The Fox Hidden in the Leaves

Chapter 54: Starting Again

By: MikeJV37

----October 20. 9:00 AM. Tsunade's Office----

Ino placed the two large scrolls on Tsunade's desk and nodded. "As requested Tsunade-sama, that is everything on my new jutsu...." Ino pointed to the left scroll. "The other is my Taijutsu style, if I missed anything you'll have to watch me spar and add anything I missed." Ino said, sat in her chair and glanced nervously at the others in the room, the only one that didn't make her nervous was Naruto who stood calmly three feet to her right.

Tsunade picked up the Taijutsu scroll and handed it to Guy who opened it right away with his usual excitement. Tsunade smirked at his antics then picked up the other scroll and handed it Kurenai.

Kurenai opened it and began reading with Anko, who stood to her right. Kurenai read carefully, frequently she lowered the scroll a moment to look at Ino in amazment and quietly discuss what she read with Anko.

Anko was just as impressed, and finished their scroll first. "Ino, you're telling me you created and mastered all of these jutsu yourself? You had to of have some help, this last jutsu you have noted as.... 'Completed, tested once' but there's nothing about the result.... Ino, this is at least an A-Rank jutsu.... Tsunade would have trouble doing it, how in the hell did you manage it?"

Tsunade looked at Anko wide-eyed and took the scroll to read the last jutsu listed. A minute later she put the scroll on her desk and gave Ino her most serious glare. "Ino, I'm going to have this jutsu researched extensively to see how you did it." Tsunade said and sighed slowly. "I'm only going to say this once Ino Yamanaka, and I can't stress this strongly enough as your Hokage. The final jutsu listed on this scroll is hereby declared a Forbidden Jutsu under penalty of death, it will be copied onto a special scroll, this copy will be destroyed, and it will be placed in the Vault under the Hokage Mansion. You are never, ever, to mention or even attempt to do this jutsu except under the most extreme and dire of circumstances.... Anko, Kurenai, this goes for you two as well, but you aren't even to attempt to learn it.... if I read it right that jutsu would only work for Ino, am I correct?"

A pale Ino, nodded nervously. "Hai.... I was training with the jutsu I used in the second test and it just came to me. I'm no expert, but from what I've heard from Naruto about his Rasengan it's very similar in how you learn it. I don't think it can be copied, you have to master the other jutsu I created to be able to use it.... that's my best guess." Ino said seriously.

Tsunade looked at Naruto. "I should of had him here damnit.... Naruto, I need you to get Jiraiya here now."

Naruto nodded, closed his eyes a moment then opened them and vanished in a yellow flash.

Tsunade turned to Guy. "Tell me what you think Guy.... and please don't give me any of your usual fires of youth shit, I'm not in the mood for it."

Guy sighed like a whipped puppy then nodded and got serious. "Ino's Taijutsu has a solid base and principle to build on, and it has the potential to be very powerful, however...."

"However?" Ino and Tsunade said in unison.

"To maximize the full potential of this style it must only be taught to and used by Kunoichi. I recomend when she's ready Ino be taught the Shadow Clone Jutsu, it will allow Ino to truely master her style while still training in secret." Guy said seriously.

At that moment Naruto appeared in a yellow flash with a frowning Jiraiya.

"You told me you didn't need me for this Tsunade.... you interrupted my research so this better be good." Jiraiya said calmly, though his face showed he was both annoyed and worried.

Tsunade sighed in annoyance, and tossed him the Jutsu scroll. "It is, check the last jutsu, I need your opinion on it as a Seal Master."

Jiraiya caught the scroll and glanced at Tsunade curiously before he unrolled the scroll and read it.

No one made a sound during the five plus minutes Jiraiya studied the scroll.

Jiraiya finally lowered the scroll, rolled it up, laid it on Tsunade's desk and turned to Ino with no emotion on his face. "I'm going to ask you one time, and don't even try to lie to me Ino.... where or from who did you learn to create those jutsu seals?" Jiraiya said and stared intently at Ino.

A little sweat appeared on Ino's forehead. She knew Jiraiya was a Seal Master, but was even more keenly aware he was a self proclaimed super pervert, and though she knew his stare was purely professionial he still made her very nervous, only Naruto un-nerved her more. Ino sighed nervously, but not because of her answer. "My first jutsu I learned from Temari, though she didn't see what use it could be at the time, it gave me the idea I'd wanted for years.... to be unique. I admit I borrowed a few jutsu ideas from several people at first, but my main inspiration was Naruto-kun. I took everything I've ever seen, and a few books from the library on seals and jutsu, mainly refresher stuff on what I learned at the Academy because I didn't really pay attention, but I did it all myself. I tried many times to create my own jutsu, but nothing ever worked. I was thinking about the Academy a week or two after I learned the jutsu from Temari.... when it hit me." Ino said and blushed deeply.

