Naruto wasn't crying anymore. He was still really confused about what that man had said to him. Was he really his father? If it was true why did he hide? Why did he not come back to be with him? Why did he have to make people believe he was dead? This man was an egoist. Naruto was sure of that. It was because of him that all his life had been a real hell. Because of him, he had to suffer for something he had never done. He was always alone and now that he had something he could call his family, this man was telling him he was his father. Naruto hadn't had the courage to listen more of what he had to say. He couldn't be true. It was definitely a lie. His father couldn't possibly have made his life like that when he had seal Kyuubi inside him. His own child. No it was definitely a lie. Naruto put his head in his arms and tried to not think about it anymore.
Minato was really mad at himself but he was also really mad at Konoha. He had sacrificed his life to protect them and they treated his own son like a monster. Sure Minato had heard of that from Itachi but he didn't think it was what Naruto was thinking of himself. How could he have done something like that to his own son? Now his son had grown up believing that he had kill the Yondaime, without knowing that the Yondaime was his father, and believing that he was a monster hated by all people who knew about him. The online family he had known was Tsunade, Jiraiya and Iruka. Some people had stolen six years of his life and now he was there, with people who were seen as murderer and who had tried to kill one of his friends. To take out his rage, he broke the table with one fist. It attracted the attention of the others who were in the kitchen.
When they entered, they saw the broken table and looked at their leader who was sitting on a bench, his head between his hands. Natachi ran toward his grandfather.
"- Grandfather, what happened? Where is mommy?" He asked putting his face in front of his grandfather's eyes.
"- He left when I told him who I was. He doesn't want to believe I'm his father. I wanted him to know why I had seal the Kyuubi no Kitsune inside him but he ran away before I could do it." He explained sitting Natachi on his laps.
"- I'm sure mom only needs time to think about what had happened." Natachi said with a smile.
"- What's make you think that?" Itachi asked.
"- Because I know mommy is lost. When I was lost, you found me, Dad. Mom is lost because he has changed. During the time those bad people were doing those things to mom, his feelings had changed. Remember when we saw uncle Sasuke, he said he used to love him. Mom doesn't love him anymore; I can feel that just like Ryou and Kira can. When mom cries, we cry too. That's because we are part mom." Natachi explained.
"- Then will he be willing to listen to the truth?" Asked Minato.
"- You have to wait a little but you have to do it before mom's second greatest change happened in his life." Natachi said with a smile.
"- What is it? And what is the first one?" Itachi asked.
"- Mom's fusion with grandfather Kyuubi. Unlike Ryou, Kira and me who have the possibility to take full fox form, mom will only have ears and tails. And we will also be able to meet grandfather Kyuubi! And the first change, it's his love for father!" Natachi said smiling like crazy on Minato's laps.
"- I won't say anything for the second change but how can you be so sure about the first one?" Asked Itachi.
"- That's because of the kiss you gave to mom last night!" He said.
"- You weren't suppose to be asleep?" Asked Itachi with a severe voice.
"- Eh eh eh … I wasn't …" Said Natachi nervously.
"- I-T-A-C-H-I !!!" Minato stood after have put Natachi down.
Minato was mad at Itachi, he was the protective father type and a man had kissed his son without his agreement. More, he hadn't even had the time to create a real father-son relationship that Itachi had made his move. Minato had caught Itachi and had locked Itachi's head with his arm.
"- How could you do that? I think I had told you to wait until I talked to Naruto." Minato said.
"- Gomen nasai! It's just that I love him so much I couldn't resist! He was just beside me! But it was only a kiss we haven't done anything else yet." Itachi said.
"- YET?!! ITACHI! I forbid you to approach my son until I talk to him properly!" Minato said half joking but that, Itachi didn't know it.
Natachi was laughing and he wasn't the only. Kisame and Zetsu were too. Sasori was trying to not laugh but it was difficult. He put a hand in front of his mouth to help himself. Natachi left discretely to go see his mother. When he entered the room he found him on the ground his head in his arms.
