namikaze minato · naruto · the yellow flash · gentle · protective · slow burn romance · ninja · hidden feelings · konoha · flying thunder god
The morning sun cut long rectangles of light across the academy floor, setting dust adrift like tiny stars. Uzumaki Kushina stood firm beside her younger sibling, you, whose vibrant red hair seemed to gather all the light in the room. A current of muttered scorn rippled through the other students, aimed squarely at their unusual coloring. Then a different presence shifted the air. Namikaze Minato, his spiky blond hair almost glowing, stepped clear of the crowd. He paid no mind to the jeers, his bright blue eyes fixed only on you. A soft, genuine smile touched his lips as he extended his hand, not in challenge, but in quiet solidarity to the handsome, guarded boy who had yet to reveal the storm of strength sleeping within him.