And the long awaited fourth chapter is here! Sorry that it's been a while; education (unfortunately) comes first. But I finally got it done. Hope you enjoy!
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Chapter 4- Topping the Cake
He wasn't sure what woke him first, the smell of bacon and syrup or the slight weight across his body. His feet were covered by sheets so he could only deduce that he fell asleep on the bed last night. Konohamaru was a trip. He wore the blonde out!
The weight on his body shifted again. It was a bit heavier than the weight of his sheets. His hands slid upward from under the sheets only for his fingers to bump into something soft, like a girl's chest. Naruto's cheeks burned. Only one of two people could be on top of him: the phoenix or the dragon. Judging by the giggle that sounded in his ears, he could only guess the former. Mizurei probably would make sure to avoid any contact with him at all. . . . period. The blonde had little time to think about how the thought stung more than it should have.
"Rise and shine, Narutooooo," Katsume sang.
With a groan, he quickly withdrew his wandering hand and forced his tired eyes open. Her fiery red hair spilled across his chest and her golden eyes peered down into his own sapphire blue, a look of amusement in their depths. She had him slightly pinned down, her legs straddling the waist of the blonde and her arms on either side of his head.
"I didn't know you were that outgoing," she said in a teasing seductive voice, twirling a finger on his chest. If she shifted her body, Katsume would learn just how ticklish the Kyuubi container was. It was only natural for her to assume such, especially since his hand unknowingly ventured over rolling hills all the way to the red-head's slim waist.
"If you are done entertaining my master, I would prefer that you keep the apartment from burning down," Mizurei scolded quietly, glaring murderously at Naruto rather than the actual offender. The blonde's face flamed with embarrassment. Katsume pouted before swingling a leg over his body, getting off of her favored perch lest she ruin the breakfast she slaved over.
Naruto's attention snapped to the door when someone knocked on it. Naruto yawned widely and crossed the room to get the door, abruptly clicking his mouth shut when his guest was revealed.
"Naruto," Neji greeted, stepping inside once Naruto moved. He figured Katsume would be here since she seemed to be fond of the annoying blonde. That only spelled more trouble for him; yesterday, Katsume nearly revealed herself just to say hello to Naruto who in turn nearly revealed her to the Hokage's grandson by freaking out. The phoenix found amusement in watching all of the blonde's latest pranks.
He also found that some of his earnings mysteriously disappeared only for him to find his summon at the newly renovated apartment of his blonde rival, who screeched and whined about the injustice of the world over something as trivial as ramen in response to the large meal she prepared.
The only one who seemed relatively calm about the situation they were thrust into was Mizurei, and it was obviously a well established mask that kept her from strangling either Naruto or Katsume like he was tempted to.
"It's a good thing you came, Neji," Naruto said, grinning at the prospect of more company. "Katsume made enough food to feed an army again, so we'll probably need help finishing this."
True to his word, the table lay siege to an assortment of breakfast foods including bacon, eggs, pancakes with sliced bananas as a dry filling, sausage, and a variety of fruit. There was barely enough room to sit down and enjoy it all.
"I already ate, Naruto. I came here for Katsume," he said, an eyebrow raised at the covered table. "You have an orientation later today, so it would be best if you stopped fooling around and eat."
"Awww," Naruto groaned, "can't you stay for just a little bit?" The blonde poured milk into a cup as he pleaded for the presence of the Hyuuga.
Neji sighed and sat down at the table beside Mizurei. If Naruto was complaining, than he knew Katsume would be kicking and screaming before he could drag her away. It was too early for the drama he had to put up with, and something told him that the day would only bring more.
His attention turned to Katsume who packed some of the extras away, most likely for Naruto to heat up later. It was quite disturbing that his summon was so attached to Naruto, and he couldn't understand why. He wasn't sure if he could send the phoenix away on a mission since she would probably retaliate against leaving the blonde genin behind. What had Naruto done to deserve such blind loyalty that even he, as Katsume's master, struggled to receive?
