It had been another 6 years and now Naruto was eleven years old. He was now nearly 5'5" and his golden hair was up to his waist and was always pinned back with a white gold diamond clasp his father had given him that belonged to his mother. He wore white boots with white socks, crisp white dress pants, a white long sleeved dress shirt with a black spiral on the back, white fingerless gloves and the white patch that he had to wear over his right eye. Minato had used all of his medical knowledge and even went looking through many medical scrolls but was not able to return the sight in that one eye. And for some strange reason the markings from when the ROOT ANBU punched him in the face never healed so he had a blue and purple bruise on his right eye that showed a little over his patch: "Try it one more time Angel-chan but with a little less power this time."

Naruto nodded and concentrated on the Rasengan his father had been trying to teach him. It had only taken him two hours to learn the first two steps but he had not been able to create the move. He concentrated on gathering his chakra in his hand and after a minute his face lit up with joy when he formed a fully stabilized Rasengan, which disappeared when he dismissed it: "I did it Papa! I was finally able to create a Rasengan!" Naruto dashed across the field and gave his father a hug, a much larger Gamakichi watching from a pond on the other side of the field eating cake with a happy look on his face: "Gamakichi I did it! I was finally able to create a Rasengan!" 'That was awesome Naru-chan! You see, practice makes perfect buddy. That and lots of practice.'

Minato watched the two interact and then he saw his son tense up, his hands gripping the vest of his familiar: "Someone is here I can feel it! They are on the other side of the wall right now!" the two widened their eyes and Naruto dashed inside to hide, Gamakichi having shrunk down to a smaller size so he could ride the head of his friend inside. Minato went to the wall and peeked out of the little window that he had made in the stone: "May I help you Jiraya-san and Tsunade-san?" The two sannin flinched and Tsunade asked in a quiet voice: "Are you still mad at us for what we tried to do Minato?" "Do NOT call me by my name Sannin-tachi! You are to call me Hokage-sama or Yondaime-sama; no more no less. Now tell me what you want or leave. I am trying to enjoy my month long vacation."

The two stepped closer to the wall and Jiraya asked: "Please let us in so that we can talk face to face and explain...' "What is there to explain Jiraya-teme? You and your wife tried to force me to go out on a date and then had the audacity to order me to marry whom you wanted! I will only love one woman and she is dead so your line is going to die with me no matter what you try to do. So are you going to tell..." 'Hokage-sama! Hokage-sama come quickly!' Minato turned around and Gamakichi hopped onto his shoulder, whispering something into his hear. The man froze in fear and turned back to the opening: "Get off of my property before I demote the both of you to genin." He slammed the stone window shut and picked the small toad up before dashing inside to find Naruto lying on his bed with his face red with fever and his body shivering.

Minato quickly went to his son and dressed him in some shorts and a light shirt; "I knew that this would happen Angel-chan. You have not fully recovered from your flu yet insisted on finishing your training on the Rasengan. Gamakichi keep an eye on him while I go into the village for some medicine and soup so that he can eat something before taking said medicine." The toad nodded and Minato flashed to the main village gate where he made is way to the pharmacy to get some medicine and some raisins, which were the favorite treat of his son. He then walked towards Ichiraku's where he ordered 3 bowls of miso ramen, 3 of beef and one vegetable soup for his son: "Minato-sensei!"

Minato turned around and saw one of his former students Obito Uchiha running towards him with a happy smile on his face: "Obito! How have you been doing lately?" the two walked slowly down the street once Minato had gotten his ramen and Obito said: "I could be better sensei. The two sannin have been bothering us a lot lately trying to see if we can convince you to talk to them." "They dropped by my home earlier to bother me again as well. I had to threatened them with demotion in order to get them to leave me alone." the two talked for a little while but then Obito had to leave in order to meet with Kakashi and their friends so he took off in one direction while Minato flashed back to his house where he put the ramen on the table and the vegetable soup in the box that his son had made that contained seals intended to keep all kinds of food hot. Naruto had created it so if he came home late Minato would not have to reheat anything and risk ruining his food: "Papa is that you?"

