Author's Note: Good morning/evening/day to Y'all! It is I, your humble captain! It has been a while since my last update/publish. A lot has happened between moving, work, school, my little man starting his first day at school… I digress. However, I am here to give you the next chapter of KoiXKisame goodness. And. Here. We. Go.

Koi growled under her breath as many other shinobi gathered around her. A hand gently grasped her shoulder, "Its Naruto-kun again, isn't it?" Koi turned and gave Iruka a firm nod. This time it was more serious than the last. She had just spoken to Iruka at the Academy about Naruto and Sora. Sora tried to intentionally fail but was caught. Koi knew that Sora just wanted to be with Naruto, but in the end, only Sora passed. Koi saw Naruto on the swing, she felt the misery in his eyes. She wanted nothing more than to comfort the child. To try to ease his pain. Before Koi could even invite him for dinner the boy was gone. Sora didn't want to celebrate seeing how even Naruto couldn't.

However, tonight wasn't just a prank. It was much more than that. Koi knew something was up seeing how Mizuki seemed twitchy to her after her visit at the academy. Iruka didn't notice his comrade, however, Koi knew that something was up with Mizuki. It wasn't just Mizuki who was in a tizzy, it was the other shinobi as well. Despite not trying to listen, Koi couldn't help but become irate at the fact they all scoured and groaned about Naruto's prank.

"This has gone on long enough!" yelled one man.

"Naruto has been nothing but trouble." another commented. Koi bowed as the Hokage appeared in front of them. However, more and more shinobi spoke their hatred for the child. The Hokage shot Koi a look of sympathy. He knew that Koi loved that boy like her own.

"He should have been slaught-" A senbon flew past the man's throat hitting the wall beside him.

"Insult the boy again and I'll make sure you never existed." Koi hissed through her teeth. It was then that the Hokage spoke.

"The scroll Naruto has taken is a dangerous one," He explained, "It was forbidden by the previous Hokage." The shinobi around by mumbled, afraid to get hit by a senbon from Koi. They all knew that Koi had unofficially adopted the Naruto. She was an outsider herself and always defended him. She took no shit from anyone regarding her children.

"It has been twelve hours since the Scroll of Sealing was taken. We must find Naruto!"

"Hai!" All the shinobi took off in all different directions. Koi stuck with Iruka knowing that he would find Naruto. Their footsteps were all that could be heard as they ran through the forest. Koi watched and focused on Naruto's chakra signature. Iruka threw her a worried glance, but only returned it with a smile. Even though Naruto screwed up big time, Koi had a feeling that it was something bigger.

"There!" Koi pointed out Naruto's figure on the ground. Both of the jonin jumped down, startling Naruto.

"Caught you!" Iruka screamed. Naruto sat up laughing excited to see his sensei. His disheveled and dirty look had Iruka questioning why he had been out here.

"Kaa-chan! Iruka-sensei!" The boy laughed, "Wait till you see the new jutsu I learned and then you'll definitely let me pass!"

"He's been training," Koi spoke. She looked at the scroll then back at Naruto, but Iruke beat her to the question.

"How did you come about the scroll?"

"Mizuki-sensei told me about it. He said that if I learned something, then you would let me pass."

"Fucking Mizuki." Koi gritted her teeth, "I never liked him, Iruka-kun."

Iruka just glanced at her. Before he could get a word out, multiple kunai flew and embedded themselves in Iruka's body as Koi tackled Naruto to the ground. Koi quickly looked back only to see the white-haired man known as Mizuki behind her.

"Nice job, Naruto-San." he gloated. Koi looked down at Naruto. He was scared. He underst00d what was going on. Poor boy, trapped in a situation that he couldn't control. Koi gave him a small smile to reassure him that everything would be alright. She rolled off of him and stood up, facing their attacker.

Mizuki yelled, "Naruto! Give me the scroll!"

"No don't!" Iruka argued

"Kaa-chan, what's going on?" Naruto questioned Koi.

"Whatever happens, Naru-chan, keep running and do not let Mizuki get the scroll," Koi whispered behind her, "Its incredibly dangerous and you should have never been told about it."

Naruto tried to get up and run, however, Mizuki's voice caught his attention, "Naruto-kun, there is no sense in you having it. Might as well tell you the truth."

"Don't you dare, Mizuki." Koi and Iruka screamed.

"Shut your mouth outsider," Mizuki growled at Koi. He spoke smugly to start his tale, "Twelve years ago. Well before I begin, tell me what do you know of the Kyuubi? You probably won't know. The Kyuubi was sealed, you see, and since then there was a special rule. A decree if you will."

Naruto was absorbing this. Koi turned to look at him, urging him to get out of there. All while ready to attack Mizuki. Naruto wasn't a shinobi yet, but he still should understand that there would be bloodshed tonight. Koi's fury raged inside as she created four water clones within the wood ready them to take out Mizuki.

"But the rule was never told to you."

