AlbanNeji- Hello people sorry about the long wait! But here it is the long awaited battle between Hiei and Botan! So Please enjoy and review!
Disclaimer- I don't own Naruto or Yu Yu Hakusho though I do own Melina, Jacob, Alex, Josue, Loren, Sharon, and Gaby.
Chapter Eleven-Fight Against Friends and Courtship…
"Thank you for letting us go Hokage-sama." Loren bowed as Melina followed suit next to her Gaby and Sharon stood next to them pouting a bit.
"I still can't understand why none of us can't go?"
"Yah we can be good assistance!"
"No! The Genin exams are in a few months they need to find out if their brother is fine. You two are needed here for missions and to keep the home your staying at clean and up to date on everything." Sarutobi said as he dismissed Melina and Loren to get ready to go.
"Fine…"
"Um mom can you let go now? I do feel kind of sore." Naruto said awkwardly a he tried to get out of his mother's crying form. "Can you guys help here instead of just looking at us!!!" Naruto asked the rest of the gang.
"Sempai he is alright you can let him go now you need to rest and recover." Yamoto said as he tried to pull Botan away from Naruto. No one noticed that Hiei was growling at Yamoto who touched Botan that is no one but Kurama.
"Sempai I think Naruto-kun is fine though Kakashi needs medical attention. Alex bring him here!"
"yah I know coming right up." Alex replied as he carried Kakashi in his arms who was holding his stomach in pain. "Here heal the pervert. I have to check on the mutt." Alex said as he walked away after he left Kakashi in front of Botan.
Naruto stared around the stadium as he noticed the demons were cowering near the destroyed exits avoiding his eyes.
"So can you tell me what happened?"
"Well apparently you went all crazy Naruto. You destroyed all the exits and transformed into a four tailed fox." Yusuke replied.
"Its true, the energy you were emitting was terrifying." Kazuma said shivering at the thought.
"The oaf is right. Though I wonder how is it that the King of the tailed beasts is sealed inside of you?" Hiei asked Naruto who froze at what Hiei said.
"Y-you found out about Maru!" Naruto said shocked as he looked terrified as he backed away from the group as he did he bumped into a person as he looked behind him he noticed it was Sakumo in his arms was Josue.
"AH!" Naruto screamed as he backed away from the injured Sakumo who held Josue in his arms. "What are you doing here?" Naruto pointed to Sakumo who looked at Naruto curiously then averted his gaze toward Botan and Kakashi who was now healed. Both of them staring at Sakumo curiously but cautiously.
"Kakashi… Botan-Chan… I'm sorry for what I have done. I'm sorry for leaving you two alone I'm sorry that I have dishonored Konoha. I failed my mission and help start that war."
"Sensei…"
"Father…"
Sakumo ignored them as he laid Josue in front of them, then stood up and was about to leave.
"It is time for me to go now the dead cannot come back from to the living. Especially a body made of dirt and bones… I hope you two live a happy lives." Sakumo said as his eyes closed, his body started to fall apart. Clumps of dirt fell to the ground as the soul kept inside the body floated into the sky.
"Well that was interesting so how about we find a way out of the stadium and get some sleep." Yusuke said breaking the silence.
The next day…
"Are you sure your fine mom?" Naruto ask as he sat outside with Botan they were both waiting for Koenma who was to bring Yusuke's golden Rekai egg.
"I'm fine... though I'm wondering if your fine. Maru let you have more than two tails. You know that more than three you lose control!"
"I'm sorry… I just…."
"It's fine. I'm just glad you're not hurt I don't know what I would do if you did get hurt." Botan said sadly as she hugged Naruto.
"Yusuke don't lose!"
"I won't not now."
Both Botan and Naruto blinked as they looked over the hedge they were sitting next to and saw Yusuke who was staring at both of them.
"Did you hear anything of that?" Yusuke asked as he stared at both mother and son. They blinked for a bit.
"Not really…"
"Just the end…" Both replied at the same time.
