Demonic Nemesis
By: DarkFayt
Beta'ed by: "You know who you are!"
Ch.8 Forging Bonds
"Talking"
"Demon talking"
"Thinking"
"Demon thinking"
Jutsu being used
(…) if you see this in-between a break that means there is a lemon there. It will be numbered so you can find it listed with my other fics under the name 'A Midnight Dream'. The lemons will really have nothing to do with the main story line other than being a way to express the strength of the relationship between characters. It's up to you if you want to read them or not.
Does anyone know where I can get a Delorean? I have a plan to become the owner of Naruto…
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(On the sidelines)
"Hiashi-sama, these boys are incredible! They both have amazing speed and agility for their age, but it's clear Neji has the upper hand in this by experience. Naruto just doesn't seem to grasp his own abilities yet…he's losing far too much stamina and speed with his movements but it's obvious that Naruto-san could easily have the basics of Jyuuken mastered within weeks. The first few years are really only about chakra control and physical conditioning. The kata practice is really only for muscle memory to help later on. All Naruto needs for Juuken is to master the basic kata and chakra manipulations." said Kyouju in an awed voice as he looked on with the children of his class. The two boys are mostly just blurs to most of the on lookers in their constant movement.
"That's good to hear Kyouju. I would like you to begin Naruto's training with the time you have left for today and then send him on to me. Also, be sure to give him this scroll before he leaves you." said Hiashi while handing the older man a scroll with the Hyuuga symbol on it. Kyouju just nods to the request then returns his attention to the fight.
"What will this boy become? If this is what he is with the minimal training Hiashi said he's had…?"
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Naruto and Neji had circled each other several times now just trying to find an opening to exploit in the others defense. "This is more than I ever expected from this guy. He's not near my level or Lee's yet but he's close…probably could give Ten-Ten a good work out but it's still not enough to defy fate…but for some reason, I want him to win...I want him to defy fate. Why? Why when I know it's not possible…" Neji decided to try a psychological attack instead of a physical one.
"As I said before, Naruto…you are fated to lose to me today" said Neji in the classic Hyuuga tone of superiority, trying to ignore his own thoughts.
"If I lose today, Neji, then I lost…but not because fate decided, or because some deity liked you better than me, but because you were the stronger of the two of us." said Naruto with venom.
"You are just a fool that will not accept the inevitable. You are destined to always be weaker than me. That is the truth…nothing will ever change that."
"Neji…you're stronger than me. Even if I went all out, I realize now that I would lose. I'm the stronger, faster, and more powerful of the two of us but you're not an opponent to be beat with power alone. This whole match you have only been testing me, barely trying from what I can see. I've already accepted this defeat, but that doesn't mean that I will accept that fate decided it. If fate even really exists, then I will spend my life fighting against what it decides for me." As Naruto finishes, he slowly reaches up to the black band on his left wrist and unlatches it with a soft click. Once the first one unlatched, three more soft clicks followed before the bands began slowing sliding off.
"Do you think removing a few weights will change anything fool?" was Neji's searing barb.
Without a word, Naruto begins walking towards Neji letting the bands fall one by one. The bands make the sound of a body hitting the ground as they land. With a light swoosh Naruto disappears in a blur to all without an active Byakugan.
"The boy was wearing weights all this time!" was Kyouju's shocked statement.
Before anyone else could say anything, Naruto appeared just to the left of Neji and attempted a cross kick to his chest. "Yes I got him! I was able to get a slight advantage with my speed. I know he won't fall for this tactic again, but at least I was able to land a hit on him in this match."
Just as Naruto's kick was about to land on Neji's chest, the prodigy only slightly moves to the left and catches Naruto's leg with a single hand. "My teammate moves far faster than you, Naruto. The weights he trains with almost make yours seem like toys. His freakish speed does not work on me, so neither does yours. If you are to train with the Hyuuga, remember that our eyes are all-seeing, even to high speed." said Neji.
As Neji finished speaking, he threw Naruto's leg to the right, turning him slightly to give himself a clear shot at Naruto's back to end the match. Naruto, seeing what was happening, moved with the flow of the spin to position himself for an attack. He was still not able to land a strike on the Hyuuga, but Neji landed a devastating strike to Naruto's chest, causing him to crumble to the ground and grab onto Neji's arm for support.
"Damn, why am I so outmatched here? I can't even land a hit…"
"I said before Naruto-kun…you have great potential, but you still have a long road ahead. You don't have enough of a grasp on your own abilities so how can you expect to outmatch someone else with them? Raw power is all you have at this point and that isn't enough here."
It was then that a fire lit in Naruto's eyes as he began to straighten himself. Just as Neji was pulling his arm back, Naruto latched onto it tightly, seemingly digging his claws in deeply making the Hyuuga scream from the pain and making the others around wince. While Neji was distracted by the pain and trying to pry the clawed hand off, Naruto reached out with his other hand and tightly grabbed Neji's throat.
"Why does this hurt so much? They're just puncture wounds! Kunai are more tolerable then this!"
