Naruto Uzumaki's Secret
A Haruka Nogizaka no Himitsu and Naruto Crossover
Retold and Re-arranged by blukmage19
Rated: M - for some comedic moments, language, descriptive sexual and non-sexual content, thematic elements, and occasional violence
Language: English
Genre: Romantic/Comedy/Slice of Life/Partial!Fantasy/School Life
Tags: Adopted/Smarter/Unsanctioned!Ninja/Civilian/Hard!Worker/Naruto, Naruto!Forced!to!be!a!Ninja, Naruto/Harem-ish, Neglected/Adopted!Naruto
No!Bijuu, Semi-realistic
Main Pairing: It's a secret...
Notes: Naruto takes Yuuto's role; not really a "neglected by family" story, it's more of a reverse "Jacob Have I Loved" kind of sub-story with him and his older twin sister, Mirin (the "Naruko" favored by her parents in this story), but mostly focuses on Naruto's side.
Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Deal with it. Any similarities of people (living, dead, or somewhere in between), locations, and characters used in this story are entirely coincidental. All rights of the franchises are reserved to their respective owners.
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Chapter 1
It's Too Late...or Is it?
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This is Naruto Ayase. Age: 16, Born: October 10, a Libra. Naturally Spiked-out blond hair with reddish roots, blue eyes, Olive-complexion from being outside so much, and 178cm (about 5' 10") with a physique like a toned swimmer.
Naruto lives in a spacious 2-story house with his mother and father (who are often in business trips), Ruko (23, his older and often partying sister), and his homeroom teacher Yukari Kamishiro (23, but thinking that she's eternally 17) who is boarding in the house, just to join in on the fun.
(Lately, those two women have been trying to act precociously towards Naruto, because he's becoming more of a man, and they're still single, which made the male Ayase very upset in more ways than one.)
He goes to Hakujoh Academy, Class 11-1 and has good (if a bit quirky,) casual friends, such as Nobunaga Asakura. Nobunaga is an otaku (fanatic) when it comes to things manga and animé, right down to the meticulous details. He tried to get his best friend since grade school (Naruto) to be more like-minded, but Naruto is more of a casual shopper only when the price is right and only when it's necessary, so his collection of magazines and collectables are rather limited, despite having the "Devil's Luck" in gaining income. Nobunaga has a younger sister named Mahiro that is a complete opposite of him. She visits Naruto with her "idiotic" brother from time to time.
But then, there's this one girl from his class that he can't help but recall of the times he seen her feel lonely and that other time when she forced herself to run away from an embarrassing situation revealed to the limited public, set up by a certain loose-lipped person, and that troubled girl is named Haruka Nogizaka. He became secret friends with her ever since they first met.
And as for Naruto, he's far from just an ordinary citizen. He was adopted into the family after his biological family left him at an orphanage, casting him aside for his twin sister, Mirin. Ruko always did wanted to have a brother, so she was given a responsibility to help with taking care of Naruto whenever they're away.
-NUS-
[The month of June - At the Ayase Residence]
Back to the current time, Naruto uses his DVR recorder to record that one particular show that Nobunaga mentioned through his cellphone, in case he missed it. But because it's a late-night program, even it is rather cute TV show, he would rather watch it whenever he wants to, before transferring into a DVD recorder system, so he wouldn't have to stay up so late. Unfortunately, Naruto has other problems.
Ruko and Yukari have been partying all night again. They've been undressing themselves, guzzling high-draft beer by the mug (Ruko) or drinking too much wine (Yukari), and have been eating way too much on snacks, leaving a huge mess on the floor. Not to mention, the women are acting very bratty and childish when they called on Naruto to get them what they wanted.
It's high time that Naruto has to put his foot down and lay down the law on those two troublemakers.
Little did he know, a particular female student was watching the same show in the middle of the night, "Clumsy Girl Aki-Chan".
-NUS-
[The next morning]
Naruto got up bright and early to fix his lunch and breakfast, fit for royalty, for himself and for his lazy, good-for-nothing, half-naked slobs, that are Ruko and Yukari. He utilizes his Shadow Clones to get things ready, while the original gets his sister and teacher out of bed, on the rug part of the floor and the couches.
"Oi! Ruko-neechan! Yukari-sensei! Breakfast is ready, ya know!" he called out, but with the women completely zonked, they wouldn't hear him anyway as he tries to wake them, "Nee-chan, you're going to be late for work again! Sensei, you can have all the time waiting to get married to a Mister Right, but you can't be late for your school meetings, ya know! You don't want to have another of those "Classroom Anarchy" arguments and upset the future of the economic structure, would ya?"
But Yukari, in her magenta undergarments, grabbed Naruto's leg, feeling rather frisky and she pleaded, "If you want to, you can take me as your bride, Naru-kun!"
