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Across Time

Chapter 6

Together

It has been a few years since Kushina first stepped through the gates of Konoha with Namikaze Minato and subsequently meeting her best friend Uchiha Mikoto. Kushina, since then, has become a frequent visitor in Konoha to see her two good friends. She also made friends with Chouza, Shikaku, Inoichi, Tsume, Shibi, Fugaku, Zeno, and sometimes the Hyuuga twins Hiashi and Hizashi. She has gotten used to the life in Konoha.

But mostly the reason she comes to Konoha is to see the blonde haired, blue eyed Minato. He was always fun to be around and always willing to spar with her. He made her feel weird inside though. Every time she saw him she got this funny feeling in her stomach and she knew she was blushing too lately (Mikoto told her she was).

She was pretty dense when it came to feelings so when Mikoto told her that she thought that Kushina had a crush on Minato.

"That's so ridiculous, dattebayo," said Kushina, standing up, pointing at her best friend.

"Come on now, Red, it's so obvious," said Mikoto, rolling her eyes. Kushina pouted. There was no way she could fall in love Minato, it was improbable, impossible and stupid! Mikoto must be losing her mind from spending an odd amount of time with Fugaku. "Anyway, I think Minato is in love with someone, not too sure who though. But he has been having that stupid grin on his face way more lately!"

"What? Do you think he has a girlfriend," asked Kushina, frowning. It's not like she would care or anything, but Minato is her friend after all.

"Eh? Why so interested, Kushina-chan," giggled Mikoto, evilly. "So I was right about you have feelings for a certain blonde, who just so happens to be one hot piece of ass!"

"Mikoto! Do you realize what you are saying, dattebayo," asked Kushina, pacing back and forth. A light blush was on her face and Mikoto knew she was doing her job.

"Yes," said Mikoto. She absentmindedly pretended to check the time on a mysteriously missing watch. "Oh look at the time, I promised I go spar with Fugaku."

"Oi, oi, Mikoto, get BACK HERE DATTEBAYO," yelled Kushina, as the Uchiha female disappeared in Jounin-like fashion. "DAMN HER! She's got me thinking weird things. I so don't have feelings for stupid Minato, gah! Seriously what's with Uchiha and having the need to mind screw people?!" Kushina took a couple of deep breathes and decided that she needed some ramen. She high tailed it out of the tea shop Mikoto is always so fond of coming too and in the direction of Ichiraku's ramen stand.

Unfortunately for Kushina, sitting on a stool at the ramen stand was Minato and some pink haired girl. Kushina's eye twitched as she angrily sat down farthest away possible from Minato and that girl.

"Oh, Ji-chan, I want some miso ramen," said Kushina, loudly.

"It's coming right up, Kushina-san!"

"Hey, Kushina, what are you doing all the way over there," asked Minato, walking over to the red head who was in a pretty foul mood for no reason. The pink haired teenager looked confused to why she was getting glared at by the pretty red head woman. Kushina 'humphed' and ignored Minato.

Minato was confused. Why was she acting so childish? She was almost twenty-one and what did he ever do to her?

"Ano, Minato-kun, thanks for the advice," said the pink haired girl, who someday would mother a certain pink haired girl that a certain blonde will be in love with. She left and Minato sat next to Kushina.

"What's up with you? Did Mikoto say weird things to you again," asked Minato.

"Che, no," said Kushina. Her ramen that she ordered was placed in front of her and she went to go swallow the food when Minato took the bowl from her. Kushina glared, that man just so did not steal her ramen. She was going kill him.

"Seriously, you aren't getting your ramen back until you tell me why you look so pissed off at me. I did nothing," said Minato, serious.

"I'm not mad at you."

"But you are sure acting like it, Kushina," said Minato. "You're hurting my feelings."

"How come you didn't tell me you had a girlfriend? Aren't I your friend," asked Kushina, pouting. Minato stared at her in utter confusion.

"What are you talking about? Do you mean just now you thought Haruno-chan and I were on a date? Oh that's so stupid, she was just asking advice about how to ask a certain emotionless teammates of mine," said Minato, laughing, giving Kushina her ramen bowl back.

"You mean she was interested in Zeno," asked Kushina, not knowing why she was so relieved.

"Yep," said Minato.

