AN: I am so sorry for the late update. I was very sick with an ear infection and my balance was messed up. I couldn't go to school for a week so homework piled up. High School sucks. I am not very proud of this chapter because I was writing with a foggy head. Forgive Me!

The chapter of the departure! Will Naruto escape Konoha? Why can't Naruto sleep well? Will Neji kill him? What will Hinata do? What will the two chunin, Izumo and Kotetsu, do to the village after Naruto leaves? And where the hell is the Akaatsuki? Why am I asking all these questions anyway? Read ahead to find out!

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"Bold" Kasai speaking

"Italic"Naruto thought speak

'Italic in single quotes' Naruto thought

Bold italicKyuubi thought

Chapter Three

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"Hey kit, wake up! ... Up and at 'im… Rise and Sine... For fucking sake wake UP!" Naruto heard a familiar, yet somehow different voice shout at him. He only opened his eyes after whom ever it was kicked him in the side.

"Okay. I am up what do you want?" Naruto sat up and got a good look at the person who gave him such a rude awakening.

In front of him was a tall man. He looked about twenty or so years old. His hair was wild and fire red and his eyes were also a deep crimson. The man was wearing a black robe with red trimmings and black pants underneath. Nine red tails with white tips waved behind him, all swaying in synchronization. His face was angular and had four whisker-like markings on each side of it.

"Um who are you and where am I?" Naruto asked, still groggy from his lack of sleep.

And here I thought I had a smart human for a container. Oh well, at least it will be easier to train him. "Ok, how many tails do you see? Take your time with the answer, this is a hard one." Kasai said sarcastically.

"Ok so you are still the fox-teme, just in a human form, and we are in my head right? Wait a minute, why did you turn the inside of my head into a field with a lake and a waterfall? Also, why is there a desk here and IS THAT ONE OF JIRAIYA'S BOOKS?"

"Like I said this morning, it gets boring in here. Also this is my regular form. Biju have four forms. One is without any animal characteristics; there isn't much use for this one in the demon world besides looking for clothes that are not limited by your features such as a tail or fin. One form has a few demonic features that show your clan, like for me it is the tails and whiskers. Another is almost completely animal but can walk on two legs and is in the basic upright position. Finally, the last form is completely animal, used only for battle or travel. The last form is out default for so if we lost consciousness we turn back to our animal form. That is why I attacked Konoha in that form, technically I was knocked out and controlled by rage."

"Okay, so can you change form any time you want? That is so cool! Will I be able to do that?"

"When we merge on your sixteenth birthday, you will be almost full demon, about seventy five percent. So I assume you will be able to use most of these forms, but I doubt they will look like a normal kitsune's."

Naruto was ecstatic at the idea of turning into a fifty story tall fox. After running around the field a few times Kasai lost his patience and screamed, "I have more to tell you, you energetic little fucker!"

Needless to say, Naruto quickly came back and sat down, "You know Kasai you really should watch your language."

"Okay gaki, I am going to use a jutsu on you that will show if you have any inactive blood limits. I don't have to if you don't want to. The jutsu is very painful but it will allow me to help you master any hidden powers aright?"

"If I can get stronger I will try anything. Do it!" Naruto said, eager at the opportunity for a blood limit.

Kasai's clawed hands flew through hand seals and did the jutsu in three seconds. Naruto suddenly felt as if his whole body was on fire. He dropped to his knees in sheer agony. Kasai watched as the boy's eyes glowed a bright yellow and blue light. His body was giving off a massive amount of brilliant crimson radiance. Getting his answer Kasai quickly cut off the chakra to the jutsu. Naruto gasped to break the pain.

'So you are that man's child. I should have known.' Kasai mused in his head.

