Minato all but hugged the life out of his youngest sons when he got home. Naruto and Gaara didn't know why, but they hugged their father tightly, "I'm so glad you two are alright," Minato looked at them, "Without hurting yourselves, I need you to tell me if you remember anyone who could be the mole."

Gaara and Naruto looked at each other, "There was…this one guy in the first part of the Exam," Naruto stated, "He…just sent us a bad vibe."

"Gut feelings are a good start," Minato stated, "What was off about him?"

"He…was overly friendly with us," Gaara stated, "We've never met or seen him before and he was wearing a Konoha protector. You'd think we see him at least once. He's about a year older than Nee-chan and we were almost always in your office. So we should've seen him when he came for missions."

Minato's eyes glazed over in thought, "And…his name?" he asked.

"Yakushi Kabuto," Naruto and Gaara said in unison.

Minato nodded, "I'll have Ibiki look into him more in depth," he stated, "And you two remember nothing of what Orochimaru did to you?"

Naruto and Gaara shook their heads. Minato sighed, "That's okay," he said, "I'm just glad you two, Neji, and Hinata are safe and unhurt."

Naruto and Gaara smiled softly. Minato hugged them again quickly, "Now, no more giving your mother scares like this," Minato stated, "We don't want to lose your little sister before we meet her."

"Hai," Naruto and Gaara smiled.

Minato went to go to the kitchen, "Tou-chan," Minato looked at his sons when they called to him in unison, "We just…we love you."

Minato blinked in confusion before smiling, "I love you two, too," he smiled, "Ramen and Tsukuyomi sound good?"

Naruto grinned like the fox he held and Gaara's eyes flashed with excitement. Minato smiled and walked into the kitchen. It was an odd feeling, but the two jinchuurikis felt like they suddenly had their father die and then brought back to life. Their mother too. It was…scary. Were they under a Genjutsu and they just don't remember what it was? Or was it something totally different? Naruto and Gaara looked at each other and came to the same decision. They would protect those they cared about. Even if it killed them.

Hizashi almost fell onto his back when his son and niece suddenly charged at him in a hug, "Whoa," he said, "What's this for?"

"I have absolutely no idea," Neji stated pulling away, "It's like…I don't know. I felt like you died or something."

Hinata nodded in agreement, "That must've been one hell of a Genjutsu Orochimaru put you kids under," Hiashi stated, "Everything's okay, now come sit down and eat dinner."

Neji and Hinata did so. The meal was silent for a while, "Otou-san," Hiashi looked at his oldest, "You know how you're always saying that you try to picture what Konoha would be like without Minato-sama as Hokage?"

"Yes," Hiashi said slowly then went wide eyed slightly, "Is that what the Genjutsu was?"

"We can't remember," Neji said, "It hurts when we try, but…it certainly feels like we've been somewhere where Minato-sama was not Hokage. It was…terrifying."

"And…I was dead?" Hizashi asked.

"We think so," Hinata said softly, "Fuuki-chan…also wasn't there."

Fuuki blinked, "Okay, whatever Genjutsu you were under, it wasn't real, kay?" Fuuki stated dismissively, "We're all here and we're all fine. Now eat and quit trying to remember whatever the heck it was."

Neji and Hinata smiled, "Hai," they said.

The rest of dinner was relatively calm.

Gaara sighed the next morning. His mother needed pickles again. He was informed with Naruto that the Exams were put on hold until the mole could be found and distained. Gaara suddenly felt himself be run into, "I'm sorry!" Gaara shook his head quickly and looked at the girl about his age on the ground, "I…I got lost and wasn't looking where I was going-"

"Are you okay?" Gaara held his hand out to her then noticed her protector, "You're in the Chuunin Exams?"

The girl looked up and went wide eyed slightly, "H-hai," she sand and took the offered hand, "I-I'm Matsuri, from Suna."

Gaara smiled slightly, "Namikaze Gaara," he stated, "Were you looking for your way back to the Academy?"

"Um…yes," Matsuri blushed lightly, "You're…Kazekage-sama's son…right?"

"Biologically," Gaara stated, "But I'm truly Hokage-sama's son."

