Hello guys! I'm back with the next chapter. Without any further ado let's begin!

I don't own Naruto or Fate Series.

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"I'm home!" declared Tazuna as he entered the small house in the forest, not too far from the town. "Tsunami! Are you there?".

"Coming tou-san!" came a voice that got progressively louder. In a few seconds, a woman came up to the door (AN: I don't do character descriptions unless necessary.) "Ah! These must be the ninja that you have brought from Konoha! Come in please! Dinner should be ready soon so why don't you go and freshen up yourselves?" she said as she ushered them in.

"Thank you for your hospitality." said Naruto. He then looked at Kakashi. "Is there any place where we can keep him? He overexerted himself and lost consciousness."

"Right this way." said Tsunami as she motioned for the team to follow her.

(Timeskip)

Team 7 (including the now-conscious Kakashi), along with their client's family, had just finished their dinner and discussed the day's events.

"Now that Zabuza's dead, we can finish up this mission quickly and head back home right?" asked Sakura anxiously. She really didn't want to spend any more time on this mission even if Sasuke wanted to.

"Hmm... I've been thinking about something." said Kakashi. Naruto, the mentally spoke. 'Think he figured it out yet?'

"I wouldn't be surprised if he did. He is an ex-ANBU after all." said Karna. "Although I have to ask. Why did you wait for Kakashi to get trapped? You could have started the duel immediately."

'I wanted to know what he would do if he fought an opponent that he was guaranteed to take seriously. Needless to say, I'm disappointed.' Naruto replied.

"That's true. I can't believe that someone would get caught in such a trap. He should have immediately gotten out after he noticed the change in the density of the water." said Tamamo.

"I have some news." Kakashi said, grabbing the team's attention. "I believe that Zabuza is still alive." he said. Sakura's eyes widened and Sasuke tensed up. Naruto, meanwhile didn't show any reaction.

"But how is that possible sensei? That hunter-nin killed Zabuza right before our eyes!" exclaimed Sakura in panic.

Kakashi sighed in exhaustion and/or exasperation."Sakura, the duty of hunter-nin is to take only the head and destroy the body on the spot. And besides, Senbon are not tools meant for killing." said Kakashi with an eye smile.

Sakura sheepishly rubbed her head. "Oh yeah. The academy did teach us about that." the rest of the team sweatdropped at this.

'Sigh. Whatever. I don't care anymore.' thought Kakashi. "Anyway. Now that we know this, we know that it will take Zabuza at least a week to recover, provided he has a medic with him. So considering the worst case scenario in mind, I will be training you from tomorrow so that we can gain an upper edge in our fight."

"How will training during a mission be of any use to us? We will just tire ourselves faster and can be an easy target for Zabuza's accomplice to attack us." said Naruto, while pretending to show concern for the team.

"It's alright Naruto. You won't be training all the time, since what I have in mind for you isn't a difficult task. And besides, Zabuza's accomplice will be more focused on tending to Zabuza's wounds than attacking us." said Kakashi with an eye smile, but had more... sinister thoughts. 'Although I hope that happens to you. It would be a very convenient way to get rid of you.'

"Well whatever then. I'm going to sleep. Good night." said Naruto as he got up and walked up the stairs leading to his allotted room. He then got into the futon laid out for him and immediately fell asleep after saying good night to his 'tenants' (AN: I feel weird calling them that. Any suggestions?).

(The Next Morning)

Naruto got out of the futon with a groan. He rubbed his eyes and scratched his head when he felt something soft and... furry? He put the dots together, jumped up in realization and immediately rushed to the bathroom and locked the door behind him. He then looked into the mirror and saw what it was...

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He had fox ears.

He then heard a rustling sound behind him, and saw a glowing tail behind him (AN: Think of Tamamo's tails from FGO Ascension stage 3) . His eyebrow twitched. There was only one person who could do this.

'Tamamo-nee? What did you do...' he asked in a slightly angry tone and he received a nervous chuckle in response.

"Umm... I may or may not have accidentally linked myself to the seal?" she replied nervously. "But they look good on you!" she replied happily, earning a facepalm from Karna.

'That's not the point!' Naruto mentally yelled. 'More importantly, what happened?' he asked.

"Uhh... I was working on that last night." said Tamamo. "I have good news though! I'm almost finished! Give me a day or two."