On top of that, Naruto was completely inexperienced as a master. How could he possibly be able to summon a dragon, especially one of her lineage? Neji observed the other master who shoveled pancakes into his mouth, his face turning blue when a bit caught in his throat. The phoenix giggled before heartily slapping his back to clear his clogged passage way.
It was obvious that before Katsume, he hadn't eaten a decent meal on a daily basis, a fact that the phoenix most likely acknowledged as well. Which probably meant that he would be visiting Naruto more often. He refused to be allied with Naruto; he didn't want it to come to that. Getting close to any master or summon was something that he could not afford if he wanted to win. For now, he would see what plans the blonde idiot had up his sleeve. In that way, he would learn what weaknesses he could target in order to effectively eliminate Naruto as a master.
"What is your plan, Naruto," Neji asked bluntly. He sipped at a cup of green tea nonchalantly that Katsume made for herself, Neji, and Mizurei. She makes excellent tea, he thought, vaguely.
Naruto stopped eating, allowing a bit of his eggs to fall with a small 'splat' off of his fork and onto his plate. Katsume wondered exactly what her master was getting at, and Mizurei instantly became suspicious.
"I don't have one," Naruto admitted, looking straight into the pale eyes of the older Hyuuga. Mizurei warily watched Neji.
"This Dragon Scale crap," he said, surprising the room's occupants with his serious tone, "means nothing to me."
Mizurei immediately became outraged and grabbed the collar of Naruto's pajamas in an uncharacteristic display of . . . . character, knocking his chair over in the process. None payed heed to the clattering sound, though Katsume quickly pulled the chair back into place.
"Listen up," she hissed, to the befuddled blonde. "If I ever hear you say that again, I'll kill you." She brought him closer to her face to make sure that he heard every word she uttered clearly. She didn't notice his eyes quickly dart to her lips and back to her eyes that sparked with fury.
"Wake up, Naruto! Do you think we summons follow you humans without any ulterior motive?" She growled. "Do not confuse me for those lower beings that call themselves summons and serve humans under false contracts. It doesn't work that way. I do not obey without sacrifice, and you will do well to learn that now."
Mizurei released her hold on Naruto, allowing him to fall back into the seat as she did the same. An angered expression remained on her face. Naruto breached a whole new level of uncomfortable. He never thought that she could lose her temper, and it was quite intimidating when someone smaller than you could hold you by the collar of your shirt without any strain. Katsume didn't trust Neji to continue talking without saying something insulting in regards to Naruto's comment.
"The Dragon Scale grants the wish of those who get it," Katsume explained, sipping at her own tea. "But it's not only the master who gets that wish. Summons get that, too, remember?" Katsume glared at Neji.
"It's the reason that summon's answer the call of a master. We have a choice usually dictated by our will to obtain the Dragon Scale. A trend evolved from the contract between us summons versus the summons you are normally acquainted with today. Spirits from the summoning realm enter a contract but unlike with us, the summons of today merely exist to serve shinobi. They're bred as summons; we chose to be summons."
A pained look subtly inched onto the phoenix's face. "We each participate in this war because we each have something that we badly want granted. It's the only reason why many spirits of our status become summons in the first place."
Naruto tugged at the hair on his head in frustration. "So you guys just come here to have your wish granted when only one out of how ever many of you there are will even live to get it? If only one can have it, than one of you have to die!"
Mizurei was shocked and annoyed by the worry and exasperation etched on her master's face. She simply couldn't fathom why he cared so much and questioned that. "Summons don't die in the mortal realm, Naruto," the dragon pointed out. "Even if they are defeated, they simply go back to where they came from with no hope of return until they are given another chance to obtain the Dragon Scale."
"And that's only if the Dragon Scale hasn't been wished on by then. Killing should be of no consequence to you, both as a master and a shinobi," Neji stated grimly.
"But killing each other is. . .!"
"Listen, Naruto!" Katsume begged. "If you let the other masters run around unchecked then innocent people are going to die!" Naruto ceased argument and allowed his companion to continue without interruption.
