A/N: Hey I know I'm a few days late but I hope you forgive me. I'm gonna try and do the next chapter shortly. I also want to thank you all in your support for me getting into college. Thanks guys. Well enjoy the story.
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The Tanuki demons had all risen before the bijous and the dawn, they prepared food for each of the bijou's journeys home. They left a pack on the table and ran to start their daily business.
The first of the bijous to rise was Shukaku. She rose right at dawn. She walked out of her room and went to make sure the packs were ready for everyone who was leaving. Kyogyū and Bee would stay here until the baby was born. After she was satisfied with the work of her gaze, she moved to make breakfast. Shukaku was about to make her favorite fruit porridge when two little weights rammed into her legs.
"Papa Papa, I'm hungry." Misaye said looking up at Shukaku from her left leg "And so is Fū" she said pointing at the green haired girl on the other leg.
"Well, I was about to make fruit porridge." Shukaku said putting the two little girls onto the counter.
The little girls giggled as they tried to help Shukaku make the porridge, Kyuubi watched the interaction from the doorway. "Kyuu stop creeping and help serve breakfast." Shukaku said stirring more berries into the porridge.
"What do you want me to do?" Kyuubi asked, pushing off the wall and into the kitchen.
"Get the girls some bowls and pour some water for them." She said putting the girls back on the ground.
Kyuubi grabbed some bowls and poured the girls each a glass of water. After the water and porridge was on the table the demons placed the girls on a chair each and let them eat their breakfast. "Little kids sure are early risers." He said with a laugh
"You don't know the half of it." She laughed. Then Shukaku looked around and asked "Are you the only one up?"
"Yeah" Kyuubi said
"Well, since we're alone… can we have that talk now?" she asked quietly
"Yeah" Kyuubi said following her into the kitchen. "So, what's wrong?" he asked
"Nothing" Shukaku said shaking her head, an anxious look on her face
"That's a total lie and you know it." Kyuubi said sternly "Shu we have know each other since we could run away from home."
"Yeah, that was a good month and a half." Shukaku said with a laugh
"I know something is bothering you, just tell me." Kyuubi said pushing a stray piece of hair behind Shukaku's ear
"It's Arashi, I know that you love him and there is nothing wrong with that. I would be a hypocrite if I said there was, but I'm worried." Shukaku said "Falling in love with a demon can cause so many problems for a human. Karura and I constantly worry the other will be killed or that Misaye will be killed. If anyone from Sunagakure was to find out about her, she would be killed instantly." Shukaku said through tears forming in her eyes. "You saw how those demons attacked Bee, if Arashi were to get pregnant…" she trailed off
"Shu" Arashi said wrapping his arms around the smaller demon
"I don't want you to live in the constant fear that I live in or to feel the pain of losing him." Shukaku said letting go of her mask completely "You're like my brother and I don't want bad things to happen to you."
"I know that Shu and trust me I know the options. In fact if it were up to Arashi we would probably be parents already." Kyuubi said pulling away enough to look at the Tanuki demon. He wiped away her tears before saying "I will think about what I want and what is best for both of us."
"I know that" Shukaku said pulling out of Kyuubi's embrace "I just worry."
"I understand and I think I will go on a journey to find myself." Kyuubi said
"Good just think about what I said" Shukaku said hugging him quickly.
"Papa!" Misaye yelled from the dining room
Shukaku and Kyuubi walked out of the kitchen and found Misaye and Fū covered in little bits fruit and porridge. "What did you girl's do?" Shukaku asked laughing
"She started it!" they said at the same time pointing at each other.
"Wanna help?" Shukaku asked Kyuubi
"Sure" he said picking up Fū, while Shukaku picked up Misaye. "Where's the bathroom?"
"Follow me" Shukaku said unmindful of the porridge getting on her clothes. The pair walked past many of the bijou's rooms and stopped in the bathroom next to the room Kabutomushi was sleeping in. "Grab the shampoo. Top shelf" she said when Kyuubi gave her a confused look.
"Here" Kyuubi said grabbing the shampoo and turning to see Shukaku starting the tub. She had stripped the girls of their porridge covered pajamas and placed them into the tub. Kyuubi handed her the shampoo.