'Alright then. I hope that you're okay with this. You know that you will only be released after I die right? 'he asked. "That's okay with me. I plan on helping you all the way!" she replied. He then poked at his fox ears. 'Is there any way I can hide these, or do I need to use a henge for this?' he asked.

"I can help with that." said Karna. 'Oh. Good Morning tou-san. I thought you were still asleep.' thought Naruto.

"Good Morning Naruto. The eyes suit you well." said Karna and Naruto immediately looked in the mirror. Instead of being greeted with the usual sky blue, his eyes had changed to a bright amber colour, with hints of blue in them. "As I was saying, they respond to yours or Tamamo's will. So you can call them back and bring them out whenever you want, for whatever reason. As to how to actually do it, I have no idea. So until yourself or Tamamo figure it out, it would be best to keep it in a henge."Naruto nodded performed the henge, effectively hiding his new appendages and eyes.

(Timeskip)

"Okay team! Let's do some training!" said Kakashi with his signature eye smile. "Today, we will be doing... Tree Climbing!" he said with an excited tone, earning a facepalm from the rest of the team, for different reasons though.

Sakura: 'Why is he teaching something so simple?'

Sasuke: 'Climbing trees isn't going to help me get any stronger!'

Naruto: 'He's teaching this now, and that also on a mission? How lazy can he get?'

Only Sakura voiced out her opinion. "Sensei? We can already climb trees. You don't need to teach us that."

"True." said Kakashi. "But can you climb them without using your hands?" he said as he casually walked up the tree in front of them and stood upside down on a branch, with Sasuke and Sakura watching in awe.

"Yes I can." came a voice next to him and Kakashi immediately turned around to see Naruto right next to him in the same position. Naruto then jumped off the branch and landed perfectly. "If that's what you're going to teach, then there's no point staying here." He said as he began to walk away.

"Wait!" shouted Kakashi. "How did you learn that exercise? I haven't taught it to you yet." Naruto then turned his head slightly. "The library. Duh." he said as he turned his head and walked away. Leaving a jealous pair of teammates and a slightly peeved Jounin.

(Timeskip)

Naruto and Tsunami were walking along the streets of the town and needless to say, he was pissed. He wanted to see if Tazuna's story about Gato was true or was it simply an exaggeration. It turns out that it was more of an understatement. Every nook and corner, one could see children wearing rags and taking shelter under cardboard boxes. The food that was being sold by the stores was mostly stale and old, with very few fresh fruits and vegetables.

He was interrupted from his thoughts when he felt a small tug on his leg and saw a small girl, who was obviously very malnourished. His normally sharp eyes softened as he remembered when he was in a similar situation. He then knelt down to her level and unsealed a few apples from a seal on his arm, to the surprise of the girl. He then gave her the apples and smiled. "Take these and share them with your friends. If you need some more, you can always find me at Tazuna's house. You know where it is right?" he received a nod in reply. He then stood up and turned around, the smile disappearing from his face as he did so.

"That was really nice of you, what you did for that child. As much as we wanted to help these children, we simply didn't have enough resources with us." said Tsunami who was watching the exchange between them.

"I felt that it was necessary, considering that I myself, have been in such a situation." he said as Tsunami's eyes widened. "But how is that possible? I thought Konoha was one of the nicest villages in the world." she asked in surprise.

"I don't want to bring up bad memories, so I apologise for not elaborating." Tsunami nodded. "All that I wish to tell you, is that I was kicked out from the orphanage at the age of four and lived on the streets a month before the Hokage found me."

"I apologise for asking." said Tsunami with a sad look on her face. "It's alright. I've long since accepted that it happened and have moved on. I wish to make sure that children are not treated that way again." he said. Both of them continued to walk towards the store, when they heard a voice.

"You know why I'm taking her! You didn't pay your weekly tax to Gato-sama so as punishment! she is to be taken!" said a person, who was obviously one of Gato's enforcers in the town, as he dragged out a woman from a nearby house.

"No! Please! Don't take her! I'll pay up tomorrow!" cried out a man from inside the house. By the tone of his voice, he sounded like he was the woman's husband.

"You know the rules. You don't pay, one person from your family gets taken." said the thug as he began to tie her hands and feet together, preventing her from moving around. Naruto had seen enough. Gato had to die.

"Now that you're tied up, let's-" he was interrupted by a vicious punch to the stomach, and slammed into a nearby wall. He was then picked up by the collar by a very pissed Naruto, whose slitted eyes stared into the thug's own.

