The next morning Naruto wake early, getting ready to head off to my job. Though as he walk past the living room, he can't help but stop in the doorway, and listen to the morning news…
"And MBI has reported today that the overgrowth of vegetation at the botanical garden has been eliminated overnight. According to reports no pesticides were used, and the botanical gardens will be open to the public as soon as the plants begin to re-grow…"
The male anchorman continues speaking, but I tune it out.
That was Kuu-chan's work, and they managed to get rid of it all overnight without using any pesticides? I wonder how they managed to pull that off... Naruto though.
Both Miya and Musubi are in the living room, sitting at the table casually watching the TV. Akistu and Hinata were talking some ladies gossip ( Please don't asked me its ladies things)
Naruto look at Hinata smiled at her because of her Musubi and Akistu reached the destination. "Thank you Hinata , some credit goes to you because if didn't told them were I was I would die"
Hinata turned look backed to Naruto " Naruto kun did you say something ! "
Naruto shocked at her statement " Nope" "did she read my mind ?"
"Ohh"
"I'll be going now…" Naruto announce to them, Hinata ,Akistu , musubi and Miya look over their shoulders at me.
"Good luck at work Naruto-sama." Musubi wishes me well.
"Be careful Sahashi-san." Miya says with a smile.
"Thank you." Naruto say with a wave, walking away from the living room and toward the front door.
Along the way I see Kusano sitting on the outside hall, looking out a tree. Curious, I walk over to where Kusano sits, and I hear her sobbing.
She's crying, but what is she crying about?
"Kuu-chan?" Naruto ask, kneeling down behind her.
She looks over her right shoulder at me, and the tears running down her cheeks are painfully obvious.
"What's wrong?"
"Shi-chan…" She sniffs, rubbing at her eyes.
"Shi-chan?"
"He's an onii-chan; he's the one who taught me how to do things with the plants. He's my other half, and without him here, I'll only do that again…" She trails; referencing the forest she created and surrounded herself with, more tears coming from her eyes.
Naruto wrap his arms around her, holding the little girl in a loving embrace.
"It's okay…" Naruto assuage her. "Don't worry. I'm here now and I'll do anything I can to help, though I don't know how much good I can do…" Naruto said with smile.
Kusano shakes her head no, smiling at me.
"Please stay with me forever, Naruto-onii-chan…"
Naruto smiled rubbed her head. He turned backed " Hinata chan , you came now I know you was there"
Hinata came out of the door " sorry Naruto kun…kuu chan , I didn't want to bother you !"
" Its okay Hinata chan .you know you look beautiful in this early in the morning"
Hinata blushed at his statement " thank you Naruto kun"
"kuu chan , you don't mind if Hinata chan spent time with you " kusano nobbed happily.
Kusano walked towards Hinata and Naruto goes to his regular work.
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Nearly 5 hours later, Naruto at work, when his boss calls out, telling us all to take a lunch break.
My boss is an older man, his wrinkled face showing his age. " its reminds me bushibrow sensai"
"Hey boss, where's Seo-san?"
He looks at me with a sudden disgust in his face.
"Seo?" He asks with revulsion in his voice. "He quit, said his other job was getting busy."
"I see…, thank you sir." Naruto turned backed look at sky " well he really hard worker"
That figures as much. I really had some questions for him, and he up and disappears from my new life…
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"HA!" Miya gives a karate yell.
Musubi duck under the slash, avoiding the wooden sword aimed squarely at her head. she throw a punch, aiming for Miya's midsection. Miya sidesteps with my fist passing within millimeters of her ribs. She snaps the wooden sword down, aiming to strike her wrist. she quickly snap her arm back, preventing Miya from seriously damaging musubi wrist. In Musubi kneeling position, She thrust my right foot out, aiming for Miya's stomach. Miya again dodges, moving only enough to allow my foot to pass harmlessly by with a slim margin between her and my leg. she plant both of my hands on the ground, lifting my left leg and pulling my right leg back at the same time. She aim for Miya's head, doing a cross kick from a handstand position, and Miya drops, ducking under my kick, bringing her wooden sword to my thigh and gently tapping the side of the weapon against my thigh.
"Your movements are getting sloppy, Musubi-chan." Miya says with a grin.
Hinata really impressed at Miya's skill " wow, she really strong and she capable with against sekirei"
I look over to the Inn, both Kusano , Hinata and Akistu and Uzume sit on the exterior hall, watching Miya and spar. Kusano has an expression of terror on her face, while Uzume doesn't seem to care that much.
Kuu must not like fighting that much, which is understandable, since she's still a child. Hinata thoughs.
"It was an impressive show, but Musubi-san can't beat the landlady." Uzume says with a grin.
"First thing is that don't underestimate any one uzume san , you'll regret if you did" Hinata said with pleasant smiled.
Uzume smirked " yeah , yeah I remember this"
Tap, tap, the hilt of Miya's wooden sword taps Musubi on the forehead.
"You're letting your mind wander." Miya scolds me.
