Disclaimer : I don't own Naruto. If I did, Minato and Kushina would never die at the same time leaving Naruto to suffer by himself.
Hi there, 2nd chapter of this story and as i promised, it'll be longer than the prologue. However, the next few chapters may be only around 1000 words instead of the 3000 i promised though. Reason ? It's the first time i'm writing a story beyond 5000 words so it's quite tiring for me to think of 3000 words to put in and type them simultaneously. Not to worry, as i get used to writing I'll gradually increase the word count for each chapter by about...500 words? Therefore, this will result in more chapters for the story. Enough ranting, thanks for reading and i present you the 1st chapter of "Colours of the Namikaze Family". Enjoy.
Previously on "Colours of the Namikaze Family"
While the clones were busy throwing the Tri-kunais around, Kushina watched. Unimpressed. She turned to the so-called Yellow Flash who was surveying the field with his binoculars and said to him. "Hello, you sure you're the real Yellow Flash of Konoha ? All I see is you throwing around mere customised kunais which will hardly deal any damage to them. I'm not impressed."
Minato chuckled and replied "Don't worry, this is just setting up the stage for the Finale called 'The End of the Iwa Invasion."
Chapter 1 : The bet that started everything
Minato looked at Kushina, he was intrigued by her. All the girls who chased after him in Konoha were either fangirls with a crazy obsession for him or they do not spark his interests one bit. However, Uzumaki Kushina was different. She saw him as Namikaze Minato and not the Yellow Flash, treating him just as she did for any other person.
Minato was the last surviving member of his clan, the Namikazes. With no Kekkei Genkai or any special familiy jutsus, the Namikazes were treated as an ordinary clan with no special abilities except their trademark spiky yellow hair. That was, until the 5 Great Shinobi Countries heard of a certain Namikaze Minato creating his own seals and jutsus from E-ranked to S+ ranked ones.
However, among all the jutsus he created, 2 of them were the ones that made him rise to glory and fame. The first was the Rasengan which he took 3 years to master. Although incomplete, it was still an A ranked jutsu, said to have broken the best absolute defense of that time. The second was the S+ ranked Hiraishin no Jutsu. The jutsu which comprises of seals and Space-Time Manipulation and the one that earned him the nickname Konoha's Yellow Flash.
Minato snapped out of his daze as he realised he was staring, much to Kushina's satisfaction. Although she tried to put up an angry face, inside she was cheering maniacally for succeeding in charming the man in front of her.
"Erm..." Minato started, a hint of red visible on his cheeks." Mind if I add another condition to the bet ?" He asked sheepishly.
Kushina, puzzled asked him "Yeah what?"
Minato felt his heart pounding against his ribcage like never before and felt it was getting hard to breathe. He felt that his face was burning too. Blushing even harder, he grinned and said "If I return unharmed, then wear the clothes you wore to dinner the other day ..."
Kushina lifted an eyebrow, then started laughing "Minato-kun if you can really take those fortresses down single-handedly I'll wear it as long as you want .." making Minato's face even redder if that was even possible.
Beside them Kakashi was utterly disgusted by the two's flirting, Obito cheered silently and Rin just sighed, although she was happy for her sensei inside. However, this was not the time for this. There was enemy fortresses in front of them and here they were, flirting with each other like there was no tomorrow.
Minato's face changed in that instant. A face so serious a stranger would never believe that he had such a carefree personality. He stood up and stretched, turning to Kushina as he felt the last of his clones disappear.
Seeing Minato's students not making a move, Kushina's face suddenly grew pale with concern as she stared wide-eyed at Minato "Okay... Seriously, a joke's a joke. But you're not actually planning to attack by yourself are you ?" concern and worry clearly obvious in her tone.
"Worried about me ? Then why don't you give me a kiss for luck ?" a slight grin appearing on his serious facade.
Gaping she stared at him "You're serious ?"
Nodding he waited "Of course, about both the attack and the kiss..."
Obito couldn't stand it any longer and decided to help them "You better kiss him now or you'll regret it if anything happens to him..." he trailed off grinning.
Kushina hesitated, but stepped up to him and tip-toed, placing a soft kiss on his cheek, causing Kakashi to groan and Obito to cheer. Whispering in his ear, Kushina said "You better come back unharmed or you'll suffer my wrath"
Minato took out another Tri-kunai and embedded it onto the ground near them. Grinning, he turned back "Be right back in 3 minutes !"
He then disappeared in a blinding flash of yellow.
Kakashi then added "Ah, I forgot, don't blink your eyes"
Ryuzo was in his seat drinking a cup of sake when suddenly his radio communicator blasted to life, with blood curdling screams and splashes. Before he could even put his cup down before he saw a blinding yellow flash, excruciating pain in his chest, and saw only darkness as it swallowed him.
All the fighting Uzu nins stood rooted as they watched the spectacle that comes only once in a lifetime in front of them, Kushina was unconsciously clenching her fists until her knuckles turned white. She looked to her left and saw that Kakashi, Obito and Rin were relaxing as if it was a vacation. Kakashi was reading a book about ninjutsu, Obito was cleaning his goggles and Rin was combing her hair.
"What the hell ? Their sensei is out there alone against 900 Iwa nins and they are here acting as if nothing's happening ?" She decided to worry about that later as she turned back to the series of yellow flashes and blood curdling screams filled the air that made her shiver.
Rin scooted over to her and asked "so the bet was that if sensei wins he'll be your date for the next 2 weeks right ? Just to let you know, If you want to take him out to eat, his favourite food's Miso Ramen." Before starting to polish her nails.
Around 2 and a half minutes later Minato appeared in a yellow flash, drenched in blood from the elbows down, panting slightly. Giving her a tired but triumphant grin "It's over, the fortresses are empty of Iwa nins completely."
"So... how does tomorrow sound ? Great time for a date if you ask me..."
Kushina's jaw was open so wide it looked like it was going to touch the ground as she slumped to the ground. To say that she was shocked beyond belief was an understatement as Minato gave her another grin.
This battle was no doubt going into the history books and be told to future generations for years to come.
Minato had rested for a few hours back in Kushina's home. By around evening, he was up and about again having replenished his chakra sufficiently. He went down to the living room of the house and saw that most of the village's most important people were there, including Kushina and her father Uzumaki Naoto lined up. The next thing he knew, all of them bowed to him at the same time and announced "You have our sincerest thanks Namikaze Minato, without your help our country would be invaded by Iwa nins. Thanks to you, we can now sleep in peace at night without having to worry about an invasion. Once again, WE THANK YOU ."
Minato, being the humble man that he was, grinned and laughed sheepishly, not knowing what to do in such a situation. He simply said "No need for thanks, I'm just doing what I can and should do. He requested them to raise their heads and relax since he was feeling really uncomfortable in such an awkward situation. At his request, the people did raise up their heads and began relaxing as like how a celebration party should be.
Well, that's it for chapter 2, slightly longer than the previous chapter. Just a note : the first few chapters would be all about the past. The present would start at around ... chapter 6 ? So from the prologue until i write present would all be a reminiscence of the past of Minato and Kushina and a few other people I guess. Haven't really added too many characters yet but all will happen in due time. Well then, till next time ~
Next Chapter : Celebrations for a Hero
