"Normal Speech"

'Normal thoughts'

"Kurama speech"

jutsu

[electronic]

*sound effects*

Disclaimer: I don't own Mass Effect or Naruto.

Reviews corner

Guest: it is the full Kurama, not half

Zachosg7: you really should play the game or watch a playthrough. It is really a good game. And I chose the gender for Shepard

Killercroc: true, we will see. But I do agree with you on that fact

Avalonforged: things will change, and the missions will be altered, gonna take some thinking for it but I'll come up with stuff. Yeah, can't help with the naruto being considered female when he is in his Asari form. Honestly, I could have made him a turian instead, but when the idea came to me, it was him as an Asari. Can't do anything about it now :)

Kilare T'suna: glad I was able to make something that you have been looking forward to for so long. Hope I continue to make this fic something you can enjoy.

Zenko13: well, here you go.

ArashiNokitsune: Naruto was emotional since he had learned several major things about him in the span of half a day. Being a different species, being the wrong gender (sort of, and having the Kyuubi sealed inside him. These things being kept a secret to someone who is young, he was going to not take it well. He is just a kid after all. And yeah, originally it was just going to be a one-shot but a review got me thinking and I had to write it down so I wouldn't lose it. If I don't write these things down, the story would never progress, and a decent/good/bad read would never be had. And between the Reapers and the Otsusuki, I prefer the reapers since the Otsusuki weer kind of out of nowhere.

The Dragon Meister: love interests are "To be determined"

Greatdxd: sorry, but that is how it came to my mind. There are no male Asari in the mass effect universe and despite how I could make one, I just didn't think of it and I already set it up as is. He will have both chakra and biotics as was hinted in the previous chapter. As for his love interests, his preference will still be girls. Not just gonna switch it to males because of a gender switch. Girls will be what catches his eyes

Jeremiahkelley93: we will see and thanks

Sniperbro1998: you will see how he has it in this chapter

Nogs28: let's hope I keep it

12Ookami12: glad I surprised you. It's gonna flip between male and female but I hope you keep reading if it interests you.

IMPORTANT

I am boosting the ages of Naruto rookies to 16/17 for reasons. more details are at the bottom author's notes. but read the story before you get to it, please

Chapter 3: karma

Naruto had finished listening to the recording of her mother again before she sighed and got up from her bed to put it in the top drawer of her dresser. Figuring that she had enough happening this day, she figured she should just get ready for bed since the sun went down some time ago. She grabbed her sleepwear and was going to get ready for bed till she looked through the hole that she had yet to fix and sighed in defeat. "Great, I forgot to cover this up. Oh well, not the first time I slept in the cold." She said as she remembered the times she fell asleep outside when she was training in one of the training grounds and fell unconscious from exhaustion. But that's what she gets for training from morning to dusk without eating anything. She swore never to do that again.

Grabbing one of her spare bedsheets, she moved to the hole that led outside and pinned the sheet over the hole so she could at least have some cover from the cold. She smiled at her accomplishment before heading to her bedroom and began to get changed.

This was a very awkward task for her as she took off her shirt and blushed at the sight of her bare breasts. She stared in shock at them before shaking out of her shock. She closed her eyes and took a breath as she muttered to herself. "It's my own body, it's my own body, it's my own body." she opened her eyes again only to blush once more at the sight. She slapped her hand over her eyes as she leaned her head back as grumbled to herself. "What kind of situation is this? I did not expect this day to go like this. I just wanted to practice the damn jutsu so I could pass the damn exam but noooooo~. A seal that I had no clue about, apparently broke and I find out that not only am I not human, I'M NOT EVEN MALE!"

(Asari are known as mono-gender, neither male nor female. But Naruto doesn't know that. He will learn more later on but as of now, he believes himself fully female. Again, I apologize for the confusion this might cause. But he will still be referred to as "he" when he is in his human male form, and "she" when in Asari form. But it will still be Naruto.)

It was then that a thought came to her head and she snapped her finger. "I got it!" putting her hands into a hand sign, she was engulfed in smoke before revealing her normal human form. He smirked as he flicked his nose. "I'm a genius." Now not having to worry about his body, he quickly got changed into his sleepwear. He grinned once he was done and reached into the very draw he put the recording device and pulled out his nightcap. He placed it on his head and stretched his arms in the air. "I seriously need to sleep all this crazy stuff off." He got into bed and looked at the ceiling as he thought a bit about the truths revealed to him. He couldn't help but frown at how he wasn't told this all his life. "Damn old man should have told me." He was sure that he wasn't going to let this go for some time but right now he just wanted to sleep.

Closing his eyes, he calmed his mind to get some sleep.

*poof*

"Argh!" he jolted up after falling asleep for a second and caused his henge to dispel and felt pain on her head. She reached up to feel where it hurt to feel her head tendrils being squished by her nightcap. She pulled it off and groaned. "I'm going to hate this." She then felt pressure on her chest and looked down to see that the button-up shirt she had on was straining. "What the …?!" she shifted a bit and suddenly the top button popped off before bouncing off the lamp and smacking her in the middle of her forehead, causing it to fling back. "ARGH!" she brought her hands to the spot that was hit as she laid back on the bed. She removed her hands and looked up as she felt the spot that was hit hurt as a spot in the center of her forehead turned purple and she had a tear in her eyes. She grit her teeth as it stung. "If this is someone's idea of a joke, I hate you." She rubbed her forehead before looking down at her shirt as the top button was now open. She sighed as her head flopped down. "Why do I get the feeling this is going to be a bigger headache than I thought it was going to be." She closed her eyes and just chose to sleep.

Naruto's eyes opened, only to see an unfamiliar ceiling. Or rather…lack of one since it looked like an endless void upward. She lifted her head off the ground and looked around to see where she was, but she tilted her head in confusion as she saw that she wasn't in her apartment.

She was in a corridor that didn't have a ceiling as far as she could tell and the walls were a dark grayish-blue. High on the wall was a glowing blue pipe that went in both directions.

She pushed herself off the ground and noticed that there were a few inches of water on the ground. She sighed as she got to her feet and shook her hands to get rid of some of the water. "Great, like I didn't have enough happening to me already." looking back and forth from the two ways the corridor went she wondered aloud. "Where the hell am I?" She heard something coming from one direction and shrugged before she began walking towards it.

She crossed her arms as she thought about where in the village she could be. "Ok, I would have thought that I was in a sewer but…." Her eyes shifted down a bit to look at the water that took up the whole corridor. "...the water is too clean for it to be a sewer."

If she was more attentive and looked lower, she would have seen that she wasn't walking in the water but on it. Something she never learned to do.

She didn't know how long she had been walking down the hallway but she figured that it was about thirty minutes, but with no way to keep track of time, she wasn't sure. But she soon found the end of the, previously thought, endless hallway into a large chamber that had a set of shrine-gate-like bars lining it. One thing that she noticed was that, just like the ceiling, the side walls seemed to not be visible. In fact, the line of bars seemed to keep going, this time truly endlessly on both sides.

She looked left and right at this before looking ahead to see what looked like a gate with a seal tag attached to a lock. "Huh….." She walked closer to the gate and looked at the lock. "What the hell would need this kind of lock?" It was then that she had a feeling that there was something on the other side of the gate lurking in the darkness. Not showing any concern, she cupped her hands over her mouth and called out. "HELLO~~~~"

Suddenly, a massive furred paw slammed onto the ground just in front of the gate, digging long sharp white claws into the ground before another paw appeared and did the same. Soon, a large muzzle, lined with massive teeth appeared, crawling out of the darkness.

