"Which is the true nightmare, the horrific dream that you have in your sleep or the dissatisfied reality that awaits you when you awake?"
BLINDFOLD
Chapter 08 : Angels & Demons
Naruto thought over the situation while driving. His brows frowned a bit with concentration. Someone was trying to rile him up. But there weren't many people who knew about Sasuke. Only the close people knew about him and all of them were his trusted people. It means it got leaked somehow and someone used this situation. There was not a single call made to demand the ransom money to either of the Uchiha families and come one the way those bastards tried to sold Sasuke and naming it that Itachi Uchiha was the one behind it. Fuck it was sick! It wasn't a simple kidnapping. Some one was trying to take it out on him by threatening the people from Naruto's past. But the real question was who the fuck actually dared to betray him!
Once Naruto was at the entrance of the huge Namikaze estate's entrance he honked the car. The guards bowed their heads a bit when his car entered through the huge iron gates. Naruto just gave a curt node and entered. He drove his car straight to the garage and parked it there. Once he was out of the car he strode toward the entrance of the the main building. Naruto stared at the beautiful Zen house standing in front of him. His expressions just darkened as he opened the sliding door. The two guards standing there bowed but Naruto didn't even acknowledged them. He took off his shoes on the side and slowly walked inside. The absolute silence in the walls still couldn't calm his soul. The house was renovated many times during the past years. The outer side of the mansion stayed the same but inside it was completely modernized with just a small portion traditionally decorated. Naruto nonchalantly crossed the hallway not sparing his surroundings even a glance. He was heading straight to the east wing when he saw a white haired man standing in the hallway leaning lazily against the wall.
"Young master." The tone was mocking and the smile was so laid back like that man didn't fear a thing in the world.
"Hatake san." Naruto tilted his head to the side with a blank expression on his face.
"Such a nice night isn't it?" The man said grinning while glancing at the beautiful garden on the side of the hallway leading to the east wing.
"What are you doing here Hatake san?" Naruto voice held no emotion in it. It was eerily cold and hollow. He was standing straight with a relaxed stance matching to white haired man. But the guy knew better. Naruto was more than ready to launch himself anytime.
"Ah.. so hostile Naruto kun." Even upon hearing his given name Naruto didn't even flinch like he did in the past. That was an improvement in it's own sense. The white haired man's eyes narrowed on Naruto.
"If you've nothing important to say. Please excuse me then." Naruto said with his pupils completely stilled and his facial muscles rigid.
"Danzo Sama requested your presence." The white haired man said with droopy eyes and leaned against the wooden pillar.
"Right now?" The only thing Hatake could catch was slight irritation in the boy's voice, just a tint. No surprise and no fear. He was much bolder now. Much more composed and relaxed.
White haired man nodded but kept on looking at Naruto calculatingly. "Hm." A slight hum and Naruto turned on his heel, Taking longer and powerful strides toward the main building.
Hatake or more like Kakashi Hatake was working for Namikaze's since his last day at college. The master of the house was Jiraya at that time under the supervision of Hashirama and Mito sama who've retired at that time. Kakashi was just a kid and his dad Sakumo Hatake was working for the Namikaze's. Kakashi sighed and bent over the railing looking down at the flower beds grown beautifully. When did so much time passed? It felt like yesterday when he first met Tsunade and when he for the first time had a duel with Jiraya. Or when he met Minato. It felt like it happened just yesterday when he attended Minato's wedding with Kushina in Russia hiding from Danzo sama. Or the first time he saw Naruto. Or when Minato asked him to look after his son. And he did all he could while just watching over like a guardian angel who could only pray or do small thing but cannot reveal himself nor he could save the child. Kakashi clenched his fist. He failed! He couldn't keep the promise with Kushina and Minato. He couldn't save that miserable child. Kakashi punch the wooden railing and it snapped a bit. Making a dent on the surface.
