Steve:YAY! A new chapter!

Yui: (Sweat-dropping) You seem... excited today.

Steve: Uh-huh! For two reasons: First, this is the first chapter of 2009 (Yui, Pen-pen, and Hinata nod remembering the hangovers from THAT party). And second cause soon I'll have 100,000 words making me a (finishes in a god like voice) Epic writter!

Yui: ...

Hinata: ...

Pen-pen: ...

Every reader: ...

Steve: What?

Yui: You've been to the energy drinks again, haven't you?

Steve: Yup! Why? Does it show?

Everyone: Yes.

Steve: Oh... Okay then. Hinata, if you would? (Spys a rabbit hopping by) BUNNY! (Chases after it)

Hinata: Um...

Yui: (Head in her hands) At least this time he didn't take any cold medicine four hours later.

Pen-pen: Wark wa waark rk.(Tell me about it.)

Hinata: Not going to ask. Anyways... Thank you:

Merciless-the-insane-cancerian

ME!

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AshK

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Maloran

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Yui: Thank you all. Hinata? Pen-pen? If you please state the disclaimer?

Pen-Pen: (Wark Wa WAAK arrk waark)

Hinata: Translation is "The author doesn't own Harry Potter or Naruto". He just owns this story, the plot and his insane plot-bunnies.

Why me?Shinigami/Demon/Inner-Sakura

'Who?' Thoughts

-YO!- Animal speech

'What the...!' Reading

Steve: ARGH! The bunny's trying my head!

Everyone: (Sweat-drops)

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We open to the sight of Team Seven waiting for their tardy sensei… which they're hoping doesn't become a habit. As usual, Sasuke's brooding, Sakura's either watching him or talking to the other two. Naruto and Harry however, are currently going through the motions of Tai Chi while talking to Sakura. "So what are you and Naruto doing, Harry?" Harry chuckles before answering.

"It's an ancient form of taijutsu where I come from called Tai Chi." Finished with their exercises, they stop before turning towards Sakura. "It's a 'soft' martial art. It's helpful for health and, surprisingly, chakra control." Naruto continues the explanation.

"Also, it's similar to Jyuuken in that it can cause internal damage." He begins to chuckle at Sakura's wide-eyed look.

'Sugoi!' Shaking her head, she gives Naruto and Harry the dreaded 'Puppy dog eyes no jutsu' "Can you teach me that, Naruto? It was so beautiful, like a dance." Naruto simply laughs before answering.

"Sure, don't see why not." Gesturing with his hand, he begins his lesson. They continue doing this for the next three hours, with Sakura actually enjoying herself and finding it relaxing.

'Wow, when I asked it was only to try and impress Sasuke-kun with how beautiful my body can look while moving, but… I'm actually enjoying myself.' Inner-Sakura just grins before answering.

"Simple, it's actually something we might be good at… Well that and the fact that we won't be so weak anymore." Sakura merely nods before remembering last night after she got home.

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'Whew! I'm beat, who would have guessed that passing our last test would be so hard.' Her Inner answers her question as Sakura flops down on the couch.

'Well, Naruto and Harry DID warn us.' Sakura just barely nods.

'Yeah… They did…' Her thoughts become slightly saddened as a thought occurs to her before a voice interrupts her thoughts.

"Oh! Sakura, when did you arrive home." Sakura turns in the voices direction before answering.

"Just now, nee-san. Sorry about being so late but I met Ino-pig and we got into a argument… which somehow wound up with me having dinner at her place… Still don't know how that happened." Sakura states somewhat confusedly as the voice giggles.

"Don't worry, I've seen the same thing happen all the time. Sooo? How did the test go?" Sakura gives her a thumbs up.

"We passed it!" Suddenly Sakura gets a sly look on her face. "Though I know that the real reason you're asking is to find out if Harry passed." he owner of the voice squeaks in embarrassment.

"Well… that is…. Yes." Sighing in defeat, the owner of the voice drifts into view revealing it to be none other then Moaning Myrtle. "(Sigh) Why must you tease me?" Sakura sticks out her tongue at her.

"Because I'm your Omouto-chan, do I need any other reason?" Myrtle simply shakes her head in amusement.

'I still can't believe that the first girl I met in this world would become my adopted sister… It's really quite nice.' She gains a look of remembrance as she recalls how her and Sakura met. She found that the lonely, crying girl who just broke up her friendship with another girl over a boy she had come across had reminded her of herself. Shaking her head, Myrtle, turns back to the present. "What's wrong Sakura? When I came in I felt that you were saddened for some reason… And don't lie to me, ghosts can sense emotions." Sakura looks at Myrtle before asking a question that's been bugging her all day.

