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"Talking" Regular Speech

"Talking" Regular Thoughts

"Jutsu"

"Talking" Demon/Boss Summoning/Inner Self Speech

"Talking" Demon/Boss Summoning/Inner Self Thought

Chapter 2

It has been two months since Naruto had disappeared from Planet Elem and ended up on Planet Earth. Right now we find Jiraiya standing in front of Tsunade, Shizune, masked ANBU, and strangely Danzo. Jiraiya took the two months to get everything he'll need to train Naruto for the next few years. Tsunade had to drill it into his head to make sure that Naruto doesn't come back being the same baka as before. Jiraiya just hopes that he can get this Washu person to help him teach Naruto the mental aspect while he does the physical part. Tsunade had summoned him to her office to see if he had everything under control.

"For the last time Tsunade-hime, I got everything," complained Jiraiya with a frown on his face.

"Including having someone take over your spy-network," asked Tsunade as she stares at her ex-teammate.

"I have a blood clone to take my place," answered Jiraiya as he sighs, "it'll last until both me and Naruto return."

"How about the boy's heritage," asked Danzo as he gets everyone's attention, "it'll only be a matter of time before people start connecting the dots to him and the Yondaime Hokage."

Danzo also told them that they were lucky that Iwa didn't decide to send a team to the Chuunin exam with Naruto attending. Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Shizune paled at the thought of how lucky they were at that fact. They also knew that it would be a matter of time that someone finds out that Naruto is related to the Yondaime. Tsunade quickly told Shizune to go get a lot of bandages and hand them to Jiraiya. Shizune was confused as to why her mentor told her to do that and asked her. Tsunade smirked that Jiraiya will be needing them after he tells Naruto about his parents. Jiraiya was surprised and asked why did he has to tell the spiky-haired blonde while Shizune went to fetch the bandages.

"It's your job as his master and godparent to tell him," said Tsunade as she points at the old perv, "and I'm sure he wants to let out some steam on you."

"D-Damn I'm screwed," thought Jiraiya as he can see the horror that Naruto can do to him.

"You're also going to give him this," said Tsunade as she gestured to the Chuunin vest on her desk, "after all he deserved it after finishing his mission to bring Sasuke back."

"The kid gets promoted and knows about his parents," said Jiraiya before frowning, "and all I get is either a beating or a series of painful pranks from Naruto."

"It's the painful pranks from the boy," said Danzo as he cracked tiny smirk, "that reminds me of when the boy pranked one of the Hyuuga."

"What did he do," asked a scared Jiraiya seeing a smirk on the war hark's face isn't good news.

"Oh he just used a flash bomb to distract the Hyuuga," answered Danzo as he remembers, "I think he also used something to knock him out and then dragged along with managed to through the Hyuuga over the fence of the hot springs women side."

"...I'm going to be needing those bandages after all," thought Jiraiya as he can picture Naruto doing the same thing to him.

Shizune came back with a scroll full of bandages and handed it to Jiraiya before taking her place next to her mentor's side again. Danzo was the next one to go to Jiraiya and handed him a scroll while telling him that if he ever meets a woman named Seto Kamiki Jurai, he is to give her the scroll. Jiraiya nodded his head while flinching at Danzo's intense stare as the old war hark told him to never get on Seto's bad side. Jiraiya numbly nodded his head and watch Danzo leave the room before he could ask him what he meant. Tsunade soon got the old perv's attention and asked him when he plans to leave. The answer she got was that he planned on leaving after the ANBU that was chosen to come with him is done getting ready.

Tsunade smirked and told the ANBU named Tenzo take his mask off. She then processed to give him the code name Yamato to get everything he'll need for a few years by as soon as possible and to meet Jiraiya on top of the Hokage's tower.

-TimeSkip: Morning Planet Earth, Masaki Residence-

During the two months, the house was rebuilt or in this case remodeled to fit the people that are living there. There was even a bedroom for Naruto to sleep since it did help remodel the place. Besides the remodeling of the house, a deck was added to the place with wood walkway to where the gate is located with said walkway being over the water. It good to have people to walk on water or be able to move underwater. Right now, Tenchi, Mihoshi, Ayake, and Ryoko are in the living room with a baby as Tenchi explain to the three girls that its up to them to take care of the baby for a while.

After what seemed like minutes, Naruto had walked out of Washu's lab and just in time to see Ryoko try to feed the baby. Naruto blinked his eyes in confusion as he doesn't remember there being a baby living with them. Before he could ask about the baby, Tenchi slid the door to the kitchen open and marched up to Ryoko and snatching the bottle from her. Naruto walked up to them and just to see Tenchi empty the bottle of the dry baby formula onto the table.

"Is something wrong," asked a clueless Ryoko.

"Yeah, you didn't make the formula wet," answered Naruto while he looked at Ryoko with a deadpanned face, "also why is there a baby here?"

"Oh yeah, the baby's mother is sick and its up to us to take care of it," answered Tenchi as he remembers that he didn't tell Naruto and Washu about the baby yet.

"Hey Naruto, are you the real one," asked Mihoshi as she always doesn't know whenever Naruto made a clone or not.

Before Naruto could answer Mihoshi's question, a big puff of smoke appeared outside on the deck that caught everyone's attention. Naruto was the first to go outside to see what is going on, followed by Tenchi. The smoke was quickly clearing up and started to show three figures that are in the smoke. Naruto already in fighting ready just in case the two people inside the smoke suddenly attacked. However, Naruto almost lost his balance after seeing that its Jiraiya, Yamato, and Ino, when the smoke cleared up. Naruto was surprised to see Jiraiya there and not back on Planet Elem, Naruto did what he's known for.

