Chapter 49

Well, here I am in my apartment, again with Hitomi, Yugao and Hana… well, I think I need to clarify the circumstances of the latter, and in general, about how I managed to do this.

Two hours ago.

The usual day, the usual return home from the academy, and the usual walk hand in hand with Ino. And no, this is not romance, but a severe necessity! Still, she teaches me the techniques of structuring knowledge, and given my new skill… you can lose me even walking next to me. No, I can always call out to a person, but sometimes the very situation when you are lost every two minutes is a little annoying. You have to resort to physical contact.

I wonder if anyone has the same problems with excessive invisibility as I do?

At the same time, elsewhere.

- Dad, no one notices me, what should I do? - a boy in deaf clothes walking asked his father in a strange style.

"You'll get used to it, Shino. – Even more strange syllable answered Master Yod… his father.

Same time, same place: Inuzuka Ichizoku.

- What does "no" mean? Tsume's voice sounded like a slight gurgling that wild beasts could make.

- No means no! Mom, I treat him like another brother! Plus, it's not fair to Naruto himself! And he's still a child! - for the first time in Tsume's memory, her own daughter expressed disagreement with her words. The head of the Inuzuka would rather believe that in ten or fifteen years, Kiba would have gathered courage, but she did not expect this from her daughter!

- Well, let's say that this does not pull on the relationship between brother and sister. As for the child, I agree, but I'm not saying that you have to act right now! I just…

"Just putting me in front of the fact that my life and the life of another person are already decided! And you, mother, cleverly missed my second objection! What about Naruto himself! Is it fair to do this to him? - the daughter surprised Tsume more and more. And in another time, she would even be happy for her, but not now!

Not only was her opposition in such a matter unacceptable, but something unpleasantly scratched Tsume herself.

"Daughter, you understand what the clan's benefit will be, don't you?" Besides, you also know the conditions of those old council farts! If nothing is done before Naruto graduates from the academy, then everything will return to its previous course, and it turns out that the only thing I have achieved is almost framed the clan and taught someone an outsider Inuzuka techniques! Do you want our technicians to stop being our pride? Besides, even though we are not as good at some things as the Hokage Anbu, even we can afford to collect DNA samples from the glass from which the jinchuriki drank and analyze them. He does have interesting genes, with a high chance of inheritance. Just to send him back to the neutral zone, lost out of the hands due to the unwillingness of one selfish girl, even if she is my daughter… It is unacceptable! This is my order as head: tie him to you so that in five years he himself will propose to you! Tsume almost growled.

Looking attentively at Khan's mother, she assessed all the reactions of her mother, which were surprisingly well read on her face ... although, why surprisingly? Inuzuka are not Uchiha or Hyuga who always walk around with a lean face, this clan has lively facial expressions, and very rarely do they even see the point in learning facial control. Wrong clan, wrong customs.

And the daughter became more and more perplexed by the actions of her mother. If not to say, in shock and strong rejection.

- Mom, you're overreacting! I do not understand you! You even reacted indifferently to the opportunity to be dragged into the Uchiha clan. Is it just me or did you become attached to Naruto yourself? You may not have noticed, but during this conversation you yourself called him simply by his first name, without honorifics! It seems to me that it is not the head of the clan who seeks profit speaking in you. And just an inflated sense of ownership of our clan! That's just Naruto - not a thing! My answer is no!

To which Tsume narrowed her eyes dangerously and slapped her daughter in the face. Given Tsume's strength, even a slap in the face was comparable to a blow from a trained genin, and the most pronounced animal features, which even without similarity made her nails look like claws, made themselves felt - four shallow bloody paths remained on Hana's cheek.

Touching her cheek and briefly looking at her hand (along with shōsen patching up her face, albeit only closing the wounds, and not removing them - completely removing them for a fleeting touch was not yet the level of young Hana), Inuzuka Jr. simply shook the blood from her fingers.

The eyes raised to the mother were "spiky", and the manner of the daughter's conversation was almost a reflection of the one that Tsume often uses when biting her tongue.

"Hmm, was it my imagination, or were you not so much pissed off by my rejection as the fact that it was caring for Naruto?" Yes, and time for him, even knowing that your plan may fail, you allocate more and more, calmly reveal the secrets of the clan and fiddle more than with me - your own daughter, and your own son combined! And it seems to me, or in the last two months, you began to sincerely rejoice at his successes ... not only in mastering our style, but also in your studies, in ninjutsu classes. I remember you didn't like the way the "set-finger" Hitomi behaved. But during these six months, someone picked up her habits. And yes, the more I now listened to you, the more perplexed I came. It seems to me, or are you angry not because the clan may miss out on a potential opportunity for strengthening, but because I will become its potential mate? It pisses you off that it's not... - Hana didn't say the last, short word aloud, but Tsume read everything from her lips.

The Inuzuk Quarter was shaken by the furious roar of their leader, followed by the sound of furniture being torn down.

Again Naruto, an hour and forty-two minutes before returning to his own apartment.

Approaching the Inuzuka quarter and not seeing the usual pair of guards at the entrance, I immediately believed the notification of intuition about future problems. But on the other hand, problems for the Inuzuka are my chance to fly out of the block, which I have not been able to do for more than six months!

- Ino, I think you should go home. I'm pretty sure something has happened, and I don't think the Inuzuki will be happy about outsiders. Looking straight into Yamanaka's eyes, I speak softly.

+3% sympathy for Yamanaka Ino.

- I won't leave you alone! - I was immediately given an answer, in a low but confident voice.

- Okay, but please stay behind! "To be sure, I step forward a little, and we hurriedly go to ... the house of the main family, where a crowd of Inuzuk is already present, and very disturbing sounds are heard ... sounds of a fight.