Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto or Sekirei in any way shape or form, if I did…Minato would kill the Ashikabi's who forcibly winged their sekirei after finding a miracle way of releasing them from those ashikabi, and Sasuke would either have become a decent guy instead of more of an ass, or he'd be six feet under by now. And any publically recognized character, style, or attack are the property of their respective companies.

AN: Ummmmmmm honestly unsure what to say here so I'll just say basics. Hi, if you bothered to read my sign in name you'll see that I don't think of myself as an author…hmmm why am I writing this?... I read Wagtail Shinobi…liked the idea, wasn't too fond of some of his choices, so figured, *what the hell? People have been popping up writing fanfics inspired by other crossover fics, Fate's Gamble, and In Flight are two prime examples off the top of my head, let's see if I can get people to do that for Wagtail Shinobi!* Oh and fyi I'm doing the same for Fate's Gamble cause some of the things he did I was definitely not fond of (GOD MODE FOURTEEN YEAR OLD IMMORTAL? NO THANK YOU!)

hmmmmmmm warnings… AH,
1) Homura and Kagari are two separate Sekirei I had a reason to do this (Aside from the Homura being Female and the Kagari being Male) these two will be pitted against each other and the first to figure out the WHY of my reasoning gets…..AN IMAGINARY SWEATER NITTED WITH ALL THOSE SICKENINGLY SWEET EMOTIONS…..I'LL EVEN INCLUDE THE IMAGINARY HEART OF A KITTEN AND EYES OF A PUPPY!
2) Teams 7-10 along with their sensei's will have sekirei, most of the ones I won't be focusing on will be OCs, why?...was easier than redistributing the sekirei that have already been introduced with ashikabi.
3) Pairings will seem Sexist and will seem to have favoritism…that's cause partially it is. Naruto will have at least twelve sekirei, reason being that I'm treating sekirei winging like Pactio in Negima (Don't know what I'm talking about? READ THE FUCKING MANGA IT'S BY KEN AKAMATSU!) ie: you need a certain amount of power in order to wing more than one sekirei, the more chakra you have the more sekirei will react to you, add to that the fact that even in cannon each sekirei has a compounding effect to an ashikabi's…range(?) and you get an ashikabi who can easily have more than ten sekirei. As for why the females have only one sekirei each while most of the guys by the end will probably have two or more?...Biology, men can get multiple women pregnant at the same time, however a woman can only get pregnant once every…15 months I think was the safe period of time needed unsure if that's true but I was told this by a woman who wanted ten kids so I think she'd have more reason to make sure it's right than I do.
(Sasuke will have more of Minato's flock than Naruto reason being…I want to see if I can make a Sasuke who can deal with Musubi's Exuberance and Tsukiumi's controlling nature and Matsu's perversion)
(Sekirei abilities can be trained in order to enhance them.)

Last note: I'm actually using Wagtail Shinobi to help me with when I should have what type of situation happen such as flashbacks and what not.

OH: and if anyone can remember the name and number of the speed sekirei that had their legs cut off by Karabusa, I would appreciate it if you told me so I can actually give Iruka a real sekirei

That's all I can think to warn and say for the moment…..SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADUE ON WITH THE STORY!
-LOT'S OF CREEPY LAUGHTER
IAM NOTT (first one to guess the why here gets an imaginary cookie filled to the brim with sappy emotions)

It was actually a cold summer day for Konoha, at least it was to those that lived here. To anyone else it would probably be quite a pleasant day. Around the Ninja Academy, however, it was quite a bit warmer due to all the bodies packed into the comparatively small space of the Academy's practice ground. The reason for this was very simple, today was Graduation day, the day that the fifteen year olds preening in front of their parents like peacocks had been waiting for six years of their lives spent training to do one gory job that they thought would be full of honor and glory, becoming Ninja. Today they had all found out if they were worthy of being front line fighters or would be shoved into the emergency core, only to be used during a time of war.

Yes, yes it was a very proud day for all the students and their parents; well at least it was if you didn't count one student. He had tanned skin, blonde haired, and blue eyed teen and was wearing what could possibly be the worst orange monstrosity that could be found. Looking at the gathered people he couldn't help but find amusement in this, despite his somewhat melancholic thoughts, six years of learning and your future is decided by four simple tests, Ninjutsu ability, Genjutsu Ability, Taijutsu Ability, and a written test that anyone with a history book and a night to study could pass.

The slight melancholy he was feeling was in no way because he hadn't passed, he had, it had to do with watching all the parents congratulating their children, the slight pang of sadness and anger that sprung up when he thought of how he had no parents, the fact that he had no one waiting for him at his shitty apartment to congratulate or comfort him when he told them his results, yeah all he had waiting for him was probably a couple traps that had been set in an attempt to kill him.

Then again that wouldn't have made a difference; at least, it wouldn't if he had been able to make any friends over the past six years. But there was one problem with that hope, due to his status as the village 'piranha' he was hated by most citizens of Konoha and several of her Ninja, due to a condition that he had no choice in choosing. Most of the children followed their parents' example and outright hated his blonde ass, and the few who didn't just avoided him so as not to associate with him.

He quickly suppressed the brief flare of a stronger anger brought on by the hateful glares shot at him from some of the more…actively hateful civilians, his only response was a smile and tapping on his headband, a silent statement that they couldn't get away with their shit anymore. That made their glares more pronounced before they let loose a quiet snarl that he could hear easily due to his enhanced senses, and turned away, muttering quietly to those next to them about demon brats and no respect for its betters.

He let loose a small sigh and thought back to his Ninjutsu test, the results of which still brought a smile and small laugh to him.

Flashback

Naruto leaned back against the wall of the academy as they had been gathered in the practice ground for their finals, it's Sasuke Uchiha's turn to take the damn test, Duck-butt had a superior grin as he waited for the start, as his fan club squeled at how cool he looked. Frankly Naruto didn't see it, his blue turtle neck and khaki shorts made him look like an emo jack-ass…though that may have been prejudice since Naruto knew him to be an emo jack-ass.

Iruka gave Sasuke a smile before starting, "Ok, Sasuke, start with a Henge." Sasuke did a handsign and transformed into an almost exact replica of Iruka, his hair was a touch darker than it should be and his scar was a little less pronounced. Iruka just gave a nod "Good job, Sasuke, next is Kawamari." This time Sasuke didn't use a handsign, his body disappeared in a puff of smoke and was replaced by a log with a single blank tag stuck to it. "Very good, Sasuke, not only did you reach the fifty feet mark, you also put a tag that, if this were a combat situation, would have given your attacker a nasty surprise. Now last but not least the Bunshin if you would." Sasuke's only reply was an non commental 'hn' as he walked out of the tree line, and as soon as he appeared two more Sasukes fazed into view. "Excellent job Sasuke. You passed the Ninjutsu portion of the exams, do you want to show off an extra jutsu?" Iruka said all this with a smile, before his face became a little strained as Sasuke gave a shrug, another hn, and went through a quick set of handsigns and launched a Fireball jutsu to the middle of the small pond. Iruka nodded before making a note on the paper on his clipboard.

