Naruto : Saga of Tanya the Kunoichi

It's weekend, Hana, Kiba's sister, helped Kouga apply the face painting symbolising the main lineage of the Inuzuka clan. 

Kouga looked in the mirror, thinking now he looked as handsome as his dad. While his dad was unreliable, he was definitely manly and handsome in his view. He tidied up his hair a little, straightened the folds on his grey hoodie.

"There you go! Now you really look like a part of Inuzuka." 

Tsume smiled, seeing her grandson looking the part. "Grandma baked some cookies, come on let's get to the kitchen~"

"Okay grandma!"

Kiba looked at his mom questioningly, at how kind she was acting, stuffing more food onto Kouga's plate. Though Kouga's reluctant expression as he was forced to eat them was comical. Oh and the money she gave sneakily under the table as if she were doing something illegal.

She never gives me any pocket money unless I beg for it back then…

Seeing Tsume acting like a kind angel made him feel nostalgic over his childhood. He was a little naughty back then, skipping class with Shikamaru and Naruto.

Hey, maybe he deserved to be treated a little harshly. Kiba chuckled to himself. While Kouga was quite imaginative, he was a good kid and listened to them very well.

Kiba recalled Boruto, his nephew he was quite fond of.

"Hey Tsuyu, how about we hang out with Naruto and his family too later?"

"..." Tsuyu didn't respond for a while. It's been a week since they somewhat fought.

Kouga didn't care much about Boruto anymore, the two didn't speak to each other except through forced interaction in class. But still, they were family. It shouldn't be like this.

"Yes. We should…" It could reduce the tension a little. Maybe spending time like a normal family could ease them.

"Do you have any interesting places to go to?" Kiba himself felt a little anticipation.

"Hm. We can go to the Land of Flowers. The country had places with amazing sceneries."

"That sounds great!"

Since it was the weekend, Tsuyu headed to Naruto's home. She wondered if Naruto even welcomed her. She still thought Kouga did nothing wrong. She already told him to never underestimate the opponent and a wolf used all its legs to pounce on a rabbit and he followed the example. Besides she mentioned at times during their training against some captured criminals killing was done the last, information was always priority as a shinobi. 

Even when those Otsutsuki came later, she wanted to capture them first as priority. Because behind them there's a whole clan of those parasites that would come over and over each time they kill one.

Knock. Knock.

Tsuyu knocked to see Naruto. A cute girl with black hair and blue eyes opened the door to greet Tsuyu.

Tsuyu smiled slightly, seeing its Himawari.

"Hey, is your dad and mom at home?"

"Yes aunty."

"Tsuyu. Come in!" Hinata's voice sounded from the busy kitchen.

She went inside, seeing Naruto reading the newspaper on the sofa. Boruto was probably in his own room.

"... Hey. What's the matter." Naruto put down the papers.

His expression seemed normal for the most part.

"If you are free today, we can have an outing. Both our families…"

"... Sure." 

Naruto nodded. He felt the same as Tsuyu really, seeing Kouga and Boruto being so distant in class since the incident. Kouga for his part seemed to just pretend Boruto didn't exist, not caring at all. Boruto on the other hand always looked uncomfortable around him.

Tsuyu left, letting them be for a while.

Himawari was excited hearing they would go to a field of flowers and try to find nice clothes to wear.

Boruto on the other hand…

"Not interested…" Boruto grumbled, continuing to play on his small game console.

"Come on. It's rare we get to go out far from Konoha."

"... I just want to stay at home."

"Boruto, come on. Just for today, yeah?"

"...Fine." Boruto grumbled, his fingers still tapping away at the buttons.

"Okay. Get ready alright." Naruto closed the door, sighing. 

Hinata and Himawari wore matching hats, with camera ready.

Boruto didn't seem as excited though.

"Come on, let's get to your aunt's."

They went to Tsuyu's home, seeing them already outside on their big lawn.

