This chapter contains foul language.
Looking down on a very beautiful blue planet you would think such a planet is full of life and blossoming with nature. You would be correct except this planet hides a very dark and bloody secret.
The age of shinobi, an age which many argue started by the powerful sage of the six path but you would be wrong. The sage was a very pacifist person who wanted to connect people using chakra but fate can be cruel sometimes. Due to some mistakes from the sage, manipulation and strong emotions his two sons began the cycle of blood shed that continued for centuries. Their bloodline continued to fight for along time pulling other people and clans into a bloody long war that even children weren't safe from. This continued until the formation of hidden villages, in said time it was relatively peaceful which many appreciated. But shinobi human nature of greed can never be contained. Shinobi world wars broke out one after another in a bloody dance of mayhem and destruction. This is the dark side of the beautiful planet of the Elemental Nations.
Elemental nations, somewhere in the land of fire three years before the start of the third shinobi war;
Inside a tavern, we find a very depressed 18 years old Minato Namikaze drinking his sorrows away. One would ask why the usually cheerful and sunny young Jonin would be so sad. well, his girlfriend for more than 6 years Kushina Uzumaki broke up with him. The fiery red head broke up with him simply because he doesn't spend more time with her.
Minato clenched his teeth as he thought of the real reason as he take another cup of sake to his mouth. Tensions on the land of fire borders has increase dramatically the last couple of month, so the Hokage and his advisors predicting a new war on the horizon deployed a lot of manpower to secure the borders. Minato the young genius jonin was one of them. He spent the last couple of month on the border and when he got a chance to get a small vacation he took it to spend a couple of days with Kushina before returning to the border again.
Minato chucked bitterly with a flushed face and said sarcastically : "A lot of good I got from that, she broke up with me for doing my duty and without giving me time to explain." He then procced to gulp down the remaining of his sake.
While he counited drinking he felt a relatively large yet familiar chakra signature approaching the inn. After a little while a familiar beautiful young woman entered the inn. She look around then here eyes locked on Minato's back. She looked surprised to find him drinking so heavily as he rarely drank alcohol and if he drank any it is in small amount.
She approached and sat beside him: "Hello, Minato"
He looked at her and gave her a sad smile: "Good to see you, Lady Tsunade"
This young lady is Tsunade Senju. The first hokage Hashirama Senju's grand daughter, one of the three sannin and one of the last senju alive if not the last.
She looked at him with a questioning look and asked: "What got you so worked up and sad to the level of drowning yourself in alcohol"
She then Joked "Don't tell me Kushina broke up with you?" but in her mind that was impossible as her somewhat younger sister is smitten with the young man. Minato's face darkened and said: "She did"
Tsunade's face changed form joking and amused to total shock immediately. She asked in a shocked and urgent tone: "what the hell happed? you are on that girl's mind almost all the time. It better not be your fault."
Minato looked at her with a defeated look and raised his hands in surrender : "I didn't even do anything wrong, see what happed was...." he then explained the whole thing to her.
After hearing the explanation Tsunade sighed: "That girl really screwed up this time, you being on the border isn't your fault. you are just preforming your duty." she then tried to comfort him by saying: "Don't worry she will come around and you will be together again."
He gave a hollow laugh and said :" That may have to wait for six months as I am going back to the border the day after tomorrow."
Tsunade sighed as she poured herself and him some sake and said: "Well That would suck as it is her fault and she will have to reflect on that. well good luck in your relationship and your deployment."
Minato gave her a grateful smile and said: "Thank you, that is very kind of you Lady Tsunade."
They continued to drink in silence.
Minato then asked: "how are you doing these days lady Tsunade?"
She sighed and said: "Still traveling around and trying to forget painful memories."
Tsunade lost both her brother Nawaki and her lover Dan in the second shinobi war and was depressed and sad ever since.
Minato Knowing that said: "Sometimes when you hear the other's misfortunes your own becomes some how lighter."
