I do not own Naruto
Okay folks I am still here and I am okay. I forgot to put on previous why it took so long for it was I got sick. A cold that was borderline flu I guess as it was just gross when I sneezed so lets leave it at that.
I've decided to do a little rearranging in something so this chappy might be a little shorter then the last
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2 weeks before Naruto's return
It has been 2 months since the meeting and well Minato finds himself thankful to the two girls who were his son's friends. When Tsunade had come to him after the meeting he understood what she had done and not only that, he had enjoyed when she put certain ones in their place. Namely the so called advisers to the council, who were every a thorn in his side as they are in hers.
So unless he or Tsunade said so, Sakura and Ino were to monitor his visitors and if they tried to get past them, ANBU was to escort them out. Two always on duty by his door, the man over the last couple of months had been able to focus on getting back on his feet literally. Iruka aiding him when the girls were busy with others, Minato had slowly but surely started gaining strength in his body,
First thing first, although still thin, the blonde had been gaining weight steadily. His food being increased over time, he had been able to eat a regular meal now without throwing up half of it for the last two weeks. Able to move around a little bit with a cane, his legs were still weak but he was more or less doing things on his own. Iruka still helping when he can, the man knows to let him do things and stretch his endurance. Hence the teacher waits til everything is about to give out before he comes to his aide as he visits.
Life was getting better, and according to Tsunade, his son should be coming with the next couple of weeks. And because of that fact her found himself getting more nervous as he remembers that question he asked a while ago.
Iruka honestly had no idea if Naruto would want him in his life. Now going on 16, his boy had grown up without him. His son technically no longer really needs him, and that makes him depressed. Sure he got to hear about some of it from Iruka, but it was some of the more important things he thinks about when you have a child.
He was not able to hear his first word, watch his first step, see him go to school, make friends….none of that he was able to do. And well, he had to admit to himself it was one of the reasons why he was so angry at his mentor and Kushina's so-called friend. They should have had something to share. Some pictures, some stories, something to make him feel like his son was loved.
But they had nothing because neither one was there. So although he can not yell at Jiriaya at the moment, for he was out of the village. There was one person he could and did yell at was his wife's so-called best friend.
3 weeks ago….
Having been able to talk more and more thanks to Sakura, the former Hokage found himself chatting with not just her, but Iruka as well. Ino off on a mission with her team, the two had come to keep him company during his therapy. Having just finished it not to long ago, he was relaxing in a chair that was comfortable despite the wheels.
Laughing at something Sakura had said about a prank pulled in school, that his son had done. He and the other two look up as they hear an ahem. All three looking towards the door, Minato's eyes narrow as he recognizes the figure. Although older and a little more feral now, there was no mistaking Tsume Inuzuka. The clan head of the Ninken shinobi was standing there wanting to chat with him to reminiscence more then likely. And to Minato, she wasn't going to get off the hook for what she had done, and lack of what she should have.
"Sakura, Iruka, could you leave us alone for a bit." He said quietly. Not able to really yell as it would hurt to much at the moment. The older man gave a tilt of his head with a smile attached to it. Both leaving in understanding as both had to go for a bit anyway, Iruka having to go to do some office work, and Sakura needing to go and check on other patients.
Knowing full well that the pinkette will be well within reaching distance, he nodded his head to allow the woman in. A smile on her face as she entered the room it soon evaporated as he spoke up. Albeit hoarse and hard, it was loud and clear as his eyes sparked with rage.
"Why the hell are you here?"
Confusion evident on her face, before she could say anything in response, the blonde glares at her as he interrupts. The look on his features making her think that maybe he wasn't ready for old friends. Hence his following words made her stop in her tracks. "Wait before you say anything, did you trust me? Did you trust Kushina?"
A growl from her features, her eyes focused one him, she nods her head in response to his question. Her dog beside her, he whines as he knows whats coming. Despite being old and worse for wear, he can sense the growing hate from the one in the chair. And it scares him….for the first time in so long, the old dog wants to run away.
"Then where the hell were you in his life?" Minato said quietly, "If you trusted us then you trusted our skill, if you trusted us why the fuck did you try to KILL HIM!"
Flaring his chakra, the woman found herself resisting the urge to back down. Immensely strong against her Tsume just looked at him. Showing no fear, "Because he killed you, he killed Kushina! He deserved to die!"
Anger in his eyes, he responds with a deadly calm as he responds. "Really Tsume? Were you there when we 'died'?"
"Of course not, me and mine were to busy fighting to keep it away from Konoha!"
