DISCLAMER : I DON'T OWN NARUTO DATTE-BAYO
Chapter 2 : The Moment of Truth, Revelations and Happenings
Minato's POV
Minato was pacing back and forth trying to calm himself, he's trying to regain his confidence after their confrontation earlier, he is finally gonna meet him formally for the first time after 5 years, being consumed by what the Sandaime said when they met shortly in the hospital after the "Professor" checked on Naruto using the telescope jutsu, only to find out that his reputed grandson has been lying on one of the hospital beds inside the hospital
-Flash Back-
KNOCK, KNOCK, Minato turned to where the door lied, he heard another KNOCK on the door until one of the Anbu agents busted the door open the Anbu agent then stepped aside for the Sandaime to walk in, only to be abrupt when he saw a genuine face he hasn't seen for 5 years, the Anbu guards then took up a defensive stance after the reaction of their leader, the Sandaime then recollected his expressions after breaking in the silence
"Who are you?" the Sandaime finally spoke
"I'm Minato Namikaze, Hokage of Konoha,… or how I'm supposed to be" Minato replied in a regretful tone while having a perfect poker face expression
" That's quite something, young lad, care to demonstrate your power if you are supposed to be who you said you are." The Sandaime said in such a tone like he already know his existence and only dragged the conversation to take some precautionary measures
"I think that's unnecessary Hiruzen-san, because I think that I might not control myself after knowing that, the Legacy I left in your care was being ignored by this pathetic village" Minato said, now in such a stinging tone while looking at the village with such disgust.
"And I think that bloodshed is unnecessary in this kind situation" he added , finishing his statement
"Who do you think you are, just because you saved the Demon doesn't mean that –"
"Who do you think you're calling a DEMON? Are you referring to a harmless kid that doesn't even know how to defend himself" Minato stood up, looking at the Anbu Guard with such hatred
"Tell me, you worthless excuse of a human" as he disappeared in yellow blur and within a second, appeared in front of the Anbu Guard plunging a miniature rasengan towards the guard's stomach with less impact yet shoving the guard's uniform, revealing it's very stomach
The guard kneeled before him while gapping for air with a horrified look in his face, even the Sandaime is surprised by his actions "So my guesses are correct after all" he thought as he once again recollects himself from the surprises handed to him by Minato
"The Next time you bad mouth my son" Minato said in a threatening tone making the guard even more horrified
"I'll personally make sure that you'd be greeted by Death Himself" he finished with such hatred and malice
"Now then, could you please escort Dove towards the emergency room fast?" the Sandaime said with a sigh
"Now if you please.." he said to his guards, thus nodded in return and within a second they were gone
"Now Minato, I think we have something to discuss" the Sandaime said as he felt that his guards are no longer in the vicinity thus looking afterwards at Minato in such a serious face and tone
"Why are you here?" he said in such a sad yet curious voice
"I think that this won't be solved in our current setting Hiruzen-san let's talk at the table" Minato said with relief, relief that the guards aren't here anymore while showing the Sandaime a cute looking table beside a large wardrobe
As they finally seated across each other Minato finally spoke in such a cheerful manner that always defined him as the 'Caring Hokage' who ended the 3rd Great shinobi war
"So to answer your question, you recalled that you've seen me before I sacrifice myself that night to seal the kyuubi inside Naruto, right?" Minato asked while shifting his attitude into a stern hokage at Hiruzen, whose mind wandered to recall that night and was only able to nod to what Minato said
" That night when I was supposed to do the Hakke no Fūin Shiki on Naruto, my vision had suddenly dropped big time making me mess the original jutsu with another jutsu" Minato continued
Hiruzen-san, being finally able to cope up with the revelations noticed where the conversations going
"So. You are saying that instead of a Sealing Technique you have accidentally initiated a—" Hiruzen said in an absurd tone, making Minato doubt that his previous declaration
"Yes, the one I accidentally initiated is none other than a Jikūkan no Jutsu" as Minato said in a way that it was the 'jutsu' can save the world
"But how did you end up in this time?—" Hiruzen asked still trying to decipher the current revelations
"…Unless Naruto had accidentally used the—" Hiruzen, stoned at the situation handed to him "No it can't be" Hiruzen said
"Yes, he must have somehow activated the Hirashiin Bracelet" Minato said in a matter of factly
"But How— he didn't even know how to draw out chakra, let alone controlling it…Unless—" Hiruzen said horrified as he went down to solve the mystery
