Chapter 6

~Five Years Pass~

I've raised Naruto up, though he hasn't turned out the way I expected. We've all been promoted to Jonin, and Guy has been training up, preparing himself so he can be 'the best role model for my future squad'. Yeah, Guy wants to be in charge of raising three Genin up until they become Chuunin. I was thinking about it, but I still haven't made up my mind. Looking after Naruto is easier said than done.

There I am, washing up the dishes from breakfast, when Naruto comes bursting through the door and hides, chuckling to himself. "Naruto! What have you done now!" I question. "Ehehehe, nothing~!" Naruto replies. "NA-RU-TO!" Shouts a man, coming in through the door. I sigh and slam the remaining plates in the sink. "Naruto!" I hiss, opening the cupboard where Naruto is hiding. "Get out of there!" I command. Naruto chuckles and jumps out. He was about to take off again when I grabbed his shirt and pulled him up off the ground. I face the man who had his arms crossed. "What'd he do, sir?" I ask. "That brat cut all of my wife's flower heads off!" He yells. I sigh of frustration. "I am terribly sorry sir." I say, bowing. "That thing needs discipline!" He grunts before leaving and slamming the door behind him. I drop Naruto and fold my arms, staring at him crossly. "Why did you do that?" I question. "I was bored!" He says. "You have toys! I bought them for a reason, Naruto!" I shout. "But they're not fun enough!" Naruto complains. I point to the hallway. "Go to your room!" I order. "But-" "GO!" I shout. Naruto pouts and does so.
I let out a deep breath. He's such a disobedient nuisance.
I go back to doing the dishes.

{Naruto's POV:}
Why does everyone push me away? Even mom does.. She seems to hate me, I wonder why.. What did I do to make the villagers hate me?.. I wonder if I should ask mom..
"I'm gonna make people like me one way or another." I say to myself. I stare at the toys mom bought me. "She must like me." I run back out to the kitchen to where mom is. "Mom!"
"Naruto! Get back in your room, I didn't say you could come out!" She gushes. I look down. 'Why does she always get so mad when I'm around?' "Can I ask you something?" I ask. "What?" "Why does everyone hate me?" I ask. Mom drops a plate in the sink and the hot water splashes everywhere. "Mom?"

{My POV:}
I can't believe he just asked that.. Ugh, I can't just tell him. "Naruto, it's because you're annoying." I say. "Wh-what do you mean?" He asks, almost sounding like he was going to cry. I sigh and turn around to face him. "Naruto go sit down." I say, pointing to the couch. I take my wet jumper off and sit it on the table before I sit beside him on the couch. "I would've thought you could figure that out on your own." I say. "You're annoying because all you do is piss people off." I explain. Naruto stares at me. "But what do I do? Even walking past someone they stare at me in that way.." Naruto sulks. "Because all you do is play pranks, and people are sick of it." I say. "So.. If I stop playing pranks.. Will that mean people will like me?" Naruto asks. "... Probably not entirely, but it will help." I say. I could tell Naruto wasn't taking this seriously. "But playing those pranks seems to be the only way to get people's attention." Naruto says. I dig my head into my hands. He's going to find out one day.. But now isn't a good time.. If he finds out and gets angry, it could release it... I'm not taking that chance.
"Naruto, please just... Stop. Stop being a nuisance. Stop playing pranks and pissing people off. Stop being so idiotic." I say, lifting my head up. Naruto looked mad, but confused at the same time. "Please go back to your room."
"There you go again!" Naruto exclaims, standing up. "Pushing me away! Just like everyone else! I don't know if I can even call you my mom!" Naruto cries.
"Naruto-" "I wont take it anymore!" Naruto was too overwrought to listen and ran into his room, slamming the door behind him. I sigh and bite my lip. "What do I do?" I mutter. "I just can't take care of him anymore, he's becoming too difficult. I fear that the Kyuubi is slowly creeping out." I stand up and leave, off to see the Hokage.

"Matsu? What bring you-Naruto again?" Hiruzen asks. I nod. "Lord Hokage, I don't think I can care for him much longer, he's getting too out of control.. And.. Just recently he asked me why everyone hates him." I explain. "Hm, yes.." Hiruzen sighs. "Sir? What should we do?" I ask. He looks out the window. "I believe we should enroll him in the academy next year."
"What! But-" "Matsu! One day that Kyuubi is going to leak out. Enrolling him at the academy and honing his skills may just be the best thing we can do, if we are to defeat the Kyuubi, we must train it's Jinchuriki." Hiruzen says. "But how the heck can he fight something that's inside of him?" I ask. "There are several ways. And until that day, I want to see him become strong enough to defeat it." He says. "Well he's going to need a good, firm teacher.." I say. "Yes." "But Lord Hokage, I do not know if I can watch over him anymore. He's beginning to turn against me." I say.

{Naruto's POV:}
I sneak into the Hokage's office, in the roof, and peer through the hole. 'There you are.'
"I know it's hard, but just try and be.. Motherly towards him." Hiruzen says. "He can't live with me forever." Mom says. I gasp to myself. "Well just deal with it for at least the rest of this year, and I'll see what I can do about hiring out an apartment for him to live in." Hiruzen says. "But he'll only be 6." Mom argues. "I'm sure he'll be fine." Hiruzen says. Tears leak from my eyes. 'It can't be true... She's tossing me aside...' I bite my lip. I can't bear to hear any more.
"You told me to look after him when his parents died! And I did the best I could!" Mom bawls. My eyes widen. 'She's.. Not my mom?' I hug my stomach as I quietly sob.

{My POV:}
I hear thuds from the roof, sounding like footsteps running away. "Shit.." I run out of the Hokage's office, he calls me back, but I don't listen.

I see Naruto running off, covering his face with his arms. "NARUTO!" I shout, but he refuses to listen and runs faster. People stare as he runs past. I debated whether I should try and catch him or just let him have some time alone, so I purposely fall behind him. I could still remember when he was a small innocent baby.. It made me sad to see him so depressed, yet now that he's pissed, he's dangerous. I stop running and let him run off. If I try to speak to him in that mood, he'll definitely do something viscous.
"Matsu!" Guy comes running up to me from a nearby stand. "What happened?" He asks. I say nothing and face him. "It's no use.. He's going to find out eventually. I believe he just learned that I'm not actually his mother, so now he probably hates me for lying to him all these years." I say. Guy embraces me. "We knew this day would come." He says. "Mm.. But it's too early." I say. "Lord Hokage wants him in the academy next year too."