Mixed feelings about this. I expected that. I haven't decided who the final pairing is going to be for Naruto. As for hooking them up too early, well I never said Artemis was going to be the pairing. She may end up that way, or I may have him screw his way through Olympus. I don't know.
I own nothing, rick riordan owns Percy and co. and I don't own Naruto. Neither does Hinata, though she's trying.
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NARUTO POV
I admit, when I woke up I panicked a little. I had grown used to the war and when I woke up I had Kubikiribocho in my hand pointed at a hunter I assumed came to wake me up. Not the best impression I could make.
"Eh, sorry about that," I said putting the sword on my back, "War does funny things to your sleeping ne?"
She nodded slowly. Great, judging from her wide eyes I'd terrified her. She looked to be 8 or so.
"Artemis wanted to see you." She said hurriedly. She left right after that.
Donning the coat I'd gotten from the Nemean lion, I walked down the edge of the cabin and knocked on the front door. Answering the door was an angry Artemis. She looked confused at me though. Guess not everyone walks down buildings here.
"You wanted to see me?" I said with a bow.
"How did you-? Never mind, get in here." She said.
I immediately moved next to Zoë. I had to teach her to mold chakra today, but I should probably show her hand signs first. Oh boy. Now I wish I paid more attention in the academy.
I noticed Thalia in hunter silver. She looked better in black, not that I'm telling Artemis that. Phoebe didn't look too happy to see me, but I'd survived worse. Living in a village that hates you does that to people.
"Well, first off, how did you get to the front door from the roof?" Thalia asked curiously.
"Probably trying to peek at us." Phoebe said with a glare.
"Actually, I just walked down the edge of the building, and I don't peek. Women deserve more respect than that." I said cheerfully.
"Why DO you have so much respect for women?" Artemis asked. I guess that is a good question.
"Where to begin. My teachers to date were mostly terrible. My first sensei did almost nothing to help out and teach us anything. Well, I guess technically Mizuki was my first sensei. He tried to frame and trick me into betraying the village so he could kill me and defect. Kakashi was a lazy, perverted bastard that thought reading smut in public was more important than teaching. Jiraiya was ok, other than the fact that he was a massive pervert who WROTE the smut books Kakashi would read. He would often blow me off to go and peek on women. Come to think about it, I still haven't forgiven the teme for pushing me off a cliff, even if it did help. My second best sensei to date was an old toad who taught me senjutsu. Actually, he taught me a lot. Taijutsu, senjutsu, kenjutsu basics, extra chakra control, meditation, balance, patience, fear of righteous female anger, and manners. Kinda weird now that I think about it. A toad teaching me manners. Heh. Right at the end of the war came my best sensei. Tsunade Senju was the best medic nin Konoha had ever seen. She taught me tons of stuff. She refined my chakra, taught me medical ninjutsu, her strength technique, nature transformation, shaping my chakra, analytical skills, tactics, formations, leadership, kenjutsu-even if she made the ANBU train me, and she was nice, terrifying but nice-, even taught me how to fight with a bo-staff. That's fun. She was like a mother to me, and I'd never had that. It was nice. She made me feel like someone wanted me."
The hunters all looked sad at that. They were still digesting that when I decided to give them the biggest turnaround. "Then she came along." I said wistfully. They looked down at their feet. It was obvious from my tone I lost her. "My girlfriend for about 4 weeks. She was shy when I first knew her. She had liked me since we were kids. I only knew after she tried to free me from Nagato. I would have died if she hadn't saved me. She almost didn't make it either. I had finally decided to ask her out and then HE messed everything up." I spat out venomously. I saw several of the other girls flinch. "Madara Uchiha. The man who wanted to put the world in an eternal illusion. Almost managed to do it, too. Of course then Sasuke tried to join him and betray us, again I might add. You know, he shoved a lightning covered fist through my chest the first time he betrayed us. The second time during the war, he did it again. I've had 4 of them through the chest now, and the last one nearly killed me. He had nicked my heart." I heard several gasps around the room. I nodded my head sadly.
