Friends

Hiro was sitting in the store behind the counter, sleeping, when a group of kids walked in. Isabella shouted "BABA!" Hiro jumped, clearly startled. He was on high alert, when he saw Isabella, he relaxed and looked at her group, he face was smiling, but he was internally screaming on the inside.

Isabella had her own friends now!

Unfortunately...

Hiro didn't want to hate on kids but... It was Sakura, Ino, and Hinata. Hiro scratched his neck for the first time in years and said with a forced smile "Yes, Princess?" Isabella smiled sweetly and said "Can my friends come over and play?"

Hiro looked at the other 3 girls and then out the door at the flash of yellow that disappeared. He said "Sure." Isabella gave him a kiss on the cheek and ran away with the rest saying "Thanks, Baba!" Hiro watched them go and sighed, he can only let Isabella make her own choices. Hopefully, she doesn't become a super huge bitch.

He looked outside and Isabella waved at assumedly Naruto before being dragged off by Sakura. Hiro sighed and sighed again before opening the door and looking at the sad kid next to the building.

He said "Neko-boy, you're scarin' away my customers." Naruto looked to be even worse after that and Hiro picked him up by the collar saying "You being all sad here is giving my store a sad vibe, you know?" before walking into the store with Naruto in his hands as he said "Who cares what people think? You think having horns is easy?"

He sat down behind the counter and put Naruto on the counter before yawning "Why don't you train or something. Jeez." Naruto said "I don't know how!" Hiro sighed and leaned back saying "Me neither." before falling asleep and snoring.

Naruto was stunned, weren't you running a business? Why are you sleeping? Naruto just sat on the counter unsure of what to do. He jumped off and sat in the stool before falling asleep at the counter.

Hiro cracked open an eye and smiled before closing it and going back to sleep.

A while later

Hiro and Naruto were jolted awake from a bang on the counter. Hiro grabbed Naruto and held him behind his back, on high alert, Naruto was dazed and Hiro relaxed seeing it was Zerotwo. He let Naruto go and said with a yawn "What happened, Angel?"

Zerotwo pursed her lips and looked at Naruto, who looked at Zerotwo and Hiro in a daze, before saying "How are you supposed to be selling anything when you're asleep?" Hiro waved saying "Nobody came by anyway."

Zerotwo shook her head and said "I wonder why." Hiro shrugged and said "Maybe they're intimidated by how handsome I am?" Zerotwo giggled and said "Yeah, that's it forsure." before turning around and saying "Come home, it's night time."

Hiro picked up Naruto and abducted him, bringing him to his house. Naruto said "Where are you taking me!" Hiro had an idea and licked his lips saying "Angel, I have dinner for tonight!" as he held up Naruto. She was confused but saw him wink at her, she rolled her eyes and played along saying "Very nice. Young and tender. Should taste pretty good."

Naruto was terrified and Hiro chuckled evilly as Naruto struggled to escape.

He was unsuccessful and was cooked for dinner.

...

Just kidding.

😒

Anyway!

Hiro put Naruto on a chair and said "Damn Neko-boy, do you just believe everything? If we really were going to eat someone, do you think I would pick you? You don't have any meat on your bones." he shook his head and Zerotwo slapped his head saying "Why are you scaring him? Just for fun?"

Hiro replied "I was just saying the truth!" Zerotwo retorted "We don't eat people, though!" Hiro shrugged and said "We could! Would you eat Naruto vs an actual fully grown adult? I don't think so!" as he wiggled his finger and shook his head.

Zerotwo's face fell and Naruto was omega confused, Zerotwo said "Shut up and go make dinner! Why are you talking about eating people!?" Hiro pouted and said "Yes, wife." before sulking to the kitchen.

Zerotwo sat down at the table and Naruto was a bit fidgety, she smiled and said "You are Naruto?" Naruto nodded and Isabella said "Ah! You're the boy from school!" Naruto nodded again and said "You're Sakura's friend."

Isabella nodded and said "I saw you get beat up today." Naruto said "They were bullying that girl! What's her name..." Isabella said "Hinata!" Naruto said "Yeah, her." Zerotwo watched as Isabella and Naruto talked.

It was very interesting to watch. They had no filters at all.

Isabella said "Sakura doesn't like you, she told me to stay away from you or I would have no friends. Then again, everybody makes fun of me because of my horns."

Zerotwo frowned and Naruto said "I think they're cool! I have whiskers, your dad calls me Neko-boy." Isabella said "Mittens is a cat. She can talk too." Mittens waved saying "Hello!" Naruto waved saying "Hello!"

Zerotwo asked "Baby, people make fun of you?" Isabella nodded saying "Sometimes Sakura makes fun of me, only Hinata doesn't. I don't really talk to Ino much, she's only my friend because Sakura is my friend. Hinata is nice though."

Zerotwo frowned and said "Why are you friends with people who make fun of you?" Isabella looked down and said "I don't have any other ones. Nobody talks to me because of my horns." crystal tears dripped from her eyes and Mittens patted her head, sitting on the table.

Zerotwo was not happy and Naruto nibbled on his lips before saying "I'll be your friend!" Isabella perked up and said "You will? But I have horns..."

Zerotwo seemed to have deja vu and looked at her daughter tenderly. She was the same a long time ago. Naruto said "I don't care!" Isabella wiped her tears and smiled happily saying "Thank you, Naruto." Naruto grinned and gave her a peace sign with his fingers.

