𝐃𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐲 ✘ 𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐨 [I forgot about this 💀]

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝘼𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙞 𝙔/𝙣

"It's like taking care of a dog, in an odd way. Feed it, love it, and take good care of it, and it will take good care of you in return, y/n. Remember that."

Y/n exhaled quietly, the little oni bringing the kanabou closer to whisper, "You were protecting yourself... right?"

No reply.

The little oni blinked back tears, "You're just trying to survive like me, right? That's why you... y'know."

No reply.

"I see." the oni glanced at the wall before turning away, "I can make a ladder. Trees is all we need."

Y/n gave the kanabou a quick pat before resting it against the wall. She inhaled deeply then grinned.

"Alright! Here I go!"

She did a few squats before running at a tree and slamming her body into it full force. The wood stood no chance, splintering and giving way as the oni took it to the ground as if she were tackling a person.

The branches and the leaves shook as the tree hit the earth but y/n perceived it as the tree shaking in fear.

"There, there, it's okay."

Maybe that tree was shaking in fear.
Either way, y/n had managed to convince herself that the tree was crying as she broke it up and used every last bit of it to make a ladder.

She made a grave for it and profusely apologized to the other trees in the area before putting together her ladder. Y/n rested it against the wall when it was finished and stepped on it a few times to make sure it wouldn't give way and break.

She climbed up, taking her kanabou with her, and sat in the very top of the wall to marvel at the village.

It was far bigger than the ones she was used to seeing.
It was very pretty as well.
Plus, there were so many different types of those chakra thingies her Father told her about.

Her belly rumbled and she rubbed it with a fitful, "I know, I know. I'll find food soon. Just wait."

She pulled the ladder up and over the wall, setting it down on the other side after a few minutes of fumbling with it, before clambering down on the other side of the wall.

Y/n landed lightly and hid her ladder amongst some bushes in someone's garden before setting off to find a place to sleep.

She settled for a pit of sand in the nearest playground, burrowing into it as she tried to get comfortable.

Eventually, she found herself laying in the sand pit with her horns peeking out of the sand and the handle of her kanabou poking out as well as she clung to it.

After a few minutes of trying to fall asleep but being unable to breathe, she settled for a spot beside a tree instead. There was a discarded blanket there too, so she used it to get comfy.

She thought of better times in order to help herself fall asleep, and kept herself going the next morning by recalling fond memories from those happy days.

As y/n was out searching for food, she found a chubby little kid around her age peacefully enjoying some potato chips. As she was hiding in the bushes, she concluded that he would be very comfy to hug.

She wasn't looking for a pillow at the moment so she'd be sure to memorize his unique chakra signature to find him another time for that purpose. For now...

The little boy flinched when a small hand with sharp nails emerged from the bushes, palm up as if asking for something.

The child gave the hand a wary stare, seemingly frightened, "Uhm... do you want something...?"

There was silence and a sudden rumble caused the little boy to jump, startled by the unexpected noise.

"F...Food." came y/n's voice.
Hoarse, of course. The noise seemed to scare the little boy even further but he forced down his fear and shakily placed a single potato chip into the hand.

It was after he withdrew that the hand disappeared into the bush again and there was the sound of the poor little potato chip being devoured.

After a moment, the hand emerged from the bush again with an almost timid, "Another, please."

The little boy glanced at his bag of chips and the two other bags he still had before he placed another chip into the outstretched hand.

This process repeated, the little boy offering food to the little girl who hid in the bushes, though he would eat the last chip in each bag. By the time he reached the final one, the hand no longer emerged from the bush.

It was quiet for a while before he asked, "H-Hello?"

"Yummy." y/n stated, "Thank you."

"Are you an animal?"

"No."

"So you're human then?"

"No, not really."

"Not really?"

Y/n lifted her head a little so her horns would peek out of the bushes, "Not many humans look like me. I'm an oni!"

"An Oni..." the little boy murmured, "Well, do you maybe have a name? Or is your name just Oni?"

"Y/n is my name. What's yours, Cuddle Boy?"

The boy tilted his head, "...Cuddle Boy?"

"You look cuddly."

"Oh, thank you!" the boy smiled warmly, "I'm Choji! It's very nice to meet you, y/n! Will you be here again?"

"Maybe."

"Well, I'll come back tomorrow to give you more potato chips!" Choji decided, "Sound good?"

Y/n was delighted by this, "Yes! Very good!"

She stuck her hand out of the bush and waved goodbye to the boy as he got up and hurried away.

She decided to make the bush her temporary home. The beetles living there didn't seem to mind the extra roommate so she would make that spot her new abode.

It took a few hours but she decided to venture out of her bush and observe this new environment.

What did it have to offer? How many new people would y/n meet? Would she be welcome here?

Well... the boy seemed nice enough.

No other way to find out than to see for herself.

As usual, she stuck to the alleyways and lingered in the shadows as she closely observed the locals.

There was nothing out of the ordinary, really.
They all had normal chakra signatures, though some folks had chakra stronger than others, and were leading pretty simple and relatively normal lives.

Besides, this village looked quite lovely.

If needed, she would leave.

But, there was no need for that at the moment, so she'd be sure to stick around to eat chips with Choji again.