Thanks for the reviews even if there were flame, but that's how things go. You can't please everyone. But please if you don't like non-yaoi, OCC type fics don't read and don't assume everything is a mary-sue just because you don't approve of it.
For the next couple of days Kureia kept to herself, disappeared for hours until late night and leaving early again the next morning. Sasuke who knew where she lived often passed by to see if she was at home, he wanted to train with her. He's never wanted to train with other people before but he had this over whelming feeling that if he did, he would be able to find his brother and become stronger. He of course though was still under Kakashi had to go on those easy missions.
One day as Kureia left early she saw a few of the mothers who were snarling at Naruto. They were shopping and whispering behind his back and he hated it, most of the time he forgot he had the Nine-tail Demon Fox in him. So annoyed by the comments they made she made a scene.
"Tch and you call yourselves mothers, I feel sorry for your kids." She said to them as she appeared before them.
"What?" One of the mothers yelled back.
"That's all you do, is hide and whisper things about it, can't you just go and tell it to his face? Have you no respect at all for people who saved you?"
"What are you talking about saved, that boy…"
"Shh! Were not supposed to talk about it."
"Oh but you can whisper behind his back and pass on an influence of hatred to your children?"
Just then Sasuke, Sakura and Kakashi were walking toward them on their way to the academy.
"Why you…" One of the mothers started.
Kureia stood right behind her, "What was that? You have no respect. You think he chose to help you? He chose to be the seal? You put him down, make remarks about him and yet you don't know the whole story. You're hypocrites! Women who don't have a right to be mothers!" Naruto stood there just watching. Watching through the crystal was Hokage-sama hoping that things wouldn't get so much out of trouble.
Kakashi, 'Kureia!" she turned around.
One of the mothers, "Kakashi-sensei who is this child?"
She looked at her, "You don't need to know my name"
"Kureia…"
"Child you need a mother and a good whipping, how dare you talk to your elders that way."
"Don't you remember a few years ago she was the girl who kill…." Kakashi interrupted, "Hey hey now…"
Kureia was angry now and used her hand against the women's neck, "What was that? Repeat that one more time."
Naruto, "Kureia!" she looked at him, "Its ok I'm used to it."
"Tch. How annoying." She looked around and saw that Sakura and Sasuke were there too. "Oh God she thought to herself."
The women left on the account of Kakashi telling them to leave, leaving the four of them standing alone there in front of the academy.
Sakura, "Not you again?"
Kureia looked at her, "And you.."
"Wha…wha...what?"
"You're so annoying, all I hear from you is…"
"Natsumi" she turned around.
It was Haku. "But how…"
He was starting to appear more often, which was odd to her because she did not summon him or even try to use an ounce of chakra.
"Natsumi stop it."
The more Kakashi looked at him the more he was beginning to realize that Haku was actually alive, and by making a body for him his spirit and the body became one. Kureia didn't realize it though she still thought it was her chakra making it without her realizing it. Haku looked at Kakashi and smiled and nodded telling him not to tell Kureia that he is back. Sasuke and the other still thought it was her chakra also.
"Tch. Naruto-kun don't you ever get mad when they do that? They're so annoying that I just want to hit them all their senses."
"Kureia, Thanks but I'm used to it. And why… why did you do that for me?"
"Because Naruto" she leaned and whispered in his ear, "if it wasn't for you this whole village would be destroyed so thank you." She said with a smile.
"Natsumi lets go"
"By Naruto" She said waving, Haku turned around and bowed.
Kakashi, "Well now let's get back to our mission. Naruto! What are you doing hurry up and lets go."
They walked to over to the training field. "Today we're just going to train. You all passed the exam but I think you need more training. Especially you Naruto."
"Ehh? Why just me?"
'Because if you don't that demon chakra may take over your body again.' "Just listen to me for once. I'm going to get something I'll be back." Kakashi left leaving them to train. All three of them stood still concentrating all their chakra. At the same time Sasuke was trying to get a hang of his Sharingan. He wanted to develop it become stronger. Naruto was practicing his jutsu; of course he created other unnecessary skills that don't need to be mentioned.
Sakura concentrated on working on the illusionary jutsu and how to make herself stronger.
Elsewhere on another part of the training ground Haku sat on the ground watching Kureia practicing. He had taught her a new seal he 'died'. From a far he watched her without her knowing it. Kakashi stepped up behind him.
"She is so much stronger than I had ever thought."
"Aa" he looked up and smiled.
"I never thought that such a jutsu could exist, the ability to 'resurrect'"
"Kakashi-san.." he looked over at Kureia who was focusing and practicing. "She is not a bad person, I will try to explain to her but it will be hard."
