to be able to take care of his family, and being sucked into corruption after that. He knew how worried it made her wife, whenever he left for work each day but he had no choice but to go against her wishes until he was able to somehow get a better job.
Standing up, Minato walked up to Naruto and picked him up, lifting him up in the air. ''Now, you better not give your mom any trouble. You hear me?''
Naruto glared at his dad, ''I'm always good!'' he squirmed around in his dad's grasp, ''Now let me go!''
Minato laughed before raising him higher up in the air, ''Don't tell me you're scared.'' he raised an eyebrow at his son.
''No, no...'' Goosebumps covered the boy, but he attempted to hide the fact that he was scared of heights. ''I'm... I'm not scared! I'm braver than you, daddy!''
''I'm just kidding.'' Minato chuckled before letting Naruto down, he kneeled down to the boy's height and looked him straight in the eye with a serious stare ''I'm serious though, I won't get you that new race car you want if I hear you've been misbehaving.''
''O-Okay...'' Naruto looked away, hiding the blush that appeared on his cheeks from embarrassment.
''That's my boy.'' Minato grinned and ruffled his hair before standing up. ''Guess it's time for me to get going.''
''Be safe, alright Minato?'' Kushina wore a sad smile, before leaning her head on his chest.
''Don't worry, nothing's going to happen to me.'' Minato hugged her close, then broke away from the hug ''Just know, I love you.'' he gave her a gentle kiss on her lips and smiled when he pulled away.
''I love you too...'' she meekly answered.
''Nee-chan! Nee-chan!'' Hanabi jumped up and down when they finally got to the park, her behavior wasn't too surprising since she was only 4 years old. ''Can we go play on the swings?'' Hanabi excitedly pointed to the swing sets when they walked inside the park.
The park was larger than most parks Hinata's seen before, it had plenty of trees to hide under for shade, and it had a playground, along with swings, and an area that contained a few green picnic tables, along with a wide grassy side for just lying under the sun or playing a good game of soccer, baseball, etc.
''Sure, lets go!'' Hinata beamed and before she knew it, her sister excitedly grabbed her hand and dragged Hinata all the way to the swings.
''Be careful girls!'' Their mom warned with caution.
''We know!'' They simultaneously called back while running to the swings, and when they got there Hanabi instantly hopped on one of the swings. There wasn't many people in the park, so there wasn't any need to wrestle anyone for a spot on the swings.
''Push me high nee-chan!'' Hanabi grinned widely, her legs bouncing up and down.
''Alright, alright. Calm down.'' Hinata giggled, before walking behind Hanabi and pushing her with little force. Hanabi went up only a few feet off the ground, which caused Hanabi to grumble in annoyance.
''HIGHER!'' Hanabi demanded, fidgeting in the seat.
Sighing, Hinata said ''Alright... Just let me know when you get tired.'' she pushed Hanabi with more force, causing the swing to go up higher, but not too high so she wouldn't fall.
''Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!'' Hanabi cheered in excitement, but still tightly grasped the chains on the side of the swing she was on.
''You're too much little sis...'' Hinata smiled with a nervous laugh. Suddenly her attention was caught by another's voice.
''Mommy... how come you were crying and hugging dad before?'' Hinata recognized the boy to be the one she spotted earlier, she gazed through the gate to listen in on the conversation curiously.
''It's nothing to be concerned about Naruto, sweetie.'' His mom gave a painful smile, trying to hide the hurt behind it. She sat on the bench under a shady tree.
Naruto groaned, ''You never tell me anything...'' he scowled and crossed his arms.
''Once you're old enough to understand, I'll tell you.'' She signaled him to come towards her, and he listened. Kushina kissed his forehead, ''Now go have fun, I'll keep a close eye on you.''
''Yuck!'' Naruto backed away, and rubbed his forehead in disgust from the kiss. ''You and dad kiss a lot like that.'' He stuck his tongue out.
Kushina giggled at his remark, ''Soon you'll find a pretty girl to kiss like that all you want.'' she winked at him with a smile.
''Eww, no!'' Naruto shook his head in denial, ''Kissing is stupid.''
''You say that now...'' Kushina rolled her eyes, knowing his opinion will change once he matures when he's older. ''Now go play.''