Hiro watched from the kitchen and smirked to himself. Overcome the bullying plan, step 1 success! He brought out the food and served everyone before sitting down, Zerotwo frowned at him and he looked at her, confused.

She gave him a 'we need to talk later' look and he nodded, not knowing what the talk was about, but agreeing anyway. They started to eat and Naruto devoured his food before saying in shock "This is the best food I've ever had in my life!" Hiro chuckled and said "Better than Teuchi's ramen?"

Naruto frowned and took another bite of the Steak, he chewed with a serious look on his face, before swallowing and saying "No." Hiro choked on his food and shouted "You damn brat! I dare you to say it again! Go on! Do it!"

Naruto said "It's not better! Hmph!" Hiro picked him up and hung him on the wall by his pants, Naruto struggled on the hook saying "hey! It was a joke! Ah! Let me go!" Isabella burst out laughing and fell off her chair, landing on the floor.

Hiro chuckled and continued eating as he wiped his ear with his finger saying "Hm? Did you hear something?" Naruto shouted "DAMN OLD MAN! GET ME OFF THIS HOOK! I ONLY HAVE ONE PAIR OF PANTS!" Hiro continued eating adding "Must be my imagination."

Zerotwo giggled and Isabella got a stick, pushing Naruto off the hook, landing face first on the floor. He bonked him saying "Stupid Naruto. Baba will give you new clothes." Naruto fixed his underwear saying "Ugh wedgie!" Isabella blushed and looked away, muttering "So crude!"

Hiro picked Naruto up saying "Hey... What are you fixing your pants in front of my daughter for?" Naruto whistled and said "I don't know what you're talking about!" Hiro grinded his teeth and Zerotwo took Naruto from him saying "Can we just eat please. Naruto, honey. Where are your parents?"

Naruto turned deadly quiet and clenched his fists with a teary look. Zerotwo realized she said something she shouldn't have and hugged him quickly saying "Oh my god, I'm so sorry! You poor thing!" she glared at Hiro for not telling her.

He was stunned, she never asked! Why would he just tell her about a kid? She said "Where are you living? Who are you living with? Won't they be worried you're gone?" Naruto said softly "I'm alone." Zerotwo lifted him by his armpits and held him out in front of her saying "WHAT?!"

Hiro looked down and quickly ate his food, Isabella and Mittens did the same but before they could escape, Zerotwo said "Prepare a room! I'm not letting him leave by himself at 8 years old!" Hiro crumpled to the ground and Isabella jumped over him saying "Bad luck, Baba~"

Zerotwo added "Go prepare a bath, young lady." Isabella crumpled on the ground and looked depressed. The father and daughter pair sulked up the stairs saying in unison "Yes, boss..."

Hiro made a room for Naruto and Isabella started a bath, Hiro was not planning on adopting Naruto, hopefully this doesn't fuck anything up. Naruto just started Ninja school, he still hadn't stolen the Scroll of Sealing yet, nor had he learned Shadow Clone Jutsu, he needed that or he would be fucked.

Hiro thought to himself as he put sheets on the bed, the plot would be the plot. He didn't think that him being nice to Naruto would change the plot too much. Maybe he would be more confident but as for not getting the Shadow Clone Jutsu, Hiro didn't think it was possible.

And if he didn't, Hiro would just have to yoink it for him.

Simple.

Hiro brought Naruto to the bath and cleaned him up before showing him his room and saying with a smile "Hope you like it, Neko-boy." Naruto teared up and hugged Hiro's leg, saying softly "Thank you." Hiro was startled, before he smiled and patted the kid's head saying "No problem, Naruto. Maybe tomorrow, we can go get ramen."

Naruto smiled happily and nodded saying "En!" Hiro smiled and sent him to bed before going to his room and seeing Zerotwo looking at him with a frown.

He took off his clothes and hummed, Zerotwo said "She's getting bullied in school!" Hiro put his clothes away saying "Yeah, I figured." Zerotwo replied "You don't care?" Hiro turned around and said "It's not that I don't care. What do you want to do? Go complain to the teachers? Go and kill the kids that bullied her?"

He sat on the bed and hugged her from behind, leaning back as he massaged her thighs. She said "No..." Hiro rested his chin on her shoulder and said "She needs to figure things out herself. If it gets really bad, then I'll step in. If you go to complain, you'll only make it worse. For now, you can only give her little nudges."

She sighed and Hiro kissed her cheek saying softly "You know, Naruto has been alone since he was born. Everyone avoids him like the plague because he has a Monster sealed in his body, but what they don't know is that his father and mother died to protect the village, not only that but they sealed the Monster into Naruto's body to save the village."

Zerotwo said "That's awful!" Hiro nodded and massaged her arms as he added "Everyone calls him the Demon Fox, but they don't know that he is just a normal kid, or just don't care." Zerotwo sighed and pouted, Hiro kissed her lips and said gently "You did a good thing letting him stay here."

She smiled slightly and Hiro added "Plus, Isabella made a real friend. Maybe Hinata is another one..." he frowned and said "He is a boy though..." Zerotwo rolled her eyes and said "She can't have friends that are boys?" Hiro frowned and said "As long as they don't get too close..."

She giggled and kissed his neck saying "Like this?" Hiro smiled and kissed her as the lights turned off.