Uzumaki Prodigy
Me: GUESS WHERE WE ARE...!
Naruto: Um… at home?
Me: No, I meant what time…
Sasuke: The 21th century.
Me: NO! I MEANT IN THE FICTION!
Naruto: Oh, 23:41, (11:41pm) the time you're writing this lonely chat.
Me: Ugh… I don't own these characters; the 'honor' goes to Masashi Kishimoto… How he created these mean characters is beyond me…
Sasuke: Aren't you gonna answer a question everyone (probably) has thought heavily about?
Me: Right… The question is, ''HOW DID IBIKI SENSE NARUTOS SAGE MODE COMING IN''? Elementary, my dear readers… You see, Morino Ibiki is a sensory type. And since Natural Chakra isn't easy to sense, you can still sense it. And Ibiki are one of the best sensory types in Konoha, he sensed it immediately. Get it?
Naruto: Thanks, Sherlock…
Summary: After winning the fourth great ninja world war and becoming Rokudaime Hokage, Naruto is sent back in time, to the Chunin exams start. Now he gets a second chance to change the death of his closest friends. Time Travel. NaruHina
''Oh'' – Talking
'Chunin' – Thinking
''Time'' – Talking for Demon/Summoning/Inner Sakura/Jutsu.
'Help' – Thinking for Demon/Summoning/Inner Sakura/
Warnings: Foul language, OOC'ness and time traveling. May or may not contain spoilers.
Chapter 3 – Flying Hours
Narutos P.O.V
The darkness… Once again the darkness had taken over my world… It all felt like being swallowed by the empty space, where my heart should have been. It all felt like dèjá vu. Arms, legs, head… it all hurt once again. This time I the only thing I heard was the wind ruffling through the leaves of a forest.
The feeling of being ripped apart, had taken over. The horrible, horrible feeling. I wanted to run, but my body felt numb. I wanted to scream out to the world for help, but my voice was gone. And before I knew it, within a second, which felt like a flying hour, the pain was gone, and light had appeared.
I woke up in the middle of a forest. It looked like a place that could have been called a 'secret hideout'. I could feel my body again. I looked down and saw myself in my normal body. Huh…? But… It was the body of my future self. The one that I had left behind, to travel through time and space…
I looked around, and saw nothing but trees in the whole area. There were of course, bushes, rocks, and every other things you should be able to find in the nature. But I just couldn't figure out where I was. I was wearing a Jounin uniform, and my Sage cloak. It was the standard uniform that I had worn as Hokage in the future.
But this didn't feel like the future. I shouldn't have been able to come here. I jumped in shock, when I heard a shuffle from behind me. I quickly jumped to my feet, and took out a kunai. The sight I met… was a little kid with short, spiky, black hair and dark eyes which were hidden behind orange goggles. He wore a long sleeved blue uniform with metal plating on the part that reached the back of his hands, as well as a blue jacket with orange trimmings and collar. The jacket was fastened to the rest of the outfit by two buttons on the collar. He also wore a white belt, shinobi sandals, and the standard Konoha headband around his forehead.
He looked awfully like one of those Uchiha pricks. But he also looked like fun… and thirteen. The thirteen year old boy, took out a kunai as well, and was ready for battle. ''WHO ARE YOU?!'' He yelled, in a very… loud way?
''WHO ARE YOU?! YOU SHOULDN'T ATTACK ANOTHER KONOHA-NIN!'' Um… To be honest, I've never even seen him around Konoha before. Maybe this isn't the future, but the past?
''Obito?!'' A female voice yelled, as a girl came running to the newly dubbed Obitos aid. ''Who's that? I haven't seen him in Konoha before. But he wears a Konoha forehead protector… KAKASHI, MINATO-SENSEI!'' The little girl yelled. ''Ah, he kind of looks like Kushina-san!''
''Oh, you're right! Maybe he's an Uzumaki. Rin doesn't his hair look like senseis?'' Obito asked, overly excited considering the fact that he was ready to kill me before.
Wait…
Kakashi… Minato-sensei… Kushina-san…
…
WHAT THE HELL?! HOW FAR IN THE PAST AM I?!
''Rin, Obito! Don't run away like that, stay with the team.'' A spiky blonde-haired guy ordered. AH! DADDY!
