Simple Change

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Legend:

'Naruto' is thought and action.

"Naruto" speech

NARUTO inner Sakura


Authors note:

To all the readers of this chapter:

I sincerely apologize for the hiatus on this fanfic, but now I have return. What happened was I mistook my time for work and university and as you can see I'm out of university so I can write again. Another thing, I had to replace my old computer because of a Trojan virus that infected it and so all the chapters that I previously did and the ones I created back then are gone. So basically this chapter is from scratch. I had to get back into the groove of things so now that I have. Prepare for more updates.

"This war has finally reached its end. Our adversaries have finally been defeated, but not without any casualties on our side. To Naruto, I am sorry to inform you, not one of your clones has made it back alive. I sympathize with your lost and will give them a hero's honor so their sacrifice will be remembered. The only other lost that must be remembered is now I cannot go by my original name, now I have changed it to Kitsune Maaku, due to my use of Kyubbi's foxes in the war. I have been dubbed a kitsune in their eyes. Now my created stories may continue without any hesitations. A new year comes for new change. "

-Maruku Kenshin

Maaku: 'sigh' finally I've return from my long absence. Naruto report, what is happening

in my fic right now?

Naruto: we left off with me screaming BAAAAAAAA-CHAAAAANN, sir.

Maaku: thank you, and please take time off to mourn your loss.

Naruto (with tear filled eyes): Hai, I will 'sob' I'm just going to go over there now…

Maaku: Okay time to start off with the next chapter.


Chapter 11: Metamorphosis part 2

Recap from last chapter:

Tsunade was expecting a very angry shinobi of the leaf soon.

"BAAAAAAAAA-CHAAAAAAAANN!" shouted the blond ninja.

"Yes, Naru-kun," Stated a very calm Tsunade, also she said "what is it do you need?"

"WHERE IS GAMA-CHAN? I CAN'T FIND HIM, AND YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE IN THIS ROOM WHEN HE DISSAPPEARED." Naruto was fuming and angry, and it looked like steam was coming off of him.

"Oh yeah, I kind of had to use your money to pay for your clothing." Tsunade said in a matter of fact tone. "Besides why should I pay for you, you're a working ninja of the leaf so you should be more then well off to pay for your own things."

To say Naruto wasn't mad would be an understatement. But it then hit Naruto, with no money to pay his rent he's going to be kicked out of the only home he had for years. The home in which the old man Hokage gotten for him when he was kicked out of the orphanage. The little apartment though small and pretty empty was his home in Konoha, and he is going to lose it. For someone who lived a harsh life this home kept him somewhat safe, and now in the verge of tears he slumped down and the life in his eyes was fading.

Seeing this Tsunade, although shouldn't be in the wrong, felt really guilty. Is this how a new dubbed mother should treat her child? Kick him when he's down, also knowing how harsh it was for him to grow up. She was far from pity and guilt, she now hated the actions she chose. So she did the only thing that was expected of her she knelt down and was beginning to wrap her arms around him when he slapped her arms away from her. It was so fast she didn't even see it coming. But what she saw next must have choked her heart.

"Stay away from me Hokage-sama." Said Naruto in a dull but authoritative voice, staring at her with eyes, once filled with joy and life, now filled with sorrow and hate.

Back to Rock Lee …

Naruto: Whoa! Just wait a minute you just going to stop there. This is supposed to be a comedy. You can't just stop there!

Maaku: I can and I will so shut up and let me continue. It will work out in the end okay Naruto just calm down.

Naruto: Fine. It better!

Maaku: Okay back to Lee.


1:00 in the afternoon

We come to a very odd pair. One the renowned Copy Cat Ninja and the other the splitting image of the beautiful green beast of Konoha, walking to a near by hair salon.

"Why are we hear Kakashi-sensei? I don't need a new look for I am already fashionably dressed to woo my Sakura-chan," Stated a very nervous Lee.

"What fashion are you talking about Lee-kun? Look at yourself your wearing green spandex," said Kakashi as he had to shiver at the thought as green spandex as fashionable clothes. " If you don't believe me I'll go and ask the hairstylist and see if he thinks you're so fashionable."

"YOSH! The hairstylist will believe me or I'll…" Lee was saying until.

"Follow every command I give you until the end of the month." Finished Kakashi.

"…"The Lee was speechless. But it was over in less than a second. "I agree to those terms Kakashi-sensei."

As they entered they the famous Konoha unisex Hair salon, they were greeted with a very flamboyant man wearing a pink shirt and yellow pants. His name is Gorgeous.