"PERVY-SAGE," yelled a surprised Naruto while somehow hearing a baby giggling from inside the house.

"I TOLD YOU TO STOP CALLING ME THAT," yelled Jiraiya as a tick mark appears on his head.

"Why are you here," asked Naruto while pointing at Yamato and Ino, "and who's that along with Ino?!"

"My name is Yamato," answered Yamato while walking up to Naruto, "I and Jiraiya-sama are here to train you Naruto."

"She just happened to tag along," said Jiraiya as he sighed while Ino looked around, "at the very last second."

"What about everyone back home," asked a confused Naruto, "wouldn't people find out that your gone pervy-sage?"

"I have taken care of that," answered Jiraiya as he walked to Naruto, "also you're not the real one are you?"

"Yeah, I'm a clone," said C-Naruto (Clone Naruto), "boss is still with Washu."

Tenchi has to ask C-Naruto what is Washu doing to the real Naruto. C-Naruto scratched his head trying to recall what was Washu doing while saying that it involved trying to make the real one's ability to learn things at a very fast rate while leaving out the part of the fox helping. Jiraiya asked C-Naruto if he could take them to where the real one is. He nodded his head and motioned to follow him while not knowing that Ino got distracted by the baby.

-Location change: Washu's lab, Testing room 3-

"Umm Little Washu will this hurt," asked an almost naked Naruto as he strapped to a table while looking at Washu who is dressed up as a nurse.

"It won't a bit," answered Washu as she smiled at Naruto she processed to place pads on his body along with a belt over where Naruto's seal is, "it'll hurt a lot."

"K-Kurama helps me out here," said Naruto as he starts to panic.

"Sorry but I can't stand my container being a baka any longer," said Kurama from what seems to be a screen that shows the bars of a cage.

"TRAITOR," yelled Naruto as he cries anime tears.

This is the scene that C-Naruto, Jiraiya, and Yamato walked into while sweat-dropping as they watched. C-Naruto had to explain to both Jiraiya and Yamato that everyone that lives in the house along with Tenchi's dad and grandfather was told about the fox a month ago. He even explained that they don't see him as the fox but the one that keeps it at bay. This seems to satisfy the two senior shinobi as they made their way to the real one. Jiraiya and Yamato were surprised to find that Washu a little girl but got over it as the said scientist didn't act innocent or acted like a little girl. Yamato lightly coughed into his hand to get the real Naruto and Washu's attention, along with Kurama's. It was disturbing to have the most feared tailed beast staring at you before hearing Naruto do the same thing as his clone from earlier. Before Naruto could do more, C-Naruto dispelled himself to transfer his memories to the real one.

"Oh, you're both here to train me," said Naruto as he looked at his teacher and Yamato.

"Yep, and I see that you know about Shadow clone's memory trick," said a smirking Jiraiya.

"I learned about it the hard way," said Naruto with a deadpanned look, "but what will everyone think what happened to me?"

"I and Tsunade spread a rumor that I'm taking you on a three-year training trip," answered Jiraiya before pointing at the fox, "and did you just call the fox Kurama."

"I called him Kurama because that's his name," answered Naruto while watching Jiraiya and Yamato's surprised faces, "all the tailed beasts have names and before you asked I found out his name after winning a bet against the fox."

"Damn lucky gaki," mumble Kurama as he lost to the blonde, "are you ready yet Washu?"

"Yep, I all ready to begin the experiment," answered a grinning Washu as she's next to a computer.

"HUH, WAIT A SECOND WA," was all Naruto could yell out before starting to scream out in pain.

Jiraiya and Yamato watched Washu tapping away at the keyboard while they get worried about Naruto's well-being. That is before seeing red chakra slowly starting to cover Naruto's body. Yamato was about to do something before hearing Kurama telling him to stop as to not interfere with the experiment. Yamato stopped but asked what was the point of this experiment to make Naruto smarter. Kurama answered saying that Washu on making some weapons for Naruto to use along with having learned how to fly space crafts for when they need to go back home. Kurama also said that he also doubts that the toads can bring them back to Planet Elem do to distances. Jiraiya hanged his head as he was told that it'll be a one-way trip since the toads never had to do planet to planet summoning before.

"You make it sound like Washu can make a ship for Naruto to use," said Yamato as he looks at the fox.

"She actually can make one for him," said Kurama as he watched Yamato's eyes widen, "even I don't question Washu's intelligence or how advance other species are to be able to make space travel possible."

"Why do you say that," asked Jiraiya as he looked at the fox.

"One, two of the people that live with that human Tenchi is Princesses of a space empire called Juri," explained Kurama as he yawns, "and two, that Mihoshi girl is part of a space police organization that stop space pirates."

Jiraiya and Yamato looked at the still screaming Naruto and turned back to the fox to asked how long the experiment will last. Kurama shrugged and said that until Washu thinks that it's enough. Kurama also told them that this wasn't the first experience that Washu did on Naruto. He told them that Washu once had him fight against Ryoko in what she described as a force field. To say the least, even the fox was laughing at that memory of Naruto running from either Ryoko's energy sword or energy blasts. Hell, Naruto was running like a headless chicken even when he used Shadow Clones. Jiraiya and Yamato started to think of not getting on Ryoko's bad side after hearing that the women can fade out.