"But Mikoto said she thought you were in love with someone," said Kushina. Minato froze. "Eh? Minato are you alright?" He abruptly stood up and bolted. "HEY WHERE ARE YOU GOING?" She ran too, but not before throwing the money she owed at the owner. Of course, Minato being the faster bastard to ever live in the Elemental Countries, Kushina barely caught up to him.

He found Fugaku and Mikoto sparring and she just watched him glare at Mikoto.

"What the hell are you telling her," demanded Minato. "Are you insane? What if she figures it out?" Mikoto giggled evilly. Fugaku stepped slowly away from the Uchiha woman and his best friend.

"I'm not telling her anything," said Mikoto, so innocently that the three others watching were both scared and skeptical.

"You promised you wouldn't mention that I was in love with her," said Minato, sighing. "She's not THAT dense, Mikoto, Kushina will figure it out sooner or later. But it doesn't matter since she's too obsessed with training."

"You're in love with me," squeaked Kushina, loudly and blushing lightly.

"Oh crap," said Minato, hitting himself in the head. "Yeah, I am in love with you Kushina." The red haired Kushina just stared blankly at Minato for a good five minutes before Minato could not take it anymore and left, mumbling something about going to find Jiraiya-sensei.

"Where did he go," asked Kushina, snapping out of her trance.

"Probably to the bathhouse to look for Ero-sensei," said Mikoto. "Go get him, Kushina-chan!" Kushina glared and left.

"You planned this didn't you," asked Fugaku.

"Yep," said Mikoto, grinning. "Kushina's so dense and Minato's so chicken, I had to do something. Of course, it took a little lying about Minato being in love with someone-not-Kushina to get her jealous as hell and pissed at him, but oh well."

"I think I'm in love with you, Mikoto," said Fugaku. Mikoto started laughing.

"Good one, Fugaku," said Mikoto.

"I'm serious."

"Oh."

Meanwhile, Minato was sulking in such a way that would be present in his future son. He was sitting in a grassy area secluded one of the parks in Konoha. And he also kind of looked ridiculous sulking, pouting, since after all he was a grown man. He knew Kushina was not in love with him and Mikoto just did this to…

It was official he was so getting back at Mikoto about this little incident.

"Geez, you ran off too fast before I could collect my thoughts," said Kushina, coming up to the blonde future Yondaime.

"Hi," said Minato.

"Listen," said Kushina.

"Go ahead," said Minato, dully.

"I think, well, I'm not too sure but I think kind I might love you too," said Kushina. Minato fell over in shock. Sure there were about five different 'maybe's' in that sentence, but still it was good news to Minato. "AND I AM SO NOT DENSE AT ALL!"

Minato chuckled, this was a good day.

"Stop panicking, my dear," said Minato, laughing merrily at Kushina running around their apartment in Konoha as she just found out she was pregnant with their first child.

"Me? I don't panic, you should be," said Kushina, sitting down. She began to ramble. "I can't believe I'm going to be a mother. Oh crap I'm so going to screw this kid up! What should be the name of the baby if it's a girl or a boy? I would like a boy but a girl would be nice too. They'll someday be awesome ninja. Oh man, have to call Miko-chan and Fugaku and Zeno and Jiraiya and Jii-chan (the Sandaime) and everyone else. Minato, why aren't you saying anything? Hey, why are you laughing at me like that? This isn't funny!"

"I'm sorry, sweetheart," said Minato, laughing hysterically. "But you're so cute when you ramble."

"Minato," exclaimed Kushina as Minato made her sit still.

"Breathe," commanded Minato. She did so a few times to calm down. "We are going to be fine. You're going to be a great mother. We'll think of names when the time comes and yes we'll go tell everyone on our night out on Saturday. And then you can spend some time with Itachi-kun to get some practice in taking care of children."

"But Itachi-kun isn't good for practice, since he's the most well behaved child ever," exclaimed Kushina about her godson.

"Well that is true, I seriously don't know where he got all that politeness from but, Haruno-chan just gave birth to a little Sakura-chan, maybe we can see if you can get some practice diaper changing and such," said Minato.

"Will it be alright," asked Kushina, worried.

"Don't worry Kushina," said Minato, grinning. "As long as we're together, everything will be alright!"

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