Kouga was in his hoodie as usual, with a music player in his ears this time. Having cool BGM while he's living in his own imagination and dreaming about a cool new jutsu. Mika was calm and silent as usual, wearing a simple pure white robe. Tsuyu and Kiba didn't force her to change her clothing preference. And aesthetic wise she did fit well with her current choices. Having too many colours on her pale white skin, white eyes, and silver hair would make her look a little off.

Himawari looked at Mika curiously, seeing how she was pretty and elegant even though she was just standing there.

Boruto didn't care much about her. Aside from her unique features, he had no impression on her due to how silent she was all the time in class that she might as well not exist. As for her abilities, Mika for the most part was pretending to be 'average'.

"Everyone is here. Let's get going." Tsuyu said as she waved and pointed to her hand. A spatial crack opened, from it, the scenarios of fields of flowers, the scents and fresh air hit them.

Himawari looked with her eyes wide open, excited.

"Let's go."

Tsuyu led the group into her portal, right on top of a hill where fields of flowers filled the valleys and the flat lands around. 

"Wow… so pretty!" Himawari looked really happy as she walked ahead. She looked at the grasses below, seeing tiny tiny flowering plants too. She felt a little bad she stepped on a few of them.

Boruto looked around, secretly in awe at the scene but he kept his composure.

Kouga already ran off dragging Mika and collected some flowers and started crafting something.

"It's really pretty." Hinata looked around, thinking it's so romantic. They were staying uphill, having a view from higher ground on the vast fields.

She looked at Naruto, and quickly held his arm. Her expression asking for his attention.

"Yeah it's pretty-ttebayo." Naruto just smiled. He didn't seem to notice his wife was asking for special attention.

His eyes focused on Boruto, still playing games on his own. Naruto can only sigh inwardly. Himawari took her own initiative to play around with Kouga and Mika.

"Himawari! You are now appointed as the Queen of Fairyland. As the Queen of the Flower Spirits, in the name of Umbra and Moonveil, you are now the protector of this land. We grant you the name Sunhallow!"

Kouga's original plan to crown the flower wreath on Mika changed, giving it to Himawari instead.

Himawari chuckled.

"Yes! I. Sunhallow, will protect this land!"

Kouga used wind release, sending petals and dandelions to fall around in a scenic scene.

Himawari felt happy and jumped around spinning, feeling like she's truly a queen of the Flower Spirits.

Naruto smiled seeing them.

"Hey Boruto, why not join them?"

"Hmph. It's stupid…"

"Hey… don't say that."

"What. It's true."

"Boruto… just be nice to him alright? He's your cousin."

Boruto had his own pride. After being beaten up like trash he really didn't want to talk to Kouga. Most people wouldn't. It's embarrassing enough.

Naruto went to Tsuyu's side. She was preparing the picnic area with Kiba.

"Hey, Tsuyu…"

"Hm?"

"Can we have them apologise to each other? It's just not working…"

Tsuyu thought the idea of forcing the two to apologise to each other was just terrible. But she still thought about it.

"Huh. The two fought?" Kiba didn't know since for Tsuyu it was a small matter.

"Um…" Naruto rubbed the back of his neck, looking at Tsuyu.

"Boruto tore Kouga's book, asked for a fight with him, and Boruto got beaten." Tsuyu explained shortly.

"Though Kouga overdid it. He dislocated his shoulder and elbow and cracked some of his ribs." Tsuyu added.

Kiba scrunched his face, realising it's that bad.

"Uh… sorry Naruto." Kiba felt bad for Boruto after hearing that.

"It's… his fault too... I don't know why he messed with Kouga in the first place." Naruto looked guilty as charged.

Tsuyu side-eyed Naruto in judgement. Did she really have to spell it out? How this guy who's all about 'understanding each other' couldn't even understand his own son. It was baffling.

Tsuyu just called out to Kouga who's still playing around. Few words cost nothing.

"Kouga. I hope you can make up with him… you two are still cousins." Tsuyu said calmly.

Kouga nodded. He knew he overdid it somewhat. But he still felt it really wasn't that bad.

He went to Boruto who's really just playing his games. "Boruto. I am sorry for hurting you back then." 