"Hoo hoo hoo! Kakashi-kun you've return to me. How can I help you today? Fix your wild hair, or give you some special service?" asked Gorgeous giving a wink after his last phrase.

"No, I'm not here for myself. But first can I ask you a question?" said Kakashi in a very calm voice.

"Oh sure Kakashi-kun. What do you need to know from me, or do in that matter?" asked the flamboyant man.

"My young colleague here thinks he is very fashionable. So I'm in need of your expertise with his attire and how he looks." Stated Kakashi, "Also be very specific with your choice of words so I can judge if he is correct or not."

After saying that Kakashi pushed Lee forward towards the man. Who was basically checking out Lee from head to toe. Lee feeling very uncomfortable was fidgeting and sweat drops were forming around his head. To get the confidence back he did what he would always do.

"HA HA HA! Kakashi-sensei you will be proven wrong. For I'm the beautiful azure beast of Konoha will prove to Gorgeous-san the beautiful fashion of Gai-sensei!" shouted the azure beast.

"I'll say this only once." Gorgeous started, "WHAT DO YOU MEAN FASHIONABLE? FIRST START WITH YOUR HAIR, IT'S LIKE YOU TOOK ALL LIFE AWAY FROM IT! AND DON'T GET ME STARTED WITH YOUR EYEBROWS. KAMI WHAT DID YOU DO TO GET THOSE, STICK YOUR FACE TO A TREE FILLED WITH FUZZY caterpillars. NOW ON TO YOUR CLOTHING, I MEAN SHABBY GREEN SPANDEX. OH KAMI! WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO SCARE OFF THE FLOWERS OF KONOHA WITH THAT HORRIBLE UNSIGHTLY DRAB OF CLOTH, AND IS THAT ORANGE LEG WARMERS? NO NO NO! THIS IS A FASHION MISTAKE, NO, SCRATCH THAT A FASHION CRIME. I SHOULD GET YOU ARRESTED FOR GOING OUT LIKE THAT."

After everything was said and done, it took a while to calm him down. Looking at Lee he saw that he first was wide eyed to get a barrage of insults on his image, and then a dejected look on Lee.

"But… You came to the right place," Said the pink wearing man, "I will transform your ugly shell of a person, into the true azure beast of Konoha or my name isn't Gorgeous."

With that statement Rock Lee got out of his sorrowful stupor and started tearing, while shouting, "Gorgeous-san!"

"Lee-kun!"

"Gorgeous-san!"

"Lee-kun!"

"Gorgeous-san!"

"Lee-kun!"

"Gorgeous-san!"

While this was going on there was a sunset and waves flowing in the background.

'Yup, going to be a very long day' thought Kakashi as he watched the two hug each other.


With Shikamaru…

"What do you mean to take you out to lunch? As in like a date?" asked Shikamaru.

"Hardly Shika-kun," said Kurenai sweetly, " a date will cost more and I'm teaching you so it doesn't count."

"Troublesome woman…" grumbled Shikamaru who got hit on the head with a fan. "Where the hell did you get that fan?"

"Temari-chan gave it to me to hit you if you ever disobey me." Smiled Kurenai.

Shikamaru could only sigh before he said "Where do you want to eat?"

Kurenai smiled and said, "My Shikamaru what a gentleman. Well done asking a woman what she wants to do would do well for you but women also like it sometimes when their date has a romantic plan already. But since it was spontaneous for me to tell you had to take me to lunch I'll let that slide. For where should we go, we'll go to ichiraku for today."

Shikamaru and Kurenai head off to Ichiraku ramen stand for some ramen as they get there, Shikamaru was about to sit on the stool until 'WHAM!' a fan smacked him on the back of his head.

"What did I do you troublesome woman?" asked a very frustrated Shikamaru, which earned him another smack for his comment.

"First your hear on a date, so you have to focus on the woman in front of you so sitting at the stall in front of the chef will let your focus be distracted. We like attention so the best place to sit is…" said Kurenai waiting for Shikamaru to answer.

"At one of the tables while we face each other while we sit so I can focus on you more." Stated Shikamaru in a bored tone. 'This is going to be a very long and painful day.'

"Very good Shika-kun, now lets sit there 'pointing to the table closest to the exit'." Said Kurenai with a fake type of praise in her voice.

As they sat at the table close to the exit, Ayame came up to them and asked what would they want for today. Shikamaru catching on pretty quickly, waited until Kurenai answered first before getting his order. Kurenai ordered a diet ramen and a garden salad while Shikamaru just ordered a large order of miso ramen. As they waited for their order Kurenai spoke.