"Ok brat. You have a mixture of two blood limits. You have the Ranpu-Shitai and the Chisokugan. The Ranpu allows you to vibrate your body at extremely high speeds. This alone is not very formidable because the person can't see at such a velocity, but coupled with special targets, the person can transport himself or herself almost instantly to the target. The chisokugan is a doujutsu that allows a person to slow down the world around them enough to make themselves appear to be everywhere at once. This also allows the person to register high speeds, so you can use the Ranpu without a target? Interesting…"

Naruto was once again doing laps for having an awesome kekkei-genkai.

'It certainly explains your inhuman stamina and energy.'

"N a r u t o…" Kasai growled.

The boy froze and obediently walked back to the demon lord. "At your level the most you could use either of these powers is once a month!" Kasai braced himself.

"WHAT? WHY? SASUKE CAN USE THE SHARINGAN FOR HOURS!"

"YOUR POWERS ARE MUCH STRONGER THAN SASUKES! IF YOU USE IT MORE THAN THAT, AT YOUR LEVEL, YOU COULD ACCIDENTLY AFFECT THE TIME STREAM!"

"Oh. Right. That would be a problem." Naruto said, slightly stunned by the demon's voice.

Kasai rubbed the bridge of his nose in irritation. "I am running out of time, you need to wake up soon if you are ever going to meet your appointment with the blacksmith and the Hyuuga you love."

"I NEVER SAID I LOVE HER!"

"I can read your thoughts and memories. Yes you did."

"Shit."

"Which you will be in if you do not wake up NOW!"

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The demon fox's voice shot Naruto awake. The boy quickly put on his clothes and strolled out of the apartment. "Fox, Hyuuga or weapon first?"

"Weapon. You might need it if Hinata's dad finds out you kissed her."

"Heh…Right."

Naruto walked on the rooftops to avoid traffic. He was jogging along when he heard a voice shout from below.

"Naruto-kun! Where are you going in such a youthful manner?" Lee said cheerfully as he did push-ups on the ground near the hospital entrance. Over the month, he had recovered a bit from Kimimaru but he was still not permitted out of the hospital grounds. He had taken up residence in a small grove of trees on the outskirts of the property near the last row of shops. Naruto admired his determination.

"Hey, Fuzzy Brows, what number are you on?" Naruto asked, using the nickname more out of habit than insult as he hopped down to watch.

"358….359… I will make it to 500 or do 600 sit-ups." Lee says as he continued.

"Heads up Lee, your nurse might stop you again." Naruto said as a medic-nin was walking out of the building looking irritable. "I have an appointment with your teammate's dad about two swords. I have to go. Good luck with recovery. By the way, do me a favor and make sure Neji and Tenten get together for me. Neji needs a girlfriend to keep the stick from returning up his ass and Tenten has a major crush on him. It would be extremely…youthful of you." Naruto shouted as he leaped back onto the building and sprinted to make up for lost time. He cringed later for using the catch phrase of the duo.

"I will do it for you Naruto! YOSH!" Lee said as he jumped up and did the Nice Guy Pose. He then cursed himself for losing track of pushups. As his new training method, he ran laps to avoid his nurse who was trying to get him back in bed.

'That guy will never change.' Naruto thought as he headed to the weapon store.

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Naruto entered the shop and walked up to the counter. No one was there so he rang the bell that was sitting on the desk. After four minutes Naruto called to the forge, "Excuse me! I am here to pick up my katana!"

Tenjimaru walked out of the forge holding a blade wrapped in a tough cloth. He placed it in from of Naruto and stepped back to watch.

The blond carefully unwrapped the bundle to see one beautifully decorated scabbard with foxes all over it. 'One sword?' He thought. He looked at the man questioningly.

Tenjimaru urged him to draw the blade. Naruto grabbed the beautiful black hilt to find it was split in the middle. When he drew it, two blades were formed from the one sword, the right one was red, almost the color of blood, with an edge that seemed to cut through it in swirls and hooks of silver. The left was the opposite, made of the same silver as the other blade's edge. The edge was also swirled into the metal but a blood red. The two blades were light and easy to maneuver. Backing up, Naruto swung them with ease, but he was very sloppy. The blades almost clashed together.

