Hokage tower
The hokage was at his desk filling out forms that rose above his head. 'Oh god, can these stacks of paper get any higher,' he moaned. Just then he saw his secretary come though the door with another handful of papers, 'I just had to ask,' he moaned again as he placed his head in his hand as he went over the files with a tired look.
The secretary placed the stack next to another two-foot tower of files. "These are the reports from this morning's missions," she said as she lean on his desk for support, breathing heavily from lifting the two foot stacks, she then took his filled out files, which was three feet long, 'and people say this is easy job,' she thought as she walked to the file room. Just as she was about to exit the hokage's office, the door flung open knocking the secretary and her three-foot stack of paper on the floor.
"Hokage I've got some news important news about Naruto," said the ANBU as he came in.
The hokage look at the ANBU as he waved his hand to dismiss his secretary, "you're the ANBU that's supposed to be watching Naruto. Why aren't you watching him," the hokage demanding a reason.
"Well sir, you see it seems that someone has adopted Naruto," the ANBU said.
"You serious," the hokage asked, 'is there actually a person in this village who fells sorry for him? But just to be on the safe side.' "Do you have any information on the person," he asked the ANBU.
"Well I don't think he was a ninja from any village, in fact he looked like a normal civilian to me."
"So what does he look like, or you could you give me a name," said the hokage.
"Since he's not a ninja I don't know his name, but a can give you a description. He wearing white cap with mirrored sunglasses, what looked like bright red hair tucked into his shirt, a red light shirt over a white long one, kaki beige work pants with lots pockets and the weird thing was his shoes."
"Let me guess they covered the whole foot instead of open toed, not to mention that the shoes look somewhat bigger then the foot," the hokage said for the ANBU.
"You know him sir," the ANBU asked.
"Yes, his name is Kosumo, he came to Konoha with his brother Kosumosu eight years ago during the forth's time, he runs a repair shop in the west district and lives in midtown," the hokage said, "He has a family and is somewhat well known to some businesses for his ability to fix and help fix mechanical and electrical problems as well as maintenance, I met him once when he was fixing the hospital's heating and AC units, he seemed like a talkative type once you get him going."
"Do you want my team to continue watching over the boy," the ANBU asked, hope for a no.
"Yes, Kosumo was there when the Kyuubi attacked the village and I don't want the boy harm because of that, am I clear," the hokage said with the last part firmer.
"Crystal sir," the ANBU said.
"Good, I'll be dealing with this issue later in the week, you're on duty till then, dismissed," after the hokage's word the ANBU disappeared. The hokage then looked at the picture of him and the forth, "well my friend it seem that your boy might just be saved."
In front of Kosumo's shop
"Well here we are," Kosumo said as both he and Naruto stood before the shop, "your place is on the top floor which was an empty room but it's now yours." Kosumo then handed Naruto a key. "This is a key to your room, for you will enter from the stairs on the right side of the building. Now what do you want to see first your room or your workplace."
"I like to see my room first, please." Naruto said trying to hide his excitement.
"Ok then," Kosumo said as they walked to the staircase. When they to the top they waited, "well aren't you going to open it," Kosumo said as he leaned against the railing.
"What," Naruto asked with a questionable look on his face.
"It's your place now you should open it," Kosumo said gesturing Naruto to open the door. As Naruto entered is room he found it to be a like a small apartment. There was a mini-kitchen with a small dining table and a mini-refrigerator and icebox. Against the wall was a small desk with writing implements, which was right next to a full bed, not a futon but a full bed. Against the opposing wall was a radio on top of a dresser. To the left of the dresser was an empty bookshelf and in the back wall was a door that looked like a bathroom. Needless to say this was better then Naruto expected. "You going to walk in or am I going to have to throw you in," Kosumo said as he stood there looking at Naruto's expression.
Naruto walked in the apartment room in a daze, "you mean to say that this apartment is mine as well as any thing in it," he said. When Kosumo nodded Naruto went over the apartment to making sure it was real.
"Hay Naruto," Kosumo said trying to clam Naruto down, when that didn't work, "Naruto," he yelled. Naruto came to a stop in the middle of the room, "look this isn't exactly free," at that Naruto looked down, "listen in order to keep this place you must work for me in my shop below, but not only will you keep this place but you'll get cloths and food as well. Does that sound like a deal." Naruto nodded his head, "good, now let's go see where you'll be working," he said he waved Naruto outside and downstairs.
