I can't believe it, someone commented and said I abandon this story... How dare you. I think about this story all day and discuss the fine details with my sister.
My 4 year old brother and 2 year old sister inspire me to write. I was so upset I was moved out of my depression I decided to not update my more popular stories (2 which I am almost done with and have like 50k-100k view on) just to update this book.
Anyway enjoy this chapter Mwhaaa
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Third Person POV_
Everyone crowded around Karin as she slowly opened the small black case.
"Lemme see." Ryuu grumbled as he crossed his arms and tried to get a closer view.
Karin bit her lip and gently picked up the glasses and placed them gently on her face.
"Wow." Yukio gasped as he looked up at his older sister. "So, how is it?" Mizuko asked nervously and Karin looked around her with an awestruck look. "Everything is so clear. I had no idea." She gasped as she took in her surroundings.
"Can I try them on?" Nanami asked excitedly as she bounced on the balls of her feet. "Absolutely not, I heard that it could damage your eyesight if you use glasses you don't need. "Mizuko scolded.
"Everyone listen up, do not grab Karin's glasses. They are very expensive and we are lucky the insurance covered them this time around. Mama will not be able to afford a new pair if those break. Ya heard?" Mizuko stated stubbornly and all of the kids looked at her and sighed.
"Yes, mama." They all chorused. Hayami waddled toward her older sister and stared at her for a moment with a confused look on her face.
Mizuko couldn't help but giggle at the sight of it. She probably recognized her sister's chakra but the glasses were confusing her. "Hiya Yamyam-chan!" Karin grinned as she crouched down to her sister's eye level making her squeal and cry.
"Awe, Yamyam." Mizuko cooed as she scooped up her little toddler and rock her back and forth.
"Hehe, Yamyam's scared of you." Kenta teased and Ryuu snorted. "Don't tease her." He grumbled as he poked Kenta's side. Kenta grunted and frowned as he looked over at his older brother who gave him a stern look. "Party pooper." Kenta grumbled as he scurried away.
"Wow, you look great Karin." Naruto stated with a bright smile as he looked at his younger sister. "Thanks, Nii-san." She smiled back happily as she looked around her.
"Well, now that's over. Back to studying!' Mizuko grinned and everyone groaned loudly.
Naruto POV_
I had lost count on how long it had been since I had moved to the temple. At first, I had a bit of a tough time adjusting to everything that was going on.
It had been a bit overwhelming I was used to mostly being alone and having my personal space. But here that was completely thrown out the window.
We shared a room and nearly all of our clothes. I'm sure I've seen Kenta wearing one of Karin's shirts at one point and some of my old shirts have been passed around quite a bit, even my shorts had been worn by my siblings.
To be honest I didn't mind since I could always wait until laundry day to get the clean shirt I wanted and wear it myself. Also, It was rare for me to be alone nowadays. Sometimes Yukio followed me around, other days I was hanging out with Ryuu or one of the other kids.
And the bathroom? Nobody ever knocked they just walked in and used the other toilets or the sink without even sparing a second glance at me.
It was also fun to look after my younger siblings. When I returned from the academy I was always greeted by the shrine and at least one of my younger siblings.
That wasn't all, mother had me studying Fuinjutsu as well. Unlike the younger kids, I hadn't started to learn when I was younger and I couldn't help but become embarrassed when Fumiko or Karin were better at it than me.
But Mama said that they had a few years of advantage and if I tried hard enough I would quickly catch up, I was at the same level as Hisashi and he was three years old and a complete cry baby, not that I would tell him since he would probably cry if I did. Even Nanami was stuck on level four material and she was five years old.
But now that I was on my academy break I was studying seals even more. Or at least as much as I could. That was the issue, I had to prove I was ready to move to seal level three material.
I looked down at the scroll I had carefully wrapped up. I had to draw out a simple primary level of storage skill and demonstrate I had the main two foundations down.
Tadashi had yet to pass the level one material and I was waiting for mama to finish studying Hisashi's seal.
Worst part, I was waiting outside of one of the main chambers and I was sitting outside the door seiza style. It was quiet, too quiet, I could hear mom speaking in a low gentle voice but everything was muffled.
This was my second test, the first time I just sat in front of her and identified the bases for seals which had been terrifying. Luckily I was able to identify everything and moved up levels.
This time around I would sit in front of her and draw the seal out, not only to show my proficiency in the strokes of my brush, but Karin mentioned something about how writing showed the truth about someone's personality.
