NUMBER FOUR! I promise I am not uploading every single chapter tonight. The rest will be soon though! I got to write about Kurama... he's my favorite! Anyways here is some fluffily stuff and again I am terrible at writing fight scenes! Please review I love reading them!
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CHAPTER FOUR
Boruto shot up in bed and took a moment to remember exactly where he was. Glancing around the memories of meeting his grandparents came flooding back to him. Then he realized he was alone. Where was his father? Boruto shot from the bed, flew out the door and then ran down the stairs where he saw two blondes and a red head sitting at the dinning room table.
The three adults looked up at the stairs where Boruto was standing with a confused look on their faces.
"Is something wrong, Bolt?" Naruto asked.
Boruto shook his head and slowly walked down the rest of the stairs. Making his way over to the table, he took his place next to his father who then leaned over and whispered so only his son could hear, "I wouldn't leave you, ya know."
Boruto's face flushed red catching the attention from the rest of the group around the table, although they didn't say a word. Kushina walked around the table and placed a plate in front of him urging him to eat.
"Bolt?" Minato asked.
"Huh?" Boruto mumbled looking up from his food.
"No," Minato said looking at Naruto, "you called him Bolt."
"It's just a nick-name we gave him when he was little," Naruto said shrugging.
"You haven't called me that in a while thought," Boruto mumbled again.
"Yea, I know," Naruto said with a sad smile.
"Where did you come up with Bolt?" Minato asked trying to lighten the mood.
"Boruto means Bolt," Naruto shrugged.
"So, why did you name him Boruto?" Kushina asked taking another mouthful of food.
"Yeah, why did you and mom name me Boruto?" said child asked.
"Couple of reasons. The first was that it referenced to your uncle Neji-whose name means screw. The second is that it was reference to him," Naruto said pointing to Minato.
"Me?" Minato confirmed.
"Konoha's famous yellow flash? Bolt? They kind of go together," Naruto explained, "and lastly my wife thought it was great since it rhymed with Naruto and was similar to Minato."
"What about Himawari?" Kushina asked with a slight laugh.
"Himawari means sunflower which is a reference to my wife's name which means sunny place, also goes along with Hyuuga which means towards to the sun," Naruto clarified then chuckled at the thought of Hinata coming up with the name for their daughter, "and Hinata thought it was such a pretty name for a pretty little girl."
"Your wife seems pretty great," Minato chuckled.
"Mom is amazing!" Boruto shouted.
Naruto laughed, "Yeah, she's pretty amazing. She's supported me from the shadows ever since I was in the academy, even though I didn't realize it until after the war."
"War?" Minato asked suddenly turning the conversation to a serious note.
"Lets not get into that," Naruto shook his head, while being mad at himself for bringing the war up. It was something he wasn't intended to bring up at all.
"I want to know about the war," Boruto protests, "they never taught us that in the academy!"
"For a reason, Boruto," Naruto shook his head, "the war was… complicated. Even those involved weren't fully aware of everything. Plus some of the information doesn't need to be shared and it best left forgotten."
"I thought after the third war, Konoha would be done fighting," Minato shook his head.
"After the fourth one, there is no more fighting," Naruto said standing up and taking the empty plates to the kitchen, removing any possibly for Minato to ask any more questions.
"Naruto," Kushina called gently walking into the kitchen behind him.
Naruto glanced towards her, "yeah?"
"Unfortunately, Minato isn't the type to give up easily if you might imagine. He dropped the subject for now, but eventually he will try to get all the information he can out of you about this war," Kushina said turning on the water in the sink, "He'll do anything he can to protect his people, his village, his family."
"I know," Naruto said leaning up against the counter, "I don't mind telling him what he wants to know, but there are something's Boruto and the rest of his generation just don't need to know."
"I understand, but you can't protect him forever Naruto," Kushina whispered, "if you hold too much back from him… who knows what he will do. He is your son, so he must be strong. Trust him."
"You don't understand," Naruto shook his head, "maybe you will once I tell you about the war."
Kushina nodded drying her hands off, "maybe."
Kushina's personality surprised Naruto. People always made his mother out to be this loud woman, which she was but she did have a softer side to her. Maybe that side only came out around her family. She dried off her hands deciding she would finish the dishes later and turned towards her son, who was surprisingly taller than her. Putting a hand on his shoulder, she smiled.