"Alright Sasuke, full marks. Next, Naruto Uzumaki." He called with a slightly worried yet encouraging smile sent toward the blonde hopeful. As Naruto walked forward though, an arrogant and grating voice spoke up, "Come on, Iruka-sensei, can't we just skip the dobe, it's obvious he's not going to pass." This statement came from a feral looking child with a small dog resting on his head and got a number of agreements from the rest of the class, Iruka completely ignored them though, as he motioned the blond into the Taijutsu ring.

"Ok, Naruto, first up, Henge." Iruka said with a smile.

Naruto scratched his head and asked a question, "Iruka-sensei, do I really have to do a Henge? I mean you've seen me do that probably a hundred times by now." Iruka's only response was a nod, though he hid an eye twitch when he thought about some of Naruto's Henges, making Naruto shrug, then without even a puff of smoke he Henged into an exact image of Kushina Uzumaki, a person that made Iruka scratch his head in curiosity, unable to resist the question on the tip of his tongue he asked, "Naruto, where'd you learn of that person, she's not taught about in the academy."

The image of Kushina gave a sad smile before Iruka and Mizuki both heard a voice that they were sure would never be heard in the world of the living again, "I found out about her from a history book that the Hokage gave me. Apparently she was so bad ass that she was the second person to be given a flee on sight order, only it was for just Kiri and Kumo, wasn't able to find out why."

Iruka gave a small smile and nodded, "Very well Naruto, not even a speck of smoke to alert someone to your Henge, you even got the voice right, which is downright amazing considering that you never heard her before. Next is the substitution." Naruto gave a nod before disappearing in a burst of smoke, and where he once was, was a small log spinning in the air one blank tag attached to each end, "Good job Naruto," he said as his student came walking out of the woods, "Now last test, create a Bunshin please."

At this Naruto scratched his head, "Um, Sensei, does it have to be a standard Bunshin?"

Iruka scratched his head as Mizuki shot Naruto a hateful look. "No, if I remember the rules for passing all you need is to be able to produce any kind of Bunshin." Naruto gave a smile and nodded before he formed a handsign that had Iruka surprised and start to move to stop him. He was to slow since before he could do so he heard Naruto call out, "Kage Bunshin No Jutsu." Naruto disappeared behind a cloud of smoke and when it cleared it showed eleven Narutos one had his hands on his knees and was panting like he was out of breath, the other ten on the other hand looked just as full of energy as the blonde normally did.

Iruka gave Naruto an exasperated glare as the blonde looked up, "Naruto," he began to scold his favorite student, "Do you even know what that Jutsu does?" to this Naruto shook his head as he appeared to slowly get his breathing under control. "That is a B-rank Kinjutsu, called Shadow Clone Technique, it evenly splits your chakra between you and however many clones you create, ensuring you create solid clones."

Naruto slowly gained his breath back, "Sorry…Iruka-sensei, all I knew is that it took a lot of chakra, Jiji once told me that the reason I had such a hard time making a normal Bunshin was because I had too much chakra to control easily, so I figured why not try to go with the opposite."

Iruka sighed and scratched his chin as he calmed down, "Be that as it may, and despite how reckless you were to create ten of them, you passed the Bunshin test. Do you even have enough chakra to shot off a jutsu of C-rank or better?"

Naruto thought for a moment before nodding, "I think I have enough chakra to make one more Shadow clone so I should be fine." Iruka gave Naruto a hard look seeming to look for any sign of falsehood, after a moment he seemed satisfied and motioned towards the lake, Naruto nodded before going through a set of seven handsigns before calling out, "Raiton: Gian" before he almost looked like he roared and shot out a bolt of lightning from his mouth, it struck the middle of the lake causing it to spread out to the edges of it before dissipating.

Iruka gave a wide proud smile, before nodding to Naruto and saying, "Good job Naruto, full marks."

Flashback End

A rude, obnoxious, and not to mention very unwanted voice interrupted his happy memory.

"Dobe." Duck-butt said with an air of arrogance so pronounced that he'd probably able to walk on it.

Naruto looked to his left and saw Duck-butt with Pinky walking over quickly to support her 'Sasuke-kun'.

"Duck-butt." Naruto greeted with a monotone.

Sasuke's glare increased in intensity as amazing as that seemed.

Of course before he could say anything the Pink-haired-banshee came to his defense in a squeaking annoying voice, "DOBE! TAKE THAT BACK RIGHT NOW!" she screeched as she swung her fist down towards Naruto's head, however she seemed startled when instead of taking the hit like he had for the past three years, he caught her fist before glaring at her and informing her of one law that shocked her, "Sakura Haruna, I'm unsure if you were aware of this or not, but striking a fellow Konoha ninja is grounds for execution, and can be carried out by the nin who was assaulted. In other words, please, if you feel like welcoming death's warm embrace, strike me again, you are no longer protected by the civilian council, you are now a ninja under the Hokage's direct command." She paled before looking at Sasuke and gaining her bluster back.

"Yeah, right Dobe. Sasuke-kun wouldn't allow you to hurt me!" She declared while puffing up her…very meager chest.

Naruto shook his head not having the heart to tell her Sasuke would probably help him kill her. Turning back to Sasuke he raised an eyebrow before asking, "What did you want, Duck-butt?"

Sasuke's glare came back as soon as he had heard that however he seemed to swallow something so foul he was having trouble not upchucking it right onto Naruto. "Loser, I want you to teach me that clone jutsu."

Naruto and Sakura's eyes shot open in surprise but Naruto recovered quicker, "Teme, why in the hell should I waste my time helping you?"

Sakura puffed up like a blowfish before beginning her tirade, "NARUTO-"

However the target of said tirade quickly headed it off, "Shut up, you pink haired bitch." The sheer surprise behind what he said was probably what had the effect of leaving her gaping like a fish. Turning his attention back to Sasuke he asked again, "Why should I waste my time helping you, Teme, you're not my friend, you're not my comrade, you're not my ally, the closest definition to us is co-workers. So I'll ask in a way that you can understand, you arrogant fucker, what do you have that will make it worth something for me to teach you?"

He gave an arrogant self assured smirk before starting, "You'll have the privilege of teaching something, even if it's as minor as that, to an Uchiha Elite."

"EHN, wrong try again." Naruto said making a fake buzzer sound.

Sasuke gritted his teeth before smiling again, "I can pay you for your services."

Naruto shrugged, "Anything I need before we start missions I can buy with my savings."

Sasuke growled before trying again with a glare, "Three Lightning style A-rank jutsu, and two B-ranks."

Naruto shrugged, "Lightning style isn't my element, I simply know one C, B, and A rank Ninjutsu for each element, so as to never become over reliant on my real element." Naruto stated as he stood up, "Last chance."

Sasuke's glare reached a whole new level of annoyed as he thought back to the Taijutsu spar yesterday.

Flashback

All the students stood around the sparing ring while Mizuki stood to the side and Iruka stood near the back. Sasuke was just waiting for his turn to come up, he already knew he'd be fighting Naruto, that's how it always was when Mizuki was teaching Taijutsu, and he also already knew he'd win in basically the first three moves, Naruto'd charge him, he'd grab the Dobe's wrist and flip him out of the ring, frankly it was pathetic, if the Dobe ever did become a ninja he'd either drag down the integrity of the entire ninja program of Konoha, or he'd die in his first C-rank mission.

