Minato kneeled head bent low at the grave. With the seals surrounding him no one save jiraiya would be able to come.
Kushina….
A wave of pain filled him
Kushina….
He had left because he heard rumors of a cure and now…
Kushina….
He couldn't live without her. She was his rock. She was the one who had helped him become hokage, the one who believed in him, the one who was there when he got overwhelmed….
He couldn't do this without her….
She was the one who made him smile, that made him laugh, that made him appreciate the little things in life.
Kushina….
And when he began to look at Naruto as dangerous she was the one who convinced him that the boy was still their son and that they loved him.
Kushina…
He didn't have to hear it, he could guess what had taken place. It was probably like last time… He should have been summoned had he not summoned enough tails?
Kushina…
But it didn't even matter because she was gone now and he felt utterly alone.
"NARUTO!"
Naruto cringed as he had his backpack slung over his shoulder and stopped as his mom stood in front of him with her hand on her hips,
"ARE YOU JUST GOING TO LEAVE WITHOUT APOLOGIZING!?"
Naruto looked confused,
"Um...what are you….?"
"APOLOGIZE TO ME!"
Now Naruto was definitely confused,
"I'm...sorry?"
"YOU BETTER BE!"
Her hair waved angrily behind her,
"NEXT TIME SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPENS AND YOU GET OVERWHELMED DON'T DESTROY THE HOUSE!"
And then apprehension dawned on Naruto's face as he realized she was talking about him losing control. A soft smile graced her face and she dropped down low to face him placing a gentle hand on his cheek,
"There are so many people who are here for you… don't handle it alone."
Tears filled those soft blue eyes and Minato watched as Naruto hugged Kushina like she had saved him… Just like she always did for him.
But now she wasn't here….
She would never be here…
Could he live like that?
Live in a world without her…..
"Damn it.."
He grit his teeth hunching over more over the grave that encased the other half of his soul,
"Why didn't you listen to your mother?"
Look at me just stealin lines here and there like I own da place! wha!