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A/N: The story's pic is what 10 year old Naruto looks like, The logo on the shirt is a tie-in for my other story. If you have any ideas or suggestions on the direction for this story or a change (that's not too major) PM me, what you want to see, and I'll TRY to fit it in. I will have Kirino use nii-san up until she starts to dislike him, then when she starts to like him again it'll change to Aniki (as Onii-san is just the polite version of nii-san), this will be the only guaranteed Japanese 'phrase' in this story. I may do a time skip either at the beginning of chapter 3 or chap. 4. Sit Back, Relax and Enjoy.

Chapter 2: New Faces and New Beginnings

Naruto eventually stopped flipping through channels.

"*sigh* There's nothing oooon." Naruto whined.

Minato, hearing his son's whine while walking down the stairs, just shook his head with a smile.

"All those channels and he still complains about having nothing to watch." he mumbled as he jumped over the last step and turned towards the living room.

As he walked into the living room, he looked at the clock to see it read 8:30 am. Looking towards his son he saw that he was playing on his Nintendo 3DS while the TV was still on.

"Naruto!" Minato tried to get his son's attention, key word is tried.

His only response was the soft tapping of his son pressing the buttons. Minato walked closer,

"NAR-UTO!" Minato shouted as he again tried to get his son's attention.

"Dad, hold on I'm almost done with this level." Naruto quickly responded.

"Fine, I guess I'll have the last bowl of Ramen." Minato said with a grin.

Naruto hearing the word Ramen shot his head up so fast, it almost caused his father to wince.

"Ramen!? You made Ramen? When did you make Rame-" Naruto energetically rambled on.

Only to be interrupted as his dad, faster than Naruto could react to, snatched his game away and put it to sleep.

"Daaaaad!" Naruto whined as he tried to grab his 3DS.

Minato just held it above his head.

"Now, now, I put it to sleep. I just have to tell you something, first." Minato said calmly.

"One! Listen to me when I talk to you, I am your father, and I WILL NOT be ignored, understand?" Minato said sternly as he scolded his son...again.

"Yes!" Naruto mock saluted.

Causing hid dad to just sigh and continue.

"Two! If your not watching TV then turn it off, don't use it for background noise, don't say you're watching it, but only glace at it every couple of minutes." Minato ended.

"Ok, I understand, dad." Naruto said as he nodded.

"Great...you're still not getting your game back." Minato chuckled slightly as he put the system in his back pocket.

"Anyway, it's-" Minato looked at the clock, "-8:53, so we better head over to the Kosaka's and then we can head over to the park." Minato said.

He walked over to their refrigerator and got two water bottles.

"Well, let's head out." Minato said as Naruto and he walked out the front door.

After locking the door they walked to the house next door and Minato knocked three times and waited. Naruto was behind his dad fidgeting as he was slightly nervous about meeting new people.

"Dad, do we have to?" Naruto whispered.

"Yes, it'll be fine and if anything happens I'll be with ya." Minato responded as he patted his son on the head.

"O...ok, dad." Naruto replied as his father's words eased most of his nervousness.

The door opened to revel a big bespectacled man.

"Hello? Oh it's you Minato." Daisuke answered as he noticed who was at his door.

"Yup, and I brought Naruto." Minato said as he stepped aside and pushed Naruto forward.

"Hel-Hello, sir." Naruto responds as he bowed.

"Ya, You too kid." Daisuke gruffly stated with a slight smile.

"Sooo, can we come in or you just going to let your only friend stand outside?" Minato joked as he smiled broadly at his long-time friend.

"Ya, Ya, Come in." Daisuke said as he moved to the side.

After Minato and Naruto entered he shut the door behind him.

"So, this is a pretty nice place, Daisuke." Minato said as he looked around.

Minato started to pop up in random places and inspecting random things. He finally stopped at the couch, but instead of sitting on it, he was looking at it with a critical eye, almost like he was appraising it. Naruto just had his hand gripped on his father's jacket and he had swirly eyes.

"This is a pretty nice couch, Daisuke, what is it...600 count cotton?" Minato questioned, still looking at the couch.

"Uhhh...I guess...?" Daisuke replied as he shook his head.

"Just kidding, I don't really care, hahahaha." Minato laughed.

Daisuke turned around and started to walk away.