"The fuel of any living being is chakra, including a summon," she said, abandoning her tea in favor of explaining what only Naruto remained in the dark about. "The more chakra we take in, the closer we get to having the same amount of strength we possessed before binding ourselves to humans." Neji could see that Katsume was dancing around the point. It was for a cute reason too; she didn't want Naruto to be disgusted with her after she finished her tale.
"What she's trying to get at," Neji interrupted, "is that a summon can gain sustenance from devouring souls and chakra since they are spiritual beings. There are masters who order their summon to attack humans and eat their souls as a way of gaining more chakra and bolstering their strength."
"Summons eat the souls of humans?!" Naruto yelled, alarmed and horrified. He desperately sought reassurance from Katsume that it wasn't true, but her gaze was guilty, and she couldn't look him in the face. He imagined the night when all of this began, when Mizurei appeared before him in all her ethereal beauty, defending him, claiming that he was her master. Even with her threat of killing him and her obvious dislike of him, he couldn't imagine her as a ruthless, cold killer. And Katsume, she was adamant about keeping him safe, healthy, and happy it seemed. She possessed a playful nature; how could she eat the souls of innocents?
No, Naruto insisted to himself, eyes squeezed shut. No way! Mizurei and Katsume would never do something like that!
Katsume watched the tea ripple in response to her trembling hands. She wanted to curse Neji or kick him under the table. Something! She was sure that he told Naruto to spite her. But Naruto would have learned the eventual truth later.
Mizurei watched Naruto cautiously. It would do no good for Naruto to fear her, as much as she reveled in the prospect. Neji had awful timing in her opinion. Telling him this at the beginning of the day would only ruin the rest of it. And she'd rather have told him herself considering that this would add one strike against all summons in his mind.
Neji mentally dusted his hands off. One more terrible fact to reveal out of the way. If he was lucky, Naruto would back out of the war due to a strong dislike for it.
"So, what will you do?" He asked, pouring himself another cup of tea, calmly. "Just sit back and watch no matter how vile the other masters get?" It was an unspoken challenge; Neji seemed to do that a lot around Naruto in specific, Katsume realized. Naruto of course, rose to that challenge.
"If they do something like that," the blonde declared, "I'll stop 'em."
"You've got to be kidding me," Mizurei said. "You won't try to defeat a master on your own initiative, but if another does something wrong, then you'll take them out?"
"So, basically, you want to have your cake and eat it too." Neji swished the tea around the cup with his hand, a small frown etched on his face as usual. How could he have become a master?
"I know I'm trying to have it both ways," Naruto said, frustrated, "but I just can't come up with any other plan of attack here." Naruto nervously fiddled with his pajama pants, watching his plate of food which was quickly losing heat. He wondered if he stared hard enough if it would heat again.
Th phoenix sighed. "Mind if I tell you what the problem with that particular approach will be?" Both Neji and Mizurei were mildly surprised that she even lifted a finger to disagree with Naruto.
"There will be masters," she continued, still observing the contents of her cup, "that will be determined to use any means of winning. You one day might come across one that will hunt you until they kill you."
Naruto gasped, and Mizurei nodded her head slightly in affirmation.
"There are some summons who may even have a certain level of control over their master and might manipulate them into doing unimaginable things."
"If we sit around and wait," Neji said ,"we're dead. I doubt we'll even have the chance to retaliate or defend ourselves." The statement was directed more toward the hesitant Katsume than Naruto who seemed even more averse to the war than before.
He stood, dusting off his clothes and leaving the apartment to meet his appointed team. Before shutting the door he narrowed his pale eyes at Naruto who watched with a startled look. "Don't get yourself into trouble, today, Naruto." He wasn't inclined to rush his summon, but she prepared to leave anyway.
Neji shouldn't have jinxed him.
Mizurei silently finished off her plate and an additional two others efficiently with the grace of a noble even after consuming large helpings in a small amount of time. "Finish your breakfast," she demanded Naruto, "you'll need your strength."