"Okay Shikamaru, here comes your next lesson. Since you know now we women like attention, what do you think you should say to a woman to give her just that?" asked Kurenai.

Shikamaru remembering words his father said once "Wise men leave nothing out when they flatter a woman." Followed them to his downfall.

"Well your looking rather radiant today for someone who is twice as old as me (strike one), and you ordered very healthy foods so you won't get fat (strike two). You are very strong because every time you hit me, it feels like I was hit by a man (strike three)." Said Shikamaru in his most convincing voice he can muster.

Truth be told Shikamaru said those things with a combination of sincerity and anger hence for the lack of tact in his words. In which for every word he said earned him a blow with a fan that was gladly given by Kurenai.

"Now I know you don't like me hitting you, but why do you keep making mistakes. For a genius you aren't very smart." Seethed Kurenai. "Okay the mistakes you made was first mentioned my age, women like to be young, hence fourth why Tsunade looks the same age as me. Second do not call a woman fat, your friend Choji, is the same isn't it, so keep that in mind. Third you compared us to men, we are not pigheaded idiots (oh that hurts me to say it but at times it can be true…), so watch your words Shika-kun."

To say Shikamaru wasn't cowering at the gaze given would be an understatement. He prayed to Kami for a miracle. Well since he asked here's the miracle. Ayame came back and gave them their ordered food. Once done placing the food Shikamaru and Kurenai ate in quiet.

'This is going to be a troublesome day.' Thought Shikamaru as he ate his ramen.


AN:

Maaku: phew, almost done this chapter. I have to tie up the loose ends and then I'll be able to call it a day.

Naruto: yeah, you can't be finished until you fix my part of the story. Dattebayo!

Maaku: Since this is an intermission, I know it might be hard for you Naruto but can you tell the readers how with your help I manage to beat the WFL group who invaded a year ago.

Naruto: I think I can handle it. Okay it started with…

Maaku: Just skip to the part where we had to use plan F.

Naruto: Okay, okay, well plan F had four parts. Preparation, infiltration, distraction and destruction.

First Preparation: All we did is using the foxes Maaku summoned he made a barrier at their camp so they couldn't escape.

Second Infiltration: I used Kage bunshin and summon enough clones to match all the pretty boys in our ninja community they like so much. Then I used henge and transformed them to the said ninjas. After that we we …

Maaku: It's okay Naruto I'll take it from here.

As Hinata takes him away so he can cry.

Well this comes to our distraction part. Basically we paired up each Naruto henge character and made them begin a bishonen act towards each other. This caught them off guard and they were literally foaming in the mouth. It was disgusting. But anyways now leads to what claimed us victory.

The destruction phase. I had Naruto turned the henge clones to change to extremely overweight versions of themselves committing acts of yaoi in which the WFL members stood no chance but to watch in disgust. Some exploded, some just started bleeding uncontrollably, and others well lets say I want this to be kept rated T. After that nothing was left and because the clones were disgusted in themselves they committed seppuku (?). And that's how we won the war.

Maaku: well I already took too much time off here is the rest of the chapter.


Back with Lee…

3:00

"Now there Lee-kun, we fixed one of your problems now how do you feel?" asked Gorgeous.

"I feel, well I first feel I betrayed the looks of my great sensei Gai." Stated Lee in which Gorgeous gave a look of horror on the mention of that man's name. "But I like what you did and I know I can win Sakura-chan's affection now." Smiled the still wearing green spandex boy.

Kakashi was happy with now how Lee looked. 'I can work with this. His hair now looks like it's not gelled down to copy the lunatic of a rival of mine. And his eye brows are not huge anymore.' "Looking good Lee, and it only took us two hours to get you to look like that." Said Kakashi.

Now you guys are wondering, to change Lee's look it shouldn't take longer than an hour at most, but I will show you the flashback to how Lee came to look like he did.

Flashback

After their very affectionate display Lee was brought to one of the barber chairs. He was then set to lean towards the sink as Gorgeous tries to remove the amount of gel in Lee's hair. That took 30 minutes not knowing how can there be that amount of Gel in his hair. Then as he dried the hair, it started to turn to what he had when Lee was young (the one where his bangs a split and they looked cooler, if you don't know read the manga or watch Lee's story episode of the chuunin exams). Seeing this Gorgeous made it look so it fit him a bit more because the back was even with his front hair he only shortened it to accentuate the shape of Lee's head. Now came the hard part. Lee's eye brows were the hardest to change. Not only did Gorgeous had to use over 10 tweezers, because each of the tweezers keep breaking, and because it hurt Lee he kept on launching himself from the chair and crying on the floor of the pain. That took over an hour to do. The rest was Gorgeous and Lee both had ice packs on their faces because for Gorgeous he was punched he can't remember how many times and had two black eyes, and Lee eye brow area were red with all the pain and irritation. All in all it took a good two hours to change his facial look.

