I don't own Naruto. Hope you enjoy the story. FYI, Naruto doesn't have whiskers in this story. I personally feel he looks much better without the whiskers. His whiskers will only appear when he uses the fox's chakra and that will be only later on in the story.

Chapter 1 An Unexpected development

It was night time and two people were walking in the empty forest. "I still remember, 8 years ago, you saved from the Kumogakure shinobi who came to capture me. That was the day I first fell in love with you" said the girl with a small blush on her face who was walking beside a man.

She has fair skin, violet eyes, and red hair which was tied up in a high ponytail and strands on the side of her face. She wore the standard Konoha flak jacket over a black short sleeved shirt and black from fitting pants that reached her calves. She wore the standard shinobi sandals and bandages on her right thigh.

"I actually fell in love with you Kushina when you first entered the academy" said the man smilingly. He is fair skinned man with bright blue eyes, spiky blonde hair having jaw length bangs framing either side of his face. He also wore the standard Konoha uniform with two bands on both his sleeves, a green flak jacket, blue forehead protector and blue sandals.

"I don't know how, but you always say the right things at the right time" said Kushina who blushed even more. Minato just laughed. "So how is your new jutsu creation going?" asked Kushina with a small smile.

"The theory part is all done, now I have to start creating the jutsu. Who knows how long that will take" said Minato. "Why don't you ask Jiraiya-sensei for help, he might be able to give some insight? In spite of his perverted nature he is a great shinobi" said Kushina with a slightly irritated tone.

"I did. But I guess it was too much for him and he couldn't offer any advice. But… Jiraiya-sensei is too amazing, I am nothing when compared to him" said Minato proudly. "I noticed that you always smile when talking about Jiraiya-sensei" said Kushina. Minato stopped walking.

"I didn't have any parents and always had a void in my heart. When I became part of team Jiraiya, I became really happy that I am being trained by a legendary Sannin, The more I spend time with him and the more we became close. I could go and talk to him about anything and he will always have an answer. I guess, that's one of the reason he's called a sage…and gradually he began to fill the void in my heart left by my parents. Especially after my teammates died we became so close that the only thing left is to call him dad. He is truly amazing" said Minato as he looked at the stars in the sky with a small smile on his face.

Kushina looked at him in worry and walked towards him, "After I fell in love with you, I became even happier. For the first time in my life I knew what a mother's love would have been, so thank you" said Minato as he grasped Kushina's hand and continued walking. Kushina rested her head on Minato's biceps. Both of them had contended expression on their faces.

After a few seconds, "What is the important thing you want to talk to me about?" asked Minato. Kushina suddenly jumped and moved a few steps back, "Actually I forgot about that ya know" and smiled sheepishly.

"I went to the hospital today" said Kushina in a low tone. "Why, what is the matter? Did you get hurt, if so where and is it healed, do you need more medicine or something?" asked the flustered Minato and talking very fast. Kushina just laughed.

"Even in the face of lots of enemies you still remain calm, but when it comes to me you just get so flustered, it's quite funny" said Kushina still laughing. "Of course I will, you are my life" said Minato scratching the back of his head.

Kushina looked at Minato, "Your life is having another life in a few months" and sported a small smile. "What….wait… you mean…" trailed Minato with shock on his face. "Yes…that's why I went to the hospital today, I…am pregnant" said Kushina and was slightly embarrassed. Hearing the comment, Minato still had the same stunned expression as before. After a few seconds he fell down.

"Minato" shouted Kushina and rushed to his aid. Both of them sat on the bench nearby and didn't speak anything. "Are you sure about this?" asked Minato finally breaking the silence. Kushina just nodded her head. "How is this possible…I was very careful…so how?" asked Minato.

"It's not 100% guaranteed ya know" said Kushina in a nervous tone. Minato turned his head to the opposite side and had a serious expression on his face. Kushina noticed this, "Do you not want to have children with me?" asked in a worried tone.

"Who said so?" asked Minato almost immediately. "Someday I want to have a family with you, there's no doubt that. Both of us are only 18 and we have got our whole life ahead of us. We are very young and also I don't know the first thing being a parent. It's scary you know, what if I screw it up, what if the kid doesn't like me…" trailed Minato in a sad tone.