"Why? Why not me?" Naruto asked in shock. Why was Mizuki telling him this? He looked over to Koi who stood her ground with a snarl on her face. The anticipation was killing Naruto question in his head rolled and rambled. Why didn't anyone tell him? Did his pseudo mother know? "What rule!"

"The rule that you ARE the Kyuubi." Mizuki cackled. Naruto stumbled back at the shock of his words. What? He was the Kyuubi? How was this possible. "The very same Kyuubi who killed Iruka's parents."

"Shut up!" Koi yelled as one of the clones started to rush Mizuki. He dodged and continued.

"You were sealed by the very same Hokage you admire. You've been lied too by everyone. Wasn't it strange how everyone hated you? Even Koi-chan here knew about it and didn't tell you." He smirked. The sound of a giant shuriken ready to be swung didn't leave much time for Koi's attack. "Iruka's the same. He hates you too!"

Koi summoned two other water clones and moved to take out Mizuki and the shuriken. Naruto's anger was growing out of control as the chakra swirled and moved around him. It was with one last yell, the shuriken was release, "No one will ever love you. That scroll was used to seal you up!"

A water cloned charged at Mizuki as a thud rang in her ears as Koi turned back to see Iruka kneeling over Naruto. She stopped and heard Naruto's soft why. Iruka choked out, "My… Parents. After they died, I own. It was hard. Naruto-kun you have been in so much pain. If I had done a better job, you wouldn't feel like this." It was then that Naruto turned from under him and ran. Mizuki had run off after taking out the clone. Iruka chased after Naruto.

Mizuki's shouldn't have told him. She knew that he was the Kyuubi, but that didn't matter to her. She had the soul of a hundred-year-old goddess with in her very core. Was she really the one to judge? Her children were half genetic experiments. Yet, everyone looked down on Naruto. Nobody took the time to actually get to know them. Only she did it seemed.

"Fuck." She cursed as her clone headed toward her.

"Minato-sempai did not die in vain." her clone commented.

"No, he did not."

"We'll get him."

"He won't look us in the eyes, do you think he knows?"

"I don't know," Both of the Koi's moved in search of the fighting that just ensued. The look that Naruto gave Koi made her regret everything. She vowed that he was her child. Being that, he was to be protected much like Sora and Koto. Mizuki will pay for what he had done.

A snort was heard from the clone as Koi turned her head breaking her from her thoughts. The clone looked to the original and gave a lopsided smile, "You were just talking to yourself."

"Shut up," grunted Koi, "Let's go find them." The two jumped from branch to branch in search of either Naruto, Iruka, or god-forbid, Mizuki. Moments made the feel grim for Koi. She couldn't sense their chakra anywhere. Her thoughts were supposed to be positive, but the idea of losing Naruto made her heartbreak.

"Listen!" The clone demanded as she stopped. A yell was heard. Actually multiple yells. It was Naruto or Narutos. Koi's clone went forward to find Iruka as Koi, herself, went through the trees to see a thousand Narutos pummeling Mizuki. What Naruto did was wrong, yet watching her son beat up this weasel made her feel like a proud mom.

The dust had settled and Naruto only laughed, "I may have just gone a bit too far." Koi only beamed at the boy. That was her Naruto. She knew he could do it. Iruka smiled as he was being healed by the clone. The clone disbursed as soon as Iruka stood up

"Hey," Iruka called, "Come here. There is something I want to give you." Naruto eagerly bounded over to the shinobi. Koi looked down at Mizuki and gave him a good kick to make sure that she was down. She summoned some rope and tied the man up. Koi looked back and saw Iruka finish tying the headband on Naruto. Her boy was now a shinobi.

"Congratulations, Naruto-kun," Iruka smiled, "You passed!" Koi walked over to give him a hug.

"Kaa-chan.." Naruto's voice drifted as he was embraced by the woman.

"Sora-kun is going to be excited to learn you graduated," She pulled away and looked him in the eyes, "I am so proud of you."

As soon as those words had left her mouth, Naruto beamed at her with tears in his eyes. He never felt that anyone was proud of him. But in the midst of everything, Koi was the one who let him know she was happy with him. Proud of him.

"Let's go out for some ramen," Iruka mentioned. The feeling of making someone proud quickly left the boy as the thought of Ichiraku Ramen filled his mind. Naruto raised his arms in victory over free ramen and let out a yell.

However, Koi's mind was trying to come up with the most devious plan for Mizuki. Although she was very proud of Naruto, Mizuki needed to be taught a lesson. Or five. Iruka looked at her and she just gave a bright smile, "Go on without me. I'll take care of Mizuki-san." Iruka only nodded and the two headed off. Koi grinned as Mizuki groaned, letting her know that he was gaining consciousness.

The distaste for Mizuki started when Koi first came to Konohagakure. He was the first to give her trouble. Now Koi would have her revenge. She sauntered over to his body. Groans came from Mizuki as Koi picked him up by his hair.

