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Yea, yea. I know...

I meant to have this out sooner before but I got distracted by Fanfiction...mainly Avengers fanfics. I get distraction, easy. -_-

Anyhow, here is the new chapter. I hope you like it. Please let me know what you think. I think it kinda died at the end.

Chapter 12:

The Confusing Truth

"Then tell me the truth. Why did you kiss me back?"

Why did she have to ask that question? Why couldn't she have left it alone? She didn't need to know, because it would just make things weird. "Naruto." She didn't need to know he was in love with her.

She stared at him with such intensity that it startled him. "Answer me."

"Why does it matter?" he asked, having no interest in answering the question. "It was just a kiss. It didn't mean anything." He waved it off, even if he didn't want to, but it was for the best.

Her face fell. "Just a kiss?"

Kakashi eyed her as he was surprised to see her emotion changed. "It was a reflex. You know me." He closed his eyes, remembering the circumstances of that kiss. "I am a guy."

"Man!" she huffed, narrowing her eyes at him. "And I know I wasn't thinking clear." Each of them knew she wasn't as she just found out the love of her life was cheating on her. "I needed a distraction."

He hated that this kiss was dragging on her. Sure, there was part of him that wanted her to feel the same way, but he didn't want this kiss to hurt her. Her brain was going into overdrive. He believed she didn't want him to be hurt by their kiss as she didn't like him like that. "Just let it go. There's no need to think about it. It was nothing." It might mean nothing to her, but it did to him; however, he was willing to let it go for her.

"Okay." After a few seconds, a smile appeared on her face. "Though it meant nothing, you sure do kiss better than Chicken Butt," she stated as she chuckled. "But we shouldn't tell him that."

Kakashi laughed as he wasn't expecting that. "Why thank you. I'm glad my hard work pays off. It would be insulting if Sasuke was a better kissing than I. And it wouldn't be a good idea to tell him."

Naruto laughed. "To be honest, I think any one kisses better than him."

"Ouch. Really?"

"Yep," she smiled. "Anyways, I think I might track down Obito." She turned to leave.

"Why Obito?" he asked, wondering why she would want to see Obito. He knew they were a lot alike, but were they that close? It would make sense that she enjoyed his company.

"I like that Kid, and I want to help him kick YOUR ass," she said, staring evilly at him. "Your little Self is the most annoying brat on the planet. I want to beat his ass, but I don't want to go to jail for child abuse."

"I know was bad, but I wasn't that bad," he joked, trying to defend himself, which was hard.

"O' C'mon!" she stated. "You were downright mean."

"Geez, I wasn't….Hey, don't glare at me," he protested. "I have to defend myself."

"Let's ask Obito!" she stated as she disappeared.

Kakashi watched her go, knowing she was expecting him to chase her, but he wouldn't. His mind had been racing. Sure, he didn't expect her to return his feelings, but he didn't expect her to brush it side so fast. She just let it go. He took a deep breath, allowing himself to breath.

"Because if I hurt you, I'll hurt Naruto and I don't want to hurt her," Taiya said. "I need her."

Minato glared. "Need her for what?" he asked wondering why Naruto would be hurt if he was. Last time he checked, she wanted to beat his face in. However, why did he need her? Sure, he would never get close to her with him room, but he was wondering.

Sasuke tried to move but he was still pinned. Though he couldn't move his head, he was able to move his eyes. He noticed that Jiraiya was eyeing the strange symbols on the ground. "W-what are you doing," he whispered.

"Shut it, igit," he hissed, quietly.

Taiya stepped back eyeing the whole situation. "You do not know, do you?" Allowing them to do so, he watched as Jiraiya destroyed his symbols with a Rasengan.

"Know what?" Minato asked, glancing back to Jiraiya, who was helping Sasuke up.

"The truth. I'm surprised your Sensei or your beloved Hokage didn't tell you," Taiya smiled as he crossed to a tree, which held his cloak. "Your safety is important to everyone, especially to Naruto."

