"Planning"
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Crying out in surprise, Daisuke landed on top of the pile of her friends who were all lying on the ground whining in pain.
Youko also was lying on the ground, but he was beside the pile with a small adorable blue creature sitting on top of his head who peered down at him with innocent scarlet eyes.
"That was an experience." The fox commented.
"Let's do it again!" DemiVeemon, the In-Training form of Veemon, cheered excitedly.
"No!" Everyone else snapped making him pout.
Just then, Tai looked up in front of him and was surprised to find Izzy was sitting on a chair in front of the group as he stared down at them.
"Izzy, were you waiting this whole time?" Tai asked.
Holding a finger up, Izzy shushed the group.
"Shh. Let's go." He whispered.
Getting up off of the others to allow them to stand, Daisuke happily scooped up her adorable baby dragon and held him to her chest.
The trio of Courage glanced around in awe as they followed their friends as they snuck out of the school without being noticed by any teachers or janitors who may still be there.
Out on the streets, the trio were even further amazed by the tall buildings, cars and street lights that they passed by.
"Whoa, this place is amazing!" Daisuke gasped.
"You haven't seen anything yet." Yolei grinned.
"Excuse me, I don't mean to be rude, but wouldn't it cause a rukus if people saw Youko?" Cody asked.
Shaking his head to rid himself of his awe at the sight of the town, Youko turned his golden gaze on the curious boy.
"Don't worry about it. I'll just go back home." He said.
"Home? You mean back to the Digital World?" Poromon asked.
"No. Back to Tsudzurao no Yama." Youko told him and confusing the rest of the Digimon and humans.
"Back to where?" Upamon asked.
"Nine Tails Mountain. It's the home of the fox clan. It's a very beautiful place." Daisuke smiled in remeberance.
The mountain seemed to reach the sky as it was filled with a large lake and waterfall, and had collums of caves dug inside that led to the underground caverns.
Some of the caverns had different types of gemstones imbeded in the walls which glowed to light their way through the dark tunnels.
"That's where you originally came from?" TK asked the fox.
"Yes. Now, I bid you all adieu and will see you the next time Kit chooses to summon me." Youko smirked.
"Bye-bye! Have fun at home!" DemiVeemon waved.
Nodding at this with a small grin, Youko then disappeared in a puff of smoke and all was silent as the group stared at the spot the fox had once been.
"Why's it called Nine Tails Mountain?" Yolei inquiered.
This caused Daisuke to laugh nervously as she wondered if her friends were ready to be told about the demons.
Maybe after a few lessons on chakra and a long drawn out explanation on fuinjutsu, then they would be ready to be told about Kurama and the rest of his demon kin.
"Um, well, you see, each animal clan has a leader. And the foxes' creator and leader happens to have nine tails." Daisuke explained.
"That does make sense." Yolei shrugged as she accepted the answer much to her friend's relief.
A fox with nine tails seemed a bit strange and unnatural, but most of the things Yolei had experienced this year weren't normal.
After all, if a fox could be the size of a horse and can speak, then why couldn't one have nine tails as well?
"S-So, Izzy, how'd ya know where we were?" Daisuke asked as she turned her attention to the fuming redhead.
"Matt just called and told me what had happened with you and Kari." Izzy explained.
Tai seemed to grow nervous as he sensed that his friend was quite annoyed with him at the moment and was almost tempted to hide behind his sister and the other young kids.
"And I'm really upset that you guys have left me out of the loop. Cody called Tai for help and Tai called Matt, but no one ever calls me until the adventure is all over with." Tai ranted.
TK, Yolei and Cody shared nervous looks at this as they tried to avoid meeting the original child of Knowledge's accusing gaze.
"Come on Izzy, don't be like that. There was just no time to call you. You know you're a big part of the team." Tai said making the redhead quickly whirl around to face the tanned brunette.
"That's right! And as a team member, I expect to be treated with the same respect I give to all of you. I may not be as strong as you and Matt, but I've gotten us out of just as many jams with my particular skills." Izzy reminded.
"I'm sorry I didn't call you." Tai apologized in hopes of calming the redhead.
It worked since Izzy allowed a smile to form on his face after the original child of Courage apologized to him.
"Now that's what I call respect. Okay, I forgive you." He said.
"Wow, that was easy." Tai commented stuffing his hands in his pockets.
"Oh, I almost forgot the reason I came here. I examined the new Digivces and determined that they have three different settings." Izzy said suddenly.
On cue, the five new Digivices all beeped which made the younger Digidestineds pull them out and stare down at the colorful devices with thougtful expressions.
Izzy was smiling at the group as he then dove into an explanation of what he learned from the new Digivices since he had everyone's full attention on him.
"Digital, detect and discover. Maybe we should call them D-3s from now on. Prodigeous little devices, aren't they? I had a lot of help with the research from my friend Willis in America. Maybe you guys will meet him someday. Anyway-"Izzy was then cut off.
