Kitsune no Yomeiri
What happens when a young seal master shows up before of the gates of Konoha? Simple, he gets filed for ANBU and is forced to raise a young Naruto Uzumaki, all the while contending with the needs of the boy's demonic tenant. Naru/Hina FemKyu/OC
Language warning.
Questionable themes warning.
Hetero, no Yaoi.
You have been warned.
Sound Effects or Emphasised Points
Words spoken with Evident Emotions
"Kitsune no Yomeiri" – Speech
"Kitsune no Yomeiri" – Otherworldly Speech
"Kitsune no Yomeiri" - Memory/Dream speech
'Kitsune no Yomeiri' – Thoughts
"Life, my son, is the question and the answer."
"Why's that?"
"Because everything has life, and life is everything."
"And what does that have to do with seals?"
"Life, or chakra for that matter, is part of everything. And seals tap into this energy to produce effects, or what some may seem to be handseal-less jutsu. It's a very intimidating sight. There are very good advantages to this as well. Can you name a few?"
"Um... You could give out high powered attacks without having to spend time with handseals, which leaves you defenceless when you try jutsu... There are also summoning contracts available... But those include handsigns... And they can halt movement, and create barriers!"
"Good! You've got the gist of it. But there's one more function for seals. And it's so very blatantly obvious."
"Ah, you mean..."
"Yes, a very universal art, but a difficult one to master. And the greatest one to succeed. The art of Sealing."
Bump.
"Hey kid, we're almost there."
A few more bumps in the road caused him to jump up, and nearly trip of the cart.
"You alright?" The driver said with a smirk.
"Never better." He grumbled back.
"Konohagakure is coming up, you should check your immigration papers." The man advised.
He read over some of the paper.
Combatant Immigration
Name: Karakaze "Kaze" Aranami
Age: 15
Notable Traits/Skills/Bloodline Limit: Strong-willed/Master of Seals/Ketsuekijunkan Inku Fuuinjutsu (Blood-flow Ink Seals)
Notable Family/Heritage: Shiru no Kami Aranami (God of Seals Aranami)
Status: Combat Nin
Approx. Rank: High Jounin/A Class ANBU
Former Nin Village: None
He hoped that Kami would grant him a new start.
The cart pulled up to the gates of Konoha, and Kaze marvelled at the sight. Though what really caught his attention, was what was behind Konoha. The 4 heads carved into a cliff. They were freaking huge.
"The Hokage monument." The driver explained, noticing his gaze.
He stepped off the cart, and thanked the driver for the lift. He was about to step over the gate line, when a kunai dashed in front of his face, narrowly missing it.
"HEY KID! OVER HERE!" A man shouted.
He looked over to his left, and saw two men over by the side, standing at a stall by the gate. They were leaf nin, he concluded, as he saw their headbands.
"You look like a nin... Do you have immigration papers? We're expecting a kid today..." One of them said as he ran over to them.
He silently handed the papers to the two.
"Hm... It's legit." The man said to his colleague.
"The Hokage would like to see you; his office is over there, on top of the academy." The other man said, pointing over to a spherical structure under the Hokage monument.
He thanked the two men, and dashed off through the town, hopping on the rooftops to get to the academy.
He ran into a variety of odd people. There was a guy in a green jump suit shouting something about the "Fragrance of Youth"... If youth were a fragrance, it would smell like stinking puberty... And the lady in the trench coat who was pigging out on dango in an alley, like a rabid dog on steak... And there was also the grey-haired, left eye covered masked guy who was reading a little orange book... And giggling like a little girl, with the creepy expression to match.
(YOU KNOW WHO THEY ARE...)
Forget odd. These people were freaking crazy. He booked it to the Hokage's office even faster, like hell was licking at his heels. Then he tripped on an air conditioner engine that he used as a step. He wobbled through the air, and landed through an open apartment window.
"GET OUT OF MY HOUSE YOU ASSASSIN!"
Prick.
Kaze looked over behind him, and saw a kunai protruding at an awkward angle from an awkward place. A shivering hand held on to the kunai.
He shouted a profanity, and two men with masks appeared at the window, feet clamped onto the glass with chakra. They hopped in through the open window, pulled Kaze onto his feet, and then shunshinned away. This left a confused blond haired boy staring at the empty space, clutching onto a kunai.
"Hello Kaze-kun." He heard.