"I am also scared ya know. I have seen people raising a child and they struggle with it for the first few years. After I heard the news I also thought the same things. I even thought of abortion" said Kushina in a sad voice. Minato shocked at hearing this, "Kushina..."

"But then I thought about you and everything became clear. The child is blessed to have a father like you and I am sure that with you by my side, I can even move mountains. I then decided that I will have this baby. So be brave Minato. You have always been my hope and together we can do this" said Kushina and squeezed his hand tightly which was on the bench.

Minato suddenly turned around and hugged Kushina tightly, "I hope this baby will turn out to be strong just like you" and Kushina slowly started crying and both of them remained like that for the next few seconds.

"So what do we do now?" asked Kushina with her head on Minato's shoulders. "First we have to get married that's for sure" said Minato and Kushina nodding her head in agreement. "About living, my house is already big so do you want to live in that house?" asked Minato smilingly. "Okay" said Kushina smiling.

"…I guess…I will speak to the hokage-sama about this" said Minato after thinking for a few minutes. "Why him?" asked Kushina after she got up from the bench. "He's already been a dad once so he has the experience and you can also talk with Biwako-san, she also has a lot of experience and she might help you" said Minato with a small smile.

"Okay fine" said Kushina and smiled. "Let's go to our home" said Minato and got up. He thought about something for a moment, performed the ram seal and immediately created a shadow clone. The shadow clone disappeared. "Why did you that?" asked Kushina. "If you are going to live with me from now on, you need all your things, right?" asked Minato. Kushina just smiled and both of them started walking.

[Next Day]

"Minato, what a surprise, Why are you here so early in the morning?" asked the man who opened the door. A short, tan skinned man with dark brown hair and having a small goatee. He wore black shirt and pant with shinobi sandals. His name is Hiruzen Sarutobi and he is currently the strongest man in the village "hokage-sama do you have time to speak with me?" asked Minato. Hiruzen was about to answer when someone else appeared behind him.

A tall, well built, fair skinned man having long spikey white hair tied back in a ponytail, wearing a green short kimono and matching pants with a mesh shirt underneath. He wore a red haori over that with hand guards, wooden sandals and a black belt underneath accompanying it. He is also carrying a large scroll on his back and wears a horned forehead protecting with kanji for oil written on it. "Jiraiya" said Hiruzen as he put his scroll down and stood up and turned to face him.

"It's good to see you Jiraiya" said Hiruzen smilingly. "Jiraiya-sensei, what are you doing here?" asked Minato. "Old man, Minato it's good to see the both of you too. I am going to write the next book on the Icha Icha series, so I wanted to get some inspiration. I roamed all around the world, but the girls here in Hi no Kuni (land of fire) and especially Konoha are something else. I am so grateful to be born in such a place" said Jiraiya having fake tears.

Both of them had deadpanned expression on their faces, "Why doesn't this guy ever grow up" thought Hiruzen. "Why should he behave like this" thought Minato. "So leaving that aside why are you here Minato" asked Jiraiya.

"It's good that you are also here sensei, there is something important that I must talk to the both of you, can we talk inside?" asked Minato. All three of them went inside and sat down on the cushion. "Jiraiya, Minato how are you both?" asked a female voice. Both of them turned back.

A woman with brown hair kept in a high ponytail, dark eyes with slightly visible creases at the corner of her eyes and mouth. She is wearing a purple kimono like dress and sandals. "I am good thank you for asking" replied Minato. Jiraiya gave a thumbs up sign. "Why don't you also join the conversation Biwako-san, it's better that way" said Minato. Both Jiraiya and Hiruzen became very curious.

"I will get some tea and then we can talk" said Biwako and went inside. "How's your son doing? Last I heard is working in the capital as the daimyo's guard "said Minato. "He's doing really well, in fact the daimyo personally wanted him to come to the capital" said Hiruzen proudly. "Good" said Minato

So Minato, how's the new jutsu coming along?" asked Jiraiya. "Jutsu?" asked Hiruzen. "A few years ago he actually came to me with the idea of creating a jutsu but sadly I couldn't help him. Since then he is working on his own to create that jutsu" said Jiraiya proudly.