Minato knew better than to let this crazy man into his mind, but it did get his brain racing. "Tell me what?"

Jiraiya, who had Sasuke leaning against him, stared at Minato, trying to figure out if Taiya was really in his head.

Taiya laughed as he backed up. It appeared as if he had lost the interest in fighting. "You will find out." He flipped into the air and landed in a tree. "But not right now. As I cannot guarantee I will not hurt you in this battle, I will be back for the Uchiha."

Minato glanced back to his Sensei to make sure he had a handle on the Uchiha. "You're not going anywhere!" He jumped into the air and charged toward Tiaya, who wasn't expecting that. He tried to twist out of the way, but he didn't realize that Minato was faster than he. Tiaya was slapped back to a nearby tree, but he was able to recover before Minato launched himself at Tiaya again. "It's funny that you think you can win."

"Oh, but I do," he laughed as he disappeared in a glow.

"What?" Minato wasn't expecting him to disappear so easily or brightly.

Jiraiya looked around, knowing that he wasn't gone just yet, and he was correct. Taiya reappeared with only his hand glowing. "Watch out!"

Minato, who hadn't notice the orange head, turned, but he wasn't able to jump away from Taiya. He was hit with the glowing ball; however, he wasn't thrown back like he thought he would be. Instead, a strange symbol appeared on his body, glowing. His body became stiff, and he was forced to the ground with a thump. "What the hell?"

"Minato!" Jiraiya yelled, but he remained calmed. He knew Taiya wasn't going to hurt him, because he wanted Naruto. However, that didn't mean they were all safe. Taiya didn't care what would happen to them. "I thought you weren't going to hurt him." Sasuke watched from Jiraiya's shoulder.

"I thought I said I was leaving? Why did you attack me?" Taiya asked as he folded his hands behind his back. He was frowning. "I thought we were becoming friends."

"Are you bipolar or something?" Minato asked, as he tried to move. His body felt strange, almost as if it wasn't his body.

"No, maybe…..I don't know," Taiya shrugged with a creepy smile on his face.

"H-he's crazy," Sasuke muttered in pain.

Jiraiya didn't like where this going. He glanced to Sasuke and spoke, "Yea, I know. I'm going to put you down." He was only one who could still move, so it was up to him to fight off Taiya. He hoped he could do so, but he was unsure. He didn't doubt his skills, but he wasn't stupid. He wasn't sure if he could handle Taiya, whose symbols could do anything. "So are you going or not?" Jiraiya asked as a Rasengan appeared in his hand. If Taiya wanted to leave, he wasn't going to stop him, especially when Minato and Sasuke were both down for the count.

Minato glanced toward his Sensei, wondering why he would just let him go. Though he didn't know Taiya's skill, he knew Jiraiya could handle himself, and Minato wasn't completely out of the fight. He just needed someone to destroy these symbols like they did with Sasuke.

Taiya turned and smiled at Jiraiya. "What you don't like my company?"

"Well you are trying to kill us," Jiriaya stated. He knew he should play along with him.

"Us?" Taiya asked. "No us. Just him." He pointed to Sasuke, who leaning against a tree. "I think the two of you are fun." He smiled again as he allowed his cloak to fall around him. "Besides, I need Minato alive."

"That's reinsuring," Minato stated as he glared from the ground. He still wondered why he was so important and why would it matter to Naruto if he was dead. She hated him at the moment.

"It should be." Tiaya smiled, as he flipped into a high branch. "And with Jiraiya, I am not sure yet, but I don't need to decide just yet. He can live until now."

"I feel special," Jiraiya stated. The blue ball almost danced in his hand.

"You should," Taiya smiled again. "But I am leaving. Maybe I can go see Naruto."

Minato's and Sasuke's head shut up and yelled. "No, you won't! I will stop you before you can even touch her!" "Go anywhere near her and I will kill you."