Neji and Naruto locked eyes with each other, pale white meeting crimson red. The silence and the stare lasted only until Naruto spoke in a rasp and almost strained voice, "It seems, Neji, that we have a tie." was spoken through bloody teeth. "…If you pull your arm away, my claws will tear out your tendons, and if you try to move, I'll remove your throat. I, on the other hand, am stuck with your hand over my heart, and we all know what a Juuken strike could do right now." said Naruto coughing slightly.
Neji was furious! He couldn't believe he made such a rookie mistake. He had allowed the boy to touch him. One of the first rules of combat is to never let your opponent make contact. In the shinobi world death too often came from a single touch…"This is impossible. He allowed me to strike him! With his speed, he could have dodged. I allowed him to trick me like this. No, I didn't let him; he did it himself…he is defiantly someone to be watched carefully. You will not defeat me again…"
"That is enough!" boomed Kyouju. "Naruto, release Neji immediately!" Following the yell, Neji backed away as told.
Both boys slowly stepped away from each other, and the sensei immediately moved over to Neji to check his wounds. "What is this!" cried Kyouju. The wounds in Neji's arm could barely be described as scratches, let alone give Naruto access to the boy's tendons, as he had threatened. When he looked over to Naruto, he could see the boy coughing up a little blood after the strike to his chest.
"Naruto, what did you do to Neji to make him scream like that if you didn't puncher his arm as you said?" asked Hiashi.
"I just channeled some chakra into his arm through my claws. It's a type of medical jutsu that can either cause enough pain to make him think I actually had my claws inside his arm, or numb his muscles to relieve pain." said Naruto as he channeled chakra into his claws making it seem as small bolts of electricity were flowing between them.
"Impressive Naruto-san…Neji, thank you for your help; you may have the rest of the day off after getting your arm bandaged." said Hiashi.
All Neji did was growl lightly and glare at Naruto until he was helped into the mansion by Kyouju. When Hiashi turned back to speak to Naruto, he noticed that he had passed out. Looking at Kyouju, Hiashi said "He probably used up too much energy in that spar. Just let him rest for a moment…what do you think Kyouju? How far do you think he could go in our style?" asked Hiashi.
"Honestly, Hiashi-sama? If the boy had our Kekkai Genkai, I believe he could probably master the style in a few years time. Most of the training we put our own through to prepare them for Jyuuken is stamina, chakra control, chakra capacity, and learning the kata fluidly. Other than some tutoring in manipulating his chakra to affect the circulatory system and learning the kata, he is already trained well enough to start. All he needs is repetition and practice."
"That is good to know. When he wakes up, give him that scroll from before. It contains all the basic kata for our style. Tell him study it until his training time with my daughter, and practice it more on his own time."
"Hai Hiashi-sama…the training of this boy will certainly be interesting."
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(In the Sandaime's office)
"I see…Naruto, you really can surprise, can't you? How much do you intend to take on at one time: Med-nin, Juuken, Jutsu and whatever the Kyuubi has you doing? Maybe I better have you come in for a talk. If you continue like this, it could cause you more problems than good…" with this thought the Sandaime pages his assistant.
"Yes Hokage-sama? How can I help you?"
"I need to know what my next available appointment slot is."
"One moment sir…unfortunately, Hokage-sama, you will be booked until Monday because of all the Daimyo and preparation meetings for the upcoming Chuunin exam in three months, sir."
"Very well; make an appointment for the earliest time Monday morning, and have a message sent to Umuino Iruka to be there with Uzumaki Naruto."
"Hai, Hokage-sama…"
"I just hope Naruto doesn't overdo it until then. I doubt the Kyuubi would allow him to endanger himself. If he spreads himself too thin like this his overall improvement will suffer…I should get him to focus more. Juuken would certainly be helpful, but he still needs the basics first." thought the Sandaime.
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After being unconscious for a little over a half-hour, Naruto woke up leaned heavily against a tree. He was sore, tired, and rather embarrassed with his performance.
"Kyuu, what happened with the fight?" asked Naruto.
"You did very well considering Naruto-kun. You were able to force that boy into a draw…but it was only because he underestimated you. Next time you won't be so lucky…"
"Yah…if I had been able to land a solid hit I know I could have won! But it was like he knew what I was going to do before I did..."
After a moment of silence, "I think it's time we stepped up your training again. At first I wanted to take it slow and not over strain you but you need at least a strong grasp of what you are capable of before I can think of you being in a fight again. We need to get your chakra control and medical knowledge further along so you can focus on Jyuuken and medical jutsu. That way we will have more time for my type of training."
"What do you mean by that, Kyuu?"
"When you fell unconscious, all your Kage Bunshin dispersed at once, and to my surprise, instead of your brain exploding, all the information came at once in order of dispersion, allowing me to sort it piece by piece to reduce the stress on your mind! Your mind still had to deal with the stress of having gained all that training so quickly, but it wasn't nearly as bad as it was when you were awake. It was like your mind recognized the information coming into it but didn't try to understand it right away…"
"This would mean what exactly?"
