Hi! I'm back! Okay I have to admit that I'm a bit late on this update but I had several different problems which all amounted to this not being updated till now but… on the good side It's half term now so I'll be able to update much more frequently in order to make it up.

But still anyway onto the question and answers:

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Q: Is Naruto still able to perform powerful jutsu in his three-four year old body?

A: Unfortunately no he isn't capable of performing any Justu's in his new body. This is because since the Kyuubi is no longer inhabiting his body his stamina is greatly lowered. Also he younger now so one, he has very little chakra within him and two, at this age he had yet to even enter the academy so his body is unused to handling any chakra and because of that he is unable to use any powerful jutsu. But still even if he can't use any powerful justu's doesn't mean that no one else can…

A.S.-sama

Q: Where is Kyuu-san? He returned to his previous vessel or something?

A: Kyuubi… I haven't really thought about him that much to be honest however if you really want to know then after Naruto was sent into then when Naruto used the Jutsu he essentially used up all of the Kyuubi in order to complete it. You see if you ask the Kyuubi is essentially a large mass of chakra that is sentient. The jutsu that Naruto used in order to beat Pein needed insane amounts of chakra therefore in order to complete it Naruto used up all of the Kyuubi's chakra meaning that it is no more.

Oh and I just wanted to say a massive thank you to Random Flyer. Your reviews for all three of my chapters were amazing so all that I can really say is thanks.

But still, anyway onto the story…

Chapter 4

It was Jiraya...

Naruto couldn't believe what he was seeing, yet as little particles of dust began to slowly float down to the ground around him he found that he couldn't deny the sight before him. breath hitching his heart began to beat faster and faster as his sensei looked at him; his face blank with un-recognition.

Gazing into those deep depths devoid of any recognition Naruto's heart clenched. A million and one words threatened to spill out of his mouth yet at the last minute he hesitated, retreating backwards slightly. This was not his Jiraya, the Jiraya that he knew and loved. To this man he was nothing more than another stranger. Breathing out through his mouth Naruto slowly began to stand up on shaky legs before starting to turn around…

GGGGRRRRRRR! Looking down at his stomach Naruto grimaced as a jittery, butterfly feeling spread throughout his stomach, belching loudly and informing him of its need for food. Food… who knows how long it had been since he had last eaten… A day? Two days? When he thought about it it wasn't a surprise that he was feeling hungry; in fact it was surprising to think that it hadn't happened before.

Finding the food that his stomach desperately needed though was a different question. he was penniless and had no way of finding money any time soon. The only options would be to steal or beg for food. Of course the latter was out of the question so he would no option other than to beg. Sighing to himself Naruto slowly began to walk away…

"Hey, wait a minute kiddo! Seeing as I caused you to have a pretty violent introduction with the ground… would you like me to treat you to some ramen? After all no offense kid but you look like you haven't eaten in days." Freezing momentarily Naruto abruptly turned around; shock evident on his face. Jiraya had invited him, a mere, stranger to eat some ramen… Why?

…

There was something about that kid. As soon as he laid his eyes upon him he knew that there was something different about him; something that separated him from every other three to four year old that he had met, what though he couldn't place his finger on which frustrated him greatly.

As the young child began to shakily stand up he continued to rack his brains for answers but his efforts bore no fruit to his great annoyance. It was only a few seconds later that he finally noticed something. Just before standing completely upright the boy seemed to summon up energy from who knows where and shot right up; creating small trail of yellow behind the boy's bright blonde hair. It kind of reminded him of a yellow flash…

A yellow flash…Konoha's yellow flash… Minato Namikaze…'Of course!' mentally berating himself Jiraya's eye's widened as he realised what it was that was bugging him… The boy was practically the splitting image of Minato at his age!

But that was impossible right? After all his favourite student was an orphan seemingly devoid of any family. Unless... he had siblings…Siblings that were abandoned just like him… Siblings that may not necessarily have had the fortune of being found soon after abandonment… The boy looked way too much like his former pupil to not be related.

So the boy was probably related to Minato? What now? As the boy slowly began to walk away he frowned. What to do… what should he do? He couldn't just let a potential relative to a man who had been searching for a family for years just walk away after all. But how could he convince the boy to stay? How?

GGGGRRRRRRR! Of course! The boy looked as if he hadn't had a proper meal in years meaning that he must be starving, and as the old saying goes if you want to catch a bee then bait it with honey. Smirking to himself Jiraya spoke the words that he knew would seal the deal "Hey, wait a minute kiddo! Seeing as I caused you to have a pretty violent introduction with the ground… would you like me to treat you to some ramen? After all no offense kid but you look like you haven't eaten in days."

Watching closely as the boy immediately froze for the briefest of seconds before sharply spinning around on his heels to face him with an evidently shocked face, Jiraya came to a few conclusions. Firstly; the boy was adorable. Wide blue shimmering orbs that reminded him of the ocean on a hot summer day framed by bright blond hair accompanied by three whisker marks on each cheek made the child look so cute that it could be considered a sin. Secondly the locals of this town were insane; how on earth could they just leave such a cute kid on the streets to fend for himself, it was crazy! And finally there was something about this kid that was compelling him to make sure that the kid was immediately. Why, he didn't know however even if the kid wasn't a relative of Minato's he sure as hell was going to make sure that the kid found a safe and warm home with a loving family away from the harsh reality that is life on the streets.

