Title: Little Mermaid, Naruto Version

Author: Crimson613

Pairing: SasuFemNaru

Warning: FemNaru, OOC

Summary: SasuFemNaru-Naruto loved collecting human artifacts from sunken ships and learning more about them from her friend Pakkun. However, one day she encounters a human in need and she realizes that she would be happier living with humans…[Edited]

AN: Please read before continuing! I actually had this story up before (long time ago maybe?) and I did pretty well with this for a first time. I decided to get rid of it because I ended up not liking it. I was confused on some parts and felt I could do better. I'm not exactly sure if it is any better but I decided to edit it and this is it! I might change (have) the roles of some of the characters so not everything is the same and other things might be changed or added so that the sequel I'm writing makes sense.

[I don't own Naruto or the Little Mermaid.]

Little Mermaid, Naruto Version

Chapter 1

Naruto and Kiba were both near a sunken ship where they intended to rob it of its possessions. Naruto wouldn't exactly call it robbing since it was now abandoned but she did take human objects that she found to add them to her collection. She was fascinated by human artifacts and she always tried to learn as much as she could without letting her father find out because if he did she would surely be assigned a babysitter.

Her father had his reasons to dislike humans because of his past experiences but she couldn't even fathom such loathing for people who were so fascinating.

"Hey Naruto are you sure we should go over there? I mean that's human stuff and if we're caught we can get in trouble."

Naruto looked over to the ship that her companion was pointing at and she just smiled evilly. She loved the thrill of going to forbidden places and this was no exception. She knew she should be following the rules and being the King's daughter meant to set an example but she just couldn't help it.

Sorry Dad, she apologized in advance.

"Don't worry about anything but if you're too afraid you can stay out here and watch for sharks," she teased and continued to advance towards the abandoned ship.

She heard her friend yelp and catch up to her. Usually Kiba would try to convince her to turn back because it was too dangerous but she knew he enjoyed their adventures just as much as she did. This was why it was so easy to get him to agree to accompany her and keep him from being too talkative, however, there were times when he didn't think before talking and he spilled a few secrets. That usually led them to getting punished.

"Let's look for a way to get inside," she commanded.

Kiba just nodded and moved to the opposite end of where she was searching. She was able to see through the unbroken windows a bit but it was a bit dark inside. There were spaces where she could probably fit through if she was careful but she didn't want to risk getting hurt. Her father would most likely start asking questions if that happened and it wasn't a good idea to tell him where they had been.

"Hey Naruto! There's a space here!" she heard Kiba yell out and she swam over to him.

He was pointing at a window where the glass had completely come off. There were no edges to cut them as they entered and it wasn't too small…or at least it didn't seem like it. She moved back and swam through the hole, successfully entering the sunken ship while Kiba had a harder time. It seemed his body was a bit wider and entering almost seemed impossible for him.

"A little help," he asked as half of his body was stuck outside.

She just laughed and grabbed his hands, "On three."

"One…two…three!" and they both tried to get him inside. She pulled at his arms and he pushed himself as much as he could.

Plop

Naruto spun backwards as Kiba finally gained entrance. The bag that she had been carrying had fallen on the ground and she couldn't help but laugh at how Kiba was rubbing his sides. His slightly tanned skin had turned red on the sides and she winced at how there might be a bruise or two the next day. Hopefully she was wrong.

"I am not doing that again," muttered her friend as he followed slowly behind her.

They had no real destination as they roamed the deserted ship. Naruto was about to give up as she didn't find anything around but before she did she noticed something glimmering under some broken wood. She quickly swam towards it and moved the fallen wood. Her companion noticed her speed up and helped her dig up the object underneath. Kiba was the one who grabbed the last piece of wood and Naruto quickly grabbed the artifact.

"What is that?" he asked in awe. In all of their adventures he hadn't seen anything like that. The object was black and heavy, or at least he believed so because Naruto was using both hands to hold it. It was slightly bigger on one side then on the other and it vaguely reminded him of a snail. The only difference was that it didn't curl around the bigger side.

"I dunno," Naruto responded as she placed it inside of her bag.

They continued on to the lower part of the ship. They couldn't really go down because the ship was split and a huge sharp rock was embedded into it but Naruto did peak inside. Kiba however was starting to get the feeling they were being watched and would constantly look behind him. There was never anything behind him but he felt eyes staring at him and occasionally he would hear something sneaking around.

"I'm going down, hold this real quick," Naruto informed him while handing him her bag.

"Don't take too long," he warned. Naruto just smiled.

Kiba kept himself alert since he was usually the first to detect danger. If the job was left to Naruto she wouldn't notice until the danger was in her face, and even then she might not notice. She was always so distracted when they went on their hunts so he had to make sure he was alert to any disturbances.

Not long after Naruto returned with an object in her hand and he frowned. This object looked like a miniature version of her father's trident. It was slightly curved and had a different shading to it but that was most likely a smaller trident.

"We need to ask Pakkun about this stuff. I haven't seen any of this stuff before and it'll make a great addition to my collection!" Naruto exclaimed happily.

Kiba tried to smile and laugh with her but something in his gut told him to run, "Naruto, I think we should leave already. I get the feeling we're being watched."

Naruto quickly got up from the lower quarters, grabbed her bag from Kiba, and deposited the new item into the bag, "You're being paranoid."

Kiba laughed timidly but before advancing towards his blonde friend he yelled out, "Shark!"

Naruto turned towards the intruder outside of the ship but Kiba quickly pushed her along before the shark got a hold of them. Once Naruto realized they had to escape she began to lead them towards an exit. At first they tried heading back the way they came from but the shark had come from that way, which forced them to go in the opposite direction.

