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But anyway I noticed that I had a few question and comments among my reviews so before the story starts I have officially decided to do so Questions and Answers so here we go (I've always wanted to do this! Yay!)

twilightromance4ever

Q: How old is minato? cause you said jounin and that implies at least sixteen or so but if minato was an orphan when he was young how would he become an older brother cause that would mean his mom would still have been alive when he was 12?

A: Firstly at this point in time Minato is currently 17 and became a jounin approximately a year ago. Also what I said was that minato was abandoned therefore never knew who his parents were. Because of this for all that he knew his parents could have been alive and having kids when he was thirteen years old therefore it is possible for him to have had such a young brother and yes, I guess that that does mean that his mother would be alive however since Naruto isn't actually his little brother but is instead his son from the future she may have been dead at the time anyway… who knows?

Tuttachechka

Q: the intelligence of Naruto – non canon

A: Okay, technically this is not a question however I felt like saying that although Naruto is usually not so logical in the canon I've noticed that there are times when faced with a serious situation Naruto becomes more serious than normal and being stuck in the past whilst being a threat to the future existence of your friends is about as serious as it gets if you ask me. Also I personally believe that naruto is a bit more intelligent than he lets on so by putting those two factors together one gets a slightly more logical and intelligent Naruto than normal. Oh and thanks for calling my story adorable!

HikariNoTenshi-San

Q: ...I wonder how badly Minato is panicking?

A: That shall be answered in the following chapter…

Ramen-Luver101

Q: poor naruto he is alone his dad is going to go all mama-bear to find him isn't he?

A: Probably… Okay almost certainly

Okay now that the questions have been answered onto the story!

His little brother was missing…

Looking at the empty bed of the hospital room Minato's knees began to buckle as he began to lean against a nearby wall; visions of what could have been racing through his mind. Visions of raising someone of his own flesh and blood; someone that he could protect, someone with whom he could be a family, go to the park, go on holiday with, have funny and embarrassing moments with. Someone that he could be an older brother to…

Only a few minutes before those visions had been filled with so much hope and joy, so much happiness at the fact that he could finally have a shot at having something that he had always dreamed of but had always thought that he would never have. Now all that Minato could do was all his normally composed and refine features to contort into shock and despair as those very same visions had started to become painfully bittersweet… So painfully bittersweet as those visions once again seemed to be out of his reach…

Taking in a deep breath Minato steadied himself as he continued to look at the empty hospital; slowly breathing in and out whilst doing so in order to get a grip over his raging emotions. After a few minutes of gathering his thoughts he focused his gaze upon the room; critical eyes analysing every single little detail available, trying to piece together what had happened from the little clues that were there as his initial blind panic began to fade away as logic finally began to kick in.

The floor; there were no scuffle marks, no sign of a struggle, nothing that would suggest a kidnapping.

The bed; it was unmade, however the right-hand corner of the bed had been pulled apart far too neatly for his little brother to have been taken away from the bed by force.

The window; It was open; however It had not been forced open so it must have already been unlocked. Walking towards the window Minato looked out of it. There was a small ledge just below the window with a staircase leading to the ground connected to it; the perfect escape for a young child.

The conclusion was simple; the boy, his little brother had run away, most probably because he had freaked out after waking up and had decided to get out of there before things got troublesome.

Conclusion made Minato began to walk away from the hospital room, heading towards the Hokage's office as new emotion began to well up inside of him; determination. His precious visions of what could be may have been temporarily out of his reach however he be damned if he let it stay that way!

He wasn't going to let his only family slip through his fingers after all…

"Minato? Hey, earth to Minato." Pulled out of his memory of what had happened the day before Minato blinked as the world around him came into focus.

Looking up Minato couldn't help but raise an eyebrow as he came face to face with an impatient Tsunade who had her hands upon her hips "Yes, what is it?" he asked.

"The chunnin squad that was assigned to detect where your little brother had gone has finished their report and the Hokage has asked us to come in, so hurry up already Gaki!" She said impatiently, reaching over in order to tug his arm in an attempt to get him to hurry up.