Naruto giggled in excitement, ''I'm going on the swings!'' he dashed to the swings where the two other Hyuga girls were at. When he got there, he blinked when he noticed the girls and his gaze was directed at Hinata.
''Hey! You're that weird girl who was staring at me before!'' He pointed at Hinata, who quietly yelped from being startled. Her cheeks turned red from embarrassment, her legs felt like jello and began to shake.
''O-Oh u-um, I-I u-umm...'' Her lips quivered with anxiety, ''S-Sorry...''
''Nee-chan's speaking weird again!'' Hanabi teased from her swing, that was still swinging up in the air.
''What did you say? You kept talkin' all weird I couldn't understand, 'ttebayo.'' Naruto tilted his head, walking over to her.
Hinata gulped nervously, ''I-I'm... sorry.'' she managed to say.
''Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.'' He said scratching the back of his head, finally understanding her. Hinata shyly giggled at his response.
''Hey, what's so funny?'' Naruto asked, narrowing his eyes at her.
''O-Oh, um, sorry. I umm.. u-uh, just t-thought, your um.. r-reaction was kinda f-funny...'' She pressed her index fingers together nervously whilst looking down with a blush still on her face.
''Weird red stuff keeps going on your face, are you okay?'' He kneeled down a bit, and tried to look up into her eyes since her head hung down. Hinata's eyes widened and she quickly looked up.
''I-I'm fine... sorry..'' She nervously laughed again.
''Stop saying sorry so much!'' He crossed his arms with a small glare, ''You're actually really funny too, dattebayo.'' he grinned while putting arms behind his head.
''U-Umm.. t-thanks...'' She smiled, ''I was wondering... if.. umm... you wanted to be... friends?'' silence was heard after, and Hinata looked up to see Naruto on the swing beside Hanabi.
''Hmm... if only my dad was here 'ttebayo, he could push me high up.'' Naruto sighed in disappointment, and soon found himself being kicked from behind and fell off the swing.
''DON'T IGNORE NEE-CHAN!'' Hanabi yelled with a hardened glare.
''YOU BRAT, THAT HURT 'TTEBAYO!'' Naruto stood up, rubbing his sore behind from the kick. Then he blinked, and paused when he realized what she said ''What do you mean?''
''Hinata nee-chan was going to tell you something nice and you ignored her!'' Hanabi crossed her arms in disapproval at how idiotic the boy was.
''Is that the name of that weird bluehead, 'Hinata'?'' Naruto asked with a raised eyebrow, completely oblivious to the situation.
''YES!'' Hanabi screeched, causing Naruto to flinch from the pain in his ears from it.
''Owww, okay, okay, where is she?'' Naruto looked around since she suddenly wasn't in the swings area anymore, he spotted her under a tree a bit farther off.
''Go apologize, stupid!'' Hanabi shoved him towards her direction.
Hinata picked petals off a pink flower she found, and sighed. ''I guess I'll never get over my shyness, but it seemed to get worst whenever I'm around him.''
''You say that like it's never going to happen!'' Hinata gasped and her shot up to see Naruto looking down on her with a concerned stare.
''O-Oh, Naruto-kun...'' She looked back down at the flower that now had no more petals, ''S-Sorry, I was just ummm talking to myself.''
''I do that sometimes.'' He sat down next to her, ''Are you okay? Your annoying sister said you wanted to tell me something?'' Naruto blinked, looking at her.
''Oh i-it's nothing... j-just a silly question.'' She grabbed another pink flower and started picking the petals.
He scoffed, not believing her ''Then why you got all sad?!''
''S-Sorr-''
''NO! Don't say sorry!'' His innocent cerulean orbs formed into a glare, ''Just tell me, pretty please?'' his eyes softened.
His persistence was surprising, and even admiring in Hinata's opinion. Maybe he wasn't so bad after all. ''I wanted to ask if you wanted to be friends.'' heat rushed to her face as she looked to the side to avoid his gaze.
''Ohhhh!'' He laughed, rocking back and forth as he sat criss-cross beside her under the tree. ''You should have just said so! Of course I'll be your friend, 'ttebayo!'' Naruto grinned widely, ''Why don't we introduce ourselves?''
''Ummm.. okay.'' She laughed with a tint of pink residing on her cheeks, ''I'm Hinata Hyuga, nice to meet you.''