End flashback

"So how much do I owe you?" asked Kakashi.

"Nothing this is my payback for Gai's rude behavior and lack of fashion sense when I first met him." Said the flamboyant man.

"How do you know Gai-sensei?" asked a curious Lee.

"Well let us just say internet chat, and meeting gone sour." Said Gorgeous.

"NO! YOU CAN'T BE!" screamed Kakashi.

"Can't be what Kakashi-sensei?" asked Lee.

"Lee, did Gai ever tell you about Inner-female-Youth69 yet." Asked Kakashi.

Lee dumbfounded looked to Gorgeous and then it all clicked. Apparently Gorgeous and Gai were suppose to meet for a date but Gai being "Straight as an arrow" was disgusted by Gorgeous and Gorgeous hating things with no fashion sense hated Gai.

"Okay Lee-kun thank Gorgeous we have to go get you a new wardrobe to finish up for today." Said Kakashi.

"Hai Kakashi-sensei, arigatou Gorgeous." Said Lee as he left the barber shop and all his eye brow hair behind.

"Okay Lee-kun were getting you a new look." Said Kakashi as he started walking to the shopping district of Konoha.

As they were walking toward a very famous store for shinobi they came across Gai.

"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO THE BEAUTIFUL LEE?" screamed Gai.

"Hmm, did you say something." Replied Kakashi as he was reading his orange book.

"As expected of my Rival to reply with a hip and cool reply. You make me mad Kakashi, CHALLENGE ME!" said Gai giving off his most determined look.

Kakashi not being in the mood ignored Gai completely and said, "Lee lets go we don't have much time today."

"H..Hai Kakashi-sensei." Said Lee as he too had to endure and ignore Gai as his mission states.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" shouted Gai as he broke down and cried by himself as the sunset sets and wave crashes behind him. "Kakashi you've stolen my heir to my beauty!" as he slowly walks to his apartment.

After finishing up and buying all the clothes for Lee they were about to leave until he saw a very grumpy and bruised Shikamaru with Kurenai with a fan in her hand walked in. Seeing this he can only give a giggle as he kept reading his book. Until he spoke.

"Ahh Kurenai-chan, I thought you were dating Asuma-kun. I didn't know you were into younger boys like our Shika-kun here." Said Kakashi already smiling at the reaction he got from Kurenai.

Kurenai was fuming first the whole restaurant escapades and now this. She didn't want to endure this stupid bet anymore. But then she glanced at orange book in Kakashi's hands and was now thinking of ways of burning that wretched novel.

"Shut up Kakashi, I already been through enough today and also get rid of that trash of a book you read away from my presence. It is a very offensive book to us women, isn't that right Shikamaru." Stated Kurenai awaiting a reply from Shikamaru.

"Hai, women should be respected and treated well. Correct Kurenai-sensei?" asked Shikamaru with almost sarcastic voice.

"Correct Shika-kun." Kurenai said as she thought 'he is not a lost cause yet.'

"Well Lee-kun and I were about to leave but I'll stay and see if I can help you in any way Kurenai-chan." Said Kakashi.

After saying that Kurenai forgot about the young charge put under Kakashi and how he was going to win this bet. On what she saw was Lee still in his spandex but he had wilder hair and his eyebrows were normal.

"That's Lee?" Kurenai gasped at how much he changed.

"Lee, so he actually made you change you from being a Gai clone to your own person. The process must have been troublesome." Said Shikamaru with his own type of compliments.

Lee hearing that was confused to be sad because of his idol or to be happy to receive such a compliment from a genius. He took the latter and said "Arigatou Shikamaru-san. Did Kurenai teach anything while you were with her?"

"Troublesome, but I learned a few things hence the bruises. Lee here is my advice, don't get women mad or your going to get hurt either emotionally or physically. Troublesome thing is, it is always the physical." Whispered Shikamaru to Lee hoping to at least dodge one bullet today.

"Well Shika-kun time to get you some clothing to make you a better looking individual." Said Kurenai trying to avoid Kakashi's teasing.