"Yes, It must be him" Minato said like his nightmare just came true
"When I was still in the Fabric of space and time I sensed the same chakra, when I fought with the kyuubi , though it was the same I felt it emitted such emotions that I doubt the monster is capable of having ,or maybe because I sensed a faint Hirashiin chakra signal within the it that's why I followed it, but it was totally a different cause that made me follow to the Chakra, it depicted an emotion of Belonging, like the person longed to be loved" Minato finished as his voice wavered in every syllables he pronounced while a tears glistened unto his cheek towards the table… Minato cried
Hiruzen sighed for he can't forcibly deny the fact that his son wasn't really regarded as a hero like Minato wanted him to be but instead he was treated like a contagious disease and being one of the children on the history of Konoha to have a wide population of Haters despite his good looks and lovable attitude
"Let me be honest with you Minato, he wasn't really been regarded as what you hoped him to be, he was regarded like a contagious disease even in such an early age of 3, he had suffered from all kinds of mental and physical abuse " Hiruzen's voice wandered
"There was even a time that he'd been so afraid to go outside to the point that he can't even eat because of the mental and physical abuse done to him by the citizens present within that time " Hiruzen continued as he wandered his eyes towards the sleeping Naruto, "Calling him 'Worthless Trash' to 'Uncontrolled Demon'", The Sandaime said as he concluded that he really hated himself for the fact that he didn't protect his reputed grandson from the very happening a year and half ago
"Not even mentioning the 300 kidnapping and murder attempts made by foreign ninjas and angry villagers….—" Hiruzen sighed discouragingly
"Of course I banished all of those villagers from ignoring my law and your legacy and executing those guards who was guarding him that day.. But I think it's still not enough..." as his voice trailed off
"People praises me for being a good hokage, a great ninja and a master of ninjutsu.. yet I can't even protect a boy to whom I considered myself , family…" Hiruzen continued as he finally finished what he was saying.
Minato finally being able to sink all of the information about his son, he let out a small groan…
"What have I done to my son's life?" he said as his hands are sustaining his head while cupping his eyes
"I turned his life into a living nightmare..." Minato finally broke in tears
"You don't have to blame yourself Minato, I was mostly at fault since I didn't protect your son from harm's way and let all the bad things happen to him" Hiruzen said taking all the blame unto his weathered shoulders
"You're not at fault Hiruzen-san..." Minato said finally stopped in his tears from flowing ,now only sheer hatred left.
"If there's someone to be blamed for the well being of my son, it's none other than those ungrateful citizens of konoha.." he said as he looked at Hiruzen straight in the eye
"Well what I'm worried about is that, why Kushina isn't here to protect him.." Minato said finally able to control his emotion and for them to continue the discussion.
"What do you mean?" Hiruzen spoke with a question mark on top of his head
"I thought that your bodies dissolved along with the sealing of the fox, because none of your bodies are recovered" Hiruzen said to clear the fog in the discussion
"What?" Minato exclaimed in outrage
As they we're about to continue their discussion they heard a hard nudge at Naruto's bed, still confused Minato went outside so that he can prepare for their meeting while Hiruzen went to Naruto to explain him the details about his father
-END FLASH BACK-
He paced back and forth until the door was opened by his predecessor revealing his son with eyes as red as the sunset, evident of the tears he shed , Hiruzen went to close the Door and explained the situation to Minato
"He is still wary about you, but I think he will deal it well" Hiruzen said
"Then, I'll be going then" Minato said before sighing while holding the wheel of the door.
As he pushed the door he was greeted by a gash of fresh air and silence….WAIT, SILENCE? He stormed in the room only to find that the bed was emptied
Naruto has escaped again
NARUTO'S POV
"Do they really think I'm that stupid to believe that the Yondaime is my Father?" Naruto thought while running away from the hospital and at the same time avoiding the area with the most population of civilians
"If he was really my father, why did he sealed the kyuubi inside me?" he continued his thoughts while running towards the location of his apartment "Didn't he knew about the consequences?" he finally murmured to himself as he saw his apartment just a mile away
Within a few minutes of running from the hospital he had arrived to his desired location, as he was about to unlock the door, he noticed something amiss from his apartment, the wheel on the door is crooked like it was beaten with metal, as his mind wandered , he gathered up his courage and went to open the door.
