3rd Pov

The three eventually reached the large house that was conveniently right next to the Kage tower.

On their walk over, Naruto had rambled on and on about the test Kakashi Hatake had put them through, and how he kind of already knew who he was, but had limited interactions with him.

Sasuke who was curious about Kakashi's background asked the blonde more questions that were vaguely answered.

All they really learned was that Naruto's dad, the 4th Hokage, was his Jōnin Sensei, his two other teammates from his Genin/Chūnin days were K.I.A., and he was a big fan of Jiraya, one of the legendary 3 Sannin. More specifically, he was a big fan of his artworks, Isha Isha Paradise. In other words, their Sensei was a hentai loving perv.

Kagurama didn't say anything, and wasn't really listening in on the conversation. She didn't care about their Sensei at all.

"Alright! Welcome to the Namikaze household!" Naruto opened his house door by putting in a pin on a keypad.

Sasuke who's been here before didn't really seem that impressed.

Kagurama who basically lived in poverty felt envious.

"Mom!! I'm back and I brought my teammates!" He announced their presence in the warm house. The three took their shoes off at the door, and placed them on a shelf near the hallway entrance.

Footsteps echoed throughout the room, and a red haired women appeared while wearing an apron.

"Welcome home Naruto! So these are your teammates?" She had a warm smile on her face when she greeted the 3. "Ah! Sasuke-Kun, it's been a while! How's Mikoto doing?" Kushinsa beamed seeing the Uchiha boy for the first time in a while.

"Mother is doing well." Sasuke gave a polite bow to the older women he was familiar with.

Kagurama who felt awkward and out of place, crossed her arms, which grabbed the attention of the red head.

"And you must be Kagurama! Naruto's told me a lot about you!" Her smile widened even more and her eyes were firmly shut. Even though her words and actions were positive, her tone wasn't really.

'She's scary!' Kagurama thought to herself, sensing dislike and malice from Kushina. She shouldn't have been surprised since she's the reason Naruto came home with a bloody nose and bruised cheek the night before. Even with his heightened healing from his Uzumaki blood, there was still a faint bruise on his cheek

"Yes, that is a correct statement." She didn't know how else to respond to her.

Kushina was taken a back slightly at her formal way of speaking.

In her opinion, Kagurama spoke like a person who was reading out of a dictionary.

"Dinner is ready, why don't you all go wash up! Naruto, your father's home so go greet him first!" Kushina scolded the boy who started to bolt to what was assumed to be the bathroom. She grabbed him by the back of the shirt, and dragged him down a different hallway while he argued saying he needed the bathroom first.

Kagurama and Sasuke both looked awkwardly at each other.

"Where's the location of the washroom?" She asked him, since she assumed he would know.

"Follow me." Was Sasuke's only response before he began to lead her down the hallway Kushinsa first came out of.

There wasn't much conversation between them as they took turns using the toilet, and washing their hands, but both of them didn't really mind it. Naruto's loud nature was draining for them, so they both appreciated the silence.

"Kagurama, Sasuke, welcome." The two were now suddenly in the presence of the Hokage. He was already seated at the head of the table, Kushina to his left, and Naruto to his right.

"Hokage-Sama." Sasuke gave a bow of respect, and seeing Kagurama's defiant pose, her grabbed her by the back of the head and made her bow.

"Hey, unhand me!" She whisper shouted, shoving him off of her.

"How could you not show respect to the Hokage?" He whispered back, with an irritated expression. In turn, Kagurama scoffed and crossed her arms.

"It's fine, I'm already used to Kagurama's lack of respect. Ha, Ha!" Minato laughed at the two's antics and gestured for them to take a seat.

Even though she didn't like him, Kagurama wanted to sit next to Naruto, but Sasuke already beat her to the seat. She had to stop the displeasure from showing and sat in the empty seat next to Kushina.

"Anyways, back to what I was sayin'! The test Kakashi-Sensei put us through was brutal, dad! I mean, I can't believe he was your disciple!" Naruto continued his rant from earlier, taking a pause when both Kagurama and Sasuke entered the room.

Minato laughed at his son's antics, clearly amused. He was so proud of his son for being in the first team to actually pass Kakashi's test.

"That sounds like Kakashi-kun," Kushinsa released her own laughs, showing a look of fondness. She grabbed a bowl and prepared rice portions for the three Genin, and then placed meat on a plate for each of them.

Everyone prayed before they started to dig in.

Kagurama had to refrain herself from downing the food as fast as she could from the sheer taste of it. This was probably the first time she's ever had a full set of home cooked food. She avoided the meat, but didn't stop herself from digging into the vegetables.

"You know, having Sasuke and Kagura on the team isn't that bad!" Hearing her name mid way through Naruto's new rant made her freeze.

Even Sasuke froze when he heard the nickname Naruto called the girl.

Both Minato and Kushina furrowed their brows, confused at the sudden shift they felt in the air.

Naruto who intentionally called Kagurama Kagura, looked at her to see her reaction. He was secretly still pissed with her from the beating she gave him, and wanted to piss her off in a place where she couldn't touch him.

