I Do Not Own Naruto

"Speaking"

"Jutsu, Demon"

"Thinking"

A/N I've decided that this will have one other in a relationship with Naruto, price for leading a double life. It will be revealed in due time. For those of you who are curious, yes Naruto has the raw power of a two tails; he uses it about as efficiently as a 3 year old with finger paints. I have never seen this person as Naruto's sensei, and I thought it fitting for his current situation. Enjoy.

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"Let me get this straight, Hokage-sama," a woman with wild brown hair wearing a green vest and brown pants started, "You want me," her feral eyes leveled on the aging Hokage, "to train that brat, in addition to my other duties?"

"Quite right," the Hokage said as he took out his pipe.

The woman absently rubbed at the red marking that ran down her cheeks, she shook her head, "I don't get it."

"Uzumaki-san," the old man began, "Has shown an interesting development, he has started showing signs similar to that of your clan. He also needs observation."

"Observation? You've been against that from the beginning since we even suggested it," the woman said.

"Inuzuka-sama," the Hokage set his pipe to his lips, "He's also shown a disturbing anomaly in his chakra. It is as fire."

"You want me to see how much the fox is influencing him," the woman said bluntly.

"In short yes," he took a long drag from his pipe.

"Sarutobi," the Inuzuka dropped the title for a moment, "the other agreement is a part of this as well?"

"Yes," Sarutobi smiled, "with the backing of one of the clans; he would have a lot less problems."

"Why me?" the woman asked quietly.

"Despite their being better, more understanding teachers out there," Sarutobi began, "I feel the more disciplined teachings of your clan would affect him much better."

"If I refuse?" The woman asked, looking Sarutobi dead in the eyes.

"You can't, team meetings were over an hour ago," Sarutobi held in a chuckle as the woman's eyes widened.

"You are very late indeed," Sarutobi mused, "Don't worry about your seat on the council, I'll try to plan around it."

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Naruto shuffled around the clearing he was told to meet his new sensei at. He started wandering around the area when she didn't show up, staying within sight of the clearing.

After what felt like an eternity, Naruto heard something pad quietly into the clearing. He turned to see a dog wearing an eye patch looking at him quizzically. Naruto backed quietly on all fours, watching the dog, slowly getting closer to it.

When he was in front of it, he sat down cross-legged leaning in a looking it straight in the eyes. The dog cocked his head, "Mistress would like to see you, fox."

Naruto jerked back, surprised at the dog's ability to talk, "I'm not a fox," he quickly said.

The dog sniffed at him, "You smell like fox. Either way, follow me, fox-boy."

Naruto huffed and stood up, following the dog.

They quietly made their way through the forest, with Naruto throwing sidelong glances at the dog.

Quickly, the dog leveled a one-eyed glare at him, "What is it, fox-boy?"

"Hey," Naruto ground out, "I have a name, it's Naruto."

"Fine, fox-boy," the dog said, "I'm Kuromaru."

"How can you talk?" Naruto asked.

"Because I have lived long enough to learn," Kuromaru said, "Is it that unusual?"

"Kinda," Naruto said, "I was told that only summons and demons can talk."

"My brethren are bound to our masters, as such, we learn to communicate with our masters," Kuromaru began, "That is as much as I can tell you. The rest is up to the mistress."

"Who is this mistress?" Naruto asked as he sniffed at the air, picking up another scent.

"That would be her," Kuromaru said, watching Naruto sniff at the air.

"Good," a woman's voice sounded, "You already passed your first trial, brat."

A woman slowly walked into the clearing, Kuromaru walked to her side, "My name is Inuzuka Tsume, and I am to be your new sensei. I suppose we should start with the foolish introductions the others do. My name I've already stated. My likes are my village and dogs, my dislikes are those that are unloyal. My dream is to see my two children grow to be powerful leaders."

The woman stopped and nodded at him. Naruto thought for a moment, his own feral eyes looking directly into Tsume's, "My name is Uzumaki Naruto, I like ramen and I dislike the three minutes it takes for ramen to cook. My dream is to be Hokage."

