A Promise Kept

I may not own Naruto now but I will…You will all feel my wrath, die kibahina and narusaku fans. Sorry I get a little crazy at times.

Key: "Speaking"

'Thinking'

"Shouting/demonic speaking"

'Kyubi speaking with Naruto in mindscape'

"Kyubi speaking to Naruto in his mind"

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Chapter three: Meeting the Fox and the Promise to Love and Hate

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(At the Gama house (AN: You'll get the whole love hate thing later))

Naruto was sleeping in his bed happy and warm. The only thing that felt out of place was the weight on his chest and the pressure around his neck. He shrugged it off to one of Jiraiyas' toads on his chest and a blanket wrapped around his neck. He figured it was time to wake up so said,

"Alright tou san I'm getting up send the toad back."

But as he opened his eyes he didn't see Gamakichi like usual. Instead he saw a head of dark blue hair. The first thought that popped into his head was to scream, but he quickly omitted that when he realized it was Hinata. He figured she must still be traumatized from her near kidnapping. He wrapped his arms around her and held her close. He smiled thinking back to the extra punishment the hokage used on Hiashi.

FLASH BACK

"Hiashi before you are thrown into the person cell we have a special guest here for you" said Jiraiya in a tone of voice that promised Hiashi much pain.

"Hello ni san" said Hizashi Hyuga Hiashis' younger twin brother.

"Well Hizashi come to rescue me from these savages" said Hiashi smirking, thinking his brother came to save him.

"No ni san, I'm here to enact a special punishment on you for the molestation of your daughter. I must say though young Naruto really does have a sadistic mind and an astounding knowledge of seals for his young age" said Hizashi scaring the crap out of Hiashi who remembered the last time the blond thought of his punishment. It was that very reason he wore a blindfold over his nonexistent eyes, because Naruto suggested that they be removed.

"Oh and what has the demon brat thought of this time, it can't be any worse than the removal of my eyes" said Hiashi.

"You tell me, a permanently active Hyuga caged bird seal branded right on your testicles" said Hizashi smirking at his brother as he paled. (AN: I would like to thank Dragon Man 180 for this suggestion of a torture to Hiashi.)

"You wouldn't dare" yelled Hiashi in a blind panic. (Pun intended).

"Oh but I would, let this be my revenge for all the times you used it on me without reason" responded Hizashi.

That night until a silencing seal was placed on the cell half of the elemental countries could hear the very high pitched screams of Hiashi.

END FLASHBACK

Naruto chuckled at the thought rousing Hinata from her sleep. She looked up into Narutos' face and blushed as she buried her head in his chest. Her nuzzling alerted him that she was awake.

"Hey Hinata chan, did you have another nightmare last night" he asked holding her tightly.

"Yes I did Naruto kun, the only time I seem to be free of them is when I'm with you. If I'm with anyone else they just get hurt while I can't help them" she replied sadly.

"What was last nights" he asked.

"Everybody was killed in front of me, and than that man that tried to kidnap me comes and says 'You belong to Kumo now, you're our breeding stock now'. He than rips all of my cloths off and forces me on my stomach and puts something into my private areas. I start screaming but he puts a gag in my mouth, and then you come to rescue me. But he throws a kunai that is coated with poison. It kills you slowly while you watch what is happening unable to do anything about it" she finished her dream and starts sobbing into his chest. Meanwhile Jiraiya over hears their conversation and leaves to speak with Kurenai.

"Hinata chan, you don't have to worry about things like that ever again I will always protect you" said Naruto with a warm feeling spreading in his chest. This stops her crying as she looks into his eyes she sees the strength that she always wanted.

"Thank you Naruto kun, you have no Idea how happy that makes me" said Hinata tightening her grip on him.

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(Meanwhile with Jiraiya and Kurenai)

"Where is she, it's only been a day and I already lost one of my charges, I'm a terrible mother" yelled Kurenai as she tore up her house to find Hinata.

"Hold on Kurenai, Hinata is with Naruto, she's safe" was all Jiraiya got out before.

"Thank Kami, why the hell is she over there" she said relaxing a slight bit.

"She had a nightmare; apparently Naruto is the only one who is able to stave off her bad dreams. I found her snuggling up to his chest with her arms around his neck. They may be young but I think there in love" said Jiraiya calmly.

"You idiot they're three years old how can they be in love, they don't even understand the meaning of the word" scolded Kurenai.

"Age doesn't matter, neither does knowing what love truly means. He is the only one who comforted her about what her father did to her, he was the only one to say she wasn't useless, he risked his life just to save her from being kidnapped, and he gave her her first kiss, you do the math add all that up and you have.." said/asked Jiraiya.

"Love in its purest form" whispered Kurenai.

"Exactly, now I have an idea that will make us all happy" said Jiraiya smirking at the thought.

"What is it and why don't I like that smirk" asked Kurenai getting worried.