Jiraiya smirked ever so slightly. "What hit you Ino?"

"I used to deny it, some of my most vicious verbal fights with Sakura back then were about it, but I had to accept it, and when I did everything just clicked in my head.... I'm.... oh Kami I can't believe I saying this to you of all people.... I'm a slut and get off recieving sexual humiliation and causing it in other girls. I'd think about what would humiliate and hurt me the most as a kunoichi during a battle and turn it into a jutsu or Taijutsu technique, mixed with my desire to protect my friends and be as strong as I can be. My final jutsu is the culmination of everything else I did." Ino turned to Naruto when he put his hand on her shoulder and smiled proudly at her, she returned the smile.

Jiraiya stood tall and turned to Tsunade. "She's telling the truth. I have a feeling Kurenai knows what I mean by this Tsunade. I didn't think I'd see it in my lifetime, but I think we have another Crimson Lilly." Jiraiya said with a devious smirk.

Everyone was silent a moment then Tsunade gasped loudly in shock, everyone else was confused.

Tsunade turned to Kurenai, and gasped again at her expression.... she wasn't shocked at all by what Jiraiya had said. "Kurenai Yuuhi!"

Kurenai swallowed nervously and handed her report to Tsunade. "I saw it in her mind during the second test.... she has the gift, but its only partially active."

Ino was more confused than anyone. "Excuse me Tsunade-sama.... but who or what is the Crimson Lilly.... and what's this gift I have.... is it a Bloodline-Limit?"

Tsunade focused herself and sighed forcefully. "It's not a Bloodline-Limit Ino, but it has the potential to be.... who knows, if you develop it enough, in a few generations the Yamanaka Clan could be as powerful as the Hyuuga, or even more powerful. You see Ino.... the Crimson Lilly was the greatest kunoichi that ever lived."

"Then why haven't I ever heard of her?" Ino said.

"Me either, and I know the name of every kunoichi of Jounin rank or higher going back to the very first ninja village thousands of years ago." Anko said.

"You wouldn't Anko, there are only a handfull of people in the world that know she even existed. She wasn't with any village. There's only one scroll in the world with anything on her, and its in the Vault below the Hokage mansion. Besides myself, Kurenai and Jiraiya are the only people to ever see it. You should know, simply telling you this could put your life at risk, if you're willing to do that, sign the forms in that folder, as a Chuunin you aren't allowed to even know her name.... which Jiraiya knew, and by doing so gave me no choice but to make you a Special Jounin, though you qualified anyway, Jiraiya just enjoys annoying me." Tsunade said.

Ino leaned in, signed the forms and placed her thumb print on the last page in her own blood.

Tsunade put a special chakra seal on the thumb print and sealed the papers in a large manilla envelope with her official Hokage Seal.

"Jiraiya if I hear one perverted giggle I'll castrate you. Ino, just like The Crimson Lilly.... you have a very unique psychic ability that lets you not only fully tap into, but combine your sexual chakra with your normal chakra." Tsunade said seriously.

"But Tsunade-sama.... doesn't that affect our chakra anyway, especially kunoichi when we get pregnant and during our...." Ino said as she blushed.

Tsunade suppressed a giggle. "Hai, but not like it does for you...."

Ino's eyes suddenly opened wide. "Wait a minute.... aren't my normal and sexual chakra the same thing?"

Tsunade traded smirks with Anko and Kurenai, then smiled at Ino. "No. You see Ino everyone has two types of chakra, but most people can only access one of them, a few have ,amaged to acess both but i always blends into a single, slightly stronger chakra pool. You can fully access both seperately, you have two chakra pools to draw from. Your normal chakra capacity is mid-Chuunin, but your sexual chakra capacity is high Chuunin almost Jounin, in both tests you drew on both at once, that's how you were able to match Anko. Jiraiya, Ino said she thinks her final jutsu is like the Rasengan and can't be copied, is she right?"

Jiraiya gave Ino a 'you said that?' look, thought a moment and smiled. "You have a real knack for this type of Ninjutsu Ino.... and she's right Tsunade, it can't be because of how it's learned.

