28 The Namikaze Inheritance (1/2)

With a very sour mood, Naruto returned home. Yugao was inside the house lying on the couch and was surprised to hear someone entering the house.

Her vigilance disappeared as she saw the face of Naruto and stood up to greet him. ”Naruto, when did you come back?” Yugao said in a cheerful manner but she soon noticed the dark aura around Naruto.

”What happened? Did the mission not go well?” Yugao went forward patting Naruto's shoulder. It was rare for her to see Naruto in such mood.

”I went to visit Hinata today. I..I...I don't know what to do Sister Yugao. I should have been there, yet I was fooling around ignoring everyone else even you.” Naruto said in low voice.

”Don't talk like that. It wasn't your fault. And besides, if you think you are somewhat to blame then do you think it will over if you feel sorry and cry over it.” Yugao said in a slightly stern manner and pulled Naruto into a hug.

”I've always felt you were special and I know you are. I kind of raised you so I know what I'm talking about and I'll tell you that it wasn't your fault. But I also know you won't stop feeling guilty since she was your only friend in the academy. Talk to me and her before you do something stupid okay. And don't disappear on me Naruto.” Yugao said as she tightened her hug.

Naruto hugged her back as he buried his face on Yugao purple hair. Naruto's sour mood slowly faded away as he enjoyed the warmth.

”Wait here, I'll cook us dinner,” Yugao said as she broke free from the hug and walked towards the kitchen with a smile.

”Mm, Okay,” Naruto said as he sat down on the couch feeling much better than before.

Naruto suddenly stood up remembering something and quickly entered Sage Mode. With his eyes turning gold Naruto sent our his senses towards every nook and corner of the house.

”Ah, I knew it. Thanks, dad.” Naruto said as he went towards study room which belonged to his father. At the center of the room, Naruto removed the floor tiles and used Earth Release to move out the large part of the floor.

A staircase leading downwards appeared before Naruto but he decided to close the floor opening for now. It was a secret room where Minato hid his stuff and the secret room was closed without any openings. Naruto figure, his Dad also used Earth Release to shift the ground in order to enter the room.

The room was 2 feet below the ground and it was well hidden and most people wouldn't even suspect that there was a secret room before the floor since there weren't any doors to enter it.

Naruto was thinking of entering the room after Yugao went to bed. It wasn't that Naruto didn't trust Yugao but he thought it was better if few people knew about it and it would be better if he was the only one to know about the room.

Naruto picked one of the books from the study as there were many books gathered by his father. Some of it was from Jiraiya and some regarding battle tactics but most were simple books regarding history, geography and such. The study room was probably used as an excuse to hide the secret room as there wasn't any interesting book on the shelf.

Soon Naruto was called by Yugao for dinner and he went to satisfy his hunger. Since Naruto had been gone for 2 weeks Yugao didn't let him go easily as he was forced to sit down with her and retell his adventure, which he didn't mind.

Naruto shared his short but sweet adventure with Yugao as her eyes were lit with joy listening to Naruto's voice.

Just as Naruto was telling his ending battle with Doto, Naruto realized Yugao was already asleep on his shoulder. ”Was my storytelling so boring?” Naruto said to himself as he looked at the figure lying on his shoulder.

Naruto smiled seeing the warm smile on Yugao's face and carried her in towards her room. Naruto tucked Yugao into her bed and covered her with a blanket. Just as he was about to leave, he felt a tug on his jacket.