Naruto (United): Man, that little vacation felt nice.
Menma: Yeah but I bet our reviews suffer from it.
Naruko: Speaking of vacation, I wonder where our Three Houses friends are.
Naruto (United): Well Edelgard is in bed. Claude left to traverse the place and Dimitri went back to check on his world.
Menma: Wait…How do you know Edelgard is in bed?
Naruko: Is there anything you want to tell us?
Naruto (United):…Enjoy the chapter!
United I Stand
Chapter Eleven: A New Vow! Goodbye Taki
"I fucking knew it," Menma whispered. "I knew that old bastard was lying to us. I knew it…" But there was no smug-ness in his voice, just emptiness.
"I gave him the benefit of the doubt…" Naruko murmured with a heartbroken expression. "I trusted him…"
Naruto merely remained silent but there was a look of absolute fury on his face.
The three had just gotten back from a very involved trip through memory lane with the Kyūbi no Kitsune and the three were handling it like champs.
"Our father was the Yondaime Hokage," Naruko whispered. "We had a family…No matter how short it was…"
"Our mother looked beautiful…" Menma mentioned.
Naruto still remained silent but the anger was building in his veins.
"What do we do?" Naruko asked as tears filled her eyes. "He was our-"
"No he wasn't!" Naruto suddenly screamed, his anger reaching a boiling point. "That old fucker lied to us! Deceived us! He said we had no family! That we were always orphans to some no named family and yet our father was the fucking Yondaime and the Mystical Chain Mistress of Konoha who, get this, was the previous holder of the demon we hold?!"
Naruto stood up and grabbed the chair he was sitting on and launched it across the room, shattering the glass to the picture that hung on the wall while he yelled "It's fucking bullshit!"
Both Menma and Naruko was stunned at the amount of anger Naruto was expressing. "Fuck him! Fuck him for lying to us! And fuck for actually believing in that piece of shit!" Naruto yelled. "All the times we asked "Who were our parents" and that fucker refused to tell us the truth! Maybe you were right all along Menma! Maybe he doesn't fucking care! Fuck, it could go deeper than that! He knows we're going through hell in that fucking place. Who's to say he isn't to blame? What if he-"
"Please don't say it," Naruko interrupted with a desperate tone. "I don't think I could live if he sent those men that night…"
Naruto growled furiously but kept silent.
After three minutes of silence, Naruko asked "You guys think we should stay quiet about this?"
"Fuck that," Naruto replied as he panted. "The Hokage lied to us. We should scream it out all over the village out of pure fucking spite."
"Who would believe us?" Menma questioned. "The holder of the famed demon is the son of a Kage and a former shinobi that held mystical chains and the previous holder of the demon…We'd be killed on the spot for such sacrilege."
"So what do we do?" Naruto asked with a heated tone.
"Keep it to ourselves…" Menma said. "As much as I want to get revenge, he's a Kage and we're not…We'd be killed by him…Keep it quiet and grow stronger. When we are…That's when we strike."
Naruto let a toothy, rage filled smirk appear on his face while Naruko looked shocked. "W-Wait…You two really want to fight the Hokage?"
"Yeah," both Menma and Naruto replied. "You in?"
Naruko was silent before determination shined in her eyes. "I don't like it but I hate being lied to more. You bet your asses I'm in." She replied.
"Then we're have an agreement…" Naruto stated as he held out his right fist.
Menma placed his right fist on the left side of Naruto's fist and said "We become as strong as possible then take him down."
Naruko slipped out of bed and slowly approached Menma and Naruto and placed her right fist against the right side of Naruto's fist and said "To justice and revenge…"
Ten minutes passed and Naruko was alone in her room, getting dressed when she heard a noise on her window. She turned around to see Fu outside of it. Naruko's eyes lit up in surprise and she walked towards the window and opened it.
"Hey Fu-ch-" Naruko stopped immediately when she saw tears in the teal haired girl's eyes. "W-What's the matter?" Naruko asked.
"Shibuki-san…He kicked me out of the village…" Fu said before being taking into Naruko's arms, her sobs echoing in the room. Naruko felt her heart ache at the sight of her. Fu had been through so much and once again, she was being let down.