Kakashi stared at the sky with a lost expression on his face. "How I'm going to face you two when we meet again? What I'm going to do when I meet Jiraya sama and Tsunade sama? What will be my answer to you father? I failed as a friend. I failed as a protector. I couldn't do a thing while Naruto was being destroyed. You could have told me father. And you should have told me father that what should be my priority? My friendship or loyalty to my master? In the end I fulfilled my duty as a loyal servant but failed as a friend. I broke my promise. But the worst thing is that my hesitance broke him completely. I could've..." Kakashi mumbled under his breathe with pain lacing his every words. He clenched his fists.
But now it was different. Now he wouldn't let any one do anything to that boy. Yes he would protect Naruto and his kids. No matter how much Naruto hated him. He would protect him. May be then he would be able to face Minato Sama , Kushina Sama and the rest. Kakashi inhaled a deep breath and took out the cigarette out of the case and light it. He released the smoke in a puff in the night's air. Summer was already there... Kakashi's eyes glazed and he rubbed his tired eyes. Only three more months until elections... Three more months until then he have to serve Danzo! Only three months.
And in these three months he would make sure that Naruto lived!
Little puffs of smoke were all he could see in the darkness of the night and the light bulbs decorating the huge Zen garden. The moths flying and the crickets making noise. Kakashi felt a bitter smile gracing his lips. He hated summer. He really hated it...
Naruto entered Danzo's chamber and tilted his head, Danzo was sitting in a relaxed posture on a neatly placed cushion on the tatami mat. He was sitting uptight with the tobacco pipe in his hand and a book opened on the small wooden coffee table in front of him. The room was decorated traditionally with a sliding door and bamboo walls decorated with multiple wooden shelves adorned with antiques. The right wall had shelves filled with books and the walls were decorated with the Namikaze clan symbol and the wall directly behind Danzo had a huge terrifying painting of a demonic nine tailed fox beast. This was Danzo's study which had a door joining it to his bedroom and the other to enter from out side. Danzo was in a black and silver traditional Kimono sitting in a relaxed posture but his eyes were sharp and calculating. The eyes of a monster piercing straight into your soul.
Naruto felt irritation building in his gut. When the hell did this guy returned? Wasn't he in America for some surgery or something along the lines? Naruto's teeth clenched. He knew better that Danzo went to America for political purpose. The man was fit as a horse.Sadly.
Naruto tilted his head a bit, not bowing completely and looked at Danzo with a cold gaze, "Grandfather." The words he spoke weren't of respect. They were filled with a silent venom. Danzo acknowledged him with a curt node and a quick glance.
"Come and sit." Danzo said completely ignoring and looking outside from the opened sliding doors. Naruto came inside and then finally settled on the cushion in front of Danzo a bit further from the table.
"How are the election campaigns going on?" Danzo asked letting out a puff of smoke and looked straight into Naruto's eyes with his cold gaze.
"Splendid grandfather." The words were spoken with a practiced perfection. His face and tone were blank and his blue eyes had no life in them.
"Make sure that nothing goes wrong. Victory should be ours." The menacing way Danzo's eyes shone was easy to scare anyone but Naruto just sat there straight without blinking.
"Yes grandfather." A routine like words were repeated.
"Hnn. When are you going to send those boys to boarding school?" Danzo asked irritation seeping into his voice and this time Naruto's pupils dilated a bit before relaxing.
"They are not going any where grandfather. I'm not letting my kids out of my sight." Naruto's voice was steely with no room for argument but Danzo just got more irritated.
"Nonsense. Stop being so emotional! You aren't taught this way!" His voice boomed but Naruto didn't flinch away. He looked straight into Danzo's eyes with an unwavering gaze.
"Rest assured grandfather. I could never on my life forget what I've been taught and how I've been taught. That's why I wouldn't let my kids get through that hell." His voice wasn't loud or angry. It was smooth and relaxed but his eyes held so much emotion that even Danzo couldn't stare any longer.
"Is this how you're going to repay me you insolent boy! I knew it! It's not you It's the bastardly blood running in your veins. It's all the fault of that whore's blood!" Danzo fumed and roared out.