"I will only ask this once. Where. Is. Gato's base?" he said as he forced down a massive amount of Killing Intent on the thug, making him shiver in fear.

"I- I w-will not b-b-betray G-Gato-sama!" he said defiantly, trying o act brave and failing miserably. This however, wasn't a good answer, as he received another punch in the stomach, causing few of his organs to rupture. Naruto then engulfed his hand in flames.

"If you do not tell me now, I will burn you till not even ashes remain." said Naruto is a very menacing tone. That did it for the thug (who pissed his pants). His loyalty wasn't worth his life.

"I-It's at the p-p-port. P-Please let m-me g-go now!" said the thug. Naruto the dropped the thug and began to walk away. "Do what you want with him now. Come, Tsunami-san." he said as she followed him.

(Timeskip)

The team and Tazuna's family sat together for dinner. As they began, a little boy barged into the room.

"What are you people doing here? You should leave immediately! If you stay here any longer, Gato will kill you all!" he yelled.

"Listen here kid. We're ninja. Once we've accepted a mission, we will stick to it." said Kakashi.

"Whatever." said the boy as he ran out of the room. "Inari! Come back here!" shouted Tsunami, with no response in return. She then turned towards the team."I'm sorry for Inari's actions. You shouldn't have met him that way."

"It's alright Tsunami-san said Kakashi with an eye-smile. Sakura then noticed a picture on the wall, which had a part of it torn out. "Tazuna-san, what is that picture? And why is there a part torn out of it?"

"Sakura, you don't ask such questions. I apologise for my student." said Kakashi as he bowed his head down.

"No. There's nothing wrong with it. I've been wanting to get this off my chest for a while now. That man...was my husband." said Tsunami.

"And the great hero of Nami." said Tazuna in a slightly sombre tone. (AN: Canon back story of Kaiza. I'm too lazy to do those)

"I see. So he believes that what happened to Kaiza will happen to us as well?" asked Kakashi, receiving a nod from Tsunami. Naruto then suddenly stood up, grabbing everyone's attention. Expecting some comment from him, they stared at him intently for a good ten seconds.

"Thank you for the food." he said, causing them to face fault. He then washed his dishes and went up to his room.

'So, this kid lost his father huh? Has a weird way of coping with it though.' he thought. " I would like to think more along the lines that he has inherited his father's will to protect people. He wishes for you to leave so that there won't be any more unnecessary deaths." said Karna.

"That makes sense. But he has been so used to seeing Gato's thugs overpower everyone, including the strongest one he knew, that he doesn't believe that there is anyone stronger than him. He only believes that real heroes don't exist." said Tamamo.

'Well, can't leave it like that can we? I mean, I know they exist. I have two of them sealed in me.' said Naruto, with a chuckle, which Karna and Tamamo replicated. 'I guess I'll rest now. So what should I do tomorrow? Train, protect Tazuna, or attack the base?'

"Why not do all three? Get your clones to train and protect Tazuna. Meanwhile, you go to the base. Maybe you can find something useful there." said Karna.

'Alright then. I guess I should rest now. Good night.' he said mentally as he went to sleep.

(The next day)

"Are they still doing that exercise?" asked Naruto as he walked into the clearing. Sasuke was almost halfway to the top and Sakura was going up and down the tree, while panting heavily.

"Sasuke has yet to reach the top and Sakura's chakra capacity is too low, so I'm making her build it up." said Kakashi.

"I see." said Naruto. "Well, looks like I'm on my own today as well." he said as he turned around. Kakashi then turned around to see nothing where Naruto was a second ago. He then clenched his fists. ' Damnit. I lost him again! How does he keep avoiding me? Looks like I won't get to know about his sword skills anytime soon...'

(Meanwhile with Naruto)

Naruto stood in a clearing and performed a hand seal. In plumes of smoke, fifteen clones appeared. "Alright. Five of you practice your wind manipulation. By the end of the day, we must be able to cut a boulder at least half way." the clones nodded and went to find nearby boulders in the clearing.

"The next set of five will be doing Chakra and Mana control" he received numerous groans at that the original sighed. "While I know that it's boring, it's necessary. Remember, most of our skills require Chakra and/or Mana, so you guys have a very important job. First start with chakra." he said. The clones sighed, but nodded and went to the nearby river.

