Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto so that means that I'm not Masashi Kishimoto.

Chapter posted 05/22/2008.

Sorry for the late update, I was not satisfied with the chapter I was going to release last week. I deleted it and made a new one, much better. I was also trying diggest the manga latest chapters (399-400)

In this chapter you'll see that I'm using the anime universe as base universe instead of the manga.

Kushina's situation won't be solved in a few chapters. It will be one of the main plots of the story, I hope you'll love what I have reserved for everyone.

Thank you again for all the ideas.

When Minato opened his eyes he found Kushina lying in his bed, he smiled at her.

She smiled back.

For a brief moment they thought that they were again in their first days as newly married...

He would put away the lock of hair that was covering her eye.

She would giggle and poke his face.

Then he would bring her closer and kiss her.

Minato had to use all his willpower for not trying it and break the illusion, same happened to her.

Their thoughts were interrupted by Naruto's yawns waking up.

"Morning Dad. Did you have a good sleep?", asked Naruto.

"Yes, Son...", said smiling at Kushina, "... I never slept so well in eighteen years..."

Minato didn't lie. Although he was extremely sad for Kushina's situation, a part of him was happy to see her again, to know that she didn't hate him, to be able to communicate with her...

"NO!! I won't let things stay like this!", thought with resolution.

Minato created a demiclone who looked like a butler and headed at their son.

"Naruto, the butler will make your breakfast and your take away lunch, go with him to the kitchen, I'll join you in a few minutes...", said.

Naruto dressed in one of his orange jumpsuits and left the room accompanied by the butler.

"What are you going to make me for breakfast? And for lunch?", asked Naruto in their way.

"Whatever Naruto-sama wants", said the butler in a neutral tone.

Naruto smiled, finally he was going to have a pause in the healthy food diet that his father imposed. Why Dad can realize that a ramen based is good enough for the future Hokage?

Minato asked Kushina for follow him and took her to a room in the basement, Minato's library, the book collection and archives was able to compete with Konoha's library, it was the compilation of years of research and compilation about all sorts of knowledge by Minato's family.

"This room is soundproof, Kushi-chan, here I can talk with you without looking like a madman before Naruto", said to her.

"Understood", responded her with hand sign language.

"I'm going to bring you back... If I came back you won't be less, my love... There's a way... I'll find it", said with determination.

Kushina felt hope beign reborn... Minato will find a way... They will be family again...

She responded with a smile.

They looked hopefully at each other for a moment until Minato broke the moment.

"Kushina... Shall I tell Naruto about your situation?", asked in a serious tone.

"No... he... now... happy... if... he... know... about... me... he... sad...", responded her.

"But... There must be a lot of things that you should want to tell him...", said before being interrupted.

"I... wait... until... you... bring... me... back", said her.

"I understand... Kage bunshin no Jutsu", responded him.

He created a clone who proceed to do the same jutsu.

Fifteen more clones appeared.

"All right guys, you know what to do. Start the research now. If it's necessary create extra clones and go to Konoha's library to get extra info. If you feel tired use the soldier pills trick", ordered to the clones.

"HAI", responded them.

"Soldier... pills... trick?", asked Kushina.

"Yes, it was discovered yesterday by the clones I create all mornings for my own training. With a soldier pill you refill your chakra like you had a day of resting. They have the drawback that they can damge your body if you abuse them but one of my clones realized that it doesn't matter for clones. Now in combat I can spend a minimun quantity of chakra to create clones and next they can take pills for recharge themselves, then they will be using chakra expending jutsus while I keep my chakra", said Minato.

"It... genious", said her with stars in her eyes.

"Someone would have figured it out sooner or later...", said Minato with a slight blush.

Kushina giggled, happy for still being able to make him blush.

When she finished giggling she took a more serious face, gaining all Minato's attention.

"I... too... from... future...", said.

Minato's face was priceless.

"W-What!?"

For the next fifteen minutes she explained him that her future self was dragged with him in Madara's trap and that she merged with her past self.

Minato needed a seat after she finished.

"So, this is how the others felt after my story", thought.

He got up excited.

