Hello there my faithful readers!^_^ So first of all, I'm really sorry for the late update and thanks for all the reviews. Due to several issues, I started writing this chapter four days ago, and due to unavoidable circumstances, I don't have access to my desktop or laptop and had to write this chapter on my HTC mobile and probably will have to do so in future chapters too. But don't worry, I'll make sure that updates are regular. So let's get on with the story-
Chapter-18-Taking A Step Further
The council chambers opened for them to see the familiar face of their Hokage, but they weren't prepared for the next person that followed Hiruzen. All of their jaws dropped on the table, their eyes wide while their faces were pale, as if they had seen a ghost.
"K-Kushina-sama!", exclaimed a shocked civilian member, matching the face of every single person present there while Kushina just started to scan around the table. She smirked upon seeing the dried-up fish-like faces of Tsume & Hiashi and almost burst out laughing when she saw their older-than she remembered faces.
'Hm... seems like skipping 13 years might be fun', she thought amusedly while on the outside she had an expressionless face.
"K-Kushina...", exclaimed Hiashi in shock, his usual emotionless facade no match for her ghostly appearance while Tsume too had her eyes as wide as they could get. This just wasn't possible, a person dead/unseen for 13 years just barges in like that with their leader, it was mind buggling.
"K-Kushina-chan", stuttered Tsume in a quivering voice while Danzo too couldn't believe his lone visible eye. With Shisui's Sharingan, he could indentify her special sky-blue chakra, she was Kushina alright.
'How could she be alive? Even my most capable root sensors couldn't find her thirteen years ago', he thought before visibly composing himself on the outside while the others were trying to come to terms with the situation.
Meanwhile because of Kushina's unexpected appearance, nobody had noticed Sarutobi's hardened expression, an expression which had not been seen since Orochimaru fled from the village.
"As you all are seeing, it would seem Uzumaki Kushina is still alive. Any questions regarding where she was until now would be ignored", said the Hokage off handedly in his authoritative tone like it was an everyday occurrence that a supposed dead person comes back alive while an eerie silence followed his words before his statement settled in everybody's mind.
"We don't mind Uzumaki Kushina's return considering she's hailed as a great legendary kunoichi rivalling Senju Tsunade's status, but still it could be that in these past thirteen years her loyalties may have changed", said Danzo while staring at Hiruzen with a critical eye whereas Kushina narrowed her eyes at him.
"Are you implying that I'm a traitor Danzo?", she said in a threatning voice while the war-hawk felt a chill slide down his spine. He knew that if she was anywhere near her prime, he would lose to her in a one on one match even he went all out. If there was any effective counter against any bloodline, he knew that to be fuinjutsu which she had mastery over.
"I'm aware of that Shimura Danzo, but I trust Kushina fully", said Hiruzen in a calm tone while the shinobi clan heads nodded with him along with Hiashi, who was a good friend of Kushina. Meanwhile Danzo grunted in response.
"There is no trust in the world of shinobi Hiruzen, that's just delusionary idealism", he said in a gruff voice whereas Homura sighed, the war-hawk never left the chance to put in display his cold ideals. Though the two teammates and advisors of Hiruzen were strict and rarely agreed with him on any matter, they too wanted the welfare of their village and secretly agreed with his ideals.
"I'm tired of your useless views Danzo. Remember that I'm the Hokage here, so I'll decide how to run the village and not you", he said with an almost unvisible smirk while Danzo gripped the edges of the wooden table tightly in anger, him being reminded of not being the hokage was always a touchy subject.
"We're just glad to have you back Kushina-sama...we all trust you here", said one fat blob of civilian council member almost making Kushina cringe at him. All of them were interrupted from their gazing at Kushina in wonder by a cough from the Hokage.
"As much as I understand those unsual expressions on your face, we have other matters to discuss...like that of Uchiha Sasuke", said Hiruzen with a serious expression on his face before he sat on the chair while Kushina just opted to stand besides him before she greeted Tsume & Hiashi with a silent nod, but warm eyes. Hiashi nodded back ever so slightly while Tsume had a large smile on her face, a teary expression on her face.
"Indeed...and I'm curious as to why you ordered to stop searching for the last Uchiha", said Homura with a glare before Hiruzen glared back while spiking his chakra as a small amount of killer intent washed over the chamber.
"Watch your tone Homura... I'm the hokage here and you have no right to question my decisions", said the professor in a threatning tone while Kushina had a small smirk lurking across her lips.