"- Mom …" He said lowly.
Naruto raised his head and looked at his son. Natachi closed the door and went to his mother. He sat between his legs and put his head against his chest. Naruto put his arms around him and kissed his hair. They stayed like that a moment without saying anything.
"- Mom, do you really dislike being here?" Natachi asked with a little voice.
"- I don't know. I don't know whom to believe anymore. I'm scared that all of that is only another dream and if I opened my eyes, I will still be in this container." Naruto said holding his son a little more near him.
"- That's not a dream, Ryou, Kira and Me are here. Dad, grandfather and uncles too!" Natachi said with a smile.
"- This man is not your grandfather. I don't have family other that Tsunade, Jiraiya and Iruka-sensei." Naruto said sadly.
"- That's because you're too stubborn to listen to the truth! I'm sure grandfather Kyuubi knows the truth! He knows that grandfather Minato is your father." Natachi said loudly with a pout on his face.
Naruto was laughing. Kyuubi wasn't really happy to be called grandfather and was growling inside of Naruto. The twins moved in their cradle happily and Naruto stood to take them. Natachi was beside him, he took Kira and Naruto took Ryou.
"- They're little father! But unlike him, they smiled a lot just like you mom!" Natachi said.
"- Don't be jealous, you're just like me." Naruto said with a smile.
"- And like grandfather Minato! The three of us are alike, it's funny." Natachi said while rubbing his nose gently against his little brother's.
Naruto didn't answered. He smiled sadly and let Ryou play with the necklace Tsunade had gave him. Naruto realised that she was surely really worried and that Jiraiya was surely half dead because of him. Naruto lost his smile completely and kissed Ryou before putting him back in his cradle.
"- Mom? What's wrong?" Said Natachi while doing the same.
"- Nothing, it's just that there are people I miss a lot." He said standing above the cradle and looking at Ryou who was crabbing one of his fingers.
"- Then why don't you write to them? I'm sure they will be happy." Proposed Natachi.
"- It's not so easy. If I write to them they will believe that I would have been forced to do it. For them, Akatsuki kidnapped me." Naruto explained playing with Ryou.
"- Then, why don't you go see them?" Natachi asked.
"- If I go, they won't let me come back here. It's not that I haven't search for a solution but I can't find one. I want to say to Tsunade baa-chan and Jiraiya that I'm alive and all right. Jiraiya must have found my blood and Tsunade must have punch him to death." He said with a sad smile.
Just imagining the scene made him laugh. How he missed their pointless fight over Jiraiya's perverted book. During six years, he hadn't heard or saw one and now, he had learned that they were going to marry each other. Naruto was happy for them but he was also sad. He had wanted to spend more time with them but he had to go to find his third child. He didn't blame himself for that; he knew he had done the right thing. But now, he couldn't go back anymore. Not because he hadn't the power to escape, but because he was Naruto. He couldn't bring himself to deprive his kittens of their father and if it was true that the Akatsuki's leader was his father then he wanted to learn to know him. Naruto
"- Then I'll go give them your letter!" Said Natachi.
"- You're a good kid but I won't allow you to go." Naruto said to his smaller version.
"- Why that? I'm strong! I'm mom and dad's child!" Natachi said with a cute pout.
"- I'm sure your strong but I don't want you to go. There are people outside who are really dangerous and I don't want to lose you again. I will find a way to tell them I'm alive. Don't worry and promise me to not go on your own." Naruto said.
"- I promise but you have to promise me to listen to grandfather Minato and his story! I'm sure grandfather Kyuubi will explain some things to you too. I want to meet grandfather Kyuubi too!" Natachi said.
Naruto just smiled even if a hint of sadness could be seen. He knew he had to listen to what this man had to say but if he was really his father than what did he have to curse him when he had sealed Kyuubi inside of him? Naruto wanted to know but he wanted to know what Tsunade and Jiraiya had to say about that. Naruto had decided. After have listen to this man story he will send one of his kage boushin to talk to Jiraiya and Tsunade. He was just hoping that Sasuke or Orochimaru wouldn't be in the way. He will know it after all.
