You Can Reclaim Your Crown
Summary: No one paid her much attention, Naruto's landlady, this woman who paid visits to the Uchiha compound with baskets of bread and fruit for the little Uchiha survivor. The woman who sat down to dinner with the Nine Tails Jinchuriki...who had befriended the silent Itachi, the impassive Kakashi...and had enraptured the hearts of Kushina and Minato...no one paid her any attention, until she's forced to act as a Shinobi of the Hidden Leaf Village once again.
Pairing: Kagome/?
Anime/Manga: InuYasha/Naruto
Genre: Romance/Spiritual/Adventure
Rated: M
A/N: So...I wanted to address this, since I guess I might have confused some. After Minato and Kushina died, Kagome was placed in a position where she wouldn't be training much and so she did let her Ninjutsu and Taijutsu go quite a bit. She only used it after they died to ward off Itachi and then to fight off Mizuki, so she has let go of her training. Her reaction time is pretty much crap, so...there's that. As for the title of the story...the talk of a crown...I want my readers to list to Lauren Aquilina's "King"...because when I hear that song, I think of Kagome's Relationship with Naruto, Sasuke, (Itachi Later) and Kakashi...others as well. It's a metaphorical title...and I feel that she can heal these broken people. Also, I realize that many of you are leaning towards Kakashi/Kagome...XD...but, please don't tie yourself down to that pairing. You will all see soon, why not. Anyways, ON WITH THE STORY!
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Kagome looked down at her hands and scoffed, 'what the hell...why didn't I block him!?' She shook her head as she tried to push the other night out of her mind. "Minato would be laughing at me if he saw that pitiful display of Ninjutsu..." She had been in the hospital for a day and a half now, and she would be getting out today.
"Mm..."
Looking to her left, she eyed the two boys that lay sleeping in her hospital room. Smiling as Sasuke seemed to be coming to. Yawning and stretching, he blinked a few times before looking up to meet her eyes. His own widened as he jumped up and accidentally threw Naruto off his shoulder and the chair he'd been sitting on, successfully knocking him to the ground with a loud thud.
Kagome burst into a fit of laughter as the two started yelling at one another. Naruto because he claimed Sasuke did it on purpose, and Sasuke because he thought Naruto shouldn't have been sleeping on him in the first place. "You two..." she turned her eyes to the clock on the wall and her laughter came to a halt as she noticed the time. "Ah! You are both going to be late for class!" She jumped out of the bed as if she'd never been injured, dragging them both to the bathroom to run a comb through their hair quickly before kicking them both out of her room. "Oh...NARUTO!" She yelled as the two came to a screeching halt at her call for Naruto. She tapped her forehead and grinned as she met his confused blue eyes, "Congratulations...on becoming a Genin! Both of you...I'm trusting you both, to keep up with your training, and make them proud..."
"Make them..." Naruto looked at her before he grinned, holding a closed fist out to Kagome as he did, "yeah! We'll make them...and you proud. Believe it!"
Sasuke blushed and looked away a bit, but still, he raised a hand in a fist, holding it out in her direction too.
Kagome copied the motion, smiling as she watched the two take off to their class. She let her closed fist fall to her side and shook her head. 'Stupid kids...I'm already proud of you. I guess...this is fine though. Keep fighting hard, Naruto...Sasuke...and I'll be here the entire way!'
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Naruto and Sasuke ran all the way to the Academy as the jumped inside through a window and skid to a stop outside the door to their classroom. Entering, the two of them walked down to their seats and settled down before talking quietly amongst themselves.
"What? Do my eyes deceive me?"
Sasuke looked over Naruto's shoulder and saw Shikamaru standing behind him. He nodded his head silently to him in typical Sasuke Greeting.
Naruto followed Sasuke's eyes and turned to their childhood friend, "Oh, hey Shikamaru!"
"I thought you failed, how are you in this classroom?"
Naruto laughed, "some things went down the other day, needless to say, I can create a perfect clone now."
Sasuke frowned, "you didn't tell me what happened after I left with Kagome."
Naruto frowned, looking down at his hands, he shook his head, "I honestly don't think you'd believe me unless you were there to see it, but...I...was so angry...I created like...fifty perfect clones...and attacked Mizuki-Sensei all at once."
Shikamaru sighed, "I could see how you would think we wouldn't believe you...but it's you, and as over the top as you are, somehow...I find it believable that you would totally go overkill."
Sasuke nodded, "still wouldn't mind seeing it though." Sasuke looked up towards the classroom door as it was slammed open. Somehow, they hadn't been late, in fact, they weren't even the last to come in. That privilege went to the loudest students in the class. No, that title wasn't reserved for Naruto...that was something he'd reserved for Ino Yamanaka and Sakura Haruno.
"Oh!"
"Hey! Whoa, where are you going!?"
"Good morning Sasuke! Mind if I sit next to you?"
"Back off Forehead! I'm sitting next to Sasuke!"
"I was here first!"
"Not even, I was totally here first, everyone saw it!"
"I was here before either of you!"
"Yeah, me too! I want to sit next to Sasuke!"
Naruto laughed, "this never gets old." He turned to Sasuke and watched as he sighed and turned to Shikamaru.
"Hey, sit down."
Shikamaru raised a brow before walking past Sasuke and taking the seat on his left, while Naruto had the seat on Sasuke's right.
"You only like me for my body," Shikamaru said, the comment was meant as a joke, and naturally Naruto laughed, as did a few of the other students, most of which were male...but the females turned cruel eyes onto Shikamaru.
"WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN!" Ino and Sakura both yelled loudly.
Sasuke eyed the two girls before closing his eyes, 'yeah, definitely the loudest students in the class.'