'Ace scored jiji', she thought while the rest of the council members had stupefied expressions on their faces. When did the old Hokage grew a backbone?
"Wha...", trailed Koharu's voice as she had a shocked expression on her face alongwith Homura while Danzo was looking at this changed Sarutobi with a critical eye.
'Hiruzen...what happened to you...you've changed...those eyes... I see then... the supposed will of fire still burns brightly within you...let's see how far you can go ', he thought with a hardened expression.
Meanwhile Tsume had a knowing expression on her face.
'Hehe...typical as ever eh Kushi-chan...not even one day back and you've already changed our ol' hokage...kinda reminds me of Uzumaki Naruto. Hmm...I wonder if they're related somehow besides their name', she thought ironically.
"My final decision stands and we're to no longer search for Uchiha Sasuke from now on", said Sarutobi in his authoratative tone while the others gasped upon hearing him.
"You can't be serious Hokage-sama!", said one civilian member followed by many shouts of outrage by the other members while the shinobi side along with Homura, Koharu & Danzo remained silent, wondering about this unexpected event. Although they weren't fond of Sasuke as a person, but they knew his importance as the last Sharingan wielder in the village and didn't want to lose such a bloodline. Meanwhile Kushina had remained uncharacteristically quiet during this hassle.
'I wonder what Naru-kun is doing right now?'', she thought with a dreamy face while the council members were at each others neck as the volume in the chamber grew to uncomfortable levels.
"SHUT THE FUCK UP!", yelled Hiruzen as a huge amount of killing intent washed across the room making the civilians paralyse in fear while the shinobi side were sweating bullets except only Kushina who seemed to be unaffected. Meanwhile, aside from trying to compose themselves, they were looking at Hiruzen yet again in awe. They didn't know what happened to their lovely grandfatherly hokage, but they knew not to mess with him anymore from now on.
" I'm the hokage here, I WILL take the decisions here and you are here ONLY as my advisors... nothing more, nothing less. The decision concerning Uchiha Sasuke is final and if anyone doesnot agree with me... SPEAK NOW OR REMAIN QUIET FOR THE REST OF YOUR FUCKING LIVES IN THIS CHAMBER", said Hiruzen in his chakra enhanced voice while Kushina was brought out of her thoughts by his outburst. Looking around, she was amused to find their funny paralysed faces before she sighed and shook her head.
'Why did I even come here? I should be spending time with Naruto rather than be in this boring council ... I never liked coming in this chamber anyway... reminds me of the way of how they always tried to kill Naruto or exile him...these bastards', she thought with gritted teeth at the last part while her chakra spiked involuntarily making Hiruzen and other shinobi clan heads along with Danzo, Homura & Koharu look at her. Noticing several gazes upon her, she immediately composed herself while Hiruzen looked at her sympathetically. He knew how she must be feeling in the presence of these civilian idiots and knew he needed to finish this meeting fast or else there might be addition of several heavily injured patients to the hospital, which meant more paperwork.
"So with the matter of Uchiha Sasuke closed, lets move on to other matters... it has come to my information that Uchiha Sasuke & Uchiha Itachi are not the only Sharingan wielders remaining", said Sarutobi with a small smirk while everyone's eyes except Kushina's widened in shock while their mouths fell agape in an expression of impossibility. Meanwhile Danzo had other reasons to be shocked as he began to sweat bullets.
'Does he... knows? But there's no way! Only Orochimaru knows about me possessing the Sharingan along with my most trusted root shinobi... But Orochimaru couldn't have possibly told him...', he thought in panic while outwardly didn't show his inner turmoil.
" You can't be serious Sarutobi...the Uchiha clan was massacred that night...everyone died except Uchiha Sasuke", said Homura while everyone else nodded with him.
" Believe it or not...she's right in this room", said the Hokage with a smirk while Kushina too was laughing inwardly...she always enjoyed some pranks here & there after all.
"She?", exclaimed Hiashi in surprise who himself couldn't keep his calm expression through all this tension while Shikaku along with other clan heads like Shibi, Chouza, Inoichi & Tsume also looked to be curious whereas Danzo breathed a sigh of relief, though he too was now curious as to who could be the one in this room. Scanning around, the only
kunoichi present there were Tsume, Homura & Kushina.
'No... Tsume is from the Inuzuka clan...Koharu, I know too well ...she had a civilian background after all..could it be?...Kushina?...', he thought with wide eyes while Hiruzen looked at Danzo expectantly. He knew that his war-hawk rival was a very sharp customer & was the only one to be able to match upto him in the old days.
