Neokenshin: Well, things are getting tense!
Naruto: No kidding! It's bad enough we had to go stop Shadow Sasuke from ruining Christmas, but now Konoha's in trouble!
Kasumi: Yeah, there's no way we're gonna make it back in time!
Neokenshin: Hey it's the holidays. Did you guys really think I'd have your home destroyed? I'm bringing in some reinforcements!
Naruto: Then let's hurry up and get things going!
Neokenshin: Ok Ok. As you all know neither I nor RasenganFin own Naruto, and Akemi is used with permission from Dragon Man 180. Now enjoy part 3 of the 2007 Christmas Special!
Naruto: RasenganFin...You mean to tell me...
Neokenshin: Yep. They're back!!!!!
Holiday Wars 2: Part 3-Christmas Crossover Chaos!
With Team Illumina trying to get back to Konoha to stop Orochimaru, the rest of the village was doing all they could to hold off the Snake Sannin. Luckily a tear opened up revealing four familiar faces. There also happened to be seven new members of the group, especially the one with nine fox tails.
"Wait a minute! What's going on here?" Hinata asked. "Naruto, you did bring us to the right place?"
"I did Hinata-chan. I remember this location perfectly. I just don't know why the village is under attack?" Naruto replied.
"Naruto, I know why. Look up there!" Sasuke said, pointing to the giant snake attacking the Hokage Monument. "I know that snake like the back of my hand!"
"I can say the same for that giant slug!" Sakura added. "Tsunade-sama must be in serious combat if she's summoned Katsuyu!"
"Naruto, we should find Akane-chan quickly. There's no telling how everyone is." Keisei noted.
"You're right Oka-san." Naruto said. "Hinata, Haku, and Sakura, you three take Himawari, Haru, as well as Mika and try to find Akane-sama. Sasuke, Oka-san, and I will go help Tsunade-baa-chan."
"Naruto be careful. Remember, this world's Orochimaru is different from the one back home." Hinata said.
"I know. Hopefully we'll find Kasumi and the others and stop this." Naruto said. "Let's go everyone."
"Right behind you, Naruto." Sasuke followed.
"Ok follow me. I know the way to get back to their house." Hinata said. "At least the kids are asleep. Hopefully someone's at the mansion to watch them so we can get back out on the field."
"Ok Hinata, lead the way." Sakura said.
"Come Shikuru." Haku commanded her large Snow Country Husky, who nodded and quickly followed behind her master.
Rushing through the streets of Konoha, the three girls made their way to the Uzumaki mansion, only to see three other girls fighting with some Sound Ninja.
"Hinata…is that…" Sakura asked when she saw a pink haired girl.
"Yes it's you. Don't you worry, Haku has one as well." Hinata replied.
"Ok. Well it looks like she needs some help, so hold Haru for me. I'll be back in a second." Sakura said, handing her sleeping son to Hinata.
"Just don't shock her too much." Hinata said.
"Trust me, I won't." Sakura said, pulling on her gloves.
Meanwhile three kunoichi were doing their best to hold off their attackers, but it seems it wasn't going too well.
"Kin, Tayuya, I don't know how much more we can hold up against these guys." K. Sakura said. (A/N to avoid any confusion, NK's Sakura gets the 'K.' Abbreviation even though she isn't a Kitsune.)
"Look, we have to hold on! I'm sure the others will be back from their mission as soon as possible!" Kin said.
"It's times like this when I wish I was an Illumina Knight." Tayuya said.
"Just work with what we've got! Even though it isn't much we have to do something." K. Sakura said.
"Maybe I can give you a hand." Said an oddly familiar voice.
K. Sakura could have thought she heard an older version of herself, but she wasn't sure until she turned and saw a woman of about 18. She was much taller and even had the same pink hair. The most noticeable feature was the clan emblem. It was the Haruno circle, with the Uchiha fan in the center.
"Hey is that?" Kin asked.
"It couldn't be?" Tayuya questioned.
"That can't be me? Could it?" K. Sakura asked.
"Hinata was right. You would freak out." Sakura replied. "Now as for you Sound freaks, why don't I shake things up for you!" She thrust her fist into the ground, causing a wave of chakra to break through the ground and cause the Sound Ninja to loose their footing. "Had enough? I don't think you have!" She quickly rushed in and dropped the Sound enemies with ease, not even breaking a sweat.
"Unreal!" Kin said.
"Well what did you expect? I am a Jounin you know." Sakura replied, as Hinata and Haku met back up with her.
"You just had to show off that insane strength of yours didn't you Sakura Uchiha?" Hinata questioned.
"Sakura?" Kin and Tayuya said.
"Uchiha?" K. Sakura said. "Wait…you're that Hinata from the other world! The one with Himawari who everyone changed into a Kitsune!"
"Yeah, Hima-chan's here. She's asleep though." Hinata replied, pointing to the Kitsune on her back.
"Oh man, what a time for you guys to show up! That must mean Naruto and Sasuke are here too!" K. Sakura said.
"Yeah, our crazy husbands are off taking care of the snake problem." Sakura replied.
"Look what's going on here? And where are Kasumi and the others?" Hinata asked.
"Come inside and we'll fill you in. It's probably safer in there than it is out here." Kin said.
Back in the village…
"Face it Tsunade-hime. You've lost. The village will be destroyed and you will die." Orochimaru said, licking blood off the blade of the Kusanagi Long Sword.
"Orochimaru, you are one sick heartless bastard! How could you do this even on Christmas!" Tsunade said, clutching her shoulder. She had lost a lot of blood in the battle, and tried her hardest from using the Souzou Saisei. For some reason he seemed to have gotten stronger, but she couldn't figure why.
"I see my poison has started working as well. Even the ofuda poison is working its wonders on Arashi and Akane." Orochimaru said. "I plan to have a desirable Christmas this year."
"Not if I have anything to say about it, snake freak!" Naruto yelled and he fell from the sky towards Orochimaru with his Master Sword drawn. "Enjoy the trip to hell!"
"Naruto…but I thought he was in Houtei?" Tsunade thought. "Wait…he sounded older? It couldn't be?"
"Naruto? But you were supposed to be dead!" Orochimaru said, jumping out of the way as Naruto drove his sword into Manda's skull. The intense purity of the blade sent scorching pain throughout the Snake Boss, causing him to scream in terror.
"Orochimaru! I'll kill you for this!" Manda screamed as the pure energy coursed through his body. Due to his evil demonic nature, the sword actually purified and then destroyed him, from the blow to the head.
"Sasuke, he's trying to run!" Naruto screamed.
"Not while I'm here!" Sasuke replied as he saw Orochimaru making his escape. "Time to charbroil some snake!" His Jigan eye opened to reveal his third constant Mangekyo Sharingan. Calling forth his inner Dark Fire energy, he summoned the fires of the underworld. "DRAGON OF THE DARKNESS FLAME!"
"Once again you seem to be too slow, until we meet the next time." Orochimaru said, melting into the ground just avoiding the flames, not knowing what his alternate counterpart experienced from those flames. With his departure, the rest of the troops began to fall.
"Man I hate that snake." Naruto said, floating in front of Katsuyu. Turning to Tsunade, "So, you ok Baa-chan?"
"I don't care if you are from another world, quit calling me that!" Tsunade said. "Now get over here and give me a hug!"
"Gladly." Naruto said, respecting the Slug Princess's wish. "So tell me, where's Kasumi and everyone else?"
"They're on a mission. It happens that Orochimaru staged an attack that caused the Illumina Team to leave Konoha." Tsunade said, as she sent Katsuyu back to the summoning plane. "Hopefully they succeeded and are on their way home."
"What about Arashi-sama, Akane-sama, and Mikoto-sama?" Naruto asked.
"They're struggling to do cleanup. Arashi and Akane are probably fighting off Orochimaru's ofuda poison." Tsunade said. "I should be able to whip up a stronger antidote, but first I need to heal myself."
"Leave that to Sakura. She'll take care of you pretty quickly." Naruto said.
"How can she? I just started teaching her in the ways of medical ninjutsu?" Tsunade asked.
"No, my Sakura, she and MY Haku came along with their children from our world." Naruto said.
"Oh yeah, I remember. Speaking of which, how's Himawari?" Tsunade asked wanting to see the cutest blonde fox girl ever as she began to make her way to the Uzumaki compound.
"She's become a handful, but she's my kid. What did you expect? Now that she's walking and started talking, you have to stay one step ahead of her. And don't let her near any pineapple. That girl will devour inhale pineapple like its air." Naruto said.
"Just like you and ramen?" Tsunade replied.
"Yea, definitely just like me." Naruto agreed.
"Well you know the saying…'Like father, like daughter'." Tsunade said.
