Naruto's POV.

Racing through the village, I can't help but feel the growl inside of my head intensify.

Villagers move out of my way as if I'm some kind of disease, children throw rocks at me, shopkeepers spit and curse as I pass.

Why was I even born?

If I'm such a monster, then why even bother bringing me into this world, why even bother letting me live? I'm a nobody, a nuisance, a demon. I don't even deserve to be a live.

I deserve nothing, monster's don't deserve anything.

Turning in my path, I rush towards the woods not really sure where I'm even going. The woody smell fills my nostrils, and I look up and gaze starry eyed at the beautiful scene unfolding before me. The sun is setting, and the colors of the sky are a beautiful red, tinted with the softest purple I've ever seen.

Ever since I was little, I always found the woods to be a place I'd go too if I was frustrated.

The rustling of leaves always calm me down, and the beautiful melody of the flowing stream washes me over with peace, harmony. I just feel alone, and sometimes being alone is exactly what I need.

Just to get away from all the hustle and bustle of the village.

And just as soon as the foresty nature begins to sooth my erupted thoughts, a speckle of rain drops on my nose.

The further I run into the arms of the woodland, the harder the rain comes down.

And soon enough the first crackle of thunder is heard.

I jolt about ten feet into the air, and panic washes over me.

Forcing my self to keep running, I pray it ends soon. My shirt becomes soggy, my hair matted, and the dirt beneath my feet turns to mud. It splashes, all over my clothes, but honestly I could care less.

Tripping over a fairly large rock, I fall and scrape my knee.

Wincing at the sudden pain, I look down and watch as crimson threads pour down my kneecap and spill onto the rocky dirt ground. The droplets of rain-wash away the blood, making it pour in all different directions.

And I look up, to see if the rain is anywhere close to stopping, when suddenly I don't see the woods anymore, everything just turns black.

Something in my mind flickers, as if a spark of light just illuminated my mind.

A memory flashes.

I'm out cold.

"Naruto?"

A man, with shining blonde locks looks behind his shoulder to see that a little baby boy had stumbled and fallen onto the rocky path.

The boy appears to be of five years of age, fairly young.

Eyes widening, the man races over and bends down.

The small hint of panic in his eyes is glistening.

"How many times do I have to tell you to be careful?" He scolds, his tone slightly irritated. "You're going to make me late for my meeting…again."

The boy says nothing, but lets the tears from his swollen eyes fall onto the man's rough hands as he tries to bandage the wound.

"It…hurts." The small blonde hiccups, sniffling up the remains of his tears.

"I've noticed." The Fourth responds.

He ties a tight knot on the bandage around the boy's knee and sighs.

"Are you okay to walk any further?" He asks the injured boy.

The boy lifts his arms up, in a gesture that implies he wants to get picked up.

The man gently picks up the boy, and rests him against his chest.

They walk the rest of the road in silence, but a small mutter is heard just before the boy is lulled to sleep.

"Thank you, daddy."

Minato's POV. (15 minutes before Naruto passes out)

Hopping from rooftop to rooftop, I survey the village searching for a blonde boy.

My mind is racing, not letting me for one moment stand quietly and think.

All of the worst-case scenarios flash through my mind.

What if he didn't actually jump? What if he was kidnapped? What if he ran away, and I'll never be able to find him?

Stopping in the middle of my search, I try to focus on his nature energy.

No freaking luck.

Panic swoons over me, and I suddenly feel like I could explode. My teeth jitter as I bite my tongue trying not to cry out.

With no luck, I depart to my office before the sun retreats for the day.

"He ran away, what?!" Obito exclaims, his eyes widening to the size of watermelons. Rin looks frazzled, and Kakashi stands there like he's just been frozen.

"Yes, either that or he's been kidnapped." I take an exhausted breath," I can't sense his nature energy…I'm assigning you three to help me find him."

"Of course Se-" Kakashi is cut off by the spontaneous knucklehead.

He shoots me his big ol' thumbs up and toothy grin.

"We'll find him, don't worry about it Sensei!" And with that he whirls on his heels and bolts out the door waving to his teammates. "Come on guys, hurry up we gotta find Naru-chan!"

