The beginning of this is a bit…bad, I admit. I was having very off day. But it will get better later on I promise. Start the fic.
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Jiraiya blinked a couple of times as he saw Naruto approach. He looked as tired as hell.
"What happened to you?" asked Jiraiya.
"SOMEBODY kept trying to pick my lock last night!"
"Come again?"
"Never mind. Look what're you going to teach me today? It better be something good!"
Jiraiya had agreed to train him but the places where they trained was starting to get on Naruto's nerves. When it wasn't by the bath houses it was by the waterfall where the women would play in their bikini's. Today it was the waterfall.
"Oh ho seeing as how you are the son of my late student I got you something very special! TWO summoning contracts!"
Naruto's face immediately brightened.
"Two?! That's awesome!"
"One is a toad contract and the other is something quite special. Now all you need to do is sign your name in the contracts with your own blood and then below that you make a fingerprint impression with all of the fingers of one hand." Said Jiraiya.
As Naruto started to sign the first contract (toads) Aleu started to speak to him.
"Why that no good lazy ass! He just wants to teach you how to use Kyuubi's chakra! But what he doesn't know is that Kyuubi-baka here doesn't want to lend you any without it corrupting you! Let's teach him a lesson!"
Suddenly Naruto felt a different kind of chakra overcoming him, unlike Kyuubi's chakra this one felt more…silky.
"Do it now!" shouted Aleu.
"Kuchiyose no jutsu!"
In a huge puff of smoke the toad boss Gamabunta appeared.
"CRAP! He summoned Gamabunta on his first try?!" shouted Jiraiya.
The women who were splashing around quickly ran out of the water screaming their heads off.
"NO! THE PRETTY GIRLS!"
Gamabunta looked around.
"Where am I? Jiraiya, why did you summon me?! If it was because you were trying to impress some women again, I'm going to…"
"It wasn't him that summoned you, it was me!" said Naruto.
"Huh?"
Gamabunta looked up to the top of his head and saw everyone's favorite genin.
"JIRAIYA! WHY DID YOU PUT A KID ON MY HEAD?!"
"I DIDN'T I SWEAR! THE KID REALLY DID SUMMON YOU! HE'S MINATO'S KID!"
"Huh? Minato's kid?"
Gamabunta picked Naruto off of his head and brought him in front of his face hanging in mid air. The giant toad squinted his eyes at Naruto.
"Hmm…"
Naruto felt a bit uneasy under Gamabunta's gaze.
"I suppose I could give you the benefit of the doubt seeing as how you're Minato's son but you're still going to have to pass a little test."
"A test? Like what?"
"You have to stay on my back until sundown!"
"But it's already so early in the morning!"
"Fine, noon then!"
Gamabunta put Naruto on his back. However, this was when Naruto began to notice something…
"Hey, where's Ero-Sennin going?"
"He probably doesn't want to get stomped on!"
"Stomped on? What's that supposed to mean?"
Naruto got his answer as Gamabunta suddenly leapt into the air. The test had begun.
Kurenai walked into Hinata's room at the hospital to find her staring out the window.
"Good news Hinata, I've talked to the doctors and you will be released early tomorrow." Said Kurenai.
"That's w-wonderful!"
"And I also bought you this!" said Kurenai.
She pulled out a light blue dress that promised to hug the wearer's figure. Hinata eeped fell to her left.
"I-I-I can't wear that! I-I-I'll die if Naruto sees me in that!"
"Hinata! You have a very lovely figure for someone your age, there's no shame in letting it be known!" said Kurenai.
"But…"
"You have to stop hiding yourself in your jacket! You are a ninja, not turtle; there's a difference! Not as though the two could ever coexist."
Kurenai saw that Hinata still had her doubts. Maybe this called for a change in tactics.
"Look I'm pretty sure Naruto will like you in this dress. I mean you do want to look your best for Naruto, right?"
Hinata blushed.
Hook, line, and sinker.
Both Naruto and the giant toad were panting out of breath.
"Give up yet?"
"Never! I never give up and I never back down, that's my ninja way!"
Gamabunta looked up to see the sun directly overhead.
"Well it appears you've won our little wager. I'll allow for you to be my summoner from now on!"
In a giant puff of smoke Gamabunta disappeared leaving Naruto in midair.