"So true baa-chan, so true. At least her favorite food is simple to prepare, I have to wait at least 3 minutes, and all I need to do for her is pop open a can." Naruto agreed with a smile.
With Akane, Arashi, and Mikoto…
"Akane-chan, how are you holding up?" Mikoto asked, as she took a defensive position beside her friend.
"This poison is worse than before. Orochimaru was prepared." Akane said, breathing heavily with her chest rattling.
"Hard to believe that he knew the kids were going to be gone!" Arashi said, striking down another group of ninja. Due to the ofuda poison, his own Kitsune features had vanished, and he no longer had access to his own Kitsune chakra. "We need to hurry up and clear these freaks out of here."
"I know Arashi, but we're almost out of chakra, and Akane is really weakened." Mikoto said. "I've already used Tsukiyomi and Amaterasu way too much. I even had to use Amaterasu in its ultimate form and that nearly drained half of my chakra."
"We may be three of Konoha's most powerful shinobi, but I think we really need some reinforcements." Arashi said, blocking a kunai strike.
"Then I guess it's time I make my contribution to the battle." Said a slender, yet busty woman. She looked similar to Akane, almost as if she could be her sister. What was most noticeable was her flowing red hair, and nine tails emerging from her backside.
"Wait…just who are you?" Arashi asked, wondering who the woman was.
"Keisei-chan… I guess you came to visit for the holidays?" Akane said between breaths.
"Yeah, it's the first vacation I've had in years, and what do I see when I get here?" Keisei said, noting the damage. "Oh well, I figure the kids are having just as much fun as well."
"Wait, you're the Kyuubi that was sealed inside the older Naruto!" Arashi remembered. "But how did you get out?"
"Trust me that is one long story. I'll fill you in after I help you deal with these freaks." Keisei replied as she conjured up a massive blue fireball in her palm.
"As they say, 'tis better to give than receive'." Akane said.
"She's right. And I say we give these guys the presents they deserve!" Arashi added with a Rasengan in his hand.
Within minutes, Arashi and Keisei easily disposed of the Sound Ninja that attacked. With Orochimaru retreating, the rest of the Sound forces backed off. With the danger averted, they all made their way to the Uzumaki mansion, where everyone was surprised to see the new guests that arrived. All that was left was the return of Team Illumina.
"Ok, we're over Konoha. Are you all ready?" Santa asked.
"Ready as we'll ever be!" Naruto said.
"Thanks for the lift! Hope the run goes well this year!" Sasuke said.
"Don't worry. Thanks to you, it will. Now good luck!" Santa said, as he watched the members of the Illumina Team jump out onto the Hokage Monument. After everyone landed, he quickly took off and headed back to Houtei at full speed.
"Ok, let's start looking for anyone and see where we can help." Kasumi said.
"Kasumi, we might not need to do that." Neji replied as he scanned the area with his Byakugan.
"Neji, what do you mean?" Hinata asked.
"I see no signs of combat anywhere." Neji said. "I'm not sure what it could be, but there's no one fighting."
"Then we should get back to our house and see if anyone's there." Naruto said.
"Good thing Naruto-kun. Come one everyone!" Hinata said.
The 11 Knights (Sasuke had released Shiori just in case) quickly headed for the Uzumaki mansion. Upon arriving, they got one of the biggest shocks ever.
"Why is she chasing my tails!" Akemi cried as she ran through the house.
"Pineapple!!!!" Himawari squealed while chasing Akemi, with her advanced senses, she picked up the smell of pineapple…only problem was that it came from Akemi's tails.
"It's her love of pineapple!" Naruto said. "Once she smells it, she goes nuts for it!"
"Hanabi, this is the LAST time I use your tropical shampoo!" Akemi said, barely dodging the Sunflower Princess' 4 baby teeth.
"Uh, did we miss something?" Kasumi asked amidst the chaos.
"Is that…Hima-chan!?!?" Hinata squealed in chibi form from seeing "her" Kitsune toddler.
"It is! Look at her! She is so adorable!" Natsumi added.
"Wait, since when do you get all girly?" K. Naruto asked with a confused look.
"Since now, so shut up and leave me alone ok." Natsumi replied.
"So guess you kids are home. How was the mission?" Arashi asked, as he left the kitchen.
"Um, it was fine?" Kasumi said amidst the chaos. "Anyone mind telling us why the cutest Kitsune toddler in existence is chasing after Akemi-chan?"
"I'd say it's an early Christmas present." Naruto said. "Guess we were still able to surprise you guys. Too bad the shock wasn't as bad as what Sakura went through."
"What was I supposed to do?! It's not every day you see an older version of yourself," K. Sakura said, coming in with an adorable baby boy. "Especially when she has this absolutely adorable son!"
"Sakura, who is that!" Ino asked, looking at the little boy. She couldn't help but be drawn to his adorableness.
"Well since Hinata did it last time, I get to do it this time. This is my 'son', Haru Uchiha." K. Sakura said with absolute pride in her voice.
"Uchiha!" K. Sasuke and Shiori said at the same time, with scared faces.
"So they got married after all." Kasumi thought.
"That's nothing! You should see Haku's little girl!" K. Sakura said.
"My…little girl?" Haku thought, before her older self came in with Mika in her arms and a large Snow Country Husky following her.
"And guess this! She's married to, trust me you won't believe this, Kiba!!!" K. Sakura said.
"I married Kiba?" K. Haku thought.
"She married Kiba?" K. Naruto and K. Sasuke thought.
"Hmm, Hinata was right. I do look good with tails." Haku said.
"So are you just going to stand there, or are you going to let them see Mika-chan!" K. Sakura said.
"Ok!" Haku replied. "Yeesh, you're just as crazy as our Sakura!"
"And there's nothing wrong with that!" Both Sakuras replied at the same time.
"Boy the holidays are definitely some strange times." Tenten said.
"For once I agree with you Ten-chan." K. Haku said as she was being sniffed by the large dog. After a moment, Shikuru curled up and lay next to her.
"It seems that she likes you. Shikuru is very protective but not nearly as loyal, so you're lucky. Most of the time she'll growl at someone she doesn't know or even worse someone who upsets Mika, and if she understand that they were never a threat she'll lick there face." Haku replied.
"Boy, I feel loved." K. Haku said as she patted the head of the large husky.
"Well since everyone is here, how about some cookies!" Akane said, coming out with a large tray of cookies.
"And we have holiday tea as well!" Mikoto added. "But that's not the last treat!"
"We've got holiday cake too!" Keisei said, bringing out the crown of Akane's desserts.
"Wait a minute! Who is…Keisei-sama!?" K. Naruto exclaimed.
"You mean she's here? For real?" K. Sasuke said.
"Oh man…she's still just as hot!" K. Naruto whispered. In his mind he was thinking, "Why am I thinking like this? She's my mother from another dimension for Kami's sake! But just like Hina-chan, Kasumi-chan, and Oka-san, she's absolutely gorgeous!"
Arashi took one good look, and then turned back to his son. "You're right son. Just like your mother, she is hot!"
"Arashi, I hope you aren't letting some of your sensei's mannerisms come out, right?" Akane said with a small hint of anger.
"Oh…eh not at all dear." Arashi replied in haste. "I was reinforcing Naruto's morals. You know, letting him know all of the women we're around are some of the most beautiful in the world, and how they all take pride in the way they take care of themselves."
"Yeah! He was just saying how Keisei-sama is like you Oka-san! You're both very beautiful you know!" K. Naruto said, trying to keep his father from suffering the wrath of the Kyuubi.
"Seriously, they're not kidding! 'Dad' over there just isn't used to seeing two versions of his wife, he may have before the merger, but I doubt Akane-sama has had any use for the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu after that." Naruto explained, not wanting to be the only Naruto in this dimension.
"Yep, those are definitely Jiraiya's students." Tsunade laughed. "But since we're all together now, you're probably wondering about the village."
"We kinda had a hunch about what was going on. Our friend Shadow Sasuke decided to fill us in." Kasumi replied.
"Shadow Sasuke?" Haku and Sakura asked.
"Yeah, long story. Let's just say our Sasuke has an evil demonic clone working for Orochimaru now." K. Naruto replied.
"That's not the worst part." Tenten added.
"Let me guess…he's got the Shadow Gem now?" Naruto asked.
"Exactly." K. Sasuke said.
"Well if that doesn't make things ten times better." Tsunade replied, rubbing her forehead.
"Hey now, come on. We've gotten rid of the snake problem so why don't we just focus on the holidays." K. Hinata said, trying to raise everyone's spirits. "I mean we have special guests this year."
"You know, she is right. So I say it's time to party!" Shiori said, taking a bite of her cake. "Oh man, this cake is delicious!"
"OWW!!!" Akemi screamed, when she noticed Himawari bite down on her tails.
Akemi started to run around to get Himawari to let go, Himawari held on strong.