"Let go of me, Sen-se-i!" Naruto grunted, "It's shameful for you to be drunk first thing in the morning, ya know!" And he senses Ruko throwing a ladle at him, but caught it at the right timing as he yelled, "Nee-chan, what was that for‽"
Ruko in her unzipped, panty-less, short-shorts and braless black A-shirt complained, "Your fish is cooked right and the miso's not too strong, thanks to your clones or whatever they are. When exactly are you going to get it right all by yourself?"
"Well, excuu~se us, Nee-chan, for being the extensions of the original!" Naruto's shadow doubles exclaimed while cleaning the kitchen and the den before poofing themselves out.
"If that's your problem, Nee-chan, then why don't you and Sensei stop partying so much and learn to cook for yourselves for once, ya know?" Naruto argued, but Ruko wrapped her arm around her younger brother and countered, "Hoh? You school kids like to talk back at adults like that, don'tcha?" And she pulled Naruto into a half-nelson and squeezes his face into her braless D-Cup breasts, trying to teach her "ornery", younger brother a lesson, while Yukari's bra came loose as she clamps her exposed D-Cupped self onto Naruto's leg and said, "Bad children needed to be punished! Pinch pinch pinch pinch!"
And Naruto is taking all the nonsense he can stand, but he can't stand it anymore.
And why not?
This wasn't exactly the first time he saw his older sister and/or his boarding tenant/teacher naked for many reasons: Ruko, for when he was taking baths with her when he was younger; and Yukari, when she passed out from one of her "bitch-in-heat" moments.
{Good grief, they're disgusting,} Naruto mulled to himself while ending being the pig in the middle, {I'll never understand women that way, ya know.}
-NUS-
[En route to Hakujoh Academy]
Naruto managed to straighten things out when he poured some ice water on Yukari and Ruko's heads and they managed to sober up and go to their respective careers and Naruto gets dressed in his school uniform - -
(The men wear black slacks and belts, school-regulated shoes, a white formal shirt, a red tie, and a Veronica-Purple uniform top; the girls wear burgundy dresses and blue ribbons.)
- - and takes a different route to the private academy and followed the other students on their way over there.
The Ayase still brushed off his uniform while still trying to get over his out-of-control troubles. That's when Nagai (the one wearing a headband) got curious (if not, getting nosey) about Naruto getting involved with girls. Takenami (dirty-blond-haired fellow wearing eyeglasses) mentioned rumors about the Ayase getting into other men. Then Ogawa (the big burly guy) came in and puts Naruto into a Full Nelson and exclaimed that his fellow classmate must've come to his senses about getting close to the girls.
"Listen, guys," Naruto explained, "I am not gay, ya know! I'm just a straight high schooler. Try living with an older sister and the homeroom teacher that is boarding in my house and you'll know what it's like learning the hard way about women!" And he easily slipped under the Full Nelson and pinched Ogawa's hand.
The 3 Stooges of Hakujoh, as they were called, hardly notice any similarities between Naruto and Ruko, because they think he is more like a ninja while his sister is more like a bugeisha (a female samurai). And he has their homeroom teacher staying at his home. But the trio never thought they see Naruto talking about girls and that normal high school boys should be thinking about them, too.
"Oh, and like you guys think you can stand out in normalcy, ya know?" Naruto retorted, "Your methods in getting girls would likely blow up in front of your sorry faces. Besides, I have better things to do."
And it's not like he has given up on girls, it's just that he has trouble communicating with them, especially with Ruko and Yukari-sensei exasperating things. The Ayase isn't really that dense, either, because he can't help but being more of a practical person.
Nagai, Takenami, and Ogawa get distracted very easily as they see a stray kitten and played with it.
"Sometimes, you three are so hopeless," Naruto lightly facepalmed from the trio's vacant expressions. But then he started to hear the melodious playing of the piano by none other than the "Nuit Étoilée" and "The Silver Star of the Night" - Haruka Nogizaka. Her sweet music somehow calm the nerves of the people that have heard the melody.
Haruka is 160cm (about 5' 3") of a lady, full of high quality, 83 - 54 - 81 (in centimeters) for a curvaceous beauty, a Libra, and that is the oldest daughter the Nogizaka family that are said to be the richest people in the region, with maids to help maintaining with the mansion. She was once was elected as Miss Hakujoh Academy in the beauty contest last year, academically skilled, gifted with graceful beauty and smarts, a skilled martial artist, and a model woman to be motherly towards the future generation. But above all that, Haruka exudes a humble attitude. Many boys and girls (that's right, girls) wanted to confess their feelings to her, but she kindly turned them down for many good reasons.
("Good morning to you," Haruka would say with a sweet mezzo-soprano voice.)
Everybody confessed to the Nogizaka, that is, except a few who are already taken, including Naruto, for he hasn't gotten that far yet...
