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Attention new readers only. Do not read this story. Skip to the Author's Note at the end and it will explain everything.
Rokudaime Chronicles: New Era
Yellow Flash Duo Trilogy
Book I
Main Pairings: Naruto X Sakura and Minato X Kushina
Protagonists: Uzumaki&Namikaze Naruto, Haruno Sakura, Namikaze Minato, and Namikaze Uzumaki Kushina
Antagonists: Shimura Danzo, Orochimaru, and Uchiha Madara/Tobi
A/N: This is my first Mina/Kushi fic, so go easy on me, and my writing sucks (mainly grammar and constructive criticism), so beware of that. Each chapter updates between 1-3 months. Enjoy a new Naru/Saku fic ^_^ as well.
Chapter 1: Meeting His Parenst
It was a night that no one would ever forget. Hundreds of poor souls were taken away from their love ones. The Kyuubi had reeked chaos that night on the tenth of October. Indeed, the Sandaime made the ultimate sacrifice in sealing the Kyuubi within a newborn fresh out of the womb of its mother whom just gave birth, while he'd proclaimed Minato, the Yondaime Hokage was too young, and had a future ahead of himself to summon the Shiiki Fuujin. It was no mere woman who gave birth to the new Nine-tailed Jinchuuriki while being its prior host. She happened to be Minato's wife Namikaze Uzumaki Kushina. She still kept her status as the Kyuubi's Jinchuuriki when the Sandaime sealed the soul along with its Yin Chakra into Kushina, while he'd seal the other half, the Yang, and the vessel of the Kyuubi into her son Uzumaki Naruto.
The Sandaime died shortly after. Minato could not express his gratitude. His heart was empty like a shell. He knew it was his burden to cast the Shiiki Fuujin. He wanted to die along with those whom perished, sacrificed their lives for the sake of their village their love ones. It happened too quickly, Biwaka the Sandaime's wife was Kushina's midwife. The masked man broke through Minato's defensive Nin-jutsu barrier. Biwaka had just extracted little Naruto from Kushina's belly while the masked man discreetly casts a Gen-jutsu, which killed her instantly. The masked man threatened to kill their son. Minato with such an uncanny burst of speed had flash-steped and intercepted his son from the approaching swung on kunai. Minato was distracted and was forced to leave his wife behind temporarily vulnerable to the biding of the masked man.
When he returned, Kushina was chained to four monolith pillars after the Kyuubi was extracted from her. Minato used Hiraishin Level Two which he placed a shiki marking, which was incorporated with the broken seal. Minato transported his wife back to their private compound laying her beside their new-born son behind. Minato dressed in his Hokage's robes and told Kushina simple he would make short work of this, a not. When he'd teleported on top his statue only to see, the Kyuubi spat a menacing ball, which he redirected with his Time and Space Nin-jutsu Barrier. Shortly after, hew was attacked from behind threatening to be swallowed up into the masked man's time rift jutsu. Minato evaded with the Hiraishin as they began the fight of dominance. Minato was able discovered that the man's Time and Space Nin-jutsu was incredible advance compared to the Hiraishin, but not speed wisely. He concluded his theory that only one man could break through his barrier and control the Kyuubi.
"You're Uchiha Madara aren't you?" `
The man showed no recognition behind that mask as he removed his hood. Minato eyes flinch at the similarity hair style of this man to Uchiha Obito his deceased student, but this man was too old to be Obito. His only remained student Hatake Kakashi is fourteen years old. It would be only skepticism to doubt this man was indeed Obito. Still, the theory of Madara being alive was a possibility, even though he was reaching hundred soon. Even so, who ever this man was. Minato needed to do something quick. Minato summoning contract that Madara has on the Kyuubi, which he was successful in doing so, before the man proclaimed he would return one day to collect the Kyuubi for world dominance. Quickly, he returned to find the village in total ruins. He gritted his teeth. The Kyuubi was nearly indestructible. The shinobi was no matched for its Biiju's power.
Minato summoned Gamabunta to dual the fox Biiju. The Sandaime had successfully blocked the menacing ball with the summon Monkey King Enma transformed into a diamond hard staff. The cause was too great. Hiruzen had sacrificed his left leg. He dropped to autumn grass as everyone whimpered. His staff was holding the Kyuubi's onslaught fangs back while Gamabunta was attacking from its blind side. The beast lashed out its tail towards the colossal amphibian. Bunta weaved through the tails as it tackled the fox. Minato took the opportunity dashing of Bunta's head onto the spine of the Kyuubi. Minato marched up the Kyuubi's back like a flee. Standing on its cranium, Minato watched in horror as the Sandaime was clenched into the Kyuubi's mouth wincing fighting the fangs and teeth that would grind him into flesh and bones. Minato wasted no time using the Hiraishin to teleporting the Kyuubi to a secluded location, or more precisely, his home rather than an unknown location.
Minato used a lot of chakras and created a barrier while his wife used her special Chakra Chains. Kushina failed to resealed the Kyuubi due to lack of chakras. She suggested bringing the Kyuubi down with her. Minato protested verbally. Minato won eventually as Kushina smiled gleefully complimenting him on his first won argument. Minato had told Hiruzen his wife was murder by the hands of an Uchiha man before he casts the Shikii Fuujin. Once the sealing was completed. The Sandaime passed away. Kushina cradling Naruto in her arms crying. Minato also shed tears for the death of the Sandaime and the birth of his son. Their moment of happiness and sorrow was interrupted when several kunai with explosive tags flung into his face exploding.
"MINATO!" Kushina cried frantically.
Several Anbu Blacks approach Kushina. These were no ordinary anbu. These men belong to... ROOT. Kushina gritted her teeth snarling like a mad hound. Kushina tucked her son within her apron only his head exposed out leaning against her cleavage. Making sure his chin rested on the collar, Kushina snapped her head forwardly and glared ahead as her face was a bloody mess. This was at least of her concern. She knew what these men wanted. Knowing the old War-hawk, he was after the Kyuubi, and this was not his first attempt in doing so. He had failed to apprehend Kushina in the past, but Kushina could not find hard evidence to prove Danzo was behind her kidnappings. Kushina had no weapons to defend herself, but the good news was her chakra reserves had been replenished thanks to the Kyuubi's Yin Chakra. As the men neared Kushina with war cries. Kushina activated another set of Chakra Chains, which constricted the Anbu. There was a cry of murmurs before their bodies shredded into bloody chunks of flesh and bone.