After blankly blinking at the woman before him for a few seconds Minato shook his head as what she had said finally got through to his head "Let's go then" he simply said with a slight nod as they headed towards the Hokage's office; a ball of anticipation quickly forming within his stomach. Entering the room Minato quickly advanced towards the Hokage's desk; taking a seat along with Tsunade.

"What did they say?" Tsunade asked after a few seconds of awkward silence, looking at the Hokage with a serious expression on her face whilst doing so.

"According to the teams tracker the boy left the village approximately half an hour before you discovered his absence Minato and then left the village by hopping onto a supply wagon. Only one wagon left Konoha yesterday and it should be arriving in Isogashi village in approximately a day's time… which is why I'm officially assigning you Minato with a C rank mission to find the boy and bring him back to Konoha since, I have a feeling that you would do so anyway." The Hokage finished, a knowing smile upon his face.

Looking at the Hokage in shock Minato couldn't help but smile "Thank you, I'll be going now" with that simple reply out of the way he quickly left the room. Isogashi village was approximately a two day travel away for a ninja so he had to hurry; leaving Tsunade and the Hokage behind.

"Well… This should be interesting Tsunade finally said after a few minutes of awkward silence.

…

I was midday . Busy shoppers strolled across the market; buying a variety of different objects from a variety of different supplies from a variety of different stores. It just another day for the busy shoppers of Isogashi as they went about their business as unbeknownst to them, a young boy slipped out of a supply wagon coming from Konoha.

Sticking his head out of the leather flaps of the supply wagon Naruto took in a deep breath as he launched himself from the wagon into the unknown, his poor feet throbbing in protest and pain as they came into contact with the rocky ground below a few seconds later.

Looking around Naruto casually observed his surroundings. At a first glance everything seemed normal to Naruto since he had already visited the village a few times in the past, so it wasn't as if he was new to the town. A small smile etched itself upon his lips as he began to happily stroll down the town, a slight jump accompanying his every step.

Walking down the busy road Naruto's spirits couldn't help but rise even further. Everything really was the same! The muddy brown trousers of the farmers coming to trade were the same as before, the bakery that he had visited when the nearby ramen shop had closed for the day was still there with the same old ever so slightly cheesy signpost and slogan held by a plastic figurate that was still there.

He may have been in the past however that didn't change the fact that everything looked the same; it was as if he hadn't landed in a foreign time in which his very existence could mean that his friends would never exist, a time in which he was alone, where no knew him, where no one care-

'Stop thinking about that Naruto! Think about something else… Ramen! Yeah, the first type of ramen that can be found on Ichiraku's menu is…' Shaking his wildly from one side to the other Naruto desperately tried to rid himself of those dark… depressing thoughts and distract himself with ramen. The thoughts that one part one of him desperately wanted to, no, needed to confront. The thoughts that another part of him so desperately wanted to lock away, hidden away from the world forever in the deepest and darkest corners of his mind.

After what seemed like an eternity to the young blonde his mind finally managed to focus itself on the wonders of ramen, meaning that as his frantic head shaking finally began to slow down he gained the ability to actually see what it was that his eyes were directing themselves at.

Big mistake.

His eyes just had to focus upon her didn't it? Her, the kind old lady who had been kind enough to offer him a free apple every time. Except that it wasn't her was it? The kind old lady that he had known had had snow white hair that had always fascinated him; this lady's hair was nothing more than a disgusting mixture of mousey brown and drab grey. The kind old lady that he had known had had a kind face that was covered in wrinkles; something that this lady did not have.

Without meaning to Naruto began to gravitate towards the lady's apple stall, trying to convince himself that this middle aged woman wasn't the old lady that he had known. She wasn't… right?

Three metres away…

He was closer now, He could see more now too. The beginnings of permanent wrinkles forming upon her face; Wrinkles that seemed to be so similar to those of the old lady… No! That wasn't right was it? 'It can't be her? It just can't be!' Naruto couldn't help but think to himself as he came even closer and closer to the stall.