He opened his eyes. He was in an office of some sort. And standing before him, was a familiar old man.
"Oji-san." Kaze said.
"Hokage-sama! You know this child?" One of the masked men said, lessening his grip on Kaze's arm.
"ANBU, please leave. I have matters to discuss with this boy." The old man said.
With a polite bow, the two disappeared from the room.
The Hokage stood up from his desk, and walked over to him. He placed his hands on Kaze's shoulder, and gave him a wide grin. "It's been a while... You've grown up so much!"
"It's great to see you too, Sarutobi Oji-san." He replied with his own grin.
"So you're willing to become a Leaf nin? You're father would be proud... But where is he? I haven't heard from you two for a year now!"
"... He passed away from an error in his research..." Kaze grimly said.
"Oh... My deepest apologies... He was a great friend."
The two stood there in silence, for a man who died in the quest of knowledge.
Even if it was a lie.
He gave Kaze a solemn smile and walked back to his desk. After a few seconds of writing down info on documents, he tossed something over to Kaze, who swiftly snatched it out of the air.
It was a leaf headband.
"You're now a leaf ninja. Jounin rank, to be precise."
"Really?" He replied with disbelief.
"You said so yourself in your papers." Sarutobi replied.
The two ANBU walked in, and Sarutobi informed them about Kaze's status. He reached into his desk, and pulled out a scroll. "Now, Karakaze-kun, I have an initiation test for you. Complete this test and the village will acknowledge you as a full shinobi." He threw the scroll to Kaze, who took it and left.
"There's an initiation test, Hokage-sama?"
"Hell no." Sarutobi replied, taking a puff of his pipe.
"Then what did you give him?"
"The Tora mission." Sarutobi said with a smirk.
The two ANBU were grinning under their masks whilst snickering, meanwhile, Konoha echoed with cries and shouts of, "STUPID F*CKING DEMON CAT!"
When he returned to the Hokage's office, covered in scratch marks, it took all of Sarutobi's power not to break down in laughter. The demon cat had nearly defeated a Jounin. A high ranked Jounin.
"Th... Tha... That thing is not a freaking cat..." He stammered, teeth chattering. "It's evil..."
"Ah, but it was a great joke." Sarutobi said.
He gave Kaze the key to his apartment, and a small paycheck for his services.
It was the same apartment he crashed into. He really should apologize to that kid.
'Nah, he plunged a kunai into my ass, like hell I would apologize.' He thought.
He opened the door...
Just to have a kunai scrape his face.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY APARTMENT?"
He saw a blood haired boy look at him.
"WAIT, YOU'RE THAT GUY WHO BROKE IN EARLIER! Are you the guy Jiji said was going to live with me?"
"W-Wait, Oji-san said that I was going to live with you?" Kaze stammered.
"Yeah. So...?" The boy said with a miffed tone.
"Damn."
"The name's Naruto Uzumaki! What's yours?"
"Karakaze Aranami, brat." He replied.
"BRAT?" Naruto shouted, and lunged at Kaze. The two fought for a bit, and then resumed chatting. Turns out they had a bit in common...
One Year Later
"Kaze-nii! I'm going to the academy!" Naruto shouted, running out the door.
"Watch out for bloodline users, and don't pick fights!" Kaze shouted after him.
"I will!"
A year had passed since Kaze's arrival at Konoha. He wasn't on the receiving end of the villagers hate, but he was fairly respected all the same, and now he was considered for ANBU. He would be accepted sometime within the week. The apartment the two lived in was renovated into two rooms, and at least there were no break-ins. Like anyone would break into the home of an ANBU class shinobi.
He made a few friends in Konoha, including the pair at Ichiraku's, a drinking partner in Anko, and training partners out of the two-man ANBU team, Wolf and Boar. He grew very close to his assigned Jounin team that he went on missions with, made up of himself, and Hayate Gekko, a Jounin, and Yugao Uzuki, currently Chuunin. When he became ANBU, these two would still be his team-mates on other missions. He also earned the respect of a few members of the shinobi council. He also had to deal for a few hours each day with all the bullshit claims from the civilian council. Some true, some false, just to have Old Man Sarutobi bail the two boys out every few times.
Naruto warmed up to Kaze within 6 months of living together, to the point of referring to him as a brother.
So leads us to dealing with said bullshit claims...
"That MONSTER stole some of my wares!" A civilian council member shouted.
