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Authors Note: Happy Valentines day! So, I basically cut the huge chapter I had written in half because it was getting incredibly long and I wanted to upload today! So pls enjoy this 6.3k chapter worth of words lmao. Also, I'm going to be uploading part 2 soon, so dw about that as well!
I hope you enjoy ♡
••Runa's POV••
Has time always gone by so slowly?
I don't know how many minutes I've spent sitting around ever since my mom sent out those wolves to look for Masahiko.
Maybe it was a few minutes, maybe even an hour. All I know is that the longer we waited around for any news of my white haired brother, my mom's nerves got worse and worse.
I felt helpless as I watched her pace around as a way to distract herself. She'd walk to my dad every once in a while, and he'd lend her small words to try and calm her down. His efforts however, were to no avail.
Naruto, the seventh hokage and one of her closest friends would try his hand at calming her down since he literally looked pained earlier to see her in such a worried state. Again, the attempts were fruitless!
Since the two of them couldn't really do much to fix the state she was in, the pacing continued. Amidst it all she'd walk over to Runa, Chocho and I.
They'd be wordless interactions, she wouldn't speak as she sat beside the three of us and hauled us into her arms despite my small complaints and Cho-Cho cheerily hugging her back.
Haruki? Well she'd just silently hug her back in hopes of not making mom even more upset than she already was.
Of course, there was no way she'd leave Katsuro out of her arms either! Which explains why 90% of the time she wasn't holding us she was hugging him tightly-
I sighed as I watched her walk over to my dad for what seemed like the hundredth time, god she's so freaked out!
And she's normally the calm one in any given situation!
I can't blame her though, this entire situation is crazy!
The enemy my mom defeated earlier was terrifying, and if he had anything to do with Masahiko's disappearance then shit I might as well start pacing back and forth to calm myself down too!
Just the thought of that Shin guy attacking me whilst I was alone was nightmare fuel, Both the older and younger Shin were just so creepy...
Therefore, I understood where my mom was coming from. But I must say, her paranoia has spiked to an almost unbearable degree!
She was convinced that although she defeated him, he'd somehow find a way to set out his goal even after death, maybe in the form of other members from whatever team he composed.
I asked her just what experience she had with situations like this because she seemed unusually knowledgeable in this department.
From what I knew, my mom wasn't really too much of an active ninja in her time. But with what I saw from her earlier, I'm starting to truly question If I really knew my mom as much as I thought I did!
Like yeah, she was apart of team seven and fought in the shinobi world war but nobody ever really told me much else about her other than the fact that she was supposedly "very strong"
Well, I didn't really believe that before today.
In response to my question however, she told me to and I quote "ask her again in ten years."
....I wanna know now though!
Well, at the end of the day whether she'd tell me or not didn't matter since her worries stayed strong. She genuinely believed an enemy was going to come back and snatch one of us from her!
She wouldn't even let us join the wolves search party for Masahiko! Citing that she wanted us near her and within her eyesight at all times.
Of course I wasn't alone in realizing my mom was slowly losing it, as my dad took notice rather quickly. He eventually had enough of watching her create her own downward spiral towards insanity and forced her to stand by his side.
And he had her take a couple of deep breaths while at it.
Haruki and I couldn't help but watch in bewilderment as they interacted, this being one of the first times in how many years they've done so?
They were both currently talking to Naruto, but my mom had her back to my dad, and he naturally had an arm hooked around her waist (holding her to his chest) as they spoke.
Naruto seemed to be accustomed to the sight, not batting an eye at the subtle skinship.
My eyes bore into the couple curiously, and I even managed to catch the way one of her hands was interlaced with his from behind her. My cheeks flushed a bit at the sight.
Oh my kami my mom actually has a boyfriend! Well- husband. Ugh same thing!
"They have to be together, just look at how he's looking at her!" My sister whispered by my side, discreetly nudging her head in the direction of our parents.
I deadpanned at her enthusiasm before taking another look myself.
