A/N: Hello everyone! Thank you for waiting patiently for Chapter 10. Wish everyone a lovely day ^_^

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto if i did Minato would be alive and kicking.

Words: 2634 words

Written: Aura Ninja

Edited: English-illiterate

Chapter 10. Worst day ever

It was 10am in the morning and Minato was going to pay a visit to his ex-student Kakashi and ask him to babysit Naruto while he went to the Hokage Manor for a meeting.

Flashback

"Yay! Daddy, push higher, higher! Naruto shouted happily as he was being pushed on the swing.
Minato smiled and pushed harder, before his smile disappeared and he asked,

"Is there something you need?" An Anbu materialized behind the two blonds as Minato held the swing to stop it from moving. The two blond's turned around and the Bird masked Anbu sank into a bow and relayed a message,

"The council and Hokage-sama want to see you tomorrow for an important meeting about your son…" The Anbu promptly vanished.

'Damn… The council…This isn't good,' Minato thought. "Naruto, let's go home," he called to his son.

End of Flash back

Minato finally arrived at Kakashi's apartment and knocked on the door.

"Wait a minute," echoed from behind the door. Thumping sounds could be heard from behind the door. The door finally opened to reveal Kakashi, his face hidden by the ever-present mask. His hair was flecked with soap bubbles and flopped over his face as a small dark spot grew around the collar of his shirt.

"Hey, sensei. You caught me while I was bathing," Kakashi said, sounding a bit annoyed. He'd wanted to enjoy a nice hot shower in peace.

"Heheh… Sorry…" Minato replied, scratching the back of his head in embarrassment.

"Achoo!" Naruto sneezed, feeling cold.

"Let go inside. We can talk once I finish my shower," Kakashi said as he locked the door and proceeded to stomp off to enjoy a nice, relaxing bath.

"Dad, I'm bored," Naruto whined after a few minutes as he shook his father's leg feverishly. Just then, Kakashi emerged from the bathroom in casual clothes and sat down on the couch with Minato. "Daaaaad, I'm booooorrreeed," Naruto whined childishly, shaking the older blond's arm even harder. Kakashi sighed and bit his thumb, drawing blood, before forming a hand seal. Minato smirked in amusement at the idea of getting a summon to keep Naruto occupied, but at least it was effective. He pitied the one being summoned.

"Kuchiyose no Jutsu," Kakashi called out, and a plume of smoke erupted in the living room. A small pug wearing a blue vest and a headband bearing Konoha's insignia appeared from within the smoke.

"Yo, Kakashi," the pug lifted a paw in greeting.

"Hey, Pakkun. As a friend, I will give you one piece of advice: Run," Kakashi responded to the greeting, throwing in an eye smile.

At first Pakkun just stared at the silver haired man in confusion, until a small blond boy yelled, "Doggy!" and started chasing after him.

"So… Minato sensei," Kakashi said, sparing a glance at his sensei. "What's wrong?"

Minato sighed. "Kakashi, I need you to babysit Naruto for a while..."

Kakashi's visible eye widened, "But Sensei… I can't…Have you forgotten that I am an Anbu... Why don't you ask Hokage sama to hire a Gennin team?"

"I don't trust them, so please. Do this for your sensei," Minato pleaded, plucking Naruto away from the poor pug and planting the boy on his lap.

Pakkun staggered up to Kakashi and perched on the silver haired man's head, panting doggedly. Naruto turned his large, baby blue eyes on Kakashi and gave the Anbu captain a look that no one could refute, save for those who hated him. Kakashi sighed in defeat and gave a nod. Minato inwardly did a victory dance; Operation Get Kakashi to babysit is now complete.

"But Minato sensei, where are you going during that time?" the silver haired ninja asked.

Minato eyes narrowed as he placed his son on the ground, the latter taking off and chasing poor Pakkun. Again.

"The council and the Hokage want to see me about Naruto" Minato explain, then silently cursed under his breath.

"Good luck with that. Don't worry about Naruto. I'll definitely protect my little brother," Kakashi said and smiled under his mask.

"Thanks. I'll need it," the blond said and left via the door after calling out, "Naruto! I am going for a while! Kakashi will take care of you!"

WITH MINATO (Now in the Hokage meeting room)

Minato felt awkward. He wanted to go. Everyone in the room was staring at him with a serious expression. The Hokage cleared his throat loudly to get everyone's attention so as to start the meeting.

