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Yeah, the game with the kids lasted well into the evening. Naruto didn't want to leave the playground, and neither did Karin, surprisingly. Sasuke was in solidarity with them in this matter and didn't want to stop playing. And they did become friends, well, I'm very happy about that. Admittedly, I'm a little worried about the unkind glint in the eyes of the young reincarnations of Indra and Ashura when they start another game. Karin, on the other hand, was very quiet at first, but by the second half of the day, she actively started playing with the boys. But during the game... heheh, again. Naruto's discrimination by the other kids. Even though Sasuke helped him fit into the kids' circle, but those still treated him worse. As the other kids were picked up by their parents in the evening, I saw the same angry looks that were thrown at the little brother, and every parent remembered to scold their child for playing with the Demon. It's infuriating! But I really couldn't do anything about it, these idiots can't prove anything, they'll stand their ground to the end. And I can't touch the kids doing that to Naruto either. They don't beat him up, but it's obvious that they don't treat him well, and if I decide to scold them for it, they won't play with him anymore. At least some of them treated him better.
Like Kiba, Shikamaru and Choji. They wondered why others did things differently, and Shikamaru wanted to meet Brother Menma's little brother, which was my little brother, and they got along. Kiba was trying to compete with him, just like Sasuke, and Chouji was just Chouji. He didn't care what anyone else thought. If Naruto was good, then he could be friends with him, that was probably his reasoning. Little Akimichi had even treated Naruto to some chips, and Karin had offered. A kind kid.
Naruto didn't do well with girls, though. He paled in comparison to Sasuke and they hated his brother for his mere presence next to their Idol. Yeah, why would they do that? To me, Naruto is just as handsome as the Uchiha! I remember him being on par with Itachi when we were still in the academy, and he was a handsome guy. Naruto was also good looking and friendly. Naruto was good-looking, too, and he was very friendly, too, so who knows what these girls were orientated by, maybe they lived by the principle: "Forbidden fruit is sweet," and were enjoying the fact that the brunet was sending them away, as long as they weren't near him. Karin, surprisingly, was also impressed by him, but Sasuke didn't send her anywhere, and no one would have let him, but he actively ignored her amorous behaviour and didn't give the other girls much reason to be angry with her. Good for you, Sasuke! I knew you wouldn't let me down!
What else was notable was Asami and Misami's active games with the kids, especially Naruto. After our conversation, they had been chasing them around all day trying to entertain them. Well, Naruto liked it and felt the attention, not the negative one that came from the residents, but positive and very caring. So I didn't have any objections to it. As for Itachi, he had a free day today and he too decided to spend it with his brother. Naruto liked him, and Itachi quickly found a rapport with him. Daruma was the same way, but I think they agreed on his low intelligence, because Daruma enjoyed playing games as much as the kids did. Minami, on the other hand, just enjoyed playing with Naruto and took care of him better than anyone else, even though the honeys tried to take her place. Ha-ahhhh, it's a strange thing with them in general. How do they not get tired of pretending? And even weirder with their reputation. Every day it goes up a little bit, but overnight it somehow immediately drops to an acceptably negative -2000. Most likely, they just remember their assignment and try not to get too close, and neither do I.
As the other kids were being taken away, Naruto stood there, staring sadly at the ground. Only our group remained in the playground, but even that was slowly dispersing. Daruma was the first to leave. Asami and Misami followed. Itachi with Sasuke on his back followed, slowly waving us goodbye. When I saw Naruto's condition, Mina had already approached him and was trying to cheer him up. Well, I could see why he felt that way. Even though he'd been getting such scornful looks from adults practically his whole life, it was hard to get used to it, and he was feeling the same loneliness he'd felt before. Walking over to him and Minami and Karin standing next to him, I spoke in a measured tone....
- Naruto, let's go home. - He looked up and tried to smile.
- Mm-hmm. - I picked him up, put him on my back and carried him towards the Quarter. Mina, on the other hand, took Karin under her arm and leisurely followed us.
- Naruto. - I turned to my slumped brother.
- Hmm? - He raised his head in surprise.
- Do you hate the villagers?
- What? N-no, of course not. - he shook his head in denial.
- Do you? - I already knew he was telling the truth, thanks to Fox's help, but I asked.
- Yes, he was. - Oh, innocent boy. He's incapable of lying to me, well, not yet.
- And those guys who didn't want to play with you?
- I don't hate them either.
- And their parents? Did you hate them for the bad things they said to you?
- No. I don't hate them for that.
- But it was unpleasant, wasn't it?
- Y-yes. I was sad about it.
- But you don't hate them for it?
- I don't.
