11 Heart knot!

"Isn't it good? I could also do so in three to four hours." Kurenai said while she knew that Kazutora must have learned in an hour or two, but she didn't explain this matter.

Anko looked at her for a moment and she asked, "How is the chakra control? Did he practice before?"

"Shhh! Why are you asking so many questions? Are you annoyed that you missed the chance to pinch his cheeks?" Kurenai said mockingly and she covered for Kazutora so that Anko would drop the topic.

She didn't want to talk about this matter anymore as even if Kazutora was talented, she didn't want him to graduate like Kakashi in future.

Anko could see that Kurenai wanted to drop the matter, so she begrudgingly accepted the words and stopped talking about the matter.

"Anyways, here are the things that you need. Also, I have bought a few sets of clothes for you, and the materials that you might need when you go to the Academy." Kurenai said as she picked up a bag and gave it to Kazutora behind her.

Holding the bag in his hand, even though it wasn't that heavy, Kazutora felt that the bad was much heavier because he could hear the sense of care in Kurenai's voice.

Kurenai, who was waiting for her thanks, looked at him and she was Kazutora looking down while holding the bag.

"Kazu?" She called him, and Kurenai saw Kazutora raising his hand and looking at her with a bright smile on his face.

"Thank you, big sister!"

Hearing the words with the bright smile on his face, Kurenai blinked her eyes and then she pulled his cheeks.

"No problem, it's what I should do," Kurenai said while acting like a big sister, and looking at them, Anko clicked her tongue. She looked at the last three pieces of dango in the box, and before Kurenai could see, she picked them up and started to eat.

'Hmm! I prefer this sweetness to what they are showing. Ugh!'

Anko thought while shuddering, and even though the atmosphere between the two was warm, Anko felt that it was too warm for her.

"Okay! Okay! You two, stop staring at each other like they do so in brother-sister dramas!" Anko said as she wiped her hand on her clothes, and she walked between Kurenai and Kazutora. Hearing her words, Kurenai was a bit embarrassed, and she had forgotten that Anko was there.

As for Kazutora, he took the bag and went to his room as he also felt that the scene that happened before was a bit too much.

"By the way, are you staying for lunch?" Kurenai asked and Anko looked at her with raised brows.

"Kurenai, I didn't expect you to change so early. Are you chasing me away?" Anko said with a playful smirk appearing on her face, and Kurenai rolled her eyes at her words.

"Help me put these things, I will go to the kitchen and prepare lunch.

"Hmph, you always ask me to do your work."

"I will prepare your favourite soup."

"Prepare two bowls, no three!"

Kurenai smiled at Anko who agreed on the words and with a laugh, she went to the kitchen. As for Anko, she moved the items with an annoyed look on her face and when she saw that Kurenai wasn't focusing on her, she slipped into Kazutora's room to tease him.

In his room, Kazutora looked at Anko who had appeared in his room and saw her looking around.

"The room is the same as Kurenai's, I didn't expect that she would let you live in this room," Anko said while thinking of some memories of the past and she remembered how Kurenai wouldn't let her or anyone else enter the room.

"Hmm? Do you know who this room belongs to?" Kazutora asked as he looked at the nostalgic look on Anko's face and he saw her nodding at his words.

"Yeah, this was the room where Uncle and aunt lived. After Aunt died, Uncle stopped living in the room and since then, Kurenai didn't allow anyone to enter the room."

"That's why I was surprised when I saw her in the morning, and when I saw your sleeping, I was even more surprised. It seems that her heart now has opened." Anko said while smiling, and Kazutora had a thoughtful look on his face when he heard the words.

"Anyways, moving to another topic. I want to ask you a few questions. In return, I will also tell you about Kurenai, what do you think?" Anko said as she sat on the bed and pulled Kazutora to sit on her lap. She held his hand to prevent him from making any seal, and her other hand touched his cheeks and rubbed them.

"No, If I want to know about the big sister, I will ask her," Kazutora said, not falling into Anko's trap as he understood that he could feel that she had weird intentions in the matter.

Hearing him, Anko pouted, and she understood why Kurenai liked the kid. But Anko didn't back down and she started to talk about Kurenai and a few incidents that happened in the past.

"When she was your age, Kurenai used to be her father's little girl. One time some boy in our class said some bad things about her eyes to attack her attention, this made Kurenai cry."

"The next day we heard that the boy was admitted to hospital, and a month later, he apologized to Kurenai in front of the whole close."

"That time, Kurenai was so embarrassed and angry at Uncle that she didn't talk to him for half a month."

"It was so funny to see Kurenai pouting and acting angry to Uncle when everyone knew that she was just embarrassed. Later when we talked about it, Kurenai told me that she was happy about the matter, but she wanted her father to stop, or this way she would remain single for her whole life."

"Since then, the boys in the stopped pestering her, and the only one who would pester Kurenai is Asuma. I will say something but don't tell this anyone."

"Asuma looks like a monkey, and I don't know where he gets the confidence to pursue Kurenai. Don't tell this to anyone or I will be beaten by her."

Anko whispered in Kazutora's ear, and he nodded with an innocent look on his face. In his mind, he thought of the future, and a look of disgust appeared in his eyes as he thought of Kurenai becoming a widow in future.

'Well, I guess I will make sister stronger so that she wouldn't focus on Asuma. Now this makes me wonder how Asuma could pursue her. Is this the power of licking dogs? But Obito failed to do so, so I don't think it works here.'

'Meh, let's not think about this matter. I don't believe everything will go as it did in Naruto Manga, and I can only mourn for Mirai who appeared in fanfiction in future.'

Kazutora, who was in thoughts, sensed himself moving and he saw Anko putting him from her lap to her side. Then, the door opened and seeing that it was Kurenai, he understood that Anko did this because she sensed her coming.

"Both of you, come out and have lunch," Kurenai said as she looked at Anko and Kazutora sitting together. She had a feeling that something had happened in the room, but looking at their expression, she could only shake her head.

'It seems I have started to overthink a lot.'

"Yes," Anko said and then she whispered to Kazutora, "Keep everything a secret and take care of Kurenai for me. I know that you are a smart kid, so I think you understand what I wanted to say."

Kazutora looked at her for a moment and then nodded at her. Seeing him nod, Anko smiled sweetly, and she walked out with an excited look on her face.

"She is a good friend," Kazutora muttered as he thought of incidents that Anko had told and most of her related to Kurenai's weak side and the things that she liked.

He understood that she wanted him to take care of her same as she saw Kurenai taking care of him.

"Hmm, I will take care of her without her saying anything."

'Also, I guess I will help Anko too when Orochimaru leaves her in Konoha. That is a canon event, after all, Mr. Pot King can't let Orochimaru become Hokage.'

(I am following this timeline, and I will make changes as needed.)

(https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/User:Seelentau/Naruto_Timeline#Databooks)

----

Support me, and read extra chapters at P@treon: https://www.p@treon.com/Kaoski