Hey! Here is my second chapter, I'm trying to make each chapter longer then the last so it's more satisfying a read. So enjoy!
I just want to thank Love Psycho for reviewing and tossing idea's with me, it helped me alot in the planing of where this story is going. She also started off the pairings with Itachi X Anko and with Itachi NOT defecting.
I hope more people will vote, I like to have my readers opinions on certain events and pairings. It makes things run more smoothly and I can try to keep everyone happy.
Her idea for Itachi not defecting and being the only person to vote/review (I feel so unloved :p) I have decided to stick with, it actually fits in well with what is going on. His pairing is still up for grabs though. Azami also needs a pairing, so idea's for her would be helpful, she is bisexual, because we all know females are the stronger sex :p so either sex pairings are welcome.
Disclaimer - I do not in any way shape or form own Naruto, though if I did, the events in my story would more than likely come true.
Azami is mine.
WARNING This story contains Yaoi (MaleXMale), Course Language, MAYBE Yuri (FemaleXFemale) and Sexual Themes
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Satisfied with the temperature Azami picked up Naruto, and, after situating him in her arms carefully, placed the teat to his mouth. Peacefully Azami watched as his little mouth suckled greedily for more milk. She sat herself down carefully upon the bed resting against the wall, peering thoughtfully out the window.
If the Kyuubi was sealed yesterday that made today October 11th. Almost 9 months since Gaara was born she speculated. Gaara...Naruto...Gaara..Naruto. Gaara and Naruto? Ooo, her yaoi senses were tingling, Azami cackled mentally.
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After a few days Azami decided that she would need to learn how to become a ninja, and fast. Too many people hated poor little Naruto, and he was only three days old! The only issue she had, was, who could teach her?
Gai was out of the question.
Shivers wracked Azami's spine as she blanched, the green, oh god, the horror! Mental images were almost as bad as the real thing and definately not good for your health she decided.
Kakashi was just a pervert, lazy too. She decided to take him into...careful...consideration. Iruka would be a fantastic idea though. He would be the perfect fatherly figure for Naruto aswell, being all motherhenishly...and stuff.
Make that a motherly figure Azami snickered. If she could just convince him that Naruto isn't the Kyuubi and is just the jailer of said demon. That actually should be fairly easy she thought. Iruka was one of the very first to accept Naruto for who he was after all.
Deciding to pay him a visit, Azami slung a small green backpack she had 'borrowed' from the orphanage over her shoulder. Placing a baby bottle and some formula inside the bag along with a few diapers and wipes incase finding Iruka took too long, she gently picked up Naruto.
Pink lips giggled childishly at how adorable he was. She couldn't help it. She had been given a fairly large allowance from the Hokage to care for Naruto and herself so it couldn't be helped.
It wasn't her fault that Naruto looked so adorable in dresses. Honestly, she had just went to pick up a few outfits for them both when she caught sight of this beautiful baby dress.
A pretty blue, almost the same shade as his eyes was the colour and a large yellow silk ribbon to tie around his waist with yellow lace and frills decorated it. It was just so cute that she had to buy it.
When she had placed it on him this morning while wearing a matching dress of green with yellow embelishments To enforce the cute and innocent look she was pulling off quite nicely if she did say so herself she could not, in all honesty, refrain from buy more.
Making her way out of the orphanage into the bright sun light Azami was about to head to Iruka's when she suddenly remembered. She had no idea where he was! Laughing to herself she decided to visit the Hokage, he would know where Iruka stayed and maybe even know someone else who could train her.
Maybe she could also convince him that the orphanage was mean and allow her to live with Naruto in their own apartment or something?
Though that was infact true, one could only hope.
Azami sighed. She was glad she was this young, less hassle about where she came from and all that stuff but it was so hard pretending to be a little girl. Everyone thought her some kind of prodigy already. She was practically worshipped for taking care of the 'Demon Brat', so that none else had to.
