Hi folks! I'm reposting this after some revisions. This fic revolves around NaruHina and MinaKush. The latter is told in a past/flashback sort of thing.
"Hello," -talking
'Hello,' -thoughts/telepathy
HELLO/"HELLO" -emphasis/shouting
"Hello"/'Hello,' -Biju talking/thinking
Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto or Soul Eater.
Warning: Swearing is present within this fic, although not everywhere.
Amid the Pure Insanity, Chapter 1
When he saw her, a peculiar girl garbed in a creamy yellow attire, enter the classroom, a blond haired boy knew she was the one. He recognized it because he could feel the prickle of the wavelength. It was just a sliver of a movement within him and he couldn't help but watch her walk in a slight, hypnotic trance. His blue eyes stared at her, admiring the color of her ruby hair and trying to get a feel of her soul. It was flaming, just like the color of her hair, and filled with a familiar essence. Her plum colored eyes narrowed at every student in the classroom and it took him a while to keep from staring at her too much. Although, he couldn't help but smile at her.
"My name is Kushina Uzumaki and I'm going to be the first female Hokage, dattebane!" She said with a stamp of her foot. The other students blinked in unison before some started outright laughing and pointing at her. Most of their chants were "as if!" and "yeah right!" among their laughter. The red-haired girl's cheeks puffed up and burned a shade of pink in embarrassment. How dare they laugh at her!
"Sh-shut up! I will! Just watch me!" The girl Uzumaki shouted out again, stomping her foot down again but this time in irritation.
"Settle down class!" The instructor's voice boomed out as he narrowed his eyes at the students. "It isn't right to laugh and belittle someone's dreams and goals, especially your fellow classmates." The laughter subsided instantly as their focus returned to their sensei. The blond smiled at the girl's determination—she even shared his dream! Maybe if he announced it, she would notice him and maybe they could be friends. After all, he felt that connection his father had told him about when he met "the one."
Taking courage, he sat up from his desk, gaining attention from some classmates, and smiled. "I'm Minato Namikaze and I'm going to become Hokage, too!" He gave her his brightest smiles he could manage. Maybe she would like him if he presented himself in a nice way? Unfortunately, this didn't do much for the flare tempered girl because she glared at him and 'hrrmphed'. The instructor sighed but told Minato to sit down and for Kushina to take a seat anywhere available. The girl did as told, bypassing the blond but giving him a fierce glare down. She sat in a row behind him.
As the lecture restarted, Minato took a chance look behind him and smiled at her again. Kushina's glare still remained. How could this flaky, girly boy have the same dream as she?! Was he kidding? He probably couldn't even lift a kunai and throw it right! "Hi!" The flaky boy—Namikaze was it?—whispered to her.
"Get real, Blondie. There's no way you'll become Hokage before me. You're way too girly!" The red head hissed. The boy's reaction was pretty priceless as he went from smiling to shock in less than five seconds. He even gasped before chuckling and turning back around. Kushina 'humphed' again and tried to pay attention to the lesson. She could care less about that flake. She'd become Hokage before him and prove to him she was the better of them.
Unknowingly for her, this encounter would set them up for life.
-x- Transition: Few Years Later -x-
They were genin now, and although the Second Shinobi War was still ongoing, it looked like Konoha was on the winning road but the constant fighting still persisted. The other nations would do anything to win and gain further land for themselves, even going so far as to infiltrate other villages and steal valuables. This also extended to kidnapping.
That's why Kushina found herself bound and being hauled away from Konoha's soil by Kumo shinobi. How they knew she had special chakra, she wasn't sure. The one thing she feared was if they were aware of her hidden status, of what she contained. It hadn't been that long ago when Mito Uzumaki had passed away, having been its first and previous container. She knew her role in keeping Konoha safe was with her life by keeping that beast sealed away. However, right now, she was afraid these foreign shinobi could possibly know or discover she was the current carrier of the Kyūbi.
That would not only be chaotic but dangerous for other nations. Kumo most likely had their own Jinchūriki; if they found out she was one... It would spell disaster. Secretly, as she was being led by these Kumo-nin, she pulled out strands of her hair, leaving them in the hopes that someone from Konoha would find her and help.
She held onto hope for a few days but the closer they were getting towards the border between the Land of Fire and Land of Cloud, the more miserable she became. Kushina's heart pounded as her eyes glistened with tears; she would be taken out of her second home country and into another one! One that, by the way, played a role in destroying her original home of Uzushiogakure. These Kumo-nin were going to be successful and possibly force her to servitude or some other horrid thing.
