Franki-chan is sorry if she didn't update fast enough for you! But thank you for reading on.
Okay, Franki-chan still needs info on the demons so she can pick one for Kirimi-chan.
Also, she needs your help to form this story! She needs filler ideas and chapter idea's. it would be a big help if you could help, and thank you Otaku-chan for your ideas in this chap! luv yal!
"Boss! Boss! Bo-o-o-ss!"
Naruto turned about in an Ichiruka bar seat, his whiskered cheeks filled with salty noodles and broth, his attention captivated by a brunette boy and his two friends, shiny new leaf village head bands adorning their foreheads.
Swallowing, the blonde called back, "Hey, Konohamaru!"
The deceased Hokage's grandson ran up to him, Moegi and Udon following close behind him. "Boss, Guess what!"
Naruto got up, helping Kirimi out of her seat and letting her latch to him as he walked over to the three Genin, "What…?"
Konohamaru and his team stumbled to a halt in front of him, panting and wheezing, and all three sets of eyes darted to Kirimi, who buried her face in Naruto's shoulder cutely to hide from the stares.
"Who's she?" Moegi asked skipping closer and pulling on the end of Kirimi's sundress.
"Wow, boss!" Konohamaru exclaimed, "Who'd you bang up!?"
Two men having some booze choked on there drinks, while Naruto choked on his own saliva.
"Konohamaru, you're so gross!" Moegi punched the boy in the arm, and Udon snickered beside her.
"You guys shouldn't even know that stuff yet." Naruto said sternly, once he cleared his esophagus, placing Kirimi down next to Moegi who complimented her hair and asked if she could style it some time, but Kirimi didn't respond.
"Bet you knew it when you where our age…" Udon mumbled, passing his sleeve under his nose.
"Maybe I did, maybe I didn't." Naruto retorted, smiling smugly, "I'm not telling you, snot nosed brats." He teased. Konohamaru stuck his tongue out at Naruto, who stuck it right back. "Now, what where you gonna tell me?"
"Huh?" Konohamaru retracted his tongue and thought a moment, "I—uh—forget…heh…heh…"he laughed nervously and place a hand behind his head, a habit he had picked up from the blonde himself.
"Naruto-san?" Moegi asked, holding Kirimi's hand loosely.
"Yes?" Naruto looked at the two young females; Kirimi was shifting from one foot to the other hurriedly.
"If she isn't yours then where'd she come from?" Moegi shook the bluenette's hand a bit, jerking it upward.
"Um, well…see, she is mine." The trio's eyes widened, "But not in that way!" he waved the thought away with his hands, "Oh no, not that way! See, the Hokage gave her to me to take care of." He was getting sick of telling this story, but the kids were trustworthy enough. "You know, like a temporary sister…kinda…"
"Oh…" They breathed.
"Whatsername…?" Udon asked.
"Kirimi." Naruto responded.
Moegi looked down, "She's so cute." Kirimi ended getting glomped by the carrot-topped girl, making her squeak and whine. "I wish I had a sister."
"Yeah right, who in the right mind would want to be your sister?" Konohamaru snorted, tightening the scarf around his neck. He wore it in any kind of whether, snow or sun.
"Or brother?" Udon added, smirking.
"Kirimi would! Right Kirimi?!" Moegi looked down to find her hand empty, "Kirimi? Where'd she go?" she looked over to find Kirimi next to Naruto, waving him down to her height. When he was crouched, she looked around, pulling at her sundress impatiently and whispered in his ears something the other three couldn't here. His eyes widened in recognition.
"Really bad…?" He asked her, and she nodded frantically, hopping now from one foot to the other, the sneakers kicking up dust off the road. "Shit…" Naruto pulled some money out of Froggy-chan's belly and left it on the table. He turned to the three, "Sorry guys, I have to go. We'll see ya 'round. Say goodbye Kirimi."
She waved as Naruto picked her up and hurried away, leaving Konohamaru and his friends in complete confusion, only coming back out of orbit when a bird ran into a nearby stores window, killing itself.
愛
"…shine, my only sunshine. You make me happy, when skies are gray…" Naruto sang to himself, whistling the rest of the tune as he waited outside a door, marked with a sticklike figure clad in a pink triangle. Yes, the Kyuubi vessel was waiting outside the women's bathroom inside a hardware store, receiving weird looks from both genders, but he ignored them and waited for his responsibility to finish her business.
The door beside him swung open, Kirimi's sneakers squeaking as she walked out, smoothing out her dress. She looked up at Naruto and took the hand he offered her, "All done?" She nodded.
They excited the building, a box of nails in Naruto's free hand ("Restrooms are for customers only, kid." the clerk had said).
The way home was quiet and wordless, Kirimi's grip on Naruto's hand slacking a bit as she fought fatigue off. Soon, they were away from the market and closing in on the academy grounds, where Kirimi would attend next week.
"You're gonna go to school there," Naruto told her, realizing he hadn't told her why they had gone bargain hunting. "And you're gonna meet other kids, and learn how to be a ninja. Sound fun?"
