Catching Up On Lost Time: Chapter 3

Chapter 3

“Ramen! Ramen!...RAMEN!” Naruto hums to himself as his mother brings him to the dining room.

“Their you go! I'll be back in a moment with supper.” Kushina states as she walks out of the room after putting Naruto into a high chair and locking it.

“Is this...A high chair for babies?” Naruto scouts around the wooden chair he was sitting in. He noticed the design seemed rather ordinary but he was caught off at how easy it fit him. He was even more perplexed at how far his feet were from the ground.

Naruto wiggles his legs a bit, noticing the crinkling sound from the diaper he was wearing.

“At least Sakura isn't here to see this. I would die from embarrassment.” Naruto states in his mind.

“That should do it. If it tastes as good as it smells, it will be a masterpiece.” Kushina states as she pours some Ramen into a glass bowl.  

“OH I almost forgot!” Kushina walks over to one of the lower cupboards in the kitchen and grabs an item that she knew her son would need.

“I had just defeated the Nine Tails and now I'm in a diaper. Their is no way I could have seen any of this coming.” Naruto turns his attention as his mother walks in with two bowls. She places the first one on the table and then quickly places the second one on Naruto's.

“This looks so good!” Naruto takes a whiff of the aroma that the Ramen was giving off.

“Careful now, it's quite hot, you should let it cool down a bit before digging in.” Kushina then begins to place a bib under Naruto's neck and places a knot around the back to keep it secure.

Naruto took a quick glance at the bib. It was lightly colored blue with frills on the sides. He noticed that their was something on it. It looked to be hand stitched. It said baby boy in bold print. Naruto gives off a short worried chuckle. Still trying to adapt to his mother's way of thinking.

“So tell me about the current events in the village. I'm curious to what has gone on up until now.” Kushina stretches a bit and snaps her fingers a bit before taking a seat and slowly sipping on the ramen.

“AHH, IT'S HOT!” Naruto quickly releases the chop sticks in his hand as he sticks in tongue out.

“I told you, let it cool off, or at least mimic what I'm doing and take small sips. If that's too hard, I don't mind feeding it to you.” Kushina giggles as she takes a glance at her son.

“I think I'll be ok.” Naruto smiled awkwardly at his mother before taking a slow sip of the food in front of him.

“Wow, this is good!” Naruto licks his lips as he savors the flavors.

“I'm so glad to hear that. What's rather interesting is that after it was decided to give you the name Naruto. I decided to try my hand at many different recipes in the category of ramen. Minato thought it would be a great idea to open a shop after giving birth to you. It would be family operated and it would be called The Rasengan. A restaurant dedicated to all things ramen.” Kushina takes a bite of her meal after her little discussion.

“Really! That sounds so cool. It's even named after my most powerful jutsu.” Naruto states.

“So you actually mastered your father's jutsu. How did you manage to accomplish that?” Kushina asks.

“It's all thanks to the Pervert Hermit. A couple years ago, he took me training while we were looking for granny Tsunade. It wasn't easy, I failed so many times. But I never gave up! In fact when I had to protect granny Tsuande from a guy named Kabuto. I actually mastered and used it. “ Naruto states as he blows on the ramen before consuming a larger portion.

“That's so great to hear. I wanted to learn the jutsu as well but I just never got around to doing it. I always seemed to get distracted when my attention was focused on learning it. But I'll tell you, their was no one in the village as good as me when it came to Sealing type Jutsu's.” Kushina states proudly.

“As expected, your really awesome mother!” Naruto states while chewing on the ramen.

“You shouldn’t talk while eating. See you got some noodles on your bib, hehe.” Kushina points her finger to Naruto's chest.

“AHH, I'm sorry.” Naruto bow's his head a little to apologize.

“That's all right. It's actually pretty cute.” Kushina states with a giggle.

Naruto turns his head away from his mother a bit as he blushes at the statement.

“Minato tried to add the wind element to the Rasengan before he became the Hokage but it was one of the few area's he had trouble in.” Kushina states as she takes another bite of the Ramen in her bowl.

“Want to hear something cool? I actually managed to accomplish that! With the help of Captain Yamato and Master Kakashi of course.

“Really? Just how long did it take you to learn such a difficult task?” Kushina asks with great interest.

It took me a couple weeks and a whole lot of Shadow Clones to accomplish that. I even used it on a couple members of the Akatsuki.” Naruto begins to chow down the ramen now that it had cooled off.

“Akatsuki? What is that?” Asks Kushina

“Naruto turns his head to his mother's attention. He wanted to speak but he knew that he had to swallow the contents in his mouth before speaking.