"I guess we can't ask him if he heard us right mom?" Naruto asked Botan.
"Right."
"Hey what were you two talking about?"
"Nothing… just family stuff."
"They are right Yusuke." Koenma said behind Yusuke holding a gigantic golden egg. This made Yusuke jump in shock.
"Don't do that! You know you can give some one a heart attack by appearing out of nowhere like that!" Yusuke yelled at Koenma.
"Yes, I know it just keeps you on your toes. Now since you are all here even if not intentional. Yusuke your egg is about to hatch."
"Egg? What egg?"
"Your egg stupid!" Naruto yelled.
"The one you got when I took you to Koenma-sama." Botan said annoyed as she stood up from her sitting position on the stump of a log. Naruto following suit, Botan dusted the dirt off of the sundress she was wearing as she walked near Koenma and Yusuke.
"Botan… they raided your closet again didn't they?" Koenma asked as he stared at his ferry girl in the sundress with white stockings high heels and ribbons coming from her cute form.
"Yes they did… It was either this or the maid uniform." Botan said pouting as Yusuke laughed at Botan, since he had never seen her in a dress except for when she went on a date with Hiei but she didn't know that.
"Laugh it up Yusuke you'll get your just deserts." Botan said annoyed in the dress as she shifted uncomfortably.
"Yah right… So when is it suppose to hatch?" Yusuke asked as suddenly the golden egg in Koenma's hand cracked open emitting a very bright white light. It blinded everyone as they all opened their eyes to find Yusuke's spirit beast all they found was an empty egg shell.
"Were could it be?" Yusuke asked as he looked around only to get snickering and giggling coming from Botan, Naruto and Koenma.
"What?" Yusuke asked as he stared at the laughing group as Botan burst out laughing and pointed to his head. Yusuke looked up only to look annoyed and started to glare at Botan.
"Very funny!"
"Puu!" All three burst out laughing again as they heard the blue like penguin make a sound. Yusuke growled in anger as he hit Botan and Naruto on the head Koenma disappearing before he could hit him.
"I'm going back to the Hotel!!!" Yusuke screamed as he left a laughing mother and son together. They still followed Yusuke laughing along the way as they got into the room they noticed the rest of the gang, minus Hiei, were in the room.
"You know there is a penguin on your head right Urameshi." Kuwabara said laughing while pointing at Yusuke's head.
"Shut up!" Yusuke yelled back making everyone in the room laugh harder at Yusuke's predicament. Naruto followed his mother who walked into their room closing it behind them, none of their team mates or friends noticed as two were not among them.
Naruto sat and laid on his mother's bed as he waited for her to change out of the ridiculous sundress that she wore. Eyes closed he heard the shuffling of fabric and his mother cursing Alex, Jacob, and Kakashi, but mostly Kakashi.
"What's wrong Mom?" Naruto sat up and looked at his mother and stared at her new clothing. His eye brow was raised at the outfit as his eyes widened a bit.
"Isn't that the ceremonial…" Naruto trailed off as he stared at his mother questionably.
"Yes the one Tsunade-Hime and Hime-sama gave me for winning a battle against Iwa. The one where I got my nickname…" Botan replied as she glared at the clothing she wore even though it was a lot better than the sundress. Though she still had to were a dress/kimono the thing that irritated her was that it reached only above her knees and that the cloak she got from Tsunade –Hime for being her second apprentice a jacket that she wore.
"Why don't you just lock up your clothing in my room instead of putting it in your closet and having them raid it?"
"Because then they would raid your and make you wear those ridiculous costumes… you know the ones with the ears the tail."
"Ah you are right mom good thinking." Naruto replied as they heard everyone leave the hotel room. "Hmm it seems they have left already mom so should we start our training." Naruto asked as Botan nodded opening a window she stepped on the ledge as she and her son jumped and disappeared into the forest.
"Ah so this is hang man island?" said the board voice of Loren as she and her younger sister were looking over the island ridding on a black dragon with red eyes.
