For anyone that's confused by Ken's progress and age, here's the explanation.

Ken was 6 months old when he learned how to walk with chakra grounding him so he wouldn't wobble. At seven months, he learned of the game menu and the subs. Fastforward a few months, he started learning basic fuinjutsu. Another fast forward and at 12 months (not yet a year old) and he was caught planning his moves for the next years.

For those that think Ken's overpowered since his basic stats are too high for a baby (average for a high chuunin level shinobi), do remember that Ken is reincarnated. It was mentioned that he has the favor of some higher up, and he also has Megami to back him up.

His high chakra level is mainly because of two things. The first one is Megami, and the second one is his age from his old life. Chakra is harvested from two points of energy, the physical and the spiritual. He may be a year old in the Narutoverse but his mental/spiritual age is Naruto in Shippuden.

I hope this cleared out any confusion!

Disclaimer: I still don't own Naruto. If I did, he'd be a spoilt child.

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Kazuhiko's grip on his kunai was shaking. Shaking from fear? Maybe. Shaking from anger? Maybe. He was just seconds away from literally bombing the left wing of their one-story house, and if not for his confusion he would've have immediately followed ANBU Protocol for this circumstance, only he would have to hurt Ken. His one and only brother that he'd be more than happy to kill for if necessary. His mind was slowly overheating, the pressure of doing good for his village and his devotion to his brother was silently tearing him apart, that is until he was whacked across the cheek with a warfan toy. He stared down helplessly at Ken who's eye were staring at him, no, staring through him.

He kneeled down infront of the toddler, arms spread out. He ignored the loud warning bells that rung inside his head and the urge to run away when he peered down at his brother's face. A small, serene smile was on his lips but his eyes were wicked, glinting with an evil he can't quite take his eyes off.

Slowly, quietly.

Ken walked over to Kazuhiko's open arms and placed his arms tight around the older's neck, ignoring the sudden wave of KI and stiffness. It died down as soon as he loosened his grip, nudging the ANBU's neck with the top of his head. Kazuhiko wrapped his arms around Ken, tentative pats on his head and back that lasted for a few minutes. Kazu pulled away, holding Ken by the shoulders in a stern grip.

"Tell me what you were doing. Trust me, I will never do anything to harm or betray you. I promise." His deep voice cut through the air and Ken almost, almost, teared up. A small smile was on his lips, as if he was resigned and he was sure of something. Ken blinked, once, thrice, and quadruple times, scanning Kazu's face for any lies.

Unsurprisingly, his face only showed genuine emotion, as if he was torn between two things.

He pulled on the older's flak jacket, making him sit on the ground. Holding the other's hand, he let him inside his mindscape.

It was a huge surprise for Ken to know that an ANBU chose his brother rather than do what he was supposed to do. It was like Ken outweighed the village.

'Megami? Can you alter his memories?' He ask, hopeful that he might just get out of this mess the easy way.

Unfortunately, I can but it'd be obvious the memory is tampered. I'd have to completely wipe it out and replace it. She replied, leaning over to watch Kazu, who's temporarily black out.

'That'll do, thank you.' Megami nodded and sent a small sphere of what looked like vivid memory over to Kazu. It slowly merged into the older's head, until it completely disappeared.

Don't let him see your mindscape. Let go. Megami commanded and Ken complied. It was nerve wracking to see if it really worked. He let go of Kazu's hand and let him return to his senses.

Kazu opened his eyes and Ken did his best to pout and huff like a kid.

"You sleep!" He exclaimed, lie making him guilty. Kazu rubbed the top of his head and apologized, saying he was exhausted from work.

'Kazu doesn't need to be dragged into my problems.'

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Kaya Ushijima always thought her youngest child was safe. No, it all started when she and her son dropped by the Aburame compound to get some medical herbs and to just let Ken know who lives just a few steps away.

Ken was obviously excited, considering it is his first time going out of the house by walking and not being carried. He ran over to the compound gates, ogling the gate guard for the day—who just so happened to be little Shibi, who was assigned at the time. Ken was blatantly staring, hand going up and patting his stomach.

"Shibi-kun! How are you?" Kaya politely asked, bowing in her usual respecful nature.