"ENOUGH! Don't talk shit about my mother! She was dad's legal wife! Don't. Speak. About. Her. This. Way. Grandfather." Naruto's voice trembled with rage and emotions flickered in his blue eyes. His face looked like that of a beast with his jaw clenched so tightly and his fists clenched so tight that the nails were digging in his palm and veins were popping out of his hand.
"Did I hit a nerve dear grandson of mine?" Danzo growled with a laugh. His eyes glowed with all the drinking and smoking he was doing. Giving him even more of a menacing aura.
"... If you've gotten your answers I would like to leave grandfather because I've nothing else to say." After a small pause Naruto completely smothered his expressions and asked with much more control. It was enough already. He wasn't going to be riled up by this man any more. No more. It was the end. he was almost there.
" you can't leave until you tell me when will you be marrying Hinata Hyuuga? It's time that you marry again. Hinata is Hiashi's daughter and they belong from a powerful family and more than that he is my right hand man. If you marry now It would have a huge impact on the elections." Danzo smoked the pipe and said with an ease. Naruto's fist clenched. Again! He was so fucking tired of this remarrying talk.
"Grandfather I've told you thousand of times in these past four years that I'm not going to marry again. You wanted heirs. You have two. There is no need for me to marry an immature girl like her." Naruto said with a slight irritation. He didn't wanted to talk about marrying that spoiled girl. He just wanted to go meet his boys. He needed them so much right now. Them or Sasuke... Sasuke's flushed image flashed in his mind and Naruto's irritation vanished a bit.
"You can't rule the country without a woman by your side. If you don't like her you don't have to live with her. just marry her. She is beautiful, educated and a political figure. And will I'm not asking you to fuck her every night but she is an important accessory." Danzo said mercilessly. Like he was not talking about a living person but a mere decorative item. Naruto's blood boiled with raw hate and rage for this man but he didn't let his control waver.
"I don't need a trophy wife to win the election or to rule over the country grandfather. I don't want my kids to suffer at all and while we are on the topic I would like to ask you something!" Naruto successfully tried to divert the topic. And well the thing he was going to ask was bugging him for a while now. Danzo did narrowed his eyes in irritation but let it slide.
"Ask?" The permission was granted and Danzo inhaled the tobacco in through the pipe. Looking sharply at his grandson.
"Why did you break your promise?" Naruto's eyes averted to the tatami mat and his voice lowered.
"Are we on Kushina again? Isn't it getting old?" Danzo asked lazily. Naruto slowly raised his head and looked straight into those cold eyes.
"No. This time it isn't about mother! It's about Sasuke." Naruto said with a steady tone even though he wanted to punch the man in the face.
"Sasuke? Your high school fling?" Danzo asked mockingly and veins popped into Naruto's temples." What about him?"
"Why did you try to sell him in the auction? Where are his brother and sister in law grandfather. Please don't play games with me. I've done everything you asked me to then why are they suffering like that?" Naruto's voice became bitter and bitter with every passing second. Danzo narrowed his eyes.
"What are you talking about boy?" Danzo narrowed his eye brows and glared at the defiant boy sitting in front of him.
"Let's not waste each other time grandfather. I need answers. You said you wouldn't touch them then after so many years why would you do something like that!" Naruto's face reddened with the rage.
"Listen up boy. I did said that I wouldn't touch them but I never said I'm going to protect 's him and it's not like that filthy boy's family had a clean history." Danzo said with hatred laced in his voice like he was talking about insects. Naruto wanted to punch the guy but he just bit the inside of his cheeks and chanted the mantra of 'Not right now. Not right now...' Again and again in his mind. He wouldn't kill this man for now. Not so easily no. It would be so wrong to kill him so easily. He was going to torture him so slowly so painfully.. BUT NOT RIGHT NOW...
