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"Tayuya just hear me out for a second!" A young man's voice could be heard that had an amusing, yet pleading tone to it.

"Naruto. If you ask me one more damn time about how a soup can be eaten with a fork, I'm going to slap you." Said woman responding to her companion.

The now named 14 year old waved his hand dismissively at her comment. "Nah not this time. Though I still think you're wr-." Naruto stopped speaking when he noticed the girls ire. He gave an apologetic grin as he continued.

"No, this time I want your perspective on a new discussion I've been thinking about." Tayuya thought about rejecting the offer. Sometimes the discussions they had were downright stupid. Though they could be the exact opposite. She still remembers when they talked about how socks shouldn't be worn when sleeping. She was correct about that one. They definitely shouldn't be worn to bed.

"Alright. I'm listening. But the second I feel like you're bullshitting we're going straight home." She stopped walking and stood with her arms crossed over her breasts while shifting her weight to one side. With her movement coming to a halt, Naruto smiled as she acquiesced to his offer.

"Alright!" the boy exclaimed, rather exuberantly in her opinion. "The topic today is about..." He paused for dramatic effect. Serving to only annoy the 16 year old red head. Which she made very clear with a low growl emanating from her throat. Noticing her growing annoyance Naruto decided to continue.

"Harems." He declared rather plainly. Tayuya's deadpanned expression could put a certain silver-haired Shinobi's mannerisms to shame. As she was about to turn and head directly home, Naruto began giving his speech. "Wait wait wait wait! I know it sounds stupid but hear me out." Tayuya was incredibly close to telling him to fuck off, but she decided to let him explain.

She idly noticed that their conversation had gained some on lookers. She could spot a trio of Shinobi glancing in their direction listening to the duo speak to each other. Rolling her eyes, "Glad we still entertain the mighty Shinobi of Konoha." She thought rather sarcastically.

The young whiskered teen clapped his hands once and spoke as if he was a teacher speaking to his students. "Harems, in today's society are usually seen as what?"

"Perverted fantasies of the sexually deprived." She replied rather bluntly. Naruto sweat dropped slightly at the reply but continued on.

"O-Okay. Correct... In a sense. But they are viewed rather negatively yes?" The young red head nodding her head in agreement with him. "They are seen as perverted because of what?" He asked expectantly.

Tayuya stared at the boy in slight confusion at his question. She racked her brain to come up with something that could answer the follow up he provided. Try as she might Tayuya was coming up with a blank. She shrugged her shoulders as a gesture for him to continue.

"Because that's exactly what they're used for." Naruto replying to her previous statement about the sexually deprived. A simple answer really if one thought about how the question was stated. It all depended on context. Most things did in all honesty.

Tayuya's eyebrows furrowed slightly at the answer her cousin provided. Though the more she fixated on it, the easier to understand why he said it. She was too selfish of an individual to even entertain the idea of being in a harem. She'd slit her own throat with a butterknife before she'd degrade herself like that. "Though having my own harem would be kinda interesting I guess... Nah. Too much fucking work." She amusedly thought.

The whiskered teen wasn't finished as he continued. "Let's take you as an example.

There are two guys that have a heavy interest in you and vice versa. Normal society standards would lead you to only being able to choose one man." Tayuya agreed with that. It's how it usually was.

"But, in all honesty, why care what someone else has to say about who you choose to love? They don't know or understand how you function. How do they know you can't love 2 men the same? Hmm?" She hated, HATED agreeing with the dumbass on these sorts of situations. But he was absolutely correct. Why the fuck would she care about what some dumb ass has to say about her love life? But she could counter that quite easily.

"Yeah, but harems have more than 2 people in them shit head. Pfft. I feel like the average is like 5. Thats too many fuckers to deal with in my opinion." She didn't like people to begin with. The red head had a low tolerance for dumb-fuckery. And there was far too much dumb-fuckery happening in Konoha.

Naruto chuckled at his cousins statement. The girl was very aware of who she was at her core and most certainly didn't care about what others thought of her. They'd either get told to 'Go fuck them selves' or she'd assault them. Both were funny and both had repercussions. One more negative than the other obviously.

"Yeah.. I don't think i could handle more than one woman." The blonde replied with a hand on his chin looking up into the sky contemplating how it could work out.

"I've seen what you're packing, shits not THAT impressive." She replied with a smirk. She realized how awful that statement sounded in public but she couldn't resist saying it. It was funny to her. And by his flushed face and twitching eyebrow she clearly made him uncomfortable. That was a definite bonus as well. The villagers who had overheard the statement were far more uncomfortable than Naruto was and they clearly showed their discomfort with looks of disgust.

