Chapter 1 :Prologue

14 years ago

It was raining outside, the comfort that lies in a house of Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Kushina is very tempting. To know that they are gonna have a baby in several days couldn't get Minato more anxious about being a great daddy for their children. Sometimes, he always mourn about the possibility of becoming a bad daddy for him. But, Kushina will be the one who comforts him and say, "you're gonna be a great dad, Minato." And after that, his worrisome dissapeared into a thin air.

Namikaze Minato is known as one of the greatest shinobi ever exist in Konohagakure village. And Kushina, was a shinobi before deciding to retire after married with Minato. They both expected to have a baby soon and due to that situation, someone has to be more attentive with the newborn child.

Having a baby surely cannot make his day any more happier, because he finally gonna be a dad in sometimes soon. But he realized the risk of having a baby, and at the same time being the greatest shinobi in Konohagakure village, possibly the whole world. He would possibly be the target of all assassins or they could've taken his baby as a hostage.

He ordered several ANBU's officer to guard Kushina and her upcoming baby while he was out on a certain mission.

The day of birth has arrived. And to their surprise, it was earlier than the date that was expected to. But luckily, he was healthy and very cute. Minato cried after seeing his newborn baby for the first time. Knowing that he is now officially a father.

"Do you have consider his name would be?" Said the doctor who ran the operation.

"We have… his name is Uzumaki Naruto." Said Minato with tears in his eyes.

"Okay then, I will put his name into the birth certificate." Said the doctor before leaving them both with their newborn baby.

"Minato, I want to see my Naruto!" Asked Kushina.

Kushina then held Naruto and with teary eyes, she spoke. "Welcome to the world, my baby. I love you."

Not long after that, a building near hospital was bombed. Everybody scream around, running into the opposite direction of the destructed building. Minato heard the scream of civilians and do the best to save them all. Without further ado, he put on his Hokage shirt. "I'll be back in a moment, the people need me." Said Minato. Kushina nodded and soon he left.

the bomb took another building as Minato tried to minimize casualty and find whoever did this to his village. Unfortunately, they are nowhere to be found. He search anywhere, looking for a sign or anything that suggest there's a bad guys wandering around his village and bombing the building. Soon, the bomb took another building destructed, this time it was the hospital. Minato was shocked to see it. "Kushina!" He screamed. He could use his Hiraishin no Jutsu, but he was too late. The building was collapsed. So he went over to find Kushina. Once he got there, he was desperate to find his beloved wife and his son. My Son… he thought. He then asked for his fellow jonin friends to help him search for casualty and heal them ASAP. He then saw what it seems to be a body of his wife, laying around. At that moment, he couldn't believe is she would be dead. She's a strong woman, so she couldnt be dead. he thought as he examined her. No pulse. She was gone, he was so upset that he couldn't go any faster to save her.. and Naruto…

"Naruto!" He shouted. He then find Naruto on her hug, still well and crying harder. Kushina, I'm sorry for not saving you, and I'm grateful that you risk your life for our Naruto. His thought could be read well by the jonins that helped them do SAR mission on the hospital destructed building. Soon, he asked the jonins to place Naruto into the safest place and he would search whoever did this to the village.

He was furious, desperately needs to kill this person who did this to him and his village. Not only this event killed his beloved wife, he also had to watch multiple casualty due to this event.

As he was investigating of whoever possible to destroy his village, he realized that there was no one would be strong enough on the criminal list to create enough damage to destroy several buildings and houses on several seconds. He also realize that the bombard that has gone in his village was so fast, that his Hiraishin no Jutsu was not even fast enough to save the people inside it.

Soon, an ANBU officer, walked in to the Hokage's office and bowed down, "Hokage-sama, we may believe that the perpretrator was spotted around half a mile around the North side of the village." ANBU officer said, "what are our orders?" He asked Minato.

"Bring the strongest ANBU to the sight. As for the rest, protect the village from any possible counterattack from the enemy." Minato ordered. The ANBU officer nodded and soon left the place to alert the other officer.

