A/N: Short chapter, sorry guys. Sort of a filler chapter but important nonetheless.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha nor Naruto.

Chapter Ten – Suspicions

"Minato, are you alright?"

Minato's gaze drew from the setting sun going down the horizon and over to his red-headed wife, Kushina. His expression was blank as he watched her approach, slender arms winding around his torso as she tucked her head under his arm.

The ship rocked slowly as the sun splayed warm colors across the calm waters, nights slight chill sweeping across his sun-kissed flesh. His eyes were leveled with concerned and something akin to worry, which was most unusual considering he had a very nice time attending Yuki-chan's wedding. It was a nice ceremony with the perfect weather and everything. Kushina certainly had fun, if her drunken haze the other night was anything to go by.

That woman could drink almost as a much as Tsunade could.

But something Naruto spouted from his slumber the previous night really bothered him.

"Kagome-chan is not marrying Sesshoumaru-baka!"

Minato honestly found it odd that Naruto would suddenly say something like that. As far as he knew, no one knew the name Taishou besides himself, Kakashi, and Jiraya-dono. It's puzzling that he even knows that name to begin with.

Naruto was never academically...gifted. And he hated to say it but his son's IQ level rivaled that of an academy student's.

"Minato-kun?"

Minato shook his head, swooping down low to give a light kiss to Kushina's forehead. "I'm fine, Kushina, just tired. There's been a lot on my mind lately." He rubbed her arm softly as his visage continued to watch the horizon grow dark, the cold air chilling his redden cheeks. I can't have heard that right. The last anyone saw of the Western Lord was about sixteen years ago. And he was renounced dead anyway.

"Let's head down early then, before Naruto-kun decides to keep us up with his snoring." Kushina patted his arm, kissing his cheek before pulling away to go down below deck.

His brows furrowed though, blue eyes still deeply troubled as his thoughts continued to plagued his mind. Something just didn't feel right.

He'd need to confront the Kyuubi to confirm his suspicions.

He certainly won't be happy about that.