"You are already strong with your Hiraishin no Jutsu (flying thunder god technique). I think it's even stronger than what Tobirama-sensei created and now you are creating a brand new jutsu. You are really something else. At this rate you might even be the next hokage" said Hiruzen smilingly. "No hokage-sama, I am nowhere near your level yet. To answer your question Jiraiya-sensei, the theory part of it is over and I am going to start creating it" said Minato happily.

"Nice" said Jiraiya. "Can you tell me what this jutsu you are creating is?" asked Hiruzen in a curious tone. "After finishing it you can see it for yourself, what do you say Minato?" asked Jiraiya and Minato nodded his head in agreement. "Then finish the jutsu fast" said Hiruzen smilingly. After a few seconds Biwako got four cups of tea, laid it on the table in front of them and sat beside Hiruzen.

"Now what did you want to talk about?" asked Biwako. "You see. Kushina went to the hospital yesterday and she found that she is pregnant" said Minato with a nervous chuckle. Both Jiraiya and Hiruzen were visibly shocked while Biwako just raised her eyebrows while drinking tea. No one spoke for the next few seconds. It was so quiet that the sound of the wind can be heard.

"Hello…everyone" said Minato and trying to get everyone's attention. "What the hell were you thinking/ you are really amazing" shouted both Hiruzen and Jiraiya where the former was angry while the other one clearly happy.

"Why are you happy about this Jiraiya?" asked Hiruzen to Jiraiya. "I am going to be a grandparent and also I got the content for my next book, so why wouldn't I be happy" said Jiraiya smilingly. Minato didn't know whether to be happy or get angry at that comment. "But both of them are only 18 years. They are too young to be parents and they have got the whole life ahead of them. How are they going to manage?" asked Hiruzen to Minato and Jiraiya. Both of them didn't have an answer.

"That's why are here aren't we? To help him raise this child" said Biwako. All of them looked at Biwako. "There's no point crying over spilt milk, what's done is done. Both of them are adults and decided to have the baby, so what we have to think about is how we can be of help" said Biwako in a stern voice. "Wow" thought the rest

"I want to say one important thing before we go on with this conversation" said Biwako. "Kushina is the Kyuubi jinchuriki, during pregnancy her seal weakens and the Kyuubi has a high chance of coming out" said Biwako. "Yes, I considered that possibility but never thought it was possible" said Minato seriously.

"Yes it is possible and it happened with the previous jinchuriki Mito Uzumaki-sama" said Biwako. Hiruzen and Minato remained silent. "Wait… Mito-san was the Kyuubi jinchuriki, I never knew that" said Jiraiya and looked at the both of them. They didn't say anything. "Both of you knew and didn't say anything, some student and sensei you are" scoffed Jiraiya.

"Be quiet Jiraiya, you are not supposed to know that in the first place. The only one who knew are Hiruzen, me, Kushina, a few high rank officials and later on Minato. It was done this way for security reasons. So don't go telling these to people including your teammates" said Biwako. Jiraiya nodded his head in obedience.

"Good, now after Kushina' pregnancy you need to immediately strengthen the seal or it will endanger her life, you got that?" asked Biwako. Minato nodded his head. "The only ones who will know of this are the people in this room and a few high ranking officials if necessary. The operation will be done in secret and I will oversee the entire operation so you don't need to worry about anything" said Biwako.

"Thank you for all that you are doing for us" said Minato as he bowed his head down. "Don't worry…you and Kushina are like children to me and it is the parents duty to look after the children. Tell Kushina to come and meet me in the evening so that I can explain everything in detail, is that okay with you Hiruzen?" asked Biwako with a small smile on her face.

"Why are you asking me, you already said everything that is needed to be said, the only thing I can add is about the security. I will personally be there to protect her along with a few of my trusted anbu. What about you Jiraiya?" asked Hiruzen "Of course I will be there, you don't need to worry about anything" said Jiraiya smilingly.