No wonder Haruka has a huge fanclub following her and that she's highly popular, not that Naruto wouldn't mind anyway, because every time he chats with Haruka in a friendly manner - the fanclub, the other citizens, and even the pets get terribly jealous at him and turned every color of the rainbow with envy. The problem is that whenever someone tries to get even with Naruto, they were eventually end up being pacified by the surprisingly strong Ayase. The fanatics rather not take too many chances with him.
-NUS-
[In Class 11-1]
As Naruto entered the room and sets his briefcase down on his front row desk, he hears a group of girls greeting Haruka, sitting by the back row, near the windows, like she's royalty as she mingled with them. Naruto was wondering how the Nogizaka can handle her public, but the thought was interrupted when Nobunaga, from the adjacent classroom, called his name in front of him, "Naruto!"
"Hey, Nobunaga-san," Naruto greeted with a small smirk, "You're cheerful, as usual. How's your sister doing?"
"She's doing well in her school," the Asakura replied, "Oh, and by the way, did you watch last night's Clumsy Girl Aki-chan?"
"I managed to watch it and I didn't have to lose a wink of sleep," Naruto answered, for he has technological means to do so.
"So, was it interesting?" Nobunaga pressed, "The heroine, Aki-chan is especially awesome, don't you think?" And the Asakura kept talking about the details of the program.
The other girls couldn't blame Nobunaga to be into the Akihabara's Akiba Culture. If he puts his blabbermouth into his charms, they say, he would be rather attractive.
And then, Nobunaga shows the figurines of the different actions of Aki-chan, including the secret one.
The secondhand news is making Naruto have a depressing headache and then he said while crossing his arms, "Nobunaga-san, ya know, you're being rather rude for barging into this classroom just to show off your wares."
"You really think so?" the Asakura questioned like a rhinoceros, "You like talking about this stuff, don't you?"
"Now just a minute, will ya?" Naruto objected, "I just not convinced if I liked or disliked the hobby." And he carefully fixed up the figurine to examine it before putting it back down.
"Seriously‽ I thought you'd lean one way or another?" Nobunaga wondered about his best friend's wavering.
"What you mean by that?" Naruto couldn't comprehend what his friend said.
Then Nobunaga reached into his pack to pull out the 12th Volume, Year 6 of [Innocent Smile], the current magazine with all things animé, manga, and light novels. It's the same magazine brand that Nobunaga introduced to Naruto, even though the Ayase read it sometimes just to pass the time.
(Haruka's ear begins to twitch from the mentioning of [Innocent Smile].)
"So this is the current edition of [Innocent Smile]?" Naruto mused while looking at the thick magazine with Aki-chan on the cover.
Nobunaga said that he puts in a request for the library so that he can be the first to pick up the edition.
Naruto frequently goes to the library to check out the books that he wanted and an occasional magazine for a little nonsense now and then, and he turns the books into the check-in counter, where the old librarian man resides. Occasionally, the old man can get awful mean towards the delinquent students (male and female) who didn't return the books on time by the look of his eyes.
The premium magazines of [Innocent Smile] are rather pricey and are expensive to buy them all without having a subscription discount or getting them from a secondhand store. Naruto asked Nobunaga the reason why he liked this magazine to be in the library.
The Asakura replied, "It's rather famous, after all, Naruto. This time, the premium inside the first edition of - -" But he was interrupted by a brief clatter as Haruka stood up and stared at what she sees. After a few tense moments of silence, she apologized to her classmates for the sudden surprise and the class resumed their routine and Nobunaga left to go to his classroom.
Naruto kept his thoughts to himself about what was the matter with Haruka.
-NUS-
[Later in the day]
An announcement called out through the school, »Attention, please. Attention. Class 11-2 Nobunaga Asakura-kun: the 12th volume of Year 6's [Innocent Smile] borrowed from the library is overdue. Please return the required book to the library promptly.«
While the students get ready to return home, Naruto was changing his shoes as he was about to leave when Nobunaga passed by and asked him to help return the book to the library, because he wanted to make a collection map for the upcoming [Wonder Festival].
"Nobunaga-san, you're making things awful tough to be good friends, ya know," Naruto gruffly gave the otaku a warning.
"Sorry, sorry," the Asakura apologized, "But no use of wasting the opportunity, right? Thanks!" And he ran off to his own vices.
The questioning of where the Wonder Festival is at was kept in the back of Naruto's mind as he walked to the library; he needed some books to exchange anyway.
[At the School Library]
There was a sign of the angry librarian showing of "This Week's Wall of Shame" with Nobunaga's name and overdue book taped to the sign. Naruto returned the overdue book and said that Nobunaga had to do something "Quote - urgent - Unquote".
"Tell that young man the next time he borrow things," the old man said, "HE BETTER RETURN THEM ON TIME!"
*Huuuuuuummm...* The students' ears began to ring from the librarian's shouting, except for Naruto, who managed to muffle the noise at the right moment with his hidden means.
