Chapter 49 - El Macho...

"By the way... how did you get so strong?" - asked Choji as he looked at his reddish orange-haired friend.

"Eating vegetables, exercising, and with gravity seals that could crush you in seconds" - answered Kurama as he shrugged.

"Vegetables?" - Kiba asked disgustedly.

"Was that the only thing that caught your attention?" - Shikamaru asked as he gave his friend an annoying look.

"He lost me after that" - answered Kiba as he shrugged. Akamaru barked in approval, neither of them like vegetables.

"There are times when I wonder how he passed the written test..." - murmured Sasuke as he grabbed the bridge of his nose.

"Let us not pay attention to the nonsense Kiba says, and let those with a normal or higher IQ have a better conversation" - said Kurama while the others nodded.

"Hey!" - Kiba could only grumble in annoyance because it was obvious that his friends were calling him stupid.

"Back to our business" - said Choji.

"Don't ignore me!" - exclaimed the Inuzuka heir but no one paid any attention.

"What Choji meant... what's this about Gravity Seals?" - Shikamaru asked. He had read something about the art of Fuinjutsu and the most common seals, but nowhere did it say anything about the Seals the redhead mentioned.

"Gravity seals, as the name suggests, are seals that allow an increase in gravity around the user without affecting the environment" - answered Kurama simply - "The point of these seals is to use them during physical training so that the training is much more difficult than usual"

"It is an interesting method," murmured Sasuke, Shikamaru on the other hand, he just wanted to stay out of the whole thing, because it was obvious that his training would be much more problematic if he followed the regime of the redhead.

"Do you think you can help us with those seals?" - Sasuke asked curiously.

"I have no problem with that" - answered the young Uzumaki - "I would have to ask K-Kaasan"

"Why did you stop halfway through your sentence?" - Shikamaru asked seriously.

"It's nothing" - the redheaded man denied. As if he could tell them he's f.u.c.k.i.n.g his 'mother' - "Anyway, do you want me to ask Kaasan?"

"I would appreciate it" - replied the young Uchiha while the others nodded, well, all except Shikamaru who could only sigh with regret.

"Then let us go to my house, we should ask her as soon as possible" - said Kurama as the others followed but not before paying for what they consumed. It would not be right for a group of clan heirs to leave without paying.

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"Somehow I thought your house would be bigger" - said Kiba as he looked at how normal the redhead's dwelling was.

"This is only a temporary house because the real Uzumaki Residence is in the clan area" - answered Kurama simply.

"Why don't you move in then?" - Choji asked.

"Because we don't see the need" - answered Kurama - "The house is perfect for us because there are not many of us, not to mention that it is near the commercial area"

Kurama quickly opened the door and announced that he was back with the boys although to his surprise, no one answered - "Strange... anyway, I guess they must be busy"

Slowly the group moved towards the dining room, only to hear how a group of women was talking.

"And then he grabbed me by the waist and didn't let go for two hours" - said Anko with disagreement - "The worst thing is that after leaving me a mess, he continued for another hour"

"Honestly, I don't feel comfortable hearing about how my son has s.e.x" - answered Kushina, although Kurama understood that it was all an act.

"El Macho..." - said the boys as they looked at the redhead. They never thought that their buddy had already taken the last step on the ladder of a.d.u.l.thood.

"I don't feel comfortable hearing this either..." - said a woman Sasuke knew quite well - "Kaasan?!"

"Oh! Hi, Sa-chan~!" - Mikoto smiled as she saw her son walk in with his friends.

"What did I tell you about that nickname!?" - exclaimed Sasuke with a red face as he watched his friends have a smirk on their faces.

"Hello, Kuro-chan, I see you brought your friends" - smiled Kushina as she looked around and noticed how similar they were too many of her acquaintances - "Let us see, the son of the lazy Shikaku, the 'brat' of Choza and the pup of Tsume"

Choji and Kiba were not offended because that is what their parents called them.

"I did not know you were here, Kaasan, " Sasuke said in surprise. He knew that his mother was going out more often and even though she was seeing someone, now he understood that she was only coming to visit her friend.

"I usually come to have a cup of tea with Kushina-chan" - smiled Mikoto as she looked at her son - "It's boring to stay at home all day so I come to hang out with my friend"

"I didn't know you knew each other so well" - said the younger Uchiha in surprise.

"Believe me, Sasuke-chan" - said Mikoto with a slightly suggestive tone - "We know each other quite well"

"?" - the kids didn't understand but Kurama understood immediately. Mikoto only winked at him.

"What she means is that we were on the same Genin team" - said Kushina calmly.

"Right... that's what I meant" - nodded matriarch Uchiha but Kurama could hear what she said softly - "It has nothing to do with the time we were on a mission outside Konoha and were left alone that night..."

"!" - Kurama looked at Kiba to make sure he hadn't heard anything but to his relief, he was still looking at a fly. Honestly, he did not know whether to be happy that his friend was an idiot and did not realize what had happened or to regret the same fact.

"Maybe a little of both..." - the young Uzumaki muttered as he shook his head - "Though I could kill to see that Flashback"

"But putting this aside... ...would you like to eat something while we talk?" - asked Kushina as she looked at the children.

"Thank you very much" - said the clan heirs.

"I'll help you, Kushina-chan~" - said Mikoto as he got up from his seat.

"You don't have to, you're my guest" - said the redhead but Mikoto insisted on helping her - "It's okay..."

The two women entered the kitchen while Kiba couldn't take his eyes off their backs.

