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Chapter III-Back from Death Part III

Training Ground 44 aka The Forest of Death a day later:

"Alright listen up everyone. You each will be given a number that number is the gate you will report to that gate in ten minutes. Each of you has been given a different scroll a scroll of Earth or scroll of Heaven. Your mission to reach the tower in the heart of the forest of death with both scrolls if you hadn't figure out how you will get both scrolls tsk good luck." Anko Mitarashi explained the test of the second half of the Chunin exams.

"I have one word of advice to you all…just don't die." Anko smiled at everyone "And have a wonderful time."

'I hope these little brats won't get eaten up too quickly by this. It would be ashamed to not see them make it to the finals.' Anko thought to herself.

Team Guy:

"Yes this will prove how powerful we are." Rock Lee said while Tenten chuckle while she too was happy about this, while Neji had his eyes close but had a smile on his face

"Fate will show us our path." He said.

Team Suna:

"Alright this is going to be easy as pie." Kankuro spoke while his big sister Temari was just smirking while Gaara had a serious look in his eyes he was ready for anything.

Team Ten:

"This is gonna be troublesome." Shikamaru said with a sigh but soon smirk

"Hey let's go at Naruto's team." Chouji said while checking his equipment while Ino agreed with Chouji's idea.

"Good plan Chouji they should be easy as cake." Ino said.

"Cake oh I could go some right now." Chouji drooled.

Team Dosu:

"Remember our mission." said Dosu while Kin and Zaku only chuckle with smirks on their faces.

'Lord Orochimaru will be watching us.' Dosu thought to himself.

Team Grass:

"It's been a very long time I felt this…feeling." said the Grass ninja leader, while the leader licked his lips with delight "Remember who we're going after."

"The little ones should be fun." said the second Grass ninjas.

The third Grass ninja chuckle "Right nothing to worry about."

With Team Seven:

"Alright time to get serious!" Naruto punched the air about seven times "I'm ready to take it on ya know!"

While Naruto was smirking, Sakura smiled 'Yeah that's right!' Inner Sakura spoke.

While Sasuke just looked serious with a cold look in his eyes.

Just as everyone was about to be go to their gates, Kakashi arrive with the Third Hokage and two young Genins. Everyone wonder why the Third Hokage was here along with Kakashi Hatake and the two new Genins.

Anko had a cocky friendly smirk on her face "Hatake what brings you here? Your students are about to go through the Forest of Death."

"I know but the Third Hokage wanted to have new members come in my team before it starts." Kakashi explain.

All eyes were on the two young Genins who stood beside Kakashi Hatake.

Kakashi turn his attention to Team Seven "Everyone we have new members of the team joining us. This is Musashi Yayu and Saki Yulaw they shall be your new teammates the Third Hokage has given them permission to join."

Naruto looked at Musashi and Saki as Naruto notice they were staring at him like he was the center of attention. It made Naruto feel a bit unease but he couldn't shake the feeling of something about them that made him…sad.

Naruto looked away right after he turned away and spoke "Can't get this exam started? I was bad enough to have done that written exam. Hope this one isn't much of a pain ya know what I mean Kakashi Hatake?"

Kakashi chuckled "This time it won't be any exam Naruto. I wish you all good luck and Musashi, Saki helped Sakura whenever Naruto and Sasuke ever start fighting. This is team work remember."

Team Seven members nodded "Yes Kakashi-Sensei."

Everyone was staring at the new members of Team Seven bit odd that a three cell team was now a five member team. But surely with the Third Hokage's permission the permission must have been serious or important.

Unaware to all the Genins the Musashi and Saki were Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, the parents of Naruto Uzumaki.

"So this is Naruto Uzumaki?" Minato spoke with a friendly smile.

Naruto raise his left eyebrow "How do you know me?"

"Sarutobi-san told us all about you ya know." Kushina grinned.

'Ya know? Why is she…never mind,' Naruto thought to himself.

Sasuke looked at Minato and Kushina "What is your reason for joining our group? You don't look strong." Minato notice the cold stare from the young Uchiha.

"Third Hokage requested it beside we just became Genins like you. There were no teams for us so he decided to give us to you." Minato explain to Sakura, Sasuke and Naruto though half of it was a lie.