"If that's the case, how did you know?" Minato stated with an emotionless voice as he looks at her. Cold and uncaring, he asks her again, "How did you know? As far as I am concerned and I was there, it was just me, Kushina, and our son. I didn't see you around, so once again how do you know?"
Unable to respond, Tsume just looks at him as she tries to form words. Kuromaru whining, as he knows she will never come up with the answer. Minato just looking at her as he waits he begins to speak up again, "I will tell you right now Tsume," the blonde man said icily, "You were not there. So how could a baby just born kill us. And if you said the Kyuubi made him do it. Then you did not trust us. You did not trust me or Kushina or our skills. We both knew that seal! We both made sure to have it on hand in case something happened!" He replied angrily. "We both know since she was the Jinchuuriki something could happen. We had it as a fail safe in case something did and you damn well know it!"
Rising from his chair to his full height, despite the weakness he makes a step towards her. "So if you trusted us, when we made you his godmother, why the hell did you triy to kill him instead of take care of him like we WISHED!"
Beginning to realize she did something horrible, his words making sense despite what she wants to believe. She feels every bit of hate and rage as Minato continues on. "You were Kushina's best friend! We trusted you to be there if something happened to us! We trusted you to raise him, hell we hoped you would be there to balance out Jiriaya who is his godfather!" He stated as came even closer. His blue eyes flashing like an oncoming storm, he keeps on his anger no where near stopping. "And don't you dare drag Jiriaya into this for his lack of being there. I have something to say to him as well Tsume, when I see him again. But you failed us both! You failed mine and Kushina's trust in you in taking care of Naruto as much as he did!"
Walking back to his chair he sits down and turns his back to her. Not even sparing her a glance or even trying to listen to her protests, he says three words. "Now get out."
Now...
Having not seen her since then, his therapy sessions have kept him busy as he worked hard to get his strength and voice back. Of course after that day Sakura made his life hell for he put himself back days in getting his voice fully back. The punishment….shuddering at the thought as he can now understand why his son was scared of her at times. (according to Iruka much to amusement) But she was a good person who meant well and he was glad that not only his son, but himself could count her as a friend.
Hell she reminded him of Kushina who was very much like her, except his wife was a little more bloodthirsty thanks to the Fox probably. Musing on some of his past adventures with his wife, Minato found himself smiling at the memory of when he first met her when they were kids. She had been a little girl with a lot of issues. Being a refugee from Whirlpool had never set well with his wife and she let it run her life for a long time.
Constantly reminded of it had gotten her nearly gotten her thrown out as part of the shinobi forces several times. It wasn't until that time when he rescued her that things started to change. Her reaction was one of surprise. that he had come for her. And so when they had returned, he doesn't know what happened, but she started to want to hang out together more.
They did and over time, well over time the connected more then just friends and they were happily married a few years later.
Him and the Jinchurriki for the 9-tailed fox, some of the shinobi and civilian alike were not to thrilled at first. But as they got to know Kushina, they slowly and surely began to change. The civilians started liking her warmth and honesty. She even made them smile with her antics. She changed their hearts from derision of who she was, to being proud to know here as his wife.
Still though it was the typical status of course being a vessel for one of the 9 did have its drawbacks, one that he had sincerely believed would not befall his son. The alienation, the maltreatment, the attempts for destruction, and that was just to start with. Having read what was being done to Naruto courtesy of Tsunade, he had to refrain from putting a Rasengan through the wall.
It was one of the main reasons why he may never take being Hokage again. Why should he care about people who would treat a child, nevertheless a Jinchurriki one like that? But yet the desire was still there, despite what they did to his son, he wanted to protect them. To paraphrase the Nara… It was troublesome.
Leaning back in his bed, Minato found himself thinking of other things as well. His house, his banking...so much he wonders if it is left. Considering the attack was going on 16 years ago, could his and Kushina's things have survived? Could anything survive that will help Naruto get to know him and her?
Sighing as he has a lot to think about, Minato is distracted as Ino comes in bearing his dinner. The young Yamanaka heir chatting with him about the latest going on in the village, he laughs as she tells him the latest on her teammate Shikamaru and a kuniochi named Temari from Suna.
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Somewhere in Land of Waves
Not knowing what awaits him and his student in Konoha, Jiriaya finds himself thinking about the teen's father. Minato would be proud of how his son had grown. Even now he watches as the blonde stands on one hand on the water. His normally bright blue eyes closed, the Toad Sage had him right now trying to focus on his chakra so that his weight lies on one finger that connects him.
True he has done much in training him, but he still needed refinement. His control being an issue, he always had the blonde do a handstand on water. If he could manage to stay and slowly take one hand away and then down to one finger, his control would be absolute.
