Yo people! Next chapeters up sorry it took so long.
I noticed my mistake with shizunes age in the first chapter but for the sake of the story i'm going to leave it.
hope you like the chapter!
enjoy!
Time Skip 4 years later
A young boy raced into one of the worst apartment building in Konoha, stumbling over the beer bottles that littered the floor as he ran up the stairs. He came to a stop in front of a door covered with words, the most common being burn, demon, and die. It took him a few moments to get the key in thanks to the tears clouding his blue eyes and spilling down his whiskered cheeks.
Pulling the door open he dragged himself into his small kitchen. Going into one of the many empty cupboards he pulled out a hidden roll of bandages and began to messily wrap the large gashes on his arm and stomach. He tried to remove most of the blood but, dizzy from blood loss, he left the job half done. The now sniffling blonde wobbled into another room, containing a small closet and a thread bare futon.
Although the room, like the rest of the house, was startlingly empty and in poor condition, it did contain one significant thing. A small piece of paper with a seal on it graced the wall. It was there the boy went.
His vision swam but he was still able to wipe most of the blood he had taken from his arm onto the seal instead of the wall. A quick spell of darkness occurred before he opened his eyes to see himself before a large home in the middle of the forest.
"Baa-chan" the boy croaked out and a blonde women walked out just in time to see the boy collapse.
"NARUTO!"
Blinking to clear away the blurriness Naruto looked up into the worried eyes of his Baa-chan and Shizune- nee- chan.
"what happened" Tsunade demanded, her face a mix of worry and rage.
Naruto looked at his lap, blonde hair covering his eyes.
"They attacked me again."
"Tell' she commanded, pulling the 4 year old into her lap and shooting shizune a look that said water now!
"I was walking in the market when a boy dropped his ball" the child began " I grabbed it but when I tried to give it back his mommy yelled at me to go away and that I was trying to hurt him"
" I tried to say I wasn't but then these drunk guys started to chase me!" He was crying by now, and Tsunade was rubbing his back in an attempt to sooth him. Calming a bit he continued, " I ran till I got stuck in an ally way and then they started to cut me."
" I got away cuz they kept stumbling and falling over, I made it to the apartment and came here." Finishing his tail Naruto preceded to accomplish everyman's dream as he snuggled into Tsunade's chest.
The blonde sannin seethed. How anyone could do this to her naru-chan she'd never know.
Shizune returned, glass in hand, but Tsunade knew she had listened in, she had taught the girl herself after all. While Naruto guzzled the water Tsunade looked over his bandages and winced. Although Naruto's healing ability was amazing he had lost a substantial amount of blood and most of the healing had gone to keeping him walking.
Placing the glass down Naruto looked at his grandmother and nee-chan, "sometimes I wish I could tell people about you, then they wouldn't hurt me"
Both women felt their hearts break a bit. Ever since Naruto had been old enough to understand he knew he couldn't tell anyone about his Baa-chan or he might be in danger.
"We wish too" Shizune spoke for the first time, running her fingers through his blonde locks.
"Sleep Naruto" Placing a glowing finger against his forehead Tsunade waited until his eyes drooped completely and soft snoring could be heard.
Both women sighed before placing the four year old onto the couch and removing the orange jacket and pants he wore over his regular clothes. When Tsunade had seen the 'kill me' orange jumpsuit that had been the only clothes the villagers sold the boy, she had insisted on buying him completely new wardrobe. She then proceeded to make him wear his new clothes underneath the orange monstrosity so he would always be properly prepared without rising the villagers suspicions.
Orange might have been his favorite color and he might have been only four but even Naruto knew that orange wasn't a good color for a ninja.
As the two began to heal him their thoughts turned to the first day he had officially come to live with them.
Flashback
Shizune stopped walking when she heard the crying. She had been getting their monthly supply of groceries under the hedge of a brown haired women with nondescript features. Peeking into the ally she had been passing Shizune gasped when she realized that what she had thought had been a pile of dirty rags turned out to be a three year old child.
"Hey there" Shizune said, while crouching down to get closer to the boy. said boy flinched and whimpered, curling into a tighter ball.
"Don't hurt me" a small voice replied.
"Why would I-" the rest of the sentence was cut off with a gasp.
The boy had lifted his face to show tear filled blue eyes and dirt filled blonde hair.