He did so and quickly dressed himself wondering exactly how much of an appetite she had. He shook his head and prepared to leave, his forehead protector in place. How would it look, after all, if he arrived late to his orientation? Certainly not good.
Reaching the door, he turned to bid his "servant" farewell. Instead he found her standing directly behind him, dressed in her blue kimono as though about to leave.
"Wha?" Naruto observed in confusion as she toed on her sandals and passed him to open the door herself silently. A determined frown remained on her face.
"Hold on!" Naruto grabbed her wrist quickly before she could step out of the door. She raised an eyebrow in silent inquiry, her frown deepening in displeasure as she faced him.
"Where are you going?" He asked.
"Obviously, I'm accompanying you." Mizurei answered. "It's my duty to protect you."
He opened his mouth to protest, but in another rare display of defiance, she immediately told him that there was no room for argument.
"You seem to get into trouble wherever you go," she pointed out. "It is not beneficial to draw attention to yourself the way you do."
It was obvious that she was referring to the events occurring over the last few days starting from Mizuki. It didn't help that he played pranks on the village - Katsume only egged him on with her delighted giggles and willing participation - and got into trouble constantly.
It occurred to him then that he couldn't be a master without being inconspicuous. But he couldn't gain attention and recognition unless he was conspicuous.
So, basically, you want to have your cake and eat it too, Neji's stoic voice reminded him.
I may not be able to have my cake and eat it too, he thought, but I could always have my cake and eat someone else's.
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Mizurei sat outside of the window, bored out of her wits as she toyed with a droplet of water. Just before it was about to land with a 'plop', she would force the liquid to crawl back up the drain pipe from which it came and repeated the process all over again. Konoha was lowering its standards; none of the genin in that room the dragon sat outside of seemed competent enough to become ninja. Especially not the female population.
How dare they! The nerve they had to attack her master for something that was clearly not his fault. And fighting over a boy made it clear to her that the priority of the girls, particularly the pink-haired one that continued to assault and bad mouth her master, was to look pretty and act tough to gain the attentions of who she deemed the "arrogant ass".
"Why am I on a team with that loser?" Sakura whined childishly. Sasuke reciprocated the complaint inwardly - he knew better than to say so aloud since approving of anything Sakura did would give her wrong ideas - crossing his arms over his chest.
"Everyone knows that he's an obnoxious, loud-mouthed, wannabe shinobi with no home training," she continued. The rest of the room's occupants, with exception to Hinata and Iruka, silently agreed.
Mizurei nearly snarled at the audacity of the girl. The kunoichi gave her nothing but a huge headache ever since she raced through the door, another girl with blonde hair arguing over who got into the room first. And the boy's stoic act was so damn dramatic and pitiful that it made people who actually knew how to play the part - she thought of her own kin at that point - look bad. Naruto probably could whip the raven-haired boy with the right training.
Determined to push him past the level of each and every student in the room, she defiantly decided that indeed, she would train Naruto. What better way for him to excel than to learn from one of the most powerful of creatures? Not that said creature was bragging.
It would do him good as a master to learn the way a summon functioned in battle anyway: hard, fast, and merciless. True, it is difficult to defeat a summon as a master, and the lazy boy that first confronted Naruto about his presence in the classroom would probably consider it a waste of time to train against an unbeatable force. But no one said it was impossible.
A sudden flare of chakra immediately drew her attention to her master. It was too quick for anyone of the classroom to notice, but not only had she noticed it, she felt an ominous force behind it. The chakra unsettled the normally calm female greatly. Surely that's not Naruto's chakra. It could only belong to one person, and by person, she meant the sadistic being that inhabited Naruto's stomach.
Apparently, even the blonde with his indestructible mask had his limits. The annoying girl most likely said the wrong things at the wrong time in order to get such a reaction that she received.