She was right, my dad looked incredibly different whenever he'd interact with my mom much to my own surprise. Well, as different as a man like him could look when displaying affection.
His eyes softened whenever they were directed at her, and the fondness that was present in his otherwise dark gaze showed me that he was definitely in love with my mom.
If the look in his eyes wasn't proof enough, the way he'd subtly pull her towards him or keep her within an arm's reach earlier was reason enough to believe that he hadn't gotten over her like I originally speculated.
The two of them now made it pretty obvious that they were together.
They didn't look like they were the touchiest couple at all, but I guess years of separation really affected the two of them. An example of this being that even though my mom looked pissed off at him, she couldn't help but lean into dad's side whenever she was near him.
Currently, He still held her flush to her chest, her eyes were directed at Naruto who she was speaking to, but my dad was gazing down at her instead.
Although I was a bit flustered at first, a small scowl appeared on my face at the sight.
Not because I'm bitter to see them together, no that's not it. If anything I'm relieved! It's just-
He looks like he's so in love with her, I get that. But why the hell hasn't he visited in over seven years?!
He makes zero sense!
From the corner of my eye I could see hearts & sparkles float all around Haruki as she watched them as well.
Just what goes through her head to get her in such a dreamy state?! I'll never get it!
And how do those hearts and sparkles just appear out of nowhere?! How does she make the atmosphere around her literally turn pink sometimes?!
Too many questions, not enough answers!
I don't dwell on it for too long, as I noticed that whatever Naruto was telling my mom to get her to calm down seemed to work just a little bit.
He stopped her pacing around at the very least!
But I could still tell she was still more than nervous by the way she would bite her inner cheek and fiddle with the ends of her pin straight hair.
My eyes bounced back between my mom and Haruki before tilting my head in a random thought.
Who on earth did Haruki inherit those curls from?!
My mom's hair is as straight as mine (Which is saying a lot because a curling iron would barely ever do me any justice) And my dad's hair seems just as straight as well!
Hm, interesting!
My eyes drifted over to Katsuro, who looked like he was aching to get out and into the field in search for our other brother.
No seriously, he's literally staring out into the direction where the wolves set off in, I don't think he's blinked once!
However, Katsuro is not one to go against my mother since at the end of the day, he's the biggest mama's boy around.
Well, he's second to Masahiko in the mama's boy department in my opinion.
I sigh at the thought of Masahiko. Much like with my eldest brother, He and I were never really close since he's always away.
Masahiko is just....so cold!
I don't even think it was ever intentional, it's just how he's always been! Always a bit brighter with Katsuro and my cousin Reiji, but even then he wasn't the type to make jokes or laugh too loudly.
Now that I think about it...have I ever seen Masahiko smile?!
Oh what am I saying, of course I have! Whenever he comes home and sees my mom he lends her the brightest smile his stoic features could muster. I've also seen him smile around Katsuro and our cousin Reiji as they were his best friends.
And although he's never necessarily a cheery type of guy, Masahiko definitely loosens up his attitude in the presence of his sensei, the sixth hokage.
(Also known as uncle Kakashi)
I don't think he's ever smiled at me or Haruki....hn
I do respect him though, greatly at that! He's everything I think a ninja should be, and he's lord seventh's favorite for a reason!
I actually think lord seventh tries to downplay Masahiko being his favorite but...it's painfully obvious to everybody.
Before I knew it and as my thoughts ran wild, The waiting game luckily came to an end sooner than I expected it to. One of the dozens of wolves my mom sent out appeared from the unique shrubbery this landzone had to offer.
The wolf was smaller than Isamu but big enough so that we'd know he wasn't just a little pup. He had a shiny black coat with bright red eyes, and I instantly recognized him as Ikaru, katsuro's summoning wolf.
He's also Isamu's son!
I subtly tilted my head at yet another random thought that popped through my head.
My mom has white hair and red eyes. Isamu has a white coat and red eyes!
Katsuro has black hair and red eyes. Ikaru has a black coat and red eyes!