''Huh…'' I blinked in confusion. ''Aren't you…''
''Huh, who are you? I haven't seen you in Konoha before…'' Dad muttered in question. ''Ah, you look like Kushina! But, who are you?''
'He is that unserious in this time… WHAT TIME AM I IN?! Kushina… Mommy?!' My eyes widened. ''I'm Naruto…'' I slowly answered.
''That guy… He seems too nervous, sensei. We can't trust him, maybe he's a spy or something like that.'' A little guy with Kakashi-senseis lazy eyes, and silver hair informed. Oh wow…
BWUHAHAHAHA! THIS IS HOW SENSEI LOOKED?! THAT IS SO LAME! BWUAHAHAHA! Look at him! He's like an idiot! Huh… He doesn't have the Sharingan yet? Maybe I can finally find out how he got it… THIS IS THE BEST TIME TRAVELLING PART EVER!
''Naruto, ne? Ah, you like ramen? I like ramen too! Kakashi, stop being so paranoid, and let's welcome him…. Is that a Sage cloak?'' Dad asked in wonder.
''Ah…'' I stuttered, of course I was nervous… ''Got to go, bye, bye! On a mission!'' And I disappeared among the trees around me. I heard a shuffle in the leaves of the trees, and turned around to see Team Minato following me.
A kunai flew by me, and out of the blue… my dad appeared. ''OUT WITH IT! WHO ARE YOU?!'' He yelled, and launched a kick at me. So this is why they called him the yellow flash, ne? But I wasn't going to let him win!
I dodged the kick, and jumped to another branch. ''Nobody you should worry about.'' He was clearly surprised over my speed, and I smirked at his face. ''Just leave now, and I won't steal your title as 'The Yellow Flash'!''
''Like hell! Are you trying to infiltrate Konoha?!'' He asked in a hurry, as he jumped to the same branch as me, and let out a barrage of kicks and punches. ''You said your name was Naruto! What village are you from?!'' Kick. Dodge.
''I'm not telling you! Sorry!'' Punch. Block.
''Why are your village trying to infiltrate Konoha?!'' Low kick. Jump.
''I told you already, I'm no one you should worry about! Leave it with that!'' Dad jumped to the air to kick me from above, but I dodged as I did with the other attacks he sent.
''Tell me!'' He demanded, but I wouldn't go down that easily. We were now stuck in a position, we couldn't come out of. A kunai to each of our throats.
''Sensei?'' Somebody yelled, but none of us dared to look back. I think it was that Obito kid. ''NO WAY?! YOU HAD A BATTLE?! AND IT WAS A TIE?!''
I could have won you little brat. I just… I just didn't use all my power because I didn't want to hurt my father, before I'm even born! Ah… KURAMA!
''Help yourself, I hate that man.'' Kurama complained, and my eye twitched with annoyance.
'Fine, I'll just steal it away then!'
''Just tell them the truth, that stupid man is going to find out sooner or later. Stupid human, being able to seal off the most powerful Bijuu in the world! I HATE THAT MAN! DO IT, KIT! KILL HIM!''
'No…'
''I can't believe it… Sensei tied with that stupid looking guy…'' Mini Kakashi said in disappointment.
Stupid looking… HEY! I LOOK LIKE MY MOTHER! YOU STUPID LITTLE BRAT! He'll surely regret this… I'll kill him, I don't need him.
I looked my dad in the eyes, daring him to move a finger. ''Cute students… They piss you off sometimes, right?'' I chuckled, lifelessly, as he still glared daggers at me.
''Yeah, they can be rather annoying… But right now you have to let go of that kunai, so we can take you with us to the Hokage.'' Dad ordered.
Demanding much? ''No, I don't trust you…'' I simply answered. Actually… shouldn't I see the Hokage because of my situation?
''Kakashi, Rin, Obito, GO!'' He demanded, and the Genins did as told.
''FIRE STYLE: GRAND FIREBALL JUTSU!'' Obito yelled out, and approved my theory of him being an Uchiha. At such a young age, and knowing that Jutsu, he could only be an Uchiha.
My attention turned to the huge fireball flying towards dad and me. I decided to give up and jump away from him with my kunai removed from his throat. ''ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME?!'' I yelled out… I really regret that…
''THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT!'' Obito replied in the same tone.
''WHY YOU LITTLE…!'' I groaned.
''LITTLE WHAT?! I DARE YOU TO TELL ME!'' Little brat.
