A/N: I just want to say that the thing with the Yin Chakra is not a retcon or anything like that; I had it planned that way the whole time, but I kept it a secret until it could have a proper reveal. So, yeah.

DISCLAIMER: SEE CHAPTER ONE!


A Trip to Nara

"Careful Hokage-sama!" Inuzuka Tsume announced as she came to a stop in front of the ruined gates of Uzuoshiogakure no Sato in Uzu no Kuni.

"You smell something Tsume-san?" Naruto asked as the rest of his team came to a stop.

"There's someone already here Hokage-sama," Kuromaru explained. "Unfortunately, my nose is nowhere as good as Kiba's or Akamaru's…"

Naruto nodded with a sigh; it was unfortunate that Kiba and Akamaru had been killed in the Battle of Wave.

"You did a good enough job to smell me," a voice praised and the party saw Kabuto stride out confidently. "Looks like I came out just in time to intercept you."

"Kabuto! What are you doing here?" Tsunade demanded angrily.

"Ah…It has been a long time hasn't it Tsunade-sama?" Kabuto said pleasantly and Tsunade growled at him. "But if you must know, I was in need of one of Mito-sama's seals…An extremely powerful one at that."

To prove his point, Kabuto threw his cloak off to reveal a seal on his back; the seal looked just like Naruto's except the spiral was in reverse. "It was of course on Madara-sama's orders that I do this, but with so many benefits for me how could I say no?" Kabuto laughed with an eerie mixture of his own cocky laugh and Orochimaru's cackle.

'He's become even more like that snake bastard,' Naruto thought with a glare.

"Might as well use the jutsu now," Kabuto mused with a grin. "After all, I doubt that paralysis seal will work much longer."

Naruto wondered what he was talking about until he noticed that the grasswhere they stood had taken the shape of a seal around them and the snakes that slithered back into Kabuto's arms. "Damn it!" Naruto cursed as he tried to pull himself out.

"You really should calm down Hokage-sama," Kabuto mocked. "Not much of a Hokage though with your village in ruins though are you?"

"Shut your mouth child!" Utatane Koharu ordered angrily.

"So long as our people live there will always be a Konoha," Mitokado Homura agreed.

"Yeah," Atsui agreed. "And, trust me when I say everyone has tried to get rid of the place!"

The rest of the party glared back at the lone Kumo ninja and he tried to scratch the back of his head in embarrassment. "Sorry."

"Moron," everyone said together.

"This is a nice chat, but I have a jutsu to be using!" Kabuto announced and everyone stared at him seriously. "Sealing Jutsu: Reaper Death Seal!"

"Uh…I don't see anything…" Naruto muttered.

"Only those who are going to be sealed with that jutsu can see Shinigami-sama," Tsunade explained to her successor. "Of course I do not see why Kabuto would use a self sacrificing jutsu!"

"That's because thanks to Mito-sama I won't die," Kabuto explained. "The Uzumaki Clan were the ones to create this sealing jutsu after all and no self respecting ninja would create a seal unless they had a way to undo it."

"So that seal…!" Koharu all but screeched.

"That's right," Kabuto smirked as he felt the Shinigami plunge its arm into his soul. "Sealing Arts: Soul Extraction Jutsu!"

For a second nothing happened until…

"AAAAAAAHHHHHH!" A voice screamed in obvious pain and suddenly a ghostly white haired demon appeared before everyone screaming in pain as it held onto its stomach. "Damn you Yakushi Kabuto! How dare you defile me and my domain like this? I SHALL SHOW YOU THE CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR ACTIONS!"

With that declaration the souls the Shinigama had within him started to burst out of his mouth and into the air, but the most unbelievable was when a giant red one turned to Naruto and burst into his body.

"AAAAH!" Naruto yelled trying to clutch his head, but unable to do so thanks to the seal.

"HOKAGE-SAMA!" Everyone but Tsunade shouted who simply yelled, "NARUTO!"

Naruto found himself standing in a familiar sewer and with a groan realized that by now the Kyuubi must now be at full power since that energy that went into him was the Kyuubi's Yin obviously. That means his control mode is probably shot as well.

"Guess again brat," the familiar voice growled from the room of his former cage and where his new cage resides (it's easier to find the furball that way).

"It was a wise guess though," a new, distinctly feminine voice said from within the chamber. Fearing a mind invasion of some sort, Naruto rushed to the room only to be shocked by the sight of two cages with two Kyuubi.

"What the hell?" Naruto screamed in surprise. "Why am I seeing double?"

"You can blame your father for this brat," the familiar male voice of the Kyuubi said spitefully.

"Indeed sealing me or rather the Yin Chakra of the Kyuubi no Yoko into the Shinigami was a powerful enough force to basically create two half powered versions of the original," the new female voice explained. "To put it simply thanks to Namikaze Minato the Yin and Yang Chakra of the Kyuubi no Yoko can no longer merge to become one entity thus resulting in the two of us and thanks to your seal I am now trapped in this separate seal."

"How can you be the other half of the Kyuubi? You're a girl!"

"Listen brat," the male voice said. "Of all the Bijuu only the Kyuubi had a gender and even then it was a perfect sexual being—half male and half female! The Kyuubi could impregnate and be impregnated! It could even impregnate itself! How else do you think foxes came to be in our world?"

"That's a bit creepy you know."

"Quiet you pathetic flesh bag!"

"Who are you calling a flesh bag you stupid furball!"

"I'll call yo—"

"ENOUGH!" The female Kyuubi said and the two turned to see a frightening female Kyuubi. Naruto had never really felt much fear in front of the Kyuubi, but seeing the female version glare at him sent shivers down his spine. "We did not come here to fight Yang Kyuu! Rather I, Yin Kyuu, have a proposition for you Uzumaki Naruto."

"Oh and what would that be?" Naruto asked with a raised eyebrow.

"I and Yang shall let you use our chakra freely with no fear on your life, but you must do something for us in return," Yin told him.

"Why should I? I can already use Kyuubi…I mean Yang's chakra freely, so what does it matter?"

"Stupid human!" Yang barked out viciously. "You truly believe you can use my power freely? You may be able to call of it at will but unless I allow you to you cannot control the power for a long time or I will kill you! And, while you may control the small portion of Yin's chakra that still resides within me you cannot control it all unless you wish to fight her as well?"

"Point," Naruto admitted with a sigh. "So, what do I have to do?"

"It is nothing too difficult for you for one is something you are here to discover," Yin explained and Naruto's eyebrows shot up. "Yes, the first is to seal away the eight Bijuu so that the Jubi shall never come alive again for I nor Yang wish to become part of the beast again."

Naruto nodded; he was in Uzuoshiogakure to see if Uzumaki Mito had any seals about being able to do that since she was a Jinchuriki herself as well as Hashirama's wife (who had the power to control Bijuu).

"Second is to use our power to kill Uchiha Madara for I do bear quite the grudge against the man," Yin explained with a satanic smile. "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned and I am a woman now."

The fact that she transformed into a human looking woman with red hair and beautiful silk white kimono helped get her point across. Naruto yelped in surprise at the beautiful woman and turned to Yang to see he had transformed into a strikingly handsome red haired man wearing a black kimono and black hakama.