''I'm Naruto Uzumaki, the greatest guy you'll ever meet, dattebayo!'' He gave a thumbs up, showing off his signature grin. ''Hope we can be best friends.''
''I hope so too...'' Hinata nodded without hesitation.
Someone cleared their throat, which caused the two little kids to quickly look up at the redhead spying on them. ''I see where my future grandchildren are coming from.'' Kushina grinned deviously while leaning on the tree beside her.
''Mommy! Meet my new friend Hinata!'' Naruto ignored what his mom said, and excitedly stood up with Hinata.
''Hello miss Hinata.'' Kushina politely greeted her with a small handshake, ''I'm Kushina, Naruto's mom 'ttebane.'' She grinned widely, and Hinata immediately saw who Naruto got his hyperactive personality from.
Hinata blinked, mulling over words to say. ''N-Nice to meet you, Kushina-san.'' Hinata gave a small bow.
''You are sooooooooooo cute!'' Kushina pulled her into a suffocating hug while squealing in awe. Hinata's eye twitched at the tight embrace, but didn't mind it nevertheless.
''Mommmmmmmmmmmmmy!'' Naruto cried out, ''You're going hugging her too hard!''
''Sorry.'' Kushina broke the head with an apologetic smile, ''I tend to get carried away.''
Hinata backed away a few steps, blinking and shaking her head. ''No, it's alright!'' she smiled
''Hina-'' Naruto opened his mouth to speak, but paused when Hinata was yanked from the two Uzumakis.
''What did I tell you about being near strangers?'' Hinata's mom angrily muttered to her.
''But... these are my friends...'' Hinata frowned becoming frightened by her mother's sudden change in personality.
''I disapprove of you having these disgusting bumpkins as your 'friends'.'' Hanahime snapped at her daughter, causing Hinata to flinch from the coldness in her tone. They turned to leave, but Kushina's surprising words caused the older Hyuga woman to come to a stop.
''Are you still holding a grudge, Hanahime?'' The redhead raised an eyebrow, and Hanahime wore an angry scowl before facing the daredevil redhead who wore an amused smirk.
''You know nothing of me, Kushina Uzumaki. I don't suggest you speak as if you know me.'' Hanahime spat back.
''No need to have such a foul tone, I just don't understand why my family repulses you so much.'' Kushina casually replied, ''I have nothing against you, even if our families has had a lot of drama in the past involving each other.''
''It's not just you that's repulsive, it's your husband.'' Hanahime glared, ''Due to your husband's selfish actions, the Hyuga corporation has been shut down and we were forced to move to this wretched neighborhood.'' Kushina's eyes widened at the mention of her husband, since she wasn't aware of what he does whenever he leaves the house.
''So that's it...'' Kushina whispered to herself, confirming her thoughts. ''Tell me, what exactly did my husband do to your corporation?'' she asked.
Hanahime let out an irritated sigh, ''He one time, began working for us before all this had started. He was assumed to have been a quality worker but apparently he only worked for us so he can get us into bankrupt. I'm not entirely sure, but I've heard he's an undercover agent for an entirely different business that intends to corrupt any successful corporation they manage to get access to.'' she abruptly explained.
There was a moment of silence between them, Kushina completely stunned and her left hand clenching into a tight fist. Looking down, Kushina wore an apologetic expression. ''Please forgive me, for my husband's actions. I really didn't know anything about that at all.''
''I see...'' Hanahime wore a stern expression, crossing her arms across her chest. ''I guess I shouldn't had reacted the way I did, but I do suggest you keep your son safe. He might be in danger since your husband is, in fact a wanted man among many corporations.''
''I've been aware of us being hunted down, for quite some time.'' Kushina sighed, knowing there was only more trouble to come.
''Keep an eye out, but as I was saying... I have to leave.'' Hanahime looked around for her daughters, then her gaze was directed at a trio under the tree who was giggling at whatever they were talking about. The Hyuga mother's eye twitched.
''I assume you still don't approve of them being friends?'' Kushina wore a sad smile, knowing how hard it keeps getting for her son to make any friends.
''I will approve, as long as they only hang around each other at my house.'' Hanahime said, her tone becoming more gentle as she wore a small smile.