The enemy shinobi stopped once they scanned the area and deemed it safe. They were only a day away from reaching the borders until they were 'home free.'
"All right, someone tie her up in the tent like usual. I'll get the fire going. We should be safe from any of those pesky Konoha-nin." One of the Kumo shinobi said. Another roughly grabbed Kushina by her shoulders and began shoving her inside their makeshift "prison" for her.
"Get going, girly!"
The Uzumaki girl glared daggers at the man. "I'll go when I want! Besides, you won't get away with this! Someone will come find you and kill you!" She spat fiercely. The three Kumo ninja all laughed at her claims and she felt her cheeks burn up.
"Hahah! Right! Girly, we've been on our way to the borders for days now. Nobody from your stupid village is gonna come for you. You're as good as ours," the first ninja said with a sneer. "We're only a day away from the border. Once we cross over, we'll be in Kumo soil. You'll belong to us! The Sandaime Raikage will be VERY grateful that we brought someone special like you with us! An Uzumaki with special chakra is a plus for us. Added bonus is that you're female. Heh-heh."
Kushina felt disgusted by what the man was implying. She knew he was right but she refused to believe that. "Just you watch! Someone will come!" The red head protested.
"Oh yeah?" The second Kumo-nin taunted, "Then where are they? Nowhere in sight! Give up, wench and say goodbye to Konoha. Your new home will be Kumo very soon!" The three men laughed again as the third one, that had grabbed her roughly previously, had once again shoved her forward into the tent. He trussed her up good on the embedded pillar in the center. When her arms bound behind her and tied to the pole was finished, he leered at her.
"Best dream your precious dreams now little girl. No matter what, you belong to us. Your stupid village probably has no idea you're even gone. And when they do realize, it'll be too late! Gwahaha!" He turned and left the tent, joining his comrades as they brought out the celebratory sake. Tonight was good! Their mission went well and they kidnapped a surviving Uzumaki unscathed from that stupid Konohagakure! Life was looking up for them.
Kushina, however, couldn't believe it but now... The realization was crashing over her. She had made some new friends in Konoha, among them an Uchiha kunoichi named Mikoto being her best friend. She realized she'd never see the black haired girl ever again or the lively village of Konoha. Was anyone coming for her? Did they know she was gone? Most likely not. Not with the war going on as it was. There were too many things going on, far more important than her being missing. The fourteen year old sniffled as more tears dropped from her plum colored eyes. Would this be the end of her life in Konoha? Was she going to remain a Kumo servant for the rest of her days? Would they force her to use the Kyūbi's chakra against her (once former) comrades in battle? Mito-sama had told her that she would need love to counter the Kyūbi's foul chakra and hatred. Would she get that in Kumo?
'Probably not,' the girl thought as she watched more of her tears spill upon her lap. 'I'm going to be all alone again...' She overheard the men guffaw loudly around the campfire. Kushina narrowed her eyes in their direction. It was their fault she was like this. They had taken her from her home and from her friends. There wasn't anything she could do. Not while bound and trussed up. Slowly, whatever hope she held dwindled and the miserable feeling returned twofold. No one was coming for her. Resigning to her fate seemed like the only option.
The moment of laughter spent between the three shinobi outside the tent, however, was interrupted when a kunai was launched into the burning fire! The wind it carried with it was enough to blow it out completely. This startled the Kumo trio into alert. "What the hell was that?!" one shouted, a bit slurring.
"A kunai it looks like." the second replied.
"Damn, were we found out?!" the third asks.
Kushina heard them shout in surprise and she lifted her head up in concern. Were they under attack? Was it more foreign shinobi? It was possible, considering the current war. Her violet eyes widened, staring out into the now dark tent, hoping to see who or what it was. She concluded her sensory skills sucked and never developed them much but if she tried really hard enough, maybe she could pick out what kind of chakra they had...
"GWAAAAH!" one of the shinobi yelled in what seemed to be immense pain before a body hit the ground.
"The hell!? You're gonna pay for that!" a second roared. Clinks of steel sounded before an 'oof' was heard and another body hit the ground.