Naruto sigh "Wish he told us sooner. Guess he wanted to surprise us huh?"

Minato and Kushina chuckle together "Guess so." They said.

Naruto looked for a second before looking away 'Why do I feel so uneasy with them around me?'

After a few minutes of waiting the gates opened wide each of the selected teams dashed through the open gates into the forest.

Inside the Forest of Death:

Team Eight's Location:

"Listen up everyone. Now is a good time to step up the traps. Shino we need your little friends to give ya a hand." Kiba smirk as he'd chuckle.

Shino nod "Don't worry I got all under control. You just make sure nobody gets the jump on us."

"Shino no need to that where Hinata comes in. my nose and her eyes we'll make sure nobody gets the jump on us." Kiba looked at Hinata as the two smiled at their bug user teammate.

Team Ten's Location:

"Chouji do you really have to take a lunch break now?" Ino asked Chouji while the young big Genin was sitting down on the ground eating a bag of chips.

Shikamaru sighed "Ino's right Chouji we're going to be here for about three days remember let go and find our earth scroll."

"Alright then we can eat." Chouji chuckle as the team left the group.

Team Seven's Location:

"Hey, Naruto can ya get out the map of this place?" Minato asked.

Naruto nod and took out a map that everyone of each team was given. Everyone stared at the map for about few seconds as Kushina pointed out "Ok we started at Gate Seven and we are here at the blue river and if we go farer we should arrive at the Green Hill."

"What about we go to east from the river and head towards the east hills. That should be a better chance of catching the scroll we need." Sasuke said.

Minato and Kushina looked at one another before they looked back at the three "You sure? This path seems more like a less difficult one. Best know your way rather get lost to your way." Minato said.

"Trust me," Sasuke smirk.

"By the way who is the leader of this team?" Minato asked.

"I am." Sasuke said.

"Yeah right," Naruto laugh.

Sasuke snap a glare "Naruto you're an idiot. You half of the time goes rushing in without thinking. I usually am the one to save you."

Sasuke was half right he did save him and Sakura few times during their missions "But I…" Naruto growl for a second as he sigh in defeat "Fine whatever, let see what the Uchiha can do as leader."

"Naruto," Sakura spoke as Naruto walked off.

"I'll be back gonna take a piss." He said.

"Don't worry about him he'll get over it." Sasuke told Sakura.

"Do you two always fight like this?" Minato asked.

"From time to time Naruto is such a loser, he doesn't think especially during the mission. I usually am the one to save his ass. But in the end it's always him to saves the day." Sasuke smirk.

'Now I see why Kakashi said that. This can get real ugly.' Kushina thought.

Naruto return from his bathroom break "Hey guy I'm back." Naruto said happily.

As Naruto walked toward the group, only Kushina, Sasuke and Minato notice there was something different about Naruto. Naruto's ninja gear was on the left side rather the right side.

"Come on guy let's go get that Earth Scroll." Naruto grinned.

Suddenly Sasuke throw a kunai at Naruto. Naruto quickly dodged it "Whoa Sasuke what the hell?"

"You're not Naruto. Your transform is good but not perfect Naruto's right handed plus we have a Earth Scroll." Sasuke told the fake Naruto.

The fake Naruto smirk as he dispels his transformation Jutsu showing he was really a Ninja from the village hidden in the Rain.

"Where is the real Naruto?" Sakura asked.

"Out of the picture," The Rain Ninja spoke.

Suddenly a kunai flew right pass the Rain Ninja's right side of his neck missing his neck by an inch. All looked to see who toss that kunai. Surprise it was Minato who threw the kunai.

"Nice one Musashi." Sasuke told Minato.

"I missed." Minato said as Minato's eyes looked cold and serious.

'Whoa I didn't even see he throw it. I'll have to be carefully of that one.' The Rain Ninja thought.

"Where is Naruto?" Minato asked.

"I'm not telling ya that rookie was easy to get the drop on." The Rain Ninja Laughed.

"We'll ask you again where is Naruto Uzumaki?" Kushina spoke this time. Her eyes had angry glare within them. Sakura and Sasuke grew curious why they was more focus on Naruto rather than getting the scroll and worry about Naruto after.

"Oh what ya gonna do? A group of rookie Genins against someone who fought many ninjas higher than your level?" The Rain Ninja told the group.

