It has been a while since I last updated. I was kinda having a writer's block and I was busy doing my projects and homeworks. Sorry if this chapter doesn't have much idea in it. Thankyou for the growing number of followers and reviews. I think my fanfic is getting a little dramatic, I must put more action, humor and adventure dont ya think? Dont worry, the next chapter will be more about that. Feel free to tell me if you have any suggestions.
I do not own Naruto... It belongs to Masashi Kishimoto
Chapter Seven
Rivals
It was a beautiful saturday morning in Konohagakure. Inoichi is with Shikaku and Chouza at Yakiniku Q, they are currently talking about Kushina, the red haired kunoichi they just met yesterday. Chouza happily eats his salted beef tongue with Welsh onion, it is also Yakiniku's specialty dish. They continued chatting until Chouza brought up the rumors he heard from yesterday.
"I heard that Kushina got kidnapped by Kumo ninjas, what do they want from her?" Chouza asked the two of them while he continued munching on his food.
"What?! my precious Kushina got kidnapped? Is she fine? Of course they would target her, she's pretty hot you know. Who knows that they had a fetish for redheads like her?"Inoichi told Chouza
Shikaku rolled his eyes "Of course she is fine, but Im pretty sure that's not reason why they kidnapped her Inoichi, I have not heard the complete details but she was safely returned to the village. Minato was the one who found her and she was brought to the hospital because of exhaustion, but I have no clue what they wanted from her, it was something confidential and only the Hokage and a few high officers know it"
"Damn Minato! If only I knew about the incident, I must have been the one who saved her" Inoichi screamed.
"Baka! You worry more about that rather than thanking him for saving Kushina? You really are a jerk Inoichi, no wonder you never had a girlfriend despite your flirty and aggressive attitude!" Mikoto heard him while she was entering the restaurant.
"Ow Miko-chan, that hurts! but a hug will do, come here babe as we give each other a warm embrace" Inoichi held her close to him and was about to embrace her.
"Get your filthy hands off me!" Mikoto glared at him, giving him an annoyed look. Inoichi gulped, remembering the last time he did the same thing to her before. He ended up staying at the hospital for one month. He removed his arms from her and sighed.
Mikoto sat in another table and called the waiter to ask for an order of their famous dish. While she was eating her food, Shikaku asked her where she is going to.
"Well, as you can see im vacant today so I decided to visit Kushina in the hospital and see if she's okay, it's been a while since I last saw her too." She was nearly finishing her food.
Inoichi took this as an oppurtunity to score points at Kushina again. "Do you mind if we go visit her too? Im pretty worried about her you know, maybe Namikaze is not taking good care of her so I'll gladly help him."
"Not a chance you're coming with me Inoichi. And Minato is a responsible person, you'll just end up being a burden to him and make things worse than before." Mikoto left the restaurant without waiting for a response from him.
Minato is on his way to the hospital. He is worried about Kushina and he wanted to know if she's doing fine. He saw Fugaku along the way and greeted him. "Fugaku! Long time no see. How are you?"
"Im fine. I heard that Kushina is on the hospital right now and Mikoto invited me to go with her. She was kinda expecting that you'll be there by now."
Minato teasingly said. "Getting along well with Mikoto huh? Did something happen between the two of you when I was gone?"
Fugaku shuddered. "Of course not, I was not expecting you of all people to jump into conclusions like that, we're just close friends."
Minato chuckled, remembering him saying those exact words when he was in denial with his feelings for Kushina. They were walking through the streets of Konoha when they noticed Inoichi and his friends approaching them.
Inoichi waved his hands at them "Oi Minato! Can we tag along? We wanted to visit Kushina too."
"Uh.. sure" Minato was a little hesitant but it was rude to say no. For some reason, he gets annoyed whenever he sees him. Meanwhile, Mikoto is currently talking to Kushina.
"Kushina, are you all right?" Mikoto looked at Kushina's weakened body, worried.
"Im fine Mikoto-chan, how 'bout you? It's been awhile since we last saw each other." Kushina smiled.
Then the hospital door to Kushina's room suddenly opened. Kushina was shocked to see Fugaku, Minato, Inoichi and the others.
"Hello Kushina-chan, we decided to visit you. How are you doing?" Minato smiled at her. Kushina looked at him and felt her cheek blush, she started to feel this way about him after the incident that happened yesterday. Mikoto stood up and approached Inoichi "Didn't you hear me awhile ago? I told you not to come here right?" she growled.
Inoichi put his hands in front of him, getting ready to shield himself from imminent blows. "Whoah! No offense Mikoto but I dont see why your so mad at me. I just wanted to visit Kushina and you dont own this place so you dont have the right to tell me whether I can visit her or not."
Mikoto growled even louder. Fugaku nodded in agreement. "He does have a point Mikoto, why dont you calm down for a bit?" Mikoto looked away from them and left the room.