Finally Ino and Sakura, the useless fangirls, knocked each other out, but amazingly they had managed to each get just enough points for them to both pass this portion, if Sasuke didn't know any better he'd say they were only pretending to be that inept…that theory was disproven before it could even fully form as the two monkeys woke up and immediately clung to his arms like leeches. Thankfully his disappointing fight with Naruto had one benefit, it got the two to let go of him.

"Sasuke Uchiha, verses, Naruto Uzumaki." Mizuki called. Sasuke sighed as he stepped into the ring, a small part of him noticing that Naruto didn't rush into the ring like he normally did he walked in calmly.

"Ok, you two, make the sign of confrontation." Mizuki said without even looking at either of them.

Sasuke did as he was told it exasperated him that he had to even pretend he thought of the Dobe as an equal. Naruto brought his hand up as well, something started to nag on Sasuke's senses but he couldn't figure out what it was. And before he could truly give it much thought Mizuki gave the signal to begin.

And that's when Sasuke realized what was nagging at him, Naruto wasn't boasting, he didn't have that goofy grin, and his eyes didn't show anticipation or determination. No he was quiet, his face set in a serious look that surprised Sasuke, and his eyes showed no anticipation, no determination, just a kind of…certainty.

Naruto didn't charge at him this time, instead he entered a stance that he'd never seen before; he was crouched down his center of gravity low to the ground, one hand in front of him and the other clenched into a fist at his side. Directly behind him Sasuke saw Hinata, the person everyone knew stalked Naruto because of her crush on him, give a slight happy grin on her normally reserved or shy face. What does she know that I don't? He asked himself. Having a slight tingle in his spine that said this wouldn't be like all those other times, Sasuke slowly lowered himself into the Uchiha Interceptor style, without the Sharingan it was best used against those who you knew you were faster than, and no matter how serious the Dobe got Sasuke knew that compared to him he was as slow as Summer's passing in Fire Country.

Next thing he knew he was sliding back hunched over in pain, looking up he saw Naruto now right next to where he had been leg outstretched.

Mizuki blinked before looking over to Sasuke, he was well outside the ring. He seemed to struggle getting the words out, "Winner, Naruto Uzumaki."

Sasuke blinked dumbly trying to figure out what happened. His detested fan club started crying out how the Dobe must of cheated, and Sasuke nodded along not seeing any other way he could of lost to Naruto of all people.

Flashback End

Sasuke shook his head realizing then and there that Naruto was much stronger than he had let on throughout the Academy, sighing he realized Naruto was a master of the Shinobi's greatest weapon, Deception. Now that he thought about it how else would he have been able to paint the Hokage Monument, in broad daylight, wearing that orange jumpsuit, in a NINJA village, at a location that had ANBU going past it every half hour, and not get caught till he was done and long gone.

Sasuke suppressed his usual 'I'm better than you, and we both know it tone' before speaking again. "Nothing," He started causing Naruto to look at him curiously and Sakura to gap at him, "I have nothing to offer you, I have nothing you want, nor anything you need."

Naruto and Sakura both stood there stunned for a moment before Naruto began to laugh uproariously. "Good answer," he said after deflecting another of Sakura's hits and finished laughing. "But, you're partially wrong." Naruto said to him with a sad smile, something Sakura and Sasuke had never seen before on him. "You have one thing I want, something I want very badly. I'll make you a deal, you figure out what it is, I'll teach you Kage Bunshin for free. All you have to do is figure out what I want. Deal?" Naruto spoke while sticking out his hand with a grin.

Sasuke slowly took his hand and nodded, "Deal."

Naruto smiled as Sasuke turned to leave, before calling out to him, "Sasuke," the fact Naruto used his given name made him pause more than being called, "If you can look past your own self superiority and arrogance, you'll find what you have that I want sooner." Naruto finished making Sasuke turn and give him a shrewd look before slowly nodding to him as Sakura was yelling at him in the background. Before he left for home Sakura's voice gave him an odd idea, if he recorded her high pitched screech he could probably sell it to I&T for them to use to break there prisoners sooner…scratching his chin he figured it was food for thought.

Sakura ran off after Sasuke when she realized he was gone, but not before sending Naruto another glare and trying to hit him again.

When they had both left Naruto couldn't hold in the small chuckle that escaped him as he thought, Wonder what you'd think, Sensei, if you found out that I was going to help teach Sasuke a few things, probably using some of the same methods you used on me. Of course thinking of his Sensei's reaction, brought other feelings forward, first and foremost was worry, then loneliness, but surrounding all that was a simple question. Why? He missed his old Sensei, there was no two ways about it, but he knew his Sensei very well. You wouldn't have done what you did without a damn good reason, of that I have no doubt Sensei. The only reason I can think of is the protection of the village, but how did what you did help protect us?

His short trip down memory lane, however, was interrupted by a shadow falling across him, looking up he saw the large, fake, smile that Mizuki was sporting while standing in front of him. "Good job on passing Naruto, I'll admit I wasn't entirely sure you'd pass this time, but you surprised both me and Iruka when you did. Especially with the Tai and Ninjutsu portion, never thought you'd be able to kick Sasuke, of all people, out of the ring in less than a minute. And ten, TEN, Shadow clones. I knew you were a chakra battery kid but damn that was impressive."

A part of Naruto wanted to slug the bastard who had been trying to make sure his grades were as bad as they could get for the past four years but he was stayed by his training, so smiling widely he replied in a happy voice, "Thanks Mizuki-Sensei, to be honest I wasn't one hundred percent sure if that clone jutsu would work, and in all honesty I think the Taijutsu match was mostly luck, but they do say luck is a skill sometimes and my large amount of chakra had to be good for something and now look at me, I'm a Konoha ninja!"

Mizuki twitched it was actually amusing for Naruto to see the bastard hide his hatred of him so horribly. "Well, no matter how big a risk you took, or how much of a factor luck played in your victory, you still passed, so good job. Unfortunately, I have some bad news for you, but on the other hand I also have a way to help fix it.

Naruto would have been able to smell the shit he was trying to sell from thirty meters but his Sensei taught him to always hear someone out, especially if they were acting suspicious. "Ok, Mizuki-Sensei, I'll bite, what's the bad news?"

"Well, you see Naruto, due to your past grades; you're in the dead last of the grades. But that's not what's bad; you see the dead last is always, and by always I mean always, paired with the Rookie of the Year, supposedly it's to ensure fewer casualties, and in other words that means you'll be paired up with Sasuke." Mizuki said all of this with a sad smile.

Naruto cursed while rubbing the back of his head in annoyance, which was probably what Mizuki wanted, "Duck butt? You serious?" Mizuki's answer was a nod, I could almost see where this was going, but Mizuki had to be relatively intelligent so he'd try to get something out of this. "You said you had a way to fix that?"

"Yes, Naruto. You see there's a secondary test for students who fail solely because of chakra control, I actually thought you'd have to take this test, but it'll also count for your final grade, you won't make rookie of the year, or any major leap up like that, but if you complete it you should be bumped up out of the dead last position. You up for it?"