....If I were to get my own wolf, will he or she have a black coat and black eyes?! If so, the science behind that is really mysterious-
My silly thoughts are promptly interrupted by Ikaru jumping out from the shrubbery and instantly running over to my mom. She looked both terrified and relieved to see him, and I can't blame her.
"We found him! We found Masahiko!" Ikaru gasped out, standing in front of my mom with the utmost respect.
"What?!" Mom gasped, tearing herself away from dad and turning to the wolf in question. Ikaru nodded urgently.
"Well- he found us really. His chakra was barely detectable and I think he was using the last of what he had to find us-"
"The last of what he had?!" Katsuro jumped in the conversation, taking a step towards his own wolf in worry. My brows raised naturally at the sight of genuine worry taking over his expression.
I've never seen him look both so invested and so genuine in a situation like ever! I can't blame him though as my eyebrows knit together in just as much concern.
What does he mean by the last of his chakra?
"He's in bad shape, really bad. He was asking for you Haru-hime!" Ikaru relayed. I could hear Haruki gasp by my side, and although I stayed silent, my heart rate easily spiked up with fear and worry.
Masahiko was hurt?! T-That's impossible!
Masahiko is probably the strongest guy I know besides my mom's friends who are ninja themselves!
I remember all of the times he would walk through the doors of our house, looking barely touched despite having just come from intense and difficult missions.
I know part of it had to do with the regeneration ability he inherited from mom, but it went even beyond that! He never sounded tired, and always looked like he was ready to take down the next mission with ease!
The sixth hokage Kakashi always praised Masahiko for his stealth and prowess as a ninja, but always chastised him for never taking breaks.
However, Masahiko was fearless and stubborn from what I could tell (We aren't really all that close), and constantly insisted on improving himself.
To hear that he's in bad shape? That's scary.
My mom clearly shared a similar sentiment to me since she looked panicked at the news, instinctively taking hold of my dad's hand in her own.
I somehow caught the movement even amidst all of this chaos.
Not to be weird but...seeing my mom be in a relationship is so odd-
"Where is he?!" She asked, sharing worried glances with Naruto and my father. Instead of telling us, the darkly coated wolf urged that we follow him, and none of us had to be told twice.
Naruto used his golden chakra cloak to pick up the two bodies my mom dealt with earlier, knowing that we'd need the bodies later for further examination.
My mom and dad were probably the first ones to dash in the direction Ikaru was leading us in, followed by Katsuro and Naruto.
Cho-cho, Haruki and I tried keeping up, but my god they're all so fast!
I sighed lightly at the feeling of a strong breeze running through my hair as I ran alongside my sister and best friend; and the sun beaming down on my face due to the lack of leaves protecting us did nothing to ease the unnerving feeling I had bubbling up within me.
I skillfully took tentative jumps on each narrow branch that came my way, pushing myself forward for the sake of not getting lost amidst the sparse shrubbery with everyone else running so quickly.
The three of us girls were subtly panting by the time we caught up with where the adults raced off too, and yet the sight that followed only left me and my sister in a further panic.
Everyone was frozen in place, no longer dashing through the woods from the high branches, instead, we were all on the desolate forest floors.
My parents, Naruto, and Katsuro were all standing in a row, making it difficult for me to see just what they were looking at due to how short I was in comparison to them.
Of course, morbid curiosity won me over, and I nudged my way between my parents to get a peek at what they were all staring at. My jaw dropped at the sight.
Masahiko-
There was blood, a lot of it.
The blood oozed from the numerous wounds littering his torso, and if the gory scene weren't enough, he literally looked like he was dead by the way he was just lying on the ground.
I could feel my heartbeat quicken in shock and fear, barely even reacting when my father pushed me behind him in a weak attempt to shield the scary view.
I wasn't the only one having a difficult time processing Masahiko's current state, as from the corner of my eyes I see Haruki bury her face into Katsuro's side. She did so to avoid the sight of our heavily injured older brother, and I can't blame her one bit!
