I'm back with the next chapter!
Now, I understand that those of you who actually read this before this chapter came out (new stories being hard to get views on and all) but trust me, I'm not going to do some stupid time skip from one year, to adulthood. I've seen stories like that, and honestly? It's stupid. You miss a ton of character development when you skip that much time, and I have to say, what Zyma, the owner of this account, did was kind of stupid with the time skips. I mean, what happened during those times?
Whatever the case, I'm not doing that, so you will see what things are like for Kasumi as she grows up as well. On that note, let me do a review response, as I've got a grand total of (1) review!
Aren117: I have a beta reader at this point, and it's my, um... Girlfriend. She technically owns this account, even if we are sharing it now, but she reads these! She can't really do that at the moment as she's still in the hospital, but she does beta it. Ok, as for that, it's not a self input, and it is a mixed point of view. I've already have chapter three laid out, not finished however, and it is in a 3rd person point of view. I understand about the reviews thing though. I hope you like it, and considering this was a 'reincarnation' fic, I thought I'd make a reference to death just because I could. I will give support though, and I honestly love OC Fanfics, as they are really, really, interesting if they are good.
There you go, I hope you like this chapter as well though, so please review!
Kasumi, to be honest, was a quiet child. Like most Uzumaki she was full of energy, and it was through the snit bits of what she could grasp that the family used an energy called chakra to protect each other. Her sister, kushina, had started to train with chakra, but it became obvious from the get go that the older child would be a physical fighter more than a mental one. When Kushina had friends over, Kasumi, despite being so quiet, was watching with eyes that showed she was smarter than most children that were only 4 or 5 months old.
The smaller Uzumaki managed to started to walk on wobbly feet for a minute at most before falling by the time she turned 4 months old, and with her intelligent looks towards everything with wonder. This also resulted in the younger Uzumaki to copy her sister when she started to do Kata's of some form of fighting style. Her movements were sloppy, and wobbly, but the fact that she was able to even attempt the Kata's her older sister was performing was something.
Eventually the parents of said Uzumaki decided to try and teach her to talk, and surprisingly the first word that the smaller girl had said wasn't Kaasan or Otosan, but Neechan, when Kushina had started to play with her little sister. The older sister, in response had given the smaller sister a grin before playing with her with more energy if possible. That was until Kasumi had pushed Kushina over, to which the two ended up in a tumble of red hair and limbs as they wrestled with each other.
Another thing that the smaller girl had noticed, however, was when the whole clan, which was a lot of red headed kids and parents, even grandparents, eating together. It wasn't common for the whole clan to eat together, but when Kasumi saw that her parents, along with her and her sister were at the head of the table, she found out that her parents were the head of whatever clan or group her family was a part of.
Kasumi was munching on a piece of fruit she was given, a plum as it turned out, as a voice next to her mother spoke "Aww, kanojo wa totemo kawaīdesu! Kanojo no namae wa nanidesu ka(1)?"
Turning up towards the woman Kasumi gave a sort of attention grabbing sound as she tried to speak, but she couldn't seem to form the words she wanted just yet, but then again she was just 6 months old.
Her mother just gave a melodic laugh as she responded "Kanojo no namae wa kasumi desu. Kushina wa kanojo ni anedearu aishi, soshite sore ni tsuite manzoku shite Imu.(2)"
The other woman just gave a small hum of acknowledgment as she said "Ossharutōri. Ōku no kyōdai ni shite mo watashitachi no kazoku ni, tatakaimasu."
After that, Kasumi tuned out the conversation as she stated at two older Uzumaki, both with bits of white in their red hair, playing a board game with each other.
The small Uzumaki wriggled out of her mother's grip as fast as she could, before she walked, something she managed to do a week ago, and she walked over to the two old men as they started another match up, both noticing the small Uzumaki sitting beside them, but being more intent on the game in front of them.
Kasumi's big Violet eyes wandered over the board quickly as she watched the game, every once in awhile she would actually make a noise of discomfort when the man on her right tried to do something that she, after watching two games, knew would cause the man on the right to lose an important piece in the process.
Three moves later, and the man on the right won his first game of the day. The man on the left stared in shock before looking towards the small 6 month old that gave a laugh and was clapping her hands like a normal kid her age would. The two elder men just shook their head before Kasumi's mother walked over and picked her up, an amused look on her face.
Before she could leave though, the man who lost said "Kunia-sama. To iu koto wa, anata no musume desu ka?(4)"
Kasumi's mother, Kuina, nodded as she said "Hai, sore wa Arashi-dono desu. Kanojo wa anata no shiai o chūdan shita baai, watashi wa mōshiwakearimasen.(5)"
The old man burst into laughter as he said "Chūdan?! Sonotame, anata no musume, watashi wa shōgi de ushinawa remashita!(6)"
Both older men laughed, as the other one said "Anata wa soko ni hijō ni chitekina on'nanoko Kuina-sama o motte imasu.(7)"
Kuina gave a smile towards the two elders in front of her, before she bowed and left, her daughter in her arms, and a smile on her face. The little girl in her arms, however, had a happy look on her face as she thought over what she had just done. Sure she couldn't form complete sentences, and she didn't really want to either, but she was happy none the less. From a side view, she could see the board easily compared to the other two who were playing the game, and she didn't have to think as hard.