"Dammit! Take this!" The third one shouted and seemingly charged for the intruder, most likely trying to get in some taijutsu hits. Whoever it was seemed much more aigle. Some tears of clothes were heard and some soft grunts of pain before the obvious third man went screaming in agony and also falling to the ground. Kushina's heart raced; whoever this unknown shinobi was, they were FAST and had no problem taking out three chūnin level Kumo-nin.
Footsteps came closer to the tent and Kushina held in a gasp and remained as still as possible. Maybe the unknown shinobi would go away and leave her be. If that was so, she could find a way out and head back to Konoha. The footsteps, unfortunately, got closer and closer. A silhouette of the foreign nin could be seen outside the tent, illuminated by the moonlight from outside. Kushina's heart beat wouldn't settle down. Did they know she was in here? Were they going to kill her or kidnap her, too? After all, she was bound up. It would be no problem.
'Please go away, please go away,' she thought desparately. Her wish wasn't answered.
Whoever the nin was, they pulled the tent's flap back and stepped inside. Kushina could make out a sickle on the right and a chain on the left. So, this nin was capable of using a kusarigama. Great. She was doomed. Even if they had a kunai, she was doomed anyway. She shut her eyes, hoping the Pure Land would be a better place than this—
"Kushina! I finally found you!"
Wait, what?
The red haired girl blinked as her thoughts tried to process the nin's voice. It sounded awfully familiar. In fact, it sounded like...
"It's me, Minato." The nin said, now coming into clearer view of her vision. Kushina gasped at the sight of the blond-haired boy. He had a few scrapes and cuts on him but he seemed perfectly fine. His white track jacket was unzipped, showing his black shirt underneath. His black pants and matching sandals blended in with the darkness, as did the material of his Konoha headband. His eyes however... Once had they been blue, they were glowing an icy blue instead, sending involuntary chills down her spine.
What caught her off guard though was that where his right arm should have been was a large sickle of sorts. What happened to his arm?! Last time she had seen him, which—granted, she glared at him and stomped away—was just a week ago, his arm was completely fine. Did... Did he get into a fight and had it severed only to be replaced by that?! She couldn't help but stare at it in transfixed awe and horror.
"M-Minato?" She whispered, still in relative shock.
"Hai. Don't worry, I'm here to rescue you," he said in a tender voice. He used his sickle arm thing to cut into her binds, a very easy task that took less than a second and helped her up with his left hand. "Come on. I knocked them out. Those nin will probably come to pretty soon. We need to get far away from here as possible." The blond said quickly and started pulling her along with him. The girl didn't fight back, only looking at Minato's possible sickle arm thing.
When they exited the tent, she blinked and...his hand was there? What? Had she imagined things? Maybe... Maybe she did. Hallucinations weren't uncommon among kidnapped victims, which she certainly had been one. Minato hurriedly slipped his arms underneath her, bridal style and carried her with ease. They bypassed the injured and knocked out Kumo-nin and raced away from the area as quickly as possible. He leaped for the trees nearby and shot out of there—FAST.
-x-
They seemed to have ran for a long while, never stopping until they were a decent ways away. Kushina found the time to examine her savior, who was focusing on which tree branch to step into while clutching her closely to his person. Her flowing, red hair seemed like a long blanket that could cover them both. Minato had this graceful smile on his face that promised sincerity and joy. Was he... Happy?
"Why?" She started, her voice just a whisper. The boy momentarily looked down at her, confusion on those still glowing blue eyes of his.
"Why 'what', Kushina?"
She bashfully looked away before answering back. "Why did you come save me? No one... No one else did... And..." She paused to catch her shallow breath. "And how?" How did he find her? Those Kumo shinobi were so certain no one from Konoha would follow or catch up with them and yet Minato did and rescued her. The aforesaid boy's mouth went from a thin line of confusion to that smile again. He turned his attention to his tree hopping before utilizing his chakra to amplify his next jump. He jumped and landed on top of a large pine tree native to only the Land of Fire.
"Well, I did Kushina because," he began, staring at her and she met his eyes again. "Not only that but I know you're special to Konoha as not just its Jinchūriki—" he saw her eyes widened at that, "but because you're an important ninja of Konoha too. And," here, he allowed his hand closest to her hair run through it smoothly, "I found strings of your hair and followed it. With it, I was able to find you. I couldn't let you be taken away." He looked away to make sure he wouldn't run into anything. "You also important to me in a lot of ways, even if you didn't notice. I didn't want to lose you."