''DAMN MAGGOTY BRAT! YOU LITTLE DAMN MAGGOTY BRAT! I dare you to dare me once again!'' I growled.
''I DARE YOU TO DARE ME TO DARE YOU AGAIN!''
''I DARE YOU TO DARE ME TO DARE YOU TOO! DUMB BRAT!''
''Oh no… THERE ARE TWO OF THEM, SENSEI!'' Kakashi said, horrified.
''I know, I can see it! Naruto, Obito! Calm down both of you! Naruto, do you know where you are?'' Dad asked.
I shook my head. In all honesty, I didn't know, even the slightest bit, where I was… ''Ah, how close to Konoha am I?'' I asked.
''The gates are right at the end of this forest. That cloak… It seems kind of familiar… Are you a toad Sage?''
''Impossible, Jiraiya-sama and Minato-sensei haven't told us about a newbie sage.'' Kakashi informed.
''He could be another form of Sage. I bet it's really cool to be able to match up with sensei! Naruto-san, are you a frog Sage then?'' Obito asked, excited.
''There is no such things as a frog summoning contract, inside the walls of Konoha. If there were, I am sure that I would know about that. I have memorized every single summoning contract there is, and I have never heard of a frog summoning.'' Rin replied.
''Could we stop this?! I have to talk to the Hokage, now!'' I shouted. I wonder how Biki-chan looks in this time… No wait, I wonder how grandpa Hokage looks like in this time! This is going to be so much fun! I looked towards the little brat, Obito. ''Are you an Uchiha?''
''HA, IN YA' FACE KAKASHI! He knows about the greatest clan in the history, there is no way you would be able to match up to me now, and… What of it, really?'' Obito asked.
''I have a lot of information I would like to share with you.'' I smirked. ''But first I'll have to visit your Hokage.'' In this time, Orochimaru shouldn't have eloped from the village yet, since my dad wasn't the Hokage.
So, if my dad isn't the Hokage yet, The Third Great Ninja World War should still be in motion. If I can just kill Orochimaru at the end of the war, then he couldn't have made Kabuto his subordinate yet, and he would never have attacked Sasuke, and Sasuke would never have ran away from the village, and start The Fourth Great Ninja World War.
''I have another question… Is The Third Great Ninja World War still in motion?'' I asked, and they all four nodded in reply. ''Then you should know who to trust, and who not to. I am strong, and you probably don't trust me because you haven't seen me in the village. But I can help you.''
They looked at me as if I was crazy. I couldn't really blame them, I didn't trust anybody, not even my own comrades… well some of them, in The Fourth Great Ninja World War. BUT THIS IS IN THE MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH! Hey, maybe I could save mom and dad from dying too…
But right now isn't the time to think about that! I just have to stop The Fourth Great Ninja World War, and then I can go back to my time, and get grandma Tsunade to heal me! If the war didn't start, then she's not dead! You know…
''What exactly can you help with?'' Ah, the Yellow Flash… always so straightforward…
''What if I say… I know the future of the nine-tailed fox… and the fox's host.'' I smirked when I saw his eyes widened, and his mouth turn into an 'O'.
''What do you know of the fox's host?'' He asked, recovering from his shock, fast.
(A/N: Nobody actually knew of Kushina being a host, beside Hiruzen, Minato, Biwako and Mito. And of course some ANBU and some medics…)
''I know that every Uzumaki has an extended life-span… The first Hokages wife, Uzumaki Mito, was the first holder of the fox. But she died, so what actually happened to the nine-tailed, huh? Did it die with her? Is it haunting us from its grave? Did it get sealed into another person before Mito-sama died?'' Oh yeah, I am this good…
''Kakashi, Rin, Obito… we'll take him to the village, but you three go first.'' My dear father demanded, and the three Genins did as told and ran through the forest by themselves.
''Ah thank Kami-sama… I don't think I could hold that whole bad guy façade up… Hey, let me introduce myself probably, I'm Uzumaki Naruto, it is pretty normal to find another Uzumaki in the five great countries, so don't freak out.'' I grinned.
Dad just looked at me as if I was crazy. ''So… You don't know anything about the nine-tailed?'' He asked, confused.
