It's been two weeks since Naruto was made Chūnin and was put on Team Kakashi for leadership experience to be promoted to Jōnin. Arashi was put on Team Kurenai, Sasuke was put on team Asuma and Shiden was put on Team Guy and that's who Naruto pities. Naruto was told this in the meeting with Minato in the compound. He also knows why Minato put Naruto on team Kakashi to help lead them because team Kakashi is a four-man squad and both his sisters are on that team. They did Find the Lost Pet Tora who what Naruto calls the cat the Demon of Doom, they also did many D-Rank Missions until Sasuke Uchiha put up a fit with the fangirl Sakura Haruno followed.

Minato eventually had enough of the Uchiha and Haruno, so he assigns a C-rank mission to them to escort a bridge-builder back to his village. On that mission they fought assassins who were after the bridge builder Tazuna. They later learned that the mission was an A-rank and Kakashi gave the team a choice about rather they want to return to Konoha or keep doing the mission. The Uchiha refused to back down and so they went on with the mission. On the mission, both Naruto and Kakashi fought Zabusa and Naruto found out that he's using a fifteen-year-old girl who's a fairy of ice named Haku as a puppet.

When they reach the Land of Waves, the met Tazuna's daughter Tsunami and grandson Inari. They were told what's been happening in Waves and why the people are so afraid. Naruko yelled out that she will help stop them and free them of Gato once and for all. Inari who was eavesdropping called Naruko a moron and said that they were all going to die just like someone did. Inari then yells at them some more, but Naruto tuned him out.

Naruto watches at Inari ran way, afterward, he gave both of his sisters a disappointed stare and then got up to find Inari. He found Inari by the river, even though he can't swim. Naruto sat by him in silence, but when he could feel Haku near them; he started speaking. He told them about his life, about how he was found by his adoptive father in a fire and was taken in by him and his wife, even when they already had twins of their own. He told them about after his younger sisters were born, his parents focus on his sisters and forgot that they had three more children that needed them.

He told them that he had to train himself and yes some people wanted to use him as a puppet and there was one who did. Naruto trusted so much that Naruto never thought would use him as a puppet, but when Naruto did find out he was afraid as Naruto wasn't as nearly as strong as that person and so wasn't able to free himself. Inari asks him, how he was able to get free of that man and Naruto smiled and told both Inari and Haku that he just needed to trust someone else to help him. After that, Naruto felt Haku leave and then Naruto stood up and took Inari home as Inari thought about what he just said. Once at the house, Naruto helped Inari to bed and before Naruto left, Inari told him that he trusted him.

Naruto just stayed silent and went to the room that he's sharing with Kakashi and Uchiha. In the morning, Naruto found that the team has gone and then told Tsunami that he was going out, but he will come back. When he did come back, both Tsunami and Inari were being attacked by bandits. It's didn't take much for Naruto to knock the bandit's unconscious.

He asks Tsunami about her father's whereabouts, she revealed that he had gone to the bridge. Naruto didn't even bother to get Kakashi and others, he just went to the bridge as he felt something was going to happen. It's turned out that Haku had betrayed Zabusa and that who Haku was fighting, but that was before Gato and his men arrived. Naruto just watches unamused as Haku tried to fight Zabusa who was too strong for her; clearly, she didn't listen to him at all. When Naruto had enough, he pulled out his sword and took swung it with his power.

The blast of his sword knocked all off their feet, he looked at Haku and told her to keep an eye on Tazuna. Naruto smiled as Zabusa fought him one on one, well that was before Kakashi decided to show up and butt into their fight. Out of the corner of his he had seen Haruno and Uchiha tried to attack Haku, but Naruto used the Teleportation Jutsu to land behind them and knocked them both out.

"Naruto, come in Naruto"

Naruto was snapped out of his thoughts by his brother's voice, which sounded annoyed. When Naruto could see his face clearly, Arashi did indeed look annoyed and Naruto smiled at his brother.