Kushina deactivated her Chakra Chains, which was careless on her part. Thirty more approached Kushina from beyond the hill were the wreckage was, as she backed up leaning against a tree bark. Naruto cried. She could not comfort him. She snapped her head back at ROOT platoon. She did not have time to activate her Chakra Chains once again. She would be cut down at this rate before she could do anything. Her back was against the tree as the ROOT platoon boxed her in with nowhere to run. No, she would not falter. Her son's life was in jeopardy. There was no more Minato to protect them both than before. She would have to forfeit her life in order her son to live. The demon's soul inside had other plans. Suddenly, silhouettes of flaming chakra enveloped Kushina as her body was bathed in hot boiling crimson chakra shading her body frame. Her beautiful blue, jaded eyes were replaced by crimson slits. Hair had risen above Kushina's head in a form of nine-tails giving her that Medusa look.
She shot out a demonic phantom hand snaring the first shinobi in sight. Kushina clenched that hand as the man was ground into a pool of blood raining down onto the Namikaze compound's grass. Most of the Anbu panicked and ran from away while few were braved to continue their assault, which ended their lives in gruesome death. Minato Kushina thought died when the explosive tag detonated in his face had intercepted the remaining Anbu ROOT forces and cutted them down with his three-prong kunai. Kunai slashes cut deep within the shinobi. Some, he grappled them into a choke hold before breaking their necks or relentlessly backstabbing. Minato had a sidekick another into the debris of exposed rod, which impaled the shinobi from an exposed splinter. None saw what had hit them. All they have seen was a yellow flash of blur before passing on to the afterlife. Minato rushed to his wife's side as he'd seen the Kyuubi's Yin subsided. Kushina was still physically exhausted as she faltered to a crouch before sitting down. Minato sat beside her with his white robe forever stained with blood the men he slaughtered as they both exchange quick kisses glancing down to their well asleep son. Minato was also weary of chakra exhaustion as they both passed out, but not before the Konoha had Shinobi arrived.
Two weeks later, word about Kushina being a former Kyuubi jailer had caused a riot on the streets. They demanded the heads of Kushina and Naruto. Minato was shunned by the village no longer recognized as the hero they once sought out to be within him. He was forced to resign from office as he couldn't prove his and his wife's innocents. Apparently, Danzo covered up his tracks with the help of the council. The ROOT that Minato and Kushina proclaimed that attack them was not ROOT members at all. They were regular Anbu personal. Naruto's birth place was kept a secret from the council, and they blamed Minato for treachery and betrayal to Konoha due to the fact the Kyuubi was unleashed upon Konoha. There was no conclusive evidence that the masked man was behind the attack and the Anbu the Namikaze killed was renegade ROOT Anub personal. The council with the help of the Fire Country's Daimyo had banished Minato and Kushina from Konoha.
Danzo was not pleased. He wanted them imprisoned, but the daimyo and the council had reconsidered Danzo's outraged proposal. They insisted that Minato would forever be a hero of Konoha, and heroes do not belong in prison. The harshness thing in life was to forfeit rights to their child; otherwise, they would be imprisoned. Kushina was genocidal and threatened to kill every council member. It managed to ease her suffering as he'd unexpectedly give in to their demands. With that, the Namikaze couples were exiled without the words of the Clans' Household. Inoichi could prove their innocents, but the trial was closed and there was nothing he could do about it. The Daimyo from the bottom of his heart honorably granted the Namikaze couples one week limited of time of preparation and farewells. Danzo was fuming. He wanted them out of Konoha ASAP. However, there was nothing he could do about it.
Within the week, Danzo was elected the Godaime while Minato and Kushina had planted well known whirlpoolers into buying the orphanage, and they actually brought it. That way, Kushina's friends could keep taps on Naruto, and they could visit their son with the help of Minato's Hiraishin every night. When the day came for departure at noon, Minato and Kushina marched through the gates of Konoha for probably the last time in their life as citizens, but they had company. Nearly all of Konoha's clans and their household defected onto Minato's side. It was the only way to prevent a civil war from happening. One-third village's population, including all the Whirlpoolers (excluding those at the orphanage) had packed whatever they could have for the journey to the Land of Waves.
This is the turning point in shinobi history... the worse defection in the history of ninjas.
It was known as the Great Defection.
However, the plan was set in motion for Hatake Kakashi and few Anbu ROOTs' Shinobi to abduct each defected clan leaders' child. He had fought with his former sensei, but barely manage to live and tell about it, while his teammates successfully abducted the children. A sorrowful play of acting was a success, while the Yamanaka Clan had controlled the Anbu Ninjas' minds making off with the children. Kakash had withdrawn and headed towards the Godaime Hokage's office awaiting for Danzo. His false betrayal to the Yondaime Hokage was too of a pleasing for the old War-hawk while he applauded Kakashi's efforts abducting Inuzuka Kiba, Aburami Shino, Akamichi Chochi, Yamanaka Ino, and Nara Shikamaru. Kakashi was the one who told Danzo what Minato was planning for the entire week, which his betrayal was by design by the Yellow Flash. Kakashi knew it was all part of the plan to deceive his sensei. Rather deception was intentional (out of his own will) or not. Kakash felt like a sick dog to his stomach, especially serving under this tyrant.
The children remained in the orphanage with treacherous child caring. The Clans' children and Naruto ate less and was treated horribly by Minato's design. That way, fewer chances of Minato's plan being compromised like with the Sarutobi Clan, Uchiha Clan and the Hyuuga Clan what all remains of Konoha's noble clans. Minato wanted Konoha to have some protection from foreign country. The next day after the Great Defection, Danzo immediately declared martial law and curfew. Over half his, Anbu ROOT, division was wiped out attempting to assassinate the Yondaime and his wife short handed, and he needed to expect the worse from nearby neighbor countries than worry about what was to become of the Namikaze couples. Still, what made his day unpleasantly was the sudden vanishing of the rebels. Danzo first two weeks in office were a living nightmare. How could "four thousand plus" spontaneously disappeared off the face of the Earth? It was like they never existed. He'd sent a ninja hunter team to disclose the location of the rebels, but was unsuccessful. The team never made it back alive.
Soon, a new dark age awaits Konoha; nothing has ever been seen since the early foundation.
Once a week Minato and Kushina would arrive at the orphanage a visit their baby. Kushina was rigid, cursed that mother fucker of a Godaime. She could not wait to ring his neck and snap it like a twig. Apparently, Naruto was locked up in a cage like a wild animal while the other children still had shared a room. Kushina sobered every visit. Tears would drape down Kushina's cheeks like a waterfall. However, she was happy that she could hold her child and breastfeed him until he was one-year-old. Minato had used a Kage Bunshin to put up a barrier, which concealed their chakra inside the orphanage from the outside. While Kushina was done with Naruto and puts him back in the cage. She used a Shunshin to warp her back to the Land of Waves while the original Minato one by one summoned all the parents of the clans' children. Once a week at midnight the parents would visit their children while they slept.