She kept accidentally doing or saying things that no 4 year old should know. But was it really her fault that, while strolling through the market square for some items of clothing, having been transported to this world in only a white dress with red lace, a favorite of hers when she was actually four
accidentally bumped into a middle-aged man who was already balding with not-so discreet bulges of fat. Then said upon discovery of the glare he was aiming at sleeping baby Naruto in her arms-
That he was not only a disgrace to the Yondaime's memory but also an obese sorry excuse for a man. Filled with bigotry against ones own savior for placing the Kyuubi's blame on the only thing keeping the damned fox captive.
To say that she stayed to chat would be a complete and utter lie. Azami had, after realising what had come out of her mouth scurried away as quick as possible back to the orphange.
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Unkown to her the large man had stood there, shocked for almost a minute before spreading the word that the Kyuubi holders young guardian was a prodigy. Of course he left out that he had been verbally beaten down a few pegs by the four year old.
Who would want to admit that a child had given them a strict scolding worthy of even the meanest of mothers? Definately not him. He fabricated a lie about how she was highly intelligent and had even used a word he hadn't known.
He said that he couldn't remember the word, to appease his avid listeners who were repeatedly asking for it. He knew that bigotry was demeaning though, and didn't want to admit he hadn't known what it meant.
Especially when they would ask why the little girl had felt the need use it, and didn't want to admit his fault in blaming the jailer of the Kyuubi for said demons wrongs.
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Azami passed Konoha's Ninja Academy and thought that maybe she could get admitted early after learning some basics, she doubted that the Hokage would be able to spare any shinobi to train her for quite awhile after the Kyuubi attack. If anything maybe the Hokage would allow her to start at the academy early without learning beforehand. She could only pray.
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Climbing up the steps of the tall Hokage tower to visit the Sandaime Azami sighed in relief. She was, thankfully, allowed to see him straight away. Her legs were killing her, as were her arms from holding Naruto for so long. Childs limbs were not meant to carry almost a quarter of their weight for long periods of time.
One of the Anbu who stood guard infront of the Hokage's office was kind enough to tap the door for her after seeing her arms full with the babe. "Come in" said Sarutobi who was clearly eager to have some form of distraction from the horror that was, undoubtedly, the evil force known as paper work.
Smiling thankfully at the Anbu who opened the door for her, the same one who knocked, she stepped inside. "Ahh how are you Azami?" the Sandaime asked as he watched Azami seat herself opposite his desk.
Placing Naruto in the corner of the couch beside her so he wouldn't roll away, Azami turned to smile childishly at the Hokage. "Hokage-sama" she began "not many people like Naru-chan, and they keep trying to hurt him. The orphanage people too."
She may have spoken too adult like but damnit the last time she was around a 4 year old was when she was a four year old. How is she meant to know how they act?!
"And then I saw the Ninja Academy and I thought that maybe if I learnt how to become a shinobi I could protect Naruto from all those bad people. But, I don't know anyone to teach me. Do you know anyone who could teach me Hokage-sama?"
Azami was trying so hard to sound childish, unfortunately it wasn't working. Atleast everyone thought her a prodigy so she atleast could get away with more adult like behaviour...Hopefully.
Sarutobi frowned, he had been hoping that Naruto's mistreatment was just a rumor. Though he was glad little Azami had come to him, and without a scratch on her. Looking towards Naruto to see how he was fairing Sarutobi paused, shocked. Naruto was wearing a dress.
Wondering what the Hokage was staring at Azami turned and found it to be Naruto in all his girly glory, sleeping peacefully. "Oops, hehe, gomen Hokage-sama, but he just looks so kawaii!" she admitted sheepishly.
"It's alright" Sarutobi smiled genially. "Now about shinobi training. Would you like to start at the Ninja Academy? There is one other that has recently started there around the same age as yourself.
"Because of this he won't be able to have a genin group when he graduates, being the odd one out in the class. You can join him and make a two cell team if you both graduate. Okay Azami?"
The Hokage had heard how Azami was supposedly a prodigy. How she spoke to him after entering his office only encouraged this fact. Sarutobi was hoping that she would agree, for Uchiha Itachi, the boy entering the Academy early, was on his way to being a very strong shinobi.
Unfortunately this was at the expense of his childhood innocence. And Sarutobi did not like this, nor how the Uchiha Patriarch pushed his heir.