-Time skip: Evening-

"I thought that I was going to die," said Naruto as he gets dressed.

"Come on Kurama was keeping you alive," said Jiraiya as he waits for Naruto, "beside it did pay off, after testing to see how quickly you read and memorized that dictionary."

"Let see you being in constant pain," complained Naruto as he put on his orange pants, "along feeling like your brain is being shocked, stabbed, and poked at for 4 hours!"

"But what do we do about Ino," asked Yamato as he sips his tea, "she wasn't part of the plan."

"I sent a message to Tsunade explaining about our unexpected guest," answered Jiraiya before sipping his tea, "worse case would be Ino staying with us for the next three years."

"That would mean that sooner or later I'm going to have to tell Ino about Kurama," said Naruto as he tries to find his shirt, "I'm not going to look forward to it."

"At least that Sasami girl brought us dinner," said Jiraiya before smirking, "have you made a move on her ga..gah."

That was all Jiraiya could say before being hit by the dictionary that Naruto had with said blonde having a faint blush on his cheeks. Naruto finished putting on a blue shirt with orange strips on the sides. Naruto mumbled about having to deal with perverted senseis before leaving a knocked out Jiraiya and Yamato inside Washu's lab. Upon leaving the lab, Naruto found Sasami fanning Tenchi with a towel on his head and Ino sitting to Sasami's right side. The spiky blonde was going to ask what happened to Tenchi before watching Mihoshi running around along with Ryoko and Ayeka. Naruto couldn't help but sweat-drop at this before making his way to sit next to Sasami's other side.

"So, what happened to Tenchi," asked Naruto as he looks at Sasami.

"Oh, Tenchi just stayed in the baths too long," answered Sasami with a smile on her face as she keeps fanning Tenchi.

"I can already guess what made him stay in the baths too long," said Naruto as he looks at Tenchi with pity, "but you think those three will be all right."

Naruto, Sasami, and Ino looked at Mihoshi, Ryoko, and Ayeka moving about while taking care of the baby. The three sweat-dropped at how tired the three ladies were getting. Naruto could already tell that the three would later crash during the night. He also guesses that they'll discuss on what to do about Jiraiya, Yamato, and Ino's living arrangement later or until the baby's mother is feeling better. So with that in mind, Naruto stands and asked Tenchi if he needed any help getting to his room. His answer from Tenchi was that he'll feel better soon and told him to go on to bed. Naruto took his advice before making two clones and have them bring two futons to Washu's lab for Jiraiya and Yamato with Sasami asking him if he could set a futon in her and Ayeka's room before he goes to sleep. Naruto smiled and said that he'll do just that before saying night to them.

-TimeSkip: Two weeks later-

"What happened to this place," was the question that Naruto asked as he, Jiraiya, Yamato, and Ino looked at the damaged hot spring inn.

"Oh, umm it was Ryoko that did the damage," answered Sasami as she stands next to him with Ryo-ohki on her head.

"Sadly, I can tell it was her handy work," said Naruto while looking over to Tenchi and Yamato unloading the van.

Naruto is wearing black jeans, a blue shirt with a little fox in the middle, and an orange jacket. He as also wearing socks and blue closed-toe sneakers. Yamato was wearing a black button-up shirt, blue pants, his Jonin's vest, and black shoes. Ino was lucky and happy that Sasami would share her clothes with her. Jiraiya was the only person didn't change his usual attire but he did have to change his clogs with brown shoes. All of four of them were invited to come with Tenchi and the gang to the Inn that Ryoko recklessly damaged the inn. They all agreed to go with them after the crazy two weeks they had the three arrivals.

The day after was when Naruto, Jiraiya, and Yamato explained things to Ino about what is going on. They did have to calm her down after she fully digested the fact of being on another planet. It was also the same day that Jiraiya got a message back from Tsunade and a letter and scroll from Ino's father. Tsunade informed them that Ino would be with them for the next three years and had also told them to test Ino after a year and a half of training to see if she's qualified to be Chuunin. Ino read her letter from her father that told her that he'll miss his little girl along with saying that Naruto better makes sure that she doesn't get too badly injured. He also left a threat for Naruto to read if he forced himself on her that he'll take away the thing that makes him a man. Naruto paled at the threat along with gulping loudly as he doesn't want that to happen.

After everything was settled, Naruto properly introduced the three to everyone that lives in the house. Ino was very surprised to find out that Ayeka and Sasami are princesses of a space empire. She was also introduced to Washu with Naruto warning her to not be her guinea pig at any cost. He also told her that his brain was still recovering from Washu's experiment to make him learn things at an extremely accelerated rate. Also being in pain for 4 hours convinced her after telling her about the little test that Washu made him do. But Ino couldn't help herself by pointing out that to him that now he'll be a little bit less like a baka.

Jiraiya then took every Naruto, Ino, and Yamato out into the woods to start training the two kids. They barely came back in time to see the baby's father walk away with the baby. They also listened Washu tell about her past about her once had a husband and a baby. Ino was close to crying at Washu's lost before suddenly widening her eyes along with Naruto's while Jiraiya and Yamato's jaws dropped as Washu changed from a child to a full grown woman being Tenchi's back. Jiraiya got a laugh at Tenchi's suspense as Washu embarrassed the boy. That stopped turned into shock after hearing that Ryoko was Washu's daughter, that didn't last long before Ryoko and Ayeka started to argue.

