Naruto: Uzumaki Yuji [EN]

Karin was a little scared upon hearing the blond boy shout, wow he really had lungs, he covered his ears from the surprise although his eyes blinked in astonishment.

What is happening?

" what was it that surprised you so much? " now standing and looking at the boy, he pointed at her trembling.

" by any chance... aren't we family? " Naruto's face was hopeful, shining and showing nothing but excitement, both had the same surname, wouldn't they be considered family, right?

With what he said, Karin gave a sweet smile, undoubtedly this boy, although he had only known her for moments, reminded her a lot of Yūji's personality " well... I really don't think so, having the same surname means that we come from the same place, but you had different parents, and so did I, if I had had family, my mother would have told me, I'm sorry " Karin gave an embarrassed smile as she saw how the boy ended up disappointed, although afterward she didn't mind much.

" you were so lucky not to be born with this horrible red hair that characterizes us " she sighed melancholy, touching the hair that fell on her side, if it weren't for her hair, her mother, her and Yūji would not have had to suffer at the beginning of their lives, even now her striking hair was causing problems again.

" horrible? it is the most beautiful hair I have ever seen in my life! It has personality " with what Naruto said, he didn't say it any other way, it was quite honest and pure, his big, fox-like smile trying to cheer the girl up.

Hearing him, Karin blushed at the way he said it, that was an unexpected response, it was someone different who had told her that the color of her hair was pretty " do you really believe so? "

" really! you must not be sad about it, look, let's take advantage of the fact that everyone is asleep, and let's search for your brother, it's a promise! " the boy looked at her with his blue eyes, something that made Karin still feel her face warm, it was a strange feeling, a support unlike those she secretly thought of as parents, she had never felt something like that except in family, Naruto still gave her his enormous smile, holding out his hand.

Karin looked at him, glancing at his hair, her lips tightened just slightly as she detailed and took Naruto's hand, and when she did, the boy began to guide her.

" since we are here at this moment, it will be better to search in areas that only I know, if your brother doesn't want anyone to find him, we will find him, really! Very secretly " Naruto's voice was firm and somewhat strong, causing Karin to burst into laughter.

Naruto didn't let that pass, crossing the bridge that went over a stream, the boy looked at her strangely " what is so funny? "

When she calmed her laughter a little, she smiled even more happily, clearing her mind of all those intrusive thoughts which comforted her " it's just that, you have a very strong voice, I think the villagers have been woken up by your shouts "

Naruto opened his mouth to retort, but in the end he didn't, he just formed his lips into a duck's beak, a gesture of embarrassment, scratching his cheek " n-no it isn't that, it's just that I am excited to help "

" and I thank you very much " Karin was subtle, she really meant it, it was the first time she trusted a ninja from another village, that this ninja was someone as cheerful and charismatic as he was, it was something that turned out for the best.

Both children began to search, now indeed, Naruto lowered his voice, ever since Karin told him that she was letting out loud shouts, the boy was really determined to help Karin, they passed from the banks of the training centers, in the streets, and in the end, they ended up in the center of the village.

Naruto felt frustrated, he was the best at searching in places that no one could ever find, with his fox-like eyes he stood still, they had taken so long searching " it's incredible, so he is good at hiding! Not even I, Uzumaki Naruto, was able to find him "

He remained standing in that same place grumbling, although when he turned around, he again saw a face so pessimistic that it made him feel even worse, the girl looked fragile, he could see that tears threatened to fall.

" hey, don't feel sad, maybe we didn't see well at night, tomorrow is a better day to search, I promise! I will tell all my friends to help us, really " he tried to console the girl in his own way, watching as Karin wiped away her tears a little.

" yes... I thank you, Naruto " was all she could say, wiping away her tears, because she wanted to keep her hope that her brother might be somewhere in that big village.

" do you have somewhere to sleep? " he scratched his neck, somewhat worried.

Karin shook her head, she wouldn't go back to the hospital, if she stayed there it was possible that they would sedate her and not wake her up until they could do something to her, at least that's what she felt.

" uhm... " Naruto looked at his apartment, he couldn't leave a girl alone in the streets " then you will sleep at my house, it isn't the best but surely you won't feel cold " he gave her his smile again, causing Karin to reciprocate.

" thanks... "

With that, Naruto led Karin to his apartment, and when he arrived, before the girl entered, he stopped her " wait, w-wait! I have, I have to tidy up just a little, really, I won't take long " Naruto was the one who entered nervously since... let's say that his place isn't the cleanest of all, doing the shadow clone jutsu he began to clean everything and tidy up so that at least to the eye it wouldn't look horrible, he tried to ventilate very quickly, and from outside Karin listened amused as Naruto's clones shouted for him to hurry, she could already imagine what he was doing. When Naruto finished, he opened the door again to receive the girl, giving a big cheerful smile, trying to hide his nerves.

Karin entered slowly, watching as Naruto quickly pulled out a bed to place on the floor, very far from his area with him, it was considerate.

" here you can sleep, I hope you don't mind, no one has ever slept with me or wanted to be here, haha " he laughed nervously, Karin just nodded with a smile.

" this is good, thank you Naruto, I... will sleep " the girl got into the sheets that Naruto had prepared, and the boy just went to get dressed in his pajamas, not the conventional ones since he didn't want to make the girl feel uncomfortable.

When Naruto leaned back, he turned his back to Karin, there his eyes shone with a warm look, he had always thought that he would first have a sleepover with one of his friends, after all a girl ended up sleeping in his apartment! This was too much for him.

