Bell training
"WHY ARE YOU THREE EATING?!" Sakura cried. Naruto finished his protein bar to answer.
"Because we aren't falling for his shit," Izuku chopped the back of his head.
"Language,"
"And we know he's going to be late again, meaning we're going to be hungry, hell we even packed lunch in case he's incredibly seriously late," Digging a hand into his pocket the blond through a protein bar to Sakura. "Eat it, you're going to need your strength," The pinkette just stared at him "Just eat it," He waved a hand "You didn't eat breakfast, we had it two hours ago, this is just a top up, put something in your stomach or you going to be hungry,"
"Thank you," She nodded. Izuku stretched. He gripped his trousers and pulled them up slightly before lowering himself into push ups. "Um what is he?" Sasuke quickly rested his ankles on Izuku's shoulders while holding onto the greenette's ankles in a push up position himself. "Why are they?" Naruto stood behind the pair before planting his hands on Sasuke's back and starting vertical push ups. "Okay what the hell?"
"Exercise, Izuku needs the extra weight to actually gain progress, Sasuke wants to challenge himself, I'm working on my balance," The three all compressed their arms at once. Naruto felt himself lower than he should've naturally and wobbled forwards slightly.
"Don't worry Naruto, you're still up straight," Izuku grunted, "Jesus you two, did you have midnight snacks or something, you're heavier that Shisui and Itachi were," Naruto watched Sasuke paused to kick Izuku's head. "Alright, I'm sorry," Sakura giggled from the sidelines.
"Hey, Sakura, can you do ten push ups?" Naruto challenged, lifting his head.
"What, why?"
"Well a kunoichi is still a shinobi and you are a kunoichi correct?" Izuku fell into a pace with the other boys on top of him.
"Yeah,"
"That means you gotta be strong, so do ten push ups," Naruto grinned to her "Come on, you can do it right?"
"Easy, watch me," She dropped into a position next to Izuku. The three watched her do a single push up as her arms began wobbling.
"And that is why you don't skip breakfast," Sasuke tutted.
"I'm going to one arm," Izuku warned as he suddenly lurched upwards, Naruto leant towards his head to keep his balance as the greenette fell back down. His free hand began pointing to Sakura's form.
"Your back isn't straight," Naruto picked up on the indication. "Your hands are too far apart, feet together, there you go, try again," She did another push up with less shaking. "Form is everything,"
"Izuku can you go to one leg?"
"I'll go back down to two arms, watch out," The process was quick, Izuku dropped his arm back to the floor and Sasuke suddenly kicked off the greenette's heels, the blond wobbled again for a second before Izuku crossed his ankles to give Sasuke a centre point for his one arm push ups. "Anyway, Naruto, continue,"
"Yeah, form is everything Sakura, shifting your weight slightly can cause a branch to break if you're standing wrong, it's a basic in fighting, training and moving," Naruto grinned as he kept lifting himself up on Sasuke's back. "You've done four so far, that's not too bad," He supported her as much as he could, "Izuku could barely do two when he started,"
"I was malnourished and bruised something chronic, don't drag me into this," The greenette challenged from the bottom.
"But you are making good progress, just pace yourself alright? Try and do all ten quickly and you'll never get to eleven," The three watched her again settle into a slow rhythm. "You're doing great but you can do more than ten right?"
"Why should I listen to you Naruto? You just messed about in class,"
"Yet here the three of us are, proving to have more dedication that anyone else in the class," Continued with their workout for another moment. Sakura seemed to silently ponder while she continued push ups.