Minato had finally let go of Itachi's neck and was pouting in a corner like a little child. Who would had think that the leader of the Akatsuki was in fact a big child? Itachi left the dinning room and went to see his son and Naruto. When he had arrived he had heard some of their conversation but didn't mind. He understood that Naruto wanted to reassure the only family he had known so far. Itachi knocked to the door and entered. He saw Natachi with a big smile and the twins waved happily their little arms toward their father. Itachi closed the distance and took Ryou in his arms. The little kid was looking at him with a big smile that Uchiha never showed. Never before you could have seen an Uchiha smiled like that. They were ice king after all. Naruto took Kira and Natachi smiled.
"- Nee! I want to go outside! Onegai!" Natachi said with big puppy eyes.
"- Do you want to go too, Naruto?" Itachi asked.
"- Why not. Fresh air won't kill me." Naruto answered.
Natachi ran toward the door with an idea and took off to fetch his grandfather.
"- Don't you fear that I may run away?" Naruto asked leaving the room.
"- I know you won't do anything foolish. You won't give up our children." Itachi answered while walking by his side.
Naruto didn't answered. Itachi was right. He would never give up on his children and he didn't know were he was either so he couldn't go anywhere. They made it outside and found Natachi playing with Minato. Kisame, Sasori and Zetsu were there too. Kakuzu was always with Hidan, asleep. Tobi and Deidara was unable to move due to their last night. Naruto sat on a bench with Kira in his arms. Natachi came fetch his father and his grandfather took care of Ryou and sat next to Naruto.
Itachi, Natachi, Sasori, Kisame and Zetsu left them alone and entered the forest to not disturb them. Silence took place for a long time between Naruto and Minato. Ryou was half asleep and Kira was playing with the necklace Tsunade had gave to Naruto.
"- I'm sorry to have told you things so directly. I only thought of myself. I'm sorry." Minato said nervously.
"- I'm sorry too. It's just that I always thought that my parents didn't wanted me because of what people accused me to have done. I grew up thinking I was all-alone. I only learned what a real family was when Jiraiya and Tsunade had appeared in my life." Naruto explained.
"- Your mother died giving you birth." Minato said.
"- Then I really killed someone…"
"- Don't say that. Your mother was well aware of the fact that she was going to die when you will be born. She just wanted to have you and I agreed with her. At that time I was thinking that it will be just the two of us with your mother living inside our heart. But Kyuubi appeared and all changed. That night you was born, your mother died and you nearly died too. This night a man summoned Kyuubi to take over Konoha and became Hokage instead of me. But he hadn't expected that Kyuubi had his own will. That man lost all of his chakra and couldn't send Kyuubi back. Kyuubi became crazy of anger when he hadn't the possibility to go back to where he belonged. I met him and I made a pact with him. If he agreed to be seal in you to save your life, I would do all I could to find a way to send him back. But the sealing process was far more complicated than I had expected it and I lost nearly all of my chakra. I was half dead and you were crying. Before that, I had told the third Hokage that I wanted you to be seen as a hero … I would never had imagine that the village I was dying for will be treating you like that." Minato explained with a sad voice.
"- What … what happened to you? Why are you still alive?" Naruto asked trying to hold back his tears.
"- Tobi found me. I'll tell you but promise me to keep it for you. Tobi's real name is Uchiha Madara. Madara was and always is my best friend and at that time I tried to keep what I was trying to do from him but he found what it was. When Kyuubi was sealed inside you, Madara took me away. It wasn't sure that I will survive so he made them believe I was dead. I don't know who found you, I think it was the third Hokage but nothing had been like I was hoping it will be for you." Minato continued.
"- True, it had been the total opposite. My life had been a living hell. But … why … didn't you come back sooner?" Naruto asked a few tears falling from his eyes.