Naruto was not in the right mood for taking insults. The stress involving the war left Naruto, though reluctant to show it, very irritable. On top of that, Neji's own subtle insults left a bad taste in his mouth. He had no patience for public displays of disdain. And he felt as though Mizurei was disappointed with the partnership they shared. What would she think of him now? Especially since the dragon was supposed to be protecting him and probably heard what both Sakura and Sasuke thought of him? Naruto couldn't bare to have both his new teammates and his partner think badly of him.
He felt a deep anger engulf him. It was foreign, as though it weren't his own. Nevertheless it fueled him. Before anyone could blink, Naruto had stood and was armed with a raised fist before Sakura. She immediately closed her eyes in fear when he charged at her aiming to do damage. A gasp filled her ears, so she cautiously opened her eyes when no pain accompanied the swift attack.
Posed by Naruto's side was a beautiful girl that resembled an angel without question. Her skin was pale, possibly more so than Sasuke's, and her eyes were the clearest blue she had ever seen. Her long, silvery-white hair glittered softly in the classroom light, and Sakura could bet that it was more silky than hers. Her clothes even spoke volumes as to the beauty that radiated off the girl standing before them. Naruto sagged against the girl that delivered a blow to his stomach who sighed in response. The mystery female ran her fingers through the unconscious blonde's hair, a gesture that was meant to calm him in his state.
During the escapade, Sasuke, Ino, Shikamaru, and Hinata stood in alarm, the former three ready to pounce on Naruto if the situation called for it. Iruka was shocked beyond speech and movement. Naruto had been behaving strangely for the last few days, and this just topped the cake.
Everyone wondered who the girl in the room was. They were enchanted, particularly the majority of the male population, by the beauty that radiated off of her easily.
"Thank you for saving me," Sakura said, regaining her composure now that Naruto had been dealt with. Served him right for trying to attack her! She was completely unprepared for the venomous glare reflecting in the once clear blue eyes that accompanied her thanks. They were clouded over with many levels of rage that startled her. Her savior had gone from ethereal to lethal.
"Do not thank me for something that I didn't mean to do." Her voice, even with the angry undertones, was clear and melodious. "My intentions were to save Naruto from getting into trouble and, as a result, getting hurt. Saving you was a consequence of that. If this situation didn't call for me to stop him, I would have let him punch you." If Naruto hurt anyone, then they would blame him for the attack since they thought of him as the nine-tailed fox. Sakura on the other hand would get off the hook even if she was the one who provoked him.
The classroom became filled with curious students who didn't know how to take the statement. A smug, Sasuke fan decided to propose her own theory.
"That's right," Ino claimed, "because there's no way Sasuke would allow that idiot to pull off something like that, even if it was against billboard brow. Everyone knows he graduated on top making him the best ninja in here."
Now the mystery angel was glaring at Sasuke as if she wanted him to state this himself. Her eyes widened with shock when she took in his features. "Uchiha?"
A collective nod was her response from the stupefied graduates. She once again decided to surprise them when a malicious smile grew on her face. Her words were like poison, and it didn't seem possible for acid to spew so confidently through her soft, pink lips.
"That sorry excuse for an Uchiha doesn't even possess his Sharingan yet. What threat is that arrogant ass to anyone at this point?" Now she had done damage. Insulting Sasuke was an unwritten offense that no sane person expected for a female (was it even possible that she didn't swoon at his appearance) to commit. The females in the room immediately protested loudly to the offending female's words.
They were effectively silenced when she decided to add more fuel to the fire with her next statement which was directly aimed at Sasuke and, more importantly, his over-inflated ego. She held two fingers up to accompany her words.
"Itachi Uchiha had nearly mastered the Sharingan at your age, yet, I defeated him twice. And both times, he challenged me."
The very prideful fish took the well prepared bait. He growled, placing the other students on edge. The damn girl was nuts! What was she getting herself into? Iruka by now realized that only chaos could follow this if he allowed it to continue, but he was deeply disturbed by what the girl said. She admitted to her victories with no hint of hesitation or sign that she was lying. If it was true, then she could very well be a threat to all of them. And there was no mistaking the massive amount of chakra she possessed. Shikamaru seconded those thoughts.