"What level have you faced?" Minato asked.

"Chunin and took on few Jounin." He said.

"Only a few huh?" Kushina suddenly chuckle.

"What so funny you red headed freak." Suddenly Kushina's right eye gave a twitch as Minato sweatdrop as he knows how Kushina can be especially when someone talks badly about her and her hair.

Kushina ran towards the Rain Ninja as the ninja dodge Kushina's right fist but forgot about her left fist. When Kushina's left fist clash with his face Kushina perform a four hit combo of her right fist follow by a quick back flip kick and end it with powerful axe-kick to his head.

Sakura and Sasuke was amaze by Kushina's hand to hand combo skill. When the Rain Ninja fell down to the floor he suddenly turned into water.

"A water clone?" Kushina bite her bottom lip as she looked around wondering where the real one is. Suddenly Kushina heard the sound of someone making a strange noise. She walked over to a large tree to see a tied up Naruto.

The group joined Kushina as she freed Naruto.

"Thanks Saki that guy jumped me I was taking a leak. Talk about a low blow." Naruto shook his head.

Sasuke sigh "Why a go Naruto. But least the faker was less skill you already are."

"Fuck you Sasuke." Naruto glare at the Uchiha.

"Watch your mouth!" Kushina hit Naruto on the head.

"Ouch what was that for Saki?" Naruto looked at Kushina.

'Kushina don't blow it.' Minato thought to himself.

"A young man should not curse in front of young ladies ya know." Kushina told Naruto.

Minato sigh in relief 'That was close.'

'That's…strange what she thinks she is my mother?' Naruto thought to himself.

Minato looked up at the sky seeing the afternoon will pass soon "Come on can't waste time."

"Hold it right there!" A voice spoke, everyone looked back to see Naruto. Suddenly everyone looked back at the Naruto that was with them.

"Guy it's me Naruto." Naruto said.

"No that's a faker I'm the real Naruto." The other Naruto spoke.

"Lair I know the real Naruto is ME!" Naruto yelled.

Naruto toss a kunai at the other Naruto as the other Naruto dodged the Kunai like he would.

"He dodges just like Naruto." Sakura said.

"There one Jutsu the real Naruto Uzumaki would use and it would be this SEXY-" before Naruto got a chance to say it and right away Sakura point at Naruto.

"The real Naruto would know that perverted Jutsu." Sakura with a small blush of embarrasses as she remembers the first time he did the Sexy-Jutsu in class.

The other Naruto suddenly grew a wicked grin "Stone Earth Wall Jutsu." He said as suddenly the ground shook as giant stone wall came up from the ground slips up Minato and Kushina Naruto from Sasuke and Sakura from there.

Naruto looked back to see the other Naruto disappear "Damn they wanted us to be apart."

"Sakura, Sasuke looks like the wall is about hundred in both height and size." Minato told them.

"Is there any way we can meet up?" Naruto asked them.

Sasuke looked around the giant earth stone wall "No I can't see anything that gets you across the wall. Naruto let's meet up at the east hill."

"Alright Sasuke but look after Sakura keep her safe will ya?" He yelled.

"Don't worry we'll be just fine Naruto." Sakura said after Naruto heard her giggle.

"Kushina would be a perfect moment to get to know Naruto better." Minato whispered to Kushina as the beautiful red head nod.

"Naruto let's go we can't do anything here." Kushina told him.

Naruto nodded "Right."

Naruto, Minato and Kushina travel together through the Forest of Death together. While traveling with his new teammates Naruto spoke up.

"Musashi, Saki can I ask you guys a question?" He asked them.

"Sure Naruto what is it?" Kushina said. Kushina smiled as she and Minato listen to what Naruto had to say.

"Who are you really?" He asked.

Minato and Kushina hoped Naruto didn't catch on "What ya mean by that?"

"I live in Konoha for a very long time. I've never seen you ever. And you suddenly show up?" He said.

Minato suddenly grew a friendly smirk "Well me and Saki not really born from Konoha but we're…from another village. Our home was destroyed and we had nowhere else to go so…we came to Konoha hope to find a new home."

Naruto look bit shock to hear this as he suddenly frown as he felt bad for judging them "I'm sorry to hear that and I'm sorry if I misjudge you. It's bit hard for me to trust people. Well the one I can really trust."