"Well this can't be good."
As Naruto started to fall to the ground he let out a "CURSE YOU GRAVITY!" before making friends with the dirt.
Iruka was making his students run laps around the track outside but something was troubling him. Konohamaru had been acting strange all day, not only had he gotten pale but the poor boy was just plane jumpy.
"Konohamaru! Come over here for a moment!" called Iruka.
Konohamaru did as he was told with his friends disappointed to see him go.
"I didn't do it!"
"No Konohamaru, you're not in trouble. I just wanted to ask if there is anything troubling you lately? You haven't been acting like yourself today." Said Iruka.
"OF COURSE SOMETHING IS TROUBLING ME, HANABI SAYS I HAVE TO BE HER BOYFRIEND FROM NOW ON!" shouted Konohamaru.
Out of all the answers Iruka was expecting this certainly wasn't one of them.
"Looks like we may have to talk with her father about this, I just hope I can get someone to watch the students for me."
Iruka suddenly heard a bush rustle from behind him and threw a kunai towards it.
Something dodged the kunai and jumped out of the bush.
"H-Hana? What're you doing here?" asked Iruka.
"Well every Chuunin has to work at the academy at some time or another. So I came by and almost lost a toe thanks to you!" said Hana.
"Sorry, reflex. Listen, can I ask you for a favor?" asked Iruka.
Favors were good, favors led to trust, favors…give leverage.
"Sure, what do you need?" asked Hana.
"Me and Konohamaru need to go over to the Hyuuga estate, could you watch my class for me?" asked Iruka.
Hana smiled.
"But of course! You can count on me!"
"Thanks, I owe you one!"
Hana's smile turned into a playful smirk.
"Yes Iruka… you do."
Iruka let some steam out of his shirt through his collar.
"Um let's go Konohamaru!" said Iruka.
"BUT I DON'T WANT TO GO TO THE PLACE WHERE THE CRAZY GIRL LIVES!"
Iruka dragged a screaming and kicking Konohamaru away leaving Hana with her new students.
"Okay, students! How many of you like dogs?"
Hana's own three dogs came out of the bushes and started to play with the children.
"This will definitely earn me some points with him ."
Naruto awoke to see Jiraiya leaning over him, now if only the toad sage would stop spinning he would be set.
"Naruto how many fingers do you see?" asked Jiraiya.
Jiraiya was holding up two fingers but that wasn't how it looked to Naruto.
"Hmm…eight?"
Jiraiya stared at his two fingers and then looked down at Naruto.
"That fall must have rattled your brain."
"I'll be fine as soon as my werewolf regeneration kicks in. Now what's the other summoning contract to?" asked Naruto.
"Only werewolves can sign that contract, I know this because I tried to sign it once and…well let's just say I'm lucky I still have all five fingers."
"Well then it sounds like it's worth a shot!"
Jiraiya tossed Naruto the scroll to Naruto. As Naruto immediately got to work he failed to notice Jiraiya slowly sneaking away from him.
"There, finished! Alright Aleu, one more time! Got to speak to the summoning boss of…whatever this thing summons."
"Okay but brace yourself, I've seen what these guys can do and it aint pretty."
"Kuchiyose no jutsu!"
Another giant cloud of smoke appeared, Naruto wasn't sure what he just summoned but it felt like he was hanging off its nose or something.
The smoke started to disappear revealing a giant wolf of some kind…with Naruto clinging to his nose.
"Huh…? Where the hell am I?! What's hanging off my nose?! It doesn't feel like a booger!"
"I'M NOT A BOOGER! I SUMMONED YOU!" shouted Naruto.
"Wait a minute…"
The wolf started to sniff Naruto for a moment. For a second Naruto was afraid he was going to end up in his nose.
"You kind of smell like Minato but…you also have the scent of that woman that was always bashing about and shouting around him."
"Hang on a second!" shouted Naruto.
Naruto struggled to climb until he reached the top of the wolf's nose.
"I'm Minato's son, Naruto Uzumaki! Believe it!" said Naruto.
"Figures, only a werewolf could sign that contract."
"So um…what are you exactly? A wolf boss?" asked Naruto.
"I am the DIRE wolf boss, Lupine. And if you truly wish to be my summoner than you must pass my test!"