- Why not? Because they've done so many bad things to you. And not just them, but a lot of people in the village. Why don't you hate them for that? It's normal to hate someone who's done you a lot of harm. So why?
- Why should I hate them? - I froze. What? I just explained it to him. He doesn't get it?
- Because they hurt you, didn't they?
- I was hurt, but I'm not mad at them for it. They don't love me, that's why they hurt me. - I kept walking, thinking about what he said. What do you mean they don't like me, so they hurt me? I mean, they're doing it for no reason, or for an imposed reason.
- But they do it for no reason. You haven't done anything wrong, but they hate you.- They don't do it for no reason. They do it for some reason, but I don't know why.
- Naruto, they think you're a demon.
- But you're not, are you?
- Of course you can't be a demon. It just can't be.
- And I'm going to prove it to them! - he suddenly jumped up on my back, staring ahead with eyes glistening in the moonlight.
- Prove what?
- That my brother and I are NOT demons, and that we're good. I'll make them realise that and they'll recognise us! - W-what? What kind of confidence is that? Why would he do something like that? It's almost canon, but he wants me to stop being a Demon too? Is he really that unwilling to hate the villagers? Or did he just find no other way out? I've stopped talking. Could it be that Ashura's Soul has that effect on him? Or is it the world itself that wants him to be the same as in canon? Or... Was Naruto really born to be such a goody-goody? His worldview, it's fundamentally different from mine. He doesn't want revenge or anything like that, he wants the villagers to believe in him. He wants them to recognise him and not think he's a demon. He doesn't want to punish them for what they did to him, but to understand them and he's probably already forgiven them. He doesn't have any bookmarks, and he hasn't been brainwashed in any way, so why should he? Although, is it worth thinking about that now? He's still a kid and I think his point of view might change over time. Heh heh...
- It's going to be a difficult path, are you sure?
- Yes!
- Good, then I'd love to watch it. - I'm really curious to see what happens to him. If he stays like this, or if he hates the villagers and decides to take revenge on them, I don't care. I'll accept whatever decision he makes and support him, but of course, I'll enlighten him if he slips up the wrong way. I don't want to make him look bad or good, but I won't let it happen that he will be lied to or manipulated in any way. I won't let him follow someone else's lead and make sure he chooses his own road to follow. Still, he's my little, silly, little brother that I came to this very world and this very time for....
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When I got home, I saw the same homely surroundings as yesterday. I took Naruto to bed and went out to the courtyard, where the Clone was waiting for me. As I expected, he was standing with his back to me, looking up at the sky.
- Mariko-san said you were waiting for me here. So what's wrong?
- Oh, Original. I just wanted to show you something.
- What is it?
- Come closer. - As I approached, he lifted his forehead hair a little and opened his eyes as wide as possible. When I looked into his scarlet eyes, I saw that he had turned on his Sharingan, but that wasn't all. Slowly, the Three-Toed Sharingan began to change, acquiring a bizarre pattern around the pupil. When Ryoshi's Mangekyo Sharingan was fully manifested, I saw an unusually cool-looking four-pointed shape with pointed ends and a red circle where the pupil should be.
- Mangekyo Sharingan! That's quite a pattern!
- I know, I think you'll have one just like it.
- Wait, I have an idea. What if we merge when I can awaken my Mangekyo? Would our eyes transform into the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan?! - I dreamed, but Clone quickly lowered me from heaven to the hard ground.
- I don't think so. - Clone said with his arms crossed over his chest.
- Why not? - I wondered.
- Because our eyes would be the same.
- What do you mean?
- I've thought about it before, but I've come to some disappointing conclusions. We develop chakra channels in the same way, so they're identical. That means our Mangekyo Sharingans will be identical. If we merge the two Eyes, I think they will increase in strength about twofold, but it will not be Eternal Mangekyo. We can only get it when we do the proper chakra channels and no other way, unless you've decided to kill Itachi.
- Hmm, I guess you're right.
- Yeah, and like I said. We need to get your Foxy out of the cage first so we can successfully merge. - Ryoshi leaned over to me and poked at my belly seal with his index finger.
- Oh yes, about that. When do you plan to start analysing my seal? - I asked, removing his hand, which only made me tickle.
- When I'm done setting up the Quarter and the Shop. - The clone took a step back and closed his eyes. - And I'll finish writing some of the Hokage's Technique scrolls.
- Do what?!
- Don't panic, it's mostly weak Techniques from his father and mother that won't give him much. I had to explain how you got the Nara Clan's Shadow Techniques.
- What's that got to do with it?
- Hiruzen thinks that Minato left you the scrolls from the Warehouse and that's where you got the scrolls with the techniques that your father stole from Nara.
