She turned around and walked to Naruto who huddled up against the wall, "Please, please don't hurt me."
The woman winced at the pitiful tone in the boy's voice, she kneeled down next to him and took off her mask, revealing grayish brown eyes and a heart shaped face. "Don't worry little one, I'm not gonna hurt you," she stretched out her arms.
Naruto looked at her for full minute with eyes that were surprisingly piercing, finally he moved from his hiding spot. She noticed that he was limping and in obvious pain, despite the fact that she could see the fox healing the boy's injuries. She ignored that as she picked the little blond boy up and noticed that he was far lighter than he should be an obvious sign that he was malnourished. She decided to take him to her apartment and get him some food, she may not be able to do much but she would help where she could.
That very same day Naruto had been given an apartment by the Sandaime, who had been looking for him.
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"Naru-Chan!"
Naruto ran out of his room and quickly wiped the smile off his face as he went into a pout, crossing his arms and puffing out his cheeks. "I told you not to call me that!"
"Awww, I'm sorry Naru-chan," Yugao smirked; she loved how easy it was to tease this boy. It had been nearly two months since she had found him, the Sandaime had made her Naruto's personal body guard until he entered the academy in six months.
"Yugao-nee-chan," Naruto wined as Yugao laughed.
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"Naru-chan, I want you to meet my boyfriend Gekkou Hayate," Yugao introduced a sickly looking man with a bandana headband and sword strapped to his side.
"What!" Naruto cried out getting surprised looks from the two. "I thought I was your boyfriend!"
Yugao made some choking sounds as Hayate laughed at her, "Why Yu-chan are cheating on me with younger men, perhaps I should tell Hokage-Sama that your robbing the cradle..."
Yugao shot him a glare, but Hayate just laughed while Naruto looked just confused.
Flashback end…
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Despite the fact that he had not seen her since he started the academy when he was six, Naruto could never forget that face. She looked exactly as she had ten years ago, though he noticed that she had bags under her eyes, a sign that she had not been sleeping well. Her eyes also held a great sadness in them, a void that left her empty. Yet even with that Naruto found that she was still as beautiful as ever.
"It's been a long time hasn't it Yugao," Naruto greeted, startling the purple haired woman.
Yugao scrutinized Naruto as she got a closer look, it was then that she noticed the six whisker marks on his cheek and realized who he was. "Naruto!" Yugao said incredulously, "I didn't even recognize you! You look…"
"Older? More mature?" Naruto questioned with a grin, "… devilishly handsome?"
Despite her sadness Yugao managed to crack a small smile, "you certainly have grown…" her smile soon turned into a frown as her thoughts went back to Hayate.
Naruto sighed at seeing this, "so you don't mind if I…" he trailed off as he held up the flowers.
"No, go ahead," Yugao said as she moved over.
Naruto nodded in thanks as he walked up to the memorial stone, placing the bouquet next to it before he stood up. He looked over the many names that were listed there, before finding the two that meant the most to him.
Kushina Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze.
Naruto placed his hand on the memorial stone, letting his fingers ghost over the names of his parents. He took a step back and moved over to the left, allowing Yugao to take a place besides him. "You know I find it kind of funny," Naruto said, making the purple haired Anbu turn towards him. "Every day for nearly six months I would meet my team here, yet not one time did I ever look at this… All this time my parents were right here and I never even knew…"
"That is a little ironic," Yugao replied as she stared at the stone.
"… You're here to see Hayate right?" Naruto asked after a moment of silence.
"Yes…" Naruto looked over at Yugao as he heard the crack in her voice, closing his eyes as he realized that it was still a sensitive subject for her.
"I'm sorry," he apologized in a small voice.
"Not your fault," Yugao said, though Naruto knew from her tone that she did not want to talk about it anymore.
Naruto and Yugao stood there for several long minutes, neither saying a word while one mourned her loss, and the other mourned what would never be. It was a little while later that Naruto turned his head, feeling a chakra signature enter the area. There was a swirl of leaves, as an Anbu sushined next to them.
"Namikaze-san, Tsunade-Sama has requested your presence in her office," the Anbu said.
Naruto nodded, "thank you, tell her I'll be there shortly." As the Anbu nodded and disappeared Naruto turned to Yugao, he placed a hand on her shoulder and gave it a comforting squeeze before he too disappeared.
Yugao watched until the blond was gone, looking back at the memorial stone one last time before she left to see what S rank missions she could take.
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"You called baa-chan!" Naruto greeted as he appeared within Tsunade's office, right before he was forced to duck under a paperweight.
"You know despite growing up a bit your still a brat!" Tsunade said with a scowl.
Naruto just grinned as he sat down in one of the seats that were in front of her desk, "maybe, but you still love me."
Tsunade smiled before gaining a dismissive demeanor, "whatever gaki."
"So what did you call me in for?" Naruto asked knowing that there was still about an hour before the council meeting started.
Tsunade sighed as she started speaking, "I figured now would be a good time to inform you about your new duties as a Clan Head. No doubt Jiraiya skipped out on all of the important information when he spoke to you about this."
Naruto laughed, "that's true, in fact the only thing Ero-sensei taught me about was the C.R.A. which he seemed rather excited about."
"I'll bet!" Tsunade said with a scowl, "remind me to beat that pervert the next time I see him!"
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In the hot springs of Konoha, Jiraiya let out a loud sneeze before covering his mouth and nose in the hopes no one heard that. Unfortunately Hana Inuzuka was one of the women currently in the hot springs, and her enhanced senses were able to pick up the noise easily. Jiraiya soon found himself running from a mob of women who had all sorts of weaponry, threatening him with death and castration. He continued to run, however his luck ran out when he slipped on the wet surface. Hitting the ground hard as the woman surrounded him, giving off that aura of death that all woman gain when they are about to cause someone extreme pain.
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