'I say what a dump!' yelled a voice of a man coming from a stuffed doll that Melina was carrying. It waved its butcher knife around in agitation as he looked at island below.
"Shush Boogy-kun your agitating everyone else." Melina replied as the other plush dolls in her back rustled in agitation.
'Fine I'll be quiet.' Boogy replied as he kept quiet as the dragon landed in a deserted area of the forest were they found it was quiet no so deserted. There in the clearing were Yusuke with Genkai who witness the dragon disappear into ink.
"Hey aren't you two the ones who Naruto and Botan saved?"
"Oh hello Urameshi-san it is good to meet you again. I thank you for rescuing both of us." Loren said as she bowed to Yusuke with Melina following suit.
"Ah it was no sweat."
"Pardon though can you direct us to were Aunty Botan is and Naruto-Kun?"
"They are both in the Hotel the last time I saw them right granny?"
"Hmp they are training that is my assumption."
"Thank you." Both said as they walked toward the Hotel their intent on finding Botan and Naruto who were at the beach training.
"Hmm Koenma-sama how are we going to help Jack here now that he is a vessel?" Harley asked as they sat in Botan's Hotel room.
"There is nothing we can do Houkou picked Jack here for a reason it could be because of his magic… besides he will need all the help he can get when he returns to the idiots. I could send you to Urahara's if you two want. He will be able to start Jack's training early." Koenma-replied. Suddenly there was a knock on the door Koenma got up to get it as he opened the door he noticed it was Loren and Melina.
"Eh? I thought you two would have come with Jiraya or Tsunade?"
'So this is the prince of the spirit world. Melina is that a pacifier in his mouth!!!' yelled Boogy as he pointed his knife at Koenma who just glared at the plush doll.
"Don't mind him Koenma-sama." Said Melina who noticed the prince's murderess stare as Melina covered Boogy's mouth from talking.
"Jiraya was to accompany us he should be here when Aunty's match starts… that is what he told us anyhow."
"He is at it again!!!" Koenma yelled.
"Yes sir!"
"Arg! Well any how Loren, Melina your brother is in Naruto's room if you wanna see him though he is unconscious." Koenma said pointing to Naruto's room.
"Thank you Koenma-sama." Loren bowed though Melina stared at Jack who was with the Joker and Harley.
"Sister me and Boogy-kun will stay here with them."
"Oh. Alright."
Two figures could be seen exchanging blows, the grass around them burned black with smoke and puddles of water surrounded them.
"Kage bushin no Jutsu!!!" Naruto yelled as twenty of him appeared and surrounded Botan who tensed as the clones charged for an attack. Her body moving left right up down hitting the clones with her fists sending shock waves to the ground making the clones disappear in a cloud of smoke.
"HAaaaa!" Naruto yelled as he ran into the smoke covered clearing fist ready to hit his opponent, kunai in the other hand, but all he hit was a log and felt a kunai held to his neck.
"Fine you win mom." Naruto sighed as he dropped the kunai he had in his hand to the ground as the kunai from his neck was removed.
"You are getting better Naruto! By the time we head back to Konoha you'll be ready for the genin and chunin exams." Botan replied cheerfully, as they lay on the ground looking up at the blue sky.
"Well, well look at here a pretty blue haired girl and a blond haired boy." Both Naruto and Botan sat up and stared at the gang of demons staring at them.
"We are going to have a lot of fun right boys." The demons laughed as the neared the tensed family.
"Ready Naruto."
"Yes mom." Replied Naruto who simply smiled at the demons as Botan disappeared in a pop of smoke.
"What the…?" some of the demons let out a gurgling scream as they fell to the ground leaving only two alive as Naruto killed one of the weaker of the two. The last demon looked terrified as he tried to run away but was stopped by invisible wires that Botan had wrapped around him. The demon fell to the ground terrified as both Botan and Naruto stared at him smiling.
"Now are you going to tell us who sent you?"
"Mom I think we should summon Maru here he did seem pretty hungry and a bit put off that you did summon him in a battle."