To be honest I had no idea if she was bluffing because she was already a level six and the best out of all of us and who knows what kind of scrolls she is allowed to read. Mother even let her and Fumiko draw simple seals without supervision!
Both of them were apparently genius in the art, I had seen some of Fumiko's work, I wasn't sure if it was her sweet and quiet demeanor or how she carefully drew her seals but watching her work diligently was peaceful and relaxing.
Either way, I was determined to get better at the art. But the math and science behind it was so hard and annoying.
"Mama say, your turn." Hisashi stated as he shook my shoulder. I squeaked and jumped slightly. "Thanks, how did yours go?" I asked and he sniffled.
"Mama say I not ready. I gotta practice calligraphy." He muttered as he looked down at his scroll. I could feel my face go pale. "It's 'kay Hisashi-chan. I'm sure that you'll get it down soon." I tried to cheer him up as I engulfed him in a hug.
He sniffled loudly and hugged me back. "Thanks, Nii-san." He muttered as he wiped his tears. I nodded and gulped. It was my turn to get my work judged.
I could feel my chakra buzz nervously inside of me and even Hisashi noticed. "It's okay nii-san." he hummed as he poked my side and I glanced at him and nodded. I knocked on the door and heard mama say that I could go in.
I opened the sliding door and chewed on my lower lip slightly. Mama was wearing a priestess kimono today. Her long red hair was pulled back in a low ponytail and she glanced over at me as she poured some tea.
"Sit." She spoke in a gentle voice. I nodded and sat down in front of her as she placed a clean brush in front of me. "Begin."
With that, I unraveled my blank scroll and gently picked up the brush. I checked to see that the brush was not damaged in a way that could hurt my seal work just as I had learned in my many lessons.
I gently grazed my hand over my scroll to get a feel of the material I was going to be working with. It had a cloth-like feel so I knew the amount of ink that I could use and the techniques I would be able to use.
I took a long deep breath to calm my nerves. I could sense mama's chakra, she felt like water and fresh soil, I could feel her steady chakra calmly pulsing as she waited for me to start.
I started to think of how I would draw my seal. I began with the base, making sure to visualize the pattern that I would be drawing. I carefully drew each line, making sure to apply the pressure needed for the seal.
If I focused too much on each part of the seal then I would mess up, I had to think of the bigger picture and keep it in my mind. Balance was the key to a good seal and knowing where to place things. A line out of place could change the entire seal and I had to be completely aware of that.
Before I knew it I felt as if my hand was moving by itself. The room seemed to dim around me as I focused on the pattern, the way the lines interacted with each other, how each command would be interpreted, how the laws of the small dimension would work, how the fails safes would react. As I pulled away I let out a shaky breath.
Before I would have thought the pattern in front of me was a bunch of kanji and Katakana thrown together and not making any sense.
But now I could see how everything interacted together. Everything had a cause and effect, a set of rules they followed, a guideline. As I looked at it I could see where I had been a bit heavy-handed, where I could have done better, on areas which held beautiful detail and how every little tail end of my kanji connected with one another.
I looked up to see mama looking at the seal. She quietly reached over and picked up the scroll gently. She turned it and stared at the characters.
I felt nervous, I could feel butterflies in my stomach as I waited for her response. I tried to see if her expression changed or if her chakra made any movement. I couldn't tell what she was thinking and I was becoming even more nervous. I looked at the seal and grimaced when I saw any shakey kanji or line.
Compared to mama's writing mine was sloppy. Even Karin, Ryuu, Nanami and Fumiko had better writing than me. Kenta's was just as sloppy or even worse with his writing so we were kinda stuck on the same boat.
But then again neither Fumiko or Karin's calligraphy held a candle beside mama's. Compared to her writing even their pretty calligraphy looked a bit sloppy.
"Naruto." Mother spoke gently and I was brought out of my musing. "Yes..." I stammer out as she placed the seal in front of me once more. "Explain your seal, tell me how it works, what the lines, Kanji and Katakana mean and why the placements." She hummed as she picked up her cup of tea and gently blew on it.
I gulped, I could now see what Kenta meant when he had said that the whole test was nervewracking.
I licked my lips and nodded. "This is a basic level 2 storage seal, As you can see by the base it is able to carry up to 15 lbs." I stated as I pointed to the Triangle shaped base of my seal. Mother quietly waited for me to continue, not correcting me or letting me know if I was right. I couldn't help but become more nervous.