Musubi nod, bringing my mind back to the present. Looking at Miya, I come to a resolution.
"Should we continue?" Miya asks, taking the sword in hand.
"Yes! I need all the practice I can get!" Musubi enthusiastically agree, dropping into a fighting stance.
Hinata look at Naruto sekirei Akistu told him how much Naruto kun care about his sighed " I wished Naruto love me also I don't mind sharing but Narutokn love me"
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After work, I head back to Izumo Inn, Naruto thoughts focusing on Seo.
He was the first Ashikabi I've ever met, and I had so much to say to him and so many questions, but he just up and disappeared after Musubi showed up to protect me from that Yomi…
He pass by the front gate of Izumo Inn, and head to the front door. Opening the front door, Naruto sigh as he step inside.
"I'm home…" Naruto hollowly announce.
"Yo, kid…" Seo says, waving to me from the table with a toothpick in his teeth.
"Welcome back, Naruto-sama , Naruto kun" Musubi and Hinata welcomes me.
My face hits the floor.
"Naruto-sama?" ,"Naruto kun , are you alright ? Hinata asked worried. Musubi confused at Hinata sudden reaction towards his ashikabi. While askistu narrowed her eyes towards Hinata " who the hell that girl worried about my ashikabi sama but I promised to Naruto kun that I be friendly with her"
Naruto get up, getting to my hands and knees, looking straight at Seo, the man looking like he's right at home.
"What is he doing here?" Naruto ask, pointing with my right arm.
"He was a friend of my late husband, and whenever he's low on money or food he always comes here looking for help…" She says, the demon appearing behind her, belying her neutral tone and smile. "He's trash, but he's still Takehito's friend…"
Seeing the demon mask, Seo quickly holds his hands up as if he was holding off a blow.
"I'm sorry." He quickly apologizes.
"Um, how did you know where I live?" Naruto stand up for his feet with with help of Hinata and Akistu glaring at Hinata.
"The bento." He quickly says. "It had the taste of Miya's cooking. How's the little girl?"
"She's fine. Once she got something to eat she went to sleep and she was fine this morning."
His eyes light up in recognition, looking past me and Naruto spin his head to see Kusano in the doorway, half cowering behind the door.
"Come here let me see you little girl." Seo says; waving her closer in spite of the fact that Kusano is afraid to death of him. "After all, it's the least you could for the guy who-!"
A frying pan cracks Seo in the side of the head, knocking the dark haired man on his ass. I follow the pan's flight path, and see Miya sitting with her right hand arched forward as though she just threw something…
Where'd she get the frying pan from? Did she pull it out of…? Naruto and Hinata same thoughs.
"Oh my! My hand must've slipped…" She says, the demon appearing behind her head again. "You mustn't bully a little child…"
Seo quickly gets ahold of himself, nodding empathically with Miya.
"Sorry! I won't do it again!" Seo quickly apologizes.
"Thank you, Seo-san…" Naruto thank him, remembering everything he did to help me meet Kusano.
"We're here to pick up our idiot!" A familiar female voice comes from outside the room.
That's…
He get up and walk outside to see both of Seo's Sekirei, Hibiki and Hikari. Within a few moments, Seo emerges from Izumo Inn, a 50 pound bag of rice under each arm. He marches forward, a grin on his face. Once he's past me, both of his Sekirei pounce on him, stomping a mud hole and walking it dry.
"Always, always! You always bother other people with our problems!" Hikari yells as they both pound on him.
Watching this unfold, Miya, Musubi and Kusano all emerge from the Inn, watching Seo get beat like a government mule…
After 30 seconds the melee ends, and both Hibiki and Hikari take one of the fallen bags of rice in their arms as Seo gets up, his skin scuffed from the beating. Seo looks at me, a grin spreading across his face.
"well I must say you're sekirei really beautiful , hard worker and nice "Naruto compliment his sekirei that made them blushed.
"If you ever need any help, feel free to give me a ring." He says, handing me a business card. "Since we're friends, I'll make it cheap."
"It's a PAID service?" Naruto ask in disbelief.
"Yep, though I won't charge for the thing in the botanical garden." He says, flashing me a grin, and then turning and walking away with his Sekirei in tow.
"Seo-san…" Naruto mutter, looking down at the business card.
"He's just trash…" Miya says before turning and walking back to the Inn with a curt walk, Musubi and Kusano close Hinata alone with Naruto.
"That's harsh landlady…" Hinata giggled at his reaction.
"you know Naruto kun , that person remind me shikamaru who always say"
" trouble some right , so how did his life"
" well he had happy life he married with sand girl Temari both of them living in konaha and you knew he was head of his clan. They had one little cute baby girl "
" wow shikamaru you really great life and look at us we brought here new dimension and fight with this new sekirei projects but I had promised to protect them" Hinata smiled at him.
" I know Naruto kun lets go inside" she grabbed Naruto hand and drag him in side the both of them not notice that askitu were stared at them. " I keep eye on her before she took Naruto kun away from us"
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"GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" A scream of fear echoes throughout the Inn.
