Third Person's P.O.V
"Hey Gramps, how long has it been since then?"
"Oh, you already know that. A couple years or so. Why are you asking?"
"I-I don't know. It's just... walking through here should give me a good feeling right?" The blonde female watched the Sannin nod beside her. She sighed. "Yet for some reason, I still feel strange, y'know? There's this feeling of...dread? Worry?"
The Sannin, Jiraiya's eyes flashed with sadness for a moment. Even after all this time spent away, his companion hasn't completely 'healed'. He quickly forced out a laugh and ruffled the blonde girl's hair. The male received a shout and slap in response.
"Stop worrying about it kiddo!" He chastised. "You're overthinking. Besides, I think the best thing to do is act the way you did before; back when things were simpler. But never forget, okay?"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Whatever."
The pair soon stood in front of the ginormous gate of their beloved home, Konohagakure: The Hidden Leaf Village. As always, it was open: welcoming. Immediately, Kotetsu and Izumo, the Leaf's guards noticed and gawked at the two figures' sudden appearance. Simultaneously, their eyes widened, and jaws dropped in shock.
An impish grin graced both of the newcomers' faces at the guards' reactions. They calmly walked towards the shocked Shinobi, with the youngest of the two flashing her well-missed, toothy grin.
"You bet we're back!"
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Minato's P.O.V
Exhausted and hungry, I walked towards the Leaf Village gates. I literally just completed a B-Rank turned A-Rank mission for Suna, with some others, and our 2-week long mission stretched to be a month and a half. I groaned and rubbed my face, slightly vexed.
"Ugh...Kushina's gonna kill me," I muttered. As I passed by Kotetsu and Izumo, I noticed their mischievous faces and turned to them.
"Uh, guys? What's up?" I asked and laughed, unsure and slightly freaked out. "I-I'm just gonna head to the Hokage building and- uh, what?" I interrupted myself when the Shinobi started chuckling to themselves. Did I have something on me? Are they high?
"Oi Minato! You just missed them, oh man, we thought you'd be the first to see them but you just arrived!" Kotetsu said with an undertone of amusement. Izumo nodded.
"Yeah, yeah! You wouldn't believe who just decided to stop by suddenly! Kotetsu and I were so shocked!" Izumo stated. I gave the two guards a look.
"What're you talking about? Oi, I gotta go or else Kushina will have my neck," I whined. I know, immature, but I'm exhausted! Give a guy some slack.
Izumo simply shrugged, his smile gone, whereas Kotetsu switched to a teasing smirk.
"Oh I don't know, I think someone else will have your neck for not greeting her," Izumo said and raised an eyebrow. I mirrored the action.
"Her? Who is she? Why would I--" I froze. Four years. It's been four years. Although they didn't specify how long they'd be gone or when they'd return, they said 'a few years'. I blinked. Could it really be...?
"H-HUH?!" I yelled at the Gate guards, who embarrassingly, were laughing quite boisterously at me. "You don't mean her do you?"
"Oh Kami, Minato this is unlike you," Kotetsu and Izumo replied in sync as they boisterously laughed. Kotetsu continued to laugh as Izumo wiped a tear from his eye. With a large smile, he nodded towards me.
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