"The only reason I am still here was because of my girlfriend. I tried to tell her no. the blood gurgling in my mouth wouldn't let me. She used a forbidden jutsu she had gotten from Suna. Forbidden Art: Life Exchange." I saw tears in several eyes, and I knew I had tears running down my face as well. "She took my injuries. Literally. That's what it does. It transfers all injuries to the caster. It heals the target at the cost of death. Suna had locked it away, never to be used. She didn't listen. I sat there, holding her in my arms, watching and listening to the blood pooling on the ground. She told me to move on, but I don't think I can just yet. It hurts too much. I didn't ask her to give up her life for me. I took that last Chidori to the chest because I jumped in front of her. I was furious. A demon had been sealed in me on the day I was born. And I let him out. We ended up semi-merged, full of so much power everything within 15km grew. The forest grew the most. The trees ended up growing to match Kurama's height. The demon sealed within me. He was almost 250 feet tall. I was pissed. I roared in hatred and anguish. Everyone I loved had died. I failed to protect them! I unleashed hell that day. I regret it even now. I drew in nature chakra while in my tailed beast state. Chakra is a balance of 2 energies. Adding nature makes a third. And the chakra of Kurama makes a fourth. To use nature, you need to draw in only as much is needed to balance out the chakra you possess. With Kurama's chakra in my system it shouldn't have been possible. I had to take in so much that even the earth beneath my feet died. There was nothing. No life. I used the strongest attack I have ever used, and ever will again. He had the power of a primordial at his disposal. I used the Sage Art Forbidden Jutsu: Rasenshuriken Bijudama. A combination of my three most dangerous skills. It tore a hole the size of Olympus the mountain. He was gone, vaporized as if he never existed."
"What happened next?" asked Zoë, a little fearfully.
"I spent a grand total of 27 days in a coma and another 33 recovering." I said sadly. Their eyes went wide. I don't blame them. "A new Hokage was named during my recovery. It was Sasuke." They gasped.
"Didn't he betray you all?" one asked incredulously.
"Yes. But as the golden boy of the village, they let him back. He told them I had killed Hinata Hyuga. That was my girlfriend. They banished me from the village, and wouldn't even let me go to her funeral." Most were outraged, some were shocked, and Artemis was seething. "I left a broken man that day. Tsunade had died in the war, and I left to go to Kiri. I met their kage. She let me stay. She gave me Kubikiribocho. Then I had to leave, because Sasuke thought he wanted to try to take over the rest of the villages. Two years. That's how long peace lasted. He waged war on everyone, to rule. I killed him. I took his eyes, disgusted as I was, so that they would never be used like he did. They morphed into the Rinnegan, which you see now. I lost everything. The villages shunned me after that. They grew afraid. I went to the one place only I could get to. Uzushikakure. Home of the Uzumaki, before they were wiped out. I studied seals. Fuinjutsu is revered for its ability to do almost anything. I spent another two years learning. I used a jutsu known as Shadow clone jutsu. It makes solid clones that send its memories back to the original-i.e. me."
"So two years worth of clones…" one trailed off.
"I used 1000 clones a day. 365 days a year. 730 days for 2 years. I lived, mentally, through 730,000 days. That is 2000 years. I never rested. I mastered seal after seal. I made my own. I made my last seal to lock myself away, until a time I was really needed. I let the fox out of my stomach completely. Before he vanished, he messed with the seal and added his chakra to set it off. Next thing I know I get ran over." I said with a faint smile at Zoë, who looked away guiltily.
I head a horn blare outside. "Lunchtime already?" one of the girls asked.
"Seems so. Let's go." Said Artemis.
We all followed her to the pavilion. I was at the back, emphasis on was, until I was glared at by every girl and pushed to the front. I was about to try to fall back when Artemis glared as well, as if daring me to protest. I did the smart thing. I put my head down and kept walking in-between Zoë and Artemis, cutting off thoughts of escape. When we got there I was amazed there were 12 tables on a concrete slab. There was no roof. Feeling like an idiot I asked a stupid question.
"What do you guys do when it rains?"
I heard chuckling. I then heard Percy laughing his ass off. "Was it that funny when I asked too?" he said between breaths.
"Funnier actually," said Annabeth, "because he is still a mortal."
Ah sweet justice. He immediately stopped laughing. His ears red in embarrassment.
"Oh, Zoë. You're mine later. I get to tort- I mean train you." I said with an evil grin. It sent shivers down the spines of most there, the Aphrodite table for a different reason.
"You were going to say torture!" said one camper.
"No I wasn't. It isn't like I'm going to force her to wear weights and run around camp."
"What ARE you going to do?" she asked curiously. I sent the same grin again. She paled.
