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Chapter 2: As Time Passes

Time Skip 4 Years:

It was peaceful in Konoha. The village is thriving with people going about their business walking around the streets. Some were eating at the famed Ichiraku's Ramen, where the famous Heroes of the Leaf frequently dine. Others were shopping for daily necessities and socializing with other pedestrians.

"Nawaki!"

Well, it was peaceful until the Yondaime's voice echoed around the village.

"Hurry up, Naruto-nii!"

"Why did you pull another prank, Waki-kun!?"

Currently, the leaf's unpredictable Nawaki is running with Naruto. It was the only thing that the two did together. Nawaki would always drag Naruto into some dumb prank. Then they would be chased together. Naruto loved to spend time with Nawaki, but he hated it when he would prank on people. The last time he pranked someone, they were dragged into the forest of death by an angry snake lady.

"You have to admit it was funny, Naruto-nii! Imagine on our otosan's face. HAHAHA!"

Naruto can only roll his eyes.

He knows that when an opportunity presents itself, Nawaki pulls a prank.

Today was the Hokage's unlucky day. They stopped running around the village when they found a place to hide. They hid on top of a tree on the Yondamie's head. Hiding in the Hokage Monument was Naruto's idea.

He'd often spend time with either Nawaki or Mina. Though, he prefers to spend his days with his young sister because she doesn't drag him into trouble.

"You are such a dummy Nawaki-kun." stated a voice in the back of them.

Turning their heads, they saw an amused Mina next to their father. Instead of sporting his golden locks, Nawaki's prank turned his hair a rainbow color.

"You are coming with me to my office Nawaki. I've told you to stop pranking people. Why do you continue to prank? Anko is still mad for the explosive dango prank you pulled two days ago. Even Kakashi is still irritated that you turned his mask and hitai-ate pink." stated Minato. He didn't like that his son pranks the people of the village.

Naruto and Mina chuckled at the mention of the Kakashi prank. One of the most feared ninjas had to wear pink for a week.

Minato turned to Naruto.

"You and Mina are to go home. I know Nawaki dragged you into this like the last couple of times, but you're still punished. No going outside the house for two days and no hanging out with friends."

Naruto didn't care about the punishments. He only ever talks to Tayaka, but it was still very little. He only craves the attention of his family. He bowed his head to Minato, then walked with Mina to their home.

Namikaze Home

Kushina and Mito were preparing breakfast for the family. Kushina couldn't wait to tell the kids the big news. Minato thought today was the best day to inform them. After all, everyone was getting along fabulously. She smiled as Mito tried to cook the rice. Mito usually is around her otosan, but he has paperwork to write.

The front door opened.

"Kaa-chan, I'm home with the Blue Imouto!"

"Naruto!"

Kushina laughed. One thing she liked about Naruto was the names he gave his siblings. Nawaki is Waki-kun because he would become flustered over the nickname. The girls are referred to by their eye color. Mito is 'Violet Imouto' while Mina was called 'Blue Imouto' because of her sea-blue eyes. They would all complain, but Naruto would still say it. Naruto only says their nicknames in private. Besides that, he would call them by their given names.

"Come to the kitchen. I almost finished making breakfast," stated Kushina.

Naruto and Mina took a seat at the table.

Naruto was wearing his usual blue shinobi pants and black long sleeve shirt with the Uzumaki crest on his back. His shinobi sandals were black. His blonde hair spiked up like his brother's. Mina is wearing a blue sleeveless shinobi dress with a blue shinobi Uzumaki clan symbol on the front of the dress.

Unlike his siblings, Naruto was born without whisker marks. If it weren't for Naruto's violet eyes and Nawaki's whisker marks, they could pass a mini Minato.

"Wanna do a staring contest before the others get home?"

"You're on, Blue."

"Stop calling me that!"

"Would you want me to call you Red? It's the color of your hair."

Mina puffed her cheeks but didn't say a word. Naruto smirked as the battle began. Mito finished with kitchen duty, so she watched them play the game. She may have been the youngest of the four, but she liked seeing the two oldest siblings challenge each other.

Two minutes passed, but the eldest children of the Hokage continued their game without wavering.

After three minutes, Mina starts to waiver. Naruto smirked again.

"If you lose again, I'm going to keep calling you Blue every time I see you with the family."

"Never."

At this time, Nawaki throws the door open. This minor action causes Mina to blink.

"We're home!" Nawaki announced with anger as he walked into the kitchen. He's upset because he can't go to Kiba's house to play with Akamaru.