Bottom floor
When Kosumo and Naruto step though the front door they saw a man that looked like Kosumo but he had a white hair and the same thing Kosumo was wearing but the colors were switched. "Hey bro," Kosumo said as he walked over to him and gave him a hug, in which the man returned, "I see your still trying to figure out how that green guy busted his AC unit," he said as he looked at the mildly repaired unit.
"He said 'he was training his flame so he could pass it down to the youth of the village', whatever the hell that means," the man said.
"Probably means when he has kids he'll teach them everything he knows."
"You mean that the people in charge are allowing him to breed?"
"Unfortunately so," Kosumo said as they shook their heads, "but on to more important things." Kosumo gestured Naruto over, "this is Naruto he is going to help us around the shop a bit."
"As in Uzumaki Naruto, the one painted the streets in front of the hokage's tower red, literarily," the man said as looked at Naruto, when he nodded the let out a laugh, "wow, I haven't seen pranks let that since back home. But why don't I introduce myself, I'm Kosumosu, Kosomo's bother, and in case you haven't noticed me and my bro here are twins, more or less."
"So now that we got the intros out of the way are there any question you like to ask us about your job or any personal ones," Kosumo said.
"I have three, like why do you both wear sunglasses like that," Naruto asked.
"Bro I had to deal with this ball of energy today it's your turn," Kosumo said as went over to the dented AC unit, "I'll finish up this unit."
"So that was you running around upstairs," Kosumosu said looking at Naruto as they walked to a small table. When they sat down he handed Naruto a soda, "so you want to know why we wear these sunglasses huh," when Naruto nodded, "well I'll let know on a little secret, this aren't sunglass, their one-way mirrors." When Naruto had a confused look on his face Kosumosu handed Naruto an extra pair of the glasses. When Naruto looked though the glasses he could see Kosumosu as clear as day maybe even better. "As for why we wear them, it because of an eye condition that we have." (AN: before you all jump the gun, I just like to say that they don't have the Byakugan and /or the Sharingan or any other doujutsu, thank you)
"What kind of eye condition," he asked.
"A secret kind," Kosumosu said with a smile, "Now for your next question."
"I wanted to ask Kosumo but, I ask you," Naruto drank some of his soda, "Why me, why did he adopt me, why not some one else?"
"Because we promised three people that we would and maybe a forth,"
"Who," Naruto asked eager for an answer.
"I promised them I wouldn't tell you until you are ready, and like you I keep my promises too."
"All right, and my final question is will you let me be a ninja," Naruto asked.
"Why do you want to be a ninja?"
"Because I want to become hokage and maybe even greater then all the hokages there for the people will respect me for who I am."
"Hokage is the strongest and wisest of people in this village, do you honestly believe that you will acquire that position," Kosumosu asked a he looked at Naruto, and he just stared back.
"Of course, believe I can become hokage, because it is my dream, and nobody will give me those glares, or ever hurt me again," Naruto said with determination in his eyes.
"And if become hokage, what will you do to the people who glared at you or what will you do to the ones who hurt you," Kosumosu asked.
"I would like an apology from them, that's all,"
"That's it, an apology," Kosumosu said with a raised eyebrow even though you couldn't see it, "wouldn't you want to punish them for treating you badly."
"That would be nice," Naruto said, "but then I would be just like them, and I don't want anybody to feel like I did."
Kosumosu after hearing that gave Naruto a smile, "you know what," Naruto then looked at him, "if you keep that attitude I might just put you in the ninja academy but it's not my call, it's his," Kosumosu then pointed to his brother who just finished with his project. "Now is that the last of your questions," he asked Naruto as he got out of his seat.
"Just one more," Naruto said, "I noticed that your not wearing headbands, so means that you guys aren't ninja, so how come your not ninja?"
"Oh that's easy," Kosumosu said as he walks to a back room, "well if you want to hear it get off your ass." Naruto then got up and fallowed him, "the reason we're not ninja is that we're not allowed to be ninja."
"How come," Naruto asked.
"Well that is a secret," Kosumosu said with a smile. "Well enough of the questions it time to work. Now come here and pay attention because here is your job." Kosumosu then handed Naruto a clipboard and a pencil, "your job is to take inventory of the tools and parts in this room, in short to check if anything is missing. The items have a number and name you are to write them down and check them off, ok."