"Oh really? Well I passed Gamabunta's test, he had me riding on his back till noon."
"So you passed my old friend Gamabunta's test huh? Well I think you'll find my test a little different. You see for my test you must avoid being eaten by myself for five housrs!"
"Heh. You're joking right?"
Lupine started to growl.
"You're not joking."
"Better start running!"
"Well Hiashi-sama you're probably wondering what me and Konohamaru are doing here…"started Iruka.
"I can only assume it has something to do with my daughter Hinata."
Iruka sipped his tea.
"Um actually this has to do with your other daughter, Hanabi."
"Hanabi? Are you sure?" asked Hiashi.
"YEAH, SHE'S THE CRAZY ONE!" shouted Konohamaru.
"Konohamaru, please!" said Iruka.
"Alright Iruka, what is this all about?" asked Hiashi putting his tea down.
"Well it appears that…"
"IT'S MY BOYFRIEND!"
No sooner than those words were shouted, Konohamaru got bowled over by his self appointed girlfriend Hanabi.
"Hanabi! What is the meaning of this?!" asked Hiashi.
Hanabi stopped hugging Konohamaru for a moment to look at her father.
"Well father, I figured it was about time for me to have a boyfriend. And if it had to be anyone, why not someone you would approve of like the grandson of the Hokage?" asked Hanabi.
"Hanabi, that is not the point! You are too young to have a boyfriend!" said Hiashi.
"But father, I think he's my first crush!" said Hanabi.
"Hanabi I…Hey, where'd he go?" asked Hiashi.
Hanabi blinked a couple of times as she realized that the boy she had been hugging had somehow managed to slip from her grasp. Konohamaru was in the meantime running as fast as his little legs could take him.
"Legs don't fail me now!" shouted Konohamaru.
Hanabi activated her Byakuugan.
"You can run but you can't hide!" shouted Hanabi.
Hiashi shook his head.
"For now I will allow Hinata to do as she wishes. I think I have a bigger problem with my second daughter." Said Hiashi.
Naruto was in his full beast form running as fast as his four legs could carry him. Lupine was pretty quick, even for a dire wolf boss.
Naruto narrowly avoided another snap from Lupine but the tree he had leapt away from was snapped in two.
"Don't give up do you?" asked Naruto.
"I'm very picky about who I allow to summon me. Even if they are werewolves I only allow the best of the best to summon me."
"Well then I'm just going to have to avoid being eaten! Believe it!" said Naruto.
Lupine dove once again into the forest only this time he did end up with Naruto in his mouth. Problem was Naruto was now in his hybrid form and had two of Lupines fangs in his hands trying desperately to keep the mouth open.
"I'm not going to let this stop me!"
Just when Naruto thought it was over Lupine spat him out.
"Huh? But you said…"
"Time's up I'm afraid, and since you technically weren't in my stomach I guess you win."
The werewolf's eyes lit up.
"Seriously?! You mean it?!"
Lupine smirked.
"Believe it."
Lupine disappeared in a giant puff of smoke. Naruto started to change back to normal. "I need a soak."
Ino enjoyed herself in the hot spring giving herself a good cleaning. After a hard day in the flower shop she decided that she needed this…especially after a little bee incident.
This was always her favorite hot spring because there was a little secret about it that only she knew. The bamboo wall that separated the men's and women's side of the bath had a hole in it covered by a wood knot. Best part was that it was removable.
Back when she still had feelings for Sasuke she had often hoped that he would come to this very spring and she could get a glimpse of him. But now…
"Man did I need this!"
"That sounded like Naruto…" thought Ino.
Ino pulled the wood knot out of the whole and saw Naruto taking a soak in the water. The lower half of him was covered by steam and water.
"Yep that's Naruto alright. I should probably stop staring at him now…yes sir, any minute now I'm going to stop…"
What felt like five minutes to Ino was really half an hour because she found herself no longer alone in women's half.
"Ino?"
Ino jumped five feet into the air at Sakura's sudden appearance. She fumbled with the wood knot for a moment before putting it back into it's place.
"Um Sakura…what're you doing here?" asked Ino.
"I came here for a bath. Were you trying to peep on the men's side?"
"No!" said Ino a little too quickly. "You know what I'm ready to get out, so I'll just see you later, Sakura."
