A*N*- Once again, I own nothing from Okami or Naruto. They belong to Clover and Kishimoto respectively.
Divine Retribution's flames cleared and Sarutobi's eyes widened. Amaterasu gazed at the pale flesh of her now human hands in utter fascination. She stood carefully, a little wobbly on two feet and studied the crimson tattoo's that decorated otherwise flawless skin. Silver white hair fell around her shoulders. Her ears were pointed and a silver-white ink-stained tail grew out of the base of her spine.
"My word." Sarutobi said, amazed watching the girl gaze at herself in a nearby mirror.
Divine Retribution now spun lazily on her back, the flames licking harmlessly against her skin. The Hokage chuckled at the girl making golden wolf-eyes turn and gaze at him. She looked to be the same age as the current group of genin, which sparked an idea in Sarutobi's mind. He stuck his head out of his office doors.
"Kaname-chan, could you fetch a tailor for me?" he asked his secretary.
He pulled his head back in before she could answer him and turned just in time to see ink wrap around Amaterasu's body and form an ink-stained yukata.
Amaterasu smiled at the older man.
"Thankyou for returning Divine Retribution to me." She said softly, her voice melodic despite the centuries of disuse.
"Not a problem Lady Amaterasu. If you don't mind me asking, what will you be doing now?" the old man asked.
"Darkness has crept back into the land, and into the hearts of humans everywhere. I will cleanse the Earth of shadow once more, but I'll have to find the Celestial Brush Gods once again, for they have been lost to me." She said, gazing out of the window.
Sarutobi nodded and he then voiced his idea.
"You look about the same age as our current class of genin, and I'm sure you've retained enough skills to pass as one. I will have you set up with a Team of genin, you'll be able to roam the country looking for the other gods and still be under some protection until you regain more of your powers." He stated.
Amaterasu looked thoughtful.
"A very good idea, being able to travel freely, I'll be able to cleanse the evil as I find my powers and my weapons once again, and I can face Yami and banish him to Hell once and for all." The goddess stated.
Sarutobi bowed his head.
"I'll keep an ear out for any strange artifacts or demon sightings and make sure your team is the one to handle such missions." He said.
Amaterasu bowed.
"I thank you for your kindness." She said.
There was a knock on the door, and a man came in when he was bidded to enter.
"Ah, Teruma-san, I'm afraid there was a mishap with some ink. Would you mind making an outfit for this young lady." Sarutobi said.
The tailor nodded and started taking and writing down measurements. Once he was finished, he asked what Amaterasu would like and she held out her hands for the pad.
"May I?"
The tailor handed over the pad and Amaterasu sketched quickly, her tail twitching back in forth. The tailor seemed oblvious to it, much to Sarutobi's surprise. Obviously, if the person didn't believe in her existence, then her true form wasn't revealed and she just looked like a normal girl.
Amaterasu handed back the pad, and the tailor marveled at the well detailed and talented drawing.
"Outfit that with the standard gear and weaponry for a genin, please, Teruma-san." The Hokage requested.
The old man bowed with a quick 'Hai, Hokage-sama' and left.
"Kaname-san" the Hokage called.
The secretary stuck her head in.
"Hai Hokage-sama." She said with a smile.
"Have someone fetch Hatake Kakashi and Uzumaki Naruto, please." He said.
The secretary nodded and disspeared.
"Have a seat, Amaterasu-sama, we have much to discuss of a cover story and very little time with which to discuss it." The Hokage said.
The tailor came back first, and helped dress the goddess. The yukata he had made was white with crimson trim and only went down to Amaterasu's thighs. It was sleeveless, but had separate sleeves that tied right above her elbow and hung down over her clawed went over a set of undergarments and body-suit made of carbon-steel wire mesh that went down to her lower thigh. The obi was also a bright crimson with gold whorls on it and the ends trailed down to the backs of her knees. She was given a pair of knee high black nin-boots and the standard nin-holsters on her lower back and right thigh. A hitai-ate, mounted on a crimson band was secured to her left thigh. Amaterasu gazed into the mirror again before smiling at the tailor and thanking him profusely. Once he left, Divine Retribution flared and white fur tufts sprouted from both ankles of the boots. Sarutobi chuckled as the goddess admired her new form, and paused when he heard a knock at the door. Amaterasu turned when he told them to come in and gazed warily at the silver haired man, and the bright blonde-haired boy.
"Hokage-sama" the silver haired man said bowing, shoving the blonde's head down too, making Amaterasu giggle. The blonde looked over her, and with his bright blue eyes, he reminded Amaterasu of a certain blonde prophet.
"This is Omikami Amaterasu-chan, she'll be joining Team 7 indefinitely. She is from Kamiki no Sato and is the daughter of the Village Elder. He wishes for her to become a skilled kunoichi. I tested her myself, she has a fine aptitude for chakra manipulation as well as other individual skills." The Hokage told them.
