The next day Shurrei came home. But she did not come home alone. When she came home, in her hands was a bundle. The budle was a child. A child with fair blonde hair, who owned the bulest eyes of the land, and whisker-like markings on his cheeks. The boy was recognized, mainly by his blonde hair, Minato Namikaze's son. Itachi had shown great resentment for Minato and his resentment also fell upon his son. "What's his name?" Itachi asked rudely when he saw the child. "Do you not remember, Itachi?" Shurrei questioned. Itachi stubborn as he was kept silent. He had indeed forgotten. "Naruto," Shurrei finished with a smirk on her face. "Itachi, do you really intend to leave your sister and a new born child in the rain?" Shurrei signaled. The weather had began to rain the day after the death of the fourth Hokage and it still did not cease. Itachi now angry at his foolishness quickly shoved his sister inside.
Once inside and dry, Shurrei seated herself at the table in her room. She placed the sleeping child onto her bed and let it rest. Itachi could only stare at it in hatred. "Nii-chan, You're missing someting today," Shurrei said interrupting Itachi's thoughts. Shurrei took her hand to his head and closed his eyes. While Itachi kept still, Itachi could feel his sister writing on his head. The word she was writing on his head was : love. Itachi opened his eyes and looked at his sister. He remembered that Minato had done the flicking with his sister and now she was passing on a writing style to him. "Why did you do that, Nee-chan? I remeber that before Minato did something like this to you? Did he not?" Itachi pestered his sister. "It is my responsibility to teach Minato's teaching. Whether I wish it or not I followed his path and will begin to create my own from it," Shurrei replied. "And besides. It will always keep my close to Minato," Shurrei whispered to herself so that Itachi could not hear. She reminded herself of the day she truly acceptted for her sensei :
"This is a test you must do to prove that you are worthy of being me apprentice," Minato said sternly. Shurrei whispered "yes" in reply. "Then you must . . . . . . . set my pants on fire," he said just as sternly as before. Shurrei stared at her sensei. The fourth Hokage is really insane Shurrei thought. But none the less she did as was asked of her.
After nine exhaisting hours of unimportant attacks, Shurrei fell unconsious against the ground. Too tired to even move. Minato appeared right behind her. "You gave up way too soon. You're unworthy of me," Minato boomed. Out of the shadows, Minato heard a tearing sound as a hand ripped his pants from his legs. "KAGE BUNSHIN!" Minato shouted realizing his mistake. Too late was his cry and before he knew it his pants were set a blaze. "YOU FAIL!" Minato shouted repeatedly. Shurrei took a look at the nin but her temptation could not hold her from looking down at his underpants, green with smilely faces everywhere. Shurrei quickly corrected herself and looked at the nin with great aggrogance. "Haven't you ever heard the saying 'love is like setting your pants on hire and then hitting yourself'!" Minato blasted. Shurrei holding in all over her anger until that very moment, punched the fourth Hokage and set him flying to the Hokage's office.
"Ow! Ow!" Minato said as he recovered in the Hokage's office. Sarutobi was a good teacher but when disturbed VERY impatient. Shurrei had justed open the door and with all of Minato's childish rage he screamed at her, "YOU MEANIE!". Shurrei put her face close to his and glared at him. "This is a waste of time!" She retaliated. Minato leaned in his face and glared at her with his cheeks puffed. The Hokage didn't want to be bothered any further so he stpped blidly towards them and adviced themto become friends. As he did so he patted their backs together causing their heads, and more importantly their lips, to collide. When the parted Shurrei and Minato gagged so badly that they fell to the ground holding their necks. When they recovered they got up and smiled at each other. No longer angry at each other, they turned to face Sarutobi. Sensei and student was something they both now accepted. But unfortunately for Sarutobi he wasn't getting off much to easily for Shurrei and Minato both racised their fists.
"Onee-chan!" Itachi shouted. With his scream he woke up his sister and apparently Naruto. His sister realizing the consequences of Itachi's screaming she decided it owuld be best if Itachi was not here. "Nii-chan, could you please leave for now," Shurrei said politely. Itachi took the news angrily and when he exited out of the bamboo doors she muttered "A leech like his father".
After an uneventful day, Itachi was ready to sleep in his warm bed with his sister. From outside the sliding doors, Itachi heard Shurrei singing "Shura no Hana", as sweet as sin, to Naruto. Naruto's squriming and quealing suddenly slowed down until he did not much as lift a finger. Itachi slowly opened the sliding door and took a seat next to his sister. Shurrei put the baby into his cradle and now finished her melody. "You're tired already?" Shurrei asked. Itachi's yawn was enough to tell Shurrei that he was tired. "Itachi come ly down and rest upon my lap," Shurrei stated. Itachi did as Shurrei had told him. As he lay there, Shurrei stroked his hair and let him relax. Itachi felt sleep come to him and let himself escape this world for one waking moment. As Shurrei stroked Itachi's hair, it reminded her greatly of Minato. "The Invincable Pair" most had called them and that line was tested on a day in the Sound Village :
"Minato," Shurrei whispered at the diner table eyeing her sensei. "Shurrei, will have to wait for the right movment," Minato muttered. Shurrei had begun to feel uneasy. Sitting across the table was the Leader of the Sound Village, Orochimaru, and his wife, Ushida Tsukiyama. Known to be an invincable pair. Ranked as high as Minato and herself. "Come join us for a cup of tea," Tsukiyama said pleasantly handing Shurrei and Minato cups. Minato and Shurrei eyed the cups suspiciously. Minato picked up his cup without fear and nearly put the cups to his lips when Shurrei snatched the cup out of his hands. "Now, Minato-sensei, you know I easily come with sickness, so why not let me have this drink," Shurrei said gulping the drink down heavily. "Arigato, Ushida-san," Shurrei replied through a cough. Her eye caught the looming figure standing behind the sliding doors. Minato gave her a wink and she knew this was the time to act. "Orochimaru, it is under our knowledge that you have committed treason against Konoha and our duty to finish the matter of this," Minato stated to the figure with his face covered by a head grament. "We suspected much, Minato," Orochimaru said removing his garments and reveal his sword. Tsukiyama did the same by revealing her senbone. "Don't move, Konoha," Minato muttered. Shurrei felt uneasy just relaxing when threatened. Tsukiyama set a senbone at Minato. "Don't move," Minato signaled. But Shurrei was pushed to her limit seeing her sensei in peril and grabbed the senbone before it touched Minato's face. Ruining the element of surprise, Shurrei and Minato summoned their summoning monsters. Minato with Gamabunta and Shurrei with Tatsuo.