"Hiruzen... it can't be... Uzumaki Kushina?", he exclaimed in awaiting shock before Hiruzen slightly nodded towards Kushina to go ahead.
Everyone's eyes bugged out while their jaws dropped for the second time when they saw the same red eye structure of the famed Sharingan.
" Kushina... how can it be...you're an Uzumaki...", trailed Homura in shock while Kushina shook her head.
"I myself don't know... but the only explaination right now that I can give is that I'm a half Uchiha-half Uzumaki...that's all you really need to know", she said off handedly while the shinobi side could only nod quietly at this explaination, their mouth still open in shock.
" That's great Kushina-sama! And besides...since you've come now...maybe you could make Hokage-sama agree with us and help us kill that wretched demon who's been defiling your last name these past 13 years", said one civilian while murmurs of agreement started to increase on the civilian side whereas the clan leaders had agitated looks on their faces. Meanwhile Hiruzen groaned inwardly as he facepalmed himself, now he knew even Kami couldn't stop their impending doom.
'May Kami have thy mercy', he thought while everyone discarded their demon extermination talk session when they heard a chilly low voice.
"Oh really... who's this demon anyway?", asked Kushina with a way-too sweet smile which reminded Shikaku of Yoshina, but a much scarier version. Being the ignorant fools they were, all of them chorused together,
"UZUMAKI NARUTO!", with so much pride in their voices that Hiruzen almost thought that it was for a noble & a social welfare cause. Meanwhile he chose to remain quiet and just observe the great shinobi war's deja vu.
"Ooh...Uzumaki Naruto huh? So he's a Uzumaki like me?", she said in a sing song voice, her voice getting chillier by the second as she clenched her fists tightly.
"No Kushina-sama...that demon could never be from your clan-", said one civilian before he was interrupted by Tsume.
"Shut up you idiot, you don't know anything about him!", said Tsume with an enraged expression while Kushina had a surpised look on her face whereas the other clan heads nodded with the Inuzuka matriarch.
" Kushina... don't listen to these fools, Naruto is really a sweet boy, I've met him a couple of times and I can honestly say that he's really kind and wouldn't harm anybody unecessarily. Just because of his jinchuriki status, doesn't mean that he's a demon by default", she said with pleading eyes. There was no way that she'd let her best friend join the demon hunting group too.
Meanwhile Kushina inwardly smiled warmly at her. Nobody except very few knew that she was pregnant back then. She was ashamed that she hid such a thing from her best friend Tsume, but neither could she tell the Inuzuka considering that Tsume was on a year long S-rank mission at that time. On the outside, Kushina just kept a calm facade before she nodded with her while Hiruzen was smiling warmly at Tsume.
"Kushina...", everyone turned their heads towards the source of the emotionless voice only to be surprised when they saw it was Hiashi.
"First of all... I'm glad that you're back. I missed you these thirteen years", he said with a small smile while everyone could only watch slack-jawed at the unusual display of emotions from the head of the Hyuuga clan. Meanwhile Kushina nodded at him and offered a small smile in return.
" Now... I will not lie to you nor do I need to. Uzumaki Naruto... at first I blamed him foolishly for all the destruction and for the loss of Minato. As the time passed, I began to see the boy for who he really was...just like you, always playing pranks...trying to make others laugh even when he failed desperately to do so...just like you", he said with a small smile while Kushina's eyebrows twitched at the jab. Meanwhile Inoichi shifted a bit away from the Hiashi with a horrified expression on his face.
"This man gives me the creeps...seriously, have you ever seen him laugh", said Inoichi in a quivering voice while Shikaku just sighed tiredly.
"Yeah... personally...all Hyuugas are a big long rusty drag", he said while Chouza sweatdropped at him.
"So I slowly became neutral towards him... but now...i know that that boy has something special that none of us have. He has the gift to change people for good", he continued while Kushina's eye's widened along with others, the fiery kunoichi's eyes almost watering at the fact that people were starting to finally recognise her son. She then remembered from Naruto's memories what he had said to Kurenai...more like said to himself, assured himself.
"I don't know about the older generation...but I'll definitely change the views of mine & the upcoming generation"
'Naruto...you're already changing their views. And not just the younger ones... but the older ones too...I'm proud of you sochi', she thought with pride & love filling her heart for her son.