I almost wish that I had it in me to look away, but I couldn't help the way I froze up. It was like watching a disaster unfold, the paralyzing feeling subjecting me to staying and watching instead of averting my eyes elsewhere.
My morbid curiosity continued to win me over as I peeked behind my father's back. With a hitched breath and narrowed eyes, I caught sight of a trail of blood. That must've been where he came from!
Continuing to study the scene before me seriously, I let out a small puff of relief when I realize that his chest is (Albeit slowly) rising and falling with every breath he took, signaling to us that he's still alive at the very least.
There were wolves all around my older brother, all looking over him tensely as they tried to map out just what the best course of action would be. Of course, now with my mother present, they all straightened up and backed away from him, letting her take the reins.
Well, everybody besides Isamu. As the pack leader and my mother's summoning, he held authority over the other wolves, so it didn't surprise me that he was the one in charge in her absence.
He was still at Masahiko's side protectively, looking at my mom through widened and worried eyes. "Haru come quick! He's still conscious!" Isamu exclaimed.
Isamu's words were enough to break my mother out of the petrified stupor she submitted to when she first saw Masahiko.
"Masahiko!" she gasped out shakily, rushing over to the fourteen-year-old as fast as she could.
I watched with a heavy heart as she knelt by his side and immediately brought him into her arms, hugging him to her tightly.
My mom's actions managed to unparalyze everybody else, as before I could even take a proper breath my father and Naruto were also right by Masahiko's side. They were followed by Haruki and Katsuro.
My mom was frantic, whispering comforting words to him and running her hand through his hair, but by the look on his face, I couldn't even tell if he could hear her properly from how out of it he seemed!
"Whoa, what happened to him?!" Cho-Cho asked by my side, effectively waking me up from my own stupor. I glanced over at her with a sweatdrop, noting how she was munching on a bag of chips amidst all of this chaos.
I gotta hand it to her, she's probably the calmest one here-
I tear my eyes away from Cho-Cho and glance back at my white haired older brother. With my mom holding him up a bit, I manage to get a small glimpse of his face.
He was barely awake and blood was pouring from his wounds, only freaking my mom out further.
(Again, I can't really blame her for that, even I'm freaking out! However, he's still alive and that small factor is what's allowing me to hold myself together for the time being.)
With all of my family huddled up around Masahiko, I decided that it'd be better if I joined. However, My steps were hesitant. I didn't know whether or not I wanted to see my brother in such a troubled state.
Before I could put too much thought into it though, Katsuro glanced over at me and gestured that I walk over to them with his hand that wasn't occupied in comforting Haruki.
Haruki had her face stuffed into Katsuro's side, taking tiny peeks at her other older brother before cringing and looking away, not wanting to see him in such a torn upstate.
God this is all so fucked up!
I followed his orders and ended up right next to my siblings, bowing my head a bit at the sight of my brother laying on the ground.
My eyes practically bore into his chest, focusing on the fact that he's still breathing to help me process everything. Never in my life have I been exposed to such a. . . gory scene, a gory scene where a family member is a victim much less!
Katsuro didn't look much better off than Haruki with his dark brows knitted together and worry and a clenched jaw, but he kept his eyes on his brother nonetheless.
So transfixed on watching Masahiko breathe, I almost missed the sound of his tired voice fighting to speak clearly. Of course, my gaze snapped to his face in shock, noting how he was trying to stay awake.
"M-mom?" He asked hoarsely, to which her features softened immensely, any traces of anger she had left for Haruki and I which were etched on her face were completely gone and replaced with concern.
She was crouched down by his side, holding him up as comfortingly as she could.
"Shhh don't talk Hiko we're gonna get you home and fix you up," Mom promised, leaning down and pressing a kiss on his forehead.
Masahiko closed his eyes with a small groan of discomfort, not because of our mom's kiss but instead because of the various wounds littering his body.
He tried to keep his head up, but from obvious blood loss, he started to slowly bob his head downwards, exhausted from whatever he went through previously.