"These 0.10 sized lines are the stabilizers, they make sure that the item has a place and not fall over or move around too much. A level area, hence the placement in the lower section of the base. This part here is the stasis section. The kanji were picked due to the ability to preserve most items and are best suited to the three-sided base. The simplicity of it allows for more uses. The katakana and lines here, here and here can be used to prevent any velocity that is too high. Meaning that once unsealed the item stored will not be launched out at high speeds." I continue to explain as I showed each section off.
Mother listened as I explained the purpose of every line and quietly sipped her tea. By the time I was done my face was flushed as I waited patiently for her response.
"You were, heavy-handed in some areas. You're nerves caused for your lines to be shaky, here, here and here. The left side is about 0.04 too much to the left, I would have personally recommended for more precaution seals. There is nothing that prevents the item from getting lost within the dimension or that allows things to be recalled back one at a time." Mother stated in a calm voice as she set her tea down and pointed at the problem areas.
I couldn't help but blush in embarrassment as she easily found the flaws I had not seen before. "But overall, it is a well-made seal and would serve its complete purpose, it does not pose any danger to the user and the mistakes are so small it would be nitpicking. I am... very proud of you. You have made remarkable progress in your seal work. I do expect that you practice your calligraphy and learn to focus on the bigger picture. You can take your scroll with you and I think that you are ready to start the level three studying." She gave me a small smile and I couldn't help the grin on my face.
"Remember seal work is never just about memorization, you must know how everything moves and how it can affect the counterpart symbols. It is a living breathing art. You must always make sure everything is running smoothly together, is that understood?"
I nod eagerly as I gleamed. "Good, go ahead and tell Kenta it's his turn." And with that, I hurried out the room.
"EHH?" I squawked loudly and Ryuu hummed and nodded. "Okay think about it like this, take everything you learned and throw it away. Level three is more like learning rules to the point you restrict yourself." Ryuu stated and Kenta nodded rapidly.
"Why do you think neither of us have been able to pass the fourth level. Level three is all rules, rules and obeying them while Level four is like the alternative and the combinations of different variations." Kenta stated as he was hanging upside down on the jungle gym and showing Tadashi how to do the same.
"It's like a rhythm, a song, but except you have to guess the result and place your intent." Fumiko stated as she swung her feet slightly. "Nah, Rhythm is dead. Level six is like taking all of the rules and tossing them out the window... along with your common sense. Mama says that maybe that's why other seal apprentices never go over level five or six." Karin says as she flips.
"Seals boring, they hard to remember." Tadashi frowned as he hooked his legs on the metal bar and loosely hung upside down. "Mhmm, yeah that does sound more like it. Have you watched mom make a seal? You can see where she follows the rules and then places counter rules ontop and twists the reality of the rules. It's confusing, I can barely keep up with it." Fumiko sighed as she gently lowered herself to an upside-down position.
"What do you think Hisashi?" I ask as I glance over at him. He was climbing onto the jungle gym and shrugged. "It hard, but I can almost say all of the purposes of the seal. Mama says I need more security and protection for the user." He sighed as he glanced over at Tadashi.
"Yeah, only Karin, Fumiko, Kenta and I can help you with this one. And may I remind you how bad Kenta's handwriting is." Ryuu shrugged and Kenta squawked indignantly.
"It's not that bad, mama says it is unique and that if done right I could still be a good seal master." He huffed as he lifted himself upright.
"I can barely read it." Karin snorted and Kenta's face turned red. "Whatever, just because you are the highest level doesn't mean much, Fumiko is only five and she is catching up to you. If you don't watch out she gonna surpass you." Kenta snorted loudly and Fumiko squeaked.
"Kenta-nii don't say it like that. Mama says everyone learns at different paces. Besides Karin-nee is really good at seals." Fumiko stuttered out and I couldn't help but snort.
"You both are talented. You guys might even reach mama's level in a few years." I say and Karin huffed. "I don't think I'll have a breakthrough anytime soon. Last test I failed so bad mama said I wasn't allowed to test for a few months. Apparently, I read and memorized everything but learned absolutely nothing. Mama says it will come with time, but I still don't know what I am doing wrong." Karin whimpered and she slouched down.
We all glanced at each other and grimaced at that comment.
"It's a complicated art. Even mama hasn't had a breakthrough recently. Did ya'll see those scrolls she was studying. Apparently, Lady Mito wrote some of it, the complexity of those seals and the algorithm that was set was ridiculous-" Ryuu stated as he narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked over to the side to where Karin had turned to look. We all quieted down as we all turned to see a few kids running by us.