"I'm going to use gravity seals instead." I said. "Much more balanced. And a resistance seal. It increases gravity's hold on you and the other makes you feel like swimming in syrup. It will make you stronger and faster, but at the beginning you will feel so exhausted if you can move I will be amazed. You have no choice. Chakra, especially when given as a gift like yours, needs to be controlled. Anyone else is welcome to join, though only you can take them off and on at will. Any others will need to earn my trust before they can as well."
Everyone had a mix of emotions. On the one hand, it would get them stronger. On the other, it would be torture. We all sat down and I saw people throw food in the fire. I asked Artemis why.
"Offerings to the gods. Mostly to their parents."
"Is there any that like ramen?" I asked, mildly sarcastic and mostly curious.
"Demeter I suppose. She is the goddess of harvest and grains. Eventually used to make ramen, though she likes cereal the most."
My brain nearly shut down. I grabbed ramen, the food of the gods, that APPEARS ON YOUR DISH, and dumped nearly all of it in the fire and screamed like an idiot, "For Demeter, the ramen goddess. I knew ramen was the food of the gods!" I added more for Artemis for being nice.
"Ambrosia is the food of the gods, moron!" yelled one camper before he flinched away from a kunai buried near his foot.
"Sacrilege! Ramen is the food of the gods, and I will fight to prove it!"
No one wanted to fight. I was almost disappointed. I heard stifled laughter from the Demeter and Artemis tables. Next thing I knew I was being hugged and everyone was looking at me wide-eyed.
"Thank you! Finally someone who knows the majesty of grains." I recognized the voice of Demeter.
"You're welcome. Can I call you Ramen-chan?"
"It's been centuries since I've been given a nickname. Sure!" she happily, before disappearing.
"Well that was weird. Artemis, can I call you Tsuki-chan?" I said pulling off the puppy eyes no jutsu.
"Whatever." She said with a light blush and a glare.
"Yippee! Nicknames for everyone!" I said happily. I saw a half horse guy. I turned to face him and I opened my mouth.
"No. Chiron only." He said in a deadpan. I deflated immediately.
"What about the rest of the guys?" a pair of twins shouted in unison. I pulled a face.
"I usually don't give nicknames to guys. Unless you count Teme. Which means bastard. And only Orochimaru, who I am convinced was a pedophile before he died, did that. I am both straight and not a pedophile."
After lunch I went to get ready to train whoever came with Zoë. There was a small group of people, both guys and girls. I noticed every guy from the Aphrodite cabin was there, and from their looks I could tell why. Pretty boys everyone. I separated the groups into guys and girls. I sat them all in front of me and began my lecture.
"Alright. From now on there is no going back. You do this and your asses are mine until I say otherwise. Apart from Zoë only I will be able to remove these seals. And betray my trust in you and I could force them to activate multiple levels at once, forcing you into the ground with each limb weighing over a ton. Last chance to leave. Those that do cannot come back. Those who stay will address me as Naruto-sensei or sensei. If I tell you to do something, you will. If I tell you to jump, you ask how many times and how high AFTER you are in the air. Any questions?" I saw many of the girls leave. All of the hunters were there curiously enough. Even Artemis, to my embarrassment. She wasn't going to like the next part.
"Good. Welcome to mediocre ninja training." I started. I made the cross seal and made 7 shadow clones. "Guys take 4 shadow clones with you and they will give you the seals. And I will be here with the girls." My clones gulped and looked around nervously.
When we were alone and out of sight I let out a sigh. "You can leave after I explain how I put the seals on if you wish."
"Why would we do that? Won't this make us stronger?" Thalia asked in confusion, some of the others nodding in agreement.
"Well yes. By a lot actually. But I have to place the seals over your hearts." I said reddening slowly. Realization dawned on them as they all blushed as well. "If it makes you more comfortable, I am capable of using a jutsu to appear female. Actually, it is real. I am the only one from my world capable of this though."
"You can turn into a girl?"
"Yes." I said lowering my head. I waited to hear them leave. To my confusion I looked up and saw them all still there, just red.
"You do realize that to inscribe the seal I would have to ask you to remove your shirts, right?" I asked getting nods. "To remove the seal completely, I would have to ask the same thing." Again getting nods. "Should I turn into a girl?" I asked with a sigh, getting more nods. I took off my coat and went through a set of hand signs I haven't made in years, "Sexy Jutsu!" with clothes I added mentally. I stood after the smoke cleared a little embarrassed. Why, one may ask? My clothes didn't fit. I looked to my clones to find them all in the same situation. The black pants I was wearing as a boy now hugged my hips tightly as a girl. The shirt was stretched around my now C-cup breasts. I will never live this down. I fidgeted nervously. Everyone looked at me incredulously.