"Hey hey try not to close your eyes alright? Keep them open for me." My mom gently urged. Her hand that was once the hand that was once running through his hair was now on his cheek as she held his face.
Masahiko tried to oblige, and his half-lidded gaze was locked on her face as he attempted to stay awake.
"What are you doing here?" He asked, the sound of his broken up voice taking me for another surprise. Seeing Masahiko in such a weakened state just-
This is something I never thought I'd witness.
"I'm here because we had to find you honey! You did good by reaching out to the wolves." My mom claimed, still softly stroking his cheek with her thumb.
Masahiko sighed, clenching his eyes shut before opening them once more.
"I f-felt your chakra and I thought I was hallucinating. So I came to this direction then I felt L-lord seventh's chakra and dad's and everybody's." He gulped before continuing.
"And then I collapsed, but I knew I didn't have enough chakra left to be noticed easily so I just hoped the wolves would find me." He claimed through gritted teeth, trying to talk through the pain burning through his body.
My mom sighed, eyes naturally watering seeing him so hurt. He was so wounded, and so desperately out of chakra that his injuries were barely even healing themselves!
I knew Masahiko had my mom's regeneration abilities just like my sister, but I also know that it takes a subtle toll on your chakra.
So to know that he can't even do that much is very alarming.
I watched as Naruto (who was next to my mom) placed a hand on her back as support, but she seemed barely affected. There was absolutely nothing that could get her to look away from Masahiko, her watery gaze stuck on him naturally.
"Hey, I told you to not talk so much! Let's save your energy and talk once we get home." She smiled, mentally thanking the gods that she followed her gut and knew something was wrong and came out here herself.
My dad who was once standing over Masahiko crouched down as well, reaching out a hand and placing it on the white-haired teen's shoulder as a source of silent acknowledgment.
Masahiko's head slowly turned from mom's face to dad, who just knelt by his other side.
"Dad I-I'm sorry for not listening to you." Masahiko managed to stutter out, wincing a bit as the wound tracing his ribcage became that much more uncomfortable to bear.
Masahiko had been mentally beating himself up from the second he was 'kidnapped' by Shin Uchiha.
He had just finished an extremely long, tedious, and high stakes mission and was very ready to come home and rest for once. Well, rest for Masahiko meant an hour-long nap before getting up and searching for something to do-
However, in his travels back to Konoha he realized that his father was nearby. Masahiko hadn't seen his old man in months due to their conflicting schedules, so he thought it'd be nice to stop by and hang out with him for a bit.
Although they weren't so outwardly close due to their similar, detached personalities, they were still a very strong father-son duo at the end of the day. Masahiko loved and respected his father like crazy, and Sasuke loved his son just as much.
So, a short-lived visit couldn't hurt at all!
Or so he thought...
Sasuke was quick to sit Masahiko down and order him to get some rest, noting how his second-born son was lacking in chakra due to the high stakes mission he just finished.
Masahiko being Masahiko insisted that he was fine, never one to willingly show his weaknesses even to someone like his father.
However, Sasuke knew better and ordered the young teenager to simply rest.
Well, to make a long story short, Masahiko's stubbornness allowed him to do no such thing. He went along his way, managing to slip through his father's sights and set off to Konoha once more.
It was a move he seriously regrets now.
"Masahiko don't worry about it, this wasn't your fault." My father sighed, feeling as if it were his fault for letting him go off on his own under these conditions.
"Who was it that did this to you?" He went on to ask seriously, eliciting a scowl from my mom.
"Sasuke don't have him waste his breath." Mom scolded, sending my dad a disapproving glare before turning his gaze back to Masahiko and continuing to coddle him.
Masahiko was still in and out of consciousness, struggling to keep himself awake from all of the blood loss and chakra loss he's endured thus far.
"N-no mom it's fine," Masahiko mumbled, his deep voice coming out shakily.
"They're after Daisuke," Masahiko admitted before falling in a heap of coughs. Our mom cringed, her motherly instincts kicking into high gear as she tried rubbing his back.