Minato took a tray of the medicine and a glass of water upstairs where he found his son laying in bed, his face clearing when his father came in: "I am happy that it is you papa. I was afraid another person had come in like before with those other people." Minato put the tray on the side table and put a cold cloth on the forehead of his son: "No need to worry Angel-Chan I just had to go into the village to get some medicine and something to eat and also a special treat for you." The young boy looked at his father with a hopeful smile and asked: "Raisins?" Minato poured the medicine into a cup and said as he helped his son sit up: "Yes but I will not give them to you until you are completely better. And no getting out of bed until you are completely better as well."

The eyes of Naruto widened and he sat up quickly, the cold cloth falling off of his forehead into his lap: "But Papa I just cannot miss my prayers! What would Kami-sama and the nine Holy bijuu think of me if that happened? Please don't make me miss my prayers because of this papa!" Minato turned back to face his son and was in shock when he saw the broken face of the little boy, the tears making his fevered eyes brighter. He picked up his son and held his slightly shaking body tightly: "Please calm down before you make yourself even more sick Angel-Chan. And if it means that much to you then I will carry you to and from the prayer room until you are completely better. Does that sound like a better alternative to you?" Naruto smiled happily and lay back down, Gamakichi snuggling with his friend as the medicine took effect and he fell asleep. Minato gave his son a kiss on the forehead and went downstairs to eat, saving a couple of bowls for Gamakichi for when he came downstairs to eat later.

In the prayer room later that night the altars started to glow and the jewels appeared again, but it was all nine of them this time plus another one that was as black as the night. The white gold necklace appeared as well and the jewels arranged themselves around the black one on the pedant, which disappeared and reappeared in the hand of a figure in a light green cloak. The figure walked through the house and to the bedroom of Naruto, who was fast asleep curled around his favorite toad pillow, a content look on his face. The figure sat on the bed and carefully ran a hand through his long hair. He held up the pendant and it appeared around the neck of the little boy: 'Oh our most loyal and beloved follower you are going to go through so much soon but we will always be with you Naru-chan. We will start your elemental training at the next prayer session so please rest up.' The figure kissed the young man on the forehead and disappeared, Naruto smiling softly in his sleep: "Kami-sama..."

In the morning Minato woke up and went to wash up for work. He went down the hall after he was done and peeked into the bedroom of his son only to see it empty, Gamakichi asleep in his own little bed that they had made for him not long ago. He quickly dashed downstairs and found Naruto in the kitchen putting a pot of tea on the table for breakfast: "Angel-Chan what are you doing up? With your fever you should have stayed in bed!" Naruto turned to his father and said with a wry smile on his face: "Good morning to you too papa. Breakfast is ready so please come down to eat before you have to go to work." Minato went into the kitchen and said as he gave his son a hug: "I am sorry; good morning Angel-Chan. How are you feeling this morning?"

The two sat down and Naruto said as he served the tea: "i am much better now papa. I was able to go to my morning prayers by myself, which is why I did not wake you up." The two ate and Minato noticed that his son was getting more and more nervous for some reason: "What is the matter Angel-Chan? Why do you seem so nervous all of a sudden?" Naruto fiddled with his hand for a minute and asked as he looked down: "i wanted to a...ask if..." he hesitated for a moment and then he asked quickly: "Can I train outside today please? Just for two hours or so?"

Naruto blushed bright red and then looked down: "I am sorry papa forget I said anything." Minato shook his head and smiled softly as he looked at his son: "Of course you can Angel-Chan but please be carefully and come inside if you have an episode. And send a message toad if you need anything okay?" Naruto raised his head and hugged his father tightly, a big smile on his face: "Thank you so very much papa! I promise to do what you asked!" Minato returned the hug and was getting ready to leave when Naruto handed him a bag and a thermos: "I made you a bento and some of my special tea for lunch. There is also a sweet surprise for you but you have to wait until after lunch to eat it okay?" Minato pouted for a minute but then nodded so he took the bag, gave his son another hug and disappeared in a yellow flash to get to work at the tower: 'Naru-Chan?'

