Chapter 3

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Warning: bad grammar

Naruto got a tick mark. It's not like he disliked his teammates but... "C-can you g-guys stop f-following me?!" he shouted in embarrassment at his two teammates. Shikamaru just starred at him with a bored looked and Shino was being..Shino. "Naruto-san, Leaf Red Apartments are located in a...not so safe area" Shino stated. Shikamaru nodded. "yea, we want you to be safe" Shikamaru said and continued to walk. Naruto sighed in frustration, Great one day in and they already treated him like a baby. They were acting like Kakashi. 'Kyuu-Chan I'm not weak right?' he mentally asked his prisoner. The beast yawned and laid down "yea, your not weak but"

'but what, Kyuu-Chan'

"your a shy kit. Everyone wants to protect a shy kit" Kurama explained to him. Honestly Kurama did not understand why his jinchuriki was bluffed and embarrassment. He could already sense that the kids already liked Naruto and even if Naruto told them the truth, they would still like him. Kurama sighed. Must be a Namikaze thing. Worrying for no reason. Kurama chucked 'Minato he's more of you then...' Kurama at this time just started to laugh. Naruto was trying to figure out why Kyuu-Chan was laughing when he unconsciously bumped into someone. "S-s.." he started when he looked up and his face went white. His landlord, stood up. Naruto knew he was drunk. He could basically smell the alcohol. "s-s-s-s" he started shuttered uncontrollable. His teammates stared at him. Shikamaru and Shino never saw Naruto shuttering this much before. They turned to the drunk man; who slowly was getting back up. Alcohol in one hand, he give their shy teammate a death glare. "you stupid brat" he slurred still drunk. He swing his bottle aiming at the boy until he stop. "huh? I can't move" he looked up and seeing Shikamaru using one of his clan jutsu. "Shadow Possession Complete" he said looking dead serious. Shino got in front of Naruto and took out his kunai. "Hit our teammate, we dare you" he threatened. The guy gave them a weird look.

"why are you protecting the demon brat?" he asked

"Demon brat?" Shino question. He took a quick glance of Naruto. Who turned away in shame. Shikamaru was thinking. 'Naruto was always hated by the village, always getting glares and parents never let their kids play with him. It was at if he was...' he stopped thinking. The Kyuubi! That explains everything. "Oi, Naruto..." He turned around to see that the blond already left. He looked at Shino who seems to be as shocked as him. "Sh-"

"he was just here Shikamaru-san" Shino finished his train of thoughts. Without warming both dropped everything and ran after their teammate. The drunk fell flat on the ground. "tell the demon brat that I already sold his apartment!" he yelled at the kids.

Naruto was running as quickly as he could possible can. He finally stop when he felt like there was a great distance between his teammates and him.

"Kit"

he ignored

"KIT"

...

"NARUTO NAMIKAZE U-"

'H-Here'

"Thank you, now Kit they already like you and this does not change anything" Kurama told the scared boy

'Kyuu-Chan...'

"Kit, did Hinata care?" Naruto was quite for a few minutes and slowly shake his head "what did she say?" Naruto looked down then glance at the night sky "that I'm Naruto and this changes nothing. The monster does not make the human, but the human can become the monster" he silently whispered. Naruto stood there for a good minute. "KIT, they like you, they will understand" Kurama told the boy. Naruto was still thinking when he heard "NARUTO!" he quickly got out of his thoughts and turned to see Shikamaru and Shino running after him. Naruto was stunned. He could feel the Kyuu-Chan smirked and told you so. "Naruto-san, are you okay?" Shino quickly asked as he search for any wounds or sign of injury. Naruto shook his head and looked down. He took a long breath of air. "I-"

"Naruto-san your not a demon"

"Yea your not too troublesome to be a demon" They both said at the same time. Naruto was shocked. He thought. They will... He could hear Kyuubi laughing and saying "TOLD YOU SO!" Naruto could feel the tears coming and did nothing when they hit the ground. "I t-thought y-you g-guys w-would..." he started then continue to cry. Shikamaru and Shino examine the situation in front of them and conclude with an awkward hug as a team. "Naruto-san your you not Kyuubi" Shino stated

"yeah" Shikamaru agreed. Naruto just cried louder.

Asuma stared at the scene. He was happy that Shikamaru and Shino didn't see Naruto as a monster. Add with the fact that they protected him from a crazy citizen; he knew that the time would pass. He smiled at least his team acted like one. He took out a cigarette and lit it. "You know killing a citizen is not part of our job as sensei" he told Kakashi as he revealed himself. His kunai was covered in blood. The copy cat ninja just smiled and glance at the scene. "At least Naruto has good teammates" mutter to himself. Asuma watch as ninja's eye soft as he watch Naruto, now wiping his tears away and smiling at his team. Asuma cough, returning Kakashi's attention to him. Kakashi raised an eyebrow. "Naruto, does he mean a lot to you?" Asuma asked and witness as Kakashi was in thought. "yes, he his my little brother" Now it was Asuma turn to raise an eyebrow.

"Little brother?"

"Yes"

"Aren't y-"

"Blood does not make a family. Who you feel the closest to, and are waiting for you to come home are family. Someone once told me this" Asuma stared at the ninja in front of him. He could feel the sadness in those words. "who is this someone, Kakashi-san?" He asked hoping to at least get an answer out of the ninja. "No one" then he vanished. Asuma dropped his cigarette and and crush it. So much for a release. He looked down again and smiled. Tomorrow would be an interesting day. He left.

"W-why are w-we not going b-back to my a-apartment?" Naruto asked as he was being drag by the hand to Shikamaru's place. Shikamaru mutter a "troublesome" and explain to the blond for the third time "because its already dark and my place is the nearest" He really didn't want to bring his teammates to his home because of his mom but it was already late and they needed sleep. Plus there was no way he'll let Naruto go back to that place again. Shino watch as Shikamaru was dragging his teammate home and he was silently walking near them. He still could not believe he'll stay over at the Nara Complex. He shook his head. His home was miles away and Shikamaru volunteer his house for the night. Shino just shook his head. One day in to his genin life and he's stuck with a shy boy with too many secrets and a determined Nara. He smiled. Maybe they could help him with his sword skills. "Smoker-sensei is so doom tomorrow" he whisper

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