"I thought someone was eavesdropping for a second." Nanami huffed placing a hand on her chest and let out a sigh.
"Let's discuss the rest at home." I huffed as I looked around, I didn't feel any chakra signatures. Karin and Hisashi were the most sensitive to chakra and they didn't seem to feel any other chakra's
"Let play Ninja." Hisashi stated as he tugged on my shirt.
"Yeah, let's just go ahead and play." Ryuu stated as he hopped off. "I want to be an enemy ninja."
Mizuko POV_
"Thank you for your purchase." I say as I gave a short bow and smiled kindly. The man smiled and bowed slightly as well as he took the bag of produce. I could see the slight blush on his cheeks but easily ignored it.
I was selling more now than before, shinobi usually liked to buy my fruits because I had everything even if it was out of season. Not only that but everything was kept fresh with my seals and the stasis seals on the stand.
Yukio was fast asleep on the bench, Hayami was playing with a few dolls and Kaida was on a small crib I had built her, she was also fast asleep for her afternoon nap.
"Come get your fresh vegetables!" I called out as another customer quickly picked some produce and paid for it, I made sure to write down the purchase so that I could have a record and know how much money I made and how much I sold.
As always I spent my day calling out to the crowd and bagging the fruits and vegetables.
"What would you like to get today?" I asked as a middle-aged lady came to my stand.
"What would you like to get today?" She mimicked back as she glared at me and I was slightly taken back. "Don't think you're fooling anyone, you hussy!" She snapped and I was stunned into silence.
"Excuse me?" I stammer out trying to find out what the hell the woman was talking about. The woman narrowed her eyes at me and scoffed.
"I know about women like you, seducing married men. Well, let me tell you something you little red-haired floozie, I know exactly what you are doing so don't play dumb with me." The older woman snarled loudly and a crowd was slowly starting to gather around us.
"Actually, I don't have the slightest idea of what you are talking about." I retorted as I glared back at her. The woman scoffed loudly, "Yeah right, I saw you. You were all over my husband. I saw the whole thing, I noticed he was acting a bit weird and then I find him coming to see you nearly every day. Don't think of me as naive! I wasn't born yesterday girl." The woman snarled and I frowned.
"Look, I have no idea who your husband is and I could honestly care less. I don't have any kind of lover, so fuck off you old hag." I snapped back as I placed my hands on my hips.
"Who are you calling hag?! " The woman snapped back and I snarled. "You! Now leave me alone, I don't know who your husband is and I am most certainly not flirting with him."
"Not flirting? I saw you! You were practically all over him and acting all coy and cutesy. You were ogling him as well. You've been doing so for weeks!" She yelled back angrily, her face became red as she started to yell.
I was becoming annoyed with her and her false accusations. I just wanted her away from me. "Whatever, As I said I don't want your man." I waved her off and she let out a stream of curses. By now people were whispering and most people were watching. My face flushed in embarrassment.
"Look I don't know your husband. I am just selling fruits and vegetables." I snap back in annoyance.
"Listen here you damn hussie, you stay away from my husband. Just because you can't keep a husband does not mean that you can take someone else's! You young women have no self-respect!" The woman began ranting ignoring everything I had said.
"Well, if your husband has wandering eyes don't go around blaming everyone else. I wouldn't blame him either if he deals with you on the daily it's a surprise he even decides to come back home." I snap at her and glared at her. By now I was annoyed at her condescending attitude.
This dumb hag seemed to really think I was trying to steal her husband but I hadn't flirted with anyone and there were a few men who had asked me out but I had rejected them.
"Why you little-! Listen here you good for nothing harlot! I won't let you sit here and insult me when all I am doing is telling you to stay away from husband. He's happily married! We don't need some single mother coming in trying to break our home apart! He doesn't want you! Who would want a tramp who has a kid with every man she meets!" The lady yelled and I glared at her.
"Look here! I don't care what you say 'bout me, but you keep my kids out of it! Also if I wanted your husband you would fucking know. Because he wouldn't be your man he'd be my man, third of all, I don't want your crusty ass man!" I snapped back.
"See you are admitting it ya floozie! You have been trying to take my man!" The woman yelled and I snarled. Why the hell did she think I want her man, who the fuck was she?!
I tried to take a deep breath and calm down. "Get the hell out of my face I don't have time for stupid people."
