Chapter 10

Minato and Tenzen were sitting inside Ichiraku's enjoying what Tenzen calls the god food. They were talking a little about what Tenzen had learned from Orochimaru, and more importantly about Minato's mission.

"So were did you go on your mission?" The white haired boy asked before shoving more ramen in his face. Minato was hesitant at first. He wondered how his student would feel about him going to his birthplace and not only discovering that other people were living there, but that he also used Tenzen's blood to open his family's sacred temple.

"Well Tenzen that's actually I need to talk with you about." The blonde jonin said putting down his chopsticks and turning his body to face his student's. Tenzen just stared at his sensei with some noodles hanging out of his mouth. But, soon followed his teachers suit, slurping down his noodles and putting down his chopsticks. "My mission was to investigate the rumors around the occupancy of Seishingakure."

Tenzen looked a little shocked by what his sensei was saying. People were living in Seishingakure, his birthplace. What could they want with the hidden spirit.

"And you were to run these people out?" the yellow eyed boy asked hoping his sensei already took care of the fiends and saved his birthplace.

"No. Though that was our job if the occupants were attempting to harm the hidden spirit." The Yellow Flash countered figuring his student would be a little upset about the whole situation. "And they were not. In fact, they have been very considerate of your family's more sacred and secret places. They don't even live in any of the smaller houses."

"Then why be there couldn't they go somewhere else." Tenzen said looking down into his bowl of ramen. His eyes were beginning to look a combination of anger and sadness. But, Minato thought the next part might cheer him up.

"They are staying there because of the large lake that surrounds the temple and there is large game to be found in that area, not to mention that it is close to the Land of Rice Fields." The blue-eyed sensei said trying to ease his students mind. He had to understand that the Fuma meant his home no harm.

"What does the rice country have to do with anything?" the tan skinned Tenzen asked with a little anger in his voice.

"The people that have occupied Seishingakure for a little over a month now is the Fuma clan. They come from the Land of Rice Fields were the once served the daimyo. However, they were recently banished from Rice Country because of man named Zukai Hebi. He is controlling the daimyo and convinced him to banish the Fuma. Without anywhere to go they settled in Seishingakure. Now do you understand why I allowed them to stay there?" Minto concluded hoping Tenzen finally understood, and from the look on his face he did. His face changed from anger to something close to pity. Perhaps now Minato can get down to the real issue and he hoped his student wouldn't be to pissed.

"Now Tenzen." The yellow haired shinobi said to get Tenzen's attention back to the conversation and out of his head. "There was another reason that I was to go to the Hidden Spirit. That was to search for material that could benefit in your training. There are no records to how the use the powers of either the Seishin or Chi so I was hoping that there would be something to give you a hand in understanding your power. However, to do so I had to go into your families temple, and to get into the temple I needed your blood."

Tenzen's looked into his sensei's eyes, but it was hard to tell if he was angry or not. His expression was bare. It was as if he had frozen in time. There was a long silence that was only broken with Teuchi returning from the back of the stall.

"Here is your check Minato-san." The ramen chef said laying the slim piece of paper down on the counter. He paused for a moment noticing his two favorite customers were frozen in suspended animation. The stall owner could help but look at the two of them as the tension in the small ramen stall rose. There was utter silence, say the noise of the village right outside. Finally Minato looked away from Tenzen and down at the table in shame. He knew is student was not happy at all. The blonde shinobi had wronged his family's sacred place. Minato new he had to say something.

"I'm sorry Tenzen. But…"

"Shut it!" Tenzen shouted causing the two older men to job from the sudden outburst. "No one should be at Seishingakure! Not the Fuma and not YOU! That is MY home! MINE!"

Tenzen then quickly swung himself around in the stool and walked out of the shack. He didn't even bother trying to pay; he knew Minato would take care of it. He just needed to get away from him. He defiled his home, his families resting place. How could he forgive him for that? What's worse is that he used HIS blood to do it. Where does he get off?

Tenzen just kept walking until he came to hokage monument, and went up it. He needed to think, he needed to get away. How was it that after all this time he still cared so much about his family's home. It was miles away and he can't even remember what it looks like. It was old news, nothing else. This was his home now, Konoha, Which has been nothing but comforting and kind to him. It was truly an ideal place to live.

