章節 30: Naruto : Uchiha : Chapter 30
It went on for a while before Naruto was seemingly outwitted each time and tossed around like a rag doll by the ever stoic Kage.
"Alright I think that's enough." he said finally, taking a deep breath after their hour long session and looked on at the blonde sprawled on the ground like a bedsheet with a smirk.
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He wasn't old…he was merely past his prime, he told himself with a nod and went inside for a wet towel while Naruto puffed like a steam engine, completely out of breath.
"Baa-chan…I want that…jutsu…" he puffed out in between his heavy breaths making Tobirama skip a step when he stepped on the porch and Mito giggled with a nod.
"Hai, I'll get you a scroll for it's basics but each seal is different so you'll have to do it from scratch. I'll let you have it as a pet project of sorts…" she told him with a giggle.
Glancing at the twitching Tobirama who knew where the scroll would come from and sighed in defeat, walking in while shaking his head.
He just couldn't win with her no matter what he did.
"Absolutely no respect I tell you…" he muttered to himself in annoyance at being pulled by his ear to suit her needs as she pleased. Mito though saw her disciple sit up with a faraway look in his eyes while he was staring intently at his blade.
"What's the matter Naru-chan?" she asked him curiously, not being able to read the boy who merely let out a small sigh.
"Why won't you let me use my Sharingan against you Baa-chan?" he asked her and she stiffened for a moment but relaxed with a little smile on her face.
"And don't tell me so I don't become over reliant on it, using it once just to see how far I've come is different. You avoid this topic each time I bring it up, if you don't trust me enough just say it clearly. At least don't make me feel stupid…"
He whispered to himself making her heart twist. She hadn't realized what her denial to his questions might be making him got through, but still there were things he wasn't quite ready for just yet.
"It is for your own safety Naruto…" she spoke seriously, making his eyes snap at her in full focus. "…that is all I'll say for now, you aren't ready for the answer to this question yet.
You still have much to learn and so much more to explore. I promise you I'll tell you when I deem you ready, so I trust me alright?" she asked him softly making him smile and nod. At least she had been honest enough with him.
"Alright, I trust you Baa-chan and thank you for being honest with me." he spoke calmly and got u, to get a shower and return home when footsteps were heard coming straight to the two.
"Hey see who I brought…" the happy voice of Tsunade rang through their ears and sure enough she had a small white blanketed bundle in her arms.
"Babababa…" a small gurgled voice came from the bundle making Mito squeal and pull the thing in her own arms.
"Aww there's my baby…" she cooed and Naruto heard some small giggles from the blanket. He peered in, making the small three-year-old turn his eyes at her and giggle.
"Nananana…" he babbled on getting a giggle from Mito while the little one clapped happily. She held it to her apprentice who looked on with a confused gaze.
"Go on hold him…" she motioned for him to take it when he shook his head and took a step back.
"No I shouldn't, what if I drop him?" he spoke nervously making Mito smile.
"Don't be such a child, he loves you so much see…" she held the boy to face him who had a thumb in his toothy mouth and looking at him with his wide brown eyes.
A moment later he opened his arms for Naruto and the blonde took a step closer and put his own palms on his waist to pull him closer.
Mito let her little grandson go, seeing Naruto hold him so gently as if he were a glass doll and saw his mystified expression while he poked the little infant's cute cheeks gently with his finger to make him giggle.
Mito just watched the scene in fascination while Tobirama came back with a towel and rose an eyebrow seeing Naruto having his grandnephew in his arms.
He was surprised, never did Naruto agree before to hold him out of fright and they hadn't pushed him but looks like Mito was onto her antics again.
"Hey…" he whispered, seeing the small full of life child yawn and curl up in his arms to sleep. Naruto put him close in his neck, cradling him as if the child were fragile and closed his eyes with a smile. Why hadn't he done this before?
"Hey, stop hogging him Mmph-" Tsunade words became muffled when Mito put her hand over her lips and she shushed him with a finger over her own lips.
Tsunade stood confused then realized her brother had fallen asleep in her friend's arms and she pouted.