"- It took me some times to recovered from that night and when I finally was completely cure, you weren't there anymore. At that moment, I send Itachi and Kisame to get you but Sasuke had just gone to Orochimaru and soon after you had disappeared too. The day I learned you had been kidnapped I nearly destroyed this place. Madara had been forced to use his mangekyuu sharingan on me to calm me down. He had to spend one week in bed to recovered after that." Minato finished.
Naruto didn't say anything. He was crying and it wasn't of sadness but true happiness. Kyuubi had confirmed Minato's words. So he wasn't a monster. All of that had happened because of a man who only wanted power and the two of them had to suffer because of him. Tears refused to stop and he wasn't the only one crying. Minato too was crying. They were not father and son for nothing. The twins began to cry too and Naruto laughed. It was true that his little kittens were feeling what he was feeling. He kissed Kira and turned his head toward his father who was trying to stop Ryou from crying.
Natachi was in his father's arms and was also crying of happiness. Itachi wasn't crying, Sasori and Zetsu either but Kisame was like a fountain. Who could have thing that a man like him could have been so sensitive? Appearance can be tricky and that was the best proof.
Itachi put Natachi down and the little child ran toward his mother and grandfather. Naruto put Kira in his father's arms and took Natachi on his laps. Minato didn't know what to do. Naruto and Natachi laughed.
"- Even if you haven't be able to take care of me and see me grown up, you can watch over those three. I'm sure they will be happy to have a sugar grandfather like you." Said Naruto while Natachi was trying to dry his mother's tears.
"- Does that means that it's too late for you now?" Minato said with a hint sadness in his voice.
"- Absolutely … not, you have to tell me about mom. Even if she's not there anymore, I want to know about her and you're the best to do that …Dad …" Naruto said shyly.
Minato cried like a child while smiling like one too. Itachi, Sasori, Zetsu and Kisame joined them. Itachi took Natachi in his arms, Sasori took Ryou and Kisame took Kira. Minato nearly jumped on Naruto to lock him in a huge hug. Naruto didn't fight but he was surprised. He was used to people ignoring him and moving away from him when he was near them. But he couldn't deny the fact that it was pleasant to be in someone's arms and this someone was his father, his true family. After nearly twenty years of living hell, he had finally the right to be happy. Now he only had one thing to do. Tell Jiraiya, Tsunade and Iruka that he was alive and all right.
When Minato finally decided to let go of his son, he was smiling like a father. He was so happy, it was like a dream and he wished his beloved wife was there to see him. Naruto looked at his father, he didn't know how to ask what he wanted to. But it seemed he didn't have to ask.
"- Itachi told me you wanted to tell Jiraiya and Tsunade that's you were alive." Minato said.
"- Yes. I want them to know that I found Natachi and that I'm fine. But I'm afraid if I go they don't let me come back." Naruto said.
"- Then, why don't they come to us? Not here but somewhere. I want to talk to them too. There are things that I need to discuss." Minato said.
"- How do you intend to make them come? Tsunade won't come alone, she's hokage. Jiraiya I think it will be easy but Tsunade…" Naruto confessed.
"- Natachi will help us. I'm sure when Tsunade will see him, she will come after him." Minato said.
"- Then, what about Orochimaru and Sasuke? If they see Natachi, Orochimaru will make him his vessel instead of Sasuke and Sasuke will kill him because he's Itachi's son! It's dangerous! I don't want him to go!" Naruto screamed.
"- Don't worry! We will be with him! I don't intend to let him go alone. Itachi, Sasori, Deidara, Hidan, Kakuzu will be in back up. Zetsu and Tobi will be in the front line. I will stay with you and the twins." Minato explained.
"- But Zetsu-san and Tobi-san will be expose! It's dangerous too!" Naruto said.
"- No really. Zetsu is like a chameleon and Tobi … is Tobi!" Minato said with a big childish smile.