Naruto scratched his chin for a bit while thinking, There's no such test I asked that to Jiji when I went to talk to him about the Shadow clone Jutsu and whether he thought it would be acceptable. So he wants me to brake a law, question is, does he want me to be put in jail, kill me, or have me declared a traitor and have a bounty put on my head? Only one way to find out I guess. Nodding his head Naruto gave Mizuki a relieved smile, "Okay, Mizuki-Sensei, I'm up for it."

Mizuki's smile took on a slightly malicious tint, something that any normal Genin would be unable to detect (then again when has Naruto ever been in the same twenty MILES of normal), as he spoke again. "That's the spirit Naruto! Now the test is quite simple to understand but it's harder to complete then the standard academy test, it's an infiltration, intelligence gathering mission simulation complete with an extraction, you're to sneak into the Hokage Tower, steal a replica of the Forbidden Scroll of Sealing, which will be in the Hokage's office in order to represent an enemy village's intel, after retrieval you are to meet me at an extraction point I'll show you in a bit, after that, if you were detected, we are to retreat to the border, while avoiding trainee ANBU, where you will hand me the scroll and we'll return by tomorrow evening, if you were undetected you will simply give the scroll to me and you'll have passed the test."

Naruto was now really beginning to wonder, this… actually sounds like a viable make up graduation test, hmmm, no I won't trust him on this I'll talk to Jiji after he shows me the 'extraction point'. With his mind made up Naruto gave a nod, "I accept Mizuki-Sensei, you want to show me the extraction point now?"

Mizuki turned around to hide the vicious smirk he now sported, as he thought about how it was just luck that he'd gotten all the right answers to the test along with beating the Uchuha heir, though it was easy for Naruto to sense his killing intent. Jumping away Mizuki motioned for Naruto to follow and he did so as his 'Sensei' led him to the forest that acted as Konoha's natural defense.

"After that Mizuki-Teme showed me to an abandoned hut a few miles outside the village's wall, and then he that I would have until twenty two hundred hours before my test was to start and that I was expected to complete the infiltration and retrieval portion in two hours before he would show up, if I wasn't there by the pre-assigned time I would fail." Naruto quickly explained to his Jiji, the Shodaime Hokage, who was now nodding along in understanding.

After rubbing his chin and smoking his pipe in thought he called out to seemingly nowhere, "Neko." The spot next to Naruto was quickly filled by an ANBU wearing a cat mask, the one he had smelled standing by the plant, "I want you and Kuma to go to the 'extraction point' and wait there for Naruto and Mizuki to show up, when he gets there wait until after you have discerned his motives, afterwards intervene if you see it necessary, tell no one else." With a nod she disappeared in a puff of smoke.

"And I out run them how?" Naruto questioned himself causing the Hokage to laugh and answer him.

"If I knew then you wouldn't be able to out run them anymore now would you?" He asked rhetorically.

Naruto gave a shrug and an uncaring ehh before becoming serious, "So what's the plan Jiji?"

The Hokage leaned back as he answered, "You are to follow Mizuki's instructions, if you are discovered I will call the Jonin, along with Mizuki and Iruka, to hunt for you."

Naruto gave a nod before a somewhat pleading look came onto his face, "Ok, but Jiji, can you please, please, for the love of Kami and all she has given us, PLEASE, give me something to do, a technique or a Kenjustsu style to practice, ANYTHING!" he begged.

The old Kage laughed, before giving a nod, "Ok Naruto-kun, I'll give you a Kenjutsu style I think you'll like along with a Jutsu, so you can practice more than one thing, what element do you want, Fire?"

Shaking his head Naruto was quick to reply, "Wind preferably, that's what my affinity's for after all."

This got a raised eyebrow in response before a nod from the old Kage as he walked over to the entrance to the Jutsu Vault, the one place in the village that had every single jutsu invented by, discovered by, stolen by or taught to a member of Konoha aside from Clan only techniques. (The Uchiha actually didn't enjoy this privilege except for techniques that were based solely on their eyes since their eyes were considered too be to valuable an asset to aiding in the village's protection.)

Naruto sat patiently in the chair in front of the Hokage's desk as he slowly searched through the library in the Kenjutsu section before coming to the scroll he had been searching for, picking it up he saw the title of the style, 'Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu' the same style that had aloud Kushina Uzumaki to be able to stand against all seven of Mist's Seven Swordsman at the same time and come out with hardly a scratch.

Putting the scroll into his robe's sleeve he turned to the absolutely monstrous section that was Ninjutsu and quickly heading towards the much, much, smaller section on Fuuton jutsu, he called to Naruto again as he looked through the selection. "B-Rank or A-Rank Ninjutsu Naruto-kun?"

"B-Rank." Naruto answered simply.

Nodding again Hiruzen picked up two scrolls looking them over and seeming to weigh them in his head before putting one of them back and exiting the Vault, it shut automatically.

Handing the two scrolls to Naruto he quickly put them in his kunai pouch before asking something that had been bugging him all day, "Jiji, why's Mizuki think the scroll will be out of the Vault tonight, I mean he couldn't expect me, a Genin, to know how to open it could he?"

Sarutobi nodded in agreement, "That's because it would be Naruto, tonight is when I would normally have the larger scrolls taken out of the vault for me to run maintenance on them, but it can be put off till tomorrow night. Now don't you think you should go get some food, you might have a very busy night tonight after all, and besides I need to get to work copying four or five of the jutsu to a replica in case Mizuki checks."

Naruto nodded as he waved bye to his Jiji.

Neither heard the near inaudible pop that happened as Naruto shut the door.

Naruto rubbed his stomach in annoyance as it let out a low, but persistent, growl. Sighing to himself he began walking towards the only restaurant on this side of town that was willing to serve him at the normal and sometimes even half, price, Ichiraku Ramen!

Turning the next corner though he was knocked over and a young woman that was only a year or two older than him, she landed straddling his waist, looking at her he found the woman very attractive, she had short reddish hair, brown eyes and pale skin, the kind of pale you only get from not getting enough sun, she was wearing a thigh length white dress that hugged her figure well, black stockings and shoes, and long black gloves. Despite her beauty however her eyes held an innocence that Naruto would have never expected from someone as attractive as her. However all this paled in the realization of her sheer weight! She was carrying an absolutely massive hammer on her back that must have weighed at least seventy-five pounds! How in the hell does a little slip of a girl carry something like that!

Suddenly, before Naruto could voice any of his questions, a voice yelled out behind her, "I've got you now you inconsiderate bitch!" That yell alone caused the girl to stiffen in fear, making Naruto very angry at whomever that voice belonged to. Struggling only slightly because of the awkward angle, he lifted the girl by under her arms and placed her behind him, he heard the surprised 'eep' that came from her as he did so but only noted it for teasing her later.

"Stay behind me," Naruto said to her with a smile, "I'll protect you." He finished as he turned to face the thug who had yelled at her.

The thug was at least twenty-three years old, short brown hair that was messed up in a way that he might have found made him look attractive, his blue jeans had several small holes in them, and his green pullover had a very small amount of white powder on its sleeve, his beady little black eyes were narrowed into a hateful glare.

