Reference:
"Rasengan" - Human speak
'What the Hell...' - Human Thinking
flashback - Flashback
I do not own Naruto. That honor belongs to Masashi Kishimoto.
A/N: Please Note that I have changed the Academy Graduation Age to 14, not 12. I think it is just ridiculous to send people into possibly life threatening situations at that age.
Prolog
"GET BACK HERE, YOU DAMN DEMON BITCH!" was heard across the town. A group of drunken civilians and shinobi wearing green flak jackets with numerous pockets were chasing after a young girl, who was literally running for her life. She had three pairs of whisker scars on her cheeks, unkempt knee-length crimson-red/blond hair and opaque sapphire-blue eyes. She was about 4 1/2 feet tall, was wearing drabs that barely covered her modesty and looked as though it would disintegrate at the next running step. She was extremely malnourished; she appeared to be a skeleton with a thin cover of skin instead.
The chase continued for a while until one of the shinobi started throwing kunai and shuriken at her, an action that was soon mirrored by his fellow shinobi. The already exhausted girl barely managed to dodge most of the deadly missiles, although a kunai hit her in the shoulder and left thigh whilst three shuriken buried themselves in her back. Letting out a scream of pure agony, she forced herself to ignore the pain and ran into a small ally. Unfortunately for her, that ally was a dead end. She leaned against the wall, knowing that there was nothing she could do but accept the inevitable. Turning back to her pursuers, she felt another group of missiles strike her, this time in her torso and arms. Pain and exhaustion finally overcame her as she fell onto the ground. As she fell, she saw some of the men start unbuckling their belts.
Moments earlier
"Those Bastards! They have gone too far this time." muttered a woman, who was wearing a grey flak-jacket, black pants, arm and shin guards and a cat-mask. Her companion, dressed in a similar way except for him having a dog-mask, nodded in agreement.
"Let's go, Neko." he said, jumping of the roof and in front of the unconscious girl, drawing a pair of kunai to deflect the missiles. The female landed behind the group and was slashing at their exposed backs with her sword, mowing down several before they reacted. Her assault caused the group to turn around, exposing their backs to the dog-masked man, who came closed the distance in less than a heartbeat. This caused massive chaos amongst the surviving drunks and before long they were cut down. Moments later, two more figures appeared, wearing a bear and a monkey mask respectively.
"Inu-taichou. Neko-senpai." They greeted the male and female.
"Kuma. Saru. Send word to the Hokage. Tell him 'Orange Kitune Red'." The man, identified as Inu, said. Kuma said "Hai.", and then disappeared.
"Taichou. New record. This is the 6th time this month that she is being chased." Saru half joked sadly. He was a little fond of the 4 year old girl.
'Damn the council.' He thought.
"Neko. Take her to the hospital. Make sure she gets treated properly and stay by her side until she awakes, then hide in the shadows. Saru, go to HQ and send a...helpful...ANBU-medic to check up on her." Inu told them, then started cleaning up the mess he and his companion had caused. He looked up after finishing his work, only to see the sun rising in the east.
'Better go report to Hokage.' He thought.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was in his office, trying to keep his headache under control. He was haf-shocked when he heard Inus' report, but what horrified him was that Neko reported that one of the Hospital staff tried to poison the little girl. Needless to say, she had given the hospital another patient before the deed was done.
"Naruko..." Hiruzen said, tears appearing on his face. It was her 5th birthday, and he had failed to protect her...again.
Chapter 1
Hiruzen looked at the council. He had just gone through a long and strenuous discussion about a new act where the Genin teams would live under the same roof, minus their Jonin, without any grownups around. All of the shinobi side and most of the civilian side agreed to it, with a few stubbornly disagreeing as it would take away their children.
'Fools' He thought.
"Then by a majority vote the Genin Housing Act is in place. This council is dismissed." After everyone had left, he unsealed a small orange book. Opening it at the bookmark, he giggled as he read, blood slowly flowing from his nose.
Naruko woke with a start. She kept having the same nightmare about what happened 10 years before. She groaned as she sat up and looked around. Her small apartment, a present to her from the Hokage, was her home for 7 years now. She was wearing a heavily patched grey set of sleepwear and had a impressive mid C-cup bust and proportional hips. Looking at the clock, she groaned as seconds later the alarm went off.
'What is the point of having an alarm if you wake up before it goes off?' she mentally moaned, then got out of bed, washed herself, changed into a set of clothes that had more patches than original material, had breakfast and left her apartment. She didn't notice the silver haired man with a large shuriken on his back enter her room.
"Alright Class. When I call your name, please go into the next room for your exam. First up..." Naruko heard her teacher, Iruka, say. He was one of the few people she trusted and was one of the only four males in the village not to set off her severe androphobia. She had gotten the condition on her 5th birthday, after some drunken males nearly raped her. The other two were the Hokage, whom she saw as a surrogate Grandfather; and the masked man Inu, although in his case he kept a respectful distance from her, but she enjoyed his company. The fourth was Teuchi Ichiraku at Ichiraku's Ramen, who practically adopted her for the business she brings in (read people who come here with her and end up paying for her Ramen). When Iruka finally called her name, the class immediately turned to face her. She had a reputation for having an odd temper (it took a lot to anger her, but the line between angry and not angry was thinner than paper), as well as being a bit of an anomaly. Her physical examinations left all her classmates in the dust.
She wasn't surprised by this, as she was secretly going through the ANBU training regime since shortly before her 6th birthday, where it was discovered she was completely unable to cast even the slightest illusions. Dispelling it proved difficult for her as well. She showed greater than normal talent in kenjutsu and ninjutsu, while her taijustu was barely standard. She showed a strong affinity for fuinjutsu. Very few people knew of her training with the ANBU, even within the ANBU itself.
However, her written exams put her at dead last. Added to that, Iruka was the only teacher in the entire school who doesn't try to sabotage her from graduating. It was her second attempt at becoming a shinobi, meaning she was a year older than her classmates. Unfortunately, the phrase "respect thy elders" didn't apply because everyone of her class bullied her, with the exception of 3 boys and 2 girls. Shikamaru Nara was a lazy boy who spent most of the time sleeping or staring at clouds thought it was too 'troublesome' to partake in the bullying, and treated her the same as he treated everyone else. Choji Akimichi, a fat boy was constantly eating chips. He was best friends with Shikamaru and was the most respectful of the boys towards Naruko. Sasuke minded his own business. The black-haired boy had made it clear that he was not a bully, but he also didn't help anyone either. Hinata Hyuuga, a girl with short navi-blue hair, lavender eyes and a surprisingly well developed body, rivalling Naruko in cup-size. Ino Yamanaka, a girl with waist length blond hair with a well developed slender body, gave her a silent 'Good luck'. She was Naruko's best friend who was referred to as the 'Bladed Gossip Queen', due to her impressive talent with bladed weapons and the fact she liked talking, a lot.
"Ha! The dead weight loser is having a go? Sensei. Just skip her and call the next person. Everyone knows that she will just fail again. She should just give up and..." Sakura, the so-called 'Wailing Banshee Queen', didn't finish as she was sent flying by a pissed Naruko who punched her in the face. Chairs fell over and tables were turned, creating a makeshift barricade between Naruko and her nearby classmates. Ino and Hinata meanwhile where trying to calm down the 'Brutal Prankster Queen'. (A/N: Naruko, Ino and Sakura are known as the three Queens of their grade!) Even Iruka was wary of her when she was angry. The last time someone truly angered her she kicked the poor boy between the legs so hard she broke his pelvis. Poor guy was never expected to leave therapy for the rest of his life. When Sakura got up, she nearly fainted by the amount of killing intent Naruko was focusing at her, but before she could start living up to her nickname, Naruko was ushered into the next room.
The previous year, the invigilators of the Genin exams put casting genjutsu into the test, knowing fully well that Naruko was unable to cast genjutsu. This year, Iruka promised her it would be the standard substitution, henge and cloning/bunshin techniques/jutsu. She was fine with the first 2, but for some reason her clones always came out crap, even though she had gotten advanced chakra control training with ANBU. Thus, she inevitably failed that year again, which brought her to tears. Crying, she ran out of the building.
