A New Hope
disclaimer; don't own Naruto
Team seven were currently standing on the railing, surrounding the arena where they would fight one on one, for the right to enter the finals. After getting to the tower, with little incident, they opened the scrolls and were met with Iruka. He explained the meaning of the scrolls as well as told them, they could rest and eat at the tower, until the time limit was up. They watched, over the next two days as teams arrived, with Team sand, who was already present before them. Team Gai came first,next Team waterfall, Team eight, followed by Kabuto's team, later Team sound, and lastly Team ten. They were all in before the time limit and were brought into a large room, where the Hokage and proctor Hayate Gekko explained what would be happening.
Kabuto forfeited and left the room. Minato had to keep his eyes off him as he left. The fact that in his cover story he had failed the exams many times and now chose to quite when he could continue didn't match up, but Minato knew why. 'He must be under orders from Orochimaru.' Minato had thought at the time. Right now, however he was about to watch Sasuke's match with Yoroi Akado, who was from Kabuto's team. Kakashi was going to warn Sasuke not to use any ninjutsu in fear of the seal activating, but Minato whispered to him that he already sealed it to where it should not act up, however he wanted Sasuke to get checked out after the preliminaries.
*Cough** Cough*" The match between Uchiha Sasuke and Yoroi Akado may now begin." announced Hayate as he jumped back, near the Sandaime.
Sasuke and Akado ran at each other and began a series of punches, kicks, and jabs, as one tried to hit the other. Akado saw an opening and tripped Sasuke, then he placed his hand on the boy's forehead and began sucking out Sasuke's chakra, while feeding it to his own reserves. Sasuke struggled for a moment, but was not about to let this guy win, he wrapped both his legs around one of Akado's and twisted. This caused Akado to loose his grip and begin falling next to Sasuke, who elbowed him in the gut and got up, putting some distance between the two.
" Fire style; Fire Phoenix Jutsu!" called Sasuke as a barrage of fire flew towards Akado. He dodged most, but the bottom part of his leg got singed. Sasuke, doubled in on him as he was dodging and preformed a move called Lion's Barrage, knocking Akado unconscious and making Sasuke the winner.
" Nice work Sasuke." congratulated Sakura.
" Yeah, for a minute there I thought that other dude had you." joked Naruto.
" Hn. Well, that should teach you to think, dobe." countered Sasuke with a smirk.
" Teme!"
" Naruto, this is not the time nor place." hushed Minato, he then turned to Sasuke." Congrats." Sasuke nodded.
The four watched as the matches carry out. Shino was up against Zaku, but the guy ended up blowing holes in his own arms, thanks to Shino's bugs. Kankuro got matched up with Tsurugi, the other member of Kabuto's team. Kankuro's puppet, Crow, ended up crushing the guys bones, winning the match for Kankuro. The next fight was Shikamaru against Kin, where he knocked her out using the wall and his shadow possession jutsu. Then there was Dosu and Choji's match. Dosu used the water in Choji's body to send sonic waves into the boy's ears and took him out.
Naruto was next to go and he had to fight both jumped into the arena.
" This'll be easy. Stand by, Akamaru." announced Kiba, as he stepped forward.
" Be careful, Naruto. And don't you dare lose!" called out Sakura, to which Naruto grinned.
" You got it, Sakura-chan!"
" Hah! We'll see if your so pumped, after this. Gijū Ninpō: Shikyaku no Jutsu!( Ninja art; Four Legs technique.)" Kiba got down on all fours and his claws and fangs began to grow and chakra began to appear around him. Then, he was soon coming at Naruto, with great speed, he was barely able to dodge, but was still cut on his leg.
" What's his technique exactly?" questioned Sakura.
" He's using one of his family's special attack." spoke up Kakashi." It's like the " hit-and-run" tactic, only more difficult for the opponent. Kiba's speed, strength, reflexes, and senses are enhanced, making it hard to dodge or attack."