A quiet Kaya-sama she heard came out of Shibi's mouth and he looked at the child still ogling him.

"Please excuse my son, it's his first time walking out." She said, directing Ken over to her.

"Your son is lucky, a kidaichū is very hard to keep inside one's body." He said, rummagin through the packages behind him to give the older woman.

"A kidaichū? Doctor Saki told me it was a kikaichū." Her brows met in worry and a frown appeared on her mouth.

"Well, considering it's appearance, I'm positive it was a kidaichū." Her frown deepened as she said her thanks and bid farewell. Her son shouldn't be inheriting anything from his donor this early. She sighed as she went on her way, Ken in tow.

If Shibi was correct and Doctor Saki lied to her, she could sue the woman for giving false information, considering her son's life was on the line. But if she does, it'd blow up and she's sure the normally quiet and peaceful Aburame would fight tooth and nail for her son.

For their blood.

They know the Ushijima clan is part of the minority in the Council, with a success rate of almost 10% in the luckiest of days. She just knows the Hyūga would side with the Aburame, knowing the Ushijima clan is led by a bastard child of a Main Branch member.

They'd do anything to ruin her. She grit her teeth and pulled Ken beside her. Her appearance would scream 'Hyūga' if not for her eyes that she inherited from her father, an Aburame who died in the Second War, not getting the chance to even marry her mother. Although, thankfully, her Byakugan manifested at a late age, 17. She was lucky enough that it did, or else she would've been forced into the Branch family.

For her, it was okay if her son developed the ability to house kikaichū in his body, and it would be okay for her son to manifest the byakugan too. But at this rate, her son is going to be considered a prodigy, (she witnessed first hand his genius chakra control at such a young age, his actions that tried to conceal his mature thoughts, and his unbelievable ability to learn and adapt so fast, faster than what a toddler should be able to) and she had her suspicions that not only the Hokage has heard of her son (Kazuhiko being in the ANBU proved very useful) but also the other clans as well.

The Council will most definitely be of most threat to her, especially the war hawk, as he was rumoured to pick outstanding children and orphans to put in his ROOT division.

Sighing, she looked at her son who's happily waving to everyone. She knew she felt something crawl on her that night when she had done her part of the deal with that Aburame.

The poor man just wanted a child.

The one that shared the same fate as her father. How did she become so stupid and reckless? Did the burden of taking care of a child that wasn't even her own take away years and years of hard-learned lessons? Ken wasn't supposed to be hers. Ken was supposed to be given to the Aburame once the man (she can't even remember his name) returned from the frontlines. If she sues Doctor Saki, it would backfire on her.

Badly.

She forced herself to calm down, as it would do her nothing to continue getting all worked out.

She passed by Mikoto, who was carrying a few bags of groceries. Seeing Itachi absent was unusual and a bit worrying, Mikoto is the wife of a major clan head. She rushed over to the Uchiha matriarch, patting her shoulder and pulling the woman aside so they were underneath some shade. The woman's pale skin and dark hair reminded her so much of her mother, minus the dark eyes and calm face.

"You're not supposed to be going around alone, Mikoto. You know what happened the other week." She said, staring at the Uchiha with as much 'you're-not-a-child-anymore' feelings she could put into her face.

The other sighed, and looked away. Kaya's stare softened until she spotted the miniscule pout on Mikoto's mouth. A tick mark appeared on her forehead.

"Mikoto!"

"I know okay? Impulsive buying isn't a deadly disease, Kaya. Calm down." She laughed, totally uncharacteristic for one who doesn't know an Uchiha personally. It was her turn to sigh as she rubbed her temples.

"Just be careful with what you buy. I heard about Itachi's obsession with crows nowada—" She choked on her words as she gripped the package in her hands.

In front of her, a man old enough to be her grandfather towered above her son. His hair was wild and his cane was taller than Ken. The child stared up and stopped whatever it was he was doing, before his mouth morphed into a feral snarl. The hair in the back of her nape stood up on ends and she stayed frozen in her spot, Mikoto sharing the same line of vision as her, equally shocked.

The cross mark on the man's chin seemed very ominous for some reason and Kaya found herself opening and closing her mouth, words unable to form.