"O-of course!" Matsuri stuttered, "I just mean…um…you…look a lot like, Kazekage-sama."

Gaara blinked, "I…have never seen him so I'll take your word for it," he stated, "I have to get going. My pregnant mother is out of pickles again. If you continue straight you'll start to see the Hokage Tower. The Academy is right below it."

Matsuri smiled and bowed slightly, "Arigato," she said, "Um…do you need help? It only seems fair since I ran into you."

Gaara looked at Matsuri before shrugging, "Sure," he said, "More arms means more pickles I can get Kaa-chan."

Matsuri smiled and followed Gaara. They chatted about random things. Their family. Their teams. Their friends. Gaara's new little sister. Lots of topics came up, "Gaara?" Gaara turned with jars of pickles in his arms, along with Matsuri, "Who's this?"

"Fuuki," Gaara smiled, "This is Matsuri from Suna. She got lost and offered to help carry pickles for Kaa-chan."

Fuuki's hand twitched slightly, "Oh," Fuuki said, "You know you could've asked one of us, right?"

"I…kinda ran into him," Matsuri said blushing.

Fuuki's entire arm twitched this time, "Ah…" she said, "Well, when you're done taking care of your hormonal mother, Hokage-sama wanted to see you and your siblings."

Fuuki left before Gaara could blink. Gaara rolled his eyes, "Speaking of hormones…" he muttered, "Come on, we better get these to Kaa-chan and get where we need to be."

Matsuri nodded and hurried after Gaara.

Gaara walked into his father's office, "Sorry, Kaa-chan was out of pickles," he said while closing the door.

"It's fine," Minato stated, "I just have news. The moles have been found. It was Kabuto and his team, however, they escaped before any more information other than that could be found. Even though Orochimaru has yet to be found, I cannot keep the Exams on hold any longer. Because Orochimaru probably knows how the Exams were going to go, major reconstructions will have to be made. Temari, you and your team will help with this," his daughter nodded, "Kankurou, you and your team are on watch duty. We have reason to believe there's still one more team who works for Orochimaru, but we don't know who," Kankurou nodded, "Gaara, Naruto. I'm sure I don't have to tell you this, but Sasuke and Fuuki don't leave your sight for a second. If they have to go to the bathroom you-or Hitomi in your case Gaara-are to be with them," the two brothers nodded, "That's all I'm going to tell you two. You are part of the Exams and it would be unfair and look like I'm playing favorites."

"Hai," Naruto and Gaara said in understanding.

"Good," Minato stated, "Inform your teams and all other contestants."

Naruto and Gaara nodded and left. Minato looked at his oldests, "Before you do as I told you," he stated, "Jiraiya-sensei gave me some news before he started his search for Orochimaru in Konoha," Temari and Kankurou were at full attention; they had a pretty good idea on what this was about, "Akatsuki is starting to make their moves," Minato stated, "Temari, before you go to remake a few things for the Exams, I want you to inform Haku-kun and ask him to keep an eye on Naruto and Gaara. Black cloaks with red clouds. Any sign of them and he is to inform either ANBU or me, whichever he can get to quicker. I don't want him attacking. Right now, I want him to stay as hidden as possible. The Mist may be against Kekkei Genkai, but that doesn't mean they won't start a war over him. We are trusting that Mei-san kept her promise and that Kiri believes Haku to be dead and with the possibility of Uchiha Madara controlling the Yondaime Mizukage…we can't be too careful."

Temari nodded, "I will make sure he understands your concerns and his job," she stated.

"Good," Minato stated, "You're dismissed."

Temari and Kankurou left. Minato closed his eyes briefly and let out a slow, calming breath. Sometimes he misses the beginning of his Hokage career where the only trouble he had was paperwork. Right now, he'd take those eight stacks of paperwork over all this trouble. The Exams would begin in the morning, so he was going to be up all night approving and disapproving the new parts of the Exams, but it had to be done. …He was going to need a bunch of coffee….

A/N Might be going a little fast, but oh well. I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. I own nothing except my OCs! Please leave a review and thank you for reading!