Naruto, knew that he would not be able to keep dodging Kiba's attacks, so he did a few hand signs and said." Wind Style; Vaccum Wave no Jutsu!'' he took a deep breath and began spinning, while exhaling. Multiple solitary blades of wind, began form and lashing out all around Naruto. even with his speed and reflexes, Kiba could not get near Naruto without getting cut. After, several failed attempts, Kiba jumped back next to Akamaru.
" So, you actually do know jutsu? No matter, me and Akamaru are the best tag team and will take you down!" he pulled out a military rations pill and fed it to Akamaru, who soon transformed into Kiba." Try and stop this! Gatsūga no Jutsu!" both Kiba and Akamaru began spinning at a rapid rate ans launched themselves at Naruto.
At first Naruto struggled against the dual attack, but soon he played smart and took out Akamaru, by transforming into him. Kiba was livid and getting ready for the final strike. Naruto himself was getting ready for his last attack, but was not quick enough. Kiba came at him from behind and was about to strike, when Naruto, who was concentrating too hard, farted near his face.
Kiba pulled back, smothering his nose and howling in horror. Sakura, along with many others, made a disgusted face, Sasuke's eye began twitching, and Minato facepalmed.
' Who said Naruto had run out of gas.' mused Kakashi.
With Kiba distracted, Naruto was able to create several shadow clones and take him out, winning the round.
" Way to go Naruto!" cheered Sakura, after she got over her earlier disgust. She was soon followed by her teammates, only more reserved than the other.
An interesting match up was Reika verses her own teammate Shiro. They were both a little distraught, but neither could do anything about it. They learned that not only was Reika able to communicate with her butterflies, but she could make them explode at will. However due to his advanced hearing and his strong water ninjutsu, Shiro was able to trap Reika in a water prison and win.
" It must have been tough, fighting against your own teammate like that." spoke Sakura as she watched Reika cough up a bit of water, but other than that and a few cuts and bruises the girl was okay.
" Yeah." agreed Naruto. The rest of Team seven was completely silent, causing the other two to look at them.
" Guys, what's wrong?" asked Naruto.
Minato just pointed to the screen. The two turned and froze at the names.
Haruno Sakura
vs.
Sabaku no Temari
Sakura closed her eyes and took a deep breath, when she opened them they glowed with determination." I'm ready."
" Good luck Sakura-chan, you can take her!" cheered Naruto.
" Stay focused." instructed Sasuke.
Minato, put a hand on her shoulder." You can do this. We know you can." he smiled.
She smiled back, though smaller than usual.
Kakashi nodded at her and gave her a thumbs up. She just shook her head in return and made her way to the arena.
" I want a clean match. It's over, when one is not able to fight or they give in." Temari sent a cocky smirk towards Sakura, who hardened her eyes." BEGIN!"
Sakura jumped back and calculated her opponent.' She's from the Sand, who are know for their puppets and poisons, however it's obvious those aren't her fighting style. That thing on her back looks like a gigantic fan, so odds are she's a wind user. It will be difficult to get close and long range is not an option. But, if my timing is right and I distract her long enough, I should be able to attack both ways and take her out.'
" What's wrong pinky, scared?" called Temari, as she set her fan down.
Instead of responding, Sakura pulled out five kunai and shuriken, with wires attached and launched them at Temari. But, before they could reach her, a gust of wind appeared around her, sending the weapons flying behind her. Sakura however, was predicting this and curled her hands into fist, while yanking them backwards. The weapons stopped flying in random directions and began moving towards Temari again. Said girl realized that and jumped out-of-the-way, but was cut on her left leg and right arm.
" Wires." Temari whispered, then turned to Sakura.' So, she's not as idiotic as she looks. I'm gonna end this quickly.'
Temari, opened up her fan completely and swung it, while shouting." Wind style; Sickle Weasel no Jutsu!" The wind around Sakura began to spin in a rapid fashion, creating a vacuum pocket. Soon, cuts of all sizes began appearing across Sakura's body.