Nawaki stops walking when he sees a hannya mask appear behind Mina. Mito was laughing on the ground while Naruto threw him a look of pity. He knows what it's like to get Mina angry. He hopes Nawaki is ready for Mina's hells rage.

"HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU! WHEN YOU COME HOME, DON'T SLAM THE DOORS OPEN!"

"Note to self: STOP SLAMMING THE DOORS OPEN!", Nawaki reminded himself. As soon as that thought passed, he bolted to his room upstairs with an angry Uzumaki woman behind him.

"NOT THE FACE!"

He never made it to his room.

"Good Morning, Otosan!"

"Good morning Mito. How's my little Kushi this morning?"

Naruto laughed at this. Mito was given that name at birth. When she opened her eyes, Minato swore that she was the imitation of her mother with those violet eyes and red hair. Kushina also gave Nawaki a similar nickname due to him having blue eyes and sun-kissed blond hair like his father. It didn't help that his dream was to become Hokage.

"I don't like those nicknames you guys give me. I'm a future ninja of Konohagakure and a child of the Uzumaki-Namikaze clan. When will I get the respect that you and Kaa-san receive?" complained a pouting Mito while hugging Naruto.

"You should ask when Mito will learn to control her anger issues-Ow!"

"When are you going to stop slamming the doors!"

Naruto smiled as Mina and Nawaki came back into the kitchen. Naruto enjoys his time with the family. Usually, Minato would be in the Hokage office until late at night. Naruto knows that Minato has a large amount of work because of his duties as Hokage, but for some reason, he insisted on accompanying them for both meals of the day.

Naruto tried to find the purpose of why Minato was trying to spend time with them since everyone understood his duty as Hokage. The only reason he could think of his the announcement of their commencement for training.

It's known for kids in clans to start training before attending the academy, primarily if they were the heirs. Civilians are a different matter. They would commence their education at the academy and either fail or graduate. From that point, academy graduates go to the reserves or head back to the academy. Naruto only knew this because he had spied at the academy and team tests.

"No way in hell I'm going to the reserves."

Minato walked over to Kushina and kissed her on the cheek. He wished he could do this every morning, but he had responsibilities as Hokage to fulfill. The only time he sees his family is late at night. He would see the sight of Mina and Mito fighting, Nawaki telling Kushina about his day, and Naruto would be washing dishes or cleaning something.

"I love them so much."

Once Mina got the table set, everyone took a seat. Minato would sit in the head chair while Kushina and Nawaki were on the left side of the table. Mito and Mina sat on the right side of the table while Naruto sat directly across from him. Minato was happy seeing everyone eating their breakfast.

"I'm taking the day off from work today. I know paperwork will be piling up, but today is a special day. I want everyone here on time for dinner. This announcement involves all of you. I don't want anyone absent." he said while smirking. Mito and Nawaki wanted to know already. They were begging him to tell them already. He looked directly into Naruto's ultraviolet eyes.

"Naruto-kun, I want you to help clean the house today. Your kaa-san and I will be going into the village to get everything we need tonight. I know I can trust you with these chores because you always leave the house spotless."

For some strange reason, Naruto was a very organized person. He wasn't a germaphobe, but he felt at ease when things were clean and organized. His room was a perfect example. While Nawaki's room was messy with ramen stains on the floor and clothes everywhere, Naruto is stainless.

He had his bookshelves organized in alphabetical order. His clothing is arranged in his closet by color and type. Minato and Kushina were impressed by this discovery and decided to compensate for helping in the house.

"No sweat, otosan. All I ask is for everyone to wash the dishes they used so I can get off to a good start."

Everyone nodded and finished their breakfast. Naruto started to clean the bottom pro thing of their compound while his siblings started cleaning their rooms. Minato and Kushina left to grab what they needed for tonight.

The Namikaze Home

5 minutes before dinner

Everything was ready for tonight. The kids were currently playing ninja in the backyard. Nawaki is wearing his orange shinobi shirt and black cargo shorts with the Namikaze crest on his shoulders. He was trying to tackle Naruto, whos pretending to be a missing-nin.

Mito is sporting her signature red shinobi skirt with a blue short sleeve shirt. The Uzumaki crest was displayed proudly on the front of her shirt while her hair was in a ponytail.

"Everyone, come inside. It's time for the big announcement."

The children ran inside when they heard their mother's voice. Once inside, the children saw Jiraiya and Tsunade standing beside the dinner table.

"Look at my cute little godchildren. You guys look pretty happy to see the amazing and handsome Jiraiya of the Sannin!"

*Smack*

Tsunade hit him with a super-strong punch to the gut.

"Would you shut up, you pervert? I'm trying to see my precious godchildren. The last thing I need to hear is that stupid introduction."