Two years had already passed by, and the new Uzushiogakure no Sato was still undergoing construction. It took seven months to cleanse the island of viruses and plagues. The Namikaze couples had split up to go and tracked down their Sannin predecessors. It was an easily task on Minato's part. Jiraiya apparently had been looking for him after heheard the news. Former sensei and student exchanged hugs like father and son. Minato always thought about Jiraiya-sensei being a father figure type. They made it back to Uzushio. Jiraiya had never been on the island before. The panorama was outstanding, breathtaking. However, Kushina had already beaten Minato to the race as Tsunade came waltzing out of the tent drowned in Sake. Like always, Jiraiya puts up perverted antics, which every time he received a knuckled sandwich to the face. Although, Jiraiya had postponed his research and decided to play ninja for only Kami knows how long.
"My spy network brings you terrible news. We're safe at the moment but, unfortunately, for Konoha."
"Spill it out sensei," Minato slapped his jaws.
"As I predicted, Iwa has begun to launch a full-scale assault. They should arrive in Konoha at fifteen-hundred hours." The Sennin rubbed his chin.
"They took their sweet time. My prayers and thoughts go out to the innocent."
"I wouldn't be worried too much. Konoha will survive this war all thanks to Orochimaru."
"Orochimaru!" Tsunade exclaimed.
"I'm sure of you guys are aware of the fact the people had been missing over the past decade or so?" Everyone nodded. "That bastard was behind it, conducting experiments on those poor souls. My sources gather data on Orochimaru had secretly built an entire army of mutated shinobi chimeras. He and Danzo are planning to use these carnivorous beasts."
Jiraiya noticed everyone was awestruck with no words to describe what he just told them.
"Tch, see I told you when we were kids. That guy just gives me the creeps." Kushina snarled.
Minato never expected Orochimaru to be behind the kidnappings. The matter fact he'd worked to solve the mass murder and abduction cases under him with no clue who was behind it. This person was marvelous to backtrack and leave not races of evidence. Minato turned his head abated with idiotic emotions. He'd scratched the back of his head grinning with his trademark goof thumps-up and a wink to the eye.
"Yeah, like thousand of times."
Jiraiya had to cough to get their attention, "Now now kids. There's plenty of time for that later."
The couples were sudden dumbfounded, "My apology's sensei."
"What will we do about Konoha in the future?" Tsunade asked.
"Nothing really," he retorted. "It's up to my son, and the clans' children who are living with him in the orphanage help restore the lost Will of Fire. Meanwhile, we should head to Amekagure."
"Loser, to enter Amekagure, you must be out of your mind! Did your baka of a sensei explain to you than me, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru lost against Amekagure's leader Hanzo the Salamander? Three against one and he'd managed to prevail. I do not care who the fuck you are, but if all three of us could not defeat one shinobi! What makes you think you could do any better?"
"Well, first of all, we will not be fighting Hanzo 'theoretically', so such topic is irrelevant to discuss. Second, the younger generation always surpasses the older generation."
Minato had to flash-stepped out of her line of fire as she swung a behemoth fist directed towards the bridge of his nose. Jiraiya could not stop laughing at Minato's antics, but unfortunate for Jiraiya. He was decked square in the face as his body sailed deep into the Uzu Fields located in the ocean. Kushina chuckled while her husband hid behind her like a stranded child who'd lost his way.
"Fine, you win DUMBASS!" Tsunade flared her nostrils.
Amekagure is a country that never stops pouring. It was the first time for the Namikaze couples. Kushina's older sister moved to Amekagure with her newly wedded husbands when she was just seven years old. Both sisters parted Uzushio with a new life ahead of. Kushina never heard from her sister in years, especially with all these wars happening. She wrote no mail as a response. She'd been worried with all these years. She did not wish anything to happen to her sister. Last she'd received a mail was when her nephew Uzumaki Nagatowas four years old. Kushina was twelve years old by that time. Kushina has been looking forward to a family reunion. She hasn't seen her sister since her departure from Uzushio. How have things been going with Kushina's sister all these years? She hoped that her brother in-law had taken care of Kushina's sister and nephew.
A hand size green toad crossed the river and made its way into the town. Then four Uzu Shinobi appeared out of its puny mouth. The Namikaze couple and the Sannin duo walked passed a poverty district were many kids worn ripped tunics and garments. They appeared to be homeless well known as "street rats." The children glanced up at the unknown intruders. Cerulean orbs caught a glimpse by a five-year-old girl. She wore a rain coat concealing most of her identity, but Minato caught the glance of amber eyes and red cheeks as he heard the girl giggled before vaulting off into the sunset. Apparently, there is a current civil war that split Amekagure in half. The north runs by Hanzo the Salamander himself and the south run by militia, which they are currently. As they walked by old fashioned from the Edo period. They were completely flanked by twenty shinobi.
The four deadpanned.
"Halt, where did you think you're going?" An Ame Kunoichi asked.
Jiraiya cleared his throat, as his and Tsunade's eyes widen astonishingly seen a blue hair woman just eighteen years old dressed in a black Cape with red cloud design. Jiraiya removed his hood as the blue-head woman was stunned. "Oh, my... you sure have grown into a 'beautiful women' Konan." The blue-head woman gritted her teeth. "May you take me to the two?" He pleaded.
Konan hissed as she turned her head in the direction of her men and gestured at them to back off before snapping her head back to the sliver haired man. She wanted to be happy that she got to see Jiraiya-sensei again, but she still held a grudged profoundly. Jiraiya had to abandonthem and forsaken them four years ago. Why was he back? What the hell does he want from us? Konan had wiped her soak chin from the rain. She took a look at the other three hooded figures beside Jiraiya. She did not like it.
"What brings you back here Jiraiya?" Konan stared daggers through Jiraiya.
Jiraiya felt like his heart was being crushed. She omitted the suffix "sensei," and she said it in a sarcastic the way that sent jitters down his spine. This woman killing intent spike throughout the district as he could see some of the villagers scrambling behind close doors slamming it shout. The curtain blinds were vehemently shut; lights and lanterns turned off. Jiraiya glanced back at his former pupil. He was sad, deep down, inside. He did not want to show it, but not in front of Minato. He putted on a fake smile that masked his regretful face.