If this wasn't a dangerous situation, Jiraiya would laugh, but it would be stupid to laugh. Sure, Taiya was joking with them, but he wasn't sure if making jokes with him would be a good idea. He might take it too seriously.

"Don't worry, I won't hurt her. I need her," he smiled as he disappeared.

"Asshole," Jiraiya muttered, wondering if he should go after him. He didn't want him to go after Naruto, but he couldn't leave these two by themselves. "Let me destroy those symbols, and we can take Sasuke to the hospital." He glanced back Sasuke, who still hadn't move since he put him down.

"No, you can take the Uchiha to the Hospital. I'm going to track down Naruto," Minato stated as Jiraiya destroyed the symbol. He straightened himself and closed his eyes as he tried to see if he could sense Naruto.

"Minato," Jiraiya stating, knowing that Minato should check her, but he didn't know if it would be a good idea.

"No, I'm going," he stated, as he stood up. He disappeared in flash of yellow.

Naruto looked back as she made it into a clearing. Kakashi, Or Misha as he called himself, hadn't followed her. Though she wished he did, she sighed in relief. Sure, their conversion had put some of her worries away, but for some reason, it made her heart hurt. She didn't know why, because this was what she wanted. She didn't want there to be any feeling between them because she still had feelings for the Chicken Butt. She couldn't have feeling for two people at the same time now, right? And how could she have feelings for any of them anyways? One cheated on her, while the other was her Sensei.

She took a deep breath. Sure, she still had feelings for Sasuke, but there were nowhere near the feelings she had. Though she didn't think she could ever trust or love him like she used to, she knew he would always be in her life. There would be no changing that, because even if they weren't in a relationship, he was one of her closest friend….which was why this hurt so bad. In his betrayal, he left her with no one to turn to. Okay, she could speak with Kakashi, but it felt weird. She could speak to him, but there were some things she would never tell Kakashi that she would tell them two, though she wondered if he would let her. They were close, but they didn't have that friendship that she had with Sasuke or even Sakura, who couldn't help as she wasn't born yet. If he did let her vent to him, would he open up to her? He still hadn't been open with them.

Naruto turned and walked to a small pond wondering why her mind was drifting back to Kakashi. She noticed a small toad near the pond. "I miss those toads." She wished she could summon one of them, but she couldn't. She hadn't signed the contract yet and they wouldn't know who she was. She hated being the past, because it cut her off from everyone she could go to.

She watched the toad as it made its way into the water. She had an urge to pick it up, but before she made up her mind, she heard some behind her. Working out of reflex, she jumped to face the person, while reaching her weapons. To her surprise it was Minato, who looked like a total wreck, and he was breathing rather heavy. "What happened to you?" she asked, fighting back her anger. She still didn't want anything to do with him. Her weapon was still in her hand.

"Are you okay? He didn't hurt you, did he?" he asked, frantic.

Naruto narrowed her eyes, noticing he didn't answer her question. "Who are you taking about?" She wasn't going push for answers, because it really didn't matter if she obtained them. She didn't care….or she didn't want to care.

"Taiya. Did he hurt you?" he stated as he looked around.

She wasn't expecting that as Minato shouldn't even know that name. Who the hell told him about Taiya? She was going to beat the old Man and Jiraiya, because she had told them she didn't want her father involved. It was too dangerous. Her mind wondered to what else he knew. Did he know she was his daughter? It would explain why he was so frantic. "So what did the Old Man and Jiraiya tell you? I knew they wouldn't listen to me when told them I didn't want you involved," she stated annoyed.

Minato blinked as she referred to the Sandaime as the old man. He thought he was the only one who did that. "Wait," he stated, thinking over her words. "What aren't you telling me? What does everyone else know that I don't? And who is this Taiya person really? Apparently, he's someone dangerous if you three are having meetings about him." He hated that they left him out of the loop. Why didn't anyone tell him there was someone dangerous running around? Why wasn't anyone made aware? "What don't you want me to know?"

