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Week One
Satsuki glanced over at Naruto, the boy was currently watching her cook breakfast for them, he had been silently observing her all morning, still on a high of her taking him in, even if it might possibly be for only one month.
Flashback
"Yeah! Thank you so much Satsi-nee! You won't regret this!" Naruto yells happily as he tightens his hold on her, for a five year old, he had a very strong grip.
Hiruzen chuckles warmly at the sight, "It seems you have your hands full with this one Satsuki-chan, good luck," the old man says.
Satsuki sighs, "Alright, lets head back to my place," Naruto smiles even wider, "Can we jump from roof to roof? And can I stay on your back? It'll be really fun!" Naruto says happily.
Satsuki glances to her right, Naruto's smile was bright and glowing, just like his face, "Alright," she says, Naruto tightens his hold on her happily as she shunshins onto a nearby roof and Satsuki begins their treck home, carrying a very happy five year old on her back, 'Is he part anaconda or something? I can hardly breath,' Satsuki thinks.
She finally arrives at her apartment building and jumps up to one of her windows, leading into the guest bedroom, Naruto's new room, that was completely empty, other than a small bed, a side table, a dresser, and a lamp.
She opens the door and hops inside, Naruto lets go and slips off her back to jump onto the bed, "Let me get you some covers so you don't get cold," Satsuki says before leaving the room.
Satsuki pulls the extra sheets out of the closet and closes the door, "You can come out of the shadows," she states.
Glancing to her right she sees an Anbu come forward, holding a small box, "What's that?" she asks.
"It's Naruto Uzamaki's things, Hokage-Sama requested I bring you them," the Anbu states before giving her the box and disappearing.
Inside was another set of clothes, a pair of goggles, and a picture recently taken of Naruto and the Third Hokage.
Satsuki walks back into Naruto's room and places the box on his dresser, she notices he was already sleeping, snoring quite loudly to.Satsuki smirks slightly, it's very soft almost a smile, but its barely there, she walks over and places a blanket on him, tucking him in.
Satsuki walks out of the room, closing the door carefully so it doesn't make a sound, and heads to her own room.
End of Flashback
Satsuki turns her attention back to the breakfast she was making, "You like eggs kid?" she asks.
"Yeah," Naruto answers, "Good," She places the scrambled eggs and a few slices of bacon on a plate, she walks over to Naruto and places it in front of him, "Eat up, we have a busy day."
"Where are we going?" Naruto asks curiously.
"First were going to get you some new clothes, and other necessities you'll need, you got basically nothing, second we're going to the library, I need to grab a few scrolls and fill out an application for the hospital, while were there you can get a few books or something else you might want," Satsuki explains, she wasn't used to talking so much, she never really had anyone to talk to.
"Okay!" Naruto says brightly, "I'm gonna get some scrolls so I can become an awesome ninja! I'll be Hokage one day," Naruto states.
Satsuki smirks, "Your quite the dreamer aren't you?" she asks, "If your gonna be Hokage, you should start on chakra control lessons then, I'll also have to get you prepared for the academy won't I?"
"You'll train me?!!" Naruto asks, eyes shining in his eyes, like he plucked them straight out of the sky.
Satsuki nods, "Sure kid, only when I have time though, if I get this job at the hospital we'll both be spending a lot of time there."
"I know! I heard you and Jiji talking last night!" Naruto says, he stands up and places his empty plate on the counter, "I'm gonna get changed now!" he announces before running down the hall towards his room, Satsuki hears a crash and a thud, "I'm okay!" she hears the boy yell before his door opening and being closed loudly.
Satsuki chuckles lowly, 'He's a cute kid, I'll give him that,' she thinks, it's been awhile since she laughed.
The two walked towards the library, Naruto holding onto her hand, they had finished shopping, which took around an hour and a half, it was now two o'clock, they woke up late, and Satsuki wanted to hand her application in as soon as possible, she was sure she'd get the job, but there was still that anxious feeling, one she hadn't had since she first joined Anbu and went on her first mission.
They walked inside and were greeted by a woman at the front desk, "Welcome!" she said cheerfully, but her eyes were narrowed at Naruto.
Satsuki hurried them along, "Go and look around," Satsuki says before going down an aisle and looking at a few books in it.
Naruto smiles when he sees an aisle for academy students, when he turns six in a few months, he'd be old enough to attend the academy, and hopefully, Satsuki would be taking him to the entrance ceremony.
Naruto finds a scroll on chakra control and reaches up to it, he grabs it at the same time another hand does, a pale one, he looks to his right to see a boy glaring at him, he looked to be his age, a few months older than him, he had black spiky hair and matching eyes, pale skin, and wore black clothes, "Let go of the scroll," he spoke arrogantly too.