Kurama and Sasuke only gave him a knock on the head while they looked at him in irritation.

"What?! You have to admit your mothers are s.e.xy" - said Kiba as he rubbed the place where he was hit.

"Just like yours" - replied Kurama with disdain.

"His sister isn't bad either" - added Sasuke.

". . ." - Kiba just stood there silently while Sasuke and Kurama looked on with amus.e.m.e.nt.

"How did you manage to get down to the dining room, anyway?" - asked the red-haired man as he looked at the s.e.xy purple-haired woman.

"No thanks to you," Anko snorted in annoyance, "I still feel like my... Ahem!"

"El Macho" - said the boys once again.

"I didn't know you liked BDSM" - said Sasuke with a smile on his face.

"We haven't tried it but I wouldn't bother trying" - said Anko with a seductive smile.

Kiba could only contain the nosebleed while Shikamaru found the situation somewhat problematic. Choji, on the other hand, was surprised at how straightforward Anko was on the subject.

"F.u.c.k you, Teme! At least I have something to touch because Sakura is so flat that if she lies on the floor, she blends in with the environment," Kurama said disdainfully.

The boys burst out laughing when they heard Kurama's joke, all but Sasuke who had a throbbing vein in his forehead from the rage he felt.

* * * [Meanwhile in the Haruno house] * * *

"Achu!" - Sakura sneezed while looking at her figure in the mirror - "I think someone is talking about my perfect figure... Maybe it's Sasuke-kun~!"

"Sakura~! Dear~!" - A voice called to the pink-haired girl from downstairs - "Remember Ino-chan said that they would meet tomorrow morning so that you could train with Hinata-chan~!"

"Hai~ Kaasan~!" - Sakura replied as she thought about how her old friend had agreed to help her train. She had to admit that she was grateful to Ino for all he had done for her.

* * * [Back at the Uzumaki house] * * *

"Say it one more time, Dobe!" - shouted Sasuke as he threw a punch at the redhead.

"Do you want me to say it again?" - Kurama asked disdainfully, "Then I will! Sakura is no longer just a woman's name but also a classification for measuring a woman's bust!

Sasuke only gritted his teeth in fury when he heard the joke from his friend and rival.

"Although I have to admit that Sakura is a blessing for the other women" - continued the redhead - "Because thanks to her, the size AAA is no longer the smallest"

"Haha! In your face, bitch!" - exclaimed Kiba while laughing - "That was great!"

Choji and Shikamaru were on the floor holding their stomachs in laughter while Anko was sore from laughing.

"Kurama-kun... it's not good to make fun of a girl's figure" - said Mikoto as she walked in next to Kushina.

"Although if it makes you feel better, Mebuki, Sakura's mother was just as gifted as her daughter when she was young" - added the redhead.

"Mebuki-san was the same as Sakura?" - asked the young Uchiha in surprise.

"Indeed" - Mikoto nodded.

"Hope is the last thing to be lost" - said Choji as the others burst out laughing.

"Why don't we change the subject?" - Mikoto asked as she saw that her son was about to explode again.

"Right... come to think of it... ...why did you come here?" - Kushina asked curiously - "Oh... I'm sorry for the way I asked..."

"Don't worry, Uzumaki-san, we understand what you were trying to say" - said Shikamaru with simplicity - "We came because Sasuke wanted to know if he could get the gravity seals that the troublesome redhead used... no offense"

"Don't worry... I know how Kuro-chan is" - nodded the beautiful redheaded woman - "And I agree that he's a bit... troublesome"

"Hey!" - Kurama could only give him an annoying look but then he'd take his revenge. Kushina smiled at him as if she were saying "I'll be waiting for it".

"But back to the point, I have no problem creating gravity seals for you" - said Kushina as she looked at the kids.

"Now that I think about it... what are the capabilities of the seals that Kurama uses?" - asked Choji.

"Now that I'm not training, I'm using x50 gravity seals" - answered the mentioned redhead - "When I train it's x75 although I'm thinking of increasing the capacity again"

". . ." - the kids could only look at him like he was a monster. They thought he'd at best be using x10 gravity seals.

"What can I say?" - smiled the Uzumaki - "I'm awesome"

"Should I create seals for the girls?" - Kushina asked curiously.

"I don't think so" - denied the young redhead - "If Sakura would use seals of gravity, I am sure that her nonexistent b.r.e.a.s.ts would be affected"

"You want to fight, Dobe?!" - Sasuke exclaimed angrily as he saw that the red-headed boy was mocking his girlfriend again.

"I was only trying to help you, Teme" - snorted Kurama as he dodged the attack from his friend.

* * * * *

"I think it's time we left" - said Mikoto as she looked at the time. It had been an hour and a half since Sasuke exploded for the third time and they had already received the Gravity Seals.

"Don't you want to stay longer?" - Kushina asked as he looked at the guests.

"I think we have taken more than enough advantage of your hospitality" - said Shikamaru as he shook his head.

"I agree with Shika, we have stayed longer than we should have" - Choji was grateful that matriarch Uzumaki helped them with the seals, not to mention that the food she prepared was delicious.

"You do not have to worry about that" - Kushina smiled - "You are friends of Kuro-chan"

"Could I have another cup of tea?" - Kiba asked just to be hit on the back of the head by Choji - "What?!"

"What part of not taking more advantage of their hospitality, don't you understand?" - asked the boy with the large bones.

"I am sorry about that" - sighed Shikamaru.

"Don't worry, Tsume was just like him when we were young" - smiled the redhead.