Naruto blinked. If they really did tell him, why was he asking these questions? Did she just make a mistake? O' god, she hoped not. He didn't need to know. "Let's go back," she stated. Okay, maybe she let the cat out the bag and they didn't tell him, but how did he know? "If they didn't tell you, how do you know about Taiya?"

He looked at her, and he did notice the weapon in her hand, but he said nothing. "I fought him," he explained.

"What?" Her heart almost stopped. She didn't want that man anywhere near her father, especially when she wasn't born yet. "What do you mean?"

Minato let out a small sigh and explained what had happened. "It appears he was after Sasuke and has a thing for you." He made a weird expression, but she knew he was annoyed at that.

"Yea, I know that he didn't like Chicken Butt," she smiled. "And I know of his desire for me." It made her sick just thinking about it.

"Chicken butt?"

She waved him off, stating it was a name she called him. "And how are you and Jiraiya?" she asked.

He took a step toward her. "Jiraiya's fine, as he hadn't made his 'mind' about him yet, but I am unsure if he still has a mind left. And he didn't want to hurt me because of you. I don't know why he would care or why you would be hurt if I was hurt," he stated.

His voice sounded weak, but Naruto told herself again that she didn't care. "It's not important," she stated. She didn't want to explain, though she knew she might have to now. "I can protect myself. I did not need your help." She knew he came here to protect her, but she didn't need it.

"Naruto," he muttered. "I am sorry." He stepped toward her again.

"I know you are," she replied. "But that does not change the fact that you are a jerk and I want nothing to do with you. Besides I do not want you involve with this." She knew this was just making things worse and it would make him want to know more.

"Tell me what I can do?"

She looked at him. "There is nothing you can do," she stated. She disliked the look in his eyes. "But that doesn't matter. We need to speak to the Old Man." She knew Sandaime would probably reveal everything to Minato after everything that had happened.

"I thought I was the only one to call him that," he stated, smiling.

Naruto stared at him. "Nice try, but joking with me does not change the fact that I am pissed at you." She shook her head, wondering why he was trying so hard when he barely knew her.

Naruto took a deep breath as she stared at Minato, Jiraiya, and the old man, while they waited for Old Kakashi. Sasuke was stuck in hospital as he recovered. She knew everyone was looking at her, and it made her want to beat something or rather someone. Minato, who thought he was sneaky, was staring at her as if she was going to disappear, and it pissed her off.

They waited about 20 minutes before Kakashi came crawling through the window, which caused her mind to flash back to their earlier conversion. She shook her head as she didn't want to remember it. It left her confused. "Sorry, I'm late. The Nurses were having trouble putting Sasuke down. He kept trying to get up."

Naruto noticed the way Minato and Jiraiya stared at Kakashi, and she could guess the reason. Though she couldn't be sure, they had never met 'Misha' before and no one had an idea of who he was. Jiraiya could probably guess who he was. "I understand," Sandaime said with a smile. "Now, let's get to the item at hand: Taiya."

"He's more of a person than an item," Naruto replied.

"Did he strike again?" Kakashi asked. There was worry in his voice as he knew what that man could do.

Minato eyed Kakashi and it was clear he was studying him. "Who are you really and why is he important to this conversion?" he asked. He had seen this man once before, and he had no idea why he would need to know about Taiya. What made him important?

Naruto looked up at her father and narrowed her eyes. She did not like the suddenly attitude and she didn't like that it was targeted at her Sensei. "He's my Sensei."

Minato looked at her before turning back to Kakashi, eyeing him. Minato knew he had to be someone if he was Naruto's Sensei, but why didn't he know him then? (That one time before didn't count.) He knew he would have recognize him if he did. No one could forget a ninja with a masked face like that, especially when with only one eye showing. If he had to think about a reason to forget, he would've guessed it was the bad hair dye, which almost made his chuckle. He should fire the person who did it. "What is your name?" he asked, forgetting the name from before. It made him wonder why he dyed it anyway.