Ino was next, successfully replacing herself with a log and creating 2 ordinary clones and successfully transforming into Naruko. When she prepared to leave the class, she asked
"Sensei. Do you know where Naruko is? I haven't seen her return to class." Before Iruka could answer, Misuki, the second proctor, sneered
"Who cares? She failed once again. That demon bitch..." SLAP. He was interrupted by Ino who slapped him, hard, sending him and his seat crashing to the floor. She then went to find her best friend, leaving a stunned Mizuki with a shocked expression on the floor.
Naruko ran crying into her apartment, and was about to jump onto her bed when she saw the scroll lying on her table. Pushing back her tears, she opened it and read
"There is a large scroll in the Hokage's office. Bring that to the given location, and I shall teach you a bunshin that I guarantee you will work."
Next was a description of the scroll as well as a map showing the location where she had to bring the scroll. She was by no means stupid, but she was desperate, so she didn't think about the message. A short time later, Ino walked into the room and saw Naruko sleeping on a damp pillow on her bed. Ino smiled, approached her sleeping friend, brushed her hair out of her face...and then gave her a peck on the lips. Realizing what she had just done, Ino's face went cherry red and steam started coming from her ears. Embarrassed, she quickly left the apartment and ran home. She locked the door to her room and then buried her head amongst her bed pillows. Her mind was overflowing with thoughts.
'She looks sooooooooo cute...'
'Did I just kiss her?'
'That felt kinda good…'
'What the Hell is going on with me?'
'I should appologise…'
'But she was asleep, so it doesn't count…'
'Oh kami, why is my heart racing?'
'Should I ask her out?'
'No. She is not that type of person…'
'What if she was?'
…
Just before Midnight
Lost in her thoughts, she didn't realize how much time had gone by. She was only roused when she heard the alarms blaring and saw numerous Chunin and Jonin running across the rooftops. She wondered what was going on. And then her train of thoughts about her recent action with her friend resumed with a vengence.
1 hour earlier
Naruko had snuck into the Hokage office.
'OK. Now where is the scroll?' she thought, looking around. After 10 minutes of search, she finally found it.
"And what are you doing here, Naruko?" she jumped as she heard the voice. Attempting a turning kick, she realized it was the Hokage, who easily caught her kick in his hand. What she didn't realize is that the sudden movement caused her already worn out underwear to tear completely, revealing her lower openings. Unfortunately, the Hokage saw this, making him blush. A short while later he was sent flying by a massive nosebleed that sent him through the door and into the wall on the far side. Due to her life on the streets of Konoha, Naruko didn't mind going commando and actually preferred it, "less trouble with restricting clothing" was her reasoning. She had been doing it for 4 years while living on the streets. She didn't understand why the old man had a nosebleed. She decided to ask Ino if she goes commando and about nosebleeds. In her room, Ino was brought out of her embarrassing thoughts by a cute sneeze. By the time Naruko reached the forest, she was staring to have doubts about her actions that night.
'Fuck this, let's see what is in this scroll.' She thought. She was still some distance away from the designated goal, yet far enough from the village to risk opening the scroll. The first two entries made her groan.
'Kage Bunshin no Jutsu, Taju Kage Bunshin no Jutsu, why cloning jutsu of all things?' she mentally cried, then remembered the scroll from earlier mentioning that she would learn a cloning jutsu that would work for her. Attempting the kage bunshin, she was…surprised wasn't a complete statement…happy…confused…a mix of all three was what she felt. She had managed to successfully perform a cloning jutsu, creating not one, but 30 clones on her first try…each a physical clone of her. She decided to continue looking at the scroll for now. Taju Kage Bunshin no Jutsu would take her a while to do.
'Oh well. I still have time.' She thought, then proceeded to learn what she could from the scroll.
'Where the hell is Naruko?' thought Iruka as he raced through the forest canopy. He and many other shinobi were sent by the Hokage to find and bring Naruko back with the Forbidden Scroll of Seals that she had stolen.
'I need to ask her how she managed to get past the Hokage.' He thought, remembering the old man refusing to talk about it.
"Iruka sensei!" he heard someone call out to him. He stopped at the next branch and looked at the girl who had called out to him. Her already worn out clothes were in tatters, she had scratches all over her hands and face, hell it looked like she just returned from a training exercise which included the demon cat, Tora…make that a group of Toras.
"Naruko. What the hell have you done? Where is the Forbidden Scroll of Seals you stole?" he half shouted, half asked her.
"And why do you look like you just returned from hell?" scratching the back of her head, Naruko answered
"I passed sensei." She said with pride, then the rest of Iruka's questions hit her.
"The Scroll of what?" she asked. Before Iruka could answer, a large Shuriken came flying through the forest, straight at Naruko. Acting on instinct, Naruko tried to dodge, however Iruka was faster, throwing himself into the shuriken's path. Grunting in pain, Iruka fell to the ground, the large shuriken imbedded in his back. Loud laughter ensued as a man with silver hair stepped into view.
"Mizuki. Why?" Iruka asked.
'Why is that Son-of-a-Bitch here?' Naruko thought. She hated the man. He tried to sabotage her chakra control and her taijutsu skills and would have succeeded had she not been trained by ANBU.
"Iruka. You shouldn't have come here." Mizuki told his 'friend', then turned to Naruko.
"Ok, demon. Hand over the scroll, and I shall make your death quick and painless." He sneered.
"It was all your fault!"
"Mizuki. Don't…" Iruka began, but was cut short by Mizuki.
"You are a demon who tried to destroy Konoha. By killing you I will be a Hero." Naruko was shocked.
"W-W-What are you talking about?" she asked. Mizuki laughed.
"You have the Kyubi no Kitsune sealed inside you. I will kill you and avenge the deaths that it caused 14 years ago." He laughed again. Iruka had a pained expression with tears in his eyes. If Naruko was shocked before, she was near paralyzed now. She couldn't even speak. Continuing to laugh, Mizuki unsealed another large shuriken and was about to throw it at Naruko when Iruka managed to throw down a smoke bomb.
"Naruko. Run." He called out to his pupil. Mizuki just laughed more.
"Allowing the Demon Bitch to escape will only delay the inevitable. Forgive me Iruka, but I shall kill you now, then reclaim the Scroll for myself."
"You shall not hurt Naruko. She is a member of Konoha. She is not the demon nor a bitch. I know she can become a great kunoichi. And someday, she will be able of fulfilling her dream of becoming Hokage." Iruka said, then winced on pain from the shuriken in his back. Mizuki had stopped laughing.
"Just shut up and die already." He shouted. He was about to throw his other shuriken when a stone struck him in the head.
"Don't you dare hurt my Sensei!" shouted Naruko. Mizuki retaliated by throwing a kunai at her, striking her in her shoulder. She let out a scream of pain, but managed to cross her fingers in a hand seal.
Ino suddenly felt the urge to look out the window towards the forest, because she felt something pull at her heart, when she suddenly saw a massive smoke cloud appear.
'The hell…?' she thought.
Mizuki was stunned. Surrounding him was hundreds, if not thousands of Narukos.
"W-What is this? You shouldn't be able to use Bunshin no jutsu." He stammered. Not bothering to answer, the army of Narukos spent the next half hour beating the living daylights out of Mizuki, much to Iruka's initial shock, then amusement. Here was the Academies P.E. teacher being beaten by a girl less than half his age. Needless to say, the shinobi that arrived during the fight were also shocked at first when Iruka explained to situation to them. During the fight, the real Naruko walked over to Iruka, apologized to him, and told him she was ready for her punishment for stealing something from the Hokage office. She also said that she would return the scroll to him personally. When the beat down was complete, all the clones dispersed, causing Naruko to fall on her back, hands holding her head as the memories of thousands of clones rushed to her. Unfortunately, her skirt flipped up as well, revealing her commando status, causing mayhem amongst the spectating shinobi as most of the males passed out with nosebleeds and the females either staring at her with faces of anger, surprise or embarrassment, some even with nosebleeds. When her headache finally stopped, she looked around.
'Ok. I am definitely going to ask Ino-chan about the nosebleeds.'
Ino was trying to fall asleep when she sneezed again. "I must be getting a cold." She said.
Naruko was standing in front of Iruka, head hung in shame, as she awaited her punishment. She didn't expect him to tie a headband onto her head.
"You did well, Naruko." He told her, then passed out. Naruko screamed, thinking he had passed away. A Jonin with long Purple hair wearing an open vest over a mesh shirt checked his vitals, then assured Naruko that her sensei was still alive, but needed medical care ASAP. A pair of ANBU appeared to escort Naruko to the Hokage. They arrived just before dawn. Hiruzen gave her a 'you shouldn't steal' and 'be careful whom you trust' lecture, much to her horror, as well as congratulating her on becoming a Genin. Just then there was a huge explosion from the outside. Rushing to the window, Naruko saw a smoke cloud coming from the direction of her apartment.