" What's happening?!" yelled a confused Naruto.
" She twisted the wind currents around Sakura, so that they're swirling at such a rabid rate, it's like blades are being formed and are slicing her up." answered Minato, while his fist were clutching the bar tightly. Sasuke was glaring at Gaara, who was glaring right back.
" Hah. That girl will be done within the minute." remarked Kankuro as he watched more cuts appear on Sakura.
" Sakura-san..." said Lee quietly.
" Are you really gonna lose now, cutie pie?" questioned Kazune.
' What will you do, Sakura-chan?' wondered Sarutobi, as he watched the scene unfold.
'Dammit! I've gotta figure a way out of here, before I lose too much blood!' thought Sakura in a panic. ' Clam down, Outer. We may not be wind users, but we have the ability to get out of here.' Sakura was confused for a minute, before remembering what Inner meant. She quickly dug into her weapons pouch and pulled out an explosive tag. She knew she could not throw it on any of her sides, because she would get caught in the explosion. But, she could throw it high above her, which is exactly what she did.
The explosion, high above her, caused everyone to look there and while they were distracted, Sakura created a clone, then went underground.
Temari looked back at 'Sakura'." So, you managed to free yourself in time. No matter, one more hit and your done." she spoke, as she got her fan ready.' Sakura', began charging her head on, much to everyone's shock." Are you stupid? Charging me head on will do you no -" however, she stopped when she saw the clone disappear and not a second later, heard the ground behind her begin to crack. She turned and saw Sakura appear, shocking many watching, with her fist raised about to punch her. Temari quickly retracted her fan, so that it could block Sakura's hit.
' Crap! Now, I'll take damage and be open for an attack!'' No you won't! Keep going and let me handle this!' instructed Inner. Sakura was confused, but she soon felt chakra being pushed into her left fist, right before it connected with Temari's fan. There was a sickening crack, but soon many more followed. At the sound, both girl's realized what happened.
Sakura broke Temari's fan.
The audience watched surprised as the fan began to crumble, under the weight of Sakura's fist.
" Wha?" but that was all Temari got to say. Because soon Sakura raised her right fist, ready for the flow of chakra, and let out a final battle cry.
" SHANNARO!" and punched Temari square in the chest. Said girl, had all the air knocked out of her, as she went sailing into the wall, creating a crater. She dropped to her knees and fell face first against the ground.
Total silence. The only thing that could be heard, was Sakura's heavy breathing, as she stood to her full height.
* Cough** Cough*" Temari is unable to battle, the winner is Haruno Sakura."
Sakura, stood in a slight daze and after hearing Naruto and Lee cheer, she looked up and grinned. ' I did it!'' Hell yeah, we did!'
Kankuro, Gaara and Baki, were shocked that Temari lost, the first showing it more than the others.
' To be able to mold chakra into her fist and release it when needed, takes an impressive amount of chakra control.' mused the third.' I don't think, Tsunade was able to accomplish such a feat, without proper training.'
Sakura, had just rejoined her teammates, only to be swept into a bear hug, courtesy of Naruto.
" Way to go, Sakura-chan!"
Sakura giggled and hugged back." Thanks, Naruto." she said after he put her down.
" Nice job." stated Sasuke, with a crooked smile.
" You were great Sakura. The way you got out of the wind vacuum and used a clone to distract her was clever." praised Minato, to which Sakura beamed at him.
Kakashi patted her head." I'm proud of you."
Sakura, nearly had tears in her eyes, she was so happy.
After Baki took Temari up to the balcony, the matches resumed. The following was a brutal match between Neji and Hinata, which caused Naruto to get infuriated with Neji's attitude and the jounin senseis had to step in to stop Neji from hurting Hinata even after the match was over. Next was Ino's match versus Tenten. Sakura was surprised to see, that Ino had pretty good reflexes and was able to dodge, catch, and throw some of the weapons sent at her.