"For the next two weeks, we will push the Kage Bunshin training to its absolute limits to help you master your various training subjects faster. If we continue on like we have been, it will take years to reach any kind of useful skill level with everything we're trying to cover. Besides I feel we are making up for what you missed before. We won't be able to complete your training in everything in the time limit we have, but we should be able to get far enough for it to be more practical knowledge than experimental."
"You said we couldn't do that because it would destroy my mind…what's different now? Even if the stress is lessened while I'm asleep, won't it still build up?"
"Simply this Naruto-kun…now that I can deal with the information while you're unconscious, I can reduce the stress put on your mind. This allows me to help with sorting the information faster and safer. You will not receive the information instantly like before but remember later. Almost like an afterthought. This way, I can be sure that it's in order, and then I can have you absorb it section by section."
"That is amazing Kyuu! I'll have everything in the shinobi world mastered in no time!"
"Nowhere close to that much but from now on, before you start your morning training, we will create as many Bunshin as possible and split them up to do the various training exercises for you. Your Taijutsu and physical training will still be up to you and take up most of your time, but the clones will do the rest. With this, we will literally get nine years of training done in a few weeks!"
Naruto is barely able to process this. Nine years of training in a few weeks…"I…can't believe this, Kyuu. Is that really possible to do? I would be a licensed med-nin by team assignments. I would have unmatched chakra control and who knows what else."
"Yes and no; you will gain all the knowledge, but not all at once. I will give it to you in pieces. I'm not sure how many or how long it will take, Naruto-kun."
"Even if that's so, Kyuu, this kind of training is priceless. It will save me years at least!"
"It will take us time to recover from the training and we will not be able to perform it again for several years afterwards. To put it simply your brain will be full but to master your chakra control it will be worth it. You will also lose the ability to use my youki at all for some time. It will be focused on managing the Bunshin training and repairs to your mind when each section is absorbed."
Naruto, too stupefied to comment, just picks up his weights from the field and re-attaches them. Once he looks around the area, he notices that his Juuken-sensei was training the kids from earlier nearby.
"Sensei, how long have I been out?" called Naruto to his sensei.
"Ah, Naruto you're awake…you have only been out for about an hour. Hiashi-sama said you were to relax and study this scroll until your training with Hinata-sama begins." said Kyouju while handing Naruto a scroll. "It contains the first 7 kata out of the 21 contained in the Jyuuken style. Be sure to study the first two so you can be with the others for tomorrows training."
"Thank you, I'll start on this right away!" said Naruto, excited to start learning the legendary style.
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Later, we find Naruto under the same tree reading the scroll contently, with Kyuu commenting here and there about where his claws could be used or a burst of foxfire to improve an attack pattern until Hiashi approaches him.
"Naruto, it is time for the training session with my daughter. Please follow me."
"Hai, Hiashi-san" said Naruto while rolling up the scroll and placing it safely into his supply pouch.
"Now Naruto, Hinata still does not know of this training, so the council and I will be informing her of it. Please wait outside the door and listen to the reason I asked this of you. I will call for you when we are ready."
Naruto just nods and takes his place next to the door to listen to the council's discussion. Truthfully he didn't like the way things were going at the moment…"I wonder how Hinata will react or what Hiashi is talking about. I guess I'll see for myself. Too bad Kyuu went back to sleep. She's always handy in times like these…"
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(Inside the council room)
"Why did Tou-san call for me? He only does that when I'm in trouble for something…the elders probably just want to yell at me again for my weakness." thought Hinata as she took her seat in front of the elders.
The entire elder's council remained silent for this. They have already spoken to Hiashi on their concerns and have agreed to this decision. With grim faces on everyone, Hiashi begins to speak and causes Hinata to visibly flinch.
"Hinata, my daughter, I am sorry to inform you of this…the council has decided that your progress and current strength is too lacking to hold the position of clan heir. You will be removed from your position and your sister Hanabi will assume it."
Hinata was scared to death. She knew very well that her younger sister should have been branded for the branch house long ago. The only reason it hadn't happened yet was her weakness. If she was being removed from the position of heir that meant that she would be branded for the branch family, "No…I didn't want this but if this keeps my sister from that life, so be it."
"You will be given until the age of sixteen to prove that you can resume the position of heir. If you fail, you will be branded for the branch house at that time." said Hiashi.
Naruto was listening to the whole conversation and was about to lose it. "That's why I'm here! Hiashi is trying to save Hinata from something but what? What's all this about branding and branch house?"
"Ano tou-san…how is that pos-sible? I thought once I was removed, I would be bra-nded immed-iately." asked Hinata in a whisper and slight stutter.
Frowning at his daughter's speaking Hiashi replies, "Normally yes, but a case as this has never happened where the younger sibling seemed the better choice for heir. The council deliberated on this for quite some time…years in fact to reach a compromise, and decided to give you this amount of time to improve yourself. I have also arranged for a training partner for you. He is currently learning Jyuuken with the beginners. I believe that you can help each other improve. He may be just a beginner in Jyuuken, but is a capable shinobi. From now on, you and he will be training together every day as you see fit."
Hinata is just confused by this. If someone was just being trained in Jyuuken, then they would be about five or six years old. "Is the council just trying to humiliate me by giving me a beginner to train with?"