"The hell?" Naruto yelped in surprise.

"It is not outside the realm for me to create a simple illusion such as this," Yin explained. "It is much easier to speak to you like this than a thirty foot tall fox…Now the final agreement is that you will name your first born daughter Akiko."

Naruto blushed a bit as he thought about having a family with Sakura, but he still felt compelled to ask, "Why Akiko?"

"Because that was the name of our first born daughter of our triplets Akiko, Akane and Kojima," Yang answered with a snarl. "You humans killed Akiko when she was nothing but a mere kit!"

"Indeed," Yin said wistfully. "If you agree to do those three than we shall give you free reign over our powers…Although it will be up to you to discover how to use them since even we've never had to use them like this being a single entity before."

"DEAL!" Naruto enthusiastically agreed and suddenly he felt power overwhelm for a moment and saw Yin age from a young and beautiful woman to an old and decrepit woman before changing back to normal.

"My power is yours for the taking now Uzumaki Naruto," Yin said in a kinder tone than he ever heard from Yang. "It is best if you return to reality now."

Naruto shook his head and suddenly found himself staring at Shinigama-sama slowly vanishing, but not before he seemed to give him a significant look. Shaking it off he saw Kabuto breathing heavily and suddenly he started to age at rapid rate.

"How long was I out?" Naruto asked.

"Only a few seconds," Tsunade said with a frown. "What the hell happened?"

"I'll tell you when we get back to base," Naruto said as he watched the old man Kabuto shed his skin to become the young Kabuto again only for him to start aging again.

He also started to gain feeling back in his body, but barely.

Again and again Kabuto sheds his skin as he soon as he had become even older than the two elders. It was not until Kabuto had shed his sixth skin did the aging stop. "Hmph! A lifetime for every soul released! Truly you hold a grudge Shinigami-sama, but you underestimated Orochimaru-sama's skin shedding technique…" Kabuto laughed before turning to the group. "And, now is my chance to capture Naruto-kun to have all nine of the Bijuu! And, thanks to Madara-sama for needing all of the Kyuubi's chakra I now have the perfect tools to kill you all with."

"What do you mean by that?" Tsume growled out viciously.

"Let me show you!" Kabuto pulled out five scrolls with a set of seals; he wiped a certain amount of blood on it and formed five circles. He then pulled out another scroll; a basic summoning scroll and in the dark center five bodies appeared that made Naruto see red.

"Naruto-nii!" Moegi cried as she tried to release herself from her bonds.

"You bastard let them go!" Naruto commanded as he watched helplessly as Umino Iruka, Moegi, Udon, Yamanaka Inoichi and Nara Yoshino slowly be covered in dirt. Those five had been missing since the Battle of Konoha and everyone thought for sure they were just more casualties. "What are you doing to them?"

"Just watch," Kabuto said as he clapped his hands and everyone's eyes widened in shock at the form the five had taken. Faster than they could blink Kabuto placed a seal in the five and they stood as one.

"This truly should be a fine battle," Kabuto mocked as he stood next to Senju Hashirama, Senju Tobirama, Sarutobi Hiruzen, Uzumaki Kushina and Namikaze Minato.

"It seems we must do battle Naruto," Minato said apologetically…

"WAKE UP NARUTO-NII!" Negi shouted at the top of his lungs; he had been trying to wake Naruto up for the last five minutes. Of course that was easier said than done since every time he tried to get close enough to shake him Naruto would spit a needle, pull some wire trap or simply throw a kunai at him, so Negi had taken to yelling to wake him up.

"Huh? Wha?" Naruto asked groggily. 'That day was so terrible.'

"It's time to wake up Naruto-nii!" Negi said exasperated before getting the shine back in his eyes. "We're going to Nara today!"

"Huh? Oh right…" Naruto said before it really dawned on him and he grinned like a fool. With great haste he threw on a pair of orange pants and a white t-shirt. "C'mon Negi! We gotta hu—"

Naruto was interrupted by a knock at the door and Negi let in Asuna and Setsuna. "Oh, what'd ya doin' here Setsuna-chan? Asuna-chan?" Naruto asked curiously.

"Naruto-kun…We were kind of hoping you could explain what you did during yesterday's battle?" Setsuna asked nervously and just like that Naruto's good mood evaporated; he knew they were going to ask but he had hoped he had more time before anyone found out.

No point in lying really.

"The truth…The truth is that I have a demon called the Kyuubi no Yoko sealed inside of me," Naruto answered with trepidation and Negi, Asuna and Setsuna stared at him wide eyed. "Yeah, I know scary huh?"

"H-How did that happen Naruto?" Asuna asked; he couldn't help but notice that she edged away just slightly.

"On the day I was born, October tenth, a powerful demon called the Kyuubi attacked the village, but my father Namikaze Minato, the Fourth Hokage, was able to defeat it using a self sacrificing jutsu that sealed it away inside me," Naruto explained deciding to go with the story that everyone believed for now not wanting to get in the case of Madara, his mother and how unnatural it was. "The thing is that my father only sealed half of the Kyuubi's chakra into me, the yang half. However, a couple of a months ago thanks to one of the enemies I was at war with I had gained the other half, the yin half."

"Why didn't he just exterminate it?" Setsuna asked.

"The Kyuubi's immortal so even if you kill it, it just comes back," Naruto said. "No, it's better to make sure it is sealed from person to person to avoid that kind of power getting out."

"So, what does that mean for you?" Negi asked feeling sorry for his surrogate older brother who he guessed did not live happily with a monster inside of him.

"Well, with the yang chakra I specialize in taijutsu or martial arts," Naruto explained as he transformed into Yang Kyuubi Chakra Mode. "My strength and speed sky rocket and I gain the ability to manifest things like claws, tails and teeth as well as extend chakra limbs to bring in long range fighters. I however can't grab any ninja tools due to the cloak so unless I already got some out I am basically screwed there plus I can't actually use any genjutsu—illusion techniques—or ninjutsu.

I can also sense negative intentions in this form making it ideal for scoping out enemies."

"So, why didn't you use that before?" Asuna asked annoyed. "We could have found that monkey chick a lot easier that way!"

"Because using these transformations can be quite tiring and I can't always guarantee that the person feeling negative intentions are towards me or someone I know. Something as simple as being angry and wanting to hit someone is identified as much as a person trying to kill someone.

There's also those people that could just be indifferent and has no intentions thus making those unsensable or people that believe they are actually doing the right thing causing their intentions to be good yet severely misguided intentions."

The trio nodded in understanding. "With yin chakra I become basically a mage like Negi," Naruto said and Negi shot him a skeptical look. "My taijutsu skills are shot in that form to the point even Negi could probably beat me in a fist fight! However, I can use genjutsu and ninjutsu to such a degree that I don't even need to do hand signs to use them rather I just have to know what jutsu I want to use…Of course I have to know how to use the jutsu and I can only use my two elements, wind and water, to fight with.

There is also a slight increase in intelligence and decrease in instinct allowing me to become craftier than usual which is ideal for this kind of form, but like yang I can't use ninja tools due to the cloak…I can also sense people with positive intentions with this making it ideal to find medics, survivors and 'holier than though' enemies.