"I think you promised Minato a spar today, no?" She asked.
Naruto laughed, "I guess I did, didn't I?"
"Lets go before those two get into any trouble," Kushina laughed, "oh and Naruto?"
"Hm?"
"Its been a long time since Minato had his ass handed to him," Kushina laughed, "it might do him some good."
All Naruto could do was laugh.
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Minato, along with his wife, son and grandson walked out of the small house only to run into a small group of people.
"Oi, sensei!" Obito waved.
"Obito," Minato smiled, "Kakashi, Rin, Sensei."
"We heard a rumor that you and Naruto were going to spar today," Rin shrugged, "and we wanted to watch."
"Oh you did?" Minato said glancing back to his wife with a suspicious look.
"Yeah," Kakashi nodded, "it's been a while since someone gave you a run for your money."
"What makes you think I can beat him?" Naruto asked surprising everyone.
"Yeah, what make you think he can beat me?" Minato asked a little too prideful.
"I didn't say I couldn't beat you," Naruto said putting hand on his father's shoulders, "I'm just curious why they all assumed I am going to
"Oh, those sounds like fighting words to me," Minato smirked.
"They might be," Naruto shrugged.
"Well, lets go see what you can do then," Kushina said lightly punching Naruto in the arm.
"Alright, we are we going?" Jiraiya asked.
"Some where I can do a lot of damage without injury," Naruto thought out loud.
"A lot of damage?" Minato thought then had an idea, "I know just the place. Follow me."
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Following where Minato went by using the Hiraishin, Naruto landed in a large grey area where he felt a familiar sensation. Then he realized what was so familiar about the place. It was the same place where he fought Obito and Madara during the war. Naruto hadn't realized at the time, that they were so close to Konoha or in the fire country. It looked a little different without the large tree in the center but the place brought back a lot of painful memories, which halted the eldest blonde in his tracks.
"Otou-san?" Boruto called trying to snap his father out his trans.
"Naruto?" Both Kushina and Minato called.
After a moment Naruto shook his head waking himself up, "Sorry."
"Are you alright, kid?" Jiraiya asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine," Naruto nodded.
However Minato didn't buy it but decide to ask Naruto about it later.
"Shall we get started?" Minato asked trying to change the subject.
Naruto smirked then put some distance between himself and his father.
"Huh," Naruto said making a face.
"What?" Minato asked.
"Um, well," Naruto mumbled, "I'm trying to figure out what jutsus I can use that wont kill you."
"Really?" Minato asked in disbelief.
"Seriously!" Naruto laughed.
What are you going to do, Naruto? A voice echoed in his head most of your higher-level techniques are used with my chakra and seeing how you keep avoiding the subject and masking my chakra since we got here, I believe you are trying to keep me a secret.
We will talk about this later Kurama.
Try not to get killed by the Yondaime then.
Naruto smirked thinking to himself that Kurama just might be right. Everyone here was expecting Naruto to be more powerful that the Yondaime but without Kurama's chakra, he doubted himself.
Naruto and Minato slid into a battle stance while the rest of the envoy moved away to a safer distance. Naruto noticed out of the corner of his eye that Boruto was watching them intently and he prayed to Kami that Boruto would see what hard work and determination could do. How powerful it can make you. He hoped that seeing how powerful Minato and himself were, it would push Boruto to work harder.
"We've already fought in Tai-jutsu," Minato said, "Why don't we move on to nin-jutsu."
"That's fine with me," Naruto smiled then made a familiar hand sign "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu.
Suddenly over a thousand clones appeared around Naruto each forming there own Rasengan and upon finishing each clone shot towards Minato. Using the Hiraishin, Minato avoided them easily. Minato threw a kunai in the air trying to get above all the Narutos down below. When he flashed in the air, the original Naruto met him.
"Shit," Minato swore.
"Forgot I could use your seals?" Naruto laughed swinging a leg at him.
Minato only laughed, dodged the kick and flashed away to another kunai, and upon landing Minato made several hand signs, "Katon: Gokakyu no Jutsu," Minato's hand lifted to his mouth directing a over-sized ball of fire towards the large amount of clones that were racing towards him, simultaneously dispersing all of them. Leaving only the original standing before him.