"Nee-san, am I… weak?" Blinking in shock it takes a moment for the ghost to come up with a response.

"Er, why do you think that? Wait a moment! Did one of those boys say something? OHHH! I'm going to give them such a haunting-" Giggling, Sakura cuts her off.

"No nee-san, they didn't say anything. It's just that… They seemed to do all the work, and I barely did anything." Myrtle goes into a thinking pose before snapping her fingers.

"I know!" She smirks as Sakura looks at her confusedly. "Train and get stronger. Then you'll be helping them! And remember... you and the rest of Sasuke's fan-club have tried everything else, maybe he's into strong women." Sakura's eyes seem to catch fire as she thinks this over.

'Yes… I'll get stronger and show them that I CAN be useful!' Myrtle chuckles as she realizes that this is exactly what she needs.

'Good… Hopefully you'll avoid my fate of being lonely now…'

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'Hai, and I promised nee-san that I would become stronger.' Sakura states with a confidant look, which moments later transforms into a massive blush at what her Inner states.

'Yah, but it doesn't hurt having Naruto's firm, muscular body pressed against ours… does it?' Sakura mentally sputters for a moment before answering.

'Ero-Inner!' She's brought out of her denouncement when a hand rests itself against her forehead. "Er, Naruto? What are you doing?" Naruto blinks at her with a concerned look on his face.

"Just checking your temperature, you looked like you had a fever." Sakura's about to hit him when Kakashi appears, drawing her ire.

"YOU'RE LATE! AGAIN!" Kakashi just waves her off.

"Sorry, but you see there was this black cat that crossed my path and I had to retrace my steps so I didn't catch any bad luck." Sakura points at him before nearly deafening him.

"LIAR!" While Harry and Sasuke are sighing, Naruto gives his teacher an odd look.

"This cat, it didn't happen to have a golden crescent moon on it's forehead, did it?" Both Kakashi and Harry blink.

"Um, no it didn't, why? Should it have?" Naruto shakes his head.

"Nah, besides I was just wondering if it did or not." Harry shoots him a questioning look.

"Why, did you come across something like that?" Naruto nods, causing Harry to raise an eyebrow. "When was this? I certainly don't remember anything like that and I'm pretty positive that I would." Naruto chuckles before finally answering.

"It was a few years ago, when you looking for youma parts remember? Near where cuz lives." Harry snaps his fingers as the pieces fit.

"Oh yeah! Now I remember! That was one hell of a misadventure!" The other (human) members of the team look at each other before sighing. Kakashi just shakes his head.

"Well, time to see what we got for missions…"

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Harry finds himself getting extremely annoyed with the so called "Mission". 'Damn old man. "I got a mission for you and your team Kakashi" he said. "A person within the village is trying to secede from us, your mission is to prevent this." Somehow I never thought that it would be quite like this…' His annoyance grows as he gets smacked in the head by an apple.

"HA! You ninja will never defeat me! For I am the ruler of Treehouse gakure!" Harry looks to the side at his sensei who's reading a book and giggling.

"Well? Aren't you going to help us?" Kakashi spares him a glance.

"Nope." And with that turns back to his book, only for his attention to be drawn away by the kid screaming as Row and Hedwig bring him out of the tree house… with each hanging onto an ankle. "Somehow, I don't think the kid was to be scared for life Harry." Harry shrugs as Naruto answers.

"Eh, it's character building…" A few seconds later his head violently meets the ground along with Harry's as Sakura punches them both.

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They're back on another D-rank (Only barely avoiding the lawsuit from the last one), this time walking the Inuzuka hounds. Sakura's staring at a massive dog (about the size of Akamaru after timeskip) before looking at the thin leash in her hands. 'Oh, boy… I'm going to die, aren't I?' She not in the least bit comforted by the grin on the dog's face. Sasuke on the other hand is looking down at the small dog whose leash he's holding.

"Hn… Mutt." The so called 'Mutt' doesn't like this, as shown when it jumps up and bites him in a place that causes all males (except Harry and Naruto for some strange reason) to wince. And unknown to Kakashi (whose once again reading his book after seeing if sasuke was alright), Harry's once again pranked him. Looking at her boyfriend, Hana raises an eyebrow.

"Okay, what have you done now?" Harry grins manically before chuckling.

"Simple. One of my Otou-san's most infamous spells causes anyone hit by it to give off a smell of the castors choosing." Hana blinks.

"And how does this involve us… or should I say you?" She begins to sweat drop, before noticing how Harry's pointing at the group of dogs currently sneaking up behind Kakashi.

