At the gates of the Academy
At the gates of the Academy
"What happened to me?" - the young man wondered as the memories of the previous day came to his mind - "Kaasan!"
He tried to get up, but his body wouldn't let him
"What's happening to me?!" - Naruto was scared because nothing like this had ever happened before - "Why do I feel so heavy and my chakra feels so weak?!"
"Ho~ You did a good number of kit" - a voice echoed in his head.
"Kurama!" - Naruto couldn't contain his happiness. He tried to settle down but the pain wouldn't let him move even a little.
"Calm down, KIT!" - said the great fox as he looked worriedly at the young man - " You're just hurting from the over-exertion of physical strength by using more power than you have."
"... Mmm your chakra is at its minimum, I think you can only use 5%" - the Kyubi just shook his head - "It seems like it will be at least a month until you can use our chakra again in a normal way"
"Ugh... this is a pain in the ass..." - muttered the young man - "and all this Kurama... How come you're awake?"
"Easy kit, we're the same being, when I felt that you were using too much of our Chakra, I woke up to see what was going on, but I never thought you were kicking that bastard's ass Kakakaka~!" - Kurama was serious at first, but when he got to the part where Naruto left Minato in the hospital, he couldn't stop laughing - " As it is, I recommend you not to use too much 'BERSERK', because the more you use it, the more damage your body does, to the point where it could be irreversible..."
"For now, only one month of Chakra insufficiency and some days in bed for muscle pain, but you may be disabled in the future" - Naruto could only think. He did not know that such a powerful state could cause him so much harm, but after thinking it over, he knew that Kurama was right, after all, nothing is free in this world. While he would gain the power necessary to fight beings three times or perhaps much more powerful than himself, the damage after the battle would be deadly.
"The last thing, Kit" - said Kurama calmly - "In the time your Chakra is weakened, it's better that you train our body, remember that the more powerful the container, the greater de content will be"
"Even though it seems that not everything is bad, lucky bastard Kakakaka ~!" - said Kurama while trying to cheer him up a little.
"?" - Naruto could only give him a confused look.
"After being in a Berserk state your Chakra is now purer and more compressed than before" - Kurama said to the now happy Naruto - " You can also see that your Tenketsu, became much tenser thanks to the overloading of the chakra"
Naruto was thrilled, he was not only able to defend his mother and punish the bastard of his 'father' but now he could have a stronger and purer chakra.
"I know you're happy, but don't do it again," said Kurama seriously. "You may have made a profit, but next time you won't be so lucky"
"If you want to be truly strong, then you just have to train. Remember, you have the Great Kurama inside you... or you're the Great Kurama?" - said the great fox as his head began to ache - "Shit, this is confusing..."
"Is something wrong, Kurama?" - asked Naruto, noticing that the old fox had gone silent.
"It's time for us to separate one more time," murmured Kurama. " I'm sorry, Kit, but I can't stay any longer"
Naruto sighed at the news because there was nothing he could do to stop it.
"I only hope that the next time you wake me up you won't have so much shit on you" - by the time he finished saying this, Kurama's consciousness had returned to its slumber.
"I only hope that you never change Kurama," smiled the redhead. Come to think of it... Kurama isn't Tsundere? Fuck! Now I understand why my personality is changing so much!
"Ara~?Foxy-kun! You finally woke up!" - cried a happy Anko.
"I'm sorry Anko-chan" - the boy apologized - "I'm sorry I worried you and Kaasan..."
"Take it easy Foxy-kun" - said Anko with a smile - "I understand how angry you were"
"If it hadn't been you, I'd have thrown myself at that bitch for all the damage she did to Kushina-san..." - Anko was just as upset as Naruto. Kushina was more than a teacher to her. She not only saved her from a life of suffering and loneliness but gave her the warmth of a family. If it weren't for Kushina, she might not be a virgin anymore, she might even have been raped and treated like a prostitute.
There were times when she thought about what her life would be like if she had not left Konoha with the Uzumaki. Anko shook her head to stop thinking about it and looked at Naruto - "Do you have any discomfort or pain?"
"My whole body is sore, maybe it's because my muscles couldn't cope with all the excess chakra" - answered the redhead - "I think I'll be fine in a few days, but my chakra is... How can I put it? Sealed, so I can only use 5% of my total chakra"
"Ugh..." - Naruto could only complain while trying to move his body.
"You better rest," said Anko. "I'll go tell Kushina-san that you finally woke up... you don't know how worried I was..."
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Not even a minute passed and you could already hear the sound of footsteps coming at full speed. Naruto was surprised to see a fist smashing through the door, revealing a very worried redhead.
"Sochi! How can you do something like that?! You don't know how worried I was!" cried a Kushina, her eyes red with tears.
"I'm sorry Kaasan, please don't cry... you know I can't stand your tears" - said a Naruto who looked like he was being stepped on. "'Please Kaasan I can promise you anything but please don't cry"
"Anything?" - asked the redhead with now a very normal look.