"Please finish talking after we eat." Demiveemon whined making Daisuke's eyes go wide in surprise before she then grinned sheepishly and apologetically at Izzy.
"We forgot about dinner." Daisuke reminded.
They had been stuck in the Digital World for hours fighting off the Gardromon and they had no way of getting anything to eat.
The domed city housed only robots and they weren't able to consume the same thing as humans or other mamals.
"That's right. Our parents are waiting for us. The food's probably cold and soggy by now. Of course, for my mom, that's an improvement. Let's go!" Tai called.
After running for twenty minutes, the group had all split up to go their their own apartments and the Kamiya siblings led the kunoichi off to the building they lived in.
Walking inside the apartment building, the siblings made their way over to the elevator which had Daisuke and DemiVeemon staring up at it in confusion.
"What is that thing?" Daisuke asked as she pointed at it.
"This is an elevator. Humans use them to go up to the next floor. It quicker than using the stairs. Do they not have things like this in Konoha?" Gatomon asked her.
"Nope. Then again, I live in a village where most people can jump up to fifty feet in the air and can walk up walls, so I don't think elevators are needed." The girl shrugged.
"...I wanna go there SO bad!" Tai said.
Konoha sounded so interesting and he wanted to visit to see what a village filled with ninjas would be like.
Grinning in amusement, Daisuke watched as she saw the metal doors to the elevator slide open to show off the empty car in front of her that was playing soft flute music.
"Come on, let's get going." Kari said as she walked inside the car with Daisuke following at a much slower pace since she was still looking over the elevator.
Tai stepped inside next and pushed the button to their floor as the doors closed.
Feeling the elevator move, Daisuke blinked in surprise as she felt the odd sensation of the car moving upwards.
Kari was intently watching Daisuke's expressions and found them to be sweet since the girl looked like a small child with how amazed she was by everything.
"How are we moving?" DemiVeemon asked.
"I'm not sure of that myself." Gatomon answered as she looked curious herself.
"It's being raised by some metal cables. The same process works for how it goes down." Kari explained.
"Oh!" Daisuke, DemiVeemon and Gatomon drawled out as they nodded in understanding.
The elevator then jerked as it came to a stop and the doors opened up allowing the three humans to step off the car.
Tai and Kari started walking down the hallway while Daisuke followed after them as she once again took in the sights around her.
The hallways of an apartment building in this town looked the same as the ones in Konoha, only they seemed cleaner and more cheerful in a way.
Perhaps it was the colorful mailboxes that had interesting designs on them and the light painted walls that made the hall seem more friendly.
Stopping in front of a door, Tai opened it and stepped inside as he took off his shoes.
"Mom! Dad! We're home!" Tai called.
"We also brought a friend with us!" Kari called next as she took off her shoes.
Seeing that the custome was followed here as it was in her village, Daisuke pulled off her sandals and followed her friends further into the apartment to find a kitchen that was connected to the small dinning room.
A few feet away from the kitchen table was the living room and across from the couch, where a man was sitting watching TV, were four doors.
Daisuke assumed that they led to the bedrooms and the bathroom.
"Oh, and who is this?" A woman with brown hair tied back into a low ponytail asked as she stepped out of the kitchen.
"Hi, I'm Daisuke Uzumaki! It's nice to meet ya, Mrs. Kamiya!" She smiled brightly as she bowed her head.
Hana Inuzuka, her aunt, had made sure to beat some manners into not only Takuya, but into Daisuke as well.
The woman was frightning when she wanted to be; she obviously learned it from her crazy mother, Tsume.
"It's nice to meet you, Daisuke. I'm Yuuko Kamiya." The woman smiled.
The man from the living room, who had dark brown hair and tanned skin, walked over to stand beside his wife so he could meet the girl their children were obsessed with having over.
"And this is my husband Susumu. It's nice to finally meet you." Yuuko said.
"So, are you moving in tonight?" Susumu asked.
He was curious that the girl only had her stuffed animal with her and no bags.
"Uh, no! She's just sleeping over tonight. She wants to get a feel for the place first to feel more comfortable here. Tomorrow she's getting her bags." Tai smiled nervously at his parents.
"I see. Well, we can't wait to have a word with your parents then." Susumu said.
This made Tai and Kari freeze in worry since they had hit a snag in their plan.
Daisuke's mother was far away in a ninja village and wouldn't be able to speak with Yuuko and Susumu and their parents wouldn't allow the girl into their care without her parents' permission.
They were in so much trouble!
Face remaining blank as she thought over a way to continue the plan, Daisuke grinned when an idea sparked to life in her mind.
"You can meet my parents tomorrow in the morning!" Daisuke chirped.