"Well, for starters, hello, Minato," the Hokage said with a smile. Minato gave a playful wave back before reverting to 'Serious Mode'.

"What do you want with my son?" Minato asked sceptically.

Danzo, a war veteran, spoke, "We, the council, want Uzumaki Naruto to become stronger and more powerful."

"In other words, you just want me to hand Naruto over into your care. Isn't that right, Danzo?" Minato glared at the bandaged man.

"Always straight to the point, Namikaze," said Danzo, ignoring the glare. "We can make the nine tailed host a powerful and useful tool."

"…" Minato didn't say anything but in his head, Inner Minato yelled furiously, "That stupid son of a b***!"

"We can make the demon more useful…" Danzo explained. "The demon has killed many of our ninjas and many villagers, so why not make the demon useful for its village"

"No," came a stern voice. "No. There is NO way that I am letting my son end up in the hands of someone like you!" Minato yelled, slamming his hand on the table and making a loud bang resound in the room.

WITH NARUTO AND KAKASHI

"Naruto…Can you please give back Pakkun," Kakashi pleaded, feeling sorry for the dog who was half dead and barely breathing.

"No! My dog!" Naruto shouted defiantly, further strangling the poor dog until it disappeared in a puff of smoke. Naruto's eyes turned glassy, but the blond shook it away and saying, "I'm hungry."

Kakashi sighed. He was no good in babysitting children, especially children like Naruto. He dragged his feet towards the kitchen and lifelessly yanked open the door to the fridge. Unfortunately, the only things he had were ten bottles of solider pills and some vegetables. Kakashi took a whole carrot and tiredly gave it to Naruto, who stared intently at the vegetable.

"What is this long, orange like thing?" Naruto asked Kakashi, who just remained silent, too defeated to even open his mouth.

The blond brought the carrot up to his nose and sniffed. "It doesn't have a smell but it doesn't look too bad," Naruto took a big bite before crying out and pulling the carrot out of his mouth.

A small, white tooth was lodged firmly in the big carrot. Naruto's eyes watered dangerously, before tears flowed out, followed by loud wailing. Kakashi bent down and inspected the boy's mouth and was shocked to find that one of Naruto's teeth was missing, leaving only a gaping hole in its place. The masked ninja tried desperately to stop the boy from crying, pulling funny faces, which was exceedingly hard with a mask on, and dangling a few toys before the crying blond.

"Please, Naruto! Stop crying for God's sake!" Kakashi half pleaded, half begged to get the menace to stop blubbing. A wide smirk crossed Naruto's face, before the blond brought the carrot down on Kakashi's head with a loud crack. Kakashi sprung up and chased after the blond, who had run down the corridor, a foot disappearing round a bend, laughter trailing after Naruto the Master of Crocodile Tears.

WITH MINATO

"Hm…Yes…the demon can be controlled better if it's given to Danzo," Koharu said, flipping through a few files.

"I will give Naruto special training so that he can be more useful. What do you think, Hokage-sama" Danzo sounded mocking as he turned to the Sandaime, followed by a sideways glance at the former Yondaime, only to meet a blank mask devoid of all emotion.

"No. I will never let you get a hold of my son for as long as I live!" Minato yelled suddenly, breaking the mask and allowing his fury to seep into his words as he proceeded to glare at anything that moved.

"And why is this, Namikaze? Don't you care about the village?" Danzo asked almost innocently.

"Of course I care about the village-" Minato answered without hesitation before being cut off by Danzo.

"Very well. You accept the offer as well," Danzo declared quickly.

"Uzumaki Naruto. The Nine tailed host and the son of Namikaze Minato will be taken under Danzo's wing and under the control of the council. Is there any objection?" Koharu asked in a very serious tone.

Minato's hand shot up immediately, a shout going up, "I will not allow this!"

"Give us a valid explanation as to why not, Minato" Homura asked as he settled into a more of a comfortable position in his seat.

"The last request I gave was ignored! I wanted …and Kushina… We both wanted our son to have a normal life. Yes, he is Jinchuuriki but that doesn't mean he has to be treated like crap and has to be cage up!"