"HE'S NOT A MONSTER! NOW SHUT THE FUCK UP AND TAKE THAT PREDJUDICED STICK OUT OF YOUR ASS, OR I'LL TAKE A TANTO AND DO IT FOR YOU!" Kaze shouted, releasing a minute amount of killer intent at the man, now shrinking into his seat. Inoichi Yamanaka and Tsume Inuzuka were betting ryo along with other council members to see who would cave in first, the council, or Kaze.
The debate was cut short when the Hokage swiftly dismissed the meeting, declaring the argument void, neither side victorious nor defeated. The betting clans groaned with disappointment, while Shikaku Nara hauled in the cash, having bet on a draw. His wife was gonna give him one hell of a night. Now that wasn't troublesome, even for the head Nara.
Kaze left for his apartment, late at night, after stopping at a bar for a drink with Hayate.. When he headed to his room, he caught a glimpse of Naruto tossing and turning on his bed. He was probably having a nightmare. He knelt down beside the bed, and held his hand to the boy's head. He had a fever.
The heat in his hand slowly crawled up his arm. Kaze tried to yank his arm away, but it held its place on Naruto's forehead. The heat crawled up his cheek, and onto his forehead.
He lost consciousness.
He landed in some sewer. Used to this feeling of being in a memory, courtesy of Inoichi, he walked down the tunnel. He heard the screeching of something sharp against metal. He made it to the end of the tunnel.
He saw bars, one's that belonged to a cage.
And behind those bars, were piercing red eyes.
"You seem to be a man of great respect... Modest of heart... Aware of humility... Strong before opposition... Perfect..."
The voice rang with a peculiar, ethereal tone. Both eerie, and divine. He held his ground, hypnotized.
"Don't be afraid... Come closer..."
He walked up to the bars, in a daze trance.
He saw a large fox, flaming red, with 9 tails dangling behind.
"It's been a while since I've seen a human. And a handsome one at that."
The fox lowered its head to his face.
"What is your name?"
"Karakaze... Aranami." He replied.
"You seem to have good intentions towards my host... And not a twinge of resentment or apathy toward a being like me... It's hard to decide if you are brave, or foolish."
"Probably foolish." He replied.
"At least you have your humility..."
The fox gave a smile, and crouched over. It slowly shrank. When it finished shrinking, it left a beautiful red haired girl, with fox ears and tails. She walked over to Kaze, but couldn't move past the bars. She slumped against a bar.
"My name is Kyuubi." She said.
"Why are you here?" He asked.
"You should know, you idiot." She replied.
"But you don't seem like a bloodlusting demon." Kaze replied.
She flinched at the word demon, but then put up a grin. "My lust for blood is outweighed by my lust for another thing..." He struggled to handle his nosebleed. It didn't help that she was naked.
She giggled.
"It's lonely in here... My host hasn't discovered the way to talk to me..."
"Then why can I...?"
"I don't know... But I like your company."
"So do I." He replied.
She pulled her legs up closer, and shivered.
He took a step forward.
"I don't need your pity." She snapped, holding herself closer.
He walked closer.
She snarled.
He walked even closer, until he was up against the bar.
"You don't need pity... But you do need a friend."
She huddled away from him, trying to hide from his eyes.
He sat down beside her.
He stroked her tail, and rubbed her head between her ears.
Hours passed.
Days passed.
Years passed.
Seconds in the real world.
Eternity within.
She didn't strike out at him.
She didn't try to kill him.
Instead, she came closer. She nestled against him. A soft smile on her face. She purred.
"Thank you."
Her tails curled around him, pulling the two closer.
"My friend... My mate." She whispered.
Warmth enveloped him. And he drifted into a peaceful oblivion...
He woke up.
'What a weird dream... No more sake before bed.'
Naruto had left for the academy before he awoke. Leaving behind dozens of instant noodle cups. He stretched, and moved to clean out. Not before catching a peculiar sight out their window.
It was raining.
Under a blue sky.
A sunshower.
'Kitsune no Yomeiri'
When a fox takes a mate.
Chapter One COMPLETE! Not much to do here except advertise my Negima fanfic, "Tying Loose Ends", and congratulate myself for actually completing this thing... So R/R, enjoy life, read great fiction, and let the creative juices flow. And not only for you lemon writers. Aw well... – EthernalRain
