A ninja must see underneath the underneath.
Inheritance.
Chapter 36: Inheritance.
Naruto sat all alone on top of Hokage-Mountain. Tears were dried up on his cheeks, but he didn’t know if they had been tears of happiness or sadness. The wind was piercing through his clothes, causing a shiver to run across his body. After gathering as much information as possible from Kakashi, he had just walked out the door, slamming it close in his way out. He hadn’t thought about where he was going. His feet had just brought him here, to the faces carved out of stone.
Naruto had always wanted to know who his parents were, and what they were like. Were they kind? Handsome? Talented? Good shinobi’s? He never knew anything about them. Except that they had died in the Kyuubi attack seventeen years ago, shortly after his birth. Now he knew why and how it had all happened.
Hokage-Mountain had been a safe space he had been to several times in his youth and after. Whenever he would feel upset, he would come here to look out over the village and its surrounding forests. Never had he realized, that he had been watching the world from atop his own father’s statue’s head. The Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, the one person he always blamed for his own misery, turned out to be his father. However, now that Kakashi had told him why his dad had sealed the demon inside of him, he understood. His father saved the entire village by doing so. It caused a small smile onto Naruto’s face as he understood now. In a way, it had always made sense he thought. The Fourth was one of the few people from the previous generations with blond hair, and his hair even show similarities with Naruto’s own. But he never would have thought that he could ever be related to a great shinobi like that. Especially considering how bad he did in the Academy. He sighed deeply. Kakashi had told him about his mother as well. The red-haired women, from who he had inherited his impulsive and cheerful disposition. Kakashi had claimed that she was an amazing women, and also the previous Kyuubi-vessel. “Kushina Uzumaki…” He whispered her name silently.
As the sun was setting, he decided to return home. He still felt a little betrayed by Kakashi because the older shinobi never said anything. He knew he wasn’t to blame. It was prohibited. But none the less, the feeling remained deep down in his heart. When he stood in front of the door, he was mesmerized by the deep crack running across the wood now. He sighed deeply and opened it carefully. His eyes grew wide as he was met with warmth and a wonderful smell of food. Confused and surprised, he walked passed the couch towards the kitchen. There he found his lover, probably still slightly tipsy, eagerly stirring in some pots and shaking some pans.
Kakashi turned around as he heard his lover entering. “I tried to make your favorite…” He said awkwardly as he scratched his crooked hair. “I hoped it would cheer you up a little as well…” He added apologetically.
Naruto didn’t reply. For a second, he just stood there as he took in the state of the kitchen and the stains on Kakashi’s otherwise always perfectly neat clothes. Eventually, he smiled as he wrapped his arms around the Jonin’s waist and rested his head against the taller man’s chest. His smile grew as he felt Kakashi hugging him back.
“I really don’t know if it’s any good or anything.” Kakashi said breaking the silence several minutes later, as his chin rested on top of Naruto’s head. “I’ve never made ramen before… I might have made it too healthy or something.”
“Don’t worry about it. It’s fine. I guess I’ve eaten worse things during missions.” Naruto said with a chuckle as he repeated the same thing Kakashi said to him on the first day of their travels together. The older shinobi chuckled as well. “So those things you can remember?” He said mockingly.
“Let’s see if your ramen is as memorable as well.” Naruto said as he gave his lover a kiss before taking out some plates and cutlery.
He turned back around as Kakashi hold onto his hand. “Seriously though Naruto. Are you okay?” He asked concerned
Naruto weakly nodded. “I’ll be okay Kashi. Just need to get used to all the information.”
“I understand.” His lover said as he nodded and moved around to turn off the stove.