''Arigatou, I really appreciate it.'' Kushina grinned, ''Naruto! Say goodbye to your two friends!'' she called out, and she giggled when she heard him groan.
Naruto sighed, his azure orbs saddening as he looked at the two Hyuga girls. ''Bye Hinata.'' he hugged her, causing her to blush a bright red but he was too oblivious to realize. His eyes narrowed as he looked at Hanabi, ''You.''
''I have a name!'' Hanabi puffed her cheats, glaring at the blonde boy.
''Kay.'' He ignored her comment.
''Bye Naruto, I hope we can... play again sometime and hopefully meet at school tomorrow.'' Hinata shyly spoke, a pink blush rising on her cheeks as she fiddled with her fingers while looking down.
''I hope so.'' He grinned while rubbing the back of his head, ''You're a really cool friend.''
''T-Thank you... you umm.. are too.'' Hinata smiled.
''You guys are weird.'' Hanabi raised an eyebrow, looking at them with a weird face. ''Lets go nee-chan!'' she pulled Hinata arm and they ran to their mom.
''Hopefully, I can actually keep her as a friend...'' Naruto mentally hoped.
Later that day, night had finally hit the skies. Naruto had passed out into a deep sleep in his bed, Kushina kissed his forehead and covered him with his orange blanket before quietly shutting off the lights. Going downstairs, Kushina remained gazing out the window thinking about the news she heard about Minato. It was stunning, but not surprising nonetheless since she knew he was doing something dangerous. She decided, she'll confront him tonight and be more forward with him.
''If he refuses to quit this stupid job, then I'll leav-'' She paused at the thought of divorcing him, it was too much to bare. She loved him dearly, she was IN love with him after all. The feelings she had for him never subsided ever since she met him during her elementary school years, and what about her son? Kushina had heard that divorces have an effect on the children too. But still, she felt that she had to find someway to make him get a better job. Or even better, she could work instead of him!
Kushina saw a figure outside the window, it was dark outside so the person was hard to recognize. Squinting, she decided to back away from the window and close the curtains. An uneasy feeling began tightening inside her stomach.
That person was not Minato Namikaze.
Her heart nearly stopped, it could be anyone. This person didn't seem too friendly either, with every step the person took Kushina felt like she was going to crumble away. Fear overcame her entire being, her palms becoming sweaty and her legs shaking with anxiety.
''Go away, go away, go away, go away...'' She prayed with every silent word spoken, clasping her hands together with her eyes closed. Her body leaned against her door, and she heard the person finally stepping on the last step and walking up to the door. A loud, hard bang was heard and she even felt it while she was on the door.
''Namikaze, you bastard. If you don't let me inside, you're going to regret it!'' A masculine voice threatened from behind the door. Kushina's heart dropped, she didn't know what to do!
What if this person came in and murdered Naruto and her? Many negative thoughts roamed through her mind. Why couldn't she just live her life peacefully, without all this fear of being attacked one day which was most likely today. Tears roamed down her face, she couldn't take it anymore. Biting down on her bottom lip, she tried to keep these damn tears from falling but it was hopeless. The door continued to be banged on, with many swears, threats, etc.
Kushina's body slid down the door, until her bottom hit the floor. She brought her knees up to her chest, and rested her chin on top while shutting her eyes. ''I want this nightmare to hurry up and end.''
Hiashi let out a much needed sigh of regret, ''I would have never guessed he lived here.''
''I know, I encountered his wife in the park. She seemed not to acknowledged all of his corruption until now.'' Hanahime glanced at her husband.
''What are you going to do about him then?'' Hiashi raised an eyebrow skeptically.
''Lets wait, maybe someone else would do us a favor and take care of the job.'' She pointed out the window, to the sight of a strange figure outside the Uzumaki household.
''If that doesn't work out, then I have a better idea.'' Hiashi smirked, a devious idea coming to his corrupted mind.
''Do tell.'' Hanahime smirked as well.
''Mommy...'' Kushina's head shot up, to see Naruto rubbing his eyes and standing at the top of the staircase in front of her. ''Why's someone banging on the door?'' he asked drowsily as he walked down the stairs and stood in front of her.
''Sweetie, come here...'' She held out her arms, and Naruto yawned before walking into her embrace. Kushina wrapped her arms tightly around him, stroking his hair. ''Kami forbid if anything was to happen to me, just know I love you with all my heart 'ttebane.'' she sniffled.