"He changed my elder daugher for good... and I believe it was because of him that Hinata's on her way of becoming the strongest Hyuuga ever. He's not a demon...not in a million years", said Hiashi with forceful emotion in his voice while the other clan heads nodded with him with a smile whereas Hiruzen had a small smile on his face along with Kushina.
"That's just nonsense! That demon's just a useless orphan and is nothing more than a Kyuubi reincarnation. And now he has transformed into just the replication of our beloved yondaime to fool us, it even possesses a strong bloodline...we cannot allow that spawn to get stronger or one day it will destroy the village. Don't you see... even his parents abandoned that good for nothing trash. I say-"
SHLURP!
The next thing that everyone saw was blood spraying and a giant sky blue ball of swirling chakra where the civilian's head was supposed to be. Their eyes widened when they saw Kushina crouched on the table in front of the civilian, her right hand extended to where the larger than normal Rasengan was spinning brightly & ferociously.
Most of the civilians downright puked at such a gruesome display while blood had covered Kushina's hands & forearms whereas some of the blood had sprayed on her face. She had a cold expression on her face, her icy violet eyes unnerving all those present in the chamber.
"Wh-What?...", trailed a shocked civilian, his face matching everyone present there. Even Hiruzen was shocked, he had never thought she would go to such extent as to kill someone.
"Under the sandaime's law considering Uzumaki Naruto's status, no one is to talk about 'it'. Breaking this law shall be punishable by death...right, Hokage-sama?", she said before turning her head towards the shocked hokage, her icy violet eyes daring him or anyone else to deny her action.
"K-Kushina! This is absurd... you can't just-"
"Koharu... she's right", said the old Hokage with a sigh. He knew what a mother's wrath could do and knew that a pissed Kushina was never a good thing, doesn't matter if you're a kage or a member of Akatsuki.
"Does anyone else has anything to say concerning Uzumaki Naruto?", she said with such a cold expression that it made even Hiashi jealous. An eerie silence followed her threatning question before she silently nodded to herself.
"Remember... if anyone badmouths Uzumaki Naruto or even harms a speck of him, they'll face my wrath... and if I'm not allowed to kill you, then the least I can do is make sure you lay on the hospital bed...limbless", she said before flipping over the table.
'Such speed...even my trained eye couldn't keep track of her movement. And creating such a large Rasengan in a matter of a second is really something...even after all these years, her skills are top notch, rather she looks even more powerful than before and with the addition of Sharingan...I can only imagine the true extent of her strength & capabilities. I need to be wary of her', thought Danzo with a grim expression on his face.
"I believe my work is done...I'm outta here Hokage-sama", said Kushina with a cold expression as she waved over her shoulder before she started walking towards the door.
Meanwhile Tsume along with others were confused as to why she was being so protective of Naruto. For the past thirteen years, she wasn't in Konoha and didn't even know the boy personally. Then why would she possibly go as far as to kill someone for the little Uzumaki.
"Kushina... not that I'm complaining but why are you going so far to protect Naruto? You haven't even met him...", said Tsume while the shinobi clan heads and civilians alike listened in too. They were curious as to why Kushina was wasting her time over the village pariah, which were mainly the thoughts of the civilians.
Kushina continued to walk in silence as they saw her retreating back. Opening the door, just as she was about to exit, she stopped before answering over her shoulder without turning back.
"You don't need to know the reason...", she said while mainly glaring over her shoulder at the civilians.
"Just remember that I'm his guardian and would let NO ONE hurt him", she said in a threatning tone, showing her blood red Sharingan while the single tomoe spun to add to her threat. Meanwhile Hiruzen almost laughed when he heard several simultaneous audible gulps from the civilians.
"And also...if someone even dares of speaking about breeding concerning my sharingan...", she let the threat hanging loose before exiting the chambers while Hiruzen sighed inwardly to himself in relief while beads of sweat rolled down Homura's face because that was just the thing he was going to talk to the hokage.
Meanwhile Hiruzen was relieved because he was afraid of a possible council massacre tonight and felt a bit bad for the death of a civilian even though he deserved it. Meanwhile Tsume couldn't understand as to why Kushina was being so cold to them, matching the thoughts of other clan heads. She was the most brightest of kunoichi and always had a smile on her face, they weren't used to this type of Kushina. All of them were knocked out of their fear/confusion states by a knock on the door.
"Enter", ordered the Hokage as a chunin entered the chambers and kneeled before the him.
