Sunlight streams through the window, casting a warm glow over the room. Naruto wakes up with disheveled hair and tired eyes, and sits on the edge of her bed, wearing a loose-fitting shirt and shorts. She takes a deep breath, her eyes still red from all the crying she had done last night, the blonde peels off her sweaty clothes and takes a shower.
While walking around her kitchen, Naruto wore a purple ditsy floral dress that reached just above her knees, her long blonde hair falling loosely around her hips. She was airing out the cabin enjoying the soft wind that came into the cabin.
Naruto walks down the path from her cabin to the lake, taking in the beauty of the scenery. Her bare feet gently tread on the patio, feeling the smoothness beneath her toes. The sun beams down on her, warming her skin and making her feel relaxed. She takes a deep breath, feeling the cool breeze on her face.
Naruto takes her seat on the patio, dipping her feet into the cool water. She sighs in contentment, feeling the soothing sensation of the water against her skin. She closes her eyes, listening to the sound of the waves and the birds singing in the distance. Take a moment to just enjoy the peace and tranquility of the lake.
Naruto took out her phone and looked at the pictures of her and Hinata, she felt so much pain yet how could Hinata the love of her life throw five years of their relationship away...or maybe it was a bluff in some reality that he said that to get a reaction out of her...it was a hope Naruto was holding into and it gave her the courage,
With her heart thumping Naruto gulped as the site of Hinata's name appeared, her finger hovered over the call button before pressing down, Naruto felt herself hold her breath waiting as ringing continued as she fiddled with her necklace.
"Naruto..." she felt her heart thump at the sound of his soft voice; she couldn't help but smile.
"Hinata, I miss you so much" Hinata's eyes widened as he felt his heart clench as he heard her voice.
"I-Hinata Baby hurry up!" Naruto's heart stops as she feels tears drip down her face onto her dress before Hinata can speak again.
Naruto ended the call unsure whether it was real but hearing him with another woman it seemed like the relationship was over...
Letting her tears fall once more, she heard footsteps coming towards her and quickly wiped her eyes as she turned around only to be caught in a hug by her mother and Mikoto, her godmother.
"Mother? Okaasan, what are you doing here?" The two women smiled as Kushina let go of Naruto to pinch her whisker cheeks while Mikoto still had her arms wrapped around Naruto.
"Naruto, darling! We thought we'd drop by for a visit. We brought some friends along. Isn't this wonderful?" Naruto stays quiet and looks at all the people going inside her cabin.
Naruto feels horrified but forces a smile, trying to hide her annoyance. She slid her feet off the edge and slipped on her sandals as she felt her arms being held by both women who enjoyed talking her ears off.
Upon entering the cabin Naruto sits on her couch, visibly irritated and annoyed. The adults wear fashionable clothing, and the kids seem energetic and boisterous
"Hey pops, Tousan. Sure, it's nice to see everyone." Minato gave her a bright smile while Fugaku gave her a slight one she couldn't help but giggle as she dragged both of them into a hug.
Throughout her trip, Mikoto expressed that she and Fugaku didn't mind being called mom or dad because they were her godparents.
So that's what she did in public, she would call them formal names but together they were Okasan and Tousan.
The Uchiha, the Harunos and Yamanaka, and the Nara and their friends enter the living room, filling the space with their presence. They chat and laugh, while children run around excitedly, their energy palpable.
'Just what I needed after my heat... a house full of Alphas.' she thinks her hand clenching her dress.
Naruto retreats to a corner of the room, trying to find some quiet amidst the chaos. She sees outside the window, her irritation growing.
"Naruto, dear, why don't you join us? It's been ages since you've seen the kids. You used to play together so well." Kushina says with a smile.
" I don't know, Mother. I'm still feeling a bit drained from my heat. Maybe I should rest." Naruto says reluctantly
The red-haired woman boasts cheerfully "Nonsense, Naruto! It'll be good for you to socialize. You'll feel better in no time."
Naruto glances at her parents and their Alpha friends, realizing that they might not fully understand her need for solitude and quiet after her heat.