"Thanks, now there are some dry towels and a few spare sets of children's clothes on the bottom shelf. Grab two of each please." Shukaku said making sure the water was a comfortable temperature
"Sure" Kyuubi said grabbing two towels and two outfit sets "Why do you keep so many extra sets of clothes in here?" he asked putting all of them on the counter
"Spills, messes, fights… tons of reason. They're free game for anyone in the gaze." She said with a shrug, as she turned off the water. "Now come help me." Shukaku said with a wave
Kyuubi came and knelt down next to Shukaku. Shukaku handed him a little cup and showed him how to bathe a child. Together they bathed the two four year olds and dressed them. Neither paid any attention to the two people watching them from the doorway.
"He'll be a good dad." Kabutomushi whispered to Arashi making the blonde jump slightly.
"Yeah" Arashi whispered watching as the pair of demons bathed the little girls, who were covered in God-knows-what.
"Have you talked about children?" Kabutomushi asked
Arashi nodded slightly before he added "But not much, not enough."
"I'm sorry" she said wrapping her arm around his shoulder "Do you want children?" she asked watching as Fū and Misaye tried to splash the demons bathing them.
Arashi watched the little girls playing in the bath and thought back to the afternoon he spent with Karura's other children. "Yeah" Arashi said watch Kyuubi laugh at the little girls playing with the bubbles in their hair.
"I'm sure it'll all work out in the end" the seven-tailed demon said
"I hope so" Arashi whispered. The two stood in relative silence watching the pair of demons bathe the little girls.
After the little girls were dressed Kabutomushi and Arashi walked into the bathroom. "Hey sweetie" Kabutomushi said picking Fū up.
"Kabi!" Fū said throwing her arms around Kabutomushi's neck
"What did you do?" she asked as Arashi inched over to Kyuubi.
Kyuubi drew his mate close as the parents tickled their children. "Let's move out of here." He said to Arashi, leading him out of the room.
"Kyuubi-" Arashi started but Kyuubi cut him off
"No you don't Arashi, you think you do now but you can't be the Hokage and have a demon's child." Kyuubi said seriously
"Then I won't be the Hokage." Arashi argued back "I want to have a baby, I want to have a baby with you." He pleaded
"Arashi… I really need to do some soul searching before we have a baby." Kyuubi said not looking at the blonde
"Fine" Arashi said walking away "I need to get back to Suna and then back to Konoha." He turned his back to Kyuubi to hide his tears.
Arashi walked away from Kyuubi, he went to the dining room and found more of the bijous and their humans. "Hey Arashi" Karura said touching his arm, when Arashi turned to look at her she noticed he was still teary-eyed. "What's wrong?" she asked
"Nothing, can we head back to Suna?" he asked, wiping away tears that threatened to fall
"Yeah, just let me say goodbye to Misaye and Shukaku." Karura said running of down the hall, but not before shooting Arashi another worried look.
Arashi only had to wait for Karura for about five minutes. Then she walked cautiously towards him. "Ready?" she asked
Arashi nodded and said "Yes, please let's go"
The pair took off after saying a quick goodbye to the bijous and humans in the dining room and the Tanuki demons. They walked in silence until they reached the gates of Sunagakure. "Alright, now what's wrong with you?" Karura said stopping Arashi before they reached the guards.
"Nothing" Arashi said trying to push past her
Karura stopped him and said "You aren't going anywhere until you tell me what's wrong."
"Kyuubi doesn't want to have kids with me! Happy now!" Arashi choked out before he began crying again.
"Arashi…" Karura said taking him into her arms
"I know I should be more okay with this but I can't be." He said wrapping his arms around her neck
"No, you don't need to be okay with this." Karura said stroking Arashi's hair. "But… I need to agree with Kyuubi, having a bijou's baby isn't easy. It's so hard, the constant fear of having someone find out and kill your child, the fear of other demons killing your child." She pull away to look at Arashi. "Hell, sometimes I have to go a whole week or more without seeing my baby." Karura tried to reason with Arashi
"I know but I still…" Arashi trailed off as he pulled out of Karura's embrace
"You want that little piece of both of you, am I right?" Karura asked and Arashi nodded. "Come on you have meeting with my husband I believe."
"Let's go" Arashi said following Karura into Suna.
The meeting was nothing more than a formality. Arashi and Kazue discussed the terms of the treaty and everything that was left un-discussed. After the meeting was done Arashi said his goodbyes to Karura and Rin said goodbye to her ANBU officer and the trio left for home.