Minato take one look from his place window, 'Kushina, I'm sorry for every thing' He thought before left the place using his Hiraishin.

He went to the safe place where Naruto was rested, since he knew that the ANBU officer he talked to had the special kunai that Minato designed so he could keep up with the rest of the ANBU team,"Naruto, I'll be back in a moment, okay." He whisper before he turned to an ANBU officer who guard his beloved son. "As for you, this boy safety will be your number one order. I need your promise that no matter what happened from this moment, you will ensure his safety until he is strong. Am I clear, Kakashi?" He ordered his most trusted ANBU officer, Hatake Kakashi.

"Hai, Hokage-Sama." Kakashi exclaimed.

"I trust you would do the right thing," Minato said before leave to the battle field.

The battle lasted with a big explosions around half a mile of the village. As the former Hokage, Hiruzen as the Sandaime Hokage explained to the people of the village that the perpretrator was defeated and will no longer be a distraction to the village peaceful living.

But then, he explained that it has taken one very great shinobi to end the battle, unfortunately. Minato Namikaze, the current Yondaime Hokage, was killed during the battle, which Hiruzen explained. The body was never found, but his trusted sources believe that Minato was killed during the explosions that happened when he has killed the perpretrator. Hiruzen explained that Minato was killed in pieces due to the explosions. He also explained that Minato and the perpretrator was the only two who was killed during battle, and all ANBU officer was relieved, yet, very dissapointed that they couldn't have saved Minato's life.

After the incident, the village held a ceremonial mourn as a form of gratitude of how Minato bravely fought them. The body, or what's left of him, was several pieces of his clothing and his tissues that was splattered during the explosion was buried at the shinobi graveyard.

As Hiruzen summoned all the ANBU's officer, he began to speak. "Are you aware of why did I summoned all of you here?"

silence..

"Very well then, I assume you haven't aware." Hiruzen stated.

"I'm summoning you all here in a matter of Minato's newborn baby, Uzumaki Naruto. As for this day forward, I need you to kept everybody secret of who's Naruto biological parents are." He stated, before was being interrupted by Kakashi.

"But, why is that Sandaime?" Kakashi asked rather disappointed.

"This is as his request. If anyone to find out that he was Minato's son. He would be targeted and you will know what would happen next." Sandaime stated, leaving Kakashi into a disappointed face.

"Hai.. Sandaime-sama." He nodded.

"I want you all to explain this situation to whoever aware of Naruto as their son, this is for the best of this village."

All of the ANBU officer nodded before soon leave the building.

"Kakashi, meet me at the rooftop." Sandaime exclaimed.

Kakashi was confused about this sudden call from Hiruzen as he made his way to the rooftop. Properly with his ANBU attire and his bow to the Sandaime.

"Do you wish to summon me here, Sandaime-sama?" He asked.

"I'm sure you know what truly happen to Minato. So I want to kept this a secret between only the two of us, Kakashi." Sandaime explained. "He wished for Naruto's safety. And he put a lot of trust in his newborn baby. So I have a request for you, if you are willing, Kakashi." He added.

"What is it, Sandaime?" Kakashi asked.

"You will leave ANBU starting from this day, and you will be the head of Jonin to silently watch Naruto's improvement. Do you agree?" He answered.

Moment of several seconds silence delay the conversation of them both, as Kakashi was unsure about how to treated a child with care. Moreover, is his former sensei son.

"I know what you would've answer Kakashi. So I will-" Hiruzen soon was interrupted by Kakashi as Kakashi answered. "I accept, Sandaime-sama." Sandaime wasn't expecting this answer. He knew that Kakashi would've thought he declined it. Apparently he accepted it.

"Okay then, as from this day, you will no longer be Hatake Kakashi, the captain of Ro team of ANBU. You will be Hatake Kakashi, the leaf jounin that will watch over the genin students."

Kakashi nodded at the order. He knew that he has no clue of what would be awaiting him ahead. Soon, he thought to himself, 'Minato-sensei, what is your purpose right now?'