It is with this form that I was able to seal the giant monsters I told you about before," Naruto said and Negi and Asuna nodded, but Setsuna looked confused so he quickly explained what he had told everyone else. "However, there is a stipulation to using the yin power that seriously hurts my pride as a male…"

"And, what's that?" Asuna asked with a smile that made Naruto groan.

"Well…normally I keep this an absolute secret, but battles like what we could be facing will probably cause me to need every drop of chakra I got and I don't want to waste chakra hiding it so…" Naruto transformed into his blood red yin form just like yesterday.

There was one difference that made Asuna, Negi and Setsuna stare at him wide eyed…Naruto had transformed into a girl with long hair that they guessed would be blonde, and a pair of breasts that made Asuna and Setsuna green with envy.

They were about the same size as Kazumi's after all.

"Wh-What the HELL?" Asuna yelled and pointed at him accusingly. "You weren't a girl yesterday! What the hell are you trying to pull Naruto?"

"Normally when I use this form I will use the transformation jutsu instantly since I don't have to worry about hand signs to look like my regular guy form," Naruto said with a definite female voice. "I have near perfect chakra control so I don't waste much energy transforming and transforming any clones I make just as instantly."

"How much of a girl are you?" Setsuna asked wondering if it just made him look like a girl.

"Complete and totally to the point I could even get impregnated," Naruto said and if they could they would have seen him/her blush. "If you know anything about yin and yang you'd know that yang is male and yin is female and unfortunately my body reflects that with the transformations."

Naruto then dropped the yin mode and turned back to normal which was weird all together to basically see a girl become a guy. Naruto then stood up and stretched as he released a loud yawn. "Now if you don't mind I'd like to get some breakfast…Oh, and you shouldn't worry too much about being attacked today by enemies since last night should have shaken them up enough."

Asuna, Setsuna and Negi nodded as they to stretched and headed for the door. "By the way Chamo, if I catch you eyeing my female form again or even contemplating me forming a pactio with the brat I will show you personally what that form can do," Naruto said with a smile and Chamo hid in Negi's pocket.

"Alright, Mahora middle school students!" Negi announced in a microphone with Naruto and Shizuna behind him. "Itadakimasu!"

"Itadakimasu!" The students all cheered over their breakfast.

"Uh! I don't remember a thing after we went to Kiyomizu Temple yesterday," Ayaka muttered embarrassed.

"And, we missed out on the first night too!" Yuuna groaned in annoyance. "Damn it!"

"Well, that's what you get for being greedy right?" Naruto said as he stood next to the girls. "All things in moderation!"

"Naruto-ni—err—Naruto-sensei!" Ayaka stuttered out…

Ayaka could only sigh; she had come to the compartment she had rented out for her and her beloved Negi-sensei to relax after the frog scare. "That was more wild than normal…" Ayaka muttered tiredly.

"Tell me about it!" Ayaka jumped at the sound of the voice and found Naruto standing in the doorway.

"Is there something I can do for you Naruto-sensei?" Ayaka asked hating her kind nature at the moment.

"I told you I wanted to talk to you about something earlier, remember?" Naruto asked and Ayaka nodded. "Well, here's the thing Ayaka-chan yesterday at the karaoke party Asuna-chan told me about your little brother…"

Ayaka smile turned into a frown. "Yes…But, I don't see the connection."

"Well, I've lost a lot of people in mind you see," Naruto explained. "Three of them were kids only a couple of years older than Negi. Their names were Konohamaru, Moegi and Udon and they were like my own little brothers and sister."

Ayaka looked she was ready to cry. "So, I know how difficult it can be to lose someone and at least I got to know them right?" Naruto's smile turned sad. "I can tell just by watching you that you are quite sad and lonely that just having friends can't help with…That is why I propose to be your older brother!"

Ayaka looked at him shocked. "W-What?"

"I know I can't be a little brother, but I figured having an older brother can be just as good right? And, you don't have to be so lonely with an older brother around…Though I will have to spend time with everyone else."

Ayaka was just staring at him wide eyed. "Y-You really mean that…?"

"Well, yeah!" Naruto said with a smile and a thumb's up. "I promise to be the best older brother I can be and I never go back on my word! So, what do you say Ayaka-chan?"

It was silent at first and Naruto was afraid he might have gone too far this time when all of the sudden she shot out of her seat and started hugging the life out of him. "Onii-chan!" Ayaka cried into his shoulder. "Th-Th-Thank you!"

Naruto could only hold the usually strong and self secured girl as she sobbed into his shoulder…

"Naruto-nii?" Yuuna and Makie asked together.

"Yup, Ayaka-chan here agreed to be my little sister!" Naruto said as he pat a blushing Ayaka's head and then he sat to eat with them asking Makie things about gymnastics.

Makie was more than thrilled to answer.

"Negi-kun, you look a bit sleepy," Konoka said with a smile, but then she frowned. "Aww…It looks like Naruto-kun is eating with Iincho today."

"Ah! Good morning Konoka-san!" Negi said enthusiastically. "Naruto-nii decided he should spend some time with the others in the class today."

"Well, that's good and Makie-chan looks happy," Konoka said and the duo looked over to see Makie enthusiastically explain something that caused Naruto to laugh as Makie giggled.

Yuuna was laughing too and Konoka swears she never seen Ayaka look so content.

"Oh, and thank you for last night," Konoka winked. "I don't really understand what happened but I know you, Asuna, Se-chan and Naruto-kun came to help me."

"Ah..Ah…I was just following Setsuna-san," Negi stuttered trying to find an excuse.

'It's a good thing she doesn't ask for details…' Chamo thought.

"Ah Se-chan!" Konoka called the second she saw the girl near.

Setsuna with a bead of nervous sweat started to walk away. "Ara? Why are you leaving?" Konoka asked confused. "Don't be embarrassed! Let's eat together!"

Setsuna panicked at that and started to walk away fast with a frightened and embarrassed expression as she blushed beat red. "Why are you running away Se-chan?" Konoka cried making chase.

"Setsuna-san!" Negi tried to call, but she just kept going.

"I'm not running away!" Setsuna denied as she picked up the pace.

"What's going on here?" Misa asked with a laugh.

"Excuse me for a second girls," Naruto said with a smile as he flipped over the table. Before anyone could comprehend what happened, Naruto was in front of Setsuna and did a sweeping kick to knock her feet from under her.

"Wah!" Setsuna cried as her food tray went flying and she fell to the ground…Except she didn't hit the ground. Instead Naruto had caught her and thrown her over his shoulder before expertly catching her tray.

The class clapped in amazement and Ku Fei really looked forward to their spar back at Mahora. "Here you go Konoka-chan," Naruto said as he carried Setsuna on his shoulder to the table she was going to eat at. "You two can eat together now."

"Thank you Naruto-kun," Konoka said unsurely; she didn't quite expect that.

"No problem," Naruto said with a smile as he set Setsuna down in the seat next to her before whispering in Setsuna's ear, "Don't even think about running away again."

Setsuna would have objected if his smile didn't scare the hell out of her, so she just mutely nodded. Konoka squealed once Setsuna didn't run away and began to feed certain parts of her breakfast to Setsuna (much to her pleasure and horror).