"I'll remember that, sir," Naruto replied as he searched the library. {One of these days, Nobunaga. One of these days, you'll be the one to pay the piper and have that ringing will be in your ears!}
And while Naruto was minding his own business, he passed by Haruka pitifully hiding her face with her briefcase and made a turn too early, revealing her identity as she almost dropped her case. She searched for the 63rd overall volume of [Innocent Smile] and take it to the check-out counter.
"Just don't forget... WHEN IT'S DUE!" the librarian roared.
Haruka complied and she hastily left the counter to make her exit, but in her rushing, she crashed into Naruto, who withstood the impact. She looked at him with a sense of fear in her eyes.
"Sorry, Nogizaka-san, I didn't look where I was going," Naruto apologized.
"Wh-wh-why are you here, Ayase-san?" Haruka nervously asked, "How long have you been here?"
"Easy now, I've only been here a few minutes before you arrived," Naruto explained, "I just returned a friend's overdue book recently."
"Did you see what I borrowed?" she asked.
"Not really," he replied and the Nogizaka moved closer to prove her taller fellow student's honesty and said, "I see. Well, it's no big deal anyway. Don't worry about, Ayase-san. Anyway, I'll be going now...!"
"!... Careful!" Naruto warned of what Haruka is stepping on: a rotating bookshelf as she started to crash and her case and her magazine of [Innocent Smile] were sent flying from the impact, inadvertantly showing her hosiery-covered panties. Naruto checked on Haruka's condition as he help her up from the fall.
"Wawawawa..." the Nogizaka groaned in pain, but then she see Naruto crouching down in front of her as she skittishly asked, "You-you did see it, did you?"
Naruto swallowed his pride and said, "What I see... I didn't mean to look down there, ya know!" And he pointed downwards to where her slip was showing in front of him.
Haruka covered her little mistake as the Ayase helped her up on her feet. Naruto was about to move to pick up the items that his classmate dropped, but when Haruka felt apprehensive about the [Innocent Smile] magazine beneath the case and she begged him not to as she accidentally tackled the Ayase by means of a loose flyer making her lose her footing. Naruto immediately uses his free hand on the floor to slow down the reaction from getting sacked, just before he barely avoided accidentally knocking the bookshelves over, like dominos. {That was too close for comfort, ya know...}
Then Naruto got up and picked up Haruka's belongings and the magazine and realized that his classmate likes reading the [Innocent Smile] issue. But what got his attention is that he sees a very sad Haruka looking up at Naruto, wanting her magazine back. As he helped the Nogizaka back on her feet again, caring less on the magazine and more on Haruka's concern and Naruto was about to give them to her when she morosely said, "I've been found out. *sniffle* I can't go on... *sniffle* It's the end!" And she tearfully ran out of the library, leaving her belongings behind.
Naruto felt ashamed that he couldn't tell her the truth faster. So he took his bag and Haruka's and hid the [Innocent Smile] magazine. Checking books out will just have to wait.
-Naruto's Secret-
[At the Ayase Residence]
Naruto is in his casual clothes, reading the magazine with Aki-chan on the front cover and what looks like a glasses-wearing woman wearing a bear suit on the back cover. He just learned that Haruka is an Akiba-type, much like Nobunaga. Still, he couldn't blame her for having a hobby like this. He took a deep sigh and wondered about Haruka's concern as she left her belongings. So he took a moment with his prized ukulele from his family's trip to Hawaii and strummed a tune for a few minutes just to clear his head.
[Dawn of the next morning, at the Hakujoh Academy]
Naruto got up in the early morning hours to discreetly go to the academy to return Haruka's belongings. But then, he notices Haruka sneaking through another way to the front gate, towards the library. She was about to gain entry when Naruto called her name, catching her by surprise, "Nogizaka-san?"
Haruka was frightened by her classmate's appearance and reflexively acted defensive before she relaxes herself and asked, "What are you doing here, Ayase-san?"
"I was about to ask you the same thing, Nogizaka-san," he said, "Anyway, I come to return your case and your magazine. Don't worry, I haven't told anybody else about it, ya know."
Haruka's face began to blush blood-red and she thanked him for helping her and she ran inside the academy. And Naruto wondered what made his classmate be so overly shy when it comes to the magazine, even though he preferably reads the monthly manga inside. He decides to have an early breakfast after doing some assigned duties for the day.
-NUS-
And the problems between Naruto and Haruka began to escalate. It started with a chat with the 3 Stooges and he waved at Haruka, just to say hello. Haruka shyly looked away.
And again, when he and Nobunaga were going upstairs when Haruka and some other girls are going downstairs. Before the Nogizaka ran away, Naruto decided to let them go first, and Haruka then shy walked away, leaving Nobunaga and the female classmates wondering what was the matter with their idol.
