The boy was intimidated by the man walking up to him. He had such a serious, almost cold expression. Naruto backed up a bit till he stood about a foot and a half away from him. The blonde man turned to the emperor.
"Pardon us." He said coldly. It sounded more like a command then a request.
"I will be leaving with him now, seeing this trail is over." The emperor huffed.
"Very well th-." Before the crowned man could finish, the blonde man snapped his fingers and white wind surrounded the two. The white wind depleted and neither blonde men were there.
Naruto opened his eyes again to see that where they were was somewhere completely different. From the grand throne room, he found himself in a simple yet giant house. He whipped his head around taking a look at this new place. The man however stood right where he was.
From what Naruto could put together he was in a living room of sorts. The courtyard doors were open and could clearly see the garden with the beautiful flowers and plants. Some of them the fox boy has never seen in his life. In the center of the room was a table and two seats on each side.
The blonde boy seemed to be too mesmerized to notice the the trembling man in front of him. He finally besides to pay attention to whom this house probably belonged too.
He was trembling. His hands were curled into fist and his breathing was heavy. Naruto thought that maybe he was angry at him, but how could that be? There isn't anything he did wrong, right?
The thought it was best just to ask the man and not cause any misunderstandings.
"Um, sir?" He asked hesitantly. All of a sudden the man turned and wrapped his arms around the smaller blonde. Naruto was frozen in shock. Then he heard something.
He heard the soft cries of the blonde man. Naruto's eye widened and as if it was instinct he hugged the man back. The boy felt his tears soak his shoulder and his shaking didn't stop one bit. If anything it's just grew.
"Sir, I-."
"I-I'm sorry." He stuttered interrupting the fox boys speech.
"I'm sorry, I didn't look harder for you!" He weeper louder tightening his hold. The boys eyes widen again.
He didn't want to put it together but the evidence was always there. 'Asking him if he wanted to ask any more questions, being so passionate when he heard about the dream, why the emperor was pushing towards staying with him. It was all there but I-.' His thoughts ran short.
"F-father?"
He managed you let out. Minato stoped his tears when he heard that word. He released the boy and stared at his face. The reality hit harder then any pain he felt before. He broke down. Tears built up at his eye and were overflowing.
"WHY DIDN'T YOU!! I-I was all alone for so long!!" He yelled as hugged the other man. The man looked down at him and tried to comfort the boy.
"I'm sorry. I really am. There isn't a day I didn't think about you." He said as they both fell to the floor not letting go of each other.
"I understand. I....I just- for two hundred years." His voice was mostly muffled by the fabric. Minato held on too his son still letting whatever tears that were kept inside, out.
"I promise, I will never let go of you ever again." He said as he stroked the fox boys back trying to comfort him the best he can. The lifted his head started to wipe his tears.
"Don't say that. What happens when I want to get married?" The boy joked. Minato chuckled and pulled the boy in for another hug.
"Then they'll just have to stay here." He said cheerfully. Naruto smiled and hugged his father back.
'He's my father. Wow, that feels weird saying it. Father.' He thought. They probably stayed for quite sometime, just hugging and comforting each other.
The door suddenly slammed open and out side was a lady with light green hair, dressed in servant clothing. She searched around and slowly lowering her gaze to the father and son on the floor.
"Master Minato?" She said with a confused expression on her face.
"Yes, Orihime?" He asked, thinking something was wrong.
"Who's that your holding?" She asked. She pointed at the fox boy. Naruto popped his head up and looked back and forth between the two. It was like a small kit with his father.
Minato looked down then back up at her. He nervously smiled and scratched the back of his head.
"This is-." Before he could finish the maid started to blush. She gasped.
"I-I'm sorry to disturb you! It's just that you've never shown interest in anyone also except the mistress!" She yelled out, before she tried to leave.
"WAIT! No! It's not what you think!" He said frantically trying to not have her leave and say something stupid to the rest. She paused and hesitantly faced the blonde man.
"Sir you don't have to explain it to me." The maid mumbled.
'Yes I do. Otherwise only the jade emperors know what trouble you would cause me.' He thought, before clearing his throat.
"This is my son, This houses young master." The girl hummed and nodded. Then her eyes widened and snapped her head to the boy.
"T-t-the y-y-young m-master?! The the young master? Really?!" She asked the blonde man. Minato nodded. Her flustered expression faded away and turned into one of excitement.
"I must tell everyone!! I'll be right back!" Orihime said with glee as she dashed off into the hallway. Heading down you could hear her repeating the same thing over and over again like a alarm.
The two of them were still sitting on the floor with blank expressions. The
"Did she think that I was your lover?" He asked with a blank expression. Minato nodded.