Besides, the girl was too pretty, maybe prettier than Sakura-chan.

Clutching his blanket, the boy had a funny look on his face ' I'm sorry Sakura-chan, I think I don't love you anymore, besides you always prefer the show-off Sasuke " he puffed his cheeks, just out of curiosity he turned around, to see that the girl was already asleep, it seemed that she was really tired.

He wouldn't let her down, he would help her search for her brother.

And so, Naruto also began to fall asleep.

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And while his sister suffered from not having Yūji, he himself spent his first night alone, the boy did not want to sleep, he was very pleased playing with the transformation jutsu.

" uhm... what do you think of this style, Suiren? I think I would really like to look older, this small body and the hair could betray me, don't you think? I don't want to fight unnecessarily " the boy did the corresponding seals, and a smoke bomb appeared in his direction

He is... literally an old man, Suiren tilted her head " if it's you, Yūji? "

The curse, at these hours, from how much Yūji spoke to her, began to learn more words again, now at least he could communicate in a more normal way.

" ugly "

That was exactly what he needed to hear to undo the transformation jutsu, he let out a dejected sigh " you don't need to say it like that, Sui~ " his dramatic voice floated in the air.

" uhm... what do you think, I could transform into a powerful magnate, I would be someone full of mysteries, and everyone would gossip about me just by looking at me " as he explained he covered his face with his forearm up to his eyes, it seemed he was taking his performance with humor, better to laugh than cry.

" look at what I'm talking about! " when he did the seals again to transform, the smoke surrounded him.

Suiren looked at him calmly, but when she saw him, her expression turned pale.

A man full of gold, black hair, glasses, suit and attire.

" Yūji looks horrible, doesn't he? "

" oh come on! I'm trying to shape a new identity! Suiren, you're not helping me at all " the boy complained, struggling with the curse, the girl firmly refused his decision.

Yūji sighed heavily " all right... unless I take on the identity of one of my former companions... that's true, why didn't I ever think of that? "

" companions, before? "

" well, I died and was reborn here, Suiren, I had another life, did you think reincarnation didn't exist? I never thought about it, and by not thinking about it I never knew anything about this existence, but here I am, bringing curses that are far from existing in this world that was new to me for eight years, the good thing is that you're still with me, Suiren, very much alive, don't worry, try not to make sense of it, you probably won't even remember what I said when I manage to find a method to bring your true consciousness with me " he gave his shining smile to his cursed friend, to whom Suiren innocently had two dots in her eyes, she really didn't understand anything.

" let's see, into whom can I transform? Knowing that I can become someone from my acquaintances... it's strange, but I don't have any other method, I'm very bad at transforming into a new person " he sighed more forcefully at his thoughts, of all his acquaintances...

Quickly he moved his hands and the jutsu was performed again.

Suiren, upon seeing him, was much better than all the transformations he had had before, she circled around him to see him better " pretty, yes, pretty "

" I suppose that even you would be spellbound by this " he rolled his eyes and went to the nearby lake, and when he arrived he became noticeable.

It was melancholic, in the reflection only that spiky black hair was seen, that bored and tense face, it was Megumi in the very image, wearing the same jujutsu uniform.

" Megumi is very handsome, I can't do it, I think it would draw attention, don't you think? If you do, I can see you giving him flirty looks " he pointed at Suiren, who only blinked innocently without understanding Yūji's jokes.

He undid the jutsu " no, I can't be him, I'm not good at pretending to be someone like Megumi, it's just that he is... Megumi! I simply can't " he repeatedly refused, biting his thumb thinking about who to transform into " it's just... now I realize that all my acquaintances were very handsome, it's something different here, they have a much more modern air, ah... what a problem " he dropped his shoulders.

" what if I transform into Gojo-sensei? That's even worse, I would never be far from girls, that's a nuisance, this is too much! " he ran his fingers through his hair from the stress of thinking.

He stopped those movements, and now stopped to think of himself... again with his Itadori Yūji form.

He did the corresponding seals, the white smoke returning to him, and when it passed, he did not want to look at the water, he was afraid to see himself.

But he had to be brave, at least in that moment for himself, upon seeing himself, remembering that that was his appearance before dying, a pronounced scar on his left lip, a piece of flesh missing in that area, and another on his right eyebrow, both looking like small pits.

His coffee-colored eyes with golden touches... betraying that he had been through a lot, that light pink hair with its faded cut around it, the jujutsu clothes on his body.

He looked at Suiren slowly, and then gave her a sad smile " what do you think of this form? "

The curse approached Yūji, seeing that with that appearance, when noticed, it really seemed natural, as if it were truly him, something deeper loomed, it circled around him and then stopped again in front of him.

" Yūji is pretty like this, I like it, I like it a lot, yes "

With what she heard, fate is cruel, therefore Yūji sighed " you do have bad taste, Suiren, but well, I'll listen to you " he put on the permanent red hood of his jujutsu uniform, the boy put it on.

Before he had never used it, but now, he put it on, for some it might seem normal, but for Yūji it was because he wanted to hide his face.

He did not like this face.

But he had no choice, he had to hide from the bad ones that came with him, he did not want to kill, simply.

" very well Sui, we will rest for a moment, after this, we can continue searching for a place far from what we love, all right? "

" so, no home then? "

" no, nothing of home nor family, understood? " he saw the curse nod calmly, this time Yūji sighed, he moved to a nearby cave, because not even villagers would approach, he could sleep anywhere, it would be busy days, because he would try to get used again to moving with that size he had.

A body and a face that is no longer worthy of bearing, but that he will use again.

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