She didnt really give a fuck. She doubted Naruto even really gave a fuck. He was most likely putting on a front. He liked to be dramatic in these situations. She could see the trio of Shinobi's laughing slightly with the female of the group slapping the arm of her companion with a slightly annoyed expression. "Such a prune." The redhead rolled her eyes at that one.

"Unnecessary. My dick size notwithstanding, I think its a good topic to debate." The blonde shrugged his shoulders lightly rolling off the jibe at his size. The two had been living together for almost 6 years now. It's far easier when you grow up with it rather than being thrusted into that kind of situation.

Tayuya laughed slightly and nodded her head while gesturing for the boy to follow her now that he had his fun. "It just depends on who you talk to about it. Some people are too fucking stuck in their ways. Talking to close minded people is like talking to a fucking wall." She never understood those kind of people.

Naruto bumped his shoulder with hers as he stuck his hands in his pockets with an easy smile. Despite the fact he was two years younger than her the fucker was taller than her.

He stood at almost five feet five inches for fucks sake. She was still fucking five feet tall. She hadn't grown since she was 12. She felt like a damn midget. And the dick head beside her passed her as soon as he hit 12 and kept going. It was probably karma kicking her ass for all the shit she talks. That was probably it.

Oblivious to the redheads dilemma the whiskered blonde glanced at his cousin reminiscing of how she came into his life. The old man had one of his ANBU escort him to his office stating that he had a gift for the boy. Since he was 7 years old at the time he was estatic that he was getting a gift. The surprise on his face as he saw an unfamiliar redhead in the old mans office was definitely noticeable.

It was even more memorable due to the first words Tayuya had spoken to him. "Who the fuck is this shithead?" will forever be one of his most cherished memories. Tayuya was discovered by an ANBU squad on their return to the village. The leader had noticed smoke and decided to make the call to check it out. The village was ransacked and bodies were strewn everywhere. Imagine their surprised when they find a single little girl with a kitchen knife in her hand and a male body bleeding out beside her.

Tayuya never knew who her parents really were. They had both died when she was young. Her father dying before she was even born and her mother passing when she was 5. The only thing Tayuya really remembered about her mother was the fact she had beautiful red hair. It was the only thing that she had as a reminder of her mother. She had never cut it either. It was a little past her ass at this point but she didn't care. If there was absolutely one thing Tayuya would pride herself on was her hair. It was important to her and Naruto respected that. He never teased her about it and most likely never will. He had seen enough people do so and regret it.

She was an incredibly difficult person to get to know. Her walls were up past the Hokage mountain if he were being honest. She didn't trust easy and that was understandable. He didn't have to go through that because they had found out as soon as she entered the village that she was an Uzumaki. Both children being Orphans really helped them bond. She held on to that wall for a bit when they were younger but it had cracked long ago.

But to everyone else besides the Hokage and Anko, she'd sooner cut her pinky off than put forth the effort to trust them. She had grown up literally fighting to survive everyday. He had grown up similarly to her but he didn't have it as hard as her. Sure, the villagers glare and talk behind him about his back but they never tried to physically harm him. Well, there was that one mask shop owner who had pushed him out his store.

An ANBU with Purple hair and a cat themed masked had slammed the man on the ground faster than Naruto could have blinked. The woman stomped on the mans arm that he had pushed him with and a loud crack resonated through the marketplace. The mans cries of pain were silenced when the woman then stomped on his face knocking him out. After her brutal takedown of the man she had stated that if anyone were to physically touch him then they would be executed. She had stated "You only get one warning."

Safe to say he was never touched again. That particular ANBU member was his favorite. The other was a man that had cool silver hair that stuck up to the sky. When he was feeling depressed the man would always talk with him. The ANBU members hands would be in his pockets and he would slouch and speak in a lazy drawl. Naruto didn't know if that was how he was or if did that to cheer him up. Either way it worked every time. Come to think about it, he hadn't seen that particular member for awhile now. Hopefully he was ok. Naruto enjoyed the mans presence when he was younger.

He still saw the woman though occasionally. Glimpses of her purple hair swaying in the wind just out of his peripheral. But when he would glance in that direction she'd be gone. Damn ANBU members and their sneakiness. He highly doubted he was actually catching her even with small glimpses. The woman was likely allowing him to see her. He still appreciated it. If her ever found out who those two were he'd thank them for looking out for him.

Tayuya's voice interrupted his train of thought. "I really need to get some new thongs." Narutos head snapped towards her with a weird expression on his face as if to say "Why are you telling ME that?" Tayuya smirked at his expression and proceeded to inform him as to why. "Because, dipshit, I want new ones."

