Hello readers and welcome to my new chapter. On this one, we're going to see how Kushina is doing. Also, Naruto is going to face one of Lala's suitors, and the title should give you a clue of who is it.

Also, I want to tell you guys some info. Naruto left after the Chunin Arc, after the sand and sound try to attack the leaf. The differences are that Naruto didn't compete, but he still watched with Sarutobi. And Sarutobi lived from the fight with Orochimaru. The rest is pretty much the same, with a couple of differences in the matches. And if you wondering, he still fought Gaara during the fight.

And one more thing. Someone suggested having Haruna's older sister, Akiho, be in Naruto's harem. What do you guys think about that? Speaking of them harem, a majority of you voted for some of the female shinobis to be with Naruto while a small amount of you voted not to. I'll tell the numbers at the end of the story.

So, with the information out of the way, enjoy.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or To love Ru.

Chapter 11: Shapeshifting Idiot

Fatigue. Desperation. Grief. Guilt. Those emotions plagued her her mind for the last two years.

Kushina Namikaze has been trying find her son for those past years. She try to find any hints, any clues, anything that could lead her to where he was going. But so far, she come up with nothing.

Right now, she at the Namikaze estate, holding one of the few pictures she have of Naruto while on her bed. They were from when he was living at Sarutobi's home, younger and happier. She stole a copy from the third Hokage and made a copy for herself before returning it.

"Naruto-kun…." Kushina whispered, her eyes bloodshot red. She trace the picture of Naruto's face lovingly while on her bed. "I'm so sorry sochi." She always been thinking those ever since he left.

Memory of her throwing things and yelling drunkenly at Naruto enter her mind. Memory of her ignoring his pleas to help him when he get beaten by the villagers also came up. Several images of time she treated Naruto like crap cause more tears to come up with her eyes.

'Minato would be ashamed of me.' Kushina thought to herself. He will be disappointed and angry that they tortured Naruto for years, but he will be the most angry with her. She was the mother of his child, someone who was suppose to take care of Naruto while he was gone, and she failed to do so. If only she could find him, maybe she can find of way to let him give her another chance….

'Wait a minute….' Her eyes' widen in realization as she thought that, getting up from her position on the bed. 'The Namikaze bloodline scroll.'

The scroll she is thinking about is something used to locate anyone related to the Namikaze clan, even by a little bit. Minato created this to see if anyone from his family is living, but sadly, he was the only Namikaze. Well, until Naruto arrived.

She berated herself for forgetting that scroll. She was trying to search for any kind of way to find Naruto and only now the scroll popped up in her memory? She must really be messed up.

Without wasting a second, she went to Namikaze library and went to the place where Minato kept all of his prized techniques. She went through any remaining techniques in here until she found the scroll she wanted.

'Yes!' Kushina cheered mentally, doing a mental happy dance. She is finally going to find out where Naruto is located at. She is finally going to find her sochi.

(Japan)

Meanwhile, back at Japan, Naruto was working on the garden at the schoolyard. While he was working, he felt a shiver up his spine and a bit of anger crawl up his head.

"Why do I have the feeling someone annoying or someone hate is coming here?" Naruto mused to himself outloud. He know it isn't Saki, since the girl is already here. Maybe it's someone from his original home.

He was about to continue his gardening when he heard a shuffle of footsteps. He turn his head to the noise, to see Haruna with her backpack behind her back.

"Hello Haruna-chan." Naruto greeted, gaining the girl's attention. She blushed lightly once she saw that it was Naruto.

"Hello Naruto-san." Haruna greeted politely to him. Ever since Riko introduced her to Naruto, she develop a liking to the blonder hair boy. That liking turned to real feelings fairly quickly over the years, due to his compassion for people, animal, and plants.

Naruto smile fell and turn into a frown. "Haruna, how many times do I have to tell you that we're friends? You don't need to add a 'san' to my name." Seriously, he deals with this every time with Rin and Haruna.

Haruna blush slightly at that. "Gomen, Naruto. It slipped up." Naruto roll his eyes, but he didn't say more on the matter. She's getting better at addressing him as a friend rather than a acquaintance.

"Want to join me?" Naruto asked, gesturing his hands toward the plants. Haruna nodded, wanting to help out with the plants and spend some time with Naruto. So wit that, the two of them started gardening, or in Naruto case, continuing it.

They were silent for a couple of minutes before Haruna ask something that was on her mind. "Where's Lala and Riko at?" She questioned, not stopping her gardening. Riko is usually with Naruto to help with the plants while Lala has been with the two, Naruto especially, for the past couple of days.