"Shit, she got me..." - thought Naruto when he saw that his mother was only using the Kekkei Genkai that every good woman possesses... False Tears.
Naruto only nodded in defeat.
"I still don't know how I will spend this promise, but I will keep it until further notice~" - smiled Kushina after thinking for a moment - "But what I told you about being worried was not a lie"
"I'm sorry..." - apologized one last time, then told him what the "technique" was that he used.
"Sochi, you'll probably be in good physical shape in about 4 days," said Kushina, who still looked worried. "With your Uzumaki vitality and Kurama Chakra, you won't have any trouble attending the Academy, although I'd rather you didn't go until you're sure..."
"Ok..." - He was a bit upset with the situation, but still nodded. With many problems, Naruto tried to sit up better but did not notice that he had tangled with the sheets and through a bad movement, he fell to the floor with his face.
"Itaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!" - That was the only thing that could be heard in the village and people started to wonder if shouting to the point that the whole village could hear you, was the new trend.
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That's how four days went by...
Naruto was completely recovered and wanted to start training again, but Kushina wouldn't let him. She told him that to be safe, he had to wait until he entered the academy.
Young Uzumaki could only accept what his mother told him, so he set about investigating the village to pass the time.
The first thing that caught his attention was a food place called Ichiraku Ramen. As he entered he was amazed by the smell of the food and asked for his first bowl of ramen. That was the moment when he became a prisoner of the food made by Teuchi.
"Ossan! Another one here!" - shouted Naruto.
"At once!" - Teuchi replied as he gave him a look - "Hey! You look familiar... Have I seen you somewhere before?"
"Nope, I arrived here yesterday with my Kaasan" - replied Naruto as he sipped his ramen soup.
"Hmm... strange..." - Teuchi felt he'd seen the young fox before, but if it wasn't him, maybe it was... - "What's your mother's name?"
"My Kaasan's name is Kushina Uzumaki" - the Uzumaki replied.
"Are you Kushina-chan's son?!" - Asked the old cook.
"Yep!" - said Naruto as he looked at the old man - "Ossan, do you know my mother?"
"Of course I know her! She's one of my best customers, well she was..." - said Teuchi as he remembered the hyperactive red-haired girl - "You don't know how sad we were when we heard that she had left Konoha"
"I am sure Kaasan will come soon," the young man smiled.
Teuchi was happy. His best client had returned and the most surprising thing with a son - " Ayame! Kushina-chan is back!"
He was remembering the past while the memory of Kushina having married Yondaime came to his mind, although he also knew that he was now with his secretary Midori, and they even had a son.
Teuchi never thought why the hero of Konoha had left his wife and children alone.
"Dad! Did you say Kushina-san came back?!" - Suddenly a lively and melodious voice was heard. A few seconds later a young woman with brown hair and black eyes appeared, wearing a white dress and a blue apron over it, you could tell she was very cheerful and kind.
" Ayame! Come! I have someone to introduce you to" - Teuchi was calling his daughter to come over.
Seeing where her father was, the young woman began to head towards him, but seeing who he was with, she could do nothing but slow down and look at the young man with a little more attention. The young man noticed the look, raised his face and looked back at her with a Naruto-branded smile.
The young Ayame could not stand so much destructive power and only blushed as she walked to where her father was. Teuchi, noticing his daughter's red face, only gave her a half-smile.
Ayame grew even redder at the sight of her father's expression, but decided to change the subject quickly - "T-Tousan? You said Kushina-san was back?"
"I cannot tell you where she is at the moment but you could ask the young man in front of you" - said the old cook as he pointed to Naruto.
"Why would he know where Kushina-san is?" - Ayame was confused as hell.
"You could at least ask him his name, couldn't you?" - his father replied.
"Nice to meet you, pretty lady," said Naruto as he smiled. "My name is Naruto Uzumaki, Kushina Uzumaki is my mother"
"Nice to meet you, my name is Ayame and..." - but before she finished introducing herself, she was able to process the information - "ARE YOU KUSHINA-SAN'S SON?!
"Yep, we came back from Uzushiogakure yesterday so I could enter the academy and start my life as a shinobi" - nodded the young redhead.
"And how is life in Uzu?" - Ayame asked.
Naruto began to tell her how his life had been in Uzu but stopped when they heard a voice familiar to both of them.
"Teuchi Ossan! Give me three bowls of miso ramen, it's been so long I can't resist the smell of your place!" - she was a redheaded woman with a beautiful figure.
Hearing the voice, Teuchi went straight to the kitchen, he knew there was a battlefield coming and if he didn't prepare, he would be defeated.
"Kushina-san~!" - Ayame burnt the redhead the moment she saw her face.
"Ayame-chan! Look how you've grown!" - Kushina said when she saw Ayame, but then she noticed Naruto- "This is where you were Sochi! I thought you were training in secret and was thinking of a suitable punishment~"
"So it's true that Naruto-kun is your son, Kushina-san" - said a smiling Ayame.
