Wolf Child

Chapter Five: Child's Memory

Naruto laid restless on his bed. He hated the cold season because people always hit him more around that time of year.

Some times they banged on his door so loudly they nearly tore it down. So whenever the weather got colder he would have a hard time sleeping.

He shuffled out of bed and went to out of his bedroom door. There were only two doors in the inside of the house. The bathroom door and his bedroom door. Since mama was usually in her wolf form and didn't have thumbs she didn't have any other doors in the house so they wouldn't get in the way.

He walked out of his room and made his way to his mama's room.

He saw her sleeping peacefully on her bed made of fur skins. And quickly went to her. "Can't sleep?" She asked as she woke up. He quietly nodded and she laid her head back down. "Then hurry up and get in bed." She smiled slightly as she made room for him.

His eyes widened and he quickly climbed in bed with her snuggling against her. She placed a paw around him and snuggled her snout against the crane of his neck. She quickly noticed how he seemed calmer.

Naruto slowly began drifting into sleep.

It had been a month since the Hokage had been there.

The old man Hokage had been very pleased with the arrangements and even made kiro Naruto's official parent.

It made the old man happy to see Naruto truly happy, although he had picked up on kiros wolf habits and seemed wilder, the boy was truly happy.

The boy had been so excited about telling him all the things he had learned and the friend he had made instead of telling him he was scared was a pleasant change.

He had even been contemplating on adopting him but that no longer seemed necessary.

Naruto had found a home and was safe. He had also spoken with kiro about homeschooling him till his final year of the academy. He knew teachers would try and sabotage him to the point he'd fail.

In his final year he'd know enough so that he would just graduate and meet other students.

A year to simply bond with others.

In a way that was the only way they could think of protecting the small blonde child.

Naruto woke up the next morning snuggled up against his kaa-san and was happy.

He hated being alone and now he wasn't.

The small child was very thoughtful. He would always compare his previous lifestyle with the current one. In a way he wanted to forget the beatings, name calling and the glares but it was hard.

All his life he was called a monster a beast. But now he didn't get called that anymore.

His kaa-san treated him the way he saw other parents treat their kids. He would sometimes watch them before meeting kaa-san. He would imagine and make up what his mother and father would've looked like and make up long daydreams about how they'd treat him.

It was a way he tuned out the hateful comments and glares he receive. He would imagine his mother being a strong beautiful woman who would take him shopping and tell him to pick what ever he wanted. He would then imagine her buying him all kinds of sweets and snacks when in reality he was just buying plain old ramen.

He would imagine his father telling him some crazy ninja stories and going with him to fish when he ran out of money to buy food. And when he couldn't catch food and didn't have money, he would daydream about how they would have some grand family feast to celebrate the evening. A blissful distraction but that wasn't necessary anymore.

Naruto laid on his kaa-sans back as she trouted to the kitchen, she used her mouth to pick him up by the shirt and set him down on the low dinning table. He lazily plopped down on his pillow on the floor and started playing with his fingers and set his head down on the table.

"What's for breakfast mama?" He asked and She smiled as she transformed into a human. "Today I'm making you oatmeal, I've heard from other mother's that it's healthy for growing pups like you." She smiled as she brought out the oatmeal.

"How come you don't have to eat veggies?" He asked as he looked up at her.

"Well because I'm a carnivore. I can only eat meat, you're an omnivore you need to eat meat and vegetables. " she stated and he pouted.

"Can I become a carnivore too?" He asked and She chuckled. "If you do that you won't become a big and strong wolf and you're bones would get very brittle. Your body needs the nutrients of plants." She stated as she was making his breakfast.

He nodded and decided to agree with her. They didn't have to say much they usually enjoyed a peaceful silence and he liked it.

She set the plate down in front of him and serves herself a plate of raw meat.

She released her transformation and they both ate happily.
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Next update will be academy year. Sorry for short chap

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