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Why? Why would he do that? Why would he bother inviting a mere stranger to ramen? Why? A million strands of the same line of thought raced around Naruto's mind forming a jumbled sea of confusion and shock.

"So" Shaking his head in order to clear his thoughts in response to Jiraya's prompt Naruto frowned.

I can't do it… If I go with him then I may end up changing the future and I CANNOT let that happen!

Oh please… It's just one meal. How much harm could one meal do?

But there's always a chance of it affecting the future…

You're hungry. How much harm could one meal do? Besides if you don't do this then you may never have another chance to talk with your precious mentor…

But the risks…

Do you really want to spend the next few hours sitting on some filth street in the faint hope of getting the tiniest piece of bread when you could instead have dozens of bowls of delicious ramen for free?

The lives of my precious people are far too important to risk just for the sake of nice meal!

Yes but if you don't then as I said before this could be the last time you ever get to see your precious mentor… Ever since his death you've always wanted another chance to see him, to speak with him, to laugh with him… Are you really going to let that slip through your fingers?

But…

No buts!

GGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRR! Hearing his stomach growl in protest Naruto shook his head as he was roughly thrown out of his reverie. He was starving… Besides it was only one meal… One meal couldn't change the future could it? Taking in a deep breath Naruto formed a shaky smile as for the first time since he had been launched into the past he spoke "sure… why not?"

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He was there… He had arrived… As Minato finally reached the edge of the forest powered more chakra into the soles of his feet before making a giant leap and landing on the ground below with a grace that only a ninja could achieve. Straightening his legs and back so that he could adopt a proud and confident pose Minato observed his surroundings before faintly smiling as he entered Isogashi village… he was going to find his little brother no matter what it took...

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Tall... The stool was way too tall… Glaring at the evil creature that was barring the way to a heavenly rameny paradise Naruto desperately tried to reach the red top of the ramen stand stool, however to his frustration his efforts were in vain.

Pouting to himself Naruto decided that a change of tactics was in desperate need and squatted down low. After a brief second of glaring at the evil monster he launched himself at the stool. Time seemed to slow down as he got closer and closer to his goal. As the middle finger of his right hand grazed the top of the red stool Naruto smiled. For the briefest of moments he was floating; the forces of the world around him completely balanced. And then… time sped up as gravity began to pull him back down to the cruel and ramen-less ground below. Glaring at the evil stool Naruto pouted however deciding not to give up he started to madly jump around the stool, glaring at it all the while as with each jump he came tantalisingly close to his goal before being dragged back to the ground by the evil force known as gravity.

Looking at the boy as he madly jumped around the ramen stool next to him Jiraya quietly chuckled to himself. If he had thought that the boy was cute before then right now the kid was the most adorable creature on earth. After a few more minutes of watching the kid Jump about Jiraya finally decided to do something as he effortlessly picked the boy up from under his armpits and placed him on his lap since, if he couldn't even reach the top of the ramen stand stool then he highly doubted the kid's ability to reach the stands counter. Watching the kid squirm on his lap Jiraya smiled; he really was a cute kid.

...

Careful… he needed to be vigilant, cautious and careful. Walking around the villages market Minato kept his eyes peeled for his brother, observing every detail in order to make sure that he didn't miss him by accident. His efforts were in vain though as he failed to find any sign of his little brother. Sighing in frustration Minato continued onwards. If there was one thing that he refused to do then it was giving in at the first hurdle.

…

He was being lifted upwards. As the ground slowly began to get further and further away from him he looked upwards at his old mentor who was slowly lifting him up by the armpits. Shock and surprise stilling him Naruto let himself be lifted into Jiraya's lap before squirming slightly as he turned around and looked at the pervert.

Noticing that the kid was looking at him weirdly Jiraya couldn't help but defend himself "what, it's obvious that you weren't going to be getting up there any time soon and if you couldn't even reach the stool then no offense but I highly doubt that you would be able to reach the counter so I decided to help you out!" In response the kid simply shook his head and turned back around to face the menu that had just been handed to him.

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Continuing to walk around the village Minato couldn't help but become more frustrated by the minute as he continued to search for his brother. An entire hour of searching had borne no fruits, at all.

Carrying on with his search Minato continued to walk through the village; passing by a ramen stand from which a long trail of shockingly white hair could be seen.

'a long trail of shockingly white hair… Jiraya!' Recognising the hair of his former mentor Minato headed towards the ramen stand. If there was one man in all of the elemental nations that could help him find his little brother then it was Jiraya.

…

The ramen was good; Naruto decided at slurped up the remains of his third bowl of miso ramen; not nearly as good as Ichiraku's of course, but still pretty good. Looking around at his surroundings Naruto couldn't help but smile. He was eating ramen to his heart's content and for the moment at least life was good.