"The last group will be protecting Tazuna at the bridge. Also if possible, help him with construction. That way, our mission will be finished much quicker." the clones then made their way to the incomplete bridge. The original then went to Gato's mansion to see what he could get.

(Timeskip)

"We're here. Alright Tamamo-nee. Let's do it." he said. Their plan was simple. First, Tamamo would henge him into something which would enable him to move around without being seen (his attire wasn't helping the situation). Then he would scour the mansion and look around for Gato's money (which he intended to give to the people of Nami) and anything else worth taking. Finally, he would go to Gato's office and plant a transformed Kage Bunshin in there, which would dispel if it heard anything. Of course, he would kill any thugs hired by Gato if he encountered any.

Tamamo closed her eyes and there was a plume of smoke around Naruto. Once the plume disappeared, there was a figure with dark eyes and his entire body covered in black bandages. Naruto then took a deep breath and looked at his new appearance.

'Did you take the idea of the Second Tsuchikage's appearance?' asked Naruto mentally. "That's right!" said Tamamo happily.

'I have two things to say' began Naruto. 'First, this is a good choice. Second, HOW DID HE BREATHE IN THIS DAMN THING' he ended while coughing.

"Maybe he got used to it after all those years. You can have five minutes to get used to it. After that, we're going in. Remember, I'm the one holding the henge." said Tamamo.

'I really wish I could have used Meisaigakure no jutsu...' thought Naruto. The problem with using that jutsu was that movement was restricted, otherwise, it would be good for infiltration.

(Timeskip)

It had been around half an hour since he entered the base and was thoroughly disgusted with Gato. He lived in luxury, while the people of Nami were in poverty. What was worse was that he was taking even more from the people.

So far, he had taken out a few thugs acting as guards and destroyed their bodies. He was pretty sure that Gato wouldn't notice a few of his mercenaries missing. The next room that he entered was one of the reasons that he entered here. It was Gato's treasury, which was surprisingly lightly guarded. All of the wealth that he had amassed from the people of Nami, as well as the other business ventures that the tycoon had been on.

'Let's see how Gato reacts to this...' thought Naruto as he pulled out two scrolls and began sealing everything that was in sight. After a while of sealing and emptying the room of its contents, he came across something which surprised him incredibly.

'Wait, is it really what I think it is?' thought Naruto as he inched closer to the double (if not triple) sealed flask, that contained a silvery-white liquid.

"Well, the descriptions do match with what we've read about. I believe that what we are looking at is pure, untainted chakra metal. Not the stuff that is sold at stores. The real thing." said Karna in awe. To even come across it was a blessing.

'This should speed up that project immensely.' said Naruto as he pulled out a new scroll, just for this flask. He proceeded to seal it and put the scroll away. He then finished up sealing the money and went to his next destination.

(Timeskip)

Getting to his next destination took longer than he expected, due to the increased density in security near the location, but he had made it. As he entered the room, he was greeted with the sight of numerous women in cages, with the barest minimum of clothing. As soon as he entered, all the women drew away from the cage doors in fear, and some of them even began to tear up. This showed how traumatized they were.

Naruto then slowly walked up to them, as to not scare them. "Calm down everyone. I mean you all no harm. I am here to rescue you all from Gato." he said in a calm voice and immediately destroyed the locks on the cages with his kunai. Immediately, all the women began to rush out and thanked him profusely for getting them out of that situation.

"Okay everyone calm down! I may have gotten you out of those cages, but we aren't out of the mansion yet. Now very quietly, follow me out of here. Do not get separated from the rest of the group." he said, which caused the room to become silent. He then made a shadow clone and sent it to guard the rear of the group, and began to make his way out of the mansion.

Since he had cleared out almost all of the guards on his way there, there were no encounters on the way to the exit. He then turned towards the group. "Everyone, follow my clone back to the town. It will make sure that nobody gets hurt. I have something to do inside, so I will be back." he said as he went back inside the mansion.

(Timeskip)

He had reached his final destination. Gato's office. Unsurprisingly, security was very tight over here and he didn't want to cause a ruckus, so he avoided killing any guards on the way. When he was outside the office door, he heard some shouting inside from a very furious Gato, so he applied the Meisaigakure no jutsu and listened in.