"Riko has to go grocery shopping for me and Mikan." Naruto answered, not stopping on what he's doing either. "Me and Mikan do most of the chores in the house, so we have Riko do some things where she won't trip and fall down." Which is a small amount of chores. Not surprising, considering it's Riko they're talking about. "Lala decided to join, to get to know Riko a bit better."

Haruna nodded before asking the next question. "And how is it, being engaged with Lala and her living with you?" She asked this nervously, wondering if he would answer this positively. It's hard enough being rivals with Riko, Yui, and Risa, she don't know how she could take if Naruto like the arrangement.

Naruto stayed silent, wondering what the right words to use, before speaking. "It's….hectic, to say the least. More hectic than usual, now with Lala living with me, Mikan, and Riko. As for the engagement, it's only been a few days since I found out about it, so I don't have a clear cut opinion on how I feel about yet."

"Ah." Haruna said, not knowing what else to say. A part of her was relieved that Naruto don't love Lala, from the sound of it. "So, how will this affect the time we spend together?" She's a bit afraid that Naruto will spend more time hanging out with Lala, and not spend time with her.

Naruto, hearing the nervousness in her voice, stopped his gardening and look at her. "Are you afraid that I will stop spending time with you now that Lala is here?" Haruna didn't say anything, just looked away in embarrassment. Naruto sighed before grabbing her head by the chin and turn her head around so she can look at him, earning a squeak of surprise from her.

"Haruna, you know no matter how many friends I get, I do my best make time for each and every one of them." Naruto told her seriously while Haruna blush a little, noticing that the two of them are close enough to hug each other. "That goes for you as well. No matter how many friends I get, I will always find a way to spend time with you. And I never break a promise before, haven't I?"

Haruna shook her head, knowing that fact is true. Naruto smile. "So don't you worry. I'm not gonna forget about you, or any of my friends. Believe it." He cheerful and comforting smile got Haruna to blush, but she smile back. This is one of the reason she love Naruto. He always so compassionate to his friend, never acting mean. He only hurt those who do bad, or are perverted, and while she doesn't seeing violence, a very small part of her is okay with Naruto doing that.

(Yuuki Home)

Naruto is walking towards his home with a bit of dirt on his hands. It didn't take him long finish gardening at the side at the school, thanks to Haruna, so he got back home earlier than expected.

"I wonder if I can still help Mikan with the cooking." Naruto mused as he open the door. His thought process, however, stopped when he saw Lala and Riko, with Lala pointing something at Riko. It look like a gun, except the side of it has claws and looks bright pink, like most of Lala's invention.

"This self esteem up-kun." Lala announced, powering up the invention. Riko was waving around, not wanting to be hit by Lala's invention, but Lala didn't saw. "This will help become more confident, just like you want. Now hold still." With that, Lala shot at Riko with her invention.

Riko yelped before ducking down to avoid the shot. She sigh in relief before she heard a yelp of shock and then thump. She turn around to see Naruto hit the wall at the unexpected shot and slid down, with swirls in his eyes.

"Naruto!" Both Riko and Lala cry out in shock, the both of them running towards the dazed boy. He mumbled something about miso ramen before going unconscious. Mikan enter the living room when she heard the commotion and gasp when she saw Lala and Riko around an unconscious Naruto.

"What happened?" Mikan asked in shock, joining the two girls. Lala rub her head sheepishly before speaking.

"I notice that Riko has some confidence issues while we were grocery shopping." Lala said while she grab Naruto and carry him towards the couch. "I wanted to help her confidence go up, so I decided to use self esteem up-kun to help her. It hit Naruto instead."

Mikan slap her forehead with a groan. She then look at Riko dryly. "Why is it everytime you try to help someone or one of your friends try to help you, it's always end up with Naruto getting hurt?"

"It's not like I want him to get the brunt of my bad luck!" Riko protested, waving her arms around angrily like a child. It's not her fault Naruto get caught in her bad luck ever since they've met.

Mikan shrugged before looking at Naruto with a bit of concern. "I just hope that invention Lala use doesn't have any side effects, since Naruto already have enough confidence." So Mikan went back in the kitchen to finish up dinner, with Lala and Riko watching over Naruto.

Unknowingly to all of them, the self esteem up-kun does have side effect to those who already have enough confidence. And it going to affect everyone, especially those who face against Naruto.