Kouga seemed really mature and held his hand out. He thought back then wasn't that big of a deal anyways, for him that is. And he always thought Boruto was a friend.

"..." Boruto looked reluctant. While Naruto and Hinata just pushed him to also apologise.

"I am… sorry too…" He didn't even bother to look at Kouga properly, shake his hand quickly and let go. Already turning his body away to stay with Hinata.

A flash of annoyance appeared in both Tsuyu's and Kouga's eyes. Kouga was really trying to make up with him. But his effort and sincerity were thrown away with Boruto's insincerity.

"Sorry you two…" Naruto can only apologise on his behalf.

"No matter. Forcing him to apologise when he never wants to would never work." Tsuyu just spat the truth out.

"I don't want them to keep fighting…" 

"In time they would make up naturally."

Naruto sighed. 

Kiba came over with a stalk of purple flower, pushing away Tsuyu's hair and sticking it on her ear. He saw Tsuyu was kinda unhappy over the whole situation.

"There you go… now you look prettier." Kiba grinned.

Tsuyu just huffed. With a wave of her hand, she pulled a few stalks of flowers around and stuck them into Kiba's hair.

"Now you look less annoying."

"Hahah. Oh I am always annoying you~" Kiba pulled her closer, holding her waist.

"Really now. The kids are watching…"

"Alright alright." Kiba just let go. He had an idea and went to the field of flowers nearby and quickly made some rough flower wreath seeing Himawari had one. Certainly he wanted to put them on Tsuyu.

Hinata looked at the two, then at Naruto. She was sending messages to his husband through a wife's secret method of communication of telepathy hoping Naruto would do things like those.

Instead he just saw Naruto take a sandwich from the picnic basket, stuffed them in his mouth and watched over Himawari with a smile, now she was riding Akamaru, following Kouga on Nue.

Hinata pouted silently, it seemed his husband really didn't get her signal. She started to glare at him hoping he would get it. There's a difference between telling a man to get you a flower versus them getting them for you without being told.

Tsuyu noticed Hinata glaring at that fool. She shook her head slightly. 

"Look at your wife over there." Tsuyu reminded him.

"Hm?" Naruto turned around. Hinata seemed to be waiting for something in anticipation. Only for Naruto to just grin and talk about how Himawari was having fun.

Tsuyu wanted to slap his head if she could. Naruto would probably question why his wife became moody all of a sudden later for no reason and blame it on her period or something. Men will say women were mysterious creatures but if they just observed and did some introspection it was obvious enough.

To begin with, did Naruto even know how to be romantic. Hinata was his first relationship, and since Hinata already loved him there was really no need for any gestures. And even to the girl he did like before, Sakura, Tsuyu couldn't recall anything Naruto did that had anything romantic to it except trying to get her attention and was knocked out each time. 

As for Hinata… wasn't it just 2 days in total with Toneri's shenanigans and they end up kissing in the end. Or was it because Sasuke and Sakura were dating openly back then too and he was moving on and the gap was just filled right. Maybe Naruto just never learned the need to be romantic since Hinata fell into his laps without him doing anything other than being himself. Unlike Kiba who had to work hard to gain her approval for months.

Everyone gathered after they had their fun, having a picnic. A subpar flower wreath on Tsuyu's and Mika's head, crafted by a guy who had no crafty hands. 

"Tsu-chan…" Naruto called out.

"You know… times like this…" Naruto tried to form his words.

"It's like old times…" 

"... I get what you mean."

Boruto overheard the conversation, a hint of curiosity in his eyes. His dad refused to explain further about his mysterious aunt. And knowing she trained Kouga to become strong, and was serious with him, a part of Boruto wanted to approach her if there's a chance when no one was looking. Naruto never cared about him seriously, like it didn't even matter whether he was strong or not. 

Just chill-ttebayo! You will become stronger in the future!

That was how his dad responded when he wanted to train like Kouga did after being trashed. His dad was one of Konoha's heroes that saved the world with aunt and Sasuke. It's not like he didn't know he's strong based on his biography. But Naruto just refused to treat him seriously, just because he was just 9. He could only sulk silently.

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