A/N: This is just going to be a short Kushina chapter. I'm really, really upset about someone's death in the manga. I'm so pissed Kishi killed him…I'm not going to spoil it for anyone who doesn't read the manga so if you want to know/talk about it then PM me. So with this and exams It'll be a little bit until a long full chapter

Chapter 4 – Father (Kushina POV)

She was going to be late and on the first day of school. But what did she care? She was Kushina Uzumaki, Konoha High's Red Hot Habanero. After stopping at the office for a pass, she walked through the empty halls thinking of ways to make a big entrance. I could come through the window…Nah, too much hassle climbing up the wall. Maybe I could have security escort me in. She chuckled at herself. Too much. I could enter like a normal person. That made her laugh out loud. Kushina wasn't normal; she was far from it. A girl with bright, long, red hair and an attitude far worse than anyone else; yeah, she could never be normal.

The red head stuck a piece of gum in her mouth and swung the door open. She saw Jiraiya standing by his desk. Here we go.

"Yo, pervy teach." She stepped by his desk and set down a piece of paper.

"Kushi- Hey! I told you to stop calling me that!"

She blew a bubble and popped it. "Doesn't mean I'll stop doing it."

Jiraiya pinched the bridge of his nose. "For the love of…Go sit down."

As she was walking towards her desk she saw Minato Namikaze staring at her. She looked straight at him and kept walking. He was cute, she'd give him that, but he was the most popular guy in Konoha High and he was probably a dickwad. Not caring about what Jiraiya had to say, and not thinking about the blonde, Kushina began to file her nails.

Walking through the slums of Konohagakure with a splitting headache and sore stomach wasn't always the best. She was weak from her fight with Daisetsu and tired from getting 3 hours of sleep the night before. The sun was beating down on her, causing her to feel even worse. He just had to go and barge into my fight didn't he? He could have ruined my reputation that son of …

"Hey, need a ride?"

Yes, please. She glared at him. "Get lost."

His face went blank. The red head couldn't quite figure out what he was thinking. "I'm trying to help you." The boy paused. "It's like a hundred degrees outside and this neighborhood isn't the best..."

The girl cut him off. "Didn't I tell you earlier that I didn't need your help?" But I really need it now.

"Yeah, but..."

"I'm a big girl; I can walk through a neighborhood without getting jumped; thanks for your concern though. It's much appreciated." Sarcasm dripped off her last words. I didn't mean one word of that, please don't go! I'm gonna dieee!

Minato felt bad for leaving her, but it was her decision and it was obvious she didn't like him. And he was too tired to fight. "Okay." So, he drove away leaving the red head to walk.

Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck! See what you did, Kushina! Now you're gonna have to walk four more miles in this blistering heat! You're so stupid sometimes! Why did you let your pride get the best of you, baka?

"Yer late." The man on the couch slurred. "You should have been home twenty?" He looked at the clock on the side table. "Yeah, t-twenty…hours ago…"

Kushina looked at her dad and shook her head. "Dad, you've been drinking again." She sighed. "Minutes, it's twenty minutes dad, not hours."

The man sat up and looked at his daughter groggily. There were bags under his eyes, his face was dirty and unshaven, and there were stains all over his shirt. Kushina's father was never a drinker. He would never drink more than two beers or glasses of wine; but that was when her mother was alive. "Oh." He laughed and took a sip of beer. "I guess you're right." Setting the bottle down on the table he opened his arms towards Kushina. "How about you come and give your old dad a hug?"

She saw the sadness in his eyes. The same sadness she saw on the day of her mother's funeral. "I have homework." With that, she walked out of the room before he could say anymore.

As she threw her backpack on the floor she could hear her father rambling. He was cursing Kushina and himself and Kushina's mother. He was saying the usual things. How he screwed up, how much he hated his wife, how much he loved and then hated Kushina. It was the same thing every day and she just wanted it to stop.

The red head could hear her father in the living room. "You're a bitch, Nina, you know that?! YOU'RE A FUCKING BITCH! YOU LEFT ME WITH THIS…THIS POOR EXCUSE FOR A DAUGHTER." She heard the refrigerator door slam close. "ARE YOU HAPPY, NINA? ARE YOU?"

Kushina felt a pain in her chest. Her throat burned but she swallowed the feeling. She learned how to shut off her emotions at home, then at school, and then everywhere she went. She was a robot who had no feelings, no heart, and no emotions. But why was her heart hurting?

She had been trying to do her homework when, her door swung open. There stood her father with a beer in his left hand and a teddy bear in his right. Kushina looked at her dad, then at the bear, and down to her homework again. The older man stumbled over to Kushina and threw the bear on her desk.

"I bought this for…for you when you were born. Y'know that?" He took a gulp of beer, swallowed, and sighed.

"Oh," Was all she could think to say. "T-thanks, dad."

He stumbled closer to her and put his mouth next to her ear. "I hate you. I have always hated you. You took away the love of my life you know? You're disgusting and I hate you." He whispered, the words dripping with venom. He stood up, raising his hand. He brought swung his arm and connected his palm with Kushina's cheek. She just sat there unfazed, even though it stung. "You're a bitch, just like your mother." He stumbled out of the room, slamming the door behind him.

After he left, Kushina grabbed her cheek and looked down at the bear. Don't cry, Kushina. He's done worse to you so don't cry. Crying is for the weak and you aren't weak. You're a strong girl and no matter what you can't be broken. Her chest pains grew and her throat closed up. Tears stung her eyes, threatening to fall. And for the first time since her mother's funeral, Kushina Uzumaki cried.

A/N: Blah okay, what'd you think? Oh and I edited the previous chapters and fixed up when people were talking, and some errors I found so that should be easier to understand. I'll be updating again soon! (I hope)