Chapter 2
AN: This chapter takes place after the wonderful party.
Naruto was walking to his home, from the exciting party. He was thinking about how thoughtful it was for everyone to come and celebrate his birthday that day. For some reason, Hinata didn't take part in anything, except every time Naruto won something, she would smile, look at Naruto, blush, and look away.
As Naruto was walking, he decided to stop at the bridge overlooking the river. He stood there for a couple of minutes, and then turned to walk away. Out of nowhere, a man in a long, black cloak appeared right in front of Naruto. Naruto ran into him, accidentally.
"Hey, watch where you're going!" Naruto yelled.
"I'm sorry, I just wanted to come here and congratulate my son on his 14th birthday." He replied.
"What? Your son is 14? That's kinda cool he has the same birthday as me, and is the same age," Naruto muttered.
"Your name is Naruto Uzumaki, right?" the man asked.
"Yeah, it is. How'd you know?" Naruto questioned.
"My name is Minato Namikaze," he answered.
"Hmmm… that sounds very familiar," Naruto thought out loud. He didn't know where the name came from, but he definitely heard the name from the villagers before. Wait a second… my dream, had a guy's name that started with Min, could that be him? He said he was coming to congratulate his son's 14th birthday. Could that have been me? Naruto thought.
"Naruto, do you know who your father is?" Minato asked.
"No, but I have a hunch," Naruto replied.
"Do you want to know?" Minato continued.
"No, because I already know, it's you, isn't it?" Naruto questioned.
"They trained you really well," Minato chuckled. "Yes Naruto, I am your father. Do you know who I am?"
"Minato Namikaze, probably a shinobi in this village?"
"I was, Naruto, but I am the 4th Hokage," Minato informed.
"I have given much of my attention to you, Naruto, in the past year. I know that your dream is to become Hokage, isn't it?" Minato asked.
"Yes, it has been, and it still is!" Naruto said with defiance.
"Then it is in your blood, Naruto, I shall train you to become Hokage," Minato replied.
"Why haven't you come back until now?" Naruto questioned.
"I had to wait for the perfect time, and the time is now," he said with a little bit of a rush.
"But, do you know the pain I've had in the years? Half of the villagers hate me! Of course, I still have friends, but I needed you!" Naruto cried.
"You're saying you don't need me now?" Minato asked, with a glint of hurt in his words.
"Yes, I do! But, my life would've been much easier if you were there!" Naruto yelled.
"I'm sorry Naruto, for everything. For not being there when you needed me, for not telling someone to inform you about me being the 4th Hokage, for everything! Please, forgive me," Minato stressed.
"I do forgive you, but where were you?" Naruto wondered.
"Naruto, I couldn't be here. People thought I had died. It would be much too dangerous for me to have returned after my fight against the Nine Tailed Fox," he replied. Naruto remained in silence, and then returned back to reality.
"You haven't taken off your hood yet, I don't truly know if you're my dad, or not," Naruto commanded.
"So be it," Minato replied. He took off his hood, and blond, spiky hair stuck out to Naruto first.
"You… were in my dream last night!" Naruto exclaimed.
"Hmmm…? What was the dream about?" Minato asked.
"It had you in it, and you were telling me not to worry about you leaving, and you said your name, but Sakura woke me up before you could finish saying it," Naruto explained.
"That sounds like something I told you, before I left to put the Nine Tailed Fox in your body," he replied," Naruto, I think you have an extraordinary gift, like what I have! When I dream, I sometimes think of something that happened, but I didn't quite remember it, and I would have a flashback as the dream. You could possibly have inherited that power from me, Naruto!"
"Come, I shall train you to become Hokage, now," Minato commanded.
"It's nice to have you now, dad," Naruto muttered.
AN: This is not the end; I just don't know exactly what to do, now. Don't worry, this will continue! I'll probably have the next chapter up very soon. Also, Minato may seem kind of harsh, but that was on accident!