Two metres away…

Her nose; it was familiar. From where though? Where? 'Her nose… It's the same as the old ladies' Looking at its familiar, ever so slightly crooked shape Naruto couldn't help but come to that conclusion as he stared as something in his mind just clicked. Of course the shape of a nose meant nothing. It wasn't as if that middle aged imposter was actually his kind old lady just because the two of them shared the same nose… right?

One metre away…

He was so close now. It was at that moment that the old lady finally noticed him and began to smile…

Zero metres away…

Smiling at the young infant in front of her held out an apple to him "would you like an apple?" she asked.

Would you like an apple?

"Would you like an apple?" Startled by the unexpected voice Naruto jumped ever so slightly, turning around to face the one who had addressed him. It was a woman, an old woman with snow white hair that seemed to entrance him and a kind smile on her face…

It was her. There was no denying it as Naruto pulled himself out of his little dream-world of memories, forcing himself to face the reality of his situation. She was not an imposter; she really was the kind old lady. She, with her disgusting mix of grey and brown hair and her wrinkle-less face was his kind old lady!

Something broke inside of Naruto at that moment. A crack forming on the dam that he had been mentally placing upon himself from the moment that he had seen those three faces on the hokage monument; a crack that forced him to run.

Quickly forming a shaky smile in order to reassure the woman of the fact that his departure was not her fault blood rushed down to Naruto's legs as he broke into run; Weaving between the forest of a multitude of busy legs he ran faster… and faster. He ran faster than ever before.

Time seemed slow down to Naruto as he ran, crowds of moving legs coming to a slow halt as he continued onwards. It continued on like this for what seemed to be an eternity till BAM! Time seemed to speed up as he encountered a barrier, causing him to fall to the ground with a thud. Planning to glare at the one that he had encountered Naruto lifted his head upwards only to feel his heart come to sudden, shocked stop.

It was him. He couldn't believe it! The person that he had bumped into was him…

DUN DUN DUN! Cliff-hanger!

Wow, I've finally finished this chapter! I know it's been over two ENTIRE weeks however I have been so busy… Honestly during the first week I was dumped with a ton of homework and therefore put off writing this chapter in the pitiful and vain hope that it would soon calm down after that week but then guess what! The next week a teacher of mine just had to tell me that I have an important controlled assessment that counts for part of one of my GCSE's! In less than two weeks! So of course poor little me has been busy panicking about the assessment and revising like crazy whilst my friends probably feel like murdering me in my sleep due to the fact that I've been moaning about how I'm going to fail my exam… again… oops…

But still sorry for that little rant. I'm kind of a bit stressed due to the exam and couldn't help but vent little. But still onto the notes!

Notes:

Isogashi village- Isogashi according to Google translate means busy in Japanese so it is essentially called busy village. I called the village that because I meant for it to have a nice, warm, friendly and busy atmosphere about hence the name.

The old lady- The old lady is an invention of mine who will probably not be serving an important purpose however she does serve an important purpose. You see although Naruto has come to the conclusion that he is in the past a part of him is still trying to deny it. After-all there is a difference between seeing a monument that is lacking two faces and seeing someone who is two decades younger than they should be. Therefore when Naruto first sees the old woman he tries to deny that it's her and think of her as an imposter instead however after he finally realises that it is her he can't look at her because it is too painful to. So he runs because if he runs away then perhaps he can try to forget that he's all alone, that no one cares about him since in his world he is just another street kid who nobody cares about him it and is currently unaware that he has a minato that wants a family hot on his heels. Of course it may seem silly that he is reacting so badly to being alone however Naruto grew up alone with the majority of people ignoring him and excluding him. Due to that I personally think that Naruto is scared of losing his friends, of being alone again. That's why he was reacting so badly.

The person that Naruto meets- That will be a mystery till the next chapter however it is someone that Naruto knows. To be honest there's two people that I'm kind of stuck between on for who it would be however I've pretty much made my mind up now. Free cookies to whoever guesses who the candidates are. And even if you are wrong your suggestion may just give me a good idea so put it in you reviews if you do review. Please do. Pretty please?

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