"And I guess so is Akemi's tails too!" Naruto said. Everyone just started laughing at the sight.
"Hey that's not funny!" Akemi said holding her tails close to her after Himawari spit out her tails and landed on a pillow that Keisei threw at just the right spot.
"PITOOIE!!! No pineapple!" Himawari said in disgust.
"Come here princess." Keisei said, holding out a small bowl of pineapple slices and chunks on toothpicks, which Hima doesn't need just yet.
"Pineapple!" said the Kitsune toddler, as she waddled full speed to her grandmother. She quickly took a piece and devoured it instantly.
"That girl really loves her pineapple." Kasumi said.
"She takes after her father you know. At least it was fruit she loves and not ramen." Hinata said admiring her daughter's beautiful content face.
"There's nothing wrong with ramen!" Naruto, K. Naruto, and Natsumi said together. This statement of course had everyone laughing at the three blonde ninja.
With Orochimaru's attack on Konoha, a lot of the town had been damaged, but this wouldn't stop the village from celebrating one of the greatest holidays ever. In less than two days the entire village was restored to its former beauty, full of decorations and lights. It did cut down on the shopping by two days, but with a week before Christmas, it didn't stop anyone, heck it made the shopping frenzy turn into one of the girls shopping crazes for most of the civilian population. Now the big question was this…with Naruto, Sasuke, Hinata, Sakura, and Haku from the other world here…what was the Kitsune Gang going to get them for the holidays? Not only that, but they had to plan something big for the holidays, since they had guests from another dimension visiting until after New Years. This of course meant Kasumi was stuck driving herself crazy in the living room.
"Ok this is just too confusing! What on earth are we going to do this year?!" Kasumi asked herself. She was stressing out over what to do for the party they were planning, and she had less than a week to thing of something.
Hinata walked in with Himawari in her arms holding her Kyuubi Plushie, fox form not semi-human form.
"Kasumi, you know you don't have to overdo it just because we're here." Hinata said, Himawari saw Kasumi and jumped out of her mother's arms and into Kasumi's welcoming embrace.
"Sumi! Sumi!" Himawari said, giving the Kitsune heir a hug and rubbing her head into her neck.
"Hi Hima-chan!" Kasumi replied, as she gave the little girl an Eskimo kiss. "You are just so adorable. I almost wish we could keep you forever!!!!"
"You almost had the chance you know." Hinata replied.
"Say what?!" Kasumi wondered when she heard Hinata's statement.
"You almost had Himawari here. Naruto arranged it as a precaution before his last near-death mission involving one pale-skinned pedophile and his twisted desires." Hinata said, thinking of how the sight before her almost happened for real.
"So he finally took out Orochimaru?" Kasumi said.
"Sure did. And let me tell you he was ticked. Orochimaru captured Karin and held her hostage, a weird thing is that the Pedo-Sannin had a woman named Karin as well that had an obsession with Sasuke after he first set his eyes on him. The only way he would release OUR Karin was in exchange for Sasuke." Hinata told the Kitsune heir. "Needless to say this pushed Naruto's anger over the edge. Luckily Sasuke never mentioned his last fan-girl to Naruto, he said he figured my husband would feel awkward with Karin around and she'd leave us. Good thing cause Karin's the BEST babysitter ever."
"Speaking of Karin, where is she?" Kasumi asked.
"She stayed back home. She wanted to celebrate the holidays in her new home this year, since she thought she'd be a third wheel here and the only other place to go in this dimension would be the Kitsune Village which would bring back too many memories of her parents. We couldn't do that to her." Hinata replied. "But getting back to my original story, Naruto created two scrolls in the possible event he died in the fight against Orochimaru. They were both one-way interdimensional warp scrolls, one sent the user to the afterlife for me, and the other sends the user to this world for Hima."
"So you would have been able to join him in the afterlife, and Himawari would have been brought here and raised by us." Kasumi said.
"Pretty much." Hinata replied. "It did upset me a little that he didn't tell me about it and being separated from Hima-chan made me feel worse, but when he said she would be in excellent care and that I would never have to live, metaphorically speaking, without him, I couldn't argue, but I was naked at the time and have fox ears and 7 tails when he told me, but he made up for it in a few minutes under the covers. You know that Kitsune Disguise Jutsu is wonderful in…" Hinata said before getting cut off.
"Hey! Too much information! I may be 23 chronologically, but I like to act like I look, 13!" Kasumi said in a rush.
"Oh it's just a little married humor. I guess he's wearing off on me." Hinata said with a slight blush.
"Boy he loves you a lot, makes you think if I should get married to Sasuke before Naruto and MY Hinata do just so I don't have to hear them, knowing them they'll be at it like weasels." Kasumi said. Just noticing what came out of her mouth, she instantly slapped her forehead, thinking 'Great! They've only been here for a day and now it's rubbing off on me!'
"Sorry Kasumi, but enough about that. We need to plan for your party." Hinata said, going into her Martha Stuart mode.
"I still can't think of anything good. I mean I did have this weird dream of me, Hinata-chan, Haku-chan, Sakura-chan, Ino-chan, and Naruto as Natsumi singing Karaoke in Chinese style dresses. That also had everyone afraid of my cooking for some reason, but that's not important." Kasumi said.
"Karaoke…Kasumi that's a wonderful idea! I haven't sung karaoke in years!" Hinata chimed. "Wait, why don't we make it seem like it's a Kitsune royal function too, I'm sure Keisei-sama would love it as well, and we can dress up Hima-chan as a real Kitsune princess!"
"You know…you're right! All of us can pick out songs to do, and all of us can dress in our formal clothes to make it all seem royal! Oka-san would love that!" Kasumi said, as Himawari bounced up and down on her lap. "But of course, we're gonna be having fun, so we can easily change clothes."
"Then let's do it! We'll decorate the dojo, set up a throne and everything and make it look perfect!" Hinata said.
"Not only that, but Kin and Tayuya are bringing Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro on their way back from Suna! Hey I wonder if Gaara is going to serenade Kin-chan!" Kasumi said.
"Speaking of songs, maybe I should talk to my other half about doing a song." Hinata said.
"You know I just thought of something. I can picture Oka-san, Tsunade-sama, Mikoto-sama, Keisei-sama, and Anko-chan doing a song together." Kasumi said.
"Anko, on stage doing Karaoke?!" Hinata questioned. An image of Anko singing karaoke popped in her head and she still couldn't believe it.
"Yeah, you're right. She wouldn't go for that." Kasumi replied. "Let's go tell Oka-san. We need to get our Seventh Princess fitted for a tiara anyway. It will be her very first royal function."
"Oh boy, don't let Himawari near anything similar to jewelry, ever since she's been able to walk I've lost half of my rocks back home, and I've tried looking with my Byakugan I tell you she's good at hiding stuff that Hima-chan" Hinata looking at Himawari who simply gave her mother a 'Who, me?' look.
"Knowing Oka-san, she'll have Hima's tiara made with special Kitsune chakra, making it easy to find if it ever gets lost." Kasumi said. "And I know this little one would never lose her very first princess tiara."
"Oh alright," said Hinata with a slight sigh. "I guess it will also give me a little more time to get Naruto's gift ready."
"So what did you get him?" Kasumi asked, before she remembered the house might be bugged. "Wait Hinata, say it as softly as you can. I'll use my Kitsune hearing to pick it up."
"Why would you want me to do that?" Hinata wondered.
"Otou-san does this every year. He has the ANBU Black Ops spy on us so he knows exactly what we want for Christmas. Not only that but it makes it extremely hard to surprise him with anything. Knowing him, he's already got Naruto and K. Naruto in on it." Kasumi said, as she carefully looked around the living room.
"I see. Ok well I'll make sure to be as quiet as possible." Hinata said. She soon said a phrase and Kasumi's hearing was able to pick it up.
"You can't be serious!" Kasumi said as her face lit up.
"I'm dead serious! He's going to hit the floor when he gets his gift!" Hinata smiled.
"You had better have Naruto send pictures." Kasumi said.
"Don't worry, I will." Hinata replied.
Over in the Uchiha district, the small family of Uchiha began plans for something that hadn't been celebrated in their halls for over 6 years…their first family Christmas.
"Sasuke dear, could you get me some sugar out of the pantry?" Mikoto asked. She was in the kitchen baking lots of pastries, cookies, and cakes for everyone. It had been the first time she had gotten to enjoy the holiday since the Uchiha Massacre.
"Sure thing Mikoto-sama." Sasuke replied.
"Sasuke, what did I tell you? I don't care if you're from another dimension, I'm still your mother!" Mikoto said.
"Sorry. It's just that it feels weird…I mean celebrating the holidays with the woman I never thought I'd ever see again in my entire life." Sasuke said.