"Very well grandfather. I'll get to the bottom of this. Whoever did this will pay." Naruto let a small threatening smile grace his lips and got up. Danzo glared daggers at him. "Good night grandfather." Naruto said with a small tilt of his head and turned to leave. Once Naruto was out of sight. Danzo's body trembled a bit with suppressed rage.
"Motherfucker! Who the hell he thinks he is! I'm the master of Namikaze house holds! He has to die! He has to die soon. But not until they win once that happens I'll kill this brat! Last time it was Minato I've to kill to gain sympathy votes now with Naruto I don't need the sympathy votes but I can't let him this power any more." Danzo mumbled under his breath.
"HATAKE!" Danzo suddenly roared out and threw the book on the book on the wall. Kakashi who was standing now out side the main door quickly came inside the room.
"Danzo sama." Kakashi bowed his head.
"Go and follow him. Follow his every step! Go!" Danzo roared and Kakashi bowed again and turned on his heel to leave. Unknowingly to Danzo a small but prominent smirk made it's way on Kakashi's lips.
Danzo's mind raced in different directions. His wife Tsunade or more like his brother Jiraya's ex wife Tsunade Uzumaki. His dead older brother Jiraya's wife. The women who was engaged to him! Engaged to Danzo not to Jiraya but she dared to get involve in Jiraya even though she was His fiancee. She dared to get pregnent with Jiraya's kid! Even going as far as marrying ...
Danzo inhaled the smoke and then let it out. His eyes glazed lost in past.
Danzo blinked and a devious smile played on his lips.
He had to punish her.
He had to...
So the moment he got to knew that she was expecting he started planing to not let them marry. He didn't wanted to but he had to... He had to kill Jiraya... His mother Mito Uzumaki had heart attack and died on the news and his father got paralysis due to so much shock. Leaving him and his dear cousin as sole heirs. So he made Tsunade marry him then. Which should have been done from the start. If only Tsunade wasn't a cheater and remained faithful to him none of this would have happened. And then when Tsunade gave birth to Minato he was called his son because Hashirama didn't wanted others to talk bad about Namikaze's daughter in law or dirty Namikaze's name by rumors. If not for his father Danzo simply would have made her abort that filthy seed and Tsunade would have been forced to bear his child even if he had to rape her so she agreed. To spare her and Jiraya's son's life. And to stay away from Danzo she did it with a promise from Hashirama that Danzo wouldn't touch her.
But that was wrong...
He wanted his own child... His own heir from his rightful wife. So after his father finally passed away thanks to the slow poising he was doing so finally when he thought that he had gotten the chance after that but nooo that fucking bitch! She poisoned her self! She.. That fucking wore...
Danzo took deep breathes... It was so frustrating to see her face all relaxed lying in her coffin. Minato was crying and brawling his eyes out in maids arms. A hardly one year kid...
Minato was quiet and shy but someone had to take responsibility for Tsunade's selfishness... who could be better than Minato himself...
So he tortured him... He let Anko kill Kushina... And he let Naruto break into pieces...
So now he wouldn't be defeated by a rag doll like Naruto. NO!
The moment they won the election Naruto wouldn't be needed any more...
The time was coming for him... Danzo chuckled to him self and got up from the cushion to have his night sleep in his chamber.
Naruto came out of the room and din't even glanced in Kakashi's direction who was standing right beside Danzo's room. He felt Kakashi's eyes following him and it annoyed the hell out of him. He took long strides to pass through the hallway of main building and quickly made his way back to the east wing. When he opened the sliding doors and looked at his wrist watch which showed eight forty five and Naruto bit his lips. He just hoped that his boys were awake. He really needed them right now. After all that bull shit going for this whole week he was on his limit. The small noises coming from the entertainment room made his heart relaxed and he quickly approached the room. Naruto peeked from the door his one hand was resting on the door frame and the other on his hips.
