Im not sure why i added the moonwalks out oh wellllll. anyway

I lied because Shikaku will not be the person, im going with Sayuri. And if you don't remember who that is that's fine because i mentioned her 's mom. Also I took down the poll again because im thinking of adding more options so whoopsie. Also on a more serious note: I have been told about my mispellings and the need to get a beta, I have asked, I could not find one. And while I know my mispellings are annoying I have gotten a heck of a lot of "It's UCHIHA not UCHIHIA" like, im sorry i added an extra i. And I'm not trying to be rude or obnoxious and I'm sorry if I sound rude, it's just that I don't have time to correct every mistake on this.

AND MORE IMPORTANT. I closed the poll (again) because I'm thinking that after I've written all potential romances. Obviously, Shibi Nagato and Nawaki will still be there, however I'll possibly have more, maybe an oc or maybe not. And possibility of female romances. Thoughts?

Sayuri was prone to worrying, she was aware of that. She had told herself many times that she was overreacting, that her son would be fine, that his missions were not dangerous.

But it didn't stop her from twisting her hair and waiting anxiously for her son to return.

Konoha was kind, but at the same time it was cruel. It treated her son well-because he was a prodigy, because it would be a waste to lose such a talented young child who was so clever and still so loyal. A perfect solider, a perfect weapon.

Sayuri and her late husband were never warriors, nor did they aspire to be. When they went to Konoha, the only thought was that it'd be a good place to flee from the war that was in process. When Noburu had died, their thought had only been for their young son to continue to live out life as a merchant. But Minato had aspired to be a ninja, and it had been a battle for him to get her to agree that he could go to the Academy.

Looking back, Sayuri wondered if she would make a different choice if she could.

On one hand, Minato genuinely loved it, and her son's happiness was important. He flourished, his quick reflexes and quicker wits letting him rise to the top. But he shone so much, Konoha took notice. There would be no desk job or medical assignment if you're a prodigy, just the field of battle. Sayuri wondered how the ninja clans managed to bear sending their children off by the dozen, knowing some would not return.

She wondered how the Uchiha kept churning out prodigies and in a blink sent them off to battle. And if they died, there was a new child armed and ready.

Honestly, Sayuri tried keeping an open mind about people, but the Uchiha clan was a very difficult group to try to understand.

Yes, they were powerful-one of the most powerful clans in Konoha. But they were arrogant. So incredibly arrogant. Belligerent and liable to snap at anything they considered insulting, and to make matters worse, they made up a huge percentage of the police force. In Sayuri's opinion, it was a recipe for disaster. Every single Uchiha she had seen was standoffish at best and downright arrogant at the worst.

She had almost figured that would keep Minato seperated from them, they didn't associate themselves with the children of merchants or anyone not of old blood.

And then Minato came home from the first day and told him that an Uchiha girl had not only activly seeked him out but had invited him for training Sayuri's first thought was it was just a dark haired kid or not of entirelly Uchiha blood. After learning that the child was indeed a full Uchiha, she was torn. She would never forbid her son from befriending anyone, but on the other side a association with the Uchiha could be dangerous. So she smiled slightly, pat his blond hair and listened as he rambled about some teacher who liked frogs. Or toads.

As her son grew taller and his time at the Academy ticked away, Sayuri mentally ran through the people that she knew to be in the academy, wondering which would be on a team with her son.

And he came back with the news that his teammates would be an Aburame boy and an Uchiha girl. The Uchiha girl that had reached out to him before.

Sayuri was shocked. Maybe the clan wouldn't care too much if a low ranking Uchiha girl befriended a civilian boy, but rising prodigy though he was, they would be dead set against putting an Uchiha on a team with a clanless child.

And with Minato mentioning she was a twin Sayuri knew her and her sister were far from low ranked in the Uchiha clan. And that meant that a girl with connections to the head of the Uchiha had befriended and was on a team with her son.

Sayuri wondered if the world was going insane, or if she was.

She had awkwardly told Minato to invite them for tea or something, but schedules were full and unable to be altered.

So almost four years (although she almost considered it one, as she did get that in Ame or Iwa it'd be unlikely to return for tea), and finally Minato told her they'd be coming over for lunch.

She had prepared a simple meal, setting Minato to cleaning the apartment and nervoursly readjusting the tea.

He had been baffled. "Mom, it's just my teammates." He said dryly, balancing two trays of steaming food on his hands.

"Teammates who are both connected to the heads of their respective clans. And one is an Uchiha."

Minato snorted. "Mom if she didn't have the weird hair and Sharingan you wouldn't be able to tell."

Sayuri was unamused.

A knock on the door interupted them and Sayuri quickly got up and walked towards the door.

Opening the door, she was surprised to see only one person, a (obviously Aburame) boy with covered face and googles.