"Daisuke?" Naruto asked from my mothers side, eyes narrowing at the influx of information. Naruto and my father exchanged curious glances, and my mom's looked taken aback at the mention of the youngest of our family.
"They w-want the rinnegan but I didn't tell them which one of us has it. So they don't know it's Daisuke," he admitted all in one breath, letting his head rest on my mom's shoulder.
She sighed softly at the feeling, leaning her cheek against the crest of his hair as she hugged him tightly.
"They said something about it being easier to get the rinnegan from one of us then from dad. He wants your sharingan too dad." Masahiko claimed, turning to our father slowly.
Katsuro's gaze hardened, "What the hell does he have against dad?" He asked, earning a small shrug from me. I'd assume that since my father is an active ninja who's always out on important work that he'd have enemies out there, but this felt like it was on a whole other level!
I meen geez, targeting Daisuke as well?!
"I don't know how many of those kids I killed. More than I could count, they all had powerful sharingans and I already had such low chakra when they ambushed me-" He winced out, using his hand to press down on one of his bleeding wounds.
"Once he figured out I wasn't the one with the rinnegan he tried taking my sharingan regardless. He caught me when I barely had any chakra left too, all because I didn't listen to dad-"
"Do not blame yourself for any of this." My mom sternly ordered, furrowing her eyebrows since she just knew he'd start up a new phase of self blame because of this.
Masahiko the perfectionist? Yeah he'll probably never let himself live this one down.
"You fought kids as well? Did the people you fight call themselves Shin Uchiha?" Naruto asked with a small frown on his face. Masahiko slowly nodded, turning to gaze over at the blonde hokage.
"How'd you know?" He asked through half-lidded eyes.
"The same man targeted all of us earlier, your mother knocked him out," Dad spoke much to Masahiko's surprise.
He was still barely there, drowsy and insanely tired, but his eyes practically bulged out of his scalp when he heard that mom was the one to knock out such a powerful enemy.
His head snapped up towards mom who was watching his facial reactions with an arched brow.
"You defeated him?!" He asked, in complete disbelief of what he was hearing.
Katsuro shook his head with his arms crossed over his chest. "I know right? I was right there so I saw her do it, it was fucking crazy." He claimed in complete disbelief himself.
I nodded along, still reliving the shock of my mom destroying that man with one move. Her jaw dropped as the two boys went back and forth over how 'impossible' it was as I added my small bits of commentary in between.
"Is it that hard to believe?! I always tell you guys I'm strong!-" She complained.
"Yes." The three of us, Katsuro, Masahiko, and I say in unison much to my mom's bewilderment.
Naruto laughs at us, teasing my mom over it who in return sent him some very colorful words she'd never dare let us use.
I heard her say something along the lines of "Naruto shut the fuck up you're on thin ice with me-" But I didn't get to understand much of it from Naruto's pleading for mercy on the sidelines.
I sweatdrop at the duo, noting how my father looked as equally as unimpressed to be in their bickering presence. Again, Naruto is the Seventh Hokage and he's just letting mom walk all over him!
To be fair, after she displayed strength earlier I would not wanna cross her either!
There was an odd sense of peace which arose after Naruto cracked a couple of jokes at my mothers expense. Despite Masahiko's injured state, my mom was quick to coddle him in hopes of helping him feel better.
In turn, this led to the situation we're faced with now-
"I don't wanna stab him!" Mom whined, shaking her head stubbornly at my dad who deadpanned at her.
"You'd be stabbing him to help him feel better Haru, he needs chakra." He claimed, speaking to her as if he were speaking to a two year old.
She glared in his direction, slapping his hand away from Masahiko's shoulder as if he were injuring him somehow.
"Some father you are! Trying to get me to hurt him..." She scoffed, shielding Masahiko from Sasuke entirely.
"Oh so now this is considering hurting somebody? What happened to all those times you would stab yourself and swear to me that it didn't hurt?" Dad asked bluntly.
My mom rolled her eyes at him "Oh my god I almost forgot how annoying you were! That's different! Masahiko will not have any kunai near him! I will not allow it!"