Inojin and Boruto were fraternal twins with Inojin having more of Ino's features with straight pale blond locks, fair complexion and icy blue eyes. Even his nature was more like Ino. He was sweet and kind but energetic and a lot mature even in this age. But Boruto was almost his own copy with bright blond hairs and baby blue blue eyes with tan skin. Boruto was as emotional as him too when he was a kid. Emotional and way to sensitive, Getting angry quickly but deflating that quick too. Naruto felt his heart over whelming with love for his sweet angels.
Yes they were angels so far from the dirty and corrupt world . With them he could feel sane again. Only for hours but he could feel free from all the chains he was bound in. He could feel himself relax and would get lost in their innocent antics and their cute little games. They were his world. His every thing. All those years when he was slowly getting lost in darkness and becoming a nothing they came into his life. Naruto bit the inside of his cheeks. His sweet little precious children. How could he send them so far away from him? He couldn't live without them. No, no matter what. He wasn't going to let go of them. He wouldn't let anyone take his kids away from him. Naruto clenched his teeth and he could feel anger oozing out of his pores. He took a deep shaky breath to calm his nerves and stared at them again. The anger deflated as easily. God.. He loved them. His eyes softened and a small smile played on his lips.
Inojin was spread on the couch with a cushion on his stomach and one under his head and Boruto on the carpet hugging a dolphin plushy. Both of them were engrossed in some show playing on the flat screen.A maid was sitting on the carpet too or more like sleeping. Naruto scowled. The maid was being careless. She shouldn't be sleeping leaving two small kids on their own! He knocked on the door and both Boruto and Inojin turned their faces toward the door and in instance their large innocent eyes sparkled. Inojin jumped from the couch yelling "Papa"and ran into Naruto's opened arms while Boruto puffed his cheeks and started to look at the carpet sulking. Naruto eyed Boruto while squeezing Inojin's small body into his arm and inhaled the sweet and a bit sour natural baby smell from his son. He kissed Inojin's puffy cheeks while the boy giggled cutely.
"Papa. Papa. Ju came. Jin wash mishing papa."(you came. Jin was missing papa) Inojin looked at him with sad face and hugged Naruto's torso with his small arms.
"Papa missed Jin too so much." Naruto said hugging the small boy and showering him with kisses and tickles. Naruto looked at Boruto's still sulking and pouting form.
"Why is Bolt angry?" he whispered into Jin's ear. Jin peeked at his brother and the innocently whispered back.
"He mished you that'sh why." Jin said and looked into Naruto's eyes blinking innocently. Naruto smiled gently at his cute three year old son and got up hugging Jin with one arm. Boruto just hid his face in his arms which were folded on his knees. Naruto took soft steps toward his angry sulking son. He sat down in front of Boruto and stared at his son.
"Hey there? How is my cute little baby? Come here." Naruto asked softly and gently ruffled Boruto's hairs. Boruto slapped his hand away and glared at Naruto.
"NO." Boruto yelled on top of his lungs. Glaring with his baby blue eyes and his brows frowning cutely.
"Hey. Calm down. Papa is sorry for not coming earlier. Please forgive papa." Naruto was taken aback by Boruto's heated response but he didn't let it show and tried to take Boruto into his arms.
"NO. BOT HATESH JU LIAR."(Bolt hates papa. Papa you liar.) Boruto got up stumbling away from Naruto and ran out of room yelling at him. The maid also woke up startled on all of commotion. Naruto was sitting there with a blank expression on his face. 'Hate?' Where did Boruto learn such a strong word? When did he learn it? Naruto felt his heart clenching in his chest.
Maid was shocked and horrified upon seeing Naruto sitting there with a haunting expression on his face.
"M-Master?" She squeaked out and Naruto snapped out of his daze but his expression were still not composed. The girl's face flushed on seeing such a vulnerable and sad look on her master's usually stoic face and her heart thumped loudly. It wasn't a strange reaction because every maid in this house hold had a crush on this man.
"Leave." The words left Naruto's lips and the young maid bowed deeply before just rushing out of there.