"That was a lot of clones," Minato breathed.
"Yeah," Naruto shrugged forming a Rasengan in his hand while thinking he could make that many when he was only a genin, however he wasn't going to share than information.
"Of course you and your son can do the Rasengan," Minato laughed, "who taught you?"
"Jiraiya taught me and my student Konohamaru taught Boruto," Naruto explained, "and I think Kakashi learned it at some point as well."
Naruto smirked noticing that Minato didn't realize that two of the clones he made earlier had gone off to collect sage chakra and those clones were ready. Dispelling one of them, Naruto closed his eyes and felt a rush of sage chakra filling his body. Upon opening his eyes, his senses sharpened.
"You're a sage?" Minato asked.
"Yep," Naruto nodded.
Jiraiya in the distance had noticed Naruto was now wielding sage chakra like his own, but there were no summons. He made a mental note to ask Naruto about it later.
The Rasengan in Naruto's hand start expanding eventually becoming the large Rasengan infused with wind, forming Naruto's famous Rasenshuriken, "You better dodge this!" Naruto yelled towards his father.
"Futon: Rasenshuriken!" Naruto yelled throwing the Rasengan towards his father, who thankfully jumped up instead of sideways, because the jutsu started to expand once it reached its destination.
"Holy shit!" Minato yelled then landed once the jutsu dispersed.
Minato and Naruto fought back and forth for a while. Minato was slowly gaining the upper hand on his son, but Naruto never gave up and continued to fight back. However nearing the end of the their fight, Minato had Naruto pinned in a water jutsu signaling the end of their fight. Minato released Naruto and the rest of the group joined them.
"Ya know, I thought you would beat Minato," Kushina laughed.
"I thought you were much stronger than that," Minato commented, "Were you holding back that much?"
Naruto only shrugged. He was holding back a lot but he didn't want to reveal just how much.
Come on, kit. Tell them. I know you are hiding me. You've wasted so much chakra just trying to mask mine.
Yeah, it's true. I am hiding you. There are several things I just don't want to tell them. You and the war, as well as Jiraiya's death, and things that I just don't feel that need to be brought up right now.
Why are you hiding me? You already told them that they die when you are born.
Yes, but I didn't give them any details. As far as Kushina knows you died with her.
She will be able to sense me soon, ya know. You can't hide me forever. And you didn't answer my question.
This isn't like at home where everyone knew I was a jinchuuriki and accepted it because I was a hero during the war. Here, people might not react the same way. Plus I don't want Boruto to know just yet.
That's bullshit. Your mother is a jinchuuriki and your father accepts her. Why wouldn't they accept you?
Naruto visibly reacted to Kurama's words catching everyone's attention, including Kurama's. His eye's widened and his jaw became slightly a jar in understanding. Then realizing his reaction was not only in his head, but in reality as well, he attempted to regain his composure.
"Are you okay?" Jiraiya asked.
Way to go Gaki! You're making everyone more suspicious of you by the minute.
Shut it.
Just tell them. What's the worse that can happen?
Naruto knew that Kurama was right, but his fear of rejection still felt as strong as ever in his heart. Then Naruto realized it. It wasn't his parent's rejection that he was worried so much about; it was his son's. His relationship with Boruto was already rocky as it is. He didn't something else to make it worse.
If you hold too much back from him… who knows what he will do. He is your son, so he must be strong. Trust him.
His mother was right. He needed to start trusting Boruto if their relationship was going to get any better. Maybe that was core problem. The cause for all the other problems they had. Naruto just didn't trust Boruto. Maybe he should start now.
Naruto sighed and finally answered Jiraiya's questions, "yeah I am alright. I was just arguing with someone and I kind of lost."
First time for everything.
Shut up, Kurama.
He he…
"An argument? With who?" Minato asked finally regaining his breath.
"Kurama," Naruto stated.
"Who's Kurama?" Kushina asked.
"The Kyuubi," Naruto replied.
Everyone sat in an awkward silence. Naruto glanced from face to face trying to judge their reaction. They all had the same basic look on their face, except Kushina's.
"You knew?" Naruto asked.
"I had a feeling," Kushina shrugged.
"I should have probably known better than to keep something like that a secret from another Jinchuuriki," Naruto chuckled.