" It's because of you." came the lazy drawl of Shikamaru.
" Eh?" replied Sakura.
" When you graduated top of the class and showed you took being a kunoichi seriously, Ino felt like she was being left behind and that she was not a good rival for you. I don't know the details of what happened between you two and feel it would be too much of a drag to find out. However, even if she tries to hide it, it's obvious she misses you and regrets her past behavior."
" I miss her too." said Sakura, as she turned back towards the match. But, soon after Ino lost." Thank you, Shikamaru. I'll talk to her soon."
She didn't catch it, but Shikamaru nodded and moved closer towards his team. Ino had to go to the infirmary, because she was bleeding from a lot of cuts and gashes. The next match was between Lee and Gaara. It was both amazing and horrifying, Lee's speed was incredible, even compared to Minato's, but Gaara's malicious words and actions caused many to shrink away. It ended with Lee having his arm and leg crushed by Gaara's sand, leaving his team and others distraught.
After a few moments, Hayate stepped forward, gaining everyone's attention." The last match will be between Sasaki Kazune and Uzumaki Minato, please come forward." both boys made their way towards Hayate." Ready? START!"
Instead of jumping back to observe their opponent, both boys charged each other and began a series of taijutsu moves at a fast pace. Neither were gaining the upper hand, until Kazune moved to punch Minato, who tried to jump out-of-the-way. However, his foot was caught on something and he ended up getting hit in the face, but instead of falling, he reached for Kazune's wrist, gripped it, and flipped him over. He felt the pressure around his ankle disappear and looked down, only to see vines begin to retreat, he jumped away.
' So he can control vines in such a way? However, it looks as though he needs to keep concentration for it to move, otherwise he loses control and they become useless.' observed Minato.
Kazune got to his feet." I gotta admit, I didn't think you would be able to take that punch and use it against me."
" I've been dealing with harsher ones, since teams were formed." responded Minato as he remembered Sakura's hits. They may not have been infused with chakra, but they still left a bruise.
Minato heard a sound under him and moved away, just as thick vines shot up from the ground. The fact that this tower was located in a huge forest, was to Kazune's advantage as he continuously used the vines to attack. But, Minato's speed allowed him to dodge every time.
' This is taking too long, I need to end this, before I run out of chakra.' thought Kazune. He performed a few more hand seals, causing more vines to appear and was able to catch Minato's left wrist and right ankle.
" Give up or else my vines will literally tear you apart!" called out Kazune, just as his vines began pulling him opposite ways. Minato was about to reach for a kunai, but Kazune's voice stopped him." Kunai and shuriken won't work. I've infused my chakra with the vines, making it more durable. It's over." the vines were starting to strain Minato, but he was not done.
To everyone's shock, minus Kakashi and Sarutobi, Minato did a one handed wind jutsu, that he sent towards Kazune. The attack, made him lose his concentration and allowed Minato to break free. Once free, Minato quickly appeared in front of Kazune, knock him down, and pinned him. " To quote you from earlier, It's over."
Kazune, with both hands and legs pinned, a kunai at his neck, and his low chakra reserves, knew he would not win." I give."
" Sasaki Kazune is no longer able to battle, the winner of the match is Uzumaki Minato." announced Hayate.
" WAY TO GO NII-SAN!"
" NICE JOB, MINATO!" shouted both Naruto and Sakura.
Minato got up and held out a hand for Kazune." That's an awesome technique you have."
" Thanks, but you being able to do seals one handed, is pretty cool too." complimented Kazune, as he accepted the hand.
Team seven came barreling down the steps quickly.
Naruto, high fived Minato." You were awesome, Nii-san."
Sakura hugged Minato, to which he returned." That was an amazing move."
Sasuke, fist bumped Minato." Way to go."
Kakashi, eye smiled and ruffled his hair." I was wondering when you would use that."
