Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, I only own Neko, Nikita, and the Jutsus I create
Part One: Meet Neko Sayumi
"Run. Escape. Isn't that what you want? To be free? See the sun once more? To be able to return home and run into the loving arms of your dead parents?" The words rang in her head as she ran.
Her long ginger hair tainted with mud and grime, ridding it of its shine. Her shirt was nearly tattered, along with the shorts she wore. Blood ran down her arm as she clutched her left shoulder. Four whisker marks, resembling a cat's, made her cheeks stand out. But what frightened people most of all were her green eyes that seemed to pierce through skin.
He told her she would never get away. He said she wouldn't succeed in finding a home. She was only eight when he took her. She was scared and vulnerable. It was the worst three years of her life. But everything he said was a lie. She did make it out. She did get away from the snake's lair.
She jumped from tree to tree, blood falling from her worn out body. Every jump hurt, but she was a fighter, she wouldn't quit. Not when she has already gotten this far. They told her she wasn't good enough. They said she couldn't become a ninja. They said she was weak. They said she wasn't smart enough. She was going to prove them wrong…all of them. She slowed down and let go of her shoulder. She put her back against a tree, ignoring its protest of pain, and slid down to her butt. A little break was all she needed.
Her chakra was low. She was losing blood. She was exhausted. She was in pain. She wanted to just lay down and go to sleep. But that couldn't happen. The eleven year old girl took a deep breath before looking ahead of her. She grinned. For the first time in years, the girl had a wide grin on her face. Even if she barely had sight of it, she could still see it. The wall of Konoha.
All she had to do was enter the village and she would be free. She let out a loud laugh. She would be free! She felt her energy replenish as she focused more on the wall. She still had a long way to go but that didn't matter. She was close. For the first time in her life she felt happiness spread throughout her.
"It's about time kit." A feline voice said in the girl's mind.
"Nikita. Thank you for your help," The girl replied.
"It made me feel down when you were stuck there. Your emotions influence mine."
"You're really not what they say you are."
"Of course not kit," The beast snorted. "Now let's get to that village before scale face notices you left."
"You still suck at giving people insulting nicknames." The girl stood up and she continued running. It took her eleven attempts to break out of that place. She was eleven years old. She was born on November eleventh. Eleven was her lucky number. She continued running, to distracted to notice the figures behind her.
She reached the village gates and her grin grew wider as the sun began to rise. She slowed down as her breathing started to slow. The gates were open and there were two men there, at a desk. The girl sprinted towards them in hopes for help. Right when she got to the entrance, before she took a step in the village, a deep voice said,
"Not now little kitty. You're coming with us." The ground shook at each word. She began to tremble with fear as a kunai shot past her head and into a tree. The girl pulled the kunai out from the tree and took a defensive stance. She knew she couldn't do this alone. Maybe if she made a scene.
"Help! Help me!" She called out to no one in particular. The three figures finally stepped out from the shadows. Three male sound ninja.
"Orochimaru isn't happy with you." The middle one said. He was big, bald, and he wore the regular sound ninja clothes.
"Help," She tried again. "Help m-" The one on the right rushed over and covered her mouth with one hand, pinning her to the tree. The girl took the kunai and stabbed it into his hand, making him cry out on pain, and let go of her. Two more men came running over. Leaf ninja. Finally. One had gravity defying white hair and a mask covering the bottom of his face, while the other had his brown hair tied back and a scar across his nose.
"Nikita. I need your help." The girl asked in her mind.
"On it." The beast replied. Two of the enemy ninja attacked the two leaf ninja while another went after the girl. She jumped up and kicked the big guy in the back of his head launching herself a safe distance. The guy stumbled, but caught himself before falling. The two leaf ninja weren't struggling against the other sound.
The sound ninja launched a shuriken the girl's way and she jumped to the side dodging. She pulled the shuriken out of the tree and jumped up on a branch. Once the ninja ran towards her she launched it at him making him jump in order to dodge, but she jumped up as well kicking him towards the ground.
"Ready kit?" The girl nodded and did a couple hand signs before saying,
"Fire style: Flaming Cat Claw!." The two leaf ninja stared in awe as a blue chakra paw, with red tips resembling fire, hit the three sound ninja, throwing them down unconscious. The girl got down on her knees, panting, the pain her body coming back. The two leaf ninja jumped over to her.