"Don't you yell at me! Listen here, nobody here likes you, we are well aware of your type!" She started to rant when I heard someone snort and interrupt her.
"Mama you gonna let that old hag talk to you like that?" Kenta asked as he wrinkled his nose. I could feel myself relax as I noticed the kids had arrived.
"Damn disrespectful brat." The woman snarled as she glared at Kenta and roughly grabbed him by the shoulder and hit him. I watched as her hand hit him across the face.
I froze as I saw this, I could feel my chakra bubble inside me. My breathing felt uneven, I felt as if my body was trembling as I saw his small body thrown back. Everything moved in slow motion as both Naruto and Ryuu stepped forward to protect their little brother. My vision blurred as I stared at the scene in front of me. I could barely hear the yell I let out as I slung my body forward.
I could feel my pulse as I jumped over my stall. Everything seemed to darken for a second.
Third-person POV
Mizuko had easily jumped over the stand her eyes set on the woman who had hit one of her youngest sons.
The woman barely had a chance to react as she was yanked back and hit across the face by a fist. The woman let out a loud shrill as Mizuko proceeded to hit her .
"How DARE you hit my BABY! " she yelled,an ominous chakra escaped her as her hair rose up giving her a demon-like appearance. Mizuko grabbed the woman by her hair, her fingers entwining themselves in the dark brown hair. She yanked her around roughly as she began punching her and dragging her around on the market's dirt road.
"Hey! Break it up!" A ninja quickly grabbed Mizuko from behind. It was like her anger increased by three-fold. Her grip on the woman's hair tightened and she yanked the woman's head side to side violently. Since she was being held back her free arm couldn't reach the woman anymore.
That didn't stop her from attacking she made sure to kick and dig her heel on the woman's face and chest. The lady was screaming at this point begging for someone to help her.
"Bitch, I'll fuck you up for touching my baby! Don't think I am done with you yet!" Mizuko screamed angrily as she tried to yank herself free but the ninja was not budging.
Mizuko screamed and yelled angrily. "Get the fuck OFF!" She yelled as the man pried her hand off the woman's hair. The second he got her a bit away from the woman Mizuko was quick to turn around and sock the man across the face nearly breaking his nose, making him lose his hold on her.
She didn't waste a second to curl on herself to make herself heavier and try to get to the woman again. The lady screamed as she watched Mizuko free herself from the Jonin's hold. "You're fucking dead!!"
The ninja was quick to recover and grab Mizuko and hold her back. By then Mizuko was not only furious but annoyed that she was being held back. She turned to the man and crouched down steadying herself and grabbed him from below the waist and in one smooth motion, she lifted him up and with all of her strength and body-slammed the Ninja on the floor.
With the ninja out of her way, she turned her demonic gaze towards the crying woman as she was trying to get up to run away.
"You! You hit my son! How dare you lay your filthy hands on my little snowflake!" Mizuko snarled.
"Demon! No wonder! You are a demon just like that boy." the woman screamed as she glanced over at Naruto. That was the final straw as Mizuko saw Naruto's face twitch and tears gather in his eyes.
"You... two of my sons... You're dead!" Mizuko yelled somehow angrier than she had been before. Her chakra flared as she launched herself towards the woman as she beat the shit outta her. By then the other ninja in the crowd jumped in but even they could feel the amount of chakra Mizuko had. They had thought her to be a ninja because of how easily she was able to move it and how she was able to make her chakra flare with killer intent.
They were trying to hold her back but it had gotten to the point that it was taking them a bit to hold her down since she was so angry that the adrenaline in her body was letting her shrug them off.
"Mom! Calm down!" Ryuu called out as he was crouched down beside Kenta making sure his brother was okay.
"Yeah! Mama, you need to calm down!" Naruto called out worriedly as she lifted the closest ninja and tossed him over her shoulder. The other woman was now crying loudly and sat in a puddle of her own pee.
Mizuko let out another string of cuss words. She was seeing red and was furiously trying to get to the lady that was a sobbing mess.
Ryuu and Naruto grimaced as they glanced at each other. "She's so mad she isn't thinking... Ain't she." Naruto grimaced and Ryuu nodded. "How are we gonna stop her?" Karin asked as she looked over at both of them. They were the ones who usually kept the peace so everyone was looking at them for guidance.
The two boys glanced at each other and nodded. They both ran forward and stood between Mizuko and the crying woman. "Mama you need to calm down!" Naruto yelled loudly.
Mizuko tossed another ninja before she noticed her oldest sons in front of her.
