Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, if I did; it would have Naruto and Hinata together as a couple. Kaizu, Mika and Kajou are mine though.

Last time:

"So, you're my mother?"

"Yes," she said weakly. She raised her hand to caress his cheek again. "I'll tell you everything, every single detail of the past that will answer so many questions."

Uzumaki Kushina's Story

"I was fourteen when I was told of the great history. The Uzumaki clan, Hyuga clan and the Uchiha clan were the three strongest clans in Konoha. Though we have no bloodline limit, our determination made us strong. We were proud and happy with our families. I was married to a boy who I didn't love. I was still happy though. I was to be made Head after a year or so. A year later, a member of the clan failed a mission. He lacked determination and strength. Because of that, his team died. He came back with no severe injuries though. My clan was so ashamed that they ran away. I didn't follow them though. I stayed in Konoha; it was my one true home. So they ran away without me. I was left alone in the streets. The people who hated our clan because of our power started to beat me up. I was so alone until he came."

-The Past-

The teenage girl cried while her bruises and cuts gave her great pain. Her sobs were loud and was clear to anyone who went past the dark alley she hid in. She thought of where her clan was, where they could be. Why didn't they stay in Konoha and forget about the past. Her sobs only grew louder as she thought of the clan that had abandoned her. It drew more attention to her; it drew the attention of a boy to her.

"Are you alright?"

She looked up and saw a blonde haired boy with clear blue eyes. He had a worried look on his face. She wiped the tears before replying.

"Who are you?" she asked, trying to sound hard and tough.

"Oh? You don't know me? Why, I'm the great Namikaze Minato! What about you?"

"Kushina." She said with no expression. "Kushina Uzumaki." She was expecting another bashing but received a warm smile in return.

"So you're one of the members of the Uzumaki clan. I think you should be given a second chance. Every one deserves a second chance."

Kushina thought for a while. She was happy that there was at least someone who didn't beat her to a pulp. She liked that. She got up from the dirty ground and put a cheeky grin on her face. "You're nice for a boy outside my clan."

He blinked. "Oh thanks." He scratched the back of his head when he heard a loud grumble.

"Say hello to my stomach," Kushina introduced. "Hehe, I'm kind of hungry."

"Then let's go get something to eat. What would you like?"

"Not sure. I don't really have a favourite food…"

"What about ramen?"

She shrugged. "Okay, I guess."

"I know the best place to eat it. Their ramen is great!" He grabbed her hand and ran through the crowd. "This way!" The next thing she knew, she was sitting next to Minato who had almost finished his first bowl. She held her chopsticks, picking at her food until finally grabbing a piece of naruto. After chewing on it, she spat it out.

"That stuff is horrible!"

The cook looked offended and so did Minato. "Naruto must be with ramen or the ramen won't be perfect," he said. The cook nodded with his arms crossed.

"Well I'm sorry for not liking naruto."

The cook was now raged, she grabbed the closet thing he could get, a frying pan and aimed it for her head.

"Uh, here's the money!" Minato said, interrupting the cook's actions. He then took Kushina's hand and ran off to some where safe from the cook. "Never again will you say something like that in front of Teuchi-san. I've seen him get angered at his customers for doing something close to that. Believe me, it's not a pretty sight."

"I don't care, dattebayo!"

There was a short pause before he spoke again. "You know, you aren't exactly the girl I met in the alleyway."

"That's your problem!" She said smirking at him playfully.

He laughed. "Why don't you tell me what it's like to be an Uzumaki? I hear they're great in water techniques."

"My life...not yours."

"Well you're not nice."

There was silence between them and Kushina didn't like it. She decided to break it. "I'm going off to see Hokage-sama. I want to talk to him for a while."

"Okay. See you around." They both turned to their own direction. Once a good few metres apart, a thought popped up in Minato's mind. "Oi, Kushina-san, where will you sleep tonight?"

"The streets. I'm kind of used to it now." She continued to walk off but was stopped. Her face was only centimetres away from his. "You're quick."

"Why thank you. Are you sure you want to sleep in the streets tonight? I mean, you can sleep at my place. It may be small but I could squeeze you in."

