AN:Yay, hopefully I can have this fic done soon. If not I'm gonna start a crossover b/t Gundam Wing and Batman…cause…I can…

When Naruto entered the village he decided to use a henge to look the same way he left, except a bit taller. The village hadn't changed much; children were playing in the streets while shops were being tended to by their owners. It was to be expected that his village hadn't looked or felt any different. The only thing that changed was, well, him of course. Instead of rushing off to the Godaime's office, Naruto and Jiraiya stopped at Ichiraku's for a bowl of miso ramen. The blonde had been away from his ramen for so long he thought he deserved a homecoming treat. "You're buying." Naruto grinned like the fox he was before sitting down at the counter. Jiraiya grumbled but sat down next to his companion anyway.

"What do you plan on doing next?" the elder asked once they placed their orders; Naruto his usual three bowls, Jiraiya just one.

The young shinobi thought for a moment. There was nothing in particular that he wanted to do except have a little "chat" with Sasuke before finding a nice open spot to take a well earned nap. "I'll deal with Uchiha first and then plan on from there."

"Are you going to try for jounin then?"

Naruto shook his head no. "Not just yet. I want to take a week's break before deciding anything major like that. I'm sure Tsunade will let me rest up after six months of training. Although, knowing her, she'll need some persuasion." He glanced at Jiraiya with a knowing smirk.

The white-haired man sighed. "I'll buy some sake before we head over."

"Good man." Naruto nodded, his eyes gleaming.

After consuming their fair share of ramen, the two ninja made their way over to the nearest liquor provider before jumping rooftop to rooftop to the Hokage tower.

Tsunade was rubbing her eyes in frustration. Nothing seemed to be going right that afternoon. Shizune wouldn't stop nagging, the paperwork never seemed to end, Kakashi and Iruka were constantly asking for advice on "mischievous teenagers", and Sasuke Uchiha was currently two days ahead of schedule on his mission. That gave Naruto only four days to settle back into his routine life. By the gods she wished she had some sake.

"Tsunade-baba! I come bearing- ITAI! WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT FOR?!" Naruto burst into the room only to be hit in the forehead by a flying object.

"Don't call me that, gaki! Now, what the hell were you on about just now?" Tsunade growled and rubbed her temples. She heard a pop of something being uncorked before something was being shoved under her nose. Could it be?

"What's the catch?" she frowned before snatching the bottle out of the offering hands and taking a long pull of her sweet nectar.

"You looked like you needed it. Besides, I think five bottles is enough for a week-long vacation, ne?" Naruto grinned.

The woman looked to Jiraiya, whom shrugged and stopped to lean against the wall nearest to the door. "His idea, not mine." He said, eyes roaming to where Naruto stood in front of the Hokage.

Naruto snorted. "So much for your help. Anyways, what do you say Hokage-sama." The blonde knew he was pushing it but the five bottles of sake and a bit of begging was definitely worth seven days of relaxation.

Hey eye twitched but Tsunade thought that the kid was nice enough to by her sake. So, "Fine," she replied, "but I want you here first thing next week with a report ready. In writing."

Naruto nearly died. "But…but…Tsunade-baba! I haven't written anything that long since Iruka punished me for the water balloon incident!" he crocodile tears in his eyes. Damn, he hoped this worked.

"Tough."

Damn!

Naruto sighed. "Fine, I'll get out of here while I still can. I see you two have a lot to discuss." The blonde nodded towards Jiraiya. He started to make his way out of the office when he stopped. "Oh, by the way, where's Sasuke? He's the reason why I'm here, is he not?"

Tsunade shook her head. "I gave him a short mission. He'll be home in a few days."

"And how many is a few days." Naruto crossed his arms and rolled his eyes.

The woman had the audacity to smirk. "You'll know, trust me."

With that, Naruto left with a huff.

Tsunade turned to Jiraiya and quirked an eyebrow. "Well? I could sense the different chakra signature the second you two walked into the village."

"He's definitely progressed to the point it would be a waist to left him become Hokage…"

"But?"

"He no longer wants to be."

She sighed. "I figured as much. He's not the same anymore is he?"

"In what way?" His eyes were expressionless.

"Every way. I knew he was using a henge. There was very little chakra involved but it was still there."

Jiraiya nodded. "He looks so much like his father it's shocking. But, there are a few side effects of his…changes."

"Changes? I thought he was trying to cover up a zit or something. What happened? What caused the changes? Why is he hiding?"

It was Jiraiya's turn to quirk an eyebrow. "You almost sound like a mother hen."

She raised a fist, her eyes darkening. "Got a problem with that?"

Jiraiya began to sweat. "No, not at all." Tsunade calmed down. "Anyway, Naruto's changes happened about five and a half months ago. He merged with the Kyuubi. He's grown some new…traits…and doesn't want anyone to see them just yet. He's only just returned home."