"It's too early for this." he mumbled.

Yoshino walked into the living room smiling

"What did you ask, Minato?" she asked confused as she saw her husband leaving for work.

"Ahh, I was just talking to Daisuke, hahaha." Minato laughed as he scratched the back of his head.

"Oh! This is Naruto." Minato continued as he pushed Naruto out from behind him.

"Hello Naruto, how old are you." Yoshino asked while squatting down to his level.

"I don't know, my dad never taught me to count." Naruto answered with a smile.

"Bah...Don't listen to him, besides I did teach him." Minato quickly said.

Naruto busted out laughing. "HAHAHAHA, you...you...you shoulda seen the look on your face, HAHAhaha." Naruto laughed out.

"PFFT, whatever. He's ten. The same age as your son, if I remember correctly." Minato told her.

"You two act so much alike, it's almost creepy." Yoshino observed with a slight giggle.

""We do not!"" they both shouted in unison.

They looked at each other, blinked and chuckled.

"Well like father, like son, I guess." Minato shrugged.

"So where are...uhhhh..." Minato started to say as he tried to think of his friend's kid's names.

"Kyotai and Kirinshi." Naruto whispered to his dad as he tried to keep his laughter from showing.

"Thanks." Minato whispered back.

"So where are Kyotai and Kirinshi?" Minato asked Yoshino.

"Who?" Yoshino asked confused on who he was talking about.

"Uhhh...your kids?" Minato questioned.

"Ah! You mean Kyosuke and Kirino, they're in there rooms right now, they should be down soon." Yoshino answered.

Minato calmly nodded as he turned and knelt down to Naruto's height.

"You deliberately mislead me, your own father, just for a joke? You will get punished later for this." Minato said as his hair covered his eyes.

Naruto stopped laughing as he gulped and nodded nervously.

"Good" Minato said as he stood up.

When Minato was at his full height, they heard footsteps come down the stairs.

"Nii-saaan! Wait up." a voice that sound like a little girl's whined.

"Hurry up, Kirino!" a male voice that sounded a little older said.

They reached the bottom of the staircase.

"Good morning!" they both said as they bowed.

"Good morning." Yoshino said.

"This is Minato Namikaze, our new neighbor and he's your father's and my childhood best friend, and his son Naruto." Yoshino explained to the kids.

Kyosuke smiled and went up to Naruto.

"You heard it earlier but my name is Kyosuke Kosaka, it's nice to meet you." Kyosuke said while extending a hand.

Smiling Naruto shook it.

"I'm Naruto Namikaze, pleased to meet cha." Naruto answered back

Kirino was hiding slightly behind Kyosuke as she looked towards the ground.

"She's my younger sister, Kirino." Kyosuke looked down at her with a slight smile.

"Umm, I...I'm Kirino." Kirino quickly mumbled.

"See, they'll be the best friends I just know it." Minato said with a smile.

Naruto and Kyosuke just sweet dropped, while Kirino had a tiny smile.

"Well, we should be going since it's" he checks the time, "9:21." Minato said.

"Uhh, where are we going, Mr. Namikaze?" Kyosuke asked.

Kirino just nodded.

"Hmmm? Oh, we are going to the park, and you guys can run, play, and stuff under the hawk-like gaze of Minato Namikaze!" Minato stated as he struck a heroic pose.

Kyosuke sweet dropped.

"Is...Is he always like this." Kyosuke asked Naruto.

"You have no idea." Naruto answered.

"So leeet's goooo!" Minato yelled as he ran towards the door only to slip on the floor and land on his back.

"Owww...that...that hurt, you guys should put a sign up or something." Minato said as he was getting up.

Naruto, Kyosuke and Kirino walked over to where Minato was holding his back in pain.

"Don't forget your lunches." Yoshino said as she handed four bento boxes to Minato.

"Ah! thanks, smells great, Yoshino!" Minato said as he turned towards the door.

"Are we all ready?" Minato asked.

"Yup" Naruto responded.

"Yeah" Kyosuke answered.

"Yes" Kirino replied.

"Then let's goooo!" Minato yelled as he opened the door.

A/N: That is Chap. 2. I know that in Japan surnames are usually introduced first but...Anyway if I remember correctly Kirino was a little shy when she was young. PM/Review and Ja, mata!