As Naruto takes a big gulp, he let's out a sigh of relief, now that his stomach was full.

“The Akatsuki are a group of Rogue Ninja's that want to terrorize and destroy the world, even that masked bastard that attacked you is part of that group. “Naruto snaps his chops sticks in half as he begins to think of the last time he met up with him after his short fight with Sasuke in the Iron Country.

“I see, so he is still around and causing trouble. I don't know who that man is but I can tell that he is someone who enjoys the pain and suffering of others.” Kushina states as she finishes off her ramen.

“That masked bastard calls himself Madara Uchiha. Next time I see him, I'm going to smash his mask and face in!” Naruto states as he bumps his fists together.

“MADARA...Madara of the Uchiha clan!? He should have died against the first Hokage long ago. Just how is that possible? Well it could explain how he knew about the extraction process with a Jinchuuriki. Also he did carry the Sharingan at that time.” Kushina looks up slowly at Naruto, he seemed so confident that he could defeat that man. And she simply smiled and knew that he could. But seeing him in just a diaper sitting their in a high chair, she could only crack a small giggle to herself.

“Well that was a refreshing meal, wasn't it Naruto?” Kushina heads over grabs the empty bowl from his table and brings it into the kitchen.

“It was! Even better than the stuff I usually get at Ichiraku.” Naruto tries to help himself out of the chair but soon realizes that he was stuck in it and would have to wait for his mom to help him out.

“So what do you say that we enjoy the rest of the day on the couch together?” Kushina walks over with a moist paper towel in her hand and a white cloth in her other hand. Naruto could tell that she was holding something else but it was covered by the cloth.

“So...Umm. Mom...How long am I going to be in diapers for?” Naruto asks as his mother continues to wipe his mouth clean and releases the latch to the high chair.

“Oh silly, for as long as we are together! Kushina states as she picks up her son and pats him on the back before placing him slightly over her shoulder.

“Oh...Really. That's just great...” Naruto states in a sarcastic tone silently to himself.

“I think we should put a little music on, to make the atmosphere a little more comfortable.” Kushina walks over near the couch and turns a nob on a box that begins to play some slow jazzy music.

“It's amazing how my tastes in music have changed over the years. I was never really into this sort of genre but after living with your father, things changed. For the better of course.” Kushina slowly allows herself to sit on the corner of the couch, she begins to adjust Naruto so he was laying on her lap.

“So are you comfy womfy?” Kushina states in a babyish tone while brushing her son's hair.

“Ya...I guess so.” Naruto didn't want to admit that he felt very secure but didn't appreciate the way his mother was talking to him. It made him feel less like a man and that padded undergarment he was wearing didn't help either.

“I'm sure your very thirsty, my little bundle of joy. So open your mouth and say AH” Kushina removes the white cloth and places it on her shoulder as she brings the item in question towards Naruto's mouth.

Naruto turned his eyes and he began to get a sickening feeling in his stomach as he noticed what was approaching him.

“Is...Is...That a bottle?” Naruto asks with hesitation.  

“Wrong Wrong, little one. It's your BA BA. It is filled with delicious milk so it can makey you a big strong boy!” Kushina continues her baby talk with an enthusiastic tone.

“Naruto turned his head away from the bottle. The mixture of the bottle plus the way his mother was talking too him caused his to blush to such a point that he felt ashamed of himself.

“What's wrong? Is baby not thwirsty? Kushina teases the nipple of the bottle on Naruto's lips.

Kushina stopped with her act as she saw a tear in Naruto's right eye. She immediately grabs Naruto by his padded butt and quickly embraces him tightly into a fetal position.  

She began to feel awful about herself. Naruto was making such a sacrifice and she was simply taking advantage of the situation. She felt that she went too far with the baby play. After-all Naruto wasn't a newborn, he was a responsible young man that was being used. Kushina was about to take the bottle away and put a stop to her little make believe fantasy until she noticed her son slowly sucking away on the bottle. She could hear some slight whimpering sounds coming from him. She wasn't sure if he was forcing himself or it could have been something worse.

“It's ok Naruto, you can stop. I'll just...” Kushina is interrupted as Naruto takes a firm grasp on the bottle and looks up at his mother in the eyes.

“I finally have met you...mom. I want this moment to last forever.” Naruto begins to tear up in her mother's chest.

Kushina's expression turns from relief to love. She held her son as best as she could. He was finally opening himself to her. To allow a side...A vulnerable side that he kept deep within his sub-conscious to be released. She knew that Naruto would have to eventually leave the false world he was in and go back into the harsh cold reality that he resided in. But until then, she would make the most out of it and give all the love and care to the son she couldn’t be with.