"Those were some impressive moves," Mana said as she walked past him to her table. "Mind explaining how you got under her guard like that?"

"Sure," Naruto said with a smirk. "For one hundred thousand yen."

"Stingy!" Mana cried at the price.

"What can I say? I'm a business man," Naruto said with a foxy grin and Mana had to groan. "What Mana-chan? Turnabout IS fair play you know!"

With a huff Mana stalked off to her table. "What was that all about?" Ako wondered. "I've never seen Sakurazaki-san with that expression!"

"And, Naruto-kun was able to catch her too! Did you see the way he jumped over the table? I bet he could be a wonderful gymnast!" Makie said as she imagined her and Naruto doing a dual performance with clubs and ribbons as Negi (in a teddy bear costume) cheered them on from the stands.

"I wonder what happened last night…" Ayaka wondered in slight jealousy that Setsuna also got to sit next Negi.

"Are they having fun without letting me in on it?" Yuuna asked angrily.

"I'm definitely not sleeping tonight!" Shiina declared cheerfully. 'Unless Naruto-kun wants to do a different kind of sleeping…'

"What with the blush Shiina-chan?" Asked the object of her affections and she could only blush some more.

Not getting an answer Naruto brushed it off as just one of those things about girls that a kind could never understand and that he was better off not knowing. "Thank god we managed to get her back yesterday from that Chigusa monkey chick!" Asuna said with a relieved smile as she watched Konoka continue to feed a reluctant Setsuna back at the table; she and Negi had already finished breakfast. "It looks like Konoka and Sakurazaki-san are getting along too!"

"Yes, but the enemy could still attack if we let our guard down," Negi said nervously. "Even though Naruto-nii doesn't think so it's best to be careful, right?"

'The groups will be split up today for activities around Nara…As a teacher what should I do?' Negi mused seriously without noticing a certain shy girl watching him from afar. 'I couldn't hand the letter over because of everything that happened…And, we're in Nara today, so…'

"Um…" Nodoka managed to stutter out when all of sudden Makie appeared from the side and hugged Negi.

"Negi-kun! Come along with our group today!" Makie pleaded as she held the boy; Ayaka could only stare in shock and jealousy.

"Just a mi—Makie-san, Negi-sensei is coming along with my group! Group three!" Ayaka declared pushing Makie out of the way.

"What? But, I asked first!" Makie retorted much Naruto's amusement as he watched the spectacle from the side.

"No fair our group wants him too!" Fuuka butt in.

"Negi-sensei! Please come with group three!" Ayaka pleaded.

"Negi-kun! Group four! Group four!" Makie tried to hypnotize the boy.

"What's this?" Shiina asked with a giggle. "Fighting over Negi-sensei again?"

"Especially when we've got a hottie like Naruto-kun to fight over instead?" Kazumi asked and Naruto shivered when some of the girls turned towards him.

It was at that moment that Nodoka finally summoned all of her courage and pleading asked, "Negi-sensei! We have free activity time today, i-if it's okay with you would you like to come with us?"

"Eh?" Ayaka, Fuuka and Makie squeaked in surprise; something about Nodoka's face stunned them though they couldn't their finger on it.

"Miyazaki-san…" Negi trailed off in surprise. 'Group five is the group most likely to be attacked if I think about it since Konoka-san is there as well as Setsuna-san and Asuna-san…Plus since Naruto-nii already said he wouldn't be there they might think they have a better chance!'

On the outside of his mind, Negi was a blushing stuttering mess. "A-Alright Miyazaki-san," Negi finally stuttered out. "I will go with you and group five today."

"Eh?" Nodoka squeaked not really expecting it, but she jumped a foot when she felt a pat on her head. She looked up to see Naruto smiling down at her proudly.

"Well done Nodoka-chan," Naruto praised and she blushed.

Yue watched with a smile; she had never seen Nodoka not run off from an older man before, but Naruto is just one of those guys you felt safer with than without. With a vindictive smile and a sip of juice she said, "So, which group will you be going with Naruto-sensei?"

"Uh…" Naruto stuttered as he took a step back from the menacing looking girls.

"Join our group Naruto-kun!" Shiina cried as she dived for him only for Naruto to slide under the table.

"Oh, that was quite the move right there," Kaede said standing over the boy. "It would be fun to have you in our group-de gozaru."

Naruto, instead of answering, just crawled away as fast he could only to bump into Chisame. "Don't even think about joining our group," Chisame growled as politely as she could.

"Join ours instead," Yuuna cried as she tried to dive on top of him only for Naruto to roll out of the way.

'Need plan!' Naruto thought frightened.

"Naruto-sensei!" Fuuka and Fumika cried together as they tried to catch him off guard only for him to flip over their heads.

'QUICKLY! But, wha—That's it!' Naruto thought with a cry of relief as he found four identical straws.

With a quick use of Chao as a shield to protect from a bomb diving Ku, he found a knife and cut a piece. Flipping over a nervous looking Natsumi with a gleaming Chizuru, he stood on the table and declared, "We'll draw straws!"

"Draw straws?" Chizuru questioned with a pout.

"Yes, I need someone for each group except five since you've already got Negi…" Haruna sighed in defeat. "…And, whoever gets the short one will be the group I spend the day with."

And, with that announcement four girls stood ready to draw: Shiina of group one, Chao of group two (she had a large band aid on her forehead), Ayaka of group three (Chizuru was still pouting) and Makie of group four. With a sigh of relief, Naruto jumped off the table and stared at the girls before sticking his hand out with four straws that you'd never be able to tell the difference between.

One by one the girls drew a straw and once all of the girls looked at them the winner was announced with a loud, "YAHOO!"

Makie was dancing a victory jig as the girls cried in depression at their loss. "I won Naruto-kun!" Makie cheered as she jumped on Naruto's back piggyback style. "Onward ho noble steed!"

Naruto just laughed and carried the girl out while everyone else glared at the fortunate female; even the girls in their group was glaring at Makie. "Come on group four! I want to see the deer!"

"Yeah!" Makie agreed as she squealed in delight when Naruto ran to the train station.

By time they were at Nara park Makie was still using Naruto as a horse, but it didn't really bother him since he liked the girl's energy and compared to a lot of the people he's had to carry over the year she was as light as a feather.

Naruto spotted Negi and the girls, and saw that once again Setsuna standing off to the side. With a sigh, he flicked a small pebble at the girl's forehead making Setsuna jump into battle position. She calmed down once she it was Naruto, but stiffened when he gave the universal sign of "I'm watching you".

With barely a sigh she moved to walk in step with Konoka; this of course caused Konoka to squeal happily and grab Setsuna arm so she couldn't runaway. "What was that about Naruto-kun?" Makie asked curiously.

"Just helping to fix old bonds," Naruto said and Makie still looked confused.

"I am a bit surprised you were able to intimidate Setsuna like that," Mana mentioned as she stepped with Naruto.

"Well, the people from my hometown always did say I was unpredictable," Naruto said.

"What was your hometown like Naruto-kun?" Akira asked.

