Kit or Fawn?
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D/C: I own nothing.
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"Yin-Kurama Speaking."
"Yang-Kurama Speaking."
'Naruto and Shikamaru's mental link to each other and to their respective Kurama's. Or to emphasize something.'
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Itachi stared down at the two scrolls his father just handed him. He watched as his father left the room, closing the door behind himself. Something is wrong, horribly wrong. His father's entire demeanor struck something within him.
Fear?
Confusion?
Frustration?
Itachi doesn't know, he recently graduated from the Academy and it was then when he took note how his father's shift of manner changed. Far more than the usual. Looking down at the scrolls, he could recognize that one contained a wax seal of the Uchiha Clan and the other one which he could only open when the time is right. Whatever that meant…
Which brought Itachi back as he remembered what exactly made him wonder what the hell is going on…
"Do not mention this to anyone of this and even to myself once I walk through that door."
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"Ten hours, forty-seven minutes and nine seconds…" Shikaku wrote down the number on a clipboard. He looked over to see Naruto holding onto Shikamaru as life depended on it. As of late, they started to separate the boys in an attempt for them to get used to being apart from each other for longer periods of time.
Kushina has hopes that the six-year-olds could independentize, even for a night so that it could be possible for her and Naruto to fully move out of the Nara's Home. Even if it meant moving next door to that newly built home, that is still connected to the main home. As much Kushina is forever grateful for the Nara's hospitality, she needs to go out, be on her own with her own son and she's a grown independent woman dammit! Her words, not his.
So far, things are looking up for the boys…
"Let's go to the park! The park!" Naruto yelled out excitedly, his movement matching his voice. Shikamaru allowed himself to be moved around, he let out a yawn in agreement before he was dragged out of the house.
So, far… So, far…
At the ripe age of six, the boys were now old enough for their respective parents to feel safe enough for them to run around the village on their own. Luckily, they always make sure to stick close to familiar places, routes, and known adults they are close to.
Soft fast steps caught Shikaku's attention, he turned his head towards the doorway to see Yoshino holding up a sake bottle and two saucers.
'Oh right… it's our anniversary.' Shikaku couldn't help but give her one of his rare smiles, one that he only shows to her. 'She's remembering dates…'
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"What's wrong Itachi? You've been more quiet than usual." Kushina motioned for Itachi to take a seat across of her. "Mikoto told me you wanted to talk?"
Itachi hesitantly took a seat across of Kushina and checked around the area as his paranoia overtook him. They were in Kushina's new home, it still needed some work here and there, along with the fact it was made with the Uzumaki in mind. He could recognize several items for the Land of Whirlpool from where the woman hails from. "I do…"
"How have you been since your promotion into Anbu? At only eleven years old, eh?"
"How long have you known my parents?" Itachi asked abruptly.
"Ah… I've known them since I first came here to Konoha… Is something wrong with them?"
"I… I don't know…"
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"Come on, Sasuke~ Let's go play!"
Shikamaru watched as Naruto and Sasuke ran off towards the park, hand in hand. He couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. As much he loves the blonde, he could only take so much without feeling the need to find someplace to recharge his metaphorical batteries… it wouldn't have been an issue if Lord Fuzz Butt would just let him take a nap in peace. But noooo~ The giant fox is more interested in beating him in shogi or go against him. Not a single moment of peace for him…
"I don't see you complaining, brat."
'I am complaining.' Shikamaru grumbled back, he did a mental check on their latest game of shogi. 'Oh… checkmate.'
"Brat."
Shikamaru didn't bother to hide his smug smile, this did cause several villagers are keeping a close eye on him to take several steps back and even a few to scurry back into their homes or to the nearest shop. The young Nara didn't care for this, long as they paid no mind to Naruto, all could be possibly forgiven… to a point. They were just a bunch of idiots that h-
'Checkmate.'
"AGAIN!"
'Nap?'
"NOT UNTIL I BEAT YOU!"
"Troublesome…" Shikamaru dragged out, he quickened his steps to catch up with Naruto and Sasuke, to only see a bunch of older kids blocking their way. Oh, this won't do… especially when one of them sneered at his brother in everything but blood and name.
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Yin-Kurama sulked in his cell as he redid the board, once again he was beaten in the game by the kit. So many times and he's debating on whether if Kami itself had bestowed the Nara Clan with their intelligence and wit. Maybe they'll play a different game this round, maybe checkers? Or some sort of card game?
Kurama's ear twitched when he felt the kit's emotions began to shift, he looked out the cage to see the forest began to darken immensely. What could possibly be happening to the Kit for this to occur? Normally Shikamaru is usually to lax to allow anything to get to him. Even at six years old, the young Nara isn't prone to temper tantrums or getting any sort of fights if he could avoid it...
Hm... The kit got himself in some trouble...
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"What happened?" Shikaku watched on as Yoshino dabbed a wet cloth across Shikamaru's busted bottom lip. His son attempted to hold back his tears, but it appeared to be useless as the boy couldn't say anything without it coming out as a bumbling mess. Looking over his shoulder, the Nara Head could see Kushina putting an ice pack against Naruto's cheek that is starting to blossom multiple hues of purple. The only one that came out partially unscathed is Sasuke, who is keeping his head down. The young Uchiha was given an opening by his friends to go find an adult and informed them of the older boy's actions against them. Not it appears, guilt is weighing heavily over him for it. "Sasuke?"
Sasuke hesitantly looked up, to reveal a bandaged on his nose and forehead to Shikaku. "A bunch of older boys attacked us... They were saying a bunch of mean things to Naruto and Shikamaru."
Things Sasuke still has no understanding of but knew it was bad when Shikamaru made the first move to get the older boys to leave them alone. It mainly started out with words, but then... the leader landed an attack on Naruto and all bets were off!
"They started it..." Shikamaru sniffled into his mother's arms.
"We know. I just want to know who was the one that left bite marks over one of them? Or managed to nearly scalp another?"
Sasuke raised his hands at the mention of the bite marks while Naruto raised his own at the latter's question.
"... What did you do, Shikamaru?"
"... scratch marks..."
Very animalistic scratch marks...
To be continued…
R/R.