''Oh… Actually I do know everything about the nine-tailed, but shouldn't you be introducing yourself? That's really rude, ya' know. I don't want to keep calling you 'Yellow Flash'. I have a lot of information from the future, you don't know of. So you better let me see the old man Hokage.'' I twitched in fake annoyance…
''Namikaze Minato, but you can call me Namikaze-sama.'' He laughed.
It was… a happy laughter. It could almost make me cry, if I didn't know any better. It was nice to know that my father was happy even during war. ''Tell me about your life, Minato.'' I slowly asked, with a sad frown. What… I'm sad right now…
(A/N: I was listening to Evanescence – My Immortal… So this was literally doomed to happen…)
''Huh, well… there isn't much to tell, really. I'm married; I'm aiming to become Hokage… Even though people always makes fun of my hair… I think I look pretty cool with blonde hair…'' I laughed at him, and he glared.
''That's the same as with me! Tell me what you first looked at when you met your wife.'' I smiled.
''Her hair!'' He quickly answered, with the same amount of smile plastered on his face, as me. ''She has this beautiful red hair, I love it. Hey, what about you? Married? Girlfriend? Something?''
''Well… I kind of have this girl that I love…'' He smiled down on me, as I scratched the back of my head embarrassed to tell my dad this… ''But… She's dead.'' I frowned.
''Oh, how did she die? You don't have to tell me if it's a too touchy subject.''
''Pierced through the chest by a sword. I hate war…'' I muttered, and then felt a hand on my shoulder. I looked up, and saw my dad comforting me… Well, this is awkward…
''I'm so sorry about that… Was it someone from Konoha who did it?''
''Well… No. I'm not even in this war… Could we hurry up and go to the Hokage,'' I suggested.
''Ah, right… Well then, come on!'' Dad ordered, and I followed him as he walked in the direction of Konoha.
''By the way, what were that Genin team doing in the middle of the forest, while there are a war going on?'' I asked.
''Those three? They're Chunins, Kakashi just became a Jounin, so I was going to put him in charge of the mission we were going to complete. This was also my last day as their sensei. But I guess we'll have to get you to the village before we head out once again.'' Minato said.
'A mission… But the only mission Kaka-sensei was on in The Third Great Ninja World War was when he destroyed the Kannabi Bridge... The bridge that was used by Iwagakure's forces to move into Kusagakure… Oh no, I came in a bad time…'
''Kit, you screwed up big time. This way, you won't only change your future, but also the past. You have to get to Konohagakure in a hurry, or else your father won't be able to stop the war, become Hokage, produce you, stop me, and the future you lived in…'' dramatic pause – typical Kurama, ''-would never have existed in the first place…''
''LET'S HURRY, MINATO-SAN!'' I exclaimed.
''RIGHT, LET'S GO, NARUTO!'' He joined in, pumping his fist into the air.
And thus, we walked silently, when I suddenly stopped in my track. ''Come on, Naruto. I would love to fight with you one day, maybe. But right now, let's go.'' Silence… ''You know… You may look like Kushina, but your hair- and eye color doesn't make you look like an Uzumaki.''
''Huh, well, yeah… My face is from my mother's side, which was coincidently an Uzumaki – she died when I was born, though – and the hair- and eye color are from my father.'' I replied.
''Ne, what about your father? Is he still alive?''
''I have no family members that I know of, that would be easy to say. But I really wish that I could have gotten a little boy, with the woman I love. But, I'll be dead before you know it, so it would all be pointless.'' I smiled sadly.
''If you did get a boy, what would you have called him?''
'Minato…' My smiled turned happy. ''I don't know… I just know that I would have cherished every living moment with him.''
He smiled softly at me. ''And if it was a girl?''
''Hinata…'' I automatically said. ''If it wasn't the name of her mother of course… So I think we would have called her Hikaru, maybe… It's kind of similar to Hinata, and I don't mean the name but her. She was always this person I thought was weird, plain and dark… But she was quite the sunshine in the end.''
''Oh because, Hikaru actually means 'light', and Hinata means 'sunny place'. You would have gotten quite the family there, Naruto.'' He laughed slightly.
''I'm sure you and your wife would make one heck of a family too.'' I grinned. ''I mean, look at you! You look so happy that I would love to meet her!''
''Hm, then I'll introduce her to you after my mission!'' he laughed. ''Well, you might meet her before, since she is watching over the feudal lord, with Hokage-sama. You will recognize her by the bright red hair. She's also really loud…''
''I can't wait 'till I meet her!'' Silence… ''What was her name again?''