Musubi open her eyes and sit up, seeing Naruto lying next to her, the two of us awoken by the sound of the scream.
What was that? Naruto though e turned around he seen Akistu sleep her futon as well nice.
Kusano barges into the room. She practically throws the door open before she scrambles into Naruto's futon and then crawls behind him, cowering in fear.
"A ghost…" She whimpers in fear.
Naruto looks at musubi, a look of questioning on his sleepy face.
"I'll go look." Naruto quickly tell her. "Wait here with Kusano."
She nods, and he stand up, revealing to both Musubi and Kusano the gym clothes that Yukari gave me that while Naruto use as pajamas.
All the stuff I never though yukari is really my trouble some sister but she nice sometime…
Naruto open the door, he activate his sharingun to scanned the area. He used use the Ckakra on my hand like a flashlight, using the light to scan the area. Looking around the hall, I don't find anything out of the ordinary. Naruto recongnised he lived in another world. In this time people used torched.
Naruto walked aound the hall suddenly Naruto's sharingun detect some chakra signature coming towards kichen. He slowly slowy walked towards kitchen he came to near that person who Naruto caught the was her backed side. He knew that chakra singnature its very familiar.
"Hinata chan"
Hinata jerked look backed to Naruto " Ohh Naruto its you , I though miya san caught me"
"But what are you doing here suddenly in the night"
" well …but it cut off by Naruto " Hinata chan I seen you didn't ate your dinner perfectly" Hinata eyes widened at his statement " and don't think you're alone here Hinata chan I'm always with you"
Hinata blushed madly when Naruto said that statement but she notice her eyes where red she look closely his eyes " Naruto you're eyes.."
"Ohh that you knew my last battle with madara I defeat him and I gained sharingun power"
"okay but why you're here ?" Hinata asked. Naruto explained all situation kusano scared at something she seen her ghost.
" Did you met kusano "
"no Naruto I haven't met her" Naruto activated his sharigun if she lied then he detect her but she was telling truth." lets searched backed to hall arena" Hinata nobbed. Both of them searched at hall arena to find out person who scared to kusano but there no any person.
No ghost, nothing out of the ordinary here, so what did Kusano see?
The door down the hall opens, and Miya steps out into the hall, a look of concern on her she look at Naruto eyes Hinata came in front of him tried to not seen Naruto sharingun. Naruto smiled at her he deactivated his bloodline lmit turned backed to blue.
"what happen miya san" Hinata asked.
"Where did Kusano go?"
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The next day Miya calls everyone in the Inn into the dining room after breakfast. Naruto Hinata and Musubi , Akistu and kusano along with everyone else in the manor show up, and naturally the subject of the incident last night comes up.
"A ghost?" Uzume asks curiously.
Kusano nods, her face showing absolute terror as she recounts what scarred her so greatly.
"It was a long haired girl with glasses, dressed in all white…"
"A long haired girl in white with glasses?" Uzume mutters. "Isn't that…" She trails off when Miya shoots her a look.
"Uzume-san…" Miya says, the demon appearing behind Miya, and Uzume's face shows her and Hinata notice at Uzume sudden reaction he kept silent somethng other word say ninja sence. While Akistu glare at Hinata again.
"Yeah, I don't know anything!" Uzume frantically declares.
"Well, that's good…" Miya begins. "I thought maybe Sahashi-san snuck into my room last night with help Hinata san and stole little Kuu-chan away." She says with a giggle.
Naruto and Hinata looks at Miya with a pleading look.
"Landlady-sama, we didn't do anything…" both Naruto and Hinata protests same time.
Naruto look at Uzume, and then Miya, my eyes drifting back and forth between them.
Something's going on here, Uzume knows something and you'd have to be blind to miss it. Naruto thoughs.
"I have to favor to ask you all…" Miya begins, and everyone goes quiet in acquiescence. "Today is the anniversary of my husband's death, so I'll be out today at his grave, you'll have to make lunch for yourselves."
"All right…" Naruto agrees.
"okay.." Hinata said.
Kagiri stands up, brushing his pants legs off.
"I'm going to work, I'll be back late." He announces.
"Bye then." Uzume says with a wave.
"Have a safe trip." Miya says with a smile.
Naruto grins and waves, Musubi merely nod toward him. With that he walks away.
Miya stands up after Kagiri leaves, and we all follow her out, wishing her well as she leaves to go visit her husband's grave.
"Well, who will make lunch?" Uzume asks.
"I will!" Kusano volunteers.
She shouldn't be alone in the kitchen… Hinata though.
"I will too." Musubi volunteer, seeing Naruto nod out of the corner out of my left eye.
" Mee too" Akistu said.
"Hey musubi chan , Akistu chan both of you know that Hinata chan is great cook , she would help you in your cooking"
Hinata blushed again at Naruto compliment her cooking recipts " thank you Naruto kun"
"Great, Hinata san would you helped me uh please ?" Musubi asked.
"sure musubi san" Hinata replied with still glared at her.
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