Minato have no idea of what to think of Obito's new friend.

He was a civilian. Born into a civilian family he knows how parents would often tell their children to stay away from ninjas even if they are the same age. Even when Minato started going to the academy he started noticing he neighbor's moving further away from him.

Because of that mindset Konoha was separated between shinobis and civilians.

But each sections feeds of each other especially when the village had to face some sort of danger.

Especially the red district section.

Children both from the shinobi section and of the civilians are warned to not approach the area.

Prostitutes,beggars and black market dealers dwell there. In the words of his academy teacher "It's where the lowest of the lows live."

Of course there are also children who live in the district as well. Children of whores and orphans that escape the orphanage or simply this who age out of the system and is unable to find a job. Many of those children are taken up by the 'adults' would teach them a way to survive.

Even Minato a Jonin does not like walking across the district. But he have an unofficial mission to work on.

Kushina his lovely girlfriend of seventeen years asked (force) Minato to check on her best friend's son.

He remember Uchiha Mikoto, she was three almost four years above him and was widely feared in the field. It was said that she settle down as the clan head's wife and bore a son at the age of seventeen.

From what he heard the son was a prodigy much like his own student Kakashi.

But why would a young boy like that be in such a dangerous place?

"Ugh stop moving so much Iruka!"

"Only if you stop poking my side!"

"Sukea-nii is giving us the funny face again."

Minato paused, he was pretty sure that he heard Uchiha Itachi's voice. From his statement he seem to be hanging out with Sukea. Perhaps his student has introduced the heir to the camera boy.

But at the same time that reasoning does not make sense. Why was the child raised to disregard and dislike civilians hanging out with the tattooed boy?

Sukea sigh, his finger tapping the camera showing that he is impatient. His face at a frozen smile betraying what the rest of his body is expressing.

He then lift the camera up and quickly took the picture while the groups of boys were still fighting. The only one who was ready for the photo was Itachi who was facing the camera with his right hand showing the peace sign in the background was another Uchiha sitting on a pony-tailed  boy fighting against two other boys also on top of each other in a tag team wrestling match. 

Sukea then went towards the group and stick out his hand for Itachi to grab.

The two then started to walk away from the commotion.

Minato froze as he saw Sukea's eyes scan over the building where Minato is hiding. But the boy was a civilian, genin even low to mid Chunin have trouble detecting chakra.

Was the boy a natural sensor? Or perhaps.... Minato much like his students has been raise during a time of tension, suspect everything and everyone. The current generation have the same mentality as well so when something odd shows up everybody is on high alert.

Minato never seen Sukea before Obito introduced him. Of course,he rarely go to the red district during the day and when he do his eyes are always on the objective. He did not actively look at the children,so he may have missed the boy during his missions there.

His girlfriend would think differently though and that's what made her so unique and what made him fall in love with her.

But enough of Minato's eternal devotion to his future wife .

Minato followed the two out of the district into the main road. They seem to be talking about something, focusing his chakra to his ears he eas able to hear the conversation from the roof.

"Sukea-nii are you sure it's a good idea to leave Shisui back there."  Itachi asked.

Sukea nodded. "Of course. Everybody knows not to mess with sushi."

"Shisui."

"Sushi, he likes to be called that."

"But today he screamed that he hates being called Sushi especially when you and Kotetsu tease him."

"It's senpai privilege, one day when you get a Kohai you can tease him all you want."

"Does that mean we're going to recruit more people."

Sukea ruffles Itachi's hair as the duo reach the door to the Uchiha compound. "If you want. I'll make sure Sushi get home. See you tomorrow. "

Itachi bowed. "Thank you nii-San. I will see you tomorrow as well."

It was once Itachi went inside his house that Minato decided to go back and report.

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"Kushina dear, please calm down. "

"Mikoto, you don't understand that Minato." The red head pointed at the accused blond. "Has been leaving my mischief partner-a child in the red district. Your son is friends with him. Don't you want his friend to live somewhere safe."

"Well..." The Uchiha started looking towards the blond, for some reason

Minato feels very outnumbered. Which is how he found himself a new roommates (Minato's plan of living together with his girlfriend is now delayed because of the boy)

Sukea watched Minato enter his house refusing to go inside. Minato smiled, although the boy have blackmailed him before to get food and clothes and have ruin romantic moments between him and Kushina at the end of the day the boy was endearing.  

"Sukea, don't you want to come inside?"

Minato watched as Sukea's eyes started to water with silent tears coming out of his left eyes. The boy then quickly wiped the tears away with the large sleeves of his coat. Minato has expected this kind of reaction. It was normal for an orphan to feel this way after being adopted. 

Sukea nodded and stepped inside glancing at everything with a calculating glance. He quietly spoke up "Thank you Minato-san."

He won't admit it. Even with Sukea's blackmail photo against him but Kushina was right. Maybe this is the best choice.