"Kushi-chan! Now we can use what you know for stop all the bad things from the future! I only knew what Naruto told me and what happened after my return", said happily.

He tried to hug her, but he passed throught her again.

They looked at each other sadly without telling anything.

"I-I must go u-upstairs with, it's getting late...", said him breaking the silence.

She nodded and followed him.

The main clone headed to the other ones, he wanted to give them a inspirational speech but he only could say a few words.

"We must find the way to have her back...", said.

"HAI!!", responded all.

He realized that they didn't any extra inspiration. Being everyone a part of Minato they had for her the same love as the original, they will work in the research until their end without rest.

As the main clone who had to receive the memories and substitute the clones, he regreted being resting instead of joining them.

They found Naruto having some cereals in not very happy, the sink was full of ramen bowls the butler was nowhere to be seen.

"Where is the butler? And why are you having cereals?", asked Minato, "I thought you would order him to make you ramen"

"I said him to make me ten bowls of all types of ramen but he used sugar instead of salt for most of them...", said, "I beat him for spoil my ramen until he dispelled. NOBODY MESS UP WITH MY RAMEN!", exclaimed in a vindicative tone.

"Well done Naru-chan! Ramen is sacred", thought Kushina in approval

"I forgot that the demiclone had my almost non existent cooking skills, in fact I only can prepare the recipe that Kushina taught me", thought Minato.

He noticed that there was a bowl of ramen in the table.

"Why you left this one?", asked.

"It's the only one he managed to cook well, Mom's recipe... I left it for you since I dispelled the one who was suppose to make our breakfast", said Naruto.

Naruto's words touched his parents.

"Why don't we share the bowl? I'm the one who created an incompetent servant", proposed Minato.

Naruto's mood changed.

"Really!? Can we do it all mornings? Can we?", said with stars in his eyes.

"Nope, this is an exception, if you want to be a healthy ninja and competent ninja you won't have ramen for breakfast", said Minato in his strict father mode.

"Awwh...", complained his son.

LATER AT THE ACADEMY

Minato landed in front of the entrance with Naruto grabbing him from behind. The other children looked at them with awe and envy.

Kushina arrived at the scene a few moments later, unlike Minato she couldn't fly, she only floated a few inches over the ground but she had the advantage of not passing through any obstacle so she could go to the Academy in a straight line.

She saw the envy faces of the other children and smiled.

"Yes, envy him, brats. His father is much better than that ungrateful bastards of yours", thought.

"A good day in school, Naruto", said Minato.

"Yes, Tousan", responded Naruto giving him a quick hug and heading to class.

Kushina was smiling at them but for a brief moment Minato saw a hint of envy in her eyes. He vowed again to revive her.

Minato headed to the mission brieffing zone to do more 'Flying Ninja Ride' assingments.

Luckily for him he didn't have to turn into the Wonder Poney again.

Unluckily for him this time he had to give a round trip to some rich ladies who saw his performance in the Coliseum and wanted to fly in the strong arms of the attractive ninja.

The fact was that most of the ladies were really beautiful. Another man would have enjoyed the job if he didn't have to feel the glares of his jealous ghost wife.

When he finished the jobs, the Hokage headed to him accompanied by Kurenai and a young girl.

"I have good news for you, Arashi. We will have this sort missions only two days each week...", said Sarutobi.

Minato and Kushina felt relieved. However the Hokage continued talking.

"A problem you can help to solve with your sealing had come up... Let me introduce you to Kurenai and her apprentice Yakumo..."

Arashi divided his attention between the tale of Yakumo's problem with her power and Kushina's information about it.

MEANWHILE, IN THE ACADEMY

Iruka got into class. After put in line the students and threat with class detention those who dared to ask him about his mark or love life he started a speech.

"As you know Mizuki-sensei won't be able to go here for a few days..."

Most students looked at Naruto, who was with his teeth showing smile and his hand behind his head. Iruka coughed and continued.

"... so it has been decided that some ninjas will go here in their spare time to give you classes"

Obviously this was followed by some murmurs until Iruka coughed again.

"I also want to introduce you to a new student..."

A extremely pale boy with an emotionless face got into the class, gaining the attention of many girls.