"Ok I got you but, I can barely read," Naruto said sheepishly.
"Don't worry, about it," Kosumosu said, "just copy the words you see on the tags and make it a, good copy of the words so I can understand them, can you do that?" Naruto then nodded his head, "good," Kosumosu said as he looked at his watch, "now listen I've got an appointment at Konoha's substation, my bro will watch over you till 7pm then he goes home to his family for dinner then he comes back but, then he works on his personal project."
"Wait Kosumo has a family," Naruto asked.
"Yes, he does but, before you ask why he has guardianship is because he has the most experience with children," Kosumosu said, "we'll talk more in 90 minutes after I complete my duties, now get to work."
So Naruto went around the back storage and basement coping and taking inventory of various parts he didn't know what they used for. Kosumo stay with Naruto answering any question or if he needed help to locate tools to help on the high shelves. When the time of 7pm Kosumo told Naruto that he was leaving, they waved the hand and said their good-byes, even though they knew they see each other in an hour.
When Kosumo left, Naruto felt lonely again the shop like he did in the orphanage, but at least it wasn't in a dark place like his old room. At this point Naruto stopped his work and then sat at the table, then started to drink a can of soda. Even though he was in a better place then the orphanage he would still have to adapt to this life.
Kosumosu came into the shop to find Naruto sleeping on the table. Kosumosu let out a sigh as went over to Naruto to wake him up. "Looks like we won't have that talk," Kosumosu said as he walks over to Naruto. When he got closer to Naruto he found him shaking from a nightmare, 'you better not be influencing his dreams Nikitto or your never going to find yourself out of that cage,' Kosumosu thought as he put Naruto on his back and carried him upstairs to his new apartment and laid him in his new bed and tucked him in. "You have a good heart kid," Kosumosu said, "but your brain could use some work. We'll work on that tomorrow." He then closed the door to his apartment he locked it and went downstairs waiting for his bother to return. After 40 minutes, Kosumo arrived giving their usual greetings as they went inside. "You what bro," Kosumosu said, "I think your shadow needs a better hiding place you know."
"I wouldn't worry about it," Kosumo said, "the big one will be seeing us later in the week, so till then let's see what needs to be fixed on our project down under."
"What are we going to tell him, when he gets here," Kosumosu said as they headed downstairs to the basement.
"We'll just let him ask questions, and we'll answer them to the best of are ability." Kosumo said, "Now let's get this finished."
Roof of apartment across the street
Two ANBU watched as the brothers entered their shop, "I don't get it why are we keeping an eye on the brat," asked the ANBU in a wolf mask, "I mean Kakashi's team gets the better missions and we get stuck with babysitting some punk kid."
"Quit your pissing and moaning, we have a mission directly from the hokage," said an ANBU in a bird mask, sounds female, "so suck it up. Now tell about this Kosumo."
"He first went to the Uchiha district to by some of those sweet rice crackers and bought 3 boxes, went home, kiss his wife and daughter, sat down to eat, put his daughter to bed, kiss his wife again, deeper this time and came back here and that's it."
"That's it," bird said sounding a little disappointed, "he didn't stop at bar or any other night place,"
"No the only talkative moment was when he was at the Uchiha district, when he was buying the rice crackers,"
"This guy sounds just like a regular civilian."
"I know and that's what's bugging me," the wolf said, "we are ANBU, the best that Konoha has to offer and here we babysitting this boring guy and this punk kid."
After two hours Kosumo left his shop went home with a wolf ANBU following him, while the bird ANBU watched the shop and upper apartment. If it weren't dark out he would have noticed his hair was different.
3 days later, morning 8:30
Kosumosu was found banging on Naruto's door, "hey Naruto, get up you have work to do," when no answer came Kosumosu let out a sigh, "I swear this kid is a heavy sleeper but, then again so is bro."
"Having some trouble," said a voice at the bottom of the stairs. When Kosumosu looked down he saw an old man in red and white robes and a hat that said fire.
"Well if it isn't the hokage him self, what brings you here," Kosumosu asked.
"I came here to check up on Naruto and to talk to you and your brother," the Hokage said as came up the stairs. Kosumosu opened the door with a spare key. When they walked inside they saw Naruto lying down on the bed sprawled eagle.