----10:57 AM----

"Thank you Tsunade-sama, I'll see you tonight at the party." Ino said, bowed and left Tsunade's office with a big smile.

Tsunade glanced at Naruto, then stood, walked up to Jiraiya, grabbed his collar and pushed him against the wall next to a red-eyed Naruto. "Jiraiya I'll let you be Ino's first trainer since no one else has the time or experience, but so help me if you try even one of your perverted tricks with her...."

Naruto bared his large canines and growled. "We'll be very upset."

"Whoa, calm down you two.... even I won't cross that line.... trust me." Jiraiya said nervously, but seriously. "My methods may be unusual, as Naruto can tell you, but they're very effective.... besides, you're pregnant and Naruto has too many other obligations. Nobody else can make Ino as strong as I can, as fast as I can.... and both of you know it." Jiraiya said proudly.

Naruto calmed down. "He's the biggest pervert I've ever met and an S-Rank pain in the ass as a Sensei.... but he's also right Tsunade-chan, let him go."

Tsunade yelled through her clenched teeth. "I'd like to punch you through this wall as a warning.... but you're right damnit." Tsunade said, then released him.

"Before you go, I have one condition...." Naruto said seriously. "I don't want Ino to sign the Toad Summoning Contract."

Jiraiya looked at Naruto to argue his side, but stopped when he saw the look in Naruto's eyes, he knew instantly Naruto wasn't going to budge on this. "Hai.... but why not?"

Tsunade looked at Naruto a little confused as well, she'd figured he'd want her to.

Naruto gave them a big foxy smile. "Let's just say that I have a different contract in mind for Ino-chan and leave it at that."

Tsunade looked at Naruto closely then pouted cutely. "You aren't even going to tell me are you Naruto-kun?" Tsunade said then ran her finger gently along his whisker marks.

"No, and don't bother trying that, even Hinata-chan couldn't get me to tell her." Naruto said calmly.

At that Tsunade's face fell as her hopes shattered. If Hinata couldn't find out she had no chance. "Hai." Tsunade said sadly.

Jiraiya could barely hold back his amusment at the sight of his former teammate, the toughest, most strong-willed bitch he'd ever met, acting like that. His face turned red from effort but he didn't make a sound.

"Get out of my office before I forget why you're here." Tsunade said angrily.

Jiraiya nodded, smiled and vanished.

A moment later they heard laughter coming from somewhere outside, Tsunade clenched her jaw and fists tightly.

Naruto grabbed her shoulders firmly. "Let him go Tsunade-chan, even as Hokage you can't just kill him. I know he drives you crazy, but you know you'd miss that old pervert."

"Ahhh!" Tsunade huffed as she let her anger go. "Cheater.... Naruto I swear to Kami, if you ever tell anyone, especially Jiraiya, how I feel about him...."

Naruto smiled warmly. "You know I won't Tsunade-chan, he knows you like him as a friend and former teammate, as well as a Seal Master...." Naruto paused a moment to put a Sound Seal on the room. "I won't tell anyone that if he'd straightened up and stopped being such a pervert you would of slept with him.... don't worry."

Tsunade hugged Naruto and kissed him. "Thank you Naruto-kun.... I love my new family Naruto-kun, but no one is closer to my heart than you and Shizune, and now our child growing in my belly. If I couldn't share my deepest secrets and pain with you two I'd go crazy, and for that you two will always have a special place in my heart." Tsunade said in her most loving voice and hugged Naruto tightly.

Naruto smiled happily and returned her hug.

----6:00 PM, Ino's Place----

Ino looked at her dining room table with a big smile and a touch of sadness. "I want to thank all of you for coming, I wish all my friends could be here but my place isn't big enough.... I know they understand though. With one exception.... no offense is intended.... you're the people closest to me. I know you're all tired of listening to me run off at the mouth so I'll hurry up before the food gets cold." Ino said and smiled as she got the laughter she'd expected. Her family was there, both by blood and friendship. "I want to thank my parents, Sakura, Hinata, Shikamaru, Chouji, Asuma-sensei, Temari, Anko, Kurenai, Tsunade-sama, my best kitsune girl Kintara who I insisted join us and her older sister Mallakami who I hope will be my friend.... because she's one big bitch, and honestly she scares the hell out of me." Ino said in a slightly playful but nervous voice. Ino sighed in relief when everyone laughed, especially Mallakami, which is what Ino wanted. "That brings me to someone I owe more to than I can ever repay with money or even sex, though I've offered he hasn't accepted, but I hope he'll change his mind now that he's married.... and I hear into the group thing." Ino said and smirked when her parents and many of the guests blushed. "He's my friend, my role model, my hero.... and if I'm lucky will be my lover, he's the greatest shinobi I've ever met and our next Hokage.... Naruto Namikaze."