Meanwhile with Kyuubi and Aleu...
"You wolves are so annoying why can't you be more like us foxes?"
"Actually Kyuubi, foxes are a step down from wolves. Wolves are bigger, stronger, and faster. Fact of the matter is that you foxes were never that great to begin with but now they have simply gone down hill." Said Aleu.
"…What?"
"It's true. You're more likely to be found in a garbage dump than a forest."
"WHAT?!"
"I guess they just think it's a better source of food. And don't even get me started on ktsunes."
"Why? What's happened to kitsunes?"
"Basically? They changed into yodeling, banjo playing, cousin kissing hillbillies."
"LET ME OUT OF THIS !#$$&()()! CAGE SO I CAN TEACH THOSE #&()(&$#! KITSUNES WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A &())#&! FOX!"
"Such language…" said Aleu with fake shock.
Naruto was once again in his full beast form in the forest howling at the moon. (A/N: Think how Link howl's in Twilight Princess.) He had been told earlier that day that his date with Hinata had been moved to tomorrow. He came to the forest to try to clear his head and howling at the moon seemed to help.
Suddenly Naruto started to sniff the air, he had picked up a scent, he knew this scent.
"You can come out now Hinata." Said Naruto.
Hinata came out from behind a tree with a blushing that she had been caught.
"H-How did you know i-it was me?" asked Hinata.
"I caught your scent. I'd recognize it anywhere." Said Naruto.
Hinata's blush deepened.
"So um…our date is tomorrow huh?" asked Naruto.
Hinata blushed even deeper.
"Y-Yes! I-I-I'm l-looking forward to it!" said Hinata.
An odd silence passed between the two. Hinata decided that maybe now would be a good time to change the subject.
"Y-You don't look quite the same as l-last time." Said Hinata.
"Oh this is my full beast form. I think my howling is much better when I'm like this. But I'll stop doing that at the moment if you want." Said Naruto.
"Y-You don't h-have to do that. I-I-I liked it." Said Hinata.
"You did?"
Hinata nodded shyly.
"Would…would you like to hear more?" asked Naruto.
"I-I'd like that."
Naruto grinned and started howling again. Hinata sat on the ground enjoying Naruto's howling. It was almost as if Naruto was filling the night sky with a song that only he understood.
Naruto soon stopped and looked at Hinata.
"Would you like to go for a ride?" asked Naruto.
"W-What?!"
"Would you like to go for a ride on my back?" asked Naruto.
'A-Are you sure it's alright?" asked Hinata.
"Sure just hop on."
Naruto knelt down and let Hinata climb on.
"Hold on tightly now." Said Naruto.
Hinata did as she was told and in a second she was almost blown away at the force of the speed Naruto was going at. She had to admit she did enjoy holding on to his fur, it felt soft and silky like something she would sleep on like a pillow. But at the moment sleep was the last thing on her mind. Trees and bushes seemed to fly by in a blur, it was almost enough to make one dizzy. But fear was soon crossed Hinata's face as she saw where Naruto was running to.
"Naruto-kun we're heading straight for that canyon!" said Hinata.
"YEAH I KNOW ISN'T IT GREAT!" shouted Naruto.
Hinata whimpered and buried her face into Naruto's fur. For a moment a feeling of weightlessness crossed over Hinata. She looked down of Naruto's right side to see the canyon below. Naruto was trying to jump the canyon, what was more impressive was that he was actually succeeding. "Naruto-kun, this is amazing! It's almost like you're flying!"
Naruto replied by giving her his trademark grin. He landed on the other side and let Hinata off before collapsing on the ground panting out of breath.
"Now that's speed. I'll take you back as soon as I catch my breath."
Hinata walked over and started to pet his neck. "Take as much time as you need." But Naruto didn't seem to reply. "N-Naruto-kun?"
"Zzzzzz!"
Naruto had fallen asleep, he was to tired to stay awake so it looked like Hinata would have to wait until he woke up for him to take her back.
Naruto groggily woke up to find that Hinata was sleeping on his torso. But what was even more surprising was that he had been curled around her almost protectively. He looked up to the sky and saw that it was morning.
"Oops."
That's all for now I suppose. I hope you enjoyed this chapter because it took some effort to get done. Next chapter is the big double date. I'll see you the next time I update.