"This is ridiculous and it is getting us no where. This meeting is adjourned. Everyone is dismissed," the Sandaime ordered, fed up with all the crap flying around courtesy of Danzo and the council. Minato gave a sigh of relief as he walked down the hall. He looked towards the exit only to see Danzo. Minato's eyes narrowed slightly as he walked straight past Danzo as if the one eyed man weren't there.

"Namikaze….Don't think you have won" Danzo whispered into Minato's ear as the two crossed paths. After passing on the threat, Danzo left, leaving Minato with his thoughts.

WITH NARUTO

Naruto was running, his feet pounding on the wooden floorboards as his breath came rapidly from a large grin on the blond's face. Kakashi was running not far behind, his hair was a mess and dripping with paint and slathered with a translucent substance that ran down the Anbu's neck and into his shirt. Naruto thundered down the corridor and skidded slightly as he made a sharp turn, thinking back on his successful 'Mission: Give Nii-san a New Hairdo'.

Flashback

"Naruto…Please be quiet. I can't take much more of this. I'll do anything, just keep quiet," Kakashi begged.

He was tired and exhausted in every way. Naruto gave a yawn and went over to the nearest place that was comfortable which just happened to be a sofa chair. The young blond gave a quick stretch before curling up and falling asleep. Kakashi saw this and his expression softened, a smile growing behind his mask. He went over to the closet and procured a blanket which he draped over the sleeping blond, before collapsing beside his charge and promptly falling asleep. A smirk made its appearance on Naruto's lips as the blond's eyes shot open. He quietly got up, careful not to disturb the sleeping Anbu, and started to look for paint.

"Where does nii-san put his paint can? I'm sure he has some…" Naruto mumbled to himself as he scavenged in the store room.

A glint of silver caught his eye and he smirked, pulling three paint cans out of a box. The blond lugged the three heavy cans out of the store room and into the living room. Before reaching the living room, a carton of eggs on the table in the kitchen caught the blond's eye, and the blond doubled back immediately after setting down the paint cans. Meanwhile, Kakashi was in dreamland. He had opened his eyes to find a white haired man with red markings going down from his eyes. The man had a wide smile on his face and wore geta on his feet, coupled with a headband on his forehead that was engraved with the kanji for oil.

"Kakashi," the man said.

"Yes, Jiraiya-sama?" Kakashi replied.

"You have been my loyal fan, so I want to give you this. 'Limited Edition Icha Icha Paradise the Graphic Novel', with author's hand signed autograph," Jiraiya held out a small white book with the title emblazoned on the front, and a picture of a man chasing a woman below the title.

"This can't be true," Kakashi breathed, weeping tears of joy as a light shone down on the book from the heavens as soon as the small white paperback came into his hands.

Outside of dreamland, Kakashi gave a perverted giggle. Naruto cocked his head to the side in confusion as small giggles escaped the silver haired man, before painting Kakashi's hair red, blue and yellow. Naruto's breath hitched as Kakashi's body twitched, but heaved a sigh of relief when the silver haired Anbu just snored and turned his head. The colours ran into one another, colouring Kakashi's hair as vividly as a rainbow. The final touch was added when Naruto cracked a few eggs and let the egg run into Kakashi's hair and onto his face.

END FLASHBACK

Kakashi had awoken in shock and had immediately gone stomping after Naruto as soon as he'd gotten his bearings. Naruto snickered at the memory and raced towards the door to escape Kakashi of the Multi-coloured Hair, but the door swung outwards before he could open it. There, in the doorway, stood a certain blond clad in Jounin garb with an amused expression on his face. Kakashi stopped in his tracks and stood, frozen, before trying to explain the situation.

Minato's shoulders started shaking, his breath coming in small gasps. Kakashi and Naruto watched, amused, as Minato tried holding in his laughter, but failing miserably as barks of laughter escaped him, finally turning into a full blown storm of laughter as the blond held on to the wall for support. Naruto joined in not long after, and, Kakashi, being the butt of the joke, did not see the funny side of it. The silver haired Anbu left the two laughing blonds in favor for the bathroom where he worked laboriously to get the paint and egg out of his hair.

"Hahaha- Naruto…Haha…What did you haha…do? Minato asked while laughing.

A/N: I hope you like this chapter ^_^ To me it was long but i know it wasn't long for everyone and also THANK YOU English-illiterate for editing :) PLEASE REVIEW! Thank you.