Chapter 2 of "I See You" - Like A Prayer
*Chapter written by sistersgrimmlover*
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto
Kushina stood outside the Academy with her two new friends, Yamanaka Inomae and Hyuuga Misaki. She watched as Minato, Ken, Inoichi, Shikaki, and Chouja walked out of the Academy. Inomae waved flirtatiously at Minato and Inoichi. Misaki waved at them as well. Kushina stared blankly.
"Bye, Kushina" Minato called over his shoulder. Kushina raised an eyebrow but then her face twisted into the sweetest smile. She waved.
"Bye, Minato. I see you!" she called. He grinned and walked away with his friends. Misaki and Inomae turned to her, their brows furrowed.
"I see you? Does this have anything to do with what happened in the forest?" asked Inomae. Kushina turned to her friends. She gave them a look.
"Of course it does. I'll tell you what happened. After I consult my sister. Minako!" Kushina cried out to the girl in the long turquoise dress. Her sister turned, her golden red hair swinging with her.
"Oh! Kushina! How was your day?" asked Minako of her younger sister. Kushina had to repress the dreamy smile making it's way to her face. But it slipped on anyway and a sigh slipped from her mouth. Minako grinned.
"I had a good day" Kushina sighed. Minako nodded slowly, waiting for an explanation when she noticed the two girls at Kushina's side.
"Hi, I'm Kushina's new friend, Hyuuga Misaki. This is Yamanaka Inomae" Misaki said, sticking out her hand. Minako shook it and looked at her sister who was still staring into space.
"What is it?" demanded Minako. Kushina grinned.
"I met him. Namikaze Minato" Kushina said. Minako's eyes widened considerably and she stared at her sister in shock.
"You met him? Oh God! No, no, no. Did he kiss you?" Minako asked. Kushina nodded and Inomae gasped. Minako shook her head. She grabbed Kushina's wrist and waved goodbye to the two girls staring at Kushina in shock.
"You set into place a destiny that has only two paths…" Minako murmured. She sighed and looked at her confused sister. She fought the fright on her face and replaced it with a smile.
"It's fine, Minako. I'm fine. He kissed me to get me to surrender when we were fighting. It was mind games. That's all. He's not only a splendid fighter but also an intelligent strategist" Kushina said. Minako nodded and sighed, shaking her long golden hair out as well.
"Kushina, you're so beautiful. And that is what worries me…" Minako whispered to herself as they made their way to their small apartment. Minako unlocked the door and Kushina bolted to their small bookcase. She took down an old and dusty book with the Uzumaki crest on it. On the bottom of the book was the kanji written by her late mother.
"Read it to me, Kushina" Minako murmured as she closed her eyes. She sat on the floor cross legged and suddenly her eyes flashed open. Her eyes were turquoise and her pupil was silver. There was a cross in her eyes, splitting them into four but there seemed to be a filmy layer over her eyes.
"Life is a mystery. Everyone must stand alone" Kushina whispered. She opened the book. There was a picture of Kushina as an eight year old. Her hair was at her shoulders as it was now.
"To the last page. Read my vision" Minako said, looking around blindly. That was it. As Uzumaki prophetess her own kekkei genkai was blinded. She could fight. Oh yes she could but there was no way seeing with her eyes. She saw with her chakra.
"It says: A red haired girl stood at 15 with a blonde boy…named Namikaze Minato. They were surrounded by a battalion of Iwagakure nin. They appeared out of nowhere but screamed out of fright when they saw the two ninja of all the people they could encounter. They fought as if their lives depended on it and it did. The two were unstoppable. Konoha's Yellow Flash and the Imperial Bloody Dancer. The boy was hit in the stomach and the ninja took advantage. The girl yelled at him to get up and is slapped and falls to the ground. The boy gets up in a frenzy and creates a ball of blue chakra. He attacks the ninja who slapped her. The girl and boy shout a name as it hits the ninja. The vision ends there. Is the girl me, Minako?" demanded Kushina. Minako nodded and sighed.
"Kushina…I'm not getting a vision. And that means it isn't a possible future anymore. That's why I record my visions. If I can't see them anymore out of the blue then that means it's set in stone. There's a big event that is going to get you your name soon and it can't be stopped. You need to go find Minato. Now" Minako said. Kushina laughed and looked at her all too serious sister.