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ZOE POV (thought I wouldn't again, eh?)
Oh my gods. He really did become a girl. And to make matters worse, he-she-was gorgeous. A light blush adorned her cheeks as well as the whiskers. She was still blonde, but her hair hung just over her butt. Her but was plump, and filled out the pants. She had the perfect hourglass figure, and large breasts. One of the campers couldn't help themselves. I noticed her grey eyes. She was from the Athena cabin. Nosy bunch of know it alls.
I watched in fascination as she went up to our sensei-turned-girl and did something no one was expecting. She reached out and started groping him. Or her. I'm confused about that. But it didn't stop me from noticing what happened next.
"IYAAAAHH!" she said, twisting away, arms crossed over her chest protectively. All of our mouths hung open.
"U-Um sensei? How complete is that transformation?" the Athena girl who groped her asked. "Because those are definitely real."
"Of course they are!"Said Naruto in a higher pitch than normal. "I told you so. Please don't grab them, they're sensitive!" she said defensively. She pouted, and it looked so cute. "It is a full transformation. Tsunade-sensei had tested the jutsu. It costs no chakra passed activation. And as much as I hate to admit this, she concluded that for all intents and purposes, I am a girl. I'm even… fertile like this." She said with a sniffle. She was shaking. "A-Anyway. Call me Naruko like this. I have to stay like this for at least an hour before I can cancel it. That is the only downside."
"What's with the shivering?" the same Athena kid asked.
Naruko tensed. "When the results showed that my jutsu could potentially let me bare children like this, one doctor wanted to see if it was possible-"
"That doesn't sound so bad."
"-by attempting to rape me." She finished. A look of horror passed through everyone.
"Anyway. Let's just put the seals on."
And with many blushes and Naruko trying to avoid touching anyone, which failed as he almost messed up like that, as well as constant apologies, only milady was left.
"Well, that's everyone I guess." She said.
"No. I'm here too." Said Artemis. She was sporting a large blush, and Naruko looked at her in horror.
"Please don't." she protested weakly.
"Either you do, or I will make the transformation permanent." Said Artemis with an evil smile.
Sniffling in moderate protest, she did. As soon as the seals were in place, she hopped off a ways and was looking everywhere but at us.
"We are all decent, Naruko. Turn around and finish."
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NARUT(K)O POV
I turned around. I was embarrassed beyond belief. A girl had groped me, then I had to put seals of over 35 girls, and one goddess. I was so red, Hinata would be hard-pressed to match it.
I focused my chakra and released a small pulse, activating them all.
"This is level 1. This is about 2x earth's gravity. You all weigh roughly twice as much as normal." I said getting mild amusement out of some that were struggling to stand or walk. "All of your muscles will be worked evenly. You need to work up to my level. I am on level 5 by the way. That is 6x gravity and the resistance seal is on 4. That's like moving through wet concrete."
They looked at me warily and I grinned. "TIME TO EXERCISE LADIES!"
"What do you want us to do?" asked Thalia.
"I am glad you asked. I want 5 laps around camp. Then 50 pushups, 50 sit-ups, 50 jumping jacks, and 50 squats." As I was listing their pun- I mean exercises, they were paling rapidly. One looked about ready to faint. "And so you know, the boys are doing 7 laps and 75 of everything else. And they started a half hour ago." I still had to wait 15 more minutes before I could cancel my jutsu. "And don't worry. I will be doing these with you. Both to encourage you and to keep you going. I will burn you if you don't complete it. Now, let's go!"
"Yes, sensei." Ah the sound of broken hope. They are gonna LOVE when sparring comes around.
Two hours later, and everyone had collapsed, Artemis barely remaining standing. I looked at all my students as a boy again.
"Alright, now that we are warmed up," I began, cherishing their looks of fear, "we will all spar. One of you against one clone, Artemis getting the real me."
They weren't bad. They were terrible. Granted I ran them ragged, put them through hell, and then asked more. Everyone was exhausted, even Artemis had trouble moving. I sent the clones to help everyone to their cabins. When we got to the cabin, I sat everyone down.
