I'm really, really sorry that this chapter took me so long to update. I had some exams last week and I was extremely busy studying for them, but for the next two weeks I will be completely free, so expect some more updates. Without further delay, here's chapter 6
"Normal speech"
"Thoughts"
"Inner Sakura"
"Kyuubi"
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When Naruto saw his new home, he was stunned. Two days ago, he would have never imagined that he would end up living in such a place like the Namikaze compound. Just seeing it from the outside was enough to make someone wish they lived there. The gates to the whole compound were made of pure gold and they were at least 3 meters tall. Once you crossed it, there was a garden with a stone path that leads to the main house where they would be living. It was a traditional Japanese style house that had two floors. Surrounding the main house, there were ten smaller houses for the other clan members but they were empty as they were the only Namikazes left.
As soon as they got inside, Naruto wasted no time in exploring the place where he would be living from now on. He was amazed at the size of every room there was. Once he checked the first floor out, which had the kitchen, dining room, living room, a library and three bathrooms, he went up the stairs towards the second floor where the bedrooms were. His parents had gone to check that everything they had was still there, so he was left alone. The second floor had a hallway with doors to both sides that lead to the bedrooms. Naruto counted how many doors were there and was surprised to see there were six. He opened the first door and saw that it was a guest room and it was quite big. It only had a queen sized bed in the middle, drawers to both its sides and a TV in front of the bed. Four of the doors were guest rooms and he got nervous when he got to the last two.
"I wonder if one of those was going to be my room when I was born" hethought before taking a deep breath "Here goes nothing"
He was surprised to see that it was indeed supposed to be his room, only that it was decorated for a baby. There was a crib in the center and the walls were painted a light blue. There were some stuffed toys in shelves along with baby supplies. He felt a tear roll down his cheek after seeing what could have been his if that bastard Madara had not come. He then felt a hand placed on his shoulder.
"You're wondering how life would have been if Madara hadn't come, right?" asked his mother's tender voice
"How did you know?" he asked surprised while wiping his eye
"Mother's intuition" she answered smiling "Want to see the last room?"
"I'll go there in a while. I want to spend some time here" he said quietly
"Sure, I'll leave you alone" said his mother before turning and walking away
Meanwhile in the Haruno's house, both of them were currently on the kitchen, Sayaki was cooking and Sakura was sitting on the table.
"Did you know about Naruto's parents?" asked Sayaki taking a glance at her daughter
"Yeah, I knew. But I didn't say anything because Hokage-sama made it a double S-class secret until it was announced to the village" said Sakura "I was actually there when they revived"
"I understand" said her mom "So has she told you anything?"
"She said that both of you along with Sasuke's mom used to be the best of friends, which leads me to the question. Why didn't I meet Sasuke when we were younger?" asked Sakura "Weren't you his mom's best friend too?"
"Yeah, I was but after Kushina passed away, we grew distant and went from being best friends to only saying hi whenever we saw each other in the streets" answered Sayaki "Kushina was the one that held us together"
"Well, but now you can meet her again. She's my boyfriend's mom after all" said Sakura smiling
"Yeah I would like that. So do you have to go on any missions tomorrow?" asked the older Haruno
"Yeah. I have to meet my team at 7 for our usual D-rank missions cough-chores-cough" said Sakura making her mother chuckle
"Well, food's ready so let's eat" said Sayaki
By the time Naruto got out of the room, it was already midnight. He went to the living room to find his father reading some scroll and his mother sleeping lying on Minato's lap.
"There's some ramen your mom made in the kitchen, you should eat something. By the way you can take any guest room and decorate it as you want" said Minato
"Thank you dad, I'll go eat and then to bed"
"Oh, and before I forget, here take this" said Minato handing him one of his three-pronged kunai "You can use this if you are in trouble and if even Kakashi can't deal with it. To use it, just throw it somewhere and I will teleport there."
"Ok I'll keep it in my pouch. Thanks again dad" said Naruto going to the kitchen
"If I were ramen, where would I be?" asked Naruto to himself while opening and closing cabinets
-"Duh, the fridge" said Naruto face palming while heating up the ramen. Once it was done, he wasted no time in downing it. "God, mom's ramen is as good as Ichiraku's!"