Kushina slowly rocked Naruto a bit, hoping it would calm him down a bit, her son looked back at her mother while wiping the tears from his eyes.

“Can I have my bottle back?” Naruto asks as he quickly turns his direction away from his mother's eyes.

“Sure thing and it's pronounced, ba ba.” Kushina slowly places the bottle back into Naruto's mouth which he accepts without hesitation.

Naruto closed his eyes as he took his time sucking on the liquid that was being released from the bottle.

Kushina closed her eyes but not before taking one last look at her son. He seemed content with himself, his head lying on her chest while the rest of his body tried to stay as warm as it was in a crouched position. She had her baby boy back and this time she would make the most of it.

“So should we do something? While the Nine-Tails chakra seems to have disappeared, are we sure that Naruto is all right?” Yamato asks as he keeps his focus on the boy who was sitting silently and emotionless with his eyes closed.

“Don't be a fool ya tool! Naruto is doing just fine. I can tell he is a smooth dude so don't be rude...YA!” Killer Bee waves his hands at Yamato to show his feelings on the matter.

“Ugh, how can I not worry! Controlling the Nine-Tails isn't a simple walk in the park.” Yamato states in his mind as be brushes some sweat off his forehead.

“Umm. Looks like I fell asleep a bit. Interesting that I could actually do that, given that I'm not technically alive.” Kushina giggles to herself as she scratches her eyes a bit.

Kushina turns her attention towards her son who seemed to be sleeping soundly on her lap. She couldn’t take her eyes off at how cute Naruto looked at that very moment. Some drool could be seen coming down his mouth as he continued to slumber. His baby bottle was right next to him, she noticed that it was nearly empty.

“I'm so proud of you my baby boy, I think we should get your little butt to bed, I have much planned for tomorrow which should be very exciting for the both of us.” Kushina pat's Naruto's back which causes him to burp a bit.

“Ugh, mom, what time is it?” Naruto mutters as he struggles to stay awake.

“It's well past your bed time. So I'm going to take you back to your nursery and get your properly  dressed for the night.” Kushina picks up Naruto and easily places him over her shoulder as she begins to head out of the living room.

Naruto couldn’t keep his eyes open any longer and soon found himself back asleep as he was being carried.

“Even though your not actually a baby. You are just as adorable as one.”Kushina states in her mind as she places Naruto on the changing table.

“All right, let's get you something that will keep you nice and warm.” Kushina walks over to a closet and pulls out a light colored blue onesie that covered the neck to the toes.

Before putting the outfit on her son, she quickly did a diaper check to see if her boy needed a change.

“Looks like your dry for now. But I'm sure it won't be the same tomorrow, hehe.” Kushina takes her time putting the outfit on Naruto. She didn't want to wake him during his peaceful slumber.

“Their we are!” Kushina takes a moment to look over her work, she also double checks to make sure the snaps were properly attached. She then takes out a pacifier from her pocket and places in softly in the boy's mouth.

Kushina gently picks up her son and places him inside the crib. She then slowly kisses him on the cheek before turning on the spinning mobile and raising the crib railings.

“Sleep well, I'll going to get some shut eye myself, I need to conserve as much chakra as possible. Tomorrow just maybe the only full day week get to spend together.” Kushina looks over her hand, she understood that her time was limited and she couldn’t be careless with the time she was given.

Kushina takes one last glimpse of her son before slowly closing the door as the room becomes darker by the second.

“It's still weird, I don't actually feel dead. I feel pain, emotion just like I did when I was alive. Heck I even feel slightly tired. I wonder if this has anything to do with how Minato stored my chakra into Naruto's body. It would be nice to see him again. If their was a way to bring him back to see our son I would love that. But he had to use that forbidden jutsu. And now his soul is sealed within the Shinigami.” Kushina slowly undress herself until she was in just her undergarments after entering her room.

“Minato always loved to lay his head on these beauties, hehe.” Kushina squeezes her breasts together as she looks at her reflection in the mirror.

“But I just have to make the most of it. I finally have Naruto and that is more than enough.” Kushina slowly slips herself into the covers of her bed. She takes a quick peak of the view outside her window. Curious if the moon lit sky was also a product of her making. Before thinking to much about it, she turns off one of the lamps near her bed and closes her eyes as she welcomes the darkness.

“I wonder if it would be wrong for me to take a bath with my baby boy?” Kushina mutters to herself before dozing off.