The Pain of Neglect (Naruto Fanfic)

Chapter 8: A Not so Happy Family Reunion

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Previously on The Pain of Neglect:

It was the three chakra signatures that ditched me. The ones that made me rummage through the garbage for food. The ones that would yell and beat me. I turned around and saw the ones that caused me so much pain when I was a child. It was, my biological family. Shit! Language kit!

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Flashback: After Naruto left the classroom

Mito's POV
Hold on, what the hell just happened? First I see my demon brother get stabbed, and then I find out that it wasn't him for the past seven years? "Well class, I think that we all need a little time off after that, so you all can go home." Iruka stated with the expression of shock still clearly written on his face. I picked up my stuff and ran to the hokage tower to tell my parents what had happened.

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"Mito honey! How are you princess? Did class get let out early at the academy?" My mother said while giving me a hug. Oh right, she was here to pick up dad for dinner! I brushed mom's hands off and motioned for her to sit down behind Tou-San. " What's wrong Mito? Did something happen?" My father's eyes flashed with worry as he calmed down my mother, whose hair was beginning to part into snakes. " No, it's actually about Naruto." " Naruto?" I nodded and took in a deep breath " Well,......." I began to narrate the events that happened earlier to my parents. Their expressions were stoic however that was soon replaced with guilt as I finished. " So Mito darling, you're saying that the Naruto that we knew for seven years wasn't actually our son, but a bunshin." My father asked tentatively. " Yes.." I said as guilt washed over me. I didn't realize that my brother was a clone. I never gave him the time of day, let alone any recognition to even be able to perform such a task. " Minato sweetie, how did we not notice?" My mother said quietly. My father and I whipped our heads around and began to cower in fear. Kaa-San never spoke quietly! It was the apocalypse! Father put his head in his hands and looked down at his desk. " How did this happen? Or maybe, it was the fox..." My mother looked at my father and worry flashed across her face. Wait, was it the fox who did all this? Did my brother get taken over?

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Minato's POV

Could it be that that demon had taken over our son's body? was he the one that made Naruto run away, and he left the clone? That must be it! Suddenly there was a rush over menacing chakra from across the village. It was the same chakra from 12 years. It was the fox. I grabbed Kushina and Mito as sprinted towards the source, Ichiraku's Ramen Stand. When we reached, I saw the man that Mito had described to be Naruto, and a man with red hair and an old styled Kimono. The blonde turned and looked at the three of us, instantly a scowl adorned his immaculate face. " Who are you, and what have you done to my son?" I yelled at the boy.

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Naruto's POV

I blinked twice, really, they still didn't recognize me! Do I have to wear a freaking bulletin board or something. " Speak up!" Kushina called out while defending my weak and pathetic sister. " You got me, you totally figured it out, I am.......THE MUFFIN MAN! FEAR ME MORTALS!" I screamed dramatically in the air. Kura fell off his stool and burst into laughter. " Stop toying with us, we know that you are the demon fox! Give us back our son!" Minato screamed at me while grabbing his three-pronged kunai. "Oh my dear Kami you have got to be kidding me! You guys are really shitty parents if you can't even recognize your own son! But then again, you never even cared about me before, so why would you have been able to see through my clone." I said as I got up from my stool. " And another thing you sorry excuse for a family, I am not the Kyuubi, Kura over there is the Kyuubi. I am much more handsome as you can clearly see." I brushed a hand through my golden locks and got hit in the head by Kura. " Hold up Naru, I am clearly the sexier one!" He chuckled and posed with sparkles around him. " You are lying! You are the demon! Mom and Dad are amazing parents!They have always been there for me and cared for me, and given me all that I could ever want! They are the strongest in the village, you are just a demon! So get out of my weak brother's body and go die!" Mito screamed at me while she shot out the Uzumaki chains. I scowled and deflected them with my scabbard. "Huh, you are a fool my dear sister. If our parents are so amazing, then why did they leave me alone for 12 years! Why did they force me to fend for myself! Why wouldn't they feed me, or even give me a hug! And if they are as great as you say, then why the HELL did they not notice that a clone had replaced me for seven whole years huh!" I screamed at her. How dare she compliment the fools that made me suffer my entire life. I felt a warm hand wrap around me and turned to see Kura pulling me towards him. "Let it go Kit, they aren't worth it." he said gently as he tried to calm me down. I turned to my startled family and gave them one last glare. "You people are sad excuses for a family. It makes sense why I never thought of you as one." I grabbed Kura's shoulder and shun-shined as far away as I could get from my family.

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Kurama's POV

I watched my kit punch the trees when we arrived in an empty forest clearing. " Why dammit?" He chanted as he mercilessly punched the surrounding trees. I gently put my hand on his shoulder and swung him into a hug. "Why Kura? Why don't they notice me? Why am I never loved?" He sobbed into my shoulders. These stupid humans, how dare they make my kit cry. " Kit, you are loved. By me, your senseis, the other jinchurikis, and all the people that you have met during your six years of training. These foolish mortals cannot see the true you that I have known and loved for years." Naru sniffed and rubbed the tears off of his face. " Thank you Kura, I can always rely on yo.....AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!" I watched in horror as Naru grabbed his arm and lied on the floor whilst screaming in pain. I looked up and saw the sun slowly setting in the distance. oh no, that was the cause. Naru was slowly being enveloped in a black light , and I reached out to tap his forehead. I watched Naru's eyes roll up into his head as he fell back slowly onto the ground. I slowly took over his limp body and let him rest in our mindscape. I looked around at the green fields and endless sky that now made up our shared mindscape. once he had been lad down safely,I opened my eyes and relaxed into Naru's form. Damn it, it happened again! I pulled my hair in frustration and looked back into the dark night sky. Naru's screams echoed through my mind as Naru continued his pain in our mindscape. This has been going on for far too long. This has been going on ever since, we met that man. All those years ago.......

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