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Chapter 1. A Gift
A flash of white light went off in a deserted clearing, leaving a figure lying prone on the ground. The figure groaned and got up, revealing a very bedraggled Minato. The blond tried getting up and winced as pain lanced through his body. His body felt numb but that didn't stop his whole body from aching. The ex-Hokage took stock of his surroundings, noting that he was somewhere in the forests surrounding Konoha. He managed to prop himself up and stood up shakily, his legs quivering from the strain. "Ugh… How did I get here?" he groaned.
"Namikaze Minato. I have granted you another chance at life." A voice rang out through the clearing.
"Who are you? Show yourself!" Minato shouted, glancing around, having not expected an answer.
"I am someone who wants to help you. Now go. Find your son." The voice echoed around the clearing before disappearing like a mirage.
Minato didn't understand why he was still alive, but he was not about to question it. He looked down at his body and noted that he looked the same as when he had died, which must have been some time ago. He leaned against a tree for support before staggering away, set on finding Hiruzen or at least the new Hokage.
Meanwhile, a young boy ran through the streets of Konoha, his breathing ragged and pained. His bare feet pattered down the streets, the cobblestones rubbing painfully against them. He had messy blond hair that was currently flecked with dirt and grime. His eyes were a soul piercing cerulean blue that would have put even the sky to shame. His name was Uzumaki Naruto, orphan and village outcast.
"Die demon!" rang out from behind him. The voice followed by cheers from the mob behind the blond boy. The villagers were chasing after Naruto yet again. They had been doing that for as long as Naruto remembered, for what reason, he did not know. He was barely 5 years old and yet there had already been more attempts on his life than on all the Hyuuga children put together.
"Leave me alone!" escaped from the blond's lips as he ran down the streets, pain extending from his shoulders to his midriff. "Why me? Why me? Naruto muttered as he raced towards the village gates, intent on escaping them. "I didn't do anything." The blond mumbled, before he pitched forward. The young blond spun around and found that he'd tripped on a rock. The villagers were on him in an instant, "You should just die! Demon scum!"
Naruto felt a blunt kunai impale itself in his leg and he yelled out in agony. That only served to egg the villagers on, who proceeded to torture him and beat him within an inch of his life. After a few hours, the villagers seemed satisfied and left Naruto lying in a pool of his own blood on the streets for everyone to see. This was a common occurrence so the bystanders just walked around the injured boy and continued on with their lives. Naruto lay on the streets, bleeding out onto the cobblestones, staining them a brilliant scarlet. When he finally found the energy to move, he struggled to pick himself up, his whole body shaking. His whole body was so badly mauled that the pain from the multitude of injuries just bled into each other. He had only just propped himself up with the arm that had not been too badly broken before darkness filled his vision. He was unconscious before he hit the ground, not knowing that there was someone lurking in the shadows, watching his every move.
Hokage Tower, Hokage's office
Sarutobi Hiruzen, the reinstated Sandaime was sitting at his desk, swamped by the monstrous pile of every Hokage's nightmare. Paperwork. He put his pipe to his lips and inhaled long and deep, turning his head to look at the picture of his deceased successor. "Minato, how on earth did you manage to do all this dreaded paperwork and still have enough time to spend withy Kushina?" The Hokage asked the picture. Thankfully, the picture didn't answer. The old man looked back at his desk and sighed in defeat at the desk that was perpetually covered in paperwork. Someone rapped on the door, causing the old man to jolt and adjust his hat, "Come in."
A silver haired man in an Anbu mask entered the room and gave a slight bow before raising his head to face the strongest ninja n the village. "Well Inu, is something wrong?" The Hokage addressed the Dog masked Anbu.
"Yes sir. Uzumaki Naruto has been reported missing." The Anbu said curtly in a serious yet respectful tone.
"WHAT?" The Sandaime yelled, panic ebbing into his voice.
"I, too, was shocked when I caught wind of it. The villagers chased Naruto out of the village gates and left him there. He was gone when we went to search for him. We believe someone has kidnapped him for the you-know-what." The Anbu captain reported, anger bleeding into his tone.
"Launch a search team for him immediately." The Sandaime barked, his tone business-like and serious.
"Hai!" The Anbu bowed before disappearing.
'Naruto, where are you?' was what ran through the old man's mind.
Forest around Konoha
Naruto cracked open his eyes and shot up, wincing as pain blossomed in various parts of his body. He glanced around before coming face to face with a young man in his mid twenties. The man had messy blond hair, jaw length bangs that hung over the hitai-ate that was tied securely on his forehead bearing Konoha's insignia. He was wearing a pure white coat with crimson flames licking the bottom and Kanji for 'Yondaime Hokage' going down the back. He also wore normal Jounin garb beneath the coat.
Terror gripped Naruto and he wanted to run away from the man that seemed to be his mirror image, but the man before him was a ninja and not a civilian, so running was not an option. The minutes ticked by and the man sighed, sitting back down onto the grass, closing his eyes and scratching the back of his head as if wondering what to do.