Naruto glared right back at him as he stopped in front of him, "Hand her over Demon shit!" he ordered Naruto in a self superior voice, "That bitch needs to pay for what she did to me!"

Naruto glared at him, "I don't think I will, especially because I have a feeling I know what your version of…recompense would be." Naruto said with a confident voice.

Thug pulled out a long knife and made a threatening gesture towards him, the girl behind him gasped in fear at the knife. "Last chance Demon, hand the bitch over or I'll chop you up into tiny pieces!" he sneered out

Naruto gave a small smirk as he pulled out a kunai before he sheathed it in a veil of blue chakra that was easily visible and extended far past the tip of the kunai. "Please, attack me, a ninja of Konoha, one who is under the direct command of the Hokage. Please, Junichi Tanigawa, member of sixty-three of the mobs that have attacked me in the last five years," the fact Naruto not only knew his name, but remembered how many of the fox hunts he had been a member of, seemed to scare the thug. "I will gladly slit you throat." Naruto finished with a smile

Junichi seemed to struggle with his decision before he seemed to realize the fact that in a one on one fight Naruto not only could beat him, but would also kill him. Once he realized that he sent Naruto a hateful glare as he started to leave, though not before calling back, "You'll pay for this you Demon shit."

Naruto snorted at that but was also quite thankful that the area surrounding his apartment was only open to a few civilians but most of it was rented out to higher ranked ninja. Due to this there were very few people who hated his guts out on the street at the moment, if there had been, that intimidation tactic would not have worked.

Putting away his kunai he turned towards the girl with a small smile, "Sorry about that miss, but your safe now."

She looked down at her feet and stuttered out shyly, "T-th-thank you Sir." At least she was looking at her feet until a thunderous roar emitted from where she was, then she looked up at Naruto in horror as a fierce blush slowly spread up her face, the deep chuckle Naruto let loose probably didn't help much.

With a much larger smile that only seemed to make the girl blush more, Naruto asked a one word question, "Hungry?" She seemed unable to speak as she covered her face with her hands in embarrassment and nodded. Naruto chuckled again at her embarrassment causing her to peak through her fingers enough to give him a glare so weak it wouldn't make a mouse flinch let alone a ninja. Of course before she could get any true anger together Naruto offered her his arm, "Then, my dear lady, it would be remiss of me to not offer you dinner, especially since I was going to eat myself, as long as you don't mind ramen." He said with an affectionate smile as she nodded and looped her hand through his arm. As he lead her towards Ichiraku's he asked her one more question before they walked in a comfortable silence, "So, may I have the name of the pretty lady on my arm tonight?"

The blush that had slowly receded came back full force as she looked at the street to try and hide it, before mumbling out her answer, "Number 84 (Su-hachi-shi) Yashima."

Naruto couldn't help but outright stare at the petite little thing that hid a monster, he could no longer make any mistake about her, despite her blushing and stuttering cuteness, she was a MONSTER! Worse than the Kyubi, more terrifying than the stories of the Jubi, she was a monster that couldn't be satisfied without the absolute decimation…of Gama-chan. His dear sweet Gama-chan was an empty husk of her former self, while the monster that had bled her dry had an atomic blush because of his stare and was a stuttering mess.

He was snapped out of his amazement and horror by Ayame-nee grabbing both of his hands and giving him a pleading look. "Naruto, please, you must bring this angel to us again, she just blew through your record by a good twelve bowls!"

Naruto's eyebrow twitched uncontrollably for a moment before he gave a defeated sigh and nodded with a small smile as he stood up, "Ok Ayame-nee. But we should probably get going now." He offered Yahima his hand to help her to her feet, she looked at him in surprise and he just smiled. She smiled as she took his offered hand and got to her feet, neither of them noticed that they didn't let go off each other's hands as they walked off, Ayame on the other hand did and vowed to teach the stuffing out of her surrogate little brother next chance she got.

"So," Naruto began hesitantly, "Where do you live? I know it sounds rude to say this, but unfortunately I have something I need to do in a few hours?" he finished with a sad smile.

Yahima's smile, which had been present since they had left Ichiraku's to explore the northern sector of town a little, was swept away at that question as she looked down at her feet yet again. "I…I don't have anywhere to go, I had just arrived in town when I tripped and knocked over that man's table with the white powder, he started to chase me, even after I had apologized, and soon after I ran into you."

"Literally." he commented with a small laugh making her glare again, but this time it was with a cute little pout. "Well, can't have you freezing out here now can we? Come on, you can sleep at my place tonight, it's a little run down, but it's a roof and it's warmer than being outside." He said as he pulled her along towards his apartment.

As he got to his door he motioned for Yahima to wait beside the door. "I'll be right back Yashima-chan, I just need to…pick up a few things."

Yashima gave him a curious look, "Like what Uzumaki-san?"

Naruto gave a small annoyed sigh, he'd been trying to get her to call him Naruto for the past hour, "I need to, uh…pick up some of the…caltrops, shuriken, and kunai that I throw around in practice when I'm bored." He said with a smile as his forhead started to dampen from his nervousness.

"Oh, okay thanks for worrying." She said with a smile to his perceived kindness, it actually made him feel bad for having to lie to her.

He gave her as genuine a smile as he could as she leaned against the wall near his door with a happy smile; he opened the door slowly and, as subtly as he could held the tripwire to the latest trap down. Stepping in he closed the door just as slowly, hopping she didn't see anything odd in what he was doing. Disarming the trap, he got fifty high quality kunai, and twenty five shuriken of equal quality. He shook his head. Their getting better at making these traps, I almost didn't catch the second release mechanism. As he put the kunai and shuriken away into his pouch he slowly walked forward disarming traps as he went, out of those traps he got another twenty kunai, forty shuriken of slightly lesser quality than what he got when he first walked in. Next was about thirty high yield explosive notes, five small yields, and two demolition yield which gave him pause. A demolition yield? Only Jonin can get those and only when they've been given a mission involving large grade destruction. I'll give one to Jiji since they both have the same sign off number, he'll be able to find out who was given these through that. The last trap was right above the head of his bed it was a high quality chakra blade that just seemed too stupid to him, it was a waste to use in a trap like this a heavy cheap blade would have been just as effective. As he set off the trap, however, there was a quiet gasp behind him. He knew who was there but he turned around anyway.

Yashima stood in the doorway to his bedroom a horrified look in her eyes and her hand clasped to her mouth. "U-U-Uzumaki-san, why was there a trap set to decapitate you?"

Naruto scratched the back of his head sheepishly as he came up with a good lie, "Um, well, you see, the truth is that…one of my…senseis helps me with my trap detection and deactivating skills. he always sets the same amount of each trap, three thrown weapons traps, four explosive traps, and one decapitation trap. I lied so you wouldn't worry I'm sorry." He finished with what he believed was an apologetic smile.

Yahima looked at Naruto carefully, before eventually seeming to accept what he said. "Ok, Uzumaki-san, but you know you could of just explained that to me." She said with a neutral look.