"Sasuke-kun, quit being so high strung." Sakura told her husband, as she took some milk from the refrigerator. "Oka-san is just trying to make sure you have a good holiday."
"See! Even Sakura feels comfortable!" Mikoto said. "Now where's my adorable grandson!"
"He's playing with our other halves." Sasuke replied. "You really don't care about us being from another dimension, do you?"
"Of course not, besides, my Sasuke is way too young, and Kasumi-chan still hasn't gotten to enjoy all of her teen years. So grandkids are out of the question right now." Mikoto said. "Though it is a shame that Itachi-kun isn't here. If it hadn't been for Orochimaru…"
"Itachi…" Sasuke growled.
"Sasuke, calm down, remember what you told me, this world's Itachi is different from ours." Sakura said, trying to get Sasuke to calm down.
"It's ok. Sasuke, I'm sorry. I know how things are for you. By the way, what ever happened to your Itachi?" Mikoto asked.
"That's not really a subject I like to discuss." Sasuke said avoiding looking his substitute mother in the eyes, not because of the Sharingan but due to the way most good mothers can tell what there kids are thinking just by looking in there eyes.
"I understand Sasuke. But still, I'm your mother in a sense, and you can talk to me about anything." Mikoto replied. "Either that or I use the Shinsei Mangekyo Sharingan on you and get you to talk."
"The what?" Sasuke asked.
"Never mind, Sasuke." Mikoto laughed to herself.
Meanwhile in the living room, the younger Sakura was experiencing one of her greatest dreams…the fact that she was together with K. Sasuke and she was alone with him…with a kid no less!
"I still don't get it! Why does he not seem to recognize me?" K. Sasuke asked when he looked at Haru. For some reason, Haru liked cuddling up to this dimensions Sakura, but not to him.
"Maybe it's the fact that Haru's father isn't a Kitsune, and you are?" Non-mother-Sakura asked.
"But the guy has a third eye! How can that make a difference?" K. Sasuke exclaimed.
"Sasuke it has to do with the fact that Haru is used to seeing a Sasuke without Kitsune ears and tails, as well as the fact that he and Naruto keep there Jigan Eyes behind there headbands when they don't use them. Those are the reasons why he feel doesn't comfortable enough and hug you, now I'm a different story." K. Sakura said, as she tickled the little Uchiha.
"Yeah, the pink hair does it." K. Sasuke said.
"Of course. I am his mother, in a way." K. Sakura said. "Now why couldn't it have happened like this to us?"
"Uh let's see, there was a Kitsune girl from another world named Kasumi that had something to do with it?" K. Sasuke said sarcastically.
"Oh lighten up! I'm just messing with you." K. Sakura said. "Do you really think I'd try to steal you from one of my best friends? Besides I've had my hands full with Lee."
"Speaking of Lee, have you finally decided if you're going out with him?" K. Sasuke asked.
"Since when do you ask questions like that?" K. Sakura wondered.
"Since Shiori came into existence." K. Sasuke said, regretting ever releasing her for the Halloween party.
"Ok, since you asked nicely." K. Sakura said. "I haven't really talked to him about taking our relationship further yet. I don't know if I'm truly ready."
"Well at least someone can keep that hyperactive dork in line. Just do the entire village a big favor if you do happen to hook up with him?" K. Sasuke asked.
"What's that Sasuke-kun?" K. Sakura wondered.
"For the love of Kami, make him get rid of the spandex and that bowl cut! Please!" K. Sasuke pleaded. "Honestly if you can do that, I wouldn't be surprised if you got a medal or something! Heck I'm sure Tsunade would ensure you the title of Hokage if you did that!!!"
"Ok Sasuke, I'll see what I can do." K. Sakura replied. "But I would never take Naruto's dream of being Hokage away from him, he'd probably kill Lee for that. As for now I'm having too much fun with this cutie here!" She looked down at Haru and just smiled at the infant Uchiha, causing him to laugh.
"I guess so." K. Sasuke said, as his mother, and their counterparts entered the room.
"Sasuke-kun, I have to go to the store. Sakura and Sasuke are coming with me, since they need to pick up some extra things for little Haru." Mikoto said. "You two will be ok handling him, won't you?"
"Hey after the diaper fiasco we had with Himawari when you guys first came to Konoha, handling this little bundle should be no problem!" K. Sakura replied.
"Are you sure? I mean if he gets hungry there's some baby food in the kitchen, and here's his bag in case you need to change him." Sakura replied.
"We'll be ok. I promise!" K. Sakura reassured her older self. "Right now Haru's too busy having fun, so he shouldn't be any trouble…um just one thing though? You haven't fed him any pureed naruto have you?"
"Why would I do that? It just upsets his stomach to feed him stuff like that?" Sakura said.
"Good! After we found out Naruto fed some to Himawari, that diaper changing bit was a little too traumatic." K. Sasuke said.
"Oh yeah, I remember that. It was pretty funny." Sasuke replied.
"Quit it you four." Mikoto said. "Now come on, we need to get to the store. We'll be back soon."
"Bye Mikoto-sama!" K. Sakura said, as Mikoto, Sasuke, and Sakura left.
"Well, guess it's just us three here." K. Sasuke said.
"Sure is. So what do you want to do, Sasuke-kun?" K. Sakura asked.
"Uh, I think I'm gonna go call Kasumi and see if she can come over." K. Sasuke replied as he headed for his phone.
"Geez, Sasuke. Just ruin the moment here!" K. Sakura said.
"What! What did I do?" K. Sasuke asked.
"Don't worry about it." K. Sakura said, as she noticed Haru start to squirm. "Haru-kun, what's wrong?"
"Um maybe he needs to be changed?" K. Sasuke asked.
"Then why don't you use those Kitsune senses and see if that's it?" K. Sakura said, holding up the infant Uchiha.
"Uh, well, I…" K. Sasuke said nervously.
"You were the one that suggested it?" K. Sakura said.
"He doesn't need changing." K. Sasuke said. "But if that's not it, then what is it?"
"Maybe he's hungry. Come on, let's go get him something to eat." K. Sakura replied. She and K. Sasuke got up and went to the kitchen to get things situated. She placed Haru in K. Sasuke's old high chair that Mikoto kept, and placed a bib around his neck. K. Sasuke went and got a bottle of strained shrimp, and a bottle of strained beef for Haru.
"Think this will be good?" K. Sasuke asked.
"It should be." K. Sakura replied, as she opened the two bottles. She got a spoon out of the cabinet and went over to the young Uchiha. "Here you go, which one do you want, the shrimp or the beef?" She got a very small spoonful of the shrimp out for Haru and hoped he would eat it, but she noticed, he turned his head and looked like he was afraid to eat.
"Is he supposed to do that?" K. Sasuke asked.
"I don't think so. Maybe he wanted the beef instead." K. Sakura replied. She emptied the spoon back into the jar, and got a spoonful of the beef instead. When she went to give it to Haru, he still wouldn't eat it.
"Ok so now he doesn't want either?" K. Sasuke said.
"This just doesn't make sense. Why would he not want to eat?" K. Sakura asked.
"Could be that he just wanted the attention?" K. Sasuke replied as he took a can of V-8 juice out of the refrigerator. When Haru got a glance at the can, he noticed exactly what it was…the one thing he loved more than anything!
"Haru, what's wrong?" K. Sakura asked, as she noticed Haru trying to reach for something.
"Is he ok?" K. Sasuke asked as he took a sip of his juice. This only made Haru more antsy.
"He obviously wants something, but what is it?" K. Sakura said. "Do you have any ideas?"
"Not a clue." K. Sasuke said, taking another drink from the can. As he was enjoying his juice, he noticed Haru looking directly at him. "Ok now why is he looking at me?"
"I don't know…wait, he's not looking at you! He's looking at what you're drinking!" K. Sakura said.
Looking at Haru, and then his glass, "You mean he wants some of this?" said K. Sasuke.
"I guess so. Pour him some in a bottle. Maybe that will calm him down." K. Sakura said.
"Uh, ok." K. Sasuke replied. He got one of the clean bottles from Haru's bag, and filled it with some V-8 from the fridge. "Here you go." In an instant, Haru took the bottle and began to chug the juice from it.
"Whoa, talk about having a favorite food! Guess we know what this one likes!" K. Sakura said, noticing he almost finished the entire bottle.
"Guess I should tell Oka-san we're going to need more juice when she gets back." K. Sasuke said."I think this is the one thing I hated about living in Konoha…no snow." Haku said, sipping some of her tea.
"I agree. It really is too warm. I hope we get snow like we did last year." K. Haku replied.
"Snow…in Fire Country?" Haku said, looking at her younger Kitsune counterpart with doubt. "I know our bloodline is strong, but come on! Did you really make it snow?"
"Nope. It was a gift." K. Haku said.
"A gift from who?" asked her older self.