Naruto took this opportunity to quietly crawl away into the bushes, slowly shuffling towards the foliage, his heart pounding so hard against his chest he was afraid the blond man might hear, all the while hoping desperately that the man wouldn't open his eyes. He backed into the bushes when he heard a loud snap resound through the clearing causing the young blond to freeze up, slowly turning to the twig he'd just snapped. The man's eyes shot open as the young blond scrambled to his feet and raced through the forest, dashing in the direction of a clump of shrubs.
The man snapped out of his surprise and pursued him, proving that he was indeed a ninja. Naruto ran through a patch of thorny bushes and yelped as the thorns bit into his skin and left small gashes where they ripped out. A flash of yellow sparked in front of him and revealed the man in all his glory.
"Wh-what d-do y-you w-want?" the young blond stuttered, his body shivering in fright, his fight or flight instincts wrecking havoc in his body.
"Calm down." The man said simply, warmth spilling from his eyes.
Having fear beaten into him on a regular basis, he ignored the warmth emanating from the man's words yelling, "If you wan to kill me, then hurry up and do it!" his eyes welling up with tears.
The man was clearly shocked, his emotions playing on his visage. Naruto stood stock still and let the man have a clear shot at his heart.
"Why me? I hate this. I haven't done anything wrong so why? Why do they hate me so much? I should just die." Naruto mumbled incoherently. His eyes gravitated towards the blond man to find that the latter was staring intently at him.
"Are you okay?" the man asked, worry staining his words.
"Why would you care? Don't you hate me like everyone else does?" Naruto chanced, because this was the first time anyone other than the Sandaime had showed genuine concern for him.
Man's kind words echoed in is mind, as he turned them over and scrutinised them, as if searching for any signs of sarcasm or falsity.
"Naruto…" the man said, inching closer to the younger blond "Naruto I am your f-" He was cut of when a horde of kunai exploded from the forest, directed at the older blond, the latter deflecting the projectiles with one of his own. Naruto glanced around, finally noticing the masked ninja surrounding them.
The captain of the Anbu squad stepped forward and growled, "How dare you impersonate the late Yondaime Hokage and kidnap Uzumaki-san," an intense aura of anger forming around him, so intense it was almost palatable, glaring at the former Hokage with a glare that would have turned lesser men to mush.
Some of the Anbu backed away slightly from their extremely ** captain, whom Naruto recognised as the one who constantly watched over him and gave him groceries that he was unable to obtain by himself. The young blond sorely wanted to run over to him and cling to his jacket, but was aware that it wasn't a good time to do so.
The dog masked Anbu launched a kunai with an explosive tag wrapped around the grip at the blond man, only for the latter to dodge the attack as if it were child's play. Naruto felt a hand being placed gently over his stomach before something made contact with his neck. The young blond had no time to register what was happening and heard a faint voice saying, "I'm sorry Naruto…" before the darkness rushed to greet him once again.
Minato POV (Point of View)
"Kakashi! Calm down!" I shouted, dodging his anger fuelled attacks, letting my eyes wander to the tree he'd nearly punched in half. Apparently, 'hell hath no fury like a woman scorned' did not just apply to women. I gently set Naruto down by a tree as I dodged another of my ex-pupil's attacks.
"SHUT UP!" Kakashi yelled, his hands flashing through hand seals before attempting to drive a Raikiri through my stomach. "How dare you speak to me as if you were Minato-sensei!" he growled, launching another ten kunai with pin point accuracy.
I quickly rolled forward to dodge the deadly projectiles, feeling the air shift as the kunai whizzed over my body. "Kakashi! Please stop this! It's me! Minato!" I said, deflecting another barrage of kunai, but Kakashi was deaf to my words. "I guess I have no choice." I threw a tri-pronged kunai, and Kakashi dodged it, before I flashed behind him and caught the kunai, locking his head in place and placing the kunai at his exposed throat.
"Are you satisfied now?" I whispered into his ear.
"Sensei? How are you alive?" Kakashi muttered, surprise evident in his words.
"I don't know, but I really want to know what happened to Naruto." I said, releasing Kakashi. I walked over to where Naruto was and picked him up, realising that his clothes had been torn to shreds. I took my coat off and draped it over the shivering boy to keep him warm.
Normal POV
"Sensei, I think you should use a henge so people won't n-" Kakashi trailed off, seeing the tears glistening on his sensei's cheeks.
"Naruto. I'm so sorry." Minato said, hugging the young blond close to his body, as if afraid that his son would disappear if he let go for just a second. Tears streamed down his cheeks as he mumbled, "I'm so sorry for leaving you."
"Sensei…" Kakashi breathed, seeing his sensei break down in front of him. He looked away, thinking about the times he hadn't been able to take care of his sensei's son due to his missions and Anbu duties. "Sensei, let's go." He said, turning away.
Minato nodded and wiped the tears away, handing Naruto's prone figure to Kakashi and making a hand seal before saying, "Henge."
A/N: I want to thank English-illiterate for helping me :)
A/N: Sorry if it is too short and sorry for bad grammar. Please be easy on me and PLEASEEEEEEEEE REVIEW! Please I beg you This part is only the beginning so please wait.