I sweatdrop a bit at my mom's weak defense as she argued with my father.
They make such an odd pair...I could never tell if they're actually angry with each other or not!
"Why is stabbing him a good idea in the first place?" Cho-cho asked in confusion. I could only turn to her and shrug, not knowing the answer myself.
I have zero clue as to why this would be a good idea, are we missing something here?!
Katsuro must've noticed the confused look on my face, because he turned to me with a light sigh.
"Mom's clan from grandpa's side, the Oshiro, have a healing technique where you create a crystal kunai and jab it into whoever you want to heal. It's crude but it works well." Katsuro claimed, lightly petting Haruki's head (As she was still attached to his side.)
Gosh, why is the Oshiro clan so violent?! Everything I've ever heard about them just screams pain and torture!
I should've known mom wasn't as innocent as she looked since Uncle Shinji always warned me about her-
"Isn't there any other way?" Haruki asked, not really liking the idea of stabbing Masahiko either. As everyone was going back and forth on what they should do to help Masahiko, his eyes remained shut.
It kinda freaked me out since for a second I thought he stopped breathing, but his chest would still rise and fall steadily letting me know that at least he was alive.
Isamu noticed as well, but unlike me, Isamu was far more experienced in situations like these. And he knew that if my mom went on any longer without taking action, things would get worse for my white haired brother.
So, he took action into his own hands. Well- paws?
I'm given zero time to dwell on the conundrum as I'm faced with the sight of Isamu biting into Masahiko's calf out of nowhere. My mother gasped at the sudden action, whirling away from my father to face her trusted summoning.
"ISAMU NO THAT'S PAINFUL!" My mom screeched, trying to shoo Isamu away from Masahiko's leg. (Of course, the humongous wolf didn't budge at all and instead rolled his eyes at his summoner.)
I gawk at the sudden healing method as bright blue chakra flows into Masahiko's blood, effectively helping his body heal faster and aiding his chakra supply.
"IT'S WORKING IDIOT DON'T SCREAM AT ME!" Isamu suddenly snapped back amidst my moms worried screams.
"IDIOT?! I'M TRYING TO PROTECT MY BABY HERE AND YOU'RE CALLING ME AN IDIOT-"
"HE'S FOURTEEN NOT A BABY! AND YES YOU ARE AN IDIOT!" Isamu screeched comically.
"FOURTEEN IS STILL A BABY AGE IN MY BOOKS!" My mom snapped back haughtily, holding Masahiko to her as if he were a small toddler, not a hulking figure who's muscles look like he could knock anybody out with one swing.
"BABY AGE?! SHOULD I REMIND YOU WHAT YOU WERE UP TO AT FOURTEEN?!" Isamu scoffed, to which My mom's mouth shut. She pursed her lips, not knowing whether or not she should subtly expose herself in front of all of us kids.
Uh....what was she up to at fourteen?!
"That's what I thought! I will forever use your youth against you! Oh look! he's already doing better!" Isamu smiled, nudging his head towards the direction of Masahiko's face.
My mom's glare turned deadly as she faced Isamu, and if I didn't know any better I'd say she was ready to let Masahiko lean on my dad so that she could chase around Isamu and give him a lesson.
However, at the mention of Masahiko's recovery, she quickly turned to him in anticipation.
Isamu was right, Masahiko already looks twenty times better! Color flooded through his cheeks again, and although he didn't look like he was at his 100%, he definitely didn't look like he was knocking on death's door anymore.
"Good call Isamu." My dad admitted calmly, earning a fierce glare from my mother.
God- is her eye twitching?!
Before she could explode for the umpteenth time today, Masahiko's coughing caught her off guard. With his own strength, he pushed himself up and out of her arms.
Everyone watched in stunned silence as he leaned up without my mom's help, surprised by his quick recovery. My eyes drift over to the wounds that were once scattered all along his torso, only to gawk at the lack of any visible injuries.
He healed that quickly?!