Tsunade chucked quietly and said: "Look at you becoming a philosopher"
Minato gave a small smile and said: "well I try"
They continued to drink is silence enjoying each other company and getting more intoxicated.
Suddenly a flushed Tsunade grabed Minato's hand and draged him to her room. What happened that night even though they were drunk stayed in their memory for as long as they lived.
Time-skip, next day before noon;
Minato started to wake up. He tried to sit up as he was slightly disoriented. He looked around and his eyes fell on a naked female back beside him. Before he could even think a sharp headache assaulted him, as it slowly went away the memories from the previous night started to play in his mind. he slowly pulled the blanket to cover his entire body as his face flushed so hard it would put kushina's red hair to shame.
Tsunade beside him started to wake up with a killer headache. She looked around and then her eyes fell on Minato's glowing red face. Her face went from confused to fury as she yelled: "Minato you bastard, What the fuck did you do?"
Minato flushed face looked at her, he then said in a slightly heated tone: "What did I do. The right question is what did YOU do? you dragged me here last night and then proceeded to have your way with me while holding me so tightly like a snake coiling around its prey." He then had a look like he was experiencing PTSD and said: "I have never felt so violated."
Tsunade became embarrassed from what he is saying, her returning memories from last night didn't help. she sighed and muttered: "I really should control my drinking" she then silently covered herself with her blanket and went to take a shower and change in to her clothes. after she came out dressed Minato went to the shower and did the same thing.
When he came out Tsunade was waiting for him on the couch, the look she was giving him was telling him they needed to talk. As he approached her he asked: "So what now?" Tsunade sighed and said in an even tone: "Well I am angry but this was mostly my fault so lets never speak of this again." Minato nodded slightly but he had to ask: "That is okay with me but what if someone found about this especially kushina" Tsunade slightly flinched she then thought about it a little then said: "As I said we keep quiet about this. If kushina found out well she broke up with you so you are a single man. Anyway I will talk to her if she finds out" Minato relaxed a bit and said: "Thank you lady Tsunade" she then said: "you can drop the lady part it feels weird now" He nodded.
They then proceeded to have breakfast then both of them split on their own way.
Time-skip, 3 month later;
About one month after the incident with Minato. Tsunade got the biggest news of her life. She got pregnant. When here monthly cycle was later than usual she was concerned. As the best Medical ninja in the elemental nations she scanned herself finding out about her pregnancy. After the shock went away she became angry, joyful and worried. Angry at Minato for getting her pregnant and at herself for allowing that. Joyful for having yhe opportunity to have a family again. she was also worried about the future of her baby.
After two month of discovering her pregnancy she made up her mind to tell Minato. So she summoned Katsuyu to ask her to tell minato to meet her in an inn in a town near the land of fire border.
time-skip; couple of days later inside an inn;
Tsunade was waiting for Minato to arrive. she was drinking some fruit juice when she saw him arrive. she pointed for him to sit down. As he was sitting down he couldn't help but ask: "what is it tsunade? I thought you wouldn't want to see me for another couple of years or so?" Tsunade chuckled and said: " while I would like that I have something important to say." Minato nodded and waited for her to talk. she proceeded to give him a mocking smile and said: "congratulations you bastard you knocked me up." Minato blinked a few times, he was so shocked that all what came out of his mouth was a quiet "what?" Tsunade gave him a flat look then said: " you got me pregnant." hearing a conformation Minato just fainted.
Tsunade blinked then chuckled and waited for him to wake up. After some time minato woke up, he blinked a couple of times he looked at tsunade embarrassed and started to think about what he was told, he then asked her: "what are you going to do?" she flatly told him: "I going to keep it." She was surprised when he gave her a large sunny smile and she heard him say: "That is great" Tsunade amused and somewhat thoughtful asked: "Well that is a surprise. I for a second thought you would want me to abort it." Minato gave her a serious yet hopeful look and said: "I would have never asked you to do that. I am an orphan so for me to be a father is a blessing. I just didn't think that I would become a father so early and by accident." Tsunade gave him a heated look and said: "Never call my baby an accident, to you it may be but to me it is a gift" she proceeded to look at her belly and stroke it in a motherly loving fashion and saying "My precious little gift".
