"Nya" Normal speech.

"Nya" Kido, spells, etc.

Nya Thoughts and Jinchuuriki talking to host.

Nya Kyubi talking.

Nya Kyubi thinking.

Revised chapter.


Paths to my Soul

Chapter 6. Mischievous Child

"The silence often of pure innocence persuades when speaking fails."


Last Time

"We will find a way to get through this."

The blonde haired girl nodded and smiled faintly.

"When I wake up I'll be in my four-year-old body, that sucks."

She pouted and Kyuubi chuckled. Namizake Naruto grinned mischievously. The four-year old body could be an interesting asset.

Ah, the wonders of fox deceit.


Kit. Time to rise and shine!

Nhghn…

You've got to pull the prank, remember? With that simple sentence her sapphire eyes snapped open.

Said something 'bout pranks? The demon chuckled at his kitling's antics. It was good having a recipient that liked pranks and shared a mischievous nature. Very nice indeed.

Aa, good ol' kit, hm?

"Naruto-chan?" That was the old man's voice. "You alright?"

The twenty three-years-old Jinchuuriki now with a four-year-old body looked around. She was in a white room. No furniture, just a simple wooden bed. She had been dressed in a baby blue yukata. Blinking she looked at the old man and smiled sweetly.

"Of course, old man. It's not the first time this has happened, remember?" she shrugged her shoulders delicately. "My reiatsu overwhelms me because Kyuubi is still alive, so he has chakra instead of reiatsu. When they mix…" she let the words hang in the air. The former Hokage sighed and nodded.

"Maybe we should ask Mayuri-taichou about it, hm? Kenpachi-taichou's eye patch was made by his division."

Naruto nodded absentmindedly, remembering the fight. "Ne, jiji?" she looked up to him.

"Yes?" Hiruzen furrowed his eyebrows; he didn't like the jinchuuriki's expression right now.

"I need your aid in something of most importance." She said solemnly.

"What would that be?" he asked curiously. She blinked her big sapphire watery eyes at him.

"Pranking."


How had he been pulled into this? Hiruzen sighed. Ah, right… The puppy-eye look of doom.

Making the four-year-old blonde more comfortable in his arms he walked into the room where all taichous would be.

"Sarutobi?" the former Hokage looked at Yamamoto. "Who's that child?" he said pointing Naruto.

Inner Hiruzen was crying tears of despair at why the hell had he agreed to do such thing as… pranking. "This is… Naruto-chan."

"What?"

Hitsugaya was the one that voiced the thoughts of everyone. Matsumoto was smiling at the sight of the slumbering adorable baby.

Naruto's big sapphire watery and innocent eyes fluttered open.

Part one, take one… Action!

She looked up at Hiruzen and blinked.

"Ojii-chan?"

"Yes?"

"I'm hungry."

Sarutobi sweat dropped. Matsumoto took a few steps forward and looked at Hiruzen. Blinking the former Hokage handed baby-Naruto to her. She squealed and cradled her. Naruto looked adoringly at the fukutaichou and raised her chubby and to touch her cheek.

"Pretty lady." She smiled innocently. "When Naruto grows up Naruto wants to be as pretty as the pretty lady!"

Oh Kami… I'm even falling for it…

Awww Kyu-kun… I didn't know you went after babies.

I do not!

Right, right…

"Awww, aren't you the cutest thing I've ever seen!" Matsumoto said. "Isn't she the prettiest taichou?" she asked showing Naruto to Hitsugaya.

Said taichou coughed and blushed a bit. "Eh… well, yes." Yamamoto sotaichou walked towards Matsumoto, who still had the four-year-old Naruto in her arms.

"Sarutobi, care to explain what happened?" Genryusai asked the former hokage.

"Eh… well… that's…"

"Don't fall for it."

The sotaichou turned around to face Uchiha Itachi. They boy had a really creepy ability to hide his reiatsu.

The raven-haired man waved a hand towards little Naruto. "Don't trust her, ever. It's just a prank, she's keeping her little body at will."

The four year old glared nastily from Matsumoto's arms. "I hate you." She sniffed and crossed her arms. Hmpf, he dared to interrupt her perfect and wonderful prank.

"And you, Sarutobi-sama."

The old man cringed and looked guiltily at the floor.

"Stop helping her. I know you formed a team back in Konohagakure."

Naruto pouted and jumped to the floor. She folded her arms and resumed her glaring. Really, Itachi was annoying. He always blew up their cover.

"You have no appreciation for the delightful art of pranking."

The Uchiha rolled his eyes at her and sighed inwardly.

"Change back."

The little blonde girl hmp-ed and flared her reiatsu, ordering her shell to become an adult. Meanwhile she cursed Uchiha Itachi to suffer a million years of pain. This prank would've been nice to see.

A cloud of smoke erupted. In that place a twenty three-year-old blonde woman crouched down. Said woman slowly stood up. And stunning as always Namikaze Naruto came to scene.

"Yashashiburidana, Yama-ji."


Theme Song: Hero's Come Back! - Nobodyknows+