When he was done, he headed towards one of the guest rooms and settled in the one that was just two doors away from his parent's room. "Well, I guess I will have to bring my stuff here but I will do it tomorrow after those damn chores" he said sighing before lying down in his new bed trying to get some sleep, but fate wasn't on his side that night
"Hey kit" said Kyuubi contacting her host after some days "I want to talk with you regarding something that might interest you"
"Can't it wait until tomorrow? I really need some sleep" said Naruto while covering his face with a pillow and groaning
"Well, if you wish. But then you will have to wait to hear about the powers I can give you. Suit yourself" replied Kyuubi inwardly smirking fully knowing that got his attention
"In that case, sleeping can wait. What were you saying about those powers?" asked Naruto excitedly forgetting completely that it was a little over midnight and that he had to wake up early to meet with his team
"You will gain fox-like senses. That means better hearing, sight and nose. You will also have more brute strength along with speed" said Kyuubi
"How long will it take?" asked Naruto hoping it would be done soon so he could test his new powers
"I will start once you are asleep. It may take up to five hours, so if you want them soon, then you better go to sleep now" answered Kyuubi to her host
"Yeah! I can't wait! Goodnight, Kyuubi" said Naruto quickly falling asleep
Next morning, Naruto was just waking up when he smelled something really good from downstairs "Mmm… ramen…" he thought slightly drooling "Wait! Even if I know the smell of ramen like the back of my hand, I was never able to smell it! That means that I already have the abilities Kyuubi gave me!"
"Yeah it worked" said Kyuubi
"Wait, how can you talk to me right now? I thought I needed to be relaxed or focused for you to be able to talk to me" asked a very confused blonde
"Well, when I gave you your new abilities, I also made it possible for us to have a mental link. That way, we can talk anytime and I can give you advice and help you out in battle. I could also help you with you training" Kyuubi replied
"Awesome! Well, now I must get going. There's some ramen waiting to be eaten" he said with a smirk and a little drool coming out of the corner of his mouth before dashing to the kitchen
"Ramen, ramen, ramen!" he chanted
Both of his parents, who were sitting in the kitchen, heard him and chuckled "Reminds me of myself when I was younger" said Minato
"Yeah, and also of myself after we met. I swear it's your fault I love ramen so much" Kushina scolded playfully
"But you don't regret trying it, do you?" smirked Minato
"Who would?" asked Kushina before both of them broke out laughing
"Hey mom, dad where's the ramen?" asked Naruto looking around for his favorite food
"Here, sweetie" answered his mother chuckling while putting down a bowl on the table
"Thank you" replied the younger one in the room before stuffing his face. He was done in less than a minute "Is there more?" he asked with stars in his eyes
"Why yes, there is dear. But only enough for two more refills" replied the red haired woman while filling Naruto's bowl again
"Mom, your ramen is tied in the first place with Ichiraku's!" exclaimed Naruto
"Wait, you said Ichiraku?" asked Minato looking at his son
"Yeah, I did. Why?" asked Naruto
"It just surprised me that he still runs the place" said Minato "We used to go there almost every day. Teuchi was a good friend of ours and one of the best cooks we knew"
"We need to pay him a visit" said Kushina going to the sink to clean Naruto's bowl
"Yeah. How about we go there tonight? You can also tell Sasuke, Sakura and her mom to come. Invite Kakashi too. I need to go over the Sandaime's office to ask him where the hell that pervert of a sensei of mine is" said Minato
"Sure, I'm meeting them in a while for our usual chores" said Naruto upset that he had to do 'missions' that even civilians with no kind of ninja training could do
"Okay then. Good luck with the chores" said Kushina laughing
"See you later mom, dad" he said rushing to get his stuff eager to meet with a certain pink haired kunoichi
Sasuke and Sakura were already at the bridge where they always met waiting for Naruto and Kakashi to show up when they saw a black and yellow blur that stopped in front of them
"Hey there Sakura-chan, teme" said Naruto hugging his girlfriend
"Hi Naruto-kun" said Sakura kissing his cheek
"When will you kiss him full on the lips?" asked Inner Sakura
"On our next date I will" replied Sakura
"Shannaro! That's my girl!" said Inner Sakura
"Oh, Sakura-chan, Sasuke, my dad asked me to invite you guys to Ichiraku's tonight along with Kaka-sensei. Oh, he also asked me to tell you to bring your mom, Sakura-chan" said Naruto
"Sure! She actually told me she wanted to meet with your mom soon so I'm sure she will agree. Did he say what time?" asked Sakura
"Eh… No" he answered chuckling and scratching his head "I suppose that's up to me, so how about 7?"