"You may come in now." called Hiashi to the door.
Hinata immediately locked her eyes onto the door, waiting to see who this person was.
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As the door slowly slid open, it reviled a non-Hyuuga boy to her surprise that looked just slightly older then herself. At first she was totally clueless to whom this was, until she noticed the blonde hair, blue eyes, and whisker like birthmarks. "NARUTO-KUN!" was Hinata's intelligent conclusion.
"I believe that you are already familiar with Naruto, so I will skip the pleasantries. Naruto, do you understand the situation?" asked Hiashi.
"Hai, Hinata is to help me with my Jyuuken outside of the basic training I receive, and I am to help her in other things as I see fit. Correct Hiashi-san?" asked Naruto with a hate filled glare.
All the council could do was nod with just a slight bit of fear. Never had they seen such eyes; cold, calculating, and fierce with no sign of killing intent, but still just as piercing. Hinata was again star struck by Naruto. Never had she seen the council react this way…cower really.
"Hinata, if this meeting is over, lets head out to begin our training." said Naruto in a gentle voice.
Hinata could only respond with a nod and to follow Naruto out of the door with a bow to the council.
"Hiashi, do you think it wise to allow the two of them to have this much contact? It could lead to some rather unpleasant conclusions..."
"We have already discussed this enough. The decision is final and we will not interfere with them from now on. Understand? You may have sway over clan affairs but my family is my own in these matter." commanded Hiashi in a threatening tone.
The council remained silent as they left the room clearly unhappy.
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In the sparing fields just outside of the compound walls, Naruto and Hinata have taken to sitting under the shade of a rather large tree. Hinata, in true fashion, is twiddling her fingers and blushing madly.
"I guess we should start by getting to know each other better. If we're going to be spending all this time training together, we should at least be good friends." said Naruto trying to lighten the mood.
"Alr-ight Naruto-kun, what do you w-ant to kn-ow?" asked Hinata
"First thing to go is the stutter…the finger poking is cute, but I think it's just her way of blocking things out, so it needs to go. I already know she's great; it's just her confidence that needs help. Well, how about first we start by telling each other our likes, dislikes, and what we want to improve on the most. I'll start." said Naruto with his fox grin in place.
"I can't believe Naruto-kun is talking to me! His attention is on me! Even if it's only for training, Naruto-kun is all mine! For now…" thought Hinata sadly.
"First off, I like ramen, training, and learning new things. I dislike waiting for my ramen, people who mistreat others in any way, shape, or form, misuse what they've been taught, and people who don't believe in themselves. What I really want to learn the most is my Jyuuken and medical training."
Hinata, hearing Naruto's dislikes, can't help but to have slight tears in her eyes.
"So what about you, Hinata? What is it that makes the Hyuuga princess tick?" asked Naruto, showing yet another foxy grin.
"Ano I li-ke" looks into Naruto's eyes. "Pressing flo-wers and reading. I don't really dislike anyt-hing and I want to be stro-nger…"
Naruto couldn't help but to frown. "What is with this girl? She's had a difficult life, but not that bad. I know I've had it worse, and so do many others. So why is she so screwed up?"
"You forget, Naruto, you never had any support in your life before Iruka. You have lived by your own strength, never knowing the love of others. That while far harder has made you strong but what do you think you would be like if he died?" Kyuu said in a sage like voice.
This simple statement brought it all together for Naruto. He had gone through life alone and survived! Hinata, on the other hand, had everything. A loving mother, family, and respect; then it had all been taken away from her piece by piece. "Just like Sasuke." He lost his entire family, and Hinata lost her mother and her family's respect. They had lived similar lives, but where Sasuke had taken to a mask of arrogance and indifference blaming his brother, Hinata had created a mask of shyness and timidity while blaming herself. "Masks…is there anyone who doesn't wear them, Kyuu?"
"No, there's not…everyone hides their emotions one way or another. You have done it to for years, except unlike you, those two can't tell the difference between themselves and their masks anymore. You're correct about this girl. She is strong and well trained. It's just her confidence that's the problem. In your whole class, she's probably in the top 3 or 4."
"Hmm that's good. So all we need to do is get her to have some backbone and a little sparing." Naruto, now knowing this, forms a harsh plan to get Hinata on the way. "Hinata…I think first off, we need to find out where we stand with each other."
Hinata, in true pervert fashion, takes this in the most perverted way possible and passes out from blood rush.
"Now, what the fuck is up with that? All I said is we should start with a spar…"
"I think I know what the problem is, Naruto-kun."
"What? What is up with this girl? If she wasn't so nice and sort of cute, I could swear she was a total weirdo!" thought Naruto with a sour look.
"She's led a sheltered life. This combined with the shyness we discovered earlier and her natural perverseness…"
"She's a PERVERT! How can a girl be a pervert? I thought they were the ones that always busted the perverts!"
"(Giggling) Naruto-kun, everyone in the world is a pervert. It's just to what extent of a pervert you are. Many are like you. They keep their perverted thoughts to themselves and pretend not to be one. Hinata, on the other hand, believes that these thoughts are wrong and battles with herself about them. This causes her fainting."