Naurto nodded and lead her to the living room, gesturing for her to take the chair as he took the couch he offered her some of the rice crackers he kept under the table, after discreetly checking them for poisons, wouldn't do to have a guest killed if he could of prevented it. She gave a slightly warm smile as she took one to munch on.

Naruto leaned back on the couch before speaking, "You said you just got here today, right?" she gained a curious look but nodded in reply. "Well, why are you here?"

She gave a radiant smile as she thought about why she was here, "I'm looking for someone." Was her reply.

Naruto nodded, "Ok then what's the person you're looking for's name? I'm a ninja so helping you to find someone should be pretty easy."

She shrugged, "I don't know their name."

Naruto got a confused look before glancing at the hammer, but before the idea that she was an assassin even fully formed, it was dismissed, she was too innocent for that kind of profession. "So, what does this person look like?"

Another shrug even though the smile was still in place, "I don't know that either."

Naruto was really confused now, "Then…where are you two supposed to meet and when?"

Yet another shrug, that had Naruto starting to really scratch his head. "I don't know that either, I don't even know if they're in the Leaf village."

Naruto scratched his head in confusion, "Then how will you know when you find them?"

Another shrug, "I just will."

Naruto sighed in exasperation, "Ok, but how?"

This time she got excited, "Every Sekirei knows their Ashikabi when they find them!" she was bouncing when she said this…at least she was until what she said seemed to register, and then she paled and covered her mouth, "I wasn't supposed to say that." She whispered.

I smiled and tried to calm her down, "Well, if you don't explain how am I supposed to help you?"

This confused her, "You'd help me find my Ashikabi?"

Naruto nodded, "I would, but first you'd need to explain what an Ashikabi is. I can guess that you're a Sekirei, I don't know what that means but I don't need to in order to help you."

Yashima's smile came back as soon as he said that. "Thank you Uzumaki-san. An Ashikabi is a Sekirei's destined one, the person they're to spend the rest of their life with. There is more to it but I can't tell you that part."

Her reply was a nod of understanding. "Ok so how will you be able to tell when you've found them?"

"I'll have to spend some time around them and if they're my Ashikabi, I'll start reacting to them."

Naruto looked at the clock and saw it was 21:15, "Well, I'll help you look for them starting tomorrow. But for now," Naruto spoke as he stood from the couch and offered her a hand to help her off the chair. "Let's get you some night clothes, wouldn't want you sweating in that, since it seems to be the only clothing you have, you can use a pair of my old sweet pants and one of my t-shirts."

Her blush returned as she took his hand and began to walk forward; however, as Naruto started to release her hand her foot snagged on the leg of the table and she feel into Naruto who, unprepared for the sudden wait, fell over landing them both on the floor with her on top of him once more. Naruto laughed at the fact that, once again, Yashima was on top of him. He waited for her to get off him and when she didn't immediately he looked down to make sure she wasn't hurt, what he found instead, was a blushing Yashima looking at him in confusion, but when she noticed him looking at her, a wide grin blossomed on her face. "Looks like we don't have to look too far, Naruto-kun."

Naruto's very intelligent reply was a single, "Huh?" before she surprised him by kissing him, though that wasn't what surprised him most, that was reserved to the large chunk of chakra that she drained from him, about as much as one shadow clone which was still surprising to him. The chakra was immediately used however as six blue wings spread out of her back.

After she released him from the kiss, which he still hadn't recovered from his surprise from, she looked down at him with a smile that was even wider than when he'd asked about why she was here. "Sekirei Number eighty-four, Yashima, is now yours my Ahikabi-sama."

Before Naruto could even completely register what happened his phone, the one thing that was never busted, rang. Curious, since this seemed to well timed to be a coincidence, he picked it up. "Hello?"

Naruto immediately moved the phone as far from his ear as possible as a loud and obnoxious voice yelled from the other end, "Hello, Naruto-kun!"

Naruto slowly put the phone back against his ear and ground out in annoyance, "You yell again and I don't give a shit who you are, I will find you and rip your tongue out through your ass."

The other voice paused before laughing, "As…interesting an experience as that would promise to be, I'll pass, I'll attempt to keep my excitement down." They continued in a much more controlled voice.

Naruto nodded, "That was the point of the threat. Now who the fuck are you and why you calling at…21:30? Please keep this brief I have to leave for something in fifteen minutes." Covering the receiver he smiled at Yashima, "Yashima, I'm sorry but this may take a while, there are some clothes in the bedroom closet you can use, I may have to leave as soon as I finish, we'll talk more either when I get back or tomorrow morning." Yashima nodded slowly before walking to his room.

"Such a rude Ninja you are. I am the Game Master Minaka Hiroto!" Minaka said with evident pride.

Naruto didn't like the sound of this, "What do you mean Game Master?"

"Hasn't Yashima-kun told you yet? She was always the most efficient of her one hundred and seven siblings." He said in confusion

"She was probably going to but you interrupted before she could."

"Hm, oh well guess it's just a few more words for me, first to start with I am the head of M.B.I."

"Congratulations, you bought out the ninja weapon manufacturers, now why should I give a shit?"

Minaka laughed, "Interesting reaction, I've never heard that one before. But if you're as intelligent as you sound you'll figure it out on your own. Now, you are part of a grand plan! It's name is the Sekirei Plan, one hundred and eight Sekirei have been released from M.B.I.'s headquarters to find their Ashikabi, after the last one has been winged, a reference I'm sure you understand now, the Ashikabi and their Sekirei will fight, and fight, and fight, until only one Ashikabi is standing! After that the Ashikabi will receive the ultimate prize, but what that prize is will only be found out when it's down to the final three!" as he'd been speaking Minaka's excitement had been getting the better of him and his voice slowly rose till it was near yelling again.

Naruto didn't notice this time though because as he had slowly realized what Minaka was saying he began to squeeze the phone harder and harder, until he was squeezing it so hard that it was creaking in his hand. "You," he spoke into the phone not noticing that Yashima was now standing in the doorway to his bedroom a worried look on her face.

"Hm?" Minaka promted.

"You make it sound like their just weapons! You send them to find their Ashikabi, which by my understanding of what you and Yashima have said, is basically their soul mate, then you expect them to fight, kill, and die all for your sick amusement in what you're calling a game!" Naruto finished roaring into the phone.

The reaction he received surprised him, Minaka roared with laughter, "Good! Good, such powerful feelings on this subject will make this game all the more intresting!"

"Pray I never find you Minaka, pray I never find a picture of you, pray that I never find M.B.I. Minaka, but most of all pray I die before I can find you. Because when I do I have a blunted kunai and a demolition grade explosive tag that have a date together in your ass."

Naruto realized that Minaka had to be insane because his reaction to this was even more laughter, "I look forward to your attempts Naruto-kun. But there is one more thing."

"What." He growled out

"The plan is a secret, so if you reveal it to anyone who isn't in the know, your Sekirei will be forcefully deactivated and you'll be hunted by all the might of M.B.I."

Naruto slammed the receiver down hard enough to shatter it, despite the durability seals he had placed on it years ago. His eyes turning a blood red and slit pupil, the unconscious use of his tenant's chakra roused the fur ball from his sleep, though he stayed quiet to see what was going on. "Try it." He growled out to himself.