"K-Misha," Kakashi stated, almost forgetting his undercover name. It would have not been smart to say his real name. "And I know about Taiya, and I have faced him before." He started down Minato, because he wouldn't let his Sensei chase him away.

Sandaime took a deep breath. "Let's get to business." He took a long look at Naruto. "I do believe it is time to fill in Minato."

That wasn't what she wanted. "On some things, right?" She had no interest in telling him that he was her father. "He doesn't need to know it all."

"Naruto, he had met Taiya. I think it is time for him to know," Jiraiya cut in. "I don't think we can handle Taiya by ourselves. We need help with the Symbols, and he can help us with them. For that, he would need to know the whole truth." He took a step away from the wall.

"You guys do know I am right here, right?" he asked annoyed. Leaning back, he folded his arms across his chest.

"And how can we forget?" Naruto muttered as she turned away. She hated that the sight of him annoyed her. He was her father and it hurt that she couldn't stand him.

Hearing her, he glanced over to her, but he didn't say anything. Her anger was his fault.

"Naruto," Kakashi stated. "I understand your concerns."

She took a deep breath. "No, no, you don't." She didn't want to be here and didn't want to hear this conversion. "I'm going." She headed to the door.

"Naruto, stop," Sarutobi stated calmly from his desk. "We have things to talk about."

She looked back. "You can talk about it without me." She knew she should stay, but she couldn't be here when they told Minato the truth.

"Taiya is out there," Minato stated as he pushed himself off the wall.

"I can take care of myself, Namikaze," she stated. "I do not need you to watch me." His overprotectiveness was pissing her the fuck off. She didn't need him.

Though he never understood why he cared, it hurt that she wanted nothing to do with him. "You need someone. It seems Taiya has an interest in you."

"Your worry about my safely is not needed," she hissed. He had no right to worry about her safely, when he played with her emotions. She shook her head as she headed for the door.

Jiraiya stepped toward Naruto. "He's right, and you know firsthand that he can get to you. He did it once. He can do it again, and the next time, it might be more than a forced kiss."

Naruto glanced back and noticed the worry in his eye. She knew he was worry for her, but she was a ninja, who could take care of herself. She didn't need anyone. "I wasn't expecting it before."

"Wait, forced kiss?" Kakashi asked.

Minato straightened himself up, fist balled. "He did what?!"

She shook her head. "They can fill you in, when they tell you everything else," she stated as she open the door. She needed to get out of there. "Have fun." She was gone before they could call her back.

Minato started to go after her, but he was called back by the old man, who knew better. It was never a good idea to chase after a mad woman. "She could get hurt."

Both Jiraiya and Kakashi stared at Minato, keeping both their laugher. Though they both understand how dangerous it was for her, it was funny how protective Minato was being, and it would get worse once they told him the truth, which they would have to do now.

"She will be fine," Sandaime smiled. "Taiya doesn't want to hurt her, only Sasuke."

"Or me, for some reason," he stated as he pointed to himself. "He says he doesn't want me because of Naruto. I don't know why though." He looked toward his Hokage.

"Lets us explain who Taiya is."

Naruto shook her head. He just made her so angry that she couldn't take it. How dare he worry about her? He had no right, when he hurt her like he did. "I wonder what he'll do, when he finds out the truth." What would change if he did? Would he believe it? Would he come after her? "Idiot," she stated to herself.

She made her way to Ichiraku to get some ramen, because it was one of the few things that could make her happy. It brought warmth to her soul and a smile to her face, which is what she needed. Taking a seat, she ordered a bowl of her favorite noodles, which took her mind off what Minato was hearing.

As she sucked up her noodles, she heard a few familiar voices coming toward her. She waited to see if she would recognize them before she finished. "Figures," she sighed. It was her mother, Kushina and Rin, who annoyed the hell out of Naruto. She didn't see what Obito saw in Rin, who tortured him, and she didn't know what went through Rin's mind to think it was okay to do that. I wonder why she's with Kushina. Naruto wasn't aware of any relationship between the two. She didn't think they even liked each other.