"Hey, are you okay?" The brown haired guy asked.
"Y-yes. T-thank y-you." The girl managed.
"What's your name?" The masked man questioned.
"N-Neko Sayumi." She began to get dizzy. Blackness taking place of her vision.
"How old are you?" The ninja asked.
"Eleven sir."
"What were you doing out here with those enemy ninja?" The white haired guy asked.
"Running." Was Neko's reply.
"From who?"
"Or-oroch-," she slowly began losing consciousness. "Orochimaru." She said before falling forward into the masked man's arms.
"Kakashi she used a jutsu that only-"
"I know Iruka. This girl is special. Do you think maybe the two tails might be in her?" Kakashi pondered.
"I don't think the two tails is possible of such a powerful attack." Iruka stated. Kakashi observed the girl and took notice of the whisker like marks on her skin.
"I thought the Sayumi clan was wiped out." Kakashi thought aloud.
"It was. Three years ago." Iruka informed.
"I'll report this to the Hokage." Kakashi stated.
"Do you need help? I can take the girl to the hospital." Iruka offered. Kakashi gave him a smile.
"No thanks. Don't you have a ramen appointment with that student of yours?" Kakashi chuckled.
"Oh you're right! I forgot! Naruto won't be happy if I'm late," Iruka said. "Thanks Kakashi!" And with that both ninja went separate ways. After stopping at the hospital Kakashi went to the Hokage.
"Kakashi? I thought I gave you the day off?" The old man asked.
"Yes Lord Hokage, you did but it's not about that." Kakashi stated.
"What is it?" The Sandaime questioned.
"There was a girl being attacked by enemy ninja. Iruka and I went into help, but she seemed fine on her own. She rendered all three of them unconscious but passed out afterwards. We got her name and what she was doing."
"And that is?"
"Her name is Neko Sayumi. She said she was running from Orochimaru," The Sandaime went into thinking. "That's not all. We think she might be a possible Jinchuuriki."
"And what led you to believe this?"
"She showed extraordinary power, and used a jutsu. Flaming Cat Claw I believe it was. I dropped her off at the hospital where she is being taken care of at the moment."
"Yes thank you Kakashi. I'll speak with her when she awakens." Kakashi nodded and left.
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Neko laid on a bend, slowly regaining consciousness. Her memory was fuzzy. She questioned to why there weren't any bonds on her wrists, or why there were bandages on her. She opened her eyes and saw a bright light.
Neko was afraid. Where was she? She didn't trust anyone. She didn't know what to do. The doorknob jiggled. She quickly pushed her back up against the headboard of the bed and her arms around her knees. She took fast breaths, afraid of who was going to walk through the door. It opened all of the way.
In came the same white haired man from earlier. He looked at her with a smile under his mask.
"Hello. How are you feeling?" He asked walking over to the bed. Neko looked at him with fear in her eyes. Who was he? What did he want? Was this all an act? He seemed to have noticed this and he chuckled.
"I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Kakashi, I'm a ninja here in the leaf village. I brought you here after you passed out." Kakashi stated with a smile.
"T-thank you sir. I feel better now." Neko replied. Her voice no louder than a whisper.
"Well since you're feeling good enough, the Hokage wants to speak with you. I came to escort you." Kakashi stated.
"Y-yes sir." Neko said slowly getting off the bed to stand.
"Now stop with the sir thing, it makes me feel old." Kakashi chuckled.
"R-right." Neko said. "Nikita what's going on? Do you know?"
"You passed out kit. I know just as much as you." The girl nodded.
"What was that jutsu you used?" Kakashi asked the girl trying to spike up a conversation.
"Flaming cat claw. I created it." Neko stated.
"It's a really good jutsu. Maybe a little more practice and you could be able to do it without passing out after." Kakashi smiled.
"T-thank you." Neko and Kakashi approached a door and Kakashi walked in the room first, followed by Neko.
"Thank you Kakashi. You can wait outside," The old man directed. Kakashi nodded and disappeared in a cloud of smoke. "You must be Neko. What are you doing here in the leaf village."
"I-I umm… I'm sorry I didn't know where I was… I didn't mean to… I wasn't trying to…" The Hokage laughed at the girl's nervousness.
"It's alright. Come sit down. Tell me your story." The girl obliged and sat down.