"Ashikabi-sama?" Yashima whispered.

Naruto took a deep breath and tried to keep the anger he felt out of his voice, "Yes, Yashima?"

"W-Who was that?" She seemed worried for some reason that Naruto couldn't discern.

"Someone who just earned themselves a one way ticket to hell, on the Naruto express line." Naruto growled out.

Yashima gulped, she seemed really nervous right now.

"Relax Yashima, it's not you I'm angry at it's the Sekirei Plan." He said taking a few calming breaths and placing all plans for Minaka's demise into the back of his head. Glancing at the clock he saw he still had five minutes before he needed to leave, he smiled as he turned to look at Yashima, only to immediately blush and cover his eyes. "Yashima, not that I don't appreciate the show, but why don't you have a shirt on?" Indeed due to her worry over her Ashikabi's emotions she had rushed out of his bedroom to see what was wrong, but while she had a pair of his sweet pants on she hadn't put his shirt on before she came out.

Yashima looked down curious, before letting out an 'eep' and rushing back into his bedroom with the brightest blush she had, had all day.

Naruto chuckled to himself before pulling out the two scrolls that he had gotten; the Futon was Divine cutting wall, a technique that produced a large wall of slicing winds, supposedly able to cut through a small stand of trees if done right.

The Kenjutsu scroll was what really caught his attention though, it was the same style that his mother had used according to the fox; Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu. He smiled as he put them both back into his kunai pouch.

When Yashima finally came back out of the bedroom it was almost time for him to go, "Ashikabi-sama, where are you going?"

Naruto shook his head, "Call me Naruto, I'm not your master. From how I understand it, I'm your lover, your husband, and your friend at the same time." He said with a smile directed towards her. "And as for where I'm going, I have a mission tonight."

"Should I come?" She asked worried.

"No, it's fine. It's just the routing out of a traitor, I'm just the bait don't even have to fight." He reassured her with a smile.

She gave a relieved smile and nodded, "Ok, I'm going to wait up for you to get back."

"You don't have to," he said with mild concern, "I'm not going to be getting back till after midnight."

"I know I don't have to," she answered him, "I want to."

He gave a shrug, "Your choice. I'll see you when I get back."

As he was about to leave she called out to him, "Ashikabi-sa, I mean Naruto-kun."

He turned around with a smile and she kissed him again, taking the same amount of chakra as before only this time there were no wings. "Good luck, stay safe." She said with a smile.

Her reply was a smile and a nod as he left the apartment.

Kit, the Kyuubi said to get his attention.

Oh hey fur ball, what's up?

How many times have I told you not to call me that? Kyuubi sounded exasperated.

One more than before.

Cheeky kit, anyway what the hell happened while I was asleep? For some reason you have a…connection or something here that wasn't here a few hours ago. It's releasing all these feelings of…peace…contentment…and happiness…it's sickening.

I became an Ashikabi, but I don't know if that could be why.

*Growl* Guess we'll find out later.

Yeap.

So what's going on?

Ousting Mizuki as the traitor he is.

FINALLY, I was getting sick and tired of that bastards feeble amount of Killing Intent!

Yeah, I know, you bitched to me whenever he aimed it at us.

So you going to rip his head off and bath in his blood?

What? No I'm not going to kill him we need him alive to find out if he was working with anyone.

Damn I figured you'd say that.

On the completely other side of town at the same time there was a white blur dragging along a blue blur fallowed by a large dust cloud made up of several members of the 'Sasuke-kun' fan club, leading the charge was Sakura and Ino and on the roofs was a blur of purple and dark red.

As this was happening the blue blur couldn't help but think, Why me?

Naruto sat in the middle of the forest holding the Sealing Scroll at his side, he couldn't sense the two ANBU but he knew they were here. About a hundred feet away he knew that he had two hundred clones working on his techniques, he knew that he wouldn't have done this if he knew he would have to fight, but he trusted his Jiji and he wouldn't have sent two ANBUs unless he was sure that's all he would need.

Looking at the moon he saw that he still had about twenty minutes before the 'extraction' was to be carried out. He'd have his clones dispel in about another ten just in case. Suddenly a voice he wasn't expecting called out to him.

"Naruto!" yelled Iruka as he landed in front of him.

"Iruka-sensei?" Naruto asked confused, he was worried, he wasn't seen, he would of known if he was, he needed an excuse and Mizuki's 'test' would be perfect. "Are you supposed to be the extraction 'team' cause I thought Mizuki would be the person who would grade me on this test."

"What test, Naruto, Mizuki told me that the Hokage had mobilized the Jonin after you for stealing the Scroll of Sealing."

Damnit Iruka-sensei! Figure it out cause I can't say it! "Oh, that, guess I was seen. Ok let's go to the border like Mizuki-sensei said."

"Naruto! Answer me now why are you committing treason!"

"What are you talking about Iruka-sensei? It's a test."

Iruka finally seemed to be getting it just as a brace of shuriken, flew from the trees.

Looking at the trees Naruto saw Mizuki standing on the branch, there was no smile or glare just a look of minor annoyance. "Mizuki-sensei! Why'd you attack Iruka-sensei!"

Mizuki shook his head, "Drop the act brat. I already know about your trap."

Iruka seemed surprised at what Mizuki said, at least till he saw Naruto's curious look. "If you knew about the trap then, why did you bother to show up, you should of just cut it and run, even if you did manage to kill both me and the two ANBU the scroll only has the five least powerful Jutsu from the real scroll."

Mizuki began to give a cruel smirk, which set Naruto on edge. "True, one Chunin verses a Genin and two ANBU are very bad odds." Suddenly a fireball exploded about thirty feet away from the clearing. "But one Chunin and ANBU verses a Genin a heavily injured Chunin and an ANBU?"

Naruto quickly caught on and reached into his kunai pouch as Mizuki was preparing to throw his Demon Wind Shuriken, Naruto had just gotten a hold of a piece of seal paper and pulled it out of his pouch as Mizuki launched it, as it was launched Naruto threw himself sideways as fast as he could…apparently it wasn't fast enough.

The unique sound of high speed metal parting flesh like paper was easily heard same with the splash of blood, and the grunt of pain.

Iruka coughed up a little blood since the jar may have caused a bit more damage than he had predicted. Naruto winced in pain but it was because he had dispelled two hundred clones in the span of two seconds…ouch.

"Dumbass," Iruka whispered in pain, "Dodge next time and worry about a counter attack later, I'm not going to be able to protect you forever."

Naruto couldn't help but let out a short chuckle at that, "Yes, Iruka-sensei." He replied in a droning voice, getting a pained smile out of Iruka.

Mizuki was on the ground and beside the scroll that Naruto dropped when the two ANBU started to fight each other. "I take it that's not the replica Jiji worked on." Naruto said as he saw Mizuki pick it up and strap it to his back.

"Nope," was his answer, "Kuma took care of that little detail, when I told him that by the end of this plan you'd be dead." Mizuki said with a victorious grin. "But then again you wouldn't know why that is." Mizuki began starting to monologue.

"MIZUKI! Don't you know the law!" Iruka called out as loudly as he could.