"Not only you," he finally gagged it out, which left the kunoichi affront him pondering. "I need to speak to Yahiko and Nagato." Jiraiya heard Kushina unintended coughing upon hearing Nagato's name. Jiraiya knew her reason as he'd noticed Konan glancing over his left shoulder trying to get a glimpse of the woman who'd coughed, but the hood shaded her face in the darkness. Jiraiya had redirected her attention with some fake coughing of his own. "This is very important concerning you, three and your militia."
"Then you've come all this way for nothing. We don't need your pity and welcoming arms anymore. As you see," she pointed at her men. "During your absence, we fought with exertion, blood, and sweat against Hanzo's tyranny. Many had perished, if only you were still here with us at that time!" Konan's voice began to pick up a notch. "We don't need you, if you're planning to intervene within this war you have no business here. If you guys are smart enough, y crawl back to whence you had and never set foot on this land EVERY AGAIN! You have until next sunrise."
You guys will not live to see the next sunrise.Jiraiya sighed in defeat, but his partner removed her hood, "How dare you to treat your guests like this! Do you want to live or not?" Tsunaded yelled.
"Isn't Tsunaded the Slug Princess, one of the Legendary Sannins. I haven't seen you since we'd first met, but we did not ask for your help nor did we invite you guys on our land. You guys are trespassing, and I stand by my word."
Minato nearly retorted, but Jiraiya held him behind with a shove of his massive bulk forearm. "It's settled then, but since we have time, why don't yah take us to visit the boys? I give my word. None of us will bring trouble, and our ties with Konoha are severed."
Konan sighed," Very well, but anyone of your companion gets out of line—"
"Please, spare us the threatening lecture," Tsunade was glaring daggers.
Jiraiya nearly pissed his pants as he gave her that look "what the hell do you thin you're doing" before shaking his head. However, Tsunade shot him a stern look warning him to back off. Jiraiya hilariously backed up sweating bullets. Now looking over his shoulder, the Namikaze couples were dead silent, especially the red-head. He knew how enthusiastic she could be.
"Right this way."
It was an hour walk to the militia headquarters. The Namikaze couples were murmuring about the Amekagure sightings. It was a beautiful village evenif war had brought chaos. However, the villagers were weak at starvation; many steal for a living. Konan had led them up to slope still slippery from the rain. As they finally ascended to the top. The area was blanketed by the white fog that adversely reduced sight. There was a large shrine that had a sculpture of one of Amekagure's past leaders in samurai armor. The statue appeared to be stand in the middle of a well. Water poured out of its mouth everlasting as it draped down like a display of water fountain. Four house box the shrine dead center; h a miniature canal surrounds the shrine.
There is four wooden bridge that one each connects across the canal to the houses.
There were children playing to and running around the well. The Namikaze couples smiled as several children accidentally bump into them. Usually, Kushina would boil beyond rage and grab whoever bumped into her by the neck. These were children, and they to be having a rapturous time. One of the boys apologizes as she'd put on a gleeful smile and patted the boy's head, which his face had hundred different shades of red.
They entered the shrine past two guards and the slide flimsy doors. The interior was like a dojo, nothing but a courtyard for training the militia in white Gi. There was a wooden dummy each for Shurinken and Kunai Knife throwing practice sessions. The group lined up as Konan marched in between them. Eyes glared upon their guests, but the Uzu Shinobi ignored them as if they never existed. Rounding a corner, there were two guards standing affront another slide screen door with two guards. They exchange words momentarily allowing Konan and company access to the room. It was a narrow gathering chamber no less than ten yards wider than the courtyard they passed. There were lined up on both sides of the chamber holding their lances—pointing to the ceiling—leading straight to a thrown. A long scarlet silky carpet laid on the walkway towards the throne as it to stretch about fifty-feet. Chinese's lamps were dangling just above them by chainsThere were two men waiting on the opposite as men who looked like he'd just reached adulthood sat on a throne. He had long orange spiky dreads similar to Minato, his skin shine bright like peach, and he also worn a black Cape with red-cloud designs similar to Konan. He appeared to be muscular. The man to the right of him has red, scarlet hair. His eyes were hidden under his dreadlocks, and he appeared to be wearing the same Cape as the orange hair man. He appears to have also reached adulthood. His body was more on the slim side than bulk. Both the men glared daggers at Konan's company both the Sannin removed their hoods as the face the man on the throne. Like Konan, his eyes and his partner were wide as fruit grapes never expecting to see Jiraiya or Tsunaded ever again.
"Sensei!" the orange hair man has a voice of a kid, but his mood changed acrimoniously. "Konan, what's the meaning of this? I told you never to look for him ever again."
"Forgive me Yahiko."
"What's done is done," Yahiko's eyes darted at the silver hair Sannin. "What brings you back to Amekagure? Having regrets," Yahiko spat.
Jiraiya felt like as if his heart were being trampled all again. Still, he could not look into Yahiko straight in the eyes. "I thought you three were killed by Hanzo. I never completely forsaken you all these years. I was going to visit you guys once in a while off duty, and during my research, but my spy network confirmed your deaths."
"Rest to assure you. Hanzo will never kill us."
"I wouldn't count on it."
"Well well, isn't the Slug Princess. Wow, I can see why sensei fantasize about you. You never age one bit." Both the Sannin blushed looking at each other momentarily. "Why are you here? Are you going to follow up Orochimaru said all those years ago?"
"If I wanted to do that, I would not make my presence lovely!" Tsunade also spat. "Baka, tell them why we're here."
Jiraiya coughed trying to gather in his thoughts before speaking. "We all know that you have allied with the Godaime Hokage."
"How did you know that?" the red-head yelled.
"Ah, Nagato, I was wondering when you would speak up. It seems you have deemed from shyness." Nagato scowled. "And don't forget about my spy network. I know what's going once you guys started to resurface. The reason that we are here, is that Danzo has betrayed all of you?"
"WHAT!" all three of them retorted.
"Believe sensei, Danzo and his ROOT has joined up to launch an assault on your militia within hours, minutes henceforth. I wouldn't count all of them being loyal. Some or maybe all your men have already gone over to the other side." Minato removed his hood. All the color had diminished on all the three Ame Shinobi face as if they were seeing ghosts.
"Yellow Flash," Yahiko blurted out. "I see, so you brought our disciple sibling sensei." Yahiko never took his eyes of Minato knowing his reputation as the fastest man on the planet. "I was wondering if I could ever get to meet the legendary one-man army. The Yondaime Hokage who was banished two years ago. I never would have expected we meet on friendly terms."