Tsunade was shocked. Merge? That was definitely something new. How? Was it the chakra that merged or the spirit merged with Naruto's own soul? The medic nin inside her wanted to know more. But this was Naruto they were talking about. It would take some time before he opened up to her enough to really give her inside information. She sighed and immediately dismissed her inner storm. She looked to where Jiraiya was standing before taking a swig of her sake. "I have a favor to ask of you, Jiraiya."

"What would that be my old friend?"

"Keep an eye on Naruto and Sasuke for the time being. Kakashi has his hands full and, apparently, so do I."

"No problem. Ooh, this may give me some inspiration for my next novel." And with that he disappeared in a puff of smoke.

Tsunade's eye twitched as a vein popped out of her forehead. Did I really just give a pervert a good excuse to do "research"? Oh well, the gaki will just have to deal with it on his own… Tsunade shrugged and downed the rest of her sake.

Iruka had been setting the table for his family when the front door knocked five times. He hadn't been expecting anyone and Kakashi and Kira always walked in noisily after their training sessions. He set down the last piece of silverware when the door knocked again. "Coming! Coming!" he called as he made his way to the door. When he opened it he saw a blur of yellow and black before he was knocked off of his feet. He started to panic the weight on his chest didn't show any signs of moving. He looked down to see a mop of blonde hair and…golden arches for ears? He scanned the body that was attached to him like a second skin and noticed the bushy, golden, tail.

The person (thing?) glomping him shifted and looked up at him with big, cerulean blue, eyes with the irises slit. He recognized those eyes anywhere, slits or no slits. "Naruto?" he questioned softly. "I'm home, Iruka-otousan." Naruto smiled brightly and nuzzled his former sensei.

Iruka couldn't help but chuckled and let himself think that his adopted son was…cute. Who wouldn't love a Naruto-kitsune?

The brunet forced Naruto off of him before setting him down at the table before going to get another place setting. The blonde frowned. There were originally three place settings at the table and there was no way that his father knew he was home. Was I going to interrupt something? I don't want to be rude to Iruka… No, Iruka would never tell me to go away even if I did interrupt something. He hasn't seen me in a while so there's no way he'd tell me to get lost. Naruto, baka, you're overreacting. Naruto sighed and waited for Iruka to reappear. When he did return he happily chatted away.

Sure, at school he had to be tough on his kids to make sure they could survive as shinobi. However, when it came to being alone and with Naruto he would always be happy to chat and gossip with his favorite student.

"It's been so long Naruto. I hadn't heard from you since your last letter and you really surprised me. There's so much to tell you. You really got tall didn't you and your voice isn't cracking anymore. You've really matured. A year ago you would've been off throughout the town causing trouble! Did you come straight here or did you see the Hokage first? Don't answer that, of course you saw her first. Right after you went to Ichiraku's right? How'd I know? Oh, I'm so happy you decided to come home first. You could've easily went to see Sakura or Sasuke, well Sasuke's not here anways, but you still came here first. Did I mention how cute your new look is? Cause you look borderline adorable right now. And you're how old again? Duh, eighteen, I'd be a bad parent if I didn't know my own child's-"

"Iruka!" Naruto was laughing so hard he was crying. "I'm glad to see you too but you need to cut the babbling to a minimum if you could."

Iruka blushed. "How was your trip Naruto?"

Naruto smiled and went into full detail of his time with Jiraiya. He explained the Kyuubi situation and then his reason for coming back. "…and when I read your last letter I knew it was time for me to come back to the village. Sasuke shouldn't be spending his already non-social life in his own home."

Iruka nodded and was about to comment further when the door opened. He looked at the clock and realized he'd been talking to Naruto for at least an hour and a half. Kakashi and Kira were bickering over something or other when the two stopped to study the unexpected guest at their table. It took Kakashi a moment to realize it was his former team member. His one eye crinkled as a smile formed behind his mask. "It's nice to see you're home Naruto. Have a nice trip?"

Kira's eyes widened at the blonde before glomping him to the floor. "KAWAII! My aniki is so cuuuuuute!!!!!!" Kira squealed before gently stoking her fingers through Naruto's hair.

As much as he liked the petting Naruto didn't know the offending hand in his hair so he quickly snatched at it. Wait… "Aniki?" he frowned and looked at the younger girl seated on his stomach.

Kakashi chuckled. "Naruto, this is Kira, your step-sister and my biological daughter. I'm sure you want me to explain so we'll go into details during dinner."

So, without much argument the family sat down and ate while listening to Kakashi's and Kira's stories. Naruto was beaming throughout the entire thing. He'd always wanted a family because of the lack thereof. After dinner they all sat around in the living room discussing the living quarters. "I think I should share with Naruto and you can share with Kira, Kakashi." Iruka suggested. Kakashi whined and pouted. He wanted to sleep with his sexy ninja.

Naruto, actually taking pity of Kakashi suggested, "I wanna sleep with my new imootosan (1). Please Iruka?" Naruto pouted cutely and twitched his ears. Take that! Naruto thought evilly. He watched as the brunet relented. "Fine, but no talking in the wee hours of the morning. Kira-chan has training and you need to be resting." Iruka glared.