"W-well b-before I was born our village was attacked. The elders sealed the beast into my mother's womb when she was two months pregnant with me. Then later I was born into the village, and my mother died during my birth. Then when I was three my dad died and my uncle took care of me. But on my eighth birthday our village was attacked again by a man. He destroyed the village, leaving me as the sole survivor. He kidnapped me."
"And who was this man?"
"Orochimaru." Neko stated. The Hokage didn't seem surprised.
"What happened then?" He asked. The girl looked up at him with desperate eyes.
"Please don't make me talk about my stay with him! I can't even think about it without-"
"It's alright. I understand."
"T-thank you sir." Neko looked down into your lap.
"Can I ask about the beast inside you though?" The Hokage continued. The girl nodded.
"Her name is Nikita. She's the eleven tail." Neko started.
"I thought there were only nine tailed beasts." Neko shook her head, denying his thoughts.
"There were actually eleven. Nikita was made to guard the other nine. But she was taken over and forced against her will to destroy. Most of the time she stays hidden. She's in the cat species like the two tails, but more powerful. Nikita helps me a lot, and we've learned how to work together, and what limits we can and cannot pass."
"Kakashi told me you fought well against the enemy ninja. Nikita you would make an excellent shinobi. How would you like to join the academy and become a ninja?" Neko gaped at him.
"A-are you serious sir? A-after what I told you, you'll allow me to be a ninja? I'm a monster!" Neko stated.
"Now who told you that? You're not a monster unless you lead people to believe so. And yes, I'll allow you to join the academy if you want."
"T-thank you sir." Neko said looking directly in his eyes finding no evidence of a lie.
"Since your eleven I think you'll be old enough to live in your own apartment. You are mature enough to do that right?"
"Y-yes sir. I believe so."
"You don't have to call me sir. It makes me feel older than I should."
"S-sorry." Neko apologized.
"It's alright. Now Kakashi should be waiting outside for you. Go send him in for me and while we speak wait for him please."
"Y-yes." Neko said before walking out of the room, spotting Kakashi very quickly. "H-he wants to speak with you." She said very quietly. Kakashi chuckled.
"Alright. There's no need to be so shy, we're all friends here." Kakashi said before walking in.
"What did he mean by that Nikita?"
"He means that nobody's gonna hurt you. You'll be alright here."
"Oh. Thanks." Nikita laughed.
"Kit you can't always come to me for answers. Sometimes you'll need to find them out yourself. I won't always be here for you." Neko sighed.
"You're right, sorry." Nikita just laughed again. Neko looked out the window and saw the village. A couple seconds later and the door opened and Kakashi came out with a key in his hand.
"Here Neko. The Hokage wants you to stay in an apartment. I have the key, and I'll show you where it is." Kakashi said with an eye smile. Neko just nodded and followed. "So tell me a little about yourself. It's going to take awhile to reach your place." Neko thought before responding.
"I was born on November eleventh, and I'm eleven years old. My mom died giving birth to me, and my dad died when I was three." "Nikita, should I tell him about you?"
"It's your choice kit." Neko bit her lip.
"Uhh… My uncle raised me from then but he acted as if I was a curse. Then when I was eight someone came and wiped out my whole village. Then he forced me with him, and I finally got away to here." Neko finished. Kakashi listened to everything she said.
"You have quite an interesting story. Ah we're here. You can start at the academy tomorrow. I can have a friend of mine show you the way in the morning. See ya." Kakashi said before disappearing into smoke. This was going to be a long week.
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Neko sat at the desk next to a blonde haired kid. After Iruka introduced her to the class she was told to sit in the only free spot. Shortly after class started, Iruka was called out of the classroom. A bunch of kids started talking, but what surprised Neko the most was the blonde haired kid actually wanted to talk to her.
"Hi! My name's Naruto Uzumaki! Believe it!" This made Neko smile.
"H-hi. I'm Neko." She replied. Naruto gave her a wide grin.
"This boy. There is something suspicious about him." Nikita stated.
"What do you mean? Is he bad?"
"Not him, but what's inside of him." Neko held back a gasp.
"You mean, he's like me?" Nikita nodded, but then realized that Neko couldn't see her.
"Yea. The longer you stay by him, the easier it will be for me see if I can contact his beast." Nikita said. Naruto began speaking again.
"I'm going to be Hokage! That way people will recognize me as somebody! Somebody important!" Neko smiled.