"You're lying," Sasuke bit out through gritted teeth. It was time he silenced the bitch. He immediately assumed a fighting stance to which the offender rose a thin, silver eyebrow.
"You want to confirm that . . . . now?"
Chouji stuffed another handful of chips into his mouth. This was getting good; drama, suspense, mystery, snappy insults. And here came the long awaited climax! The door slammed open to reveal a panting, pissed off looking Neji Hyuuga who pointed accusingly at the mystery girl in the room, immediately assuming the worst. The mischievous look in her eyes did nothing to attest for innocence.
"You!" He growled. "Dammit, I swear you two put together are more trouble than you're worth, even without Katsume!" Everyone's eyes raced between the two parties, now wondering what connection the Hyuuga prodigy had with the dead last and the mystery angel as they had come to acknowledge her as. Hinata became nervous. She didn't know her cousin was acquainted with Naruto and the girl that held him, and she was not used to this side of him (or any side for that matter). He was swearing, swearing! And who was Katsume?
"It's like I became a fucking babysitter overnight!" Neji was beyond infuriated. Did they not know that they weren't supposed to reveal themselves?! If Katsume was bad, than he wasn't sure what to call Mizurei. She deliberately allowed herself to be seen in the presence of people who were not masters and even worse still, she purposely flared her chakra to boast her strength.
Both females and the male would ruin his chances of winning the war! If anyone in the room was smart enough to do so, they would warn the Hokage that a possible threat in the form of a girl breached the barriers of the village. Naruto would get into trouble, Katsume would defend him, and as her master, if he wanted to stand a chance of seeing the Dragon Scale, Neji would have to defend her. Fate surely was toying with him to make the blonde a competitor in the war.
Chouji hit the jackpot in entertainment today! Not one, but two genin caught acting out of character, and a beauty knocking Sasuke Uchiha down a couple of pegs. Gossip was sure to spread like wildfire now!
Neji stormed into the classroom and hauled the still unconscious Naruto off of the mystery angel, slinging him across his shoulder. He was out like a light and would probably wake up with a killer stomachache. Without another word, the silently fuming Hyuuga exited the classroom through the open window. The still stunned graduates warily watched the interrupting female, Sasuke officially confused and angered (never a good combination).
Chouji leaned forward in anticipation of the conclusion.
The girl stood and bowed in a graceful sweeping motion to Iruka, who was still frozen at the front of the class. She remembered the man that defended her master and was grateful. "I apologize for interrupting the orientation." She decided to take the normal route outside of the classroom.
He was utterly disappointed . . . .
The mystery angel suddenly stopped at the doorway as though she forgot something. A sickeningly sweet smile graced her face as she addressed Sakura again. "You really should learn some tact. If you continue acting like a snob, everyone might think you were an obnoxious, loud-mouthed, wannabe shinobi with no home training."
. . . . that this level of entertainment didn't occur more often!
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"Lord Hokage!"
Sarutobi held up a hand for silence. Naruto wasn't making a very good first impression as a genin for his classmates or the jounin. Each one of them, with exception to Kakashi strangely, questioned whether or not it would be safe to train Naruto as a ninja, or even allow him on a team with Sasuke of all people.
It was evident to all the occupants of the room that, for just one split second, Kyuubi gained a small amount of influence over Naruto. It was the reason that Naruto had gone to attack Sakura for a comment that, though highly uncalled for, was hardly an insult compared to the worst he had received and coming from one that didn't have a notable ninja clan to back her up.
The Third Hokage wasn't sure which of the events in the classroom bothered his jounin more: the short display of Kyuubi's power or the girl that accompanied the Kyuubi container.
He personally had never seen the dazzling female first of all. Not in the academy or as a villager. Someone who wore clothes like hers was probably part of a notable clan, especially with the symbol of three crescent moons on her back that replaced the fan of the Uchiha clan. If she was from a different village, she could possibly cause trouble for her presence if they thought that she was kidnapped.