Naruto looked up in shock as she saw the massive fox appear from the shadow. "By the Goddess….."

"Is that a hereditary thing? Your mother said the same thing about fifteen times when she fought me alongside your father."

Naruto was shaken out of her shock at what the fox just said. "Uh…"

Kyuubi chuckled as he lay on the ground, propping his head up with one of his paws. "So we finally meet, my fellow sealed away comrade." After not receiving a response he chuckled. "What's the matter, are you that shocked to see me?"

Naruto raised an eyebrow in confusion at the way the bijuu was acting. From the stories she heard, the beast was a monster of unfathomable power and unrelenting cruelty. Yet the beast seemed to be acting….so casually. She figured that the Kyuubi would be shouting at her or threatening her for being sealed inside her but that wasn't the case. That brought another thought to her mind. 'If the Kyuubi is here…then does that mean I am inside myself….how does that work?'

Unknown to the Asari, her thoughts were heard by the bijuu. "This is your mindscape. A representation of your mind where we can communicate." He gave a bark of laughter when he saw the look of shock on her face that clearly showed she wasn't expecting him to read her mind. Once his laughter calmed down, he pointed at her feet. "Look down at your reflection in the water."

Naruto didn't know what the fox was getting at but she complied and looked down at her reflection. She saw that her reflection was her human self, blonde hair and everything, wearing his pajamas. But once she blinked, she noticed that he was now in his human form again with his reflection now that of his Asari form. "What the …."

"Your appearance here is how you perceive yourself. If I had to guess, your reflection will always be your 'other' self depending on how you look."

Naruto crossed his arms as he closed his eyes in thought. "Hmmm… so I can look like either version of me while I'm here." shrugging at how it wasn't really important, he looked up at the fox. "So….why aren't you mad at me? I thought when I finally met you, you would be all like: I'M GONNA KILL YOU FOR BEING STUCK INSIDE YOU! Or: RELEASE ME OR I WILL DESTROY EVERYTHING YOU HOLD DEAR! You know stuff like that."

The Kyuubi scoffed as he rolled his eyes. "I will admit that being sealed inside someone is something I would not want to be, but with how my accommodations are, I am fine with the way things are."

Naruto tilted his head and couldn't help but ask. "What do you mean?"

Shrugging, the Kyuubi pointed behind him. "Come over and see for yourself."

Naruto put his arms in an X in front of him. "Yeah, right! No way am I going anywhere you could bite me in half!"

The bijuu scoffed as he got up. "This is yourmind. The best I would be able to do is hurt you, not kill you. But suit yourself." he then disappeared into the darkness.

Naruto eyed the darkness for a minute as he battled with himself about if he should take a peek. His curiosity told him he should check out what the Kyuubi was hinting at while his self-preservation told him he should just get out of here. He frantically ruffled his hair as he couldn't help himself. "Argh!" he dropped his arms to the side before mumbling. "Fine." Still wanting to be cautious, he slowly shifted his feet toward the gate, ready to jump away if the beast attacked. He even jumped back a few times in a jumpy manner. After minutes of this, he finally made it to the gate while hiding behind one of the bars. He peeked past one and seeing how the coast was clear, walked inside. He got closer to the darkness and held his breath for whatever he might see. Stepping into the darkness, the breath he held was let out before gasping at what he saw.

Beyond the darkness of the cage was an endless void with floating particles of white, yellow, blue, red, and orange all around him. In the distance was what looked like the sun rising up the horizon with stars scattered throughout the void.

"Woah…" he began to walk forward for a good few yards as he looked around only to find that his foot didn't step on anything and fell forward. But he didn't hit the ground as he began to float in the air. "Woah! What the hell!?"

"This is why I don't mind being sealed in here."

Naruto looked down past between his legs to see the Kyuubi, floating in the void in a relaxed position. "What the hell!?" he waved his hands in an attempt to get some sort of stabilization. Only to cause himself to spin around.

Kyuubi laughed at the ridiculousness of the ningen. "I went from being sealed inside a jar into a person that isn't even human with a mind so vast that I doubt I will ever get this much space to myself ever."

He couldn't help but scowl at the relaxing bijuu as he sarcastically spoke. "Ooooh good for you. I'm so glad my head is perfect for you." he was suddenly grabbed by the massive paw of the bijuu and then brought directly in front of its eye.

"You have never been sealed away in a cramped container for years and thought of as only a mindless beast that can be used for power! I'm going to enjoy any luxury I can get and your head isn't as shitty as the other sealed containers I've been in, SO DON'T GIVE ME YOUR SASS!"

Naruto was then thrown back at the gate and his body found gravity once more as he hit the ground and rolled past the bars. He groaned in pain before he pushed himself off the ground. "Ow, ok, at least I know he isn't going to kill me." he got up and arched his back as a few pops were heard. He stood there for a minute before walking back to the sparkling void. "Hey! Furball!" he had to duck as one of his massive tails swung over him and the wind force sent him tumbling. Getting back up, he dusted himself off and called out as if nothing happened. "Why the hell did you attack Konoha?!"

The Kyuubi looked toward the ningen and analyzed him for a minute before he floated back to the gate. He landed his paws on the ground and towered over the boy. "Why the hell would you want to know that?"

Naruto just crossed his arms before pointing at the fox. "I got the story from my mom and I get that you were released because the masked guy with the Sharingan released you by accident but I figured that if you got out, you would have…." he shrugged at where his point was going. "...I don't know, leave?"

The Kyuubi growled loudly as he remembered what happened when he was released from the damn jar. "If I was given at least another fifteen seconds, I would have. But that damn Uchiha had the next level of those eyes. Something strong enough to put bijuu into a genjutsu. Fortunately, I was able to break free of it after a few minutes, but I was already being attacked by then, so I defended myself. It was then that your father and mother came to the fight and with his damn toads and your mother's weird powers, I was immobile just long enough for him to finish the damn jutsu. Seeing how I was going to be sealed into you, I tried to kill you in order to avoid it. But I must give respect to your parents for both of them taking the claw that would have eviscerated you. You can figure out the rest."

Naruto thought about this side of the story and couldn't help but feel anger towards the Uchiha that caused him to not have his parents in his life. 'If that asshole didn't attack, then mom and dad would be here and I would have already learned about my alien heritage.' he kept thinking of "what ifs" to the point that he began to stomp back and forth as he cursed the Uchiha to hell.

The Kyuubi watched in amusement as Naruto continued to stomp back and forth as if a child was throwing a tantrum. After a minute, he chose to change the subject a bit. "I am sorry for the death of your parents." seeing that he had Naruto's attention, he continued. "Despite how the world thinks of us bijuu, we are sentient and we dohave emotions and empathy. I honestly don't give a shit about the human race in general but I do have respect for your parents for what they had to do in order to ensure your safety. And then there is the fact that your alien side was kept hidden from you all this time. And the risk that came when I was sealed inside you."

The scowl on Naruto's face diminished a bit before asking. "What risks?"

The Kyuubi lifted a paw and pointed to the hallway where Naruto came from.

Naruto followed the direction the finger pointed and looked up at the pipe she had ignored till now.

"Those pipes are a representation of your chakra pathway. But the thing was that when you were born, you didn't have any."

Naruto turned around and looked shocked at the fox. She remembered studying up on chakra and one of the things that she learned was that everyone was born with chakra coils or pathways. It was what allowed everyone to use jutsu and chakra abilities. Everyone was born with them and it was only through training that they got stronger or better pathways in a way. Yet the fox told him that he didn't have any when he was born.