"Naruto" she breathed out before reaching into her backpack like purse and pulling out a dozing Tonton. Shizune looked the boy over while Tonton woke herself up, noting how he was attempting to become one with the wall.
Feeling a hoof on her thigh Shizune looked at Tonton.
"Find Tsunade and bring her to the Hokage's office."
As Tonton went to find her mistress Shizune turned back to her charge.
"Come on Naruto lets go see the Hokage."
This got a response.
"You'll take me to see the Old Man! You won't hurt me?"
"Nope, just come here" Shizune spoke softly like he was a frightened animal.
The three year old then looked her right in the eyes and she could see his thought whirling. Deeming her acceptable the young boy climbed into her arms and she shunshined away.
The secretaries for the Hokage (a/n: I always thought he would have multiple secretaries, there's just too much paper work to sort and someone still has to be free to stop the jounins from barging in) all jumped when Shizune appeared in the lobby, not that it wasn't normal to have jounins shunshining in, it just wasn't normal to feel this much killing intent coming off of whoever appeared.
When they saw who appeared they really got worried, before them was the women they had been told to ALWAYS let in -holding the demon brat.
One very brave (or very stupid) soul tried to stop her.
"T-t-t-the Hokages not-" the sentence cut off with a whimper as all the killing intent was focused on him as she stormed pass.
Said Hokage was in fact in, but he was in the process of pacing his office and worrying over a certain blonde who he hadn't seen in weeks.
The Hokage looked up when his door was thrown open, only to see the object of his worries being carried in by a very angry Shizune.
"Old Man!" Naruto burst out of Shizune's hold to fly into the Hokages, who just barely had time to register the dirty condition of the child before he had an armful of Naruto.
"Hokage-sama what is the meaning off th-"
"What happened" the rooms two occupants turned to face the newest arrival, a non too happy Tsunade.
"I found him in an alleyway, crying" Shizune informed her mistress; gesturing to the dirty boy while dropping her hedge.
Placing the small blonde on his desk, the Hokage threw up silencing jutsus before turning to face his students wrath.
"And why," Tsunade gritted her teeth in a sickly sweet smile, "was he there?"
Sweating under his students gaze, the Hokage answered, "I don't know, I normally watch him through the crystal ball, but a few weeks ago, Yamanaka Inoichi borrowed it to work on a new jutsu."
"Not long after that Naruto stopped coming to visit, I haven't been able to find him since."
Turning to the boy clinging to the back of his robes, the Hokage asked,
"Naruto, what happened?"
Glancing up at the two women in the room Naruto spoke.
" A few weeks ago we were having playground time at the orphanage. A girl ran by and fell near where I was sitting . I tried to help her up cuz she was cryin' but that mean lady that runs the place grabbed me and threw me out! She said she was tired of me hurtin' people and to not come back."
Taking a deep breath the boy continued, "I tried to come here but I was always chased away, after gettin' beaten a few times I just stoped trying." Shrugging and finishing his story the child looked at the man he considered a grandfather,
"Can we get ramen now jiji? I haven't eaten in forever!"
Ignoring the boys request for later, the furious adults began to discuss more pressing matters.
"He's getting his own apartment and living with us." Tsunade declared, while crossing her arms and glaring at her sensei, daring him to challenge her.
"Who are you?"
Sarutobi sweat dropped at the boys comment.
"Naruto," he picked the three year old off the desk, "that's your grandmother."
The young blonde cocked his head, causing both women to inwardly squeal as it made him look like a confused fox kit.
Not to mention it made him about three times cuter.
Even if he was covered in dirt.
"Baa-chan?"
Shizune winced and glanced at her mistress, if anyone dare call Tsunade old they normally found themselves taking flying lessons into the nearest wall. But this was her grandchild!
She wouldn't punch him!
...Would she?
As the blonde sannin approached the child the Hokage tightened his grip in worry. He knew of the blondes sensitivity to her age and was getting ready to run.
Reaching the Hokage, Tsunade held her arms open and asked, "will you give your baa-chan a hug?"
The blondes head flew up and down before pushing off the Sandaime's chest to launch himself at his grandmother.
Feeling the boy nuzzle into her neck the sannin hugged her grandchild tightly.
Tsunade bent her head and whispered into his ear,
"I'll take care of you now."
Flashback end