Kakashi finally landed in the training field at noon. Izuku and Sasuke had kept on their workout while Naruto had rolled from Sasuke to help Sakura. "Just one more, come one Sakura," He was currently applying his weight to her feet, forcing her to try and sit up straight with her core. "You've got to fourteen, just one more and we'll be at fifteen,"
"Shut up Naruto, I can do this!" She lifted herself one more time, a bead of sweat down her head. "Fifteen, I did it!" Her energy seemed to recover until she tried getting to her feet. "Wow, I'm hungry,"
"Good, that's what I was hoping for when I said don't eat breakfast," Kakashi smiled and closed his one showing eye. Izuku and Sasuke stopped exercising and joined the other two in facing Kakashi. "Alright now your exercise commences," He held up three bells, "Whoever has a bell by the end gets lunch, only limit is you have to take it in an hour!" Naruto led the charge, running in trademark shinobi style. Izuku and Sasuke were close on his heels. The blond leapt up to kick at Kakashi's head, it was blocked with a forearm, Izuku jumped up the other side, Kakashi know had both arms up while Sasuke suddenly hit the ground and slid to take Kakashi's feet out from under him. He lifted one foot pushed the two kicking boys away. As he fell backwards he quickly flipped to land and rush forwards. Izuku led this time, rushing to meet him directly. Kakashi tried to deflect as many attacks as possible while also lashing out to Sasuke as he reached for the bells. The Uchiha grunted as the foot landed in his stomach and he rolled backwards into a tree. Little did the grey haired Jounin realize that Naruto had come from another direction and pulled out a kunai. The bells jingled as they fell for a second. Kakashi kicked Izuku away to twist and catch the bells. Completing his spin Kakashi faced Naruto and Izuku down. Sasuke charged behind him and threw a blunt kunai. He moved out of the way as Izuku and Naruto charged him together. He used one arm for each boy after avoiding Sasuke entirely.
"Sasuke!" Izuku called out, a bell threw from the greenette to Sasuke. "Keep it away from him,"
"Got it!" He nodded and darted to the trees. Naruto took the moment to snatch the second bell and throw it away to Sakura, who fumbled with it for a second and clutched it to her chest.
"And that's the second one, just one left," The two boys bumped forearms as Kakashi lashed out. Izuku jumped away as Naruto began deflecting the attacks. "Izuku, take the weights off,"
"Just what I was thinking," Some heavy thuds and Izuku was back in the action, moving with more speed and power while Naruto leapt away. He rolled up his sleeves and revealed a some weights around his forearms, quickly unstrapping them he watched them hit the floor kicking up some dirt. Both boys moved back to fight Kakashi ready to take the last bell. "Want to try the robin?"
"Oh you know it, you keep up," Naruto watched as Izuku kept pushing Kakashi back. The second there was an opening the boys instantly swapped positions.
"ROUND ROBIN JUTSU!" They yelled in synchrony. So it began. Naruto kicked Kakashi's arm away and landed to punch his gut, he instantly teleported several feet away while Izuku unleashed a powerful roundhouse kick into Kakashi's side. As Naruto began moving towards Kakashi they swapped positions again and Naruto snatched the third bell out of the air. Izuku took his place with a flying kick to Kakashi's chest, Naruto flipped into an axe kick to his head. Izuku gripped his shoulders and weighed him down. Sakura and Sasuke began making their way over. Sakura clutched hers in both hands while Sasuke was twirling the string from a closed fist and Naruto dangled his from between his fingers.
"It's over Sensei, we win," Izuku flipped off the Jounin and stood at the front of the small diagonal line. Naruto felt something akin to pride bubble in his chest.
'That kit, he will push you further than anyone,' Kurama mused. Naruto silently agreed with the nine-tailed fox.
"Mission accomplished," Sasuke grinned.
"Wonderful," Kakashi began standing up. "Sasuke, Naruto, Izuku, you guys get lunch," The three boys frowned.
"You weren't supposed to say that," Naruto glared.
"Sakura wasn't supposed to stand by, that's how,"
"Be that as it may Kakashi, but she caught and guarded the second bell, not to mention the three of us rushed forwards because we had already formed a plan, Sakura was going to be our support, luckily we didn't need her before she gets to our level," Izuku interrupted, raising an eyebrow. "You may be former Anbu Kakashi but we were trained by two Anbu, like it or not we are closer to your level than Sakura is to ours," His words clearly bothered the silver haired man who twitched slightly.
"You are still children, I will not be,"
"You joined Anbu at our age, Sarutobi already said no to that since last time it happened Itachi was forced to do what he did," Sasuke growled "So either accept it or go back to being a spy in Root,"
"How do you?"
"Hokage's office needs better security," Naruto rubbed his fingernails on his jacket.
"YOU BROKE INTO THE HOKAGE'S OFFICE?!"
"Well duh, what else can we do on a Sunday afternoon?"
"You two just had to boast," Izuku groaned as they stood in front of the Third Hokage's empty chair. "Just couldn't help yourselves could you?"