"I like that." She said. Naruto gaped at her.
"R-really! You actually believe you can do it!" Neko nodded.
"Yea. Anyone can become what they want to. You shouldn't believe what others say." Naruto smiled wide.
"You wanna come go get ramen with me later today?" Naruto asked.
"Yea sure. I've never had ramen before." Naruto's eyes widened.
"WHAT! YOU MEAN YOU'VE NEVER HAD RAMEN BEFORE!" He nearly shouted.
"There is no ramen shops where I used to live." "Considering it was a cave and I was kept there by force."
"Heh you got that right kit." Neko smiled.
"Well I know the best ramen shop in the village!" Neko giggled at his excitement for ramen.
Iruka soon came back in and sent a glance towards Neko. He then put a smile on his face and began to teach his class.
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The remainder of the day went by fast and Neko soon found herself at a ramen shop with Naruto. Neko got a small bowl to try the ramen at first to see if she liked it. Naruto watched in anticipation as she ate some noodles.
"So? Do you like it." Neko smiled and Naruto cheered. Unbeknownst to the two children, the were being watched by a well known old man.
"Heh. Neko's already breaking out of her shell. Naruto has that effect on people." The Hokage chuckled
"So Neko what do you like to do for fun?" Naruto asked. Neko thought before answering.
"I like painting, or planning things. Like if you wanted to do something I could help you work on it." Naruto smirked.
"So you mean you can plan maybe some pranks? And ways to not get caught?" Naruto looked at her with pleading eyes.
"Uhh yeah, it depends if I know the layout of the area, and all of the items needed." Naruto smiled and grabbed her arm pulling her away from the ramen shop.
"Then we need to get to work!" He claimed pulling her to his apartment. When they reached the building Naruto burst into his room, dragging Neko behind him. Neko smiled and shook her head. This was gonna be a friendship that would last a lifetime.
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Naruto Uzumaki ran through the village laughing at the prank he and Neko just pulled. The prank wasn't even finished. Neko waited on the roof of a building watching Naruto laugh and run. Everything was going according to plan.
Iruka-sensei then stopped Naruto. Neko's smile widened as she grabbed her paint bucket. She creeped up behind him and dumped it on to his head. Naruto and her both sprinted back to the academy, hearing Iruka's faint screams.
Naruto and Neko bursted into the classroom earning curious looks from the other students. Neko ran over to the closet and pulled out a bucket of feathers she stored in there the night before. She handed the bucket to Naruto and said,
"Hurry! He should be here soon." Naruto nodded and tied a rope around the handle, swinging the rope over a pole.
"NARUTO! NEKO!" Could be heard inside the building.
"Oh shoot!" Neko ran over to the window and opened it. Neko jumped out and was followed by Naruto. The door hit the wall with a bang, and an angry teacher, covered in paint, entered the classroom, only to be covered in feathers, falling from a bucket over the door. The class held back giggles and snickers as Iruka began to fume.
"Where did they go." He demanded, giving the class a terrifying look. They all pointed to the window, and Iruka growled before jumping out. Once Iruka left the class bursted into laughter.
"I really respect those too. I don't think I would've had the guts to do that." Kiba claimed.
"Did you see him? He was covered in paint!" Ino giggled.
"N-now h-he h-has f-f-feathers o-on him." Hinata added. Sasuke smirked behind his fists.
"They may be annoying, but they do plan some great pranks. Especially ever since Neko came. Naruto's pranks have gotten better." He thought to himself. Minutes later the classroom door busted open again, and Iruka walked in with Naruto and Neko tied, back to back, pouting.
"C'mon Iruka-sensei. Let us go we didn't do anything!" Neko begged. "I told you, I dropped the paint bucket!"
"Yea, and I forgot to take the bucket of feathers down." Naruto claimed. Iruka crossed his arms.
"Then what about the Hokage monuments?" He asked.
"C'mon Iruka-sensei! I didn't plan this far ahead. You messed everything up by catching us." Neko whined. Iruka untied the two kids and they went over to their desks.
"Everyone! Just because Naruto and Neko missed it, we are going to review the jutsu." The whole class groaned and formed a line. Naruto stood in front of Neko and whispered,
"I'm going to use the jutsu." Neko's eyes widened.
