Chapter 11

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year to everyone! Sorry for the long wait.

-Allstatenaruto (that's me!)

In the Hokage's Office-

"Naruto, do you know the consequences the Akatsuki could give you if you fight back? I know, it's your spirit to fight and protect people, but if you just ran you could've made it here," Minato worriedly explained.

"But Dad, we almost had them! We could've beaten them to the ground for all of our strength, believe it!" Naruto answered.

The Hokage's office was about the coolest place ever, in Naruto's mind. The desk was remodeled into a newer version, which had many drawers for organization. The chair wasn't squeaky as it had been last year, which was fixed immediately once Naruto got utterly annoyed every time his Dad turned in the chair. Lastly, there was a banner hanging from the ceiling that said "The 4th Hokage". The thing that made Naruto like it so much, though, was that this was his Dad's office, not anybody else.

"Naruto, you can't be so cocky every day! There are more times than you ever know, that will be required of you to think before you act, not act before you think," Minato lectured.

Naruto and Minato had a really good relationship, but there were times that Minato needed to lecture Naruto at certain things.

"If Mom was here, she'd probably be worried if I was okay. With you, you just lecture me at the things I do wrong! Where is she, anyways?" Naruto replied.

"Naruto, you really don't want to know," Minato muttered.

"Yes I do!" Naruto insisted.

"She died during child birth, when you were born," he answered with a deep sigh.

Naruto gaped with his mouth open. He was surprised he didn't even ask this before. So, it was his fault?

"I know what you're thinking, Naruto, it isn't your fault," Minato reassured.

"Okay, then if I wasn't born, none of this would've happened!" Naruto shouted.

"I really don't want to be fighting with you," Minato said.

"Well I don't either!" Naruto yelled.

"Calm, stay calm, we don't want you to get too mad, or else Kyuubi might want a say in this," he muttered.

"What did you say?" Naruto asked. He really didn't hear what Minato had said.

"Oh, nothing really," Minato replied with a smile.

Ichiraku Ramen Shop-

"Hey, Naruto wanna have an eating contest? This time it'll be a lot harder for you to win." Minato joking shouted.

"Sure, but I always beat you!" Naruto bragged.

"Not this time!" Minato answered. His right eye turned that shade of green again, but Naruto didn't notice.

"Three, two, one, go…!" Naruto counted down.

Minato started eating his ramen, as fast as ever. Naruto was winning against him by two bowls at the time. Suddenly, Naruto stopped eating. He stared at Minato and said, "I'm full."

"That's nice," Minato chuckled. He ate three more bowls, and that made him one ahead of Naruto.

"I'm full, too," he sighed. Once they both would signal that they were full, or finished, it was the end of the competition.

"Hmmm that was an easy win, Naruto," Minato taunted. His eye turned back to normal, and he waited for Naruto.

"What? Don't we have our eating contest still?! Why aren't you eating more? We're finished?! I LOST?!!!" Naruto stressed. "What happened to me?"

"I believe you declared you were full when you were two bowls ahead of me. I ate three bowls, and I won," Minato explained as if nothing big happened.

Hmmm … I do remember that. But I'm not full now! What happened? I really don't think I should've stopped! Naruto thought.

"Do you really want to know what happened?" Minato teased.

"Yeah!" Naruto replied.

"You know the kekkei genkai that I used against Kisame? I used it against you, and made you say you were full while being temporarily unconscious, so you couldn't do anything about it," he explained.

"Hey! That's not fair! What happened to the rule 'No jutsus allowed' ?" Naruto complained. He finally let it go, and started laughing. "Maybe next time I can use that trick on you!"

"Don't think you can do what I can, without years of training!" Minato chuckled.

"Awww, come one!" Naruto grumbled.

I know many people have been saying my chapters are longer. If you have said that, and I haven't replied, this is my answer. This chapter still isn't very long, but I hope it satisfies everyone until a later chapter (which hopefully will be longer)

-Allstatenaruto