- But there were strong Techniques in there that couldn't be considered weak. Why does the Hokage only want the weak techniques?
- He doesn't know what techniques were there. Remember, you were a child when your parents died. No one would expect Minato to leave you scrolls with powerful techniques.
- That's true. Hmm. Can't you use the Clones for this work?
- No, I have to be personally present at the sites. If I send a Clone and it gets out, my reputation will plummet, and I don't want that to happen. - He threw his arms out to the sides in a doomed fashion.
- Can't the Clones examine my seal?
- It would require some manipulations that only I can do. And why are you in such a hurry? We can always do it, and there's still plenty of time before canon begins.
- No reason. All right, now tell me, what powers did the Eyes give you?! - Ryoshi smiled happily at that and activated his eyes. In the next instant, some scarlet chakra enveloped him and it began to form the shape of a bulky skeleton of a demon-like creature with a single horn in its forehead that protected Ryoshi. - Unbelievable!!!
- I was shocked by it too, but it's best not to use this ability for fun. It wastes a lot of chakra and puts a lot of pressure on the eyes. A more perfect Susano is very difficult to make. When I awaken Eternal Mangekyo, I might be able to do it, but for now, it's not worth throwing away the health of my eyes, even with the Supreme Healing Potion. It won't restore the internal chakra channels. - Clone said as he slowly dispelled the Scarlet Skeleton.
- And the other special Mangekyo Sharingan Techniques? Which ones did you get?
- I got two abilities, but if you're hoping for Amaterasu or Kotoamatsukami or Kamui in general, forget it. I can't even get Flame Control.
- Hmm, then what is it?
- The highest form of Genjutsu...
- Tsukuyomi!!!
- Heh, since you're so good at guessing, guess my second ability. I'll give you a hint, you've seen it, and it's not as powerful as the others. - smiled sadly at Clone.
- Ah... - What ability could he have? If the ones in the anime aren't them, then it's something new, like the pattern of his eyes. Hmmm, what I've seen and not as powerful as Kamui and the others. What is it? ...After ten minutes I....nothing figured out and turned my attention to the strange seal circling around me the whole time. - What...? - Transferring my gaze to Ryoshi saw that he was touching the ground and looking at me, smiling arrogantly.
- You still haven't figured it out yet? - Wait a minute, is that really...
- Seal Control?!
- Seal Control, yes.
- That was one of your Mangekyo's abilities!?
- Yes, when I touch the surface my seal is on, I can move it at will, in any direction I want, as long as it's on the same surface. The problem is that it can't be moved on someone, even if the seal is right next to the target, but that doesn't stop me from moving it on a person's clothes and then moving it onto their skin. Pretty much the same with inanimate objects, I don't know exactly what this is due to. Perhaps it's because the clothing is adjacent to the person's body or they are considered one surface. I haven't fully researched this, so I still don't know much.
- Still, it's an amazing ability! After all, you can also move barriers, other Fuinjutsu Techniques, and even the Seal of Thunder God Father!!!
- Ha ha, that's right. But that's assuming the seals are mine and not someone else's. If father decides to leave a seal on me, I won't be able to get rid of it this way. - The clone shrugged his shoulders, covering his eyes.
- Wait, so you've already learnt the Thunder God Technique?
- No. I think you should learn it, not me. I'm less suited to it.
- But why?
- Because.
- My love! - I heard Mina's familiar soft voice behind me.
- Mina? - She was standing at the door in her nightie, looking at me anxiously. And her appearance at that moment was just maximally mesmerising!!!!
- Looks like someone has already warmed the bed for you and is just waiting for you to come. - Ryoshi whispered in my ear from behind and then walked next to me. - Okay, the children's rooms are ready, so I'll sleep in the bedroom with Mariko, have fun! - He said goodbye and disappeared into the back of the house. At this time, Mina gave me a strange look and asked me worriedly.
- My love, are you alright? You're all red. - I was about to burst out in anger at Ryoshi, but Mina ran up to me and hugged me, with my face pressed right into her soft, warm, large and firm breasts. - Oh, you're burning up. - No, I was just starting to cool down. It's always good to feel good.
- No, it's okay. Let's go inside.
- Really? I hope you're not sick, because tomorrow is Naruto's big day.
- Hmm? What are you talking about? - Naruto's big day? Hmm, his birthday's not for another month, then what?
- Have you forgotten? Tomorrow is Naruto's entrance ceremony to the Shinobi Academy. I thought you knew about it.
- I do! - I shuddered in surprise and accidentally grabbed onto something soft, hugging Mina with both arms.
- Ahh!...!