"Okay then" said Sakura cheerfully
"Hn, ok" said Sasuke
"I guess it will take a while for him to fully open up… well, at least he accepted" thought Naruto
"Argh… why does Kaka-sensei has to be so late to everything!" shouted Naruto pulling his hair making his girlfriend giggle
"Well, the only thing we can do right now is wait" said Sakura sighing
"I guess you're right" said Naruto sitting down
Minato was currently going up the stairs of the Hokage Building to ask the Third about his sensei. He felt a chakra signature along with the Sandaime's from inside the room but it disappeared, so he paid no mind to it. When he reached the door, he knocked it.
"Come in" said the old man's voice from the inside and Minato opened the door "Ahh, Minato. What can I do for you?"
"I wanted to ask you if you know where the pervert is" said the blonde man
"I received a messenger toad last night saying he was on his way as soon as his network informed him of you and that he would be here around noon" replied the aging leader
"Heh you sure about that?" asked Minato earning a confused look from Sarutobi "Long time no see, Jiraiya-sensei"
"Haha as sharp as ever I see" said the white haired Sannin "I see the rumors were true then. Look Minato, I'm sorry I wasn't there for Naruto this time. I'm possibly the worst godfather you could have chosen. I haven't even seen my godchild since he was born"
"It's ok sensei. I know that you travel almost all the time. But now that you're here, would you like to meet him?" asked Minato grinning
"What do you think?" answered Jiraiya grinning as well
"Then go to Ichiraku's tonight" said Minato
"Minato, have you tried to summon toads lately?" asked Jiraiya "They don't know about your revival yet"
"No, I haven't. I should try to see if the contract still works" he said
"Could you please try it outside? I don't want my office destroyed because you summon a big toad 'accidentally' like last time" said Sarutobi remembering when Jiraiya taught Minato how to do it and he decided to piss of the Hokage
"You still remember that?" asked Minato sweat dropping
"Well, you did summon Gamabunta here. What would you expect? That was the first time this building had to be rebuilt without an attack on the village" answered the old man
"Okay then. Come on sensei, let's try if it still works" and with that, the student and teacher duo left the office through the window
"I swear Naruto got his prankster attitude from both of them. Now that they're back, they'll be the end of me" said Sarutobi to no one with anime like tears
The toad summoners had gone to a nearby training field
"I swear he took that prank too seriously" said Minato
"Heh it's not every day you see Bunta appearing out of nowhere inside a building bringing it down completely. It was a pretty epic prank" said Jiraiya chuckling at the memory
"Anyway, let's get down to business" said Minato suddenly turning serious
"Try summoning Bunta. If he is the one to announce it on Myobokuzan, then the toads will believe him seeing as he is the boss" suggested Jiraiya
"Okay, here I go" said Minato biting his finger to draw some blood out before making the required hand seals "Kuchiyose no jutsu!"
A complicated seal appeared around where his hand touched the ground and a giant poof of smoke appeared. The smoke dissipated to reveal a toad bigger than most buildings in the entire village
"Why did you summon me if there is no danger, Jiraiya?" asked the toad boss
"Actually, it was me who summoned you, Bunta" said Minato smirking
"Who said th…" was all the giant toad managed to say before noticing the Yondaime "N-N-Na-Namikaze Minato? I-I thought you died twelve years ago when we were fighting Kyuubi!"
