Naka za Kitsune

Chapter 3:

Hokages and Hosokawa

By - Hearts

What happened after that day I don't really remember. All I know is that that place I went to? Yeah, it was Chishou no Mori. A creepy swamp place that my otousan, kaasan, and even sensei won't talk about. At all. And I have never used my summoning jutsu so I'm not so sure it even works. Don't know how to work it. I really didn't have the need for it, anyways, what with my jonin sensei and my two teammates. They're both male, and so was everyone else's, so I'm pretty sure that there's only supposed to be one girl per team. Great. Team 7, look out. There's doom ahead for us.

Anyway, the reason there's doom ahead for me and my team is because they, well, hate each other. But, they work well beside each other—something they know, yet don't have the ability (or friendship) to admit. It's actually rather immature to me . . . and everyone around them! Sometimes I don't get males. At all. They need, like, a reality check or something.

"Hey, kid, what are you doing?" Immediately, I was annoyed. Why does everyone have to interrupt my thoughts?

"Huh?" I asked, turning around a bit too fast, causing me to fall off my perch. Strong hands caught me and put me on the ground rather roughly – though I'd die before I admit it to anybody. Except maybe my father. Somehow, otousan always understands what I'm going through. Anyway, it took me a bit to realize that it was Tsunade-hime who had yelled at – and scared the crap out of – me.

"I asked why you were sitting on top of the Yondaime Hokage's nose." She asked rather dryly, not noticing – or caring about – my glare. So what it I concentrate better up there? Is there something wrong with that?

"I was . . . thinking," I said, matching her dryness with near equality. She didn't care.

"Hokage-sama," I added quickly at her patronizing stare. She smirked. I looked down, ashamed (surprised by how she could make me feel so inadequate) and closed my eyes, thinking hard.

"Just don't do it again," she stated as she started to walk off. She was probably about three feet away from me, now, but she stopped and half-turned around. "Kid," she said, giving me her perfected superior smirk while she pointed in my direction.

I looked up and opened my eyes expectantly. "H-hai?" I asked, kinda hesitating – thinking she was going to tell kaasan and possibly otousan, also.

"What's your name?" she asked.

"A-anou," I hesitated, wondering why she wanted to know that, "my name's Hyuuga Kaito to my mom and he side of the family . . . to my father though, I'm Uzumaki Kaitou, Hokage-sama."

"Uzumaki?" she asked, looking surprised.

"Anou, hai, Hokage-sama," I said, looking innocently at her. Did I do something wrong again?

But she smiled instead. "I should have known . . . the hair, the slight whisker marks . . . it was all right in front of me, but I didn't see it . . ." I decided to stay in one place and not move. Seemed like the best thing to do when your Kage is lost in reminisce. I think.

Naruto looked out at the dark sky. It won't be long, now. I can feel it. But he couldn't think of much right then – after the talk with Leiko.

"Now, honey, I know you are too young to fully understand this right now, but you can't be clan leader," he said after dinner to his little girl. She was frowning and she looked, frankly, like Sasuke when he's pissed. Was. Was, not is. Kami-sama, what was he thinking

"Nani?" his littlest daughter asked/screeched. She could be as loud as Hanabi when it comes to the clan. Neji said it would be hard, but he could have specified.

"It means that you are not, nor will you ever be, in line to that position," came a reply from the doorway. Out of the shadows stepped none other than Neji, looking like his normal, ever neutral self. "And that is that. Don't hate your father or mother or family. There is no reason to. You need to put that dream aside and forget about it. For good." Naruto knew he was speaking from experience, but it was his daughter Neji was speaking harshly to. He stepped in.

"Honey, what he's trying to say –"

"No, don't sugarcoat it, baka," Neji said, sticking his hand in front of Naruto. Wait, when had he even moved between them? Leiko looked confused, hurt, and deceived.

"Well, you can all just go die!" Leiko yelled, trying to ram her six-year-old fists into her superior. Neji's eyes narrowed seriously. Leiko stopped for a split second before she continued to pelt him. Naruto couldn't move, what happened was so fast. First, Leiko moved so quickly, Naruto wasn't sure what had happened. All he knew was at that moment, a fist slammed into his lower back and there was a scream. Naruto recovered just in time to see Neji slowly reeling back his hand. It took a second for him to realize that Neji was slowly but surely slipping out of his Gentle-Fist stance. Another second and Naruto saw his daughter cringing on the ground, twitching and crying for both of their deaths. Yet another second and Naruto saw that Neji had actually stopped all chakra flow and broken her right wrist and she was spitting up some blood.

"Kami-sama," Naruto managed to spit out in a scared, raspy voice.

"Bad seeds need to be crushed," Neji said, his eyes narrowing, and he walked away. It took Naruto some more seconds to even attempt to carry his insane daughter to the hospital.

Naruto straightened up and stopped his breath until he recognized the strange, powerful chakra signature. "Tsunade-hime," Naruto breathed, trying to sound calm.

"You didn't tell me," instantly, Naruto knew what she was talking about.

"Gomen, Tsunade," Naruto apologized. "I heard that Kaito had seen you, but I didn't know you knew that . . ."

"Naruto, I was gone for a couple of years to return to this?" she asked, crossing her arms over her bosom. Naruto sighed. He was in trouble. Big trouble.

"Hey Takashi," I chirped, coming down from the Hosokawa's roof. Takashi's roof, I mean. Well, I mean . . . never mind. It was dark and almost, maybe, eleven o'clock.

Well, Takashi visibly twitched (all over) and turned around very slowly; I had actually seen Sakura-chan doing this a lot when Naruto called her a bad name in her presence. Don't know why my whole entire family (no, clan) hates her guts. "Nani?" he spat, narrowing his eyes so that they were just little amber slits. I must say . . . his amber eyes and flaming red hair look so good together. Don't get me wrong – I don't and never will like him. I think. Oh, well. I need to go home . . .

"I was just saying hi, baka. Also, I was being nice. Ever heard of it?" I asked, looking innocent. He glared even harder. Cool. I love annoying him.

"Nice comeback, lack-of-talent," he said, laughing. So, it comes to this, eh? Calling me Academy names? Oh, just wait till I see you next, Hosokawa. Just you wait. Huh. That was kinda good. Maybe I should say it out loud next time? Genius.

"Are you just going to stand there all night or am I going to have to close the door in your face?" he asked evilly. Oh, he was just asking for it. But, I couldn't do anything. He's better at everything than I am. Even Kakashi-sensei says so. Memories from that pole flooded my brain. Good thing he was there to feed me. I was hungry. And those roped that confined me were itchy. Oh, and they hurt, too, but they were mainly itchy. Takashi just laughed at me. Good thing me and him teamed up against Takashi. If we hadn't, Kakashi-sensei would've probably killed me. Us. Ouch.

Coming back to reality, I turned to answer, but he had gone inside already. I need to stop thinking so much. It'll be the death of me, ne?

So, how was my first chapter? Good? Bad? OK? I need to know! Oh, and we are having trouble deciding what to name the 'him'-the other teammate. Any suggestions? Oh, and he's an Inuzuka (go Dawgs!) Sorry if that was confusing! It was confusing for me . . . lol. Oh, and if you're wondering how we put it up so fast? We started a month before we actually submitted it. We only got this far because they are all kind of ADD. No offence. The funny thing is that I'm ADD (I take conserta or something) and I can concentrate better than any of them. Lol. Oh, and we can like pretty much only update chapters about once a week. On weekends. So, I have to ask that any fans out there-please have patience! We would for you!

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