Naruto points out to Ino that Ryoko and Ayeka remind him of her and Sakura arguing over Sasuke. Ino was going to deny that but couldn't help being reminded of all the times she and Sakura argued over Sasuke. All she could do was hang her head in depression as Naruto was right. It wasn't until the next day was that Washu managed to drag Naruto into doing another experiment. Both he and everyone still remember that part that had involved Naruto and testing his custom battle suit.

-Flashback: the day after the baby left-

"Umm, little Washu are you sure that this thing will work," asked Naruto as he looked at the thin brace on his right waist.

"Are you doubting me Naruto," asked Washu from being the force field with everyone.

"No, but I very much don't want to be bedridden," answered Naruto as he looked at Washu, "and I don't trust you not making me into a guinea pig."

Washu couldn't help nervously chuckling as she would likely do something like that to a bedridden Naruto. Washu quickly got over it and said that she'll get Sasami nurse him back to full health. Unknown to everyone except for Ino, Sasami had a faint blush on her face after Washu said that. The blush on the girl's face reddens after hearing Naruto say that he's fine with her nursing him back to full health. For Ino's part, she was smiled because now she has something to do in her free time. Washu instructed Naruto on how to activate the battle suit. Naruto did as Washu instructed and was soon covered in bright light as a sign that he activated it.

When the light dies down, everyone could see Naruto's battle suit. Naruto's battle suit consists of a black skin-tight jumpsuit that seems to cover everything up to his neck. Covering the top portion of his body is a white battle kimono top with the sleeves sticking to the arms like a second skin with a dark orange vest with his Konoha's headband around his neck. On the bottom part is a dark blue pants with his kunai holder and shinobi tool pack, black shoes that over the toes. On Naruto's face is six thick whisker-like black marks that cover the real one, finally black goggles on his forehead. Naruto looked at himself body over before smirking like a fox as he likes what he's wearing.

"Oh course there got to be something orange," said Ino with a deadpanned look on her face.

"At least it's only the vest that's orange," said Jiraiya before chuckling, "and one that's hardly noticeable."

"True…," said Ino as she watched what happens next.

"Ok, Naruto feel around in your shinobi tool pouch," instructed Washu as she taps away at her keyboard, "you should be feeling something like an L shape."

Naruto felt around his pouch to look for what Washu told me to find. After a minute, Naruto finally found what he was looking for before pulling it out from the pouch. The shinobi were confused as to what Naruto is holding before hearing Mihoshi ask Washu if what the spiky blonde is holding is a gun that is similar to the ones issued to all GP officers. Washu smiled and said that it was but in her own creation and ignoring Ayeka question her if it was safe to give Naruto a gun.

Washu then processed to add in targets within the force field and told Naruto to aim the hollow part at the targets after watching said blonde almost shooting his foot off. Jiraiya and Yamato were now worried about the young charge's wellbeing. Naruto was now keeping the gun at arm's length while making sure that the hollow part is aimed away from him. Washu made a mental note of having the blonde read up on gun manuals so that as to avoid Naruto harming himself. The pink haired scientist told the spiky blonde to start shooting at the targets.

It took a few hours for Naruto to get used to handling the gun along with shooting down the targets. Some of the shots would miss the targets or somehow hit the force field, right at them. Everyone did sweat-drop after hearing that Naruto say that the last one was actually aimed for Jiraiya. Jiraiya couldn't help but think that Naruto was still holding a grudge about the whole cliff thing. After the last target was gone, Naruto had asked Washu if she could make Jiraiya a target. Washu was tempted to see how a trained shinobi handled dodge shots fired by a gun, but denied Naruto's request and called it quits for the day.

"Thank you little Washu," thought Jiraiya as feels relieved.

"Besides, I didn't build in a stun mode to it," said Washu as she makes sure that the destroyed targets are gone.

"She was thinking of making me a target," thought Jiraiya as he looks at Washu with wide eyes.

"We also need to work on your aim," said Washu as she watches Naruto hangs his head before going about deactivating his battle suit.

-Flashback end-

It wasn't until two days later that Naruto had to tell Ino about the fox inside him. He was happy that she doesn't see him as the fox but he could do without her calling him a baka. It was also that day that Jiraiya told Naruto that Tsunade made him chuunin and have him his vest. That was all before the toad sage told Naruto about his parents along with being his godfather. To say the least, Naruto was pissed at him and told the perv to sleep with one eye open along with laughing evilly. Jiraiya just so happened to say it in front of Ino, said the blonde girl told him good luck surviving Naruto's pranks. Jiraiya was whimpering at could be his doom at the hands of his apprentice/godson.

So during every morning, Naruto pulled painful pranks on Jiraiya to get back at him. The prank that he was most proud of was somehow making the sage drink all of Ryoko's sake and watch him run like a headless chicken from a very angry Ryoko. Hell, even Ino this with Naruto as Jiraiya keep running from Ryoko as he tries to reason with her. It's not every day that Ino gets to watch lady flying through the air and trying blast a sannin with balls of energy. However, all good things have to come to an end. This being Jiraiya somehow getting Ryoko to spare him by letting her read one of his Icha Icha books, but that didn't mean that Jiraiya was off the hook as Ryoko did a prank of her own.

