Maiden- So this is the sequel to my fic 'Love, Pein, and The Whole Crazy Thing'. The Naruto gang is about 8-10 years older than they are in the Shippuden world. The Rookie 12 does have children in this fic and the first few you'll meet are children of Hinata & Naruto, Kiba & Luna and Shikamaru & Temari. I'm well aware that the name Usagi is used as the name of Naruto's daughter in other fics, but I in no way doublicated thier character design, other than the name. So if thier are similarites between mine and the others, it's purely coincidental. And just as the last fic, i've included mine and Emma's 3 OCs, Luna, Melody and Angel. They're part of our well known signature style. If you want bios on them, go to our joint profile '3OfAKind' or scroll down to the end of the chapter.
Naruto
Fighting Dreamers
Chapter 1- Harmonia
A loud and melodious laugh carried through the summer winds of Kohona. It was the perfect complement to the sounds of russling leaves and flowing rivers. If you listened carefully, you could also hear the pounding of footsteps and thunderous bark of a white ninja dog. On the canine's back rode a young man, around his mid twenties. His wild and untamed brunette hair bounced over his two dark brown eyes. Tattoos in the shape of fangs painted his tanned cheeks and a leaf headband sat proudly on his forehead. This was the head of Kohona's dog handler clan, Kiba Inuzuka. He and his partner, Akamaru, chased after a small child no older than seven. Her striking lavender eyes sparkled with laughter and mischief as pig-tailed blonde hair brightened her pale skin.
"Usagi!" Kiba called to her, clearly aggrivated in the chase the girl gave. "Get back here!"
"Catch me if you can, Uncle Kiba!" she taunted. The Inuzuka knew it would be hard to catch her, being trained to run by Kohona's most famous Tai-Jutzu master, Rock Lee. The little girl let out an amused giggle, but was stopped dead in her tracks by smacking into something solid. She stumbled back a few feet to see what she'd run into. A tall young man grinned down at the girl, spikey blonde hair that matched hers, sunkissed skin with whisker marks on his cheeks and a kind sapphire stare.
"F-father!" Usagi stammered, realizing her rouge was up.
"Causing trouble again, little one?" he chuckled, bending to pick up his daughter. Kiba and Akamaru came to a halt once Usagi was seated firmly in her father's grip. "So what did my 'innocent' little girl do now, Kiba?"
"Oh, nothing serious." the Inuzuka laughed sarcastically, "Just filled the bath houses with laughing gas, defaced the Acadamy's outter walls and scared the hell outta the gaurds near the village gates with a few fire cracker bombs. Ya, know she's just like you at that age, Naruto."
"Yea, I know." Naruto chuckled. "I saw your family earlier, Luna stopped by to chat with Hinata. And your son and daughter are nothing short of handfuls. Syrus reminds me alot of you when we faced off in the chunin exams." Kiba scratched the back of his head sheepishly as he grinned at his childhood friend.
"Heh, Selena takes after her mom. One hell of a nasty temper, but thank Kami she's a daddy's girl." both men chuckled.
"Well since my little kitsune is out of your hair, i'll let you get home to Luna. She's been looking for you."
"Thanks pal!" Kiba shouted over his shoulder, already having taken off with Akamaru.
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Usagi knew she had nothing to fear of her father. He usually let her do as she pleased and only laughed or grinned at the mischief she caused. He said it was because it was like watching himself at that age. Her mother, on the other hand, was much more strict. Being raised in one of the most elite clans in Kohona, Hinata didn't tolerate much foolishness. She was never loud or harsh with her daughter, but rather firm. Hinata never raised her voice or made threats but she got her point across.
"Hina-chan." Naruto called as he and Usagi crossed the threshold into the Uzumaki compound. The former Hyuga appeared from the hallway leading to the bedrooms, cradling a blue eyed boy. Naruto smiled upon seeing his son, ink blue hair in a wild tuft upon his head, sunkissed skin and bright blue eyes to match hisown.
"Have you been a good boy for mommy?" he asked while kissing the toddler on the cheek.
"He has." Hinata replyed. "Barely makes a sound other than a few small whimpers when he's hungry or wet."
"Why don't he talk daddy?" Usagi stood on her tiptoes, trying to peek at her brother.
"Nariko will talk when he wants to." Naruto hoisted Usagi up so she could pet her brother's hair. Nariko only stared in curiosity at the girl.
"Before I forget, Naruto." Hinata started, catching her husband's attention. "Someone's here to see you." she gestured to the living room. Naruto turned only to grin widely to the two figures sitting on the sofa.
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Kiba sighed in relief when the Inuzuka house came into view. He'd spent the better part of the morning chasing after Usagi and was quite worn out.
"That little squirt can put up a hell of a chase, huh bud?" he asked to Akamaru who was trotting happily beside his master. Akamaru barked once in reply. "But I guess that's what we get for letting Lee help train her." he finished with a laugh.
"And we're not letting him train these two." Kiba's gaze went from his dog to the front door of the compound. A ravenhaired kunoichi stood grinning at the Inuzuka with eyes bluer than any ocean. On either hip sat a child, on her right was a 5 year old girl. She was the spitting image of her mother, save for her chocolate eyes. The boy looked to be a year older and favored Kiba the most, except for his mother's irises.
"Konichiwa, tenshi." Kiba smiled, kissing his wife and pulling his daughter into his arms. The little girl clung tightly to her father's neck while glaring almost evily at her brother.
"Syrus, what did you do now?" Kiba asked, looking sternly to his son.
"He bit me!" Selena pipped, showing her father the two puncture wounds on her left hand.
"They were only wrestling around." Luna offered. "But Syrus got a little carried away and bit her, not realizing his fangs were staring to form." Kiba grinned slightly and ruffled his son's wild brunette hair.
