AN: Finally done with school! WOOHOO! Thank you so, so much for the thoughtful reviews!

Today's omakes were inspired by the guest who commented: "a part of me is reallly interested in sakumo teasing his senpai. (i could not wrap my head around it when i first read it lmao)". Kakashi's penchant of running his mouth is clearly hereditary. No Kakashi this time, since he isn't born yet.

Ages: Sakumo is 15. Minato and Kushina are 22.


OMAKE 1:

Namikaze Minato is a hotshot. He's only a few years older than Sakumo and he's really not that much taller than him, but he's already going places. So when Sakumo looks down at the roster, he's absolutely thrilled to see who he's partnered with.

"Hatake Sakumo. Codename: White Fang," the roster reads. "Partner: Namikaze Minato. Codename: Yellow Flash."

"YESSSS!" Sakumo howls and gives himself a fist pump before someone thwacks him on the head with something hard. "OWWW, SENSEI! What was that for?"

"Hurry up and pass it to the next person, kid," Jiraiya-sensei's voice floats from somewhere behind him. Sakumo sits up, rubbing his head. Sensei ignores his glare and proceeds to unroll the Playboy magazine in his hand. Jiraiya flips a few pages before letting out a despairing moan.

"Oi, Hatake, you just made me lose my place!"

"Fine, fine," Sakumo grumbles. "Sorry not sorry, sensei." That earns him another thwack on the head and a 30 minute deduction from superhero training. He glares at sensei, who looks back at him innocently. Sakumo loves training and Jiraiya knows it.

Grumbling, Sakumo passes the roster to Dai, who gives him a huge smile. Sakumo grins at his friend. He glances back at Jiraiya, who's walking towards the blackboard in the front of the room, dirty mag in hand. When he's sure that the coast is clear, Sakumo leans across the aisle separating their desks.

"Dai, Dai," Sakumo whispers. "You can't believe who my partn—"

—"Shut it, Hatake, or I'll dock another 30 minutes from your training period," Jiraiya-sensei says without looking up from his reading and Sakumo sinks into his seat dejectedly.

"Yessir," he mumbles, but he still can't contain his excitement. Minato's so cool-looking and smart and his powers are soooo neat (like, teleportation? What the heck, dude?). Minato's academic and taijutsu scores from his Academy years are the stuff of legends; it's been years since Minato graduated from the Academy, but he's still undisputedly Number One. He won't be for long, though, because Sakumo plans to beat his scores in the last hour and 45 minutes of school left.

…He'll work out the logistics later.

Anyway, Minato-senpai's the best superhero partner that anyone could wish for, and with senpai's teleportation skills and Sakumo's keen senses, their team would be unstoppable. Heck, if they really wanted to, they could conquer the world.

Sakumo wriggles in his seat excitedly and opens his mouth.

"HATAKE, I SWEAR IF YOU SAY ANOTHER WORD—"

—"Sorry, sensei."


OMAKE 2:

There's something wrong with Namikaze Minato.

Setting aside the fact that Minato reeks of toad (ugh), Senpai is just what Sakumo expects him to be, and his superpowers are just as cool as they are on television. And he's even modest, too boot. Mothers probably make up the majority of his fan base.

Of course, he'd never expected Minato to be totally perfect. Senpai never cleans up after himself; whenever they have to share hotel rooms on missions, Minato leaves his dirty laundry all over the floor of the room. He's a slob and a crybaby, and he's also really fun to tease because of how much he resembles a boiled lobster when he's embarrassed. It's almost as red as the hair of Uzumaki Kushina, who's very annoying and very pretty.

The press call her the Red Hot-Blooded Habanero. Her peers, shuddering, call her the Neighborhood Menace. And only a few brave souls dare to whisper "Tomato" to her face. Idiots.

Sakumo, in the privacy of his mind, calls her Carrots.

Anyway, there's just something that seems a little off about the way Minato interacts with Uzumaki Kushina in front of other people. Like the way that Minato declares, rather uncharacteristically, that he hates Uzumaki Kushina and avoids her before Kushina chases him down and drags him somewhere to "teach him a lesson." Sakumo really doesn't want to know what Kushina's teaching senpai, because Minato always comes back from these lessons looking dazed and confused and bizarrely happy.