Naruto frowns, "I saw it first!" the blond says before attempting to pull it out of the others hand, but the boy had a strong grip.
"Look blondie, I saw it first, and I grabbed it first, let. go." the raven haired boy states coldly.
Lightning appears between the two as they glare heatedly at each other, 'I hate this guy,' the boys think.
"Sasuke, what are you doing?" Sasuke, the name of the dark haired boy, tenses at hearing his older brothers voice, "Aniki!" he says happily, before pouting at the other boy, "Tell him to let go of the scroll," he says pointing at Naruto with his other hand.
Naruto's eyes widen, "No way! I spotted it first!" he says looking at the newcomer.
He had long black hair in a low ponytail and black eyes and pale skin, unlike Sasuke, he had two lines running down his face, "Sorry about my brother," he says reaching up to the shelf and pulling down another copy of the same scroll, "It seems he hadn't seen this one."
Sasuke blushes in embarrassment and snatches the scroll from Itachi's hand, he was in a hurry when he saw the blond boy grab the scroll, he hadn't thought to look for another one.
Naruto smiles sheepishly, "I guess I should've seen that one to, sorry about that, my name is Naruto!"
"I'm Itachi, and this is Sasuke, good luck Naruto, come Sasuke, mother's expecting us home soon," the elder brother says before the two leave.
Naruto smiles giddily down at the scroll before leaving the aisle in search of Satsuki.
He found her sitting at a table near the aisle she had originally gone down when they arrived, filling out the application she was talking about.
"I found a chakra control scroll for beginners!" Naruto says happily.
Satsuki looks up and nods, "That's good Naruto, I'm almost finished, why don't you start reading the scroll?"
Naruto nods eagerly and does as she says, he couldn't wait to start his ninja training!
Naruto sits in the waiting room, Satsuki had handed in her application a few minutes ago, she was talking with one of the receptionists, the small boy was currently reading his scroll eager to learn about chakra.
"Hey kid, what are you doing in here?" one of the nurses ask, glaring at him, "Don't worry, he's with the blond lady talking to Ame," another nurse says before the two walk away, Naruto ignores them, used to all the whispers and glares.
"Naruto," the blond looks up and sees Satsuki, "Let's go, I'll hear back from them in a few days, let's get some lunch," she says.
Naruto hands her the scroll, which she puts in the bag she had been carrying all morning which held the scrolls, and used to hold her application, he grabs her hand when she finishes and they leave the hospital together.
Week Two
Satsuki reads the letter with a small, very small smile on her face, "What is it?" Naruto asks from across the table, yesterday marked the end of the first week of the trial, the last five days had consisted of them going to the hospital as Satsuki had gone through a trial and had gotten a full tour of the hospital.
"I just got a letter from Lina, I got the job, I'll be starting in three days, until then I can help you with chakra control," Satsuki explains.
Naruto smiles brightly, "Yay!" Satsuki wasn't sure if he was happy about her getting the job, or about training, but she was gonna go with both.
"Can we start now?" Naruto asks, Satsuki nods, "Sure, I haven't trained in awhile, I may not be a ninja but I can't allow myself to become rusty," she says with a smirk.
Naruto watches Satsuki walk up the tree without using any hands, just her feet, "This is a little too advanced for a five year old, but I can sense you have rather large reserves for your age, so I think you can handle this, the key to walking up the tree is to find the right amount of chakra to use, to much the bark will break, to little you'll slip and fall off, but before we begin, your going to recite to me, what chakra is and how to use it," Satsuki states.
Naruto mainly recites the basic definition of chakra, stumbling a few times along the way, before Satsuki is satisfied, "Alright, send a precise amount of chakra straight to the soles of your feet, and try running up the tree, if you don't get it right the first few times, don't get angry, it takes practice," Satsuki says.
Naruto nods and sends chakra to his feet before running at the tree, he falls down after a few steps, "To little, send more this time," Satsuki instructs, 'At times like this the Byakugan would be very useful, I might need to call in a few favors if I'm gonna train him,' Satsuki thinks to herself.
She hears the wood crack and chuckles seeing Naruto had landed on his head, he quickly stands up and runs at it again, 'His determination will definitely take him far'Three days later the two hold hands as they walk towards the hospital, Satsuki quickly learned that he would do so at every chance, when she asked him why, he replied with a wide smile and said, "Your hand is warm and comforting, and everytime I hold it it reminds me of when you saved me!" she nearly melted at his words, she knew by the end of this month that Naruto would be her adopted little brother, as he had already taken to calling her Satsi-nee, which warmed her heart everytime she heard him say it.
