A/N: In this fanfic, I'm going to try and alternate between humorous and dramatic chapters. Also, thank you to everyone who liked or reviewed my fanfic!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or anything to do with it.

Chapter 3:

The scene came into focus, and they discovered that they were on the outskirts of the village at night.

"Why are we in the middle of nowhere?" Obito asked, sounding miffed.

"It's not the middle of nowhere," Kakashi pointed out. "The village is right over there."

Obito glared at him. "You know what I mean."

"I don't speak idiocy," Kakashi stated.

"What was that, you jerk?!"

"Maybe there's something in the house," Minato said, interrupting them, gesturing towards a small house within a barrier that they hadn't noticed before. As they got closer to the house, they realized that they could hear screams of pain. Minato's eyes widened in realization. "Kushina!" he shouted and sprinted towards the house, going straight through a wall because it was faster. The other three exchanged shocked looks, and they quickly followed after him. They were not expecting what was inside.

Kushina was giving birth. A panicked Minato, one who seemed a few years older than their sensei, was holding his hands over a complicated seal on Kushina's stomach. There were two other people there; an old woman and a young woman who were helping with Kushina.

"So…you become a father, Sensei," Kakashi said, trying to distract himself from Kushina's screams. He was looking anywhere but her, feeling uncomfortable. Obito had looked right when they walked in and he was now feeling light-headed. Rin was watching Kushina with concern, sad that there was nothing she could do for her.

Their Minato just nodded to Kakashi's statement, his mouth hanging open. He seemed to be in a state of disbelief.

"You can do it, Kushina! You can do it, Naruto!" Future-Minato pleaded.

"Naruto?" Obito questioned. "Why are you talking about food now, Sensei?"

"I think," Rin said tentatively, "that Naruto is the name of the child."

"Oh," Obito said, grinning sheepishly. "Sorry about what I said before, Minato-sensei. I know that your kid isn't food. That naming sense is very like you and Kushina, though." Kakashi rolled his eyes. Rin was thankful that Obito didn't notice. Starting an argument right now would be especially unhelpful.

"It's a healthy baby boy!" the old woman exclaimed. They all turned their attention back to Kushina. Future-Minato was crying tears of joy.

"I'm a father," he said, looking upon his kid that had hair as blonde as his own. Kushina looked exhausted, but she was smiling as well.

Rin was grinning happily. "He looks just like you, Sensei." Their Minato seemed to be coming out of his shock now, and he grinned as well. It had taken him a little while to get used to seeing himself help his future wife give birth.

Future-Minato suddenly shouted, "All right, Kushina! I know you're worn out from giving birth, but you need to exert full control over the Kyuubi now!"

"Right!" Kushina answered, sounding a little shaky.

Kakashi, Rin, and Obito looked at Minato questioningly. Minato seemed to be internally debating something, but he finally gave in.

"Kushina is the Kyuubi's jinchuuriki. The seal weakens at childbirth, so this is a critical time," Minato explained. Two out of three chuunin fell silent, digesting this information.

"What's a jinchuuriki?" Obito asked.

"How sad that you don't know," Kakashi replied condescendingly.

Minato quickly cut off Obito's retort. "A jinchuuriki is a person who has a tailed beast sealed inside of them." Obito hesitantly nodded in understanding.

"Gah!" "Eek!" came sudden screams from behind them. Everyone turned around in alarm just in time to see the two women who had been helping Kushina give birth collapse. The cause seemed to be a hooded masked man. He currently held Naruto in his arms.

"Yondaime Hokage Minato," he said. "Step away from the host. If you don't, this child won't live a minute longer."

Then, the scene faded. The members of Team Minato's jaws dropped. Did that scene really have the nerve to fade away when something that suspenseful and horrible was happening? It was like when an episode of your favorite anime ends on a cliffhanger with the main character in some sort of perilous situation!

"What's happening? Who was that masked guy? Are Sensei and Kushina and their kid okay?" Obito rambled on.

"Obito, just shut up!" Kakashi snapped just as the scene changed. They were now standing in the village, which was on high alert, shinobi running left and right. Team Minato soon saw why. The Kyuubi was in the distance, steadily advancing on the village and wreaking havoc.

"Kushina…" Minato murmured. He knew the implications of the Kyuubi being removed. The Uzumaki Clan was strong, but he couldn't help worrying. The scene faded again and was replaced by another right away. Now, Future-Minato was fighting the masked man. Future-Minato's attacks were going right through him which was completely unexpected, but then he teleported above the masked man and hit him with Rasengan.

"Yeah, beat him up!" Obito cheered. They watched as Future-Minato freed the Kyuubi from the masked man's control; it had apparently been ordered by him to specifically attack the village. Minato pondered this. He knew that there was only one way to control a tailed beast; with a Sharingan. He told himself that he would think about that later, though. Minato was too worried about the situation with the village to concentrate on that. The masked man retreated, promising to return like every single sketchy bad guy that had their plans temporarily thwarted. However, the Kyuubi was still on the loose.

The scene changed to outside of the village. Kushina had chains coming out from her that were binding the Kyuubi. Future-Minato was cradling Naruto in his arms, tears in his eyes. They gasped as they heard Kushina's plan to die with the Kyuubi, making sure that it didn't return for a while. Now their Minato had tears in his eyes as well.

However, Future-Minato proposed a plan of his own. He would make Naruto a jinchuuriki, splitting up the Kyuubi's chakra between Naruto and himself, incorporating Kushina's chakra so she would have a chance to talk to their son. She protested initially because one of the seals would kill Minato and she didn't want her child to suffer alone, but Future-Minato convinced her. Team Minato watched, horrified, as Kushina and Future-Minato jumped in front of their son protecting him from the Kyuubi. Then, they uttered their last words, completed the seal, and died. The scene faded to the now familiar blank white space.

Minato, Obito, and Rin all had tears streaming down their cheeks. Just as their child had been born, both Minato and Kushina died, leaving Naruto alone in the world. The village was also devastated by losses. It was all just too sad.

"Stop crying, you idiots," Kakashi said. Minato and Rin were shocked at Kakashi's words, but Obito glared and replied, probably because it was like a reflex.

"What'd you say, you cold-hearted bastard?! Sensei and Kushina just died!"

"No they didn't," Kakashi insisted. "This is the future, right? It isn't set in stone. When we get back, we're going to track down that masked man and kill him. Then, Sensei and Kushina will still be alive. Even if we can't find the masked man, we know that he's coming. We'll be prepared." Kakashi glared at them as if daring them to contradict his words. "Get it? So there's no need to cry." It sounded like Kakashi was trying both to reassure his teammates, something that was very rare, and to convince himself that he didn't have to cry as well. Minato wiped his tears and smiled at his student.

"Thanks, Kakashi," Minato said, ruffling Kakashi's hair. "I feel a lot better." He was still sad that such a thing would have happened, but Kakashi's words gave him hope. He would make sure that this event never came to pass. Rin gave a small smile. So Kakashi worried about his teammates, even if he didn't show it most of the time. The blank space formed into new scenery.

They were now standing in a classroom at the academy. In the room, there seemed to be three strange kids around their age waiting for someone. There was a blonde boy wearing orange, a girl with pink hair, and a grumpy kid who looked like he was an Uchiha.

A/N: Next chapter, Team Minato reacts to Team 7!