"I hit sensei's pants with it, causing them to give off the smell of raw meat…" Meanwhile some distance away, Naruto (who's surrounded by several dogs) just stares at the laughing couple before turning towards Tsume. "I really don't want to know…"

After several more D-ranks (and Kakashi heading home to change his torn pants) the team separates for the day. Harry sighs as him and Naruto leave the Hokage tower. "Finally! Merlin I didn't know how much longer I could take that!" Naruto looks up from the bills he's counting.

"Well, look on the bright side, it's easy money at least." Harry scoffs at him before folding his arms.

"That's not easy money. Easy money is spending some Ryo on some old kunai and Shuriken… and the odd sword before selling them back in my home dimension for several hundred. THAT'S easy money, D-ranks are just forced labour." Naruto begins sweat dropping.

'He's actually proud of scamming money from people? Granted they're usually pawnshops, but still…' Shaking his head, Naruto sighs before remembering something. "um, nii-san… How about you head home, I got to do something first." Harry blinks before a sly expression slides over his face.

"Ohhh! Going to have a little… chat with Hinata-nee-san? Hmmm?" The smirk on his face is wiped off by what a blushing Naruto says next.

"As if you don't want to get home so you and your familiars can get a little alone time?" A red-faced Harry grumbles a bit before heading off. Shaking his head in amusement, Naruto takes a second to get his bearings before leaving as well.

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Kurenai is currently watching her genin practicing with a look of pride on her face. Without any outward signs, her alertness goes up. 'Hmmm? Seems someone is spying on us… Guess I need to teach them a lesson in manners…' And with that thought she begins to make several handsigns, only to stop when Shino begins to speak.

"No need to react in such a way sensei. He's a friend." Pushing his sunglasses up, Shino turns towards some trees. "You can come out now Naruto." And with that, Naruto jumps down from the tree he was in. Unknown to the rest, Shino smiles seeing one of the few people he can call a friend.

"Um, hey guys… he he he…" Naruto trails off in embarrassment at the looks he's receiving, only to become annoyed when Kiba shouts at him.

"Dobe! Your spying on us so you can try to beat us! Admit it!" A tick mark develops on his forehead at Naruto's reply.

"If I wanted to beat you, all I would need is a rolled up newspaper." Ignoring Kiba's indignity sputters, Naruto turns towards Hinata while blushing slightly. "Er, Hinata-chan? Can I… have a talk with you? Alone?" Kurenai smiles looking at the two blushing genin.

'KAWAII! I so wish I had a camera right now!' Her smile twitches as she answers Naruto for Hinata. "Actually, I was just going to end our training for the day. So Hinata can spend the rest of the day with you for your little… chat." She giggles as both of their blushes deepen. Hinata begins to poke her fingers together.

"Um, Thanks, Kurenai-sensei… I'll see you tomorrow then?" Seeing her nod, Hinata and Naruto walk off. After several minutes, Hinata gives Naruto an inquiring look, which only increases as he makes several gestures with his hands. "Naruto-kun?" Naruto turns to look at her before breaking out in a smile causing her to blush once more.

"Sorry Hinata-chan, but I had to put up the privacy spells so no one can spy on us." Hinata's face begins to actually glow.

'I wonder why he would need privacy?' Feeling a hand on her shoulder, she finds Naruto looking at her with an indescribable look. "Naruto-kun? Is something the matter?" Naruto sighs before explaining. Afterwards, Hinata's looking ahead with a thoughtful look on her face. Moving from one foot to another, the silence slowly causes Naruto's nervousness to increase.

'Did I say something wrong Kyubi-chan? Oh gods! What if she thinks that I'm some kind of pervert! What if-' Kyubi cuts him off before he goes fully into hysterics.

'What if she's simply thinking? You did just give her a lot of things to think about so it's only natural that she'll take a while to think it over.' Naruto relaxes somewhat. Hearing a sigh, he looks back at Hinata, who's smiling.

"So let me get this straight… Kyubi-anesan knows that I, er, like you and that you like me back?" Naruto nods. "So she then told you to persue me as a second girlfriend?" Naruto nods again. "Tell me something, would you have pursued me if Kyubi-anesan hadn't told you?" Naruto opens and closes his mouth several times before looking at the ground.

"I… I honestly don't know. I mean there's a part me that's enjoying the thought but… I can't help but feel that I'm betraying both you and Kyubi-chan…" He stops as two slender fingers touch the bottom of his chin before slowly bringing his face back up to meet Hinata's. Naruto can't help but be speechless at the warm look on Hinata's face, a look so full of love and care that he feels a burst of warmth in his chest towards her.