CREAK.. Naruto opened the door and walked in to his home, he was greeted by a familiar figure that is likely to haunt Naruto for months, it was the gangster who'd made him into a total wreck
"Well if it isn't the little Demon Boy.., welcome to your lovely abode" the gangster said as he spread his arms with a metal pipe in hand
Naruto's Face was enveloped with horror "..Mo-mo-monster" he thought as he backed away clenching unto the Hirashiin bracelet,
"What? You don't like your house?" the gangster teased
"After I put up with the arranging of the furnitures myself" he grinned
Naruto finally broke as he sat by his feet, "I didn't deserve this !" he said to himself over and over while clenching the bracelet
"Please whoever you are whose posing as my father.. please I need you right now" Naruto thought to himself like a prayer
Then in a yellow blur the Yondaime arrived at his apartment, Naruto ran up to the Yondaime grabbing the ends of his cloak not the least shocked about neither his sudden appearance nor the fact if he was here to help him or to worsen his current condition
MINATO'S POV
I entered Naruto's room only to be greeted by air, the Sandaime walked towards me and reassured me… but I know better, I jumped outside the window and went to search Naruto with my Henge, I was running from alley to alley, street to street until some force dragged me unto the opposite direction. I let myself be pulled by the force and within a second I found myself in a dump, I saw Naruto clenching up my cloak while sobbing
"It's okay Naruto I'm here" Minato said to Naruto in an assuring tone trying to hush him from crying "Ohh.., my poor boy.." he thought to himself as he tries to shove off the litter that was sticking to his hospital gown giving no credit of the gangster that was standing in front of them at all
As Minato finally broke the gaze between him and Naruto his very expression drastically changed Big Time like Night and Day as he finally turned towards the now worthless gangster he wasted no second and disappeared only to reappear behind the gangster shoving him a normal sized rasengan in the spine and unleashing another , cutting his hands making him unable to use it in the maybe for his entire life.
Well he won't even be living anyway to suffer the liabilities as Minato shoved a miniature rasengan in his head making his head explode with blood, splattering on the sides of the room.
Naruto watched the match between his so-called father and gangster and within 25 seconds blood splattered across the room, Naruto finally broke up in tears running towards his now acknowledge father, he didn't know why he acknowledged him but he felt that his feeling for him are real like a parent to it's child
His Father kneeled before him so that they can see each other on eye level and thus broke in sobs after seeing his son in shatter
"I'm sorry Naruto, for all the things I've done, I'm sure that I can't fill the 5 years of absence but at least I make me up—"
Minato speech was left unfinished when Naruto hugged him very tightly and finally gave in to the feelings that dwelt inside him
"Da-Dad…" Naruto said in sobs
"Pl-please don't leave me again…" he stuttered, "I was so lonely, so scared.. I don't know what to do" he said while in tears as Minato, who was watching his son can't handle the pressure that dwelled inside his son and let out a gentle streak of tears
"I'm so scared, they made me feel like a disease…"
"All I want is just to be accepted, to be treated like a child" Naruto finally cried like there's no tomorrow as his face turned red from the tears his father finally broke his silence
"I-It's okay Naruto…" Minato started,
"I'm here now… I'll protect you from any harm, I'll make you feel loved, I'll make it up to you, I'll do whatever it takes for you to accept me as a father" Minato said while trying to steady his voice
"They just can't differentiate the Police from the Prisoner… that's all" he continued
"You don't have to do anything….." Naruto replied to his father's convictions
"You alone, being here with me is enough for me to call you my father" Naruto said while trying to stifle his tears into pouring any further
"Just don't leave me alone" Naruto said as he hugged his father for the 2nd time
Minato, surprised to his son's immediate response and forgiveness, he let out a smile, a smile that showed a sign of happiness and relief
"Th-thank you, son" Minato said in such a gentle voice that sounded more like a whisper
They were in that state for about 10 minutes when Minato finally broke his embrace with his son
"Now, let's go back to the hospital… I bet the people there, most likely Hiruzen-san will be worried" Minato said with a smile