Then, at Gym class, Naruto, Nagai, Takenami, and Ogawa helped move some soccer equipment to the shed, when a loose volleyball rolled next to the Ayase. And sure enough, Haruka and another group of girls were just passing by, putting the volleyballs in the shed. The shy Nogizaka ran away again, and the girls think that Ayase is to blame for her problems. So they threw the balls and... hit the 3 stooges instead, because Naruto skillfully avoided the barrage and said to them, "Sorry, but better you than me when it comes to understanding girls' feelings, ya know." The trio uttered things to Naruto many names including the meaning of a traitor.
"Benedict Arnold!" "Wan Jin'uei!" "Turncoat!"
-NUS-
[At the Ayase Residence]
Naruto is making beef stew with one of Ruko's full beer cans to make a tempt on the palate (more like giving it some flavor) and serve it to the household and his teacher who somehow lost her cellphone. He still couldn't understand why Haruka just seem to avoiding contact with him for a while. However, the thought was interrupted when Ruko demanded her dinner and Yukari complained (bottoms up) about her missing cellphone.
"Dinner!"
"Cellphone!"
"DINNER!"
"EVERYBODY, SHUT UP!" Naruto yelled and both women silenced themselves by his authority (and technique), "Why can't the both of you behave like honest citizens for once‽ Stew's just about ready, ya know! Now, Sensei, where was the last time you lost your cellphone?"
And the Ayases and the boarding teacher discussed their problems with Naruto at the table as he served their dinner.
-NUS-
[The next day, at the Hakujoh Academy]
Naruto has his farewell to Nobunaga as he was about to enter his classroom when he bumped into Haruka on the way in. "Sorry," he said to her, "Are you okay?"
Haruka teared up again and started to run away from her classmate as if she needed a restroom break, and the crowd began to get suspicious of Naruto, who in turn, suspected ill-intentions coming from them. The Ayase just has to find a way to talk to Haruka about her troubles.
[Later, After-school Hours]
Naruto decided to confront the situation by asking Haruka, with a diplomatic approach, about what made her run away so much. But then, Haruka started to escaping from her troubles again. Enough's enough, Naruto thought to himself as he started following the Nogizaka through the halls.
"Please don't come near me!" Haruka cried as she kept on moving. For someone being very shy, she knows how to run very quickly. But Naruto is also very fast.
And that's when the female students get the wrong impression that Naruto is a pure, genuine stalker as they distressfully shrieked for their idol Haruka being preyed upon by a guy. And the male students caught word from their compatriots, thinking that Naruto is now considered an enemy.
When Naruto came through a corner in the halls, he came across the fanclub in their special garbs and headbands, calling themselves, "The Imperial Guards, Haruka-sama's bodyguards" and they surrounded him.
"Guys, this has better be a joke, because I'm not laughing. And I'm certain that you are taking things way too far of perspective, ya know," Naruto warned while trying to hide his fighting intentions.
But then one of the members rudely said, "Shut up, you blond Preta! We won't let you lay a finger on Haruka-sama!"
What the fanclub didn't count was that felt like their necks are getting strangled by Naruto's Killer Intent as he calmly declared, "I think it's fair to warn you that I've fought foes bigger and more numerous than you so-called fanatic dum-dums can even bare to fathom. I've spent 3 long years forcibly being away from my family to endure their heavy trials as a warrior and even I don't like doing it. So, care to taste?"
Most of the female fangroup decided to back off, but some of the brawn-over-brainy men ignored the warning and attacked Naruto first, only to end up hitting their own members instead.
"Can't we all just face the facts and at least get along?" Naruto questioned while rubbing his knuckles with his shirt.
"Wrong!" the men yelled as tackled against their enemy, but Naruto pulled a flying backflip with ease, avoiding the clashing of bodies.
"Well, can't say that I didn't try, ya know," Naruto said before singing a little ditty from one of the movies he watched as he continued to make his way towards Haruka,
"Gotta keep... one jump ahead of the breadline, one move ahead of the sort, I take whatever you can't afford. And that's the opportunity."
Naruto slickly removed some of the boy's belts off their pants, making them drop, revealing their unmentionables to the crowd. *Girls Shriek!*
"One jump ahead of the fanclub, that's all and that's no joke. You guys don't appreciate when you're broke..." And when one of the bigger members tried to smash Naruto with a basket full of rubbish, the Ayase did a low sweep, causing the big lug to spill the contents, making the other miscreants trip onto the ground.
(Random Group Members)» "Riff-raff!" "Fat rat!" "Scoundrel!" "Take that!"
"Just a friendly chat, guys," Naruto singsonged before making his move as more groupies and the Yes-men kept challenging and antagonizing the blond Ayase, wanting rip him a new one whenever they can, which of course, their moves failed to click.
"One jump ahead of the footbeats."