Dad chuckled. ''Kushina, Uzumaki Kushina.''
''I'll look for her, Minato-san,'' I assured. ''Hey, aren't you supposed to seal my chakra off or something?''
''We'll meet the second post in five minutes; at that spot there is a Hyuga that can scan you. If I put a seal on you now, that would just be a waste of time,'' he replied.
''Oh… I see. You know, I'm an Uzumaki… We have very powerful chakra.''
''Do you want me to seal off your chakra?''
''Um, no, but at the same time, if I were you I would've killed me already.''
''Yeah, but I have a soft spot for Uzumaki's, so I guess that's why I trust you just a little.''
''Do I remind you of your wife?'' I asked. ''I'm a man, dude…''
''Shut up, you're a distant relative of my wife, I can't kill her family,'' he scolded. ''There's also something about you that remind me of my father.''
''Your father?''
''You have guts. He had too. It's only natural that I would feel this way. What if someone came along and looked like Hinata, the girl you loved?''
If someone came along, and looked like Hinata? ''I would trust them, too…''
''Exactly.''
''Okay, you got me.''
''Aha, not so tough anymore, Naruto?''
''Shut up old man!''
''Old?! I'll have you know, I'm only twenty!''
''Twenty? Like hell I'm believing that.'' I replied. 'Crap, I'm twenty-two…'
''Believe what you want, Naruto, but right now I see Hiashi-san,'' he said.
Hiashi… Hyuga… Hyuga Hiashi?! Father of Hyuga Hinata… Hinata, the woman I've been talking about all this time… Oh, I get to see a young Hiashi!
''Ah, Minato-san!'' the Hyuga called out. Half of the second posts people turned to look at dad, before they turned around again, resuming their work.
''Hiashi-san, I have a favor to ask of you,'' dad started out.
''Anything, who's that?'' Hiashi asked.
''Ah, this is Naruto. I'm taking him to the Hokage, because I'm convinced that he possesses some valuable information, or so he said…''
''Minato-san, he could be an assassin from another village, what were you thinking!'' Hiashi scolded.
''That's why I'm asking you for a favor. Scan him, and check if there is anything remotely suspicious about him.''
''Kit, what about your little situation with your chakra coils?!''
'OH MY KAMI-SAMA, I COMPLETELY FORGOT THAT! What should I do?! If Hiashi finds out that my chakra coils are breaking down then…'
''You'll look less suspicious if you were dying?''
'Yeah… Actually, yeah…'
''I get it, I'll check him. But, don't think I'm your personal scanner from now on, didn't you have a mission?'' Hiashi asked, and activated his byakugan.
''Yeah, but I had to drop it for this, I'll sent him with the guards at the gates, and continue the mission afterwards with my team, who probably already stopped by here, I assume?'' Dad admitted.
''There's no thirteen year old, who have stopped by, yet, are you sure you gave them the right orders?'' Hiashi's mouth gaped open when he scanned me. ''You…''
''What is it Hiashi-san?'' dad asked.
''Naruto-san, are you dying?'' Hiashi asked.
''WHAT?!'' Dad yelled.
''Yes,'' I simply replied.
''DON'T SOUND SO CASUAL!''
''I've already accepted the fact, that my chakra coils are tearing apart, slowly.''
''This isn't something you can see without the byakugan, Naruto-san. How did you know?''
''It's not about seeing it, but feeling it. Every time I use chakra, I can feel myself being torn apart from the insides. It's painful, but I've been feeling this for a while now.''
''This isn't just something that would appear naturally, Naruto-san. Are you sure nothing happened, that could have cost this?''
''Look, believe me, if I was able to tell you that, I would've done that by now. But this is why I have to speak with the Hokage.'' I explained.
''That does kind of make sense, but, wasn't your reasons to speak with Hokage-sama, because you hold some valuable information?'' Hiashi asked.
''Hiashi-san, only Konoha have people who can see this. I'm here to negotiate. I want some medics from Konoha to research this, so that no other ninja will be influenced by this. In return, I'll give you information, Hokage-sama will value with his life.''
''So, you're saying, that this isn't a selfish negotiation, but it's a peaceful one?''
''If selfish means that this is all for my own satisfaction, where I will be able to die knowing, I did something good, then no. This is completely selfish,'' I nodded.