"NOOOOOOO…" she screamed
"My stock of Instant Ramen…" the ANBU's sweatdrop was larger than their heads.
"Kuma, Saru. Find out what that was." The Hokage commanded. The aforementioned ANBU disappeared in puffs of smoke. Naruko meanwhile was continuing about the loss of her ramen.
'I think it's time to give her her graduation present.' Hiruzen thought. Before he managed to speak to her, Naruko suddenly turned on him
"Hokage-jiji. Is it true? Do I really have a demon inside of me?" she asked. He was taken aback.
'Yep. Definitely the most unpredictable ninja in existence.' He thought.
"Later, Naruko. For now, let us talk about your new home." He said. Just then the two ANBU from earlier appeared.
"Hokage-sama. The apartment building in which Uzumaki-san was residing has been destroyed. Preliminary evidence suggests numerous explosive tags casing the main explosion." Saru reported.
"Casualties?" Hiruzen asked.
"23 lightly wounded, all of them civilians walking on the street. No fatalities. Uzumaki-san was the only resident for some time now. Squads Tatsu and Ryu are setting up a perimeter and are taking the wounded to the hospital." Kuma said. Naruko growled. Everyone in the room knew she hated it when someone got hurt because of her. Just then, Ino burst through the door, asking the Hokage if Naruko was alright. He merely pointed at Naruko who was standing at the window, who turned to look at Ino. Ino jumped at her, her eyes full of tears, and embraced her so hard, Naruko was starting to turn blue.
"Now, now, Hime. Don't strangle her to death." Came a voice from the door. Ino's Father, Yamanaka Inoichi, and her twin brother, Yamanaka Shiro, stepped through. At the sight of them, Naruko hid behind Ino, her androphobia kicking in. Shiro smirked, he was one of the major bullies in the class. The smirk dropped when he felt Naruko's killing intent flooding the room, causing him to hide behind his father.
"Naruko." Hiruzen said, letting anger seep into his voice. Immediately the Killing Intent was gone. A discussion ensued between Inoichi, Ino and the Hokage before Naruko suddenly fell onto Ino's shoulder. Squeaking in surprise, Ino turned to see her friend leaning unconscious on her shoulder.
'She still looks…' she began thinking, before stopping herself. Needless to say her face still went crimson. Inoichi sighed. He knew that Ino had a crush on her friend. He also knew that Ino didn't understand her own feelings.
"Ino. Why don't you take her Home? She is probably tired from last night and needs a place to rest." Ino looked at her father.
"What did she do this time?" she asked/grumbled, picking up Naruko.
"That is what I want to find out. Shiro, go to the academy. Or you are going to be late for class. Tell the Senseis that Ino is preoccupied today but don't tell them it is about Naruko, understand!" he told his son, who paled, nodded and left. Hiruzen sent the 2 ANBU to help Ino carry Naruko to the Yamanaka clan estate.
"Ok which clan did she prank this time?" Inoichi asked the Hokage. He remembered the time when Naruko snuck into the Hyuuga estate and exchanged all of the male underwear with pink thongs or pink G-strings while most of the females, with the exception being Hinata and her sister Hanabi, with knotted shibari rope. Then there was the time when she snuck into the Uchiha compound and placed crackers, fart bags and stink-bombs into the shoes of most of the clan (basically everyone who didn't wear sandles). The Hyuuga clan was too embarrassed to leave their estate while the Uchiha were so angry they chased her all over Konoha.
"She didn't prank anyone." Hiruzen told Inoichi. As he explained what happened, except for what happened when he tried to stop Naruko from leaving his office (too embarrassed to tell that a 15 year old got the better of him), Inoichi's eyes widened. After the explanation finished, he said
"The ANBU had better clean up THAT estate quickly…and disable the traps."
"Hmm, agreed." Hiruzen said, then sent a Kage Bunshin to disable the traps.
"However, I think that having to clean the place up is fitting punishment for her, don't you agree?" Hiruzen grinned mischievously. Inoichi shuddered, but smiled. Whilst in her dream world, Naruko felt a chill crawl up her spine.
Chapter 2
Yamanaka estate
Ino finally managed to bring her friend to her room. The ANBU had said they would go and try to find some clothes that would fit her, as the ones she was wearing looked like they were taken from a grave. Ino put her friend down on her bed, and then closed the door. Taking her friends clothes of Ino was shocked to discover that Naruko didn't wear a bra and that her panties were practically non-existent. Quickly rushing to her wardrobe, Ino got out some clothes that she hoped would fit on her friend. Trying not to look at her friend's private area, Ino first put on the panties, only for the elastic to tear. Ino grumbled, but left them on, proceeding to put the shirt on her friend. The shirt fit to tightly that it hugged every curve of Naruko's body, causing a moment of jealousy for Ino when she saw that her friends bust was (way) larger than hers. She had to stop herself from groping her friend to see if her breasts were indeed real.
'What is she eating to get such a nice figure and such soft, pale skin…' she thought, not knowing that she wouldn't WANT to know. Then she saw the scars. Eyes widening in surprise, she called her mother, who arrived carrying the clothes that Kuma and Saru bought for Naruko. At first Ino's mother didn't see the scars due to the pale skin, but when she looked closer she realized just how scarred the young girl was. She also noticed that the girl was mostly covered in fake-skin, but decided not to tell Ino about it.
'I think I understand now why she always wore those silly orange clothes…nobody would see the scars…' Ino thought.
'Still, just makes her seem even more appealing…did I just think that?' Ino's cheeks turned crimson. Moments later the clans medic entered the room.
"Give her a checkup. Ino's mother told him. He nodded, and barely even touched her when she flinched, nearly punching the man. The medic looked surprised.
"Severe androphobia." Ino explained. The medic looked surprised, as did Ino's mother.
"Better a female Med-nin then. I cannot do a proper diagnosis, but I estimate about 20-25% of her skin is scar tissue, including the scars under the fake-skin. Whether or not the wounds have healed properly, I cannot say." He whispered to Ino's mother, then added aloud
"Shall I call the Hospital?" Ino's mother was about to agree when Ino violently cut in
"NO!" They stared at her.
"Naruko hates it at the Hospital. And in truth, I would be surprised if there is a certified medic there that DIDN'T try to poison her at some point." Ino told them. To say they were horrified would be an understatement. After a long while, the medic said
"I'll see if I can find a female med-nin willing NOT to…" he left the rest unspoken. After he left, Ino's mother asked
"Why is she wearing your shirt and broken panties? Since when are you into something like that?" she teased, making Ino blush furiously before shooing her mother out of her room. Letting out a yawn, she decided to get some shut-eye. Between floods of thoughts and sneezing she didn't get a lot of sleep last night. Minutes after lying down, she was asleep.
Neko landed on the roof next to Ino's room and looked through the window. She was met with the cute view of Ino using Naruko as a body pillow. She thought she could even hear hear muttering something about "soft" and "comfortable". Taking out a camera, Neko took a few pictures, grinning underneath her mask, then left. She couldn't wait for the next training session with Naruko. She wasn't the only prankster in Konoha.
School Academy (same time)
"THE DOBE/DEAD LAST/DEMON BITCH IS A WHAT? HOW THE HELL…?" screamed most of the classroom. Iruka held his hands to to his ears. The Inuzuka siblings, Kiba and Kina, as well as their canine partners, Akamaru and Kuromaru, had fainted at the loud noise. Shikamaru managed to sleep through with the aid of ear-plugs, whilst Choji was too focused on his snacks to hear the screams. Hinata felt her eardrums bursting and let out a cry of pain. Sasuke was smiling to himself.
'So the Dobe made it after all.' He thought. He knew the reason why the academy teachers were sabotaging Naruko's school life: There is a seal on Naruto. Although what is sealed he didn't know.
'Whatever. Now I have someone with whom I can compete.' He thought to himself.