"Such beautiful hair," She cooed., "Sucks to have it on such a shitty man." His hands were bound behind his back. Koi's knots were nearly inescapable. Mizuki found that out as he opened one eye, the other swelled shut. The glimmering gold that swirled in Koi's eyes caught his attention and she caught him in the genjutsu.

"Sit up and do not make a sound." Her voice commanded. Mizuki obeyed the command. The fear in his eyes only made Koi laugh. "Do you know about my first kill? No? Let me tell you. She was twice my age and the Chunin exams brought out the brutality…"

The chunin exams were that year. Koi knew this mean alot to Kirigakure and Kisame, but she didn't care enough. Koi didn't want the title of chunin. Yet here she was sitting on a mountain in Kumo as Kisame and her brother argues over what to do. Sota declared himself leader and Kisame wasn't having that. The team was supposed to capture another team's colored scroll. This would instigate team work. Sota wanted to hunt down another team, while Kisame wanted to lie in wait. Their raised would only draw in enemies.

Koi grew irritated at the arguing. She wanted to get this over with. Being in Kumo wasn't the best place in mind for a person who loved water, but the arguing set her over the edge. A senbon appeared at the boys' feet. Startled, they jumped back and looked at Koi. She only glared at them as Kisame tried to open his mouth. Her eyes shimmered as the Sairen no Koe was activated. Kisame knew his argument was invalid. Sota just looked away.

"In order to get a scroll," Koi hissed, "we need to work. As. A. Team." Kisame looked down, avoiding her gaze. Sota simply looked everywhere other than his sister.

"Now, what do we know?"

"Literally?" Sota quipped, "Nothing."

"There is no water here so no jutsus will work easily." Kisame acknowledged the obvious. Koi just shook her head. They were numbskulls.

"Ambush."

"Koi-chan…" Sota stared.

"It's brilliant!" Kisame laughed, "If we can ambush a team then we pass this round."

"Exactly, but I suggest we head toward the checkpoint for-" A chakra pulsed from behind Koi. Sota glared in the direction as they jumped into a defensive formation. A trio of Kumo shinobi emerged from the mountain. The leader of the trio only grinned at the team.

"Look what we found boys," her voice was sickly sweet. Her hair was pink and reminded Koi of cotton candy. It was no wonder her voice soundly sickly to her. "Two beached fish and a lost puppy." The males in the group could have passed for Suna shinobi by the way they were covered up head to toe. Yet the girl was nearly naked in nothing but fish netting and and a shall.

Koi backed up toward Kisame. Catching the favoritism in the group, the Kumo kunoichi grinned wickedly. Koi thought to herself about how her life started to get interesting and dying would not be an opportune moment.

"Let us have your scroll." One of the men demanded.

"No." Koi denied. If she was going to die, then at least she would put up a fight. The man looked at her. Koi's place in the formation was toward the back making it easier for eye contact and the brute of action would have Kisame and Sota taking on the force. Due to this, the enemy always underestimates her. Constantly thinking she was the weakest.

"Kill them." The kunoichi demanded. The two men charged at Sota and Kisame. They both dodged their attackers and attacked in defense. Koi jumped forward and caught the eye of the Kunoichi. Panic rose in the woman as she found she couldn't move. All she could do was watch the gold in Koi's eyes shimmer.

"My, my," Koi chuckled, "Look at the little mouse caught in my trap." Sota knocked out his attacker only to have Kisame slit the throat of the other. Sota started to call out to Koi, but Kisame stopped him. Both of them knew, Koi was not a killer, but she grew up as a kunoichi. They watched as Koi wrapped her arms around the woman's neck, embracing her. Allowing her once last physically touch.

"Now," Koi whispered in her ear, "Take your kunai and slit your throat." She let go of the woman and turned her back. Walking away as the woman did what the Ningyo commanded. Sota and Kisame could only watch as the woman's body dropped. Koi's composure started to falter. This was her first actually kill. Kisame appeared next to her as her breathing was rigid and hard. She looked into his eyes. He was more surprised by the cold look that was held in her's.

"No one fucks with my family." She huffed before losing consciousness.

Mizuki's body shook as he tried to fight the genjutsus. Koi could only smirk allowing fear to tangle itself within Mizuki.

"Stand." She commanded. Even in the binds, Mizuki stood before Koi. He felt Koi's cold hand on his face. "I could kill you right now. I could tell you my secrets." She touched his nose with her's. The closeness made him incredibly uncomfortable.

"But I won't." She pulled away from him summoning an otter. The creature made a noise at him. "Kawausa-sama, can you please take this to Hokage-sama?" The creature once more made a noise and took the scroll out of Koi's hand. It gave Mizuki a glare and left. Koi looked back to Mizuki once more. She took out a senbon and jabbed it into his knee, making it immovable.

"Go near my children again and you will learn all my secrets." She threatened before disappearing. Mizuki screamed in pain as the genjutsu was released. ANBU found him quickly. The dog ANBU took one look at the screaming man and shook his head.

"At least we know she was here," Neko looked at his captain as to question his comment, "The Ningyo."