Blood is Thicker Chapter 6
A/N: Thank you to everybody who faved and followed! Please read the important note below!
Kyuubi-Sama: I'm sorry you feel that way. I tried to explain Hinata's thoughts a bit more, show what she wanted and why. I thought her talk with Naruto was necessary, but I guess not everyone thinks so.
Guest: Well, I certainly do try my best! I again apologize for not explaining Karin's paperwork role, I guess I thought everyone would assume its nothing important lol. And yes, this poor child of Karin's...
***IMPORTANT NOTE, PLEASE READ***: Yes, I am quite aware that canonically Sakura is an only child. And frankly my dear, I don't give a damn. I started working on this years ago, and I've very much retooled it to fit canon, however, this is a fanfic, and I am taking creative license in one of these few instances. Also, Sakura's parents have finally been revealed! Kizashi and Mebuki Haruno! You can look up a good picture of them drawn by I believe xxMeMoRiEzxx on deviantart.
Naruto nervously fidgeted before taking a deep breath before knocking on the door a two story home. The call "just a minute!" came from inside before it opened wide and revealed two Sakuras fighting to stand in the doorway. The one dressed like normal Sakura started trying to pull the other out of the way, and other tried to grip the door pane, however eventually, the first Sakura succeeded in pulling her away and getting to Naruto, only to be tackled down by the other. The one on top smiled brightly.
"Hi Naruto!"
"Uhhh, Sakura?"
The one on the bottom promptly sat up, knocking the other of of her onto the floor. A blonde woman came to investigate the commotion.
"Sakura! Sayuri! What are you doing?"
The two girls glared at each other. Sakura stood and brushed off her navy skirt.
"Naruto, this is my mother Mebuki, and this is my twin sister Sayuri."
"You have a twin?"
Sayuri smiled brightly, she looked identical to Sakura with her green eyes, pink hair and bangs, however she styled her hair so that it curled up a little at the end, like her mother. She wore a sleeveless navy dress.
"You've never mentioned a twin before..."
Sakura shrugged, "Doesn't come up very often. She didn't pass the genin exam til the year after us, and she was in a different class at school."
"She just doesn't like to talk about me," Sayuri said with a giggle, before lowering her voice to a conspiratorial whisper. "It's because I'm prettier."
"We're identical you moron!" Sakura said with a growl.
Mebuki allowed Naruto into the Haruno home. They stepped into the living room to see what appeared to be a giant cherry blossom reading a newspaper. The flower turned, to reveal a face with kind green eyes. He stood to introduce himself.
"Naruto! I'm Kizashi, and welcome to our humble family abode!"
"Whats an abode?" A small voice said from behind Kizashi. The man turned to reveal a small blonde girl. She had bangs like her mother, but swept them more towards the right side of her face and her eyes, while were a light blue like Mebuki's. Sakura smiled, "Naruto, this is my younger sister, Kameko."
Kizashi ruffled her hair and explained that the word abode meant a home, while Sakura motioned for Naruto to follow her outside into the backyard.
"There's one last person to meet! Naruto, I present my older brother, Toshiro."
The Toshiro in question was taking a nap in a patio chair. He was a perfect male version of Mebuki, without the long hair. He wore the standard Chunin uniform. Sakura shook him awake.
"Toshiro, this is Naruto."
Toshiro groggily looked at Naruto through his own green eyes, and yawned. "Naruto, eh?"
"The one and only!"
Toshiro raised his hand up for Naruto to shake, while rubbing his temples with the other hand. "That Kameko is something else Sakura, I think she actually used jutsu to put me to sleep."
Sakura rolled her eyes at her elder brother's rudeness. "You're working her too hard Toshiro, she already knows the skills she needs to pass the Genin exam!"
Toshiro waved his hand at his sister in dismissal and went into the kitchen to raid the fridge. Sakura shrugged and turned to Naruto. "What do you think? Crazy?"
Naruto pouted. "You never mentioned siblings."
Sakura softened. "You and Sasuke were orphans. Sasuke found the subject of brothers touchy in general, and I didn't want to rub in the fact I have a family."
Naruto gave her a smile, "You're forgiven, Sakura-chan."
Later, Naruto and the Haruno family sat at the dinner table, waiting for Sayuri and Mebuki to bring out the food. It was a little awkwardly silent, as nobody said a word. Kameko stared at Naruto.
"Kameko, it's not polite to stare," Sakura hissed.