As they came closer, Naruto could hear what they were saying. "So how do you do it?" Rin asked.

"Do what?" Kushina asked.

They were walking closer. Naruto hoped they would not see her, as she couldn't deal with more parenting from her parents, when they weren't even her parents yet. She took another bit of her ramen.

"You know," Rin whispered. If Naruto had to guess by the sound of her voice, there was a deep blush on her cheeks. Kushina, if Naruto had to guess, was staring at Rin, because she didn't respond. "Okay, maybe you don't. How do make guys notice you?"

There was laughter. "You're joking right?" Kushina chucked again. "Why would you think I would know? I don't see how I can be helpful. I scare man away, because they can't handle my awesomeness."

Naruto held back her chuck. Okay, she knew she liked Kushina for some reason.

"More ramen?"

It took Naruto a few seconds to realize that Teuchi was speaking to her. "Sure, I would love some," she smiled. One bowl was never enough for her. Not knowing why she cared, she turned her attention back to Rin and Kushina, who were still speaking about the opposite sex.

"I think you're crazy," Kushina laughed.

"He so likes you," Rin argued.

Kushina laughed again. "We are friends."

"He likes you!"

Naruto wondered who they were talking about, but she had an idea. It had to be her father, but that didn't mean it was. She had no idea of how many people her mother had been with, and she didn't want to know how many people her mother had been with. There were some things she never needed to know.

"Besides, I could never date him. Minato makes me so angry, and right now, I just want to beat his face in."

Naruto blinked. Sure, she knew her mother had a temper, but she never know how violent it was. Teuchi set the ramen in front of her. "Thank you," she grinned.

"What did he do to deserve that?" Rin asked.

Kushina didn't answer right away. "You don't need to know."

It had Naruto wondering. What did Minato do? She knew Kushina had been pissed at him earlier, because of her. Kushina hadn't like it that Minato had hurt her, but she wasn't sure if it was the same thing.

"It might help me with my relationship with Kakashi."

Both Kushina and Naruto had the simpler reaction. "Really?"

Kushina sighed. "Doesn't he hate you?"

"No, well…maybe, but I know I can change his mind!" she stated. "He just can't see it yet!"

Naruto really couldn't believe this girl. Was she really that stupid? Didn't she know that she couldn't force someone into a relationship? And if Rin continued to do this, it would only push the little idiot farther away. How could Rin not see this? Naruto took her head, before finishing her ramen.

"Rin, you know pushing him won't help. It would only fuel his anger and annoyance for you," Kushina stated softly.

"But if I don't push, he won't see me."

Naruto pushed up from her seat, wondering if she should try to sneak away. Their conversion was funny and it drew her mind away from her stupid father. "He will see you if you don't push," she stated, turning to them. She decided to give some advice to Rin, because she had been in this spot before. She had wanted someone who didn't want anything to do with her.

Rin and Kushina looked at her as Naruto walked to them. "Are you okay, Naruto?" Kushina asked.

"I am fine," she lied. The last time Kushina had seen her, Naruto was not okay. She had just found out that the asshat was using her emotions to get closer to her. "But, Rin, I know what you're going through, and pushing the brat won't help you."

"He isn't a brat. What would you know?" Rin asked.

Naruto knew Rin wasn't her biggest fan, and she knew it was because of little Kakashi. Whatever Kakashi thought was whatever she thought. This was just like the whole Sasuke-Sakura thing. "I know more than you think." Naruto took a deep breath. "Your relationship with the Gaki is like my relationship with my ex, Sasuke."

"What?" Kushina asked.

"Sasuke and I were on the same Genin team, and let me tell you, he hated me. He thought I was worthless, though not as much as our other teammate, but he thought I slowed him down. He always insulted us," Naruto explained, remembering that time. When she was younger, she never really understood why he did so, but now she knew. Though it wasn't something she could forget, she was able to forgive him. He was hurting just as bad as she was.

