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Infant Jutsu?! (part 2)

Right before Orochimaru was Konohamaru holding Mitsuki as a baby. A complete baby.

Bright doe golden eyes stare up at him, pale white chubby hands hold onto Konohamaru's arms, and he's wearing a blue shark onesie. The shark's top of the mouth is the hood, and it's right over light blue tuffs of hair, covering his tiny head. The onesie has his hands and feet all covered up nice and warm, too. Orochimaru can't handle this, it seems. They know this feeling of emotional happiness. They rarely feel it much, but when they do, it's always for something special. Orochimaru can't exactly remember the last time they felt this. But they recognise the feeling.

Just when they thought it couldn't get worse, Mitsuki suddenly makes grabby hands, leaning forward from Konohamaru's arms, looks up at Orochimaru, and calls, "Mama!"

It's over. Orochimaru has lost it. They don't care who's seeing them like this. Their hand immediately plasters over their mouth in shock and absolute parental jubilation. They had to close their eyes to just feel that happiness. It has been many years since they last felt this type of joy, after all.

There was a quiet shock in the atmosphere. Of course, no one was expecting the child to call them–Orochimaru, of all people–by the name Mama. Yet here it is.

Orochimaru has no choice but to take the child in their arms. He won't stop with the grabby hands.

They remember how to hold one, fortunately. Holding Mitsuki with a hand supporting the back of his neck as well, Orochimaru keeps their casual smile as they turn to Naruto.

"I best be off, then."

"Uh. Yeah. Take care." Then he shifts his focus to behind Orochimaru. "Boruto, Sarada, don't cause them any trouble."

The two kids acknowledge his words, although they stammered.

Log offered to take anything Boruto and Sarada were carrying and ended up with Mitsuki's cat. In its pet cage, or something.

Mitsuki claps, saying, "Nii-chan! Mikazuki!"

Pretty much everyone in the room made bubble eyes, Shikamaru included, somehow. Log and Orochimaru alone didn't.

Log, in his poker face, bent to be eye-to-eye with Mitsuki and said, "I'll keep Mikazuki safe."

They departed and began to head back to the lair with no strange incidents. Almost. If there was anything strange, it was Orochimaru still feeling joy whilst holding Mitsuki in their arms as they leaped through the air and the child laughing out loud for it. It must seem like a joy ride to him.

The sound of laughter bubbling from Mitsuki's throat wasn't something one would hear much, but as a baby, that's completely different. His laughter rings throughout the forested area, his small hands clutching Orochimaru's clothing tightly. They can feel the vibration of his laugh this way. Orochimaru can't help but show a more genuine smile–which looks no different from their normal one. No one would notice anyway.

"So much energy this little one has."

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Arriving at the lair, Yamato greets them and gets his chance to say a few words to Boruto and Sarada. He blinked twice upon seeing Mitsuki. Mitsuki blinked back twice at him. Yamato then excused himself to his post.

Suigetsu was the most surprised. And excited.

"Good to see you back, I have a room set up already. You kids help yourselves in there. You three would spend most of the time in there anyway. Along with the cat. You're not allowed to loiter and wander. Orochimaru will end up with Mitsuki together alone if they want to. You can wait for when they're done with Mitsuki to get him back. Everything else depends on Mitsuki."