Uzumaki Naruto, an Exceptional Shinobi

Chapter Thirty: Dealing with Ito Kazumi

Just one more chapter plus a filler, and this book is done. Hope the double update (plus this long chapter) can excuse my long absence.

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"Is dad okay?"

Taisuke looked over to his brother, "Not sure," he mumbled. Pyro frowned at his answer while Jin was sitting a little away from his brothers and Tsukimi was sitting right next to her father. "You okay?" she asked softly. Naruto gave her a small smile, "I will be. I came back from a funeral from a very close friend, so I'm a little down but I will be okay in a few days."

Tsukimi smiled sadly at her father before joining her siblings, "Do you know why he's down in the dumps?" Jin asked quietly once she got closer. Team Seven, Hibiki, and the Uzumaki brothers leaned in closer, "A close friend passed away. He said he will be okay in a few days," Tsukimi said. Jin looked at their father before walking over to him, "Oto-san?" he called out softly. Naruto hums a bit before looking at his youngest.

Blue eyes glaze over with concern made Naruto to glance over to his other children and only to find them glazed over with the same feeling, "I'm okay, how about we all go get some ice cream? My treat," Naruto said with a smile. Tsukimi smiled, "Yeah! I want strawberry!" Hibiki butted in. Pyro scowled, "He's treating his children only." Hibiki shot him an annoyed glare, "Nah, Oto-san is treating all of us!" Jin said as he wrapped an arm around Hibiki's shoulder. Naruto watched as Hibiki, Jin and Pyro all bicker before letting out a small chuckle, "He can come along Pyro, the more the merrier as I say."

Hibiki and Jin both stick out their tongue at Pyro before following Naruto. Taisuke and Tsukimi both shook their heads and quickly followed them. Pyro only scowled, "Tch, he's our father...not his," he grumbled before taking off to follow the pack. Team Seven only stared at them before glancing at each other, "Hurry up Team Seven!" Takao quickly picked up pace when Naruto called out to them. Sasuke simply sighed before following while Sakura kept her gaze at them, "Come on Sakura, Naruto is buying us ice cream," Kakashi said as he pushed his pink haired student.

As they reach the group, Sakura instantly spotted the arguing black-haired boys, Taisuke, Tsukimi and Sasuke waiting by the ice cream shop giving the boys withering glares. Her jade eyes glance towards her sensei and only to spot him reading his hentai while ignoring the group. "They never change, do they?" she snapped her head around to look at Naruto, who was looking at everyone with a fond look. He then turned his gaze at her, "What do you say, Sakura? You go first on getting any flavor you want. My treat," his smile made Sakura felt at ease. Something she never thought she will feel when it comes to Naruto.

|Kaya's Office|

Team Akuma and Team Seven stood inside once again in Kaya's office. They all watch how Kaya cried dramatically as she clung onto Naruto's legs. "Don't leave!" she cried out. Naruto sighed heavily at this before picking her up like a puppy. "Kaya, I need to continue going to the other camps. In case Kazumi has been there before."

Kaya sighs heavily before nodding her head, "Alright. I get it." Kaya then proceeded to pout and cross her arms across her chest, "Doesn't mean I like it." Naruto chuckled at her childish antics before looking over at his group before glancing back, "We will be in Camp One Hundred-Sixty, if anything, send someone or if it's really urgent," he pauses before giving Kaya a look, "Urgent, summon me through this." He hands her a scroll with a special summoning seal before patting her on the head with a smile. Kaya blushed heavily as she looked down on the floor as she let Naruto pet her head, "Pft, she looks like a wild cat being tamed," Jin mumbled to Pyro. Kaya glared harshly at him, "S-SHUT UP!!"

Naruto merely looked at them with amusement before getting their attention once more, "Alright, it's getting rather late and I want to be there before dark," everyone continued to say their goodbyes as Naruto waited. A few seconds later, they were all still saying goodbye causing Naruto to clear his throat, "That was me being polite that we need to start heading out. Want me to show you my rude way?"