Ino Yamanaka's room, Afternoon
The first thing Naruko noticed when she began to wake up was the fact that she wasn't in her room, meaning that she didn't have a weird dream. She then noticed she was being held onto tightly. Opening her eyes and looking down, she saw Ino's head lying face down in her cleavage, both of her arms wrapped around Naruko, hugging her tightly, mumbling something about "soft" and "comfortable" and, did she just hear that right
"I dove you". Shaking her head at her friend's antics, she tried to remove Ino's grasping hands, but they just didn't budge. Luckily Ino's mother entered the room just then. She smiled mischievously, sending a chill down Naruko's spine, and then asked
"Sleep well?" Naruko nodded, then asked
"How do I get out of here?" she indicated Ino hugging her. The older woman sighed.
"You can't. Once she gets her arms around something in her sleep, she will only let go once she wakes up." She had taken Naruko's clothes for a wash and was returning them just then.
'Oho. So this is who Ino has true feelings for…' Ino's mother thought.
'This is going to be interesting.'
'Oh great, what am I going to do now. If her mother doesn't know how to wake her up, how should I be able to wake her?' Naruko thought. After some thinking, she had an idea.
'I hope this works…' she thought, then gave Ino's breasts a hard squeeze. "EEEEEEEEEEP." Ino woke up.
"Well that worked well." Naruko muttered dryly. Ino meanwhile was crimson red and steaming.
"Good morning, Ino-chan. Sleep well?" Naruko asked. It took a while for Ino to fully digest what had happened.
In his office, Hiruzen was busy writing a report when he heard someone scream," KYAAAAAAAAHHHHH!" causing him to accidentally write the kanji for 'kya'.
"Oh for Kami's sake. Who the hell was that?" he shouted. He had just written an actual report and the kanji for 'kya' was the very last spot of the page, meaning he had to write the entire page again. Before he could call the ANBU, Neko dropped in and handed him a picture, saying
"This will explain the scream." Mirth barely kept under check. After she had disappeared, he took a look at the picture.
'Nice. I think I'll keep this.' He thought, grinning perversely. He then sent Neko to bring Naruko to her new residence. She could use the picture if she wanted.
New Uzumaki estate Early Evening
"What the hell is this place?" Naruko asked Neko. She giggled and replied
"Welcome Home." She looked at her and could barely contain her laughter; the look on Naruko's face was priceless. The building in front of them looked like a cross between a Japanese Castle and a Nobles manor.
"So you are saying this ruin is my new Home?" Naruko asked. Neko nodded.
"And I have to clean it up and fix it myself?" another nod. Neko was enjoying this so much she didn't pay attention to the next question.
"And you and the ANBU promise you will help me?"
"Hai…wait…WHAT?" Neko shouted, and then started crying waterfalls.
'Damn Brat…If you ever prank me, I shall make your life very miserable.' Neko thought, then disappeared in a cloud of smoke after giving a 'Be Back Soon' message. Naruko grumbled, shrugged and made an army of kage bunshin to help her.
'Well, the sooner this is finished, the better.' She thought. Then called out
"Team 1, go get lumber.
Team 2, go get tools.
Team 3, head to the quarries.
Team 4, use scrolls and clear out this castle.
Team 5, go make an analysis of the overall structure. Mark of any areas that need extensive repairs. Team 6, Work on the Doton, Futon and Suiton Jutsu Jiji gave us.
Team 7, Chakra control."
The original Naruko went to town in order to speak to the Hokage, who had requested her presence. To her joy, he told her to meet him at Ichiraku's Ramen, she was going to eat her fill today. In his office, Hiruzen thought he felt his wallet try to bury itself deeper in his pocket.
Ichiraku's, mid-evening
"Oi, Naruko, take pity on the Hokage's wallet, will ya." Inoichi told Naruko, who was busy on her 14th bowl of Miso Ramen. Ino had tried to keep up, but barely finished 2 bowls.
"Is your blood made up of ramen, or do you have a black hole in your stomach?" Ino gasped, her belly was so full she looked like she was pregnant. The Hokage was mentally crying buckets as the he saw the bill becoming higher and higher.
"Nope…Just…hungry." Naruko said between each mouth full of ramen. She finished her bowl when Teuchi, regrettably, informed her that they had run out of supplies for the ramen and had to close shop for the day. Naruko's head slumped down. It was not the first time this happened. Hiruzen let out a sigh of relief. She had finally stopped eating. Ino on the other hand had to pick up her jaw from the floor as she saw the mountain of ramen bowls next to a still slim Naruko.
"So Naruko, how are you fitting in at your new home?" Hiruzen asked, piquing Inoichi's and Ino's attention.
"Wait, new home? Does she have a new apartment or something?" Ino asked. Inoichi however was thinking about something else.
"Have you already decided on the team placements?" He had a feeling he was not going to like the team rosters.
"I may have to make some adjustments. Fugaku Uchiha had personally requested Hatake Kakashi to be Jonin Sensei for his son, Sasuke. I had originally thought about placing him under someone else. As for these two youngsters" he indicated Ino and Naruko
"I had originally intended to place Ino together with the Nara and Akimichi heirs, with Shiro being together with Naruko and Sasuke…" Narukos head crashed into the table.
"…however, Naruko is more likely to just slice and dice those two than work with them, given her…problems." Hiruzen finished.
'And you wouldn't like the team I had put her on…' He then remembered Naruko's new residence.
'On the plus side, her teammates would enjoy staying there.' Inoichi suddenly had the feeling that his little 'Hime' would soon move to a place he wouldn't like.
Suddenly Naruko sprang up.
"Damn, I am late for training. See you later, Ino-chan." She called as she ran out of the store. Hiruzen smirked. Inoichi raised an eyebrow. Ino just asked
"How is she able to eat so much food, yet remain completely slender, and be able to exercise immediately after eating? I am sooooooo going to find out her secret…" she said, grinning evilly. Naruko suddenly felt a shiver run through her, making her run faster, thinking her ANBU sensei was planning a grueling training program for tonight.
When she entered ANBU HQ, she immediately went to the training field, where she saw Neko and another female ANBU with a Ne (Rat) mask, already waiting for her.
"You are almost late. 3 seconds later and I'd have given you hell." Neko grumbled, clearly wishing she could have. She still had those photos from earlier on her persona. Ne on the other hand was almost motionless. It was her first time seeing blonde/red haired girl, but her no-one knew this because of a certain mask.
"Na-chan. This is Ne. she will be testing you today." She said, using her pet name for Naruko (one she only used when she was in her ANBU persona). Naruko was confused.
"Test? What test?" then the word 'test' sunk in.
"NOT ANOTHER TEST!" she screamed, her voice resonating throughout the chamber. Neko merely shrugged. She had expected this reaction, so she had already placed sound-dampening seals on her ears. Her companion, however, had blood flowing out of her ears.
'Don't say I didn't warn you.' Thought Neko, looking at Ne, then sighed.
"Na-chan. Do you want to join ANBU?" Naruko may be a person who acts on instinct, but she did take life-changing questions such as this seriously and Neko was blessed with the rare experience of witnessing Naruko actually THINKING.
"But I am not even a Genin yet." She answered. Neko countered
"Your skills already place you at low Jonin levels."
"What about my friends? What will happen to Ino-chan and Hinata-san? What will they think of me when I suddenly disappear?" Naruko was overflowing with questions. Neko just looked at her for a moment, then started laughing.
"Inu senpai. Hokage-sama. Did you hear that?" she called out. Naruko's jaw would have struck the floor if she hadn't smelled the latter in the shadows.
"Indeed I have." Hiruzen said.
"Naruko, Hokage-sama had thought about this already. If you accept, you shall be fulfilling both roles as a Genin and as an ANBU. While not on missions with your Genin team, you will be an ANBU. Don't worry; you will be spending enough time with your friends." Inu spoke up.
"By when do I have to answer?" Naruko asked. Everyone else smiled at the question.
"If you gave an answer immediately, we wouldn't have accepted you. You have until the Genin teams are revealed in tomorrow." The old man told her.
"For now however we need to find you a new proctor, seeing you defeated this one without lifting a finger." Everyone laughed at the joke. Naruko truly hadn't lifted a finger.
Naruko stumbled into school the next morning. Kiba was surprised that she was there. Before he could start questioning her however, he saw the state she was in. She looked like she had been chased across Konoha again, which wasn't far from the truth. She had indeed been chased, just not by a mob of drunken shinobi.
"Word…of…advice,…Kiba." She barely managed to say between breaths, her lungs hurt with every word due to the hard breathing they had to do during the night.