"What about Sasuke and Sakura they're your friends aren't that?" Minato asked Naruto.

Kushina notice Naruto's hands balled up into fist "I wish they really were my friends. They're just my teammates. Everyone doesn't take me seriously…" Naruto stopped and found himself nearly about to talk about his issue.

Naruto shook his head "Nothing, doesn't matter right now none of it does. Right now let's find a way to my team." Naruto dashed off ahead.

"We were so close. I got to know more." Minato spoke with a sadden frown. Minato closed his eyes as he sigh, Kushina touched Minato's right shoulder getting his attention.

"Your right Minato, Naruto does need us more than he knows." Kushina's smile made Minato nodded as the parents of Naruto follow after their beloved son.

Naruto, Minato and Kushina finally got around the large earth stone wall as once they got around. The wall suddenly fell apart which made Minato worry the true point of that wall.

It was Dusk and there was no way they could travel through the night especially when they didn't know how many treat they would encounter especially at night.

"Naruto we stop here." Minato told him.

"But what about Sasuke and Sakura?" He asked.

"Their're ninjas just like us. They can handle themselves but we need to stop, eat and rest so we can find them tomorrow. I am sure they are doing the same thing." Kushina told Naruto. Naruto was hungry and he was bit tired from traveling all day.

"Saki would you mind placing a barrier so we won't have to worry too much?" Minato asked his wife.

Kushina nod her head and clap her hands together and place them on the ground as suddenly a large number of steel chains came out from Kushina's back as the chains lash out forming a giant barrier around twenty feet surrounding the area they were in.

Kushina was cooking dinner for the three of them. Again Kushina and Minato believe this time should be a good moment to get to know Naruto a little bit more.

"So Naruto," Minato spoke first as he got Naruto's attention "First time taking the Chunin exams huh? How do you feel about it?"

Naruto grew a small smile "I'm a bit nervous but aren't we all? Three days in this forest three days to get two scrolls and race to the tower. Sound easy but a ninja's task is never easy."

"Yeah your right I bet your family must be proud of you. You're a Genin and now doing the Chunin exams." Minato grinned.

Naruto's smile faded into a frown "Well…I don't have a family…at least that is what I've been told. I don't know if my mom and dad are even alive? If they are where are they? And why did they leave me? So many things I wanted to ask them…but…nothing never mind me. What about you two? You are really close I can tell."

Minato and Kushina looked at one another "We're lover." They told Naruto.

Naruto started to smile more "Lucky." He told them.

"And why you say that? You're a handsome young man." Kushina told Naruto. Naruto's smile grew bigger.

"I never thought of myself being a handsome guy. I never felt that way because I felt I never had the chance to…stand out. I never had any friends. Whenever I try the parents always tell them they can't play with me." Naruto sighed.

"Why that?" Minato asked.

"For the longest time I never knew why. I thought no one liked me and everyone hated me. Was I different did I do something to them no I was none of that. And yet they stared at me…with such…hatefully eyes. I'm so tired of it all." Naruto's eyes were filled with sorrow and loneliness.

Kushina wanted to comfort him right there. But she held her motherly behavior back. She so wanted to hug him, Kushina knew Minato was feeling the same. He was his father after all and sharing his pain and being there for him in his greatest hour of need.

"Naruto…what would you say if…you were met your parents would you be angry at them?" Minato asked his son.

Naruto closed his eyes as he slowly reopen them "I'm not sure. But I won't accept them right away. If they are alive…I really don't know what I would do. But if they're dead…well I can't do much about that can I? No matter what I do I know I'll be alone…nobody will take me seriously…nobody will be my friend and nobody will understand me…nobody…"

Naruto remembers the hurtful words when he was a child. The pain of loneiness he bare for nearly twelve years of his life.

"You're wrong!" Kushina suddenly shouted.

Naruto looked at Kushina as he saw a sadden look of anger in her eyes. Her eyes…were almost like his. Right there Naruto saw the same look of pain he had during his days of being lonely.

'Kushina,' Minato frowned.

"Naruto don't think you're alone. Nobody is never alone don't think that your alone. Because you're not." Tears start running down Kushina's cheeks.

