Vanex: Hello all! After the last chapter was released, cmcwiki gave me an idea to italicize the last lines of each chapter, so that you guys can keep track of both stories. From this moment on, I will be doing that, except that it'll be the first lines, which will be the same as last lines of that story's previous chapter. Also, I forgot to mention one thing. I was asked a question earlier. The girl we know to be Sara's daughter in the movie and Hitomi are the same person. I just gave her a name and listed Naruto as her father. I didn't make that clear earlier. Now then, here we go with the chapter!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

"Normal Talking"

"Normal Thinking/Dreams/Flashbacks"

"Demon Talking"

"Demon Thinking"

*Scene Change*

Chapter 2

"The seal on the kunai is damaged. It must have happened during the fight."

"Now that you mention it, Mukade did strike the area where the kunai was stored. Is there any chance of fixing it?"

Minato looks at Naruto, before giving his answer.

"I'm sorry Naruto, but I can't fix it. You're stuck here in the past."

"What do you mean?"

"Even thought the Ryumyaku is sealed, it's still unstable. In order for me to fix the seal, I would need to unseal it. Doing so will destroy Rouran."

"What about using another Flying Thunder God kunai?"

"I haven't made much of those kunai, yet. In fact, there is only one other one, and it's in Konoha. Besides, even if I had an extra one, I still couldn't send you home."

"What do you mean?"

"Well, we sealed the Ryumyaku at the last second before this place would have been destroyed. If we remove that kunai for even a second, Rouran is done for. We would have to wait for the Ryumyaku to stabilize again, before messing with the seal."

"How long will that take?"

"Based on how large the Ryumyaku is, it would take about eighteen years."

"By that point, there will no point in fixing the seal."

"Exactly. So, what are you going to do, Naruto?"

"Well, I can't return to Konoha. Considering I grew up there, just my presence could cause major changes to my timeline. It will be safer for me to stay here in Rouran, which will be destroyed during this war. After that, it'll be easy for me to stay out of history's way."

Minato nods his head. "Also, to ensure minimum damage to the timeline, I'm going to seal the memories of these events from our memories, except for you and Sara. It would be suspicious if there's a stranger in orange wandering around Rouran. With the queen vouching for you, there will be no opposition to you being here."

"Before we do that, I will need to return to Konoha for one last thing."

"What's that?"

"Considering that I'll be here for the next twenty years, I may grow to love it here. In my time, there are people, who upon discovering this, would do everything in their power to have me marked as a missing nin. The Hokage would have no choice but to do so. I need to fill out an official resignation document. After the document is filled out and hidden somewhere safe, we can erase the memories of the Third Hokage."

Minato nods his head. "Okay, I'll wait to erase our memories until after we get back. Until then, no one is to mention these events to anyone. Is that clear?"

Everyone nods in agreement. Naruto then realizes something important. "How are we supposed to get back across with no bridge?"

On the other side, Shibi sighs, before summoning his bugs to transport the group back across the pit. Upon reaching the other side, Naruto turns to Sara. "I'll be back soon, okay?"

Sara smiles. "Okay."

Naruto smiles and then leaves with Minato's team, heading for Konoha. Sara turns to the citizens of Rouran.

"We've entered some rough times and there will be more rough times ahead, due to the war, but I promise as queen to get us all through it! And soon we will have a ninja who will stay with us to ensure it!"

The people cheer and follow Sara as she leads them back above ground, ready to get their lives back to normal.

*Scene Change*

Minato's team has arrived in Konoha. (Naruto took off his headband on the way, so no questions would be asked.) The team are walking to the Hokage tower, when Naruto is hugged from behind.

"Minato!"

Minato laughs at the sight of his girlfriend Kushina, hugging his future son. Oh yes, he figured that out. He could see himself in Naruto. He also had a pretty good suspicion as to who Naruto's mother was.

"Kushina, I'm over here. You hugged my friend, Naruto."

Kushina's eyes widen before quickly letting go of Naurto. She scratches the back of her head nervously. "I'm sorry. From the back you looked just like him."

"I know. It's the hair." Naruto also scratches the back of his head in the exact same manner as Kushina. Minato smiles, as he's very certain that his guess of the identity of Naruto's mother is right.

"Well, we need to report to the Hokage, Kushina. I'll see you later."

"Wait, let her come with us. There is actually something I want to say to her beforehand."

Minato glares at Naruto. "Didn't you say something about staying out of history's way?"

"Considering what you're going to do after this, it doesn't really matter what I say, doesn't it?"

Kushina looks at the two in confusion. Minato sighs. "Very well. Come on, Kushina."

The group walk the rest of the way to the Hokage's office. Naruto smiles at seeing a younger Hiruzen Sarutobi behind the desk.

"Welcome back. Why is Kushina here and who is this young man?"

"Put up the seals Lord Hokage. What we have to say is very dangerous info."

The Hokage nods his head as he activates the seals set up around the office, ensuring that no one outside the office can hear anything inside.

Naruto clears his throat. "To start off, my name is Naruto Uzumaki. I am a ninja of Konoha from twenty years into the future, who is now stuck here in the past. I am the son of the Yellow Flash, Minato Namikaze, and Kushina Uzumaki."

Everyone's mouths drop open, except for Naruto and Minato.