"Hokage-jiji?" Naruto asked
"Yep, now let's go, Naruto" Minato said as he extend his hand for Naruto to grab on
As Naruto finally grabbed his father's hand, they were surround by a flash of yellow light and in a mere millisecond… they were gone, when Naruto finally opened his eyes, he was surprised to the fact that they were already at the hospital, Minato took a glance at Naruto and smiled at him with assurance when he, too glanced up to look at his father
"I see, you've got Naruto back safely, Minato-kun" Hiruzen said with such glee
"Of course… I wouldn't forgive myself any further if something went wrong in my presence.." Minato said with such regret that he didn't protect his son for the first 5 years of his life
"Ummmm…" Naruto finally spoke after their arrival
"I don't want to stay in the hospital any longer than possible.." Naruto said in such a humble voice as he looked up to his father and wandered his eyes to the rest of the room
"Hehehe, you're just like your mother" Minato chuckled not knowing that the corpse of his wife is missing
"I do ! " Naruto replied with surprise
"Yep, tell you what Naru-chan" Minato said, finally used the pet name he thought while they were embracing for 10 minutes in Naruto's Apartment
-Flash Back-
"Finally!" Minato thought to himself while in the embrace
"Naruto finally accepted me.. !" he thought in a wavering voice
"Now then, what must I call Naruto with?" Minato asked himself
He recalled when He and Kushina are picking names for the baby now named Naruto
-Flash Back-
"Hey, If we gonna pick the name Naruto, we have to prepare some pet names for him" Kushina said in a matter of factly tone
"I think that's unnecessary Ku-chan" Minato said in such a worrisome voice
"Pisshhh, that's totally necessary Minato-kun" Kushina replied like he was reprimanding him
"You don't want others to call him Naru-kun or Naru-chan, when we simply call him Naruto" Kushina said
"Alright, alright "Minato replied in surrender
"What do you have in mind Ku-chan?" Minato said
Kushina now got the last laugh or giggle said in an exclaiming voice
"Let's call him Naru-chan !"
"Hehehe, there's really no stopping you Ku-chan, alright" Minato said giggling as he leaned to hear the kicks of the baby,
"He likes it" Minato said surprised as he felt a kick inside the stomach
"Told you so, Minato-kun" Kushina said
"You gotta to be strong Naru-chan " Kushina said to her stomach as she brushed it with her hand
The couple giggled and laughed before endulging themselves in a passionate kiss
-END FLASH BACK-
"We can now call our son with that pet name, Ku-chan" Minato said in his mind as his thoughts wandered for his missing wife
"Naru-chan.." Minato giggled as he reminded himself the pet name they used
"Alright, I'm gonna call you Naru-chan" He thought while giving a heartfelt smile at Naruto
-END FLASH BACK –
"After the doctor said that you're okay to go, we're gonna go at Ichiraku's for dinner" Minato said with a smile
Naruto whom heard his favorite Ramen shop pumped his fist in the air, and was excited
"Really?" Naruto asked in confirmation
"Yup, and tell you what, after we have dinner, we're gonna go to our home" Minato said with a smile
Naruto was surprised for a second when his father mentioned that he's gonna live with his father, then after a second of realizing the proposition, he left out a warm smile that he felt he never unleashed until now
"Okay" Naruto smiled heartily
He Finally had a Family
MEANWHILE, in a village near the village of whirlpools a hooded figure walked towards a waterfall, the hooded figure was clothed with white garments while her red hair swayed along with the wind that looked like a blood drenched in white plain, after a mile of walking, she, for no reason stammered while holding her hands unto her head.. She dropped his hand and said
"Mi-mi-Minato-kun" said in a confusing tone
the Red head staggered as she was able to stand straight and her face depicting a sign of confusement she looked back to where she was standing, the wind blowing his hair making her face clearly visible, the image of a beautiful goddess she then turned as she resumed her journey towards the waterfall
AUTHOR'S NOTE : HAHAHAHA… SO SORRY, for the long wait.., well tell you what.., after I finish proofreading the whole chapters ( so that I could scoop up the story where I left it like a year ago ) and finish the book I am currently reading.. ( Entwined with you by Slyvia Day hahaha xD) I will update regularly for 2 months to catch up for lost time….., I hope and think so… hahaha well I'm not making promises so don't get your hopes in a bundle