"So do I. Yahiko if I presume. Jiraiya-sensei has told me stories about you three. I'm just curious as you are. I also wanted to meet you three some day. I guess my wish has come true... at least in a way." Minato scratched his head nervously.
Yahiko studied the former Hokage. If he wanted them killed. Minato would have done it a long time ago knowing that Yahiko could not counter his speed—not this close. Yahiko smiled. Nevertheless, before he could reply...
"How do we know that you guys are not part of Hanzo and Danzo's plan?" Konan asked.
"No, he speaks the truth."
"Good," Jiraiya replied. "Now comes the hard part. If you three want to live to fight another day, disband your militia and come join us. Like Minato said, there are defectors among your group."
"Then we will kill all who'd defiled our trust," Nagato leered.
"If we follow, we will be taking the militia as well," Yahiko protested.
"Can't risk it," the blond man said.
"You expect us to forsake the militia! We are not those types that squander and think everyone as trash like you Konoha scums!"
Minato sighed. "I know how much of your men means to you three, but there are traitors who are undetectable. Our hideout will be revealed. Danzo will learn of our location and kill everyone down to the last women and child."
"Hanzo may be ruthless, but he's the reason why me and my two former Sannin teammates are alive today. I'm certain that your men would be spare. There is no time to assess the situation. I will let you guys think it over. You'll have an hour."
"Very well then."
"Wait!" Kushina removed her hood. "I never came all this way to come empty handed, and where's Nina?"
"Who?" Konan was baffled, but Kushina had her sights locked on the red-head man. "I see," Kushina shook her head frantically. "My apologies Uzumaki Nagato..." She approached.
The three were astonished. What the heck,"Lady,' h-how did you know my surname'? I haven't heard it in years." Suddenly, the red-hair kunoich embraced Nagato. She cried vociferously onto his right shoulder, and her husband smiled as if he were to watch a happy ending of a movie restraining much of his tears. "H-hey! Ma'am," Nagato could do nothing but returned a hug.
"I-I a-always dream of meeting my older sister... Uzumaki Nina's son. I'm so sorry that I never came sooner nephew," she lovely said it.
"Y-y-yo-your my mother's little sister Uzumaki Kushina," he cringed. "She told me bed stories about you when I was just a boy." Nagato cried.
"It's a pleasure finally to meet yah dattebayo," she squinted. "Where are your parents? I need to see them." Nagato cringed as he even cried out more as he'd slightly pushed his auntie out of his grasp.
"There d-d-dead, killed by Konoha shinobi during the Second Ninja Wars."
Kushina's eyes rolled behind her head. She could not help but faltered to her knees crying. Minato had never seen his wife this afflicted before. Minato knelt down before her and scooted next to her, and he wrapped those husked ripped muscular arms around her waist. Kushina buried her face into Minato's chest throbbing perpetually with barrages of hammer punches on both shoulders, although it was weak punches. Everyone left the room. Nagato was about to cross the door when Kushina called for him. As Nagato came closer. He could hear Minato humming. It finally took him the moment to notice that they may be a couple, which seemed awkward. A disciple "sibling" going out with his aunty was not too appealing. It was like as if he were to have a brother dating his aunty, even if he never met that brother before. He was then puled out of his daze when he'd seen Minato slowly risen Kushina to her feet as she turned to face him. Her eyes were nearly blood-shot red.
"It's my fault," she said it wearily. "It's my downfall for not risking my own life to come to your aid. Your parents would have been alive."
"Auntie, there's no need to be depressed yourself. What mother told me that you of all people had suffered a great burden for the sake Uzumaki Clan and its village long ago. I did not expect Konoha out of all places. Mother was not specific to where you'd been taken. If, I knew you were in Konoha regardless of the hatred, I had been wrought up. I would have you sooner, but you must forgive me. I want to help Yahiko liberate Amekagure from Hanzo's reign first."
Kushina gentle placed her hands on his cheeks, "Jiraiya-sama said that you've wielded the Rinnegan. May I see it?" Nagato nodded slightly. Kushina caressed his scarlet dreadlocks that covered his eyes. The moment her violet eyes captured the sublimely swirling pupil, violet iris sight of his. She could hear Minato coughed from behind. "So pretty, you must have unlocked it from a young age."
"It was when I woke up and noticed to find my parents dead along with the two Leaf Shinobi. I looked in the mirror, and I had the Rinnegan. Jiraiya-sensei has not seen until I killed several shinobi that were about to kill Yahiko after he'd taken us under his care."
"Oh, I want you to meet my husband judging you already know his title." Kushina wiped the remnants of tears from her face as Nagato's Rinnegan glance into those ponderous cerulean eyes of Minato. "Nagato, this Namikaze Minato the Yondaime Hokage, and Minato, this is my nephew Uzumaki Nagato."
Both men shook hands, "It is a pleasure to have a Rinnegan bearer as my nephew and disciple sibling." He did not mind being an uncle, but he wanted his nephew to be younger. An eighteen eighteen-year-old made Minato felt such an old geezer, but he put up trying to flush all those acrid thoughts.
"Same goes for you, the thought of having the Yellow Flash as my uncle is astounding."
"If your auntie told me sooner. I would have help restore the peace here when I was still in office." Both men finally squeezed hands before parting.
"You see," Jiraiya intervened. "Like I taught you before, every place has its light and darkness. You'll find light in Konoha just as much you will find darkness. Everywhere is the same no matter where you go. There will always be a balance between the two forces of our heart. Here, you guys are the symbol of light that sprouts profoundly into the roots of Amekagure. Hanzo is the harbinger of darkness which plaques this land of tyranny, and s goes for Konoha and every other place."
Nagato smiled weakly. "Thank you sensei—"
The shrine rocked with tremors. Ceiling caved in as debris rained down upon the shinobi. Each debris was ignited. The shinobi swatted the remnants away with their kunai. Some were cleaved in half. Yahiko, Konan, and Tsunaded locked the door behind them. There was war cries beyond that door. Both of Ame shinobi seemed to be sweating. The four looked up to them.
"What's going on?"
"Like you said, we have been deceived. I did not expect half the militia to betray us. This way!" Yahiko and his two friends ran behind the throne. There were many pillar stone buttons on the wall the size of a baseball. Yahiko pushed for of it in a diamond pattern. The wall slid open with dust that accumulated over the years fell from the ceiling, which the wall currently was. "Get in here!"
"All of you, go on ahead. I'll stall some time." Minato ushered his wife in the secret room.
"Minato, be careful'!" their lips connected. Kushina had broken contact a back away from her.
"I'll stay behind. I've got a bone to fetch with the Salamander," Tsunade grinned zealously.