"Santa," replied the Kitsune girl.
"Santa, really? I guess if Naruto can move at the speed of light so can a fat man. Yeah, he would be the one to do that." Haku noted. "One thing that puzzles me though. I'm surprised that Neji fell for you instead of Tenten."
"Oh that…well uh, let's just say it was his eyes…and the subtle way he asked me out on our first date." K. Haku said.
"Enlighten me already!" Haku said on edge.
"Well it was during the Chuunin Exam prelims. Shortly after Neji got his Illumina Power, the two of us were chosen to fight each other. Well back then I was still quiet and stoic, but had secretly developed a crush on him." K. Haku said. "During our fight however, I had to find out if he really liked Tenten, so while we were in combat we were slowly getting to know each other."
"Ok, well how did he ask you out?" Haku wondered.
"It involved getting hit with the Hakke Rokujyuu Yonshou. Between the strikes he told me that he preferred a girl like me instead of Tenten. Before I blacked out, he said we should do something like that again…except over dinner." K. Haku replied. "Then he picked me up and carried me to the infirmary. After that I just fell in love with him. It even helped him worry less about his Caged Bird seal, although I hope to someday find a way to remove it. But knowing that stupid Hyuuga council, the only way Neji will lose the seal is if he was to become heir to the clan, and chances are, it won't be easy for him to do that, even if Hinata and Hanabi give up the title."
"Yeah our Neji had to deal with the same thing. But luckily Naruto removed it with the Master Sword." Haku replied while sipping tea.
"WHAT! NARUTO DID THAT?!!" K. Haku screamed. Regaining her composure, she said, "Well if it can take off a Cursed Seal from that oily skinned pedophile it can take off a one that seals off bloodlines. Ok enough about me and my boyfriend troubles, what's this with you and Kiba?"
"Him, oh he's nothing but a big puppy. A big puppy hung like a Saint Bernard." Haku said, slightly blushing.
"TMI!!! TMI!!!" K. Haku replied in haste.
"Huh? What's TMI?" Haku asked.
"Too much information!" K. Haku sighed. "I think you guys have been hanging around Naruto too much."
"That's true, but I did get Mika-chan and Shikuru out of the deal." Haku said thinking about her adorable daughter and her best girlfriend, or girl-dog, or something like that.
"So how did you find Shikuru? Snow Huskies aren't normally found in Fire Country." K. Haku asked.
"Oh we found her in Snow Country, duh. I was on my way back from a mission with Kiba and Shino when Akamaru noticed her shivering in the snow, they had another teammate that died in battle before I got to Konoha. She was just a little puppy back then, so we took her back to Konoha where Hana found out she had been suffering from malnutrition. I helped nurse her back to health and Shikuru just loved me, sure she loved everyone else but I was her go-to gal. Since then Kiba has been teaching me how to fight with a canine partner, and we've become a wonderful team like him and Akamaru. I've also noticed that she's very fond of Akamaru as well." Haku replied.
"And just how fond are we talking about?" K. Haku said nonchalantly.
"Fond enough that she's carrying Akamaru's puppies, shhhhh don't tell anyone." Haku replied.
"Why does that not surprise me?" K. Haku said as she sipped her tea. "But that's love for you. When I first saw you I noticed you had a faint dog scent. I wasn't sure, but when they said you were married to Kiba, it made sense."
"Kitsune senses…no wonder." Haku replied.
"But tell me this, how do you think Mika will be when she gets older?" K. Haku asked.
"My guess is that she'll have my ice manipulation from me, and will possibly have Kiba's heightened sense of smell. She'll probably have Shikuru growl at every person that gets near her besides myself and everyone else who came to this dimension besides Kasumi, of course. Knowing her father, he'll probably try to have her act wild like he used to." Haku answered.
"That's fathers and their daughters for you." K. Haku said with a laugh.
"That is so true." Haku laughed.
"I just want to ask you one little thing that's been buzzing in my head. You haven't allowed Akamaru near you and Kiba when…" K Haku started to ask.
"HEAVENS NO!!!! My team and Kurenai-sensei found Shikuru a month after the Chuunin exam finals, and Akamaru was too busy with Shikuru to try anything like that. Besides it is one of the few taboos of the Inuzuka clan to do that with a Canine Partner. Anyone who happens to be THAT perverse and gets caught is exiled from the clan and the village as well as their canine partner is put down." Haku explained.
"Oh, thank Kami, I'd be having nightmares from the thought of that." K Haku said in relief.
"Also don't tell this to anyone but…" Haku started to say but was cut off by K Haku's hand.
"Stop right there. Whisper it to me in the lowest voice you have. Otou-san has ANBU spying on us EVERYWHERE at this time of year it's so he knows what we get him for Christmas, but with my Kitsune ears I'll hear what you say even if the ANBU I know that are here can't hear you." K. Haku explained.
"Alright… Kiba and I are going to give Himawari a puppy for her next birthday." Haku whispered to K Haku.
"But won't that make problems since Hima-chan will eventually be able to summon Kitsune?" K. Haku asked.
"Not really. See one day when Hima-chan accidentally summoned one of her 3 guardian Kitsune, Naruto asked Kiba to have Akamaru get to know her guardians. Akamaru picked up on the Kitsune scent and agreed that he would work along side them, since they also helped keep an eye on Mika-chan." Haku elaborated.
"Good to know." K Haku said while sipping the last if her tea in her cup.
"Now I know this is definitely not normal." Akane said as she and Keisei walked through the streets of Konoha.
"Why would you say that Akane-chan?" Keisei asked.
"Because I'm walking with myself…literally!" Akane replied with a laugh.
"Now that's just silly." Keisei said. "That should be something Naruto would say."
"Yours or mine?" Akane asked.
"Both!" Keisei said as the two Kyuubi laughed.
"I won't argue with that." Akane said, bringing up another subject. "So how are things in your world? Are people still giving Naruto grief over being your container?"
"There are still a few. Some just refuse to believe he was a container and not a real demon, even though I now reside in Konoha with him. Here I am a celestial deity of an extremely high level and they think I'm a demon that would kill even a new born child just for the fun of it because I have Kitsune features." Keisei said. "Luckily he has Tsunade, Jiraiya, Sarutobi as well as a huge majority of the ANBU and the rest of the Ninja population on his side. Not only that but all of his friends and their respective clans stand behind him. He has even more support from the Hyuuga now that Neji is the Clan Head."
"Neji took over the Hyuuga?" Akane asked, as the two Kitsune walked into a market.
"He did. Hinata formally renounced the position of heir, and Hanabi wouldn't dare take it after what the council had planned for her. Of course Hiashi knew all about the plan." Keisei said. "What really stuck it to the clan elders was the fact that Naruto used the Master Sword to remove Neji's Caged Bird Seal right in front of them!"
"Seems both of our Lavender eyed angels are very similar. Our Hinata will probably give up the title as well and take over as headmistress of the Uzumaki Clan. Hanabi will most likely take over, but she may do the same and give it to Neji." Akane said. "But of course Kasumi and Haku are dealing with the same thing. Kasumi holding the position of Kitsune Clan Heir, and Haku as third in line."
"Why would Haku have to worry about something like that?" Keisei asked.
"Well with Kasumi engaged to Sasuke, she'll take over Miki-chan's position as Uchiha Headmistress, giving up her title to the Kitsune Clan. Hinata's second in line, but you know about her. Haku's third in line, so she would be the one to become the next Kyuubi. However I think she'll end up marrying Neji, and if Hanabi does give up the heir, then Haku's instantly the future headmistress of the Hyuuga. Plus I think those three want Akemi to take over since she's a pure Kitsune." Akane said.
"What about Naruto? Wouldn't he take over since he was your only natural born child?" Keisei asked.
"In a sense, he should. But he has his dream on becoming the Sixth Hokage, and Uzumaki Clan Head." Akane said. "Yeah we have one complicated family. It got even crazier on Naruto's birthday when he was inducted into the Uchiha Clan."
"So he's an Uchiha too!" Keisei exclaimed.
Akane looked at her and nodded. "Sure is, well in a sense. Due to their blood oath they took a long time a go, Miki-chan felt it was right to induct him in, since it truly made Sasuke and Naruto brothers by blood. We talked to Sasuke about the same thing, but he said he already had his ties to the family through Naruto and Kasumi."
"Boy I can just imagine what's going to happen when you start seeing grandchildren pop up." Keisei said.
"Don't remind me! Especially since they're all going to be Kitsune as well! You can bet those kids are going to be so full of energy." Akane replied.
"Himawari's the same way! That girl loves running Naruto all over the house!" Keisei said. "And just let her get in a pineapple craze! She'll destroy the kitchen just to get her favorite fruit."