"I actually did, but remember I sealed Kyuubi in my newborn son along with Kushina?" he asked getting a nod for an answer "Well, long story short, we made a mistake, sealed ourselves in Naruto along with Kyuubi and she agreed to revive us"
"I have to inform of this to the toads as soon as possible!" said Gamabunta
"Wait! I wanted to ask both of you if we can get Naruto to sign the contract" said Minato
"I don't see why not. He is you son after all" said Jiraiya
"I'm fine with it too. I would like to meet the son of the only human I ever allow to ride on my head" said Gamabunta "If that's all, then I'm heading back"
"Now that we're alone, have you got any reports from your spies?" asked Minato knowing of the spy network Jiraiya controlled around the shinobi nations
"I was going to tell this to the old man earlier but one of my spies in Otogakure reported that Orochimaru has lately been changing bases quite frequently and that worries me. I have asked him to report back with anything even if it doesn't seems important" replied Jiraiya seriously
"You think he is up to something?" asked Minato
"I wouldn't be surprised if he was" said the white haired man crossing his arms "That's why we have to be prepared for anything"
"Knowing him, I would say if he plans an attack, he won't do it alone. That snake might persuade another village into helping him and he would try to infiltrate as much forces in the village as he can" said the blonde
"Let's discuss this with the old man" said Jiraiya
"Let's go back then" replied Minato
By that time, Team 7 had finished their usual missions and before Kakashi left, Naruto remembered the favor his dad asked him
"Hey Kakashi-sensei!" said Naruto
"Hm? What is it Naruto?" asked the jounin
"My dad asked me to invite you to Ichiraku's tonight at 5. Sasuke and Sakura-chan will go too" said Naruto
"Hn. I see why he said that" thought Sasuke smirking while Sakura only smiled at her boyfriend's little lie
"Shannaro! That's our Naruto-kun! That way sensei won't be late"
"Sure, tell Minato-sensei I will be there" said Kakashi "Ja ne" and he disappeared in a swirl of leaves
As soon as he left, both Naruto and Sakura broke out laughing and had to hold each other not to fall and Sasuke actually chuckled
"Nice one, dobe. Seeing as he is always exactly two hours late to everything, he will actually be on time" said Sasuke
"We should have done that king of stuff since the beginning" said Sakura
"Yeah. From now on, we will be two hours late to meetings that involve Kakashi-sensei, but because he is always late, he won't be able to say anything to us" said Naruto "I'm going home. I'm sure mom has made ramen again. Mmm, raaamen"
Sakura giggled "Mind walking me home?"
"How could I say no to you?" answered Naruto with his famous grin
"See you tonight, Sasuke" said Sakura taking her boyfriend's hand in hers
"Yeah, see ya, Sasuke" said Naruto
"Hn, bye" was the only thing the third member of Team 7 said before leaving
Naruto and Sakura were walking hand in hand in a comfortable silence towards the latter's house
"Umm, Naruto-kun?" said Sakura
"Yeah?" he said
"Do you mind if we go to the park before going to my house?" she asked
"Sure, let's go" said Naruto smiling to her
Sakura led him to a bench where they sat just holding each other not saying anything.
Sakura decided she would break the silence "Naruto-kun?"
"What is it Sakura-chan?" he replied
"Well, I was thinking… and well, we've already been together for a few days but we haven't…properly kissed yet" she said blushing
Naruto was also blushing "So, you want to…uhm…kiss now?"
"Yeah, well, if you want to…" she said shyly
Instead of replying, Naruto started leaning towards her face and she waited anxiously. Soon enough, she felt his lips kissing hers and started to kiss him back. It was innocent at first, but after they got used to the feeling, they started to pour emotions into it, but eventually they had to separate due to the lack of air.
