"Suspended? How could you get suspended?!"
Peter was sent home due to the big fight between him and Flash Thompson.
"It wasn't my fault, Aunt May. It was Flash. He was talking."
"That doesn't give you the right. *Sigh*….I don't know whether to be more worried over you getting into trouble all the time or Naruto roaming around New York City by himself."
Naruto stops watching TV to look up at his adopted aunt.
"Watch the television, baby."
Naruto goes back to watching TV.
"Peter. I know you miss Gwen..."
"It's not about Gwen now, Aunt May. It was all Harry."
"The Osborn boy?"
"YES! He was all upset this morning...I don't know what was wrong with him. Saying that I'm his dad's favorite. It was weird. I have to go over to his house..."
"No, Peter. You're grounded for that fight."
"What? Aunt May. It wasn't my fault!"
"Peter..."
She was interrupted by a knock on the door.
"Who is that?", asks Peter.
"Maybe Harry's here to apologize.", says May Parker as she goes to open the door.
"Harry. Apologize? Is that legal to those words together in a sentence like that?"
"Peter."
"Sorry, ma'am."
Aunt May goes back to open the door, letting in a tall tannish man with dark brown hair, which was in a small ponytail. Peter was too busy looking at the scar across his nose. He didn't want to be rude.
"Hello there. How can we help you?", asks May Parker.
"Hello," says the man. "I'm here to see-"
"Iruka Sensei!", yells Naruto as he runs to hug his teacher. He hugs the young boy back.
"Hey, buddy. How are you? You've behaving yourself?"
Naruto nods his head. Peter wanted to tell him differently, but Aunt May was smiling at the boy and his teacher and he didn't want to ruin it.
This must be the Iruka Sensei he told me about yesterday...
"Everyone where I came from used to ignore me. I never understood why. I always thought there was something wrong with me. I guess that was why Iruka Sensei was always trying his best to try to get rid of me. He wanted to make those crappy villagers happy by disposing me."
Peter shakes his head as he walks over to shake Iruka's hand. "Naruto told me about you."
"Oh, you must be the nice man I've spoken to on the phone!", says Aunt May. "It's nice to see you in person! Naruto has been a sweet young boy! Always helping me around the house. I've been schooling him on his English. I was going to put him in a regular school...but I don't think that he would adapt...you know? He's been good...Iruka, is it? Right, Peter, sweetie."
"Yeah." Meh...he was decent. When he's not stuffing my socks with peanut butter and hanging my boxer shorts in front of the apartment from time to time.
"That's good. Naruto, you like it here?"
"Yeah...Miss May is great...Peter's ok...I guess."
Peter growls lowly, but he didn't care. He knew it was going to happen sooner or later.
"Well, Naruto. I'll be back to check on you soon. Alright?"
"Yeah." Naruto goes back to watching TV.
"Mister Iruka, thank you for coming.", says Aunt May.
"Thank you for your time."
As Iruka was about to leave, Peter stops him. "Mister Iruka. If you got a minute. Can we talk outside?"
"Uh, sure. What's up?"
Peter guides Iruka outside of his apartment building.
"I want to know more about Naruto. Origin wise. I don't know...he was mad about something a few days ago. His eyes turned red and his face was like...demonic. Was he born with it?"
"Does your aunt know?"
"No."
Iruka sighs as he sits on the steps.
"He wasn't born with it. He has a demon sealed inside by his father."
Peter's eyes widen.
"His father was the Hokage of the village that me and Naruto both live in."
"Hokage...?"
"Think of it like a president."
"Gotcha."
"He and his mother were both highly skilled ninjas before his mother gave birth to him, so she had to quit. His dad is...you know. They were both killed by the demon that's sealed inside of Naruto. That's why he doesn't know his parents. People have resented him because of that. I would have told him about that. I want to, too. But, the current Hokage doesn't want us to tell him. He wouldn't allow it. That's why I had to send him away. So, he wouldn't feel so discouraged by them anymore."
Peter was taking in every word that this man was saying. Peter felt like he should of approached this another way. But, he didn't want to give Naruto up just yet.
"It's alright. Thank you for your time."
Iruka nods his head as he says, "You and your aunt have a good day."
"You too."
Peter was about to go inside the apartment, but Iruka says, "Hey, Peter."
"Yes, sir."
"Please don't tell him. For me."
Peter hesitated for a minute. He didn't want to keep secrets. But, he had a secret of his own.
"Alright."
"Thank you." Iruka walks off. Leaving Peter by himself. Should he tell him? Maybe not. He DID promise, after all.
As he goes upstairs, he hears yelling.
"Get your hands off of him! He's just a boy!"
Peter opens the door quickly, only to see Green Goblin with Naruto in his clutches.
"We meet again….Spiderman."
"Spiderman...? He's not here.", says Aunt May.
"You don't know your dear boy's Spiderman..."
"Peter, what is he talking about...?"
"Leave us alone, Goblin! I'm not the one you're looking for!"
"Liar...you're in denial."
"YOU'RE in denial!"
"Aunt May! It's the man that framed Spidey!", says Naruto.
"He's a witness.", says Green Goblin. "I don't like witnesses."
"He's a boy!", says May as she hits him on the head with a lamp. Letting go of Naruto, the boy runs away. Running after him, Peter closes the door to his bedroom.
"Don't worry, Naruto. I'll protect you."
"He's gonna kill us, Peter! He knows about you! I didn't tell him, I swear!"
"I know. I won't let him get you."
"What about Aunt May?"
They hear screaming coming from the other room. It was May.
"Go check on May while I change!"
Naruto goes into the living room. He says, "She's gone!"
Peter quickly gets his costume on and grabs Naruto.
"C'mon! Let's get May back."
Naruto was crying now. Peter puts his hands on the boy's shoulders, telling him that it was going to be okay.
"No, it's not! I miss her!"
"I miss her too. We're gonna save her."
"What if he kills her like Gwen...?"
Naruto quickly covers his mouth.
"It's okay. I'm fine. Let's get May back."
"Okay."
They both run out the door. Peter grabs Naruto as he swings from building to building with his spiderwebs.