"Wait I don't understand," Boruto shook his head, "what's going on?"
"Boruto, do you remember when I was your mother told you that I was special and different from everyone else?" Naruto asked.
"Yeah."
"Well, what makes me different is that I am a jinchuuriki for Kyuubi," Naruto said.
"The Kyuubi?" Boruto repeated, "You mean one of the nine tailed beasts?"
"Yes," Naruto nodded.
"You house the same tailed beast as Kushina?" Minato clarified wrapping his mind around the fact that two there are two nine tailed foxes in his village and when Naruto nodded he continued, "can I see your seal?"
"Well, no," Naruto replied scratching the back of his head.
"No?" Minato repeated.
"I would let you if I had one," Naruto said.
"You don't have a seal?" Kushina shook her head, "how is that possible?"
"Well, I did have a seal when Kurama was originally sealed into me," Naruto explained, "I believe it was an Eight Trigrams Seal."
"And why don't you have it now?" Jiraiya asked.
"Because I released the seal," Naruto stated.
"And why would you do that?" Minato asked a little bewildered.
"Because Kurama is my friend, my comrade, my partner," Naruto smiled widely.
"A friend?" Kushina repeated, "The Kyuubi? The Kyuubi is your friend? What on earth made you want to be come friends with the Kyuubi? I've been living with him for years, I pretty sure he's not one that I would want to be come friends with."
"He's different," Naruto shrugged, "we've moved past our difference and became great allies. Trust me, he has save my ass more than once."
Isn't that the truth?
"Shut up, Kurama," Naruto said through his teeth in a slight laugh.
Minato and Kushina along with everyone else there stared at Naruto in an awkward silence. This is what he was afraid of, Naruto thought. Even Boruto was staring at him.
"Maybe it would be just easier to show you?" Naruto suggested.
"Maybe," Minato nodded.
Naruto signaled for them to take a step back and once there was enough room in between him and the rest of his envoy, he slapped his hands together in front of his chest.
"You better not be rusty, Kurama!" Naruto yelled at the beast inside him.
Yeah, yeah, kit. I got it.
Naruto smiled and shook his head as his Kyuubi mode took hold. Naruto felt at ease when the sensation of Kurama's chakra was cursing through his chakra coils. He felt kind of alone when he told them about Kurama but now he realized that Kurama was there with him and feels everything that he does.
"Impressive," Minato said, "that's the Kyuubi's chakra?"
"It's Kurama," Naruto said, "But yes this is his chakra."
"Sorry, Kurama," Minato corrected.
"Are you the first to actually be friends with your tailed beast?" Kakashi asked for the first time since before the spar.
"No, I'm not the first one," Naruto shook his head, "The eight tails befriended his jinchuuriki. Both of them helped Kurama and I."
"Wow," Kushina said, "if only all the tailed beasts would befriend their Jinchuurikis."
Naruto laughed, "I'm friends with all nine."
"All nine!" Minato repeated.
"Yeah," Naruto nodded, "I had to learn a lot of really hard names. But now the tailed beasts are back in their own Jinchuurikis and they all get alone great."
"How did you become friends with all the tailed beasts?" Jiraiya asked.
"That is a very long story," Naruto shrugged, "I'll have to tell you later."
"Alright, so your friends with your tailed beast," Minato stated, "What can you do with all the chakra?"
"You asked for it," Naruto smiled then to his friend, "Kurama."
Naruto felt himself start to lift off the ground when Kurama's beast form started to shape underneath him, then the large nine-tailed fox finished growing in front of them.
"Holy shit," Kakashi swore.
"Wow," Rin commented.
"It's huge!" Kushina yelled throwing her arms in the air.
Naruto laughed and lower the head of Kurama so that he was more on their level, "Want to continue our spar, tou-san?"
"Um, well, not right now," Minato shook his head while everyone laughed behind him.
Naruto let the chakra Kurama fade away then his nine-tails mode did the same so that he was back to normal.
"So that's why I thought you were a lot stronger than me," Minato stated.
"That's nothing," Naruto shook his head, "You should see when Sasuke and I fight together. We destroyed the Valley of the End and that was after we were exhausted from the…"
Naruto stopped himself. So far Minato and Kushina were the only ones to know about the war, and he wanted to keep it that way.