I'm back with third (hope not completely awful) chapter...
daniel 29, if you read chapter 354, Tamaki is that girl at Nekobaa's shop: www . leafninja . com/miscbio-8 . php
FFwatchdog, can't agree completely as there are some good stories with Hinata, but i also don't like trio T/N/H...
Liger01, Thousand Tailed Holy FlashFang, thank you.
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"speaking"
'thinking'
"speaking of higher beings / Naruto while using Kyuubi's power / jutsus"
'thinking of higher beings / Kyuubi talking to Naruto through mental link'
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chapter 3: Hidden Leaf
Tamaki knew than shinobi had incredible stamina, but Naruto was whole new league: this boy covered all the distance to the Hidden Leaf with her and three cats on his back in two days. With only five stops. Four of an hour for meals and one of five hours for some rest. Finally, great walls of Konohagakura no Sato were seen. Only two more kilometers...
"Naruto, you can put me down. The rest i can walk on my own." Platinum blond girl said, seeing that Naruto was tired. Naruto on his side didn't complain. Twelve minutes later two teens and three nin-cats reached village gates.
"Halt!" Izumo, who was on gate guard, called. "State your names and business in Konoha." Then noticed that Yondaime-resembling teen was no one other than Naruto. "Oi, good evening, Naruto-kun. Who's that girl with you and where is your team?"
"Evening." Blond shinobi replied. "Team is OK and this is Soraku no Tamaki, she was the last citizen of Soraku city and decided to move to Konoha."
"Hm... OK, enter, but girl is on your responsibility." Kotetsu stated, writing documents for Tamaki. After several minutes two teens and their cat companions were walking through busy streets of Hidden Leaf village. Tamaki noticed, that many villagers were looking at Naruto like he was something of pure evil. That interested her, but girl thought that it wouldn't be right to ask Naruto why it was like that...
Thirty minutes later Naruto, Tamaki and nin-cats reached Hokage tower. They entered without much problem as secretary seemed to be only pretending working. Teens reached floor, where Hokage office was, but met Shizune near the door. She looked at teen for several seconds before being sure that one of them was indeed Naruto and not Yondaime's ghost.
"Naruto-kun, she is sleeping." Said Hokage's assistant quietly. Then she remembered something. "Naruto-kun?! Why aren't you on your mission? Something happened?"
"Hi, Shizune-nee-chan..." Naruto said. "...Everything is alright and i'm still on my mission, but need to see baa-chan really soon." Shizune was about to say 'no', but knowing Naruto, he will do everything his own way, so..
"You can... On your own risk."
"Thank you." Naruto opened the door into Tsunade's office and walked in. Tamaki and nin-cats followed him, but as soon as girl saw who Naruto was going to wake up - 'hardworking' female sannin, drooling over some papers, she became afraid...
"Tsunade-sama of the sannin... Naruto, you really shouldn't wake her up..." Tamaki said worriedly. Naruto didn't listen to her and just went to Tsunade's side and whispered in her ear.
"Baa-chan, Jiraya in peeping at you." Result was immediate. Tsunade was awake in a mere moment.
"WHERE IS THAT PERVERT?!" Hokage roared, making Tamaki want to hide somewhere far away. Then, not seeing whitehaired toad hermit anywhere, Tsunade looked around ones again. To her left there was blond teen in dark blue shinobi-like clothes. Near the door stood very afraid platinum blond girl with three nin-cats near her. Tsunade turned back to blond shinobi, her vision still a bit fogged from her broken sleep.
"Ah, Minato-kun..."
"Why almost everyone thinks that i am Forth?" Naruto asked in annoyance. Not because he didn't like Forth Hokage, no, Yondaime was something Naruto always wanted to be, but just why almost everyone though that he was him?!
"Oh, so you're not Minato-kun and you didn't come here to save me from this damn paperwork?" Tsunade asked with a pout and yawned. Then she looked at teen again, finally spotting six whisker marks on his cheeks. "Ah, that's you, Naruto..."
"The one and only..." blond replied. After second or two, Tsunade remembered something.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?! YOU SHOULD BE ON YOUR MISSION!" Hokage took deep breathe. "I need sake."
