Chapter 2.

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Oniisan means Big Brother.

Evening time.

Karin was being carried by her father, her head close to his chest, thinking about the Uchiha clan but mostly Sasuke as he behaved towards her today.

Flashback

The Uzumaki family were at the Uchiha gates, preparing to leave the Uchiha clan compound with their guards to go back home. Karin looked back at the Uchihas, who were waving goodbye to them, seeing all their faces but what caught her eye was that Sasuke was staring at her sadly, she stopped waving.

"Does she really have to go so soon, Mother?" Sasuke asked, looking up at his mom.

Mikoto put her right hand on her youngest son's left shoulder. "Don't worry Sasuke, you'll see Karin again very soon." she said, smiling.

Sasuke was smiling brightly. "I really will!"

"Of course you will." Mikoto said.

Karin blushed lightly as she heard their conversation, a little confused. She suddenly felt a pair of hands on her shoulders, she looked behind her to see her father smiling at her.

"It's time to go home now." her father said.

"Okay, Daddy." Karin said.

Her father picked her up and carried her out of the Uchiha compound with her mother and their guards following them.

"I wonder why he was being so nice to me or why he was mostly blushing at me?" Karin thought. "... Or maybe he was only doing all those things just to be nice?"

"Karin." a voice said.

Karin was taken out of her thoughts to see her mother staring at her.

"Are you alright?" her mother asked.

"Yes, Mommy." Karin assured. "Why?"

"Well, it seems you have been thinking a lot about something." her mother said.

"It's about the Uchihas." Karin said. "They are stronger than you and Daddy describe them."

"The Uchiha clan have been strong since they were created, so many people have been impressed by their strength when they see them up close instead of hearing it from someone." Her mother said. "So you've seen one of their techniques."

"Hai, Itachi used the Fire Ball jutsu on the lake." Karin explained. "It was really so amazing."

"That's one of their many techniques." her mother said.

"Wow." Karin thought, astonished.

As the Uzumakis walked for almost 20 minutes, they made it back to their compound. The gates almost immediately opened then they walked in. Ryo put Karin down on the ground, she noticed 3 Uzumaki members standing in the distance smiling at them. The family was consist a man, a woman, a little boy.

The man had tan skin, spiky blonde hair with jaw length bangs framing either side of his face, bright blue eyes, wearing a dark blue shirt that had the Uzumaki crest on the shoulders, and dark blue pants, white tape that wrapped around his lower legs, and blue sandals.

The woman had fair skin, violet eyes, bright red hair that reached her ankles with shoulder length strands that frame both sides of her face and a black hair clip that parted her hair to the left, wearing a high collared, sleeveless white blouse under a long dark green loose fitting dress with a black wristband on her left wrist, and light gray sandals.

The boy standing in between his parents has blonde spiky and blue eyes just like his father, but had the shape of his face and eyes like his mother. 3 whiskers were on each side of his cheeks, wearing a white t-shirt with the Uzumaki crest on the front, blue shorts, and green sandals.

The family walked up to them and was now standing right in front of them.

"Welcome back, Onee-chan and Ryo." the woman greeted.

"It's nice to see you Kushina, Minato, and Naruto." Uzume greeted back, smiling.

"Are you finish meeting with your clan, Minato?" Ryo asked.

"Yes and I have to talk with them again tomorrow." Minato said.

Minato wasn't blood related to the Uzumaki clan instead to the Namikaze clan, which was one of the Uzumaki clan's allies. The Uzumaki clan excepted him as one of their own.

Uzume and Kushina were sisters and best friends, Uzume is three and a half years older than Kushina. Uzume has a kind and gently personality even when she's angry, Kushina also had a kind and gently personality but unlike her older sister when she's angry she is really fierce and scary.

Karin looked at her cousin, Naruto. "Oniisan."

"Hi, Karin." Naruto greeted.

Naruto and Karin were cousins but they thought of each other as brother and sister instead. Like many other Uzumakis in the village, Karin wasn't really shy around Naruto but was still polite and gentle. They told each other everything. Naruto was 4 months older than Karin.

"Karin, can you go play with Naruto while me and your mother discuss something with your Uncle Minato and Aunt Kushina?" Ryo asked.

"Hai, Daddy." Karin said.

Naruto and Karin walked off as they left their parents side, with Karin on the right and Naruto on the left. As the 2 were walking, Naruto turned his head to Karin's direction.

