MENTAL. [On Hold ]

Chapter 20

Hey,
Good morning.

I'm hopefully long gone by the time you're reading this... I can't endure this anymore.

You stopped me and what has happened has no one to blame but yourself.

My journey might be a long trip to hell for this... But as I said, the silence was killing me.

See you on the other side Granny.

P.S.
Just messing with ya..
I've gone to meet dad... I left really early and I'm guessing you'll come fuming.

See you later.

Naruto.😜

"Naruutttooo!" she crumpled up the paper in her hands and screamed.

She went into the kitchen and placed some milk in a kettle for some Cocoa.
She then placed a few fritters on a plate.

A few minutes later, she poured the boiled milk into a cup and made sure it was hot enough to scorch her tongue..
She wasn't ready to face Naruto after this ... She wouldn't like to explain anything that was going on.
Minato wouldn't be happy about it.

After having her breakfast, she ran into the bathroom and prepared herself to face the truth.

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"I wanna see my father," the boy said with his hands across his chest.

"You can't do that right now, it's time for him to work," the man at the front said, "come back later."

Naruto was practically fuming. He had been standing by for over two hours and these people tell him to stand by a little longer.
He closed his eyes and contemplated his next move.

'Where's Mr. Nara?" he asked with a blank face.

"Why are you asking? We're not obliged to answer, you know," a tall man at the front desk said with sarcasm laced in each word uttered.

"It's just a-!"

"What's going on here? There's So much noise, I can't hear myself think." he said rubbing circles on his temple.

"Mr. Nara?" Naruto finally piped in.

"Naruto? Hey! You're back," he said with an attempt at enthusiasm.

"Yeah... I actually came to talk to you," he said rubbing the back of his neck.

"Yeah?"

"I wanna see dad," he said looking at the floor like a lost child.

"You're not really supposed to but I'll make an exception," he responded, "after all that's happened, you deserve to see him."

He asked Naruto to follow him. They walked through some doors and into a dark hallway. It smelt of burning flesh, iron which was obviously blood and decaying feces... It was disgusting.
He scrunched his nose up and continued his walk..

"He's a little psychotic, so we keep him behind this door. You can go in but we'll have a guard waiting for you outside," he said," If anything goes wrong.. Just shout,"

Naruto nodded his head and opened the door.

The sight he saw brought him to tears.
In the middle of the room was a bloody, beaten up man that he soon recognized as his father. His hair didn't look blonde anymore because of the red coating it. He looked, simply put, dead.

Naruto rushed to his father's unaware body but hesitated once he was a few feet away.

"Who's there?" he whimpered.

"D-Dad?" he said beginning to cry.

"Naruto?" he finally said looking up from his position.

Minato held his hands open and Naruto without thinking ran into his father's arms. He clutched onto his father, noticing how he winced because of the bruises on his body...
They were deep and they seemed infected. He didn't care though. His son was here.

"I've missed you," he said comforting the young boy, "I'm sorry. I heard I did wrong things to you and I'll honestly try to change..... If I leave this place."

"Don't apologize.... I forgave you a while back. I just need to know that you're here again," Naruto looked up at his father and gave him a small smile.

"I love you... No matter what happens," he said holding Naruto closer.

They sat in a comfortable silence. It was peaceful. He was happy. He hadn't felt that way in a long while.

"Your mother would have loved to see you now," his voice then became colder, "You killed her though,"

Naruto felt the grip around his body tighten. Minato's nails dug into his skin and he tried to be silent... He didn't want his father to be in problems again. The state he found him in was proof enough that he had been through too much already.

"Dad? You're hurting me?!"

"Just doing what you did to your mother... Am I wrong slut! Oh sorry.. I meant son,"

Naruto didn't like where this was heading.. He knew this story too well to be fooled.

Only one thing came to mind... Hit and run.
He immediately swung his balled fist around till he hit him hard enough to let his grip loosen.

Naruto stood up quickly and rushed to the door.

"How long are you going to hide this from him Tsunade?! Naruto is his son and he isn't even supposed to be locked up right now," Mr. Nara shouted obviously not noticing Naruto's arrival.

"As long as I can... Minato didn't want him to know," she said.

"Know what?" Naruto finally made his presence known.

"Oh nothing!" Tsunade quickly responded.

"If you don't tell him... I will," Mr. Nara said, glaring at Tsunade.

"I'll inject myself with Cyanide if you don't tell me... Life would be better without my problems," Naruto spat and turned to leave.

"Naruto! Wait," she said.

"Why should I?" he said still facing the other way.

"You're going to kill the baby too... Don't do it," she said beginning to tear up.

"I'm sick and tired if hearing about this imaginary baby.... If you won't tell me then don't try to stop me," Naruto said coldly.

"Fine.... I'll tell you," she finally said.

"Go on," he responded with his hands folded on his chest.

"Minato isn't well," she plainly said.

"No shit Sherlock," he couldn't help but be sarcastic.

"No you don't understand ... H-he's got.."

"Spit it out already!"

"He's got Multiple Personality Disorder," Mr. Nara finally said.

"What?" he said, standing in a state of shock.