"Where will I go Naruko-chan? What will I do? I can't survive on my own," Fu whimpered out as Naruko felt Fu's hands grip her shirt tightly.
Naruto returned the tight hug and placed a kiss on the top of the kunoichi's head and soon, the two found themselves laying the in the hospital bed, Naruko's arms still wrapped protectively around Fu's smaller body.
The sobbing had stopped but Fu remained against the blonde. Naruko gently pulled away from Fu only to place her forehead against Fu's. "You'll come to Konoha with me and my team," Naruko whispered softly. "You will come there and become a Konoha shinobi…And I will protect you."
"What about your Anko-san and Inoichi-san?" Fu mumbled.
"I'll fight them every step of the way to make them agree," Naruko replied.
"What if the Hokage won't allow someone like me in his village," Fu said with a bitter tone in her voice.
Naruko let out a faint laugh. "I've lost a lot of love for the Hokage but I won't life. He cares about his other shinobi and the life of many and that old fool wouldn't hesitate to have more in his ranks. Especially someone like you…"
"A-And what if he doesn't?" Fu asked.
"Then I will force him to," Naruko said sincerely. "Because I'm not going to let you be left behind on your own…" Naruko took Fu's hand and placed it against her chest then covered her hand on top of Fu's.
"I promise on my heart that I will protect you and do all that I can to get you into our village," Naruko told her with a determined expression on her face.
Fu stared at her for a moment before she lowered her head and placed it against the base of Naruko's neck. "Why?" She asked. "We fought just hours ago and now you're willing to protect me? Why?"
"Because you, my brothers and I…We're the same…" Naruko replied tenderly as she placed a hand on Fu's cheek, making the girl look straight at her. "My brothers and I…We each have a part of the Kyūbi no Kitsune inside of us…The Hokage knows it and so does every older person. Sure we get treated lousily but he wouldn't kick us out of the village…We can tell him what you hold or not. He'd take you in regardless," Naruko explained.
"You say you hold no love for him and yet you speak highly of him…" Fu whispered.
"I found out about some things he hid from me, which made him drop considerable from my favor but there is a good man in there. Just not towards anyone with the surname of Uzumaki," Naruko replied vocally but thought 'Or Namikaze…'
Fu stayed silent for a moment and said "You're the first person to ever treat me differently…The village never trusted me and while Shibuki and the previous village rulers were kind, I always felt they just didn't want to anger me…But you…After hearing me, you've treated me so nice…so gentle…" Fu looked at Naruko and slowly placed her hand on the blonde girl's cheek. "I don't know if I could be in your village and see them treat you and your brothers so poorly…"
Naruko laughed softly and said "I don't care about them. As long as I have friends and my brothers, I'll be okay…"
Fu placed her forehead against Naruko's and murmured "I trust you…I don't know why my heart is saying this…Especially because of how we met but I do…"
"As long as you let me…I will never let you down…" Naruko whispered back as she shut her eyes.
Naruko felt Fu touch her bottom lip with her thumb and Naruko was slightly taken aback. The gentleness of the touch made her own body tremble slightly with anticipation.
But despite this, Naruko could feel Fu's body tremble against hers as well. Naruko felt Fu's hand move to her face and without warning, she felt Fu's lips press against hers in a ghost of a kiss.
Naruko felt her body heat but leaned her head forward to return the kiss with a firmer one. Fu let out a tiny gasp as her hand hand reached back to Naruko's neck to pull the blonde closer, something Naruko wanted as well so she pulled Fu closer by the hips.
Their once shy kiss had become a little more intense as Fu let out a breathy "Naru…" as Naruko leaned up off the bed to press herself more against the teal haired kunoichi.
"Yo! What the hell?" Menma's shocked voice echoed in her head.
Naruko slowly broke apart and opened her eyes to see the blushing yet confused look on Fu's face, their breathing in sync, and their slightly puffy lips inches apart from one another.
"Wow…We leave for three minutes to get some drinks and you two are kissing?" Naruto's amused voice said. "Such a shame I missed it."
Two seconds later…
"Ow! Damn it Menma!" Naruto's pained voice shouted in her head.
"I-I'm so sorry…" Fu said. "I don't know what came over me…"
"Stop being a pervert then and I won't dope smack you," Menma's voice said in her head.