"What happened when you guys went to the Uchiha compound to visit?" Naruto asked, curiously.

"Huh, um?" Karin said, looking at him before looking down, her hands behind her back. "It was fine, Mommy and Daddy discussed many things with the Uchiha leaders, Fugaku and Mikoto but..." Karin said.

"But what?" Naruto questioned. "Is there something wrong?"

"I met their sons, Itachi and Sasuke." Karin said. "... The youngest son, Sasuke was really nice to me and thought me how to throw shurikens."

"So.. what's the problem?" Naruto asked.

"He keeps looking at me and I sometimes he blushes." Karin explained.

"Maybe because he really likes you." Naruto said, smiling.

Karin looked at her cousin with wide eyes, blushed furiously. "That's not true!" she said.

"I think it is." Naruto teased, smiling.

"He probably only did that just to be nice." Karin said.

"I still think he does." Naruto said.

"Well.. he was sad when we were about to leave the Uchiha compound.. but still..." Karin thought.

"So, did you see any techniques they used?" Naruto asked, changing the subject.

"They are really strong just like Mommy and Daddy described." Karin said. "I've seen Itachi used the Fire Ball jutsu while Sasuke was teaching me how to throw shurikens, he said he learned it when he was our age."

"That's amazing!" Naruto said, astounded.

"Um... how was your visit at the Namikaze compound?" Karin asked.

"It was great." Naruto replied.

Naruto was able to go outside the Uzumaki compound to visit many places with his parents, especially to his 2 clans. Unlike Karin, who hasn't left the compound since she was a baby when visited the Uchiha compound, until a few hours ago.

They stopped when they made it to the clan houses, seeing lots of red haired men, women, and children working and playing.

"Do you want to play at my house or your house?" Naruto asked, turning to Karin.

Karin looked over to the left and stared at her house, it was a medium sized light brown wooden house with a little dark wood on it then looked over to the right to see Naruto's house, a medium sized light grey house.

"Your house." Karin said, smiling.

Day time.

It had been a few days since the Uzumakis went to visit the Uchiha compound then returned home to their compound. Karin was watering the flowers in her backyard with yellow metal water can while lost in thought, thinking about Sasuke.

Her parents were discussing something with some of the other Uzumakis.

"I wonder what they are doing right now?" Karin thought.

Karin was pushed out of her thoughts as she suddenly sensed Naruto coming over to her location, she turned her head to the right to see him running towards her.

"Karin!" Naruto yelled, smiling.

"Oniisan." Karin said.

Naruto stopped beside her. "Do you want to play hide and seek?"

"Okay, but where is Aunt Kushina and Uncle Minato?" Karin asked, putting the watch can down on a nearby table.

"They went to the meeting." Naruto said. "How about you hide first."

"What number will you count to, Oniisan?" Karin asked.

"20." Naruto said. "Now hide."

"Okay." Karin said before running off.

Naruto closed his eyes and turned around then started counting. As Karin was running, she looked around for a perfect hiding spot until she suddenly stopped her eyes widened as she sensed 2 familiar chakras coming to the Uzumaki compound. The 2 chakras were Mikoto and Sasuke.

"No.. they can't.. be.." Karin thought, shocked.

"Here I come, Karin."

Karin snapped out of it, almost forgetting that she was playing hide and seek. "I have to hide from both Oniisan and Sasuke." she thought before running again, deciding to hide in the trees.

Naruto finished counting.

"Here I come, Karin!" Naruto yelled, taking his hands off of his eyes. "I wonder where she could be hiding?"

Naruto looked around for Karin everywhere, in the house, secret places, garden and couldn't find her. He was about to check the trees until he heard footsteps behind him, he turned around thinking it was Karin trying to sneek away only to see a spiky black hair boy with black onyx eyes looked to be around his age, walking and looking around as if he was looking for someone. Naruto stared curiously was confused at the mysterious boy deciding to walk up to him.

Naruto smiled. Hi, I'm N-" he was cut off when the black haired boy walked past him completely ignoring him.

This angered Naruto, he turned glaring at the boy. "Hey don't ignore me!" he yelled. "What's your name?!"

The black haired boy stopped and turned his head around glaring at Naruto. "I'm not required to give you my name."

Naruto just kept glaring at him. "What are you doing in the Uzumaki compound? What ae you looking for?"

"That's none of your business." the black haired boy replied, fully turning to him.

