Chp 3

I OWN NOTHING!

''I love my people. I love my village. It will get better' . This was the mantra Minato was repeating in his head as he banged his head on the floor repeatedly.

It was a few-years?- after his demise and he had dutifully watched over his son's life like any good decease father could. Naruto was turning four and things had been (mildly putting it) hard. His village had all but abandon his child to the woods. If it wasn't for the Third and ANBU guards watching of Naruto he was sure that his people would have happily gone on with their live with the 'demon' gone. No he was positive that there would many a people who would go so far as throw a party to Naruto's disappearance. He felt a wave a shame and disappointment for the people that he had protected.

"Come on!" he yelled running a hand through his hair agitated. "It's been years! The least they can do is open their eyes and realize Naru-chan is only the container! Let it go damn it!"

He knew that the village was still recovering from the attack, but they had no right to take it out on one child that had and was still saving their asses. He grit his teeth at the civilian council and advisors not allowing any of his friends from clans to adopt or care for Naruto. He understood that a shift in power in favor of the clan who would take care of his child would grow, but it was still a long time before Naruto could begin his legend. They doubted his seal. He snorted, trust the people who didn't understand fuinjutsu to be the one's to doubt his mastery. He wouldn't have used that seal if he wasn't 100% sure that it would work and if he had more time to find an alternative that would have left him alive to save Kushina and beat that masked bastard. 'oh the irony' he thought, the same people that use to hail him as a genius and beloved Hokage was being doubted in his field of expertise and having his wishes spit and stomped on.

"You know" , he said turning to the fox that was still lounging as he pace, "you're right that the people I save may not deserve but that doesn't mean I can condemn the people that will become precious to my son. So while at times I can't but feel ashamed of my decision and my village, I will not lose faith in my son, because after everything that I have done to him it's' the least I can do. I may be a good leader, but I'm a terrible father for doing that to my son and leaving him alone now. " he chuckled grimly at his last statement. 'Terrible father indeed' he thought.

Minato was not afraid of coming to terms with his failings. He failed his son, his wife, his students, and countless lives lost during the attack. Thinking about the people in his life he couldn't help but feel angry with his sensei. 'where the hell is he!?' he thought. His sensei had all but fled his responsibility when he found out about his death and left his god child at the mercy of the village. Least he could do was come round to tell Naruto that he wasn't alone as he believed himself to be. Another person he couldn't help but wonder about was Kakashi. His remaining student was still alive and become very reckless, to the point of being called suicidal. He had also left Naruto alone. Truly he had no excuse for not being there for him. He was in the village unless a mission call for it , but he always returned. He was grieving yes, but that did not mean abandoning family. For the lesson and later preaching he did of never abandoning your teammates he was no better. 'That's pretty hypocritical of you Kakashi if you abandon teammates then you're scum, but what does that make you who has abandon family?' Minato knew he was being harsh, but he couldn't help it, The people he had believe would have honor his wish and raised his son like they could have if he was alive, but here they were avoiding Naruto. Kakashi should been the older brother, damn it Minato thought of him like his surrogate son but he was being disappointed in how he had behaved. He knew that the council had most likely given the two orders to stay away from Naruto, but that did not excuse Kakashi's or Jiraiya's actions. They were high level ninja's for crying out loud they could be sneaky and find ways around that order. Those two had a lot to do before they could earn his forgiveness.

He watched as the matron of the orphanage kicked Naruto to the street and he couldn't help but think 'Oh yeah...they have A LOT of work to do' he thought angrily.

He could only watch in disbelief as the Sandaime gave Naruto an apartment for him to live in. 'Who does that!? Leaving a four year old to live on their own? You're going senile Sandaime!' he could only bemoan the fact at what was being done.

''I love my people. I love my village. It will get better' he repeated.

The fox could only laugh internally at the man's dilemma. Times like this made him happy to be a construct of chakra.

~Hello! Next chp might be Kushina's pov still deciding just a heads up to the other side of the next life. Shio out!