Knowing the reason for the shock, the Kyuubi elaborated. "When I was sealed inside, I was furious about being sealed inside someone. Granted that it didn't last long since I saw what kind of containment I was sealed in. After calming down a bit, I looked over your anatomy since your body is so different from the last human I was sealed in. But it was when I was observing you that I noticed that you had no chakra coils. I would have just ignored this and just let things be, but the seal used to put me inside you was siphoning some of my chakra and pouring it into you. The problem was it was converting my chakra into normal chakra but since you had no coils for it to be stored into, your body started to react badly to it."

Naruto was stunned to hear this explanation from the beast but chose not to interrupt as the fox continued

"If nothing was done, then my chakra would have destroyed your body completely and I would have gained my freedom once more. Problem was that I did not want to deal with these damn villagers or that Uchiha since he got away. That seal that your father left behind to be placed on you helped since the chakra that the reaper seal was converting was being poured into that transformation seal. I rather liked this void since it was all for me at the time so I chose to help you in order to keep this space. So I began to manipulate the chakra being changed to become coils for you to use. Took me a whole week of constant manipulation till I was able to create chakra coils to go throughout your whole body."

Naruto placed his hand on his chest as he remembered the part of the recorded message his mother left saying that he wouldn't be able to use any of his father's jutsu and that he would just be the holder of the notes and scrolls. "So the reason I can use chakra…."

"Is because Igave you the ability to use it. Not to mention that it is because of me that you have a higher healing ability. And as such you owe me."

Naruto glared up at the fox as he crossed his arms defiantly. "What the hell do you want?" He wasn't going to just bow down to the whims of the fox but he was going to hear the Kyuubi out, just to say that he did.

"Don't die."

Naruto paused at that as he wondered if he heard that right. "Uh, what?"

The Kyuubi rolled his eyes. "If you die, I lose this peaceful space and I would rather deal with you and still have a place to rest in peace than have to deal with crazy power-hungry Ningen after me. So I am willing to stay with you for as long as you live, and I would like that to be a long time."

Naruto deadpanned at the fox as he slumped forward with dangling arms. "Am I some sort of hotel room for you?"

"Yep."

Naruto face faulted at that before standing back up and stomped his foot as he shouted at the fox. "STUPID FURBALL!" not wanting to deal with this anymore, he spun around and walked back towards the hallway. As he made his way he mumbled. "Now how the hell do I get out of here?"

Kyuubi smirked as he moved his hand past the bars till it was right behind the boy. He then flicked one of his clawed fingers, sending the boy flying.

"WHAAAT THE HEEEEELLLLLL~~~~~~!"

Kyuubi couldn't help but chuckle at that. "Might give the little alien my name if he or she proves to be worthy of it."

Naruto shot up into a sitting position as she placed a hand over her heart. The flight through the hall had stopped so abruptly and she woke up back in her bed. She calmed down before she glared down at her stomach, ignoring the breasts in the way. "Stupid fox. I'm going to get back at you." she laid back down and just shut her eyes. "Now can I just get some sleep and put this day behind me?" she asked rhetorically as she closed her eyes and thankfully was able to fall asleep, with no interruptions this time.

~Next morning~

Hiruzen felt his age catching up to him as he made his way up the stairs towards his office. He thought back to his meeting with Naruto and how hurt he was about the secrets kept from the boy. He did it with the best intentions but he was sure there was someone that once said "the worst things imaginable were made with the best intentions". He wasn't sure who had said it but had to agree with the statement. He knew that he had to make it up to Naruto but right now, he was sure that the young Asari needed some space. Though, he was still going to look into the ones that had given him the misinformation about Naruto's development. Not to mention the team he had sent to do some repairs on the apartment building Naruto lived in.

But that would have to wait a bit since he had some paperwork that he had to look over. His secretary had told him that there were some files that were left behind from yesterday and he would have to look them over. Even if he had learned the secret to handling the dreaded stack of thin pieces of evil, he still felt that he should look over them himself. Not to mention that if he didn't occupy his mind with something, he would likely get bored. And even if retirement sounded good, he needed a successor and right now there was no one that could fill the role.

He nodded to the two anbu that were standing at the door. "Anything to report on last night's security patrol?"

One of the Anbu guards shook her head. "No, sir. Last night's patrol had no incidents. The full report is on your desk. It was placed there an hour ago as usual."

Hiruzen nodded as he figured he could start the day reading over it. He opened the door and walked in as the two Anbu guards stayed at their post in the hallway. He sighed as he saw the stack already on his desk. "Well, might as well get started." he walked toward his desk but paused as he caught something moving. He looked up as something fell from the ceiling. He looked up and followed the object falling right in front of him. It was when he caught sight of what it was that he couldn't help but say. "Oh, shi…"

Naruto was making his way to the academy as he was finished with his morning routine. 'Still gotta fix the hole in my wall. I mean is there even a point in locking the door if there is a massive hole that leads right into my dining room?' he didn't have anything of value for anyone to steal and the most likely time someone would break in to mess with his stuff is during his birthday and he was never home during that time. His birthday was spent with Ayame and Teuchi at their place as they knew the reason for him staying with them.

He looked up at the sky and wondered if it was going to be just as warm as it was yesterday. 'Glad I didn't wear a jacket today.'

He was wearing a black sleeveless form-fitting turtleneck shirt, dark gray Anbu-style pants, an orange sash belt, and gray open-toed knee-high boots. He had an orange jacket that he would normally wear but his last one is dirty and he hadn't done his laundry yet.

He had Tenten to thank for the outfit.

Tenten and Naruto met when they were in the orphanage together. Tenten didn't care about what the adults had told her and the other children about Naruto, she wanted to learn about the boy on her own terms, so she got to know him. The two had become friends while in the facility and Naruto could truthfully say that hanging out with her was the best part of every day when they were there. They told each other about their dreams, goals, stuff they liked, the works. When Tenten started the academy, Naruto would watch her train and learn some things from her before he himself started. Even when the two had left the orphanage, they stayed friends, even if they lived in different areas of the village.

No one had adopted either of them so they were still living on their own but Tenten had the opportunity to have more. She had been slightly stingy with her stipend and saved up a good amount of it till she had enough for what she told Naruto she would do. And when she became a genin, she did it. She bought a small abandoned building and converted it into a weapons shop. As a genin, she was legally able to be a shop owner and she had set up deals with the blacksmith so she would have the products for the shop. This didn't stop her training and she was willing to put in the time to make it work.

And this was what gave her the chance to change something in Naruto's life

Some time ago, he had usually worn an orange jumpsuit that was about the only thing that he had been able to afford. But his childhood friend could no longer allow him to continue wearing it. Tenten brought him to her shop and went through her wardrobe section and they found a new outfit that looked so much better than his jumpsuit.

It was now where he went to get all his ninja supplies.

Naruto, though, wasn't thinking about his wardrobe right now.

*POOM*

Directly behind Naruto was the Hokage office and without looking, he smirked evilly as he knew what the sound was.

The two Anbu guards that were standing at the side of the doorway ran into the office, ready to defend their Hokage. "Lord Hokage!"

Orange. That was all that was visible to the both of them as they pulled out their swords in case of an enemy. They looked around but could see nothing but the color. They couldn't even tell where the shelves, desk, and couches were. They were startled as they saw movement in front of them.

Out of the orange, a brown wrinkly head top appeared out of nowhere. It was then that some orange was wiped away from just below it to reveal the face of Hiruzen.