She froze for a moment as she noticed them. The Jonin who she had initially body slammed quickly took advantage of her hesitation to put both of her hands behind her back and put her in an arm lock.
"Naruto? Ryuu? Ouch! That hurts!" Mizuko squealed as she was being held down. "You are under arrest for assault and battery!" The jonin hissed and let out an annoyed grunt.
"Genma-san do you have her?"One of the chunin asked and Genma nodded. "Yeah." he grunted in annoyance as his nose and cheek hurt.
"Kenta! Baby are you okay?!" Mizuko ignored the ninja pinning her down as she turned to her son who gave her a thumbs up.
"Damn it, woman." Genma grunted as she tried to break free again but this time she wasn't able to do so.
"You are going in for questioning." Genma stated and Mizuko paled.
"What did I do?" Mizuko asked confused, sure she might have hit the woman. But it wasn't that bad... right?
"What did you do? You just slung a couple of chunin around and beat up a civilian!" He exclaimed and she flushed. "Small price to pay for hitting my Nii-chan. You show them not to mess with you, mama!" Nanami yelled angrily.
Naruto let out a relieved sigh when Mizuko calmed down. "Naruto, could you watch your siblings? Karin close up the shop, Ryuu watch Kaida." Mizuko quickly called out as she was hoisted up and was being led away by the Jonin.
"Hey! Give us our mama!" Nanami yelled angrily as she tried to follow behind them.
Mizuko POV
I sat in front of the jonin. I was busy fiddling with the hem of my kimono sleeves as he let out a long sigh. "So let me see if I have your side of the story straight, A random woman came up to you and began screaming at you about sleeping around with her husband. You tried to explain to her multiple times that you weren't and didn't even know who her husband was. After an improvised screaming match, your children arrived and your six-year-old son called her an old hag and she proceeded to attack him. You then basically blacked out and can't remember much of what happened. Is that right?" He asked and I nodded.
"Alright, I am going to need your first and last name." He sighed. "Mizuko Uzumaki... Senju Uzumaki." I corrected myself as he wrote down my name. I grimaced slightly as I noticed the giant bruise I had left on his face.
Today was just not my day. I had finally lost my temper on someone which resulted in my arrest. I punched a cute guy in the face who also happens to be a ninja and the one leading the investigation because he is a high ranking ninja. I couldn't help sighing and slightly curling in on myself.
"Alright, and I'm going to need your N.I.D number." He stated and I looked at him in confusion. "N.I.D?" I repeated to him and he frowned.
"Yes, I will be needing your N.I.D number so we can file this." He replied as he moved the sebon in his mouth slightly.
"I don't think I have one." I replied and he let out a small scoff. "So refusing to give out your N.I.D then." He began writing again and I paled. Was I gonna get in trouble for not giving out the number he asked for? "Wait!" I stammer out and he looked up at me with an uninterested look.
"So you are going to cooperate now?" He asked and I bit my lower lip. "I might have it, but I am not sure what N.I.D means." I stutter out in embarrassment.
"Your Ninja Identification number." He stated and I couldn't help but cock my brow in confusion. "But I am not a ninja, so why would I have that?" I say as I wrinkled my nose slightly.
"Wait, You what?" He looked at me confused and I placed my hand on my chest as I pointed at myself.
"I'm a civilian to the boot. I am not a ninja."I say. "So an academy drop out?" He asked and I shook my head. "I have never been to the Academy. I don't think that I've ever even trained to hold a kunai right. Besides I was homeschooled, well at least for the most part." I say and he looks at me incredulously.
"But you can use your chakra." he pointed out and I nodded. "Yeah, my parents were ninja so I was taught how to mold my chakra but other than that I've never trained before. I think this is the first time I have ever even fought somebody." I point out and he stares at me for a moment.
"So you are telling me, that you have never had ninja training. Like ever."
"That's exactly what I am saying. I recently moved to this village, I was raised as a civilian." I say and he shakes his head slightly and pinched the bridge of his nose.
"So you are telling me that you were just throwing seasoned chunin left and right with no previous training." He stated and I couldn't help but blush.
"I guess." I say bashfully as I looked down. "How long have you been here in konoha?" He asked and I scrunched my nose up as I tried to count the months.
"Less than half a year." I say with a nod and he looks down at the paperwork and stands up. "I'll be right back." He says as he stands up and leaves the room.
I let myself sink into the chair after he leaves. "I fucked up." I mumble as I thought back to what had happened today.