She was surprised by his response. Nobody other than the current council and Hokage knew of her Jinchūriki status. But Minato already knew? And he didn't see her as a tool, a weapon or the beast itself but as a person? Not only that, but he followed those strands of her annoying red hair she left behind. Her hair... The one thing about her that she truly despised was her saving grace.
"Kushina," Minato called to her again, "Even if you don't like it, I really admire your hair. It's pretty and it suits you. So, don't hate it, OK?" He seemed so blunt and honest all at once, she couldn't help but look at him in another light. This once flaky and girly boy she knew that followed him around after class in their academy days was the one who ultimately saved her from becoming a Kumo servant. He rescued her and liked her hair! Not only that, he admitted she was important to him. She was near speechless!
"...The Kyūbi..." She murmured but he heard it.
"He doesn't make you who you are, Kushina. You are simply his container," the blond said. "You are a person, just like me." He paused before rethinking what he said. "Well, you're more of a person than me."
With that, the fifteen year old took off again, still holding her close to him. What did he mean? That she was more of a person than him? Was Konoha responsible for more than one Jinchūriki? If so, did that make Minato one as well? She would have detected him as one a long while ago... But he was as ordinary as the rest.
"Minato, what did you mean by that?"
He looked down at her again before that ridiculous smile was on his face again. Kushina couldn't help but blush. He was pretty cute, and now that she thought of it, she realized that this boy had captured her heart so quickly. This boy that was once bullied by her once upon a time was her knight in shining armor, almost quite literally. "You really do look like a tomato when you blush, Kushina. It's cute." Minato said, having seen the red tinting her cheeks. That comment, normally would have enraged her, served another purpose and caused her to flush further.
"D-Don't change the subject, d-dummy!" She stammered in embarrassment. The blond laughed softly and the girl engraved such a sweet sound in her mind. She hadn't known his laugh could be so wonderful.
"Okay, okay. I'll tell you since it is pretty important—" he started but then narrowed his eyes. He stopped tree hopping and waited in one spot. Kushina noticed the change of his expression and wondered why he paused all of a sudden.
"Minat—" she began but was cut off when some Lightning nature jutsu slammed into the tree they were on! She gasped and clutched onto Minato as he had leaped away in time, landing on another branch successfully while holding her. On another branch away from them was one of the Kumo-nin from before! Kushina could only look in worry while Minato narrowed his eyes at the kidnapper.
"Brat! Where do you think you're going with that girl?! She belongs to Kumo! I'll give you a swift death if you surrender her over!" The man demanded, glaring daggers as he began making hand seals for his next jutsu. The red haired girl looked up at Minato, who's expression went from serious to boredom in less than three seconds. What was he going to do?
As for the blond, what ran through his mind was different. 'As if I'll turn Kushina over. I can't... For many reasons. I know it. Her soul and chakra wavelength resonates with mine. And not only that but the Master... I can't let him down.' He looked down at Kushina before setting her next to him. She was all types of confused but he'd alleviate that soon.
"Minato?"
"How good are you at wielding a kusarigama?" He asked her suddenly. The quick question predictably caught her off guard and despite the serious situation, he found her reaction very amusing.
"Wh-what? I'm not that good. But I can learn. Why?" The red haired girl spluttered a little before regulating herself. She only saw Minato smile again before holding out his right hand for her to take.
"Good. We can use this man as target practice," the blond Konoha-nin said nonchalantly.
Huh?
We?
Kushina was confused by his explanation. What did he mean? He wasn't making much sense. She soon found his gaze on her, staring at her, like almost into her soul. The red-haired girl found herself nearly lost in those unnatural pools of blue his eyes radiated. She eventually took his hand, although still rather clueless. Well, that is until something sparked against her. What was that feeling?
"What you felt is a soul and chakra wavelength. Mine to be precise. I'm connected to you now," Minato began explaining, noticing the Kumo-nin seemed ready to let loose his jutsu, "Whatever you do Kushina, don't freak out by what I'm going to do. I need you to focus on the man. We'll have to hit him with everything we got, since this will be our first battle as synchronized partners." What in the world was he talking about?!
"Do you trust me Kushina?" The blond boy asked, also out of the blue. The red haired girl was still baffled by all this so far but she would trust his judgment. He saved her after all and done so alone.
"Yes. Yes I do!" She said with conviction.
Minato nodded. "Good. Don't let go, okay?"
"I-I won't."
