Chapter 2
The broom wasn’t quite long enough to reach him on his perch. Even with Kushina standing on one of the kitchen chairs.
It thwacked uselessly against the beam as Kushina spouted off nonsense about not stealing babies.
Kurama didn’t see what the fuss was about. It’s not as if the Yamanaka man was doing anything with it. It was just sitting there, gnawing on a useless little ring. Kurama had been doing it a favor honestly. Kits needed to be around other kits to hone their skills in play fights and to cuddle for warmth. Babies were like Kits, they were just missing the fur and claws.
“Why in the world did you take her!? The Yamanaka’s are furious!”
Kushina accented her words with another ineffective whack that did little more than ruffle his fur.
Below him, Naruto was rolling around on the colorful mat reserved for him and trying to fit his entire fist in his toothless little mouth. Kurama thought he looked lonesome without another kit to play with.
“Kits require socialization, how else will he grow strong?”
Kushina paused as she was about to hit the beam again.
“Wait. Did you kidnap the heir to the Yamanaka clan so Naruto could have a play date?”
She was looking slightly less murderous. Kurama considered this a victory, that broom was prickly.
“Explain this playdate.”
“Its where you arrange for two kids around the same age to meet up so they can play together.”
“That is exactly what I have done.”
“No!” She was back to swatting at him. “The parents have to know about it, otherwise. Its. kidnapping.”
Now she was striking the beam on every word. Kurama was worried he would not be able to get down in time to join Naruto for his nap.
Thankfully the blond fool chose that moment to walk in and distract Kushina.
Kurama leapt down and made himself large enough to wrap around Naruto. The kit rolled to chew on his ear with his useless mouth and Kurama lamented the poor things chances of survival without even teeth to defend itself.
Kurama ignored the other humans demands to apologize to the Yamanaka man as he covered the dozing baby with his tails.
Their nonsense could wait till after their nap.