Chapter 227: family (Part2)

"No, Aunt, I can take a bath on my own," Naruto said, his face turning red.

"Look at him, getting all shy. Okay, you go and take a bath with Shisui. I'll prepare your room in the meantime," Hae said.

Naruto kept his head down to hide his embarrassment and only nodded, while everyone else laughed at his expense.

Shisui led Naruto to the bathroom, where the bathtub was already filled with hot water. He removed his clothes and then moved to help Naruto with his.

Naruto unconsciously resisted. Shisui, thinking he was just being shy, removed Naruto's shirt and was shocked once again when he noticed bruises on Naruto's back.

"N-Naruto, when did you get these injuries? Did someone hit you?" Shisui asked in a gentle but firm tone, hiding his anger to avoid scaring the boy.

"No, no one hit me. I just went to a shop to buy a new shirt, but the shopkeeper didn't want to sell it to me and told me to leave. But I liked that shirt, so I asked about the price. He may have gotten a little angry and pushed me out of his shop, and I fell... It was my mistake. I won't do that again," Naruto added at the end, worried they might think he was rude and send him back.

"You little... It was not your mistake. From now on, you can buy anything you want. Just tell me what you like, and I'll buy it for you, okay?" Shisui said, ruffling Naruto's hair. Naruto nodded, happy.

"KAIDA!" Shisui shouted.

"Yes, brother?"

"Come take a bath with us."

"...? Okay, brother," Kaida said, a little confused about the reason, but he didn't see any problem with it.

He entered the bathroom to find Shisui and Naruto sitting there, noticing the bruises on Naruto's back.

"What happened? Brother, were you so careless that you couldn't handle a kid and dropped him?" Kaida asked.

Smack

"It wasn't me, brat! He fell before. Can you heal him, or are you just wasting your time at the hospital?" Shisui asked.

"You didn't have to hit me so hard," Kaida said, rubbing his head. Naruto first chuckled but stopped when he saw Kaida rubbing his head.

Kaida sat down near Naruto, his palm glowing green with chakra. With his level of medical ninjutsu, a small bruise like this was no problem.

"So cool," Naruto said.

"Huh? You think this is cool? Wait until after the bath; I'll show you something way cooler than that," Shisui said.

"Sometimes I feel like I'm the older one among us," Kaida said.

Smack

RUB RUB

Naruto rubbed Kaida's head with his little hand, repaying the favor.

"Oh! Thank you, Naruto. The pain went away so quickly! Are you a medical ninja too?" Kaida asked in an exaggerated tone.

"HEHEHEHE."

"Okay, okay, let's take a bath, or Mom will get angry," Shisui said. Then he and Kaida washed Naruto's hair and body before washing themselves, and they all went to the bathtub.

***

"It's been half an hour! Are you guys sleeping in there?" Hae shouted from outside the bathroom.

"No, we're just coming out," Shisui's voice came from inside.

After ten minutes, all three of them came out of the bathroom, their skin a little red from soaking in hot water for too long.

"We might have enjoyed that bath a little too much," Kaida said, chuckling a bit.

"Yeah, but that was so nice," Naruto said. It was his first time truly enjoying a hot bath, and he loved it.

They went to the hall only to find Yomi and Hae sitting there.

"Hi, Naruto, I'm Yomi," Yomi said, waving at him.

"Oh! You're big brother Kaida's girlfriend, right? He told me about you."

"WHAT?" Yomi nearly shouted. Even though they were lovers, they hadn't told Hae and Shisui yet.

"You're a girl and my friend. Is that wrong?" Kaida asked innocently.

Hae and Shisui just laughed. They already knew about this, so it wasn't a shock to them, though Yomi turned a little red.

"I have something I need to do in my room," she said, and quickly ran to her room.

"BAKKA," she shouted before closing her door.

Everyone chuckled except Naruto, who was a little confused about what had just happened.

"Oh! I almost didn't recognize you now, Naruto. You're looking so cute!" Hae said, focusing on the trio.

"Thank you," Naruto said shyly.

"Come on, let me show you your room," Hae said, leading Naruto to his room, which was right next to hers. The room was decorated for a small boy by Hae. It had everything: a bed, a chair, a table, an almirah, and a big mirror on the wall, all adjusted for a small boy.

"Do you like it?" Hae asked.

"I love it! Thank you, Auntie," Naruto said, bowing a little.

"I wish my son were as well-mannered as you, Naruto," Hae said, sighing a little.

"MOM, I can hear you!" Shisui said, sounding hurt.

"I wanted that, so you can learn a thing or two from your little brothers," Hae said.

"Don't worry, Aunt. I'll teach him well," Kaida said, patting his chest.

Smack

"One is already affected by him," Hae said, sighing once again.

"Naruto, make sure not to learn their behavior," Hae said, pointing her finger in Kaida and Shisui's direction.

"Somehow, I feel like we're being treated as bad influences," Shisui said.

"Such sharp intuition. Are you using your Mangekyo?" Kaida said, as Shisui was pointing out the obvious.

Smack If this were a cartoon, Kaida would have 4-5 bumps on his head by now from all the punches he got from Shisui.

Naruto and Hae just chuckled, seeing all this.