During the two weeks, besides Naruto's pranks on Jiraiya, the sage and Yamato trained Naruto and Ino far from the house. Jiraiya would train with Naruto while Yamato train and help Ino with what was inside the scroll she got from her father. Ino would try to complain before getting freaked out by Yamato's creepy stare. That would always shut her up quick and get back to training. Jiraiya started to teach Naruto his father's taijutsu form since said spiky blonde didn't have any real form, to begin with. He also had Naruto make clones so that they can do the chakra exercises that he designed with the help of Tsunade.

"Hey pervy-sage," said Naruto as he gets Jiraiya's attention.

"You're never going to stop calling me that are you," asked annoyed Jiraiya.

"Nope," answered Naruto as he smiles, "I bet 100 yen that me and Ino don't have to work."

"I'll take that bet gaki," said Jiraiya while he thinks that he'll get easy money.

The two turned back to the Inn to see a little old lady that they assume to be the owner. They watched as the old lady greeted them and was glad that they were able to make it. Tenchi's father, Nobuyuki said that he was glad that she invited them back again along with letting the four shinobis to come with them. He also went to laugh a little and closing his eye before opening them to see the old lady holding up a hammer and an apron with tools inside some of the pockets. The shinobi guests already guessed that they were also here to fix the damage from that time Tenchi's group was here. They could tell just by looking at the Inn's condition as it was so obvious to them that would happen.

Everyone processed to hear the old lady tell them that the guys would be working on the damage, while the girls were doing the chores. Nobuyuki tried to reason with the lady that they were tired before taking it back when she asked him if he said anything. Tenchi's grandfather, Katsuhito advised his son-in-law that they should do just as she said. While this went on, Naruto saw Washu starting to walking up to the lady and decided to follow her along with seeing if he can win the bet. Washu asked what her assignment was in a sweet and innocent voice. Naruto smirked inside his head before doing the same thing and playing along with Washu. The two introduced themselves after the lady asked if they were new, Naruto even introduced Ino to her as he continues to play along with Washu.

Everyone watched as the lady say how much she liked children being so well mannered despite being so young, along with saying that she doesn't plan on letting children work. She then told them to go along and play with Sasami and Ino, along with telling Naruto to be careful not to be rough with the girls. Everyone watched as Washu and Naruto walked away and went toward Sasami.

"Washu/Naruto you slacker," yelled a mad Ryoko and Jiraiya.

It didn't take long for Ryoko to be spanked along with Jiraiya being hit in the head with a rock. The two looked at the old lady that had done both and was about to ask her the reason for the spank and the rock before being interrupted by the same lady saying to stop wasting her time. The two straighten up and send one last glare at Washu and Naruto. That was before the old lady looked at Nobuyuki and said that she wasn't expecting an extra person in their group of 12. This made him confused and told her that there only 12 of them. This made the lady recount everyone present to make sure that she wasn't mistaken.

-Time skip: A few minutes later-

"So, Naruto do you still have a crush on billboard brow," asked Ino as she walked next to Naruto.

"Stop calling Sakura-chan names," said a mad Naruto as he looks at Ino, "and yes I do."

"Yeah sure, you do," said an unconvinced Ino, "is Sakura cuter than Sasami?"

"No, Sasami-chan is cuter than Sakura-chan," said Naruto as he didn't think until realizing what he just said.

"Sasami-chan huh," said a smirking Ino as she watched Naruto blush.

Earlier Naruto, Ino, Sasami, Ryo-ohki, and Washu decided to take a walk around the woods as the others went to work. They didn't miss seeing Katsuhito whisper to his son-in-law that the owner was becoming senile before letting Nobuyuki take a hammer to the forehead. The group of five came to a fork in the trail that they were walking on and tried to pick which way to go. Ino decided for them by saying that they should split out with Ino and Naruto taking the right trail while Washu, Sasami, and Ryo-ohki takes the other. Sasami asked her why they should split up in a confused manner. Ino answered her that she wanted to ask Naruto some questions in private. Before Naruto could reject the idea, Ino had already grabbed his arm and started to drag him on the right trail while leaving the other three behind with Naruto asking Washu and Sasami to help him.

"Damn it," thought Naruto as he slipped up.

"Still saying things before you think huh kit," said Kurama from inside Naruto's head.

"You like Sasami don't you Naruto," said a still smirking Ino.

"I-I don't know what you're talking about," said a still blushing Naruto as he turned his head away from Ino.

"Oh so, you lied about Sasami being cuter than billboard brow," asked Ino as she mentally laid her trap.

"I didn't lie about that at all," answered a mad Naruto as he turned to a smirking Ino, "you tricked me!"

"Yep, but I'm surprised that you'll like a girl beside Sakura," said Ino as she keeps walking next to her fellow blonde.

"I bet she'll be more surprised about your thoughts about her ass," said Kurama as he chuckled in Naruto's head.

"You be quiet you fur ball," yelled a mad Naruto as he didn't realize he said that out loud.

"Naruto what did the fox say," asked a confused Ino.

"Huh oh, nothing important," answered Naruto before changing the subject, "but why the sudden interest of knowing who I like?

"I'm curious about knowing," answered Ino as she sighed, "and there's nothing else for me to do."

"Did you try asking Ayeka about what kind of flowers grows on planet Juri," asked Naruto we remembered Ino's family flower shop, "you could even ask Washu if she knows about plants from other planets."

"Hmm, I'll try asking them later," answered Ino as she'll think about it before smiling, "but let go back to you liking Sasami."

"Why did I get stuck with the gossip princess of Konoha," thought Naruto as curse his luck.