"-do you mean the treasury is empty? I know it was filled to the brim!" looks like his actions were discovered rather quickly. "I know that too. I saw it myself. But now the money is gone. So how do you intend to pay us now Gato? Should I kill you and take whatever you still have?" said another voice, presumably a mercenary."N-No there's no n-need for that. I-I have a shipment worth 2 Million Ryo coming next week. I will pay you all then." said a slightly frightened Gato.

"Oh? But what about Zabuza? Most of the money will go to him, leaving us with almost nothing." said the mercenary. "Humph. I plan on having him and his accomplice killed by you guys. After all, even one of the famous Seven Swordsmen cannot stand up to an army of thugs. Adding o the fact that he is severely injured, killing him will not be a problem." replied Gato with a smug tone.

Naruto decided that he had heard enough and left the base. After making his escape, he dispelled the henge and went back to his 'training clones' to see their progress. As he entered the clearing that he had left them in, he was not disappointed. The ones training in wind manipulation, his second affinity, were halfway through splitting the boulder (it had only been a few hours after all). The 'Control' training group were standing on the surface of the river, while balancing a kunai in one hand, and condensing Mana in the other.

Seeing that he had nothing else to do, he began thinking of ways to hide his new fox features. Thinking back on what Karna had said, he tried to think of them as extendable limbs, which could grow in and grow out. It sounded absolutely disgusting when he thought about it but it might just work.

He dispelled the henge around him, revealing his new appendages. He then closed his eyes and formed an image of the tails and ears going back into his body, under his skin. As he formed that thought, he felt an odd sensation around those areas. He then opened his eyes and looked at the place where the tail had originally been. Now, the only thing occupying that spot was a small seal, about the size of a kunai ring.

"Good job Naruto" came Karna's voice from inside his mind. "Now, try to visualize the tail and ears coming out the similar to how they went in." Naruto then became confused.' Tou-san, why would I want them to come out?'he asked. "When you have your ears out, your sense of hearing became more acute. Did you notice that?" Karna asked. Naruto then remembered. 'Now that you mention it... I could hear things more clearly.' he responded.' but why the tail?'

"That tail has its own Chakra network, albeit a small one, and its own magic circuits. You could use it to launch two C-rank jutsu to one low level B-rank jutsu with it." Now that was news to Naruto. He could now use jutsu while using his sword, considering his sword style required the use of both of his hands.

'Is there any way I could expand its Chakra network?' asked Naruto. "I believe that if you continuously feed the tail with your chakra, it should gradually expand the network. Although I would recommend not putting a large amount at once. It might overload the network and destroy the whole tail, and possibly, you." said Karna.

'Alright tou-san. I won't be hasty.' Naruto replied. His eyes widened as he remembered something important. 'By the way Tamamo-nee. Are you being absorbed by the seal now that you are linked to it?' he asked in worry.

"No Naruto-kun, I'm not. Even I thought that would happen. But I think that ever since you used that merging jutsu that night, your soul forms a symbiotic relationship with any other soul that comes near it via the Shiki Fūjin." said Tamamo, causing Naruto to heave a sigh of relief.

'Well that's good to hear. So, is that finished?' he asked, causing Tamamo to gain a tick mark. "If you have time to ask, then you have time to help me with this damn thing! I know you want it done as soon as possible, but try to help some more!" yelled Tamamo.

'Okay Tamamo-nee, I'm sorry for not helping. I'll come tonight and help you with it okay? I need to blow some steam after what I saw there.' said Naruto, causing Tamamo to calm down a little.

'He's helping me when I'm almost finished. But at least he offered to help.' "Okay fine. I'll put it on hold until tonight. I need a break." she said as she found a spot to rest. Naruto then turned to his clones. "Okay everyone! Stop whatever you're doing. Wind Manipulation team. Good job on completing today's goal. Control team. Good work as always. Now, it's time for a spar!" he announced as he charged at the team with two kunai in his hand. The clones mirrored his movements and charged as well. The Control team was especially enthusiastic on giving their creator hell for what they had to go through.

(Timeskip)

The last clone burst into smoke after a Kunai shot through its torso. Naruto then looked at the state of the clearing. A bunch of kunai and shuriken was littered everywhere around the scorched clearing. As soon as one clone decided that it would be a good idea to use fire jutsu against the original. A second later, fire jutsu were being thrown around in such a way that Madara Uchiha would have been very proud at the display. Naruto then prayed to the Earth to apologize for the damage that he and his clones (which were technically still him) had caused. He then made his way back to Tazuna's house.

