Hello everybody my name is Trevyler and welcome back to How I Met Your Mother. Last chapter was the intro that kinda set the scene for the present time in the story. This chapter will do the same thing for the flashback time period. Like I said, the chapters will alternate between past and present. So there'll be a time or date of some kind at the beginning of each flashback. I'm not gonna worry about making parallels to canon in this since that's not as fun as making stuff up myself. There may be some similarities, but not huge ones for the most part. Aside from character relations and stuff that is. Just a something I need to say and then you can be on your way to reading. In this universe, instead of a village, Konoha is a city. The layout isn't based on the village either. It's the same in name and a few places only. Anyway let's start the chapter!
CHAPTER 2:FIRST MEETING
14 years ago
It was a warm summer day in Konoha. Minato Namikaze decided that it was the perfect day to get some fresh air and exercise a bit. He was going for a jog. Or well more of a run. He was pretty fast after all.
He passed people, pets, trees, mailboxes, and anything else along the way without any trouble. His green sweat jacket and blue track pants along with sandals may have been strange to some, but it was perfectly normal for Minato.
His wild blonde hair was blowing in the gentle breeze. He was glad he decided to go out today.
He stopped at a shop on the corner of the city. It was a ramen shop that he visited frequently. They also served coffee that he liked to pick up in the morning to start his day.
When he got there, Teuchi already had a fresh bowl of ramen and a cup of coffee ready.
The older man chuckled, "Fine day isn't it Minato." he said with a smile.
Minato nodded, "It sure is. I think I might actually get that application in today and get some practice in." he replied.
The other nodded and wished him luck. The Namikaze slurped up him ramen quickly to save time and took his coffee, but not before paying and leaving a generous tip.
He chose to walk at a more leisurely pace to enjoy the day a bit and drink his coffee. The station wasn't to far from here anyway. He saw children many people who looked at him like he was crazy being dressed the way he was under the Summer sun.
A few familiar faces sent waves, smiles, and nods that he returned calmly.
When he finally reached his destination, his coffee had been long drained he was ready.
The Police station was having one of it's less busy days which meant it was a good time for Minato to apply for his job. Of course his chances of getting hired were a lot higher seeing as he was mentored by a captain who had been trained by the Chief himself.
Jiraiya was a strange, loud, obnoxious, and perverted man, but he got the job done when he needed too. He was also Minato's personal trainer and mentor.
Chief Sarutobi had been surprised to hear that his apprentice had let his other two students be let go in favor of training this young man personally.
The blonde man had great potential and he hoped that it meant he could get the job as soon as possible.
However, he still had to go through the regulation procedures for entering the police force.
Jiraiya happened to be in today, "Hey there boy! Finally getting that application in?" he said rather loudly.
Minato was used to it though, "Yep! I got it all ready. I might even get some practice in just to make sure that I'll pass the physical test with no trouble." he answered.
The white haired man gave a proud look, "Looks like I taught you well. Although you should also take my other advice." he replied with a grin.
Minato handed in his paper, "I don't think that you're advice on women would work for me. I'm not that kinda guy." he said honestly.
The older male shook his head, "Stop trying to act like that. I know you've read my book. It's pretty good ain't it." he said with a laugh.
The younger blushed, "That's another story entirely. I'm not looking for being your successor in that department." he said somewhat bashfully.
The two chatted a bit more before Minato decided to leave. He had a couple other things he wanted to do.
The first was his training exercises.
After a long tiring couple hours of practice in direct sunlight, Minato decided to head for his favorite rest stop.
The large tree in the middle of the large park in Konoha was a great place to relax.
Something was different than usual though. His usual spot was already occupied by someone else.
He cleared his throat, "Excuse me." he said loud enough for them to hear.
The person's eyes shot open in surprise and they jolted right out of the tree.
Acting as quick as he could, he rushed to catch the person who was falling to the ground. He was as fast as lightning when he caught the person long before they collided with the earth.
Minato looked down to see that the figure was a woman with red hair. He had to admit she was very pretty to him.
Her eyes looked up in confusion that quickly shifted to anger, "What do you think you're doing?" she screamed and struggled in his arms.
He set her down gently, "Sorry for that. I was just surprised to see someone there other than me." he told her.
She put her hands on her hips, "Well that's no reason to scare someone like that." she retorted.
Something about her made him smile, "Minato Namikaze. Anything I could do to make it up to you?" he said politely with his hand out.
His behavior made her stop and blush a bit in embarrassment, "Kushina Uzumaki. I gotta go." she said before dashing off.
He raised an eyebrow, but chose to shrug it off and head to the spot in the tree she'd previously occupied. It had a strange feeling around it now.
He closed his eyes and leaned back, 'Kushina Uzumaki eh?' he thought to himself.
And that's chapter two. So how did you guys like it? I know it was short and there's a lot going on, but I'll focus on each thing a bit better in the later chapters. Not to mention this'll also cover Minato's life during his time pursuing Kushina as well. Jiraiya has now made an appearance in both present and flashback. Also if someone is really OOC please give me some tips on fixing it. I don't know a lot of characters personalities very well seeing as I know more about their history then how they act. Next chapter will be them discussing what happened in this chapter, how they remember it and Naruto asking questions. Have a great night everyone and I'll see you all next time.
~Trevyler