He likes to tease Minato about it just for kicks, but Sakumo's really not that interested in the awkward passive-aggressive courtship between his partner and Carrots. His dogs did it all the time. They could probably teach them a thing or two to speed the process up.

What he's really interested in is the invisible barrier around Minato's house that apparently nobody besides Sakumo notices. Not even Inuzuka Tsume could tell when he showed it to her, and her eyes and nose are as keen as his own (well, maybe not. His was probably better).

Now that he thought about it, it hasn't always been there, has it? Sakumo's actually never been inside Minato's house before so he couldn't really say for certain; he's only waited outside the gates whenever Minato wanted to stop by for emergency supplies. If he didn't have his nose, Sakumo would have definitely walked past it like the any other denizen of Konoha. It stinks of crackling ozone and diesel fuel and animal, and the stench makes him want to vomit and keep away.

Weirdly enough, it doesn't seem to affect Kushina, because Sakumo sees her popping in and out of Minato's house all the time.

Minato is hiding stuff from him, and Sakumo wants to know why. This is definitely a mission for Hatake Sakumo, super in training.

His targets?

Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Kushina.


Sakumo skulks around Minato's garden. He holds his breath before sidestepping the barrier, looking for clues before he's caught by Uzumaki Kushina.

"What'cha doin' here?" Carrots pops her head out of the window. She narrows her eyes suspiciously at Sakumo. Then her eyes widen in horror. "Don't tell me…you weren't taking a piss in the bushes or anything, were you?"

Sakumo gives her an incredulous and horrified look.

"O-of course not! What kind of person do you think I am?"

Kushina shrugs.

"Dunno," she says. "I always thought you were one of Minato's fanboys until I met you, but I guess I was right. You ARE one of his crazy stalker fans."

"I am NOT a stalker!" Sakumo says, offended. "I mean, I might have thought that Senpai was pretty cool before but-"

"But?" Kushina raises her eyebrow. Sakumo sweats.

-"He's still cool! I'm sorry for offending your boyfriend! Anyway, I just wanted to stop by because I wanted to look at this really interesting barrier so please don't mind me. Anyway, what are you doing here, Carrots?"

"It's not Carrots, little boy, it's the Fiery Habanero!" Kushina shrieks, outraged. "And, uh, I'm waiting for Minato because he promised to hang out with me later! Because we're, um, buddies! Best buddies!" She sticks her thumb at her chest. "I'm the bestest buddy he'll ever have!" Kushina says triumphantly. "So there!"

Sakumo waves his hand dismissively.

"Whatever, lady. I thought that Senpai went camping with Jiraiya-sensei for the weekend."

"...Oh right. Yeah, I knew that!"

"Then why are you here?"

"Because...uh. Minato wanted me...to take care of...his house plants? Actually, why am I justifying myself to you? You're the one who's trespassing on someone else's property right now!"

"Fine, fine," Sakumo mutters, holding his hands up in surrender. "I'll come back later."

"DON'T COME BACK EVER! Or I'll turn into a fox and EAT YOU UP!"

Sakumo returns back home discouraged, but not before going away without an important finding.

Minato's backyard is scentmarked.

Stay away, it warns. Mine.

It's not Kushina's scent.


"Senpai, what's with the weird barrier around your house?" Sakumo asks Minato when the man returns from his trip to Mount Myoboku. "I had a really hard time getting into your backyard."

"...Wait. What? You were able to see the barrier I put up?" Minato says, dumbfounded. "How?" Sakumo taps his nose and Minato sighs.

"Figures," Minato mutters. "You didn't see anything, did you?"

"Nooo," Sakumo replies. "Why?" He narrows his eyes.

"I mean, first of all, there's a reason why there's a barrier around my house. You can't just barge into my backyard just because you're curious about the sealwork, Sakumo. I'm surprised that you were able to find it, though."

"Are you raising a pet?"

"W-what makes you say that?"

"Because if I didn't know any better," Sakumo says slowly. "I would have said that your backyard smells like Gamabunta, except he doesn't reek of fox." He doesn't miss how Minato's face pales.