"That's it then. Is there anything you want to ask Minato?" asked Hiruzen. "Before I have the child, I want to marry Kushina. How do I go about that?" asked Minato. "Don't worry about that, we will take care of all the preparations for the marriage. The only problem is we have to do this in secret and you will also have to keep your marriage a secret till the baby is born" said Biwako. Minato didn't say anything.

"I also agree with that" said Hiruzen. "Only very close people will attend the marriage. If people knew you are getting married so early, they will start asking lot of questions and the information will spread like wildfire all over the world with people forming theories on why you got married so early. You are also very popular with the ladies so it will create even more problems" said Hiruzen. Minato chucked nervously.

"The best course of action is to keep this a secret and after having the kid you can tell everyone, is that okay?" asked Hiruzen. All of them agreed. "Good" said Hiruzen. "One more thing" said Minato. "Yes?" asked Hiruzen.

"It…it's about being a parent" asked Minato nervously. "That part no one can teach you. It has to come naturally, of course we can always guide you but you have to find the answer by yourself" said Hiruzen with a smile on his face.

Minato looked outside for a few seconds and took a deep breath. He then looked at Hiruzen with a determined expression on his face. "Then I will take my leave" said Minato and stood up. "I will also come with you" said Jiraiya and also stood up. Both Hiruzen and Biwako, stood up and showed them off. "Wow…that was really unexpected" said Hiruzen as he closed the door. "I know and Minato is really brave for going through with this" said Biwako. "He was always brave, even when the Kyuubi attacked our village a few years back" said Hiruzen smilingly

"You know, if Jiraiya is going to be a grandfather, you are going to be a great grandfather" said Biwako with a small smile. "I don't think it works that way and even if it does, I am too young to be a grandfather, let alone a great grandfather" said Hiruzen with a slight irritation in his tone.

"Keep telling yourself that. You just might feel young" mocked Biwako. Hiruzen sported a small smile to that statement.

[With Minato and Jiraiya]

Both of them walked silently. "You are going to become a father that was quick" said Jiraiya smilingly. "Jiraiya sensei…I…" said Minato nervously. "You always make the right decisions kid. That part has always been true. As usual I will always trust your decisions. So there's no need to falter" said Jiraiya smilingly. Minato smiled nodded his head.

"Were you really going to use my love story in your book?" asked Minato. " of course, you are really amazing. Now my readers can expect something unexpected in the next book" said Jiraiya with a happy smile. "I see" said Minato. Jiraiya looked at Minato in confusion. They reached home and Kushina opened the door.

"So Minato how did it go?" asked Kushina eagerly, she noticed Jiraiya standing behind him. "Jiraiya-sensei how are you?" asked Kushina. "I am fine thank you" said Jiraiya. Minato took Kushina a few feet away from Jiraiya and whispered something in her ear. Jiraiya looked even more confused. Kushina came forward smilingly and suddenly punched him in the face so hard that he fell 20 feet away from the door.

"Sorry I won't use you guys as a material for my next book, I promise" said Jiraiya sadly as he was nursing a broken nose. "Good…now Minato, what did they say" asked Kushina eagerly after changing her focus from Jiraiya to Minato. He explained everything in detail. Kushina became so happy that she hugged him tightly.

"Then we are going to be parents" said Kushina happily still hugging him. "Yes we are" said Minato smilingly. "I will go meet Biwako-san after some time" said Kushina breaking from the hug. "Okay, then why don't I go to the hokage's office to see if I have any mission to do" said Minato and turned to Jiraiya, "why don't you also come Jiraiya-sensei. It's been a long time since we have been on a mission" asked Minato.

Jiraiya just smiled and walked towards the door. "I will see you later, then" said Minato. Kushina waved her hand happily. Both of them used Shunshin no jutsu (body flicker technique) and landed in front of the hokage tower. "Ah Minato, Jiraiya why are you here?" asked Hiruzen smoking his pipe.

"We want to go on a mission together, after I became jonin we never went on a mission together" said Minato. "I see, if both of you are going on a mission then the only mission I can give you are S ranks. SO take this one" said Hiruzen and handed over the sheet. Hiruzen started explaining about the mission.

[With Kushina]

Few hours have passed since Minato and Jiraiya left. "I have finished my lunch, might as well go meet Biwako-san" said Kushina and left the house. She went to their house and knocked on the door. "Ah Kushina, come in" said Biwako smilingly. Kushina entered the house and both of then went to the hall.