Rin whirls around, her eyes filled with determination and follows. Kakashi is the last to retreat, but before he does his eyes turn into two crescents.

"We'll be back soon."

As I watch them leave, warmth burns in my chest.

They care so much about him.

I'm glad that somebody was there for him, to fill the role of father when I couldn't.

I stand up and take off my Hokage hat and cloak.

But, now it's my turn.

"I'm coming Naruto."

Obito's POV

We decided to split up, the three of us. Rin took the east side of the village, Kakashi the middle, and I'm on the west.

I got to admit, I'm not the best shinobi, and my skills don't even begin to compare to that of my teammates or Sensei's but…I know Naruto better than all three of them combined.

When he was younger, I used to babysit him every single day.

When Sensei was at a meeting, I'd play with him. When Sensei wasn't home (which was every single day) I'd come by and cook, clean, play, and put Naruto to sleep. I'd be the one who read him bedtime stories, tucked him in, and trained him, loved him. And when he got older and could fend for himself, I taught him how to do everything. I even resorted as to calling him my younger brother, because to be honest, it really felt like he was.

So, now as the rest of the team is frantically searching for him, I have a pretty good idea as to wear the little squirt went.

Uncovering my right eye, I lift my headband and let it rest on my forehead.

Heading into the entrance of the forest I stop and bend down. Examining the footprints, I notice that they are small and sneaker shaped. Making my way into the vast woodland, I begin to feel the raindrops fall onto my face.

And soon enough, all around me it's pouring rain and thunder crackling.

Panic swoons over me.

Naruto's worst fear is thunderstorms.

I race even faster, as fast as my feet can take me, and soon enough I'm tailing the little blonde boy.

I watch, as he falls and scrapes his knee along the rough rocky dirt. As he falls, I wince. His pain is like my pain.

That's how you feel with siblings right?

This is a perfect opportunity to continue with my original plan. He's distracted and won't sense me.

I activate my sharingan, the mangeyko to be exact, and appear before him. It's such a quick look into his eyes that he's out before he can even register who I am. I catch his limp body in my arms and hold him to my chest before entering into his mind through the genjutsu.

Rushing through his mind, I make my way to the barrier I set on him a few days ago. The barrier that blocked all memories of Minato from him. It's a complex genjutstu, one that took me many years of practice to master. And, I only really mastered it with the help of the librarian and a few small discoveries here and there.

I slightly unlock it, undoing a small amount so that a little memory can seep into his mind.

And as quickly as the memory enters I lock up the barrier, and release the genjustsu.

Opening my eyes back into the real world, I realize that I'm panting and sweating.

That sure took a lot of energy out of me.

I look down at the sleeping blonde in my arms. His hair dances across his face as the wind blows and I smile.

He looks so peaceful.

Getting up to my feet, and pulling Naruto into a cozy snuggle, I make my way towards Minato, ready to panic that I found Naruto passed out.

I'm making Naruto's wish come true, though he doesn't even know it.

Yet.

AN: Hellooo! So, I'm back with a new chapter! This chapter does have a LOT in it. So, basically when Minato takes off his hat and cloak it symbolizes that he's resigning as Hokage, BUT! Before everyone freaks out that Danzo will become Hokage...well don't worry I hate him so I wouldn't ever make him Hokage. That problem will be resolved soon, no worries ^_^

ALSO! Who would have thought Obito would ever do something like this? And once again, before someone kills me for making Obito take Naruto's memory away, let me explain. Naruto and Obito are super close, like he said, they're basically brothers. So you really would think Obito is doing this because he hates Minato and Naruto? No. He's doing this for Naruto, and this will be explained in the next chapter, or the one after.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST~ THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THE REVIEWS, FOLLOWS, AND FAVS! It really warms my heart to see that so many people enjoy this fic (even though I honestly don't know how..I feel as if it's not that good!) But thank you thank you thank you! I hope you continue reading, even if it's not what you may have expected. (ik i make way too many plot twists...but it's kind of my style I guess lol)

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Until next chapter, toodles~