Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Balance ❯ Chapter 1 ( Chapter 2 )

 

 

 

Glossary:

Yondaime- fourth Ero-sennin- pervy sage

Gama- toad Sandaime- third

Sennin- sage shinigami- soul reaper, death god, ect.

Gaki- kid ANBU- Black ops responsible for the protection of the Hokage

Ano- um

 

 

Chapter 2

 

THREE MONTHS LATER: After Sasuke Retrieval Arc

 

 

Naruto stared mutely at the blonde-haired man lying so still on the hospital bed beside him. Kyuubi had immediately known who he was even if Naruto didn't want to believe it.

 

 

Yondaime Hokage.

 

 

He wasn't supposed to be living. Sasuke-teme wasn't supposed to be gone. But then again, Naruto knew all about “supposed-to's.” They were apart of his daily life.

 

 

That monster was supposed to be dead. Sandaime-sama's supposed to kill him, not feed and protect him. Sorry, Naruto, my mom said I'm not supposed to play with you anymore.

 

 

Naruto curled his lip in disgust. He looked up at his sensei, most of them, staring at the young Hokage.

 

 

Jiraiya took in a deep breath. “This is most unexpected.”

 

 

Kakashi sent him an anguished look. “Jiraiya-sama, what did you make of the note? How is Minato-sensei here? How could we not know he was here since Sandaime…”

 

 

There was an uncomfortable silence between the four of them as the three aware ones thought of the departed Hokage. Jiraiya finally sighed. “Hell if I know.” The Gama sennin shook his head and puffed out his breath. “The seal. The note was from the shinigami. That's the only thing I can think of. I don't know how.” He sighed again. “I know nothing of these kind of seals.”

 

 

Now, Naruto wasn't as stupid as he led everyone to believe. He had picked up on the fact that Kakashi-sensei and Ero-sennin knew this man. He also couldn't help but notice the similarities between himself and the incapacitated man, with the blonde hair and all. Getting fed up about being left out, as patience was never his strong suit, he ground out, “Oi, Ero-sennin.”

 

 

The toad sage refrained from asking Naruto to quit calling that and deigned him an answer. “What, gaki?”

 

 

“Ano… how long has he been here? And why,” Naruto swallowed, his throat oddly dry, “why does he look like me?”

 

 

“Yondaime-sama has been here since Sandaime-sama died.” Kakashi told him, his voice curt before reaching into his pouch for his trusty book. “The ANBU found him on the other side of the building.”

 

 

“Oh.” Naruto said looking down. “But why-”

 

 

“Why don't we have Minato here tell you when he wakes, hmm?” Jiraiya cut in.

 

 

Naruto looked down again before looking up at Jiraiya's sigh. “One week, gaki, before I come to you for training, got it?”

 

 

The Kyuubi-vessel looked up and slowly grinned his trade-mark foxy grin. “Ossu!”

 

 

No one noticed the blonde Hokage lying so still crack open his eyes and grin faintly until the keen eye of the copy ninja caught it. Kakashi quickly put his finger to his masked mouth for silence. Minato understood and obediently closed his eyes.

 

 

“I have a feeling sensei here will be waking sooner than we think.” Kakashi mentioned quietly.

 

 

“I hope so,” Naruto grinned, “I want to meet the Hokage I plan on surpassing!”