"- If you said that. I can only believe you." Naruto said with a hint of anxiety.
Wind blew and they all made their way inside the headquarter to not catch a cold. They went to the dinning room while Naruto went to his room to take a blanket for his twins. He put them in their cradle and fell on his knees and hands. His body was burning like there was lava in his veins.
'- Kyuubi … what is happening to me?' panted Naruto.
'- That's the last part of the fusion between us. I know it hurts but you have to bear with it!' Said the Kitsune.
'- How long … will … it take?' He asked between two painful moans.
'- I don't know but whatever happened don't be afraid!'
'- Don't be afraid? What are … you hiding?!'
'- …'
'- Answered me!' Screamed Naruto in his head before passing out.
Naruto collapsed on the ground and suddenly Natachi ran out of the dinning room. Itachi and Minato followed without asking what was happening. When Natachi opened the door, he froze forcing his father and his grandfather to stop too. Itachi opened wide eyes when he saw the spectacle before them. Sure Naruto was unconscious but he was beautiful. On top of his head were two golden fox ears and at the bottom of his spinal column just over his ass were nine golden tails. Natachi smiled and ran toward his little brothers. They were little foxes that were playing with each other. Minato nodded frenziedly his head and went near his son. He lifted him and felt at which point he was light and tiny. He put him down carefully on the bed and covered him. He caressed his blond hair and touched his ears, which twitched.
Itachi looked at his twins and reached a hand to caress them. Natachi went to his mother and took himself his fox form before rolling up against his mother. He yawned and fell asleep. Ryou and Kira did the same beside each other. Itachi covered them and went to see his beloved. Minato put a hand on his shoulder and smiled.
"- Let them sleep, we'll ask question tomorrow even if we already know what happened. Now, it's my turn to keep my promise." Minato said.
Itachi nodded and stood after had kissed Naruto on his forehead. They turned off the light and closed the door. They came back to the dinning room and told the other what had happened. Hidan had appeared in Kakuzu's arms, bridal style. He was really embarrassed but Kakuzu wasn't willing to put him down. Kakuzu sat on a bench and put him on his laps. The others told them what had happened and Sasori was absolutely sure that if Deidara was here, he would have run to Naruto's room to see him. The evening passed quickly, Minato, Itachi and the other were establishing a plan to lure Tsunade and Jiraiya away from Konoha to talk to them. When they had more or less decided of what to do, Itachi excused himself and went back to Naruto's room that was his. He smiled at the scene before his eyes. Nobody was seeing him so he could smiled and he was smiling lovingly. He laid down on the other side of Naruto, kissed gently his soft golden hair and fell asleep to.
When the morning came, Natachi was the first to awake. He yawned and looked at his mother who was in his father's arms. He put his front paws on his mother's chest and began to licked his face. Naruto moaned and opened slowly his eyes. He was really asleep and was feeling heavy. He looked at the fox before him that took Natachi's human body. Natachi grinned and hugged his mother. Naruto smiled and hugged him back.
"- Mom is really pretty with his fox ears and tails." Said lowly Natachi to not awake his father or brothers.
"- My what?" Naruto reached for his head and found two things that shouldn't have been there.
'- K-Y-U-U-B-I!! What is that?!" Screamed Naruto in his head.
'- So loud in the morning, Kit. What do you want?' Said the sleepy fox.
'- What I want? What did I have ears and tails?' Asked Naruto.
'- The fusion is now complete. Don't worry you won't have them permanently! You will learn how to show them or not.' Kyuubi said.
'- It will be better for you to tell me the truth! How can I face father, Tsunade, Jiraiya and the other like that?'
'- Minato already knows, he's the one who put you in bed. Now you can summoned me outside your body. I really want to breath fresh air, it's been so long. I have to talk with Minato too. Don't worry I won't do anything!' The Kitsune said.
'- You'd better not do anything or else I will never let you out ever again!' Naruto pouted.
"- Mom! Were you talking to grandfather Kyuubi?" Asked Natachi.
