Minato walked over to his beloved, who sat down at the table, writing her fifth letter. He sighed then put his hand on her shoulder. Kushina simply ignored his gesture, and continued her cursive writing. He sat down beside her.

"Minato", she says softly, putting her hand down, stopping her writing. "He hasn't responded in weeks, it's nearly a month. Nagato... Shisui...Everyone's disappearing.. isn't there anything you can do?"

The Namikaze looked at his wife in sorrow then hung his head.

"If I confront Sasuke head on, Naruto will confront me himself, which, I will guarantee you, will push me away from him forever... which is what Sasuke wants. Menma can't because somehow Sasuke's chakra spreads every time he gets close in range. Sasuke is a murderer, an elite Uchiha and the brother of Uchiha Itachi. He's using the skills and data that he collected from Kakashi, Shisui, Itachi, his mother and father and including Naruto himself"

Kushina frowned, and felt her  eyes water.

"I just want... Naruto to be safe..."

Minato watched how she cried, wiped her tears away then cried some more. Her tears dripped from her face onto the letter that was put on pause. He then thought of his older son, who would probably die trying to get his brother back and Naruto.. Naruto being misused and heartbroken as his family burnt to ashes.

'I won't let... Sasuke Uchiha... tear  this family apart', Minato thought, while gritting his teeth. He stood from his seat, grabbing his Hokage cloak.

"Kushina.. I'll be going out for a little while", he says, looking over his shoulder with a small smile. "If I don't come back well... I did everything I could. I love you"

With that, Minato teleported away, leaving Kushina devastated.

"Minato-san.."