"Vandal!"
"One skip ahead of the hump."
"Streetrat!"
"One trick ahead of disaster."
"Scoundrel!"
"You're quick, but I'm much faster."
"Take that!"
"Here goes, better throw my hand in. Wish me "happy landing", for all I have to do is jump!"
And Naruto made a long jump forward like an Olympic athlete and then ran across the walls and ceiling as he escaped through the route to the roof access stairs.
"Dammit, that Ayase!" one member grumbled, "He won't get away with this!"
"Everybody, stop your nonsense this instant!" the head principal stepped in, along with the teachers, as they chastise the fanclub and told them to break it up before there's going to be more unwanted trouble and they were let off with a warning. The faculty privately decided to let Naruto talk with Haruka to see if she can get calmed down, because he seems to the person that have the knowledge of negotiations.
-NUS-
[At the Roof Access]
Naruto dusted himself off from handling the real riff-raff, known as the fan groupies, as he made his way upstairs to where he spotted Haruka leaning near the railing, as if looking like she was about to jump off from a great height.
"Nogizaka-san?" he called.
"Please! Just don't come near me!" Haruka pleaded, "I understand, it's weird, isn't it? To have a hobby like this in school? Go ahead and laugh at me... It's over for me!"
"NOGIZAKA-SAN!" Naruto shouted to get his classmate out of her moroseness, "I told you earlier, I didn't tell anyone!"
Haruka turned to Naruto as he negotiated, "Listen, I don't blame you for being an Akiba-type or not. I don't mind any of that, ya know. But if it troubles you, then I won't tell anyone. Believe it."
"Ayase-san," Haruka started to say something, "You aren't trying to trick and make a fool of me, would you, Ayase-san? Do you look at me weirdly? The last time I trusted some friends, they broke my promise because most people would look down at a hobby like this... And that's why..."
"I see," Naruto mused for a moment, "But Nogizaka-san, you're still you, hobby or no."
"I am who I am?" she asked.
"Yes, Your hobby is a part of you, just like I have my own hobbies. But I think that underneath all this, there are more important things that make you who you are, and besides that..."
"Besides?"
"I don't really know how to put this, but, knowing that there is a different side of you, Nogizaka-san, in a way, that makes me feel glad. You might say that understanding and being around you for a short period of time made me happy."
Haruka felt a strange sense of joy as she fidgets with her index fingers and said, "That... that's the first time anybody has ever said anything like that to me. I thought I was going to be doomed in a life of being ridiculed. Once my hobby was discovered, I thought I would be tormented by it."
"Nogizaka-san, there's something you should know," Naruto said, "If you think you're sad because of your hobby, then I'm probably sadder." And he told Haruka about his crazy family life, bring an adopted son of the Ayase family, and that his biological family had done him a terrible wrong and they just wouldn't leave him alone to let him have a modest, clean living. He mentioned that he was forced to leave Japan for 3 years to the Land of Chakra (AKA - The Chakra Islands, a Japanese Overseas Territorial island archipelago southeast of the Mainland known for the ninja ideals and dirty deeds).
-Flashback, in brief details-
4 years ago, after graduating Grade School, Naruto was kidnapped and shanghai'd into the country by Minato, Head Leader of The Chakra Islands, forcefully inducting him as a soldier, even though the boy was disowned by his biological father, him. Naruto's so-called "compatriots" wanted to be friendly with him, but were actually using him just to get close to his ex-twin sister, Mirin. Even Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru have treated Naruto like dirt, because they favored Mirin like she's the passionate one. Their mindset is like the old phrase, "Jacob have I loved, Esau have I hated", and Naruto's the Esau, they say.
But after enduring years of torture, getting imprisoned, false accusations, spying, stealing, and escaping, Naruto managed to find and use the lawbooks to his advantage and demanded Minato to let him return back to Japan, or else, they will face the law of its Emperor for the kidnapping and false imprisonment of a Japanese citizen.
The Council Houses of the Civilians, Ninja Heads, and the Elders objected and demanded that Naruto is to be put in prison for his (fabricated) crimes against their country. But the Ayase countered and pointed out to their flaws by finding many contradictions in the lawbooks that the councilmen forgot/ignored/neglected/overlooked to read, and that he "worked" in their military for 3 years as a genin and that he is to be honorably discharged from their services, because they haven't given him a proper promotion.
Minato and the councilmen realized that they have backed themselves to a corner. And Naruto also warned them to take him back home with the payments that they owed him, plus the back pay from being levied by the clerks' so-called "demon taxes" being put upon him - with interest (in Yen ¥) after the way they treated him with extreme injustice, or else the Ayase will have to use the culprits as his new pincushions.
(The amount of money owed to Naruto is enough to literally rob the nation of their entire money system, leaving them very deep in the red.)