"I'm on mission, Baa-chan..." Naruto was never able to finish this sentence as Tsunade's fist connected with his chest and send him into the wall.
"Don't 'Baa-chan' me, gaki!!!"
"N-naruto, i said you shouldn't do that." Tamaki said weakly from her 'hiding' spot. Fifth looked at girl and remembered that there were others in the office beside her and Naruto.
"Oh, hello, sorry about what that gaki caused."
"Good evening, Hokage-sama." Platinum blond girl bowed. Nin-cat did the best they could to do the same. After a pause girl continued. "Hokage-sama. I, Tamaki from the Heavenly city ask for Konohagakura no Sato citizenship."
"Might i know the reason for that?" Tsunade asked, studying platinum blond girl, who was still afraid of her.
"I was the last one there and with my grandmother death i had nothing other than these three nin-cats and weapon shop keeping me there. Naruto was kind enough to seal shop goods and bring us there where i hope to start anew."
"Did i miss something?" Asked Naruto who regained conscious after being introduced to Tsunade's fist minute ago.
"Finally awake. I was beginning to worry that i hit you too hard..." Hokage switched her attention to Naruto. "Why did you abandon your mission?"
"Wha-? I didn't!" Blond boy shouted. "I'm protecting her!"
"OK, OK... At least others know that you're there?"
"Yamato-taicho knows. Clone i sent to inform Kakashi-sensei was destroyed before it could tell him that." Tsunade sighed.
"I need a lot of sake... OK, Tamaki-san, you'll be on trial period for month and, gaki, i'll assign you new mission: you'll help Tamaki-san there to settle down." Naruto nodded, though he preferred something that wasn't D-rank mission. "Oh, Tamaki-san, you said you wanted to start your shop there. You can do that on your trial, but do you have enough money to lease or buy place for that?"
"Well, i don't know how expensive that will be, but i think i have enough." Blond girl replied.
"I can help you there." Fifth Hokage said. Tamaki nodded and opened scroll with her personal belongings. She unsealed pretty big parcel of sacking and opened it.
'Oh my God!' Both Naruto and Tsunade thought. There was A LOT of money in the parcel. Enough to buy not-so-small clan compound and still have something...
"That's enough to start your shop there, Tamaki-san" Girl nodded and Naruto sealed parcel back to the scroll. "But can you answer, where did all those money come from?" Hokage asked.
"Most of them - Uchiha clan's debt, which was recently paid off. The rest is receipts from running the shop."
"Wait, Uchiha clan debt? Who paid it off?" Naruto asked.
"Boy around our age in blue pants and white shirt. He had three companions with him..." Tamaki answered, but only got another question from Blond boy.
"Was that Sasuke?"
"...Yeah, something like that..."
"When did you see him?!" Naruto asked looking straight into Tamaki's green eyes.
"Two days before we met. He also said something 'bout killing one man."
"OK, Naruto, i'll inform the rest of your team about this." Tsunade reached for some papers in her desk and filled them in. After she was finished, she gave Tamaki her and her cats' new documents. "Welcome to Konohagakura no Sato."
"Thank you, Hokage-sama" Tamaki and nin-cats bowed.
Several minutes later two teens and three cats were walking through now not so busy as hour before streets.
"I still need to find place to stay. Naruto do you know good inn there?" Tamaki asked.
"Why? I'm the only one who lives in my house, so there are many empty apartments. You can stay there if you want." Blond boy replied.
"Thank you."
Next minute was spent in silence. Then Naruto spotted Ichiraku ramen stand...
"Hey, Tamaki, want to eat something? My treat." Girl nodded and they entered Ichiraku. Naruto and Tamaki sat on stools while three nin-cats jumped to the table and sat there Indian-style. "Old man!" Naruto called. Teuchi appeared from larder.
"Hello, Naruto-kun, your usual?" Boy nodded. "And what can i do for pretty lady there?" He asked.
"...Vegetarian one and some meat for my friends." Tamaki ordered.
"One minute!" And Teuchi rushed to the cooker to servehis customers.
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Up to now i have 4 to 1 votes not to add Hinata, but poll is still open and reviews are working, so vote.
also, there is great possibility, that next chapter will contain something erotical (maybe even lemon) ^_^
until next time, pals!