Heyo! This story is like a tester for me, trying to develop a style I enjoy. That's why It will be more like flashes through events instead of long detailed retellings. Kimiko's story will be told over the course of the events, and I'll let you guys put them together. I wanted to get this across from the beginning, Kimiko is callous. She has a reason to be of course, but this is important to her as a character. Her plans now aren't always going to be this way, she will of course evolve as a person. Give her time, Kay?

Since I'm new I will end up replying to every comment this story receives in the beginning, so don't be overwhelmed. On to the story-


Kimiko waited in the candle lit room for her next appointment. The Hokage had gifted it to her so that she could meet with each of her fictional charges. She sighed at her own thought process, they weren't characters to her, not anymore. After spending a life time with Hashirama and Madara she couldn't consider them figments of an Asian man's imagination. 'But.' she thought raking her eyes across the wooden walls filled with her notebooks. 'Hashirama and Madara were long gone'.

A slight knock on the door ended her self-pity, as a figure stuck their head through the doorway. She let a soft smirk fall onto her lips at the presence of the nervous boy. She didn't miss the surprise that shone in his eyes when he saw she was in her late twenties. Of course, he had been expecting someone older. One of the future heroes of this world scared to meet her, it was noteworthy indeed.

"Come in Minato" she called, excluding any honorifics that were expected. The blondes face went a bright red as he made his way through her office and sat in the seat placed before her desk. She saw how his eyes glided across every corner of the room as he had entered. Even despite his nervousness, gaze calculating.

Her smirk grew wider.

Perfect.


Kimiko met Minato once every week for the past few months. Building his trust in her and moulding him to fit his destined role. Hiruzen had been surprised at first. When presented with the blonde civilian boy but was quick to understand. This boy would become someone very special. You didn't need her foreknowledge to see that. This may have added to why she was feeling angry that day as she watched him walk into her office at eight-pm. His familiar bright smile lighting his features.

" Good afternoon, Kimiko-san." he greeted her as he sat down. "How are you today?"

Kimiko studied the smile for any deception but received none. It wasn't wise to trust someone so easily she mentally reprimanded. Even if she'd spent the last months nurturing that trust. They had become closer during the past months and she had been happy with his progress. The boy was ecstatic when she spoke of his potential and Kimiko knew he didn't wish to let her down. Today a frown answered his smile. Minato, the clever thing he was, picked up on the change in attitude instantly.

"Is everything okay, Kimiko-san?" He tensed. "Have I done something wrong?"

The frown lessened in its intensity, clever thing indeed. "Minato, your grades are slipping." she spoke, allowing her disappointment to seep into her tone. His grades were still at the very top of his class but, she noticed, they weren't what they should be. She didn't miss how he flinched.

"I'm sorry Kimiko-san" he lowered his gaze.

Kimiko rubbed the headache beginning to form as Minato kept his gaze to the floor. He saw her as someone he needed to impress. Her disapproval was crushing. She was currently counting on that. "Inu" she called out to the empty room. Minato looked up in confusion. "Take his mother to the hospital and put her in a private room. Ensure they understand how important it is she's shown the best care." From the corner of the room the shadows flickered.

Minato's eyes widened, embarrassment and shame filling them. "Kimiko-san, we can't afford a hospital"

Kimiko shot him an unimpressed glance that had him closing his mouth at once. "That is why you're not paying for it." She opened her notebook, something she did every time their sessions ended. "That will be all." Minato was already on his feet by the time she'd said it. She felt his gaze rest on her a moment longer before he walked towards the door. "The next time I see you; I want to be proud" was the last thing he heard as the door closed behind him.

Tears brimmed in Minatos eyes as he ran to the hospital. His mother had been growing weaker as he hopelessly watched from her bedside. He shot a glance behind him at the small window beside the Hokages office.

'Thank you, Kimiko-san. I won't let you down' he promised.