The two blondes continue to walk the path they're on with Ino trying to grill Naruto about him having a crush on Sasami. Naruto was also suffering from listening to Kurama making fun of him. The path soon showed a little clearing of trees and a nice view of the town down below. Both Naruto and Ino took in the beautiful sight as they didn't know that Washu, Sasami, and Ryo-ohki are a yard below them. Ino continues to take in the view while Naruto looked down to see the three down below.

"Isn't that Washu, the cabbit, and the princess that you like down there," asked Kurama as he looks through Naruto's eyes.

"Yeah it is," answered Naruto as he sees Sasami and Ryo-ohki are standing at a distance from Washu, "but why is Sasami staying away from Washu?"

"That's a good question," said Kurama as he scratched his chin, "also wasn't about to say something to that sister of her's earlier?"

Naruto could only mentally nod at the fox as he kept his eye on Sasami. The spiky blonde could also see that Washu wasn't paying attention as Sasami walked away from her. Not wanting to Sasami running off by herself, Naruto quickly and quietly followed after her while leaving behind a distracted Ino. It wasn't until Ino noticed Washu down below and was about to ask Naruto if he sees her too, that Naruto was gone. Feeling very angry at Naruto ditching her, she did the one thing she could do in this situation. That would be to scream out Naruto's name in anger while caught Washu's attention.

-Time skip: Sunset, Inn roof-

"This must be what she had in mind when she invited us over," complained Nobuyuki as he continues to hammer away, "I feel so stupid."

"You can say that again Nobuyuki," said Jiraiya as he also nailed in his board, "I was looking forward to this."

"Let's just call it naive," said Katsuhito as he too hammers away.

Nobuyuki started to speak about how Nobuyuki was excited about the trip as well. That was before he took it back after his father-in-law asked if he said anything, to which he also chuckled and wasn't paying attention to where the hammer is going. This resulted in Nobuyuki hitting his left thumb with the hammer and groaning in pain as he holds his hand. It didn't take long for Katsuhito to tell him to be careful before doing the same mistake as his son-in-law but, with his right-hand thumb. This, in turn, made Tenchi look at his father and grandfather whimpering in pain before calling them, boneheads. Not liking to be called a bonehead, Katsuhito quickly pointed at something while his grandson was about to hammer a nail in. Tenchi tried to look to see what his grandfather was pointing at while swinging his hammer down but ended up hitting his left thumb.

"Was it a good idea of not telling them that I can repair the roof myself," whispered Yamato just low enough for Jiraiya to hear.

"The owner thinks that we're from Earth," whispered Jiraiya as he continued to work, "and besides I don't think we need some unwanted attention from this planets authorities."

"Good point," whispered Yamato as he goes back to hammering on the board.

-Meanwhile in the kitchen-

In the kitchen, we find Ryoko, Ayeka, and Mihoshi peeling potatoes for dinner tonight. With both Ryoko and Ayeka being in the same room, the two will bound to argue with each other over something. That being the two's ability to peel the potatoes for dinner tonight. Ayeka complaining about Ryoko's unnecessary use of extra force for peeling while was complaining about Ayeka's lack of force for peeling thus is going to slow. The two didn't notice Mihoshi's pile of peeled potatoes until she told them to settle down. This prompt them to look at Mihoshi's pile than to look at the potato in their hands. They were about to look at Mihoshi's pile again but thought someone had just walked past the doorway.

Thinking that Ryoko's doing, Ayeka looked at the ex-space pirate in suspicion. Ryoko denied about that being her doing seeing as she been busy with the chores. Not fully believing Ryoko, Ayeka put down her knife and potato to stand up so that she can walk to the doorway to see who it was. Ryoko called out saying that she really hasn't done anything while picking some of Ayeka's peeled potatoes from her pile. When Ayeka walked out of the kitchen, she saw Sasami about to walk around a corner before calling out to her.

"Did you just see someone else walking by her just now," asked Ayeka as she looked around the hall before looking back at her sister.

"No Ayeka I didn't," answered Sasami as she takes a step toward her older sister, "Ayeka I need to tell you something."

Before she could tell Ayeka about what she had on her mind, Ryoko's voice called out asked Ayeka if she found out what it was earlier. The older princess told the ex-space pirate that it was nothing before turning her attention back to her sister. Ayeka wanted to hear what Sasami was going to say something. However, Sasami took a step back said that it was nothing before turning back to walking down the corner she was about to walk into. Now Ayeka was curious about what Sasami was about to say before going back into the kitchen. Unknown to her, Naruto was hiding in the shadow and had been following Sasami back from the woods.

"Please tell me I'm not seeing things Kurama," thought Naruto as he continued to follow Sasami, "for a second I thought I saw another person in Sasami-chan's place?"

"You weren't seeing things at all," said Kurama as he stayed awake the whole time Naruto had been following the young princess, "but now I'm curious as to what that girl was going to say."

"So, keep following Sasami-chan while you try to figure out what we saw," thought Naruto as he could feel the fox nodding his head in his mind, "all right but you have to tell me when Ino is near since she's probably angry at me for ditching her.

"I won't hold any promises and that part," said Kurama.

Naruto frowned before continuing following Sasami around the Inn. As Naruto followed Sasami down the new hallway, he saw the same ghostly figure again taking her place. It happened around the time she was about to walk pass another hallway, right where Tenchi, Nobuyuki, and Katsuhito were working on fixing the damage near a room with Jiraiya and Yamato working inside the room. Naruto stealthy looked around the corner to see Nobuyuki and Katsuhito looking down the hall righter where the ghostly figure disappeared from. He went back to following Sasami after the two older men went back to work.