As she picks out clothing for Shikamaru, Kakashi told Lee he can go home, while he stayed behind to tease and maybe sabotage Kurenai. During the actual picking of the clothing and Shikamaru complaining on how heavy the load he was given, Kurenai came across a very nice outfit for Shikamaru. It was an outfit put together by the staff of the store, it was a nice beige polo shirt with a very lightly shaded green long sleeve and khaki pants with good amount of pockets for ninja tools. Seeing this she instantly grabbed one part the hanger but there was another hand on the other side. It belonged to a very obese woman who was looking quite dangerously at Kurenai.

"Let go skanky bitch, this outfit isn't for child molesters like you." Said the obese woman.

"I don't think a whale of a woman like you can appreciate this outfit enough so you should let go." Stated Kurenai her voice low and dangerous.

Shikamaru did not want to be involved instantly hid in a change room. While Kakashi was amused he didn't like the fact a fellow colleague was being insulted (year right Kakashi). So he walked over there and thought up of a plan.

"I'd advise you to not verbally abuse my fiancé, especially she was just picking out clothes for her nephew." said Kakashi.

"Like I care if you have a bitch of a fiancé, this is mine and she can't have it." Answered the obese lady.

Now to say Kurenai was shock at the statement Kakashi said, was now replaced with anger one for being called a bitch and the other for Kakashi to step on her pride like that.

"I can handle this Kaka-chan." Sweetly said Kurenai.

Then the pulling war started and was going for the obese lady until Kurenai made Kakashi help her. Then seeing this the obese lady was getting angry but because they were both ninja's she couldn't just strike them down, so instead she just abruptly let go causing said ninja's to land in a very compromising position. Both noticing their predicament was about to get up until they heard a very angry Asuma shout, "Kurenai you…you…YOU SLUT!"


Back to Naruto

Tsunade was lost. Here was the boy she swore to protect and treat as her child and said child is trying to get away from her. It pained her to hear his words but then she formulated a plan. She knows Naruto won't forgive her right away so she had to plan something to egg out his anger.

"You can't force me to go baka… plus I was going to bring you to my house to live there anyway." Said Tsunade smoothly hopefully to catch Naruto off guard.

"DON'T CALL ME BAKA OBAA-CHAAN…"shouted Naruto until he remembered her last statement, "wait what do you mean I'm going to be living with you?"

Naruto was confused at first but then a shimmer of hope was gleaming in his eyes. Then he said, "your not lying are you kaa-san?"

Tsunade could only smile at change of atmosphere. 'Hook line and sinker' thought Tsunade before she replied, "I'm the Hokage I won't lie to you. Especially because you are now my son."

Naruto was happy to hear that and jumped on Tsunade giving her the most touching hug a child can give to a mother. At this point Gaara came and just stared at the two. Feeling awkward he cleared his throat.

"Naruto, why is the Hokage here?" asked a stoic Gaara.

"Gaara-kun, you're here, good it saves time. I'm informing you now you and Naruto will be living with me." Stated Tsunade.

"Hey Gaara, she's my new kaa-san." Happily said Naruto, "Kaa-san can you have Gaara as a son too?"

Now hearing this both Gaara and Tsunade were both shocked at the statement but Tsunade first to come out of shock said "Only if Gaara wants to Naruto."

"I'll be glad to be your child." Gaara hesitantly replies. Well it's not everyday you get a kaa-san.

"YATTA!" Naruto screams as he gladly carries all his important things, including his ramen, with him to his new home. Of course he had the help of his bunshins but who needs details.

Before they went home Tsunade bought Gaara some clothes to change into with his stay in Konoha this including a new panda sleeping hat which she thinks makes him cute so she made him wear it on the way home. Although he explained to her the reason why he can't sleep she just waved it off and said she'd fix that problem soon enough.

"Hey Gaara, how was your day today?" asked Naruto.

"Amusing." The only thing Gaara stated as a small smile appeared on his face (gasp).

Seeing that smile Naruto instantly recognized what that meant.

Once they arrived home they found someone was waiting for them.

"Hello flat breast, baka and panda boy." Stated the being in front of the door.

"ERO-SENNIN! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" screamed Naruto to his would be sensei.

End chapter.


Maaku: Okay I'm kind of rusty in creating this story and because it has been so long I almost didn't want to work on Naruto as much as I wanted the other two. Now my next question is should I just go straight to the mission after or do my next mini story within the story, Gaara's revenge part one. Just review and tell me. Well Ja na everybody and if you review I'll try to answer any questions or I might take requests.