The old man blinked as he looked at the effect of the paint bomb that fell from the ceiling. He blinked a couple of times before he saw something else fall from the ceiling. He looked up and saw a small patch of untouched ceiling appear as a small slip of paper fell from it and hung by a string in front of him. It was a note, with one side covered in paint and the other with a word written on them

"Payback"

He already knew who it was that did this as there were several clues to who. The color of the paint, the handwriting of the note, and…. The small colored chibi face of Naruto giving the peace sign he was able to see on the paint bomb just before it exploded. He blinked a few more times till crocodile tears fell from his eyes. "Why, Naruto? Why?"

It was then that several pieces of paper fell off the wall, and it didn't take a genius to know that it was the paperwork that he was supposed to do.

Hiruzen fell to his knees, causing a splash of orange paint, before he began pounding the ground with his fist. "WHY!?"

Naruto chuckled as he heard the people around him mumble in shock at the orange leaking out the window of the Hokage office and how the room was no longer visible from outside. "We're far from even, old man. I have years of secrets to pay you back for." He smirked evilly as he continued on his way while thinking of what else he could do to the Hokage.

~academy~

Naruto was leaning his head on his palm as he silently drummed his fingers on his elbow. He wasn't paying attention since the lesson was another repeat of some event at some point in history as some person did something. He wasn't sure which one it was, he just heard the first few sentences that Iruka gave and he knew it was just a repeat. Again, he wasn't the smartest in the class but he wasn't an idiot and knew a good amount of the material.

His mind was on the alien abilities that he could have. He thought back to when the Hokage told him the truth and how he had sent his furniture flying using some sort of power that was different from his chakra. 'Gonna have to practice and see what I can do.' It was as he thought about the event that he remembered some small detail. '...was my blood…..purple?' he couldn't help but keep his mind on that detail for a bit.

"NARUTO! PAY ATTENTION!"

Naruto instinctively ducked under the flying piece of chalk that struck the civilian-born student in the seat behind him. Ignoring the cry of pain from the guy, Naruto looked ahead with a pouting scowl. "Hey, easy with that Iruka-sensei!"

Iruka crossed his arms as he tapped his foot. "That was easy, Naruto. You don't want me to be serious when I throw that. So I would recommend you pay attention to the lesson, and not daydream."

Naruto crossed his arms as he rolled his eyes. "You've gone over the lesson so many times that I could do your job for you while you take a break."

Iruka raised an amused eyebrow as he gestured at Naruto. "If you say you can do my job, why not come here and do it, if you're so confident?"

Naruto laid his head on the desk as he responded. "Nah, I wouldn't get the pay for it so why should I do something so boring."

This got a few chuckles from the other students.

Iruka sighed as he shook his head. "We'll see how much you know about the material in the next exam we are going to have." he turned back to the board as he continued the lesson

Naruto groaned as he tuned out the lesson but made it look like he was paying attention more. But inside he was mentally relieved as he remembered he was just in a henge. 'Why the hell did I even come in today? With how Iruka likes to hit me in the forehead with that evil chalk of doom, my henge could be broken fast. I really need to be careful since I don't have the seal that dad made to hide my blue-skinned nature.' He continued to think about what else he had to avoid till Iruka finished his lesson and looked at the class.

"Alright, everyone, it's time to head out to the training field so we can do our weekly sparring session."

Everyone in the class gave their sign of excitement, from cheering, pumping their fist, smirking, and smiling.

Naruto though had a look of dread. 'Fucking hell! WHY!?' he slammed his head on the desk, which got the attention of all the other students.

Iruka raised an eyebrow in confusion as Naruto would be one of those that look forward to these sparring practices.

~field~

Naruto was grumbling to himself as he sat on his swing watching a pair of civilian students spar.

The reason he considered this his swing, was because he and Tenten used it to see who could go the highest. He won that competition and then placed a foot on the seat and dramatically declared: I claim this swing as my throne as I am the king of swing!

He did this while ignoring the bruises and cuts he got when he had been sent flying at the height of his winning swing, which Tenten later dragged him to the nurse's office to get treated.

He shook his head to get out of his nostalgic thoughts as he looked back to the spar. 'I don't have to worry about most of the class but…..' he looked over all those that had yet to be put into a match and grimaced as he looked over the most troubling ones.

Ino Yamanaka, heiress of the Yamanaka clan. She isn't that proficient in the taijutsu but she is better than any of the civilians. Her clan is known for using their mind jutsu, specifically, the Mind transfer Jutsu. This jutsu allowed their clan members to take control of their opponents and make them do whatever they want. This doesn't sound like the most useful jutsu but if they could take over your body and cut you up to the point that you couldn't really do anything, it is a very dangerous jutsu.

Ino wore a slightly exposing outfit that showed her midriff and wore mesh armor on her thighs, elbows, and knees. She also sported a red hair clip on her left temple.

Shikamaru Nara, heir of the Nara clan. He is known as one of the laziest in the class but if he has the energy to do anything, he can think of how the entire fight would go and be able to beat you before you even start the fight. Not to mention that his clan has usage of the shadow manipulation jutsu. The Shadow possession jutsu is one of the most common ones that they used. It manipulates their shadow and if it attaches to their opponent's shadow, then the opponent is forced to mimic the Nara's movements. And if they are unable to get from the jutsu they have no choice then to be captured.

His attire was a simple short-sleeved gray shirt with standard shinobi pants. It always seemed he just went with a simple outfit so he didn't have to think about a "look".

Choji Akimichi, heir of the Akimichi clan, is one of the most likely he could get out of a fight since he is a passive person. Not to say that he is weak in any sense of the word, he just doesn't like hurting his friends. But if he is given the right motivation, he can use his clan jutsu, the Expansion jutsu to enlarge parts of his body which can then be used to attack. Needless to say, being hit with a fist the size of a wagon, or bigger, would not tickle.

Chōji wore a red suit with plated armor on his torso, arms, and upper legs. One of the things that Naruto thought was slightly funny and appropriate was that he had the kanji for "food" on his chest.

Shino Aburame, heir of the aburame clan. The quiet one of the class but also known as the second strategist of the whole class. His clan is known for having a hive of insects with them at all times which they use in their fights, info gathering, and other such feats.

Shino wore a high collared hooded jacket with the hood up, covering most of his head. Over his eyes was a pair of sunglasses that concealed his eyes and with the combo of the collar and hood, his face was mostly concealed, along with standard black pants.

Naruto was sure he could handle Shino since the most common ability of the insects was that they eat away their opponent's chakra and he knew that he didn't have to worry about running out since he had an abundant amount of it. But he wasn't sure if the henge he had on would break or not if the insects ate his chakra. His gaze shifted to the others that are a little more concerning

Kiba Inuzuka, heir of the Inuzuka clan, along with his large ninken partner Akamaru. His clan was known for their taijutsu-related jutsu. They were also known for their ability to track down their prey as they have enhanced senses, such as smell and hearing.

Naruto was concerned about him since, in terms of taijutsu, Kiba outclassed him. Sure they could be even in a fight but just one solid hit could expose him. And Akamaru is just another point towards the guy.

The next one was Hinata Hyuga, Heiress of the Hyuga clan. The Hyuga clan is known for their taijutsu style: Gentle Fist. A deadly fighting style that takes advantage of their kekkei genkai: the Byakugan, a dojutsu that gives them the ability to see the tenketsu points of anyone, and strike them to stop the flow of chakra.

Hinata was wearing a loose-fitting, lavender and cream hooded jacket with lavender cuffs over mesh armor along with navy blue pants, and black low-heeled sandals.