Dead end, Kiba thought and before he could stop, Naruto pulled his hand, guiding him upwards towards a hole that had been made from the shark's reckless hacking. So the shark actually helped us, Kiba thought as they went through the whole that led to a higher level of the ship.

They had almost gotten away but Naruto accidentally dropped her bag and decided to retrieve it. Kiba had also stopped and urged her to hurry up before the shark came back and succeeded in trapping them. As it resurfaced from the ship Kiba called out a warning, which Naruto quickly reacted to. She quickly grabbed her bag and moved out of the shark's path of destruction, nearly escaping it's grasp.

The shark, knowing it's prey would soon be gone, quickly headed towards them even more furiously. However, as Naruto and Kiba started swimming away they passed a steel loop and she had an idea. She grabbed Kiba and pulled him towards another direction where an anchor was imbedded and Kiba began to protest.

"Just watch," she whispered and once the shark was closer to them she quickly swam through the steel loop. The shark was unable to stop from crashing into it and became stuck there.

Both troublemakers let out a breath they hadn't realized they'd been holding and decided to go up to the surface to see Pakkun before they headed back to Uzamaki Kingdom. Pakkun was a dog who lived on the surface and he would always identify their new treasures.

As they left Kiba stuck his tongue out at the shark and the shark just growled at him, encouraging Kiba to quicken his pace.

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When they got to the surface, Pakkun was looking out at them.

"Hey guys! Did you two come for another session?" Pakkun asked, knowing what their visit was about.

"Yup, we just found some new stuff," Naruto exclaimed happily as she dumped the contents of her bag on the piece of land Pakkun was standing on.

"This is very interesting. You two sure did find some extraordinary things today, like this one," he said while picking one of the objects up. "Humans use this one right here…to style their hair."

"You just put it in your hair, twist, and pull," he demonstrated.

"Really?" Naruto and Kiba both looked at him in amazement, curious about the way his fur was in disarray. They were like little kids who were looking at their hero in awe and admiration, although their fascination was towards the objects they had found not Pakkun.

"Absolutely, this used to be the most popular fashion item because of the unique hairstyle it made. Still used today, although not as much as before. It's called a dingle hopper,* very special."

Naruto and Kiba just nodded, absorbing the information.

"Oh and this one here is a snarflex.* It's used to make music and was created by humans because they had nothing to do," Pakkun explained while examining the other object.

"I actually haven't seen one in a long time. It's a bit rusty but I'm sure it still works. All you have to do is blow here and wala, music," Pakkun said, demonstrating, but instead of music coming from it, mud and seaweed came out.

"That's strange…I'm pretty sure it works, you just have to clean it off a bit and it'll be perfect as new."

"Amazing," both Kiba and Naruto breathed out.

"Hey Naruto, have you ever considered getting married or something. You're young and all, but I think you should get a guy to support you. Preferably someone who would go around on some of your adventures," he said while giving Kiba a wink.

"Wha..? No!" he exclaimed while blushing but Naruto didn't seem to notice.

"Marriage? Oh no! I forgot all about the banquet father was going to have. Kiba, let's go before Father gets furious," Naruto said as she put the dingle hopper and snarflex back into her bag.

"Bye Pakkun!" Naruto yelled out at him. Pakkun said his goodbye and wished them both luck.

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When they did arrive at Uzamaki Kingdom the ball had already ended and they got a long talk from Minato, saying they should be more responsible, especially Naruto because she would be the next heir of the kingdom. He told her of the disappointment that he felt because she hadn't shown up during the performance and how all the guests had left believing that she was an irresponsible child. Kiba didn't like the fact that Minato was only getting mad at Naruto so he decided to intervene.

"Please don't get so mad at Naruto. It was kind of my fault too 'cause I was the one that invited her. I promised her I'd remind her about the banquet but I forgot too and we were on our way back but we were being chased by a shark. Then we were asking this dog something and…."

"Dog...? You went up to the surface?" Minato asked outraged.

Kiba hid behind Naruto and squeaked out a 'not really.'

"Naruto, how many times have I told you about going to the surface? It's dangerous and something could happen to you. Remember what happened to Kyuubi? I don't want the same thing to happen to you. Humans are evil creatures that don't care about people like us and…"

"Dad I can take care of myself!" Naruto yelled out and dragged Kiba towards her room. She was glad her father was worried about her but he didn't have to say humans were evil; they weren't all like the ones that had hurt Kyuubi.

"Hey, Naruto where are we going?" Kiba asked as he noticed they passed Naruto's room.

"Where all my stuff is at," Kiba made an 'o' shape with his mouth and nodded. He followed Naruto and they made sure nobody was following.

When they got there Naruto added the stuff she found to her collection. She sighed and Kiba looked worriedly at her.

"Hey, are you alright?" He asked.

"Yeah. I just wish Father would understand that humans aren't evil, or at least not all of them. They may be the reason why Kyuubi has disappeared but I don't think all humans are bad."

"I guess but I kind of understand what your father says too."

"Yeah, so do I but I don't want to be restricted to something so incredible. I mean look at all the stuff here. Aren't they amazing? Don't you want to learn about all this stuff and how they live?"

"Yeah but…"

"Hey look!" Naruto said pointing towards a ship.

It was slowly passing through the vicinity and before Kiba could say anything, he felt himself being dragged towards the surface and towards the ship. On their way out of the hideout they saw Iruka coming towards them.

"Naruto, where are you and Kiba going? If your father knew he'd…and those things!"

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