Disclaimer: I own nothing to do with Naruto or Fullmetal Alchemist (T.T) Also there might be small hints of Yu Yu Hakusho and Inuyasha

A/N: Naruto (and maybe Gaara) might fully merge with their bijuu. However the bijuu have the chose of staying or leaving. They will not disappear. If there's a pairing it will be a massive harem. I know some who will be in it but I need help with the rest.

Known people in harem; Naruto, Gaara, Neji, eventually Envy… maybe Deidara and Sasori, don't know if they will be in the harem but they will definitely go out. Same with Roy and Edward. Maybe Shukaku and Kyuubi

You can vote for anyone else you want in this fic including fma characters. You can even vote for Naruto characters that aren't there, I'll find a way to make it work. Just go to my profile and use the poll.

"Talking"

''Thinking'

"Demon/summoning/enraged Jinkurichi talking"

'Demon/summoning/enraged Jinkurichi thinking'

"Talking in demon language"

"Talking (people from Amestris when in the presence of Naruto people)"

'Thinking'

Justus

~~~~~~~Dreams~~~~~~~

(Flashback)

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Chapter 5: To Train A Kitsune And Tanuki

It was a beautiful Morning. After Gaara woke Naruto, the two went down for breakfast. "Good morning, everyone!" Naruto smiled brightly.

Mumbled greetings answered back everyone ascontinued to eat his or her breakfast.

Sighing, Naruto made himself a plate of pancakes, sausage, and eggs. Sitting at the large dining room table, Naruto turned to have a conversation with Gaara.

"Gaara, Kyuubi wanted to know if you were going to merge with Shukaku." He tilted his head toward Gaara in question.

Gaara didn't answer, taking his time to chew his food properly. "Yes, I will merge with Shukaku."

"Great! We can start after breakfast, and then you could train with me!" Naruto shoveled food in his mouth at an alarming rate.

"Oi, Naruto would you stop eating so fast! It's disgusting!" Sakura screeched at Naruto from the other side of the table.

"But Sakura-chan, I want to hurry and finish." Whined back the blond.

She then, to the amusement of the rest of the shinobi, start to beat the living daylights out of Naruto for his bad table manners.

"Gai-sensei, what are we going to do today?" Neji asked turning his attention away from violence.

Gai thought it over before smiling brightly, "We'll train for the day." Nodding his head, Gai turned to look at Kakashi.

"Sounds good to me. We could all use a little team training." Kakashi replied over the top of his favorite 'Icha Icha Paradise' book.

"Oh, Gaara and I are going to train together with our demons," Naruto said picking himself up off the ground.

"Sasori-Danna and I are going out to find an art store." Deidara chirped up from besides his partner.

"I'm going fishing by the oasis." Elder Chiyo walked out of the dining room.

Kakashi sweat dropped. 'Well so much for team training.' He thought with a sigh.

"Okay, well Sakura and Tenten can spar together while Lee and Neji spar." He took his plate into the kitchen.

"Come on Gaara, we can train in a joined mindscape." Naruto said, while he put both his and Gaara's plates to the sink.

Nodding, Gaara followed Naruto upstairs to his room to begin the process of creating a joined mindscape.

In joined mindscape

Looking around Naruto and Gaara noticed that the joined mindscape had hints of both of their personal mindscapes. They were in a huge meadow that broke off into a large sandy beach.

To the left of them there was an enormous mountain that held a giant cave large enough to hold both demons in their towering forms comfortably.

"Shukaku and I took the liberty to slow down timein here so you two can have months of training in one day. Great isn't it, more training?" when Kyuubi saw both Jinchuriki nod their heads he continued. "Ok, so first Gaara and Shukaku have to merge. While they're doing that we're going to try to bring forth one of your powers." Kyuubi changed into his human form.

Nodding in agreement Shukaku and Gaara made their way to the cave to begin the merging process.

"Okay, Kit, it will probably be much easier to learn how to control fire first. Turn into your hanyou form and we'll began." Kyuubi sat lotus style on the soft grass as Naruto changed forms.

Mirroring Kyuubi, Naruto sat with barely concealed excitement at the prospect of finally being instructed on his demonic powers.

"I want you to take a deep breath and calm down. You're too hyper," Kyuubi said scrutinizing Naruto with a critical eye. Following the instructions, Narutolooked at Kyuubi expectantly.

"Now close your eyes, feel the warmth outside you: the sunrays warming you from above, the heat emitting from the ground below, the heat of a comrade when you stand back to back in a battle, the heat of a fire at a campsite. Feel the warmth within you: the scalding heat of rage, the warm fuzziness of love, pride, and happiness, the natural heat of your blood flowing through veins and arteries. Now hold your hand out and imagine a small flame." Kyuubi instructed, watching Naruto intently, as Naruto followed his words completely.

"Do you have the flame imagined?" Kyuubi asked, Naruto nodded.