Kakashi stared flatly at the back of the girl's head, his first impression was a stuck-up princess who just wanted to play ninja.
"You will report to the Tama bridge at dawn tomorrow, lateness will not be tolerated. You will not be coddled by me." Kakashi said.
Amaterasu turned, looking amused at the jounin.
" I would be very disappointed if I was treated any different from your other students Hatake-sensei. I'm not here for fun and games, I'm hear to learn." She stated quietly. The Hokage smiled behind folded hands, watching the Tokubetsu Jounin reassess the goddess.
"Naruto-kun, if you would show Amaterasu-chan around the village, I would appreciate it." He asked.
The blonde grinned excitedly and nodded. Amaterasu bowed to Sarutobi, letting him see her amused smile. She bowed then, to Kakashi before leaving with the rambunctious blonde.
Once out in the hallway, Amaterasu was beraged with questions.
"Are you a hime-sama?" the blonde asked.
"Iie, I'm just the daughter of the Village Elder. I made the decision to become a kunoichi because of a band of thieves that attacked our village. I want to become a ninja so that I can protect others against the evil in this world." The goddess answered smiling.
Naruto nodded, grinning back and fired off question after question about where she came from and her likes and dislikes. Amaterasu, in turn, asked her own questions, grilling her tour guide about the village and it's inhabitants and the blonde himself. She was growing fond of the boy already, he showed the traits of the two most important men that had been in her life before. His looks reminded her of Ushiwaka, but his personality and mannerisms reminded her fondly of a green glowing Poncle that had been dear to her heart.
Naruto led the girl to his favourite restaurant, feeling that no tour was complete without a visit to Ichiraku Ramen. There was an older brunette already there and Naruto glomped him immediately. The brunette laughed then looked at Amaterasu. She recognized the protective look but just smiled obliviously.
"Who's your new friend Naruto-kun?" the man asked.
"She's Team 7's new team mate. The Old Man told me an' Kakashi this afternoon."
"My name is Omikami Amaterasu, sir." The goddess said bowing. "
Well it's a pleasure to meet you Amaterasu-chan, you're named for the goddess right?"
Amaterasu blinked then smiled wide.
"Yes , I am, though no one really uses my full name. My friends all call me Ammy."
Iruka sat and coversed with the two, asking Amaterasu about Kamiki and other sorts of things. The sun eventually set and Amaterasu had to go back to the Hokage tower.
"I will see you in the morning Naruto-kun and it was a pleasure meeting you Iruka-san"
"See ya Ammy" Naruto said brightly.
Amaterasu paused, then grinned at the blonde. She nodded her head to them both then headed back to the Hokage tower and went up to the old man's office.
"Did you enjoy yourself, Amaterasu-sama?" Sarutobi asked.
"Please, call me Ammy or Amaterasu-chan."
The old man nodded.
"I enjoyed myself very much, your village is wonderful, and Naruto-kun is a wonderful boy. He and I will become very good friends I think." The goddess said serenely.
Sarutobi smiled.
" I'm glad, Naruto can use another friend, actually, I do need to speak to you about him. Theres something about him you should be aware of."
Amaterasu looked at the old man curiously.
"Twelve years ago, the demon known as Kyuubi attacked the village. My successor, the Yondaime Hokage, gave his life to seal the beast into a newborn child." The Hokage explained.
Amaterasu nodded.
"Naruto is that child" she surmised.
"Yes. I wanted you to be aware of that fact. In the legends, the Kyuubi was written to be one of your more difficult adversaries."
"She was. One of my most difficult, actually, she had the ability to negate my Celestial Brush Techniques. Though if she is sealed like you say, I see no problem, but I shall keep an eye on Naruto none the less." Amaterasu assured him.
The Hokage nodded and looked down at some paperwork on his desk.
"With that out of the way, I've took the chance while you were out with Naruto to find you an apartment. It's amongst the bachelor and bachelorette ninja apartment complexes. Actually, your quite close to Kakashi, should you need anything, he lives a floor below you." The Hokage explained. He handed her a map to show her where it was.
"The rent is adequate to keep with the wages you earn as a genin." He sated.
Amaterasu studied the map and nodded then thanked him again before heading to her new home. She opened the door and looked inside. The room was already furnished with the basic necessities. Amaterasu smiled and headed into the bedroom and got ready for bed. She slipped under the covers, naked, and slipped off into a deep sleep, dreaming of a long-haired blonde man with bright blue eyes.
A*N*- Wow, that turned out to be one of the longer chapters. Let me know if you guys catch any mistakes I might've made on any of the chapters and also let me know what you think so far.