"Minato? Yeah right. He's a good kid but he kissed me to get me to surrender. I'll teach him but not have social meetings. He's a slime ball though a very attractive one. Why do I need to find him anyway?" Kushina scoffed. Minako glared at her sister, deactivating her eyes. Kushina saw how serious she was.
"Kushina! I'll drag you myself" Minako snapped. Kushina rolled her eyes but suddenly sobered at the sight of her sister. Minako had a sly grin on her face. Kushina looked at her sister, suspiciously.
"I'll make you dress up for school tomorrow…like how Mom used to make you dress for your birthday" Minako said. Kushina shuddered remembering the horrible red dress that she had worn with the crazy headdress. It had looked awful with her hair.
"Fine! Come on. We'll have to ask around" Kushina sighed. Minako's face brightened considerably. They walked outside of the apartment that they had entered not too long ago. They made their way downstairs to the streets. Kushina looked around the busy streets of Konoha.
"Kushina…activate your eyes. If it recognizes him and you can find him then you are his salvation" Minako said, suddenly. She had chosen not to use the words her mother had taught her. Maybe salvation would fly better with Kushina than soulmate.
"Alright…Ryūketsu no me" Kushina said. She braced herself for the pain that she had believed would come. Minako looked at her sister's incredulous face with confusion and understanding.
"It doesn't her does it? It's your first day out and about Konoha and you have found your salvation already" Minako laughed. Kushina either didn't quite hear her sister or chose to ignore her. It was most likely Kushina not really hearing her. She closed her eyes and focused on the spiky blonde haired kid with the crystal blue eyes. She instantly remembered his chakra. It was so similar yet so different to her own.
"I can follow his chakra…" Kushina said. Minako nodded and grabbed onto Kushina's hand. Kushina walked without knowing where she was going. She just knew she had to find him. She ended up outside of Ichiraku Ramen Bar. She could see a man with long white spiky hair and red face paint and the boy her chakra recognized on command.
"Minato!" Kushina snapped. Minato swung around as soon as he had heard her, as if he knew she was there. He got up and grabbed her hand and pulled her over to the bar. The man stared at the girl curiously.
"'Nato, who is the girl? You got yourself a girlfriend?" asked the man. Kushina turned her gaze onto him and he looked at her, frowning at her eyes.
"Kushina, your eyes…their freaking out Teuchi" Minato said, pointing at the boy behind the counter. The boy who looked to be 15 or 16 was staring at Kushina in a mix of horror and curiosity. Kushina raised an eyebrow before closing her eyes. Her eyes became the regular vibrant green.
"I am Uzumaki Kushina. This is my older sister Minako" Kushina said, introducing herself to the strange man that seemed to know Minato. The man nodded.
"I am Jiraiya of the Sannin" Jiraiya said proudly and mostly for Minako's benefit. Suddenly Jiraiya did a double take.
"Wait…Uzumaki…the Uzumaki clan that until recently ruled of the land of Whirlpool. You're Kushina the heir?" asked Jiraiya. Kushina nodded and Jiraiya looked at Minako. Minako smiled softly at the man.
"I'm Minako, the Uzumaki prophetess. I'm not the fighter like Kushina or our brothers. I was born with a blinded kekkei genkai. The first thing I can remember is a vision. Speaking of visions…Kushina tell him about my vision" Minako said. Kushina sighed and recounted the vision.
"A spinning ball of chakra, huh? Now what does that sound like something I was thinking of yesterday?" Minato said, not believing a word they were saying. She poked him in the shoulder.
"Stop it. You're being rude. It's true. In a few years you'll be known as Konoha's Yellow Flash. And I as the Imperial Bloody Dancer. You will. Something coming up soon will lead up to it. I promise. Is there any big event coming up soon?" I asked. Minato's brow furrowed. He nodded slowly.
"Later this year is the Chūnin exams. All the Jōnin want their students to try it out this year rather than waiting one whole year" Minato said, thoughtfully. Jiraiya seemed to be thinking about this as well.
"What does this big event entail, Minako-san?" asked Jiraiya. Minako scratched her chin before answering.
"It's going to get them their legendary names. There's something going to happen in a forest…" Minako said. Jiraiya's face became grim.
"The Forest of Death…" Jiraiya murmured.
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