Chapter 3- Flashback of Naruto's Life (pt.3):

Shikaku and Naruto was walking for close to ten minutes before a similarly large mansion came into view. This one had a black roof and thick layers of wood for walls. The doors were only slightly bigger than that of a normal house and a large open area remains visible around it with hills and resting areas all around.

Shikaku went up to the door, with Naruto right behind him, and knocked. Naruto, starting to feel a bit more nervous, timidly stood behind Shukaku and performing Hinata's trademark finger fidgeting.

After a few seconds the door opened and there stood a woman with dark brown hair pulled back in a ponytail and similar colored eyes. She was wearing a reddish-pink T-shirt and a black skirt and a face that signifies that she just woke up.

"Hello Honey," Shikaku said to his now revealed wife.

"Hello," she responded, giving Shukaku a quick peck on the lips. "I heard you were coming with Naruto, where is he?"

Shikaku leaned out of the way a little bit to show a Naruto timidly standing there. Even for a four year old seeming small because of his posture and nervous aura.

Shukaku's wife leaned down a bit and put her hand on Naruto's shoulder. Naruto looked up to see a gentle smile on her face and her saying, "Don't worry, you are welcome here."

Naruto gave her a surprised face and she responded with, "My name is Yoshino, and you're Naruto right? Nice to meet you."

Naruto gave her a smile and nothing happened until she remembered something, "Oh yeah, my son is outside, he's a day older than Ino, maybe you will like him."

Naruto gave her a quick nod before he walked outside to the back yard. He was expecting to see him running around or trying to find animals, but he was layed back on the grass, looking up at the clouds, and doing nothing. He passed quite a few Naras the way out, and he was the only one who looked remotely close to Naruto's age, so he walked closer.

"Hello, my name is Naruto, you're Shikamaru right?" said Naruto slightly nervously.

Shikamaru just stood up and stretched and then turned around to see the spiky haired kid walking towards him. Shikamaru was slightly taller than Naruto, and while his black hair isn't naturally spiky, the way he puts up his hair makes his head look like a pineapple. He wore a light green T-shirt and black short, and by the looks of it, he is unusually relaxed for someone of that age.

Shikamaru nodded his head in response and Naruto responded sort of nervously, "Do you wanna play something?"

Shikamaru just shook his head and said, "It's too much of a drag, I don't wanna run."

Naruto just nodded his head and just walked around, finding animals such as deer, squirrels and many caterpillars. He always found animals intriguing but something else as well.

As the minutes ticked by and Naruto found more intriguing things about the back yard, he turned back to Shikamaru, he wasn't sleeping, he was just laying there, not sleeping but looking up at the sky.

'Isn't he bored?' Naruto thought to himself, wondering what was so interesting about cloud watching.

Naruto walked towards Shikamaru and looked down at him, he just decided to join, so he laid down next to Shikamaru, and it didn't take him long before he got restless and suddenly asked, "What the hell is so interesting about doing nothing!?"

"Relax Naruto, you're way too uptight," said Shikamaru, "Look for shapes in the clouds, perceive the freedom they have and allow the scene to relax you."

Naruto considered those words carefully and took a deep breath. As he held it, he allowed his tension to build up, and released it at an exhale. While ever so slowly, he started to relax, he looked up at the clouds and shapes that he saw flooded his imagination, and he thought clearly (not quite at Shikamaru's level, but more clear than the hyperactive him).

"That one looks like a bird, and that one sort of like an elephant…" Naruto said going on and on about shapes he sees. It was apparent to Shikamaru that despite his excited way of speaking then, he isn't as tense as before, and he is letting his imagination run wild. Over time Shikamaru started talking as well.

"That one looks like a tree," said Naruto.

"No, clearly a snake," said Shikamaru.

"Ok, now that one is definitely a bowl of ramen," said Naruto, pointing at a new cloud.

"Ok, I'll admit that much," responded Shikamaru. As time went on even Naruto started becoming a bit more quiet and Shikamaru was enjoying having someone who could appreciate relaxing and looking up at the clouds (besides his father of course).

'I'm glad you came, Naruto,' Shikamaru thought to himself, looking at Naruto's more relaxed face.

"GUYS, DINNER WILL BE READY IN AN HOUR!" screamed Yoshino to the two boys.

"OK, mom," Shikamaru said in response.

Yoshino just went inside, and had, right before a flashback, thought, 'I guess it was a good choice after all.'

-Flashback-

The day after he and Inoichi saved Naruto, Shikaku was standing in the living room for an important conversation.

"Yoshino, can you come here real quick!" Shikaku called out. It didn't take more than a few seconds before she came and asked.

"What's wrong Darling?"