"NEVER…make…jokes…about…your…elders. Especially…if…they…are…sober." She finished. She staggered to her seat, and fell asleep the moment she sat down. At that moment Ino and Hinata walked in. Noticing the atmosphere, they followed everyone's gazes towards Naruko.
"Is it just me or has Hell frozen over?" They heard Iruka say.
"Hell probably froze." said over half the class simultaneously, while the other half said, "It's just you." Naruko-chan/san, what happened to you?" asked Ino and Hinata. Kiba told them what she had told him.
'Dam it, Dad. What did you do now?' Ino thought, thinking her father had done something. In a Flower shop, Inoichi sneezed. Once Iruka managed to get everyone to sit down, Hiruzen walked in. Almost immediately everyone stood up and bowed, except for Naruko and Shikamaru, both of whom were sleeping: the one due to exhaustion, the other because it was to 'troublesome' to stay awake. Suddenly there was a cry of pain. One of the boys had tried to wake Naruko up, but out of sub-conscious reflexes, she grabbed his arm and threw him over her shoulder, only to collapse and curl up into a ball on the floor, snoring lightly. With an evil grin, Hiruzen strode over, taking out a camera.
"In case she refuses to clean up after her pranks." He explained, taking a few photo's. Iruka had to suppress the urge to laugh. Ino just stared at her crush's baby face.
'So CUUUUUTEEE!' she mentally squealed. She decided to ask the Hokage if she could have one of the pictures later. The unfortunate boy, who got thrown, had woken up by now, but with a skull-splitting migraine.
Iruka announced the Teams:
(Teams 1 - 6 will be skipped as they weren't mentioned in the original story.)
Team 7: Assault and Pursuit
Jonin Sensei: Hatake Kakashi
Members: Uchiha Sasuke, Haruno Sakura, Inuzuka Kino
Team 8: Scouting
Jonin Sensei: Yuhi Kurenai
Members: Inuzuka Kiba, Aburame Shino, Hyuuga Hinata
Team 10: Combat & Support
Jonin Sensei: Sarutobi Azuma
Members: Yamanaka Shino, Nara Shikamaru, Akimichi Choji
Team 11: Assault and Infiltration
Jonin Sensei: Uzuki Yugao & Mitarashi Anko
Members: Yamanaka Ino, Uzumaki Naruko
"Wait. Why does Team 11 get 2 Jonin?" Sasuke asked. Hiruzen explained.
"You know it is standard procedure to form teams of 4 people, correct?" Sasuke nodded.
"Well the boy Naruko just shoulder-threw would have been on their team, but I think that is not going to end well…" Hiruzen let the sentence trail off. Everyone saw what had just happened. Everyone knew Naruko had androphobia. Yet only a few knew just how severe it was.
"Besides," Hiruzen continued. "Mitarashi Anko is from Konohas T&I. She is a little bit of a sadist, yet has never crippled or killed anyone she wasn't supposed to…at least not to my knowledge…" that last bit made most of the class pale.
"Anyway, who is volunteering to awaken the 'Brutal Prankster Queen'?" he asked. No one, not even Sasuke, raised their hand. The Hokage sighed.
"How little you know about her." He stated, then unsealed a cup of instant ramen and a thermos flask. Giving he ramen a while to cook, he told the class to watch and learn; this method of awakening Naruko had a 99% success rate. He then turned to Naruko and bellowed
"Naruko. Wake up. Your Instant Ramen is getting cold." With a scream, some swearing and a grumbling stomach, Naruko awoke. Most of the class, including Ino, face planted on their tables while a grinning Naruko was happily eating away at her Ramen. The answer to one of the greatest riddles of their class came in a large plastic cup and a thermo flask; the riddle was how to awaken Naruko during class.
"So, let me get this straight. I just sent our ex-teammate flying; the banshee was teamed up with the Bitch and the Emo (ouch). Hinata-san is with Mr. Insects and the Mutt, your moron of a brother is with Shikamaru-san and Choji-san. Team 7 has to wait for 3 hours for their scarecrow of a Sensei to arrive, Team 8 is with Red-eye sensei, Team 10 is with Smoker sensei and we get Yugao-san and the snake dancer." Naruko asked. Kino didn't mind being called a bitch due to the fact that in her clan terminology that refers to their canine counterparts was widely used. Kuromaru was making herself comfortable in her lap. Sakura was too busy fawning over Sasuke, who didn't hear what Naruko called him over Sakura's yapping. Shino was not bothered by his Nickname. Kiba bristled, but stood his ground, Akamaru was curled up on his head. The most violent reaction came from Shiro, whose temper was even shorter than Naruko's.
"OI, DEMON BITCH!" he shouted. "WHAT DID YOU JUST CALL ME, YOU…" he was stopped when a massive killing intent (A/N: I'll abbreviate killing intent as KI from now on) flooded the room and a sword was held to his neck. Suddenly he let out a yell of pain as a snake bit him in the crotch; he crumpled to the ground.
"Don't worry. The poison she injected into you isn't deadly. It will just cause severe pains for the next week." said a happy voice by the door. Everyone turned, seeing a tall voluminous woman in a skirt, open flak-jacket revealing her cleavage and armor mesh shirt. She was busy eating dangos.
"Wasn't that a bit excessive though, Anko?" asked the woman who held the sword eariler. She wore the standard Konoha flak jacket and combat suit. Across her back was strapped a sheath, where she placed her sword. She had long purple hair reaching down to her lower back.
"Meh. He was acting like a prick. This should take him down a notch." Anko said, then tunred to Iruka to speak with him. Meanwhile, Yugao turned to Ino and Naruko.
"Ino-san, Naruko-san. Would the two of you please follow us. We will begin our introductions on the roof." With that both she and Anko disappeared in bursts of smoke. Naruko was tempted to follow suit, but she doubted Ino knew the technique. Seconds later, she regretted her decision as Ino dragged her out of the classroom and onto the roof. Anko was laughing freely when she saw Ino drag Naruko, while Yugao merely giggled into her hands.
"Let…let us start our introductions." She said.
"I'll start. My name is Uzuki Yugao. I like Hayate Gekko, swords, practicing kenjutsu and helping others. My dislikes are perverts and those who look down on women and swordmen. My dream for the future is to have a happy family with Hayate."
Anko went next.
"Name's Mitarashi Anko. I like dangos, torturing, throwing dangerous objects, snakes, scaring people, etc. I dislike my bastard of a sensei, those who steal my dango, those who act like pricks. I never really had thought about the future though. Ok, Flower Girl, you're up." Ino bristled at that.
"My name is Yamanaka Ino. My likes are…" she looked at Naruko. "…tending to flowers, kenjutsu, training…" another look towards Naruko "…My dislikes are Perverts, those who destroy nature unnecessarily, those who hurt others without reason…" another look towards Naruko "…My dreams…" eyes turned to Naruko "…I'd rather keep those to myself for now."
'Why does she keep looking at me like that? And why is my heart racing like this?' Naruko thought.
'Hmm. Ino-san seems to have some obvious obsession issues, but it doesn't look like it will disrupt her training.i' Yugao thought.
"I guess I am next. My name is Uzumaki Naruko. I like ramen, swords, kenjutsu, fuinjutsu, ninjutsu, taijutsu, pulling pranks, my friends, Ino-chan, Hinata-san, gardening, practice, cooking and sitting on the Yondaimes head. My dislikes are people who don't look underneath what they see, those who tried to poison or kill or rape me, cursed seals, written tests, being looked down on and most of all, Rapists, bullies, and worst of all MEN. My dreams for the future is to one day have a person to love and to be the Hokage." Naruko said. Yugao was stunned, Anko was shocked and Ino was horrified, to say the least. None of them expected her to have spoken so much, but her dislikes were clearly ones she gained from experience, not from what other people told her to dislike. There was some hope for Ino though; Naruko wanted someone to love, and she wasn't gunning for men. She hoped nobody saw her blush.
"Naruko-san. You are being summoned by the Hokage-sama." an ANBU suddenly appeared behind Ino, causing her to literally jump out of her shoes. Naruko merely shrugged, then shunshined away. Ino fainted from the additional shock; she had thought Naruko just popped like a smoke-bomb. Anko had a mischievous smirk on her face.
'Ohh little flower, this is going to be so much fun!' she giggled.
"Yo, Jiji. You called me?" Naruko announced, walking into the Hokage's office. Hiruzen just smirked at the informality of his surrogate granddaughter.
"Yes I did. I have a few things to discuss with you." Naruko waited for him to continue when he motioned for her to take a seat.