"Hai, hai, don't worry about a thing. I'll make sure we're both sound asleep at a reasonable time." Naruto smiled and nudged his sibling in the ribs to get up.

Before they made their way into Kira's room the teenagers said goodnight in their respective ways, Naruto a one-armed hug and Kira a kiss on the cheek. The two crawled into one bed, Kira resting her head on his chest while lightly scratching and rubbing Naruto's ears. Kira fell asleep soon after Naruto began purring. Naruto, however, spent half the night thinking of the one person he originally came back for. Sasuke…

Sasuke was worn out and felt like a thousand kunai were imbedded into his feet. He managed to cut back his mission but four days by seeking out his enemy rather than waiting for them to come to him. He decided a good night sleeps was in order before he went in to give his report to Tsunade.

The next morning he took a shower and feeling more refreshed than he had in days he swiftly made his way over to the Hokage's office. He nodded to the two Anbu situated outside the door before entering without knocking.

"Uchiha, ever hear of knocking?"

"Ever hear of alcoholics anonymous?"

"Touché."

"I'm here to give my report."

Tsunade nodded before listening to the raven haired man list, in detail, the events that took place during his mission. Finally, when he was done Tsunade merely sighed and rubbed her temples. She didn't think there'd be anymore thieves with the new Anbu team. Leave it to Sasuke to pick up the scraps. The Uchiha turned to leave when Tsunade's voice stopped him. "He's home, you know."

"What?" Sasuke stopped but didn't face his superior.

"You heard me. The last time I check your hearing was no less than perfect."

"Where's he staying?"

"Where else would he be staying?"

Sasuke growled. "That could be a number of places."

Tsunade rolled her eyes. "Who's the one person Naruto could always count on to buy him as bowl of ramen."

Sasuke's eyes widened as he whispered "Iruka" before disappearing in a flash.

Tsunade chuckled to herself. This was going to be entertaining to those within earshot.

Kira hadn't seen hide or hair of her traveling companion since they split up to their respective families. So, when she woke up the morning after being introduced to her step-brother she slipped out of bed and the house as quite as could be to race over the the Inuzuka residence.

The first thing she smelled was wet dog when she entered the vicinity. It was a heavy scent but the smell was still there. Before she could step foot up to the threshold of the house, several dogs came out of nowhere and growled threateningly, white and yellow teeth bore from their open mouths. Any normal shinobi would've immediately backed away from the guard dogs but Kira was no ordinary ninja. She stared at the dogs with kind, fearless eyes and stretched her hand with her palm up.

Unbeknownst to the girl, many of the household were watching the strange scene. Powerful men tried and tried again to get past their dog defenses but none had prevailed. So what happened next came as a surprise. Akamaru, who'd grown to be a full sized dog and very territorial to his master's home, walked forward and sniffed Kira's hand before licking it. He yipped and nuzzled her hand so she could pet him.

Tro, who'd been out in the yard with some more of the family's pets heard the commotion, walked around front to see what was happening. He smiled softly when he saw his companion rolling around on the ground with the defense unit trained to rip any unwanted intruders limb from limb with a single command. Walking forward he whistled and watched as the dogs heads perk up before running to the source of the noise. He knelt down and petted the dogs before sending them off to do their duties. He smiled and gave his friend a small hug hello before leading her inside.

"I didn't expect to see you for another few days." Tro commented as he poured tea for the both of them.

"I missed you. Besides, what would you do without me?"

"Stay out of trouble?"

Kira mock glared. "Hardy har har, very funny Tro. If I remember correctly, it wasn't me who put tabasco in Shari's barbeque."

"True, but you still get into more trouble than I do."

"All right, you got me. So, how're things with the family?"

"Surprisingly well, my mother and my aunt were never on good terms. I guess her death finally brought some sense into their nonexistent relationship."

"Tro…"

"It's all right Kira-chan. Besides, Kiba-kun and I are best friends now so if anything were to ever go wrong I could count on him being there for me."

"And what about me?"

"You have your own family to worry about, dearest."

"That doesn't mean we'll stop being best friends. I couldn't picture my life without you in it. Who'll be my maid of honor at my wedding?" she batted her eyelashes.

"I'll pretend I didn't hear that." Tro glared before playfully punching his friend in the arm.

Oh yeah, Kira thought, life is good.

Naruto had just finished eating his breakfast when there was a knock at the door. He placed his dishes into the sink before stretching and cracking his neck. Walking to the door he wondered if he should put a shirt on but decided against it. He put up his henge and checked himself over before finishing his walk to the door. It wouldn't do him any good if Iruka's neighbors saw him with fox ears and a tail. Naruto pulled open the door and, to his surprise, didn't see any of the neighbors. Who he saw, the person he didn't want to see until he was good and ready to see was standing in front of him. Coal black eyes wandered over his naked chest in awe. A pink tongue darted out of the owner's mouth to disappear behind plump lips. "Hello dobe." The deep baritone of his voice sent chills down Naruto's spine and blood flushing to his awakening sex.

"Sas-Sasuke…"