"Yes I think your right Naruto-kun." Botan smiled as she summoned Maru the white haired wolf with amber eyes.
"Hello Botan-sama!" Maru greeted yawning as he then noticed that Botan had a demon tied up in front of him. "Oh! You brought me a present how thoughtful."
"You're welcome Maru! Though before you do whatever you want for him…" Botan smiled and Naruto laughed making the demon nervous. "Can you… get any information from him?"
"Hmm sure so long as if you fight that dark haired demon that everyone in the wolf tribe has been talking about. He seems like a good mate to you so you better not let him go!"
"What!!!" Naruto yelled glaring at Maru as Botan blushed.
"Naruto since you are Botan's son you have not right in this matter!"
"Hai Maru but that does not meant I like it."
"Good so can you take the demon over there and stay there with him your mother and I have to talk."
"Fine" Naruto grumbled as he dragged the demon a little away from Maru and Botan.
"So Maru what do you need to tell me?"
"Botan you are passed the age of finding a mate, the elders have been talking about you steeling down and having pups to reestablish that the Yagari clan is the strongest of the elemental countries."
"But-"
"No buts Botan you either have to mate with the demon that everyone is talking about in the pack or the elders will pick a suitable mate and force the Yagari clan marriage contract."
"No not that the only one my parents made a contract with was with…" Botan trailed off her eyes wide as she shivered. "I don't wanna marry that snake! Besides I think he will dissect me and try and find out how I look so young since I last saw him."
"The elders know but your parents wished it! So you better charm that demon and mate him by the time you return to Konoha!" Maru said as he left Botan thinking as Maru walked to were the demon and Naruto were.
"Charm him… how can you charm Hiei…" Botan wondered as she heard the pained cires coming from the demon from behind her as Naruto walked and stood next to her.
"Mom?"
"Come one Naruto lets go to the stadium they should be done by now…"
"Eh?"
"Maru will bring the demon to the stadium… let's just go."
'Okay what has gotten into mom?'
'I have seen that look before… Your mother is planning she is like all the other females I have known…'
'What?'
'if you don't get it I won't tell and ruin the surprise…' Maru said laughing and leaving Naruto who followed his mother in confusment.
"Hey isn't that…"
"Yusuke?" Botan said as she and Naruto jumped in front of the little group that surrounded Yusuke and Keiko.
"We are not like that at all!" Keiko screamed in embarrassment at Chu and his little group that consisted of Rinku, Jin, and Toya.
"But Keiko what about the picture that me and Naruto have of both of you two together." Botan said standing upside down of the tree that Keiko and Yusuke sat under. Naruto sat on the tree branch waving at the gang.
"Yo!"
"Ack!! Botan!!!" Keiko yelled frightened as she stared at Botan's upside down form.
"Oi! Aren't you the shella that is-"
"A shinobi! You're a human shinobi!" Jin asked excitedly as he flew up to meet both Botan and Naruto.
"Hello! Yes I'm a shinobi." Botan replied getting a bit creped out by Jin as she sat normally upright next to Naruto who was glaring at Jin.
"That's so cool right Toya!" Jin said as he calmed a bit as he stood next to Toya. Botan though sighed as she calmed Naruto down enough for both of them to jump out of the tree and try to heal Yusuke.
"Ergh!" Yusuke said as his eyes opened to see Botan and Keiko looking down at him.
"I'm I dreaming…" Yusuke said as he smiled at the girls above him. Botan sighted while Keiko looked murderous and Naruto who was being held by Chu who was laughing.
"Yusuke I think you should stop talking before you get killed by Keiko or Naruto besides, our teams have a battle to get to!" Botan said sighing as she stood up Naruto following behind her grumbling.
"Don't be late Yusuke.."
"Hai!"
'We are to see a fight! Blood gore ah what fun!' Boogy said laughing as Melina held him walking next to a blushing Jack.
"Boogy-Kun if you don't be quiet I will stuff you with the others." Melina said as Boogy sighed but stayed quiet.
