Chapter 226: Family
Shisui and Kaida picked out some clothes for Naruto, then went on a shopping spree, buying everything from shoes, socks, toothbrushes, etc. They also bought some toys for Naruto too. This was the first time in four years of his life that Naruto was this happy.
After getting everything they needed, Shisui and Kaida made their way toward the Uchiha compound. Shisui could sense that the Anbu who had been keeping an eye on Naruto until now had left, but the number of eyes had actually increased.
'Maybe other clans are going to keep an eye on us for some time. Well, it's just some extra security for us anyway. There's no way they would do anything,' Shisui thought.
Though Kaida couldn't sense his surroundings as clearly as Shisui without notifying others of his chakra field, he could also feel many eyes staring at them and came to the same conclusion as Shisui.
Just he was more happy, not like Shisui who always thought of Konoha as a safe zone. Kaida knew that all the major antagonists of the series could easily enter and exit Konoha whenever they wished.
People like Obito and Orochimaru would even have a reason to target Naruto too, so he was actually more happy for this extra protection in case Shisui had to go out on a mission.
Hae was waiting for them at the door. Shisui had already sent a message that he would have to complete some formalities and would be late, but she still waited for them. And she could see three people walking toward her house.
A boy with yellow hair and sky blue eyes especially caught her attention. In that little boy, she could see the image of another young boy who once became a beacon of hope for all of Konoha and at last gave his life for the same village.
Three of them came in front of the house. "Naruto, she is my mom, and your aunt from now on, and this is the house you will live in from now on," Shisui said.
Naruto didn't even look toward the house at first and went in front of Hae. "H... Hello, My name is Naruto Uzumaki," he said, bowing completely ninety degrees. (A.N.: These Chinese novels have corrupted me. I so dearly wanted to write 'Ara Ara...', I had to control myself to not change the genre of the novel.)
"Oh my, you are such a small gentleman," Hae said, picking up Naruto. She also noticed how light Naruto was.
"How old are you?" Hae asked with the same smile, but with a little curious tone in her voice.
"I am four years old, mam," Naruto said with his characteristic smile, with all of his teeth fully visible. Shisui and Kaida had already told him about Hae and Yomi, and since Hae was also so kind toward him, he became a little relaxed.
"You can call me Aunty, Naruto. What do you eat normally?" Hae asked, a little worried now. Naruto was way too light according to his age. "Ichiraku Ramen."
"Aside from that," Hae smiled, every child loves to eat that once in a while.
"Umm, different flavors?" Naruto asked.
"No, I mean, what do you eat as food daily, like rice, curry, fish?" Hae asked.
"Only Ichiraku Ramen. I once tried to eat in a different stall, after saving some money from my pocket money, but they kicked me out, saying I was not allowed to eat there," Naruto said with his face down.
"So you only eat Ramen, and nothing else?" Hae asked, a little shocked, also changing the topic a little. She knew what type of things happened to him until now.
Naruto nodded his head but then said, "Oh! I am also learning to make instant ramen myself. Ayame-san (Ichiraku's Daughter) is teaching me," Naruto said, once again becoming cheerful.
sigh 'Well, it's thanks to Ichiraku that he even ate anything, and I could not actually help Naruto too much otherwise Root may have taken action against him. Also, it's thanks to his excellent genes and Kurama that he is not so malnourished, otherwise, we would have been taking care of a skeleton,' Kaida thought but didn't say anything. He also knew what was going to happen next.
"Come inside, I had prepared lunch for everyone," Hae said. Though it was already five PM, all of them were still hungry.
grrr
Naruto's face became red. Well, it was not in his control anyway. The smell of Hae cooking was already coming till the gate, and everyone was already hungry. "I was hungry too, let's go," Shisui said, entering the house. Hae also put Naruto down, and all three of them followed Shisui to the dining room.
The table was full of food, bread, curry, fried chicken, and even fish. When Naruto saw all that, a pond of drool went in his mouth. He was about to sit on a chair when Hae said, "Wait a minute, Naruto." Naruto froze in his place, fearing he may not be allowed to sit with them, or he would get something else to eat, and this was not for him. His experience until now had made him quite paranoid.
(A.N.: This is a four-year-old Naruto, who has still not become the prankster we all knew. He is just a small child who everyone just bullied. If not for fear of Kurama coming out of Naruto, he may have been beaten to death a few times too… I know this is absurd, but this is what I think about Danzo.)
Before his mind could form any more theories, Hae continued, "Before eating, you have to wash your hands." "Oh!, yes," Naruto quickly faced went back to normal from the fearful expression, but Shisui and Kaida already noticed that, though they didn't do anything, Naruto would naturally become accustomed to the family with enough time. Now that he was going to live with them, there was no reason to rush things.
After washing his hands, Naruto joined Shisui and Kaida at the table, and Hae started serving food to Naruto. Naruto quickly picked up chopsticks and started eating the food, but he was not very good at it and spilled a little on his clothes. "Wait, Naruto, let me help,"
Hae said, picking up Naruto's rice bowl and started feeding him.
Sob sob
"It is delicious." "There, there, no need to cry," Hae said, patting Naruto's head. Kaida and Shisui just smiled, not saying anything and letting Hae deal with Naruto. She was much better than them at that anyway.
After sobbing a little, Naruto once again started eating, and to everyone's surprise, he ate twice the amount Shisui or Kaida would normally eat. "Were you guys starving this poor boy, on your way back?" Hae asked.
"No, we bought him some snacks when we were coming here," Shisui said, still a little astonished about the appetite of such a small. 'He once ate thirty bowls of Ramen in the anime, so eating this much food should be normal for him,' Kaida thought with a small chuckle which went unnoticed by Hae.
After finishing the food, Hae removed all the plates and said, "Naruto, your clothes are a little dirty, and your hair is sticky too. Come, I will bathe you," Hae said, rubbing Naruto's hair. "No Aunt, I will take a bath on my own," Naruto said with a red face.
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(A.N: Sorry for the delay)