Minato smiled and asked "How far along are you?" she replied by saying "three month". Minato then reached into his pouch and handed tsunade a flying thunder-god kunai and said "I recently mastered the flying thunder-god jutsu. you can call me anytime you want and I will be there" Tsunade to the kunai still surprised that he master her grand-uncle jutsu. Minato then asked here distressed: " what do I tell kushina if we came back together?" Tsunade sighed and said: "when that day come I will talk to her" after chatting for a little bit more they went their separate ways.
Time-skip; seven month later on the 7th of October about two years before the third shinobi war ;
These seven month were joyful and exhausting for Tsunade. Her mood swings and cravings were exhausting but the joy of carrying her own child made the exhaustion go away. As for Minato he came regularly to check on Tsunade and help her with anything she wanted even though he and Kushina made up three month before. Her due date arrived and the air was filled with anticipation, joy and worry. Minato was there from early in the morning to help Tsunade. She wanted the birth of her child to be in complete secrecy so the chose an isolated cave and prepared it for the delivery. Tsunade made a couple of shadow clones to help her in the delivery. It is good thing that shadow clone can be their own entity while connected to original or Minato would have to do the delivery.
When the contractions began their were two screams from the cave. One currently delivering a baby and the other having to endure his hand being crushed and the numerous death threats coming from the first. you already know which one is which.
After a while a sound of a baby crying was heard. Looking we see clone of Tsunade handing the original Tsunade a blue bundle carrying her cleaned baby, Minato was in the corner crying happy and pain tears as another clone of tsunade was healing his hand. As the clone handed the baby to the original Tsunade while saying: "congrats you now have a beautiful cute baby boy" and then vanished in puff of smoke. Tsunade carved her baby boy features into her mind while looking at him with joyful tears. Minato now with a healed hand approached to get a better look at his son. He Was happy and intrigued by the baby. The baby boy who was sleeping have a beautiful cute face that for a second you would think he is a girl. Most of his face was inherited from his beautiful mother. What intrigued the new parents was the color of his hair. Although his parents were different shade of blond the baby's hair is a vibrant shade of blood red with black tips and highlights.
Minato asked still fascinated by the baby: "what do you want to name him tsunade?" Tsunade thought for a moment before saying: "you can name him as it will be only fair as he will always stay with me" Minato nodded and then said: "how about Naruto?" Tsunade looked at him amused: " as in the character in Jiraiya's only one non-preverted book." Minato chuckled and said: "yeah, the name also mean Maelstrom" Tsunade nodded and said: "A Good name Naruto Senju" Minato asked: "What do you think of his hair?" Tsunade replied: "Well he has the Uzumaki red hair from his great-grandmother and the black highlights I think came from us senju as it was quite common, all and all it is a beautiful mix".
While the two were chatting baby naruto started to open his eyes and looked at his parents while giving them a cute toothless smile and giggle which made his mother squeal at how adorable her baby boy is. Minato chuckled and said happily: "At least he got my eye color though a different shade". Tsunade nodded and said: "while you eyes are lighter shade of blue, Naruto's is like a pair of sapphires which looks beautiful on him" She then started to breast feed him while muttering darkly: "I will have to beat up all the harlots that would try to approach him in the future". Minato chuckled nervously, looks like Tsunade is in full mama bear mood.
After a while Minato asked: "where will you go now Tsunade?" she answered while looking at her baby feeding with a look filled with so much motherly love it will surprise anyone: "I will go to the fire capital and raise him there for a while" Minato nodded and said: "That sound perfect and I will come and visit as frequent as possible"
As soon as Tsunade was rested from child birth, she took her baby Naruto and went to the capital and Minato went back to the border. This is the beginning of the story of Naruto Senju the son of Minato Namikaze and Tsunade Senju.
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