"If he ain't ready to see us as the shinobi we are then fuck him," Sasuke flopped into a chair while they waited, "Shinobi are supposed to be punctual, the Kage most of all,"
"He's been stood outside the door for the past five minutes," Izuku rubbed the bridge of his nose as he also sat down. "I can sense his chakra from a mile away, I just want to know,"
"Why you hiding Grampa Third?" Naruto poked his head from the door to see the Third Hokage stood with his pipe just shy of the door. "We ain't gonna do anything,"
"And yet I heard you have broken into my office,"
"That was last Sunday Third," Sasuke hummed. The Third Hokage moved into his office and closed the door behind him. He moved around to sit in his chair.
"You boys, why is it always something you three do?" Naruto found himself sitting in the chair on Izuku's other side.
"Well," Izuku rested his cheek on his fist, while leaning on the side of his chair, "We just want to see you Grampa," A small chuckle.
"You boys know I should be punishing you for breaking in, you demonstrated the ability to use the Round Robin Jutsu, that was a theoretical jutsu made by Minato in case he had a partner in missions that could keep up with him,"
"It isn't hard," Naruto shrugged "We just mark each other and teleport to each other at the same time, the chakra marker obviously moved too quickly for us to change targets so we end up taking each others place,"
"You're confident now Naruto,"
"Yeah, guess not being shunned by people helps with self-esteem," His snide remark caused the Third pause. "You saw it and yet you did nothing about it, listen Third, you were made Kage because the village trusts you, but right now, the three of us do not trust you," His arms folded.
"You respect you, your abilities speak for themselves but your character," Izuku tilted his head side to side, "We don't know if you're with us or against us,"
"You forced all three of us through the academy even though we don't actually need it," Sasuke tacked on, "And now we're stuck with a Jounin captain that doesn't acknowledge out skills,"
"The academy was for your social skills, the Jounin is because there are still things he can teach you,"
"Things we can't find in the catacombs? Unlikely," Izuku remarked, "For example, Kakashi's Chidori that he developed, records of it are in the catacombs, Sasuke already started learning it shortly before graduation, Naruto is learning his fathers Rasengan," Both boys in question held up their hand, Naruto his left, Sasuke his right. A sky blue orb appeared above Naruto's open hand while Sasuke's flat palm became covered in lighting.
"And you young Izuku?" The greenette held up both hands.
"I got both," He smirked. Naruto was impressed at the start but now he wanted to learn the Chidori, much like Sasuke wanted to learn the Rasengan. "I cover them both, so I need to know both of their skill sets," His Chidori coated hand slid past the Rasengan "And after a few hours of analysis and an afternoon of failures, I succeeded where Kakashi failed," The lightning took from his hand and began whirling around the blue orb. "Rasengan, lighting style, or just the Rasendori," The Third Hokage stared in shock. "There's no Ninjutsu the catacombs doesn't contain, hell even Guy's leaf hurricane and eight gates are in there,"
"And you shouldn't be in there,"
"Well," Sasuke sucked on his teeth, "Our shadow clones are in there right now, so uh," Izuku and Naruto grinned at the Third Hokage. The old shinobi simply sighed and rubbed the bridge of his nose.
"Fine, fine, fine, alright, look I don't wish to see the last Uchiha die, nor do I wish to lose the Kyuubi jinchuriki,"
"His name is Kurama and I'm Naruto,"
"Or the first Primal chakra user in centuries,"
"Uzumaki Izuku, get it right Third,"
"So I do not want to send you out into the field, shinobi have been studying longer than you,"
"But have they studied harder than us?" Izuku interrupted, "No hear me out here, we have a shadow clone in the catacombs at all times, at the end of everyday they dispel and send us the knowledge, morning comes and we send a shadow clone again, rinse and repeat," Third Hokage just stared again before grumbling. The greenette simply stood up and walked over to the bookshelf, leaning against it with his arms folded.
"Very well, you seem to desire this above all else, so I shall see you become Jounin by the end of the week, your test will be the mission I'm putting team seven on, it's an escort mission rank-c, since you want to prove your abilities, you will be escorting Tazuna a bridge builder, back to the Land of Waves, you shall head off at the beginning of next week,"
"Finally," Naruto boasted "Something we can do,"
"Don't get arrogant Naruto," Kakashi's voice broke the calm.
"Alright Kakashi," Izuku eyed him, "I do not wish to boast but we matched you in ability during your little bell training exercise didn't we? Have confidence in us as we have for you," Naruto snapped his fingers as he stood up.
"That reminds me," He put a hand to Sasuke's shoulder, his palm warmed up slightly as Izuku made eye contact.