One foolish councilman tried to throw a haymaker punch at Naruto just to shut him up, but the boy ducked under the blow and gave his opponent a well-timed uppercut to the chin, busting his teeth and jaw, proving the Ayase's point.
Suddenly, the badly beaten Jiraiya,Tsunade, and Orochimaru broke into the chambers, and they told their leader to release Naruto immediately, for heavens' sake; because the Toad, Slug, and Snake Clans gave their ambassadors a thrashing they'll never forget, because they have forsaken families for fame and that they weren't really pleased with the nation's actions towards Naruto, even after they already disowned him. The clans also warned them that the Japanese SDF have gotten word of the kidnapping of Naruto Ayase and unlawful induction to the military system and have sent their top men to straighten everything out.
Minato, his wife Kushina (crying and sending out tear-stained letters to her disowned son, begging him for forgiveness), and a defeated Mirin came to terms of Naruto's negotiation and the SDF have sent him by helicopter and boat to the Japanese mainland to face justice at the Highest Court in Japan for the Chakra Islands' extraterritorial crimes.
(It took a few weeks, even with Naruto's quick paperwork, to settle the case to find that in the case of Naruto Ayase VS the Chakra Islands, the latter was found guilty of their crimes, including false induction (by "Cum hoc ergo propter hoc"), kidnapping, and violating the adoption rights that made him and his wife forfeit their oldest son. Naruto asked the judge for leniency towards the defendants, and so the honorable judge agreed as the guilty party (excluding the innocent civilians of the Chakra Islands) will have to deduct some of their earnings to be put into Naruto's bank account and they'll be legal advisors and enforcers to make sure that the inhabitants and the trade offices are straightened out.)
The Ayase was also given an honorable discharge for his services, after the JAG and their clergy checked out the records of the "inducted soldier". They weren't on good terms because the leader and his councilmen have found that the charges are nothing more than falsities, fallacies, and lies, stating that Naruto have caused trouble for a long time.
What's more is that Danzo Shimura and the Councilmen were captured by the military police on warrants for the suspicions of espionage, murder, robbery, embezzlement, selling and distribution of illegal drugs and paraphernalia, receiving stolen property, smuggling (stolen goods and human trafficking), tax violations, just about every kind of culpable crime and violation under the sun and in the shadows.
Naruto had missed his real family and friends for 3 long years; he even skipped a few grades in school after taking the exams and with the exchange of educational books, including the times he was forced to miss, plus the celebrating the holidays. He also is going to miss his real friends in the Chakra Islands that helped took care of him and vice-versa.
But most of all, he missed his first real girl-space-friend, Haruka.
After that, the rest is history.
"And that's the truth to what happened," Naruto finished.
Haruka felt moved by Naruto's tale and then she remembered the letters that Naruto sent to her, giving her some comfort and support that he gave to her, including some souvenirs from where he had been into during the journey. And that the young boy that became friends with her 6 years prior was the same young man that helped her in the same way. So she faced her classmate and said, "I am glad that I have met you, Ayase-san. I humbly thank you." And she gave Naruto a cheerful smile.
And Naruto is glad that the matter is settled. But then, he remembered the fanclub that forced upon themselves to assault him for upsetting their idol goddess and the teachers subsequently caught up to their "little game" and broke up the racket and sent the instigators home, but should he tell her?
(Hmmm, maybe or maybe not...)
-NUS-
[Later, at the Ayase Residence]
Ruko and Yukari were watching comedy on their TV, while Naruto is preparing a sautéd dinner when the house phone ringed and it was Haruka's number that they exchanged before they left for home. He stopped the oven burner and picked up the line and said, "Hello? Ayase Residence."
»*phone chatter*«
"What? Nogizaka-san? You forgot to turn the magazine to the library because it's due already‽"
»*phone chatter*«
"And the old man would put your name on the Wall of Shame and you'll be found out, right?"
»*phone chatter*«
"Okay, I'll meet you near the front gate of the Academy, ASAP, Nogizaka-san. We'll go to library together. Bye-bye." And he hung up the phone and uses his Shadow Double Art to create a clone to take over the cooking before he quickly dressed in his uniform top over his casual clothes. He told Ruko and Yukari that he has something urgent over at the school that has to attend to. And then he left the house to his destination, ninja style.
-NUS-
[At the Hakujoh Academy - Hallway]
Naruto arrived first and Haruka came to the academy gates soon after. They decided to sneak into the library to return the book into the library. Naruto wondered if the entrance is locked and Haruka brought her set of keys with her, because her family is the main sponsor for the building's layout. And a good thing, too; otherwise, Naruto would have to resort to using his personal lockpick tools (including the special tool key inspired from "The Big O"). And the students gained entry inside the premises.