"I remember that! Hinata told me about that one time when she destroyed the kitchen and Naruto had to clean it all up. Hima-chan was just smiling at him the whole time!" Akane replied thinking of Himawari sitting in her high-chair eating Pineapple while Naruto cleans the kitchen.
"He kept asking me where she was since I have a connection to her, but I just let her have fun. It is a grandparent's job to do that." Keisei laughed. "It was all in good fun."
"Speaking of fun…you think we should prank the kids?" Akane said with an evil smirk.
"Wait a minute! I heard what happened during Halloween!" Keisei said after hearing about the Halloween horror. "Plus, it's Christmas. I say we go easy on them. We could always do something that they would never think of us doing."
"Like acting like a bunch of teenagers by singing one of their favorite pop songs at the Christmas party?" Akane asked.
"We are the Kyuubi…I think Mikoto would love being in on it as well." Keisei said.
"Probably Tsunade-sama too. Can you imagine what all the boys would do if the four of us walked in there looking as young as a bunch of 13 year olds!" Akane said.
"Knowing them, their hormones would go out of control, they wouldn't be able to take their eyes off us, and the girls would be mad at them, causing the boys to have to make it up to them with kisses under the mistletoe." Keisei said immediately making a decision. "I like it. Let's do it."
"You know, we can easily raid Kasumi and Haku's closets!" Akane said. "I know they both have some really cute outfits!"
"This is going to be so much fun!" Keisei squealed.
"You didn't do much while you were sealed in Naruto, did you?" Akane asked.
"Of course not! Although it WAS a lot more bearable once Naruto managed to change his mindscape into whatever I wanted, I couldn't produce companions but it was either a simple home a 5-star resort and spa or a field of flowers. Now come on, we got lots to do!" Keisei replied."So boys, have you decided on what you're getting the girls for Christmas this year?" Arashi asked, as he slurped some of his ramen.
"You're the one that has the ANBU out every year to spy on us. Don't you know what they want us to get them?" K. Naruto asked, finishing off his 15th bowl. "I mean come on, you knew she wanted those roller blades last year, because she literally told you herself!"
"Wait, you mean to tell me he uses the ANBU to find out your gifts!" Naruto questioned. "Why didn't I think of that?" He had already finished off 15 bowls himself when that idea kept running through his head.
"Come on son, it's not that hard. I mean you know you should give her something from the heart. It doesn't have to be expensive or flashy. Just something that shows how much you love her." Arashi said.
"Well it's kind of hard to give her the world you know." K. Naruto replied. "But honestly I really don't know what to get her. I got her a necklace last year, and jewelry always seems like a desperation gift."
"Why not give her a booklet filled with Naruto-Coupons? You basically make coupons that don't expire and they can be all sorts of things that she likes to do but you really don't or things you both like to do. For example: one coupon would be good for one shopping trip where you are her caddy, to put it simply your carry her stuff everywhere until you two get to her home. Another would be a simple picnic date in the park." Naruto suggested to his half demonic doppelganger.
"Maybe, but the personal caddy thing would be out, when Hinata shops it's usually with the rest of the girls and knowing them they'd ask to use her 'Personal Caddy' if they have too much stuff to carry." K Naruto said after drinking the broth of his Ramen.
"You know Gaara's coming in tomorrow. Maybe you can talk to him about some ideas. I've heard his glassmaking is coming along really well." Arashi said.
"Gaara does glassmaking? He never said anything about that when we were here last time." Naruto wondered.
"Yeah it's one of his new abilities. He has a jutsu that puts chunks of sand under high pressure, creating glass shards. It's one hell of an ability. But he's also learned to control it so that he can make glass figurines. You should see what he made for Kin." K. Naruto responded. "He told me he uses different colors of sand to give his art more color. Not only that but it has really helped him get past the homicidal killer persona."
"Hmm, maybe he can make something like that for me." Naruto said. "I wonder if he makes charms."
"He does. See what he does is reinforce the glass with Shukaku's chakra. It makes it super strong and nearly impossible to break or scratch. So whatever he makes will last a long time." K. Naruto said. "Hey I have an idea of what I want to get Hinata!"
"See, told you that you didn't have to worry about buying her anything." Arashi said. "Come on you two. We should get back home. We're supposed to be helping everyone with the Christmas party." Arashi said as he sat up from the bar and paid for the meal.
"This is going to be fun. We get to sit there and go insane thinking of ideas." K. Naruto replied, as he waved goodbye to Ayame and Teuchi.
"It can't be that bad. What do you think one of their ideas is going to be? A karaoke party or something?" scoffed Naruto. "Come on, it's probably just going to be everyone getting together and playing games or something."
Of course the one time Naruto thought he was wrong…well, let's just say he wasn't this time.
"YOU'RE PLANNING A WHAT!" Arashi, Naruto, Sasuke, K. Naruto, K. Sasuke, Chouji, and Neji all screamed.
"A karaoke Christmas party." Kasumi replied, noting the shocked look on the male populace. "I think it will be fun! All of us get up there and sing karaoke!"
"But nee-chan, you know guys don't sing karaoke!" K. Naruto cried.
"Yeah, we sound horrible anyway! It's way too embarrassing also!" K. Sasuke added.
"Oh come on boys, it's not going to be that bad. I happen to think it's a good idea." Keisei intervened. "Plus Kasumi-chan wants to make it a Kitsune Royal Family function, so we get to be dressed in formal robes and everything!"
"Not only that but we get to dress Hima-chan up for her very first event as a Kitsune Princess!" Akane chimed in.
"Plus we were going to force you to do it anyway or we take away your Christmas presents." Tsunade added. "So you boys didn't have much of a choice."
The boys just looked at each other, knowing that they would have to go through with the party idea due to being the minority group. "Why didn't we see this coming?" Neji said.
"Come on boys; let's go get the song list. We got a lot to plan for. We better tell Gaara and Kankuro when they get here. Shikamaru, Shino, Kiba, and Lee aren't going to like this either." K. Naruto said, as he and the other males left the living room.
"Now refresh my memory, how does that saying go again? Oh yeah I remember now. Girls rule…boys drool!" Tsunade said.
"Couldn't have said it better myself, Tsunade-sama!" Mikoto replied.
Once again the boys sighed in defeat as they were forced to go through with the girl's ideas. The problem wasn't that they couldn't sing, it was just that they felt that doing karaoke wasn't Shinobi-like enough! Actually there have been times where if you listened carefully, you could hear K. Naruto and K. Sasuke sing in the shower…and not many people knew, but those two were good! Neji and Chouji even had their skills as well; they just didn't want to show it to anyone. Of course when Gaara found out, he was obviously shocked as well. But unlike everyone else, he thought it would be fun. He said he always wanted to sing for Kin, so why not.
The guys were all sitting in Naruto's room trying to get over the fact that they had to now sing karaoke. They figured if they had to do it, then they might as well try to do something that doesn't embarrass them badly.
"Ok guys, since we have to do karaoke, we need to come up with something." K. Naruto said.
"Don't look at us. I'll be honest, Sasuke and I can't sing for beans. I myself sing horribly, I sound like a donkey with whooping cough and a sinus infection." Naruto replied.
"I've tried to mimic various singers at Karaoke bars to sing for Sakura at our Wedding but unless I was born from both a Hyuuga AND an Uchiha I couldn't copy the way the singer moved his or her vocal cords JUST right. Before Naruto killed Orochimaru we would be attacked by Sound Ninja every once in a while, there was this one Sound Ninja that could use his voice as a weapon. Since I couldn't see how he focused his chakra in his throat properly, sure I could see the Chakra coloration but that's it, I couldn't formulate how to dodge and replicate the attack." Sasuke said explaining his excuse to not have to sing.
"Look if we can do it, then so can you guy's." K. Sasuke said.
"Guess it's us five for right now. I figure we give those two some time to practice a bit and they'll be up and running." K. Naruto replied, looking over at K. Sasuke, Neji, Chouji, and Gaara. "Our best bet is to do a song that has all five of us singing. I don't know, maybe something to tell our girls how much we love 'em?"
"That would work Naruto. Or maybe something just to celebrate the spirit of the holidays. But what songs can we choose?" Neji asked.
"Naruto, didn't Kasumi bring back some music when she returned from her previous world?" Gaara asked.
"Dude! She did!" K. Naruto remembered. "She said she has it stored all on her computer!"
"Well that's not going to help us much, since she has it." Chouji said in defeat.
"Not quite. Remember what she gave me for my birthday?" K. Naruto said, pulling out his own laptop. "She copied all of her music onto mine, so I have everything she does. Thanks for reminding me about that Gaara."
"So now it's just finding a good song." K. Naruto said, starting up his laptop. "Ok, first lets find something the five of us can do."
"Naruto, she put like tons of songs on there! How on earth are we going to find anything!" K. Sasuke said, noticing all the files on his screen.