A blushing Naruto gave everyone a 'why did Ino do this to me' nervous wave, then relaxed and smiled when Hinata hugged and smiled at him, Hinata's smile told him she liked the idea.

Everyone that saw Hinata's smile got the same message.... Ino one of them.

"Dig in everyone and I hope you enjoy my food." Ino said with a big smile then sat down at the table.

----October 21, 8:00 AM, ANBU Headquarters----

Naruto stood before the cell door with his three guests. "Tsunade-chan I know you're nervous about this.... but is this worse than what Ibiki and Anko-chan have done to prisoners to get information?"

Anko chuckled. "It's not even close brat.... Tsunade-chan seems to of forgotten that the law ends at our front door. Down here Ibiki and I are the law, prisoners only have the rights we let them have.... Ibiki and I have given you permission to do anything you want to her." Anko said with a big smile, then put a hand gently on Tsunade's shoulder. "Come on.... stop being Tsunade-sama for a while and just be Tsunade-chan, the woman that old bitch in there offended."

Tsunade looked at Naruto then Anko, saw the same expression on both faces and sighed. "I've never been big on following the rules, everyone knows that, but in the last four years I've really gotten to love being Hokage.... mainly thanks to Naruto-kun.... what we did in the Council meeting was one thing, but even now I'm not sure I can just put that part of myself aside...."

"E,excuse me Tsunade-s,sama...." A very nervous girl's voice said quietly then looked at the floor when they turned to her. "I know I h,have no right, but.... if she's a bad person she must be punished." The girl said very nervously and flinched as if they were going to hit her for speaking.

Anko put her other hand gently on her little live-in house girl's shoulder and smiled at her. "It's okay Kumo, you're here becase Naruto and I want you here. If you want to say something you can.... you've been great since you moved in with Kurenai-chan an I, we even took you to Naruto's birthday party. We're friends."

Naruto smiled warmly at the girl, he hoped this would help her. "It's true, I was a little harder on you than I should of been. Hinata-chan and I have both forgiven you for trying to kill her. Are you going to do this for me Kumo-chan, or was I wrong about you?"

Kumo almost went into shock. "Y,y,y,y,y,y,y,you called me.... Kumo-chan! You only call friends chan...." Kumo said, her eyes about ready to pop from her head.

Naruto smiled. "Hai, friends help each other no matter what."

"And family!" Kumo said as a rush of emotions suddenly filled her. "Anko-sama and Naruto-sama are right Tsunade-sama, she's a bad person, she doesn't deserve another chance and must be punished!"

Tsunade looked down at the five foot tall, thirteen year old Gennin amazed, then laughed. "She's right, we've given her plenty of chances to change her mind about Naruto, but she refused to even listen to us.... even Hinata doesn't like her. You almost killed Hinata and she forgave you, she even likes you.... thank you Naruto-kun, Anko-chan.... and you too Kumo-chan. That old bitch needs a hard lesson in humility. Let's go Anko, Naruto-kun, wait here Kumo.... we'll call you when we're ready."

Kumo smiled and bowed.

Anko unlocked the cell door and went in followed by Tsunade and Naruto, who pulled it closed behind him.

Kumo sat, leaned against the wall next to the door and waited. Her skills were limited, but she felt the chakra from the room as a seal was put on it, she figured it was a sound seal but didn't know for sure. Not that she cared. "As long as I get to do what Naruto-sama and Anko-sama asked me to and they're happy with me, that's all I care about. After that they can kill that old bitch for what she said about Naruto-sama's family." Kumo clenched her fists tightly. "I'd kill her myself if he'd let me.... but that's not my choice, what Naruto-sama wants, Naruto-sama gets." Kumo sat quietly for two minutes while a smile slowly crept onto her face. "If I'm lucky.... someday he'll let me call him.... Naruto-kun." Kumo said with a huge, happy smile. "I may even get adopted. Anko-sama is tough on me, but they treat me better than my real father ever did.... at least they praised me when I did well, bought me nice clothes.... Anko-sama has even trusted me alone with Kurenai-sama while she sleeps...." A tear ran down Kumo's right cheek, which she wiped away with her sleeve. "I must redeem myself to Naruto-sama and Hinata-sama." Kumo crossed her legs leaned against the cool wall, closed her eyes and let her mind wander.