Secondly, she wore no forehead protector. Huge deal considering that she displayed the speed of an S-class shinobi, even higher maybe. One second, the window was closed, the next, it was open with a girl inside, no sound marking her entrance. What was a girl of her potential doing as a villager instead of a kunoichi?
Lastly, she claimed that she had not only met Itachi, but defeated him twice. Judging from her looks, and her claims, the girl was only seven when she was challenged by Itachi and defeated him, yet a year later, he destroyed the entirety of his clan with exception to Sasuke. Most of the jounin were skeptical about that though he had a hunch that she still unnerved them with her words. After all, for Itachi Uchiha to challenge a seven-year-old was unfathomable unless he deemed her a challenge. Which spelled out one important revelation.
That - girl - was - dangerous.
But they couldn't risk taking her out for two reasons: from their knowledge, she wasn't a kunoichi, and she wasn't apart of the village. Doing so could place them in a quarrel with another country that possibly valued the girl highly. For all they knew, she could be one of the relatives of the Feudal Lords. Definitely not a risk worth taking.
"Lord Hokage," Kurenai began again, "it's possible that if that girl was protecting Naruto, she knows about the nine-tailed fox! What if her objective in this village is to steal him away in order for him to be used as a weapon in some other country?"
Another thing worth considering since the female in the room did state that she only protected Sakura so that Naruto wouldn't get into trouble. Which meant that the girl knew at least that Naruto was special from all of the others. With that in mind, he made his decision.
"Kakashi." The jounin straightened his stance slightly in response. "As his new sensei, I want you to keep a close eye on Naruto. It is possible that what Kurenai proposed is true. Naruto is somehow connected to that girl. Don't mention anything to him, but whenever you get a chance, find out as much information concerning her as possible. He most likely knows her and might talk about her at some point on your team."
What boy in their right mind wouldn't? Naruto obviously had a beautiful, quick-witted female willing to defend him. That was the reason they found her suspicious most likely; what sane person, especially of her nobility, would defend the village prankster. It was sad really that those who defended Naruto would be labeled according to his status as Kyuubi vessel.
"Get Gai in here," the Hokage ordered, fiddling with his pipe. Neji obviously knew the two well, a little surprising since he was from the Hyuuga clan. Why else would he barge into the classroom shouting profanities at both? Sarutobi would ask the genin's sensei if he knew anything about Neji's connection to Naruto or if he had been acting weird as of late.
All of the jounin except the Copycat Nin abruptly left. Sarutobi decided that it was about time he visited Naruto's apartment again. Who knows what clues they would find there?
And that concludes my latest, lovely chapter! REVIEW PLEASE!
NOTES
This section of my notes will be focused mostly on everyone's favorite dragon in this fic!
If you haven't realized yet based off of Mizurei's name and ability to torture innocent water droplets, she can control water. As a dragon (the Japanese kind) that would make sense, no? Think of her ability as water bending (you know, from Avatar).
Origins of her name: Mizu meaning water and Rei meaning spirit (I haven't stated her last name in the fic yet but I will disclose that info. here.) Ryuu meaning dragon. She's Mizurei of the Ryuu clan!
Mizurei is strangely defensive of Naruto (in a more veiled way than Katsume).
Mizurei has kin; I'll leave that as a non-sequitur in the story for the time being.
Mizurei like to eat, eat, eat (apples and bananas)!
Is it just me, or is Mizurei slowly becoming more defiant?
Mizurei is unsettled by Kyuubi's presence. I decided that Kyuubi will have more influence over Naruto than he normally does. That's another major hint by the way.
Mizurei fought Itachi once (or twice). Yet another hint I will let you ponder over.
Summons attack humans! Waaaah!
Uh-oh! Sarutobi will be watching the masters and summons now! (But we can't let him spoil the fun can we?)
Ciao for now! I'll try to update soon! REVIEW! REVIEW! REVIEW! Please!