"Ah…Konoha was a nice place," Naruto said with a wistful smile. "We were surrounded by trees and saw all sorts of animals."

"Was?" Ako asked bashfully.

"Yeah, one of the reasons I ended up coming to Mahora is that everything that I had was gone," Naruto explained. "A terrorist group calling themselves the Akatsuki destroyed it."

"I'm so, so sorry," Makie cried for him.

"It's…Well, I can't really say it's alright, but I'll be fine because I have found a new home in Mahora."

"So was your girlfriend's death the last straw?" Yuuna asked thoughtlessly until she realized what she said. "I'm sorry! That was thoughtless of me!"

"Yes it was." Naruto laughed a little. "But, don't worry about. Yeah, Sakura-chan's death was really the final straw…I couldn't stay there anymore. Not only was she my girlfriend, but she was the last of my close friends…Well, except for Sasuke-teme but he doesn't count."

"Why not?" Mana asked; she felt really bad for her new sensei and would never have guessed someone as happy as him could have such sadness in his life.

"Because he killed Sakura-chan," Naruto said and the girls gasped. "Yeah, not much of a best friend is h—Ooh, deer!"

The girls tried not to, they really did but they couldn't stop giggling at how quickly he got distracted. Naruto was jumping around trying to get one of the deer to pay attention to him.

"Hey, hey Deer-san why are you lying down?" Naruto asked in a childish fashion that made Makie giggled into his shirt; she was surprised the deer had not run off yet.

"Be quiet idiot," the deer said in a tone that only Naruto could understand. "I am trying to watch the clouds."

"Why don't you do something more fun like run around?

"Troublesome."

Naruto froze at that statement and Makie was about to ask what was wrong (the deer kind of made her nervous). Before she could ask Naruto burst out into gales of sudden laughter! "HAHAHAHA! That's great you really are like that lazy bastard! What's your name Deer-san?"

"Deer do not name themselves," the deer explained in a bored tone.

"Great, then I'm going to call you Shikamaru!" Naruto grinned and Makie looked completely lost.

'Can he understand them?' Makie thought and then giggled at the insane idea. If either had been paying attention they would have seen Mana stare at Naruto with similar thoughts (though she did not find it quite as insane).

Mana was not petting the deer for they had avoided her like the plague. Yuuna was currently watching a slightly plump deer eat some grass while Akira and Ako pet a doe who looked pleased at the grooming. There was an older deer by itself watching the scene with amusement.

"I don't really care," Shikamaru said bored. "Call me what you want."

"What is he calling you brother?" The plump deer asked as he walked over.

"Hey there bi—"

Naruto was suddenly cut off when the doe kicked him in the leg. "Don't say that word!" The doe chastised quickly. "Do you want to be impaled by my Mate's antlers?"

'A deer sensitive about its weight and a doe that loves preening? Okay, this is a hell of a coincidence and holy hell that's a big stag!'

"Um…Hi?" Naruto offered the stag carefully.

"Greetings human, what brings you here?" The stag asked jovially and Naruto sighed in relief.

"Just looking around and talking to Shikamaru, Ino and Chouji," Naruto explained and Makie could swear the stag cocked an eyebrow at them.

"You have given them names," the stag said. "Why?"

"Easier for me to remember," Naruto said. "Asuma-san."

"Asuma? I like it, thank you," Asuma said happily and Naruto smiled back.

"You mind getting down for a bit Makie-chan?" Naruto asked the girl and she pouted a little.

"Why?"

"I'm going to lay down with these guys—" he indicated the four deer. "—and, watch the clouds. You can join us if you want."

"Okay!" Makie chirped as she sat on the ground with Naruto.

"You guys come over here too!" Naruto called to the rest of the group and Yuuna, Ako and Akira happily came over. "You too Mana!"

Mana just stood off to the side warily; she knew that most animals did not like her. "Do not invite her over," Ino cried out. "She frightens me!"

"Really? You don't have to worry about her Ino," Naruto assured the doe (his students decided to just go with the flow by this point and not question it). "See the look in her eyes? She just as nervous as you are, but I can tell you that she won't hurt you."

"Really?" Ino asked skeptically.

"Yes really," Naruto said with an assuring smile and Ino took a deep breath. Mustering up her courage, the doe trotted over to Mana and eyed the girl.

Next thing Mana knew, the doe had grabbed her sleeve and pulled her towards the other. Mana was astonished when it looked like the mob of deer would really let her stay. With a small smile, she sat down and Ino sat next to her. With a hesitant hand, she pet the small doe and Ino practically squealed at being preened again; Mana was so gentle that the doe decided that she was completely wrong.

Seeing the doe relax seemed to do the same for the other deer and they all laid down. Taking that as a clue, the rest decided to relax. Yuuna was sitting next to the (daddy she hoped) stag while Ako and Akira were using Chouji as a pillow. Naruto and Makie were laying next to Shikamaru already watching the clouds.

"Ooh that one looks like a pirate ship!" Makie said pointing to one of the clouds.

"Ah, and there's the treasure island," Naruto added as he pointed toward the cloud that the pirate ship cloud was heading toward.

"Maybe that's where the leprechaun gold is before it comes to the end of the rainbow." Yuuna laughed.

"Rainbows are really pretty," Ako said dreamily.

For the next couple of hours the group spent the time watching the clouds, petting and playing with the mob of deer and generally just having fun (although Yuuna was jealous that Naruto seemed to spend the most time with Makie. "She's the one that won draw, so she should get some special attention," Naruto explained much to Makie shock and happiness).

All of the sudden the group's stomachs growled. "I think it's time we got something to eat," Naruto said with a chuckle.

"Ah…I promised Sakurako-san that I'd meet them for lunch," Ako said apologetically. "They said they had some proposition or something for me…"

"I promised to meet up with Ku for lunch," Mana said with a stretch and Ino groaned as Mana left. "I'll be back again soon Ino-san."

The doe seemed to perk up at that. "Asakura wanted to meet us for the rest of the day," Yuuna said as she indicated herself and Akira. "We promised to do some poses for her…She's apparently making some post card."

With a sigh, Naruto let them go; they were all old enough to not need him to babysit them all day. "You got someplace to go Makie-chan?" Naruto asked the girl who was now standing next to him.

"Nope!" Makie said pleased; she didn't think she'd get the guy to herself.

Don't get her wrong, she likes the cute and yet somewhat mature Negi as well. But, well…Naruto was a hot older guy who showed he could be mature and yet have a lot of fun! Plus he thought her gymnastics were neat!

"Let's go grab a bite at that café then," Naruto said pointing to a small outdoor restaurant. Naruto cheered slightly when he saw they served ramen here.

"So, you really like ramen Naruto-kun?" Makie asked as she took a bite out of a cheese burger.

"Yeah! It's my favorite!" Naruto said and he slurped some of the food of the gods. "Always had been."

"I don't really have a favorite…Though I do like Daifuku a lot!" Makie said.

"Oh man that stuff is great!" Naruto laughed. "Especially the sweet ones!"

"They get me all energized and hyper!" Makie agreed with a giggle. "But, do you really hate studying Naruto-kun?"

"Huh, oh yeah! I'm more of learn as I do kind a guy," Naruto said. "Drove my teachers up the wall."