"Now. Tomorrow you may all rest. You will need it. We will be doing this until you are used to this level of exercise. Now, rest doesn't mean nothing. A light workout so you muscles won't stiffen up."
They all nodded. Now I know why Kakashi had called us his cute little genin. I stood up and bowed.
"If you need me I will be on the roof." I said.
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The next few weeks flew by. I upped everyone's seals by one level as they got used to the first. I helped them with hand-to-hand, small weapons like knives, swords, dodging, and even chakra. Yes, some had been given chakra. I was initially against the idea, but they had proven themselves. So far all of the hunters, including Artemis, the Aphrodite boys, and the Stolls. Giving chakra to the kids of the thief god may not be the best idea, but I told them if they abused it I would take it away.
Story time around the fire was fun. I used a genjutsu with a massive drain, still the only kind I can use, to show some of my missions. I started with the wave mission and they seemed to enjoy it. So once a week I had shown them a different mission. The chunin exams, even Sasuke's retrieval, and then the Gaara rescue. That was the last official mission I showed them. I had a few others, but that was the last one. With everything that had happened after that, I hadn't even been promoted. We all had a laugh at the fact I was still technically a genin.
The dryads had found me the day after our first session. They had heard of my status and wanted my help. I did what I do best. I helped without thinking. I healed a lot of trees, even going to Thalia's pine and making it grow. The already massive tree now stood at 150 feet tall and 20 feet around. I laid sealing tags around it and the fleece draped across the branches. Unless someone of Jiraiya's level with seals came along, no one was getting near the tree. When I had told Thalia what I did she hugged me. Chiron had to pick up his jaw. Especially when I proved that even Artemis and Dionysus couldn't get to it. They literally couldn't. A barrier had been placed over it, invisible and waiting, giving everyone who got near a nasty shock. Even Thalia, who had her godly powers and lightning chakra, got shocked. I was quite pleased at that.
The satyrs were rather annoying, and I felt bad about Pan, who I had actually did research on. I hadn't used sage mod in a while because it was even more difficult to disperse than normal. When Demeter had told me it was clingy she wasn't kidding. I ended up stuck for several hours in sage mode before it left me. Satyrs kept bowing, nymphs were following me everywhere and Demeter's children were looking at me like I was a god. I am not Nagato. I don't have that god complex thing going for me. I'd actually been back to Olympus to apologize to the gods there. I had explained to them what I had told Artemis and her hunters. Turned out to be a bad idea. Aphrodite wanted to 'comfort' me, and Hera wanted me to open another way there to kill them all. Zeus and Poseidon looked guiltily at me. Demeter had been acting more and more like a mother, and Hestia, though technically the oldest, had been like another little sister.
Speaking of little sisters, Zoe had a talent. Turns out with her hesperide heritage, she had a weak wood style. Not to say wood style was weak, because trust me it isn't, but it was like she didn't get the full package. Most natural wood users, like myself and the first Hokage, could learn senjutsu. It gave a massive boost to the wood style. As a side note I love the mist. It really helped when I had accidentally created a new forest. The nymphs and dryads seem to love the place. I even made a special tree in the camp. It was a massive trunk, around 35 feet around, and had a few branches for support. It was only 50 feet high, but I made it especially for teaching those with chakra. By that I meant that it was surrounded by solid concrete. It made for a nasty fall. On the other hand they were the fastest learners. Some had even begun to water walk.
I had grown bored one day and left to explore New York, and when I came back there was a new sword teacher, Quintus I think was his name. Percy, irritated that I wasn't training him, had demanded to be going on a quest. Annabeth actually let him go. Personally I would've rathered him stay. I sparred one day with Quintus and he was decent. I forced my seals to go further, essentially putting us at the same speed. He was good, but I was still better. I had learned something about Kubikiribocho after I had made it celestial bronze. In addition to retaining the power to fix itself from blood, it gained a new ability, which I guess is from riptide, Percy's old sword. It could be thrown like usual, and appeared on my back after a while. I could even force it to hurry and come back immediately. Speaking of riptide, Zoë was proficient in its use. She could always lower or cancel her seals for an extra boost. She had done so in one spar after I had raised mine, and had nearly beaten me. It was a great moment. She had disarmed me, but was too shocked to follow up. Oh well.