"Well it's" (leans in and whispers it to her).

"NANI" was then heard throughout the elemental nations.

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(Back with Naruto and Hinata)

"That sounded like Kurenai kaa san" said Hinata thoughtfully.

"I wonder what about though" thought Naruto aloud.

"Alright kids we have a pleasant surprise for you" said Jiraiya walking into the room with Kurenai.

Naruto and Hinata quickly disentangle themselves with a crimson blush on their faces. Both Jiraiya and Kurenai smile at them for reasons they didn't know. 'I think Jiraiya might have been right about these two' thought Kurenai for even though they were no longer lying with each other they unconsciously held hands.

"What's the surprise tou san" asked Naruto eagerly.

"It's actually three surprises, firstly Naruto because you have been such a good protector of Hinata we decided that you will guard her whenever I'm not around" said Kurenai looking him dead in the eye.

"The second is you two are as of now engaged" said Jiraiya.

"And finally is that you will both share the same bed from now on, so Hinata you will be sleeping here but living with me" finished Kurenai.

Both Naruto and Hinata seemed to take the news pretty well, until Hinata fainted.

"I never saw that coming" said Naruto before he passed out too. Jiraiya and Kurenai just chuckled at their antics. As the turned to leave they noted that Hinata once again clung to Naruto and used him like a pillow. They picked them up and put them under the covers to let them sleep their shock off.

"That went about what I expected" said Jiraiya happily as he walked away.

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(Later that day in the park)

Naruto was meditating under the shade of a tree when all of a sudden he felt a shift. He opened his eyes and saw to his surprise a sewer instead of the lush park he was in a second ago. He calmly took in his surroundings like Jiraiya taught him to. It was a long dark tunnel with pipes running along the ceiling and walls. He was sitting in ankle deep water that seemed to not stick to his skin. When he stood up the water dried on his pants instantly as if it had never been there. Deciding to try and figure out where he was he started off along the tunnel. After about ten minutes of travel he came across a massive room. He looked up but failed to see the ceiling. He then noticed the cage that seemed to be as high as the ceiling with a single piece of paper with the kanji for seal holding the whole thing together.

'Hello kit, it's nice to finally meet you face to face' said a voice in the cage.

"Who are you and why did you call me kit" asked Naruto in a respectful voice.

'I am the great and powerful Kyubi no Kitsune, but you may call me Shugo as your mother did' answered the voice in the cage moving into the light to reveal himself to Naruto.

"But that's not possible the Yondaime killed you how are you still alive, and how do you know my mother" said Naruto eager to learn about his mom.

'It pains me to say this kit but the gray haired one isn't your father. He was your fathers' teacher and gave you your name, making him your godfather. He adopted you after your father sealed me away in you' replied Shugo sadly.

"You still haven't answered my questions" said Naruto, the fact that his father was the Yondaime not sinking in.

'Alright kit, I'll tell you but it's a long story so you better take a seat. It all started around four years ago. I was in love and about to become a father. On the eve of the birth of my kits a pale man with yellow glazed over eyes and long hair that smelled of snakes and blood killed my mate and kits while I was out hunting. I returned to my den and found a blood bath, I saw the symbol that the man wore as he said 'now my orders are fulfilled I must report to the Yondaime' before vanishing in a swirl of leaves. I followed him in a blind rage to a village with the same symbol painted on the front gate. As soon as I came in sight of the village I was attacked by the ninja that resided inside. One on the kunoichi that attacked me from that first wave was the only one to survive. She fought like a demon in human form. With a sword that's bigger than you are she ran up my arm and gave me this scar on my right eye. I noticed she wore a different symbol than the other ninja did. I asked her about why she defended a village that was not her own. She replied that just because she wore a different symbol didn't mean she wasn't a part of the village. She told me she fought on to protect her kit and mate, and than asked me why I was attacking. I told her my story and she explained all of he circumstances to me. I felt ashamed of what I was doing, so ashamed that I thought I didn't even deserve my name. You see kit demon foxes only get their names from the deeds we do. My mates name was Koui; she earned her name by being kind to all. My proper name as I said before is Shugo; I got it by defending anybody who needed it. I don't deserve my name though I couldn't even protect my mate and kits, and then attacked a village without provocation. Anyway I digress, after our conversation I started to walk calmly to the village so I could talk to this Yondaime and clear up this entire mess. Your mother died standing there as I walked away. She had given birth to you only hours ago and her body couldn't handle the stress. When I got close to the village a giant toad landed in front of me with a man that looked like you on his head. This was your father; before I could open my mouth to even talk to him he called forth the Shigigami to seal me into you. His last words were 'be safe my son and I'm sorry I couldn't watch you grow up'. I hope that has answered your questions kit' said Shugo tiredly.