Kirimi looked at the building, her large eyes curiously scanning the surroundings, before nodding. She soon after pointed to the front near the entrance, to an old oak tree with a single swing hanging in the wind, rocking in the breeze.
"Wow! That thing's still there?" Naruto stopped to stare at his old friend, its wood a little brighter than when he last saw it. "I used to play on that swing, Kirimi. That's where…" He faded off, lowering his gaze from the play thing. That's where I sulked when I failed my shinobi exam; where I cried when people called me a monster; where I waited for someone, anyone to pick me up from school…
He looked down at Kirimi, smiling sadly, "…where I spent all of my time, pretty much." She looked away from his sad face and released his hand running over to the swing, hopping upon it.
She pumped her legs back and forth aimlessly, trying to get the swing to move, with little success. She pouted and looked to Naruto, pleading with him to come over and push her. Naruto merely chuckled and shook his head, "C'mon, let's go home. It's getting late. We'll come back tomorrow after we visit Sasuke-teme's house, 'kay?"
Kirimi pouted more strongly, but got up off the swing and returned to Naruto's side, continuing their walk home.
Kirimi suddenly stopped short, her eyebrows shooting up into her hairline. Naruto didn't stop until Kirimi's hand dropped from his when he walked too far.
"What?" He asked walking over to her. She didn't respond, only turning her head to the side to gaze off into the forests foliage. "What is it?" he looked to where her gaze lay and saw nothing, but the young girl kept on staring. He knelt down and placed his larger hand on her head, "What's wrong?"
Kirimi took a hesitant step forward and out from under Naruto's touch. The moments ticking by as Naruto watched her listen to what seemed like nothing.
Suddenly, without warning, Kirimi bolted into the woods, as fast as the young feet upon her could take her, the green swallowing her up like a hungry beast.
"Hey!" Naruto yelled after her, pulsing chakra into his feet out of instinct, preparing to follow her, "Kirimi! Get back here!"
He dashed past the trees, ducking under every branch in his way, trying to keep the girl in sight. She dodged around a large boulder and continued her pursuit of nothing, Naruto dodged the same stone and saw no Kirimi when he past it. Panicking he pushed more chakra to the balls of his feet, going faster as to catch up to the bluenette. But she wasn't there. He had lost sight of her completely.
"Kirimi!" He screamed, receiving no answer. Naruto sunk father into the forest, calling out Kirimi's name as he went. "Kiri—" he stopped, his ears picking out the sound of splintering wood, the crunching of dead leaves under foot, and the grunts of someone's hard work echoing just before it.
Sprinting for all he was worth, Naruto reached the source of the sound quickly, quietly. His eyes immediately trained themselves on a mop of blue hair set between two bushes, staring out into an opening.
"Kirimi!" Naruto whispered harshly, "Get your scrawny five-year-old ass over here so I can whip it!" Kirimi's head snapped her head over to him and glared, shushing him with a finger to her pursed lips. Naruto gaped, "Don't you tell me ta shush!" he darted over to her, hauling her over his shoulder like a sack of rice, "We're goin' home, little miss."
Kirimi kicked and thrashed, pounding her small fists upon Naruto jumpsuit clad back, and screamed. All sounds die from the forest, including the sounds made by someone's hard training earlier, only soft panting being permitted.
"Who is there?" Naruto stopped dead in his tracks at the familiar voice of a certain bowl-cut shinobi.
"I can see you." Another voice said, calm and deadly, "No use hiding, now."
Oh great…them? Why me? "Um, heh, heh…" Naruto walked out of the bring bush, exposing himself to the four familiar ninja, a hand resting behind his head, "Hiya guys…um, what's up?"
"Naruto-san, my friend," Rock Lee ran up to the blonde from the punching log and gave him a strong pat on the back, making him stagger forward, "How good it is to see you again! And in such a youthful surrounding, too!"
"Yeah, nice to see you too, Lee." Neji walked up beside his teammate, a small smile adorning his pale features.
"Hello, Uzumaki-san."
"Hey Neji."
TenTen waved from where she was on the other side of the training grounds, collecting her numerous weapons from a target, which Naruto returned.
Naruto suddenly found himself and Kirimi in a bone crushing hug, "Oh, Naruto, it only feels like yesterday I saw you. My how you've grown! Much thicker, yes!"
Choking, Naruto gasped out, "Gai, it—was yester—day." He tried to squirm his way away from the man, but it proved to be impossible. "And—I haven't got—ten thicker, you're just—squeezing—my kid." Gai dropped Naruto, who dropped Kirimi, who suddenly got this look on her face like she was going to cry from the impact.
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Which she did…
"Oh my! Do not cry youthful spirit! Rock Lee shall help make it better!" Lee scooped Kirimi up off the ground where she had landed, and proceeded to rock the living daylights out of her. It only caused her to sob harder, as her head was banged around.
After Neji had helped Naruto off the ground as well, he swiped Kirimi away from the green-clad raven, and replaced her weight with a large stone. Lee didn't bother to know the difference as he continued to rock the…rock, and sing a lullaby highly off Que.
