Authors Note: Sorry about not releasing a new chapter as soon as I wanted, I was quite busy playing "Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Impact." I'll post a small review at some time.\. Also, I have to do a book assignment due before the end of the week, so I may not be able to release as frequently as I wanted to.

I also do not know whether to pair Naruto with Umi, or make her more like a sister figure.

Poll

Naruto x Umi: -

Naruto x Another OC: -

Naruto x Canon Character: -

Naruto x Random Character (Example: Mei, Yugito, Kin, etc: -

Chapter Eleven: Umi

'Maybe my life won't be as lonely, now that I have someone who shares in my pain.' With this, he dozed off in his chair.

Waking up to the invading sunlight, he cursed silently in his head. Stretching his sore limbs, secretly jealous of the new girl from having such a soft mattress, while all he has was a wooden backboard. Looking at the time, 'Time for my physical exercises.' thought the blonde. Going into the small kitchen, he made a two quick sandwiches, and put one in a bag for the girl. Grabbing a piece of paper on the table, he quickly wrote a note, and placed it along with the sandwich on the nightstand. He quietly left the apartment along with the girl. He was now jogging to the training ground, which was part of his exercises for warming up. Taking twenty minutes to get to the ground, purposely taking the long ways to increase his regiment.

Naruto started his regiment. He started with fifty push ups, fifty squats, one hundred jumping jacks, two hundred punches as well as kicks on an imaginary opponent. After that, he decided to get a better feel for his sword. Without any knowledge, he decided to swing the sword in different ways. One thousand swings to the left and right, five hundred overhead swings, and five hundred blocks and parries against an imaginary opponent. Panting heavily, he was finally finished with his two hours of exercise. He picked up a leaf from the ground, and continued the leaf exercise for the next two hours. After the term of practicing, he was now able to keep the leaf their for ten minutes without breaking concentration. 'Time for my Kenjutsu training…' checking his backpack, he noticed he forgot his book, 'Damn, I forgot my book, oh well, I guess I have to run back home.' and with that, he jogged back home.

Back at the apartment

Uni woke up to an unfamiliar warmth spreading throughout her body. 'Mmm… soo warm…' she thought snuggling deeper in the pillow. 'Wait… pillow?' thought that girl, a bit panicked, she opened her eyes to absorb the room. 'Where am I… wait… I remember now, that kid offered me a place.' thought the girl, calming down with a small sincere smile on her face. 'Where is he…' she paused when she saw the note next to her. She read the note,

Hey Umi, if you are reading this, I am most likely gone. I made a small sandwich incase you got hungry. Right now, I am training at the training ground south of the apartment. If you would like to come, you are more then welcome.

-Naruto

Uni chuckled lightly at the chibi Naruto at the bottom. She took out the sandwich placed inside the bag. 'Mmmm… this looks good.' thought the girl. Taking a bite, she was immediately hit with a blast of flavour, and moaned into the bite. 'WOW! He is good at making sandwiches. I wish I had more.' thought the girl in tasteful bliss. Shortly after finishing the sandwich. 'Maybe I should check on Naruto, he can probably handle himself, but I just want to be safe.' thought the girl. Taking a little bit of money that the blond gave her yesterday, she headed out the door.

Walking slowly towards the training ground, she observed the sights of the Red Light District. Taking a better look at it then yesterday, she found out a couple things of their new neighborhood. One, it was really dirty. Broken glass, food containers, half-eaten food, broken ninja equipment, toppled trash cans, and overall, not the neatest looking place. Two, the place was just plain depressing. He could see many people, young and old, lying out on the street. Kids playing games with damaged equipment, people begging for cash, and some profanities here and there. Overall, Umi was somewhat scared of the place, but she was happy to have someone care for her.

Taking a left, she noticed some strange people participating in a hushed conversation. The people seemed to stare at her as she passed. Now, Umi was getting a bit creeped out. 'Looks like this isn't the best street to be walking on.' thought the girl. Slowly quickening her pace, she found herself in a even stranger spot. 'Where am I?' thought the girl. She noticed graffiti painted on the wall, what looked like blood or red paint was barely noticeable in the alley on her left. She then quickened her pace yet again, her heartbeat rising, getting extremely creeped out from the underlying feel of the place.

That's when she heard a trash-can get toppled over. Turning around, in a speed that would cause whiplash, she turned towards the sound. A medium sized cat walked out of the toppled can, with a half-eaten and rotten fish. Finally letting lose the breath she was holding, she continued. 'Holy, that was scary…' thought the frightened brunette. She was somewhat relieved that she was almost there, she calmed down. As soon as that happened however, a hand came over her mouth and an arm draped around her neck, as she was pulled into the alley.