"Hokage-sama, as per your orders , all parties sent to search for Uchiha Sasuke have returned. Also, Raikage-sama & Mizukage-sama are waiting for you in the office", he reported while Hiruzen nodded.
"Good...inform all the jounins present in the village right now to gather at the rooftop of this tower tomorrow morning", he ordered while the chunin nodded but he remained still making Sarutobi raise his eyebrows.
"Is there anything else you want to tell me?", he said questioningly before the chunin answered hesitantly.
"Um...Hatake Kakashi is...um looks pissed hokage-sama...he wants to meet you ", said the chunin nervously while Sarutobi just sighed before he dismissed the chunin.
"I think you made a wise decision Hokage-sama...we don't need Uchiha Sasuke anymore...he was an arrogant brat anyways. With Kushina-sama on our side, we don't need anyone else", said a random civilian while the clan heads along with Sarutobi rolled their eyes. Great, first they lick the boy's boots and now they dump him like HE was the real demon, it was truly terrifying that how quickly they could change sides. Meanwhile Danzo was busy in his own thoughts as he planned for these unexpected turn of events. With return of Kushina and the activation of a doujutsu such as Rinnegan by Uzumaki Naruto, Konoha sure had great military additions.
Konoha-Outside Hokage's Tower
'Phew...I've to stay hidden until jiji announces my arrival. Better stay hidden from the Anbu & others until then. Hm...I wonder where Naru-kun is?', she thought before chanelling chakra through her middle & index finger. Touching the chakra laced fingers on the Uzumaki seal that Naruto gave her, she closed her eyes in concentration as she traced Naruto's chakra.
"Ah...there he is", she exclaimed with a bright smile before moving at rocketing speeds towards her object of affection.
Konoha-Naruto's Apartment-Roof
"Ayumi-chan... what was Kaa-san's childhood like?", said Naruto as we find Ayumi and him on the a bit-slanted roof of his apartment. Naruto had his head on Ayumi's lap who was sitting cross-legged while he himself was laying down. She was lovingly running her soft fingers through his hair while her other hand was caressing his whisker marks. There was a soft cool breeze flowing while the full moon was shining upon the village.
"Hmm...let's see...well apart from the destruction of Ushiogakure, she had a fun childhood here in Konoha. The villagers didn't know that she was a jinchuriki and hence had a normal childhood", she said with a bit of sadness in her voice as she compared Kushina's childhood to Naruto's. Meanwhile Naruto felt happy that his mother found joy & happiness, something which he longed for.
'Well atleast Kaa-san found happiness here...unlike me', he thought while sadness enguled him as he remembered his childhood. Meanwhile Ayumi bent down and laid her forehead on his, both of their eyes closed as they felt each others warmth and comforted each other silently.
"I wonder... how my childhood would've been if no one knew about the sealing", he said in a low voice while Ayumi's eyes watered up as she clenched her eyes shut. Sensing her stiffen up, he mentally slapped himself.
"But atleast I had you all the way...and I'm sure that you'll always remain with me, right?", he said with a smile while she giggled lightly when he started to wiped her tears.
"Of course you baka", she said in a whisper before kissing his cheek. Suddenly they sensed the familiar chakra of Kushina approaching.
"Kaa-san's coming!", he exclaimed with a bright smile when Ayumi suddenly poofed out making Naruto's head hit the roof.
"Ow...hey! What the hell was that for?", he said in irritated as he held his head.
"Hehe...sorry Naruto-kun, I just don't want Kushi-chan to know about me getting out of the seal right now...I'll give her this surprise later...hehe, oh the endless possibilities for a great prank", she cackled evilly making Naruto sweatdrop at her.
"And make sure that your so called great prank doesn't involve your perverted streak in any way", he said inwardly.
"Hmph...what perverted streak?", she asked oh-so-innocently making his eyebrows twitch.
"You almost raped me back there in the alley!", he almost screamed at her.
"I was not trying to rape you, I was just helping you with your desires... and I would've succeeded if you hadn't pumped so little chakra in the seal...just as we were about to reach the fun part, your chakra ran out and I was dispelled! That's just so unfair!", she said with a pout while Naruto had a blush on his face as he remembered what she was about to do and almost suceeded in making him lose control.
"Kissed Ayumi-chan again?", he jumped upon hearing a familiar voice as his vision zoomed out to see Kushina standing in front of his embarrassed form.
But he was taken aback when he saw the difference between her eyes and her expression. She had a sweet smile on her face but her eyes held a bit of sadness in them.
