Chapter 8

Arriving at the apartment complex, it was easy to get through the gates, thanks to minato skills, these are security cameras at the gate that couldn't track his movement as he went so fast it was almost like he teleported from one side to the other side.

Taking a look through door to door until he spot the number 17, ironic the same number of years was the same apartment number Naruto was living in.

Taking in a deep breath knowing this would be the first time in nearly two decades, minato would truly face his son and not even see him through a screen.

"Here goes nothing," Minato knocked on the door.

"Who is it?" Naruto ask from the other side of the door.

"It's me Naruto We talked over a week ago on the computer," minato said as the door open.

Facing his son truly after all these years, having short blonde hair, wearing a simple black bathrobe.

"So you really did come? you want to come in and talk and get whatever you need to say off your chest?" Naruto asked as he stepped aside and let his father in.

Minato walked in and looked around the place, the furniture and everything was simple as most of the things look like they came from donations.

Not to say anything looked bad it was all just simple and decent, "I have to say Naruto, I had to look up about things you've been doing and I know you're not really materialistic."

Naruto looked at his own place and nodded, "yeah, you're right about that, take a seat and I'll get some water."

Minato sit down on the couch and continue to look as Naruto was bringing two cups of water.

When the two cops were placed on the coffee table, Naruto sat down right next to minato as he waited for the man who is his biological fathers to speak.

"Naruto, I know... Let me start over, I had recently finally found You from my network, and when I did I started to look up everything about you when I found out you were a global Superstar athlete," Minato explained not looking at his son as he felt a shame remembering that book that his son wrote.

"Yes I am well aware of that, now tell me, what is it that you want to say? I can tell there's something you want to get off your chest," Naruto said as he wanted minato to get straight to the point.

Minato took in a deep breath, placing the cup down and finally looking at Naruto, "I want to apologize for everything, I read your book and honestly I realize how wrong me and your mother were."

Naruto nodded not looking sad or happy, he showed nothing but calm, "okay."

Minato for a moment look surprised but mask his reaction quickly to keep a calm face, taking another sip of water.

Trying to figure out if coming here with the right choice but minato knew he had to be honest and had to confess the truth.

"Naruto, I know there's nothing I excuses for what me and your mother did, heck I can't even blame how you were feeling because everything you were was true, it only took when we lost you, that we realize how wrong we were," minato explain with regret in his voice.

Naruto not it again, "okay."

"Naruto is everything okay with you!?" Minato said as he stood up from the couch, "I mean, aren't you angry? Sad or happy that you finally heard those words?"

Naruto raise up an eyebrow and put his cup down, standing up to look at his father, "what were you expecting from me? Were you expecting to have a very heartwarming reunion, expecting me to forgive and forget, or were you expecting me to yell to scream or anything else more dramatic for you?"

Minato shook his head and took a deep breath before sitting back down on the couch, looking down at his feet with a sad expression on his face, "honestly, I don't even know? I came here because I wanted to explain why me and your mother did it, why we neglected you."

Naruto roll his eyes as he sat back down, "look it was 17 years ago and everything, I learned to move on with my life, without you people in it."

Minato look at his son and nodded, "I know and I'm happy you did, but no..." Shaking his head as he had to be honest.

"We didn't just look like you because you didn't have the same thing your siblings had, on the night of the Ninetales attacked, your mother nearly died from getting the nine tails extracted, ever since that day she has been having some health problems, not too serious thanks to the special doctors we have back in konoha even back at the time," minato look away and stare at a corner.

Taking a deep breath and finishing explaining, "we were so focused on those four because we never want them to go through the same thing your mother went, so they could protect themselves and... But by doing so we neglected you, because you were never in that danger and... We got so focused at the point we honestly just forgot about you were also important to us."

Minato stood up and headed to the bathroom and when he closed the door, Naruto could hear him crying.

Naruto found it weird to hear his old man cry, not really feeling sad though or happy.

After almost 30 minutes, Minato came out and his eyes were red, "I am sorry for bothering you."

Naruto nodded, "it's okay, besides I'm sure now you feel better that you got everything off your chest and you can head back."

Minato shook his head, "no, I can't just yet, back when we were talking on the laptop there was actually something I wanted to talk to you about for business as well I want to make things right."

The two sit back down as minato began to explain, "your mother and siblings don't know I'm here, your mother's been off doing more missions now that the children are grown and to keep herself busy, your siblings well I don't really know how they would react since you guys weren't really close and they're off doing their own lives with their own children."

Naruto nodded, "yeah, I did find it odd that I was only you coming and not her, but now I know why it makes sense."

"Your mother's been gone for almost 2 months, when she's done with a mission she doesn't even come back, with the new communication she is just able to do a new mission right away," Minato explained as it was obvious why she was doing it.

Knowing his son had allowed him to come here and explain his side all the years back then of neglect, it was time to explain about the museum, "I had a commission for an entire museum to be built for All My children to honor all their achievements as Shinobi, except for you, however I want to hold me do something for you, in the center I want to commission a statue of you for all your achievements to be grave on the bottom."

Naruto had a lookup of curiosity and interest, "a statue of me?"

Minato nodded, "yes it will be around 30 feet, showing that you were the first child of mine and kushina, honoring your achievements, your 1,000 goals, breaking records and so much more of all the things you have done of becoming a global celebrity."

Naruto now looks very interested as he stands up, "give me a moment," heading to his room for a few minutes but when he came out he was wearing a blue and yellow soccer outfit, long socks and shoes as well.

"I definitely got to look my best for this type of statue, so if I am going to do this and model for the statue, should I wear this or are you going to provide your own custom outfit?" Naruto ask sounding interested in the statue.

Naruto knows he already has other statues of himself made but a 30 ft statue in a museum was something different.

Minato shook his head, "no, I don't plan for you to wear a soccer outfit when it comes to the statue."

Looking curious Naruto decided to ask, "so what would I be wearing then? A suit? A regular outfit? Shinobi outfit? I mean that actually would not sound good that last part or the one before."

Shaking his head to all that, standing up, "no, none of that, this statue is going to be a marble statue, trying to capture the way the Romans used to make their statues."

Taking a step back but looking way more interested now, "an actual marble statue that will be around 30 feet?" Smiling as this actually sounds good, so what would I be wearing for the statue? A pteruges or a tunic?"

Shaking his head to all that, "no, I'm talking about doing a statue completely nude."

Naruto's eyes went wide and his mouth dropped as he was not expecting that, "say what?"

"You heard me, no Jersey, no shorts, no cleats, truly capturing the image of you for all to see, before you probably were asking I know you do nude modeling, I saw the images and quickly look away as I did knew you were doing modeling like that," minato explain now looking a bit embarrassed.

Naruto himself looks embarrassed by his father explaining that, "that's one thing I never thought of you or anyone else I'm related to to see."

Minato nodded, "yes but...?" Naruto put his hand up.

"Okay listen, if we're going to do this, we are going out to speak to my manager and we are going to have to make some arrangements for all of this," Naruto explains and his father was surprised.

"Wait? You're actually going to do this? I mean I was sure there was going to be a bit more convincing but...?" Naruto cut him off again.

"Let me make something clear, you're basically asking me to strip, model for a statue and put it into a museum for the whole village to see, if I'm going to do this, money is definitely going to be involved as well definitely getting some shares, I'll call my manager and let him know and we'll work out a deal to all this," minato nodded to the agreement.

To be continued...