"Namikaze-san, I am Shibi Aburame. I apologize Machiko will be a little bit late. She had a …bit of a conflict."

And Sayuri swore that although his face never changed, he seemed exasperated.

"Ah, that'll be fine. And it's just Sayuri Shibi-kun."

He politely bowed, stepping inside.

"Your place is very beautiful." He observed.

Minato popped his head in. "Hey Shibi. Where's Machiko?"
He frowned. "It does not matter. She will be here momentarily. Perhaps it's clan matters."

Minato sighed. "Wow."

"Do you want to wait for her or should we start?" Sayuri
Minato shrugged. "She'll be fine. She'll be able to eat less of your food-punishment for being late."

Sayuri smiled a bit despite herself. "I'm sure she has a good reason-"

Her sentence was interuppted by a loud rumble and a distant whoomp.

"What on-" She began, spinning at the sound of chickens squawking.

(These random explosions were far more frequent now, she didn't understand)

She paused at Minato rolling his eyes at Shibi.

"Really Shibi, clan matters? Did she tell you to say that."
"I figured it would be a more reliable excuse then-(another distant boom)that." Shibi finished, shrugging.

Sayuri stared, unable to comprehend the conversation they had just casually had.

"Your friend, the Uchiha girl is the one causing this? Why on earth-"

"Sometime's she's bored but most of the time she has a good reason." Minato said quickly.

Sayuri stood speechless.

"But I heard the yelling of the police so she'll probably be here soon." Shibi put in, sitting on the floor crosslegged and apparentally at ease in the situation.

Three swiff knocks echoed through the room, and Shibi inclined his head.

Sayuri's mind was now just a mess of incoherent screams and confusion, but she robotically walked to the door and pulled it open.

The first impression she got of Machiko Uchiha (not counting the screams) was wild and happy.

She wore a short but suprisingly spotless high collared shirt. Her outfit was clean and simple, but her hair was wild.

She had a slightly bashful slightly excited smile on her face, and when she spoke she bounced on her heels.

"I'm really sorry I'm late Namikaze-san! I had…to do something. But I brought these!"

With that she produced a large covered bag from behind her.

"They're brownies. Might be a bit shaken up…" She said bashfully, sending another blinding smile.

Brownies?

What even are brownies?

Sayuri recovered herself a bit.

"Oh, thank you so much, Machiko-chan. And just Sayuri. Please come in." She said, backing up a pace as Machiko quickly stepped in, removing her shoes.

"Hey, Machiko." Minato said, appearing in the doorframe in front of Shibi. "Clan buisness?" He grinned a little bit as he said it, and Sayuri expected them to smile knowingly at each other. Ninja loved sarcasm and double meanings.
She looked baffled. "What? No, I was pranking this dude-councilman? Maybe, either way I wasn't on clan buisness." She explained simply. "It was pretty fun. Involved a lot of ducks, a bunch of water, some string and a trout. I'd explain but if I don't they can't trace me. Probably he needs to take a couple days off."

Minato smacked his head. "Why exactly?"

"He was mean to Kushina." She said simply. "Called her a demon."

He lifted his head. "A couple days?"
She rolled her eyes. "Just because you get super protective of your gi-ow Minato christ."

He frowned at her as her leaned back against the frame of the door.

"You will not finish that sentence."

She turned to Sayuri.

"Minato's just embarressed that-ow, using your jutsu isn't fair Minato!"

"Let's just eat." Sayuri intergected, a small inkling forming in her head at her son being so flustured and the laughing Uchiha (which is probably an oxymoron but whatever)

"Itadakimasu" said Minato

"Itadakimasu" said Shibi

"Itadakimasu" echoed Sayuri

"Itadakimasu, also Kushina is Minato's girlfriend."
"Son of a-"

"Minato no swearing."

Minato was soft spoken-he never raised his voice, he disliked conflict, but if needed, he was calculated and precise. He was also very nice- he was always polite, always ready with a good word. Sayuri knew he had taken the moniker "Yellow Flash." It was a testament to his mastering of the Flying Thunder God Jutsu, which Sayuri understood was something last mastered by the second Hokage. So she had assumed that his teammates would be the same.

Well Shibi was, so she got it half right.

Honestly Sayuri liked this girl. She wasn't egotistical, she was loyal to friends, and she had finally told Sayuri who Kushina was.

She would tease her son about this until the day she died.

Wow Minato's mom is really pretty

she has very blond hair

she looks a lot like him

And I can tell she will use Kushina's fabulousness against minato

he's gonna be pissed

#worth it

K so there you have it. And also, I was also thinking of doing the cliche three: the hot spring, the festival and the beach. Obviously not the normal cliche. Thoughts?