She thought about it for a while. Though she felt more secure with him, she didn't want to be seen weak. She was part of a strong clan…but then again, she was part of an ashamed clan too who had abandoned her. "I'll think about it."

She walked on to the Hokage Tower. She wished so badly that her clan was with her at that very moment. She wanted her father to teach her new techniques. She wanted her mother to talk with and her friends too. All of them had abandoned her. Wiping the tears that formed at the corner of her eyes, she ran the rest of the way to her destination.

"Come in."

Kushina entered with a sad face. There were cuts on her faces and a few bruises too. Her hair was in a tangled mess. The stones and twigs that the villagers threw had damaged her figure quite a bit.

"What's wrong Kushina-chan?"

"You have heard of what happened right?" She walked to a chair near the door and sat on it in a very tomboyish way.

"Yes, I have."

"Everyone in the village hates me now. They throw things at me and call my clan a wimp. I want to fight them but it's against Konoha…no, may way to fight my fellow villagers." Tears streamed down her cheeks. She clenched her hands into fists and began wiping them away. "It hurts so much to be abandoned and left alone. I want mother and father with me but they're some where I don't even know. I wanted to go with them but Konoha is where my true home is. I don't feel right without it!" Her crying turned to loud sobs. "I want to be a young child again, so I don't have to feel this pain."

She heard footsteps coming toward her. The next thing she knew, she was in the Hokage's arms in a warm comforting hug. "You have been very strong Kushina-chan. I know it's hard for you right now but look, you have me and Minato to cheer you up.

"How did you know about me and Minato?"

"A bird told me. Don't worry about that though, just let your tears out and say everything you want to say. I will be listening."

So Kushina talked her feelings out. She even screamed at the emotional pain she felt. The old man listened to every word she said and allowed her to drench his clothing with tears. She soon fell asleep where her pain dissolved into nothing.

"You may enter Minato."

The door opened with a quiet creak, showing a very disturbed Minato. He looked down to the ground with a frown. "I never knew how hard it was for Kushina-san."

"Hm, life can be very hard for some people. You offered your apartment to her. Why not put it to good use?" Minato nodded and carried her away on his back.

-Back to Present-

"Years later your father proposed to me. I declined because I was already married to that other boy. Uchiha I think. I can't remember though. I hated him so I wish for him to stay away from me. I told him that we could maintain a relationship as if we were married but we couldn't officially be a couple."

"It's a good thing that Yondaime is my biological father and not that Uchiha person."

"Why?" she asked in a weak voice.

"Long story."

"I'll continue then. He got me pregnant another year or two later. We were both very happy and we became very excited when the day came. But we were both scared for not only our lives but your life too as Kyubi had attacked the village. Kyubi attacked while I was still giving birth to you. Many Konoha Shinobi came to your father for advice and assistance. He said he would go to fight Kyubi soon after you were born. Minutes after the birth, Kyubi was getting close to where we were. Minato left to fight it."

She paused for a while before going on.

"His last words were 'I love you and our son'. I named you after what Minato called the perfect piece as he could never have ramen without naruto so that's what I called you. Shortly after, the building I was in was about to cave in. I was knocked out by a large stone. Lucky for me, my clan came to rescue me. They heard that Kyubi had attacked and came to my aid as quickly as possible. As for you, Minato ordered a member of my clan to take you to him. He knew what could happen to you but he had no other choice. Well, that's what Kajou told me. I was forced to stay here in the Land of the Whirlpool as I was Head of the clan and I had every right to rule the new found land. I'm sorry I wasn't there for you. If only I could turn back time and change it all."

"Apology accepted."

"You're not upset?"

"If that was meant to happen, then that was meant to happen and by the way, you are my mother."

Kushina smiled as Hinata entered the room again with crushed herbs in the form of liquid. "I'm back," she said. "This shall improve your health. Drink this and try to get some sleep. By tomorrow you should feel a lot better!"

Chapter finished! Sorry I didn't put this up on the first of November. I needed to double check my work. That's done however and I'm now a candidate for class Prime Minister (as I'm Australian). So I published this to sort of celebrate…somewhat. Oh yeah, Kushina's story is not real at all. It was made up! Had to do that. Please review!