Inoichi sat beside the hospital bed and stared at Kushina "Are you okay? I brought you some flowers. I thought that these might make you feel better."
Kushina smiled at him "Thankyou very much. It's been the first time someone ever gave a bouquet of flowers to me. I really appreciate it." She smelled the aroma of the flowers and asked. "Why did you pick roses instead of any other flower?"
Inoichi chuckled at her and said "It reminds me of your hair. They have the same color and it's the flower of love." he paused for a bit before continuing his statement. "I wanted to tell you that I like you Kushina, ever since the first time we met. Will you be my girl?"
Kushina was shocked to hear this. It's the first time someone ever confessed to her. Minato felt his body weakened and he decided to leave the room before she could respond to Inoichi's offer. He couldn't bear to hear what she is gonna say. Fugaku followed him outside and talked to him "Minato, what's your problem?"
"Nothing... Im fine" Minato responded without looking at him.
"But you dont look fine, you do have feelings for her, dont you?." Fugaku insisted.
Minato looked at him "Im trying my best to get rid of my feelings for her but it's not working. I know that she only sees me as a friend. I thought that seeing her happy is enough but I dont think I'll feel happy for her if she gets taken by someone else, I never felt like this before. It's the first time I have been so possesive of someone. I feel guilty about it, it's being so selfish of me."
Little did they know that Mikoto is eavesdropping. She heard every single word in their conversation. "I knew it! Minato does like her, I wont let Inoichi win over Kushina, I have to do something."
Meanwhile, Kushina is currently speechless. She does not know how to respond to him. "Is he insane? I mean he only knew me yesterday, how am I going to tell him that I dont feel the same way about him? I dont want to hurt his feelings." she sighed.
"Inoichi, listen to me. I know that this is gonna be hard on you but im sorry to say that my heart already belongs to someone else. Im not the right girl for you, I dont deserve someone like you. I hope that someday you'll find someone who will be able to return your feelings. Im really sorry..." Kushina told Inoichi.
Inoichi felt loneliness in his heart. "Im tired of getting rejected everytime I confess to someone." He replied in a sad tone "It's fine, Im used to it." he leaved the room without saying another word. Chouza and Shikaku followed him and felt sorry for him.
"I told you, girls are troublesome" Shikaku told Inoichi.
"There's a lot of girls out there, cheer up. How 'bout we have some barbecue. This time it's gonna be my treat." Chouza said.
"Im not in the mood. Leave me alone for awhile guys." Inoichi told the both of them.
As soon as they left, Minato entered the room and asked her if she's fine, she nodded in response. Minato realized that she is not in a good mood. "What happened? Is something troubling you?"
She nodded "I feel sad for Inoichi, he really looked deppressed when I rejected him, I didn't think that he will take it seriously." She turned to Minato and asked "How 'bout you? what will you feel if someone you liked rejected you?"
Minato was a little surprised by the sudden question. "I think I wont be able to take it. You can say that I will even look more deppressed than what he looked like earlier."
Kushina laughed "hahaha! I didn't know that you guys are really sensitive people. I mean come on! sometimes, we have to accept the fact that some people wont be able to return our feelings."
Mikoto went in the room when she realized that Inoichi and his friends are gone "Do you mind if I come in?"
Kushina smiled at her "You could come in Mikoto-chan. Where is Fugaku?"
"I have no idea. You know him, he disappears without a word. Probably got tired from all the drama earlier. How's your recovery Kushina?"
"I feel great but the nurse insists that I must stay here. Speaking of them, they're already here to give me an examination." She said as the nurse entered.
"Excuse me but can you leave us for awhile?" The nurse asked the two of them.
"Of course." They replied. They went out of the room and waited until the nurse was done examining Kushina. When the nurse was finished, she told them that Kushina could be released today.
"Im finally getting out of this stupid hospital dattebane! then Im going to continue my training tomorrow. Im going to catch up on Minato in no time!" Kushina happily announced.
"As if.." Minato murmured but it was loud enough for Kushina to hear. Mikoto laughed, she couldn't help herself. They are so cute to watch especially when they are arguing with each other.
"Dont get so overconfident blondie, I'll become Hokage before you do. I'll train harder everyday then I'll become stronger than you." Kushina pointed a finger on him.
"Brag all you want Kushina, no one's stopping you. Wanna bet? If I become Hokage before you do, you'll do whatever I'll say." Minato smiled at the possibilities.
"Hmph.. dont underestimate me Namikaze, you'll get your butt whipped if I win, got it?" Kushina smirked.
"Im not going to lose." Minato said with determination in his eyes.
"From now on, we're rivals" Kushina said while she was packing her things and getting ready to leave the hospital. They were already outside the hospital when Kushina suddenly thought of something.
"Let's start with who will master the summoning jutsu first."
Mikoto sighed. "If my guess is right, they're gonna train their butts off tomorrow."
I hope you liked it :)
To be continued...
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