"Before we start our conversation" said Biwako and hugged her tightly. "Congratulations. It is quite soon for the both of you but I am very happy that you are pregnant and going to become a mom" and Kushina had tears forming around her eyes. "Sorry Biwako-san, I suddenly remember my mother" said Kushina after she broke away from the hug. Biwako continued smiling.

"Okay now that is over let us come to the main point, I am sure Minato would have told you already but let me explain it, in detail once more" said Biwako and started talking. It went on for few hours.

"About the marriage, you don't need to worry about anything. I will personally take care of everything. Your job is just to look pretty at the wedding, in fact that is also not a problem since you are already so pretty" said Biwako to which Kushina blushed slightly. "About the wedding date…" trailed Kushina.

"If you don't mind can we have it next month consisting of only very few people of course" said Biwako. Kushina just smiled. "Before I forget, no more going on mission till you have given birth is that clear" said Biwako sternly.

"Then what will I do at home when Minato's not there?" lamented Kushina. "You will be with me whenever Minato's not there and I will teach you all things regarding parenting and pregnancy" said Biwako even more sternly. Kushina looked at Biwako intensely for a few seconds, "Fine, I will do what you say" sighed Kushina, in defeat. "Good" said Biwako smilingly.

The months have gone by and all the wedding preparations have been done. The wedding was happening in an unknown place. The ones who attended the wedding are Biwako, Hiruzen, Jiraiya and a few others. Two elderly people were standing behind Hiruzen.

One is a light-skinned woman who has grey hair pulled back in a twin bun locked by a traditional hair needle. There are pearls located on her hair needle with tassels on the other end. She wears a long earring. Her attire consists of a simple long kimono, closed by an obi, a jacket and a sash over it. She has squinted eyes and is wearing sandals

The other one is an elderly man with grey hair, a beard and glasses. He also has a prominent jaw-line structure. He is wearing the typical light orange kimono with a long white scarf covering his neck and is wearing sandals.

"Thank you for coming Koharu" said Hiruzen as he turned back and looked at the both of them. "What are you talking about Hiruzen? It's our duty as elderly people to bless the young ones and we also did not come because she is the Kyuubi jinchuriki or he is an established shinobi. Both of them don't have any parents and it is our duty to stand in place of their parents" said Koharu in a slightly irritated tone. Hiruzen just smiled

"You too Homura" said Hiruzen smilingly. "What she said" said Homura who was also smiling. There were three young shinobi who were standing in the opposite direction of Koharu and Homura. "Look it's the council members Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado" said the larger one of the three.

He is fair skinned, tall, slightly plump man with short spiky red hair and purple markings on his cheeks and wore a black suit with armour that has the kanji for food on it and bandages tied on his right thigh. He wears hand guards with the forehead protector with silver hooped earrings with black shinobi sandals. "You are right Choza, it's really surprising that both of them are here today" said another man.

He is a fair skinned man having blue-green eyes and a well-defined jaw line. He has medium length ash blonde hair reaching his shoulders, silver hooped earrings and is wearing the standard Konoha flak jacket with full sleeved black shirt and black pants with black shinobi sandal. "Why don't you leave it at that Inoichi, it's so troublesome to think about" said the guy who was standing in the middle.

A fair skinned man with dark hair tied up into a spiky ponytail and having dark eyes. He wore the mesh shirt underneath the Konoha flak jacket and black shinobi sandals and silver hooped earrings. "For you everything is troublesome isn't it Shikaku" said Choza smilingly. Inoichi also smiled for that comment

"Now this is surprising, the next generation of Ino-Shika-Cho are present for this wedding" said Homura with a small smile. "Are they really needed for this wedding, this being secretive and all" asked the irritated Koharu.

"I understand what you are saying, but Minato insisted they attend his wedding. After all five of them are classmates and Minato is also really close with those three. I actually think it's good that they are here today" said Hiruzen smiling. Homura nodded his head in agreement while Koharu was still not convinced.

