A husband and wife duo, in the living room, is seen watching excitedly as a baby is attempting to repeat what the husband is saying
"Say Dada i love you, say it honey"
my father urges me on with a goofy smile on his face, when my mother suddenly interjected by shoving a fist on his head so hard it started smoking
"Stop rushing Ashira so fast, idiot. I'm sure our son want to say he loves mama more. Right Ashira? Say i love mama Ashira, you can do it"
watching the whole interaction with a deadpan expression, i eventually caved, as i'm suddenly much more motivated to please my mother, and said
"I-i love you mama"
my mother with her arm spread wide suddenly pulled me into a hug as she smooched my face all over
"I love you too my angel, i love you so much"
and kept on smooching. Leaving spits all over my cheeks which i struggled to wipe away, while begging her to stop. Which she did… eventually.
"Now can you say papa i love you, honey?"
Said my father, who recovered from the sudden violence, no doubt due to the infamous Uzumaki endurance. Tho how he kept taking punch after punch from my mother and still survive, i have no idea. With that said, it's time for me to utilize my ultimate technique, puppy dog eye!!
"Papa love you, papa we go outside? Pleaseeeee"
Pupils wide open with iris dialated, i tried my best to look cute, and begged. That's right, i'm utilizing my baby cuteness to beg for a chance to be outside!!! It's been 4 months since i've last took my first step, 4 months of doing nothing but reading spelling books in hope of regaining the ability to talk, and in these past 4 months i have realized that i have no idea of the timeline of Naruto i'm in, beside the fact that Uzushiogakure still stands. Tho this could have been an AU, and the Uzumaki surviving the second Shinobi war. Any attempt at asking for a more advanced books, or the chance to stealthily listen in on conversations of mom and dad have been rebuked by my mother who always seem to know where i am. Thus my only chance now lay in the Hokage rocks that can't even be seen from our clan estate.
My father hesitated for a moment, before a greyish blur flicker into my view, revealing someone in a black body suit donning a silver flak jacket with an owl mask on his face.
"Hashira you've been requested by the Hokage" said the one i've assumed to be an anbu before flickering away leaving me slack-jawed in awe of the supernatural display. My father happy dad face with his silly grin suddenly vanished, replaced by a sad smile on his lips
"Sorry Ashira, papa will bring you outside to play next time."
Said my father, before kissing my mother
"i have to go, take care of yourself and Ashira hun."
My mother hold on me tightened, before saying
"Be careful dear, and come back to us."
Before he too vanished in a red blur outside my house backyard. Mother hold on me relaxed after a while, and with a loving smile on her face, she asked
"We can't go outside the clan estate, but if you want, we can go to this forest with many cute deers, oh deers are like bigger and cuter cats you see on your color books."
it took me longer to admit, i realised she was talking about the famous Nara deer forest. Doing my best to not look too excited, i rapidly nod my head with a happy grin on my face.
It took a whole 20 minutes for my mother to prepare for our impromtu trip, but here i am being pushed in a wooden stroller. I took in my surrounding, and noticed many shops bearing the Nara's sigil. From weapon shops with displayed tantoes and kunais, to the most mundane food stall selling what i'm assuming to be takoyaki. Eventually, we arrived at a large estate surrounded by vast grassland, with a forest in the far distance. Greeting a man with a dark green shinobi flak jacket and a resting bitch face, my mother said
"i'm here to show my som around the Nara forest Shiharu. I hope u don't mind"
The now named Shiharu man who i thought is about any seconds away now from falling asleep straightened up and said in return
"No problem at all, Lady Yasuka the clan is holding a joined meeting right now with the Yamanaka and the Akamichi, so you can just go straight to the private viewing area."
Mother nodded and proceed into the lone estate with me, bypassing many other shinobies with many nodding in return. Until we arrived at a large open grassland area with deers by the dozens out grazing. Suddenly lifted up by my mother as she said
"Our clan used to settle here even before the formation of the village. It is said that the first Nara who name have been lost to the passage of time stumbled his way into the forest with nought but the clothes on his back. That it was these deers who helped him establish his home, in return for helping a young doe in fending off a wolf."
I stood there in awe of the sight when half a dozen deers noticed our appearance, and slowly moved toward us. Mother held out her hand for one to start sniffing, then one joined another and soon a dozen more deers join in and all bow in front of mother, who bow in return.
It was only with this act that i noticed the same warm and fuzzy feelings i deemed as chakra from the dozen deers around us. My jaw dropped and realized that almost all the deers chakra, some dwarfing even my mother in quantity, and all have more chakra than me. Mother seemed to notice this, and explained
"All of the deers in our Nara forest are considered chakra beasts, with some having the ability to talk once old enough. What you are feeling now, are chakra from those who are less than 10 year old, with some approaching 20"
I jolted in shock and realized that mother noticed my ability to sense chakra.
"You have always been aware of where any of us are in a small area around you since you were young Ashira. We first thought it was your precocious nature, but this can only happened so many time before we realized you are a natural born sensor. Oh sensors are those who can feel other chakra in a certain area."
Said mother with a smug grin. With a guilty expression, i asked something that has been on my mind ever since the anbu showed up in our living room
"Mama why can't i se-sense gray owl man?" I asked using my oscar worthy acting skill to simulate baby speech. Mother smiled and said
"Those who are trained in the shinobi acts often have ways to trick even the most experienced of sensors. You are young Ashira, and your sensing skills are nought but a bud yet to flower. But enough said about Shinobies, you are here to relax and i know where we can get some deer feed" before she moved to grab some crackers from a basket and start feeding the deers with her handing me some to do so as well. But during all this, all i can think about is how i have underestimate the shinobi world and have grown soft in the warmth of my new family. Time passed by before the sun started setting and we went back to our home, before i resolved myself to request something that i have been yearning for the past 8 months of my life. With a serious face, or as serious as i could get with all the baby fat i asked.
"Mama can i train as Shinobi" which shocked mother out of her tranquil mood. A sad smile started forming in her face, before she said
"Your time will come Ashira. You are smart, smarter than any child i have ever met, but you are just that, a child, my child. Being a shinobi is something you're not ready for, go to sleep and should you be a good boy your father and i will take you out to play more often." She said before tucking me in bed, kissing me goodnight.