"Really? So how do we take care of this?"
"Well, we haven't gotten very far in your medical training, but I believe you should know a chakra manipulation to create an electrical current to either put someone under or bring them back to consciousness. With this, we should be able to continue the training."
"I can do that, but it doesn't solve the problem; it just keeps her awake until she faints again. What can we do to get her out of this permanently?"
"I only know three ways. One: we could build her confidence bit by bit with spars and maybe set her up on a few dates to get her some backbone.
Like hell we're doing that! Until this girl gets under control, she isn't getting near my Naruto-kun like that! No matter how much she likes him. I'll set them up once she's under control.
Two: we shock her with something so perverted that she short-circuits, and when she recovers, her little thoughts will seem innocent in comparison or Three: we have another girl confront her on it and help her to come to terms with it."
"The first will take too long…the second I think is too drastic and could backfire on us. The last seems the most likely, but I don't know any girls to ask. The closest one is Tenten, but I think it would be a little weird to ask her to help with this…"
"You know, Naruto-kun, there's always me…I'll take care of that girl in no time."
"How are we supposed to do that? Me talk to her for you? That will just be weird."
"No, if you find out the hand seals for the Kuchiyose no jutsu, I could take care of this."
"You finished the summoning! I thought you said it would take longer?"
"Yes and no, I have figured a way for me to get out, but not to take my power with me. I actually think that I won't be able to. The seal will only let me take an amount of my youki that is equal to the amount of chakra you possess."
"So the seal will only let us be equal…I guess the Yondaime figured this would happen sooner or later and wanted to make sure you couldn't get out of hand."
"I agree, but it really doesn't matter now. You will only grow stronger from this point, and that means so will I. Like I've been saying 'all the power in the world means nothing without the skill to use it.' That means you're going to need to train me to fight as well."
"Yup, that's your catch phrase all right…wait…WHAT! How am I going to teach you anything!"
"I'm going to have an actual human body because we will be using one of your Kage Bunshin. Before, my human form was a form of illusion. Aesthetic only when you get down to it. Like the Henge I told you about, but better. I believe that I will still have my fox-form, but with the size, I'll bet it won't help much. I will need to learn to fight shinobi-style." said Kyuu with the biggest smirk. "Now wake her up so you can go see the Hokage for the hand seals."
Naruto, hearing this, takes a long look at Hinata and starts to focus a small amount of chakra to his pointer and middle fingers. Slightly picking Hinata up, he then places the fingers at the base of the back of her neck. Not even a moment after applying the chakra, Hinata shoots up with an owlish look on her face.
"What happened just now, Naruto-kun?" asked Hinata without a single stutter.
"Maybe there's hope for her after all. You passed out for some reason…I'm sorry Hinata, but we will have to cut our training short for today."
Hinata looks down. "I messed up already…Naruto-kun probably thinks that I'm a freak for fainting like that, but I couldn't help It." thought Hinata with slight tears in her eyes.
Naruto, seeing the tears, decides to try to comfort her. "Don't worry Hinata. We will train together the same time tomorrow. I just need to go see Ji-san now."
"Alr-ight Naruto-kun, but wh-at do you ne-ed to see the Ho-kage for?" asked Hinata.
"It's something to help with our training and to help a good friend of mine." said Naruto with a soft smile.
"Ok, what sho-uld I do whi-le you're gone?"
"If you could, I would really appreciate it if you could go over the first 7 kata for Juuken. Those are the ones I'm working on. It would be great if you could help me with them."
Hinata gives a quick nod and begins the motions for the kata as she watches Naruto take his leave by the rooftops, heading for the Hokage tower.
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(Hiashi's private study)
Kyouju had just entered the study to speak to Hiashi. "Hiashi-sama, Naruto has just left the compound."
Hiashi hearing this raises an eyebrow. "Really? Where did he go and what about my daughter?"
"Well, after Hinata-sama fainted, Naruto was silent for a time with several emotions crossing his face until he used some sort of jutsu to awaken your daughter. After she awoke, he said he needed to see the Hokage for training material and had Hinata-sama begin going over the kata we gave him until he returned."
"Hmm, leave Naruto be for now. I think he has already discovered my daughter's problem and is working to correct it in his own way."
"Hai, Hiashi-sama if you believe that's best."
Kyouju leaves without another word to resume the basic training class
"Naruto, what are you planning…I didn't think it would take long for you to start on Hinata's fainting, but what do you plan to do?" thought Hiashi before returning to his paper work. "Paperwork is always so relaxing after meeting with the council…"
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(At the Hokage tower)
Naruto appears through the window to see the Sandaime reading a little orange book with a slight nosebleed.
"Yo, Ji-san I need to ask you a favor!" said Naruto loudly, surprising the aged leader and causing him to toss the book into the air for Naruto to catch.
"Naruto…what are you doing here scaring the heck out of me…and with my book!" asked the Sandaime, already moving for the orange treasure.