"Ummm. My, uh, giant pet fox gets a little, um, out of hand. He likes to eat, uh, toads. And other things. Hence the barrier."

"Oh, okay. Well, I hope that isn't a weird metaphor for Kushina-san, because if it is, I don't think Kushina will be very pleased to be referred to as a pet," Sakumo tells him. Minato sputters. "She does smell similar. Her scent is a little different, though: more angry, less toad-y. And she's definitely not male. You haven't been talking to Orochimaru-sensei, have you?"

"W-w-what? Where did you get THAT idea, kid?"

"Good, because if you're trying to impress your girlfriend by imitating one of the Sannin," Sakumo continues, ignoring Minato's impression of a goldfish, "I suggest that you stop, because Orochimaru-sensei is a creep and he sucks at flirting. Plus, I don't think any girl would be pleased to get a toad-fox hybrid for her birthday." Sakumo pauses. "Actually, don't try to copy any of the Sannin. Kushina-san will punt you into a wall if you try any of Jiraiya's pick-up lines on her. Or if you punch her in the face like Tsunade-sama. Your girlfriend is terrifying, by the way."

"Wait, wait, slow down," Minato finally gasps, slowly but surely turning very, very red. Sakumo grins. "I am NOT dating Uzumaki Kushina. She is not my girlfriend. Nuh uh."

"Reeaaally?" Sakumo gives his partner a searching look.

"We're not d-dating," Minato stutters. "Uh. Ew. Gross."

...Minato is a horrible liar.

"Of course he's not," someone else says brightly. Kushina-san strolls in, popping her gum, and casually links arms with Minato. "Because we're married. Right, darling?" She gives Minato a peck on the cheek.

Well, that just explained everything.

"Dear, that's a state secret!" Minato hisses. His face is still lobster red. "And stop doing that. It defeats the whole purpose of keeping this a secret in the first place!"

"Whatevs, hun," Kushina returns, unruffled. She cracks her gum and blows a bubble.

"You could have just told me, you know," Sakumo says, rolling his eyes. "It was pretty obvious. Everyone knows that Kushina-san's got you whipped, anyway. Why bother keeping your marriage a secret?" He doesn't feel hurt at all that Minato chose not to tell him such an important secret.

...Fine. Maybe just a little. But only because he has a few bets about Minato and Kushina's relationship with Fugaku, Mikoto, Kagami and Dai and his money is on the line.

"Well, you know. This and that," Kushina says vaguely, waving her hand. "Young love, smelly old geezers getting in the way. The works."

"Sorry for not telling you, Sakumo," Minato says, looking apologetically at Sakumo.

"It's fine, senpai," Sakumo replies. "Just don't keep me in the dark for too long." He's about to make bank on this news. Fugaku and Kagami are so not going to be happy about this. Mikoto wouldn't be either, come to think of it. It was her fault for betting on something as ridiculous as the existence of a secret child between the two of them, anyway.

"Yep," Kushina chirps. "We're definitely not hiding any other S-ranked secrets. Nope."

Minato groans and facepalms.

"So." Kushina crosses her arms. "What's this about a hybrid creature?"

"Nothing, dear," Minato says hurriedly. Kushina ignores him.

"Senpai's planning to give you a toad-fox for your birthday, which, in my opinion, is a terrible idea," Sakumo informs Kushina. "So you'd better ask for something else. I think he's already made it, though."

Minato stammers something unintelligible.

Kushina slowly grins.

"No need. I think we're happy with the one we have," she says, and gives him a wink. She yanks on Minato's arm. "Come on, pretty boy. Naruto's going to wake up soon."

Minato groans. "Already?" he asks. "It's only 3 in the afternoon."

"Yeah, well, we're switching shifts. It's your turn now, hun. Make sure to stop by the store."

"WHAT? I literally just bought two dozen bottles of formula this morning. Where did it all go?"

"He also finished the last pack of instant ramen noodles. Well, not alone-I helped a little."

"...He's going to be a real monster when he grows up."

"I'll take most of the credit for that, since I was the one who carried him for nine months."

Sakumo just stares after the two of them with a sinking feeling in his stomach.

...He's not so sure about his winnings anymore.