On one summer eve

By cs-ayeka

Disclaimer: Naruto™ is not mine.

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Chapter 2

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6 years later…

Ninjas ranging from Special Jounins, Elite Jounins, Jounins, and Chuunins, were at the Hokage's Office, currently waiting for the newly appointed Hokage, the Rokudaime Hokage. When the door swung open, it only revealed the former Hokage, Tsunade, with Shizune and Jiraiya.

Tsunade sighed when she found that the new Hokage hadn't showed up yet. "This is his first meeting and yet he's late!" Tsunade said.

"Maybe he bumped in to some fine ass, hot looking chic." Jiraiya said. Without a second or two he came face to face with the Hokage's table courtesy of Tsunade's monstrous strength.

At the very same moment, the door slowly opened. Soon, it revealed the Rokudaime Hokage with someone in tow. "Uh… sorry I was late. You see I ran in to someone." He said as he pointed up, revealing a small boy who was seating at the Rokudaime's shoulders. He was probably 6 years old the Rokudaime thought. The said boy had black spiky hair and sky blue eyes. Everybody was looking at the boy then to their Rokudaime. There was something about the two that they couldn't explain… well one can.

The Rokudaime gently set the small boy down. From where he stood, he heard the boy called out. "Mommy!" The Rokudaime saw the boy ran up to a woman. "Mommy, there was this scary looking man… he… he told me brats are not allowed here but then he came…" The boy said as he pointed at the Rokudaime with his small index finger. "And you know what he did, Mommy? He just looked at the scary man and guess what? The scary man poofed away! Mommy, what is a brat?" The boy said.

Everyone who were watching the two, smiled at the boy's enthusiasm and curiosity. He even looked innocent with his sky blue eyes something he inherited from his father.

"Yuta-kun, what are you doing here?" The mother asked, changing the topic.

"I was bored… so I tracked you down… hehe… wasn't I good?" Yuta asked, giving his mom one of his grins.

"Unfortunately, you're not." Yuta's mother said.

"What! Why?" Yuta asked.

"Apparently, you had help." She said.

"Hn…" Yuta crossed his arms in defiance something he inherited from his mother.

"I'm sorry for my son's interference, Hokage-sama." Yuta's mother said.

"It's alright, Kurenai-san." The Rokudaime said.

Kurenai raised her eyebrow, confused, as to how would the Rokudaime know her name. There was something about him that made her feel something she felt before, something very familiar. She saw him walked up behind his 'crashed' desk. "Um… who did this?" He asked.

Immediately, Jiraiya replied. "Tsunade did!" He said more like shouted as he nursed the lump on his head. "Look! She even hit me at the head, Naruto!" Jiraiya said pointing at the lump on his head. It was just until now Kurenai realized that the one in front of her was Uzumaki Naruto, the Rokudaime Hokage of Konohagakure no Sato.

"I only did that because Jiraiya was saying something perverted about you!" Tsunade shot back.

"Eh /chuckles/ Come on stop fighting in front of Yuta-kun." Naruto said.

"B-b-but what about me?" Jiraiya asked.

"Ask for a medic's help, Ero-sennin." Naruto said.

Jiraiya looked at the nearest medic he knew. He got two options: (1) Tsunade (2) Shizune. As if reading on cue, both said medics walked up to the door. "Uh… good luck with new job, Naruto-kun!" Tsunade said as she walked at the door. "Uh… I'm going with her, ja Naruto!" Shizune said as she followed her Mistress behind.

"Good luck with the new job. How can Ido that when my desk is ruined?" 'Stupid old hag.' Naruto thought as he walked at the door. After five seconds he came back with an ANBU. "Can you please replace my desk? You see an elephant came in and crashed my desk." Naruto said as he scratched the back of his head while the ANBU was looking confused to his superior's story. "As you wish, Hokage-sama" Without any delay, the ANBU poofed away.

Kurenai could feel Yuta's grip whichwas starting to tighten up when he saw the ANBU. It perfectly fit his description of the 'scary man' and then 'the scary man poofed away'. Naruto saw the small boy hide behind his mother's back. He kneeled in front of the boy and said. "The scary man won't scare you anymore, Yuta-kun."