"Papa." Inojin called his name while softly tugging on his shirt and Naruto gazed on his son's frowning sad face. Inojin's eyes were teary and he looked struggling with his tears. "Bot?" Jin said and Naruto's lips opened a bit and then a gentle smile tugged on his lips, 'Jin was worried about Bolt." Naruto's eyes softened and he scooped Jin in his arms before getting up. He gently stroked Jin's back to sooth his worried angel.
"Bolt will be fine. Papa did wrong by not coming earlier so papa will apologize." Naruto softly whispered getting out the entertainment room and kissed on top of Jin's head.
"But Bot shaid he hatesh ju."(But bolt said he hates you." Jin said while clutching Naruto's shirt in his small fist and hugging Naruto tightly. Naruto smiled softly and then wiped Jin's stray tears with his finger tips.
"Bolt is just angry. He would never Papa or Jin." Naruto knew his smile was strained. He knew that he shouldn't be reacting this much over a kid's blabbering but he just couldn't stomach those words. Naruto took deep breaths to calm himself. They were his anchors. He couldn't bear to hear those words from them. He was so going to scold those stupid maids who had used such words in front of his sons. In fact screw this, he will take them with him!
He was still petting Jin's back when they reached Boruto and Jin's bedroom. Jin's body was loose and Naruto knew by experience that Jin was already asleep. he has always been a fast sleeper. He walked into the room to see a pile of blankets on Boruto's bed. Naruto's lips witched into a smile and he shook his head a bit.
He slowly approached Jin's bed and then gently tucked his sleeping son into the sheets. After he was finished he approached Boruto's bed. He slowly sat down and then placed his palm over the pile.
"Bolt? Are you asleep?" Naruto softly asked but Boruto didn't moved at all. Naruto bit his lips before continuing," Papa is sorry for not coming earlier. I was busy really but I missed you too. You know that papa loves you guys the most in the world right? I had to finish some important stuff so that I could spend more time with you. I'll take you and Jin with me to my penthouse so we can see each other every day. So please don't hate papa Bolt. Papa would never do this again." Naruto swallowed thickly with his heart crushing him and that's when the blankets moved and Boruto peeked out of them. Naruto looked at him softly and then opened his arms only to be hugged immediately by his son. He kissed Boruto's soft slightly wet cheeks.
"Shorry." Boruto softly said while looking up at Naruto's face with his wide opened baby blue eyes."I wove papa." Boruto said while hiding his face in Naruto's chest and Naruto hugged him back softly.
"I love you too but Bolt have to promise papa to never say the hate word again. It's not a nice word." Naruto said while running soothing circles on Boruto's back.
"Shorry." Boruto said while pulling back a little and looking at Naruto's face embarrassed.
"It's OK but why were you angry hmm? I did tell you that I won't be coming for a while and I called every day." Naruto said softly, trying not to make Boruto uncomfortable.
"Oji-san shaid he would shend me an Jin far flom papa." (Grandpa said he would send me and Jin far from papa.), Boruto said blinking rapidly and pouting. Naruto's eyes hardened,'How dare he talk about such things to his innocent kids. They were so small!'
"Papa?" Boruto said his name and tugged on his shirt. Naruto looked at his son immediately smiling and softly ruffling his son's hairs.
"Oji-san was joking. You are not going any where." Naruto said while gently laying Boruto in his bed.
"Eally?" (Really?) Boruto's eyes brightened.
"Yes. I will take you and Jin with me tomorrow." Naruto said smiling and Boruto perked up.
" Papa Wove you!." Boruto said excitedly hugging Naruto and Naruto chuckled.
"Papa loves you too. Now sleep. I'll make the breakfast tomorrow and then we can go check our new home and go shopping for toys and clothes. But first you've to sleep." Naruto smiled and Boruto nodded smiling happily. Naruto slid his fingers into his son's hairs and gently massaged his scalp. Soon Boruto was in a deep sleep. Naruto sighed and got up. He left the room and entered the next room to it. He laid the futon and changed into a loosely tied Yukata. He got into the sheets and thought about upcoming elections, Danzo and Naruto's revenge and slowly his thoughts drifted back to Sasuke and his ons. He was going to protect them. No matter what he will not let anyone do any harm to them. They were his! Naruto turned to his side and sighed deeply. He couldn't sleep... It has been so long since he could just sleep easily. It was always a sleepless night or the haunting nightmares of his past. Naruto bit his lips and closed his eyes. He knew that he wasn't going to sleep but at least he could rest his eyes and body...
