I Told You I Can Take Care of Myself

Chapter 6

The trip towards the village was uneventful to say the least. Naruto still was a bit anxious but he now had a little excitement which wasn't there earlier on. He wondered what the village feels like and only wished that his eyes could see. He did wonder what happened to his eyes and tried asking his father about it but he told him that it was complicated. Naruto had also asked Kyuubi but he just spouted things he couldn't understand. Therefore, Naruto put off the question to the back of his mind.

Still being carried by his father, Naruto could hear the buzzing hum of the villagers doing their jobs from his sensitive ears. He could hear various calls varying from food and laughs to just plain conversation. Never had he heard a lot of things at once. He cringed. It took a bit of time before Naruto's ears got used to it.

"Papa, we're in the village now right?" He asked his fother for confirmation after getting used to the sounds. His father gave a "Yes" and that was all it took for Naruto to try to squirm out of his father's grip.

"I want to feel it papa" he mumbled still wanting to be put down.

"But stay close to me and hold my hand okay?" Naruto rapidly nodded. Minato sighed and put his son down.

Naruto's control over his power had improved quite a bit and he could now make out some details aside from the outlines and shapes, enough for him to tell ones emotion that is. He could see where the blurry lines of the eyes, the mouth and nose were, but not enough to actually 'see' the faces. He could do a bit of eye contact now but they are still working on that.

So when Naruto used his ability and felt the things around him, he was surprised by the amount of things that were there, even if it was just by a 3 meter radius. He quickly picked out his father's familiar figure and reached out to grab his hand.

From where Naruto was, he could only feel some of the stands of shops and a bit of the people rolling about, but it was still enough to get him to be amazed by it. His sensitive nose also picked up dozens of smells of wafting food in the air. Delicious food. Naruto's mouth watered.

Minato chuckled quietly at seeing his son's face morph into different emotions. Then latest one? Well, Naruto seems to be drooling over the food. The fact that people haven't bothered them was a plus though. He knew he was right in putting up a henge on him and his son. Maybe someday they'll come here without henge. Just not now. Naruto might be a bit overwhelmed by his father's job and he still doesn't know how the village will treat him being a Jinchuuriki, not that Naruto even knows he is one.

Minato, wanting his son to get a taste of the village's food personally, walked towards the stall his son was drooling at and bought dangos. What he didn't expect was to find his son, who was supposedly holding his hand, gone! He frantically looked around for the boy but he couldn't find him amongst the large crowd.

Before resorting to incessant panicking he calmed himself down and thought of a plan. He could find his son using his chakra signature but because of his training (and maybe to a certain nine tailed creature) it was either that his signature was morphed into something else, spread that it may overlap another's or practically hidden. He didn't know how the boy does it but it certainly was making it harder to find him.

Therefore, Minato could only go the old fashioned way. Running around looking for his son, and asking people if they saw a brunette child with honey eyes (what he henged Naruto with).

Meanwhile, Little Naru was staring around confused. One moment he was holding his father's hand and the next he was shoved by the crowd into who knows where. He didn't even know what to do.

'Kit, you're father's going to be searching for you so I suggest you stay put'

Kyuubi assured the little boy whom he could feel was really scared. Kyuubi wanted so badly to hold the boy's hand or show him any means of physical comfort but with his predicament, he could only settle for letting out soft purring sounds that calmed Naruto's heart. He may be a demon but it didn't mean he didn't have a heart.

'But Kyuu, I'm scared. I can't feel a thing. There are lots of movements...'

'Okay, then we'll first move to a clearer space'

Naruto did as told and tried his best to walk away from the crowd. It took some time before he finally found a somewhat clear space. He felt the surroundings and was relieved that it was relatively clear with just a few people passing by. That's when it finally sunk in to him that his papa was not around. He was separated from his papa!

He wanted to cry but he held back his tears. His papa would find him. Definitely! His papa was the greatest ninja afterall! He needs to be strong too if he ever wants to become a ninja but that still didn't mean he wasn't scared.

The more minutes passed the more scared he got and the more tears threatened to fall. Even with Kyuubi consoling him. Naruto suddenly felt a tap on his back

"Are you lost little guy?"


Sorry for such a late chapter! I was on a trip you know...to an island and there wasn't any signal. How I managed to survive I don't know but still I had fun. BUT I'm still really sorry for such a short and delayed chapter. ~T_T~ maybe the next will be longer. Maybe...it may depend on the reviews l, they always get me so fired up! Dattebane! ←_←→_→ I didn't say that...

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