Meanwhile, Kushina couldn't help but feel a pang in her chest at the thought of Naruto kissing someone else. She didn't know why, but she felt possessive of her Naruto, well Uzumaki women were said to be possessive. But she had no problem with Naruto having multiple lovers as long as she was one of them, but still they were mother & son, it just wasn't right. Flirting aside, anymore than that was wrong but she just couldn't control these new desires she had for him. There was an internal battle going on between her brain & heart, she was just so confused with these feelings. One instance she would feel like that they could really be something more than just mother & son, and at another her mental constraints would hold her back. Meanwhile Ayumi watched from inside of Naruto in sympathy, she knew about the inner turmoil that Kushina was currently going through and knew that only Naruto could help her sister-like figure tackle through it.
"Let's go to sleep Naru-kun...it's getting late. From tomorrow, I'll start you training", she said with a tired smile as she jumped off the roof and entered the apartment through his window while Naruto had a worried expression on his face.
"Ayumi-chan, what is wrong with Kaa-san? Do you think something happened between her & jiji?", he asked in a concerned tone while Ayumi decided to keep the real reason from him for now. He himself hadn't sorted out his own feelings and they both needed to spend more time with each other to sort this out.
"She's just feeling lonely Naru-kun...these mood swings do happen in the world of shinobi...", she said in a low tone.
"Then what should I do? I don't want to see her so sad", he said in a quiet voice as he lowered his head.
"Then show her that you love her...assure her that you'll never leave her, that you will always be there for her, that she's not alone...right now, you just don't know the depth of her love for you. I know that you love her too, but you need to show her. The combination of a mother's love for her child combined with these new romantic feelings she has for you may just be the strongest form of love that anyone can have for someone", she paused while Naruto too was deep in thought before she continued.
"Sometimes you would feel lonely & sad and sometimes she would. In these times you guys would have to comfort each other, you would need to show each other that you are loved very much by the other, that's how human emotions work Naruto-kun. Tonight is the first night when you two would sleep with each other...just hold her tight...talk to her. I know that you too have feelings for her...and tonight or some other day you two would have to solve this issue. It's been only one day, but the more you let this issue hanging, the tension between you two would grow to unbearable levels leading to only more emotional turmoil and sadness", she finished hoping that her words helped him clear his thoughts.
"I understand Ayumi-chan...I'll try to do something. I'm not sure how these things are done, but for Kaa-san I'll try nevertheless", he said inwardly with determination shining in his eyes as he jumped over the roof and sped towards his front door.
'That's all you need Naruto...a push is all you guys need and things would slide between you two very soon', thought Ayumi with a smile.
Standing in front of his door, he took a deep breath before unlocking it and entered his home.
All he found was a dark room which was lightly lit by the full moon as if purifying the room. His apartment was a one room structure which consisted of a short corridor inside in front of his entrance door. Following which was a room, spacious enough for three-four persons to move around comfortably. Connecting to this was a bathroom and a kitchen.
So the first thing he saw after crossing through the corridor was Kushina lying on the bed wearing a loose silky gown, indicated by the loose straps of said garment over her milk-creamy shoulders. Her back was facing him as she laid on her sides, looking out through the open window from where the room was inhaling the night's comfortable cool breeze. Through the silky gown, he could almost see her shapely legs and the way the moonlight was falling upon her hour-glass form made her look like a glowing goddess to him. It was the most beautiful sight he had ever seen.
'.god...how can anyone look so beautiful', he thought as he tried to burn this sight into his mind.
Meanwhile, Kushina wasn't asleep & was lost in her own thoughts too much to notice Naruto enter the apartment. And her mood was getting worse by every second when Naruto didn't enter the apartment.
'I wonder what he's doing? Hmph...probably making out again with that Ayumi-baka. I wonder if he even looks at me like a woman aside from me being his mother. No he does notice me...he did blush from time to time as I saw him staring at me. I really hope that we can become something more Naru-kun...if not, then still I would never stop loving you. Hehe...it has only been one day and I can say that I wouldn't be able to live without you Naru-kun. I almost lost you yesterday... and I will not let that happen ever again', she thought with determination as she gazed outside the window while rolling strands of her hair around her finger.
She almost jumped out of her place when she heard a familiar voice call her.
"Kaa-san?"
Turning her head, she saw Naruto standing just in front of the side-bed.
"N-Naru-kun!", she stuttered in surprise while Naruto smiled sheepishly.