"Okay, I want you hold that image. Open your eyes, and force all of those warm feelings into your hand with just a drop of your demonic chakra."

Naruto did what Kyuubi told him, letting loose a small yelp as a small blue flame appeared in his hand. "Look! Idid it!" He jumped to his feet doing a dance, not realizing the flame had disappeared.

"And you lost it." Sighing Kyuubi shook his head. "This it going to be a long day," he muttered under his breath.

"Okay, try again, only this time I want you to hold it for more than fifteen seconds." He drawled out, exasperated.

Pouting Naruto sat down to start the process over again. This time being able to hold onto it for a full minute.

"Good now try it again and hold it longer. We'll work on maintaining the flame until Shukaku and Gaara come back." He watched Naruto concentrate on keeping the flame going.

With Gaara and Shukaku

"Okay Gaara, I'm not going to lie, this will hurt a lot." Shukaku gathered his charka and forced it into Gaara.

Gaara didn't have any time to reply as Shukaku's chakra slammed into him. Slowly, the demonic chakra broke down Gaara's own Chakra paths, rebuilding the shattered shell with a stronger lining.

A sharp creaking noise signaled the breaking and restructuring of Gaara's bones. Power, strength, and fortification. The searing pain in his heart and lungs indicated that they were also under going change. His eyes began to burn next as his vision improved.

His gums started to tingle as Gaara grew fangs. A sharp pain flashed through Gaara's body as he grew claws on his hands and feet.

Then his nose started itching and burning as his sense of smell was heightened. Next came his ears, there was a stinging sensation, he felt each one move to the top of his head and warp to fuzzy little triangles.

His skin starts to melt away, being replaced by stronger skin layers. Last Gaara felt his tail bone twist positions growing into a fluffy raccoon tail.

Panting, Shukaku seized the flow of chakra, and curled up around Gaara. "Right know you're only a hanyou, like Naruto is. I cannot give you all of my chakra or I would disappear. So I'll finish later, maybe after you find your inner beast and can control your powers. But for now rest."

Gaara merely snuggled into Shukaku, too tired from that painful experience to say anything.

Back with Naruto and Kyuubi five hours later

"Okay Kit, you can now hold it for an hour before it extinguishing. But we need it longer. I want two hours at least, by the end of the day." Kyuubi stood from the ground, stretching. Yawning, the fox transformed and started off toward the beach for a nap.

"Stupid, lazy, no-good fox. He would want me to hold this thing for an hour while he sleeps." Scowling, Naruto went back concentrating on keeping his flame up.

He was doing fine until his stomach growled, causing the flame to fade out of existence.

"Great! Now I'm hungry! Man I wish I had some ramen right about now." Just as he said that a large steaming bowl of miso ramen appeared with the chopsticks laid across the top.

'Oh yeah this is my mindscape. I can summon all the ramen I want,' he thought as he dug into his food, finishing in record time.

With his belly full and content, Naruto went back to holding his flame.

Sunset still with Naruto

Finally, after many failed attempts, Narutowas able to hold onto the flame for two hours straight. "Finally!" He said as he flopped backwards.

He was staring up at the slowly changing sky, when Kyuubi appeared above him, head tilted to the side as he peered down at Naruto.

"Did you complete the task I gave you?" Nodding Naruto glared half-heartedly at Kyuubi.

"Yeah, because unlike you, I'm not lazy."

Kyuubi snorted, "Yeah, but unlike you I already know this stuff so I'm entitled to be lazy. Come on, Kit it's time for bed, we're getting up bright and early to train some more."

Kyuubi walked to the cave with Naruto following him. Once they reached the back of the large cave, they found Shukaku and Gaara curled up together sleeping.

"Aw, Gaara looks so adorable with his striped raccoon ears and tail." Naruto whispered softly to Kyuubi.

Nodding his head in agreement Kyuubi curled by Shukaku and fell asleep, causing Naruto's eye to twitch. 'He just woke up, that lazy fox!' Sighing Naruto wished for a camera, which appeared and he snapped pictures of the scene before him.

"Man I love the mindscape!" Naruto walked over and cuddled up to Kyuubi, quickly falling asleep.

The Next Day

Naruto POV

"Kit, wake up!" Kyuubi shouted right next to my ear.

"Ah! What the hell! Kyuubi what was that for?" I yelled back at him. I turned to see that he was in his human form and was smirking at me.

"Well, I told you we were going to wake up early!" He sniffed as he turned his head away from me, still smirking.

"Besides, Shukaku and Gaara are already awake and training, so come on."

Sighing I stretched. "What are we doing today?"

Kyuubi turned back towards me with an evil twinkle in his eyes, "We're going to work on attacks. Gaara's already ahead of you because he already knows how to call forth his sand, he only needs to perfect it. Well that and learn other ways to combat." His mocking smirk turned into an evil grin "You, however, have to learn from the beginning, which means you have to work extra hard."

