When I come out of the I.D, my clone is lying in his crib, pretending to be asleep. My mother seems to be in the kitchen. I scan the apartment building for the Anbu, and seemingly, he isn't there. I sneak into the crib and dismiss my clone. The memories hit me. It would seem my mother got home a little later than expected, and lied down with me for a while before waking back up and sitting in the kitchen. She's sitting at the kitchen counter, holding a photo in her hands, tears dripping down her face. I make cooing sounds from my crib, in the hopes that she'll notice me. She hears my sounds and turns to me, when she sees me, she smiles.
"Oh little Hikaru, are you up now? Come to mommy."
Miro comes over and picks me up, holding me in her arms. She walks over to the kitchen counter and falters in her steps a couple times.
'Kakashi must be training her really hard.'
"Hey little baby, don't worry, mommies just getting stronger she can protect you."
She picks up a small picture lying on the countertop.
"You know who this is? This is your daddy. He fought to protect us, and died not too long ago. I'm really sad you won't be able to meet him. It's okay though, he would've loved you so much. You look a lot like him."
Towards the end of her speech, her voice starts cracking. I watch as tears fall down my new mothers face. As I watch her cry, I realize something. Up until now, I haven't really thought of her as my mother. She was just another female in my life. But now I realize that's all wrong. I love her. I love her as my mother. In this moment, I realize that I never want to see her cry again. So I do the only thing I can. I hug her. I hug her as hard as a baby would be able to. I bury my face in her neck and lie there, hoping that my embrace will somehow heal my mothers broken heart. My mother calms her tears, and hugs me back. So hard I wonder if she knows she's hugging a four month old child. Soon after, she stops and starts cradling me in her arms again.
"I love you so much little Hikaru."
'I love you too mom.'
Miro then walks over to the couch and lies there, with me in her arms. I watch as her eyes flutter for a second, and then slowly close, giving way to sleep, and hopefully good dreams.
'Damn. It sucks I'm only four months old. I wish I could help her more.'
I lie there thinking.
'How can I help my mother? I can't physically help her, and I can only do so much by just being here, I could probably make her stronger. I guess I'll have to settle on that, at least until I get to a decent age.'
'Shop!'
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Items
Kekkei Genkai
Jutsu
Attributes
Perks
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I click on the items tab and start searching. After a couple minutes, I find what I'm searching for.
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Bloodline purity pills
Raises bloodline purity by 15%
-15,000
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I quickly buy them. 6 small red pills appear in my hand. I drop them in my mothers mouth and they dissolve quickly. My mother's hair turns red down to its roots. But other than that, no real reaction happens.
'Maybe there will be a bigger effect in the morning.'
I set the timer for 8 hours.
'Let's see how big of a change there is then.'
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8 hours later~~
I open my eyes. The first thing I notice are the numerous ninja in my home. There's like 5 of them in here.
'What the hell? Where's my mom?'
I quickly look around the room, and my mother is sitting at the kitchen counter with Hiruzen Sarutobi.
'Must be new to him, having to make house calls every month.'
I look at my mother and use Observe on her.
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Name: Miro Uzuma
Class: Pureblood Uzumaki
Gender: Female
Title: Caring mother
Level: 40
Next Level: 90.6%
Age: 28
Chakra control: Decent
Kekkei Genkai: Adamantine chains
Attribute: Water
Perks: (Click for more information)
Items: None
HP: 400/400
CH: 1600/1600
STR: 30
VIT: 30
DEX: 32
INT: 22
WIS: 14
LUK: 15
Karma: 113
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'Holy shit. Those pills did a lot more than I figured they would, and she has the Uzumaki clan Kekkei Genkai now? That's great! I did what I aimed to anyway.'
I listen in on their conversation.
"So Mrs. Miro , do you know what happened last night?"
Mother shakes her head.
"No, I really don't. I woke up and I had a large amount of chakra and my hair had turned red."
Hiruzen sighs.
"Mrs. Miro, do you know who the Uzumaki are?"