As Naruto was making his way to the desk, he was flipping through the book. He couldn't help but to be disappointed with his Ji-san. He was reading porn while on the job-extremely good porn, but porn nonetheless. "I can't believe Ji-san would be reading something like this…"
"Naruto-kun, see if you can keep that. It will come in handy."
Naruto, too confused to ask why, just decides to do his best. "Really now…what would the village think of their Hokage reading something like this?" asked Naruto with his vulpine grin in place. Sarutobi for his part could only pale at the thought. He recognized that look on Naruto. He was going to be blackmailed again…
"Alright Naruto, what will it take to keep this a secret?"
"Hmm…first I need to know the hand seals for a specific jutsu, and…I want this book."
"What is Naruto planning? I better find out what jutsu he wants before I agree to it. What jutsu do you want, Naruto?"
"I need the hand seals for the Kuchiyose no Jutsu, and before you ask, it's for my own purposes. The book…I just want."
"Hmm, the jutsu doesn't matter. Without a contract, the hand seals are worthless. The book, on the other hand, is my signed first-edition that Jiraiya gave me when his first book was hit number one. I will tell you the hand seals, but the book is not for minors."
"Too bad Ji-san; I would hate to think of how the women that frequent the osens will react to the idea of you peeping on them with that crystal ball of yours." said Naruto with a cruel smirk.
The Sandaime was horrified at the thought. "WHAT! I have never done or WOULD do such a thing!"
"Oh, I know you wouldn't, but after I show them this book of yours, I'm pretty sure they won't care. Just imagine the paperwork to clean that mess up."
If it was possible, the old man had just aged ten years because of the nightmare of angry women and mountains of paperwork. In a defeated voice, the aged Hokage says. "The hand seals are Boar, dog, bird, monkey, and sheep; then you just need blood and chakra. Also, the book is yours as long as you keep this secret."
"Thanks Ji-san! Kyuu, can we try it now?"
"Sure, just be sure to use the blood and just let the chakra flow this time. Watch the amount used for this, and remember it so we can get it exact. No reason to waste chakra. Also, be sure to say 'Kyuubi no Yoko' when you do it."
"Why do I need to say your name?" asked Naruto.
"I'll use it as a keyword for when you summon me, just in case you ever sign a contract with a guardian clan."
The Sandaime, for his part, couldn't help but to be a little thrown by all this. He was just minding his business, reading his porn after a long day. Now he was just blackmailed out of his favorite book and a Jutsu. Then, out of nowhere, Naruto starts going through the hand seals after cutting his thumb.
"Boar, dog, bird, monkey, sheep …Kuchiyose no Jutsu: Kyuubi no Yoko!" yelled Naruto too loud; loud enough to nearly give the old man a heart attack when the poof of black smoke, as well as a swirl of red energy, appeared.
"Naruto, what did you just do!" screamed the freaked out Hokage.
All Naruto did was stare at the cloud expectantly…waiting. After a moment, the smoke began to clear revealing an average-sized fox. It was an orange-red color with long ears, pale red eyes, one tail and pretty normal looking over all.
"Kyuu, is that you?"
"Of course it is, Naruto-kun." came the soft reply from the little fox in the most caring and soothing voice either male had ever heard.
The Third was just dumb struck. He had given a believed worthless jutsu to Naruto, only to be scared half to death when he says he's summoned the Kyuubi, and now this angelic little animal is supposed to be the demon?
"I thought you said that you would have a human form?" asked a puzzled Naruto.
"Just a moment, Naruto-kun." After their little exchange, Kyuu was surrounded by black smoke once again as a small stream of red youki swirled around the cloud.
Both Naruto and the Sandaime were drawn into staring into the blackness, just waiting to see the human form of the most powerful demon in history.
After the smoke had cleared, it revealed the cutest girl either male had ever seen…or imagined for that fact. She seemed to be just slightly older then Naruto, 13 or 14 at the most. Her hair was a beautiful silky orange-red color that went down to her mid thigh. She had cute whisker markes on her cheeks, and pale red eyes that looked upon them both in a piercing way. Two fox ears with white tips that matched her hair perfectly rested on the top of her head, as well as a single fox tail of the same color swayed behind her.
She wore a fishnet shirt with a black cloth wrapped around her chest. Covering the shirt is a blood red flank jacket with black trim. She also wore black short shorts with a red skirt around them. Her legs were covered with what looked like black stockings that disappeared into normal black shinobi sandals and a choker around her neck with a ring of strange kanji.
After both men had scanned her up and down with their eyes about four times, it was enough for Kyuu so she lightly coughed to get their attention. "I know it's a lot to take in boys, but you're too old for me and I think Naruto-kun needs a few more years to mature first." said Kyuu with a vulpine grin to put Naruto's to shame.
Both males blushed red and averted their eyes. The Sandaime was the first to recover.
"I would assume that you are the Kyuubi no Yoko?"
"Correct…and before you ask, the seal is not broken. I am not free, and I only have enough youki to be equal with Naruto-kun and cannot resume my full form…yet." explained Kyuu before the Sandaime could ask a single question.