"WELL?! Do you surrender?!" The Kumo shinobi shouted. The teenagers turned their attention to him.
"Sorry, we're not interested," Minato replied casually, still not letting Kushina's hand go. He watched as a vein popped on the enemy nin's head.
"Grr! Then I'll come kill you and take her for myself again!" With that he leaped from his branch, charging straight for them! Kushina tensed but Minato's presence easily calmed her. The Kumo guy was coming at them—FAST—leaving the two no chance to dodge!
"DIE!" He shouted as he sent his lightning charged jutsu at them! It hit the branch, causing an explosion. The tree collapsed and the Kumo-nin grinned at the display. Those kids would have been injured by that move no doubt. Just as he landed to the ground to observe his destruction, his eyes widened in disbelief when the smoke cleared. Standing there unharmed was the girl. But, now she was clasping a weapon in her hands! Where in the hell did she get that?! And where was that annoying blond kid?!
Kushina was undergoing the same shock. In her hands right now... It looked very similar to a kusarigama but not quite. The weapon was like a polearm, with two, large sickle blades at the top, one underneath the other. They looked like a curved, forked blade. The pole was a mixture of blue, white and black. One side of both sickle blades were a dark gray color and the inner side blades were a faint yellow color. Around the head of the top blade's guard of sorts was the Konohagakure symbol. Also, around the center of the polearm, there was a chain attached to it and it seemingly wrapped around her left arm with ease. Her purple eyes couldn't believe it—where had this come from?!
And where was Minato!
'Kushina,' said boy's voice sounded out. It seemed like that Kumo-nin could hear him too and was trying to find him. 'I'm here,' his voice got quieter so only she could hear. It wasn't long until she could see half an ethereal form of the boy coming out of the strange scythe she was currently holding. However, the half of him she could see was completely shirtless, unnecessarily exposing her to his rather defined fifteen-year-old abs. Kami dang it. The blush on her face wouldn't go away either.
Still, she had to make sure she wasn't seeing things. "M-Minato? That's y-you right?"
He smiled brightly. 'Hai. Listen, this will be weird but I'll help you as you'll help me. Do you believe in our ability?' She nodded sincerely, although seriously confused by this situation. 'Okay, wielding me is as easy as a kusarigama.'
"But I never...!"
'Trust me! It'll be fine. We'll totally win. Just let our form flow together, okay?' His blue eyes stared into her purple ones. She was still rather uneasy with this whole thing but... There was no time to sit there and fret. They had to take out this shinobi and return home. The girl let her confusion go and steeled herself. She could worry about the worries later. Minato was here to help guide her and she trusted him.
'All right Kushina! Let's go!'
"Hai, Minato!" The girl steeled herself and ran forward. She expected the Minato-weapon to be heavy but it was surprisingly lightweight to her. The Kumo nin spun around to see the charging girl and readied himself.
'How can she wield that? And where did it come from? No matter, I'll disarm her and grab her before she can do real damage or before that blond comes back.' He thought and set himself to do that.
Kushina knew she was unbalanced but true to his word, Minato kept her steady as much as possible. She swung him forward, intending for the blade to Kumo-nin. As partially expected, he blocked the attack. The fourteen year old gasped but wouldn't let up! She pulled back and tried to swipe at him again but he dodged! She growled in anger. "Get back here you creep!" She yelled.
'Calm yourself Kushina. Getting angry won't help.' Minato said.
"I know but he's strong and fast!"
'He's still weakened, too. I remember slashing his left leg before knocking him down. Aim there.'
"Okay, gotcha!"
The Uzumaki girl hefted her savior in weapon form over her shoulder before charging the nin again. This time she tried to slash at his injury, hoping to connect. It appeared Minato was spurring it on by moving the "head" of his body to slash faster than normal. The Kumo nin gasped and jumped away, barely scraping by. He leered at the girl. She was getting fast but noticed her slight fatigue. She was carrying that weapon easily but the swings were taking some toll on her. 'If I can dodge her some more, she'll tire her out, then I can strike!'
"Minato, he's still too fast..."
'I know but we'll get him. Let's not give up. You can do it, Kushina.'
The praise and tone of such caused her heart to flutter before she used it to fuel her determination. If Minato can believe in her then she'd give it her all. She was Kushina freaking Uzumaki and there was no way she could give up now. Not when Minato gave her hope again and a reason to fight back. It was time to take matters into her own hands!