''O-Oi, Naruto…'' dad warned.
''It's okay, Minato-san. I would never be able to die, without doing at least something good.'' I grinned.
Dad sighed. ''Then, let's get this done and over with, so I can see if I should seal your chakra or not.''
''I would recommend doing exactly that,'' came the immediate answer from Hiashi. ''Even though his chakra is slowly breaking up, this is some of the most powerful chakra I've ever seen, since the time Kushina-san lost control, when we were younger.''
''You mean, when she was covered in red chakra?'' Another voice from behind them asked. I looked at the person in curiosity, and my eyes widened.
''Kit, kit! It's that guy with the crows, and the eyes, and the mass-murder of his clan thing, you know?!''
'Oh, he looks exactly like Itachi! But, Itachi isn't older than Kakashi-sensei… Wait! If sensei is thirteen in this time period, then Itachi is four… Because, when Itachi was eighteen, Kakashi-sensei was twenty-seven. BUT KAKASHI WAS FIFTEEN, WHEN I WAS BORN! Which means, I'm going to be born in two years…? So, dad was twenty-two, when I was born, huh?'
''Naruto? That's a weird name.'' The man said.
''… Excuse me…?'' I twitched, annoyed.
''Naruto, this is Uchiha Fugaku. He's related to Obito, as Obito's uncle,'' dad explained.
''That little brat, who tried to toast me with a fire Jutsu?'' I asked.
''Yeah, him…'' dad chuckled.
''Huh, so he's not completely useless? That is some great news,'' Fugaku said.
Why are all Uchihas stuck up? ''Wait, when Kushina-san was covered in red chakra?''
''In the middle of the Chunin exams, when she was eleven. One of her teammates was heavily injured in the Forest of Death, and that caused an unexpected release of some mysterious red chakra. So, in the middle of it all the Chunin exams were stopped and she was locked inside for a week,'' dad explained.
''For a week?! Isn't that exaggerating?! And at the age of eleven, too! That's horrible…'' I said.
''Yeah, if it wasn't for Minato-san sneaking in every single day, she would've probably be crazy before they even let her out,'' Hiashi laughed.
''You sneaked in, in a locked house when you were eleven?'' I asked.
''W-Well… OI, HIASHI! THAT'S NOT SOMETHING TO TELL EVERYONE!'' Dad scolded.
Hiashi and Fugaku laughed. ''Sorry, sorry… But it was hilarious when you were found out by Hokage-sama,'' Fugaku said with a smile.
Hiashi laughed at that. ''Oh, how romantic they were, saying that he couldn't bear for her to be all alone in such a dark room…''
''OI, WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A WAR, YOU KNOW?!'' He whined.
I laughed with Fugaku and Hiashi. ''Minato-san, you're lucky to have such a romance. I didn't even find out that Hinata loved me before I was on the brink of death.''
''Huh, Hinata?'' Hiashi wondered. ''My wife wants a little girl called Hinata.''
''She should, it's a beautiful name,'' I replied.
''WAIT!'' dad panicked, and we turned to him. ''What did you mean by, they didn't cross here?''
''Ah, your team, Minato-san?'' I asked. Now that he mentioned it, we did suddenly change the subject.
''Yeah, they didn't stop by to report or anything,'' Hiashi said.
''Damn it,'' dad muttered.
''What's wrong? Were they under attack? Can't Hiashi-san find them by byakugan, or something?'' I asked.
''I can't believe I just forgot that, and so suddenly, too. There is no way Kakashi would abandon a mission…''
He sounded frustrated. It was actually pretty depressing to listen. But, I knew Kakashi-sensei for a long time. Sure, he would never abandon a mission but, he wouldn't put his teammates in unnecessary danger, right? Although, I didn't know Kakashi-sensei of the past, at least he should have a little common sense…
''I would recommend sealing off Naruto-san's chakra, and then one of us will escort him back to Konoha,'' Hiashi said.
''Right. Naruto, this will hurt a little, but bear with it,'' dad said and formed some seals, as the top of his fingers turned purple. In less than ten second after they had turned purple, it made contact with my stomach, the source of my chakra, and I coughed.
''You're really trying to make me hate you, Minato-san, aren't you?'' I choked out.
''Nah, it's just a special talent, sooner or later you will hate me,'' he laughed.