"Give me a second I'm going to finish cleaning this up, I'll join you," Naruto says while picking up spilled drinks and blankets that the kids brought
Naruto reluctantly joins the gathering, and her annoyance and frustration become clearer. She engages in small talk with Sasuke, which she doesn't have to do a lot with, but her mind is elsewhere.
'Why couldn't they have given me some space? Can't they see I need time to recharge?'
Naruto thinks as she listens to her mother talk about her literally in front of her to her friends.
"Amazingly, you're in a dress, it used to take hours for me to even put you in a dress before you would take it off to wear pants." Kushina starts to tear up as he looks at her daughter.
"But now look at you all grown up" Naruto closed her eyes and smiled as she felt like gagging. She opened her eyes to see Tsunade looking at her with a raised eyebrow. But she ignored it and tried to smile along with what her mother was saying.
"And you let your hair grow out, it looks really pretty with that pink strip," Mikoto says with a bright smile, causing Naruto to soften her eyes.
Naruto thanked her and she stayed silent as she watched her mom and Mikoto brag about her and Sasuke and their studies while she saw her father and his friends talk about business.
Throughout all of this, Naruto was still feeling her heartache about Hinata...
Naruto snapped out of her thoughts as She felt Someone grab her hair and she turned to see Sakura examining it inches from her face was His, Naruto could faintly smell the scent of Mint and Basil, Sakura looked so much older and more mature.
"She's right, did you get it because you still had a crush on me, and you wanted to impress Moi" Naruto couldn't help but snort as she rolled her eyes and slapped his hand away.
"No definitely not, I'm not a little kid anymore," she said in a huff as she turned away from him only to feel a hand ruffling her hair.
She looked up to see Ino his charming smile Shikamaru was next to him.
"You're still short like one" he commented, making Naruto push his hand away from her hair as she faced them.
"You're an idiot but it's so good to see you again," she said with a slight smile which caused the other blonde to blush and rub the back of his head as she smiled.
"Hey! What about us?" Sakura says with a pout, which made Naruto turn her head, her chest high and nose in the air as her arms crossed.
"What about y'all? I was the only one who wrote back to me" Sasuke rolled his eyes as he flicked her forehead.
"You didn't need to get a phone we called and texted you all the time" Now it was Naruto's turn to frown as she moved her hair behind her ear.
"I know but writing letters seem more genuine because you took the time to write me despite being busy that's why I'm glad Ino wrote me back"
They all felt a bit guilty but soon faded as Ino jumped over the couch wrapped his arm around the petite blonde snuggled her neck frowning when he didn't catch her scent.
"Yeah, but your back so everything is fine now," he said, lifting his head and smiling which made Naruto feel guilty as she slightly pushed him away.
"Hey Naru, why do you have a scent blocker on?" The omega frowned and looked away as her long blonde hair cast around her.
"No reason" They all looked at her, but the sound of Naruto's older brothers came in with their mates.
"Oi, we're here! Sorry, we are late" Ryota said as he walked in with two babies in his arms and his mate with one as well.
Naruto rushed over engulfed Her older brother with a hug and took the two baby boys in her arms. She snuggled the two as she gave both of them Eskimo kisses.
"Hey my baby boys I'm You're Aunty and hi to you baby girl" She gave the two boys back to Ryota and grabbed the purple-haired baby in her arms as she gave her an Eskimo kiss, the baby girl was basking in Naruto's attention.
Ryota looked amused as he wrapped his arm around his mate Koemi a beautiful omega with short purple hair and pale skin with gray eyes After shifting the baby on her hip Naruto turned to face Ryota and Koemi with her face with the guilt she held out one hand and grasp Koemi hand with a soft squeeze before pressing her forehead against the other omega.
"I'm sorry I couldn't make you guys' wedding for my selfish desires, but I promise I will always be there for you and my niece Satomi and nephews Shin and Shunichi no matter what happens no matter the cause I will always be at your side" Koemi felt her heart skip a beat and she looked into those baby blue eyes her gray ones began to tear up.
"I think I just fell in love with your sister," she said towards her mate who emitted a laugh as he hugged the two squeezing the babies in between.
Finally letting go of the hug Koemi looked at Naruto with a curious gaze as she reached up to touch where cheek.
