Live again

Yamanaka flower shop

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Heh, never thought I'd see that old man again...well, I didn't think I would see Konoha again either, yet here they both stand.

It's already pass midnight and yet here I am, roaming the town as though it's gonna walk off and disappear. I turn my gaze from the village houses to the starry sky.

The night is so captivating it makes me want to just continue this walk for a while longer, but there are much more urgent jobs to do than star gazing. That sounds like more of a Nara's duty.

I walked around the town until now and during my stroll I found a calendar. Apparently I'm 14 years into the past and only a day away from the Genin exams.

If I remember correctly, there should be a vacant apartment next to my counterpart. I'll buy the apartment there and go through my plans once I settle in and maybe get my head straight.

I couldn't help myself and let a sigh out. If meeting gramps took that much emotional control, what's it gonna be like when I meet the rest of my precious people? And I need to at least have a mask over my true feelings. I don't wanna get discovered anytime soon.

I wonder how long it'll take them to find out. Shikaku is definitely going to be the first to put the pieces together, but that's only if I interact with him enough for him to figure me out. So that means I need to avoid the Nara compound as well as him 24/7, but I can't make it obvious or else he will only be more tempted to find out the truth.

Then there's Kakashi. He's sure to notice a thing or two in resemblance to Minato and Kushina. I know the old man caught onto it too, but that cyclops will find the smaller details in my natural habits. I can't avoid him though, I'll have to meet him eventually since meeting my counterpart is my reason for being here, meeting the sensei of his team would only make sens-ugh!

I fell to my knees as I grab for my head. An unbearable ring is going through my ears, it's feels as though my head will explode.

'Kurama! Are you okay?!'

'I'm fine. I'm not the one kneeling down in pain'

I only ticked my tongue as I struggled to stand again. The splitting sound was still playing through my head, but I can't just be sitting in the middle of the streets like a crazy person.

'What do you mean "like a crazy person"? You are a crazy person, damn mortal'

'I see you've still got your superiority complex about mortals. Must mean I'm the only one feeling as though I'll go deaf any second from now'

'Haha! that's the after effects of this jutsu. Lucky I'm not the one feeling it. It'll only worsen the longer you stay here'

'Stupid fox. How long do I have until I...die?'

'You won't die but you'll experience all the pain you went through in your previous life. And when you reach your final battle against Madara, that's when you, more like, disappear. Thing is that I don't know when that's gonna happen'

'Geez, you don't know anything about this world or jutsu, huh?'

'Hey! I saved your life with this jutsu'