"Um eh. So…"
"You are interesting Jack and I know that our future holds excitement." Melina said as she left a confused jack behind her as she followed Koenma, Harley, Joker, and her siblings.
"Excitement…? Wait what kind of excitement!" Jack yelled as he tried to catch up to Melina's form, which now stood walking near her two older siblings.
"Ah so we are here! Now to find the rest of our team mates." Botan said as she walked toward the entrance to the stadium. She happily walked inside the entrance for the fighters with Naruto following right behind her. As they reached their destination Kakashi, Yamoto, and Alex were there waiting for the both of them.
"Hey guys ready to have a good fight!" Botan said cheerfully. Kakashi and the rest stared at Botan weirdly as she cheerfully greeted them. They looked to Naruto looking for and explanation.
"I don't know." Naruto replied as he sat on the grass waiting for the rest of the Urameshi gang to hurry up.
"Um Botan are you alright?" Kakashi asked for once he put his book away as he stared at his team mate, waiting for an answer.
"Yah! I'm fine why shouldn't I be?" She replied as she sat on the grass next to Naruto and started to whistle a tune. All four thought this was very strange 'she is up to something.' They all thought as they kept staring at her, till Koto announced that the Urameshi team was here and the fight was about to begin.
"Hello everyone Koto here for a battle you should not miss! On one side we have Team ANBU on the other Team Urameshi!" Koto said as all she heard was the demons hoping that the both teams killed themselves.
"Now can I have the captains from each team up in the arena!" Koto announced as Botan got up and walked up to were Yusuke stood smiling at her. "Now can you both decide on how the match ups will be?"
"Hey Yusuke can we roll dice? With our names on it?" Yusuke blinked than smiled.
"Sure sounds good to me! Its like what Kuwabara was talking about right?"
"Yup! Though I got these made from Loren with her ink she said that they will land on the persons that are compatible for combat."
"Meaning a very good work out right!"
"Yup!"
"Well let it roll." Yusuke said as Koto announced to the stadium how the match ups will be. Taking what Yusuke said Botan let the dice roll on the arena floor they rolled till both dice came to a complete stop.
"Yagari Botan against Jaganshi Hiei!" Koto said as Yusuke smirked as he left the arena floor as Hiei walked into the arena to face Botan.
"This is going to be so good!" Yusuke said startling Kazuma, and Kurama. The mask fighter, who was now reviled as Genkai, on the other hand seemed to be chuckling to herself.
"What do you mean this is going to be good?" Kazuma asked Yusuke who was smirking and chuckling to himself. Kurama being out of the loop also wanted answers.
"Come on don't tell me you two can't see that Botan planed this from the start! This match was rigged those dice will only roll the way that the holder wants it to. What she tolled me about it being a compatible properties is shit. Look Botan is planning on seducing Hiei and making him emit that he likes her in vice versa!" Yusuke explained. "Its clan politics." Yusuke said startling both of his companions.
"Gezz Urameshi howd' you get so smart?" Kazuma asked as he stared at wonder at what came out of Yusuke's mouth. Kurama also seemed impressed, though Yusuke seemed to be insulted.
"Hey just because I don't study and go to school does not mean that I don't pay attention on fights, politics, or about family structure!"
"Sure" they both replied as they now paid attention to the fight in front of them ignoring Yusuke's yells of injustice.
Botan stood before Hiei their swords clashed together as they both stared at each others eyes.
"Give me your all Onna!" Hiei yelled as he charged at Botan slashing away as Botan dodged smiling and laughing.
"Don't laugh Onna! Take this fight seriously!"
"But I am taking this seriously! Just have fun with it!"
"Fun?"
"Yes fun! Like this! Naruto invented this jutsu for the sole purpose of…well I will let you find out, but first let us have a bit of privacy since Maru insisted on this!" Botan said smiling at Hiei who stared at her for a bit and then nodded for her to continue.