-Time skip: An hour later-

At some point, Naruto had made a clone and had it turn into a fly to spy in the kitchen to see what they are having dinner tonight as he keeps following Sasami. Unknown to Naruto, his clone is about to watch a show of four people messing with Tenchi and scaring Mihoshi. During his tailing, Naruto had to turn into a little fox kit as to fool Ino whenever she was closed. However, he did have to outrun Ino from having her try to cuddle him from how cute he looked as the fox kit. He also listens to Kurama laughing in his head at his suspense. Naruto was able to find Sasami again after Ino made him lose her from the chase, he was saved by running pass the owner. Naruto and Kurama would see the ghostly figure take Sasami's place a couple of more times.

Before he knew it, it is getting dark out and was still able to follow Sasami. But he did have to hide a couple of times before Ryo-Ohki saw him following them. Naruto did have to blink as the ghostly figure took Sasami's place again and watched it go into a room that, unknown to him, Tenchi was in at the moment to fix the lights. Naruto waited for Sasami to come out from the room from around a corner before blinking as he hears Tenchi scream and processed to watch said teen run out the room and down the hall in fright.

"If I remember right, down that way is a damaged wall," thought Naruto as he tries to remember what was down that hall, "oh yeah it's a damaged wall to the...woman bath."

"You better go and make sure that the boy is still alive," said Kurama while secretly tricking his container.

"Yeah, but remember to warn me if Ino is near got it," thought Naruto before going to check on Tenchi.

If Naruto was paying attention, he would have seen Sasami had followed the scared Tenchi to the baths. As Naruto walked, he soon heard screams coming from the baths and started to run to the baths, but instead of going to the hole, he went through the women changing room. Unknown to everyone, Nobuyuki had come into the room where the power was to scare his son more but ended up fixing the lights for his son and had turned the lights back on. It was at that time that Naruto had barged into the baths and asked what happened and to see not just Tenchi, but also Ayeka, Mihoshi, Washu, Ino, and Ryoko are with him along with Ryoko being the only woman without a towel in the bath. Ino would have screamed and called Naruto a perv if it wasn't for the fact that she was scared of seeing a white figure before.

Ayeka and Ryoko were holding Tenchi up so that he doesn't faint into the water. Ayeka soon recognized the figure standing at the hole to be Sasami thus making Tenchi, and Ryoko relaxes before turning their attention to Mihoshi squeezing Washu tightly to the point that the pink-haired scientist had trouble breathing. Mihoshi only lets Washu go after seeing it was Sasami that had scared them and chuckled a little as Ino hold Washu up so that she doesn't fall into the water from lack of air. Mihoshi was started to relax before started to be scared while pointing at Sasami's reflection in the water. This made everyone that was still awake while Washu was busy trying to recover from having the air squeezed out of her, to look at Sasami's reflection, including the girl herself.

Everyone saw in the water reflection was what seems like a grown-up Sasami instead of the present Sasami. Sasami gasped when she looked at the reflection while Naruto and Ino heard Tenchi say Tsunami as he looked at the reflection. Ayeka was about to say something to her sister before Sasami started to run away from them. Tenchi, Ayeka, Ryoko, and Mihoshi was about to go after her if the lights didn't go out and making them trip into the water. Ino was busy keep Washu up so she couldn't go after Sasami so she looked over to where Naruto was but to see the spot was empty.

"At least Naruto went after her," thought Ino as she was relieved to know that Naruto was reliable, "but you're not off the hook for ditching me Naruto."

-Time skip: A few minutes later-

Tenchi, Ryoko, Ayeka, Mihoshi, Washu, and Ino are all dressed and are looking for Sasami. Mihoshi and Ayeka are with Washu as she uses her own way to look for Sasami through her computer, while Tenchi and Ino looked inside the inn as Ryoko look around outside the inn while trying to communicate with Ryo-Ohki. However, all three came up empty as they can't seem to find Sasami or get in touch with Ryo-ohki. Washu was about to tell them that they will have to do the old fashion way before Ino asked her if she could search for Naruto. She answered that she can but asked why she needs to look for Naruto. Ino explained that Naruto was the only one among them to go after Sasami after she had run away from them.

Washu could only smile and started to type away at her keyboard to look for Naruto. Everyone else splits up to look for Sasami with Ino making Ryoko look in a different direction than Tenchi. Ino had already guess what the ex-space pirate was going to do and practically used one of her clan's jutsu to control Ryoko's body to go to the different direction while ignoring Ryoko's protest of being controlled. Washu was amused by this as it pecked her interest to see what else the people from planet Elem can do.

-With Ayeka-

It has been ten minutes since Ayeka talked around the woods looking for her little sister. She was had been looking for Sasami without a break and been walking uphill. Ayeka took stopped for a second before continuing to search for Sasami. It didn't take her long before finding her little sister because after walking pass the tree she was stopped using to rest a bit to see Sasami in the corner of her eye. She found Sasami and Ryo-Ohki sitting on a big rock right next to a tree with Sasami huddling her knees to herself. Ryo-Ohki noticed Ayeka walking toward them thus making Sasami look up before lowering her head down.

Unknown to them, Tenchi found them and was about to call out to them. However, while he walked toward them, someone had pulled him behind some bushes. Tenchi soon found out that it was Washu as she quickly told him to leave them alone for now. Ino was also with Washu and is sitting next to a tied up Ryoko and also tied up Mihoshi crying any anime tears. Tenchi couldn't help but whispered to Ino if she knows where Naruto is. All Ino did was to point up at the tree where Sasami and Ryo-Ohki is right sitting under right now.