He smirked even wider seeing her hand trembling while holding her chopsticks.

"...what did you just call me?"

"Oops! My bad Kagura, I forgot you told me I couldn't call you Kagura, Kagurama." He pressed, secretly laughing at the veins bulging from her jaw.

"Naruto, stop teasing your teammate!" Kushinsa scolded the boy, but her tone was very light hearted which showed that she didn't really care.

"Sorry Mom! I like the name Kagura so I get carried away sometimes. My bad Kagura-oops I did it again." Naruto rubbed the back of his head showing a sorry expression, but he didn't really mean it.

Everyone on the table could see that.

"Naruto!" Sasuke shouted, but it was too late.

"You insufferable brat!" Kagurama jumped up from the chair, red in the face. Her forehead was pulsing with veins, and her eyes screamed murder. "I will kill here, and now!" She grabbed for the blade strapped on her hip, but this proved to piss off a certain red head who also had a short temper.

"Who do you think you're threatening in my home?!"

Kushina also got up, and slammed her fist into Kagurama's head.

The enraged girl let out a yelp of pain, and before she could reach up to grab her throbbing head, Kushina grabbed her by the front of her tank top.

"I was being nice enough to you already, even though you beat my son's beautiful face yesterday ya know, but threatening to kill him in my own home is pushing it, you little brat!" She lectured the girl who was glaring daggers back at her.

"Unhand me, you monstrous woman!" Kagurama growled, trying to get her to release her grasp. This seemed to further enrage the red head who swung her arm back again, but was stopped by her husband.

"Kushina, she's just a kid! Give her a break!" Minato had a panicked expression since he himself was terrified of his wife. He grabbed her arm that was ready to hit Kagurama, and urged her to put her back on the ground.

Still very much pissed, Kushina harshly threw Kagurama back, making her hit the floor with a loud thud.

She released a wince at the impact of her hitting the hardwood floor. Looking up, she made eye contact with Naruto who was hiding in his laughter with his hands. Her lips trembled, and her eyes shook from rage.

'That stupid, insolent,-!' Her thoughts were cut off, when she was grabbed by the collar again by the red head.

"Kushina-!" Minato's voice was shushed by a glare.

"Dammit, let me go!"

"Shut up!"

Kagurama tried to pull the hands off of her, but they were slapped away, and before she could even react, Kushina had lifted up her tank top, revealing her stomach.

"What the-?!" Even Sasuke was surprised at the sudden action.

There, broadcasted to everyone in the dining room was a stomach covered in a nasty red mark that was developing into a bruise, and a perfectly visible rib cage that was clearly showing two broken bones.

The muscle definition on her arms, and the baggy pants really did well in hiding just how unhealthily skinny the girl was.

Kushina, who got really quiet, loosened her grip, which allowed for Kagurama to jump back away from her.

Her face was flush red from both anger and humiliation. Also, if you were close enough to her face, you could just barely see her eyes beginning to water.

"I-I will never forget this humiliation! Mark my words, you have made an enemy of Kagurama as of this day!" She declared and bolted out of the house as fast as she could without looking back.

"W-wait!" But Minato grabbed Kushina's arm, and shook his head 'no'. He loved how head strong his wife was, that being one of his favorite traits from her, but it also was a big flaw that she had. Especially when it came to interactions with other people.

People who were private and reserved like Kagurama.

When Kushina first threw Kagurama on the floor earlier, she could faintly see the red marks on her stomach since her tank top rode up a bit. She was expecting just a small bruise from the training exercise, so she was beyond shocked to see the clearly malnourished girl, who was walking around fine with broken bones, as if she wasn't in any pain.

"Naruto! I'm very disappointed in you!" Minato turned to his son, who was no longer laughing. In turn, his head slumped forward. He was already feeling guilty about the situation, and now he just felt that much worse.

"I think I should head home." Sasuke suddenly said, getting out from his chair. Seeing that his food was finished, Minato excused him, and apologized for the incident before wishing him a good evening.

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Now walking home, the Uchiha was about halfway to his house when he saw Kagurama wiping her eyes behind a run down building. Unbeknownst to him, it was her apartment building.

It was obvious from any one's perspective that she was crying.

Normally he'd ignore her, but for some reason he decided to walk up to her.

"What do you want?!" She demanded him, turning away so he wouldn't see her face. He didn't respond, and instead just placed a hand on her shoulder.

Kagurama flinched, but still didn't turn around. She bit her lips and felt more tears fall down her face, wiping them as the fell.

She wasn't crying because Kushina's punch hurt.

No.

She was crying because she was frustrated. She was frustrated that Naruto kept refusing to call her Kagurama, which made her feel less significant than a human being. She was frustrated because of the way Kushina had humiliated her by exposing the injury she sustained when Kakashi had punched her hard on the stomach.

Most of all, she was envious at how much love Naruto was receiving at home. The way Kushina defended him pulled at the ugly emotion in the girl's heart.

Another emotion began bubbling in her stomach.

Hate.

Kagurama had officially decided that she hated Naruto. She hated him, his family, everything about him.

'Naruto...' she thought darkly, bitting her lip even harder.