'Why is she crying? Why is she crying for me? Does she…understand me? Did she went through the same thing?' Naruto thought to himself.

Suddenly Naruto felt anger build up inside him as Naruto stood up "What do you know! Don't shed your tears for me! You don't know me! You don't know what is like to be look down upon as dead weight...no matter how hard I try!"

Naruto looked away as Kushina's eyes looked away as she knew she and Minato were the ones to blame.

"She's trying to help you Naruto. You can't feel sorry for yourself all the time." Minato told his son. Naruto glare at Minato for a second.

"Trying to help? The last person who tried to help me turned out to be a traitor to the leaf village. I can barely trust anyone who said they want to help me. I don't know who to trust or even know if they are worth my trust." The more he talked the more Naruto's anger rose.

Naruto smash his right fist into the ground "I train and train and train some more. But I always have been the one getting saved. I'm tired of it all. So sick of it! I want to be the hero the one who save the day. I want everyone to tell me 'Good job Naruto or way a go Naruto great work or even Naruto you're strong.' But nothing of it I was given. Everyone keep telling me try to be like Sasuke, Sasuke this and Sasuke that. Just because he's the last Uchiha make everyone focus on him. What about me? I'm an orphan too. I never knew my family from the start. I was born alone. I had no one waiting for me after class. No one to hold my hand when I'm scare or no one to hear my first word or see me take my first step."

Minato and Kushina continue listening to Naruto even though their hearts ache with pain. They listen to what their little boy had to say "So that why I try my best that's why I want to become Hokage so everyone will stop looking down on me and stop calling me dead last or a wannabe. I just want to make them all shut up. I'm so…tired of it all…so…tired."

A drop of tear hit the ground as those tears belong to Naruto.

"I'm…alone. I'm all alone and I'm gonna stay that way forever…I just know it. No matter what I do it won't change a damn thing." Naruto looked at Kushina and Minato who looked so sadden by this. Naruto notice they were listening to him they didn't bash on him or call him a crybaby they just listen to him.

"Aren't ya gonna call me a crybaby or say grow up?" He asked them.

"No Naruto I'm not. You are right Naruto. I don't know you. I wasn't there to share your pain. But I do know that no one deserve to be alone forever. So I want to get to know you. The real you Naruto I want to be your friend." Minato smiled.

"And so do I. Naruto-kun." Kushina grinned.

'For a pair of young kids they sure acted like a married couple?' Naruto's frown faded away as Kushina gave Naruto a tight hug.

"We'll be your friend Naruto. I…understand you." Kushina told Naruto.

Minato place his left hand on Naruto's right shoulder "We both do, so Naruto share your pain with us. A real friend shares the good and bad. A real friend would everything he or she can to helped that friend. Friendship can grow into a powerful bond that can never be broken."

'A powerful bond huh?'

Few minutes later:

After enjoying Kushina's cooking Naruto fell asleep shortly after. Naruto rest his head on Kushina's lap as Minato sat beside Kushina. Kushina rest her head on Minato's right shoulder.

"Minato are we…bad parents?" Kushina asked her husband.

"I don't know. We were never there for him. We missed so much of his life and all for what?" Minato sigh with a sadden look in his eyes.

"You're not the only one to take the blame Minato. But look at our son our baby boy look how much he grown." Kushina smile at the sleeping Naruto.

"He has your looks." Minato smiled as he said.

"And he has your hair," Kushina added.

"You know we can't keep it from him forever. One day he will know." Kushina told Minato.

Minato looked at his sleeping son "I know and I'll be ready for that day. And take punches or yelling he'll give me as his father I'll accept taking his wrath."

Kushina glare at her husband "Don't be greedy Minato. We both did this to him we'll do this together as a family. Accept or not we are his parents. We weren't there for him twelve years ago but we're here for him now."

Minato kissed his beloved wife and said "Because I believe we're here because of our little Naruto." The couple watched their son sleep as he dream away the dream he so long for. The dream of being with his parents he so desire to meet.

End of Chapter III

Next Chapter-IV-Back from Death part IV-Sealing the Seal

There chapter III everyone Minato and Kushina have joined Team Seven to get closer to their son. Having to listens a small piece of Naruto's pain. Will Naruto accept them or not when the time of telling the truth comes?

Not much to say this time everyone see ya next chapter!