"Use these blades simultaneously. They are the same sword, made from the same metals. Allow them to flow with your arms and work in unison, not against each other. These blades are difficult to master, so you should find a kenjutsu specialist." Tenji said to the boy as he struggled. "I used a jutsu on them to let them grow as you do. They will get heavier as you get older and stronger. They will still stay balanced if you practice with them every day. I put a lot of work into those blades. If you break them, I will break you!" He added menacingly, and it nearly scared the shit out of Naruto.

"H-hai Tenjimaru-sama. I won't break these swords."

"You had better not. Oh and why aren't you wearing those weights you bought? Put them on as soon as possible! You will not be able to adjust to the setting if you do not wear them immediately. It increases every six hours after purchase so unless you want two hundred pound weights the first time you put them on I suggest you wear them!" Tenjimaru's voice was annoyed at the fact that the boy spent that much money on something that was going to waste. 'You act exactly like my old teammate, Arashi. Three parts genius, two parts idiot, one part ramen, and not a bit of common sense in him. Good luck.' The man chuckled in his head.

Naruto nodded and waved a goodbye to the shop owner. He headed out and quickly went to his apartment to find the weights.

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After putting on 45 pounds of force on his body, he tried to run to the Hyuuga mansion, only to struggle to move his leg. He took a few practice steps and tried to adjust. After ten minutes of walking in circles, he got the hang of it and headed out.

He headed into the more expensive section of Konoha and to the Hyuuga Complex. A large gate guarded the entrance. As expected, when he asked if he could see Hinata at the gate, two branch members threw him off the premises. " Don't come back Bakemono!"

"Well, that didn't work. Kasai, you have any ideas?"

"Try hopping the fence?"

"In these weights?"

"Good point. Try a summon messenger. How about that frog who likes candy? Tell him to get Hinata to meet you. Actually better yet come into your head. I will give you my summon."

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"Okay fox where do I sign." Naruto said as he walked across the field.

Kasai had already retrieved the scroll from a medium size fox with three tails when Naruto appeared. He unrolled the scroll to allow Naruto to sign.

"Wait fox, will I still be able to summon frogs?"

"Yes, you can still summon those slimy creatures. Any summoned demon will have the oxygen breathing jutsu on them, by the way. I added that function to the scroll before you got here. Anyway, Demon summon contracts are different from beast ones. However, if there is a biju that corresponds to the beast, they have to obey the biju. For instance Orohime is the leader of all snakes and serpents so she is the head of two summon scrolls, one for demon serpents, where she is the highest summonable creature, and one for normal snakes, where her younger cousin Manda is the boss. I believe the creepy pedophile has ownership of that scroll for now. However, Orohime can evict any summoner of the snake scroll, but Manda and her have not contacted each other since she ran away. If we can convince her to talk to Manda, we may be able to take away Orochimaru's power to summon."

"Nice idea fox. But, back on task, how do I sign?"

"Write your name in blood in the new column like your other contract, to represent human blood, but then draw a spiral with your blood to show you are also a demon kitsune. This allows the clan to know of my sealed situation. Don't worry, it is 99 likely that they will accept you as a member of the family."

"The other 1?"

"They kill you to unseal me, BUT that is highly unlikely because they would be killing their last hope to stop the war."

Naruto gulped. He slowly bit his thumb and signed in blood before he backed out.

With a small wave to Kasai, he went back into the real world to try to summon a small fox to carry the message.

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Naruto bit his thumb and did the handsigns. When the dust cleared, an adorable one tailed fox, about the size of a puppy was sitting at his feet.

It opened its mouth and yawned at Naruto. With a cute voice, slightly squeaky the kit said, "Hi, new summoner. My name is Loki. Welcome to the kitsune clan! How may I serve you?"

Naruto kneeled down and pet the kit. "Hi I'm Naruto. I have Kasai, the Kyuubi, sealed inside me, not by choice I might add. When you go back to the demon realm can you tell the fox who is in charge?"