The fight carried on tirelessly. Both teams equally matched. Shurrei was struck with senbone in almost every possible place but still she would not lose to Tsukiyama. "Minato is at his limit. Impressive you have excellant moves. Your attacks are very skillful. But you've reached you limits as well. Motor function, reflexises, and judgement. Your ability are weakening slowly but surely. Now you're finished," Tsukiyama boomed. "Here she comes, Stay come. Focus. Stay calm. See everything" Shurrei thought. Tsukiyama fired a senbone straight for Shurrei. Her most complexive technique. As the senbone headed to Shurrei she disappeared in a instant. Tsukiyama gasped no one had be able to do this before. Upon looking at Shurrei as she returned to her offensive position, Tsukiyama, with a horror filled look in her eyes, saw eyes blood red look back at her. "The Sharingan!" Tsukiyama shouted in terror. "NOt just any sharingon! The Amaterasu Sharingan!" Shurrei retorted. Black fire errupted from Shurrei's eyes. Tsukiyama managed to get out of the way in time but unfortunately she was severly bruned in the incident. Tsukiyama realixing that she could no longer harm Shurrei she had one final plan. She aimed quick and steady and charged right for Minato instead of Shurrei. "What?!" Shurrei shouted. She quickly rushed to Minato's side and knocked Tsukiyama away from him but not before having senbone shoved into her vital points. "You always get in the way, Minato. It never fails," Shurrei gagged. "You beat him, Kon-" Minato said before realizing Shurrei's iinability to respond.
"You should see the look on your face you look like a total loser," Shurrei chuckled. "Why did you save me?" Minato asked worriedly. "I don't know why. my body just moved," Shurrei replied. Her gagging became worse. "You. I hated you," Shurrei muttered. "There was no time to think. Loser," Shurrei managed to gasp before falling to the ground. Minato quickly caught her in his arms as she fell. "He's still out there. My brother. I promised myself that I wouldn't die until I- I- saw him believe in it. Tell him to believe it for me," Shurrei requseted. "Believe what?" Minato asked. "To believe in a btter world. A world deisgned for the future nin of Konoha," Shurrei explained. "Minato, don't let your dream die," Shurrei finished before she no longer felt life in her. Her spirit lay sloemn and her heart numb until she awoke unknown to time.
She had made it through the mission peacefully. But her fondness for her sensei grew. Then looking upon the memory just relived. She finally understood Minato's final teaching :
After just being pushed, by her sensei, into Konoha's river and getting herself all wet, Shurrei found herself being dried off by Minato. "Minato-sensei, you don't have to do this1 I can do it myself!" Shurrei shouted from under the towel. "I wanted to ry an experiment on you!" Minato said innocently. Minato didn't even really dry her off he just dried her hair. When Minato finished drying her off, he gave her a mirror so she could look at herself. Shurrei gasped in shock as she saw that her hair was put into some duck-like form. "Your hair should be like this more often," Minato laughed. "You look like your little brother, Sasuke!" Minato shouted. HIs fits of laughter were annoying Shurrei greatly. So she punched her sensei in the face. When she changed into her underrobes they clung to her greatly because of the water that was soaked in them. She seated herself next to her sensei. She took is his every feature. His brown eyes. His blonde hair. Especially his big smile. "Sensei-" Shurrei started but Minato planted his hand firmly on her half open mouth. "Do you know why I wanted to become Hokage?" Minato asked. "It was because you loved Konoha and wanted to take care fo the thing you loved most," Shurrei replied without hesittation. Shurrei looked puzzledly at her teacher when he satrted chuckling. "I wanted to become Hokage because had a whim wishing it," Minato said. Shurrei looked at her sensei her eyes filled with shock. Her sensei was the most dedicated man in all of Konoha. "In this world there are not accidents. And that whim I had was the future beckoning. I did not like it then. But I love it now," Minato continued. "And besides I would never have met ,pretty little you, Konoha," Minato finished. Minato gave way a yawn. He lay himself upon the grass and rested there. "If I do not choose you to become Hokage there is a reason," Minato whispered to himself before falling asleep. Shurrei looked pleasantly at her sensei. She took a spot next to him and told herself, "There are no accidents, I suppose". She wrapped her arms around Minato as if he were Itachi and smiled. There she slept peacefully one last time.