Minato's congratulations was interrupted by the Sandiame rising and moving to the center of the platform.
" I would like all winners down in front please."
Shino, Neji, Tenten, Shikamaru, Gaara, Kankuro, Shiro, Sasuke, Naruto, Minato, Sakura, and Dosu, came to stand before him. He began congratulating them and explaining what the exam was all about.
" Now, I want you all to draw a number from this bag and state what it is." instructed Hayate as he stepped before each winner. Naruto got 1, Neji 2, Sasuke 3, Gaara 4, Shino 5, Kankuro 6, Dosu 7, Minato 8, Shikamaru 9, Tenten 10, Shiro 11, and Sakura 12." The screen will now reveal, who you will be facing in the final exam. It revealed how every two would face each other.
" You all will have one month before the finals begin -"
" A whole month?! I'm ready to go now!" screamed Naruto, to which Sakura smacked the back of his head and told him to be quiet.
" Yes a month." continued Hiruzen smoothly." Your opponents have seen what you can do, with this break you can develop new skills, while perfecting your fighting style. It will be held in the grand arena, I will see you all then. Good luck." and with that the third disappeared, with his ANBU guards in a puff of smoke.
Minato had just finished getting ready, it was the day after the preliminaries and he was taking it easy. Last night, the team celebrated the fact that the whole team made it to the finals. This morning, however an ANBU appeared in his room, startling him and causing him to whip out a kunai. Apparently, the Hokage wanted to see him for something, but it was not specified what. Minato doesn't mind, because he needs to talk to the third about Orochimaru and his that thought in mind, Minato left a note for Naruto and took off by roof tops.
* Knock** Knock*
" Come in."
" You wanted to see me, Hokage-sama." Minato, noticed the couch was pulled up in front of the Hokage's desk.
" Yes Minato. I would like for you blend in with the shadows, you will see why in a moment."
At the Hokage's strange request, Minato raised an eyebrow but complied. Not five minutes later, the window to the right of the Hokage's desk was being opened.
" Ah, I see you made it," he looked towards the one who entered." Jiraiya."
Minato's eyes went wide. It's been nearly a year since he'd seen his teacher and that was after he came to the future.
" You knew I was coming, sensei. I figured it'd be nice to drop by, besides I heard Minato's kid was in the chunin exams this year."
" Your presence is always welcomed and yes Naruto-kun is in the exams this year. In fact, he, along with his teammates, have made it to the finals."
Jiraiya whistled." Not bad."
" However, the was a reason why I wanted to see you, as soon as you got to the village. It would appear, that things we once believe were true are not." at the serious tone of voice, Jiraiya stood straighter. The third smiled." I would like you to meet someone, please step out of the shadows."
Jiraiya turned to see who it was and looked as if he'd seen a ghost.
Minato smiled." Long time no see, sensei."
Jiraiya stumbled back onto the couch." You..." he began shakily." You can't be real."
" He's as real as you and I. Jiraiya, this is your old student, my successor, and Naruto's father, Namikaze Minato."
Jiraiya looked mad." He can't be Minato! Minato died during the Kyuubi attack! Not to mention, Minato was a grown man."
Minato sighed, his sensei could be troublesome half the time." Sensei, if you just listen to me, I'll explain how I'm here." at Jiraiya's silence, Minato began telling him about the Gods and Shinigami, that sent him here. he also told him about what he's been up to, since his arrival.
" Time-travel." Jiraiya stated.
" Yes." answered Minato.
" Because of the Gods."
" Yes."
" To save the world."
" In a sense."
" I'm getting too old for this." Jiraiya sighed, slumping back into the couch.
" I believe that's my line, Jiraiya." spoke the Sandiame, as he puffed on his pipe.
Jiraiya, then sat up and pulled Minato to him." it's good to have you back, Minato." he ruffled his hair.
" Good to be back." laughed Minato.