"Of course Naruto-san. Is there anything else you need?"

"Yea, for one just call me Naruto. Also I need you to find a girl named Hyuuga Hinata. She is inside this building and I am not allowed inside because most humans hate me. Can you please tell her to meet me here? I want to say goodbye before I head out on my mission. She has blue hair, is kind of shy, and has pure white eyes. She wears a big floppy coat a lot. Also, what ever you do, do not be seen. The humans inside can see 180 degrees because of a special power. Can you use a demon cloaking technique or something?"

"Course Naruto, we kitsune are masters of pranks and disguise! I will get your girlfriend for you!" The little fox laughed at the boy's face at the girlfriend comment. The kit quickly disappeared in thin air using a jutsu before Naruto could object.

Once he got over his shock, he sighed in relief at the acceptance of one clan member on his side. Naruto collapsed onto the neatly trimmed lawn and watched the clouds until Hinata came.

"Hey fox, mission accomplished. I sent a kit named Loki into the house to find Hinata."

"YOU SENT LOKI!"

"What's wrong with Loki? How could he do anything? He would be three in human years, I would guess. "

"THAT LITTLE KIT IS THE YOUNGEST MASTER PRANKSTER IN THE ENTIRE DEMON REALM!"

"Oh no. And I told him the humans hated me. Do you think he will do anything to them?"

"I really wouldn't want to be a Hyuuga right now."

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Inside the Hyuuga Mansion

Inside, Loki was calculating the first of his pranks. He climbed the wall easily and hopped down into a lawn that surrounded the compound. The place was swarmed with branch members. 'Ok, no blue haired females in sight. One demon dung bomb with extra cloaking coming up! Ultimate Stink no jutsu!' he thought as he moved to the center of the lawn. He completed the jutsu and ran away fast.

The reaction was instant. Hyuugas evacuated the area. The ones who were closest were knocked out from the sheer power of the stink. The others were holding their eyes in pain. The smell was so bad it was burning their sensitive eyes. The smell was designed to stick to the clothes of the victims and it was spreading to a large area.

Nearby a small fox was laughing his tail off. 'ok that was fun, now back on task, where is that girl?'

After searching the entire branch quarters and laying traps along the way, the kit moved on to the main house. After an hour of prank- I mean… searching the vast area, he finally stumbled onto Hinata's room. It was a basic white room with a small futon and a desk. The girl was busy painting at her desk.

Loki undid the jutsu and cleared his throat politely. "Excuse me miss, are you Hinata-sama?"

Hinata turned around at the squeaky voice. "Yes I a- KAWAI!"

Loki quickly braced himself, as he was glomped. "YOU ARE SO CUTE!" Hinata said loudly as she hugged the poor creature.

"aH! MiSs HiNatA I CaN't BReaTh!" he said as he was choked. His tail was puffing up in agitation.

"Oh sorry kitsune-kun."

The fox took a few gasps to get his breath back. "That cough is alright. I wheeze get that a lot. My master, Naruto-san requests you meet him outside the premises. He couldn't get in because of the guards. They seem to dislike him."

Hinata looked annoyed. "I should tell them to let him in later. There are some perks to being the heiress."

"Are you sure you are Hinata-chan? Master said you were shy!"

Hinata blushed. "I am getting better! The other Hyuugas always pushed me around; I had to act a bit stricter if I was to receive any respect. I am still shy around my father though. Anyway I have to punish the guards for not letting my Naruto-kun in."

"Do not worry about it. I took care of it as soon as I got in. My name as Loki, the prankster extraordinaire, by the way. I should probably lead you out of here to avoid my other pranks." Before Hinata could object, Loki hopped on her shoulder and transported her outside to where Naruto was waiting.

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Naruto saw a small plume of green kitsune-bi and sat up from his cloud watching. A shocked Hinata walked out of the fire transport with a grinning fox kit on her shoulder.