"The jutsu? Here? Now? Do you know how much more trouble you'll be in?" She asked. Naruto smirked before walking up to the front of the line. Neko groaned inwardly before watching with interest. Naruto transformed…into a naked version of an older girl. Iruka fell back with a nosebleed, and Naruto and Neko bursted out laughing.
"That's my sexy jutsu. Neko helped me practice." Naruto said in the midst of laughing. Once Iruka recovered he stood back up, and was so mad that it was possible steam could've come out of his ears.
"NARUTO, NEKO!" He shouted in anger.
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The Hokage chuckled in front of his crystal ball.
"Neko really has broken out of her shell. She isn't the shy girl Kakashi and Iruka brought back about a year ago. Her and Naruto. Even I think their pranks are laughable. Neko and Naruto's beasts are what keep them together. I don't know if they know it yet. They'll be great kids." He thought to himself.
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Naruto found himself cleaning the Hokage monuments, while Neko was washing the traces of paint from the ground, where she dumped a bucket on Iruka.
"Ya know kit, one of these days you're going to have to stop these pranks." Nikita told her.
"I know but, they're so much fun, and I like doing them with Naruto."
"Yeah I understand, but you know Naruto hasn't graduated from the academy, especially after taking the exam twice. The final exams are tomorrow, what will you do if Naruto doesn't pass?" Neko stopped working and looked up at the sky.
"I don't know." She said aloud. Then she began to work again. "Maybe he will pass. Maybe I won't have to worry about waiting another year for my friend." Neko thought before finishing her job and walking back to her apartment.
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"Ring ring ring. Ring ring ring. Ring ring ring. Ring ri- bang." The alarm clock bounced off the wall and hit the ground. A tired girl crawled out of bed and sluggishly walked to her closet, grabbing her clothes before walking to the bathroom. She began filling the sink with ice cold water, and undressed her shirt and shorts. Once the sink stopped filling itself, the girl took her face and dropped it in the water, only to come out seconds later, awake.
"Hahaha! Kit I love it when you do that!"
"Shut it whiskers." Neko growled before grabbing her clean shirt and putting it on. She did the same with her shorts and looked at herself in the mirror. She had on a black shirt with a green mini jacket that stopped above her stomach. Her green shorts stopped right at her knees, and she tied her hair in a ponytail, having it stop right beneath her shoulder blades. Neko smiled at the end result and walked out the door to the apartment across from hers and began slamming her hand on the door.
"What! Neko is that you?" A voice demanded.
"C'mon Naruto! We're going to be late if you don't hurry it up you slow poke."
"Alright I'm coming!" The door opened and Naruto walked out of the apartment, and headed down the hallway followed by Neko. The ran into the classroom and took their seats only a second before Iruka walked in. Iruka eyed them cautiously. They gave sincere smiled and Neko said,
"We promise we didn't do anything Iruka-sensei." She put her hands up in a surrender mode, and Iruka cautiously walked over to his chair and checked it for anything before sitting down. He sighed in relief and smiled at his class.
"Alright, now Mizuki and I are going to call you in one by one to take the final exam. You need to make three shadow clones to pass." Naruto banged his head on his desk. "First up is Shino." Iruka left the classroom. Neko looked over to Naruto.
"Naruto, do you think you can do it?" She asked.
"No. I can't! I can't even make a realistic clone!" He complained. Neko bit her lip thinking, but Naruto caught on. "No don't fail because of me."
"But-"
"Don't. You deserve to keep going. Don't make me the reason that you have to stay here longer." Neko looked down at her feet.
"Alright." She said depressingly. "I can still train with you though. And I'll plan some awesome pranks." Naruto gave her a sad smile. Shikamaru walked up to Neko and tapped her shoulder.
"It's your turn catgirl." Neko nodded and walked into the exam room.
Iruka noticed that Neko wasn't really her happy self. She didn't seem as excited to graduate as the other kids. Iruka remembered when he and Kakashi first found her. She was upset and afraid. When she became friends with Naruto she blossomed into a colorful flower, but now it's as if she crawled back into a seed.
"Alright Ne-"
"Yeah yeah. I got it." She said. She did the hand sign and created three perfect clones. Surprising Iruka completely. Her grades were the same as Naruto's. "Are we done here?" She asked. Iruka nodded and gave her a head band. Neko walked outside and sat against the tree beside the swing, waiting for Naruto. Maybe he would pass. Maybe he would be able to become a ninja today.