(Timeskip)

Turns out, Naruto and his clones were a huge help for Tazuna at the bridge. Apparently, the workers began to quit, as they valued the lives of themselves and their families. So the extra manpower brought forth by the clones turned out to be invaluable. Naruto didn't bother asking much about his 'team's' progress, since he really didn't care that much about them. They were just beginning their dinner, when Inari suddenly burst into this room with tears in his eyes.

"Why do you all keep trying so much?! Why do you continue to keep fighting? Gato is going to kill you all eventually, so why put your lives on the line for the sake of ours?!" he yelled. Without facing Inari, Naruto spoke without any emotion in his voice."Kid, don't judge people before you know them completely."

That only seemed to make the kid angrier."What do you know about me? You must have led a happy life in your safe village, with everything that you need! What do you know about my pain? What do you know about the hardships that I have been through?!"

Naruto then abruptly stood up and faced Inari, his slitted eyes staring deeply into the kid's own. "As I said earlier, don't judge people before you know them completely. Have you ever been to the town recently?" Inari shook his head. "Then go there and see for yourself." He then kept his empty dishes in the sink ('When did he finish eating?' was the collective thought). "Thank you for the dinner Tsunami-san. I'm going for a walk." he said and left.

Tsunami then turned to Kakashi."What has happened with him in the past? When we were walking through the streets, his expression changed." Kakashi sighed. 'As much as I would like to say that's where it belongs, the streets that is, I can't badmouth it without indirectly insulting our clients. They seem to take a liking to it.'

"Naruto has had a pretty rough life. His parents died the day he was born and he doesn't have a lot of friends either. I think that when he saw those kids, he was reminded of a situation that he himself was in." he said. He then looked at Inari. "He is right about one thing though. Don't judge people before you know them completely."

"I don't understand one thing. How does he live with what has happened to him? I mean, he doesn't act all emo and brooding like that kid over there" said Tazuna, while pointing at Sasuke, which elicited a growl from said Genin.

"I believe that he has decided that what has happened, is long over and decided to accept it. He feels that there is no use in crying over the past and focuses more on the future now" said Kakashi. 'Random story which satisfies the client? Done.' he thought

Inari said nothing as tears began to stream down his cheeks. He then walked up to his room to ponder over what he had just heard.

(With Naruto)

Naruto had gone to the clearing where he was earlier in the day, and entered his mindscape. He decided to keep his ears and tail active when inside. Sticking to his word, he was helping Tamamo with the project. "I think that this symbol should go over here. What do you think?" asked Tamamo, as she pointed at a spot on the seal that they were working on. She still couldn't believe how fast Naruto had understood the seal, having never seen it before.

"Hmm... yeah that makes sense. We're not focusing on the simplicity of the seal after all." He said, as he wrote the kanji for 'Release' at the aforementioned spot. "Okay then. Just a few more minutes then we're done." said Tamamo. While all of this was happening, Karna was looking outside for anybody who happened to be nearby, especially Zabuza's accomplice.

(10 minutes later)

"Finally it's done!" exclaimed Tamamo in relief as she fell back and stretched her limbs. After finishing the seal, they had triple it to see if there was anything missing. Thankfully there was none. Naruto was about to do the same, but was interrupted. " Stop right there mister! Don't even think of doing that! You only worked on the seal for an hour, while I have worked on that thing for months! I need the break more than you do!" said Tamamo, causing Naruto to sweatdrop.

"Okay then. Should we try it now? Or should we wait?" asked Naruto while looking at the extremely intricate seal, which would give most Uzumaki seal masters to get a headache. Tamamo then walked behind him, put a hand on his shoulder and smiled. "Well, there's no point in wasting time is there? Let's just go for it. I know that you've been the most excited about this than anyone else." he said.

Naruto smiled back at her and nodded. He closed his eyes and suddenly, the two of them reached the foot of the mountain. Karna was waiting for them there. "So, is it finally done?" he asked. He received a nod from both of them. He smiled and then looked at the crystalline structure in front of him. It resembled a giant pillar with triangular tips to it and was glowing a bright red (AN: Closest thing to compare it would be the Washington Monument). "Are you ready for this? You know what may happen if this seal fails right?" he asked.

"Tou-san, you were the one who taught me that one must not think of failure right? Besides, the two of us have gone through the seal multiple times, and we haven't noticed anything wrong. So let's be more optimistic about this." Naruto said with a smile.