It didn't have to be said that if he had to spar with her, he would lose really fast. Heck, his secret would be out within fifteen seconds of the start of the match. Gentle in nature she might be but she would take you down if she needed to, before she helped you to your feet and looked over your injuries, and helped you feel better. The best way to describe the Hyuga princess would be: gentle but fierce

Naruto prayed to the goddess that he wouldn't have to fight her. After he did this he had an afterthought. 'I wonder if the Kyuubi is right about that phrase being hereditary?'

Then there was Yakumo Kurama, heir of the Kurama clan. She is one of the last remaining members of the main branch of the clan and the only one that had gotten their kekkei genkai. This Kekkei Genkai isn't as famous as the others since it is very rare in their clan but it is just as dangerous, depending on the person. It allows the user to create genjutsu so powerful that it is rumored that it actually alters reality.

She was wearing a normal pink kimono with red lining and her hair had one side as straight while the other side had it braided.

Naruto was on the fence about her since he was terrible at genjutsu so he would not be able to get out of it if he was put into one. He remembered when a woman named Kurenai had brought her in one day and said that she had put in her recommendation for her to be trained to be a shinobi. He knew that she was somewhat frail at the start but she had worked hard to catch up with everyone. She had also made a lot of friends with her talents in art. He had to admit that her artwork was amazing and scary since she can use her artwork in her genjutsu. So her opponent better hope that she draws something gentle when casting her genjutsu or it is going to hurt, in so many different ways

The next one of note was actually a civilian-born student, Sakura Haruno. In terms of taijutsu, she is the strongest among the civilians but weaker than all of the clan heirs and heiresses. But when she is angry, she knows how to make a hit hurt and won't stop till she hurts the one that made her mad.

Sakura's outfit consisted of a red top with, low-heel knee-high boots, black shorts underneath a short grayish-pink apron skirt, and elbow protectors of the same color.

Naruto was sure he would be able to beat Sakura fast as long as he took her out fast and didn't make her mad.

The last one was the infamous Sasuke Uchiha. The last loyal member of the Uchiha clan. His clan was known for their famous Sharingan, a dojutsu that allows them to analyze, predict, and mimic the moves and jutsu of their opponent. They had a taijutsu style that used their ability to predict the opponent's moves.

Sasuke was wearing an onyx high collared short-sleeve shirt, gray Anbu-style pants, and arm warmers

He was another one of the opponents he was sure he would not be able to win against. Sasuke was the top student in the class with his high test scores and proficient use of his clan's taijutsu style.

Naruto prayed that he would get a civilian opponent and be done with it. Especially since JUTSUS WERE ALLOWED!

Naruto felt relief when he heard one of the clan heirs being called up.

Mizuki was looking over his clipboard and went about the names that have yet to spar. He wanted to set a specific fight but chose to wait till later so he called out another set of names. "Kaizo Umi and Hinata Hyuga."

Hinata nodded as she began to walk forward to meet her opponent in the center. She turned back to her friends before saying. "Wish me luck."

Kiba chuckled as he waved nonchalantly. "No need, you got his already, Hinata." he watched as she went ahead till he heard

*whine*

Kiba looked behind him at Akamaru who yipped at him. "What is it?" he heard his ninken partner make a few silent barks and yips and nodded. "Yeah, I got the same scent."

Shino, who was standing next to Kiba tilted his head. "What is it?"

Kiba looked to Shino as he answered. "Me and Akamaru got a new scent when we got into class today. It was only while we sat in class that we both realized it was coming from Naruto. It's weird, he doesn't smell like he usually does. He smells like a completely different person."

Shino looked over to the swing, where the said boy was sitting, and nodded. "My kikaichu have also told me that it feels somewhat different. They said that it was as if he had a different feel to him."

Kiba looked toward Naruto and hummed. "You think something is up with him? He has been acting jumpy today."

Shino shook his head. "We shouldn't insert ourselves into the business of others lest we cause a misunderstanding. He may just have something on his mind or something happened to him that he does not wish to share."

Kiba crossed his arms as he grumbled. "I guess, but I really want to know what caused his smell to be so different."

Shino paused at that as he thought about the implications it might entail. "What do you suppose might be the answer?"

Kiba shook his head. "Normally I would think that it means that it was someone else, but that reaction earlier was so much like Naruto that it couldn't be anyone else but him."

"Don't forget that we are training to be shinobi. It wouldn't be out of the ordinary for us to learn infiltration tactics and behaviors of others to imitate them when needed."

Kiba nodded at that. "Well, yeah, but why would someone want to infiltrate our class? It's not like we are hiding things or scheming something."

Shino shook his head before looking toward Naruto once more. "We should at least keep our eye out for anything he might do. It might be nothing, or it might be something."

"Good point."

*Bark*

Meanwhile, Hinata was pushing back her opponent while doing her best to not harm him too badly. Kaizo though was being stubborn and not staying down. She had knocked him down several times but he kept getting up before the match could be called. She took a few steps back so she could get some room before she mentally apologized as she chose to disable his limbs so he would not be able to continue. She put her hands into a seal before she activated her doujutsu. "byakugan!"

Kaizo felt nervous as he was already on his last leg and now she had activated her Kekkei Genkai.

Hinata focused on Kaizo and saw the tenketsu points that she would hit to disable his legs. As she got into her stance once more, she gasped as she caught a glimpse of something bizarre. Sitting in the exact spot she had last seen Naruto sitting was a female, with an oddly shaped head and for some reason, had a few more points than the average person. Not to mention that there was an energy she had never seen before flowing through her body. She had no idea what to make of this as he lost focus on Kaizo.

Kaizo saw her gasp and figured that this was his only chance to actually get a hit on the Hyuga princess. He charged at her and pulled back his fist to hit her in the face, hoping to knock her out. He didn't have the chance to thrust his fist as he felt a palm strike in the stomach

Hinata may have lost focus for a second but she was not so out of it that she would not have noticed Kaizo. It wasn't how she wanted to win but she now had other things on her mind. She stood there as she heard that Kaizo was out and would be taken to the nurse's office. She stood still for a moment as she used her 360-degree vision to look at this person she did not know. Her eyes narrowed, despite this unknown being behind her but this kept it a secret that she had seen through the henge. After a few seconds, she deactivated her dojutsu and walked back to Kiba and Shino.

Shino had noticed the change in demeanor in the girl and asked. "Is something wrong?"

Before Hinata could say anything, Kiba was called up next. Hinata chose that she should just tell Shino for now as the Aburame was a level-headed individual. She moved to stand next to him as she whispered. "That person sitting on the swing is not Naruto. My byakugan saw through the henge and saw someone unknown."

Shino nodded as this just confirmed that all the signs led to their class being infiltrated by someone. "Are there any signs of this individual's affiliation?"

Hinata shook her head as she had already looked for such a sign. "No, but I think we should be alert."

Shino nodded. "We best not make a scene since this person had taken Naruto's place. Despite how he is not a clan heir, he is well known and there is a great risk if this person should be alerted to us knowing. This means we shouldn't tell Kiba just yet. He would make a scene.``He looked to Akamaru who was left behind since it would be overkill if Kiba and Akamaru went against a civilian. "Is that alright with you, Akamaru?"

Akamaru wagged his tail as he barked in confirmation.

The Hyuga and Aburame heirs nodded as they turned to watch Kiba while occasionally taking glances toward the swing.

They were not the only ones that noticed something off about Naruto.

Sakura looked at Ino oddly as the platinum blonde had her arms crossed, tapping her foot, and had a look of contemplation. "Alright, what are you thinking, Ino?"

