The Time Traveller: Tsukinode [Kakashi Fanfic] *Rewrite Ongoing*

Chapter 15

2023 UPDATE: I am republishing these chs again since I dont know when I will be able to rewrite. These are not rewritten as I said I would, so there will be errors and inaccuracies from prev chs. I am sorry.

*Minato's pov*

"Sensei, I want to talk to you, privately." That's what she had said, and she brought me a little away from where we had left Rin and Kakashi. I couldn't sense them, so they must have not followed.

'Sensei,' she began, 'You knew my father, and you also knew where he was, all this time. Didn't you?' I did not answer.

'And Lord Third must have known about my parentage too. Because of which, he sent you to recruit me. Even though you all never told properly, why I was recruited, I had some suspicions that it was to sharpen a tool. Now I am sure that that was the reason, wasn't it? I am nothing more than a mere tool.' I could hear her anger in her voice.

'Moriko, that is not true! We had to train you because your dōjutsu is so powerful and dangerous that it could kill yo-' I was stopped by a hit on my abdomen region. I was pushed back by the hit. I raise my head to see that Moriko was standing in a fighting pose that the Hyūgas do, with her byakugan activated. It was her. She had hit me.

'I am tired of your excuses, sensei.' she said angrily. And now her eyes were transforming again, her byakugan was deactivated. I looked away from her eyes, not because she had activated her jikanogan, but because they were maturing from the pain and hurt she received.

*Moriko's pov*

Sensei will never understand. He still continues to give me stupid reasons to save his and the Hokage's neck. But I am done.

'You acn only give me excuses, and I have had enough of them. Even though you knew about my parentage, you kept quiet. Why? Because you all thought that it would crush Moriko and she wouldn't listen to anyone or anything. Well guess what, you were right! I am crushed and sad and mad, but didn't you ever think that someday I would FIND OUT ABOUT EVERYTHING? AND WERE YOU EVER GOING TO LET ME KNOW?

'I HAVE NO ONE LEFT! THE MOTHER I WAS LOOKING FOR IS DEAD AND THE FATHER WHO IS ALIVE HAS ABANDONED ME! I AM NOTHING MORE THAN A WORTHLESS, CURSED BEING WHO SHOULD-' I find myself in a warm hug. I realise that Minato was hugging me. I try to get away. I don't want this.

But he has got me very firmly, as if he would never let go of me, and protect me. I am on the verge of breaking down. And he speaks in a shaky voice 'M-Moriko– I am so sorry.' he was crying. I stop fighting him, as I had started crying too.

After sometime, he let go of me. I calmed myself, and he wiped his tears. 'Moriko,' he started again, 'Yes I knew that you were Toru and Miku's daughter. But they were suspicions. I didn't know for sure if you really were his child. I have seen how hard you have been trying to find them, so I had always wanted to tell you.

'But there had to be a reason why you were here, without them, in a different time. I was worried that something like this was the case, and what if it wasn't? You would be hurt if things weren't as you had hoped, so yes we did try to hide. I should have known that you would find out soon. But how it would affect you worried us, including Lord Third.

'So after I found out about the Time Traveller, I started searching for him, because I suspected that he was Toru. But I wanted to keep you away until I had confirmed that it was him.' he said. And I kept on listening, while watching the ground. I know he only meant good for me, but the way my father treated left me constantly ached me in my heart.

'Moriko.' I look up to him 'I will not tell you to forget what happened today, because it will not be easy, but you should remember, that we are always there for you.' he says with a sad smile. I smile back. He has and is still there for me, just as he had said in that mission to protect Princess Kiyoko 2 years before– "It's okay, I am here for you."