"Don't worry Ji-san, she does that to me all the time. You just get used to it." Naruto said in a matter of fact tone.
"Please explain this from the beginning, and while we're at it, I have some concerns about your training." said the Third in all seriousness.
For the next hour, the three people occupying the Hokages office discussed everything from proper training ethics to the ancient mechanics of summoning. By the time everything was understood…or at least as close to understanding as they could get, the Third had gone through 3 bottles of sake again, Naruto had his new training schedule for the last 13 days of his intensive training, and Kyuu was now a registered Konoha citizen under Naruto's address.
"Alright Naruto, you better get back to the Hyuuga compound. You are supposed to start your laundry duty in a half-hour." said the Sandaime while putting the bottles and paper work away.
Before Naruto or Kyuu could leave the office, the Sandaime called to them. "Wait a moment. We need a name for your lady friend, Naruto. We can't have you going around calling her Kyuu. I also need a name to finish the citizenship application."
"Hmm…well Kyuu, do you have a name or is Kyuubi it? I never thought to ask before…" asked Naruto.
"No, I was never given a name other then my title as a bijuu, and I never stayed in one place long enough to be called anything by humans."
"Well, if that's the case, what would you like to be called?" asked the Third.
As Kyuu took a thinking pose, she said, "I don't know. Do you have any ideas, Naruto-kun?"
After thinking for a few moments, Naruto opened his eyes and Kyuu could see the emotions running through them. "How about…Kira?" asked Naruto
Kyuu was shocked by this. "Your mother's name, Naruto-kun…are you sure you want me to use it?" asked Kyuu in all honesty. The Sandaime for his part decided to remain silent.
"I believe that my mother would be proud that someone like you was using her name. Other then Iruka and Ji-san, you are the only person to truly comfort me or be by my side. It would mean a lot to me if you would. I also think it suits you great!" finished Naruto with a wide fox grin.
Kyuu could barely hold back her tears, and settled for looking at the ground.
"Very well; from this day on, you will be known as Kira. I will not give you a surname. I will leave that up to the two of you." said the Third with a small smile.
"Thanks Ji-san…Kira, are you ready to go? We still need to get back to the compound," asked Naruto in a gentle voice, since the newly named Kira was still sobbing lightly.
"Hai, Naruto-kun; just give me a moment to get ready." After drying her eyes and composing herself, Kira's eyes began to glow for just a moment, then in a slight shimmer, her fox features vanished.
"Cool! How did you do that Kira-chan?" asked Naruto.
With the cutest giggle, Kira replied. "It's a part of a doujutsu that all kitsune posses combined with our transformation ability. You have it too at some level, Naruto-kun. I'll teach you how to use it later, all right? I just want to get your basic training finished first."
"Alright…let's get going before I'm late. I really don't want an angry Hiashi after me again..."
"Okay, Naruto-kun." said Kira, heading for the window.
"Before you two go I wanted to give you both this..." said the Third while handing them both what looked like passports.
"What are these Ji-san? Some kind of secret…"
"Those, Naruto, are permanent passes into and out of the village among other things. I wanted to give you those because I'm sure there will be some training between you two that does not need to be seen by others in the village. Many Jounin have secret or secluded training grounds that are off limits to others. Maybe you two can find one."
"That does sound like a good idea…" commented Kira as she took a thinking pose, "Not that anyone else could do what I'll be teaching you but it would be rather troublesome to have someone try…"
"You sound like a Nara now Kira…now I expect you to use those wisely and not flaunt them, since only I can issue those it would be a direct link to me." After saying this, the venerable Professor stares both of the 'young' shinobi down to insure his point. "Now get going, the both of you."
Naruto and Kira take their leave, heading in the direction of the Hyuuga compound by rooftops and enjoying the trip. Kira for feeling the wind blow threw her hair and Naruto having a 'new' companion by his side…
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They both arrived at the compound about ten minutes before 6:00 pm ready to put their plan into action. Err…Kira's plan into action.
"Alright Naruto-kun, give me the book and introduce me to Hinata. Then you can go to do the laundry." said Kira with a small smile.
Naruto hands over the book and says. "I really don't know what you're planning, but I trust you won't do anything too drastic."
"Off course not…I'm just going to help her though this…that's all." Kira said, trying to look as cute and innocent as possible and with those eyes of hers, it was working too well.
Naruto just shakes his head and starts walking in the direction of where he had left Hinata. Once he arrives at the training ground he finds Hiashi, Kyouju, and Hinata all talking to each other when he walks up to them. When they see Kira, they each have their own thoughts on her.
"Hmm, who could this young one be? Maybe she could help in the sparing just like Naruto-san does?" thought Kyouju.
"Who could this be? I wonder if this is why Naruto ran out on his training session with Hinata? Could she be part of the plan to help her?" thought Hiashi.
"I wonder who this girl is? Could she be Naruto-kun's girlfriend? Does this mean that I'm too late…even if I'm not, I can't compete with her beauty." thought Hinata in despair.
"Hello everyone…sorry about leaving early, but I needed to go pick up my friend Kira who's staying with me. I thought that she could help Hinata out." said Naruto while Kira came to stand beside him.