"Kasumi-chan showed me. There's a special search feature that has a lot of different ways to search for things." K. Naruto said, typing in a few things. "Ok here's a group with five people in it. And they did a Christmas song too!"
"Ok can you play that one?" Gaara asked.
"Sure." K. Naruto said, turning up the volume. The song began to play and the other guys noticed it wasn't too bad. "You know I kind of like this one."
"Me too. It's not too bad either. I say we go with this one." K. Sasuke said.
"Hey see if you can find something a little slower. I think Sasuke and I are going to try one for Hinata and Sakura." Naruto asked, Sasuke dropped his head in defeat upon hearing this.
"Why don't you two join in on that one?" Chouji said, directing his question to K. Naruto and K. Sasuke. "That way Kasumi and our Hinata get something special from you two as well."
"Well there is this one song I liked. Maybe you guys will like it too?" K. Naruto replied, playing the second song.
"Ok, this song is either going to have those girls crying their eyes out, or they're gonna be all over you four!" Gaara said.
"Yeah yeah, laugh it up. You might get the same thing from Kin." K. Naruto replied.
"Whatever, you got two songs at least, so let's just find some more so we can go through them later." Sasuke said hastily.
While the boys were going through their preparations, Akane was doing a little preparing herself…and it happened to be in Kasumi's closet!
"Hmm let's see…this outfit will look good on Miki-chan, and this one…oh this one will be perfect on Keisei-chan! Now to get one for…" Akane thought, before Kasumi broke her train of though.
"Oka-san, can I just ask why you're raiding my closet?" Kasumi asked.
"Kasumi-chan, um well I was putting some of your clothes up and I noticed a few of your outfits had some loose seams. I was just going to fix them for you." Akane said, taking the last of the four outfits she needed.
"Uh ok." Kasumi said in confusion. "But you didn't need to do that Oka-san. I can fix them."
"No, no! It's ok. Keisei-chan was going to show me a new style of stitching. It's designed to literally make the fabric look seamless." Akane said in haste. "Oh look, I gotta hurry up. I'll have these done soon Kasumi-chan!!!" With that she quickly rushed out of Kasumi's room, leaving the Kitsune girl absolutely stunned.
"That possibly had to be the weirdest thing I have ever seen her do in my entire life." Kasumi said to herself. "And honestly I thought the boys were weird sometimes."
Of course while everyone else was running around planning for the karaoke party there were three others who had plans of their own.
(A/N: Don't ask me how I came up with this…just go with it! Yeah I know they can't talk but hey, if you ever saw the cartoon Rugrats, then guess what…if no one's looking then they can talk.)
"Mika, wake up." Himawari said as she poked at the young Inuzuka who was asleep in the living room.
Himawari, Haru, and Mika were gathered in the living room with Shikuru keeping an eye on them.
"Hima, I don't think she's going to wake up." Haru replied. "You know she likes to sleep."
"Well I wanna go out asploring. It's a new house and I wanna see what this place has to offer!" Himawari said in excitement. "Plus I want more pineapple."
"You always want more pineapple. Besides, we're supposed to stay here and stay out of trouble." Haru said.
"Oh Haru, you gotta learn to have some fun. Besides, I know if anyone is coming. Did you forget I gots superly powerful ears?" Himawari asked.
"But, we don't know where anything is! Plus our mommies and daddies would get us before we had a chance to get anywhere." Haru protested.
"Yeah, but ever since I've been able to walk my dad hasn't been able to catch me when he can't see me." Himawari said.
"But my dad CAN, besides I don't want my mommy to get mad. And that other lady with the same hair as my mom is really nice I don't want HER to get mad either, even though I don't really know who she is." Haru said while wondering why the younger Sakura made him feel secure.
"That's why Kitoichi is going to help us." Himawari replied.
"But you don't know how to summon him! He only comes out when you're in danger or you're really upset!" Haru said.
"That's why I just make myself really upset because I don't have my cousin Karin and he comes out." Himawari said as she walked around.
However she wasn't watching where she was going and accidentally tripped and fell.
"AAHHHHH!!!!!!" Hima yelped in pain from the fall.
"Hima, are you ok!" Haru asked.
"That really hurt!!" Himawari cried, as she started rubbing her knee. She was so upset at hurting herself that Kitoichi was summoned to see what had happened to her.
"Himawari-hime, are you ok?" Kitoichi said mentally. Even though in reality Himawari couldn't speak complete sentences, she had a mental link with her three guardian Kitsune, and was able to understand them easily.
"Am I EVER ok when I summon you!" Himawari cried. "You know how much it hurts when I'm upset and any one of your brothers comes out."
"Uh well, not really. But I was just wondering?" Kitoichi replied.
"It's ok Kitoichi. I'll be ok." Himawari said, as she wiped a few tears from her eyes. "Now it's time we see what this big place has to offer!" She pulled herself on Kitoichi's back, making herself comfortable. "Come on silly, climb on!" she said as she turned to the Uchiha child.
"I don't think we should. I mean we can't leave Mika here by herself." Haru said nervously.
"Look she'll be fine. She's sleeping with Shikuru and when she's here, Mika is always ok." Himawari replied. "Now come on you scaredy fox!"
"We're gonna get in so much trouble!" Haru thought to himself as he nervously climbed on Kitoichi's back.
"Let's go Kitoichi!" Himawari cheered as she thrust her fist in the air.
"Yes Himawari-hime!" Kitoichi replied mentally.
The three quickly left the living room in search of adventure…and pineapple. Not knowing what their journey would bring them, they stopped in the first place they saw…Akemi's room.
"Where are we Hima?" Haru asked nervously.
"I dunno. It looks kinda weird!" Himawari replied as she looked around. "And it smells really funny too."
"What's it smell like?" Haru asked.
"I dunno, but it smells worse than your diaper on a bad day!" Himawari said as she held her nose. Unknown to her, Akemi accidentally left her closet door open, and her laundry hamper happened to be inside.
"Maybe it's a stink monster somewhere!" Haru cringed as he tightened his grip on Himawari.
"Oh quit being so scaredy!" Himawari replied. "Kitoichi do you see anything strange?"
"No Himawari-hime, there's nothing strange here. Maybe we should go back and check up on Mika-sama?"
"Mika's ok! I told you big Shikuru was with her!" Himawari said, as she jumped off Kitoichi's back. She walked around to try and see if she could find anything interesting, but nothing really caught her eye…until she jumped up on Akemi's bed. "Hey what's all this?" She saw a strange looking object sitting flat out, and was sure it wasn't pineapple.
"Hima, maybe you shouldn't touch that!" Haru said as he struggled to climb up on the bed.
"No way! This thing has something in it, and I wanna find out what it is." Hima said, looking down at the weird object.
"It looks like a big mouth or something. Hima get back! I think it's a trap!" Haru cried, as he pushed her out of the way. The mouthlike object snapped close, thought the two were unharmed. "Hima are you ok?"
"Geez Haru, you didn't have to push me so hard!" Hima said as she got back to her feet. "Well this place is already starting to get boring. Come on, let's go."
"Ok but let's go somewhere not as scary." Haru asked as he got back on Kitoichi's back behind Hima. The two quickly took off and headed to another part of the house for a new adventure. After the two had left, Akemi came in her room and noticed something wasn't right.
"Holy cow! I better put this up so no one sees it!" she said, quickly grabbing the object off her bed. "If anyone saw my diary I'd be so embarrassed! But what's that scent? Oh man someone saw my diary! But who was it?"
"So where are we going now?" Haru asked.
"I heard some weird noise. Kitoichi, do you hear it too?" Hima asked.
"I do Himawari-hime. It seems to be coming from that area over there." Kitoichi replied, pointing to a room on the far end of the hall.
"Then we need to check it out!" Himawari directed. Kitoichi nodded and headed into the room where the music kept getting louder. Once they got in, the three saw quite a sight.
"Look! It must be some kind of musical angel!" Haru said, noting how pretty the mysterious person was.
"Yeah, her music…it's really nice." Himawari said as she slowly fell into a trance. The music kept playing until it suddenly stopped. The tall figure began to unwrap some weird bandage on her head only to reveal several vicious snakes! Soon the monster began to play its hypnotizing song once again.
"Oh no! It's a snake haired monster! Hima we gotta go or we're gonna get eaten!" Haru cried, but Himawari kept walking towards the creature.
"But the music is so…nice." Himawari replied in a monotone voice.
"This isn't good. I have to think of something or Hima's gonna be monster food!" Haru quickly tried to think of everything he could to get Himawari out of her trance, but nothing seemed to work, until he hit his pocket. He forgot that he brought his bottle along with him and noticed it was still half full. "Oh she's gonna be mad at me for getting her wet!" Haru quickly aimed at Himawari and squeezed his bottle as hard as he could. Luckily he had a tiny bit of his mother's insane strength starting to develop and it was just enough to cause a small stream of juice to shoot out and hit Himawari, knocking her out of her trance.