Whoa, he really is on another level!
Now sitting up on his own, Masahiko took a deep breath and ran a hand through his hair. "I'm good, I promise." He sighed, opening his sharp eyes after trying to straighten himself out mentally.
"Whoa, so handsome!" Cho-Cho gasped in awe from my side, munching on her chips with sparkles in her eyes as she analyzed Masahiko's face.
Again, I sweatdrop at her impeccable timing. A small part of me shudders as well, realizing that Cho-Cho is one of the many girls who find my older brothers handsome....
Gross!
My eyes drift over to him amidst my internal cringing, noting how he was still in the middle of healing.
His wounds were no longer visible, but there's no doubt in my mind he's still going through the mental challenges that came from that terrible situation.
He's currently nowhere near where he should be power or energy-wise, but his current state is far more promising than how he was when we first found him.
It was when he tried standing up on his own that the three adults immedeatly rushed to stop him, my mom being the main enforcer as my dad and Naruto held onto either one of his arms.
"If you stand up right now, you're gonna fall right back down on your ass. Give yourself time to heal." My mom ordered. Her voice sounded sweet and soft on the exterior.
But there was a certain level of sternness laced underneath the surface of her words.
Yeah, Masahiko sat right back down after listening to her and I can't blame him for it.
"Oh, c'mon mom you're torturing him by making him sit! I'll let him lean on me." Katsuro complained lightheartedly, reaching over to Masahiko and extending his gloved hand.
My mom's face was unimpressed as Masahiko took Katsuro's hand, not liking the idea of him getting up too quickly or anything. However, Katsuro was right.
Masahiko hated resting with a burning passion, and he hated feeling weak even more so it shouldn't have been too much of a surprise when he got up regardless.
Masahiko and Katsuro were around the same height, so I watched as Masahiko leaned on Katsuro's side, the big brother duo helping each other out as they were the closest to each other amongst our group of siblings.
I deadpan a bit at my two older brothers.
If I did that she would've screamed my ear off, I'm sure of it!
Despite my mom's smaller worries, she eventually gave up on Masahiko on Katsuro, relenting to Katsuro's convincing smile and Masahiko's 'cute and precious' face as she liked to call him.
I sighed for a moment, thinking that everything had finally calmed down.
In fact, We all thought everything simmered down!
The enemy was defeated, Masahiko has been found and is now healing, Dad is back, what could go wrong?!
Well, everything that could've gone wrong, did go wrong.
Hell broke loose, to put it lightly.
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Hello my lovely readers! What'd you think of this chap?
Remember this is Pt.1 so Pt.2 will be out very soon!
Omg what'd you guys think abt the subtle SasuHaru moments Runa caught? ❤️😭
What'd you think about Haru telling Runa to 'ask her again in ten years' when it came to her past? 👀
Do you think Haru's making the right decision in hiding her past from her kids? 👀
Kinda a question for the future, but how do you think Runa and Haruki are gonna react to Haru's past when they find out 😳☕️
What do you think about Haruki and Runa's different reactions to Sasuharu?
What did you think about Haru interacting with Masahiko? She babies him 100% lmao
What'd you think about Masahiko's character so far? ⚡️💙
What do you think about his strained sibling dynamic with Masahiko & the girls?
Did you catch that subtle Runa jealousy directed at Masahiko? 😳
Do you think he's really as cold as he seems? Or is he far more caring than he lets on? 😞
Pls my fave part had to be Isamu and Haru arguing like the good old times wnwjwjwj 🤡
And omg, what the hell do you think happened in the end there?! (Sorry for the cliffhanger y'all omg)
If you watched Boruto, you probably know what's coming 😭!
Who do you think is gonna be taken by Shin next?! 👀☕️
Ahh let me know all of your thoughts and predictions you know I love to hear them!!
♡ Also can I just say that I'm OBSESSED with this Naruto art styled version of Adult Haru?!! ♡
She's so pretty plsss😭😭
Again, Happy valentines day and I hope to see you next chap! ♡