"Ohayo Hinata-chan! Loki, what did you do to the poor Hyuugas, dare I ask? I should really discipline you for not telling me you are a prankster. Next time you go on a pranking spree, ask me first. I want a full explanation by the way. I will let it slide this time because the Hyuugas need to lighten up, No offense Hinata-chan."

"N-none taken. Naruto-k-kun" Hinata stuttered as her face lit up with a bright red blush.

Loki stared at the fast transformation of the girl he was riding on. One minute she was going to assert her control over some rude guards, and the next minute, she turned into a stuttering fan-girl.

He hopped down and stated his case. "Those humans inside were all so boring. All the rooms were white and plain, they all dressed the same way, most of them didn't talk at all, the ones who did were monotone. They needed some excitement in their lives! Now, by my calculations, it will take six months to find all the traps and pranks I placed! I skipped Hinata-san's room at least!"

Naruto sighed, "What kind of pranks?"

"The basics, stink bombs, water buckets, trip wires releasing chicken feathers and syrup, hot foots, annoying music that wont stop, high traffic areas have automatic pant removal jutsus on them, all their clothes have different funny patterns on them like orange polka dots and neon green stripes, the main council room has permanent whoopee cushion jutsus on the seats that can only be removed by a real fart, oh and the bathrooms all have clear gel filled toilets so when they go to the bathroom it bounces off, and the windows have different pictures on them from scantily clad women and men to a swarm of bees to many others, the doors have ultra clear panes of glass in them, every bath is filled with freezing water, the sprinkler system is timed to go off at random intervals, the kitchen has a fine coat of a mix of the worst tasting spray imaginable, and there is a swarm of mice, garter snakes, and frogs due to go off in…three…two…one."

A large mass of screams filled the air and small fox was looking very smug.

Hinata and Naruto were speechless. Naruto snapped out of it first and started applauding the kit. Hinata slapped him on the back of the head in a very out of character manner. "Don't encourage him!"

She the realized who she slapped and started stuttering out an apology. Naruto laughed, "You know, I think I deserved that. Why don't you act like that more often Hina-chan?"

Hinata blushed at the nickname. Naruto looked the fox then said, "Okay Loki you can go now. I don't want you to make more trouble."

The fox obeyed the blonde and poofed away. Naruto looked at Hinata who was blushing and said, "You know, Hinata, I kind of prefer you shy. You look cute when you blush."

Hinata turned even redder. 'Naruto-kun thinks I am cute?' she passed out at the thought. Naruto caught her before she fell.

"I am sorry Hinata, did I offend you? Are you okay!" Naruto panicked

"Kasai! How do I wake her up?"

"She thinks you rejected her! Kiss her on the lips!" he responded urgently.

Naruto, not being the sharpest kunai in the pouch, did so immediately. Carefully, he placed a gentle kiss on her lips. Hinata had awoken to the feel of soft lips on hers. 'Oh kami, is this a dream?' she refused to open her eyes to ruin the moment.

When he pulled back the boy said, "I am sorry Hinata. Please wake up."

Hesitantly, the girl obeyed and looked into her love's cerulean eyes. They were full of adoration and affection, with a hint of concern. She closed her eyes and captured his lips in hers again. When the kiss ended Naruto refused to stop gazing on Hinata's beautiful face.

"Hinata… If you keep kissing me like that, I fear I might not have the courage to leave. You have no idea how long I have admired you, but if I don't leave Konoha, the council will kill me. Can you wait for me?"

"Naruto, I have always waited for you and I always will. I understand that you have to leave me and I will never stop you. Your life is more important than my selfish desire. My only request is that you contact me with news that you are alive. Please, once you are strong enough to stop this war with the sound and prove to Konoha that you are worthy, please come back to me. Promise me?"

Naruto kissed her once again. "I promise."

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AN: sorry for the short chapter, I wanted to get this scene out. FLUFF!

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