Jaws dropped as Tai and Kari stared at the girl in shock while Yuuko and Susumu smiled down at the cheerful redhead.
"Wonderful! Have you had dinner yet?" Yuuko asked.
"No, we've been busy working on something. We haven't eaten in hours!" Daisuke pouted cutely.
Yuuko giggled at that while Susumu seemed amused by the girl their children had brought home with them.
"Well, come on in. I hope you don't mind, but I ordered Chinese food. It should be here in a few minutes. Tai, Kari; why don't you show your friend to your room?" Yuuko suggested.
"Um, right. Come on, Daisuke." Kari said as she snapped out of her shock.
Tai gave a large forced grin as he followed the girls off to their room.
Once they were inside, Tai lost the smile and slammed the door shut behind him as he then rounded on the kunoichi who was glancing around the room like an innocent kitten.
"What the hell was that?" Tai demanded.
"What was what?" Daisuke asked.
Huffing in annoyance, Tai whacked the girl over the girl making her whine at the sudden abuse.
"Ow!" She whined with a pout.
"Why did you tell our parents that they could meet yours? That's not possible!" Tai exclaimed.
A smirk found its way onto the girl's lips as she set DemiVeemon down on the bunk bed.
"Actually, they CAN meet my parents." Daisuke said.
Confused looks were shared as the two humans and Digimon were unsure of what the girl was talking about.
"I have no idea what you're talking about." Tai stated.
Giggling at the perplexed expression on the older male's face, Daisuke lifted her hands up in front of her chest.
"Just watch." She told them.
Her hands fluidly flashed through seals as four pairs of eyes watched the movements with rapt attention.
"Henge!" Daisuke cried.
An explosion of smoke then covered her body which startled the group who stood in the room, but their expressions transformed into total amazement and shock when the smoke billowed away to reveal what it hid.
Standing in the room was a georgous woman in her early thirties who had long flowing, sunshine gold hair, ocean blue eyes and a lightly tanned skin tone.
On her face were whisker marks and she wore an orange skirt, black tank top and black wedge sandals.
Around her neck was a pretty, yet simple pendant of a green crystal.
"Hello there! My name is Naruto Uzumaki! Please take care of my daughter for me." The blonde woman smiled serenly.
Face burning bright red in a blush, Tai continued to stare in awe at the sight of the beautiful woman with an amazing figure standing in his bedroom.
Now they knew where the girl had gotten her whisker marks from.
They weren't scars like Tai had first assumed them to be, but were actually birthmarks which she had inherited from her mother.
"D-Daisuke, what did you do?" Kari stuttered in shock.
"This is called a henge, otherwise known as a transformation jutsu. I'll henge myself to look like my mom while DemiVeemon can be henged into my dad. That way, your parents will be satisfied with thinking they met my parents and have their blessing to look after me." Daisuke/Naruto explained.
"That is really brilliant." Gatomon complimented.
"Thank you!" The newly blonde ninja grinned.
"So, this is your mom?" Tai asked as he tried to force away the blush.
"Yep. Or, at least, this is what she looked like last time I saw her." Daisuke/Naruto said as her voice took on a sad tone.
Noticing this, the group all gave the girl sympathetic looks while DemiVeemon hopped off the bed and scurried over to his partner.
"What does your dad look like?" He asked with a smile, hoping to change the sad atmosphere.
Smiling down at the adorable dragon, Daisuke then flashed through the hand seals once again and focussed her chakra on DemiVeemon.
"Henge!" She cried.
Smoke covered DemiVeemon as he grew taller and transformed into a tall man with tanned skin, dark brown (almost black) eyes and chocolate brown hair.
On his handsome face were two red fang marks and he was dressed in a black jacket with matching pants and sandals.
"Guys, meet Kiba Inuzuka!" Daisuke/Naruto smiled as she presented the dog nin.
"Wow." Kari blinked in amazement at the transformation.
She could see where Daisuke had gotten her tanned skin and dark brown eyes from, but where had she gotten her red hair?
DemiVeemon/Kiba was looking over his body curiously as he took in the transformation with interest and wished he had a mirror to examine himself better.
"You really do look like your parents. Your mother is so beautiful and your father is pretty handsome too, in a rugged way." The child of Light commented.
"Thank you." DemiVeemon/Kiba grinned.
Out of his mouth came an older and more mature version of the dragon's voice which seemed to suit Kiba's wild and tough appearance.
Shaking her head in amusement, Daisuke/Naruto formed her hands into a seal before crying out "Kai!" to releasing the jutsu and transformed herself and DemiVeemon back to normal.
"So, as you can see, we have nothing to worry about." The girl stated with a confident grin.
"That is a pretty cool ability." Kari smiled.
"Hey, next time I get in trouble at school, do ya think you could henge into my mom to talk to my teacher?" Tai joked, though Kari was sure he was half serious.