The young white haired boy finally reached the top of the monument and he was over looking the whole village. It was beautiful all the light, and people. He couldn't imagine living anywhere else. THIS was his home not the Hidden Spirit. But, why did he get so mad when his sensei did nothing but try to help him by going there. Maybe it was that he always saw Seishingakure as what is left of his family, and he even thought maybe his whole family was waiting him back at his birthplace excited to see what progress he has made as a shinobi. It was all that was left of the Seishin, well that and the symbol he wore on his back.

It was then he thought about going and finding Minato. He needed to apologize; he didn't mean to yell at him. He knew that his sensei didn't deserve to be yelled at but he just missed his family. It was in that moment that he realized how much Minato-sensei already meant to him. He didn't care about him going to his family's temple, because he was family. He was like the goofy big brother that didn't act anywhere near his age, but was still smart and wise way beyond his years. Then that would make the Hokage like his father? And Jiraya and Orochimaru were the weird uncles that always fought? Whatever he just knew this was his new family, but not just his friends, all of Konoha, and no matter what he was going to protect them. They were his precious people he was going to protect. That was his nindo.

Tenzen moved to get up when he noticed two unfamiliar chakras. His first instinct is that it was just someone else from the village coming up here to enjoy the view. But, his mind was changed when multiple kunai came shooting out from the shadow. He skillful jumped backwards, avoiding the kunai and pulling out his own. Two figures jumped from the trees that were atop the monument and faced Tenzen.

"Hehehe seems he's a little more lively than we thought." One of the figures said though Tenzen could tell which one in the dark.

"Seems that we might have a fight on our hands, even if just a little." A female voice said, but it didn't come from the two in front of him. It came from below.

Just as the thought came to Tenzen two hands came from the ground and grabbed Tenzen by the feet. In one motion the other two shinobi jumped into action and went to restrain the rest of him. But, when they went to grab the Tenzen it exploded. Causing the two shinobi to fly backwards and land shakily on all four.

"A replacement?" the female voice said jumping out of the ground. From Tenzen's assessment he could tell that the female in the ground is the leader, and that they could be no better than chunin given that they couldn't see him switch with his clone. Good, now to see if that hiding training Minato-sensei made me do was worth it. Tenzen thought as he crouched in a nearby tree, overlooking his enemy. He thought quickly and grabbed a second kunai from his pouch and masked his chakra. He figured they probably couldn't sense chakra that well but better safe than sorry.

Tenzen started moving to circle the enemy and through them off his trail. But, when he saw his opening he took it. He quickly tied another explosive tag to a kunai and threw it in front of the shinobi closest to him. Doing what anyone would do, the mystery shinobi jumped away from the kunai. Thinking quickly Tenzen threw smoke bomb in between the three ninja, and started to pump chakra into his feet. When the smoke started getting thick he felt for the shinobi's chakra. Got 'em. he thought before he shot out from his hiding spot at blinding speed and cut straight threw the nearest shinobi before continuing back into the foliage. No way was the guy standing after that he went straight for the hamstring tendons. Severing control of the lower part of the legs, just as Orochimaru showed him.

"Where the hell are you, you coward!?" the female voice yelled out. See! He knew doing this was cowardly. But, Minato-sensei was right when he said it would drive enemies crazy.

"Captain! Tando's down." A male voice said. He must have been talking about his friend whose legs he just cut. Now all Tenzen had to do was wait them out and attack when the time was right.

"I see. I suppose I'll have to step in now to make sure this little punk doesn't kill you three." The deep voice right behind Tenzen said. On instinct Tenzen ran for it, but was quickly swept up and dragged out to the clearing. The two taller figures stood over him now, and before he could do anything the girl put her foot into his throat.

"You little bastard. How dare you do that to Tando!" the dark haired girl said pushing her boot hard into Tenzen's jugular. Tenzen barely managed to look over to were the other two were to see one of the boys helping who he guessed was Tando. Now that he got a good look at the three initial assailants, he noticed that they were no older than thirteen. They probably genin straight out of the academy, and the older one that caught him must be their jonin instructor. Damn, I guess I'm done. Tenzen thought as the boot pushed even harder into his throat.

"But don't worry we're not going to kill you. The master wants you alive." The girl said with a wicked smile on her face, and she reeled back her arm to knock Tenzen out. But, before she could even bring her arm down the boy was gone in a flash. The older jonin knew what this meant.

