The Swift Prodigy

Chapter 23: Unleashed! Twin Lightning Shiver

Chapter 23: Unleashed! Twin Lightning Shiver

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Chapter Twenty-Three

Unleashed! Twin Lightning Shiver!

"Don't cry...please", he smiled goofily at the young child at his feet.

The toddler-version of Yakumo didn't respond or cooperated with Naruto's request. The wailing noise that she was emitting only grew louder as Naruto scratched the side of his head.

"I guess you'll stop crying if I pick you up, huh?" asked Naruto as the child nodded sadly. She batted her eyelashes at him, silently asking permission. He sighed and knelt down, picking her up from underneath her arms. He lifted her up, along the way she let out a small giggle, ceasing her crying. The Jonin then held her to his right side, she wrapped her arms around his neck tightly.

"How do you feel now?" asked Naruto.

"Yuh I good!" she chirped in reply. "What your name?" she asked cutely.

"My name is Naruto, kid", he chuckled as she gave him an angry pout.

"I no kid!" she fussed in his arms.

"Do you want to go down now?" he asked.

"NO!" she quickly replied, which made Naruto let out a long sigh.

After a few moments of silence he swallowed the lump in his throat.

"So Yakumo", he paused as he began to walked forward with the child firmly in his grasp. "Where are we?" asked the blonde. He surveyed his surroundings whilst walked along the stone path.

"Princess world!" giggled the child. "We 'avefta go to tha castle", she released her right hand from Naruto's neck and pointed upward to the castle in front of them.

"Why do we have to go there?" asked Naruto.

"I 'unno?" she giggled and kicked her legs.

"You don't know", he sighed as his eyes darted cautiously around him.

"We gotsta be careful", she explained patting his chest. "The monster-me is scwary, I 'ate it", the toddler shook her head and subconsciously gripped in tighter as they came up to the gates.

Naruto blinked confusedly as the gates slammed shut in his face.

"The monster you huh", he said slowly with a knowing look. "Where is monster you?" asked Naruto as she pointed to the tallest tower in the castle.

"Up dere?" he asked for clarification earning a nod from Yakumo.

"Alright", said Naruto as he raised his left leg. "I'm here to make the monster go away, I promise", he said earning a happy squeak from the toddler.

Naruto breathed in and Yakumo looked at his leg questioningly.

"Wha' you-

Yakumo was cut as Naruto extended his leg swiftly, kicking the gate to the inner castle grounds it. The pieces of metal rocketed across the ground making screeching noises.

"Naughty!" she scolded. "No do that, it h're us!" she stressed earning a confused look from Naruto.

"It's alright Yakumo", he laughed as he walked through the open space and up to the large double wooden doors. To either side of him were well-built stone walls with jagged edges.