Artemis was getting ready to leave camp, and her hunters were leaving as well. I decided to take a break myself, and get more information about the world I was in. that meant one thing. Reading. I had to suppress the shivers that ran down my spine at that thought. Artemis had told me I could stay with them, but I had decided against it. She said I was welcome in her cabin, but I reminded her that I wasn't a demigod. She had nodded sadly and left. The only thing I had left from my world was my sword. My kunai had been spent, my shuriken bent, and a few scrolls I had I passed them on.
I was walking down a path through the Arizona desert, don't ask how I got there, trying to find a massive junkyard for Hephaestus. He poofed me here. That's the best I got. One minute he's asking me to check there in sage mode, and then I'm there. Makes me wonder if they know the Hiraishin jutsu my dad made. Flash, and then arrive at destination. Totally ripped them off dad. I still can't seem to figure the damn thing out. The formula was made from 37 different seals. Some make no sense.
I eventually wandered off the path to answer the call of nature when I saw an old friend. Well friend being subjective. I was actually in sage mode at the moment. Stupid smith asked me to show him them poof me here. It takes hours to get out normally now!
So here I am, finishing reliving myself, I have horns on my head which is still badass, and this guy shows up. Well, actually it was a girl. A lion anyway. You guessed it, the Nemean lion was back. She, for I knew that now, had her head bowed. One good thing about being stuck in sage mode if that I can feel emotions. This lion was terrified of me, for good reason since I DID rip out its soul (Or whatever monsters have), and sage mode is pretty intimidating for predators. I sent back a little calming chakra and it seemed to relax.
"Sorry about last time we met, girl. I was in a hurry and you wanted to fight me. I tried to go around, but you kept leaping in front of me."
'You are a sage. I am sorry for attacking you.' I heard a feminine voice in my head say.
Now, instead of freaking out because an animal talked, I stopped caring after I was told Percy could talk to horses and Thalia could talk to eagles, I did what any person would do in my shoes. "How did you know I was a sage then? I can understand why now, but I hadn't shown anyone yet."
'Every animal felt your presence when you first entered sage mode as you call it. Everyone was hoping for the return of Pan, but that is not the case. You have a far more controlled feel. He was wild, as it was his domain.'
"I got to admit, I'm getting jealous of Quintus. He tamed a hellhound, you know."
'You want a pet?' I swear I could FEEL the amusement in her voice.
"No. More like a companion. I used to have the ability to summon allies, but the toads cast me out. The animal path of the Rinnegan is lost to me." I said sadly.
'I do not understand, Sage. Why can you no longer summon these allies?'
"When they revoked my right to summon them, they had to cast a revocation jutsu. It doesn't allow me to summon anything. It is usually used when one has betrayed the clan they summon. The toad clan betrayed me in favor of my village, who had also betrayed me."
'That is terrible. Is not being a sage worthy of at least a defense?' she nearly screamed in outrage.
"No. they told me that Konoha came before individuals."
'I see. It is their loss, however. The god Pan could command any wild animal, and I must atone for my attack. I will be your companion then. I will only attack your enemies, and protect those you do.' She said with her head bowed.
I placed my hand on her head and petted her. I knew she was serious, I can tell lies in sage mode. "Very well. I appreciate your offer. And I accept."
I could feel a connection to her. Like a summon contract, only far more intimate. I gasped. "The animal path. It shouldn't be possible. Run over there, I want to try something." I said pointing to the distance.
She ran off and when I could no longer see her I attempted a summons. My heart leapt in my chest when I saw the smoke and a very bewildered lioness. I couldn't help it. I ran up and I hugged her. I was crying tears of joy. "You have no idea what this means to me. I feel whole."
'I am glad, then, that I could help, Sage.' She seemed taken aback. I'm sure for someone to be thanking her instead of hunting her was a big change. I didn't care. She had helped me. I had an ally I could summon again. I could feel a summon connection again. I had lost so much, including Kurama, but I had got them both. I could feel a mental connection to her.
"Can I call you Matatabi, or do you have a proper name?" I asked.
'No I do not mind. I can assure you I don't have a name. The only reason I am called the Nemean lion is because that is where I was first killed. I've never had a name. Thank you.'
"Well then, Matatabi, looks like we're partners now. I don't think I could repay you for this." I said happily.
'I don't think you need to.' Matatabi said.
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A.N. that's all for this chapter. A really good start and you find out why he lost the toads and why he's there. Moral of this story is don't try to outfox a fox. Naruto wouldn't be Naruto without a ramen addiction and nicknames.
Who DO you guys want as a pairing anyway?