He had apparently removed his shinobi attire and was in his pajama & a loose sky-blue shirt. Remembering from his memories, she knew that those were chakra clothes and hence adjusted to one's size when they applied chakra to it. She blushed at seeing him smiling at her, he looked so cute in civilian clothes.
"Sorry to scare you Kaa-san...I was just checking if you were asleep or not", he said apologetically.
"What took you so long?", she asked with a hint of anger in her voice which Naruto immediately picked.
"I was just talking with Ayumi-chan", he answered in a sincere tone while Kushina just huffed and turned sideways.
"Yeah...probably kissing her again", she mumbled to herself which he heard due to his sensitive hearing.
"Are you jealous Kaa-san? Do you want me kiss you too?", he asked with a smirk while faking surprise in his voice.
"W-What makes you think like that dattebane!", she said frantically after jerking her head, her face red like a tomato making him burst in laughter further adding to her embarrassment.
"Look at you...AHAHAHAHA!...y-your face is just like a tomato", he said after controlling his laughter making her extremely embarrassed as she just huffed again and turned outside of the window. She didn't know why she was acting like this, but whenever she was in presence of Naruto, he would make her feel like a teenager all over again.
Though she blushed furiously when she felt his arms snake around her slim waist and his chest rubbing against her back.
"Can I sleep with you Kaa-san?", he asked her with a smile making her blush at the double meaning of those words.
"O-Ofcourse...", she stuttered as she took a deep beath to control her racing heart and shifted sideways to give him more space. His touch always sent electric sensations through her spine, and it was becoming difficult to control herself with more time they spent with each other. Meanwhile, her heart raced further when she felt his hot breath on her back neck.
"You're so beautiful Kaa-san", he said out of nowhere making her speechless. What happened to him?
"N-Naru-kun...?", she trailed in a stunned voice but could feel her heart swell with happiness & pride.
"You are very beautiful", he repeated in a whisper, his lips touching her soft ears, almost making her moan while he tightened his grip around her waist. Meanwhile Ayumi was smiling at the scene going on with pride.
'That's my Naruto-kun. Go catch her like the foxy-kun you are', she thought as she pumped her fist in her palm.
Meanwhile Kushina felt like she was on cloud nine, in his arms she felt complete like never before. He felt so warm, she felt like never wanting to let him go.
"What's troubling you so much Kaa-san?", he asked in a worried tone as he lovingly placed a light kiss on her back neck making sparks fly through her body, as she struggled to prevent herself from ravishing him right then. Though her eyes widened when she realised his question.
"N-Nothing N-Naru-kun...", she stuttered as her hand involuntary rubbed Naruto's forearm holding her waist, which in turn made him blush a bit as he felt her warm hands on his skin.
'Her touch feels so good', an involuntary thought passed his mind before he answered her.
"Then why do you blush everytime I touch you...like right now", he said as he held her closer to him, clouding her mind with these sensations as he placed small kisses on her back neck. All the while it was getting really difficult for Kushina to control her urges as she fought against her raging hormones. Her breathing was getting heavier while she could feel her lower regions getting hot. She couldn't believe how much effect just his touch had on her body.
"N-Naru-kun...s-stop", she said, almost moaned in a quivering voice while Naruto increased his sensual kisses, and started placing soft kisses on her shoulder.
"I will...but when you tell me why do you look so troubled", he said all the while kissing her soft skin of her shoulder making a moan escape her lips.
'It's not like I really want you to stop', her inner voice said making her blush. But despite her enjoying his ministrations on her, she decided that it was best to tell him now. No need to keep anything from him, besides she could bet that he definitely knew of her feelings towards him.
"I...ah", she moaned when he bit the soft skin of her shoulder lightly, which in turn itself made him blush on hearing her erotic moans. He himself was barely controlling himself but he needed her to admit herself. Stopping his kisses, he signalled her to speak while she took several deep breaths to control her hormones.
"I...have f-feelings for you Naru-kun...I don't know what to do...I tried but couldn't help but feel attracted towards you...I understand though if you despise me for it", she said in a low quivering voice, almost on the verge of tears.
Naruto sighed in what he could call true happiness which he had never felt before, happiness which had instantly erupted like a volcano when he heard those words.
"I'm so happy Kaa-san...", he whispered in her hear as he held her tight to him.
"To tell you the truth, I too feel the same way towards you...but Ayumi-chan was there for me to help when I was confused. And I'm here to help you...even if it's about me", he said while Kushina's eyes were as wide as they could get. Though regarding the events in the past few hours, she had a hunch that he too felt the same way towards her, but for that to happen in reality was a whole different experience. A bright smile formed on her face as she instantly turned around surprising him before taking him in a bone crushing hug.