"It's almost like staring down a predator," Tsume thought to herself, "Alright brat," she said out loud, "We Inuzuka have one rule. Our loyalty is to each other, our family. To betray us is to betray your family, the same goes for our village. Our pecking order is decided by skill and strength. As such, your test is to hunt down my son and fight him. You cannot directly engage him by challenging him, as this will be a test for him as well," Tsume took a breath, "You may not kill, though any other method is okay, you are permitted one detail as to who he is."

Naruto thought for a moment, "What's his name?"

Tsume smiled. Of ten this was this only piece of info the Inuzuka were given before a hunt, "Inuzuka Kiba."

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Kiba was having a great day. First he was teamed up with a cute girl, and second his sensei was hot. He was going to enjoy fantasizing about them. He let out a perverse giggle.

He barely registered Akamaru's warning bark as he ducked, feeling a searing heat move just over his head. He snapped his head, only to see the bushes on the path he was walking rustle at a berserk pace.

He flipped sideways, throwing Akamaru clear of him. This time he caught the distinct scent of a fox as a orange blur shot at him.

"What the hell, Naruto?!" Kiba thought as he kept dodging, remembering when Naruto broke his arm.

"This is just like the games Mom had me and Hana play when we were little, only this feels serious," Kiba took a quick swipe, steadily keeping pace with the boy, watching as Akamaru frantically tried to keep pace with them.

"What the hell, Naruto?!" he screamed at the blond as he tried to circle him so he could get close to Akamaru.

"I'm sorry Kiba!" Naruto screamed as he charged again, forming a seal, "Bushin no Jutsu!"

Two clones popped on either side of Naruto, one keeping Akamaru occupied, and the other to try and distract Kiba.

"Damn!" Kiba quickly threw shuriken after them, quickly disabling the one facing him in a cloud of smoke.

Letting out a scream the boys charged each other once again, while Akamaru paced in front of his clone.

From the treetops Tsume watched the battle with interest. This boy, Naruto, already had an understanding of what it was like to hunt. In fact, she noticed, the boy had taken careful consideration to keep his scent downwind of the two. She was glad to see that Kiba was keeping pace with Naruto, and decidedly disappointed at the same time. She expected more from her son, she expected Naruto to be keeping up with Kiba, not the other way around.

She noted that, for once, Kiba had decided to fight cautiously instead of outright charging his opponent. Tsume chuckled as the two boys finally stopped fighting, Kiba's breath hitching as he stared down at Naruto who was barely huffing.

"Very good, Naruto," She called as she landed in between the two boys who had started circling each other. A small explosion of smoke, and Akamaru bound happily over to Kiba.

"What the fuck?" Kiba asked watching his mother walk up on them, then congratulating Naruto.

"Kiba," Tsume began, "I want you to meet my new apprentice, Uzumaki Naruto."

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"Kiba," Tsume asked later that evening in the compound, "Has anything odd happened with Naruto recently?"

"He seems a little different," Kiba thought for a moment, "His scent has changed."

"Hm?" Tsume raised an eyebrow, "I'm surprised you picked up on that so quickly."

"Before," Kiba thought for a moment, "Naruto always smelled of fox, like it was almost a part of his natural smell. Recently that smell has gotten stronger, he no longer has the original scent."

Kiba set Akamaru down, "Why?"

"If he's going to be my apprentice, I would like to understand where these new changes came from," Tsume said with a small smile as she watched Akamaru run to play with the other dogs.

"Why did you take the dobe as your apprentice, Mom?" Kiba asked as they walked together.

Tsume thought for a moment, "I'm still trying to figure that out."

Then Kiba asked a much harder question, "What does that mean for us? He's not an Inuzuka, what will he be taught?"

"Kiba," Tsume began, watching her son quietly, "While he is my apprentice, he is an Inuzuka."

Kiba began to walk away, "How long is he going to be your apprentice?" He asked resentfully.

"As long as it takes," Tsume scratched behind Kuromaru's ears, the dog looked annoyed, but he tilted his head into it.

"Mistress," Kuromaru stated, watching Kiba stalk off, "This will not go over well. The fox-boy will have to prove himself to everyone here."

"I know," Tsume said, also watching Kiba stalk off.