"She doesn't know that she has resurrected you does she"
"Aa, I will tell her soon but right now she needs to focus and not have so much anger"
"But wouldn't she be mad when you tell then?"
"Perhaps, but I know her Natsumi she has a forgiving heart."
"Natsumi.."
"Is her first name, you thought Kureia was her first name? Kureia Natsumi. She is the second person to accept me for me, and the first one to accept me without wanting my powers, that is different from Zabuza."
"So why not tell her…"
"Because I want her to become stronger. She still thinks she is using chakra to create my body when already, in her conscious she learned naturally learned how to resurrect. I myself am not sure of such the ability. I have heard about it once in my training but it is a forbidden technique that could have consequences."
"Kakashi-san, Natsumi looks up to you, she is eager to fight with you and many of the jounin's in your village, but I'm afraid there will not be anything left for her in the end of all the fighting."
"Haku, why did you come back? Is there not a choice for you to stay or go?"
"Yes but at the moment of protecting Zabuza I had forgotten about her. Spirits live in everything and can hear everything. At the last moment I heard her and decided those since Naruto-kun had helped Zabuza that I did my duty and can now help her fulfill hers"
"Protect you?"
"There is nothing to protect me from unless I am confronted in battle. But for the first time I am able to Live"
"How strong is she?"
"You felt that chakra that came from Naruto-kun during our battle, right?" he nodded. "Maybe not as strong but just as dangerous. Since she has been using my motto and is able to kill it makes her one of the most dangerous. I do not try to mettle with her training but there were times where I had to stop her because she is exceeding so fast that her body may not be able to keep up with it."
On the training field the other stopped. It had been about 2 ½ hours and Kakashi wasn't back yet so they walked over toward the village, crossing Kureia, as she was practicing. Sakura tried to avoid her but they all stopped and watched her. She put herself in 'stealth' mode.
"Stealth" Naruto said.
"huh?" Sakura murmured.
Sasuke, "She can become invisible without using those cloth's we use."
"I've heard about that but I've never seen it" Sakura replied. "I didn't think she was this strong." "It takes a high-level of nin-jitsu and a great deal of chakra to spare to pull that off."
Off to the side, Kakashi and Haku were talking not paying attention to her.
Naruto came out and spoke aloud, "Oi! Kureia-chan!"
"-chan?" she said. "Hey don't call me –chan!"
"Kureia-chan… but its so cute"
She didn't say anything. "Hey hey hey what were you doing just now? That was great! Teach me?"
She was so surprised because she has never seen Naruto so eager like that. Mostly due to the fact she never hung out with him or anything.
"Teach you? First let me see how big your chakra is."
"How?"
"Stand still."
Kakashi and Haku appeared just in time. Kureia focused and Sharingan appeared, her eyes glowed a little bit as she focused on Naruto.
Kakashi, Haku and Sasuke both were surprised, "Sharingan" they all said to themselves.
"No. Not yet."
"Ehh!? But why!? I thought you liked me?"
"Naruto-kun, you're not strong enough but I sense you will be and you won't need that kind of ability, trust me."
"Ehh?? That's not fair."
'Its not just that Naruto, teaching you that kind of thing can be bad if the Demon Fox ever took over you fully.'
"Yo" Kakashi poofed out of nowhere.
Haku, "I'll be going." And he disappeared along with Kureia.
Kakashi, "Hey you all your still supposed to be training."
Sakura, "But we were for almost 3 hours and you never came back"
"Oh! I got lost on the pat…."
"LIAR!" Sakura and Naruto both said.
Sasuke was still worried because only people who belonged to his clan were to have it. He still wasn't sure why Kakashi had it.
"Sasuke" Kakashi called to him.
"Sharingan, it can't be!"
"Sasuke-kun… oi… Sasuke-kun."
"Hey you idiot hurry up!"
"Tch, someone who needs saving shouldn't be saying that, you moron" and he walked off on his own back to the village.
"Sasuke-kun."
"Tch. Sakura-cha…"
"Man why does she always diss me for that jerk!"
Back at Kureia's small house Haku's 'spirit' sat across the table looking at her getting ready for bed. As he watched her sometimes he wondered why he taught her such techniques. Why she liked him so much, things he couldn't answer. Kureia looked at him, "I know."
"Know what Natsumi?"
"That you're really here, you think I wouldn't know, I wouldn't be able to feel it?"
He didn't say anything at first. "Natsumi, are you mad?"
"No" she said with a smile "because now we can live just the two of us." But she knew that was part of a lie because there was something she was hiding from him.