A few minutes passed before the ninja came back. "Alright, so I would like to inform you that I checked and there is a fine for assault and battery, it's 1,500 Ryo. But due to the fact that there were eye witnesses and even ninja eyewitnesses who can testify that the other woman was the first to attack and that you are from a shinobi clan and protected a child from your clan. You will not be fined." He stated and I could feel myself calm down.
"Wait so I am not going to get fined?" I ask and he nodded. I couldn't help the sigh of relief as I sunk down in my chair. "But I would recommend you not to lose your temper again." he sighed as he glanced at me.
"I will do my best." I say with a nod and he sighs as he looks back at his clipboard. "Uh, I didn't get your name. What was it again?" I say meekly as he looks back at me. "Genma Shiranui." He says and I nod.
"Well, Genma-san I-" I trailed off as I stood up and bowed. "I do apologize for punching you in the face, and uh body slamming you. I do realize that you were only doing your job in trying to break up the fight." I say and he coughed and lightly rubbed the back of his head.
"It's fine. It's just a small bruise." He tried to wave it off and I could not help but frown slightly, it was pretty big and swollen and he looked a bit embarrassed from the looks of it.
"You know I had thought you were a kunoichi at first." He stated as he glanced over at me and my face flushed. "Since you were able to use your chakra and all. But it's fine, I can handle getting hit." He stated as he looked away. I frowned even more but nodded. "I know you ninja are probably used to getting hurt and all but I really am sorry." I say as I looked at his face and he sighed.
"Don't worry you're pretty little head about it, I'll be fine." He says as he waves it off and I couldn't help the scarlet blush on my cheeks and nod.
"These are your release papers." He stated as he handed them over to me. "Thank you." I say as I take them.
He then gestured me to follow him. I trailed behind him as he led me out of the tower. I couldn't help but look up at him.
'He is actually quite handsome even with that large bruise on his face. He is definitely taller than me, about 5-6 inches taller.' I couldn't help but let my eyes trail over his broad shoulders and down his back. 'Man... village hidden in the leaves more like men hidden in the sexy. Most of the male ninja I have already met are too good looking for my health. What's with me and checking out the ninja who are escorting me... and why were most of them single?! Damn! So he's so fine '
"Mizuko-san?" I was snapped out of my thoughts as Genma turned to look at me. "I asked if you were pulsing your chakra?" He asked a bit confused because I hadn't responded and my cheeks instantly flushed a bright red when I realized I had unconsciously started to pulse my chakra. "I uh... It was an accident." I stammer out as I realized he had probably asked but I had been too caught up in my thoughts and ogling him to realize.
He cocked a brow and gave me a confused look and my cheeks felt hotter by the second. "Sorry." I squeaked out, 'kami! I wish the earth would just swallow me whole right now' and he smirked slightly and turned around.
'What if he realized I was checking him out?! Dear Kami please strike me with lightning or let me crawl in a hole!!! ' I screamed internally as he led me down the hallway to where I would be released.
We were at the front now and he turned to look at me. "You are going to receive a notice letting you know of the verdict of the case. So please be expecting that." He stated and I nodded. "Thank you, Genma-san." I stammered out and bowed to him one last time. "It's fine. But I would also like to say, I appreciate the compliment from earlier. But I am not allowed to flirt back when I am on duty. Also do try to stay out of trouble Mizuko-san." He smirked slightly and I went stiff for a second as I could feel my face heat up as he said goodbye and walked away.
I stood up straight and watched him walk away casually with his hands in his pocket and the sebon in his mouth. "Did I say that out loud?" I stammer out as I could feel my cheeks flush in embarrassment. I am an idiot.
I did the walk of shame back home. Who would have thought that I would mumble something so embarrassing.
As I arrived at the temple I opened the door. "I'm home!" I yelled loudly and I could hear small footsteps coming my way. "Mama!" I was tackled and I let out a chuckle. "There, there no need to worry I'm back." I say as I patted the head closest to me.
"Mama, Naruto-nii's godfather came. he's in the kitchen waiting for you." Fumiko stated and I cocked a brow. "Jiraiya-sama is here?" I asked and she nodded. "Gimme a second, let me take off my shoes." I say as they all pulled away and let me remove my geta shoes. I could see that Jiraiya's shoes were at the doorway as well.
"Jiraiya-sama?" I asked as I was led to the dining room. "Heard you got into some trouble." He stated as he sat at the low rise table. Naruto was sitting beside him while bouncing Kaida in his arms.