Naruto fell to the floor while holding his stomach. He liked Jiraiya, but the man was a pervert. He always preferred Tsunade over Jiraiya. He may not spend as much time with them as his siblings, but Tsunade can do the things Naruto wished to do while with the pervert. He just wanted to beat the pervert's conceitedness out of him.

Jiraiya felt a shiver run down his spine.

"Alright, let's head into the living room and give the announcement. Once that's over with, we can eat the delicious shrimp flavored ramen I made."

Nothing was better than Kushina's homemade ramen. The only thing that could beat it was Ichiraku's Ramen.

They headed into the living room, which is next to the kitchen. Two large three-seater sofas were facing the coffee table in the middle of the room. In front of the living room was a door to enter the Namikaze household. On the opposite side was the kitchen entrance. The staircases are located on the left side of the living room, leading to the Namikaze's rooms. On the right side was a portrait of The Namikaze family. It was a replica of their first family picture.

"Okay, kids, take a seat on the couch."

The Namikaze kids did as their mother instructed. Mina and Naruto sat on the sofa facing the kitchen entrance, while Nawaki and Mito sat on the couch facing the house entrance. The adults stood facing them.

"You already know that when you turn nine years old, you'll all be starting the academy,'' stated the toad sage.

Everyone nodded at this. The academy is years away, but it's best to start their training now.

The academy is where their journey to become shinobi will start.

Naruto was not looking forward to the four years of lectures. Something that no one knew was that Naruto has a photographic memory. He learns better by watching and reading than by hearing, which is why he knew that he'd annoy any sensei he'll have during the time.

"We have all decided that next week, we will be starting your ninja training by all four of us. We will show you the basics, from shuriken and kunai accuracy to taijutsu training. As the training progresses, we'll push you to do variations of exercises like the tree walking exercise and chakra balance exercises. Be assured that we won't be going easy on you."

The kids were ecstatic. They were finally going to start ninja training.

"One step closer to being Hokage."

"I'm gonna make the Uzumaki's feared again!"

"Soon, I'll be the heiress to the Uzumaki!"

"Finally, I'll start training to be a leaf ninja!"

They all smiled when they saw the kids look so happy.

Minato gave a box to Mina, Nawaki, and Mito. Each one eagerly opened their boxes to find costume-made weapons.

"Where's my box?" asked Naruto with a cocked head.

Kushina frowned at this. They planned to train all four of their kids, but Minato and Jiraiya refused. They stated that the kids need to start conditioning to control the Kyuubi chakra as soon as possible. She remembered how hard it was to use the chakra.

"Sorry, gaki, but you won't be joining the training. It's because your siblings will also be training with the Kyuubi chakra. That will require all our help. You will need to start at the academy like all the others." stated Tsunade with a frown.

"She's right, Naruto-kun. Starting at the academy would be best for you. The instructor there will be able to help you while we focus on your siblings and their chakra control."

"We don't know how long it would take. Your siblings will learn how to attain good chakra control to contain the Kyuubi and prevent it from going on rampages. Not only that, but they need to be trained face to face with us if they want to excel as shinobi and jinchūricki's of the nine tails", Minato explained.

Minato wants them ready to face anything that comes in their path. He's told Jiraiya about the man in the orange mask. His sensei believes he was after the nine tails and that the man wanted to capture the tail beast to destroy the whole world. If that's true, then the three kids were in danger. They were going to have to face that man.

"If he extracts the Kyuubi, my children will die by his hands."

Jiraiya was in his thoughts. "If what Minato was saying is true, then the kids will need to know everything they can before he can strike. We'll need to train them to the ground," he glances at Naruto.

"Sacrifices will have to be made. Naruto will still be a Konoha ninja, but he isn't important enough for Minato and Kushina to train. He will have to train at the academy. He might end up going to the reserves. At least the gaki will still be with his family. That will be his will of fire. To fight for and support his siblings."

Naruto was looking at his siblings as they looked at him. He understood that they needed to start sooner because of the Kyuubi, but he knew they'd make time for him. They were his family. His family will never leave him behind.

"Guess I can wait a while. You guys have the Kyuubi sealed inside of you. That's a big deal. We will still be able to have fun together. You can show me all the cool stuff they taught you when you guys have time. I might even pick something up from it," Naruto said with a big smile.

Everyone looked at him with a smile, thinking he understood, but Jiraiya knew that Naruto would annoy his parents by asking them to join the training in the future.

All four of the kids hugged each other. Naruto may not join the family training sessions, but he knew they would spend time together.

If only they knew the truth of how their relationship will become soon.