"Naruto-kun, you're not betraying either of us. In fact, your loyalty is one of your most attractive features." At this she begins to softly stroke the side of his face. "You don't know this, but before Kyubi-anesan had come to you, she had talked to me about this." She giggles some at the shocked look on his face.

"Wha… What?! You mean that you two had already planned this?" At that he begins to hear Kyubi's laughter.

'Did you honestly think that I wouldn't have talked to Hinata first, Naruto-kun?' Naruto goes slightly red.

'Actually, I never even considered it Kyubi-chan.' His blush increases as she bursts into laughter again. Naruto's brought out of his thoughts by Hinata, who stops stroking his face in favour of wrapping her arms around his neck. "Hinata-chan?" She continues to look at him with a radiant smile with a heavy blush.

"So does this mean that we're… together now?" Naruto hesitantly nods. "Good. Now I can do this." Naruto gives her a quizzical look.

"Do wha-" He's unable to get anything else out due to the fact that for once Hinata takes the initiative and smashes her lips against his. For the next minute (or two) he has but one thought: 'Is she wearing raspberry chapstick?' (Which is, in fact, a very Narutoish one). Hinata finally stops and lays her head on his chest, the two of them somehow falling to the ground without noticing. Still in a daze, though from the kiss or a lack of oxygen is debatable, one word escapes his lips causing Hinata to erupt in a fit of giggles. "Wow!" Calming down, she sighs happily.

"There, it is done… and it's just as I imagined it. You have no idea how long I've waited to do that." Shaking free of his daze, Naruto looks down at the bluenete in his arms with a smile.

"Somehow, I think I got a guess." Naruto begins to sigh. "Are you sure about this, Hinata-chan? I mean, what about your Otou-san or the Hyuga Elders? Or, what if-" Once again Naruto is cut off, this time by Hinata's finger on his lips.

"Don't worry about the Elders, as to my Otou-san… You know that you're the only boy he considers worthy of my affections." Naruto begins to grumble sending Hinata into another fit of giggles.

"Yeah, as if that has ever tried to stop him from trying to intimidate me…" As she continues to giggle, Naruto reaches into his pocket and pulls out a small box. "Here, this is for you, I got it in nii-san's world." After opening it, she gasps.

"Na… Naruto-kun… It's so… beautiful!" She slowly pulls out a eye of Horus amulet on a gold chain out of the box. Naruto smirks a little.

"Yeah, it's beautiful… but not as beautiful as my two himes." Both girls begin to blush at his complement. Still smiling, Naruto continues. "I should probably tell you what protections are on it." Looking away from her gift, Hinata gives him a confused look.

"Protections? What protections?" Naruto's smile widens so much it threatens to split his face in two.

"What? Did you actually believe that I, of all people, would give you ordinary jewally?" Naruto allows his two arms to slowly come to rest on Hinata's hips as she shakes her head no. "Good. You see Hinata-chan, I got you this so that I could always protect you… In some form. Especially now that we're ninja" Hinata sniffs slightly before burying her head in his chest.

"You don't have to do this Naruto-kun…" Naruto merely rises one of his hands and begins to wipe away some tears with his thumb.

"Yes, yes I do. You see Hinata-chan even though you're a powerful ninja, you're also one of my precious people and, well… I just don't want to see you get hurt if there's something I can do about it." He begins scratching at one of his whiskers. "So… do you want to know what the protections are?" Hinata nods.

"Hai. So what are they?" As she says this, she places the amulet around her neck, not noticing the slight glow that causes Naruto to smile.

'That's good, it's accepted her.' Clearing his throat, he begins. "The protections are in fact four different groups." Hinata cocks her head to the side in confusion.

"Four?" Naruto nods.

"Hai, four. The first two bestore a resistance on you: A resistance to poison and disease. The next one boosts your healing rate by half. It's the last one, however, that's the most powerful… and mysterious." Hinata's eyes widen in surprise.

"Mysterious? What… what does it do?" Naruto gazes upwards before sighing.

"To be perfectly frank, it's one that I would love to know how to recreate." He looks back down into Hinata's eyes. "Every once in a while, it'll warn you of danger or impending attack… possibly several seconds before it even occurs!" As it sinks in, Hinata squeals at having such a gift given to her… As shown when she kisses Naruto again leaving him with one thought which causes Kyubi to giggle. 'Now THIS I can get used to…'

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Steve: Whew! That was one tough bunny... But I won! (Ignores the injuries all over him)

Pen-pen: Wark war...(Only you...)

Steve: Eh? What's that supposed to mean?

Yui: Oh... Nothing...

Hinata: (Still in dream land) Wishes really do come true...

Steve: Well, see you next chapter!

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