Most people wouldn't think that a 6 month old would be able to think as much as she was, but for reasons that she didn't know, and most likely didn't want to know, in terms of her mentality. She didn't think she was much smarter than her age, but a lot of people would disagree especially since she looked at everything with a matter of intelligence that most people wouldn't put with a small child like herself.
When the dinner was done and the family was going home, Kuina looked towards her with a thinking look. Eventually, Kuina gave her daughter a little room as she sat her on her knee. The smaller Uzumaki was looking towards her mother with a tilted look, as the older of the two asked "Anata wa watashi wa anata o shinai nani o itte iru shitte imasu ka?(8)"
Kasumi tilted her head a bit as her mind registered the words, and even if she didn't speak the language quite yet, she understood and gave a smile and a nod with clapping hands.
For a few days after that Kuina started to teach her younger daughter how to talk, while the father of the family started to teach Kushina to start to read and write. The two would trade off every once in awhile, but it seemed that Kasumi always enjoyed spending time with her mother and sister more than her father. Don't misunderstand, she loved her father just as much when it comes to her family, but she liked spending time with the female members of her immediate family due to both of them not treating her like someone her age in comparison to someone who was more mature.
Most people around this time would start to treat Kasumi like a little baby and say things in a baby voice. Instead, both Kuina and Kushina both talked to her like they would someone who could understand her. Their father on the other hand would just speak short sentences that would cause Kasumi to from at her father and start babbling in annoyance since she couldn't talk like Kushina could just yet.
Though on the other hand, the first thing that Kasumi said other than Kaasan, or neesan was "Baka-tousan!"
Needless to say that the head of the Uzumaki clan was sulking for a while as whenever Kasumi saw her father she would say that and he would get sent into his depression again. On the other side of the coin, Kushina and Kuina were both laughing at the misfortune of the only male in the household.
To make things worse, Kushina was starting to go through the unofficial rite of passage when it came to the Uzumaki clan. She had started to prank other members of the clan. It wasn't that big of a problem for most Uzumaki, as pranks were normal, though considering that every member of the clan was hyper, that didn't help much. The pranks were usually elaborate, as when Kasumi could talk she said plans to her older sister that would make a trap specialist blink in both surprise and fear.
The ideas were simple by themselves, but when Kushina did the heavy lifting, so to speak, and the younger, now 1 year old, Uzumaki giving out instructions, the two were not to be trifled with. It was honestly something that even the elder Uzumaki feared when it came to the two. The two's pranks were set off, one time the most feared swordswoman, yes woman, in the village, was covered from head to toe in bright pink paint that wouldn't come off for a couple of days.
And that was one of the more mild pranks the two brought out of a bag of tricks.
As for kasumi by herself, she was even more interested in a lot of the board games that the Uzumaki clan played on their free time. On example was Shogi, another chess. No matter what kasumi played, she wasn't the best player, but she beat people that were a good ten years older than her. People that were adults or older, on the other hand, were different. She struggle to even come up with a single plan of action where she could take out a good piece, the rest of the piece's coming to her easily, but the better ones were always out of her reach easily.
But even with this, Kasumi was shown as a mental talent easily when it came to her clan, and it was suspected that she would become the head of the strategic department when she grew up. It was similar to the Jonin commander of Konohagakure no sato, That was still a good many years ahead of the girl, and a few of the older generation knew that she wouldn't be able to get the rank, but none were willing to elaborate. The biggest thing, however, was the fact that the two sister were more like twins than younger or older sister.
The two hardly had any secrets that the other didn't know about, and it honestly surprised their parents. The two tended to share a lot with each other as well, and that suited both of the parents just fine.
(1):Aww, kanojo wa totemo kawaīdesu! Kanojo no namae wa nanidesu ka?: Aww She's so cute! What's her name?"
(2): Kanojo no namae wa kasumi desu. Kushina wa kanojo ni anedearu aishi, soshite sore ni tsuite manzoku shite Imu : Her name is Kasumi. Kushina loves being a big sister to her, and i'm happy about that.
(3): Ossharutōri. Ōku no kyōdai ni shite mo watashitachi no kazoku ni, tatakaimasu. :So true. To many siblings fight, even in our family.
(4): Kuina-sama. To iu koto wa, anata no musumedesu ka?: Kuina-sama. Is that your daughter?"
(5): Hai, sore wa Arashi-dono desu. Kanojo wa anata no shiai o chūdan shita baai, watashi wa mōshiwakearimasen. : Yes she is Arashi-dono. I'm sorry if she interrupted your match.
(6): Chūdan?! Sonotame, anata no musume, watashi wa shōgi de ushinawa remashita! : Interrupted?! Because of your daughter, I Lost in Shogi!
(7): Anata wa soko ni hijō ni chitekina on'nanoko Kuina-sama o motte imasu. :You have a very intelligent daughter Kuina-sama.
(8):Anata wa watashi wa anata o shinai nani o itte iru shitte imasu ka? : You know what I'm saying don't you?"
So... What did you guys think?
I honestly was happy with this chapter, and I have the next chapter already planned out at the very least, so I hope you continue to read this, and please review as well. I need your support to know what you think of this story, and here's a question as well.
What do you guys think of how Kasumi is portrayed in terms of her intellect?