Rin stared at her. "Really? How did you end up engaged with him? Was he always like that?"

Kushina looked semi-disgusted. "Really? How did you get together with an ass?"

Naruto smiled weakly. "By making him chase me." She didn't know how she made him do so, because he wasn't the one to chase someone. "And we were both older. Both of us had matured, but I am not sure how matured he really is. He is still an ass." She wasn't sure how helpful she was being.

"But if I stop, he will never see me."

"He can't. You're a part of the team, a part of his life. Sure, it may look like you're letting him go, but you're really giving him time to think." Naruto wasn't sure of what Rin's future was, but if she had to guess, it wasn't good. If Rin was in Kakashi's life, Naruto would have known of her. She didn't even know that Rin had even existed, and she knew something must have happened, but Kakashi would never talk about it, when they brought it up.

Rin looked at her as if she was thinking it over. "You can be right."

"I know I am," Naruto smiled. "But be warn, just because you get him does not mean he's what you want." She thought back her relationship with Sasuke, who she would always care for. He was an ass, and until he stopped being an ass, there was no hope for their relationship. Well, the cheating didn't help her relationship either. Even if she could forgive the cheating, she would not trust him. "Asses are asses no matter how they look at you."

Naruto could see the emotion change on Rin's face. "He isn't an ass!" she yelled as she stormed off.

"Urgh, girls!" She would stay it again: girls were crazy. She didn't know how this world worked, but it seemed everyone was crazy.

Kushina laughed. "I would have to agree with that." She stopped laughing and smiled at Naruto. "So how are you really?" She asked.

"Minato is still annoying as hell and I wish he would just leave me alone, but other than that, I'm fine." Naruto didn't know what it was, but she felt as if she could speak to Kushina. She liked that.

"He won't leave you alone?"

Naruto waved Kushina off. "He acting like an overprotective f-brother," she stated. She didn't want to use the term father. "He should worry about himself."

There was a strange expression on her face. "Maybe we can prank him."

"No," Naruto stated firmly. She just wanted to stay always from him. "Anyhow, I have somewhere to be," she said, lying. She just didn't want to speak with Kushina anymore, and she didn't want to speak about Minato at all. She was sure he would be coming after her once he learned the truth, that she was his daughter.

"Ok."

Naruto nodded and disappeared.

Sakura took a deep breath as she walked into the Hokage office. She had been very worried about her team, who all had disappeared. She hated this feeling of not knowing. Her team could be dead for all she knew, and she hated that. As she entered the room, she saw Tsunade and an Anbu staring at pictures on her desk. "Find anything?"

The Hokage looked up with a weak smile. "Symbols," she stated. "But they would be more helpful if I knew what each symbol meant."

Sakura took a look at them, as she had no skills in symbol reading. "What do they say?"

"I don't know. I can only guess…" she stated as the Anbu crossed to the window. He was looking outside as if something had caught his attention.

Sakura took a step closer. "Can Jiraiya help at all?" They were meaningless to her, and she hated that she had no idea of what to do.

"He was of little help, but he maybe more help in future. Right now, he's searching all of Minato Namikaze's scrolls," she stated. "It may take a while for him to do so."

"Then why doesn't someone help him? I can if you like." Sure, Sakura wouldn't have a clue to what she was looking for, but she would do anything to help.

Tsunade gave a weak smile. "No, Minato's scrolls are top secret. There are only be two people, other than myself, I would allow access to them: Jiraiya and Naruto." She gathered the photos.

It made sense to Sakura why only the Hokage, Jiraiya, and Naruto were allowed. Besides Tsunade, there was no other ninja that out ranked Jiraiya, and he was Minato's Sensei, so he probably already knew all of his secrets. Naruto was Minato's daughter, even if she had never met him. She had every right to his screws. "But that would only take more time," she countered. Yes, it made sense, but she hated it.