A knock was heard at the door making Gatomon freeze up before she fell back on the floor, pretending to be a stuffed animal before a curious DemiVeemon followed suite.
Yuuko then opened the door and smiled at the three teens inside.
"Hey kids, the food's here. Come on out and eat." She said.
"Okay!" Tai nodded at his mother.
"Great, I'm starved!" Daisuke grinned as she bounced out of the room with Tai and Kari on her heels.
(In Konoha...)
After her conversation with Kurama, Naruto had summoned some of her toads and had them deliver messages to the members of the council to inform them of the meeting she was calling in the morning.
Once that was done, the Rokudaime sat down in the kitchen and slowly sipped at her tea, unable to fall asleep so easily after the information she had been given.
"Naruto?" A voice asked from behind her.
Turning, the woman stared at Kiba who was dressed in a pair of blue pajama pants while his chest was bare and his bangs fell over his eyes.
When his wife hadn't come up to bed, he had become worried and went in search of the woman to check on her.
Seeing her sitting at the table with such a tense posture, it made him worry all the more and hoped that nothing bad had happened.
"Kiba," Naruto whispered as she stood up.
"Naruto, is something wrong?" He asked.
Tears then sprung to her eyes as she rushed into her husband's arms and buried her face in his strong chest as she started sobbing.
Stunned, Kiba wrapped his arms around the blonde and rubbed at her back to try and comfort her even though he was confused by what could have caused her to become so distressed.
The only times she had ever acted this way was when Daisuke had disappeared and when Koji and Koichi had been kidnapped by one of Itachi's enemies.
"What is it? What's wrong?" Kiba asked as he nuzzled his face against her hair to catch her attention.
"She's alive." Naruto sobbed.
Blinking in confusion at this, Kiba pulled away slightly to grip Naruto's chin lightly and turned her face up so that he could look at her.
Instead of sorrow, she had an expression of happiness and re-newed faith which took his breath away.
"What are you talking about?" He demanded.
"Daisuke... Kurama sensed her. Wherever she's been all these years, she's found a way to escape!" She exclaimed.
Dark eyes grew wide in shock as Kiba felt his voice leave him and had to remember how to speak as he forced out a responce.
"What?" He whispered.
That damned fox had found their daughter?
"It's true! Kurama infused some of his chakra with Daisuke when she was in my womb and it pressed down on his seal. He sensed her enter our dimension. She's back and he can lead us to her!" Naruto told him excitedly.
This couldn't be a lie.
Kurama had his moments where he could be a bastard, but he would NEVER be as cruel as to give Naruto false hope by telling her he knew the location of her missing daughter.
So it was true...Daisuke was finally found.
Losing all the strength in his body, Kiba started to fall to the ground in his shock while tears started to fall rapidly down his face.
Naruto followed her husband as he fell onto his knees and she held him tightly as he started crying in relief.
"Daisuke... She's alive! Thank god, she's alive!" Kiba whispered as he rested his head on his wife's chest.
"Our daughter. Our beautiful little girl." He continued to whisper as a soft smile curved his lips.
He couldn't wait to see her again and to hold her in his arms.
This time, he was never going to let her out of his sight!
As soon as they found her and brought her back home, he was not going to allow her to leave the village and would make sure someone was following her everywhere she went.
She wouldn't even be allowed to go out for ramen or dango unless the twins, Takuya or Ryo were escourting her.
Knowing Ryo, as soon as Daisuke did come back, he was going to stay attached to her side even if he wasn't asked to watch over her.
"What are we going to do now?" Kiba asked as he sat up and sniffed.
Naruto was sitting down in his lap as they held each other, both providing comfort for the other.
"I sent my toads out to deliver messages to the others. I'm calling a meeting tomorrow. We're sending a search team for her." Naruto explained.
"And we're both on it." Kiba stated more than asked.
"Yes, we're both on the team." Naruto nodded.
"Good, because no one else is better at finding our daughter than us. We'll find her and we'll bring her back home to her family. And then she is never leaving ever again." Kiba said.
An amused smile found its way onto Naruto's face as she knew her husband was now going to be focussing his mother hen attitude on their daughter.
"Our family will finally be complete." Naruto sighed happily and tiredly as she leaned down until her forehead touched Kiba's.
"Finally." Kiba smiled as he stood up with his wife held in his arms in a princess carry.
"For now, let's get go upstairs and get some sleep. We'll need it for tomorrow." He said.
He was met with silence which made him look down to see Naruto had already fallen alseep in his arms with a small, happy smile on her lips which made him smile as well.
Placing a kiss on her forehead, Kiba started walking towards the stairs as he began to wonder how the reunion with Daisuke would go when they finally met her.
How much would she have changed over the years?
One thing he did know, she had grown into a beautiful and very determined young kunoichi.
After all, she is Naruto's daughter.
To be continued...