"Honto?" Yuta-kun said.

"Un" Naruto said, surprisingly, Yuta hugged Naruto, making them fall to the floor. Kurenai couldn't help but to stare at them both. Anko saw her friend's stare, it was as if she could read her thoughts, she just nudged her at the side. This caused Kurenai to look back at Anko.

"Ne-ne? Do you have a summon?" Yuta asked as sat at Naruto's stomach.

"Yes I do."

"Wow… Uncle Kakashi summons dogs while 'Auntie' Anko summons snakes. What do you summon?" Yuta asked. Anko twitched her eyebrow when Yuta said 'Auntie' Anko. The title was making herlook old.

"I summon frogs from different sizes. I can even summon a big… frog." Naruto said, bringing both of his arms up as he exclaimed the word 'big'.

"Honto!" Yuta said, obviously excited. He looked at his Mother. "Mommy, can I please go and see Naruto-san's summon? Please, Mommy, please…" Yuta asked as he jumped up and down in front of his Mother.

"Kurenai, just let him go. Besides, he's with the Rokudaime." Anko said with a 'wink'.

"Hn… fine but be careful, Yuta-kun."

"Hai!"

Once Naruto got up, he carried Yuta at his shoulders. "Oh, you can all go now." Naruto said as he poofed, leaving some bewildered ninjas behind.

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'Naruto, if Yuta-kun gets hurt I swear I'm gonna kill you!' Kurenai thought.

She was practically racing at the living room, obviously waiting for her son.

'If that clock strikes at 8 o'clock I'm gonna hunt you down for sure!' Kurenai thought again.

By now, she was looking hysterically at wall clock which stated 7: 45 PM. She didn't have to wait for the clock to strike 8 PM. She was a worried Mother for God's sake. She immediately went to the door only to be greeted by Naruto who wascarrying a sleeping Yuta-kun in a piggy back way. Without a second thought, Kurenai led Naruto to Yuta-kun's room.Naruto gently lay the young boy to his bed while Kurenai waited outside the room. By the time Naruto walked out, Kurenai took another check if Yuta-kun was sound asleep.

"Thank you for bringing him back, Hokage-sama." Kurenai said, tilting her head down.

"You don't have to sound so formal, Kurenai-chan. We're not in front of everybody else." Naruto said as he held Kurenai at the chin, bringing her face up.

"Naruto-kun, what happened to you all those years?" Kurenai asked, taking off Naruto's hand.

"Didn't Takashi-sensei tell you?" Naruto asked back. But when Kurenai shook her head he sighed. "On that day, a group of ANBU came. They were asked to escort me back to Konoha. By the time I got there, Tsunade told me that she and Jiraiya will train me for six years, in preparation for me to become Hokage. A month later, during my trip with Jiraiya, we wereat Tea Village. I asked Takashi-sensei where'd you go then he told me that you went back to Konoha because of some promotion. I really did try to reach out for you, I really did." Naruto said as he placed his hand to her cheek and added. "Please don't be upset." Kurenai was speechless she wasn't angry or enraged, she was just speechless.

"So how's Takashi-sensei?" Naruto asked.

Kurenai looked down again. "Father passed away three years ago. He got killed by some nukenins when he was travelling to Otogakure no Sato even some of his companions were killed. But don't worry. me and Yuta-kun are fine." Kurenai said half lie/half true.

After a couple of minutes, Naruto decided to head back to his home since it was getting late. Kurenai walked him just at the front gate but before Naruto went on his way, he turned to Kurenai and said. "I guess there's a lot of things happened during those six years, how about we catch up tomorrow I'll pick you up around 7 PM?" He said. But before Kurenai could reply, Naruto quickly gave Kurenai a peck on the lips and poofed away, not even hearing her answer.

(Translation: I won't take no for an answer)

'He never changes…' Kurenai thought as she walked inside Yuta-kun's room. Slowly, she lay beside him, caressing his spiky hair, something Yuta-kun genetically inherited from his father.