"Mom you aren't doing that Jutsu!!!" Naruto yelled out blushing and glaring at Hiei as behind him Alex also glared at Hiei a pink tint on his face and Kakashi giggled as he figured what jutsu she was going to use. Everyone else though wondered what kind of Jutsu Botan was going to dish out that made Naruto blush with Alex glare and Kakashi giggle his perverted giggle and Yamoto sigh.
The demons and both teams with Koto who was thrown out of the stadium never got to see as the stadium was covered in a black mass obscuring the view of everyone.
"She cannot be doing that Jutsu!!!" Naruto yelled in frustration as he grabbed his hair and paced back and forth.
"Give it a rest Naruto!" Naruto turned to see Maru standing behind him on his back was a struggling demon who was crying out to let him go.
"I cannot give it a rest! This is my mother here and her with, with…. Him is not right!"
"Hmp! Its either him or Orochimaru the snake Sanin."
"What!" Kakashi yelled as he stared at Maru in disbelief. "The wolf clan cannot be serious he is a missing ninja! Its order by the Hokage to kill him on sight or flee."
"The wolf clan cannot just disregard the marriage contract. It was made for the sole reason if Botan never found a mate before the certain time limit that her parents gave her she is to marry him. But since the clan has found out that Botan has shown interest in someone this someone being a fire demon it was acceptable that she could pursue him. He is strong honorable, a far greater cry from the snake. The elders have given her till the return to Konoha to mate with him or be forced to wed to the snake." Maru explained. Kakashi sighed seeing no other way Yamoto following his example, Naruto was furious but thought it over Hiei was a far better mate for his mother than the snake. Alex on the other hand was beyond furious that the only love interest was going to be mated to a demon.
His other persona with in his mind was far more understanding he was aware that Botan was just seen as a younger sister. He knew that Botan was not his chosen mate sure her blood smelt wonderful and made him want o protect her for all eternity but it was more protection of big brother keeping away the boys that were interesting in her. It seemed that he had to take control of the situation that his outer was facing. He pulled him in locking him within his soul room. 'To make you think of the situation.' He said as he heard the cries of his outer to let him out.
As he opened his eyes and stared at the stadium he caught the attention of Naruto and Kakashi, Yamoto was busy getting information from the tied up demon. Maru had long ago puffing out of existence.
"I take it that Alex didn't take it well?" Kakashi asked.
"Yes unfortunately it had him locked up in his soul room he has a lot to think about. One of them being that Botan is not his chosen mate; our instincts tell me she seems more like a sister than a compatible mate."
"Ah!" Both replied as the black globe from where Botan and Hiei were fighting disappeared. It revealed Hiei and Botan staring at each other, Hiei supporting a red tint on his cheeks and appeared to be flustered. Botan on the other hand was smiling at Hiei like she won a bet on Naruto.
"I forfeit." Botan announced startling everyone in the stadium as she smirked at Hiei as she walked out of the stadium skipping along the way.
"Um… Well Team Urameshi wins by forfeit can we have someone roll the dice for the next mach up?" Koto announced slightly confused. As she noticed Hiei walk stiffly toward were his team mates were at.
END
To Be continued in Chapter Twelve- The Next Round And End of Dark Tornament…
"So this is it Togoro verses Yusuke…" Naruto said as he stood next to Loren and the rest of their little group.
"After all this… it should be over." Botan replied as she stared worriedly at Hiei's sleeping form.
"So that's who your going to marry Botan." Asked Tsunade who stood next to her smiled apprentice. Botan blushed as Naruto next to her grunted not liking the idea at all. Melina smiled knowingly as she felt Jack next to her finally grabbed her hand, her older brother and older sister knowingly stared at one another. Her sister whispering something to her brother and her brother nodded in acknowledgement.
"Heeeh. So Botan when are you going to do the ceremony cause I want front row seat." Said Jiraiya giggling with a blush on his face he got punched by Tsunade , Botan, and Naruto. While the rest gave Jiraiya cold looks as they saw him on the ground unconscious.
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AlbanNeji- I hope you enjoyed it and just one more chapter and the dark tournament is over, yes! And then the black chapter case; till next time yoll.