Kosumosu let out a sigh, "come on Naruto you have a guest," he said as he tried to push Naruto awake, but when that didn't work, "alright you asked for it," Kosumosu then lifted the top mattress make Naruto roll out of bed.
"Ow, what was that for," Naruto complained.
"I had to get you up because you have a guest," Kosumosu said as he pointed to the hokage, "and it's about time for work. Next time set your clock to 7:30, ok,"
"Hay old man what are you doing here," Naruto asked he sat on his bed.
"I came here to see how you were doing, Naruto," the hokage said with a smile.
"I think I'll leave you two alone but, Naruto I want you down stairs in 20 minutes," Kosumosu said.
"But the hokage is here," Naruto said.
"I don't care the first was here downstairs and ready," Kosumosu said as he left.
The Hokage then sat down at the desk, "so Naruto how are you doing?"
"I'm doing pretty well," Naruto, said he started to change.
"What do you think of your bosses and guardians? It seems to me that you need time adapting."
"I know and Kosumo and Kosumosu seem nice but, to get me up this early."
"It looks like Kosumosu is the one that looks over you the most,"
"Kosumosu is nicest of them because he gave me clothes that are my favorite color and he's teaching me how to read and write better but he is also the hardest,"
"What about Kosumo,"
"Kosumo is a bit weird, because of the way he works, but he is nice to me and well he is to smart for me, that's what Kosumosu says,"
"Do you need any finical help?"
"If you mean giving me money then I say no, reason being because Kosumo said that money earned is the best kind."
'I'm going to talk to this Kosumo and his brothers,' the hokage thought, "Well he is right,"
"You weren't supposed to agree," Naruto said flatly.
"I'll give you money for birthdays and holidays how about that,"
"That would be nice," Naruto said.
"Well now that we are done with are chat, I would like to speak to the brothers,"
"Kosumosu is the earliest and Kosumo comes in two hours later," the hokage said, "
"Alright then I'll come by after one o clock, will they be here,"
"Yes they'll be in complaining on how the people break so many of the things they fix."
"Well see you then," the hokage said as he left Naruto's apartment. When the hokage got down on the street he looked back at the shop, 'hmmm, there is hope for you yet Naruto now that you have people that look after you,' he thought as he walk slowly to his paperwork.
Lunchtime
"Hey Naruto," Kosumo said getting his attention, "its lunch time and I'm going to take you to lunch,"
"Really," Naruto said, "usually Kosumosu takes me to lunch for ramen."
"That's true but there is someone I want you to meet," Kosumosu said, as he waved Naruto outside. As they walked the streets Naruto still got glares from random villagers. Kosumo and Kosumosu said to ignore them but it was getting harder for him to do that. They stop at an open corner restaurant, "the person I want you to meet works here. This restaurant doesn't serve ramen but, they do serve that sweet red been soup you also like. Naruto didn't complain because of that but still wished for ramen namely pork. When they sat down a long brown haired waitress in uniform was standing buy the table to take their orders, "I would like the usual please," Kosumo ordered. The waitress then turned to Naruto.
"I'll have the o-shiruko please," Naruto said. The waitress then left alone to deliver their orders. It was then that Naruto noticed that no one was sitting near their table. "So what can you tell me about this person while we wait," Naruto asked.
"Well she very nice but not one to cross unless you like your head berried into the ground. So it's best not to piss her off ok." Kosumo said.
"So when is she getting here," Naruto asked as the waitress came back and placed three different orders.
"I'm already here," the waitress said as she sat down giving Kosumo a deep kiss. She then turns to Naruto, "so this is the boy who painted the north side of the village's streets red, literally."
"Not to mention that he also poured red food coloring in a fountain, making it look like blood, thereby scaring the living hell out of the rich party goers, now that was funny." Kosumo added with a chuckle.
"Well enough about that let's talk about me," she said, "my name is Yuri; I'm this smartass's wife."
"Wow, how do you put up with him," Naruto said as Kosumo was eating some dango.
"One day at a time," she said and then began to eat her food.
"Same here," Kosumo said earning him a slap to the back of his head. "There is a reason why I came here beside the dango honey," Kosumo said as he rubbed the back of his head.
"I knew it," she said shaking her head, "what is it this time?"