"Don't be," Naruko replied. "I mean it…That was my first kiss…"
"But dude…Oh shit, there is Anko-Sensei and Inoichi-sensei…we need to distract them," Naruto said.
"M-Mine too…" Fu replied. The two let out a gentle laugh, their hands intertwining.
"You can distract them, I'm just going to watch," Menma's voice replied.
Naruko slowly cut the mental connection off just as the Kyūbi yelled "Oh my Kami…Just shut up. I'm trying to sleep!" and pressed her forehead back against Fu's, who let out a shuddered breath.
"C-Can I do it again?" Fu asked.
Instead of responding vocally, Naruko leaned forward and pressed a tender kiss on Fu's lips, who met her with a tender one of her own.
Just as the door opened to reveal Inoichi and Anko, with an apologetic Naruto and amused Menma behind them. "Hey Naruko-chan we're….Oh my," Inoichi said, which caused the two to break apart but this time, both girls pouted.
"Awww, we interrupted their kissing," Anko said.
"We tried to stop them/He tried to stop them," Naruto and Menma said in unison.
"Ever heard of knocking?" Naruko asked as Fu buried her face into her neck, causing Naruko to blush due to feeling the heat on Fu's face from her own.
"I guess not considering they didn't knock…" She heard Fu mumble softly.
"Inoichi-sensei…Anko-sensei…Fu comes with me," Naruko said with a frown on her face. "I know we'll have to clear it with the Hokage but I will not leave her alone."
"Well, it's a damn good thing we agree Female Gaki," Anko said with a smirk.
"We decided that immediately after leaving Shibuki's office," Inoichi explained.
"Whew…That's good. I would've hated to fight with you guys…" Naruko said with a sigh of relief.
"Well now that's covered…We need to get out of here before the villagers stop mourning and see her," Anko said.
The two girls nodded before Naruko glanced back at Fu and couldn't help herself by placing another kiss on the orange-eyed girl's lips.
Anko and Inoichi looked at each other before they both shouted "We mean now!" in unison.
Two days later, Team Eleven, Minus Naruto and Mena but plus Fu, stood in front of the Hokage, Naruko's fingers intertwined with Fu's.
"After hearing all of that…I can see how rough of a place you were in. After recently dealing with something similar, it would be unkind to kick you out of this village."
"D-Does that mean?" Naruko asked.
"Yes. I would be happy to welcome you to this village Fu," The Hokage replied.
"Oh Kami…I was so scared," Fu said as she released Naruko's hand only to hug her tightly, which caused Naruko to return her hug happily.
"I also grant your request Inoichi-san and Anko-san to have Fu on your team," The Hokage said with a nod to the two Jōnin, who gave a subtle fist bump. "Now that this aspect is done, Naruko-san, please escort Fu-san to the records hall so she can start her paperwork in joining this village and the shinobi corps."
"Okay Hokage-sama," Naruko said with nod, which prompted a confused expression to appear on the Hokage's face.
Naruko looked to Fu and together, the two walked out of the room. Outside the room, Naruto and Menma sat and Fu said "I'm on Team Eleven."
"Yahoo!" Naruto said. "Looks like you two lovebirds get to stick together."
"Shut it," Naruko said but couldn't stop herself from smiling.
"Welcome to the team Fu-san," Menma said with a supportive nod.
"Thank you…Both of you," Fu said before she turned to Naruko and said "And a most special thank you to you, Naru-chan…" Fu leaned in for a kiss but noticed that Naruto's eyes were locked on them and surprisingly, even Menma was glancing at them from the corner of his eye.
"Later," Naruko replied with a whisper and a smile.
Fu nodded.
"Awww damn it," Naruto said. "Well anyways, how about we get some ramen to celebrate!"
"Ramen? What's that?" Fu asked.
The Uzumaki trio merely smirked and shouted in unison "Only the food for the gods!"
"You'll love it," Naruko added.
"Then let's have some," Fu said happily. The foursome walked out of the tower and onto the main street but the moment they did, Menma found himself colliding into Haruno Sakura, which caused them both to stagger.
"Oh…This should be fun…" Naruto said with a grin.
Menma: Haruno…Such an annoyance...