"Yup." Naruto nodded in response, but how else could you respond?
"Is she always this clueless?" He asked.
"Yup."
Minato shook the awkwardness off and looked over to his new found son. Pushing himself up and patting away any dust or dirt from his clothes, he reached his hand out to the boy. The blonde boy stared up at the man with a gentle smile lending his hand to him. With a small hesitation he grasped his hand pulled him self up.
"We should sit somewhere more comfortable and talk. I mean you probably have questions and I have questions too." Naruto tilted his head at him.
"But I thought you only had the two questions?" Minato rubbed the back of his head.
"Well, I didn't want to ask in front of everyone I kinda wanted it to be more personal and comfortable for us."
Naruto huffed and put his hands on his waist. "Well ya didn't have to be so rude about it either. Seriously I thought I would get eaten up if I didn't answer."
Minato chuckled. "Sorry about that, but why don't we sit down more comfortably and talk?"
Naruto nodded and they both sat across each other with the table in between them. They both weren't sure how to start or continue a conversation yet. So the both just sat there a bit awkwardly. The blonde haired man cleared his throat.
"When you were born two hundred years ago, I was so happy and excited. I was going to be a father ya know. But, as a god you have a lots of work to do and I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to be there for you or wouldn't be a good father at all. Your Mother smacked me across the face that day.....and I went flying."
He said with such a serious face. Naruto wasn't sure if he was joking or not. Minato just nodded confirming what he said was true. The blonde boy tried to hold back his laughter but failed.
"HAHAHAHA! I can see that happening!" He holding his stomach, at this point tears were coming out.
"It's not that funny."
"Yeah no, it's not, at all." He let out his last bit of laughter and wiped the tears.
"As I was saying the day you were born, I just arrived back from an errand of mine. When I arrived the heavens went in chaos. A fire broke loose and an attack was launched from no other than Kaguya. I don't know if you heard of her." Minato spoke with a slight anger in his voice. It felt out of character for him, even though he hasn't spent much time with him.
"Yeah I remember hearing about her. She's supposed to be dead now, I think." The boy said hesitantly.
"Something like that, she was terrifying. She moved so fast you could barely see her. It only looking like she was walking and everyone around her was just dropping dead. It all happened in seconds. I started to fight her, but she was everywhere. I was barely able to fight her off. Then your mother appeared and I felt reassured that I someone to protect. We fought together and we thought we bought her down but then...your mother got hit from the back."
The blonde man trembled and clasped his hands tighter. Naruto grabbed his hand. The once rage filled face turned back to its sweet and gentle self.
"Is that how mother died?" The blonde boy asked, facing off to the side. Minato looked at him with confusion.
"NO! No! Your mothers not dead!" He said waving his hands. The boy looked at him in shock.
"She's not?!" He exclaimed.
"No! She just got heavily injured! She's just fine now!" Naruto turned red in embarrassment.
"B-but at the trail she w-wasn't sitting next to you!" The blonde boy yelled.
"She's just visiting her mother in the west. She probably heard about the trail and on her way." Minato explained to the little idiot, not that he could blame him, he did. Have has such a suggestive way of saying things sometimes. So he doesn't put it past his son.
"Oh ok." Naruto muttered as he avoided eye contact.
"It's evening. You should rest, after all you have been through a lot. I'll show you your room." The blonde man said smiling. He rose from the chair and the other frantically do so too. Naruto followed his father as he was about to open the door.
"Um, f-father?" The blonde man turned and smiled at him. "Yes?" His son scratches the back of his head and nervously looked at him.
"Your a god, right? I think that's pretty awesome!" He had a big bright smile across his face. Something that didn't happen often but when it does, it symbolizes that this was one the happiest moments in his life. Minato starts to shed tears again and hugged his son, more like squeezed but same difference.
"Oh your so cute! What did I ever do to deserve such a adorable son!" Naruto chuckled and tapped on his arms, cause he felt he was gonna lose consciousness any moment now.
"Um, could your loosen your hold cause I feel like I might pass out." Minato laughed and let go of him. Naruto tried to regain his breathe as his cheerful father stood in front of him.
"I will show you to your room now!" He said with glee. Naruto smiled and nodded.
"Please do!"
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Hey, guys, gals and non-binary pals! I know what your probably thinking who in the world is Orihime? I watched Naruto five hundred times yet I don't know her?!¿ She's just a random maid character that only appears when Naruto is at his home. Otherwise she's really not important. Low key tho this chapter was like a emotional roller coaster.
Alsoooo We hit 1k! Thank you all so much! Bye!