"- Yes, you want to meet him?" Naruto proposed.
Natachi got off the bed and jumped in happiness. Naruto tried to stand up but Itachi was still asleep and refused to let him go. Naruto turned red and hadn't other choice apart do the hand seal from this position. He did it slowly just like Kyuubi was telling him and in a huge pouf of smoke, he appeared.
Kyuubi stretched his paws and tails. It had been so long since he had been in the real world. Of course, he hadn't come out in his original size, if he had done that, he would had destroyed the place. He was still huge to look at. He was the same size as Akamaru perhaps a bit taller. Natachi smiled like crazy and jumped at his collar. Kyuubi took him with one of his tails and looked at him.
"- So, you're the little kit who calls me grandfather? You have courage to do that. It's vengeance day." Kyuubi said.
Naruto froze an instant but was reassured when he saw Natachi laughing because of Kyuubi was tickled him with his others tails. Natachi was laughing so loud that Itachi awoke. He looked at Naruto and followed the laughs of his son to finally opened wide eyes. There, just before his eyes, the Kyuubi no Kitsune was standing and was … tickling his son.
"- Don't worry, Kyuubi won't harm him." Naruto smiled a little at Itachi still embarrassed at their position.
Itachi just nodded and finally realised their position. He let go of Naruto a little sad and went to his twins who were awake and were looking at the great fox. Kyuubi reached for them with two of his others tails and looked at them.
"- There beautiful, Kit." He said while tickling them a little on the stomach.
Naruto smiled and stood remembering he had still his ears and tails. He couldn't leave the room like that but he was forced to when Kyuubi left the room with his sons still held carefully in his tails. Itachi followed them trying to not have a nosebleed because of a certain blond boy who was running before him, his nine-tails flying quietly after him.
"- No, today's breakfast won't be eastern food! It will be traditional breakfast for once!" Said Minato holding a ladle.
"- I'm sure Naruto will want Ramen! He loves them. Itachi-san says it!" Countered Kisame while an other ladle.
"- So loud in the morning! Little kids!" Said Kyuubi while pushing the door.
Kisame and Minato let go of their 'weapons' and looked at the fox with mouth wide opened. Natachi laughed and Naruto arrived just after.
"- Kyuubi! What do you think you're doing! You promised you teach me how to make them disappeared!" Naruto said pointing at his tails and ears.
"- After breakfast, Kit. Your kittens are hungry." Kyuubi answered.
Naruto pouted and sat at the big table. Natachi sat on his mother's laps and Itachi and Minato sat on each of his side. At this moment, Deidara arrived with Sasori, Hidan with Kakuzu and Tobi with Zetsu. Deidara had wanted to run to Naruto to hug him and touched his soft tails but he was still in no conditions to move around as he wanted to so he sat in front of Naruto with a big smile on his face. Tobi was forced to sat on Zetsu's laps and Hidan sat next to Kakuzu. Kyuubi waved slowly his two tails that were still holding the twins and gave them back to Naruto and Itachi.
Naruto smiled. He didn't know how but his kittens were back to normal just like Natachi had done a while ago. Except, Minato, Kisame, Naruto, Itachi and Natachi, all the other were frozen. They didn't have notice the great fox because he was laying on the floor. He was as tall as the width of the table and like Itachi, Kisame, Naruto and Minato were hiding him, they only noticed him when he waved his tails.
Breakfast went on as normally as one could be. Naruto was surprised that Tobi, who was supposed to be an Uchiha, could act like a child. He was fighting Zetsu but Zetsu refused to let him go. Naruto understood that they weren't like people were seeing them. It had been for them just like it had been for him. People saw them as villain whereas they were just normal person who wanted a quiet life. Most of them had found love and friends and a family. They weren't bonded by blood but they were bonded and it was all that mattered. Naruto was feeling at home with them even if it was surely too soon to be sure of anything. After all, the people who had done those things to Naruto were still in the nature.