Shikamaru frowned, "tch, troublesome. I don't think this spot's worth the headache, Sasuke. Maybe Naruto and I could leave and Ino and Sakura could take our place. Then the class would be quieter." Shikamaru said this while making to stand up.
"AH!?" Both girls lit up at the idea of sitting beside Sasuke, but a cold look from the Uchiha had the Nara heir sitting back down in his seat beside him.
"What a bother..."
Naruto chuckled, "sorry girls, but hey, maybe next time." He watched as they glared at him before they all turned and walked off. Sighing, he crossed his arms over the desk and buried his head in them, "why do they all like you?"
Sasuke barely glanced over at a shy, finger twiddling Hinata Hyuuga, and scoffed, "they're all clueless, Naruto, don't waste your time with them...just train, and the two of us will surpass even the Hokage." He closed his eyes as he said that. It didn't matter to him that the girls in the class heard him, and he didn't really see a point in telling Naruto about his secret admirer when he only had eyes for the obnoxious Sakura Haruno. He never did understand his fascination with the pink haired loud mouth.
Naruto looked up at Sasuke, his eyes were shut as he'd said those words, but Naruto didn't need to see his eyes...to hear the finality and raw determination in his voice. "...yeah. I hear ya..."
Shikamaru was leaning back listening to the two and couldn't help but wonder why all the girls liked Sasuke, when he clearly didn't care one way or the other about any of them. He even made it a point to tell them as much, but they still chased him like he was a piece of meat.
"Everyone, take your seats." Iruka said as he came in and walked to the front of his classroom, blissfully unaware of the yelling that had only moments ago simmered down. "Today you start your lives as Genin, a beginning class, level one Ninja...you will be separated into three-man squads with a Jounin leading each squad...an Elite Ninja."
"Groups of three..." Shikamaru frowned, "can you place us in a group by the rows we're in?"
"NO WAY!"
If hearing Ino and Sakura yell in unison wasn't bad enough, Iruka and every boy in the class covered their ears as all but one young lady shouted out their objection to Shikamaru's idea.
Iruka sighed, "everyone, please settle down. I won't place you in groups based on your seating...we want each team to have a balance of strengths and abilities, so that's how we set them up. I'll announce the squads now..."
Sasuke ahead as teams were called out, ideally, he'd be teamed up with Naruto and Shikamaru.
"You already know I won't be on your team," Shikamaru muttered.
"Hm?"
"Tch, it's why I asked, because I figured I'd be put on a team with Ino and Chouji, and while I don't mind Chouji, he's my befriend...Ino..."
Sasuke nodded, he understood what Shikamaru meant. Yeah, it would be more shocking if the three weren't on the same team. After all, their abilities had always been paired together.
"Squad Seven, Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno and Sasuke Uchiha...next, Squad Eight, Hinata Hyuuga, Kiba Inuzuka and Shino Aburame..."
Shikamaru listened in aggravation to Ino who was behind him, Sakura was next to her making weird noises of excitement. Leaning back in his chair as he peered up at Ino who looked curiously down at him, "what do you see in a guy like him, I don't get it?" He muttered loud enough that Sasuke could hear him and Ino heard him. Though, he knew Sasuke didn't care.
"You are so beyond clueless Shikamaru, don't you get it?"
"No I don't "get it", because I'm not a girl. Humph, that must be the problem with why he doesn't care about any of you, you are female, and loud...too much trouble..."
"Whatever, you are so full of yourself! Jealousy is a terrible look on you, Shikamaru, I'd hate to be on your squad..." she turned away from him as he let his chair fall forward with a clack.
"Now Squad Ten, Ino Yamanaka, Shikamaru Nara..."
He couldn't help it, turning back with a smirk as he heard Sasuke and Naruto chuckle a bit under their breath, "heh...did you say something about hating to be on my squad?" He shook his head before turning back to Iruka.
"...and Chouji Akimichi."
Naruto glanced back at the look of distress on Ino's face and tried not to laugh. "Well, at least you and I got put on the same team...that works out in our favor..."
Sasuke nodded, "true...it's a shame though," he glanced at Shikamaru who shrugged.
"Don't worry about it, I had already expected this outcome. Besides, Sakura isn't bad with her studies, she's actually really smart."
"Oh?!" Sakura looked shocked that Shikamaru was praising her, even blushing from the compliment.
"Alright, after lunch you will all meet your new Jounin Teacher's, until then, class dismissed."
Naruto and Sasuke started to stand and leave, both already making plans to go and visit Kagome before they had to meet with their new Sensei. Naruto stopped for a moment and turned back to Sakura, "hey, Sakura!"
"Huh? What do you want Naruto?" She looked between Sasuke and Naruto.
"Did you want to come with us? Since we are in the same group, we might as hang out and get to know one another, right?"
"Naruto..." Sasuke said, his voice came out as a warning. Naruto heard it and grinned as he waved the warning off.
"We are going to visit someone in the hospital, I'm sure she'd like to meet you!" Naruto laughed as he took Sakura by the wrist and pulled her after Sasuke who had started walking off without Naruto.
Sakura stared in surprise and the other females got attitudes just watching her walk after Sasuke, but with Naruto pulling her along, she really couldn't say anything...and neither could they. Though, they were all curious, who it was that Sasuke was going to the hospital...to visit.
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Me: Here is chapter 11, I hope you guys enjoy. I got a bit carried away and this chapter ended up a bit longer, but with the Authors Note at the beginning...well...I had to make the chapter a bit longer. Please make sure to read the AN, and Review telling me what you think about the chapter. I changed things up again, there wasn't any trading places going on...since, well, it's not necessary, but here's to chapter 11 and stay tuned till next time for chapter 12! BYE GUYS!