Kushina is the first to recover. "You're my son?"

Naruto faces her. "Yeah, where do you think I get my awesome personality and dress sense from?"

Kushina looks down at her orange outfit before looking back at Naruto. She looks deep into his eyes and sees the truth of what he said. Tears trickle out of both their eyes as she pulls him into a hug. "It's amazing. I'll have a son! I probably spoil you rotten in the future, don't I?"

Naruto freezes for a few seconds, but everyone notices it. Minato speaks up. "Kushina is dead in your time, isn't she?"

"As are you, Dad. You both die the day I'm born, when the Kyuubi is yanked out of Mom's body and eventually is placed inside me."

Naruto lifts up his shirt and wills to seal to appear. Kushina steps back in horror, seeing that her son will suffer the fate of a Jinchuriki.

"I grew up as an orphan, hated and shunned by the people of Konoha, with a few exceptions, until I eventually became a ninja. I didn't know anything about my parents, or the fact I contained the Kyuubi. Speaking of being a ninja, that's why I'm here."

The Hokage looks at him. "Do you want to be listed as a ninja in this time?"

"No, I want to preserve the timeline. I'm actually here to fill out a resignation document, so that I can't be listed as a missing nin in the future, in case if by the time I get back to my time, I choose to stay with the people of Rouran."

The Hokage nods his head. "Considering that you're the Jinchuriki in your time, you'll need some sort of insurance that any person with power in Konoha can't do anything against you legally. Very well I'll help you. Then we'll lock the document in my vault."

"Lord Hokage, if I might suggest something. I can seal the file containing the document with a blood seal. That way, only a relative of me can open the file."

The Hokage nods at Minato. "That's a good idea. There's one more problem. Naruto has told us all too much. How can we ensure that things will happen as they did before?"

"I created a seal that will erase certain memories from people's minds. I'll erase all our memories of this conversation and everything we learned about Naruto."

Hiruzen nods his head. "Very well, that will work."

Minato turns to Naruto. "There is one last question I have to ask."

"What is it?"

"If the knowledge of us being your parents was kept from you, how did you find out?"

"There was an incident in the future, where I nearly succumbed to the Kyuubi. However, you thought ahead and created a fail-safe in the seal. When I entered the eight-tailed state, you appeared in my mindscape. You revealed to me that you were my dad and restored the seal. After that, I revealed to the Hokage of my time of what happened and she granted me access to both of your files, deciding that it was time I learned everything about both of you."

Minato nods his head in understanding as Hiruzen pulls out the needed documents.

"Here you are. Just fill it out and I will sign it."

Naruto fills out the documents and the Hokage places it in a file. Minato applies the blood seal.

"There. Now, I'll put this in my vault and then I'll meet you all outside the village, where we'll go through with the memory seal. Cause if we do it here, it'll be harder for you to leave, Naruto."

Naruto nods his head and the group leaves the office and walks out of the same gate they came in. About ten minutes later, the Hokage joins them.

Minato speaks up. "Right. Now, this seal will lock up the memories of what happened. All that we will remember is that some memories are locked up and that it is important that they stay locked up. Naruto, I'll need you to stand over there, so that you aren't accidentally caught in this."

Naruto nods his head and stands a certain distance away from them.

"Wait!"

Kushina quickly runs over to Naruto to hug him one last time.

"Be safe, my son. I wish I could have been with you as you grew up."

"I wish it too. But it just can't be, no matter how much we both want it. I love both you and Dad so much."

"I love you too."

Kushina kisses him on the cheek, before she backs away, into the range of the seal.

Minato slams his hand on the ground. "Wipe out."

The seal appears, encompassing the whole group, except for Naruto. Kushina is crying as she looks at her future son.

Naruto smiles at his parents. "Goodbye, Mom. Goodbye, Dad. I'll miss both of you."

Naruto turns and quickly runs away, not daring to look back to see his mother's crying face. The seal glows. There is a bright flash of light and the seal fades away.

Kushina looks confused. "What are we doing here and why am I crying?"

Minato ponders. "Hmm, I seem to have used my Memory Erasing Seal. I must have sealed away some dangerous memories. There's no other reason I would use it."

Hiruzen sighs. "Well, there's no point in wondering about it. We should all get back to our lives."

The group all turn to leave except for Minato, who is walking over to the crying Kushina.

"What's wrong, Kushina?"

"I don't know, Minato. I just feel like I've lost something. Something very important. I also got this feeling that something really bad is going to happen."

Minato pulls Kushina into a hug, comforting her. The two stand there for a while, before eventually walking back into the village.

*Scene Change*

Sara has returned to her throne room, when she hears the door open. She turns to see that Naruto has walked in.

"Oh, Naruto! You're back! Well, the first thing we should do is-"

She trails off, noticing that Naruto isn't looking at her.

"What's wrong, Naruto?"

Naruto looks up at her. She gasps as she can see that he is crying. She then moves forward and pulls him into a hug, giving him the shoulder he desperately needs right now.

Vanex: Well, that's it for this chapter. I had to give Naruto a moment with his parents. If I didn't, you all would have probably hated me. Next chapter, we return to the present, as Naruto takes care of his last few affairs with Konoha, before returning to Rouran. See you all then!