"I'm the same way," Makie admitted. "In fact I'm Baka Pink!"

"Baka Pink? What's that?" Naruto asked and Makie slapped her forehead forgetting that he wouldn't know that.

"The class calls me, Kaede, Asuna, Ku and Yue the Baka Rangers since we always score the lowest," Makie explained with a slight huff. "I'm Baka Pink because of my hair! Ku's Baka Yellow, Kaede's Baka Blue, Yue's Baka Black and Asuna is the leader, Baka Red!"

"Hmm…Maybe I can come with a study program for you guys," Naruto mused as a waiter brought the two of them each an ice cream sundae. "I mean if you are like me than maybe something physical…I'll try to come up with something for gymnastics just for you."

"You'd do that for me?" Makie asked in wonderment.

"Of course! You are one of my precious students and friends!" Naruto said with an infectious grin and Makie hugged him thankfully.

"Ah, young love," an old man said from the side and the two blushed red (although Makie didn't step back).

"It's not like that old man! I'm her teacher!" Naruto yelled in embarrassment.

"Ah…You have that kind of relationship," the old man said with a lecherous grin.

"Shut up you dirty old man!" Naruto yelled and Makie threw a shoe at him; she was absolutely mortified by the dirty insinuation. "Good shot Makie-chan!"

"Thank you," Makie said with a pleased smile before she grabbed his hand. "Let's get out of here Naruto-kun."

"Gladly." With that the two walked off; Makie did not relinquish the hold on his hand at all.

"Stupid girl," the old man grumbled in a much younger voice. "Why do I have to do this again?"

"Because he asked us to scope out the boy's power," a monotone feminine voice said in his ear.

"Yeah, well he didn't look so sk—" He was cut off when a kunai flew into the tree next to him; it had a paper attached that read "You should dodge next time and your disguise sucks" with a miniature drawing of Naruto doing a peace sign. "Damn it!"

"So, where to Makie-chan?" Naruto asked absentmindedly; he had taken to carrying her piggyback again.

"I want to see a Buddhist temple!" Makie said enthusiastically.

"Hey, hey!" Naruto said suddenly. "Look they got a fortune teller!"

Naruto pointed and Makie was hesitant. "Something the matter Makie-chan?" Naruto asked wondering why she didn't cheer.

"What if fall in another pit trap?" Makie asked eyeing the ground nervously.

"Don't worry, I'm the master of avoiding traps," Naruto said proudly. "Comes from years of pranking."

"You really were a prankster?" She giggled. "Got any stories to tell?"

"Oh yeah, I had this really mean teacher one year," Naruto told her thinking back to his Academy years while swiftly moving to the fortune teller; he actually had to avoid three pit traps and five trick wires.

"Damn," a girly voice said.

"He's good," the other agreed.

"As good as Kaede-nee," the first added.

"Better," a male voice said from behind them, but before they could comprehend what happened Fuuka and Fumika were painted completely orange.

"There," Naruto said before disappearing in a puff of smoke.

"So, this teacher was liked the most hated guy at my school," Naruto explained with a grin as he received the memory. "So, through the use of clever traps and careful planning the man found himself dressed up in a diaper, a baby shirt that said 'I made an oopsie" and sucking on a pacifier."

"Wow, how long did it take you to come up with that?" Makie asked amazed as she thoughtlessly drew a fortune.

"About a week," Naruto said as he drew a fortune. "So, what's yours say?"

"Huh?" Makie asked confused until she realized she held a fortune in her hand. "When did I get this?"

"Just now silly," Naruto said with a small bonk to the girl's head.

"Oh!" Makie blushed beat red in embarrassed. "It says today is my lucky day! How about yours?"

Naruto looked down. "It says I have a new destiny," Naruto said puzzled. "What does that mean?"

"Dunno," Makie said with a smile. "Onward ho Naruto-kun!"

"Huh? Oh man it's already time to go!" Naruto and Makie pouted as they stared fondly at the temple. "We'll have to come back some other time…"

"I look forward to it Naruto-kun…" Makie said in the softest voice he ever heard her used and wondered why. The two (or rather Naruto) hurried to the train station where they found the rest of the group. He noticed from the corner of his eye that Negi looked to be in complete shock, but decided he would ask later.

Makie chose to do what anyone would do when she discovered people were glaring at her in jealousy…she stuck her tongue out at them and snuggled deeply into Naruto's shirt. If looks could kill…Well, she should be thankful no one has the Mangekyo Sharingan.

Of course Makie decided to push it even further by using Naruto's lap as a pillow on the train, and Naruto who was wondering what was going on with Negi let her do so. He was so distracted that he didn't even realize he was petting her head.

And, of course, as soon as they stood back up she tried to get back on his back only to trip and end up carried bridal style instead…She had to hideaway once they were back to the hotel. "What's up with you and Makie?" Asuna asked in a hard voice before he could ask about Negi.

"What ya mean Asuna-chan?" Naruto asked innocently.

"Don't Asuna-chan me buster! You two look like a couple of young lovers there!" Asuna accused.

"Really? How's that?" Naruto asked. "You know I'm not looking for a girlfriend right now any Asuna-chan."

Asuna stopped there and remembered why he wasn't looking for one at the moment. "Right, never mind," Asuna said. "Was there something you need?"

"Yeah, what's up with Negi?" Naruto asked. "The kid looks absolutely stunned."

Asuna started to chuckle nervously. "Well, someone confessed to him," she whispered quietly.

"Oh? Is that all?" Naruto asked and Asuna stared at incredulously.

"What do you mean is that all?" Asuna whispered harshly. "I mean isn't he too young to be confessed to?"

"Nah," Naruto said. "He's already ten years old…He's way old enough to start liking girls."

"You think so?" Setsuna asked unsure.

"Yeah," Naruto confirmed. "Hell I started to like girls when I was six! And, Sasuke-teme had been getting confessions just as early!"

"Sasuke-teme?" The two asked.

"Not important."

'Miyazaki-san confessed to me…' Negi thought shocked. 'And, they told me Japanese woman were shy! I-If…If this goes beyond just a confession as a British gentleman I would have to take responsibility…'

Negi had a picture of himself and Nodoka getting married.

"Do you understand Negi?" Nekane Springfield asked. "That kind of relationship is forbidden between teachers and students."

'Uwahh! I can't do that!' Negi screamed in his mind. 'I would be unqualified as a teacher if I did!'

Ayaka, Yuuna, Shiina, Fuuka and Fumika could only watch on as Negi seemed to go crazy over some matter. "AAAH! What should I do?" Negi asked himself clutching his head. "There's still the letter I have to deliver too…"

"I wonder what's wrong with Negi-kun," Shiina said as she stared worriedly at her teacher. "He's been acting strangely ever since we got back."

"Judging by his appearance, whatever it is, it's big," Ayaka said with a frown; she didn't like seeing him this stressed.

"Maybe he just ate something he shouldn't have?" Yuuna hypothesized.

"What's wrong Negi-sensei," as she bent over Negi who had fallen to his hands and knees.

"Negi-kun, did something happen at Nara Park this afternoon?" Yuuna asked the boy.