Naruto's deadpanned expression wasnt all that surprising. "You have like 50 pairs of underwear. Why do you need more?" Like really? 50 was enough. Shikamaru was definitely right when he said women are difficult. "Cus I want more. If this is too complex for your tiny ass brain I can dumb it even further down for you." Her shit eating grin was all he needed to know.

"We can go shopping later. I'm pretty hungry. The academy really drained me today." It really didnt. He was just hungry and needed an escuse. Tayuya didn't buy it for a second but he said they'd go later and that was good enough for her. No way in hell was she going shopping for womanly needs by herself. That was more awkward to her than going with her cousin. Yes. You did read that correctly.

The two teens walked in comfortable silence after their brief conversation. Enjoying the comfort of having a family member to be with. It was days like these that both individuals would cherish. Having struggled to survive when younger matured you faster than normal. You learned alot about who you were as a person and learned to pay attention to small details about others.

Naruto had an innate ability when it came to judging other people. He could quite literally sense a persons feelings towards him. He didn't know how but he just knew. If someone was being genuine with him then he'd know. Tayuya was similar in that regards though she could only sense it with Chakra. Getting a feel for the person by essentially examining their Chakra. She didn't know how far she could push the ability but she was definitely a strong sensor. Useful abilities to have really.

Approaching their home Naruto took out the key from his pocket and unlocked his door while stepping inside with Tayuya following shortly after. The blonde went to find something to eat while Tayuya plopped onto the couch and grabbed a book that sat at the footrest. The sound of a bag being opened was heard as Naruto ate a bag of chips. The boy walked towards the couch that Tayuya was sitting on and plopped down beside her offering her some chips.

The redhead accepted and grabbed a fair amount and continued to read the book. Both teens sitting in comfortable silence while the sound of chips being crunched on were heard.

10 minutes having passed with Tayuya finishing her share decided to take a shower. "I'm gonna clean my ass." Of course it being said with a very Tayuya-like class. Naruto rolled his eyes with a smile as he continued eating. She walked away to their shared room picking up the clothes she wanted to wear and stepped into the bathroom. The sound of running water and Tayuya's loud groan of pleasure was heard by Naruto as he again rolled his eyes. "Women."

Naruto rolled the bag up and laid it down on the table in front of him next to a framed picture of his little family. He stared at the photo for a bit. With said photo having a younger Naruto and Tayuya with him having a large grin whilst Tayuya gave a genuine smile to the camera. Behind the two of them was their 'Big Sister'. Read quote as 'Momma Bear.'

Anko was standing behind the two with one of her rare smiles whilst kneeling close to them with her hands on their waists. She held them both protecively close to her. That picture had been taken a year after Tayuya had entered his life. Naruto remembered having met Anko when he was 6. He had bumped into her when he was walking around at the time.

She had reflexively turned around to glare at the asshole whom she'd assume had tried to grab her ass when she spotted the adorable whiskered boy looking up at her. The rest is really history. She had said something along the lines of "Those scorned should stick together."

He hadn't understood her at the time but as he got older he started to realize what that statement had truly meant. He wasn't stupid. Ignorance is bliss you know. He was fully aware that he held the Kyuubi. October 10th, whisker marks, the glares and whispers. It's not that hard to make the connections. Also helped that he had discovered the seal one day when activating his Chakra.

Anko was a constant in his life after the silver haired ANBU stopped appearing. Though she was far more busy nowadays with her being promoted and what not. But she made time for the cousins whenever she could. The woman was far tougher to get along with than Tayuya was. And that's saying something. She was overprotective of Tayuya and Naruto and she didn't care what anyone thought about it. Naruto was far more used to Anko's treatment having known her longer than Tayuya, though she eventually let Anko through as well.

While Tayuya would choose more to verbally attack individuals who slighted her or Naruto, Anko would physically do so. She was an excellent Shinobi. A very dangerous one as well. Having similar backgrounds as both Naruto and Tayuya, the teens couldnt have had a better person at their backs than Anko. The woman could quite literally get away with murder. Naruto honestly doubted the Old Man would even look further into the case if it happened. Hiruzen was intelligent and incredibly powerful, but you don't fuck with a woman's children.

Civilian's had learned that lesson when she had sent a man through a building one day while she was buying Naruto and Tayuya extra clothes for them to have. Shinobi tended to steer away from the woman. Mostly due to her short temper. She was actually very fun to be around with once you got used to her personality. If you dont mind a sadist around that is.

Naruto's focus was interrupted as he felt the couch sink in slightly. Looking to the source he saw Tayuya only wrapped in a Towel with a separate one keeping her hair up. He raised an eyebrow wondering why she was only in the towel.

"Bathrooms all yours shithead. Also, cus I can." She stated before picking her book back up and picking up where she left off. The boy just shrugged before getting up to take a shower. "Women."