"Wow…" they said at the same time with flushed faces before leaning again into another kiss. When they broke their kiss, they remembered they had to go to Sakura's place
"Sakura-chan, as much as I love this, I think it's time to leave" said Naruto
"Yeah, I think we should. But promise me we will do this more often" she said the last part blushing and smiling cutely at him
"You bet we will" he said smiling as well "One last kiss before leaving?" She just kissed him instead of saying anything
"Ok, let's leave or we'll end up showing up late like Kakashi-sensei" said Sakura giggling
"Heh you're right. Can't show up late after that little lie I told Kaka-sensei, can we?" he said
Once they got to Sakura's house, Naruto surprised her by kissing her for the fourth time that day "Remember to tell your mom" he said smiling at her
"About our kisses?" she asked playing dumb
"If you want, but I was talking about tonight" he replied
"I'll tell her. Bye Naruto-kun"
"See you tonight, beautiful" he said kissing her once again
Sakura entered her house and started removing her sandals when her mom came down the stairs
"Oh, you're home already Sakura" said Sayaki
"Hey mom, Naruto-kun said his parents asked us to go to Ichiraku's tonight at 7 and you said you wanted to talk to Naruto's mom soon" said Sakura
"Yeah, I really missed her. Who knows, maybe we could become a team again and go back on missions for old time's sake" said her mom "Anyway, now that you're here, how about some lunch?"
Later that day, Naruto and his parents were on their way to Ichiraku's
"Dad, you said I would be meeting someone, who is it?" asked Naruto eagerly
"My sensei, who is also your godfather" replied Minato "His name is Jiraiya"
"I think I heard his name somewhere before"
"Maybe at school, gaki" said a tall, white haired man behind them
"Hey! You're the pervert I saw some years ago peeking in the women's bath at the hot springs!" said Naruto glaring at the man in front of him
"So you still do that, don't you Jiraiya?" asked Kushina cracking her knuckles
"Nice to see you too, Kushina" said Jiraiya sweat dropping
"Wait, he's Jiraiya? That pervert was your sensei, dad?"
"Why you little brat! It's super pervert for you!"
"Uhh, sensei, I think you should shut up" said Minato nervously
"Why? I'm just making sure…" he stopped when he saw the look Kushina was giving him. It scared him even more than the day Kyuubi attacked
"Now Jiraiya, you will stop your crap before I seal your mouth, and trust me, I can just do that"
Instead of answering, he hid behind Minato and sealed his lips with his fingers
"Mom you're scary when you're angry…" said Naruto
"Thank you dear" she said smiling
"Naruto-kun!" shouted a voice down the street
When Naruto turned around, he saw his girlfriend running up to him
"Hey, I missed you" he said kissing her forgetting about everyone else
"Ooohh so the gaki's got himself a girlfriend" said Jiraiya reaching to his notebook, but a look from Kushina stopped him dead in his tracks
"Don't. You. Dare" she said with a glare that would scare even the Shinigami himself
"Yes, ma'am" said the pervert before hiding behind Minato again
"K-Kushina? Is that you?" asked Sayaki who had just catched up to her daughter
"Hey, Sayaki. Long time no see" said Kushina before the two old friends hugged tightly
"It's been really different without you around" said Sayaki "Especially when Mikoto was killed…"
"Yeah I heard about that from Sasuke…" she said but immediately tried to cheer everyone up "How about we go inside?"
"Sure" was the common answer
As soon as they got inside, Sasuke and Kakashi came in
"Wait, am I hallucinating or is Hatake Kakashi actually on time?" asked Jiraiya while furiously rubbing his eyes
"No, you're not hallucinating, Jiraiya-sama. Naruto over there tricked me to make me come on time. Said meeting was at 5 when it was actually at 7. Real smart son you got there, sensei" said Kakashi felling a little stupid to be fooled like that
"Well he is my son after all" said Minato
"If it isn't Minato and Kushina. After I heard both of you died, I thought my business would be done for, but your son over there managed to keep me running" said Teuchi making everyone laugh "This family is like a blessing for the ramen restaurants"
"I think love for ramen runs in our blood" said Minato
"No doubt about that" said Teuchi "You guys want to order yet?"
"Sure. Guys go ahead and order, I'll have one extra large of each" said Minato
"Thank you Kami for the Namikaze clan" thought Teuchi while writing down the orders
That night everyone had a good time including Sasuke, who had actually talked to the rest of the people there, a big step for him towards fully opening up. Naruto and Sakura had started calling Jiraiya Ero-sennin much to his dismay and the older ones in the place thought it suited him perfectly. Everyone went home around midnight and Team 7 fell asleep without knowing that the next day would be the start of their hardest mission yet.
Again, I'm sorry I took this long. Anyway, keep voting in the poll on my profile. It will be open until I get to the chunin exams
R&R