"Yeah, yeah, I know," The greenette walked over to Kakashi and rested a hand on his back, "Sakura, go take a seat," The pinkette moved from behind the Jounin and bowed.
"Lord Third,"
"It is alright Haruno, I am well acquainted with the boys on your team, they are a troublesome bunch,"
"But you do things so slowly," Sasuke complained as Naruto lifted his hand away. "It permanent?"
"Unless I put the marker somewhere else, yes," The blond's hand rested on Sakura's shoulder as Izuku moved to Sasuke.
"What are you guys doing?" Sakura looked up at Naruto.
"Remember how Izuku and I kept swapping places while fighting Kakashi?" She nodded "Well we each out our marker on each other, it allows us to almost teleport to the marker from anywhere, my dad used and developed it, the original art was made by the Second Hokage, we're developing it to be faster as well but it requires chakra levels only an Uzumaki has," He moved to Kakashi while his brother moved to Sakura. "By putting our markers on each of you we can move between you three instantly, or as close as instantly as we can get,"
"Who was your dad?" Sakura asked innocently. Naruto lowered his head slightly.
"Minato Namikazi, the Fourth Hokage, died protecting the village on my first birthday,"
"Your first birthday, why don't,"
"Not his first birthday Sakura," Izuku took over, "As in the literal day he was born, his mother died in the same incident too, a man had used a Mangekyou Sharigan to control the nine-tails and made it attack the village,"
"Izuku, this is highly classified,"
"If we are to operate as a team, she needs to know everything Sarutobi, not that you'd understand with all the secrets you keep," Izuku bit back, "To end the attack, Lord Fourth sealed the nine-tails," Naruto coughed, "Sorry, he sealed Kurama inside Naruto, the two have been able to communicate for several years now after Anbu knocked him out when we came for answers, you didn't hear about us coming for answers because Sasuke and I beat the Anbu," Naruto could feel Sakura's eyes on him. "You didn't hear about the attack because Third, in all of his wisdom, prevented anyone from ever talking about it," Naruto pulled his hand away from Kakashi and slumped into his seat. "Really a genius move on his part," His voice was laced with sarcasm and spite. "So Naruto was shut off from literally everyone," He felt the greenette stand behind him. "Until Sasuke and I came along after I saw him in the park one day and Itachi told me the story of who he was,"
"Itachi was,"
"An Anbu and didn't really care about what you said, he saw Naruto's treatment as a problem since he is literally your best weapon against anything, even other jinchuriki," Izuku's hand rested on Naruto's shoulder "More over Itachi couldn't stand by as a child was treated so disgustingly, had I been able to truly understand what you did Sarutobi, I would've ripped you limb from limb for your sheer idiocy,"
"UZUMAKI IZUKU!" Kakashi yelled "That is Lord Third Hokage!"
"I know," Izuku's hand tightened on Naruto's shoulder. "But I really don't care," His voice was further away. Naruto whipped his head around to see a shadow clone at Kakashi's back with a blade to his throat. "You see, I've had experience with bullies, those who spit down at you, I didn't like it, so I'm not fond of people who knowingly chose to put an infant in that position," His shadow clone growled, "So Kakashi sensei yes he is the Third Hokage, but that does not mean shit to a boy from another world, in my world he'd be classified as a villain, because he's used his power to cause suffering to another," The clone disappeared in a puff of smoke and Izuku had remained facing Third Hokage. "So by all means, test my patience right now," Something rolled off of Izuku, something that wasn't murderous intent, more indifference. As if he was emanating that he didn't care if he had to kill you or not. Somehow that was even scarier than when he displayed his murderous intent. Naruto was suddenly glad to have his brother as his brother instead of an enemy.
"You are a member of Konohagakure, so you will act accordingly," Kakashi barked.
"Is that what you though when you killed her Hatake?" Izuku snarled without looking back, "Or when you let him go Sarutobi?" Silence. Naruto looked to his green haired brother, a fierce fire in his eyes. For the first time in a while Naruto felt fully protected. He knew Izuku would go down swinging to defend him. "Neither of you are perfect either, I suggest you get off your high horses before I kick you off them,"
"You are arrogant Uzumaki,"
"No, I am confident, we didn't take off all our weights to fight you and I do not wish to go through putting them all back on in a few seconds," Naruto stood up with Sasuke as Izuku turned to face the Jounin, "You are arrogant, thinking we can't be skilled in our own right," Sasuke's Chidori screamed to life, Naruto felt his Rasengan swirl while Izuku held both hands down and created both before forming his Rasendori. "I am still studying, that makes it something like six years since I began, but I have already done what you couldn't," The Rasandori both screeched and hummed lowly. Kakashi took a step back, "The only thing holding me back from attacking anyone right now is the fact I want to help Naruto become Hokage and Sasuke to avenge his brother, until you prove I can actually respect you that will be all that is preventing me."
