"You are the Yondaime..." spluttered Naruto with a face that was a mix of confusion, surprise, fear, and a little bit of hope.
"Yes, I am." he said with a fairly amused face, however the man was secretly uneasy about the news that he was about to deliver to the child.
"We were told that you died slaying the Kyuubi no Kitsune..." said Naruto "...was that a lie?"
"No," Minato replied, shaking his head in what seemed like shame. "...it was not a lie. I really died that day. I shouldn't be alive at this place and time, but I am, and this time I won't leave." he said with a determination and conviction that spread to Naruto.
"Yeah!" shouted Naruto excitedly. "Everyone in town will have a party to celebrate your comeback, and there will be a ceremony for you taking back the Hokage rank. All of my classmates will be jealous of me for being the first one to meet you, and..."
"There won't be a welcome back party for me." interrupted Minato with an irritated look. "I won't retake the Hokage seat as well. The villagers don't deserve me." he stated with barely disguised fury.
"But...why?" Naruto asked, confused. "Being a kage is a dream of many ninjas."
"It was also my dream a long time ago, but after what they did to you..." Minato sighed as he looked Naruto in the eyes with a deep sorrow.
"What they did to me?" repeated Naruto, "What do you mean by that?"
Minato breathed slowly, the moment that he feared yet expected was coming.
"Naruto, this is not the first time we met. We met on the day you were born, the tenth of October, ten years ago..." explained Minato with a sad smile.
Naruto was again speechless as he listened to what the Yondaime was saying.
"To me, you were the most wonderful baby in the world; you had your father's hair your mother's beautiful eyes..."
"You knew my parents?! Please, please tell me who they were!" exploded Naruto in such a way that made Minato's heart melt.
"Naruto, my poor Naruto. I never imagined that you would feel so alone; don't worry my son, things will change, I swear it." Minato said to himself. It was now the time to tell him the truth of his parentage.
"Your mother, she was..." Minato was unable to think of Kushina without pain and sadness erupting in his chest. "She was the most beautiful woman on Earth. She was my sun, my best friend, my twin soul, my love... and my wife." said Minato while trying to stop the tears in his eyes.
Naruto was shaking with the emotions that he felt: fear, surprise...and pain, trying to comprehend what the former Hokage had just said.
"Then that means that...that you are my...!" the boy was unable to complete his sentence as tears started to form in his eyes.
"Yes Naruto, I am your father." said Minato with a small smile and sad eyes, getting closer to his son. The man's thoughts were filled with fear as to what could happen next.
Naruto, please don't reject me; give me a chance. I don't think I could live with myself if you didn't allow me to be your father.
Naruto's world was drastically altered in less than 5 minutes. First, he discovers that the man that he wanted to surpass, his role model, his hero was alive; then he says that he is his...
"Tou-san...?" whispered Naruto uncertainly. He choked back his tears and watched for the Yondaime's reaction.
Minato's heart almost stopped; the words that he wanted to hear since Kushina told him that she was pregnant, was coming out of Naruto's mouth.
"Son." whispered an equally teary Minato as he slowly opened his arms.
"TOU-SAN!" Naruto exclaimed as he rushed to his father's arms.
Naruto was hugged by his father, for the first time since his birth.
He cried for first time in five years.
"Dad...Daddy, I missed you. I felt so lonely..." wept the boy between sobs.
"Naruto, my son, my young hero...I swear that you'll never be alone again. I will be with you on your graduation day; I will give you the talk; I will meet your girlfriend; I will watch you in the chuunin exams; I will be in your wedding; and I will be with you the day that you become the Hokage. Best of all, we will be a family again."
Unnoticed by them, behind a tree, a young girl saw the scene with a smile and tears in her pearl eyes.
Naruto-kun I'm so happy for you... She thought happily before leaving, not wanting to intrude on such a private moment.
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Naruto noticed the shadow nearing him and he turned to see who it could be.
The man had very spiky blond hair, blue eyes and was dressed in a red and blue uniform, though the man expelled an aura that made the red look orange.
Naruto recognized the man as the main character of his favorite anime.
"Y-You are Son Goku! ...and you are in Super Saiyan state." babbled Naruto.
Goku hugged Naruto.
"Naruto, my son, I have finally found you!" exclaimed Goku.
"Nani?! I'm your son?" asked Naruto.
Goku looked at Naruto.
"The story about how we got split apart is too long and complicated to tell it right now. It involves Dragon Balls and a time machine that didn't work well..." said Goku.
"How are you so sure that I'm your son?" asked Naruto, still reluctant to believe Goku. It was too good to be true.
"Easy. Are you blond with blue eyes?" asked Goku.
"Yes." responded Naruto.
"Do you have lots of energy?" asked Goku.
"Yes."
"Do people tell you that you are not very bright?" asked Goku.
"Mmpff, yes..."
"Do you like to eat?" asked Goku.
"Yeah!"
"Are you oblivious to the feelings of a girl who obviously likes you?" asked Goku.
"I'm not very sure but I think the answer is yes."