"Mama, Pervy sage came. Said he wanted to talk to you." Naruto stated and I nodded absentmindedly. "Sure, uh can I offer you anything to drink? I ask and he nodded. "Tea is fine." He stated and I glanced over at Ryuu who nodded and hurried to put some water in the tea kettle. I glance at Naruto, "Honey, remember to mind your manners." I scolded him and his cheeks flushed
"Heard you got into a fight by the Market." he stated and I frowned and nodded. "Yeah, some crazy old lady was claiming I was trying to steal her husband and wanted to fight with me about it." I grunted in annoyance as I called Kenta over.
I frowned as I noticed his slightly bruised cheek.
"And were you trying to take her husband?" He asked and I scoffed. "I don't even know who her husband is." I huff as I tenderly touched Kenta's cheek.
"And then she hit Kenta! I wasn't going to let that slide." I exclaimed as I glared at the bruise on Kenta's pale cheek.
"I heard. They say you dragged her all over the floor and then beat her black and blue. They also said that you punched a few Chunin and a jonin while you were at it." He says and my cheeks flushed as I thought back to Genma overhearing me call him fine.
"Yeah, that happened as well." I mutter as I pull up my kimono sleeve. "Bite down. It will reduce the swelling and pain." I say and Kenta quickly listened as he bit down on my arm.
"Well, other than that. I have reviewed most of the seals. I haven't seen some quality work like that in a long time." Jiraiya stated as he watched Kenta's bruise lighten.
"Really? When do you think that you will finish reviewing them?" I ask and he glanced at me.
"That's one of the main reasons I am here. I would like to ask you to make some samples and let us test them. Also, some further explanation on some of them would be great." He stated and I nodded as Kenta released my arm and I hissed slightly.
"I can do that. I don't open the fruit stand on the weekends. We can test most of them out here at the temple grounds." I say and he nods.
"Guess what Pervy sage." Naruto pipes up. "What is it pipsqueak?" he replies jokingly.
"I am a level three Seal apprentice now." Naruto grinned happily as he blew a raspberry in Kaida's stomach.
Jiraiya's eyes widened. "Already?" he asked confused and glanced at me. I couldn't help the proud smile on my face. "He's been studying really hard." I say as I stood up to get the tea kettle which was now whistling loudly.
"I'm surprised, the sealing arts are quite complicated." I heard Jiraiya say and Karin snorted loudly.
"I'm a level six, Old man! So Naruto-nii still has some catching up to do." I could hear Karin gloat as I walked back with the boiling tea kettle.
"You have like Five years more of training than I do!" Naruto huffed loudly. "You shouldn't fight about it. We all learn at different paces." Fumiko called out and Karin snorted.
"Fumiko you are a Fuinjutsu genius too, You level five and you haven't even turned five yet." Karin stated loudly as I placed tea leaves in the kettle.
"Well I'll be, you kids sure know your Fuinjutsu." Jiraiya stated in a slight shock.
"They are just very hard workers. And they can quiz themselves and study together so it makes learning easier." I point out as I started to serve him tea.
"Other ninja study them for years and can barely make it past level two." He points out.
"Well, they aren't Uzumaki." Kenta points out and Nanami snorts. "You have chicken scratch for writing." Nanami points out and Kenta blushes. "Do not!" He yelled back and I sighed.
"Don't tease your brother. Also, all of you need to mind your manners, It's Jiraiya-sama." I say as I placed the tea in front of Jiraiya.
"Hey, Pervy sage you're a strong ninja right?" Ryuu asked and I nearly facepalmed. Did they just not listen?
Jiraiya let out a laugh. "Of course kid. Do you think that the nickname of being one of the three legendary ninja is for show?" He chuckled as he patted Ryuu's head.
"Could you help up train?!" Ryuu asked and Naruto gasped. "Yeah! Help us Pervy sage! Please!." He smiled widely. "Sorry kids, I have my hands full at the moment and I won't be in the village for long." He stated and they all pouted.
"Jiraiya-sama is a busy man. Besides, you guys are starting the academy in two weeks. Your chunin instructors will be teaching you all you need to know." I point out and they pouted.
"Not the same as getting training from a Legendary ninja." Ryuu pouted.
I let out a sigh. This was going to be a long vacation.
I was pretty rushed to write this since I was getting a lot of comments.
I still haven't picked a pairing yet. Also I next chapter the kids will be starting the academy. Comment what your fav part was and what you want to see
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