-With Naruto-

Naruto stayed hidden in the tree as Sasami tell Ayeka that she isn't the real Sasami. He continues to stay hidden as Tsunami told Ayeka about what happened to Sasami 700 years ago when Ryoko had attacked planet Juri. Naruto did have to hold in his laugh as Ayeka turned around and sounded upset with Sasami. And it worked as Ayeka managed to make Sasami say that she did love her sister while turning around to tell Sasami that she loves her as well. Unknown to him, the tree branch that he is on right now is about to break from his weight from a long period of time. It was at this time that Washu had pushed Tenchi out from behind the bush.

"Kit," said Kurama as he gets Naruto's attention.

"What is it Kurama," asked Naruto still not noticing the branch is about to break.

"The branch is about to break," said Kurama as he cut off the link.

"Wait what," was all Naruto could ask in his head before hearing the branch break, "aww damn it."

While Tenchi was getting up, a sound of a tree branch breaking caught everyone's attention. A broken tree branch landed on the right side of the tree, followed something or someone rolling down the tree and kept rolling. That someone stopped rolling and had somehow ended up next to Tenchi while being on his back. Everyone could see that someone was Naruto while he tries to get up as he tries to get rid of the dizziness. Tenchi ended up helping Naruto stand up while looking at Sasami with a smile on his face.

"I feel the same way as Ayeka," said a smiling Tenchi as he holds Naruto's up straight.

"I feel the same way as both of them," said Naruto as he held his head while smiling at Sasami, "Sasami, we like you just the way you are."

"Right Sasami," said Ayeka as she turned back to her little sister, "whatever happens to you, you are my dearest sister."

Feeling so overwhelmed with happiness, Sasami started to cry and started toward Ayeka. Ayeka expecting her little sister is coming to her, she opened her arms and is ready to hug her. However, she soon notices that Sasami ran pass her older sister and went straight to Tenchi and Naruto. Tenchi was confused as to why did Sasami came to them and not to Ayeka while Naruto gently rubbed Sasami's back. Unknown to them, Washu and Ino had wondered off somewhere while leaving the other two ladies tied up.

-Time skip: A Few minutes later-

We now find everyone from the big group that arrived at the inn are now in the clearing with lights string up in the trees. The four adults, Ryoko, Mihoshi, Ayeka are drinking sake while eating some cooked squid with everyone else. It also seems that Ryo-Ohki and Washu have been drinking sake as well. Ryoko trying to get Tenchi to drink some sake as Naruto nursed a bump on his head after getting his punishment from Ino for ditching her. Naruto is just lucky that he wasn't sitting on the right side of a sleeping Sasami when Tenchi fell down the rock when Ryoko tried to kiss him.

"Man Ino I'm glad that you didn't go for the face," said Naruto as rubs the bump on his head as it slowly shrinking.

"Be glad that I didn't go with making you dance like a baka," said Ino as she gets up, "I'm going to see what up with Ayeka."

"All right," said Naruto before yawning a bit, "I'll just take a quick nap."

Ino just nodded before walking over to where Ayeka and Ryoko are. As she walked to them she could hear Ayeka telling Ryoko something about Sasami and Tsunami. She secretly sat next to Ayeka while being careful not to let the two know that she is there. Ino listened and couldn't help to look over to Sasami after hearing Ayeka say that when Sasami grows up, she'll look just like Tsunami. Not believing Ayeka, Tsunami intervened and told Ryoko that Ayeka is right that in the future that Sasami will grow up to be like her. When both Ayeka and Ryoko looked at Sasami, Tsunami tried to ensure them that Sasami would have a full memory as she thought that was what worried them.

"That not what we're worried," said both Ayeka and Ryoko at the same time.

"Huh," was all Tsunami could say in confusion.

"They're worried that when Sasami looks like you Tsunami-san" explained Ino while getting the three women to look at her, "that she'll be a threat to them for winning Tenchi's heart."

"Hey who asked you about what we're worried about," said a mad Ryoko while watching Ino start to giggle, "whats so funny?"

"What's funny is that you both seem to forget about Naruto," said Ino as she looked at the Ayeka and Ryoko, "there is a chance that both Sasami and Naruto will end up being a couple."

"She does make a good point," thought both Ayeka and Ryoko as they look over to Sasami who has her head lying on Naruto's shoulder.

While Ino did make a good point that Sasami might end up falling for the spiky blonde shinobi, it didn't stop them from thinking about Sasami looking better than them in the future. Ino and Tsunami then ended up having to watch the two argue about who Sasami look would look better than. Tsunami was about to stop them but stopped after seeing Ino shaking her head side to side as a silent sign to not try. While Ayeka and Ryoko argue, Mihoshi was fixing Sasami's blanket and gettingTenchi up right before turning to the two arguing. Mihoshi was about to go to over and try to stop them but, ended up tripping over one of the knocked out Tenchi's leg.

Mihoshi continues to stumble while going over to Ryoko and Ayeka. She did stop but ended up pushing them into the pound and in front of Tsunami. Ino and Tsunami watched as Mihoshi ask Ryoko and Ayeka if they were all right. Ino had to hold in her giggles along with Tsunami as they watched Ryoko and Ayeka get Mihoshi back for pushing them in.