"Ushijima-san. I would like to talk to you in private."

It wasn't a request.

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The word about a child no older than a year old surviving a rinkaichū directly feeding off of his chakra coil and was up and about within just a few minutes of napping, spread faster than Minato's ability to move about in the battlefield. So imagine the shock of every council elder in the Aburame clan when they heard of this. At first, they were against the thought of using the clan's reputation and power to gain custody of the child, but later on decided they will if there was no other way.

It was honestly supposedly a normal stomach bug, as what the child's brother has reported, so did it come to this? Because of this event, the Aburame were sure the kid was atleast 1/4 of their blood.

Stomach bugs weren't literal bugs.

The ability to house such a deadly creature at such a young age without the guidance of an Aburame senior (one that has growing chakra coils too, hence, unmonitored chakra inflation and deflation) was both disturbing and amazing.

It was disturbing in a sense that a child that young was already a prodigy, a genius in his own right. It was amazing in a sense that a child that young was already a prodigy, unrivalled by any child his age in his awe-inspiring, albeit short line of achievements.

The Aburame wanted the child in their tutelage, for four main reasons.

First, the child had been rumoured to be a genius when it came to chakra control, and more chakra control means easier time controlling his kikaichū. A child genius would bring pride and attention to their clan.

Second, the child was found with a rinkaichū feeding directly from his coil. Aburame children are introduced to their lifelong partners a day after birth, since that way the child can adjust immediately to the chakra-feeding bugs. Adult, war veterans had died when one simply found his way to the place where chakra was the most unstable, dying immediately. A child surviving without anyone to guide him was a miracle.

Third, there are only three known people in the clan currently housing rinkaichū that are unposted in any front. Two are female, one is a male. The male has been reported to be dead in a battle front, but Doctor Saki was sure she saw those eyes before. The exact same shade of blue, if not sharper and icier, was the same with Sato Aburame. The doctor would know, he was her brother afterall. There was no way the kid was less than 1/4 Aburame.

Fourth reason, the current head of the Ushijima clan, Kaya Ushijima, based on investigation, was a half-Aburame. The other half cannot be identified. Based on this alone, they have the power to absorb the whole Ushijima clan into their ranks and expand their numbers. They have a high chance of getting her son in a formal battle in the Council courts. She had a high possibility of being a Hyūga but really? They were the most traditional of all of the clans in Konoha. They put the Caged Bird seal on the Branch members just to protect the secrets of their kekkei genkkai.

There was no way a bastard child happened.

It was just a matter of finding out who was an Aburame in the couple who formed the current clan head.

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Kazuhiko was worried about Ken.

The kid would fidget whenever he tried to get closer, and Kazu was beginning to think that the kid is suffering from another type of illness. He had had enough of the fidgeting and put his hands on the toddlers shoulder.

He looked the child straight in the eye, trying to find any signs of discomfort. He found none.

"Why do you keep fidgeting?" He asked, trying to keep the child still. It wasn't normal. It wasn't Ken. Ken was normally a very active child, and he'd move around the house often. But to fidget in place? That's kind of a trigger to make the teen worry.

"Azu? I tell you somethin'." He murmured and Kazu couldn't help himself but hug the child

he's so cute i can't even

"You can tell me anything." A dull pain suddenly appeared in his temples but he ignored it. Ken is more important.

"I dream of somethin'. Som' 'an name Obito dies at som' 'lace called Kanabi Bridge." He said, and Kazuhiko's eyes widened.

"R-really? Is he the only one dying?" He asked curiously, eager to know more about his brother's strange dream.

"Mhmm," He fidgets again, "There's this girl name Rin who die too." and that sealed the deal for Kazuhiko. He knows those two. But they never visited the compound, nor have he talked about them.

He stood up and pat Ken on the top of his head and told the kid he's going to go to work. The child was proving to be more and more of worth to him.

Oh how he loved his little brother.

Heya! I've done a couple of edits in the past chapters, and I'd recommend that you look back for the small changes I made. They're nothing too drastic, and maybe you'd see some stuff I just randomly put in.

Oh and yeah, this is the last disclaimer~

I don't own Naruto and the rest of the franchise. I only own the plot and the many, many OC's over here.

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