When they arrived, Ame the receptionist greeted them cheerfully, she still seemed a bit wary of Naruto, though she had gotten used to him as he had sat with her throughout Satsuki's trial and tour, occasionally asking her questions about his scroll, he's very endearing with his large blue eyes full of curiosity.
"Ame!" Naruto says cheerfully, the nurse waves back, "Satsuki, Naruto," the nurse says, finding herself smiling, Naruto's own happy smile was to contagious for his own good.
"Satsuki, Naruto-kun," Lina calls as she walks over to them, she was the head doctor of the hospital, at thirty-two years old she used to be a Jounin before retiring and becoming a doctor, having also learned from Tsunade, "Follow me to your office," the woman says kindly.
Lina has warm brown eyes and tan skin, her hair was a shade lighter than her eyes and was always held up in a loose yet professional bun, two curled strands framed her face along with straight cut bangs across her forehead, she wore her medical coat and a long sleeved black shirt and pants, and black sandals, her hands were in her pockets as she casually talked to Satsuki and Naruto.
"We even set up a small corner for you Naruto," Lina says with a kind smile, she was one of the few people who didn't hate Naruto, she didn't believe him to be a demon, she knew that the Nine Tails was sealed inside him, but that didn't make him it.
The office was small and cozy, with Satsuki's desk in the right corner, in front of it two chairs, a few feet away to the left was Naruto's corner, a small two people couch with a side table on each side, and a small book shelf with books and scrolls on it.
The floor was a dark wooden color and the walls were a light cream, posters that would be found in any doctors office decorated the office, this would be where Satsuki would talk with the parents and or patients and do her work.
"Depending on the patient, Mae, your assistant, will tell you which room you'll go for the check up after she finishes her own checkup on them, routine things," Lina explains, "Sometimes you'll be called for emergencies, Mae will be here soon to meet you, your schedule is on your desk, lunch is at two for you, ask me if you need anything," Lina says before waving and leaving.
"I like Lina-nee a lot," Naruto says, Satsuki softly smirks, "Yeah, me to, Lina is a very kind woman."
A few minutes later there's a knock at the door, "Come in," Satsuki says.
The door opens and a petite girl, who looked to be nineteen walks in, she wore a nurses uniform and had short black hair and wore glasses over her dark green eyes, she had tannish skin, and smiled shyly at Satsuki, "I'm Mae, your new assistant, it's a pleasure to meet you Nakayama-san," the young girl says with a bow of respect.
"No need for such formalities, just call me Satsuki, and this is Naruto, my ward," Satsuki explains.
"Alright Satsuki, and Naruro-kun, it's a pleasure to meet both of you," she says.
"Well then Mae, I guess we have a few things to talk about then," Satsuki says taking a seat at her desk, Mae nods and takes the seat across from her, "Yes, you have two appointments today," Mae glances at the clock seeing its only ten, "The first at one, it's just a routine check-up, and then another one at four, a mother is taking her sick son in," Mae explains, "So far it seems like he might have bronchitis from the looks of the symptons she had listed."
"Right, thanke Mae, it seems I have a few hours to get settled in then," Satsuki says looking at her schedule.
Week ThreeNaruto sighs, with Satsuki's new schedule she's been really busy, though they have managed to squeeze some training in, she has Sunday's and Tuesday's off, and small shifts on Wednesday's, giving them time to bond and train.
Satsuki was currently with a patient, he heard a knock at the door and sensed Mae's familiar chakra signature behind it, beside her was a smaller unfamiliar one, Naruto smiles brightly, "Come in!" Satsuki had been helping him work on recognizing chakra signatures.
The door opens and Mae walks inside beside her a small boy, he looked to be a year older than himself with black scruffy hair, tannish skin, dark green eyes, and glasses, he looked like Mae's mini me.
"This is my younger brother Hiro, I hope you to get along, I had to bring him in today, he's a first year at the academy, he can tell you about it," Mae says with a smile, "I have to go now," she says before leaving.
"Hi Hiro! My name is Naruto," the blond says happily.
Hiro nods, his eyes narrowing as he watches Naruto with a calculating stare, before they soften, seeing the younger boy was harmless he smiled and waved back, "What are you reading?" Hiro asks.
"Ninja Hero! Kota Kino's Adevntures!" Naruto says cheerfilly showing him the small comic book, "Oh! I heard my classmates say it was really good! Is that the first book?" Hiro asks.