Miro shakes her head.
"The Uzumaki?"
A sorrowful look crosses Hiruzens face.
"The Uzumaki were a friend of Konoha. They were a clan, full of members with vibrant life force and high amounts of chakra. They were also very knowledgeable in the little known art of fūinjutsu. They grew fast, and were one of the strongest clans in the world, until some grew fearful of their power. Some of the Shinobi nations banded together to destroy Uzushiogakure, the nation in which the Uzumaki resided, and we were too late to help. Some of the members fled, and a few made it out. We had one here, but she's now deceased. She was Kushina Uzumaki, the wife of the fourth Hokage. I believe you to be a member, if not from a branch clan somewhere. The Uzumaki members were known for their vibrant red hair. And the Uzumaki have large chakra reserves in general. You have both of these characteristics. Little Hikaru over there does as well. I believe you both to be members. And I would like to help you two grow, so you can invoke the clan restoration act to rebuild yourselves. We couldn't help your clan then, but we sure as kami can now."
Miro looks awestruck.
"I-I don't know what to say..."
"I didn't even know I was a part of this clan? You really think I am?"
Hiruzen nods.
"You fit the bill Mrs. Miro. And Hikaru too."
'Wow, he guessed it pretty quick. But what other clan has red hair and large chakra reserves? Not many.'
"Well, I accept your offer Mr Hokage-Sama. As long as you help protect Hikaru and help us grow."
Hiruzen smiles.
"I couldn't want anything more."
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A few days later~~
As it turns out, starting a clan anew is totally hard to do. My mother is away from the house practically all of the time, either training, or reading books on fūinjutsu and the history of the Uzumaki.
Me however? I've just been lying around, being a baby. I've been thinking on whether or not I should set a timer for a few years. I've pretty much determined the fact that it doesn't make me actually sleep, it just puts me into a kind of autopilot mode. It makes me do whatever would seem normal at the time. I won't miss out on much, and by the time I awake, I'll be academy ready. Mom will probably be much stronger as well.
'This sucks. Either wait three excruciating years, or go to sleep for three and miss a whole bunch. What will there be to really remember though? I'm not expected to remember much until I get into the academy anyway. I'll have to think on this.'
'Status.'
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Name: Hikaru Uzuma
Class: Toddler
Gender: Male
Title: None
Level: 30
Next Level: 21.7%
Age: 4 months
Chakra control: Amazing
Kekkei Genkai: Swift release
Attribute: Wind, Lightning, Earth
Perks: (click for more information)
Items: (click for more information)
Skills: (click for more information)
HP: 100/100
CH: 780/780
STR: 20
VIT: 15
DEX: 20
INT: 20
WIS: 15
LUK: 10
Karma: 635,144
Stat points: 0
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'Hmm, I wonder if I can leave my clone in an I.D'
'Shadow clone jutsu.'
*Poof*
"Yes boss?"
"I want you to try to create an instant dungeon. If you succeed, after around 10 seconds, come back."
"Yes sir"
I watch as my clone puts his hand into the air, and says performs the skill.... and he's gone. I feel excitement flood my being. Ten seconds later, My clone pops back up in front of me.
'This is a way I can train without being awake! It's like a damn cultivation novel! I'll have my clones practice the three academy jutsu, along with shuriken and kunai stuff! I can even have them practice the wood working and make swords! And they can practice with those too! They can also spar and up my taijutsu skills!'
And so, with renewed vigor, I dispel my clone.
"Create I.D: Field"
And I'm there.
"Shadow clone jutsu"
*Poof*
"Should I start making more clones boss?"
I nod.
"Yeah, you know what to do. And don't, under any circumstances come out of the instant dungeon. Make however many clones you see fit over the years. I'll be back eventually."
My clone nods.
And so I exit the I.D.
I wait until my mom gets home before going to sleep. I hug her, and stay there in her arms.
'When I wake up mom, you'll be a lot stronger. And hopefully I will too. I love you mom. Goodnight.'
Then I click the button, and everything goes black.