How to be a Uzumaki

3. Dead parents✔️

*3 years later*

Koharu's pov

Naruto woke up much earlier then i did, which surprised me till i realise he has school. Yawning and stretching. I drag myself up.

Since i'm two years younger then him. I still have time to relax before school starts. Naruto's homeroom teacher Iruka-sensei has been trying to crack down on his pranks. Though it hasn't been working. Naruto is quite fond of him after Iruka treated him to a bowl of ramen.

About 2 years ago the Uchiha clan were massacred by one of their own. Itachi. Now there were only 2 survivors. Sasuke who confronted Itachi but lived and Tetsuo. Tetsuo had left his house before the massacre had started.

Both of them are like brothers now relying on each other. Ever since Sasuke lost his parents to Itachi. He's been colder to everyone.

Tetsuo on the other hand didn't change as much as Sasuke. Though he still holds strong resentment against Itachi for murdering his grandparents. His parents had died on missions when he was young.

I'm going to meet Tetsuo to train after finishing my breakfast. So i rush a little, tying my hair into a ponytail. While heading out i left a note on the table for Naruto.

Climbing to the top of our neighbors rooftop. I hop around, looking out for Tetsuo. We kind of have this game going on, every time we meet. Tetsuo would disguise himself while walking around. While i would have to find him on odd days. Vice versa on even days.It was always fun though i cheated a little. I check his favourite dango shop, weapons shop and everywhere i could think off. Then after an hour i decided to use my secret weapon.

Closing my eyes I focus on Tetsuo's chakra patterns. It didn't take me long as i soon find his location.

Tetsuo did his transformation jutsu so well that the thugs thought that he was a weak lady. They pointed small knives at him, ordering him to hand his money over. The lady Tetsuo grew redder and undid his transformation.

I giggle a little as i sat on a rooftop watching the show unfold.

He pummels them in a few minutes. Ropes tied the thugs so tightly that they couldn't move at all. He was scolding them for picking on the weak and called for some Chunin to bring them to jail.

"Koharu, did you cheat again?"he looked up to see me acting nonchalant.

"Maybe~ but i got front row seats to that show. It was great Tetsuo-chan." He blushs while murmuring something.

Tetsuo then grins at me as he climbed to my position.
"If you called me Tetsuo-chan one more time. I won't help you with that jutsu~"

"You wouldn't " i stated. Tetsuo had always keep his promises.

He sighs before asking " So where are we going today? The forest? Or Training grounds?"

"You did say that you wanted to try the fireball jutsu Sasuke taught you. The large pond on your clan grounds?" I did feel a little bad for suggesting this but that's the biggest lake in Konoha. And Tetsuo's fireball could go out of control.

"Yeah sure"he replies. Then we then headed to the Uchiha clan grounds.

I was familiar with the place. The little corner that i could barely squeeze into when i wanted to play with Tetsuo. Or the nice lady that used to give me free candy because she had no children of her own.Now both of them were gone. I wondered how it feel to lose familiar faces you used to see everyday.

We reach the pale blue pond and we both do some light sparring. Soon after Tetsuo started practicing his hand signs for the fireball jutsu. I watch him closely monitoring his chaka output. I've always had an ability to sense chakra even if someone's under a disguise. If i was familiar with the person, i could find them within a 5Km radius.

I was going to try to healing jutsu. Obviously not on Tetsuo, he's here to help me catch a fish.

Why?

Because i am terrible at fishing. I don't even know how it is possible to be bad at it. Tetsuo's a genius at catching them though. He soon catches one with his kunai and i stare at the scaly creature. A little jealous of his skills.

"Where do you want me to put it at?"i point to the ground beside me and he drops it. I wait a little as it slaps the ground slower and slower by the minute. Before injecting some green chakra. He goes back to his training, burning the surface of the water.

Lifeless eyes stare at me and I try my best to revive it. But soon the fish goes limp and i know it's dead. Tetsuo repeats the process three more times. Until i threw a kunai to the nearest tree, venting my frustration.

"Koharu you can't expect your first try to be successful" Tetsuo pets my shoulder.

"Yeah i know but it's still a little annoying when it doesn't go right. By the way, the fireball you made was pretty big" i used my height as a reference to indicate it's size.

"Still smaller then Sasuke's though and i'm already drained from doing it thrice. He can do it at least six times i think" Tetsuo sits down in the grass next to me with short breaths.

"No need to compare with Sasuke. He's older and more experienced then you" i pet his unruly hair.

"I know that. But i want to be stronger so he's my benchmark" Tetsuo didn't push my hand away. Instead he closed his eyes.

"Take a nap if you want. I'll wake you up when the sun is down" he nods and soon his breaths were even. Meanwhile, i was staring at the sky and making patterns on the clouds. There were bunnies, a turtle, a frog and more.

At times like this i wonder how is heaven like. The third Hokage promised he would tell me more about my parents once i graduate from the academy.Looking at other people with their parents, i do feel the sting of jealousy.But with Naruto i don't feel it as much. I hate it when the villagers call him a demon and hurt him.But i can't protect him from everything.

"Whatcha thinking about Koharu?" Tetsuo's voice pulls me away from my train of thought.

"Nothing, want to head back home ? It's pretty late" i point at the sunset. Tetsuo yawns and sit up.

"Sure" he stands up and stretches. Then we start making our way home.

I wave him goodbye when he spots Sasuke at the distance. Tetsuo waves back with his free hand, the other holding two fishes and runs towards him. Sasuke and Tetsuo don't live together but they take their meals together. Apparently Sasuke's not a very good cook. I smile at the thought of Sasuke burning an egg.

Reaching the house and the lights are on. I walk inside to find Naruto with a frown on his face. I didn't have to ask what had happened as he goes on about Sasuke. While listening to his complaints, i start making our dinner. Today's dinner is poached fish and miso soup.

"Naruto you can't control Sakura's feelings" I say. While placing the food on the table.Before placing my apron on a chair and sitting on said chair.

Naruto's features turns into a yeah-i-know-but-still-annoyed look. I ruffled his hair a little.

"Come on, dinner's going to get cold" He obediently picks up his chopsticks,muttering Itadakimasu.

I mirror his movements and we eat peacefully. After we were done, Naruto picks up the dirty dishes and takes them to the sink. I take a bath and set the futons after i was done bathing. Naruto dries his hands and takes a bath too.

He drops on the futon slightly exhausted, we chat a little more about our feelings towards ramen. Soon falling into deep slumber.

I wish these days will never end.