"I need you to stop your work for the rest of the day, so that you can watch over Naruto," Kosumo said as he finished up his five plates of dango.
Yuri then got up went over to a private corner dragging her hubby with her. "Are you nuts requesting that," she said in a harsh whisper, "you said that this was just a meeting not babysitting."
"Don't worry I'm sure you can handle it and don't worry about your boss, I'll deal with that, besides you promised two of the three people that you'd help," he said.
Yuri then let out a sigh, "fine but, still this will not be easy for me," she said as she glanced over at Naruto take a big gulp of his sweet soup, "he eats the same way as both of them."
"I know," Kosumo said as he went to take to his wife's boss but she grabbed him pulling him back.
"There's one more thing," she said with some sorrow, "it concerns our daughter."
"What's the problem," Kosumo asked.
"I think her new friends are convincing her to join the academy," she said.
"Did she have a reason to wanting to become a ninja?"
"She has yet to give me one but she did ask if she could."
"Lets talk about this at dinner, where is she now," Kosumo asked
"She's in the east park with her friend and her mother and she is spending the night over."
"Alright after me and bro's meeting with the hokage we'll talk more about this,"
"Hokage huh," Yuri said, "no wonder, ok just leave him to me,"
"Oh thank you honey," Kosumo said as he kissed his wife deeply again. Kosumo then went over to the kitchen area to talk to his wife's boss. After a while a mildly bald man told that she was finish for the day. Yuri then went to her locker, to change into red and white street clothes and came back to Kosumo and Naruto's table. "Alright Naruto here is what's going to happen me and my brother are going to meet the hokage. You are going to be supervised by my wife; don't worry she going to take you to the Westside Park, since it's closer and has a big field for you to play in."
"Is that ok with you Naruto,"
"It's alright," Naruto, said he look down at his food.
"Ok then, I'm off," Kosumo said as he got up, "Oh before I forget," he reached in his pocket to pullout what looked like a box. "This is a cell phone it will allow you to contact me, Yuri or Kosumosu. You can also contact any friends you might find in the park, if you can get their numbers; my wife will answer any question might have with it." Kosumo then head out and to the hokage's tower.
"Well Naruto you finished," Yuri asked.
"Yeah," Naruto said with less pep, as he continued to look down as they exit.
"Why so glum," Yuri asked Naruto as they walk to Westside Park.
"It's that registration at the academy is in one month and I haven't got an answer for Kosomo's question,"
"What was his question?"
"How will I gain the respect of the people of the village to become hokage?"
"Oh that's easy."
"Really what's the answer," Naruto asked in eagerness as they enter the park playground.
"Why don't you go and find out," Yuri said as she pointed to the various children, "and make some friends on the way." Naruto then approached some children that where in a circle. 'That's it Naruto go and get noticed,' Yuri thought as she sat down the bench reading an orange book.
After meeting some the children for ten minutes their parents came to take their kids away from Naruto after which he ran in to the forest part of the park to find more kids. Yuri could still see him because of the orange outfit her brother-in-law gave him. She then saw a two boys lying down on the ground looking at the sky.
"Oh my god you actually read that book," said a female voice in front of Yuri. Yuri looked up to see a brunette woman in a summer komodo.
"Well of course I get most of my ideas from it," Yuri said with a smile.
"You actually try some of the moves in that book," the women said as she sat down on the same bench.
"Yes but some of the moves are real difficult for my husband, and me" Yuri said as she read into the book's mid-chapters.
"I know, some times I think my husband is to lazy to even try," the woman said as she extended her hand, "by the way I'm Nara Yoshino,"
"Yuri," she siad as she shook Yoshino's hand. "What brings you here," Yuri asked.
"Well I fear that my son is becoming like his father a lazy good for nothing," she said with anger in her eyes, "so I might as well get my son moving because I'm going to thorw him into the ninja academy, to get him off his lazy ass."
"Ninja academy, huh," Yuri mused, "you have any ninja in your family?"
"of corse," Yoshino said with a smile, "your looking at one,"
"oh thank goodness," she said with releave, "I was wondering if you can help me?"
"Ok, what's the problem?"
"You see I have daughter who wants to go to the academy, but I'm worryed for her safety," Yuri said.
"Has she ever told you why she wants to become a ninja," Yoshino asked.