"KIRA! Who is this girl and why did Naruto call her by his mother's name? It could be a coincidence but…"it took Hiashi a moment before he spoke again, "Naruto, I don't see how this girl can help my daughter more then you could. I asked you because I believe that you can do it."
"Trust me, Hiashi, I may be able to help her with her training, but Kira is the one to handle the problem you told me about."
"What is Naruto-kun talking about? He brought this girl to help me…Nar-uto-kun, what am I sup-pose to do wi-th her?" asked Hinata, blushing slightly.
"All you need to do is go somewhere and talk with her. Trust me, it will help. You will feel a lot better after speaking with her. After I'm done with my chores for the night, I'll come by to talk with you to." said Naruto with a soft smile and gentle voice.
Both of the older men decide to just slip away and allow the children to handle this.
"Come on Hinata-san; follow me to the training ground over here so we can girl talk. We'll see you later, Naruto-kun!" called Kira while pulling a red-faced Hinata that was mirroring a deer in the headlights perfectly.
"See you two later!" called Naruto before heading to the laundry room.
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(In the laundry room)
"Good afternoon ladies; are we going to do the same thing as yesterday?" asked Naruto.
"If you're willing to, we won't argue with you." said one woman.
"As long as you still have some money that you're willing to lose at cards." commented another Hyuuga woman.
"Alright then! KAGE BUNSHIN NO JUTSU!" after a cloud of smoke and multiple pops were heard there stood a little over 60 Naruto starting on the wash as the 10 Hyuuga women and Naruto settle down for a game of poker.
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Back in the training field, Kira and Hinata had taken to sitting under the same tree as Hinata and Naruto had shared earlier.
"Hinata…Naruto asked me to come here to help you with this fainting problem you have. Do you know what causes it or what you could do to stop it?" asked Kira.
Hinata, hearing this question, blushes like mad and begins poking her fingers together while thinking "I can't tell her about my dirty thoughts…if I told her, she would tell Naruto-kun, and then I would lose him forever. N-n-o I do-n't."
Kira, hearing this, flicks Hinata in the forehead with ample force. "Do not lie to me, little girl. Naruto noticed just as easily as I just did. If you don't admit it, you will never improve."
Hinata is now sweating bullets. "Nar-uto-kun kno-ws! Does that mean…he left earlier bec-ause he's dis-gusted by me?" said Hinata aloud, not realizing it and completely forgetting her throbbing forehead.
"No, Hinata, he is not disgusted by it. There is nothing wrong with you or those thoughts. Everyone has them and everyone deals with them. Even Naruto-kun and I have them."
"Really…I'm normal. I'm not a freak?" asked Hinata with hope.
Kira gives what would account to a board stare. "You are a girl that blushes and faints for no reason that also pokes her fingers together and can barely speak. You are hardly normal."
Now Hinata is almost on the verge of crying again. "Listen, you are a pretty, talented, and very likable girl. The only things holding you back from succeeding are these fainting problem and your confidence." said Kira.
"Really that's all? Does that me-an that I still have a chance with Na-ruto-kun?" asked Hinata, not realizing her admittance.
With a deep sigh "You have a long way to go, Hinata. Even further to go until you can be with Naruto-kun. He has lived a very painful life and doesn't need someone like 'how you are now' dragging him down. Until you pull yourself together and prove to me that you can truly be there for Naruto-kun instead of relying on him I won't let you anywhere near him. He needs someone to support him and be strong for him. That's what I want to be for him, but I'm afraid that I won't be enough. When you reach your goal, I would be glad to have you share Naruto-kun with me."
Hinata, hearing this, is thrown into a medley of thoughts and emotions "Share Naruto-kun…I never thought of that. Is it even right? I always dreamed of having him for myself, but if I don't take this chance, I could lose him to this girl. Not to mention I know the elders are just waiting to marry me off…Sharing Naruto-kun is better than not having him at all isn't it? And who's to say I can't win him for myself latter on? I'll do it. I will grow strong for Naruto-kun. He has given me strength all these years and now I will be his strength! Alright, what do I have to do?"
"The first step is to get over your problem with these thoughts of yours. If you can do this, then Naruto-kun and I can help you with your confidence."
"What do I need to do?" asked Hinata with a resolve never seen before in her eyes.
Kira could only smile at this. "The girl is more determined to succeed for Naruto then for herself. First off, you and I are going to go over the birds and the bees, followed by reading a little book together. If this doesn't bring her out of this, nothing will."
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(Back in the laundry room)
"I win again, ladies! Pay up…I wonder how Kira and Hinata are doing?"
"But-but-but I can't!" choked out one of the Hyuuga girls.
"Hey, you're the one that bet your kimono instead of money, so hand it over or take my shift tomorrow! At this rate, I'll be using this time to read for the next two weeks!"
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I will no longer attempt translating my original jutsus. I just suck at it. I will write them in English, and if anyone is kind enough to translate them for me, then thank you.
If you do you'll receive kudos at the end of every chapter from here till doomsday (A.K.A the final chapter but just the same as DoomsDay.)