"Arashi, I guess I got lost in my memories again." Naruto apologizes

"Why are you apologizing, when you know you will just do it again? Anyway, Queen Koyuki had contacted the Hokage and had asked for you to go to the Land of Spring to meet two groups." Arashi said

Naruto blinked, the Queen of their planet and who was simply known as the movie actress Yukie Fujikaze. Naruto, Haku, and Arashi had met her when they were sent on a mission together; while their teams that they were assigned to were on other missions. The Queen's land was being controlled by her paternal uncle who had killed his brother the Queen's father. The uncle also had the Queen's adoptive daughter hostages. So, Naruto, Haku, and Arashi were sent to protect the once known as Yukie Fujikaze.

It's was later in the mission, almost near the end that both brothers found out that the princess was Arashi's ran away sister Tsuyu Namikaze. Now known as Princess Tsuyu of the Planet Elem. When they had finally finished the mission, rescues Tsuyu, found out that Yukie was the Queen who can't have any children of her own, the Land of Snow became the Land of Spring. Tsuyu had asked them that they don't tell the Hokage about being the Princess. They agreed and Haku wanted to stay with them in the Land of Spring.

"Naruto you did it again"

Naruto smiled at Arashi and just walked toward the Hokage's tower to tell the Hokage that they're leaving. Luckily, he always carries his sword and weapons, everywhere-well when he's out walking as mission after mission Uchiha had tried to steal his sword. When they were inside the Hokage's office, they told Minato that they were leaving and that they will be back once this mission or whatever is over with. Afterward, both Naruto and Arashi who will go with him leaves the office and walked down toward the exit of the tower. Once out of the tower, they walked toward the gate of the village and saw both Sasuke Sarutobi and Shiden Senju.

Meanwhile back at the Hokage Tower; Minato watches as his two sons leave with their friends with sad and regretful eyes. Minato knows that what he did all those years by focusing on his youngest daughters was wrong. It's had cost him the love of his two sons, and it had cost him his oldest daughter who he doesn't even know if she's still alive or dead. That pains him the most, but what pains him, even more, is losing his favorite-yes, he will admit that he plays favorites. Every day he watches as he's losing his favorite son Naruto day by day, little by little.

He can still remember the day, when he found Naruto that December 10. It was just a regular day except for the fact that Kushina was at their house caring for two sixteenth-month old babies.

Flashback

Eighteen-year-old Minato Namikaze was just finishing a mission with Shikaku Nara, Inoichi Yamanaka, and Chōza Akimichi. Their mission involves protecting a princess, which they managed to save her and her kingdom. Now they're on their way back to their village of Konohagakure when Minato spotted a building on fire. He can hear cries of a baby, he ran into that building without a second thought. He searched everywhere for the source of those cries.

He refused to give up until he can find the baby, but it was getting too hot for him and if he stays, he will get burned. That's when he notices that the flames were heading in one direction, so he followed them. When reached the end of the flames, he saw a crying baby being protected by something from the flames. Somehow, he was able to walk toward the child by being protected by the same thing that's was protecting the child. He picks the child up and just holds him in his arms.

The child stopped crying and just stared at him, then gave him a happy smile. Minato carried him out of the building and back to the village. Once at the village, he and Kushina adopted him as their son; their unique baby boy.

End of Flashback

When October 10 came and this made in the mask, took Kushina and ripped the Nine-Tails out of her. He was able to save his children, his Naruto and was willing to sacrifice himself to save his family. But Hiruzen took his places and sealed the Nine-Tails into halves, one half the yin half into Ashina and the yang half into Naruko. He focuses on Naruko and Ashina to teach them to control the two halves of the Nine-Tails to protect them, Tsuyu, Arashi and most of all his beloved unique boy Naruto. All he wanted was to protect Naruto as every since he found Naruto, he knew if any other villages find out about Naruto's power; they would try to kidnap him.