"No one has any right to that information," the Hokage stated firmly. "And though it may help if I let someone look into them, I cannot allow that. That information does not belong to me. It belongs to Minato and as he is gone, the ownship falls to Naruto."

"And if Naruto is gone?" She hated to think like that, but if Naruto was gone, Sakura wanted to know. She wanted to lay her friend to rest and say goodbye.

"Then the scrolls would be burn."

"You would be willing to lose all of that information?" Information was power and Konoha would be given up a lot if they burnt them.

Tsunade looked up. "Yes."

"It may-" Sakura was cut off as Whirl Weasel came flying into the open Window.

"What is it, Weasel?" Tsunade asked. It was clear he was stressed.

The tired ninja took a deep breath before speaking. "Taiya had been spotted on the edge of the village! Some of the Anbu are getting ready to engage."

"Really? So you're telling me that Taiya's from the future?" Minato almost laughed. Did they really think he would believe that? Time travel, really? Did they think he was an idiot? He shook his head, because he knew that wasn't true. They wouldn't lie to him. But how could there really be time travel?

Misha, a name that Minato believed to be as fake as his hair color, took a deep breath. "He isn't the only one."

"So you are telling me the truth?" He tried to wrap his mind around it.

"Yes," his Hokage answered.

Jiraiya pushed him away from the wall and stepped closer to his student. "I know it's hard to believe, but it's the truth." He looked toward Misha. "I assumed it would work along the same lines as your transportation Jutus. It is just traveling through space."

It made sense, but it didn't make sense. He guessed anything was possible, when the right equation was found. He knew his Sensei and Hokage would not joke about this, especially when there was a dangerous man on loose, but his mind couldn't believe it. "So can I know your real name, Misha?"

"No, I am not sure if I should reveal myself."

"How can I help you if I don't know the truth?" Minato hated that they only wanted to tell him certain information. Though knowing too much of the future can be dangerous, how would they know what would be helpful? And why did they get to know and he couldn't?

"There are some things that are better left unknown." Sandaime glanced toward Misha before looking back to Minato. "Sasuke, Naruto, and Misha are all from the future. Taiya had trapped them back here, and we need to get them back to them time. We could use your help for that." He took a deep breath. "We also need to find a way to stop Taiya." He wore a light smile.

Minato glanced at the photos in front of him. There looked similar to the seals he used, but his mind wondered back to three from the future. If he had to take guess, he might be able to figure out who they were. Sasuke, the ass, was easy, since he already was an Uchiha. Granted all Uchiha looked like, he knew. He could guess. He looked and sounded a lot like Fugaku Uchiha. "Sasuke's Fugaku's son, isn't he?"

"Lucky guess," Sandaime smiled.

"I wouldn't call it luck," Misha stated. "Sasuke looks a lot like his father." He sounded annoyed.

He glanced back to Misha, who he had no real idea of who he was. He could guess as he had probably met him. He looked old enough to be alive in this time, if he had to guess. But his mind didn't care as it wandered back to Naruto, who looked so much like him. He had always wondered if she was related to him, and he wasn't the only one who thought so, even Fugaku saw it. "Naruto's mine, isn't she?" It would make so much sense why his 'betrayal' had hurt her, and that realization made him feel like a bigger ass. However, it made him wonder why she hated him in the beginning. Was so she so distance? Did he not have a good relationship with him in the future? He hated that thought.

Jiraiya took a deep breath. "Yes."

Minato's mind went into overdrive, and he had to see her. Turning to the door, he started to leave, but he was stopped by his Sensei.

"I don't think that would be wise. Let her have her space."

"She's my daughter." It felt strange as it left his mouth. "I must." He disappeared out the door, and no one could stop him. He wouldn't allow anyone to stop him. He had to speak with Naruto.

I hoped you liked this chapter. Sorry for it taking so long. I am like one of the worse authors when it comes to updating shit. Urgh.

I need to write more...

See ya later!