"I won't lose, dattebane!" She proclaimed loudly as she rushed the nin again.
The Kumo shinobi just scoffed. "Tch! You'll be too tired out soon so give up!"
"No way! Yaaah!"
She swung the forked scythe, releasing a blend of lighting and wind elemental nature at the enemy. The man's eyes widened a fraction before he was forced to move before being blasted away and electrocuted at once. Damn this wasn't looking good! 'Dodging is out of the question. I HAVE to take that weapon out now!' The cloud ninja thought as he rushed the girl now.
'Kushina, behind you!' Minato warned, edging himself to defend her. Kushina spun on her heel and raised the scythe to block the kunai the man had and the two battered at one another for some time, each trying to strike the other hard. Despite her inexperience, Kushina didn't back down and Minato wouldn't allow her to be hit. The pair (trio) went at it for a few minutes longer before breaking away. Both were panting for different reasons; the Kumo ninja was tired out from his injuries and Kushina was tired because swinging Minato scythe around was exerting energy she didn't know she had. Plus, that odd feeling with the boy-weapon was pushing at her...soul.
'We need to take him out in our next hit or you'll be tired out to use me,' Minato informed Kushina, 'My element in this form is a combination of my nature affinities. Lightning is my primary and Wind is my secondary. I call it my Shine Release when formed together.'
"Shine... Release...?"
'Hai. A rare nature transformation. It's apart of my bloodlimit. Sort of like your hiden, the Adamantine Sealing Chains.'
"...You know a lot about me huh?" She asked in a partially accusatory tone, lightly glaring at the ethereal form of Minato when he reappeared. He even had the gall to chuckle and rub his head.
'Well, I did follow you around a lot... So... I'd have to know about the girl I found very endearing,' he admitted before turning serious, 'Okay, Kushina, let's channel chakra together. Then we can release our final attack on him. Since we're not close enough yet on our wavelength, we can't do a soul resonance. We can, however, do a chakra resonance.' The girl blushed at his comment before getting serious herself.
'Let our chakra mold in tandem. Use half the tiger seal with me!' Minato's ethereal form held the tiger seal with one hand as he began channeling chakra. Kushina did the same with her other hand, both of their hand seals collaborating together in unison as their combined chakra began syncing. The Kumo nin, however, had been molding his own chakra into another jutsu.
'Ready Kushina?'
"Hai! Minato!"
Together, they shouted, "CHAKRA RESONANCE!" The blue from Kushina's chakra merged with the light green of Minato's chakra, transforming it into a radiant aqua color.
"That won't work whatever it is!" The Kumo nin yelled as he finished his own hand seals. "Lightning Release: Electric Spear Jutsu!" The technique was just as it shouted; an electrically charged spear made of devastating lightning release nature materialized and lunging straight for them!
'Quick! Swing me!' Minato urged as the spear was gaining speed.
With the strength she could muster, Kushina pivoted one foot forward and with great rush of agility, swung Minato's weapon form. The arch of the blade was glowing and shot out a large wind arc at the spear jutsu.
Suddenly, a technique name appeared in Kushina's mind as she and Minato shouted out in unison: "Shine Release: Solar Gale Jutsu!" The arc of wind was crackling with its own lightning flashing around it. True to its nature transformation, it was like looking into blinding light. The two techniques fought for dominance once they clashed but against two sets of determination, the Kumo ninja's jutsu petered out, overtaken by Kushina and Minato's combined attack. The man wailed in agony as he was hit and a detonating explosion encapsulated the area. The girl had no idea that Minato had shifted out of his unusual form and began carrying her away from the flashing scene. No doubt that Kumo nin would be scarred for life or dead.
When she got her bearings together, Kushina found herself in Minato's arms again, and that goofy but endearing smile on his face again. She was no longer surprised; she entrusted herself to him. Her love and all. Kushina closed her eyes and settled to brush her head against his chest. What she didn't know was that it garnered a deep blush on Minato's face. He looked down again as he raced through the trees, heading for Konoha. 'She's cute looking like that,' he admitted to himself. "Rest well, Kushina. We'll be home in no time."
-x-
Deep within the seal of the girl he was carrying, a large, orange-red bakegitsune, chained up and held down by uncomfortable spokes, simply smiled at the interaction between his host and the boy. "Well done, Namikaze. You hold true to your small family's name of being a Ruin."
