"What d-do I do now?" Kushina wailed. "I-I ignored h-him and now he's n-not coming b-back home."
"We, Kushina. Not just only you." At that point, Mishi and Kato felt utterly guilty.
'I will fix this. No matter what, I will bring my family back together.' Minato vowed inside his head.
...-...
'Kit,'
'Yeah?' Naruto answered promptly.
'...nothing.'
Weird fox, the blond thought. Thankfully, Kurama didn't hear him as he dozed off into his dreamland (which is full of meat).
"Today is the graduation exam. To pass the test you need to make three clones." Iruka announced.
'Three clones? Three clones?! THREE CLONES?!' Kurama yelled inside Naruto's head, practically awake after five seconds. Naruto just sweatdropped at the fox's antics.
'Yes, yes, yes. You have heard that right, Kura-san.' Naruto replied, slightly annoyed at the fox's antics. Realizing that he had to wait for a long time, he groaned. 'Wake me up when it's my turn, kay?' he told the kyuubi.
And he dozed off.
...-...
"Uzumaki-Namikaze Kato!"
'Kit, wake up, it's nearly your turn.' Kurama grumbled, hating the fact that he had to be the one who is awake. He certainly loved sleeping.
Naruto opened his eyes, groggily, and stifled a yawn. He realized that it was his brother that was called, then his sister, then finally him.
Kato walked out of the room, proud, a blue Hi-Ate tied around his forehead. He smiled at Mishi as she was called next. No sooner, Mishi also came out, feeling proud like her brother was.
"Uzumaki-Namikaze Naruto!"
Naruto went in, greeting Iruka and the other sensei which had an evil aura around him. He reeked of snakes, which Naruto knew at instant.
'He's Orochimaru's follower.'
'He's Orochimaru's follower.' said Kurama at the same time as Naruto who made three clones of himself at a rapid pace.
Iruka smiled and motioned at him to get a headband. Naruto, of course, being the polite boy he always is, took a black one and directed a 'thank you' to Iruka, completely ignoring the other sensei, Mizuki.
"Be careful, Iruka-sensei." Naruto whispered in Iruka's ear, making him confused.
Naruto gave Mizuki a glare before going outside. Minato and Kushina were already there, praising and smiling at his siblin—no, their children.
"N-Naruto?" Kushina asked timidly.
"Yes, Lady Kushina?" Naruto asked politely, skillfully ignoring the stares of the other people. They had known that Naruto was a son of the Yondaime Hokage, so why isn't he calling Kushina his mother?
Kushina didn't reply.
"Have a good day." Naruto told her before going of in a swirl of gold and black feathers, surprising everyone present in the scene.
'I'm sorry...Naruto...'
...-...
'Kit, what are you doing?'
'You're awake?'
'...no I'm not, that's why I am talking to you.'
Naruto ignored his sarcastic comment. 'What am I gonna do? I'm bored.' Naruto told the massive ball of fur, drawling out the last word.
'As expected.' Kurama cut in before the blond could make any other witty remark. 'How about your soul jutsus?'
'Finished.'
'Eh. I'm going to—'
'—sleep.' Naruto finished as the fox snored inside his head.
"What are we going to do, otousan?!" a familiar girl voice whined. Naruto breathed in as he recognized four familiar chakra signatures.
"Kato, Mishi, we will be walking on water—" Minato stopped short as he spotted golden blond hair—the same as his.
'Naruto.' Everyone thought at the same time. 'But what is he doing here?'
"Ice Release: Frost Shattering." Naruto murmured quietly, completely pretending that they didn't exist in the surface of the Earth. A white solid-like substance covered most of the river, making it look like winter came and disappeared in a flash as the substance crawled back to their source.
'Need to work on that.' Naruto noted. 'I can barely do any jutsus without doing any hand seals visible to the eyes—especially Byakugan and Sharingan. Maybe I should start first with one-hand seals, eh, Kura?'
'That will probably work. And kit your—'
'—so called family is watching.' Naruto finished. 'Eh, they're probably here for training. Guess I should go.'
"Naruto? You know your chakra nature?" Kushina asked, utterly confused. He pulled off an Ice Release without any noticeable hand signs.
"Yes, Lady Kushina." Naruto said politely. "I'll be going then." he announced, preparing to shunshin again, but Minato stopped him from doing so.
"Naruto,"
"My apologies, Hokage-sama, but the need to leave is dire." Naruto told him as he disappeared in a swirl of golden feathers.
'Dire, huh?'
...-...
"Why do I keep meeting them?" Naruto groaned to Kurama, who was in his human form. "It's such a nuisance."
"Heh, maybe it's fate that destined so."
"You sound like that Hyūga. What's his name again? Nori? Nahi? Nehi?" Naruto began ticking off every name he knew that starts with the letter 'N'. "Ah! Neji."
"Whatever." Kurama grumbled back, munching on his barbecue like it was the last thing he'll ever eat. "Oh, Kit~" he sang creepily. "They are here. . .again."
"Really now? Maybe I should have committed suicide before. But then, you'll disappear and come back after a certain time period—which I don't exactly know."
"Are you talking to me or your self?" Kurama said irritatedly, watching and listening as the blonde go on a rant. "Hey, Kit! I need to go back!" Kurama whispered, wary as the Fourth Hokage's family came in the BBQ place.
"Okay," Naruto mumbled.
'He's here again!' the four of them—Minato, Kushina, Mishi and Kato—thought in unison.
'Are they following me?' Naruto asked the giant ball of fur inside his head. 'Kurama, this isn't funny.' he growled, hearing Kurama's booming laughter in his mindscape.
'Yeah, yeah.' Kurama wiped an imaginary tear of laughter from his eye. 'Kit~ They are following you~ and looking at you~' he sang eerily.
Something is seriously wrong with this fox. Did he hit his head in my mind or something? He's much more energetic than usual—
"H-Hey." Mishi blushed slightly, either embarrassed or nervous to the point that she felt like vomiting. "A-Ano, can we sit with you? The other tables are occupied."
'Yeah right. Wait, when did she become a stuttering mess?'
'I. Don't. Know.' Naruto snapped.
'In a bad mood, huh. Bad hair day? Did your hair got stuck with mud again? Or did you hit your head in a wall at least ten times?' Kurama laughed, rolling on the floor as he did so.
'Shut up, Kura.'
"Of course, Namikaze-san." Naruto answered, putting his nonchalant and emotionless façade. . .like always.
Mishi frowned, while her parents and brother took their respective seats. She did imitate their actions after a while, quite reluctantly.
However, Naruto knew one thing; today is going to be one hell of a day.
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Gomen! School is being such a pain and I had to pass three projects at the same day. Plus, I have to pass my project in Science. . .memorize our graduation song, and work in the steps. Reeeeeeaaaaaaallllllllllllyyyyyyyyyy.
See ya next chappie! (I wonder why this turned into chopsticks. Yes, I wrote chopsticks. Weird, right?)