'He is a strong minded kit' Kurama spoke quietly 'He has such powerful chakra I am surprised he has not killed any of you by overpowering yours with what is just radiating off him'
'I know right?' Naruto smirked, apparently even Kurama was afraid of Izuku.
'I am not afraid kit, you misunderstand caution for fear!' So Kurama was definitely hesitant to fight Izuku at least.
'Kurama, Naruto, please try not to telegraph your thoughts,'
'Huh' / 'Holy sage of six paths!' Naruto glanced at his brother.
'Naruto would you like to keep staring at my head or fight Kakashi?'
'How are you doing that?'
'A Ninjutsu normally used by the Yamanaka allows for a mental link I can either mentally communicate two-way with you or one-way with multiple people,' Naruto saw the hidden concentration on Izuku's face. 'However when you are practically broadcasting your inner thoughts it is very hard not to pick up on them,' Naruto just sighed, of course Izuku had already learned a clan specialty. He was a nerd through and through. 'Heard that,'
'Oh go fuck yourself,'
'No' His smug grin made Naruto relax. The greenette was his brother more than anything, that nerd could banter with the best and yet, also know how to ground you to paste in seconds. Sasuke's Chidori faded as his Rasengan shrunk away. Izuku kept holding his Rasendori. "You can relax now Izuku," Sasuke shook his head. "Kakashi knows who he's dealing with now,"
"Regardless, I'm not relaxed, nor turning my back on him just yet,"
"Kakashi, stand down," Third Hokage shook his head, "I do not wish to have a fight in my office,"
"Never bring her up again," Kakashi actually growled. Naruto didn't waver along with Izuku who simply returned.
"Never underestimate us," The older Jounin relaxed.
"Fine but do not complain when I push you harder,"
"Finally, progress," Izuku grumbled before turning back to the Third Hokage. Naruto simply sat back down along with Sakura, who had flushed a soft red.
"Sakura, you okay?"
"Um, yeah, I'm, I'm okay," Izuku's hands landed on Naruto's shoulders.
"Uh huh, well you can tell us the truth in time I assure you, but for now you don't need to tell if you don't want to," The greenette spoke slowly. "Anyway, Sarutobi, is there anything else you need from us?"
"No, you are dismissed, you all know your mission, be ready to leave in the morning at the start of the week, it should take a fortnight at longest,"
"Two weeks without katsudon?" Izuku whined.
"Two weeks without ramen?!" Naruto cried, Sasuke just tch'd.
"Dopes, you can take instant packs if you want, you can create boiling water easily," He chuckled "Although asking you two to go a day without ramen or katsudon is honestly the hardest thing I've ever had to do,"
"You love them too don't lie," Naruto poked his tongue out playfully.
"Stockholm syndrome," Sasuke held up two fingers "Eating katsudon and ramen exclusively for the best part of five years does that to you,"
"I'm sorry, what?!" Sakura interrupted their banter, "You three have only eaten katsudon and ramen?!"
"Katsudon is the only thing we know how to actually cook, ramen is cheap in the stores," Naruto ducked as Izuku went to cuff his head.
"What my brother means is, I am the only one that knows how to cook, katsudon is just the most cost effective recipe I know well enough to cook and these two are too lazy to think of anything else except Ichiraku and five minute ramen,"
"Would you like to come eat dinner at mine?" The pinkette offered, all three boys recoiled ever so slightly. "What?"
"We don't," Naruto began slowly, "Well, I'm not exactly welcomed in a lot of places, a lot of people don't like me, Sasuke doesn't like the looks he gets as the last Uchiha and Izuku, he doesn't exactly have the patience for people that are rude to me or Sasuke, he doesn't like new people very much," He bowed in his seat, "So thank you for the offer but we will unfortunately have to decline,"
"Well, I could bring some ingredients to your house if you want? It'd be a nice team building exercise plus you could eat something other than ramen or katsudon for dinner," his heart leapt before worry crashed down.