"I'm so happy!", she said, almost squealing in delight as she buried his head in her ample bosom, rather her cleavage making him blush up a storm.
'Wow...this really is heaven...now I know why Kakashi-sensei, Itachi-sensei & jiji are so preverted...it feels so good', he thought with a peaceful smile before slowing drifting off to sleep.
Meanwhile Kushina had a content smile on her face but blinked when she felt his breathing becoming even and heard light sounds of snoring.
Slowly pulling her head back, she saw Naruto's sleeping face and resisted the urge to squeal 'Kawai'. Clearing his bangs, she kissed his forehead before putting his head back in her bosom as she completely hugged his warm form lovingly. Putting her arms around his neck, she softly ran her fingers through his hair before closing her eyes with a dreamy sigh.
"Sweet dreams Naru-kun", she whispered before a giggle escaped her lips when she felt him nuzzle his face into her breasts, as if responding to her.
Timeskip: Next Day-5 AM: Konoha: Training Ground 44 (Forest of Death)
"Kaa-san 'yawn'...why are we training so early?", he asked while rubbing his eyes. Right now, both he & Kushina were standing several metres apart from each other in a clearing which ironically matched the one where he had activated the Rinnegan that day. Both of them were wearing their usual shinobi wear.
Usually, he would be very excited about training but he never was a morning person and besides, he had the best sleep of his life. Although according to a pervert, it would be obvious considering the position in which he slept. Meanwhile Kushina had a real serious expression on her face which Ayumi knew that Naruto better take this seriously or else he would suffer...painfully.
"Naruto...", she said gaining his attention at the fact that she didn't use the usual way she uses to address him.
"Through your memories I've seen that besides the Rinnegan...your normal eye has been poorly trained to keep up with shinobi using high speeds", she said in a serious tone while Naruto also nodded with a serious expression.
"To start your training with, we'll just spar for now...and I'll repeat Kakashi's words, come at me with intent to kill or I wouldn't hold back my strength. But in case of speed, to start with I'll use only thirty percent of my full speed", she said as she shifted into her fighting stance.
"What! Only thirty percent, c'mon... why are you holding back so much?", he said in disbelief before Kushina answered with a smirk.
"We'll see, if you're able to match me then I'll simply move more fast. And remember...no doujutsu", she said as she got ready while Naruto settled into his fighting stance with a confident smirk.
"Be careful Naruto-kun...she wouldn't hold back", warned Ayumi.
"I would...but she's only using thirty percent...I mean c'mon, thirty? I'm not that bad", he said to her making her sigh.
'It's not that you're bad Naruto-kun...it's just that Kushi-chan's level is high and this time you'll be facing someone stronger than Orochimaru', she thought.
"Alright...ready?", asked Kushina before he nodded.
"Let's start then", she said before she simply completely blurred out of his vision making his eyes widen to stunned proportions. He didn't even had time to lift a finger before he felt an extremely high pressure on his stomach before he was launched back at rocketing speeds. He crashed painfully through several trees before slamming on the trunk of a larger tree, creating a large crater before he fell on the ground on his shoulder, inducing some dust.
His world was spinning, what the hell had even happened? He didn't even know when had she hit him...thirty percent speed? This was ridiculous...he was feeling like a mob had been beating him constantly for an hour with him being defenseless.
The pain of that blow...he can't even describe it, it's beyond excruciating. Shakily getting up on his knees, his hands were on the ground while his eyes were wide in pain, his pupil vibrating while his brain was not able to resist such damage...such pain. Gritting his teeth, he held his stomach before he started coughing blood voilently with a mix of saliva.
"AAAAAHHHHHHH!", he screamed in agony, no longer able to contain this unbearable pain. It felt like his stomach was crushed, he could feel it being healed by youki and his own special chakra, but the pain was intolerable.
"This...is what an S-rank shinobi is Naruto, this is how much strong your so called old hokage is, this is how much strong each member of Akatsuki would be...and some of them maybe stronger even than me. Get up Naruto...because your enemies wouldn't wait for Ayumi to heal you", said Kushina with a grim expression after landing several metres away from Naruto.
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And also, I would like for you guys to suggest a cool chakra katana for Kushina. For Naruto, I've already decided. So it would be appreciated if I could get your opinions. So until next time, take care & Ja ne!
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