"The first is that I would like to hear your answer for the question yesterday." He continued, handing her a form. Naruko read the form, took a deep breath, and then signed it. It held a cover story for her in case she was late to any meetings with her team; she was given a job. Hiruzen said
"Report to ANBU HQ this evening at 10PM."
"The second is this." Hiruzen continued, handing her another form. Naruko was surprised; it was an application for adoption by…
"Stop joking, Jiji. There is no way this person would adopt me. I mean she doesn't seem the mother type to me." She laughed, but stopped when she saw the seriousness in Hiruzens eyes. She gulped.
"I…I'll think about it, then give her an answer later." She stammered. Hiruzen nodded at that, fully agreeing with her.
"Next is this." He handed her a stack of large boxes. Naruko looked from the stack to the old man and back, clearly confused.
"It's your Inheritance." Hiruzen clarified. Naruko felt her eyes tearing up. She never thought she would receive anything from her deceased parents.
"The last thing I wish to speak to you about…" here he stopped, called for his ANBU guards to leave, then activated numerous seals. Before he could continue, Naruko asked him "What about the guy hiding inside your drawer?" Hiruzen blinked a few times, then rushed to the indicated drawer. He pulled out a young boy with a long scarf around his neck.
"Konohamaru." Hiruzen half growled, half sighed. Naruko felt oddly at peace with the boys presence; he gave of a similar feeling to that of the Hokage.
"Aw man. How did you find me?" he asked. Naruko merely pointed to her nose, indicating she had smelled him. Walking to the door, Hiruzen handed the boy to his secretary. After he had closed the door, he apologized.
"Sorry about that. My grandson is always trying to scare me at work." Naruko gave a grin that would make Anko proud.
"And don't you dare teach him how to prank people." Hiruzen added, causing her head to drop.
"Anyway, before we continue our discussion, let me ask you about what the people who kept on chasing you called you." He saw her take a deep breath, then proceded to list the various names she had been called.
"Demon"
"Demon Bitch,"
"Demon Whore"
"Lift-skirt Demon" 'Whatever that is' she thought.
"Murderer"
Before she could continue, she was embraced by a tearing Hiruzen. He knew about the first three, but it was the latter two that got to him.
"Naruko. I didn't want to tell you this, but I have no choice. Do you remember what Mizuki told you that night?" he asked. When Naruko nodded, he continued, well that was half true and half lie." She was confused.
"You don't have a Demon sealed inside of you. You also weren't responsible for the attack on our Village by the Kyuubi 14 years ago." He saw her ease up a bit.
"However, you are not Human." He felt her tense up.
"What do you mean, I am not human?" she asked him. Hiruzen didn't respond for a moment, before letting out a sigh.
"The demon who attacked Konoha…was…your mother." He forced himself to say the last bit. By now Naruko could feel his tears soaking the fabric on her shoulder. She was shocked. All this time, she had been a demon? All of the times she was chased, it was because of her mother? All this time… her train of thoughts was interrupted by Hiruzen asking, no, sobbing at her for forgiveness for hiding the truth from her, telling her it was for her own safety as well as that of the village.
"If any of the other villages found out, they would have sent agents to trick you into joining them." Suddenly he felt her arms wrap around him.
"It's alright, Jiji. I understand." she said, and then kneed him hard in his crotch.
"That is for keeping the truth from me." She added as he rolled around on the ground. By sheer luck or coincidence his head landed in such a way that he looked up Naruko's knee-length skirt, getting a full view of her womanhood. Much to Naruko's confusion, he passed out with a bleeding nose, and a perverted grin, a combination she decided to call a happy knockout. She shook her head and left the office, after sealing the boxes she had received inside of a scroll. She then went back to her new home to see what her clones had done so far.
Chapter 3
New Uzumaki estate/castle
Letting out a whistle, she looked at the progress. It turns out only the roof needed repairs and new flooring for most of the building. Deciding to dispel her clones, she walked through the front door when she got a massive headache as the memories of several hundred Clones rushed to her.
'Ok. What the hell?' she thought. When the headache passed, she proceeded to continue walking to the master bedroom, not finding it odd that she didn't get lost. It was as if she had the entire layout ingrained into her memory. When she arrived, she unsealed the boxes and was about to open one when a seal on the wall lit up. It took a while for her to realize that the seal was telling her someone was at the gate. Quickly hiding the boxes, she ran through the building. At the gate she saw her friend Ino as well as their sensei's, Anko and Yugao. Anko gave a wolf whistle after they crossed the barrier. Naruko knew that from the outside the building looked completely different.
"I didn't know you had a place like this…" Ino found it difficult not to agree with her. Yugao, not wanting to let them know she already knew, feigned surprise.
"What can I do for you, Anko sensei, Yugao sensei, Ino-chan?" she asked politely, surprising them.
"Short story or long story?" Yugao asked.
"Short." Came the answer.
"Well, Ino is moving in with you." Ino face planted into the cobblestones. She hadn't been told about this.
"Huh?" said Naruko.
"Doesn't she already have a home?" Anko explained them about the Genin Housing Act, or GHA for short. If pictures could be explained in a thousand words, Ino's face could be explained by a hundred emotions.
'I am going to live with Naruko-chan under the same roof…' she fainted when her mind exceeded its mental processing capacity.
"We…should take her back to her parents…and get her stuff tomorrow." Yugao said, sweat dropping.
At 9:55 Naruko arrived at ANBU HQ and was waiting at the recruitment table. At 10 PM sharp a man wearing a Tatsu (dragon) mask came and handed her a tray with her gear, telling her to try them on and then report to the armory. The gear fit her well. The chest plate fit her like a 'T'. When she arrived at the armory, she was greeted by Neko and to her surprise Anko as well. Anko took her leave, then handed Naruko a white ceramometallic mask (A/N: I made caramometallic up, it doesn't exist to my knowledge. It means a mixture or a cross between ceramic and metal) which looked like a Kitsune (Fox). Before Anko could leave, Naruko slipped a folded paper on her vest pocket. Turning to Neko, she donned the mask and positioned it comfortably over her face.
"Neko-sensei. I was told to report to here." She said. Neko nodded, told her to drop the sensei part, then motioned her to turn her shoulder to her. Naruko felt a sharp and hot pain but didn't flinch. She knew that she was being branded with the ANBU emblem. Next Neko gave her a set of ANBU equipment: kunai, shuriken, 1st Aid kit, storage scrolls and more. Lastly she gave Naruko a katana. Unlike the regular katanas she had seen with the ANBU, this one was different.
"This, Kitsune-kohai, is made from Chakra metal. It will react to your elemental affinity more easily than a normal katana. Use it wisely." Naruko, now Kitsune (A/N: when Naruko is working as an ANBU, I'll refer to her by her ANBU name) nodded, and strapped the sword over her shoulder. With a smooth motion, she drew the katana from its sheath, swung it around a bit to get a feel for the balance, and then re-sheathed it in a smooth motion. Nodding happily, she took her leave. Tomorrow she had a long day ahead of her.
Anko was in her apartment when she felt the piece of paper in her pocket. Opening it, she smilled happily. It was the adoption paper for Naruko, signed by the Hokage and the aforementioned girl. On the back was a short message.
"I shall keep my previous name, Kaa-san" Anko froze at that. Then it hit her.
'When did she slip this into my pocket?' she thought, before moving to seal everything she owned into various sealing scrolls.
'I wonder if Naruko-chan would like this.' She smirked, holding up a set of orange lingerie. She nearly had a nosebleed when she imagined her new step-daughter wearing it. Somewhere over the roofs of Konoha, a girl wearing a Kitune mask sneezed.
Morning came after a peaceful night. She washed herself, packed away her ANBU gear, minus the sword and weapons, got dressed, ate breakfast, made another army of Shadow Clones and and had them start fixing the floor in the building, focusing on the area's where she and her new house mates would be most often. After about two hours of work, Naruko decided to take of her shirt. She had been training her physical body with training weights, gravity seals and resistance seals, and was sweating and felt like she had just been in an oven. Just that moment Ino and Anko walked through the Gate, having received the access permit the last time they were there. Ino stopped and stared at Naruko's topless sweating form. She had expected there to be some baby fat on her slender body, but found none of that. She felt herself getting turned on by the sight.
"Yo, Flame." Anko called out. Ino smiled at the new nickname. Naruko did indeed look like her head was on fire when she ran over to them, greeting them with a hug, not caring that she was nude from the waist up.
