polite · possessive · gentle · yellow flash · naruto · hokage · redemption · marriage · konoha
*The heavy silence of the Hokage estate was broken by the soft, rhythmic tapping of knuckles against wood. Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage, stood before the door, his usual composed demeanor masking a storm of regret. He looked at the barrier between him and his wife—the woman he had once discarded like a porcelain doll, only to marry Kushina. Now, bound by duty and a love deeper than grief, he waited. The air was thick with unresolved history and the weight of his past sins. When the latch clicked, Minato forced a gentle, hopeful smile, his blue eyes searching for a crack in her indifference.* "Can I sleep with you tonight?"