"Hey, what was…Haru!" Himawari said angrily.
"Hima, look out! It's a monster!" Haru screamed, pointing to the snake haired creature.
"Uh…oh…Kitoichi, let's get out of here!" Himawari cried, as she quickly jumped on his back. Within seconds the three rushed out of the room away from the monster. Back in the room…
"Hmm, wonder what Hima and Haru were so afraid of?" Tayuya asked herself as she began to brush her hair. She had just gotten out of the shower and was waiting for her hair to dry, so she had been playing some music on her flute to pass the time.
"Hima are you ok! You almost got eaten!" Haru said, trying to calm down from the sudden rush.
"Haru you saved my life!" Himawari said, causing the Uchiha child to start to blush.
"Oh, um well I didn't want you to get eaten by that monster." Haru replied, as he started tapping his fingers together like a certain Hyuuga used to do so long ago.
"Well I was ok, but…thanks." Himawari said, not paying attention to Haru blushing. "Let's go somewhere else. I think there's pineapple back downstairs."
The three made their way back downstairs, stopping back in the living room to check up on Mika, who was still asleep. Afterwards they found their way to the kitchen, where Himawari knew she had found the right place!
"It's here! I know it is!" Himawari said in excitement.
"Are you sure? You said that last time!" Haru complained.
"I know it is! My super smelling is working this time! I can smell the pineapple!" Himawari cheered.
"You sure it's not going to have you eating another fox tail like last time?" Haru asked.
"No. I'm sure of it this time!" Himawari said. "Now…where are we going to look!"
"You know I still have a bad feeling about this! We really should go back so we don't get in trouble!" Haru said nervously.
"Look it will just take a minute!" Himawari said. "Now…where would it be? Kitoichi, where do they keep the pineapple?"
"I'm afraid I don't know Himawari-hime." Kitoichi replied with a yip.
"Then I gotta start climbing!" Himawari said. She remembered that back at her house, the pineapple was always kept on a shelf in the pantry, so she figured it would be in the same place. "Guess I'll have to check out what's up there."
"Hima that's really high up! You might get hurt!" Haru said.
"Hey I'm a lot tougher than I look! I won't get hurt that easily!" Himawari replied as she started her climb.
"Why do I get the feeling Kimiko and Kohaku will soon make an appearance?" Kitoichi thought to himself.
"It's a lot higher than it is back home." Himawari thought as she continued her climb. She had reached the fourth shelf and still found no pineapple. In the distance she could hear Haru telling her to climb down but she simply ignored it and kept climbing. "That Haru…he's always such a scaredy fox. But it was nice that he rescued me from that weird snake monster thing." That was the thought that ran through her head, unknowingly causing her to slightly blush. She just thought that the temperature went up and she shook it off to continue her climb.
"Come on Hima, hurry up! If she doesn't someone gonna come and…" Haru thought as constantly kept a lookout. Without warning however, two hands suddenly took hold of him, lifting him off Kitoichi.
"Almost there! Just a little further!" Himawari thought to herself as she reached for the can of pineapple she found. She inched her way closer until suddenly she saw the pineapple moving further away!
"Gotcha!" Akane said, pulling Himawari away from the pantry shelf.
"Pineapple!!!" Himawari said, struggling to reach for her goal.
"Just like back at home." Keisei said, as she held Haru in her arms.
"Well, we'll take care of that soon enough." Akane said. "And what about you Kitoichi? I thought you were supposed to be making sure Hima-chan stays safe?"
"Kyuubi-kouhi! I, uh, well that is to say…please forgive me!" Kitoichi said, lowering his head in shame. "I tried to stop Himawari-hime, but she commanded me to go, and I cannot disobey one of the Kitsune Princesses!"
"You always were the worry wart of the trio." Akane replied, as she scratched behind his ears. Using her free hand, she placed it on the ground, summoning two more Kitsune similar to Kitoichi. One looked exactly like Kitoichi, except his fur was spiked on his head. The third Kitsune had much lighter fur, and wore a red scarf around her neck. "Kimiko, Kohaku, I see you two are doing well also."
"Yes Kyuubi-kouhi. I hope you are pleased with our performance. We do our best to keep Himawari-hime safe," replied Kimiko, the female of the trio.
"I am very pleased my kits. And I have decided to reward the three of you for your excellent work." Akane said. "Keisei-chan could you hold Himawari for me please?"
"Of course." Keisei replied, taking hold of Himawari in her other hand.
"Now for you three. I know that as soon as you were all born, you three were specifically trained in the protection force, and therefore had no time to develop your transformation abilities." Akane said. "Therefore as a Christmas gift, I will grant you human forms. It will also help in protecting Hima-chan, and once she gets older you will be able to aid her in her ninja training. I know Karin-chan is already planning to help her with Kitsune healing, so I expect you three to help with her with her other training. Kitoichi, I expect you to show her the basics to Kitsune Genjutsu, Kohaku will focus on Taijutsu, and Kimiko with Ninjutsu." Akane told her three subordinates.
"Kyuubi-kouhi…this is…thank you!" Kohaku answered. "Though I know we are not deserving of such a blessing from you!"
"Nonsense. Now prepare yourselves." Akane said, flashing through a number of hand seals. Her hands soon began to glow with a bright red chakra as she touched the heads of the three small Kitsune. Within seconds the trio began to undergo a transformation as their size increased and they began to take on human forms. As the chakra died down, Akane, Keisei, Himawari, and Haru now stood before three human Kitsune, all about the same size as Akemi and Hanabi. Kitoichi was now dressed in a red short sleeve shirt with black cargo pants and black ninja sandals. He also had a black vest with a small fox emblem on the right pocket. Kohaku also wore the same black pants and sandals, but had a white short sleeve shirt, and wore a red long sleeve jacket, with the same emblem. Kimiko now wore a white sleeveless shirt with a red skirt. She also wore a red sleeveless vest, and her red scarf was still around her neck. Instead of black sandals, she wore red sandals, and in her long red hair, she wore a barrette with a fox on it. "I must say, you three look very good. I'd say you look like a newly promoted genin team."
"Kyuubi-kouhi, we cannot thank you enough for this wondrous gift! Is there anything we can do to repay you for such kindness?" Kitoichi asked.
"Kitoichi, all I ask is that you continue to protect Hima-chan. You three have all done an outstanding job and I could not be more pleased." Akane replied. "As a final gift, I will now allow you to pass in and out of the summoning plane by a mere whim. This will allow you to aid Karin in helping to care for Himawari. If Himawari is ever in trouble however, she can still summon you to her if needed. However I do not want you to burden Naruto, so you will stay in your fox forms for a majority of the time until Himawari gets older. After she reaches the age of 10 years, you will be allowed to stay in your human forms if Naruto allows it, unless he sees fit otherwise." She then turned and looked at Keisei with a wink, knowing her counterpart would make sure everything would be ok. "And I'm sure Keisei-chan will allow it, since you will serve under her while guarding Himawari."
"Of course Akane-chan. I would be honored to have three noble Kitsune such as these in my court." Keisei said with a smile.
"Kyuubi-kouhi, Keisei-kouhi, we will not disappoint you." Kimiko said as she bowed in respect.
"Excellent. Now come with us. We need to get Himawari ready for the royal party in a few days. You three will also need clothing as well. I will have them made for you and sent here from the village." Akane said.
"Thank you Kyuubi-kouhi once again. You are most gracious." Kohaku replied.
"It's Christmas anyway, and all my kits are special to me." Akane replied as she hugged the trio.
And thus part 3 of the Christmas special comes into play. Yeah RasenganFin and I got together for this. I mean hey in our last cross, his Naruto did say they might come visit for christmas!
Well in the next chapter you'll find out what happens during the Karaoke party, who gets what for Christmas, and...you'll also get the introduction to my Final Battle Chapter. Yeah it's getting that close. Hard to believe that in over one year, my first fanfic that I just did for fun could have become something like this. To everyone, I wanna say thank you for continuing to read and review. I enjoy being able to keep you entertained with my story and with my future stories as well.
Now time for a spoiler! From the last two chapters I revealed two of the Shadow Knight's powers. Well time to reveal the third power!
Lvl 3 Illumina Ability-Dark Force Cannon-This ability is similar to Kasumi's Starburst Cannon, except instead of firing a beam of dark energy, it fires a massive amount of dark energy balls. If anyone has ever played the game Secret of Mana, it's almost the same as the Dark Force spell, except it moves in a beam style.
So we now know...Shadow Bolt, Chaos Control, and Dark Force Cannon. All that's left is to reveal the Bankai ability! So stay tuned!