"Morning Ino-chan, Anko-sensei." She greeted back.
"Meh. I saw the page. And I must saw, my new musume(daughter) has got style." Anko told her, seeing the way she was dressed. Ino looked at Anko, blinked, then looked at Naruko, blinked twice, not knowing what is going on.
"Mom, show it to her." Ino looked at the Page Anko held out.
"Adoption Certificate for one Uzumaki Namikaze Naruko K. by Mitarashi Anko." She read. She was surprised at seeing the full name of her crush, but wondered what the 'K' stood for. After getting over her shock, she jumped at Naruko and gave her a hug, resisting the sudden urge to kiss her on the cheek. However, she didn't think about what she said.
"Congratulations, Naru-koi." She felt Naruko tense up. Realizing what she had just said, she thought 'Screw this.' And planted a kiss full on the lips. Naruko was momentarily paralyzed by shock, but soon returned the hug and kiss. Ino melted into the embrace.
"Took you long enough." muttered Anko, and then hugged both girls, thinking that she would soon have two kids.
"How about the two of you take this into a room, or do you want to continue outside?" she asked. Ino blushed at that, while Naruko shrugged her shoulders.
"Most of the rooms are still being repaired, and thus far only the hallways, kitchen, living rooms and bathroom are complete." Naruko said, not getting the hidden meaning.
"…although the master bedroom, which I dibs, is complete. My clones are finishing off in your rooms, so you can move in shortly." Anko pouted, and then whispered into Inos ear.
"Get him to lead you to the master bedroom, and then finish what you started there." Ino blushed furiously.
"It is too early for that. First we'd need to have been dating for a while to avoid suspicion and all that…" she was interrupted by Naruko.
"What is 'dating'?" Both Anko and Ino looked at her as though she said something stupid.
"There are many things I don't understand, ok. Most of my life had been about surviving until the next day, and I didn't really pay much attention to what was being said in my surroundings." Naruko said, embarrassed.
"Dating is the act of taking the person you love out to an event, most commonly dinner or the movies, where you deepen the relationship between both yourself and your friend/partner/lover." Anko explained, putting some emphasis on the last word. Naruko thought for a moment.
"So you are saying that you could take me on a date, mom, because you love me?" This time it was Anko who face planted into the cobblestones. Ino was giggling.
'She took the explanation a bit too literally.' Anko meanwhile was wondering just what she had gotten herself into.
"Anko-san. I's never thought I'd see the day where you would face plant." A voice laughed. They turned to see Yugao standing behind them, laughing. Anko immediately had a thundercloud above her head.
"So, what did I miss?" Yugao asked.
"My kid here is the biggest and densest air-head I have ever seen." Anko said, before shooing Naruko and Ino into the building. Yugao was confused. Anko explained about the adoption as well as the events of the past 15 minutes. Yugao looked at her with a mix of shock, disbelief, mirth and happiness.
"So our little Kitsune-chan finally got the girl, eh?" she said. Anko nodded, then asked
"Think they are going at it?" with a smirk. Yugao shook her head.
"I doubt it is more than hands over clothing action, if they are going at it." Anko laughed at that.
"Yu-chan. Didn't you realize that Naruko has been going commando for some time now and just now she was only wearing a skirt and her fore-head protector?" Yugao was surprised. She had realized that her pupil was half nude, but didn't know she was going commando.
"Ino is in for a major surprise." She said to Anko, who nodded. Neither of them expected the surprise to be something else entirely. Anko started counting up from 0 and got to 33 when they heard a loud "WHAT?" coming from the castle. (A/N: from now on I am simply going to refer to Naruko's home as 'the castle'.)
"Ino, can I ask you something?" Naruko asked. She was showing her girlfriend around the castle.
"Sure, Naru-koi. What is it?" came the answer.
"Why do people sometimes have nosebleeds?" Ino nearly face planted.
"W…Whe…Where did this come from all of a sudden?" she stuttered, her face turning red.
"Well, yesterday I kneed Jiji in the crotch for withholding something from me, and when he rolled around on the floor, he looked up my skirt. Next thing I knew he was unconscious and had a bleeding nose." Naruko simply stated. Ino was both pale and blushing at the same time.
"Could it maybe be that he wanted to see if I was wearing anything under my skirt so I don't get a cold, or…" Naruko thought out loud. Ino blinked once, twice, AND then screamed
"WHAT?" Naruko was holding her hands to her ears and was wincing in pain.
"You don't have to scream to ask a question. I have mostly been living without this restricting piece of cloth people call panties for most of my life, and the last one I had tore when I performed a spin kick. I actually prefer going without them." Ino had fainted by then. She had a crush on a person with no sense of decency as well as being completely oblivious to so many things, not to mention she focused on the weirdest of things at times.
"Ino-chan?" Naruko asked.
'Oh well, better put her into a bed or onto a couch.' She thought, then picked Ino up, bridal style. Carrying her to one of the rooms her clones had just finished, she put Ino down onto the Futon that her clones set up, then left.
'Maybe I should have given her a kiss instead of asking her about the nosebleeds…' She was about to close the door when she heard Ino say softly
"Naru-koi." Naruko saw Ino getting up whilst looking around. Remembering the conversation, she said.
"Naru-koi. I'd better answer your questions before you do something really stupid." Unknown to Ino, but not to Naruko, Anko and Yugao were listening in, the former grinning mischievously and the latter grinning in amusement.
Evening, in the Castle
Ino was exhausted. She had spent most of the day teaching Naruko about, well everything that she was lacking, decency being one of them. She was surprised at how long it took, but once she learned to 'dumb down' the basic concepts, Naruko was able to automatically understand up to intermediate level situations.
"Hey Ino-chan. Do you remember in the academy if there were any lessons that I didn't attend?" Naruko asked her as they cuddled on one of the couches in the living room. Ino thought for a while
'Indeed there are several classes, most of…them…about…' Ino thought shocked. Before she could ask, Naruko told her bluntly
"The teachers didn't allow me to attend those classes."
"Which classes?" Anko asked. Yugao had already gone home long ago and she had just finished unpacking her things.
"What were they called again…" Naruko started, but Ino stepped in.
"Injutsu, Body-language reading, Shibari, Seduction…basically she was being trained the same as a ninja, not as a kunoichi. Iruka Sensei was the only adult in the academy who didn't try to fail her on the spot." Anko was mad. It took Ino and several of Naruko's clones to restrain her.
"Hey, Anko-kaa-chan. Ino-chan. Do you guys want to join me in pranking them?" Naruko asked, a foxy grin spreading across her face that sent shivers up even Anko's spine. Ino was scared. She knew Naruko had certain criteria for her pranking targets; the people had to have done something she didn't like.
Also she had numerous self-imposed restrictions;
a) Her pranks may not go beyond what the targets can handle themselves (Physically and mentally).
b) No physical harm may befall onto the targets.
c) The severity of the prank must be proportional to the severity of the 'crime' committed beforehand.
d) Civilians don't get the same pranks as Shinobi.
e) No prank may be executed twice against the same target(s).
"I'm in, but I think Ino shouldn't accompany us." Anko giggled. She was one of the lucky ones not to be pranked by her adopted daughter, though she always had been curious about how in the world she managed to sneak into some of the most secure compounds in Konoha.
"Why?" Ino almost shouted, making her girl(?)friend holding her ears.
"S-sorry." Ino apologized and kissed her cheek.
"2 reasons." Naruko told her. "One is that you need to be able to make yourself near undetectable. The second one is where you can actually take part in. I am going to make a pair of clones and henge one of them into Anko-kaa-chan. Then you and the two clones go to Ichiraku's for some ramen. That way when people ask you where we were, you can safely say that you were with me and Anko, eating Ramen. And have at least two witnesses." Ino thought about that. True, she didn't enjoy lying, but now that she thought about it, she realized that Naruko had given her an opportunity to help her friend by not lying; well she would not really be lying. Thinking about it some more, she turned to Naruko.
"Ok, I'll do it…on one condition." She said. Naruko and Anko lifted an eyebrow. Suddenly Ino felt embarrassed, but her hormones acted without her thinking…again.
"I-I-I'd l-like t-to m-move into the m-mas-master bedroom and sleep with you from now on." The last bit she spoke so fast that it sounded like a single mixed word. Her face matched a tomato in color.