"I'm betraying the village Iruka, why should I give a shit about any laws?"

Kit, keep him talking, whatever that connection leads to, it's coming here fast, I can feel anger and worry in it but mostly fear, I think you're about to get help.

Following the fox's advice Naruto asked the question that Mizuki was waiting for. "What law?"

Mizuki gave a malicious sneer, "The law that no one from your generation of ninja can know the truth about what happened fifteen years ago."

"MIZUKI, DON'T!" Iruka's voice was much stronger than before.

"The truth that you are the Nine Tailed Fox, that the Yondaime gave his life to seal you into a mortal form and remove your memories so you could be used as a weapon for the village! That's why everyone in this village hates you, that's why you will never be accepted, and it's why I'm going to kill you KYUBI!" Mizuki finished with a yell as he unsheathed his last Demon Wind Shuriken.

Damn it kit looks like you'll have to hold him off a little longer.

Naruto gave an internal nod. Ignoring Iruka's yelling for him to just run, Naruto fed chakra into the seal paper he had pulled out of his pouch and was now holding the same katana that had been set to decapitate him and entered the starting step of the only move he'd been able to master with one hour and two hundred clones, just before Mizuki let the Shuriken fly Naruto released the resistants seal he had just started using last week. The Shuriken was flying towards him, screaming at the speed it sliced the air, Naruto gulped before steeling himself, he drew the sword, extending it as far as he could with Wind chakra, made one quick, precise strike, and failed to cut the thing. But while he'd failed to cut it he had at least managed to deflect it enough to where it flew above his head.

Mizuki laughed at him, "What was that you Kenjutsu wannabe? Did you actually try to cut that shuriken? Well you've got guts that was never any doubt, but you obviously are lacking in intellect." Mizuki finished as Naruto resealed the katana and began flipping through hand seals as Mizuki did the same thing. Naruto finished his technique first. Futon: Daitoppa hitting himself in the chest he launched a concentrated blast of wind heading towards Mizuki before starting another set of handseals when he saw Mizuki smirk. His fears were soon proven right when Mizuki released a Katon technique and it combined with his Futon technique and headed towards him. He managed to finish his next technique right as it began to pick up speed, "Doton: Doryuheki" he called as he slammed his hand into the ground and overloaded the technique so that it'd be able to with stand the combined might of the two techniques. This time Naruto lucked out, it held, but only barely. Bad news was that, due to his training earlier, he was running low on chakra, something that was obvious by his panting; he was cursing himself internally for his over confidence earlier.

"What's the matter Kyubi?" Mizuki taunted, "Running low on chakra?"

I find his mixing up of you and me becoming quiet annoying.

You and me both Kurama, now where's that backup you were talking about?

They should be there right about-

"Die Kyubi!" Mizuki exclaimed with maddened glee as he charged at Naruto from around the corner of the wall, kunai drawn and ready to pierce his head.

He would have succeeded to…if it wasn't for the giant hammer that hit him from the corner of Naruto's vision. As Mizuki flew through the air Yashima appeared in front of Naruto with a glare…one that was actually too cute to be considered a true glare.

Now.

"Naruto-kun, I thought you said you weren't going to be fighting, and what do I find when I come to check on you because I felt how worried you were? Not only do I find my Ashikabi exhausted, I find him being attacked by another ninja!" She yelled…or at least tried to, she was to soft spoken to truly yell.

It brought a smile to Naruto's face to know she cared so much, "Sorry Yachima-chan." Naruto said while grabbing the hand that she had been using to wag a finger at him, "Next time, if I think there's even a possibility of a fight breaking out I'll bring you."

That seemed to appease her as she began to blush again, "Promise?" she questioned with a pleading tone.

Naruto nodded, "Promise."

"Girl!" Mizuki yelled as he shook off the stars, "Do you have any idea what that thing is?"

She nodded with a smile, "He's my destined one."

"Wrong, you dumb bitch! That's the Nine Tailed Fox Demon!"

She put a finger on her chin and tilted her head, "Naruto-kun's a demon?"

"Isn't that what I just said?!"

For a brief second a flicker of worry entered Naruto when she looked at him speculatively before she shrugged. "I don't believe you."

Mizuki seemed to become really angry at that, "And why not?!"

"That's simple," she began with a smile before she turned to me and pulled me into a kiss, this had happened enough times by surprise that this time I was ready for it, I rapped my arms around her back and pulled her closer as her wings sprung into existence behind her back and the crest I had noticed when I saw her topless glowed brightly.

She pulled away slowly, seeming to savor the chakra she had taken which with my reserves being so low I definitely noticed this time. "Only those who can feel love can be an Ashikabi, and a demon who can feel love is an angel." She finished with a smile like that explained everything, and to her it probably did. Her smile though quickly faded to be replaced with a blank look, "This is the hammer of my pledge." Yashima began as Naruto and Iruka's hair stood on end as she raised her hammer which was now glowing the same bright blue as her wings had. "Shatter the enemies of my Ashikabi!" She finished jumping into the air, "Gravity Hammer!"

Normally the attack would be to slow to hit a ninja, and it was in this case to but as Yashima brought the hammer down somehow Mizuki was still turned into a bloody smear at the same time as Kumo was launched into the clearing knocked out cold and Neko staggered out, "What just happened?" Neko asked in a shocked voice.

Iruka and Naruto both shrugged to show their confusion.

Yashima's response was, "I protected Naruto-kun."

Naruto finally took a moment to actually look at Yashima, and see she was wearing her bed clothes and didn't have any shoes on, Naruto sighed as he took her hammer from her, "Neko," he called with a questioning lit, "do you think you could carry this?" he asked holding the hammer out towards her, she nodded and took it seeming only slightly surprised at its weight.

Yashima looked confused, "Naruto-kUN!" she finished in a slight yell as he picked her up and started to carry her bridal style, while making a single sealless clone to help Iruka to the hospital, while he and Neko headed back to the Hokage tower. He could practically feel Neko's curiosity.

Suddenly she spoke up, "Naruto, where's the scroll?"

Naruto began to sweet a little, "I think it's with Mizuki-teme's remains."

"Ah," she said non-comentaly, then, "You know the council will try to blame this all on you, right?"

With a sigh could only Naruto nodded, thankfully Yashima didn't have to know how much trouble she had probably caused her Ashikabi, she was burrowing herself into his chest fast asleep.

With a sigh he couldn't help but think that his life was about to get a lot more interesting.

Chapter 1's End

END NOTES: This is a rough draft version of this story, mainly because that will be how I post all of my chapters until I reach 10 then I'll repost the chapters with the edits I've done.

I think I rushed the ending, the fight wasn't a fight it was a steam roll event, first for Naruto then for Mizuki.

Two more things, one I need a lemon writer I've never done that before so I'd rather have someone to help with that but if I get no offers by the time I finish chapter 10 I'll try my hand at it. And two if your reading to this point it should be obvious but there will be a lot of OOC

11,312 words in story…my goal was 10,000 HORAY!

I'll try to make it so that each chapter of the story is a chapter of the Naruto and where applicable the Sekirei manga though I may add some of the filler episodes for Naruto unsure on that yet