"Uwaa!" Negi screamed in surprise! "N-N-Nothing happened! No one confessed to me or anything!"

"Eh? Confessed?" Ayaka yelled in shock.

"Is that true Negi-kun? Who was it?" Shiina asked while everyone else stared in disbelief.

'Sh-Shoot!' Negi thought when he realized he basically confessed. "N-NO! Not 'confess', I mean c…cook! That's right, a cook was putting a crab in the soup, and…"

Negi ran away at top speed. "I-I've got a meeting with Shizuna-sensei, so please excuse me!" Negi yelled back panicky.

"Ah, just a minute Negi-kun!" Shiina called out.

"Who confessed to whom?" Ayaka pleadingly wanted to know.

"Sheesh, he sure is taking this hard," Naruto said in disbelief. "What does he think he has to marry every girl that confesses to him?"

"Probably," Asuna muttered in disbelief.

"Maybe you can talk to him Naruto-kun?" Setsuna asked. "You are more experienced in these matters after all."

"Fine, fine," Naruto said as he walked off in the direction Negi ran to.

"He's fast!" Yuuna complimented the ten year old. "We lost sight of him. What do we do Iincho?"

"There's definitely someone in three-A who can do something about this," Ayaka mused seriously. "There is no way this mystery can continue!"

Yuuna and Ayaka stood face to face; they both thought of the same person. "This is—" Ayaka began.

"—a job for her," Yuuna finished.

"What?" Kazumi yelled in shock as she looked at the new pictures they took today. "Obscene conduct between a teacher and student?"

"That's…That's right Asakura! It's terrible!" Yuuna said.

"Hmm…That'd be a pretty big scoop if it turns out to be true that is," Kazumi mused. "As official camerawoman of three-A and the Academy Breaking News Divisions, you can leave it to me Asakura Kazumi."

Kazumi picked up a fresh camera. "If there's a scoop I'll bring it to life," Kazumi said proudly.

"There's just one person we need you to check upon," Ayaka explained.

"Okay, okay. Who's the suspect? Nitta? Seruhiko?" Kazumi asked. "Oh, I know you're talking about Naruto-kun! He and Makie did look quite close on the train home!"

'Lucky girl!' Kazumi thought jealously.

"Actually…" Ayaka explained and Kazumi started to take notes absentmindedly.

"So, in summary someone confessed to Negi-sensei today at Nara…" Kazumi muttered as she read the notes before she realized what she read. "Hey, that's not 'obscene' at all!"

"W-What do you mean? It's well beyond allowable!" Ayaka fumed. "At any rate, we need you to find out who confessed to Negi-sense! And, you aren't going to look up anything to harm Naruto-nii's reputation!"

"We're counting on you Asakura!" Yuuna cheered.

"If it's not a scoop, I'm not interested, and with Naruto-kun being off limits," Kazumi yawned, but let out a surrendering sigh. "Oh, well…Who knows, maybe something like this will lead to a big story. Besides ordinary public items the public wants to read is also a part of a reporter's job, I guess…"

Kazumi stretched and went to the most likely person. 'A confession can only mean one person.' "Hey, I'm coming in! Are you in there Honya?" Kazumi asked before she opened the door. "Oh, you're all by yourself! Perfect!"

"Yes, what is it Asakura-san?" Nodoka asked sipping her juice; Kazumi got face to face to Nodoka and pulled out her recorder.

"Is it true you slept with Negi-sensei?" Kazumi asked with a smile and Nodoka spit her juice all over her face.

"W-W-W-Wh…I didn't do anything like that!" Nodoka denied with a deep blush that Kazumi would swear could be seen from space.

"Hahahahaha! I'm just kidding!" Kazumi laughed as she wiped her face. "But, you did confess to him today right? So, how'd it go?"

"Eh..H-H-H-How did it go?" Nodoka stuttered with a slightly less obvious blush. "I was able to tell him that's how I feel…That's all…I didn't want a response from the start, so…"

"Eh…Then you don't care what Negi-sensei thinks?"

"No, I'm just…I'm already satisfied…I'm afraid to hear his response, so…" Nodoka muttered as she twiddled her fingers and Kazumi could only smile pleasantly.

"You're so cute Miyazaki!" Kazumi squealed. "We can't have that! You're not a primary school girl anymore, you know! Well, whatever, it doesn't really matter…"

"Ah…" Nodoka called from the hallway as Kazumi left the room. "This could be troublesome for sensei, so please keep it a secret…"

"Okay, okay! I got it! I'm supporting you, so give it your best, Miyazaki!" Kazumi called down the hall before she reviewed what she recorded. "Well, I've finished gathering my material…Man I can't get a story out of this. This is going to cause a real mess if I let everyone else hear it, so I'd better keep it to myself. I will just let the romance continue at its own pace…I'll just destroy this."

Kazumi pressed the erase button on her recorder and continued down the hall with a sigh. "Our class sure is peaceful; I need a big scoop that will really get their blood boiling," Kazumi said as she headed down the stairs, but she spotted a zombie like Negi.

'Maybe I should get an interview from the man himself?' Kazumi wondered; she figured it would be okay as long as she kept Nodoka's name out of it.

"Ara? Looks like he's worried over something," Kazumi noted as Negi absentmindedly headed out the front door. "Receiving a confession must have must have been a shock for a ten year old."

Negi blankly climbed the stairs and headed towards the street. "Aniki, pay attention where you are going," Chamo whispered harshly before suddenly looking out into the street. "H-Hey Aniki! Look!"

"Eh?" Negi said as he finally came into focus just in time to see a car quickly driving down the street and run over a poor defenseless kitty cat.

"A cat!" Kazumi yelled from the top of the stairs, but no one heard her in the panic. Negi quickly rushed out to save the cat as he pulled out his staff; the timing will be close! The car was centimeters away from Negi… 'H-He's going to die! Negi-sensei!'

"Ras Tel Ma Scir Magister!" Negi chanted quickly as he grabbed the cat. "Flowering Wind Ward Barrier!"

Before Kazumi's eyes the car flipped through the air and over them before landing safely on the ground. She couldn't believe her eyes…It was almost like magic. "You're safe! Thank goodness!" Negi said happily as the car landed.

'WHAT THE HELL?' Kazumi screamed in her mind in shock.

"Are you okay Driver-san?" Negi asked the shaken up driver.

"H…Huh? Just now…" The driver was so, oh so confused.

'Wh-Wh-Wh-What was that?' Kazumi thought trying to make logical sense of what she just witnessed.

"Hehehe…That's my Aniki! Even when he's feeling out of it, he's still got it where it counts!" Chamo praised the boy proudly. "But, you should avoid such flashy magic like that!"

'Did that ermine just talk?' Kazumi thought as she hid behind a bush; her mind was having such difficulties.

"No kidding!" Naruto said as he appeared next to Negi and Chamo; he flicked Negi's head. "I've been looking everywhere for you brat! I want to talk to you about Nodoka's (I figured it out who it was) confession. But, I guess we better get out of here first."

"Y-Yeah," Negi stuttered as he mounted his staff and Naruto simply floated in the air.

"You can fly onii-san?" Chamo asked amazed.