"Go on kid. We have a reunion." Yahiko pouted. "Don't worry, we'll save you some leftovers." Jiraiya waved him off.
"Fine, it's your funeral," Yahiko sealed the passage way.
Jiraiya summoned Gamahiro a giant toad that lunged into the ceiling splitting the shrine in half with his lance. The Sannins and the former Hokage ran up the wall with the right amount of chakra molded to the soles of their feet. As the Uzu Nin scoured the roof tops. They were ambushed by the rogue militia. Minato cut them down within a blink of an eye. Tsunade use her Cherry Blossom attack, which uses a chakra enhancement fist full of super strength leveling buildings. Jiraiya likewise, summoned more toads to his side and engaged Hanzo's men. From the amphibian's head, Jiraiya performed Fire Release jutsu incinerating anything in its path.
"Jiraiya behind you!"
The J-man coated his body with the used of his hair shielded him from the enemy's Ninhonto. Jiraiya flash-stepped next to his former teammate's side. His eyes were wide like fruit grapes. His astonishment was replaced with a simple smirk. The man who'd single handed defeat all the three great ninja granted them the title Sannin. His eyes moved towards Tsunaded seeing an immense grin from her lips.
"Long time nah see!" Jiraiya greeted.
"I would say the exact same to you two," the blond hair gas masked man replied. "As I thought, so you have been training three orphans Nin-jutsu. Maybe it was a mistake sparing you three if I knew you would train those pests."
"You're too soft," the four Uzu Shinobi shrieked at the appearance of an elderly man who appeared out of nowhere standing next to the Salamander. "My my, It's been a while Jiraiya, Tsunade. Surely, you wouldn't dare to rebel against your own birthplace?" the old War-hawk snickered.
"Old man Danzo," Tsunade said. "Simply asked yourself, why would we work under a man who'd disgraced my grandfather and your best friend's Will of Fire?" Danzo just stared at him with blanks.
"I'd anticipated as much to find you two here, and expected results. You two are now rogue ninja. The next time I see you will either be behind a prison or in a body bag." He furrowed a brow. "I trust that you will dispose of these fools. After all, I have a war to fight." Danzo Shunshin out of sight.
"Well you heard what the old man said," Hanzo chuckled. "This time, I will not let you two leaves here alive. I'll say Orochimaru was the smart one." Hanzo began to weave multiple hand-seals.
"Look out hime, he will use that poison of his... like he did the last time," Tsunaded nodded.
"Ohhohoh, I upgraded the Salamander's poison since our last encounter."
"But really, we came here not to fight you," Jiraiya laughed pointing behind him.
Not keeping his eyes off the Sannin, Hanzo still locked them in sight from the corner of his eyes, but how could he be this careless? He did not even sense someone's chakra from behind him. He'd now noticed the coldness of a metallic blade flushed against his throat. He had only seen the two Sannins when he arrived never knowing Minato was with them in the first place. Minato masked his chakra in an uncanny way even at pointblank range.
How outrageous.
"Hahahaha, I see you let your disciple do your dirty work!" Hanzo scowled.
"Like I said, when did not come here to fight you. Even so, you should be worry about yourself," Jiraiya laughed. "The younger generation always surpasses the older generation."
"Curse you! Imbeciles kill them!"
"Oh," Minato gagged, "You mean them?" Minato pointed with his free hand in a direction.
All of his men; some were incapacitated, and some were killed. "I see, so the rumors is true. Konoha's Yellow Flash. Pity if you thrust that blade into me neck. You will die along with me. Do you know why people call me the Salamander?" Minato had shown no recognition nor could he care less. "There was once a single black salamander in this village that produces a toxin this deadly. I was a kid when it died, and I took its venom sac and implanted it in my body."
"I know about your abilities, and poison, thanks to sensei. The venom sac is in your gut, so I don't need it rupture to kill you."
"True indeed, your master is a Sannin for no reason. Since I already orchestrated the jutsu. The venom is channeled through my immune system straight with my lungs where I can blow a sea of tormenting miasma. If I wait a minute longer, I will burst like a balloon unleashing poisonous vapor of clouds. If you were to cut me, the same result even if it's just a nip. I wonder how fast you're Flying Thunder God can match the speed of the poison in the air?" Hanzo laughed, but it was a restraining one. He did not want to jerk his head if he laughed off any harder that would cause an unintentional nipping in his throat.
"I could prove that theory," Hanzo gulped, "But I will keep your honor. Since you spared sensei and his team long ago, I will do the same for you. You'll be lucky that you are not my prey." Hanzo felt he was being mocked. "Despite having a horrible past you put this nation through and which sides you have taken. Unlike Danzo, you have honor, which I call you a true hero. It will either be up to you. Alternatively, my nephew to restore Amekagure no Sato to its finest glory. I would have no regrets if you cut him down. I guess enough time was stalled." Minato grinned before disappearing into thin.
Hanzo spat out the poisonous fumes from his system, but he did it away from his men. As, he looked back to where the two Sannins previously was... gone. Hanzo began to chuckle. Never before he has lost a duel. Not even defeated by a single move. "Indeed you're a true shinobi. Although, cliches don't suit you, I promise next time we meet again you won't be so lucky."
Two years had passed. Danzo has taken over the Land of Fire while executing the previous Daiymo. Konohagakure no Sato has won the war. Now Iwakagure no Sato is now part of Konoha territory after losing the war. Orochimaru demonic minions mauled through hundreds of regiments, but the Sandaime Tsuchikage was a pest raking the land of fiends. The Sandaime was nearly indestructible protecting his men from those foul hordes. A month ago, the war just ended in a horrifying way. Iwa was nearly wiped off the map when Danzo decided that his trump card was old enough to enter the battle field... the Nine-tails Jinchuuriki Uzumaki Naruto. Orochimaru had exposed the Yondaime's son. The snake Sannin added further insult when he'd claimed that Naruto was the son of the infamous Yellow Flash. Likewise, many Iwa Shinobi wanted to dispose the toddler where he stood just for being that bastard's son. Orochimaru planted a parasite within Naruto's body in his first year of birth. The parasite could draw out the Kyuubi's chakra changing the boy's appearance into a demonic crimson fox entity.
