The Legend of the Kyubi

It had been two weeks since Kurama had discovered that he would be a father again, and Hikari had decided to follow Kushina's guidance and go live at the Uzumaki mansion. She was surprised to be welcomed by the women, especially Kushina, Mikoto, and Tsunade, and soon she felt at home.     

Thanks to the advice of Mikoto and Kushina, Hikari was able to adapt well to her pregnancy.     

Kurama decided to spend time with Hikari when he was not with the two women and the children, and thus gradually understand a little more this woman who would be part of his big family.     

Hikari appreciated the gesture, although she often repeated that the effort was not necessary as long as he was there for the baby.     

Hikari's friends went to see her from time to time, although it could be seen that they were happy for their companion, not because she was living under Kurama's roof, but because their little boy would have his whole family.     

During this time, Kurama's true identity came to light, although to no one's surprise, the villagers did not seem to care much after all the help he provided during Konoha's crises.     

Hiruzen had also revealed the fact that Kurama was practicing the CRA after he reported on all the new laws that would govern Konoha from now on, which brought many surprises but after a while, everything returned to normal.     

Kimimaro and Pakura's recovery was progressing well, to the point that Tsunade had to recalculate the time it would take them to return to their lives as shinobi.     

The rebuilding of Uzu was also progressing well, to the point that only a few more months would be needed before the second phase could begin.     

Kurama wasted no time during the time in Konoha. He decided that to save time, he would begin practicing a technique that did not bring back good memories, the Hiraishin, so that he could return home during his training to spend time with his family, although at the moment, there were not many results.     

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"I still can't believe you fucked your mother," Kiba said as he watched the ginger man study the jutsu of the second Hokage.     

"Technically she's not my mother because we're not blood-related... not to mention that even if we were, it's not uncommon for clan incest to keep the bloodline pure" - replied Kurama as he kept his eyes on the scrolls - "I see..."     

"Strange as it may sound, many of the clans have begun with incest" - said Shino neutrally while also reading some scrolls, even though these consisted of the secrets of his clan - "Even the Uchiha clan maintained this tradition with the main house to keep the purity of their blood to the maximum"     

"The Hyuga clan does too, even a few years ago there was a law that prevented marriage to people outside the clan" - added Neji, who like his friends, was reading the scrolls of his clan, specifically speaking, the scrolls of the main house.     

With Danzo's rebellion, a large part of the main branch of the Hyuga clan joined his cause and by default, having a premature death, that's why Hiashi in an attempt to unite all the remaining Hyugas, decided to abolish the Seal that imprisoned the secondary branch, which didn't have much resistance because the great majority that supported that law, died in the rebellion.     

"Why don't you keep quiet and read something?" - Shikamaru asked while reading a book on tactics and strategy - "Even Choji is reading..."     

"It's a cookbook..." - replied Kiba with a blank look.     

"But a book at the end of the day" - Kurama nodded as he frowned because he had found a tricky part in the seal he was studying.     

"I still don't understand how you're reading on a beautiful day like this that you could use to train your bodies" - said Lee while doing push-ups - "899...900...901..."     

"By the way... how does it feel to be a father, Kurama?" - asked Shino as he earned the surprised looks of everyone present - "What? I want to have a family in the future too"     

"Now that you mention it... I'm curious too," Neji muttered as he shook his head imagining his future with that special girl.     

The other boys looked at Kurama as they waited for an answer from the red-haired man, who could only put the scroll aside when he noticed that they would not stop bothering him until he answered the question.     

"I wouldn't know how to put it into words," said Kurama as he shook his head. "It's a feeling that can only be felt when you see that baby come into the world... the feeling of seeing your family expand is inexplicable... though I can tell you that when I saw Naruto, I was the happiest man in the world"     

" His name is Naruto?" - Kiba asked in surprise because he did not know the name of the new Uzumaki because they had not met with Kurama before, not to mention that everything related to the Redhead clan was guarded as best as possible.     

"Yes... it's a special name for Kushi-chan... I'm sure you understand," replied Kurama as the boys nodded.     

"I just hope he doesn't change his name like some troublemaker with red hair," snorted Shikamaru as the others laughed.     

"Yes... laugh... But let me tell you, I didn't change my name because I found it horrible. I changed it because my current name carries more weight," replied the ginger with disdain. " But back to the subject, you'll know when you get through my situation... I'm sure you'll find the answer you're looking for"     

"You didn't tell us anything," snorted Kiba as he shook his head.     

"It's because I can't put it into words," the redheaded man replied calmly.     

"Let's put that aside," sighed Shikamaru as he looked at his troublesome friends. "What do you think of the new Konoha?"     

"Much more peaceful than the old one," Neji replied, "Not to mention that there are many more opportunities now"     

"Civilians are much nicer and it's easier to communicate with them..." - Choji answered as he put the book aside and began to devour the food he had brought - "Now we just have to wait and see how Kakashi sensei manages to improve things"     

"My father told me some interesting things that Kakashi raised" - said Shikamaru - "And I have to admit that they are interesting... not to mention that we can now create a new import/export flow"     

"Sorry to interrupt your conversation" - said Shizune as she appeared in the area - "But we need Kurama-kun"     

"I guess this is as far as our meeting goes," sighed the redheaded man as he nodded at the words of the black-haired woman.     

"Remember that you can always go to Uzumaki Mansion if you need something even if I am not there," Kurama said as he disappeared with Shizune.     

"I have to admit that Shunshin no Jutsu is quite impressive..." - said Kiba jealously.     

"Don't even tell me... I tried once but I ended up hitting a wall," Choji sighed as he shook his head.     

"That's nothing, I ran into my troublesome mother and ended up going shopping with her..." - murmured Shikamaru with regret - "It was the longest 6 hours of my life"     

"I fell on my face against the Ninken shit of my clan..." - said Kiba as his gaze seemed to have lost all its luster.     

"Oh... sorry, buddy" - said the boys as Kiba continued to look into the void.     

* * * * *     

The days continued to advance and Hikari's day of delivery had finally arrived.     

The members of the Uzumaki clan, along with their friends, stood outside the hospital room as they waited for the news.     

"I wonder what she' s like..." - said Kushina as she looked at her baby who was wearing red fox pajamas.     

"I wonder the same thing," nodded Mikoto, who was holding Izumi who was wearing pajamas similar to Naruto's but a nice pink color.     

"I still cannot believe that that idiot is a father... no offense," Sakura said ruefully.     

"Relax, we know he's an idiot," Kushina smiled as Mikoto covered his mouth with his hand so as not to laugh too hard because it might wake the babies.     

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" Bwa! Bwa!" - A baby's cries echoed in the room as Hikari looked at her little newborn. He was a green-haired boy with a few red locks.     

"He has the same color hair as my mother..." - Hikari muttered as she wept tears of happiness.     

"By the strength of his crying, we can tell that he is a healthy boy" - Tina nodded excitedly as she cleaned the baby and handed him over to Hikari - "Congratulations, friend"     

"Thank you, Tina-chan... if it weren't for you, this would never have happened," said Hikari as she looked affectionately at her friend. Tina had done so much for her that she was sure she wouldn't be able to pay her back.     

"Congratulations on your third child, Kurama" - said Tsunade, although Kurama could detect the great amount of jealousy the woman had - "What will the little one be called?     

"Do you have a name in mind, Kurama-kun?" - Hikari asked curiously as she looked at the father of her child.     

"I was thinking of Izuku..." - replied the redhead with a smile, only to see everyone give him a neutral look - "Did I say something wrong?"