Ino pursed her lips as she tried to think of the best way to answer the pinkette. "Well….. I just can't stop thinking about something I noticed about Naruto."

"Naruto? What do you mean? What's up with him? He seems to be the same blonde goofball we always know."

Ino shook her head. "No, not in his behavior. He still acts like he normally does, well when he has something on his mind. He usually has this little twitch on his lower lip when he is hiding something but that isn't something new. No, I'm talking about his…..general body movements."

Sakura tilted her head in confusion. "What do you mean 'general body movements'?"

Ino uncrossed her arms as she put one on her hip and used the other to do gestures with her explanation. "Well, it might just be me but his movements seem to be a bit more~...smoother, I guess you can call it. Yesterday, his movements were rough and more like throwing the weight of the limb, but today, they are more smooth and controlled. It's a little weird to see him move like that really."

Sakura gave Ino a cheeky look. "My, watching Naruto's every move. Does that mean you gave up on Sasuke and are going after the blonde knucklehead?"

Ino gave a scoffing laugh as she shoved Sakura. "In your dreams, Sakura. My clan has to observe people's movements so that if we take over their bodies, we are able to move like them so we don't give away anything. Dad made sure I learned this skill before he taught me any of the clan jutsu. Anyway, the biggest thing that's odd is his hips."

"His….hips?"

Ino nodded. "It was the thing that made me start observing him today and noticing the differences. When he walks, he has this sway to his hips that I have only seen on girls before. It's almost like a light sashay was put into his walking."

Sakura looked over her shoulder towards said boy before looking back to Ino. "Are you sure? Naruto is the last person to do something like that and 'sashaying' is something I heard only girls do."

Ino shrugged. "I thought the same thing, but he is doing it. But I don't even think he realizes he is doing it."

Sakura thought about it for a second before asking. "Maybe we should ask him?"

Ino shook her head. "Maybe later but right now we should leave it. Also, it seems like a very odd thing to ask. 'Hey, Naruto, why are you swinging your hips as you walk as if you were a girl trying to impress?'. Sounds dumb when I put it like that."

Sakura shrugged. "It's Naruto, I don't think he would mind. But alright we can wait till later."

Ino nodded as they waited for their names to be called.

Naruto was thankful that Hinata and Kiba were already put in a match, which meant that he had a better chance of keeping this thing a secret. 'Thank the Goddess I don't have to worry about them.'

"It's official, it ishereditary. Or maybe it has to do with the alien race you are a part of."

Naruto jumped slightly as he heard the voice in his head. 'Kyuubi?'

"Who else do you know would have a voice like mine? Since you were able to meet with me in your mindscape, it allowed a mental link between us so we can speak in private without you having to come back in here."

'That works. And I'm guessing it might have to do with my race more than anything. I mean, if it was hereditary, then it's a weird one for it to only exist in my family.'

"You're not as dumb as you look."

'Hey, do you hear me insulting you for being the biggest plush toy to ever exist?!'

"Call me that again and I will rip you in half before throwing you into the sea."

Naruto scoffed as he didn't hear the fox say anything else. He considered that a win.

He continued to watch the fights and felt his relief grow as he saw heir after heir go up and battle someone else. He actually thought it was amusing to see Sakura and Ino fight since it basically became a bit of a catfight for Sasuke's affection, with Ino coming out on top.

In a random set of stupid curiosity, he wondered something about the fangirls that loved Sasuke. Taking in a deep breath, he looked toward the Uchiha and tried to think a specific thought. But the second it hit his mind, he had to cover his mouth as he felt extremely sick. 'Oh, by the goddess, never again. Ugh! I hate myself for ever thinking something like that! At least I know now it isn't some sort of weird female thing and just a weird fangirl thing.'

"Was it worth it?"

'No! No way in hell was it worth it to see if I was attracted to the bastard just because I'm female.' he had to cover his mouth with both hands as he felt like losing his breakfast and last night's dinner now. He had to swallow back the bile and shiver in disgust. 'I need a shower after this. I feel dirty.'

"I would have killed you if you did find an Uchiha attractive."

'Well, I've never seen a female Uchiha before, so I wouldn't know. I spent years as a guy, so I don't think I'm going to change my preference just because of me being a female alien.'

"You gonna start chasing the females then?"

'Why would I do that? I just said that my preferences haven't changed. Doesn't mean I'm gonna start asking a girl out on a date every five minutes.

"Just one?"

'...what do you mean "just one"?'

"Don't you humans get packs to populate and make your pack bigger?"

'Where the hell did you get that idea?! I've never heard of someone getting a harem in this village…..at least as far as I know.'

"You have a name for it? Anyway, doesn't your species do that?"

'NO! Humans don't do that! Only animals do something like that.'

"Well, to me all of the humans are just ants so they could do that. But you yourself aren't human. Your species coulddo that."

He paused at that as he wasn't sure if his species did do stuff like that and he could not help but blush at the idea, but he shook his head at this thought since he didn't need to think of such things. 'This is a stupid conversation.' he sighed as he thought about actually getting with someone. 'If I find someone, or start to like someone, it will happen when it happens.'

"Profound."

'Why does everyone think I'm an idiot?'

"Because you are."

'I get the feeling I'm going to hate you sometimes, fox.'

"And why should I concern myself about that?"

'I can find a way to make the seal boring.'

"I will end you."

He smiled at that before he continued to watch the matches. He felt himself start to relax when heir after heir was called up and finished their matches. Choji vs Shikamaru, with it being a draw. Shino, Hinata, Kiba, Ino, and Sakura already going. Yakumo was in a match right now and she was using a stone prison genjutsu on the guy, which means that he is going to lose really soon. This just left mostly civilians and he was fine with that

He looked around at the other classmates and made mental notes of how to handle them. But after a few minutes, he finally heard his name being called.

"Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha, you're up."

Naruto fell off his swing and laid on the ground while mentally cursing the damn silver-haired chunin. 'Damn you straight to HELL, MIZUKI!'

Everyone turned to Naruto as they heard him hit the ground and wondered what was up with him.

Two of them however looked at him with veiled suspicion.

Naruto groaned as he got up and raised his hand and called out. "I forfeit the match!"

Iruka was the one to say something this time. "Naruto, you can't forfeit. Shikamaru wasn't allowed so what makes you think that you would get the privilege?"

Naruto dropped his hand as he looked everywhere but at Iruka. "Because I'll stop doing pranks?"

~Meanwhile~

Hiruzen was sitting at his desk as it was the only thing that was no longer painted orange since they had spent a good amount of the morning cleaning up as much of the paint as they could. He was looking over some documents that he would have already finished by now if it wasn't for that morning's fiasco. He heard a knock on the door and called out. "Enter."

The door opened up to show a woman carrying a stack of papers so tall that she could not see anything in front of her. "Sir, can you grab these papers for me, please? My legs are about to give out if I take another step."

Hiruzen mentally groaned as he was sure that Kami was punishing him in conjunction with Naruto to make his day even harder. "Very well, give me a moment."

The woman stood there and waited for him to come and take the papers from her. She raised an eyebrow in confusion when she heard squeaking coming closer to her. She was about to ask what it was till she got her answer as the papers were taken from her by the Hokage. The Hokage that was still in his seat, right in front of her. She looked down at him as he sat there with half of the stack on his lap. "Um, sir? Why are you still in your seat?"

With as straight a face as he could, he answered. "I have unfortunately become attached to the seat and I find myself unable to part with it."

The woman was confused about what he said and her confusion grew when she heard one of the hidden Anbu cough. Though the cough sounded more like a strangled laugh to her. She then watched as he used his feet to drag himself back behind his desk, all the while sitting in the chair. She cracked a smile at the sight of the leader of their village, doing such a childish act.