Naruto was puzzled at her sudden remark, ''Are you going away?''
''No, just forget I said anything.'' She released her embrace on him, and just smiled to hide the fear she had inside. Naruto listened intently, remaining silent there in his footsie pajamas. Kushina listened intently too, and noticed the banging had stopped and she let out a sigh of relief.
CRASH!
Her heart dropped as the window next to her broke, and there was glass shards all over the floor. She quickly stood up and rushed to defend Naruto by shoving him behind her.
''Mommy... I'm scared 'ttebayo.'' He tightly grasped the hems of green dress.
Kushina remained silently, trying to keep a strong face on. Anger and fear boiled up inside of her as she saw a figure jump threw the window. It was a man with dark brown hair, he wore a scowl on his face. In his hand, Kushina's eyes widened when she saw it held a gun.
''So, you're Namikaze's wife I assume.'' He stepped closer to her, and Kushina immediately shoved Naruto towards the staircase and muttered for him to go quickly. Naruto hesitated, but quickly followed his mom's orders.
''No need to worry, I won't go after the kid today.'' He reassured, although it wasn't a relaxing reassurance since that means Naruto will be a target in the future. Kushina held a straight face, to hide any fear that she had to try and keep herself calm. The man raised his arm that held the gun, ''I've gotten tired of your husband's shit so I'll give him a warning by first, killing you.'' his finger was ready to press down on the trigger, when Kushina tackled him to the floor, and kept a tight grip on his arms.
She clenched her jaw, and shot him a deadly glare. Fortunately, Kushina was always known for her inhuman strength and managed tighten her grip on his arm to a point where he began wincing from the pain. She released her grip on his arm without the gun, and clenched her fist tightly before aiming for his face. Repeatedly punching, and punching, and punching until he released his grip and the gun collapsed on the floor. He remained unconscious, his face bruised, and bleeding from her beating. Tears began streaming down her face, she grabbed the gun and held it in her hand. She heard the door open, and she immediately aimed it at whoever entered but she lowered her arm when she saw who it was.
''M-Minato...'' She sobbed, dropping the gun and stood up from where she stand.
''What happened here?'' He remained stunned, his eyes catching the man on the floor then soon recognizing who it was.
''This...'' She said through sniffled, but inhaled and exhaled before gaining her posture. ''This is all because of you..'' She clenched her fists at each side.
''Are you hurt? What did he do?!'' Minato walked over to her in concerned, and Kushina just boiled up with even more anger and soon launched a fist across his face that knocked him on the floor.
''WHO CARES ABOUT ME? WHAT IF HE DID SOMETHING TO OUR SON?!'' Kushina spat at him, huffing angrily. Her entire face turned red from her immense anger.
''Kushi-''
''NO, SHUT UP!'' She cut him off, ''If we're going to be together, I don't want to live each day in fear of people you've screwed with.'' Kushina started biting on her bottom lip again, attempting to hold in the new tears that wanted to fall down her already tear stained cheeks. Her anger subsided, and was replaced with sadness, and fear of what the future held for them.
Minato's heart tightened when he saw her crying, he immediately went to comfort her regardless of previously being punched in the face. He held her hand, and brought it to his lips before gently kissing it and looking straight into her eyes. ''I'm sorry, I know a lot has been going on lately...'' he said, but knew words weren't good enough. ''I'm not able to quit yet, but I will be able to stay home with you more often''
Kushina glared at him, ''What's so difficult about being able to quit? You're not that much of a little pansy, are you?''
He nervously laughed, ''My boss isn't easy to reason with, trust me.'' his gaze was directed at the conscious man on the floor again, ''Or, if push comes to shove, you can always beat him up for me.'' Minato joked.
Kushina growled, ''You don't know how freaking horrified I was, 'ttebane.''
''You can tell me all about it, upstairs.'' Minato said before kissing her cheek, and then they both walked upstairs with their hands intertwined.
A/N: Okay, I admit it might not make too much sense. And no, Minato is not in the Akatsuki. lol. It'll all be explained in the next chapter. I also spent like 3-5 days writing this chapter. :[
It was enjoyable though.
There will be more NaruHina in the next chapter, not literally the romance but... you get the point.