" How are you adjusting to your new circumstances?" he asked.
Minato thought for a moment." I'm adjusting better than I thought I would. Learning about what has happened to Konoha in my absence, has left me upset. But thanks to the old man, I'm working hard to not only get to where I once was, but also spend as much time as possible with my son. Kushina's death," he took in a deep breath." has not been easy. But, I need to be there for Naruto. Through him and Sakura, I've been able to coup and as of lately Kakashi and Sasuke."
" Sakura?" questioned Jiraiya.
" Ah. I met her on my first day here. She's also the female member of the team." a smile appeared on Minato's face." You wouldn't believe it, sensei, but she's a lot like Kushina. Same temper, same stubbornness, same caring nature, and even similar insecurities, however they are different as well. Sakura is more of an intellectual person, doesn't too much favor ramen, and is a bit more girly, but sometimes her similarity is nostalgic and saddening." he paused for a moment." It's hard to be around her at those times, however I can't bring myself to be away from her either. I know Sakura is not Kushina and most of the time I don't see her as such, but when I do..." he trailed off, unable to continue.
Jiraiya, placed a hand on Minato's shoulder and looked on in sadness. It was obvious to the Toad sage, that Minato missed Kushina and is hurting at her memory. But, he also seems to be healing, thanks to the young girl, although Minato himself doesn't know it. Jiraiya is sure that the boy will be able to recover, only with time, Naruto, and the girl, Sakura's, help.
After a few deep breaths, Minato was able to gain his composure and open his eyes.
" It's alright to miss her, Minato. It's also alright to grieve, but don't ever let it hold you back. You know Kushina would hate to be your weakness and cause for suffering, so as long as you keep moving forward it will get better." Sarutobi spoke wisely. He knew what Minato was going through, but he also did not know, seeing as Minato's life with his wife was only just beginning, while his had run on for years. However, that only means the pain is greater. Minato only had so many years with Kushina and is now back at the starting point. Hiruzen would hate to see him give into guilt and not find happiness again, when he's older. From what Hiruzen has seen, with a certain flower, Minato might be able to find happiness in the future, but that's only if he learns to not be hung up on the past.
Minato didn't say anything, so Jiraiya decided to respond.
" So, I hear you made it to the finales?"
Minato scoffed." Your insane, if you think a chunin exam would get the best of me."
Jiriaya grinned." Good. I'd hate to see you get your ass handed to you by a teenager."
Minato turned serious." Actually, there's something I need to talk to both of you about." he turned to the third." You heard Orochimaru was at the second half of the exams right?" Jiraiya stiffened.
" Yes. Three Grass ninja were found dead, without faces."
" Well, his target was Sasuke, more specifically the sharingan. Sasuke now has the curse mark."
" This is indeed troubling. Not a lot is known of the mark, except from what we learned from Orochimaru's old research lab before he defected from the village. It feeds off one's hate and rage -"
" Which makes Sasuke the perfect target. Given his background and family." finished Minato." I'm positive he will be back, if for not only Sasuke, but to harm the Leaf. Also, he has a spy here and possibly more."
" Who Minato?" asked the Sandaime. He hated the thought of spies in his village.
" Yakushi Kabuto. He was disguised as a Leaf nin and has been trying to gain the trust of the rookies, most likely to get to Sasuke."
" We'll put all files on tighter lock down, as well as forbidden jutsus. We don't need a repeat of the ' Naruto incident' on our hands, only worse."
" The 'Naruto incident?'" asked a confuse Jiraiya. Hiruzen sighed, while Minato grinned.
Minato was walking down the road, in the early afternoon. He had a good time talking to his sensei and the old man, for a few hours. He told Jiraiya all about the team and their antics, even about Sakura's new found strength, which caused Jiraiya to flinch at the thought of a 'Second Tsunade.' through that thought, Minato asked if Jiraiya could train Naruto, while he worked with them a little, but mainly focused on his own training. Jiraiya had been reluctant, but at Minato's words and the mention that Naruto had a 'special' jutsu that was made for the sage, he finally gave in.