"MMMPH!" sounded as the brunette tried to yell through the persons hand.

"Shut up girl!" whispered in a tone that meant business, as he slapped her on the head, quite hard. Doing so however caused a shift in his hand on her mouth, allowing her to scream.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" she yelled at the top of her lungs, hoping someone, something would help her.

A couple minutes away from that location

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" heard a certain blond.

'That sounds like Umi, she's in trouble, DAMNIT!' thought the blond, charging at full speed towards the sound. He prepared for the worst.

Back with Umi

"Damn girl, you just gave away my position. Boss isn't going to be happy now." said the enraged man, "and when he ain't happy, nobodies happy." he said, while striking her hard in her stomach, causing her body to cough up saliva.

'Why me! Why must everything go wrong for me!' the now crying girl yelled in her mind, as she took another jab in the stomach. 'Someone, please… please help me.' As if her pleas were heard.

"GET YOUR FUCKING HANDS OFF HER!" yelled an familiar voice.

'NARUTO!' she mentally praised, unable to speak from her gagged mouth.

"Oh, and what are you going to do brat! Cry a river and make me drown? Ha… give me a break and run along…" said the man, extremely amused that this kid is even talking to him. "…unless you want you and the girl to die.'

'Shit, he has the upper-hand.' thought the now panicking blond. The blond high-tailed out the alley, deciding to surprise him.

"Heh, looks like the kid left, either he's too scared, or he just doesn't care… hehehe…" chuckled the man, in a dark tone.

'He… He… left… me… w-why…' thought the girl, crying full-on. Her fears were demolished when she heard a familiar whooshing sound, in which a yelp of pain was heard after that. The man that was holding her had just taken a couple shuriken to his torso. Blood seeped out of the wounds, staining his leather jacket.

"Fuckin' brat, I'll KILL YOU!" yelled the man, both enraged and in pain. "YOU HEAR ME! Now this kid is going to pay." said the man, in a evil tone. He grabbed a machete from inside his jacket, and raised it, ready to bring pain to the kid.

Umi prepared for death, she braced herself, closing her eyes, ready for anything. The thing she was not expecting, was nothing to occur. 'Wha-what happened?' thought the scared and confused girl, thinking her time was near. She opened her eyes, and stared upwards. She saw her only friend, holding up a blade from a man twice the size of them, with his own. The glistening gold seemingly glowed even with the lack of light in the alley.

"Oh no you don't!" yelled the blond. Pushing the man with all his strength and followed up with a left slash.

"Heh, you're quite strong brat, but that isn't gonna help you." he said smugly, while blocking the slash that came from the blond. Taking a lunge forward, he brought his blade up to slash the kid, only to find it parried again by the same blond.

"Underestimation will be your downfall, bastard!" yelled the blond again as he blocked left slash, and countered with a right, grazing his torso. Keeping up the assault, he managed to get a few more hits before being knocked back by a kick to the stomach with a skid. 'I'm glad for those physical exercises, on a normal kid, that would've knocked me out.' said the blond, praising the time he took to train.

"Damn *huff* kid, you're *huff* really good. You *huff* should join *huff* us, and make some *huff* real money." said the man, offering a job offer that 'he can't refuse,' while mentally smirking.

"Pfft… Like I'd join you dirty scumbags." said the blond, obviously pissed that the man even thought of that. "Now leave me and the girl alone, and you won't have to die."

The man started laughing, "HAAAA, like you could kill me, *huff* you probably don't have the guts to do it. It's you who should leave before you die." said the man, completely undershooting the kids skill. "Once you leave, me and the girl can have some 'fun' if you catch my drift." said the man, chuckling at the now livid face that kid was expressing.

'He just crossed the line!' thought the blond. Naruto's eyes swirled into a dark crimson, accompanied by a three-bladed shuriken. "You asshole, Tsukuyomi."

Before the man knew it, the man found himself in an unknown place. Tied to a cross, he tried to break free, but it was futile. Red dominated the sky, a silver moon pierced the red ocean. The inverted colours created a seemingly doomed atmosphere. Naruto rematerialized in front of the man. "Hey you, brat, where the fuck are we?" the man yelled.

"Hehe, welcome to the world of Tsukuyomi, for the next seventy-two hours, you will experience what you were going to this girl, my only friend. I really hope you enjoy this." said Naruto, as he dematerialized.

Back into the real world, the blondes eyes reverted to the sapphire blue. 'Hey, Kyu, do you mind giving me a bit of chakra, I need to get her home before I pass out.'

'Sure kit.' said Kyu in his mind.

'Thanks, and I have a question when we get to a safe-enough place.' replied Naruto, before walking up to the girl. "Are you alright Umi?" he asked the scared looking girl, as he took off the gag in her mouth.