Hiruzen made it to his desk and placed the stack of papers on his desk. "Please put the rest here, thank you."

The woman did as asked before she turned to leave the room. But as she opened the door, she looked back and thought about what he had just done and giggled.

Hiruzen groaned as he tried once again to pull himself out of the seat, only to once again realize that he was unable to. 'Damn it, Naruto, why couldn't you have done simple pranks?' he sighed as he figured he should just get started on the stack. He picked one of the papers up from one of the stacks and began to read. "A proposition that the date of August 23 will be declared National ramen day, where Ramen shall be the only thing served in all food establishments… NARUTO!" He looked it over again and saw that there was another part of the paperwork that stated that the academy will only be held two days in the week and that they are optional. He crumpled the paper up before he threw it in the trash. He grabbed another one and saw that it was a simple civilian matter that he could sign off on. He went on with his work only to find another bill, this time about "national prank day".

Hiruzen groaned again as he threw it away as well. He soon learned that he would randomly get some bill that obviously was planted by the young alien about something ridiculous. He would have liked to burn the stack to get rid of them but there were official documents in there that he could not destroy. Not only that but he had to read the documents thoroughly since Naruto had gained the uncanny ability to make the documents look official and motley hide hidden parts that clearly marked them as his. Like one that had a bill that said that the trades of food products will be marked with lower prices if they are of the noodle variety if they are traded along with pork and ingredients for Miso.

Cleverly worded so it didn't say "Ramen" outright.

This added a couple more hours to his workload.

Iruka deadpanned at the boy before shaking his head. "Naruto, we all know that is a hollow promise. You would never give up something like that. Now, I know that you don't have a good win ratio against Sasuke but you are still obligated to try and improve from these spars."

Naruto began to sweat as he tried to think of an excuse. "I'll come to class more often!"

"Still a hollow promise. What's with you, you usually jump at the chance to fight."

Naruto groaned as he racked his brain for anything else. He couldn't promise he would do better in class since he already puts in the effort, despite what Hiruzen brought to light. He looked up at the man to see an expectant look on his face. 'Damn it!' figuring that he had no choice, he made his way to his spot.

Sasuke was already waiting for Naruto to come to fight and he raised an eyebrow at how despondent he was about this. "You're hiding something aren't you?"

Naruto jumped at the question and tried to brush it off as nonchalantly as possible. "What? I'm not hiding anything! Why would you ask me that, when I'm acting as normal as possible and I'm just the same old Naruto!"

Which fooled absolutely no one.

Sasuke raised an eyebrow at that but shrugged since if Naruto was hiding something, then it means that he has a prank set up and he is trying to hide it. Something that he and his classmates knew about Naruto was that the blonde has times when he could lie to anyone and no one would know, and then there are times when he is so obvious that he might as well wear a sign that says "I'm hiding something and you will find out". Sasuke rolled his eyes as if it didn't matter. 'Whatever he is hiding won't be anything but annoying.' he wouldn't admit it but there were a few of his pranks that he did find amusing, but he had more important matters on his mind.

Iruka eyed Naruto up and down to see if there was any tell about the prank that he was sure Naruto was planning but there was nothing different about him. Although there were some alterations in his general movements, he figured that it was just Naruto hiding something. Something that was obvious from the start. Choosing to just let this go, he looked at the two. "Are you ready?"

Sasuke nodded as he got into his taijutsu stance.

Naruto sighed in defeat before he got into his own stance.

Iruka figured that it was the best answer he was going to get. He raised his hand before swinging it down. "Hajime!"

Sasuke immediately activated his Sharingan as he planned on ending this as fast as he could. It may be incomplete but it would still allow him to see through any ninjutsu Naruto would use.

Naruto may not have shown any before but he does have a habit of surprising others.

But Sasuke paused as he noticed something about the blonde. It took him a second to realize what it was and it confused him even more. 'He's in a henge? Why would he be…wait. His dodgy attitude, his desire to avoid a fight…. He is hiding something far more than a prank.' He gained a determined look as he charged at Naruto

Said blonde stepped back to avoid the kick aimed at his side and he began to avoid the strikes Sasuke was giving. 'Crap! Crap! Crap! Why the hell is he so determined to hit me!'

"Maybe because he saw through your henge. Those eyes do have the ability to see things normal people wouldn't notice."

'Shit! And please don't distract me! It's hard enough to avoid getting hit by the guy!' he ducked under a right hook before he spun in reverse so his heel would knock Sasuke's feet from under him.

Said Uchiha backflipped to avoid the swiping kick before he countered with a flying kick.

Naruto bent back to have Sasuke fly over him. Seeing an opportunity, he reached out, and grabbed the back of Sasuke's shirt, before spinning the raven-haired boy into a throw.

Sasuke flipped in the air and landed on his feet before he went through hand signs.

Iruka saw the hand signs and knew it was for a fire jutsu. "Sasuke, wait!"

Sasuke, though, already finished and jumped in the air. "Fire style: fireball jutsu!" he sent out a fireball from his mouth toward the blonde

Naruto went wide-eyed as he was not expecting this. On instinct, he jumped back to avoid the attack. As the fireball hit, he had a thought run through his head. 'Wait… it wouldn't have hit me even if I didn't move. And it was so small that it didn't even leave any fire behind.'

"Behind you!"

Naruto looked over his shoulder to see Sasuke coming at him with a cocky smirk on his face. 'Shit!' He spun around to try and stop himself and avoid the attack but his momentum wouldn't allow him to do so. He grunted from the strong kick to the stomach and was sent flying. He groaned as he rolled on the ground till he came to a stop in the middle of the field.

*poof*

That sound caused him to open his eyes and look down, and see what he was trying to avoid showing. Her blue skin. 'Fuck!'

Everyone paused as they looked dumbfounded at the sight before them.

In place of Naruto was a blue-skinned, well-developed,...female.

Hinata and Shino nodded as this was the final confirmation they needed

Though Shino was a little surprised about the appearance. "Despite how we knew it was someone else. This is still….unexpected."

Kiba looked at Shino and asked in shock. "Wait, you knew it was someone else?"

Hinata stepped forward as she spoke. "So did I. you should have seen it too, since you steed that Naruto didn't smell like himself."

Kiba nodded as he crossed his arms. "Well, yeah, but I just figured that Naruto had something smelly on him. It's not the first time he carried something that covered his scent." he then looked back at the unknown female. "But damn, she's a babe."

Sasuke was looking down on the girl with a look of suspicion. "Who are you!"

Naruto looked up from her hands to see the look the Uchiha was giving her. 'Great, just what I needed the day after I found out what I am. Everyone else finding out.' She then noticed everyone coming in closer as they all had the same look of confusion and suspicion.

Hinata activated her dojutsu as she harshly asked. "Who are you and what did you do with Naruto?"

Naruto flinched since he had not seen the gentle Hinata act in such a way before. 'She's scary when angry.' She got to her feet and rubbed the back of her neck. "um …. Well…."

Kiba stepped forward with a purpose in his step, and a gleam in his eye. "Hey, why don't you tell us where Naruto is and if you ask nicely, you and I can…OOOooooh!"

Kiba didn't get to finish his statement since Naruto dropped into a crouch and uppercut in between his legs. She stood up and watched as the boy dropped to the ground, holding his balls in agony. "It's still me you, flea-bitten mutt. I'm Naruto, and it feels really gross hearing you hit on me."

Kiba groaned on the ground as he heard this. "N….Naruto?"