"Naruto-kun huh?" - smiled the redhead.
Ayame blushed as she tried to defend herself in every way possible.
"You don't have to explain anything Ayame-chan" - said the redhead before looking at Naruto - "Not even a week and you've already conquered a beautiful girl eh? Then what will you do after you graduate from the academy?"
In the end, Naruto could only stand and listen to his mother talks about all her embarrassing moments to a very curious and red Ayame.
When they finished eating, the Uzumaki decided to go back to their hotel. Tomorrow they would move to the house that Kushina bought but they couldn't do it before because of the state Naruto was in.
Anko had been busy all day and now she was about to leave for her first B-range mission and since she knew she wouldn't be back for a while, she got into Naruto's bed to recharge her Foxylitos.
The next morning, Anko was gone. Naruto started to investigate the village, as he had nothing to do and was not yet allowed to train, nor was Anko there to waste time together.
Not even one day and he was already missing her, but he wasn't going to say it out loud.
As he was walking down the slope, he came across a flower shop. He thought he could buy a present for his mother, so he went inside.
Inside the tent everything was well ordered, there were flowers of all shapes, colors, and sizes. The young fox was overwhelmed by the many smells and it must be said that since he merged with Kurama, Naruto's senses were amplified to the point of being equal to an animal.
As he tried to adapt to the many smells he could not realize that someone was watching him from behind the counter. She was a child of his age, emerald green eyes and blond hair is taken with a pin, wearing orange dungarees, along with pants of the same color. She was looking at the young man with curiosity and pink blush on her little cheeks.
"Etto... Do you want something?" - asked the young blonde to the orange-haired boy.
"I'm sorry, it's just that I have a very developed sense of smell and I couldn't stand so many different aromas" - said Naruto with a slightly pale face - "I was looking for some flowers for my mother"
"Aaa~! I understand you, the same thing happened to an Inuzuka boy when he first came" - nodded the blonde girl as she continued to watch Naruto.
"Ugh~! As I was saying, I want some flowers for my mother, although I don't know anything about flowers" - said Naruto while he scratched the back of his head.
"Ugh~! No problem~!" - smiled the girl. "It's not like everyone knows the meaning of flowers.
"By the way, my name is Ino... Ino Yamanaka" - said the blonde girl now called Ino.
"Ah! I'm sorry, my name is Naruto, Naruto Uzumaki and I arrived in the village five days ago from Uzushiogakure" - replied the Young Fox with a smile.
Ino blushed a little when he saw Naruto's smile, but he soon calmed down - "Etto~ what kind of flowers do you want?"
"Hmm~" - Naruto rubbed his temples while thinking - "I want some that will show the love I have for her"
"Un~!" - Ino nodded as she remembered - "I can give you some pink Begonias... they mean mother-son love"
"They're perfect!" - Naruto nodded happily - "Thanks Ino-chan! I owe you one! If you need anything, tell me and I promise to help"
"I-I was wondering if you could come and play with me if you have some free time," said Ino with a slight blush. "But it will have to be in the afternoons because in the mornings I'll go to the ninja academy..."
"I have no problem with that I'll go to the academy too, I'll be in the clan's heir class" - said Naruto proudly.
"Then we'll be in the same class! Naruto-kun, I hope we'll get along!" - Ino smiled as he thought about how to have a closer friendship with the boy.
Naruto took Ino's hands and said - "I hope we'll get along!"
After he came to his senses, he let go of Ino's hands with a blush, after all, he had no experience with girls outside of Anko's "training".
"Well Ino-chan, I have to go, I promise to come to see you later" - Naruto took the flowers and left the shop with an Ino following him.
"See you Naruto-kun~" - When she came back to the store, she couldn't stop laughing.
At that, her father Inoichi enters the shop and sees her with disbelief - "Ino-chan~? What happened that you're so happy~?"
"Nothing, Dad" - Ino answered with pink cheeks - "It's just that a boy who's going to be in my course at the academy just came in, and he was so cute"
Inoichi was happy until he heard the last part. He looked at his daughter and got even tenser - "Let me find you, you little bastard! I won't let you steal my Ino-chaaaan!
He was about to go through the whole village to find the one he said was stealing his daughter's love.
"Mommy~! Daddy's doing stupid things again~!" - shouted the young Blonde.
"I-NO-I-CHI-KUN~!" - A somewhat cold voice was heard from inside the store.
"H-Hai! Darling~!" - replied Inoichi with sweat running down his back.
"Come inside~I-NO-I-CHI-KUN~!" - Inoichi could only accept his fate.
"ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" - Another cry echoed throughout Konoha.
From that day on, a legend was born. If you can make your screams heard throughout the village, your wish will come true.
As time went by, Naruto used his time to tour Konoha, hang out with Ino or simply read, until the day he entered the academy finally arrived.
"Kaasan~! I'm leaving now~!" - Naruto shouted as he left the house on his way to the Ninja Academy.
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And that would be all the corrections for today, hopefully, better than before...