Naruto heard the soft foot steps and a small tired smile tugged on his lips.'Boruto and Inojin.'
Naruto kept on acting asleep. He could hear the hushed whispers of his sons.
"Papa ish shleepin' Bot."(Papa is sleeping Bolt.) He heard Jin's soft whisper. They were now sitting n his sides.
"Yesh but he pomished to make bakefasht for ush."(Yes but he promised to make breakfast for us) He heard Boruto giving reasons."Wake im up Jin." Boruto ordered.
"No. It'sh Jour Idea. Ju wake im up."(No. It's your idea. You wake him up.) Jin huffed. They weren't whispering any more.
"I'm jour Nii-san! Ju hab to lishen." (I'm your have to listen.)Boruto grumbled but Jin kept on saying no. Naruto was enjoying their cute bickering but he didn't wanted them to fight.
Naruto shuffled under the sheets and faked a yawn. He squinted his eyes looking at Boruto and Inojin and flashed them a sleepy smile.
"Ah My babies are here to wake me up?" Naruto smiled and opened his arms. Boruto and Inojin forgot about their little fight and jumped Naruto squealing "Papa." Naruto chuckled and hugged them.
"Good morning." Naruto kissed their foreheads smiling lovingly and Both kids giggled and then kissed him on his cheeks.
"Papa! Bakefast!" Boruto was impatient so he quickly tugged on Naruto sleeve and Jin gave him eyes too. Naruto smiled and got up.
"I did promise to make breakfast." Naruto streched his arms and ran fingers through his messy hairs."You guys go take your bath and change OK. But let Hana san help you. Be good boys. I'll make breakfast in the mean time." Naruto smiled and Both Boruto and Inojin ran out of his room yeeling Hana's name. They were excited. Naruto chuckled and then got up for a quick rinse. After the bath he changed into loose sweat pants and shirt ad then came into the kitchen. Two maids were preparing the ingredients for breakfast. He dismissed them and started to make the breakfast.
When Boruto and Inojin finally joined him he had already placed the stir fried peppers with dried fish, soy sauce and sesame seeds, boiled rice, miso soup, grapes and sliced pears. Boruto and Inojin perked up and started to stuff their mouths. Naruto laughed with his kids and talked about each and every small things that happened over the span when he wasn't there. After their breakfast Naruto sent the kids in their room with Hana who was the only trusted maid in Naruto eyes. Naruto told her to pack Boruto and Inojin's things and clothes.
Naruto got out of the main door of east wing to have some fresh air and to talk with Kurama about the adjacent penthouse in which Sasuke was staying. Kurama just have to check the place and get it ready before he took the kids there. The whole floor was his so it wasn't like it was going to be a problem.
Naruto took a deep breath of the refreshing morning air and called Kurama.
"Master." He heard Kurama blank tone and he also got into his usual mood.
"Get the penthouse on left ready. I'm getting kids there. Also build a door which would join my room and their pent house with the current one." Naruto gave the orders.
"Yes master. I'll get it ready. Master Sai got the news." Kurama's voice got quieter and Naruto's muscles tensed. It was about time.
"Not right now. Keep on searching though. We will arrange a meeting with Sakura too." Naruto said coldly and cut the call. He sighed and turned to see Kakashi Hatake looming over the reeling. Naruto's jaw clenched and his eyes sharpened.
"Naruto sama." Kakashi bowed his head and said mockingly.
"Hatake san." Naruto said too with his eyes cold and threatening.
"You shouldn't be talking about important matters casually. Someone might hear them." Kakashi gave a smile and Naruto leaned against the wooden wall.