"Please be silent little Matzuno-san. There is no need to shriek so violently." Neji whispered to Kirimi, patting her head lightly and rubbing her back in soothing motions. She finally quieted down enough for Neji to hand her over to Naruto. He took Kirimi back with an open yap-trap, imitating a fish.
"Wow, Neji…" TenTen had made her way over to them by now, all her weapons tucked away in her scroll, "I didn't know you could be so maternal."
"How do you think we keep the younger Hyuugas quiet?" He responded smoothly. He began a staring contest with the yellow eyed child, keeping her gaze lock on his white orbs, hypnotizing her to remain speechless.
"How'd you know her name?" Naruto asked.
"Haruno-san came over not to long ago." The Hyuuga boy answered, looking away from Kirimi to Naruto.
TenTen spun a kunai between her fingers, smiling, "Rambled on about how cute she was and why she was here. Gotta say you're very brave Naruto." She flung the weapon across the field, making a direct hit in a target dummy's groin.
"I am?" The blonde looked pass the brunette to admire the target she had just gotten.
"Yes. Children are three times as bad as any S-class ninja." TenTen explained, "It's takes a lot of patients, determination, and tender loving care to raise a kid."
"That's TenTen language for 'glad it's you and not me'." Neji smirked, and dodged a punch from the weapon's master that was aiming for his head. They began to spar there on the spot. Naruto took the chance to move away.
Kirimi began to struggle in Naruto's arms once again, reaching out in the direction of Neji and TenTen.
"Fine, fine, just don't go running off again." Naruto set Kirimi down and watched her take off passed the two brunettes and toward a still rocking Rock Lee. He watched as Lee took notice of the girl a dropped the stone, talking down to her when she approached.
Naruto let out a deep exasperated sigh, rolling his eyes. Taking a seat on a fallen tree, he lowered his tired head into his hands rubbing his face upward and combing through his light locks.
"You thought it would be easy?" Naruto looked up to be met with Gai's hard featured face.
He groaned, understanding what the man meant exactly, "Honestly, yes…"
Gai laughed whole-heartily, plopping himself down beside the younger male, "Well, it isn't!" Naruto resisted the urge to roll his eyes again, and let Gai continue.
"Have you ever considered becoming a sensei, Naruto?"
Naruto created a worry line in his forehead as he thought, "I've never really given it much thought." He paused, "No, I don't think I want to."
"And why not?" Gai asked, leaning forward.
Naruto put on one of his infamous fox grins, "'Cause I'm still shootin' to be Hokage!"
Gai laughed loudly again, "Yes, I suppose that is a set back. But, nevertheless, we sensei's pick this job over everything else because we feel a connection to the children. And to the children we are assigned we try to improve them. Not just as ninja, but as people." Gai raised himself up from his spot next to Naruto. "Even if you're not a sensei, you can help still form this child into a better person than others will think her to be."
"You mean, help her try to prove wrong the people that think she's just a demon?" Naruto ventured, thinking he understood the concept.
Nodding, Gai responded, "Yes." He walked away a few steps but then turn back to the blonde, "You could also improve on her fashion sense. I have a few old jumpsuits of Lee's, if you ever need them."
"No!" Naruto hollered, jumping up, "That's okay. We'll manage. Kirimi, let's g…" Naruto's words died on his lips as he looked to where Kirimi and Lee were. Lee was standing of to the side watching Kirimi with bewildered round eyes. Naruto was too as he watched Kirimi stand upon her palms carefully, smiling down at the ground below her, ignoring the fact that her dress fell down to reveal her pink underwear. She slowly lifted one hand off the ground, making TenTen gasp behind her, but she paid no heed to it.
Naruto slowly walked over to where the two were, Neji and TenTen stopping the spar a few yards off to watch. Every one remained silent for the next ten minutes, simply watching the girl as she balanced for all that time, never wavering in the slightest. Kirimi finally looked up the smile fading from her face when she saw Naruto. She immediately lowered herself and scurried over to them, her eyes lowering to the now very interesting grass.
"Such…" Lee began, shaking his head in what you would think a disappointed manner. Oh, how wrong you were, "…Blissful wonder! Exploding from today's youth! Isn't that right sensei?! The power of youth explodes from this being!"
"That it does Lee! That it does!" Gai joined his former student as they praised Kirimi.
Neji inched over to Naruto, "I suggest you go home before they break out in song." Naruto agreed silently and helped the bluenette onto his back, dashing off into the famous leaves of Konoha's trees and away from the old rookie nine, before anyone notice there departure.
Phew glad i'm done with that!
Okay, the reason the birdie died is because Kirimi told Naruto she had to...go. Sad but true...ah, well. Sry for any confusion.
I'm sick of writing on Word. It kept telling me Gai was Gay. He might be... :Shivers:
Next chapter, Naruto and Kirimi visit Sasuke! and maybe more if i get more idea's. plz R&R...
Ja Ne!