The parasite could also control their host's mind under the snake Sannin's influence, but only from a certain distance. Those who'd remember the Iwa massacre on both sides will never forget that horrified night, where people were slaughtered. Fortunate the parasite could diminish the remnants of the Kyuubi's chakra in his undeveloped coils. Those who are from Iwa forever will remember the Kyuubi Jinchuuriki, who'd murder, mutilated not only their beloved shinobi but civilian who was unlucky to be present at that time. As for Konoha, they did no treated Naruto as a hero "again"; instead, this had only fueled their hatred. Even though Iwa was the enemy, many Konoha Shinobi had watched men, women, and children were butchered, mauled, and torn apart from limb to limb. Horrors the screams would never be forgotten. The Buildings were destroyed by the Jinchuuriki's menacing ball. Fortunately, some had not suffered a painful death. They did not know what hit them. The Tsuchikage had signed the Surrender Treaty, which bond his home to Konoha territories. Now Iwa Ninjas were at Konoha's mercy and expense. Soon, the world knew of Konoha's Crimson Fox. They knew Danzo would not hesitate to use his Jinchuuriki.
Today, however, is the yondaime birthday of Uzumaki Naruto. The villagers may berate Naruto on two conditions one. They do not kill him. Two, they do not permanently disable him from the further use of future operations. The sunset was gorgeous as it slowly sets down from the horizon. The streets were decorated with lights, concession stands and more. It was the third annual Kyuubi Festival celebrating the honor of those who were killed four years ago. The herd of pigeons would migrate with the trade winds, but bellow. A girl with short pink hair was cornered by eight boys who seemed older than her.
"Oh looky dee have here. It isn't it billboard forehead," the girl shuddered. "Where's yah girlfriend," asked one of the boys had spiky brown hair.
"That's right, that blond trash is not here."
"You're going to have to pay for what your orphan gal did to us last time."
One of the boys with violet spiky hair grabbed a fist full of the girl's pink hair. She winced, "S-stop! Please!" she cried out loud as she was thrown to the ground.
"Save it forehead, no one's going to save you this time. It's time for payback," the boy with black hair who had such dark-brown potato skin curled a fist. He'd drawn his hand back readily to strike the pinky. To his surprise, someone grabbed his fist from behind twirling the boy's wrist in and locked it. "AHH!" he cried out in pain.
"No you're not!" the boy had his hand caught in a wrist-lock was kicked in his behind sending him to be, sprawling into several boys. "Who do you think you guys are picking on an innocent girl? Pick on someone your own gender!" the blond boy in blue trunks and khaki t-shirt with a Konoha emblem print on the front. He appeared to be the same age as the girl.
"Who the heck are yo-" it was when the boy took off his orange costume kitsune that revealed his identity. The boy had beautiful cerulean eyes. His hair reminded her of the picture of the Yondaime Hokage. She noticed there were six whisker markings three on each cheek. She thought Sasuke was the cutest boy, but this boy had to be on the same level or even higher than the Uchiha. She had seen the boys in the corner of her eyes shuddered. Then pointed fingers at that boy. "You're that demon c-child."
"Are you guys naughts," one of the frightened boys retorted. "This is the Crimson Kitsune, who murdered poor people in Iwa! RUN FOR YAH LIVES!"
"Good luck forehead," another boy retorted as he sprinted away from the alley with the gang.
Now Sakura was truly afraid. She heard from other girls what this boy had done. Her mother urged her not to go near the demon child before. Now she wanted to believe mother. She was scared. What will he do to her? Sakura cuddled herself into a ball as the blond toddler approached her. She squeezed her eyes shut. About a minute, she shut her eyes off from the world with no harm done to her. It was when she heard the boy called out to her. As she opened one eye. All she saw was a hand reached out to her. She was astonished. She glanced up with tears in her eyes. This boy had the most gleeful smile she had ever seen in her life.
"Take my hand, I will not hurt yah promise dattebayo."
"Okay," she said it softly as the blond boy. "Thanks very much for saving me."
"Nah, I don't see why boys would pick on a 'pretty' girl like yourself." The girl had different streaks of red planted on her cheeks. "I don't know what's wrong with your forehead. Pinky may I ask what's your name. I'm Uzumaki Naruto; Konoha's future Hokage!" He grinned.
On no, he's going to make fun of my forehead.
Naruto noticed something was off with pinky, "Oh, I-I'm s-sorry. I meant no offense calling you pinky." Naruto wanted to kick himself in his behind.
"T-the name's Haruno Sakura and no, that's not the reason. The reason... reason they..." she scoffed. "They tease my forehead because how wide it is."
Naruto took a long calculating glance at her forehead. He could see it within her eyes, phobia and trepidation. He grinned once again and scratched the back of his head nervously. This girl was expecting the worse-case scenario. He only laughed at the back of his mind how foolish these boys were. Naruto felt his cheeks lit up. Heat wave oozed out of his red hot tomato face. He shuddered to his thought, but finally found the courage to express his opinion. What would seem like a confession.
"Your name suits you well Cherry Blossom," Sakura gagged. "I don't see anything wrong with your forehead. I think your forehead is the prettiest thing in the whole wide world. 'It makes me want to kiss it'." Naruto had sworn he'd heard Sakura squealed.
Sakura blushed. Never before she was complimented about her forehead. Sakura wanted to fly into the wind and hide under a rock. She felt embarrassed. Sakura had not known how long she was teased. This was breath taking. She wanted to know why the heck did people judge him as a demon. She heard her parents saying that the Yondaime had sealed the Kyuubi inside of his son the night he was born. They still called him a demon no less. His father was a traitor and was proved to be behind the Kyuubi incident. Only if she'd known the exact truth.
"Well um... thank you Uzumaki Naruto. Oh," knowing about the Kyuubi Festival is his birthday, "I have something for yah." She rummaged through her purse and pulled out a kitsune stuff doll. "Well um, I won this at the Festival before running into the boys. You can have it, Happy Birthday Naruto-kun."
Naruto held several tears back. He'd never received birthday gifts from outside the orphanage. "You don't know how much this means to me." Naruto had finally given in to his tears. "Sakura-chan, thank you very much."
Sakura's face flushed red from hearing the suffix "chan" being added to her name. "You're welcome. Um listen, I'm running late. I will get in trouble if I stay out too late."
Naruto wanted to walk her home but knowing her parents would be just like the other villagers. He did not want to risk getting into a fight with her parents.
"I understand, thank you for your time. Can we be friends?" Naruto reached out.
"Sure," they shook hands.
"Get away from my daughter you HIDAN!" All he felt was being slapped in the face with a block of straw sprawling into the wall behind. That was not the last of it as several more jabs stung him from a brand-new broom. Naruto had the wind knocked out of him. The boy's eyes were burning from the thick straws that found its way pas his shielded eye lid and hands. His vision was blurry from the water in the eyes. He saw Sakura being hauled over a pink hair woman's shoulder as she flailed about her arms trying to reach for him. It was futile. "My daughter has been attacked by the demon child. Get that bastard!"