"Remember I told you yesterday how the day finally came that the citizens of Konoha wouldn't tolerate Naruto's existence any longer?" Shikaku said.

She nodded but then realized what he was implying and then said, "No, I'm not letting that happen."

"I'm sorry, but I made a promise to Kushina that I intend to keep," said Shikaku.

"We have a son now, how can you support allowing the thing that nearly decimated the village and killed our past Hokage NEAR OUR OWN SON?!" screamed Yoshino.

"You were childhood friends with Kushina, how can you say he is the Kyuubi?" said Shikaku in a slightly louder voice.

"Well he isn't a pure blooded Uzumaki like Kushina, how would you know he can resist it?!" asked Yoshino loudly.

Shikaku realized that he isn't supposed to answer that, but for the sake of the promise, he will break the rule this one time, "Because the one who sealed the Kyuubi within Naruto, is also the dominant half of Naruto's genetics."

Realization suddenly struck Yoshino like lightning. Why Naruto's last name was Uzumaki (Keep in mind that Kushina giving birth was secret), why he and Shikamaru were so close in age, and goddamn it he looks like a younger version of Minato except with shorter hair, whiskers and Kushina's facial structure. It couldn't have been more obvious, but she missed it.

"Look whether you join me or not, I intend to at least give him a chance," said Shikaku, "so he will be here, at least for our first two week period and after we can continue this conversation, but give him a chance."

Yoshino gave a nod in defeat and they went their separate ways, living their lives and mentally preparing to bring another kid in the house for two weeks.

-End Flashback-

Yoshino left her thoughts and quickly realized that the food was starting to overcook so she turned all the stoves and the oven off and put the food into trays and bowls.

Soon Naruto and Shikamaru showed up, and Shukaku soon after and they sat around the table and started eating. But unlike in the Yamanaka household, he felt less tense and definitely less nervous, he even somewhat contributed to conversations, or what four year old him would consider contributing.

But his stay in the Nara House wasn't all cloud gazing. During those two weeks Naruto played ninja with other kids and impressed quite a few people (Keep in mind that the parents had no idea Naruto was playing with them at the time so the kids had no reason to say no). But Shikamaru didn't participate every time, and when he did, it was for the first two rounds max, so Naruto met a few other kids.

Choza even came for a drink at the Nara House with Inoichi but he didn't bring Choji because "It was a surprise".

But it was a surprise to Naruto to see that despite all of the laziness that the two Shikas possessed, he did do some light training. 12 pushups, 20 sit ups, 15 jumping jacks, 10 squats and some taijutsu training daily. Naruto joined them for once but found it too easy so he made a vow to do double that until it becomes to easy as well.

But soon enough even that fun ended as Naruto went to the next house, Chouji's.

-End-

-Extras-

This is what happened at the night when Inoichi and Chouza came for a drink.

Naruto walked up to the table and saw a small cup filled with a yellowish substance, and not knowing what it was, decided to smell it. He took a sniff, and was in shock by its rancid, almost burning, smell. But then he looked and saw three Jounins drinking it, and he was led to one logical conclusion.

'This must be some performance enhancing drink that makes people stronger, and it tastes and smells disgusting due to the ingredients,' Naruto thought to himself, 'but that won't stop me, I will get strong.'

So he lifted up the shot glass and downed it in one go. Choza saw this and said, "NO, NARUTO, YOU CAN'T DRINK THAT!"

All three of the adults looked towards Naruto and the empty shot glass and noticed that he started going off balance.

"OK Naruto, go to Shikamaru's room and get some rest, you may need the sleep," Shikaku said.

"YOU GO TO BED!" Naruto screamed in a drunk voice as he leaped to Shikaku, and when he missed, proceeded to destroy everything.

(With the gods)

Hagoromo heard a crashing noise so looked in his plot machine of a crystal ball and saw the same kid he gave his blessing to, destroying the house, and screaming, "I'M NOT EVEN TIRED!" as a bunch of adults tried to hold him down.

"Bacchus, here now!" Hagoromo said. Soon after Bacchus appeared in a flashy entrance of light.

"What up H-Gramps?" Bacchus said in a slurred voice.

"As you are the god of Booze, I gotta ask… Did you add your chakra into the blessing without permission and give our savior an enhanced Drunken Fist?" asked Hagoromo.

"Actually… as the god of animals, I took the party animals and had them… it… wait a second, why is there no party, I WANNA PARTY!" said Bacchus in a very slurred voice that was approaching a whining six year old by the end.

"How drunk are you?" asked Hagoromo.

And Bacchus's response was a well thought out, "Y *Hiccup* Yes."

(Aaaaaand… Scene)

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