"Huh? Oh yeah," Naruto said as he did a loop. "It's actually a secret jutsu by old man Oonoki, but apparently he owed my mom so he taught me it."

"Ah, but we should leave before we're seen," Negi pointed out and the trio flew off never noticing the shocked girl.

'Th-They're flying!' Kazumi thought as she took a picture. 'Th-This is it! My ultra huge scoop!'

"And, that's how you should handle a confession Negi," Naruto said as he relaxed in the open air bath.

"Aah," Negi said with a relaxed sigh; he planned to take everything Naruto said to heart.

"Hey you two don't let your guard down or girls will come in again!" Chamo chastised.

"It'll be fine…This is 'sensei time', so students can't come in," Negi said, but at that exact moment the door opened to reveal Shizuna in a bath towel.

"I don't know if I should hate you or not Negi," Naruto said as he blushed and diverted his eyes.

"Ara? Naruto-sensei, Negi-sensei," Shizuna said with her usual smile.

"Shizuna-nee-chan!" Naruto cried as he covered Negi's eyes.

"You two did a good job today," Shizuna complimented. "Especially you Negi-sensei; do you want me to wash your back?"

"N-No! That's alright!" Negi squeaked as he tried to escape.

Shizuna giggled a little. "The truth is Negi-sensei, Naruto-sensei, I know all about your little secret…"

Negi and Naruto stared at her in shock. "What?" Negi squeaked in fright.

"You two are mages right?" Shizuna said with assurance.

"Wrong," Naruto said suddenly from behind her and Shizuna found herself with a kunai at her throat.

"A-Ara? Naruto-sensei, what are you d-doing?" Shizuna asked fearfully.

"Drop the act, who are you really?" Naruto asked harshly. "You didn't really study who you were faking, do you? Shizuna-nee-chan has always called me 'Naruto-kun' since I asked her too plus your chest is obviously smaller!"

"How rude! I'll have you know that I am the fourth largest in the class," the fake Shizuna complained.

"Asakura Kazumi?" Naruto yelled in surprise and he ripped off her wig to reveal her red hair. "Huh, you should wear your hair down more often Kazumi-chan; it's quite beautiful that way."

Kazumi blushed at the compliment, but she couldn't stock much opinion in the guy holding a knife to her throat. "This is bad! We've got to erase her memory!" Chamo yelled.

"Don't even think about it!" Kazumi said as she secretly pulled out her phone. "Back off Naruto-kun or I'll press the 'send' button and your secret will be on the home page for the world to see! And, that goes for you too Negi-kun!"

Naruto reluctantly pulled the kunai away and stepped back. 'This is bad,' Naruto thought seriously.

"Why are you doing this?" Negi cried.

Kazumi actually cackled at that. "Because it's a scoop! It's all for the sake of the scoop!" Kazumi said as she pulled out a microphone. "Sorry about this Negi-sensei, Naruto-kun, but I'm going to have you cooperate with my global ambition!"

"You plan to tell the world about mages, don't you?" Naruto asked seriously.

"Of course!" Kazumi roared in triumph. "I'll have the entire world's eyes on me for my discovery! I'll have exclusive interviews, and the newspapers and magazines of the world crawling at my feet! You two will be so popular you will star in TV dramas and novels produced by me! You'll even get a Hollywood movie as we go worldwide!"

"I don't want that!" Negi denied.

"That's a terrible idea Kazumi," Naruto said in such a harsh tone that Negi actually stopped panicking. "Do you have any idea what this could cause? DO YOU?"

"We'll be famous of course!" Kazumi cheered. "Didn't you hear m—"

"You'll cause a war you stupid reporter!" Naruto interrupted and Kazumi stopped dead. "Negi and I won't become celebrities with our powers! We'll become weapons! People will hate us for being different; they'll probably consider us monsters! And, if they find out there are more people like Negi the government would surely try to get rid of them in fear, hatred and greed! I've seen it happen and it is not pleasant! You can cause the death of millions!"

"B-But—"

"And, if you press that 'send' button, I will kill you where you stand," Naruto said showing off his killing intent and Kazumi saw a kunai impale her in the throat. She froze unable to comprehend what happened.

'He's…Oh my god, he's going to kill me!' Kazumi sobbed like a new born baby.

"I wouldn't like it, but hell as far as I'm concerned killing you would be a great favor so you don't have to see so many people die," Naruto continued and Kazumi scared so rightfully actually did the only thing she thought logical at the moment; she threw her phone and smashed it.

"W-Would it really be that bad?" Kazumi asked fearfully.

"Worse," Naruto said. "You should have figured there was a reason mages like Negi here lived in secret."

"So, he IS a mage!" Kazumi said victoriously even if she knew she could actually tell anyone. "But, you make it sound like you aren't one Naruto-kun."

"Oh, that's because I'm not," Naruto said with a smirk. "I'm actually a ninja from a different dimension."

"Hahahaha! Very funny but really Naruto-kun," Kazumi laughed out.

"It's true," Negi said quietly; what could happen if he was discovered never sounded quite as scary as it did that moment.

"EH?" Kazumi screamed in total shock; that blew her mind more than a mage.

"Hey! What's going on in there?" Ayaka asked from the outside. "What's with those crying sounds?"

Ayaka, Makie (who had a couple of bandaids for reasons Naruto didn't want to know), Yuuna, Fuuka and Asuna walked in and saw Kazumi, Negi and Naruto all clad in towels. "Naruto-kun?" Makie shouted in shock.

"Negi-sensei?" Yuuna yelled just as surprised.

"Asakura-san?" Ayaka bellowed angrily. "Asakura-san! I asked you to investigate and you go and do this?"

"What are you doing with Naruto-kun and Negi-kun?" Makie questioned fumingly.

"HELP!" Kazumi screamed as the girls attacked her.

"Just a minute Negi! Naruto! What were you two doing?" Asuna accused the two, but Naruto had already slipped away. "YOU GET BACK HERE NARUTO!"

"NEVER!" Asuna heard him shout but couldn't pin point it.

"AH!" Negi screamed as Asuna dragged the boy away by his ear. "ASUNA-SAAAAN!"

"Ow ow ow!" Kazumi groaned from her pounding head. "Look like that scoop has ended up a dead one…I guess I'm really no match for a ninja or a mage."

"That's not true ane-san!" Chamo disagreed. "You really shined back there! Naruto-nii is just really experienced with spies!"

"Well, whatever happened I hope you feel better Makie-chan," Naruto said with a smile once the incident cooled down.

"Thank you Naruto-kun," Makie said with a smile and once he walked away she sighed dreamily.

'I hope we get to have more fun tonight…'


A/N: For those of you wondering what was up with all of the Makie this chapter, I'll tell you.

I had decided when I wrote this chapter that a girl that will have romantic interest in Naruto (and yes Makie does because she doesn't really start to feel romantic about Negi until later and was more big sisterly mixed with a bit of attraction) will get a chapter with Naruto.

I had wrote all of the girls' names in a hat and chose at random and then chose if they would spend the whole time the group or would have alone time.

Makie + alone is what I drew and voila a Naruto/Makie chapter was written.

That's also why Makie's fortune said she was lucky today.