Azami was having a little party in her head. To learn with THE Prodigy, Uchiha Itachi was definitely a good start to learning the ways of the ninja. And she had the added bonus of being close enough to try and 'convert' Itachi back to being good.
Well atleast a bit childish anyway. Hopefully she could also stop the Uchiha Massacre. Then Sasuke won't be all Emo-Duck-Boyish and Naruto can have a friend! Then she could kidnap Gaara and...
Azami decided to stop that train of thought before she acted on it impulsively and caused war between Suna and Konoha.
Then all her dreams wouldn't come true. She pouted mentally.
"Hai Hokage-sama!" Azami agreed cheerfully before bouncing off the couch and glomping the poor old man. Sarutobi chuckled, returning the hug. "Can I take Naruto with me when I start. Pleeeeeeease Hokage-sama?" she begged as she turned the puppy eyes on full blast. "I don't trust anyone to not hurt him"
Coming to a decision Sarutobi watched as Azami went to pick up the crying Naruto. He was in awe of how the four year old took such great care of the baby. "I will allow it, but if Naruto starts getting in the way of your studies you will have to find someone to look after him, understand? You will be starting tomorrow"
"Thankyou Hokage-sama! I promise I won't get distracted!"
Azami only had one last request and decided to ask before taking her leave. "Do you think Naruto and I could have a place to live? Just the two of us? I'm scared the Orphanage people are going to really hurt him soon. Other people too."
Yet again Sarutobi was shocked by the little girl. It just didn't seem right for her to speak so maturely. Though she did have a point, If the orphanage workers were trying to hurt Naruto already, how long until they actually suceeded?
Especially when the only defense between them is a child he thought. It would actually probably be best to remove them from the orphanage. There they could get adopted without him knowing by someone who would severely mistreat them.
Leaning back against his leather chair Sarutobi decided that the best course of action would be to find them somewhere to stay other than the orphanage. Somewhere near the Academy, slightly away from civilians but close to reliable shinobi would be a good idea.
Actually Sarutobi had the perfect place. In an apartment block just down the road from the academy lived Umino Iruka. A chuunin, recently graduated who was learning to eventually be a teacher at the academy. Although Iruka had lost his parents to the Kyuubi attack he held no ill will towards Naruto. Which was perfect as the apartment right next to Iruka was vacant if Sarutobi remembered correctly.
"I have just the place for you and Naruto to stay Azami" he said "Its not too far from the academy and, if you like. I could come with you now to retrieve your belongings and get you situated in the apartment." Sarutobi was actually glad that Azami was a prodigy, it's so much easier talking to a child without having to worry whether or not they would understand what you were saying.
"Yay! Arigatou Hokage-sama!" Azami was happy to get out of that hell hole called an orphanage. It took all her will power to not roast the workers alive. As it was she was finally getting over her parents death, though it might seem cold that it only took a few days Azami believed that they were still with her. Spiritually, that is.
And anyway, they were probably happier where ever they were. Goddess knows how many times they wanted to physically maim eachother. Now they could do that and so much more without the actual killing. Great stress reliever really.
Azami and Sarutobi made their way to the orphanage, being stopped repeatedly by people wanting to speak to the Hokage. Mainly bowing and asking how he was and a few other non-essencial questions with little meaning. The small group of three were quick to grab Azami and Naruto's meager belongings when they arrived at the orphanage.
Just before they left Azami changed Naruto's nappy as Sarutobi watched on. She would have to feed him when they got to the apartment as she didn't want the Hokage to see her powers. That would open up a whole can of worms that she did not want to deal with.
I know my chapters are a bit short but bare with me at the moment, I'm working my way up the KB's. My first chapter was 13KB and this one is 16KB, Going up by three's, un. Hehe.
Soo... how was it? Good, Bad, Ugly?
Pairings are still open for vote, I have had only one so far sniff
Anyway as in my above note the pairing was Itachi X Anko.
All pairings are up for debate EXCEPT
Gaara X Naruto
and
Kakashi X Iruka
So all votes are greatly appreciated aswell as other idea's and or criticisms!
Sayoonara minna-san!