Naruto knew trouble would find him soon. He'd scrambled running for his life. Behind him, the alley was filled with an angry mob. This was the first time nearly half the village was chasing him. He began hiding in a trash can as the first wave of a mob marched to pass him. Feeling confident, he would carelessly exit the trash bin attracting unwanted attention. "There he is!" one man said as he kept running. "Over here!" a woman said. "This way!" another male said. Naruto was forced to run on the main road, which could be disastrous, but on the bright side, he would draw attention to nearby patrolson duty. Soon, he would find himself dead in an alley back up against a wall with nowhere to run. He lost all the color in the face. His heart beat was racing. Perspiration began soaking into the hem of the shirt. His throat was dried cursing himself from exiting the trash can. He would have been better left in there. He could see the black clouds of shades these villagers were glaring at him. They inched closer to him. They were banned using shrewd and blunt weapons against Naruto. However, they are permitted using excessive force.
"Somebody help me!" he knew no one was coming to his rescue. It was worth a try.
"Face it demon brat! You'll need to pay for your crimes against the little girl."
"But I didn't do anything."
"He LIES! Finish him!"
Naruto close his eyes awaiting the beating, but what he did not know was several Three Prong Kunai Knifes stealthly thrown center between the mob from front to back. A vehement whirlwind pushed him further into the wall wincing. As Naruto open his eyes. A Man was wearing a black cape with red-cloud designs turned around and face him. Naruto scoffed. Naruto's eyes were wide like oranges. This man had nearly the same features as Naruto having longer hair and side bangs and no whisker markings. Even Naruto was smart enough to tell that this man was muscularly built—somewhere between lean and bulkiness. Naruto's eyes trail down his midsection coming in contact with a Superbowl size ring with a dark blood ruby gem with the number one engrave in the center. Then his eyes trail to find the villagers on the ground beyond him what seemed like a massacre from his POV. Actually, Minato incapacitated the villagers from their pursuit.
"Stay put Naruto. I will be right back."
Well, Naruto knew he was infamous. People other than his friends at the orphanage never used his name directly when addressing Naruto. This was the first time someone addressed him properly from outside orphanage. But as much as he wanted to thank the man for saving his life. He could not help, but felt agony, pity for the villagers that were murdered. What if he were next? He could not die yet. There has to be a way out. As he watched the man collected his three prong kunai. Suddenly, Naruto felt a pocket of wind bellow his feet. He had not noticed because of the fear he'd been feeling. Looking down, there was a rat hole bellow Naruto's foot, but enough for him to squeezed through without being stuck. While the man was busy collecting his kunai, Naruto fell onto his knees and squirmed through the dark hole covering his mouth. He did not want make noise that would attract attention towards the man. By the time, Minato had collected his kunai making sure no one had seen him. Naruto was gone. His eyes darted at the rat hole where Naruto's legs were concealing. Minato chuckled and sighed. He did not blame the kid for trusting strangers. He would have to search all again.
Naruto safety made it back at the orphanage in one piece.
"Naruto, you were told countless times never to leave the orphanage on your birthday," said the platinum blond hair girl with dumplings in her mouth.
"Sorry Ino-san, I was busying buy instant cup noodles. Then I rescued the pink hair wide forehead Sakura-chan from bullies." Ino spat out the dumplings in her mouth in a dumbfounded way.
"You don't mean Haruno Sakura?" the boy nodded and slammed the door shut. "OMG!" she shrieked. "I'm going to kill them next time I see them!"
Meanwhile, Naruto was heating hot water in his room. He was sure starving. He had met a pretty girl today and received a gift for his birthday. It would not seem like much. It sure was hell a better birthday than the previous three; he thought. He wondered what this man wanted with him. Maybe he did the wrong thing. He should have thanked the man from saving him, but his other instincts told differently. As he removed the paper cap off the cup and poured hot water into it. A knock on the door interrupted his eating session. "Naruto, I'm making an entry! You have a visitor!" Ms. Suzki said. She was one of the caretakers of the orphanage who treated Naruto with respect away from Danzo. Although, in Danzo's presence, Naruto was treated like trash, which he could never understand why the caretaker were like that affront of the Godaime Hokage. What caught his cerulean eyes was the black robe and red-cloud design again. He shuddered nearly dropping the cup of ramen. Was he in trouble?
"Naruto," Suzki said. "I will leave you two for now," she Closed the door behind her.
"Happy Birthday Naruto," A feminine voice reached out to him. It was a different person. Naruto's eyes surveyed her entire body. She had to be the "most" beautiful woman he ever seen with such beauty long red, vibrant, rosy hair. Wow, he never thought he would see the prettiest girl and woman in one day. She had such similar jaded eyes a Sakura. There was a golden hair clip to the woman's left side bang was a golden hair clip, which held her portion away from her face. The lady clutched her hands nervously has he could see the same ring on her right ring finger that the man had and another ring onto of it. this had the number three.
"N-Naruto-kun, I miss you so much."
"Lady, you want a cup?" Naruto offered his cup grinning. He was interrupted when the red-head embraced him, "L-lad-d-lady, what's wrong?" He frowned. Naruto was eerie. Why was this lady crying? What did he do? All he did was offered the fine lady a cup of noodles. "Please, I'm sorry I made you cry.
"No you didn't," she retorted breaking the hug between them. Tears trickled down the red-head's gorgeous cheek. If Naruto were ten years older. He would of got a nose bleed. "My little Naru-kun. My baby boy, mommy misses you very much." She smiled still crying.
It was as if all the oxygen were sucked out of his lungs one time making him suffocating. Naruto was awestruck. Dropping the cup out of his hand as it spilled, there were no words, no thoughts that could express what he felt at the moment yet, he'd always wondered what happen to his mother. Here, she is standing right before his sobering sapphire orbs. All he wanted was the love of a parent or parents. Why did she return now? Why four years of isolation from her child? Where was father? All these question plagued his mind reaching the point where we would be in anxiety. Naruto never known the meeting of hate yet. He could not feel it even if he wanted to resent her.
"Mom-mo-mommy!"
"Yes dear?"
Naruto snaked his arms around his mother's neck. Naruto had not cared for his face were buried—deep within her cleavage. Naruto had cried before, but never like this before. He could not explained it; it was like a mixture of sadness and ecstatic all in one emotion. "I always wanted to meet you. I miss you mommy!"
"Please forgive me son!" Kushina cried her heart out.
Little did they know, Minato was standing from behind also shedding tears.