"I just don't understand why you couldn't touch the babies at the party the other day; it would have helped settle down your heat" Naruto looked to the side as she rubbed her fingers through Satomi's purple hair.
"I wasn't in heat...I had a high fever, but I didn't want anyone to worry, and I didn't want these three to get sick and it wasn't till a couple of days ago that I started my heat I'm sorry" Koemi hugged Naruto her cherry blossom scent swallowing Naruto's senses up.
"It's not your fault my sweet Naru, I appreciate you for your kindness. I don't mind if you want to stay with us" Naruto's eyes softened as she shook her head.
"No, I couldn't intrude but I wouldn't mind taking these three with me if you two wanted to have some time alone together." Naruto could practically see the stars shine in Koemi's eyes as she nodded her head.
"Hai, that would be lovely!" It wasn't until Naruto was pulled away to meet her other brother's wife, who she knew because she was Izumi Uchiha, that Naruto gave her a cheek kiss and hugged her.
Naruto stayed and talked for a while catching up with the two ladies when she overheard her mother Kushina express her joy about Naruto coming back to live with her and Minato while she attended college.
Naruto's eyes soften before she takes a deep breath and gathers her courage as she walks over to her parents, her voice steady and stern as her face shows no emotion.
"Mom, Dad... could we talk in private? I need to talk to you about something." Sitting across from Naruto, Kushina looked at her daughter with concerned eyes.
"What is it, dear? You seem on edge." Naruto looked around and saw everyone watching and she could feel a headache coming on as she looked towards her father.
"I think it would be best discussed if we talked alone" Minato looked at Naruto then towards his wife and nodded. He was about to leave with Naruto when Kushina shook her head and dragged Naruto down on the couch with her.
"There's no need for that sweetie we all are your family go ahead talk to us" Sighing Naruto nodded she looked her mother and father in the eye
"I've made a decision. I want to move out." Silence hangs in the air as Naruto's words sink in. Her mother's face contorted with anger and disbelief.
Before Naruto could react, she felt the hand of her mother slapped across her face. "How dare you! After everything we've done for you? You're not leaving our house!"
Everyone's eyes widened and Tsunade and Mikoto rushed to her aid, Tsunade looked at the red-haired woman with anger in her honeycomb eyes.
"Kushina! What the hell is wrong with you?" Naruto's hand instinctively goes to her stinging cheek. Her cheeks swell up with redness, as a drop of blood falls onto her lap.
"You can't leave! You won't be able to survive without us!" Kushina seemed to calm down. Once she saw Naruto bleeding, she held her daughter's face in her hands worried across her face.
"I'm sorry, Mother, but I can't stay here in your arms forever. I need you to understand that" she said with determined eyes as she felt her mother wipe the blood off her cheek.
"Now, now, let's all take a step back and breathe. We should discuss this calmly." Minato says as he holds Kushina's shoulders, but the alpha red-haired woman looks angrier and more teary-eyed.
"Hell No, I won't allow it! She's my daughter, and I know what's best for her. She wouldn't survive out there on her own."
Naruto's determination intensifies. She pushes Kushina away, her eyes filled with a mix of anger and determination.
"Mom, I appreciate everything you've done for me, but you and Dad hid me away from the world when you didn't have to You can't shelter me anymore. Listen to me, I do not need you, I can take care of myself, especially since you are an adult who cannot handle being told something she does not want, lashes out in anger, demonstrating how childish you are".
Naruto stood up and turned on her heel, on her way to the door, with all the feelings she was feeling about Hinata and about her parents she couldn't take it anymore.
Kushina's eyes widened as she went to grab her daughter's arm only to be pushed away "Naruto, please! Don't do this! Stay with us, where it's safe! You won't be able to survive without us"
Naruto pauses, her hand on the doorknob. She glances back at her mother, conflicted but resolute.
"Watch me." without another word, Naruto opens the door and steps outside, revealing her sleek motorcycle parked nearby. She straddles it, revving the engine, and takes off into the distance.
As the motorcycle's engine fades into the distance, Kushina collapses onto the couch, her sobs echoing through the empty cabin. "No, Naruto! Please come back!"