''True,'' Fugaku agreed.
''We already do,'' Hiashi nodded.
''Now, now, don't get carried away,'' dad complained. ''Who's going to escort Naruto to Konoha?''
''I am,'' Fugaku said. ''I also have to go report to Hokage-sama about the condition of second post, so, let's go, Naruto-san.'' The Uchiha walked in front of me, and I followed him.
I turned to wave to dad and Hiashi, but dad had already disappeared, so I just waved at Hiashi. ''Thanks for your help, Hiashi-san,'' I said.
''You're welcome, Naruto-san,'' he replied.
Fugaku and I walked in silence. ''So, Fugaku-san,'' he turned to me, ''are you married or something?'' I asked.
''Yes, I'm married and have a son,'' he replied.
''Really? How old are your son?'' I continued.
''Four, his name is Itachi. You mentioned a Hinata earlier in one of our conversations, right?'' Fugaku assumed.
''Yes.''
''Is she your wife, or something?''
''Well, no. She's a woman I loved. I wish I married her before she died, but the world was against me.''
''Oh, I'm sorry about that.''
''No, it's alright. She died when I was seventeen so, I've gotten over it.''
''Really?''
''No, I see her everywhere I go, so troublesome…''
Fugaku laughed. ''You sounded like a good friend of mine, Nara Shikaku. His catchphrase is 'troublesome'. But, even though, he is a smart guy.''
''I believe that,'' I nodded. ''Hey, hey! What's your wife's name?''
''Mikoto, Uchiha Mikoto. It started out as an arranged marriage, but later on I fell for her.''
''Arranged marriage, huh?'' I wondered out loud. ''Hey! Konoha's gates!''
''Ah, you're right. Then, we're almost there.''
A guard from the gates ran towards us. ''Fugaku-san! Hokage-sama asked you to hurry; we're in the middle of a crisis, we need help in the front forces! We've been outnumbered by Iwagakure. A message has already been sent to Minato-san, but the more the merrier.''
''Hai, I'll hurry up and report. Please sent a message to the second post about my situation, right now,'' Fugaku hurried. ''Also, Naruto-san, we have to hurry up to the Hokage, right now.''
After that we both started running through the town, and to the Hokage tower. As we entered, Fugaku was greeted politely by most of the people, and he greeted them back. We stopped at the door to the old man's office, and there I saw… a red-haired beauty.
''Kushina-san, please look out for him, whilst I talk to Hokage-sama. Naruto-san, this is Uzumaki Kushina-san, the wife of Minato-san. I'll go first, so behave,'' Fugaku ordered.
I nodded in respond and looked at mom afterwards. ''I'm Uzumaki Naruto,'' I introduced myself as.
''Ah?! Uzumaki?!'' she cheerfully repeated. ''No way, nice to meet you! I can't believe I'm meeting someone with my own blood! Naruto-san, how many Uzumaki's do you know?!''
''One, and me,'' I replied. ''Ah, I met your husband, Minato-san. He told me about you.''
''You met Minato? I thought he was on a mission…'' she pouted.
''He is, I kind of interrupted their mission,'' I laughed nervously.
''And he didn't kill you because you're my distant relatives, how sweet of him!''
I laughed. ''Although, he did seal off my chakra…''
''Ah... he's so stupid. Just because every Uzumaki have powerful chakra, typical him,'' she sighed.
The door to the Hokage's office opened. Fugaku came out and motioned for me to get in. I nodded and walked to the door. ''It's nice meeting you, Kushina-san,'' I smiled.
''You, too, Naruto-san!'' she cheerfully replied.
I continued grinning, and walked in to the Hokage's office. He was sitting in his chair, with a serious expression. HE LOOKS SO YOUNG! IT'S HILARIOUS! HIS HAIR, HIS HAIR IS BROWN!
''You must be, Naruto-san,'' the old man said.
I nodded in respond. ''Uzumaki Naruto, I have some important stuff to discuss with you about.''
Me: FINALLY! Sorry for the delay! It was meant to be updated Monday, but my sleeping time suddenly changed, and I began being awake till 4 AM and wake up at 4 PM, so I'm a little unbalanced.
Naruto: This, of course, is in Danish time, so…
Sasuke: Just review, and then we're all happy.
Hinata: H-He meant it in a nice way. P-Please review, thank you.