"It's doubtful kit." Neko sighed.
"I know but I can only hope for the best." Neko closed her eyes and slowly began to hum. It was only a couple minutes later she heard the creaking of the swing and opened her eyes to see Naruto.
"Hey." She said sadly. Naruto looked over to her and sighed.
"Hey. Congrats." Neko looked at the head band in her hand before putting it in her pocket. "Aren't you going to wear that? You're a ninja now." Everything Naruto said sounded half-hearted.
"No," Naruto looked with surprise. "Not until you become a ninja too. We're gonna do this together whether you like it or not." Naruto gave her a sincere smile before hugging her.
"Hey Neko would you mind if I spoke to Naruto for a minute?" Neko turned around to see Mizuki. Neko nodded before turning to Naruto.
"I'll be back at my place, and I'll make us some ramen." With that she was off.
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"Knock knock knock. Knock knock knock."
"I'm coming!" Neko shouted. She was surprised to see Naruto at her door with a scroll on his back, and a smile on his face.
"Hey, Neko! Mizuki told me about another way to graduate! He also showed me a training place, you wanna come?"
"Sure, just gimme a sec." Neko said sliding her shoes on and grabbing her jacket. The two kids ran out of the building and into the forest and begun practicing the shadow clone jutsu.
"So what exactly did Mizuki-sensei say?" Neko asked.
"Well he told me that if I learned a jutsu from the scroll then I would be able to graduate, and he told me where to find it. I had to distract the Hokage to get to it."
"And how did you do that?" Neko asked raising her eyebrow.
"I used my sexy jutsu!" Neko dead panned. "He got a bloody nose and everything!" Neko smiled and shook her head. It was awhile before Iruka-sensei found them.
"Naruto, Neko? What are you doing here with that scroll?" Iruka asked. Naruto grinned.
"It's about time you found us sensei! Mizuki told me that if I showed you a jutsu from the scroll I could graduate! That's still the case right?" Iruka looked at the two and noticed Neko wasn't wearing her headband. Then he quickly jumped and pushed them out of the way as some kunai flew towards them. There sat Mizuki on a tree branch.
"Iruka, I'm surprised you found this place before me. Naruto, give me that scroll." Mizuki gave the blond a fierce stare, demanding his will be obeyed.
"No Naruto! Don't! Mizuki tricked you!" Iruka shouted. Neko looked at Mizuki with disappointment.
"That's low Mizuki. To use a twelve year old to get a scroll for you? Why not steal it yourself?" Neko asked.
"It's simple really. I would find Naruto kill him, and take the scroll. You being here is just an added bonus. No one would question his death…or yours for that matter. They'd most likely cheer for a week." The traitor smirked evilly. "After all, who would miss the local demon hosts?"
Yup that's right. A month after Neko came to Konoha the council figured out about the demon in her and all of the ninja knew. Just her luck.
Neko Naruto both glared up at him, one set of eyes narrowing suspiciously while the other pair narrowed in confusion. Neko knew about her demon, but Nikita was never able to figure out which one was in Naruto.
"Shut up, Mizuki!" Iruka shouted. "Get out of here, you two! Take that scroll straight to the Hokage and explain what is happening! Protect it with your life!" The chuunin dropped into a fighting stance, his muscles tensing up in preparation.
Naruto took a mental step back. "We can't just leave you, Iruka-sensei!"
"Yes, you can! Now go!" The two kids took stances beside their teacher.
"Isn't this sweet? You think that you two can defeat me. Oh, the idiocy of children." Mizuki grinned, the expression making his face even more unpleasant than it was before. "The loser of the village and his eleven tailed girlfriend standing up against me to protect their precious sensei. It's too bad that Iruka holds hatred for you Naruto just like everybody else, even if his kind nature prevents him from admitting it."
"Shut it." Neko growled. Her green eyes slowly gaining a dark shade of purple. Mizuki smiled at this.
"Oh did I make the little kitten mad? Whoops." His attention turned to Naruto. "Iruka never forgave the beast that killed his parents. I'm talking about the nine tails." Neko gasped.
"It's him! It's really him! Ky-kyuubi!" Nikita shouted.
"Mizuki, I'm warning you now. Don't say another word," Iruka spat out angrily. Neko already knew what was happening. The Kyuubi was inside Naruto.