I gulped at the thought of even more of Kyuubi's 'training'.

"I want you to make twenty-five shadow clones. Put a lot of chakra in them so they won't burst too soon." He turned into drill sergeant mood.

I had, a long time ago, found out how to truly use the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu,saluting I did what he asked, "What now?"

"I want five to continue expanding your time limit. I want five more to read these books about demonic flames and other types of fires. Another five can read books about kitsunes and our customs."

Nodding, I sent the clones off to do what he said.

"I want you and the remaining clones to practice shaping the fire." Kyuubi began explaining to me how to shape the fire.

With Gaara and Shukaku

Normal POV

"Come on, Gaara. You can do much better than that. You haven't even hit me yet." Shukaku mocked from a little ways in front of Gaara. Gaara narrowed his eyes.

Running forward, he quickly tried to hit Shukaku with an upper cut, but Shukaku dodged by jumping back.

Glaring Gaara manipulated the sand to grab the sand Tanuki's foot. Using that as a distraction, he once again tried to land a hit on the older male.

Just when his fist was about to hit, they both heard a huge explosion coming from near the cave entrance.

"Looks like the Kit is learning how to shape his flames," Shukaku chuckled out, eyes dancing with amusement. "Hey, let's take a break and go watch."

Shukaku took off towards the cave entrance without an answer, leaving Gaara to follow behind him.

What greeted them was the sight of a charred Naruto and a laughing Kyuubi.

"I'm going to need you to try again, only this time – don't suck!" Kyuubi was able to choke out between bouts of laughter.

"Shut up it's not funny!" Naruto exclaimed jumping from the ground to point at Kyuubi.

"Yes it is." Snickered out Shukaku. "It's absolutely hilarious!"

"Shut up! Nobody asked you!" Naruto said glaring at the now laughing Tanuki.

"What happened?" Gaara asked as he looked between Naruto and Kyuubi.

Naruto scratched his head sheepishly, "Well you see…"

(Flashback to a few minutes ago)

"Okay so here's what you have to do. To change the shape of your flame you have to add a little more chakra while thinking of the desired shape. A sphere would be the easiest." Kyuubi demonstrated this by creating a fireball in his hand.

"Okay, just add more chakra and imagine the desired shape. Gotcha!" Naruto excitedly poured chakra into his flame while he imagined a flaming ball.

The outcome however, was not like Kyuubi had said. Instead of a flaming ball Naruto got an explosion.

"I said add only a little!" Kyuubi burst into laughing.

(End of Flashback)

Kyuubi's and Shukaku's laughter grow louder.

Gaara merely shook his head at Naruto. "He did say add only a little. You said you poured chakra into it. It's your own fault." He smirked.

"Oh be quiet, or I'll hide all of the cookies." That quickly wiped Gaara's smirk off his face.

"You wouldn't dare."

"Yes, I would dare."

Before anything more can be said Kyuubi cut in, "Well back to work with you and this time don't add a lot."

"Yeah, it's time for us to get back to work also." Shukaku slung an arm over Gaara's shoulders, dragging him away.

And with that they both got to work with their training.

Seven Hours Later (1:00 pm)

"Okay, Gaara let's stop for now. You can read books on Sand Tanuki and our customs. Then you can read 'Demonic, Magical, and Normal Sands', it's all you need to know about the different kinds of sand."

Shukaku switched back to his true form, the giant Tanuki, and padded to the cave entrance.

Following Gaara arrived just as Naruto burst into flames.

"You're still adding way too much chakra, Kit!" Kyuubi rolled his eyes in exasperation. He was sitting lazily against the cave wall just inside off the entrance.

"I know, I know, just shut up already!" Naruto yelled back, he grumbled angrily to himself as he tried again.

Gaara smiled lightly as he walked into the cave to read the books Shukaku wanted while said demon slept quietly.

With Naruto and Kyuubi (2:30)

"Oh come on Kyuu, can I take a break now? I've been doing this for over eight." Naruto whined out as once again he failed to make a fireball

"Yeah, yeah go ahead, but I want you to make twenty clones to continue practicing though," Kyuubi said from the spot he's to fell asleep.

"Yay!" Naruto ran around Kyuubi and into the cave and glomped the still reading Gaara.

"Sandman whatcha reading?" he asked, peering over Gaara's shoulder.

Tanuki courting and mating rituals

Naruto's face grew red in embarrassment as he looked at Gaara with wide eyes.

"A-ano, Gaara why are you reading this?" He stuttered out.

"Because I'm learning Tanuki customs and rituals." He answered flipping a page. "Why? Does it bother you?" Gaara said looking at Naruto from the top of his eyes.

"N-no, not at all. I was just wondering that's all." Quickly getting up Naruto went and curled up against Shukaku, falling asleep.

Arching a nonexistent eyebrow, Gaara shook his head at his friend and continued reading his book.

TBC

A/N yeah sorry for the long wait. hope you like this chapter! oh don't forget to go to my profile and vote on the poll. Please R&R