"He shouldn't be here. This must be one of Danzou's schemes. I should better keep an eye of him", thought Shino.

"Troublesome. History is changing again...", thought Shikamaru.

The pale boy headed to the other students with a smile.

"Good morning, my name is Sai"

OMAKE: SOME MIZUKI BASHING

The white haired teacher woke up wrapped with bandages in a hospital room.

"Damm you Kyuubi boy... Next time you won't catch me off guard", thought.

"AH, MY YOUTHFUL ROOM MATE IS AWAKE!", said a voice.

To his horror Mizuki realized that the he was put in the same room than Maito Gai, the loud and preposterous jonin that fought Arashi a week ago. He also noticed that the Green Beast was being attended by a very beautiful nurse with a nurse uniform which was two sizes smaller for her.

"Gai-sama, remember that we are in a hospital he, he...", said the beauty giggling.

"I'm sorry Nurse-chan, I was really glad to have a new room mate, I still don't know why the others ones askes to go to another room", said Gai.

"Perhaps to keep their sanity intact?", thought Mizuki.

"It's a pity that I will be discharged tomorrow, Mizuki-san", said Gai.

"Yes, a true pity. I will feel alone", said Mizuki relieved to not sharing a room with that freak.

"Don't worry, my friend, Arashi-san came earlier saying that he was going to assign you one of his beautiful nurses to attend your needs!", said Gai.

"One of his nurses?", asked Mizuki puzzled.

"Yes, he will summon a beautiful nurse with one his jutsus like he did with Nurse-chan", said pointing to the giggling woman.

The pervert side of Mizuki was doing a happy dance. That idiot Uzumaki was going to give him one of his slut while he is planning a way to destroy him and his demon child!

Ten minutes later Arashi got into the room.

"GLAD TO SEE YOU MY SECOND RIVAL, SOON I WILL BE ABLE TO FIGHT YOU AGAIN!", shouted Gai to the sweat dropping blonde.

"Gai-sama, remember where we are...", said the nurse.

"Sorry..."

"Good to see you Gai-san...", said Arashi before looking to Mizuki.

"I'm glad you survived Mizuki-san, it's really hard to find good teachers these days", said Arashi politely.

"Accidents happen...", said Mizuki with his fake smile, "... I'm really surprised to see how powerful Naruto has become"

"Yes, I'm really proud of him... but let's change subject. Because your wounds have been caused by my kid I will assign you a personal nurse to attend all your needs...", said Arashi with a smile under his mask while he did some hands signs.

A smoke explosion ocurred, Mizuki was literally drooling.

When the smoke cleared instead of a beautiful nurse like Gai had there was a hulking figure 2 meters (6 ft) tall with blond hair in two pig tails and arms like hams. The casual observer would have thought that it was a man dressed like a nurse.

"Let me introduce you to Helga, she is based in the ideal woman in many nations in the northern regions of the West Countries where I was those years", said Arashi smiling evilly under his mask.

"Ja, me Helga, me will be with you until you heal, herr Mizuki", said the 'woman'.

"She is really beautiful! You are lucky, Mizuki-san!", said Gai giving thumbs up.

Everyone sweat dropped minus who Mizuki was too shocked to anything.

"I'm glad you like her, Mizuki-san, now if you excuse me I have some business to attend... Good bye Gai", said Arashi leaving the room.

"Good bye my second rival!", said Gai before heading to Mizuki, "... You must excuse me Mizuki-san I will go to do some laps around while Nurse-chan make's sure that I don't overdo it. Luckily for you, you will have that beauty looking after you. Good bye!", said leaving the room with his nurse.

Mizuki tried to get up from the bed but he was stopped by the giant female.

"W-Wait don't let me alone with her", pleaded.

The 'woman' looked at him with a lusty face and spoke with not very feminine voice

"Ok, firrst we will starrt with massage, ja, then me will make you special dish for quick rrecoverry made with fat and fish. Then me will bath you, me be with you in bathtube for betterr job, ja. Afterr dinerr I go with you to bed so you won't get cold, then..."

I won't go with more details but next weeks were the worst ones in Mizuki's life.

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