Naruto turned around and smiled when he saw Gamakichi hopping down the stairs with a sleepy look on his face: "Good morning sleepyhead. Your breakfast is ready on the table if you are hungry." The toad hopped to the table and started to eat his breakfast while Naruto washed all of the dishes before going upstairs to change into his training clothes, which also happened to be white, his new pendant shining merrily in the light as the jewels glowed softly.

Once he was done he put a white bandana on his head and went downstairs to gether some training weapons and some weights just in case he needed them. He then went to the porch door and was going to open it when his hand froze halfway to the knob: "I...I...I...I don't know if I can do this Gamakichi. Every time I go outside or want to go outside something happens or someone comes to the barriers and my episodes come back." 'You are going to be fine our faithful one so please come outside to me.'

Naruto looked up and saw the green cloaked figure in the gardens holding out a gloved hand: "Kami-sama!" Naruto flung the door open, dashed outside and fell to his knees in front of the figure, his head down in slight shame: "Forgive me Kami-sama I did not mean to question you or the 9 Holy bijuu." Kami put a hand on his head and said: 'There is no need to worry about offending us because it is not possible for you to do so. Come Angel and we can begin your training with Ichibi, Nibi and Sanbi.' Naruto stood up and Kami took his hand so they could walk into the rose garden to train, Gamakichi sitting on the porch keeping an eye on everything in case someone unexpected showed up as Anko, the ROOT ANBU and the two sannin had done before.

Hokage Tower

At the Hokage tower a few hours later Minato was having some of his shadow clones do his paperwork while he was staring out the window towards the Forest of Death, a thoughtful look on his face. Tomorrow was the birthday of his little angel and he had no idea what to get for him as a gift. He had been thinking about it for more than a month and still had no idea what to do or get for him. He had asked Gamakichi what his son would like and the toad did not know.

He had been so deep in thought that he jumped and fell out of his chair when there was a pop and a small puff of smoke on the desk. The smoke cleared and his face lit up when he saw a plate of blueberry cheesecake and a steaming mug of green tea: "Thank you Angel-Chan I really needed this to clear my head right now." he picked up the fork and took a bite of the cheesecake his son had made, his face shining with joy as he ate it. Once he had finished he put the dishes on the seal with a note and watched as it disappeared: "Yondaime-sama, Tsunade and Jiraya are here to see you again. Do you want me to send them away again?"

Minato rolled his eyes in annoyance but pushed the button and said: "No just send the in Shizune. If I keep avoiding them then they will just pester us until they are allowed in." the button clicked and the door opened to let his mother and father into the room, the both of them looking a little worse for wear: "Why have you been avoiding us for so long Minato?" The clones disappeared and Minato said with an emotionless look on his face: "Do you really want me to answer that question sannin-tachi? Now tell me what you want or just leave me to finish my paperwork."

The two wiped the tears from their eyes an Tsunade said: "Please forgive us for trying to get you to marry sochi! We just wanted you to be happy with a family of your own." "And I have been telling you for nearly twelve years that I am never going to be married again! Kushina was my soul mate and I will never find another like her. If you two are never going to accept that then never call yourselves my parents again and I will take the last name of my late wife."

The two gasped in shock and Minato said: "You have 48 hours to tell me your answers or I will change my name in all official documents and destroy my birth certificate in front of you." The two wanted to argue but when they saw the seriousness on his face they nodded and disappeared in swirls of leaves to think of what their son had just said to them: "Didn't that seem a little harsh Minato-sensei?" He turned towards the open window and saw his former student Obito Uchiha sitting on the inside window with his orange goggles just above his leaf headband, his black hair sticking out everywhere as it always did.