"Behave yourself, pup." he scolded.
"Anyway, did you have fun chasing Naruto's little kit halfway across Kohona?" Luna asked with a laugh. Kiba only rolled his eyes at his wife.
"Remind me to kill that green bastard Sakura married. That kid's only 7 and she can already outrun Akamaru! What are we gonna do when she hits puberty?"
"I'm sure we'll figure something out by then, dear." Luna raised her head to kiss her husband and lead him inside. "You go shower while I go put the kids down for a nap." Kiba nodded and handed Selena back to his wife, disapearing into the bathroom.
Even over the hot running water, Kiba's inhanced hearing could still pick up the faintest of sounds. His ears perked when he heard a constant sound comming from a few rooms down. Curiosity finally got the best of him, stepping out of the shower and wrapping a towel around his waist while trotting down the hall. The sound intensified as he neared his children's room. Luna sat in a rocker between two small beds, singing softly to her half asleep children.
nee kikoe masu ka?
sora wa hate shinaku aoku sunde ite
umi wa kagiri naku koudai de ite
kimi wa itsumade mo egao de ite janai to nai chau kara
The brunette Inuzuka leaned against the frame of the doorway, listening contently to the lullaby, remembering it as the same one his mother used to sing to him as a child.
mawari o mimawasa naku temo mou iin da yo
kono te no naka ni wa minna ga iru kara
naki taku natte nige taku natte
shiawase o wasure teu shimatta ra mina uta
hikari ga umare yami ga umare ta futatsu wa hitotsu
Harmonia kanji te Terepashii
Luna ended her song upon seeing both children were sound to sleep, standing to find her husband grinning at her. A light blush stained her cheeks as he approached her.
"I thought you said you wouldn't sing anymore unless it's for your 'Siren Wail'?" (1) he teased, wrapping his still wet arms around his wife's waist, wetting the ends of her onyx hair.
"I know, but it's the only thing that seems to put them to sleep."
"You know why?" Luna raised her gaze to meet her husband's. "It's because of your Siren Wail. Your voice emits chakra waves that sooth brain activity...Siren Wail or no."
"When did you get so smart, Inuzuka?"
"The day I married you." he chuckled, nuzzling Luna's neck.
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"The mighty Kazekage of the Sand has paid us a visit at last!" Naruto all but laughed upon seeing the former sand jinchuuriki and his wife, Melody. Gaara's expression didn't change at the sentence, until he noticed Nariko tugging at his Kage robes. The redheaded man tried hard not to smile at the young boy, bending to pick him up.
"Sorry we haven't come in a while, Naruto." Melody said sweetly. Her short onyx hair brushed over her shoulders and navy eyes looked softly at the Uzumaki family. "We've been kinda busy." she finished with running a pale hand through Nariko's ink blue tresses.
"Busy giving me a neice and or nephew, I hope!" Naruto chuckled with a broad smile.
"It's not like that at all." Gaara rasped, his normally pale complexion now stained with a crimson blush. "Small attacks on Suna have been plauging us for a while now. We've been able to handle it, but something about this dosen't seem right." Naruto's once playful stare hardened. "The assailants haven't been human, but rather these strange mechanical creatures. Thousands of them have been distroyed by Sand Shinobi, but I fear the worst has yet to come."
"Who do ya think is behind this?"
"Hard to say, but our investigators are analysing these creatures as we speak. Hopefully by tomarrow we'll have some sort of an answer. Until then, i've come to ask a favor." Naruto nodded at his friend to continue. "The Land of Wind would like to form an aliance with the Land of Fire. I'm not saying that we will definately see war, I just want to be prepared."
"Dont blame ya. And of course we'll help!"
"Thank you, soo much, Naruto-kun." Melody beamed.
"No thanks necessary, Mel."
"And of course you're both welcome to stay in Kohona as long as you'd like." Hinata chidded.
"The offer is much appreciated." Gaara replied. "But we really should be getting back to Suna."
"Please stay, uncle Gaara." the former jinchuuriki barely heard the voice. He then noticed Nariko staring at him with pleading azure eyes. Try as he might, the Kazekage simply could not deny the child, nodding in agreement.
"It seems your son has persuaded me to stay for the afternoon." he spoke to the blonde Hokage.
"Huh? He spoke to you?"
"Yes. It was faint, but he did indeed speak."
"It seems he's taken quite a liking to you, Gaara-sama." Hinata giggled, noting how her son seemed to cling to the redheaded man.
Maiden- Just to clarify a few things, Luna and Melody are mine and Emma's OCs. Luna is the heiress to the Avalon clan, composed of both Uchiha and Hyuga; she's also the only one to weild both Sharingan and Byankugan. However, the Byankugan overpowers the latter. Melody is a sand kuniochi who, in her younger days, posed as a male to gain the friendship of Gaara. Whom had seen though her rouge rather quickly. His fasination with her grew as she slowly became more vocal towards others, being Naruto, Luna and Temari. Melody is a weaponress, much like Tenten, but chooses to weild only a katana and a few weapon scrolls. Luna's Siren Wail is a jutzu unique only to her. She emits waves of chakra through her voice as she sings a short melody, cutting off the neruo censors in her enemie's brain, enabling them from performing any jutzu. She rarely uses the jutzu, seeing as it effects those around her, not just her enemies. And as for Angel, you'll see her in future chapters ;) For now, R&R!
Translation for the song- Harmonia
can you hear me?
the sky is limitless and blue
the sea is endlessly large
to you, please remain smiling or else I'll cry
you don't have to look around now
because everyone are in these hands
wanting to cry, wanting to run
if you forget happiness then sing
light was born and dark was born, the two is together
feeling harmonia, telepathy