"You three run now this has become to much for you. I'll hold him off. Run!" the jonin instructor said looking around for the new threat, and then he spotted it walking slowly from the shadows. "… Yellow Flash."

"Leave Konoha now." Minato said clutching two of his signature kunai.

"I cannot leave with that boy." The tall man said lowering himself into a fighting position. "Prepare yourself Yellow Flash."

Minato wasted no time throwing the kunai in his right hand, which the man dodged by running to his right. Damn he knows about the kunai. Minato thought as he acted quickly to alter his plan of attack. He ran directly at the taller shinobi with kunai in hand. He threw the kunai directly into the ground behind him and one high into the air. In a yellow flash he was gone, up to the kunai he threw in the air. Grabbing in quickly he flashed again only to appear behind the other shinobi where he threw the first kunai. Without thinking he threw the kunai in hand at the man's left shoulder, which the man dodged by moving quickly to his right. In another flash Minato was gone. The enemy shinobi looked around quickly for his target. But he was nowhere in sight.

"Sss..ssensei, behind you." The black haired girl said looking on in horror.

"I said leave Konoha now." Minato repeated from behind the man. The enemy looked at him in awe. How did he get behind him? Looking down behind the blonde haired man he saw the very first kunai that the Yellow Flash threw. He had fallen right into the man's trap.

"I see your reputation doesn't do you justice, Yellow Flash." The tall shinobi said with a smirk on his face, he knew when he was defeated. "Might as well kill me, or my master will do it anyway."

"I will not kill you, and neither will your master." Minato said and in one quick motion reeled back and knocked the man out. He quickly moved to tie the man's hand together. He then looked to the three genin, and the three put their arms in the air. This action made the fear Yellow Flash chuckle slightly at the three young shinobi. "Good choice."

It didn't take long for anbu to show up and carry the four enemy shinobi away. Now it was up to the interrogation squad to find out where they came from, and whom they are working for. Now Minato and Tenzen were standing side by side watching the four ninja being carried away by anbu. Once everyone had left Tenzen turned to his sensei.

"Thank you for coming sensei, and I'm sorry for earlier at Ichiraku's. I went a little overboard." Tenzen said trying to avoid eye contact while rubbing the back of his head. "I guess I still kinda miss my family and stuff."

Minato resisted the urge to give the boy a hug. He was just happy the boy was safe, and it was the first time the boy was really opening up to him. But, as his sensei he knew that he needed to resist the urge to coddle the boy. But, fortunately just the right person was coming along who could hug him all she liked.

"Tenzen, Minato are you two okay?" Kushina yelled running up to the two. She immediately ran up and gave Minato a big hug, because he was glad he was safe. But, she knew someone else needed more love. Getting down on one knee she reached out her arms and embraced the little Seishin.

Tenzen froze in his tracks. Shock covered his face; as though it was the first time anyone had embraced him. He didn't even lift his arms, afraid that the slightest movement would end this moment. He then felt a gentle grab the back of his head and pull him in even closer. Tears began to swell up at the corners of the young boys eyes, and he thought his knees might give out. Slowly he raised his arms and cautiously embraced the red head habanero. He never wanted this moment to end. Not since his own mother had Tenzen felt this felling. The feeling that someone truly cares for you, that they would never allow anything to happen to you. They were always going to be there and never let you go.

Minato just watched gingerly as the two had their moment. In just a short time the young Seishin had made his way into both Minato's and Kushina's heart. He could say without a doubt that they were perhaps the two most important people in his life, and he would do anything to keep them safe.

End Chapter 10

So now we finally some emotion from Tenzen, and how he has found a new family in Konoha. I know that I said there would be a time skip after this chapter, but I lied! I got a couple more for you and they're gonna be a goodies I promise. Please review and let me know what you think.

IMPORTANT CHALLENGE: Create a teammate for Tenzen. The one I like most will be on the three-man squad with Tenzen once he graduates from the academy, and will become a important character in the overall plot.

PARAMETERS OF THE CHALLENGE: NO RULES! GO CRAZY WITH IT! But make it cool.

I thought it might be a little confusing about how old all the characters are so here's a list:

Tenzen: 6

Minato: 20

Jiraiya/Orochimaru: 32

Hiruzen: 50

I think covers just about all important age groups.