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It has been two weeks and Kushina was getting weak. She hasn't eaten in days. Mika kept her promise and took her anger out on Kushina, making her battered and bruised.

Kushina was longing to see Minato again… For him to take her away from this place. She often dreamt of him coming for her… but he never comes. Not in reality anyway.

'Oi Kushina,' Mika said as she entered the room.

'What?' Kushina hissed.

'Your being moved. If yo co-operate with us we'll allow you to move on your own.'

'I'll co-operate… there's no use of me running away, you'll only find me again…'

Mika smirked. 'Good, then you'll behave.'

'Yes.'

Mika nodded and untied Kushina. Mika lead her outside. 'We're walking to Iwa.'

Kushina stayed quiet and followed her sister...


Minato continued to trek through the snow. Satako and Tai were pissed at Minato cause they weren't allowed to rest long was leading to nowhere.

'Minato, please, let us rest!' Satako yelled.

'Fine, rest. But I'm not,' Minato replied as he continued to follow the trail which (So wanted to end it there but, then it wouldn't have been much of a chapter…)

'Minato, we aren't going to allow you to do this on your own,' Tai replied.

'No, you don't want to do this at my pace so-' Minato was cut off when he earned a punch in the face by Satako. He lifted his hand to his broken nose and yanked it back in place –whilst ignoring the pain- and wiped some of the blood away.

Minato then turned away from his teammates and went to continue to follow the trail when he stopped. '… I know where she is.'

And with that said, he ran off using Hiraishin.

'What the hell?!' Tai shouted in anger.

'Minato, I'm so going to kill you!' Satako screamed.

'Oh Minato, you are so dead…' Inner Satako said while in hysterics.


'Kushina, what did you just throw?'

Kushina turned to see the mystery guy who she knew as Haru.

'Nothing,' she lied.

The man roughly grabbed her by the hair, causing her to cry out in pain. 'Tell me,' he said calmly.

'I didn't throw anything-Argh!' Kushina screamed as she was thrown to the ground and kicked in the ribs. 'Tell me!'

'B-By the time… you-you find out… he'll be here,' she gasped in pain and grabbed her ribs.

The man went to kick her again but was knocked to the side with a kunai in his arm. He looked up only to glare at the young man with Kushina in his arms. 'Minato Namikaze…'.

Minato gave him a bitter smile. 'Haru…'

'I'm not Haru,' he sneered. 'This is just the identity of some village boy I stole.'

'Then who are you?' Minato asked.

'That… you will never know,' He said before standing up and running towards Minato.

Minato jumped into a tree, dodging "Haru's" attack. 'M-Minato?' Kushina whispered. He gave a soft smile. 'Hey Shina… I have to leave you here for a bit,' Minato handed her a Kunai. 'But hold this. If anyone comes near you, stab them. If it doesn't work, scream. And I'll come for you.'

Kushina gave a shaky nod and watched Minato Jump in front of the man below...

She watched Minato and the man make some hand signs. Then faintly heard them shout two different words. In Minato's hand was a small round sphere while the man placed his fist to his mouth and blew out fire. Minato easily dodged and aimed the sphere to the mans chest, only half succeeding. The man hissed in pain and kicked Minato in the chin. Kushina inwardly winced when she saw Minato get kicked.

Kushina wanted to help some how but she couldn't. She wasn't a ninja; she couldn't help, even if she wanted to. 'I'm nothing but a civilian…' she whispered. She looked back to see Minato looking around, confused. 'What the hell?'

Kushina looked at the man to see him about to do a jutsu. And Minato was just standing there in confusion.

Kushina couldn't stand it anymore. 'Minato, you blond idiot, watch out!' she screamed.

Kushina screaming seemed to knock Minato out of whatever state he was in. 'Kushina…?' he asked slowly.

'Minato!' Kushina yelled as she pointed to the man. By the time Minato turned to look, he was hit.

Kushina screamed as she saw Minato land with a gaping hole in his stomach.

The man looked up at her and said, 'Mika, we're done here.'

Mika smirked and followed her master as they disappeared. Kushina quickly climbed down from the tree and ran over to where Minato was. He winced as he sat up. 'Minato, what were you thinking, spacing out?' she asked as she gently pushed him back down. 'I-I don't know. At first I was thinking making hand signs, but then I was trapped.'

'What do you mean-'

'I-I don't know…' he whispered.

Kushina them looked down at the blood that was pouring from Minato. 'Y-You need a hospital…' she said in panic.

'Kushina, I'm fi-' Minato stopped, as he was feeling dizzy. Kushina started crying and hugged him.

'Are you Kushina?'

Kushina quickly spun around to see a woman with bubblegum pink hair and a tall guy with red symbols under his eyes.

Kushina did nothing but nod.

'Tai, take her from Minato so I can try and heal him,' she ordered.

Kushina shook her head and tried to get out of the brown-hared boy's grip. 'Let me go!' she cried. 'I want to stay with Minato!'

'Wait for Satako to heal him, then you can be by his side,' the boy said, as he continued to pull Kushina away from Minato. Kushina soon gave up and cried as she was pulled away fro Minato's side. She was scared for his safety. She didn't want him to die, because she was in love with him. Yes Kushina Uzumaki was in love with Minato Namikaze, and nothing could change that fact...


Yes, its short, yes there was not really a fight scene and yes I couldn't write a fight scene to save my life… but hey, I'm better at writing romance, not violence… unless it's a punch up… the I can write it…heh heh…

Any who next chapter shall be longer, I promise… any who... review and everyone gets ice cream!

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