"Second, first is on the shelf," Naruto says patting the seat beside him as he moves over making room for the older boy, who grins and grabs the book off the shelf before plopping on the couch beside him.
Mae and Satsuki walk into Satsuki's office, they had gotten back from an emergency surgery, a squad of Anbu had come back from a mission critically injured, they had to heal them, Satsuki had started teaching Mae her healing techniques, the dark haired girl was a natural in medical Jutsu having come from a small ninja family.
They find Naruto and Hiro absorbed in the comic books the blond had recently started reading, they were completely unrealistic, none of the Jutsu were real and it was very exaggerated, and Satsuki thought the series was crap, but Naruto loved it.
"Lunch is in a few minutes," Satsuki says smirking, Mae was smiling, amusement evident in her eyes, from beside her.
As expected they were ignored, "I'll get our lunches," Mae says before leaving.
Satsuki chuckles and moves to her desk and sits down, reading some papers laying on it.
Week Four
Naruto was nervous, it was the final week of the trial, he wasn't sure whether Satsi-nee was gonna adopt him or not, he really loved living with her and didn't want to lose her!
Satsuki glanced over at Naruto, he had been staring at the same page of his scroll for about five minutes now, he was obviously worried about something, and she knew exactly what it was, it was the last week of the trial, and he was worried she wouldn't permanently take him in.
Hiro poked Naruto's shoulder, "Are you okay?" Naruto snapped out of his thoughts, and gave the older boy a less than convincing smile, "Y-Yeah," the boy narrowed his eyes but nodded nonetheless, Naruto sighs, glad he didn't push him any further.
Naruto and Hiro became fast friends, they talk about everything, except Naruto hadn't told him about his temporary arrangement with Satsuki, and hoped he never had to, and that it would be permanent.
"I'll be back, I have an appointment," Satsuki says as Naruto realizes Mae was standing at the door, they two woman left and Hiro immediately began his interrogation, "What's wrong?" he demands.
Naruto sighs, realizing he should just tell the truth, "Satsi-nee has taken me in for a month, this is the last week of the trial, I'm scared she won't let me stay with her," Naruto admits.
Hiro snorts, "Your as dense as a brick, Satsuki isn't gonna throw you out, trust me when I say that she'll defintely adopt you," Hiro states.
Naruto smiles, feeling better he had finally told him, whenever Hiro says things like this, he's always right, the six year old is quite intelligent and observant for his age, "Thanks Hiro!"
"No problem, now down to buisness, next week Ninja Hero! Kota Kino's Adventure book five is coming out!" Hiro announces excitedly.
Naruto's eyes widen as he smiles brightly, "Really!?! I can't wait! The cliff hanger is killing me! Did he kill Juno or not!?!"
"I know right!!" Hiro says before they begin another conversation on the addicting fantasy action comic.
It was the final day of the trial and Satsuki was leading him towards Jiji's office, Naruto felt nervous, before Hiro's words flooded into his mind and he smiled determinedly.
They walked inside, after Hiruzen welcomed them inside, and took the seat across from Hiruzen, Satsuki pulled a few papers out of her bag and placed them on the desk, she handed Naruto a pen, "Sign here and here," the blond does as she says and Satsuki passes it to Hiruzen who signs his name on the final page, "Naruto," the blond gulps, "Yes?"
"Your name is officially Naruto Nakayama, congratulations," Hiruzen says with a warm smile.
Satsuki and Hiruzen chuckle, "It seems he's frozen in happiness," the Third Hokage says.
Naruto had indeed froze, but the happiness in his eyes was there.
Satsuki reached a hand out and wrapped it around Naruto's, it seemed to work because as soon as she did Naruto tackled her, throwing the chair off balance and sending it the ground, Satsuki gasped as she felt the air knocked out of her before she smiles softly and wraps her arms around Naruto and hugs him back, "Thank you so much," her eyes widen when she feels tears soak through her shirt, before tears of her own appear at the corner of her eyes, "Your welcome kid," she whispers.
Naruto eventually let go and they thank Hiruzen before heading home, they walk inside and find Lina, Mae, and Hiro waiting for them, fresh dinner was being made and the place was decorated, but what made the tears come back was the banner hanging up that said...
"Welcome home Naruto."
Authors Note: Thank you for reading my fanfiction, this is my first official one I have posted, if you enjoy my story, review, favorite, and like, I appreciate everyone who has reviewed and followed my story, this chapter covered the entirety of the one month trial, it may feel rushed but I have a problem with pacing, as for a posting schedule, I have none, I write when I am inspired, so until next chapter, good bye!