This time Kimiko found herself inside the Hokages office. Before her were two lines of children, all standing in varying degrees of stiffness. Clan heirs, she noted as she took in the first few, and the others were top achievers. A familiar set of blue eyes shone brightly at her from the front. The Hokage had greeted them warmly and then left it to her. "You are all here today because someone has seen some potential in you. I am Kimiko Uzumaki and I'll be assessing whether they were right to. I train the elite of the elite, I dont bother with anything less. You hear your name don't move, if not- leave?" There was a nervous mutter from of the students. Minato was staring at her wide eyed. She'd never told him her last name.

"Shikaku Nara" her voice rang out through the silence. Said boy stood straighter, his stance not as tense as the others. Gaze deceptively unfocused. "Inoichi Yamanaka" the blonde beside him was more visibly alert. She rattled off a list of names, all those that she deemed important. "Minato Namikaze" she finished. The blonde was beaming at her once again, his blue eyes shining at being picked. There was also a hint of relief, he'd been worried.

"You've caught my attention. Now prove yourself to me." She smiled. The same smile that had once made Hashirama and Madara stiffen. "Shikaku, Inoichi, Chouza, Fugaku, Mikoto, Hiashi, Hizashi, Shibi, Tsume and Minato. From today onwards you will be reporting to me." The others had left the room, unsure of why they'd even been called in. Kimiko paused at the group in front of her. "What's the status of Uzu?" she questioned the dark haired Nara heir.

His brows rose, surprised at the non-sequitur. "Active ally of Konoha" he answered.

Kimiko's ever-present frown darkened as she mumbled to herself. "Active?" The Hokage shifted in his seat as the row of academy students shuffled.

"What do you mean?" Shikaku asked her, eyes more calculating than Minato's could ever be.

She waved off his question. "Irrelevant." The boy bristled at her dismissal but none the less accepted it. 'Good' Kimiko thought. He was smart enough to know when to push and when to stay silent. "Fugaku" she turned to the stoic Uchiha. "Has your fiancé been chosen yet?"

The Uchiha blinked at her question. But like the Nara was smart enough to answer instead of questioning it. "No." he said, flustered to the highest extent an Uchiha could achieve. Kimiko shot a glance at the girl beside him in thought. They were still too young. She'd gone through them all, asking random to personal questions to each. They were all in clans and knew better than to question authority. She was pleased with their short and precise responses.

"Minato" she turned to the blonde, showing no sign that the two had met before. "What is your favourite colour?" This seemed to throw him off balance. Minato stared at her as his skin gained a flushed tone.

"Why you need to know that?" he asked her, scratching the back of his neck in embarrassment. The others in the line stiffened, glancing at the boy in horror. Everyone had felt the presence of the women standing before them. One that seemed to overshadow the Hokage himself. They were scared of what she could do, both as their elder and as a shinobi. Her chakra held a coldness to it that seemed to grow the longer you were there. Mikoto nudged the boy beside her in the ribs .

A warning. One that the blonde ignored, as he continued to avoid looking at the red head before him. Kimiko raised at brow at him. Idiot she thought almost edging on fondness. "Minato." She allowed her usual stern tone to sneak in, watching the boy flinch in response.

"Red" he muttered avoiding her gaze.

Kimiko paused. Did Minato fall in love with Kushina because she had red hair? Or did he like red hair because he fell in love with Kushina? Sighing she dismissed them after a few more prodding questions.

The Hokage remained silent as they filed out; before turning to her as the door closed. "What's going to happen in Uzu?" though he kept his voice level she could see the urgency in his eyes. She smiled at the man, even when he was younger his eyes had always given him away.

"Nothing you can prevent." she confided standing up and moving to the door, her limbs feeling stiff. Standing in one place for an extended amount of time wasn't something she enjoyed doing. It reminded her of another time, a time where she held no power. A time where she was required to stand in one spot for hours on end serving other people.

"Can't or aren't allowed to?" he questioned. Breaking her train of thought.

Kimiko stopped turning the door handle to consider his words. "You're a smart man Hiruzen." She replied as she left the room. She knew he wouldn't do anything. She knew because it had happened before. Whenever she told them the future they all accepted it with heavy hearts. Because they'd seen the results of what meddling could do.

The future may not be set in stone, but there were certain events that would happen no matter what.

She'd learnt that the hard way.