"He doesn't ever fall asleep in my arms, always playing or pulling my hair…" she sulked making her grandmother laugh softly. She looked on at Naruto who was gazing at the asleep infant in his arms as if he were Kami's gift to man which he really was.
"Naruto, let me put him into his crib…" she called out in a whisper and he broke out of his trance and nodded, handing her the bundle gently.
"Gomen…" he whispered and she shook her head, taking the asleep child and walked in to put him to sleep.
"Hey Naruto, let's play something or have a shuriken competition. This time I'm so beating you-" Tsunade chirped up, getting a poke on her forehead from Naruto who gave her a tired smile.
"Sorry, I'm too tired Tsuna, some other time…" he spoke tiredly, the exhaustion finally catching up to him and he walked away with his hands dug in his pockets.
She frowned, rubbing her forehead to see his back walking away and turned around with a grin to see her granduncle having flashed away to his office and the whole area lay silent with an imaginary breeze making her slump her shoulders.
"Come on, they're so boring…" she sulked and went inside to see her little brother who was sleeping and pass her time with her grandmother today.
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Hokage Office
Tobirama's desk lay jumbled with piles upon piles of the passing graduates this year. He had yet to assign them to teams. His eyes gazed upon one file, he opened it up to read the name of the prospective student Hiruzen his own pupil had requested for.
Some kid named Orochimaru, apparently a war orphan from the previous war. According to Hiruzen a once in a century prodigy that he wanted to take on as a student himself.
He said he would make quite a difference in his forces after he was done training him, he would see it to believe it he mused and kept it aside to assign the dead last of that batch along with him to balance the two out, some kid named Jiraiya.
"Building up the teams?" a voice spoke by his side, making him glance up before resuming on his work with a curt nod.
"Indeed." he spoke calmly, to look for the third member for their team.
"Why call me then? I have work to do you know…" the voice drawled out tiredly, making him shake his head.
"You're going to be assigned a team this year." he stated bluntly making the man cough up on his puff of cigar.
"Say what?" he wheezed out in coughs making Tobirama glance up and push two files to him that he caught deftly and opened them up.
"Ahh these two…" he said, reading the names of the top two graduates of the first batch. He himself had kept an eye on them over time, and he presently had no qualms with them being stuck to him, maybe he could toughen them up nicely and show his son up while he was at it.
"What about the third one?" he asked, snapping the files shut making Tobirama smirk at his lack of denial. After years of pestering the man had finally given in to taking on a team.
"Hmm?" he hummed himself, rummaging through files when Sasuke spoke up.
"Why not give me Tsunade?" he asked, making Tobirama look up and raise an eyebrow.
"What? The three are friends so no problems with teamwork there and they'll work well together, I'll make sure of it." he drawled out, making Tobirama shake his head.
"The team would be too unbalanced then, I am placing her on Hiruzen's squad since no other promising student comes from the second batch of graduates to fill up his third placement.
And besides, I have just the student I would like for you to train…" he said, finally getting a file that made Sasuke raise an eyebrow and lean forward in his couch out of curiosity.
"Oh? And who might that be?" he asked, intently curious as to who he had in mind and Tobirama's smirk told him he had something planned in that devious mind of his.
"The boy has failed two times already. Didn't pass this year too, I passed him through my personal say in the matter. The boy is ready, he needs a sensei to guide him through his condition and a pair of comrades he could place his faith on.
He'll do quite nicely on your squad…" he drawled out, making Sasuke even more curious.
"Failed twice you say, yet you passed him personally. What's this condition and why did he fail twice?" he asked, the curiosity now too much for him and Tobirama smirked.
"You see I recently did a personal see through on his case, the boy due to his condition attended the Academy during the day while training too hard at night to make up for his flaws leaving him so winded he would sleep through the classes.
Either he'll stay a genin for the rest of his life or he'll become an integral part of my forces if you help him pull through." he explained and Sasuke could feel the boy was determined to be a shinobi just from his words and nodded.
Trusting the man enough with this and himself wanting to make the boy into what he might be molded into one day.
"Alright I'll take him." he spoke confidently and Tobirama handed him the third file to study it thoroughly, while he flickered out in a swirl of flames and Tobirama got back into his job.
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