"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you, so much!" cried Umi, now finally able to speak. She brought her arms around the blond when her hands were untied, sobbing openly into his chest.

"Your welcome, I should get you home, I don't want anymore to happen with you." he said softly, voice filled with sincerity. He stepped out of the embrace, turned around, and squatted down. "Get on my back, I can get you their faster." he said, and she complied immediately. The ride back to the apartment was filled with both worry and anxiety. They were afraid that they were going to be attacked again. When they reached the house, the girl on his back was fast asleep. Peace finally reigned her mind. He decided to put the girl on the bed, but was stopped when she had a death grip on his neck. Sighing, 'After what the girl had and almost experienced, I wouldn't expect her to never let me go.' The chakra from the fox finally wore out. 'Now that you think about it, it's a good time to sleep.' said the blond as fatigue caught up to him.

Laying down sideways, he slowly drifted into darkness, only to find himself in front of the massive gate that was now dubbed as the 'Fox's Den.' "Hey Kyu, are you there?"

"Hai kit, what would you need?" said a feminine voice, that originated in the darkness.

"Remember that time when I asked you about the Mangekyo and it's abilities?" seeing the fox nod, he continued, "I want to learn more about Tsukuyomi."

"Ahh, the Tsukuyomi, possibly one of the most powerful genjutsu's in existence. Named to represent the spiritual world and darkness. This technique, as you most likely know requires the Mangekyo Sharingan. In order to perform the jutsu, you require eye contact with the target. This technique places the victim in an almost unbreakable illusion, in which the caster can alter what happens inside the illusion." explained the fox.

"But, I never knew of how to activate it, yet I used it twice so far. How did that happen?" asked the blond, pondering on the possibilities.

"I'll take the credit for that, when your body is in a extreme case of physical stress or emotional stress. The seal weakens temporarily, allowing a excess of demonic chakra to flow through your system. When this happens as well, my mind also has a influence over your actions, so I activated the technique myself both times." said the fox.

"Thanks a lot, Kyu-chan." said the blond, quite happy that the furball actually helped him out.

Unknown to the blond, the said furball was blushing at being called -chan. "You're quite welcome Naruto-kun." said the red-head in the dark.

"I have to get back to sleep, I'll talk to you later." said the blond, as he went back into a deep sleep.

Waking up to the invading sunlight, she swore at the sun, wishing it would come out later. She snuggled into the pillow that seemed 'very' warm. Opening her eyes, she saw a black and grey jacket. Looking further up, she saw the familiar blond nest of hair. Deciding that it was very comfortable, she snuggled deeper into his chest, absorbing the incredible warmth that pulsed from the blond.

Said blond also cursing the sun when he found it invading his eyes. Noticing a warmth on his chest, he looked down at the source. He found the brunette that was living with him for a day, laying on his chest. "Comfortable are you not?" said the blond, teasing the now pink-tinted cheeks that accompanied the girl.

"Very." she mumbled, trying to get more warmth.

Looking at the time, seeing as he has two hours till he has to begin his regiment. "Well, I guess you can stay there, I'm gonna try and get a little bit more rest." he said as he yawned.

The girl he just talked to just nodded, and continued snuggling into his chest. They stayed like that for the next two hours. Both absorbing each-others warmth. Naruto thought in his head, sorting through the events that changed his life ever since the attack a week and a half ago. Him and Umi have grown attached to each-other after a day. His skills in defending himself has increased dramatically, yet he wanted to be stronger, to protect the old man, to protect his first true friend. Snapping out of his daydreaming by hearing a faint moan.

Chuckling, he shook the sleeping girl, "Hey Umi, time to wake up sleepyhead!" said the blonde in a playful tease.

Said girl just pouted, "Aww… I wanted to sleep more…" said the girl wiping a fake tear from her eyes.

"I do too, but I need to train. After yesterday, I don't want you to go anywhere without telling me. The scream had me thinking of the worst, and I'd hate to relive that experience yesterday." said the blonde. The serious yet concerned voice got the point across clearly, seeing as she nodded. Seeing the girl reluctantly pry herself from the warm blond, she got up shaking. Wincing as she went towards the kitchen, but stopped when a hand was placed on her shoulder. "I'll make breakfast, you sit down on the bed." said the blonde, and led her back to the bed.

'Today, I start with my training with my sword.' thought the blond, preparing ingredients as he made a mental checklist of his activities today…

Authors Note: For those wondering, the kids are both five years old, so they have little to no information on the lovey-dovey stuff. Anyways, if you haven't, make a review and post your answer to the poll located on the top. With that, I will be able to develop the later chapters.