"No she hasn't but I think its because of her frinds are going,"
"Is she intellagant?"
"Very, but not wise and somewhat superficial," Yuri said, "you see she was very shy and she been picked on but, now has a friend, I found her to be a bit more braver. The thought of her to be the second ninja in our family worrys me since my sister was the first in five genarations."
"you mean to tell me that you have had a ninja in your family since your great-great grandmother,"
"yep, and now my daugther wants to be the second one," Yuri said as she turn a page, "what's it like for you?"
"It's nice but, I'm a reserve ninja, not a full time one," Yoshino said, "you see I'm a chunin and my husband is jonin, even though he is lazy as hell,"
"My sister was a chunin but she never talked much about it,"
"Mabye she wasn't allowed to,"
"I know but we started to drift apart till I met my husband and brother-in-laws,"
"Is your husband or anybody in his family a ninja," Yoshino asked.
"No, most of them were engainers and doctors," Yuri said, "his two younger sisters are engineers and his two older brothers were doctors, and my husband is a mix of both but, mostly an engineer."
"Whats your husbands name," Yoshino asked while reading here book.
"His name is Kosumo, he and his brother run a repair shop in the west distect," Yuri said as she looked up to see Naruto playing with two children, then went back reading.
"I remember him he fixed our hot water since I knew my husband wouldn't, lazy bum," Yoshsino said as she turn her page, "you said you have a daughter what is her name?"
"My daughter's name is…."
"Yuri-san, Yuri-san," Naruto shouted as he darged some dark haired kid, "you wouldn't belive what Shikamaru he can do with his shadow,"
"Realy," Yuri said as she stoped reading and turn her head to the other boy, "what is he talking about?"
"It's nothing special," the boy said in a lazy tone, 'how do I get in these troublesome situations?'
"I take it that this is your kid," Yuri said as she turned to see a shock woman looking at Naruto. "Hello, Yoshino," Yuri said as she snaped her finggers in front of Yoshino's face, snapping her out of her trance, "you, ok, you spaced out for a minute,"
"What is he doing here," Yoshino asked as she pointed to Naruto.
"Last time I checked he was playing with this boy, and that round one over there," Yuri said as she poind to a brown haired fat boy. "Naruto why do you play with your new friends somore while I talk with this nice lady here ok."
"ok, but you've got to see what Shikamaru can do with his shadow." Naruto said as draged the lazy boy back to the park's field.
"I will," Yuri shouted. She then turned back to Yoshino, "you giong to tell me what that was all about,"
"Do you know who that boy is," Yoshino asked in a consuned voice.
"Uzumaki Naruto," Yuri said as went back to reading glancing to see the three boys now laying on the grass looking at the sky.
"I mean do you really know who that boy is,"
"The one who painted a rainbow on the side of the hokage's tower, which looked perrty good for a five in a half year old,"
"No, but that was perrty good. I mean do you know what is inside of him?"
"Lot's of energy and ten pounds of ramen from what I hear from Kosumosu,"
"No I mean do you know about the…," Yoshino stopped whan Yuri covered her mouth.
"Shhh," Yuri said when she put her finger to her lips, "you don't want to get in trouble do you."
"So you do know,"
"Of corse I'm not stupied you know."
"But why are you looking after the boy?"
"Because my husband and bro-in-law are meeting the hokage and they don't want to leave Naruto alone," Yuri said, "besides he needs to make friends."
"Aren't you afraid that it might be released."
"Yes, but I made a promise to two people that I'd help watch over him."
"Who are they,"
"Can't tell you, promised I wouldn't tell anybody, yet,"
"That sound fair, but tell me do you think it might be release,"
"Not any time soon but, I say let the boy have some fun," Yuri said as see glanced to see the three boys talking and pointing at the sky, "but enough about that, tell more about the academy,"
In front of the acdemy
"Well bro," Kosumosu said as he looked up, "where off to see the wizird,"
"Don't you meen the professer," Kosumo corrected.
"Whet ever," Kosumosu said as he steped fowrd, "let's just get this over with,"
END
Next chapter: Meetings and a tour
AN: If you figured who Kosumo and Yuri are then your ahead, if you figured out Kosumo and Kosumosu are then your way ahead. If you find any misspellings I'm sorry but my spellcheak isn't working.
I'm going to work on my DB FF next WC:5420 Don't forget to review