(Next Day)

"Why is it half the time Riko clumsiness come to play or Lala uses one of her inventions, I end up in the brink of that disaster?" Naruto said dryly, looking at a sheepish Lala and an embarrassed Riko. The three are in class, with Lala's and Riko's desk near Naruto.

Naruto was knocked out all night, so Lala had to carry him in the bed before joining him. Riko tried to stop Lala, but when Lala offer her to join in, she blushed bright red and ran out of the room. Naruto didn't wake up until the morning time, with an aching back and a headache to boot.

But there was also something else. His senses became more sharper, he was a bit faster and more flexible (As he discovered during gym), his whiskers became more defined, his fingernails sharpened like an animal, and his desire to create mischief got stronger as well. Lala told him that her invention was suppose to give people more confidence, but he has a feeling that it has a side effect.

Lala sheepishly said sorry while Riko was about to protest that it wasn't her fault. She silenced herself though when they teacher came in.

The assignment for today was to dissect frogs. Naruto partnered up with Lala on this one while Riko was with Haruna. "Naruto-kun, what does dissect mean?" Lala asked innocently.

"It means cutting up the inside of a body." Naruto says, as he grabs the tools needed for it. He's not really bothered seeing the inside of a frog, considering he saw himself with really bad injuries in his childhood, so he isn't grossed out like other people here.

Lala still look confused. "But what's the point of cutting up the frog?" Naruto was about to answer, until Riko decided to answer.

"To get to know the frog better, I guess." She said, as she and Haruna began dissecting it. Unfortunately, her words are going to have some repercussions.

"But I rather know Naruto better than a frog." Lala said, before an idea came to her mind. Naruto sweatdrop when Lala look at him, with the tools in hand. "Will you allow me to dissect you?"

Naruto's eyes widen before getting up and getting away from Lala. "Wait Lala, let's not do something we'll regret." Lala got up and started moving towards him. Naruto look at him Riko with a dull look. "You have to say it that way, didn't you Riko?"

Riko lower her head in shame as Naruto started defending himself from Lala's advances. Haruna patted her friend's back in sympathy while others watch this strange scene.

"Nothing ever normal with you around Naruto-kun…." Riko said to herself, partly in annoyance and partly in fondness. She yelped and blush when Risa started groping her from behind.

"You look like you're thinking hard." Risa commented as she kept groping the poor girl. "Is it because of a certain handsome blonde?" She teased while Riko clamped her mouth up when she started to moan. Beside her, Haruna is blushing up a storm at the scene.

Once she thought she could control her voice, she spoke. "I-I don't know what you're talking ab-" She clamp her mouth shut again when she Risa squeeze her breast for lying. "W-Why are you d-doing this anyway? D-D-Did you forget the d-d-deal you made?" Riko stuttered out.

Risa merely smile. "Well, considering Naruto-sama is busing fending off Lala, I thought I could use the chance to measure your big breast."

As Naruto fend off Lala advances of dissecting him, he saw a shadow near the door window. Judging from the shape, it's not any of the perverted guys or the principal, but someone else. Someone not from this school, not even from this planet.

(A couple of hours later)

Riko was walking towards the gym shed, with a weary sigh. The day wasn't as good as she thought it would be. She nearly got Naruto dissected due to her poor choice and now the principal wanted her for something. Knowing him and her luck, it's probably something perverted he needs her for.

She's also curious. The principal was acting strange today. He didn't have that perverted look on his face when looking at the female students, and he acted a bit rude when he requested for her to come with him. She doesn't like the man, but he know he's never rude or aggressive, especially to women.

"And here we are." The principal announced as the two of them enter the shed.

"Okay, so can you tell me why I'm here?" Riko asked, gazing around the place. She stopped roaming her eyes around when she saw a human figure tied up on the ground. A familiar figure. "Who's….?"

She stopped talking when the principal face towards her, with a menacing look. "You are here, to be my hostage." Riko's eyes widen as some kind of black substance suddenly surrounded the principal. He started getting taller, until he was a bit taller than her and then the black substance subsided to reveal a green lizard like alien.

"Aaaah!" Riko screamed, falling on her butt in shock. She look at the alien in shock and fear. "W-What are you?" She look at the human figure tied up on the floor and immediately figured out who it was. "What do you want?"

The alien snickered before speaking. "My name is prince Ghi. And what I want, is Lala-chan. And you're gonna help me get her by becoming my hostage."

Riko shrieked when she saw large tentacles coming towards her and she close her eyes, expecting to feel the slimy things. What she didn't expect was the sound of slicing and then something falling on the floor. She opened her eyes to see Naruto, with his katana out.