So far he has managed three fingers on the water without falling in it, or it exploding on him. The first few times that happened it was funny, it is why even now he wears only a pair of shorts as to reduce the need to dry himself.
Thinking on some of the other things, he has taught the blonde he could not help but smile. Naruto was eager to learn all he could. Better a visual than listening learner, he demonstrated a taijutsu that he could work on. With his abilities to use clones, this particular style would work well for him, as it would allow for him to literally be in more then one area to take on an enemy.
Now after the last couple of years his taijutsu has definitely increased for the better, and then Jiriaya had to work on his strategy and stealth, Despite the bright orange he constantly wore as a child, this time though for him to take on Akatsuki, he had to learn to be more subtle and less loud for lack of a better term. (Despite the fact he eluded ANBU constantly in it, which he has yet to figure out how he did it)
It had taken him a long time working with his clones to get him to learn strategy. He would gather several and leave the original alone. Taking one clone at a time and explaining what he wants that one to do, he repeats the same to others. Setting them all upon his student, the man found that the side effect of the shadow clones came into play.
Naruto knew the plan as he fought each one! He even asked him how he knows what the clones were told to do. This had made him not happy with things concerning Naruto in Konoha.
He was honestly not surprised the blonde never knew about it, it was another thing against Kakashi that the Sage wanted to deal with. Naruto's use of it could have advanced him far ahead of the brightest of his generation, far ahead of the Uchiha that the village seemed to value. But they were so focused on that brat who ran off to his former teammate, they ignored the blonde. The boy that could surpass even his father, with his determination and desire to change and be seen for who he was and not how the villagers saw him as.
Which was another thing he ironically found funny at the idiocy of those who claim to be geniuses. The fact that the boy had the same blonde hair, and looked exactly like his father, the village still did not acknowledge him as who he was. Naruto was the son of their hero, the one who saved them from the Fox and they treated the boy like shit.
Shaking his head, Jiriaya found himself chuckling as once again the blonde takes a header into the water.
"DAMN IT!" The blonde screamed as he came up. Rubbing his eyes as he came up drenched, (And if the Hyuuga Princess was there, there would be drool), they would have seen the blonde, tanned and extremely fit. His height now about a foot and a half taller, Naruto was almost 6 ft even. Considering his age, Jiriaya figured when he was fully grown he would be at least 6-6'3. Water going down his abs and lower, his godson was indeed turning into someone that would inspire many of his books, like his father did.
Of course though if he dared even think of it, Tsunade would make him wish he had never been born. Just the thought of where she could hit him scared him to death. Little Jiriaya might never recover…. (Author's Note...yes I went there)
"What happened this time brat?"
"Lost my focus." He replied sheepishly. "Need ramen."
Rolling his eyes, the man reached out and smacked the teenager upside the head. A yelp of surprise, he and his student start bickering with one another. Discussing once again on how ramen was the worst food he could eat, the old man still allowed the blonde to have it. On the condition that he would eat some vegetables with it. Even if it was some daikon and bok choy which he had on hand.
Both vegetables, he watched as Naruto reluctantly took some to eat with his ramen. Mixing it up, the blonde began to eat under his watchful eye. Jiriaya knows if he was to blink or look away the teen will spit it out first chance he gets. It was a habit that he had picked up from Kakashi who would do the same just to eat.
Being one of the few who has seen his face when he was a boy, the man had well influenced albeit the worst habits of his onto his former student. Naruto had of course inherited the man's eating abilities. Especially when he doesn't want to be seen doing it.
Watching and not even blinking as he watches the blonde teen eat. He sees everything going down. Naruto's face reluctant when it comes to the bites of vegetables, he had to swallow them and then show him. It is how the boy grew as he did. Jiriaya was watching him like a hawk as he ate. Couldn't get away from it no matter how much he tried.
When he was done though, Jiriaya ruffled him on the head as he grinned, "All right Naruto summon one of the toads. It is time you worked on your present from the Crescent Moon King."
Grinning, the blonde runs to his pack, holding on to his new found toy, he was already through the motions to bring out his sparring partner, Gamakichi. The orange frog having grown as well during this time, he now was around his knee in height. Still though as he appeared, the frog lit up and grabbed onto the sword at his side.
"Hey pal! You ready?"
Naruto gave him a big grin as he pulled out his weapon. "You better believe it!"
Watching as the battle begins under his watchful eye, Jiriaya smiled as the two went on and began their fight,
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Okay not as good as I would like, it seems to be missing something….meh I will figure it out later and add to it or revamp. Who knows. I will see it and fix it when I do, Oh by the way, in case you are wondering…. Naruto's weapon is soooo not a sword.