"Repeat the las…" Anko began but was cut off by Naruko who smiled.
"Sure. Need help with moving your stuff?" she asked. Ino seemed to run on auto-pilot, as she nodded robotically, surprised that she managed to understand what she said. Little did she know just how much she was, subconsciously, going to enjoy sleeping with her girlfriend.
Next morning, Master Bedroom, the Castle
Ino woke up slowly from her deep sleep. The last night had gone by without a problem, but with a slight variation to the original plan; Anko chose to send a shadow clone of her own instead of having Naruko transform a clone onto her. From the clone, Ino learned that they would start training today in earnest (with a sadistic smirk on Anko's side).
Not wanting to open her eyes, she turned over in the bed and felt her face land on something warm and soft.
'Hmm. So warm and soft and round…' she began to think, her hands moving to touch the soft mounds she was thinking about. Touching the mounds, she heard a soft moan. Her eyes shot open and she found herself looking at two large breasts being cupped by her hands.
'Large C-cups at least…' she began jealously thinking before realizing what she was doing. Looking up, she saw the cute sleeping face of Naruko, lips slightly apart and breathing softly. Ino smiled.
'How does she manage to look to cute and beautiful?' she thought to herself. Looking down, her face went beetroot red.
'The heck Naru-koi?' she shouted mentally. She could understand sleeping without PJ's. Sleeping without a bra was something she could understand, but wouldn't try herself. BUT sleeping in ones birthday suit was something completely unknown to her. Trying not to faint, she turned her head so her face was pointed at Narukos, then lowered her head.
'What is Ino-chan doing? This feels nice…relaxing.' Naruko thought. She was awake since Ino began waking up, the slight movements waking her from her (very) light sleep. After years of living on the streets and people trying to murder her while she slept, she developed an ability to acutely sense KI in her immediate area, as well as being awoken at the slightest touch or disturbance. Deciding to enjoy the warmth of her girlfriend, Naruko decided to pretend to be asleep a little longer, not minding the blonde using her breasts as a pillow. However, their beauty sleep was interrupted by the arrival of a certain scantily dressed Anko.
"Rise and Shine, you lovey-doveys." She yelled out from her position at the door. Ino 'eeeep'ed in surprise, while Naruko just shrugged and stretched her stiff muscles. Getting out of bed, Anko, joked
"Are you sure I am not your biological mother?" Naruko shook her head.
"Normal parents wouldn't just burst into their children's bedroom like that." Ino yelled, embarrassed. Before she could say more, Anko giggled.
"Unless you hurry up, you will miss your morning training with me and Yugao-chan." Ino froze at that. She had forgotten that today they'd start their training regime. Naruko, seeing her hesitate, took her hand in her own.
"If we shower together, we can be there on time." She smiled brightly. Ino smiled back, having finally processed all the information, then her smile changed slightly. Let's just say that during their shower they did more than just wash up. (If a make-out session had an actul temperature, they'd have turned the shower into a sauna.
"Morning Naruko, Ino, Anko." Yugao called out. The thee had just entered the training field. Anko arriving first, followed shortly by Naruko, then by Ino, who seemed to be thinking about something.
Flashback
They had just left the compound when Ino realized the sword strapped across Naruko's back.
"Hey Naru-koi. Where did you get that katana?" she asked. Her own katana was strapped to her back as well, but it was a good 3 inches shorter than Naruko's, as well as being standard Issue grade. She could tell that the sword that Naruko was carrying was at least a grade higher than hers. (A/N: just to give an idea, I used the following set of grading: Poor, Intermediate/Standard Issue, Advanced, High)
"I took it from the armory." Naruko answered. It wasn't exactly a lie; she had stored her sword in the Castle's armory amongst some of the Advanced quality katana. Ino, sensing that she didn't tell a lie, nodded her head.
"Wait…Armory?" she asked.
Flashback end
2 Hours later
Teams 7, 8, 9 and 10 stood at the edge of a battlefield. Even the more experienced Genin of team 9, Hyuuga Neji, Rock Lee and Tenten, had their jaws hanging limply. Their Jonin, Might Guy, was stunned and muttering something about 'Youthful Overkill'. Kakashi had dropped his book, for once. Kurenai and Asuma were both just standing there, eyes wide. Hiruzen was face-palming.
'This is going to cost…a lot.' He thought. They had arrived just after Team 11 had finished warm-up, as Hiruzen had suggested, half jokingly, they watch and think about how much they had to catch up.
Flashback, 30 minutes earlier
Team 11 had just finished their warm-up.
"Alright brats." Anko said.
"Time for a mock Battle." Ino and Naruko nodded.
"Yugao-chan. Would you please be the ref for this." Anko told Yugao. After both sides had gotten ready, she called out
"Hagime." Immediately Naruko rushed forward, rapidly engaging Anko in close quarter combat. Ino meanwhile was circling around Anko and attacked from the rear. Anko swore as she had to twist and turn without break as the near-flawless team-work of her two pupils was giving her no room for a counter-attack. After 10 minutes, though, Ino collapsed due to fatigue, and Naruko managed to hold out for a few more minutes alone, until Anko managed to slip past her defence and land a heavy punch in her stomach.
'What the…' Anko thought.
"Alright, Naru-chan. Release those seals on your persona and go all out. Seriously, you are one crazy…" before she finished, Naruko stood up, made a few hand signs, then got back into position.
'Anko is in for a surprise.' Yugao thought. During the fight, she had evaluated Ino's skills and realized that Naruko was holding back considerably in order for the two of them to have such teamwork. She also needed to work greatly on her reflexes, strength and stamina. Making a mental note to ask for ANBU training for Ino, Yugao looked at the spectators.
"Request Permission for Yamanaka Ino to undergo covert ANBU training" she covertly signaled the Hokage. The Hokage signaled back.
"Permission granted, but first speak to involved parties." Yugao knew what that meant. She first needed to get permission from Inoichi for Ino to undergo ANBU training, and then speak to Ino herself, and finally she had to go find a couple of teachers. 'This is going to be a long day.' She thought to herself. Returning her focus to the battle, she saw that Ino had collapsed and Naruko was being pushed back.
Moving at a speed that surprised Anko, Naruko charged in again. Soon Anko was forced to resort to using Ninjutsu, and Naruko followed suit. For the next 15 minutes the field was bombarded by various Fire, Earth and Wind jutsu, as well as the occasional water jutsu.
Flashback end
Naruko and Anko were both panting heavily, though the former more so than the latter.
"You…pant…are…pant…a bit of a…pant…pain in…pant…the ass." Anko said.
"How…pant…am I…pant…that when…pant…I haven't…pant… even…pant…poked you there…pant…with Himiko yet." Naruko returned, then collapsed from exhaustion. Anko smirked, then stumbled over to the tree where Yugao had placed Ino. Lying down, Anko muttered
"Hey, Flower girl. Your girlfriend packs a punch. Never, ever, make her fight you seriously." Moments later, Yugao walked over, carrying a sleeping Naruko. Casually laying her down next to Ino, she turned when she heard a stampede. Turning around, she was greeted with the (horrifying) sight of Guy.
"Hold up, Guy. Before you and your Miniguy begin I have something to say. No, Anko and I won't give our pupils to you for lessons, nor is she going to tell you about her techniques." Moments later she added
"And shut up. My fellow Jonin and my pupils are resting." Guy and Lee hung their heads, depressed. Sasuke meanwhile…
"Teach me!" he ordered. "Nope." Yugao and Anko said without delay. Getting angry, he tried to grab Naruko, forgetting about her…reactions. Moments later, Sakura and Kino were trying to wake Sasuke, who had been thrown face first into a tree by an unconscious Naruko. Everyone else, except for Guy and Lee, who were still in their depressed state, and Anko and Yugao, was shocked when Naruko reached over and pulled Ino in as if she were a teddy-bear. Moments later, Ino snuggled into Naruko's neck.
"Oh well, guess the cat is out of the box." Anko muttered. Those that still could turned their heads to look at her.
"What? Can't my daughter be in a relationship?" Yugao, Kakashi and Hiruzen could hardly contain their laughter as most of the Genin, except Hinata and Lee, fainted. Hinata because she knew of the growing relationship (the Byakugan was rather handy for spying), and Lee didn't know what was going on. Asuma was the first to recover.
"Well, there is no law forbidding such a relationship and it is for the better given her androphobia…Wait. DID YOU JUST SAY DAUGHTER?" he shouted.