"Looks like your mind has now been cleared of any doubt that you had. Go ahead. I will pray for you." said Karna as he closed his eyes and joined his hands, mentally reciting a prayer for Naruto's success.

"Thank you tou-san" said Naruto. He then turned to Tamamo and nodded, receiving one in return. He then turned to the pillar with the seal carefully held in hand. There's no going back after this. He took a deep breath, and placed the seal on the pillar, and channelled a large amount of Chakra in it.

Immediately, a beam of red light shot from the pillar into the mindscape's sky. As Naruto continuously channelled more Chakra, the intensity of the light increased, and was joined by a hissing sound. Eventually, it became extremely bright, causing the group to close their eyes. Then abruptly, the sound stopped and the red light engulfed the whole mindscape.

After a while, the group opened their eyes, as they noticed the light dying down, and noticed a silhouette within the light. Naruto then dropped on his knees, exhausted from the immense amount of Chakra that he had used. The last thing he saw was the figure, along with Karna and Tamamo running towards him, before he passed out.

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AN: That's it! I managed to squeeze out this chapter for you guys, so I apologise if it seems a bit rushed.

No fight scenes in this chapter, but I plan on finishing Nami by next chapter.

Reviews are always appreciated.

Next chapter will take a quite a while (at the earliest, last week of April; at the latest, last week of May to first week of June ) since life sucks and exams are here. But I will NOT abandon this fic.

Poll for Murasame is still open until next chapter if you haven't voted already. Please don't post your choice in the reviews.

As an apology for the late future update, I have 2 Omakes for you guys! Enjoy! (It may not be the best though, so I apologise if you don't like it)

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Omake 1: How many tails?

"Hey Naruto-kun, that tail looks like mine!" said Tamamo when she saw Naruto's new tail. Naruto was confused at this.

'How does that tail look anything like yours Tamamo-nee? I mean the shape is the same, but the glow?' asked Naruto

"Oh! That is my tail when I have 3 tails or more!" Tamamo said cheerfully. Now, Naruto was intrigued.

'Wait. More? How many tails do you even have?' he asked.

"Why, nine of course! Even in your world, you have a Kitsune with nine tails!" she said. Naruto then facepalmed. "Great. I exchanged one Kyuubi for another. *sigh* I thought I was done with being called that. Are you happy now Yondaime? Konoha still has the Kyuubi's Jinchuriki." he mumbled

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Omake 2: The Kunoichi of Shadows

"We're here. Alright Tamamo-nee. Let's do it." he said. Tamamo closed her eyes and there was a plume of smoke around Naruto. Once the plume disappeared, there was a woman with long violet hair and red eyes, which were currently closed. She was wearing a purple body suit with matching shoulder guards. On her neck was a pulled-down face mask, similar to Kakashi's. She then opened her eyes,

"Why do I fe-" she abruptly stopped speaking as she noticed the change in her voice. She then took out a mirror from who knows where. She then began to blush furiously, and Tamamo began to laugh hysterically.

"HAHAHAHAHAHA! I've never seen that look on Sca-chan's face! This is gold!" she was laughing so hard now, her sides began to hurt. Karna was trying, and failing miserably, to contain his laughter.

'Tamamo-nee...' now that belonged to one person they knew. That's right. Tamamo had transformed Naruto, the adopted son of Karna, and her adopted brother, into 'Sca-chan' (If you can guess who this is, then you get two virtual cookies)

Karna then stopped laughing and froze. When he heard that threatening voice, he was reminded of the actual woman (Who nearly killed him in a warm-up).

'Why turn me into a girl?! I mean, I know that the outfit is stealthy...' he/she yelled, then blushed, making Tamamo laugh harder '...but still. Why?!'

Tamamo started to recover from her laughing spree. "Two *wheeze* reasons. First: The *wheeze* expression on your face!" Naruto/Sca-chan gained a tick mark, unnerving Karna even more "The second: Sca-chan was always saying that she was a Kunoichi. So now she is one! Hahaha!" said the now almost recovered Tamamo.

'Whatever. Now transform me into someone else!' he demanded. "No can do Naruto-kun. This is your punishment for making me work on the seal by myself!" said Tamamo with an evil cackle.

'"*sigh* Fine." he/she grumbled as he/she put on the face mask. He/she was going to get back at Tamamo one day for this.

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