"Ah, Sakura, leave her be," Toshiro said, batting a hand. The Haruno boy turned to Naruto. "So, Naruto, are you sleeping with my sister?"
Naruto, who had been sipping some water, immediately started to cough. Sakura shot a glare at Toshiro before smacking a choking Naruto's back. When he'd been restored, he had the table's full attention. Naruto could see Kizashi and Toshiro looking at him interestedly.
"N-no, I am not. Frankly, Sakura would probably kill me if I tried that."
Both the Haruno men laughed. Toshiro rolled his eyes. "That's Sakura, prudish as ever."
Right as Sakura was about to retort, Sayuri burst into the dining room with a tray full of side dishes, followed by Mebuki who carried the rest.
Kameko rubbed her hands together excitedly. "It's about damn time!"
Mebuki gasped at her 12 year old daughter's language. "Kameko! I'd wash your mouth out with soap if it weren't for our guest!"
Sayuri giggled. "She's been training too much with Toshiro," she said in a singsong voice, almost delighted at her family antics.
Sakura began to rub her temples exasperatedly. As the other Harunos joined the table, Kizashi, looked at Naruto all while piling food on his plate.
"So Uzumaki, eh? Are you by chance related to a Kushina Uzumaki?"
"She was my mother," Naruto said, a little stunned. Mebuki gave him a smile.
"She was a good friend of mine. Not quite best friends, as she and Mikoto Uchiha were inseparable, but I knew her pretty well."
"Wow, do you have any stories?" Naruto asked excitedly, being a little curious about his parents now that he knew their identities.
Mebuki scratched her head, "Hmm, well one time she watched Toshiro while she was pregnant. She asked to, she said she wanted experience with a little boy but Itachi Uchiha was too polite. She said, 'Any child of mine will be a rambunctious monster, ttebane!' Later, I got Toshiro back, and during his bath I actually pulled some of her hair out of his toes!"
Naruto hung on to every word, entranced by the stories the Harunos had to tell about his mother. They also told funny stories about their children, one involving a young Sakura and her fondness for strawberries as a child. According to her father, she ate "nearly a ton" in his words and later threw them up all over herself and Sayuri during her nap, staining some fancy new clothes . Naruto felt that the stories, albeit sometimes disgusting, were quite funny.
Toshiro was the first to rise from the table, claiming he needed to go to his apartment and rest for tomorrow's mission. After being reprimanded by Mebuki, he said goodbye to Naruto, saying "Bye, Naruto! Hope you get it in there someday!"
Sakura was not happy, to say the very least.
It was long passed dinner time when Naruto finally left the Haruno home. Sakura's family scared him a little. Her parents were friendly, and Mebuki did seem very Sakura-esque. Her brother seemed very sarcastic, with the little girl a seeming chip off the old block. Sayuri seemed mysteriously carefree to have even shared the same womb with the ever-practical Sakura.
Despite his thoughts, Naruto hoped his future
family was as happy and dysfunctional as theirs.
The next morning, Naruto was awakened by a curt knock at his apartment door. The blonde rubbed the sleep out of his eyes and opened the door to reveal Shizune.
"Ne, Shizune, it's too early, what's going on?"
Shizune rolled her eyes at his morning grumpiness, and smiled. "Naruto, Tsunade-sama has caught up on paperwork and is reviewing your rank today! I think you might be looking forward to a promotion!"
Instantly, Naruto dashed away from the door and ran to get dressed. Shizune blinked. "That was really fast..."
"I'll say," said a voice from behind her. Moving fast, Shizune whipped around to see Kakashi sitting in a hallway window, reading his pervert book.
"Kakashi, you startled me! What are you doing here?"
"Well, I was supposed to tell him, but I suppose you beat me."
"Or you're really late..." Shizune said, with a slight blush.
"A poor old woman needed help with her groceries. You wouldn't have me neglect the needs of the citizens, would you?"
Before Shizune could call Kakashi's bluff, Naruto emerged fully dressed.
"Ready, Shizune! Oh, hey Kakashi-sensei, what are you doing here?"
"Just walking you to your meeting, Naruto. Maybe we could get breakfast, after your promotion naturally."
"Sounds great!"
The trio hopped out the window, and started hopping rooftops towards the Hokage building, with Naruto hopping the fastest towards his rightfully deserved promotion.
A/N: Fin! Thank you for reading! Please be kind and leave a review, be it a suggestion, critique or praise and adoration lol! ;)
Next time, we'll see if Naruto gains a promotion, and how will Tsunade take Karin's big news?
Have a lovely day!
-MyHikari