The trio had made it to the forests again before Kakashi spoke up. "Where's your friend?" he asked
"We had a bit of a fight, so he's staying with a… friend." Arashi said walking a little faster.
"Sensei, are you alright?" Rin asked
"Yeah, I'm fine" Arashi said "We should probably get moving."
"Alright" Rin said
They continued the rest of the journey in silence and reached Konoha in record time. They went their separate ways at the gate. Rin went to see her parents, Kakashi went to go do whatever it was Kakashi did and Arashi went to the Hokage's office.
"Arashi" Sarutobi greeted the blonde man as he walked into his office. "Everything went well I'm assuming."
"Yeah" Arashi said "Hey, did you know that the Kazekage would test us?" he asked
"No, but I do Kazue is pretty untrusting." Sarutobi said with a sheepish smile. Then changing the subject he asked "Did you think about my offer?"
"Yes" Arashi said solemnly
"And…?" Sarutobi said
"I'll do it" Arashi said "But," he cut Sarutobi off before he could speak "I have one condition"
"What is it?" Sarutobi asked
"I don't want to be Arashi Kazama the Yondaime. That name is the name of the person I used to be." Arashi said looking out the window
"You want to change your name?" Sarutobi asked and Arashi nodded "To what?" he questioned
"Minato Namikaze, Minato for my paternal grandfather and Namikaze was my mother's maiden name." Arashi said
"When did you learn those names?" the Hokage asked
"I found the records in the orphanage." Arashi said with a shrug
"I still believe that you would make a great leader and if you feel that to do this you need to change your name then I will allow it." The Sandaime said "I will make the announcement."
"Thank you" Arashi said, he was about to walk out the door when Sarutobi grabbed his arm. "Yes?" he asked
"You're coming with me." He said dragging the blonde man towards the meeting room. In the room was the Fire Daimyō, his council, the Konoha council, and some of the top ranked jonins. "He has accepted the role. Minato Namikaze the Yondaime Hokage." Sarutobi introduced Arashi, now Minato, with a flourish.
After a few confused looks everyone started to congratulate him and Arashi was mobbed by people trying to shake his hand or hug him, in the case some of his closer friends.
"Rashi!" Amana said throwing her arms around his neck.
"Amana!" he said hugging her back "How are you?" he asked looking at the brunette
"I'm good, I'm a mom" she said teary-eyed
"Really? I didn't even know you were pregnant." Arashi said surprised
"Yeah, I didn't tell many people but I had my daughter Tenten few months ago." Amana said
"I'm so happy for you and Harou." Arashi said hugging her again
"Thank you" Amana said "Hey, what's with the name change?" she asked
"I thought that Arashi was who I was and Minato is who I will become." Arashi said, then as he looked around he asked "Where's Hiashi?"
"Avoiding Fugaku" she said with a laugh "Come on I'll get us something to drink. Meet me on the balcony." She walked over to the drinks and food.
Arashi laughed as he avoided everyone and went to the balcony. Hey stared out over the village and let himself get caught up in his own thoughts. He did notice the door slide open as someone came outside. "Hey Minato." The voice said
Arashi turned around and came face to face with a bubbly red head. "Kushina" Arashi said with a start
"Something wrong?" She asked
"I just wasn't expecting you" he said trying not to sound offensive
"I know, you were expecting Amana but someone dragged her into a conversation. She asked me to bring you a drink." Kushina said holding out a glass to him
"Thanks" Arashi said taking the proffered drink and turning back to lean against the rail.
"No problem" Kushina said leaning next to him "You know, I had the biggest crush on you when we were in the academy." She laughed taking a sip of her drink
"Really" Arashi said not looking at her
"Yeah, I still think you're really nice and sweet. I mean Amana once said you had a thing for red-heads, so I was wondering… do you want to go out some time?" Kushina asked blushing
Arashi finally turned to look at Kushina. He took in her tomato red hair and her blue eyes, he knew that he could never feel anything for her. "I'm sorry Kushina, you're not really my type." He said downing his drink in one.
"I thought you might say that." Kushina said as Arashi noticed that the world was beginning to spin. "But I don't take no for an answer."
The last thing Arashi saw was Kushina smiling sweetly at him before the world turned black and he fell forward.
A/N: I hope this explains the Minato/Arashi thing for you guys. The next chapter will get into Naruto's story and you will find out whose child he is. Thanks for reading and please review.