Naruto growled at him, he just met the guy and he already hates him.

Karin was hiding behind one of the trees, she had been there for a while, patiently waiting for her brother to find her and also hiding from Sasuke.

"What will happen if Oniisan and Sasuke meet will they be friends?" Karin thought.

She suddenly sensed Naruto and Sasuke's chakras were close to each other then a few seconds later she heard yelling from her hiding spot.

"Oh no what happened?" Karin thought worried.

She moved from her hiding spot and walked to her house then hid behind a tree again. She peeked out a little to see Sasuke and Naruto yelling at each other.

"O-oniisan?" Karin said sadly, almost a whisper.

The 2 boys stopped arguing and looked where the sound came from to see Karin sadly looking at them while hiding behind a tree.

"Karin." Sasuke said now smiling.

"Hello, Sasuke." Karin greeted, shyly.

"Sasuke?" Naruto said. "This is the boy she was talking about a few days ago!" he thought.

Sasuke slowly started to walk over to Karin. "I've been looking for." then stopped halfway knowing what she would do.

"Is your mother here for business?" Karin asked, shyly.

"No, we came to visit you guys." Sasuke said, smiling. "And I really wanted to see you again."

Karin blushed at what he just said. "Um.. me and my Oniisan are playing hide and seek.. do you want to play with us.. I mean you don't have it.." she asked, shyly.

"I would love to." Sasuke said, smiling even more.

Naruto walked up and stood in front and beside Sasuke. "Karin, are you that you want him to play us?" he questioned, pointing to Sasuke, who was now glaring at him.

"Yes, I think it will be fun with more people playing, Oniisan." Karin said.

"Fine." Naruto groaned, annoyed.

"Um.. I think I will count this time.." Karin said.

"But won't you find us easily by sensing us?" Naruto asked.

"Oh." Karin said.

"How about you 2 hide and I'll find you." Sasuke said.

"Are you sure you want to?" Karin asked.

"Yes." Sasuke said.

"Well then count to 30." Naruto said.

An hour later.

Sasuke, Naruto, and Karin were sitting on the grass that was under a tree, eating out of bento boxes as they were done playing hide and seek right now. Karin was sitting between Naruto and Sasuke but was near Naruto the most.

As Karin was slowly eating her rice with her chopsticks, she felt a hand on her right shoulder she looked to see Sasuke's left hand on it then stared up to see Sasuke smiling at her, making her cheeks blush lightly.

"Do you want to play with my shurikens again after we finish eating?" Sasuke asked.

"I don't know.. I'm still a little tired from us playing hide and seek." Karin said shyly.

"Well maybe I can play with your shurikens?" Naruto said.

"No way. You will ruin them." Sasuke said.

"What?!" Naruto asked now glaring, getting angry at him.

"P-please don't fight." Karin said sadly, looking at both of them.

Naruto just groaned before eating out of his bento, Karin sighed calmly before eating the last the last of her rice then set her empty bento box.

"Okay.. I will play shurikens with you.." Karin said shyly, looking at the ground. "Um, there are some trees that have targets on them just like at your compound."

"That's great." Sasuke said, smiling.

"If only Oniisan can play, too." Karin said.

Sasuke looked at Naruto annoyed before looking back at Karin again. "Okay."

Karin smiled softly at Sasuke. "Thank you."

10 minutes later.

Naruto, Karin, and Sasuke standing and looking at the 3 targets on a tree. Karin was standing behind Naruto, her hands on his shoulders as they watched Sasuke preparing to strike one of the targets with shurikens.

"Are you sure he's good at throwing shurikens, Karin?" Naruto asked, looking at her.

"Yes I saw him hit only the center at once." Karin said.

Sasuke threw the shurikens and they all hit the center of the upper target, Naruto was impressed how he was able to hit the center perfectly, but the expression on his face became annoyed.

"Big deal, I can do that too, dattebayo." Naruto said.

Naruto walked closer to the tree when Karin took her hands off of his shoulders. Sasuke walked to Naruto and annoyingly gave him 6 shurikens from his pockets then stepped to the left side.

Naruto looked at the lower target before throwing them, hitting the outer parts of it.

"That was fine." Karin said softly smiling at Naruto.

Naruto turned and smiled back at her.

"That was lame." Sasuke said.

"What?!" Naruto said turning to him, angrily.

"You said that you can what I just did but you can't even do that." Sasuke said.