Naruto decided to use the dark of the night to his advantage when having Haruka holding onto his left arm for support as she apologized, "Forgive me, Ayase-san, for being such a burden to you., However, there wasn't anybody else I could ask to help me... *sniffle*"
"Don't be, Nogizaka-san. Don't worry about it, ya know," Naruto consoled, "But right now, we're in the dark. I can guide through it easily, but you might want to be watch your footing, and the night watchman is on the move, so let's be careful."
And the students carefully walked through the hall when Haruka stepped on something squishy that make her break out in goosebumps before she muffled her shrieking with her free hand and clinged to Naruto's arm closer to her chest. Poor Naruto felt the soft breasts of Haruka pressing against him, but he questioned, "What happened?"
"I...I must have touched something soft..." Haruka whimpered.
{You ain't kidding, sister!} Naruto blushingly noticed his problem, and then they looked down to find a loose washcloth dropped by a careless student. Haruka blushed madly again and apologized as they pressed onward.
Naruto and Haruka then came across the stairs to the 2nd floor, where the library is located. The location can get eerie and bewitching in the middle of the night, and as they climbed up, Haruka began talking about scary things and fiddle-faddle that she can't help but mention like the dancing body in the science room, the ghost cat that haunts the library, or the story how a person would die if one went up to the actual 13th floor at midnight. But then Naruto hushed Haruka, telling her to keep quiet, because the watchman is nearby. So he uses a Genjutsu to fool the guard, thinking that nobody is around and that he was convinced to look somewhere else. The trick fooled the watchman as Naruto and Haruka sneaked further into the library.
Along the way, Naruto couldn't help but chuckle as he can tell that Haruka is a pretty funny kind of girl. And Haruka thinks that Naruto is a odd person himself, because for a guy who is somewhat apathetic about animé talking to a girl like her, Naruto could be called the "The King of Strangeness". And Naruto took a bow and thanked her with a playful smile and the students chuckled together, but shushed at each other before moving on.
-NUS-
[Hakujoh Academy - Library]
Naruto looked for Haruka's card and used the stamp to prove that the magazine is checked in and then he and Haruka returned the [Innocent Smile] back into the shelf proper. But suddenly, they hear a sound of a cat yowling in the halls, making the Nogizaka scream from its ominous presence, thinking it was the fabled "ghost cat". Her legs gave way from her fright, preventing her from moving, "A-Ayase-san...?"
Naruto crouched down to the frightened Haruka and clasped his hand with hers and said, "Everything's going to be all right, believe it. I sense no evil intentions, but I do sense something electronic nearby. I'll go check it out." And he looked at the floor and it was a cellphone making those awful noises.
"I knew it, it's Yukari-sensei's phone," Naruto said as he held the device, "She was fussing about losing it. Thank goodness, nobody crushed that phone underfoot."
And when he made sure that the coast is clear, Haruka still couldn't get up, because her legs fell asleep on her, partially revealing her panties again.
Naruto started to laugh from all the hullabaloo that they went through to straighten things out. It turns out that he and Haruka have some things in common, and they managed to exit the school premises without a hitch.
-NUS-
[Outside the school]
Haruka thanked Naruto for helping her out and having a lot of fun together. That was when the students begin to break the ice as they gave each other their given names, even though calling them by surname is polite on one hand, especially when Haruka can't help but feel nervous about reaching 1st Base on relationships.
Then before Haruka left, she went to the nearest streetlamp and took a courteous bow the way Clumsy Aki-chan did in her TV show.
And the newly bonded students left back to their respective homes for the night.
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To be continued...==»
A/N: Well, another rough-drafted idea out of the way. As you may know, there are some stories and challenges that I've written that either have slow progress or are considered as temporary one-shots, let's just say that life gets in the way at times. And there some stories didn't have much reviews because some people likely weren't taking their time to read.
However, there's one thing that won't change, and it's that I won't completely give up and keep thinking up different ideas more information until I say it's done.
Also, to those who have complainings about why my stories kept revising from time to time is because there are grammatical errors and runoffs here and there. So some of the time, I keep on correcting those problems, because I said so.
Stay warm, Merry Christmas, and have a Happy Holidays to you all.
The heat of the moment will be on!
- blukmage19
As of 1/4/19: Some of the story will be frequently be revised, because it's more like a rough draft than an actual completed chapter. I decided to make Haruka a bit taller than the original data, because it's more like she gets part of that from her father, even though her mother and younger sister (which we'll see later on) aren't exactly the tallest among the women, nor were they the shortest.
Both Naruto and Haruka were born about 10 days apart from each other; meaning that Naruto is a Libra (October 10th) and Haruka is also a Libra (October 20th), both very close proximities in the Zodiac.
The story is more of an older T-rated than M-rated, because of the constant immodest scenes. There isn't going to be any lemony scenes, per se, but romance will no doubt be shown in this story, as well as some lime scenes, some detailed nudity involved, and a lot of butts (and I do mean butts) will be showing; intentionally or not.