Namikaze Legend

Chapter 4 A Mother's Love.

Naruto sat alone in the small training ground of his house.

It wasn't very big, just a small terrain which included a small lake. There were lots of trees around with training dummies. They must probably be for target practice.

He had seen his mother practice with her Shurikenjutsu many times. His father also some times trained here.

His thoughts then drifted back to the talk which he had with his father. He didn't hate his father, he still cared about him, but it was just too painful for him to bond with him again.

He only wanted to spend time with his father. He always heard people say how great his father was, but in reality he didn't know the man much as he was almost never there in his life.

Naruto was trying to understand that his father was trying to make his way back into his family but he wasn't too comfortable with having his father around, after spending almost 3 years without him.

He thought about his dream of protecting his younger brother at any cost.

In truth he knew he was weak, he was not a shinobi like his father and mother. He knew if something ever happened then he wouldn't be able to protect Itachi.

Should he become a shinobi? What purpose would he have besides protecting Itachi?

He was interrupted from his thoughts when someone hugged him lovingly from the back. The hands of that person was soft and the aura that was radiating off that person made Naruto very comfortable and at peace.

There was only one person in the entire world who could make him feel like this.

"Kaa-chan..." said Naruto warmly

He went to turn around to face his mother but she restricted his movements and hugged him more tightly. Naruto got a little confused.

"Shhh...Just stay with me like this." said Mikoto lovingly

A contended smile came on Naruto's face, he felt happy. All those doubts, negative feelings he was having were slowly fading away with each passing moment.

It was as if his mother was taking away all his pain and filling him with her love.

He slowly rested his head gently on his mother's chest and put his hands on her soft hands. It was evening and the sun was setting, the entire scene was just beautiful for Naruto.

He didn't know what he would do without his mother.

For him she was perfect. She was kind, caring, gentle and even strict when necessary.

She always took care of all of them, gave them healthy food, looked after their health, became worried when they were injured.

She was the center of the family and all of their lives revolved around her.

Naruto didn't know if he loved his brother more or his mother. Both of them were precious to him.

Meanwhile Mikoto was gently caressing her son's blonde hair. She had heard the entire conversation between Minato and Naruto. Even though she was busy healing Itachi's sore ankle, her entire focus was on Naruto's talk with Minato.