"After the Kyuubi incident, the Third issued a law of the highest rank. No one was to tell you about the beast you hold within you, but since I plan on killing you anyway I don't see how letting you in on your own secret will affect anything." Naruto gaped up at him and Neko growled.
"SHUT UP!" She yelled. "DON'T YOU SEE WHAT YOU ARE DOING!" Mizuki only laughed at her. She knew what it was like knowing that the beast inside of you attacked a village.
"Now hand me the scroll, or I'll have to kill you." Mizuki stated as he launched a large, four pointed shuriken at Naruto. However, Iruka jumped in front of the blow before it could land.
"Run Naruto and Neko, take the scroll and go back to the village." Iruka called out.
"Don't Naruto, he's just lying to you. He just wants you to help him. He thinks badly of you just like the other villagers. And Neko, he thinks you're only a troublemaker who needs discipline." Naruto looked at Iruka with shocked eyes.
"Why?" He asked. Iruka looked at the boy.
"Because, we're the same. When my parents died the world meant nothing to be. My grades lowered and I became the class clown. I should have been there for you more Naruto, but it looks like Neko beat me to it." Naruto looked at him before taking off.
"NARUTO!" Neko shouted before taking off. "NARUTO WAIT!" Naruto ignored her and continued to run. "PLEASE I-" what could she say. I know your pain? She's known about Nikita since she was a child. She began gaining speed on Naruto and tackled him, wrapping her arms around his waist. She pinned him to a tree, tears pouring down her eyes.
"Why? Why after all you heard about me?" He asked in a whisper. She pulled him into a hug.
"Because, I'm like you. I have a beast inside me too." She claimed before pulling away. Naruto looked up at her surprised. She pulled his shirt up to show him his seal, then she showed him her seal. "See? I wasn't allowed to tell you but I wanted you to not feel alone." She whispered. Naruto pulled her back into a hug.
"Thank you." He whispered, feeling some sign of reassurance that he wasn't alone in this world. He could hear her sniffling and he felt as she lifted her arm to wipe the tears from her eyes. He held her tighter. Then they heard a thud.
"Why do you keep going? Don't you hate the demon that killed your parents? And what about the eleven tails?" They heard Mizuki snarl.
"You're right, I do hate the demon that killed my parents." Neko tightened her grip on Naruto at that moment. "But Naruto isn't the demon. Naruto is just a boy who was unfortunate enough to have the Kyuubi sealed inside him. And Neko. As for her, I never hated her. The first day I found her she showed great potential. She'll be a great ninja, even if she has a beast inside her." As Iruka finished his speech both Neko and Naruto found the strength to continue fighting. For him. With amazing speed, both rushed in front of Iruka.
"If you ever touch our sensei…" Naruto began.
"We'll kill you." Neko finished. Neko opened her closed eye to reveal two dark purple orbs. In her vision, everything was black, outlined by blue flames. Chakra. She focused on the ground behind Mizuki and by pushing her chakra into her eyes she teleported there. Naruto summoned clones, and Neko took a stance, not wanting to use up her chakra on clones.
"It's the Sayumi clan kekkei genkai." Iruka muttered in awe. The Tassei Hitomi, a trait that is powerful in offensive attacks. It can spot chakra, and outline the object of person that gives it out. If the user focuses on a single spot they can teleport there, and lastly the user can see through things such as building walls, pockets, bags, and anything else. Iruka came out of his daze when he noticed Naruto and Neko walking up to him.
"I think we went a little overboard." Naruto claimed scratching the back of his head. Iruka smiled at him.
"Naruto close your eyes for a second." Iruka said. Naruto did as told and Neko nodded at her teacher before putting on a big grin. When Naruto opened his eyes he noticed Iruka's forehead protector was gone. "Congratulations, you graduate!" Iruka exclaimed. Naruto smiled widely before burying his head in the crook of Iruka's neck, giving him a big hug. "Being a ninja won't be easy. Especially for you two since you have the two most powerful beasts in you. But I won't ruin the moment." Iruka thought to himself.
"How about we go get some ramen?" Neko asked. Naruto jumped with excitement and Iruka chuckled. Naruto and Neko, two different souls, two different bodies, one love for ramen.
A/N: To fast? I did the a big time skip because I really didn't feel like writing out the whole year they became friends, but in future chapters there should be flash backs.