'Hai, Kyūbi-sama,' the voice of the boy replied, having heard him clearly. 'I did it for the girl, mostly but also for you, Master. I have feelings for her, as you well know since our family is connected through you. To serve you and... Any vessel you may be contained in.' This answer pleased the large entity as he approved with a hum.
"You intend to tell the girl of this deep connection between us?"
There was a momentary pause before another reply was given. 'Only if my Master allows it to be shared, then shall I do so, Kyūbi-sama. I understand my family was wiped out a long time ago. I know it was you that gave my family life. We are your loyal servants even if it has been reduced to only myself.'
The bakegitsune hummed in thought. His only and one servant would need companionship and an heir. He would be able to live for long duration such as he was not human though designed to appear as one. Ruins were his creation alone using his own chakra; he had taken a page out of his Old Man's book and made something for himself. Granted, he was young and naive when first making them but they evolved and grew too.
They could be distinguished as yellow haired and blue or green eyed humanoids. Ruins were shape-shifters; they could bond with people and become weapons. However, they were only meant for peaceful things like farming and climbing.
Unfortunately, with time after the Old Man's death and his sons began their eternal feud, the Ruins were discovered and became twisted by other humans. Humans invaded their sacred home land and stole them. This twisted nature became known as the Pure Insanity. A Ruin without a cognoscente, a Maven, were captured and forced to do a bidding. Those that survived were taken with the Kyūbi and left that area to start anew.
But war after war, the humans would find his people. They found ways to force them to remain in their weaponized forms, never to emerge again as humanoids to eat and live normally. It frustrated the Kyūbi so much; seeing this side of humanity disgusted him. Seeing his creations being mistreated and misused transformed him into the angered and hate filled monster he was now.
He had thought he lost all of his Ruins, but one surprisingly survived. That one had been Minato, young and striving to stay faithful to his one and only Master. He remained in his youthful stage for a long period of time; ever since the start of this Second war. He hadn't been twisted, not amid the Pure Insanity. The Kyūbi was surprised to find even one of his creations, albeit an offspring of two of his originals, still alive and searching for him to serve him. He had even blended in a shinobi village, made a human name, human goals and bonds to strengthen himself to fight alone and without using his other form.
While his anger was placated for a bit being close to the boy, he still despised humans for their wrongdoing. He was still sealed away, still treated as a 'thing' and not a 'whom.'
"Namikaze."
'Kyūbi-sama.'
"I have chosen to grant you my favor; from now on, you may refer to me by my true name. You have earned it. In addition, you have also earned my blessings to have an heir and only one. Use this well earned gift well. Do not fall amid the Pure Insanity, my servant." His red eyes flashed as a smirk dominated his expression.
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On the outside, Minato's eyes quickly flashed red, his pupils becoming cat-like slits as they glowed in the darkness of the night. He smiled brightly as his eyes returned to normal. His Master had given him permission to have an heir and with the girl he was very fond with. This would be the part where an employer just gave his employee a raise. Emotions ran through him at an alarming rate but he controlled them to calm down and regulate himself. "Hai, Kurama-sama. I appreciate this blessing and gift. May my heir serve you well and have a bonded Maven out of soul recognition than forced." The boy could feel the approval of his Master within Kushina's seal and couldn't help but laugh softly.
'Remember my servant, none shall know of your true form. Continue your claim of Shine Release as your "Kekkai Genkai" and be sure my vessel is the only one to know of your form as she has seen.' The Nine-Tailed chakra fox telepathically spoke again. 'Pass this along to your offspring when they are born. However, for now, take some of my chakra to increase your speed. There is much to discuss with your girl.'
"As you command, Kurama-sama." Minato replied and looked up. At this rate, they would arrive in Konoha in five more days. But, thanks to a red cloak, channeled through Kushina's seal to envelop him, he was able to run faster. Because he was essentially created from the fox's demonic chakra, the after effect of a Bijū's tainted and non-purified chakra had no effect on Minato himself.
Perks to being a Ruin.
'Master, so long as I live, I will continue to love Kushina, serve you and protect the both of you.'
Next one shot will be a NaruHina version. Obviously this doesn't follow canon so much lol. And no fanon stuff in this—some stuff I made up and whatnot. Like Shine Release. (I hope)
"Amid the Pure Insanity" is Voldo's theme from SCV. Listen and enjoy it. sorry for any errors/mistakes. proofing by yourself on mobile is challenging haha.
Revised: 7/30/2015