"So how's the generation of Ino-Shika-Cho doing?" asked Jiraiya as he walked towards them. All three of them immediately stood in attention and bowed. "We are fine, thank you for asking Jiraiya-sama" said Shikaku. "How are you doing?" asked Choza as they all came back to their previous position.

"I am fine, thank you for asking, so any plans of getting married like your friend?" asked Jiraiya with a small smirk on his face. "Nothing for the next 10 years Jiraiya-sama" answered Inoichi seriously. "I am content with just eating for now" answered Choza. "I don't ever want to get married, women are just scary" said Shikaku in a lazy manner. "You might say that now but there's a high chance that you are the one who is going to get married after Minato" mocked Jiraiya. "Please don't spoil this day Jiraiya-sama" said Shikaku in a sad voice. Inoichi, Choza and Jiraiya laughed. "It's good that you have come Choza, Shikaku, Inoichi" said Minato as he came forward to greet them.

He is wearing a blue kimono with wooden slippers. "Of course that what friends are for" said Choza smilingly. "We always knew you were fast, but this speed is off the charts" said Shikaku with a small smile. "That's true" said Inoichi. Minato just chuckled nervously. Behind Minato, Kushina slowly walked towards them wearing a red kimono with wooden slippers. The others looked at Kushina in awe.

"She's looking like a goddess" said Inoichi to Shikaku and he nodded his head in agreement. Kushina walked and stood next to Minato. "I forgot to mention, congratulations on your pregnancy" said Choza smilingly. "Same here" said the smiling Inoichi. "Thank you Choza, Inoichi" said Kushina who also smiled.

"You know I never said this but you guys are always the perfect couple, from the academy till now. So be happy and enjoy this day. If you want any help regarding the kid, please let us know and we will do whatever we can to help" said Shikaku smilingly. "Thank you Shikaku, Inoichi, Choza for coming today. You guys are just amazing friends" said Minato and moved towards Jiraiya.

"I am very happy for you kid…for the both of you" said Jiraiya smilingly. Both Minato and Kushina happily nodded their heads and met with the others. Soon the wedding got over without any problems. Then the next few months have passed and Kushina was growing bigger and bigger.

One day, Minato and Jiraiya were sitting on the dinner table and talking. "We have decided on the name of our kid Jiraiya-sensei" said Minato smilingly. "Good but before that who named the kid, I am pretty sure it was you right Kushina?" asked Jiraiya to Kushina who was standing behind Minato.

"I know what you mean Jiraiya-sensei, he might be good at everything else, but when it comes to naming things he's just the worst" said Kushina angrily. Minato scratched the back of his head in embarrassment. Jiraiya chuckled. "But in this case, we already decided on the name from the beginning and Minato was the one who suggested it" said Kushina smilingly.

"Ok…what is the name of the kid" asked Jiraiya curiously. "We want to name our kid Naruto" said Kushina. Jiraiya was shocked to hear this statement. "Are…are you okay with that. I thought of the name while eating ramen" said Jiraiya nervously.

"The main character on your novel the tales of the gutsy ninja is very inspiring. The determination to never give up is really cool and I want my son to have that characteristic so would you give me permission to name our child Naruto Jiraiya-sensei" asked Minato smilingly. Kushina put her hand on Minato shoulders and one hand on her stomach, "Naruto…it really is a nice name"

"Then that makes me his godfather right…but are you really sure about this?" asked Jiraiya. "You are my sensei and you are a great ninja who possess the true talent of a ninja and my son having a godfather like you is a blessing, so don't worry" said Minato. Jiraiya looked shocked at hearing this statement.

"With me and you teaching him, there's a hell of a chance that he might be the greatest ninja in the world, past and present" said Jiraiya smilingly. "Hopefully he doesn't take his mother's personality" said Minato and laughed. Jiraiya also laughed. "What is wrong with my personality?" asked Kushina in an irritated tone and slowly crushing Minato's shoulders.

"It was just a joke, don't be so angry about that" said Minato nervously. Kushina just scoffed and went inside. Both Jiraiya and Minato were trying hard to pacify her.

A few months later Kushina gave birth to Naruto. Minato immediately reinforced the seal and so there were no complications at all. Kushina gave birth without any problems.