Naruto just growled as he glared at Sasuke.

"I really don't want them to fight." Karin thought sadly.

Sasuke turned to Karin. "Karin, it's your turn."

"Oh, okay." Karin said, getting out of her thoughts.

Karin walked over to Sasuke, who was getting 6 more shurikens from his pockets and held them up to her, and shyly took them. Naruto and Sasuke gave some space as she was preparing to throw them. She threw 6 of them one at a time at the upper target, 4 of them hit the middle section while 2 of them hit the outer section.

"That was great, Karin." Sasuke said smiling, walking up to her.

"But I didn't hit the center of the target." Karin said shyly, sadly looking down.

"It's just like what I said last time. I didn't get it on my first but you've really improved over the last time we have played with shurikens, that was great. Not like your cousin, Naruto." Sasuke said smiling.

Karin blushed furiously then looked away at what he said, while Naruto just stared angrily again at Sasuke now.

Naruto was about to say something until he heard 2 women's voice, one he recognizes as his mother and one he didn't recognize. Karin stopped blushing when heard voices calling them.

"Naruto, Karin!"

"Sasuke, where are you?!"

Sasuke, Karin, and Naruto turned to around to where the voices were coming from.

"We're over here!" Naruto yelled.

A few moments later they saw Kushina and Mikoto coming from the side of the house.

"There you 3 are, you had me worried for a moment." Kushina said smiling.

Kushina and Mikoto stopped right in front of them.

"Come on Sasuke, it's time to go home now." Mikoto said.

"Aww already, Mom." Sasuke said, looking at his mother sadly.

"Don't be sad Sasuke, we can come back again soon I promise, right now have to go back to the compound okay." Mikoto said, smiling.

"Okay." Sasuke said, sadly.

Mikoto walked away and Sasuke slowly followed after his mother but stopped and looked back.

"Karin, see you later." Sasuke said smiling then turned forward and followed after his mother again.

Karin stared at Sasuke, who was walking away, she put her hands together near her chest.

"Okay you 2 it's time to go inside." Kushina said smiling.

Naruto and Karin stared up at Kushina now.

"Your Mom wants to see you right now, Karin." Kushina said. "She has to tell you something."

"Where's Daddy?" Karin asked softly.

"An hour ago he went with your Uncle Minato to the Sarutobi compound to discuss something important with the leader, Hiruzen Sarutobi." Kushina said.

"Aww." Naruto and Karin sighed sadly.

"Don't be sad you 2, your fathers will be back in a few hours." Kushina said.

"Um, what does Mommy want to talk to me about Aunt Kushina." Karin asked.

"She didn't say but I think it's really important." Kushina said.

"Thank you, I will see you 2 later." Karin said.

Karin quickly walked to the house and slid one of the shoji doors then slid one of them closed, leaving Kushina and Naruto outside, who were now playing together.

Karin, in her nightgown, was sleeping peacefully in her bed the bedsheets covering her small frame as she nuzzled into the pillow. She suddenly awakened when she sensed her father coming to her room but still stayed in place and her eyes still closed. A few seconds later he opened her door revealing him, he walked over to his daughter and sat down close to her to kiss her on the forehead.

"Daddy." Karin said, slowly opening her eyes.

Ryo back a little to give his daughter some room to sit up straight.

Karin rubbed her eyes with her hands then reached for her glasses on her table. "What are you doing here Daddy, you kissed me goodnight a few hours ago." she said, putting on her glasses then looked up at her father.

"Well, I won't be here in the morning, sweetie." Ryo said.

"What do you mean, will you be back in the afternoon?" Karin asked curiously.

"No I won't be here this afternoon." Ryo said. "I will be gone for a few weeks with your Uncle Minato, Fugaku Uchiha, and other allies on an important mission in 2 hours."

"Please don't go Daddy, I'll miss you too much." Karin said sadly.

"I have to go help them Karin, they need me on this mission." Ryo said, placing his right hand of his daughter's face. "But don't worry, I will be back."

Karin looked down for a few moments as tears formed in her eyes then looked back up at her father. "Y-you promise you will be back Daddy."

"I promise."Ryo said, smiling warmly at Karin.

Karin removed his hand from her face and got up then hugged her father tightly around his neck, tears streaming down her face. "I hope you be safe Daddy."

Ryo put his left hand around his daughter's waist and his right hand in her hair, caressing it softly. "I will sweetie."

End of Chapter 2.

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