"What the hell?" Ghi yelled in surprise when he saw Naruto appeared in front of Lala, in a flash of yellow. He also saw him cut his tentacles down before he glared directly at him, swords drawn and his eyes red. "How did you get here?"

"Whenever a friend of mine is endanger, I will always appear in a flash of yellow." Naruto said, still glaring at him with those red eyes. "And you, made the mistake of trying to hold my friend captive."

When he notice that someone else was in this school, he got his clones to gather intelligence on him. He discover that it was one of Lala's suitors that came here to get Lala. When he told Lala about this, she recall meeting him and remembering that he had several wives and children, due to transforming into the most good looking species in their world and wooing them. He also knew from his clones that Ghi planned on molesting Riko with those tentacles on the ground while he waited for him, which angered him further.

Naruto can see that the alien is nervous as he walk towards him with his sword out. He should be, cause Naruto isn't planning to show him any mercy at this moment. "Stay back!" Ghi yelled, before growing bigger. He started transforming until he was in a bigger, intimidating form.

"Stay back human or I will rip you apart!" Ghi threatened, making Naruto scoff. He can tell that his physical is a delusion. So he put chakra into his feet and jump in the air, before doing a trick he been taught by the green beast of konoha. "Dynamic Entry!" Naruto yelled. Ghi yelped as he try to move away from the kick, but he too late. With a certain amount of strength, Naruto kicked Ghi on top his head, causing him to hit the floor. Hard.

"Uuuuuuuuuh….." Ghi moaned, dazed from the attack. The attack made him drop his transformation and revealed his true form, which looked a small green alien with squirrel like teeth.

Riko look at Ghi incredulously, after getting up from where she fallen. "W-What is up with that guy?"

Naruto look at him with anger still in his eyes before it reverted back to its light blue. "From what Lala told me, he's a species that could shapeshift into anyone, to make up for their weak body." He then looking towards the entrance of the shed. "Lala, I took care of the idiot. You can take him back now." Naruto called out, confusing Riko. Before she could say anything, Lala came in with her phone in hand.

"Slosh-slosh-kun!" Lala called out, using her phone to summon her invention. "With this, I can flush Ghi out of earth!" She activated the machine, causing it to suck Ghi in and flush him out of earth.

Naruto sigh in disappointment. "I knew there would be annoying aliens, I just knew it." He said to himself. Thank kami he put the hiraishin seal on Riko's clothing, along with all his other friends. That way, if they are in any danger, he could just appear in front of them in a flash. And thank kami for the scrolls he got in the Namikaze mansion before he left.

Naruto felt someone tap his shoulder and turn to see Riko looking at him shyly. "T-Thank you, for saving me." Riko said, with a blush on her face. If Naruto didn't came at that time, who know what that guy would've done to her while he waited. She slightly shiver at the thought. Naruto smile at her, but there was a trace of anger in his eyes. Not at her, but at Ghi.

"It's no problem. I wasn't about to let my friend be in the clutches of that creep." Naruto said to her, taking her hand. "I always protect my friends Riko-chan, and you know that." Riko blush further at the confident smile and the fact they're holding hands.

It was then that Lala spoke up. "Come on, let's go finish up lunch." Lala said, in her usually happy tone. The two nodded and walk towards the exit. But unfortunately, Riko's clumsiness decided that this was the time to show up and she ended up stepping on a tennis ball on ground.

She yelped before starting to fall down and she tried to grab Naruto' shirt to hold on to him, but only ended up ripping in hit. That only ended with Riko on the ground and a shirtless Naruto, though he does have his jacket on him.

Naruto's eyes started twitching while Riko blush heavily at seeing his bare chest, with Lala giggling at Riko's clumsiness. "That's the fourth shirt you ripped this week Riko."

He only hoped no fan-girls are at the hall right now. Otherwise, this is gonna be chaos for him.

And that's the end. I hope you guys liked this chapter. Also, here is the vote for the poll. 70 people voted for kunoichis to be in the harem while 23 voted against it. Again, this doesn't mean I'll have the kunoichi be in the harem, just trying to see how many would like or dislike the idea.

Also, about the invention Lala accidently used on Naruto, I made it up. And I did for a reason, and you can see the changes happening to Naruto. The idea came from Kurogano Yokaze, a fanfic reader who's been helping me with the story whenever I ask. Also, as more and more people try to harm his friends, the more protective he will become. Ghi is just the first to start the chaos that will come.

Review, favorite, and follow this story, if you haven't already, and I will see you guys later.