Minato shook his head at the memory of the first time he had seen Naruto's sexy jutsu. He had openly stared, with his mouth slightly open, while Sakura went red and proceeded to beat Naruto black and blue for being a " Perverted idiot, who has no shame." as she put it. Good times, he mused. He then paused, when he saw a flash of pink down by the food stands. As he got closer, he realized Sakura was with her parents.
" Sakura." he called, once he was closer. Said girl turned towards him.
" Ah, Minato!" she sounded surprised, making her parents turn as well.
" So your Minato. My name is Mebuki and this is my husband Kizashi, it's nice to meet Sakura's little boyfriend." she smiled.
" Mom! He's not my boyfriend, like I told you before."
" That's a shame. You two make a great pear." said Kizashi, holding up a pear from one of the grocery bags he had.
Sakura facepalmed, while Minato grinned.
" Dad, please stop." she said.
Mebuki giggled." Alright Sakura. You can spend time with your boyfriend, just be home before dinner." before Sakura could protest about Minato, her parents were already down the road.
Sakura groaned.
" Aw come on, Sakura. Lettuce, walk and talked." joked Minato, as he pointed at a vegetable stand.
" Minato, your as bad as my dad!" came Sakura's exasperated reply.
" Alright alright, I'll stop." they began walking past the stands." So boyfriend, huh?"
Sakura, gave into her anger and began chasing a laughing Minato around the area.
After a while, they made it to the bridge where they would normally wait for Kakashi, to stat team practice. Minato, stopped running and looked down at the water. It was still surreal to see his younger self, every time he saw his reflection. Sakura had finally caught up with him and noticed his spaced out expression, so she whacked him on the head.
" What was that for?" complained Minato as he rubbed his head. He could have sworn her hit was harder than the last time.
" Payback for earlier. Now, what's got you spaced out?"
Minato, knew he couldn't tell her, so decided for something more obvious." The chunin exams."
Sakura sighed." Minato I don't know why you lied to me, but it's obvious you don't want to talk about what's wrong."
Minato's eyes widened a bit." What?"
" We've been friends for nearly a year, Minato. I know when your lying and can tell it's something more important than the chunin exams. You don't have to tell me, if it's to hard to talk about. But," she came over to him and placed both hands on his shoulder, before pulling him in for a hug." I'm here for you. This is not the first time you've spaced out and then come up with some excuse. If it ever feels to much for you to handle, or if you just need someone to talk to, please find me. I may not know the solution to your problem, but I'm willing to help any way I can."
Minato, was shocked that she saw right through him and was surprised by her words.' But then again, she always wants to help he friends and do anything to make them feel better.' he thought with a smile, as he returned the hug.
" I'm alright, really. Sometimes I just think about my past, it's not horrible, it's just a lot different from now."
Sakura pulled back a little, to face him.'' Well no matter what, this is your home Minato and it's full of people who care about you."
" Yeah," He smiled." it is."
" OI, MINATO! Is that your girlfriend you were telling me about earlier?"came the amused voice of Jiraiya.
Minato groaned. ' Of all the people.'
Done!
So did you like the twist I added, I only displayed Team seven's fights cause you already knew the rest. Also the next chapter will be the finals, cause I can't write training well.
Guys I have a serious problem, there are not enough minasaku fanfictions. There are not even 70 stories on the pairing and even then only like 6 get update( 2 of which are mine) and there is only one completed series(that I am far behind on.) It's hard to write about this pairing, when I have little inspiration to work with, so I'm asking you to write your own story. It doesn't need to be a long series, it can be a one-shot or drabble, but we need more minasaku. I have to put my new story on hold, because I have far too many I'm working on right now, so I'm asking you to start writing some, cause there is not enough minasaku.
Other than that, thx for reading and plz review!