Of course good things never last for long and just as he was about to start his fourth bowl the flaps of the ramen stand were lifted up as someone entered. Curious as to whom the man was Naruto stole a look at the man and froze. He knew that face. He had seen it etched out in stone so many times. It was the fourth Hokage. It was his father…

...

Entering the ramen stand Minato looked to his right in order to face his sensei and then saw it… Or rather should I say him… Blonde hair and blue eyes with whisker marks on each cheek… it was his brother.

Taking a closer look at his brother he noticed that the boy's eyes had a hazy edge to it… the boy was clearly daydreaming. About what he didn't know however it gave him the chance of being able to talk to jiraya without his little brother hearing.

Sitting himself next to the old man Minato nudged him in order to gain his attention. As Jiraya turned around to face him he broke into a smile "Minato! Just who I wanted to see! I was actually planning on talking to you about something" He exclaimed joyfully.

"I'm guessing that the something you want to talk about is to do with the boy on your lap." Minato commented dryly

"Yeah, do you know anything about him?" Curiosity had a clear presence in Jiraya's tone as he responded to Minato's remark.

"Apart from the fact that I found him bleeding to death several days ago, that according to the DNA test that Tsunade conducted behind my back he's my little brother and that he evidently doesn't like hospitals considering that he ran away from one soon after awakening and most probably is an orphan who lives on the streets not much" the jounin said in reply.

"He's your little brother? Thought he was something along those lines, there's too much of a resemblance between the two of you for that not to be the case. So what are you going to with him?"

"I was personally planning on finding a way of taking him back to Konoha without revealing that I'm his brother so that I could get to know him better and then telling him after our arrival… If you want you could come with us, I'm sure that the third Hokage would be delighted to have you back home."

"Hmmmm… I'll think about it" The sage simply said in reply and he began to ponder on whether to return home… even if only for a short while. The two of them started to talk about a variety of different thing whilst a certain young boy on Jiraya's lap mind was in a far-away place…

…

"Hey Jiraya?"

"Yeah, what is it kid?"

"Do you know who my dad was?"

It was evening and Naruto and Jiraya had made camp for the night. Having nothing better to do Naruto had decided to ask his mentor a question that had been on his mind for a while. A question that judging by the way that the old man had frozen he knew the answer to.

"So?" he prompted, desperate to finally know the answer to the question that had plagued him for so long… Jiraya meanwhile seemed to be having an internal debate, as if he was unsure as to whether he should tell the truth or not. After what seemed to be an eternity he finally responded.

"Your father… Your father was Minato Namikaze… known by many as Konoha's yellow flash… Your father was the fourth Hokage…"

It had such a long time since Jiraya had told him about the identity of his father, yet whenever he thought of that night he would recall the memories in such clarity that it was as if it had only happened yesterday. They had never spoken about him again after that night and when he returned to Konoha he never told anyone about what he knew.

He had always wanted to know though. He had always wanted to know what sort of a person he was. Was he strict? Was he mischievous? Was he a ramen fanatic like he was? There were so many that he had wanted to know about his father; A father that was less than a meter away from him.

You could stay you know… Stay and get to find out more about him… all that you would have to do is give up on

No! I can't do that… right?..

Shaking his head Naruto desperately tried to clear his mind as Minato and Jiraya both continued to talk abaout a variety of different things.

What to do though… What to do…

BAM! There was an explosion. From where he didn't know however he could see that the reaction to it was immediate. People started to panic rushing in all directions as panicked screams began to fill the air. Lifting his head up he saw Minato and Jiraya look at each other seriously before Jiraya looked at him. "Stay here" He commanded before the two men left to see what was going on.

Naruto though had other ideas. If he stayed any longer then he would most likely end up changing the future in some way or form; something that he simply could not risk. So as soon as the two men had left his sight he fled; heading towards a nearby alley before quickly entering it.

The alley was dark; dark, cold and muddy with rats scurrying about in the deepest and darkest corners. Taking in a deep breath Naruto began to walk deeper and deeper into its shadowy embrace. 'I have to keep going… for Sakura… for Lee… for the old lady… for Kakashi sensei… for all of my precious people' Repeating those thoughts like a mantra inside of his mind Naruto kept on going. He was all alone… no one there t-

Creak… Naruto swiftly turned around as his breath started to become faster… faster… someone was watching him. Adrenalin flowing through his body Naruto tried to see where his stalker was however he couldn't find them. Then, suddenly a shadow flickered in the corner of his eye and his head jerked in its direction only to see a bat coming closer… closer… closer until BAM! The bat hit his head with a brutal force until the world started to become darker… darker… and darker till consciousness began to elude him as he started to fall towards the floor…

Tadaaaa! Hope you enjoyed it and thanks for reading it and onto the notes!

Notes:

Conflicting views: This is my way of portray the two sides of what Naruto wants to do. The normal italic represents the side of Naruto that wants to refrain from doing anything that could change the future whilst the bold italic represents the side of Naruto that is desperate for company. The side of him that is secretly terrified of being alone and is willing to take risks in order to be with his loved ones… Even if just for a brief period of time…

But still… all that I can now say is if you have any question's then please review me them and even if you don't then still review since it many no longer be big and it may no longer be blue however the option is still there so just review!

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