He came into the room and sat down in one of the chairs: "So do you think that your parents deserved that sensei?" "They have been hassling me to remarry since Kushina died. The week after we buried her they started trying to introduce me to other women! Until they realize that I am not going to remarry to please them I am going to ignore them." Obito nodded and said: "So when are you going to allow us to visit your home sensei?" Minato rolled his eyes and said: "You can keep asking and I will keep telling you no Obito. You know that I love my privacy and also do not want anyone in my home." "That may be true for you but what about him?"

Minato quickly activated the sound and secrecy seals around the room and then said as he slumped into his seat: "Angel-Chan gets these episodes when he senses chakra or a presence other than myself. He freezes and cannot breath for a moment before starting to shake uncontrollably. It takes me at least ten minutes to calm him down so please do not ask to visit again." "Yes sensei."

Back at the mansion in the forest Gamakichi was watching as Naruto practiced using his new diamond and iron sand: 'You are getting much better at doing that Naru-chan. When are you going to show this to your father?' Naruto made the iron sand and diamond dust go back into the seals he had for them on his hands and said: "I will tell papa when Kami-sama and the 9 Holy bijuu allow me to do so. But for now please keep it a secret." Gamakichi nodded and went back to reading one of the stories Naruto had written, a glass of lemon and cherry juice with a straw next to him. Naruto was getting ready to change for his training session in the basement training room when there was a puff of smoke and the snack dishes of his father appeared, a note sitting on the plate that read: " 'The raisins are in a high shelf in the pantry so go ahead and eat some Angel-Chan. Your Papa Minato'"

The face of Naruto broke into a grin and he dashed into the pantry where he carefully climbed the small ladder and opened the high shelf where he found an enormous box of raisins and another smaller box that had the right serving size in front of it: "Oh thank you Papa!" He grabbed the smaller box and closed the pantry door before putting it on the counter in the kitchen: "Are you ready for training Gamakichi?"

The small toad plopped onto his head and then they went downstairs to get their physical training done before making dinner and going for the evening prayers. Back at the Tower at lunch time Minato had left to sit on the Hokage Monument. He opened the box of lunch his son had made for him and the smells made him drool. He had homemade pork cutlets with jasmine infused rice, some rolled eggs with cheese, four wieners, 3 pieces of sushi and a large piece of panko-crusted salmon. Minato quickly said a prayer, opened the chopsticks and dug into his food, the young Hokage moaning with pleasure: "Oh Kami! Thank you for blessing my Angel-Chan with such skill."

When Minato was done there was a puff of smoke and a covered plate appeared in place of the box, another pair of chopsticks appearing wrapped in a paper covered in smiling yellow faces with the words: "'Enjoy Papa!'" Minato smiled softly and opened the plate which made him start drooling again. Naruto had made a dark chocolate cake with raspberry pieces and white chocolate frosting with raspberry drizzle and candied raspberries with two scoops of vanilla whipped cream. He cleaned the drool from his mouth and then dug into his dessert, the special mint tea feeling refreshing as well. Once he had finished everything the dishes disappeared: "So this is where you had gone Minato. I was wondering where you had gone because I was hoping that we could have lunch together."

Minato rolled his eyes and turned around to see his number one stalker fan girl Sakino Haruno standing there with what was supposed to be a sexy smile: "Listen Haruno-san, I have told you before to leave me alone an have gone as far as sending you to jail. So now I am going to do what I should have done in the first place, ANBU!" two ANBU appeared and grabbed the struggling woman: "Take her to Ibiki and then put her into the mental ward of the hospital. She had been stalking me for years and I will no longer stand for it." the three of them disappeared and then Minato went back to the office to work some more, still thinking about what to do for the birthday of his son.

I hope you have all enjoyed this chapter. Please rate and review and let me know what you think. Flames will be used to heat food! Obi-Chan