Said Asari nodded. "Yes, I am Naruto, I know I don't look like myself, I know you guys are suspicious, and I KNOW I LOOK WEIRD!"

Shikamaru put his hands in his clan's shadow possession jutsu hand sign as he stated. "Prove it." he was ready to capture this person the second she made a move.

Naruto threw her head back in a groan as she thought about what she could say that would prove she is Naruto. She can't say that she loves ramen since that is something that everyone knows. She stood back straight and looked at everyone, trying to think of what to say till her eyes landed on Shino and got an idea. She pointed to Shino as she began to speak. "Shino, about four years ago you asked me to pull a prank at the store on the corner of the market district, the one between that Ice cream parlor and Miss Kyuyu's barbershop. The reason you asked me to do it was because the owner sprayed a bunch of your insects that one time in the park when you were exploring for new ones to add to your hive.

Shino looked away from the group as he remembered when he asked NAruto to do so. He did slightly regret it but he was younger and a few of his favorites were in the group that was sprayed.

She then pointed to Hinata. "Hinata has a bit of an obsession with Cinnamon buns and even if her father told her that she needs to hold back on it, she has a secret stash in her room that she shares with no one but her sister."

Hinata blushed as she had kept that a secret from everyone so her father wouldn't find out. Naruto knew about it because she had accidentally told him when he got her a couple of cinnamon buns one day and she was in bliss when she was eating them.

The Asari then pointed at Iruka. "Iruka doesn't have many weapons in his weapons pouch when he is in a lecture, he actually puts a lot of chalk in it so when he throws one at someone, he can pull out another one and keep going."

Iruka placed a hand on his weapon's pouch. The only person that knew about that was Mizuki, cause he had told him and Naruto who peeked inside when he accidentally left it behind one day.

Next was Yakumo. "Yakumo has a drawing of all of her friends, both individual drawings of them and a group image she came up with. I helped her out a bit on it but she cherishes all of the drawings

Yakumo blushed as she thought about the specific drawings. She did cherish them as it helps her keep down her ido and they were her treasure. She had Naruto help out with his amazing ability to do the henge and stay in it for a long time.

Her finger then turned to Ino. "and Ino has a big secret. Despite how she acts around people, she actually doesn't really like..mmmm!"

Naruto didn't get to finish what she was saying since the platinum blonde that was just being talked about came up and covered the blue-skinned girl's mouth with her hands.

Ino was glaring at Naruto with righteous fury. "You said you would never tell anyone! I told you because you said you could keep a secret!"

Ino had told Naruto this secret because he was the last one to confide in. Sakura would have used this against her and probably make fun of her. She was sure that Shikamaru and Choji would not understand or give her any advice. Hinata she wasn't sure if she would help. Shino….no. Sasuke was out. Kiba? Yeah right. Yakumo came in after she already confided in Naruto

Despite her mouth being covered, it was clear to everyone that she had a smug cocky smile on her face.

Ino's eyes widened as she pulled her hands back and saw the girl give a foxy smile, one that they all recognized. "Naruto?"

Naruto crossed her arms under her bust and nodded. "I told you I was Naruto. I have more secrets to give if you want?"

Sakura punched Naruto in the arm, but only a little amount of strength was put into it. "We don't need you ruining the lives of others."

Naruto stuck her tongue at Sakura before looking at Ino. "I wasn't going to tell them, I was just saying that to get a reaction out of you."

Ino huffed as she looked at everyone. "Yep, that's Naruto."

Kiba, who was back on his feet, looked at the girl. "Seriously? Damn it, Naruto! Did you have to hit me that hard?!" he groaned as he cupped his groin as it still hurt.

Naruto glared at him. "Yes I did, because EW! Don't ever hit on me again!"

Iruka stepped forward through the crowd and asked. "Naruto, what exactly is this? I would think you were in a henge but you were hit by Sasuke which would dispel a henge, which means that you were in a henge for the entire morning."

Naruto groaned. "Can we talk about this inside? I only found out about this yesterday, and I would like it if this was kept from everyone else."

Iruka nodded. "Um…. sparring session over, everyone, let's go back inside."

Everyone began to make their way back toward the class with Naruto being in the middle of all of them

Naruto scrunched up her face as she felt something off. She twisted her torso to look behind her to see most of the boys quickly look elsewhere. "What the hell was that?"

Ino tapped her on the shoulder and pointed down. "I noticed this before but now as you are, there is a swing to your hips."

Naruto raised an eyebrow as she began walking again and looked down. She saw that there was indeed a swing to her hips. "What the hell!?"

Yakumo giggled as she asked. "Didn't you know you were doing that?"

"No!" It was then that she spun around and glared at all the boys she now knew were staring at her ass. "If you keep looking, I won't be the only one that becomes female today and I guarantee that I will make it far more painful than it was for me." she gained a sky and dark blue aura as her eyes became black abysses

This caused all the boys to cover their privates and scurry back into the building.

Naruto huffed before she began to follow them. She couldn't help but look down at her hips with a glare. "By the goddess! Fucking stop!" She thought about boys and their leers before shivering. "I need a shower. Those stares made me feel dirty."

Hinata walked up and patted her on the shoulder. "Maybe we can help you with that."

Naruto could not help but sag. "Ugh, why do I get the feeling there is more of a headache coming from this?"

Ino shrugged. "You gotta tell us what is going on before we tell you how much of a headache it is."

"Ugh!"

End of chapter

Before we get to the meat of things, I gotta ask. Are my chapters too long? When I first started, my chapters were around about 3k or so. Now they are getting to the point of being 5 to 7K average, with the occasional 10k+. Is it too long or are you ok with that?

Not sure if you guys read the part at the top, but I am boosting up their ages to 16/17 more or less. Mainly because the mass effect love interest options are older. Like in their early 20s or so. Fanfiction is fanfiction but I believe there should still be some limits. Nothing planned on that front but we have time to build on things

And since their age was boosted, they are wearing their Shippuden outfits, without the headbands. Sasuke is wearing his Road to ninja outfit since the only other outfit in the Shippuden era he had was the Orochimaru outfit.

Yakumo was added on a whim since she hardly ever pops up.

I wanted to do something other than the angry Kyuubi "I'll bite your head off" thing as I think it has been done enough. They aren't friends yet but they aren't going to be at each other's throats. Also, it is the FULL Kurama. Not half

The stereotypical hip movement thing was done more for gags. Naruto won't be doing that much after some help from the others. I got the idea when I read up on the Asari and how they are considered the most attractive species in the mass effect series. I just felt like having some fun with that

And this should show his sexual preferences. Growing up as a boy and his preference is going to stay as such. Again, another part I wanted to have fun with. As seen in the two parts seen with Sasuke and Kiba.

Now, I wasn't going to have Naruto be pissed at Hiruzen to the point of being antagonistic but they are not going to be as close as they are in other fics. You know, to the point that he is loyal to a fault to the old man. Naruto will have his revenge, and it started in this chapter.

The Tenten Naruto childhood friendship in the orphanage was something I liked to use so I put it here. And I made it so she was the one that got rid of the orange jumpsuit

Anyway, now his class knows, and now he is going to have to tell them his secret. The secret he only just found out a day ago. I also need to think of a way to get rid of Mizuki, since I hate him. Like, I tend to kill him off in many of my stories.

Anyway, hope you liked the chapter. It will be a couple of chapters till the Normandy crew arrive. Maybe two or three and maybe a chapter or two before Naruto leaves with them. Because of course, he would

also, need new title for fic since the one it has now was meant for the one shot

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