----9:29 AM----

"Wake up Kumo.... we leave her alone for an hour and a half and she fell asleep." Anko said with a playful smirk.

"Knock it off Anko.... she's waking up." Tsunade said.

Kumo blinked her eyes a couple times as her mind cleared up. "Wha.... I fell asleep, I'm sorry Naruto-sama please forgive me!" Kumo said worried and tried to get on he knees quickly to bow, but stopped when hands grabbed her shoulders.

"It's ok Kumo, it can be pretty boring here, we aren't upset so relax.... it's time, are you ready?" Naruto said calmly.

"But she's a Jounin, I'm a Genin. She'd kill me before I...." Kumo said nervously.

"Kumo!" Naruto interrupted forcefully. "As long as one of us is with you she won't hurt you. If she even tries to hurt you I'll kill her.... I promose." Naruto said seriously as he looked into her eyes.

"And you never break a promise Naruto-sama." Kumo said with a big smile. "I'm ready. I'm a little scared though, I'e never done anything like this before.... you'll help me?"

"We all will, right Tsunade-chan, Anko-chan?" Naruto said.

Kumo looked at them and smiled when they nodded. She followed them into the room, and the moment she did she recognized a powerful oder she'd learned cleaning and doing laundry at Anko and Kurenai's house.... the smell of sex. 'I know Anko-sama was involved for sure, maybe Tsunade-sama and Naruto-sama too, but I don't know....' Kumo thought, then saw an old woman in good shape for her age, but she could tell the woman didn't get much exercise. She had decent breasts, but they were very saggy and almost flat, she was sweaty, her long grey hair was matted to her head and face.... as was the huge patch of grey hair between her legs. She knew from the woman's eyes she'd been crying hard, and her face said she'd been deeply humiliated.... she knew a crushed spirit when she saw it, she'd seen the same look on her own face in the mirror. She'd been broken mentally and emotionally.

The woman stood shakily from the bed when they came in, and bowed submissively, as best she could anyway, her eyes never left the floor.

Naruto looked at her, his face cold, and gently pushed Kumo in front of them. "Say it." Naruto said coldly.

"I am Koharu Utatane, your most humble, submissive bitch.... how may I serve you Mistress Kumo?" Koharu said in a very humble, submissive voice and bowed low.

Kumo looked back at Naruto shocked, then turned back after she saw him smile and nod. "Uh.... you're all sweaty, dry yourself off with your sheets." Kumo said cautiously, not sure this was really happening. The instant she finished however, her jaw dropped when Koharu went to her bed without hesitation, yanked off the sheets and in a mere four minutes wiped herself dry, she looked like nothing had happened, except she was breathing a little harder than normal.

Anko stepped up next to Kumo. "Okay Kumo, I know you've enjoyed living with me and Kurenai the last three weeks, and we know how you feel about Naruto. You might be part of his extentd family some day, but for now would you settle for joining mine, I've always wanted a little sister."

Kumo whipped around and stared at Anko in total shock for a minute before she came out of it enough to speak. "Really Anko-sama.... you want me to be your...." Kumo swallowed a huge lump in her throat. "Your nee-chan?"

Anko nodded. "Though we met when you nearly killed Hinata, you knew you'd be killed afterwards and that takes a lot of spunk.... I like spunk. Honestly this isn't my idea, but I like it. I've tested you several times since you moved in to clean and help Kurenai-chan.... and you passed. You want to redeem yourself in our eyes.... this is your big chance to fully earn our trust. If you want to be my nee-chan you have to be tough. I'm one of the toughest, scariest bitches in Konoha, and if you betray me I'll cut you open from cunt to clavicle and feed you to my snakes.... but if you're really trying to change, I won't let my nee-chan be a soft little pussy! Now, are you strong enough to be my nee-chan...." Anko said seriously, then pulled out a kunai and showed it to Kumo. "Or should I do everyone a favor and just kill you now?" Anko said and looked into her eyes to read her true feelings.

Kumo glanced at Naruto and thought hard. "Hai.... Anko-neechan."

"Until you've earned my full trust, just call me Anko-chan, I'll tell you when you can call me nee-chan. Now, here's you're first lesson...." Anko said and glanced at Koharu with a sadistic smile.

End Chapter 54