"Are you trying to threaten me?" Naruto asked arching his eyebrow with casual yet blank expressions.
"No. I wouldn't dare to defy my master, now would I?" Kakashi said shrugging his shoulders.
"Master? Oh so you're going to follow me hmm Kakashi? No better than a dog?" Naruto said coldly with his taking a dangerous edge.
"I'm in your service Naruto sama. I've been told to follow your commands." Kakashi said bowing his head and smiled.
"Hmm." Naruto eyed Kakashi and then turned to go inside, "I don't care what you do unless you become a hurdle in my way then I'll crush you."
"You can rest assured Master I have no ill intentions." Kakashi's words were sincere but Naruto didn't even spared him a glance.
Naruto rubbed his temples. GREAT. One more problem! Naruto wasn't an imbecile or stupid by any means. Kakashi wasn't his trusted person. Kakashi served Danzo his whole life so Naruto wasn't going to trust him blindly. No he wasn't Naruto! He was just Junior Namikaze! Naruto was dead! Finished! He wouldn't trust any one! He wouldn't rely on any one! He would just use them with his own safe word and that will be all. He would use kakashi but that will be all because he wasn't a stupid kid any more. Naruto bit his lips. That was when his phone vibrated again. It was his secretary.
"Yes Tenten?" Naruto spoke with his usual cold aloof tone.
"Boss there is a problem."Tenten said with her voice strained. Naruto senses sharpened and his shoulders got tensed.
"Boss Orochimaru san wants to have a meeting with you along with his grandson Raidou san." Tenten said and Naruto's blood got cold. He felt like his lungs were being squeezed and the oxygen couldn't go inside his body. Naruto looked at his slightly shaking and tensing body. But this was for a moment the next second a fury raged through his veins and he gritted his teeth.
"When?" He bit out the words.
"He said he wants to have it as soon as possible." Tenten's voice was still worried. She didn't knew the details but she did knew that Orochimaru was a sour subject for her boss.
"Tonight's dinner. I'll have it with Liberal's President." Naruto bit out the name of Orochimaru's party.
"Yes boss." Tenten said and Naruto cut the line. He almost fell on the floor but he took a deep shaky breath. He slid the cell inside his pocket and ran his shaky fingers. He quickly came into his room and searched his drawer. He took the Lexapro bottle out and quickly swallowed two pills. He closed his eyes and took deep breaths.
'It was fine.'
'He was fine.'
'It wouldn't happen again.'
'He was stronger.'
Naruto kept on repeating them inside his head until his body finally relaxed. he suddenly felt too tired and exhausted.
"Papa." Naruto turned to see Boruto and Inojin standing on the doorstep with Hana and their suitcases.
"Ahan you're ready already. Wow so fast." Naruto forced out a smile and got up.
"Hana. Have you packed your clothes too?" Naruto asked and Hana just nodded. Naruto hummed and carried Boruto and Inojin in his arms. He ordered some maids to take suitcases out and to put them in Naruto's car. When he was out of the main door of East wing he saw kakashi standing with a novel in his hands leaning against a pillar.
"You are coming with me Kakashi." Naruto said coldly and Kakashi shrugged before closing the novel and climbing inside the car. Kakashi was sitting in front with Hana driving and Naruto was in back with Kids. They stopped in the market and shopped around. Naruto tried to loosen himself with his kids. Laughing and playing with them freely. It was almost two p.m. when he got the text from Kurama. They got into the car again . Kakashi was quiet but he was attentive to their surroundings all the time. Naruto just clenched his jaw. Having Kakashi there with him was keeping him on edge too. But he didn't let it show on his face. He sent Sakura a quick text telling her to meet for coffee and sent her the address of the penthouse where he would be staying with kids. He got a quick reply telling him that she would be there in an hour. Naruto let his head fall on the back of the seat whle Boruto and Inojin snuggled in his arms..
TBC...
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This is a late update I know but some stuff came up so I was unable to update within a week.
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