"It's okay you don't have to if,"
"We'd be delighted Sakura, it gives us all a chance to be a bit less paranoid and anxious," Izuku cut him off. Naruto cursed his brother for sealing his most likely unfortunate fate.
'Just wait, you never know, she might be nice' He turned further to his brother, who was still stood over the back of his chair.
"It also means I don't have to cook alone again tonight,"
"Hey, I cook too!" Sasuke intervened.
"Pouring boiling water into a cup does not count as cooking!"
"Does Naruto cook?" He shrunk into his seat at the question while both other boys chuckled.
"We refer to those as Ichiraku nights, because Naruto just insists on going to Ichiraku's ramen stand instead," Izuku ruffled his messy blond hair. "Sakura if you genuinely want to join us you are more than welcome at the Uzumaki-Uchiha residence, I'll come give you directions once we get things organized and cleaned up," The pinkette smiled, her flush still evident. The Third Hokage coughed.
"You are dismissed, if you could discuss dinner plans anywhere else but my office please?"
"Oh, yeah, shoot, sorry Sarutobi, wouldn't want you to keep another secret,"
"You made your point Uzumaki, go and enjoy the rest of your week,"
"You got it grandpa," Naruto grinned and stood up. Sasuke followed suit but Sakura and Kakashi were the first to actually leave.
"Third," Izuku stepped forwards "I am sorry that I can be so, uncivilized at some points, it is just, I get bothered easily, unnecessary secrets are something I'm not fond of, my genetic donors kept something from me since I was born and when it was revealed it broke my resolve and spirit, for that reason I can be unruly when it comes to unneeded secrecy, so I apologize for unsightly behavior," He bowed slightly.
"It is fine Izuku, go and enjoy your time before your mission begins,"
"Wow, your place is so, high,"
"We find it more secure than being at ground level, less intruders," Naruto opened the door for Izuku and Sakura to enter. The pinkette was carrying a plastic bag of food items. "So what did you plan on cooking?"
"Nothing complex, just some curry and rice, I'm not the best cook by a long shot, I just figured it'd be better than katsudon or ramen for once," Sasuke laughed from the sofa and he read a book.
"Sakura, please, never say anything is better than that, those two may break down," Naruto shot him a glare and frowned.
"Ignore him Sakura, he's just upset he's been barred from the kitchen,"
"You make one mistake!" Sasuke threw his book aside.
"Bitch! You set fire to water!" Izuku called out, "That's not possible, no matter what laws of anything you follow!" They ushered her in to the kitchen. Naruto began getting cutting boards and knives from the cupboard as Sakura called out.
"Uh, where're the aprons?"
"There should be one more by the kettle," Naruto lifted his head up. "Sasuke, give me the apron," The Uchiha stared at him, they had a battle of wills for a moment before he flung the cloth at the blond. "Thank you, here you are Sakura,"
"I can start on the rice," Izuku smiled "If you two want to prep everything else,"
"Sure, Naruto, you know how to dice things for the curry right?" A blank look to the pinkette. "No, come on, be serious,"
"He is, I wasn't lying when we call his dinner nights Ichiraku nights," Izuku grunted, Naruto shot him a glare.
"Sell me out much?"
"Know how to cook anything?"
"Nerd,"
"Dumbass,"
"Hey," Sasuke called interrupting their bickering, "Quit that bitchin' in the kitchen,"
"Why don't you come do something then?" Naruto barked, getting a whack from a wooden spoon Izuku seemingly materialized into his hand.
"Don't invite him into the kitchen!" Izuku growled. They both began hearing giggling from behind them. Naruto turned to see Sakura trying her hardest not to laugh at him.
"I'm sorry, it's just, I've never such a, mismatched family, even though you're all the same age, Izuku is like the big brother,"
"Well, I am more mature and someone has to be in charge," He puffed his chest, "But in all seriousness if I wasn't doing what I do, Naruto would still be on his own crippled by loneliness and Sasuke would be most likely stewing in hatred for his brother over something he didn't understand," The pinkette shifted closer to Naruto. "That's not to say I'm not damaged too, serious neglect, harassment and the like but honestly, I'm probably the most stable here," Izuku shook his head, "Anyway, let's get cooking, maybe you can help me teach Naruto," They all chuckled. Naruto smiled as he looked between Sasuke and Izuku. Sakura hit the nail on the head. They most definitely were a mismatched family but goddammit.
It was his family.