"Most of them anyway, but you still haven't answered why you call me kit" said Naruto in a daze. It finally sunk in that his father was the Yondaime.

'I call you kit because that is what all foxes call their young. Think of it as like the gray haired one calling you kid' answered Shugo.

"Thank you Shugo san you have helped me understand a great many things with this conversation" said Naruto politely.

'Not a problem kit, by the way I have a proposition for you, you want to protect your vixen the pale eyed girl correct' asked Shugo.

"Yes I want to protect Hinata chan and all of my precious people very much" replied Naruto with a fire in his eyes.

'Well then how's about we merge together, you will get all of my power and I get a physical body outside of the seal' said Shugo.

"Why do I get the feeling there' going to be a catch" asked Naruto a little wary of the repercussions.

'The only catch is you will grow fox ears and nine fox tails, and you and I will still have a mental link' said Shugo hoping Naruto takes the deal.

Naruto was weighing the pros and cons of each choice and finding that the pros far outweighed the cons.

"Alright Shugo san, I accept your deal what do I have to do" asked Naruto.

'Just put your hands on the bars of the cage and I'll do the rest, by the way it will be incredibly painful for both of us' said Shugo.

Naruto did as instructed. Shugo sent forth all of his yoki (demonic chakra) into Narutos body. Suddenly Naruto felt like his body was thrown into the sun, he screamed in agony for what felt like an eternity, but in reality was only a few seconds.

Naruto blacked out, and when he opened his eyes he found himself back in the park. He felt an odd sensation just above his tailbone and turned around to see nine blond fox tails growing there. He felt on top of his head and sure enough there were two fox ears growing there. This was enough to tell him that he didn't just dream all of what happened, and if it didn't than the red fox sleeping in his lap sure did. Before he had time to register anything else he heard a high pitched scream. He ran to where it was and saw two girls getting thrown around by some bullies almost twice their age. Without thinking he charged in yelling,

"Hey leave those two alone, and pick on somebody your own size."

As soon as he said that the bullies stopped throwing them around and turned to look at their would be hero. They laughed when they saw it was just another kid half their age, for some reason they failed to notice the fox ears and tails.

"Oh and what is a little pipsqueak like you going to do about it" said bully 1.

"I don't need to do anything, Shugo sic 'em while I tend to the girls" said Naruto walking over to the two girls lying on the ground. As soon as those words left his mouth the fox that was standing behind him leapt forward and attacked the bullies while Naruto tended to the girls. They looked alike down to their cloths. The only thing that distinguished them apart was the tattoo on their cheeks. One had love and the other hate in kanji.

"Hey are you two ok" he asked.

"Kawaii" they both yelled when they saw his ears and tails.

"Ok, I guess that answers that question. I'm Naruto by the way who are you" he asked.

"Sorry about that, my name is Ai" said the one with love tattooed on her left cheek.

"And my name is Keno" said the other with hate tattooed on her right cheek.

"So your names are 'Love' and 'Hate' that's kind of cool" replied Naruto.

"No offense but it is better that yours, I mean come on who ever heard of someone calling their kid 'fish paste cake'" said Keno.

"Keno, that's rude he just helped us with those bullies" said Ai scolding her sister.

"That's alright; people actually make that mistake very often with my name. You're thinking of the wrong naruto, it's actually 'maelstrom' not 'fish paste cake'" said Naruto.

"Oh, I'm terribly sorry I didn't mean to offend you" said Keno worried that they made another enemy today.

"It's not a problem, by the way why were those bullies picking on you" asked Naruto curious.

"We were saying that we want to prove that women can be good ninjas and that Icha Icha Paradise is more than just smut" said Ai looking downtrodden.

"You read Icha Icha Paradise too" asked Naruto.

"You mean we're not the only three year olds to read it" asked Keno happily.

"Nope, in fact my adopted father writes it so I get all of the books before they are even released" said Naruto.

"Oh no, Ai those bullies took our limited edition Icha Icha volume 5" said Keno unhappily.

"That can be easily fixed, Shugo search them until you find their book please" said Naruto to the fox that just finished taking care of the bullies. In a matter of minutes he came up to Naruto holding the book delicately in his jaws.

"Thank you Shugo, now here you are ladies" said Naruto returning their book to them.

"Thank you Naruto kun how can we ever repay this kindness" asked Ai blushing slightly.

"You don't have to do anything, just promise me that we'll be friends, and I promise that no matter what I will always help you" said Naruto happy that he made two new friends.

"It's a deal" they said at the same time.

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Well that's it for this chapter. I know many of you probably won't like how I portrayed the Kyubi, or that I turned Naruto into a hanyou. But aside from that tell me what you think of the two OCs. I'm saving all of my really good ideas for later in the fic. By the way the next chapter will start in the academy. Please read and review, as always flames welcome. By the way for those of you who still didn't get the title Ai means love and Keno means hate, Ja ne.