Author's Note: All work and no play make ShadowShapeShifter a dull girl. Sorry this took so long to get up. I've had a VERY busy week. And when I did have a little sliver of time, I was too tired to think coherently.

Description: Yu Yu Hakusho crossover with Naruto

So far focuses mainly on YYH characters but may change later on.

Ages: Sasuke, Naruto, Sakura=16 Kakashi=30 Iruka=29 Yusuke, Kuwabara=17 Kurama, Hiei=17 in body

Warning: Still PG-13

Rating will change accordingly for each chapter. Nothing too explicit 'cept some mild cuss words so far. YAOI is in this fic but nothing too heavy. Pairings include: Kurama/Hiei - Kakashi/Iruka - Naruto/Sasuke

Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN Yu Yu Hakusho or Naruto or anything to do with them. If you sue me you get nothing but my angry cat attacking your face. Have a nice day!

//thought//

"speech"

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"Down the Rabbit, er...Fox Hole"

By ShadowShapeShifter

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"Aw man, Yusuke. I'm pooped," whined Kuwabara as he sat down on the ground.

With a grunt, Yusuke fell down beside him. He lay back on the warm earth and threw an arm over his eyes. "I'm with you there. I don't have the slightest clue of where we are."

Kuwabara laid down as well, sending up a tiny cloud of dust. "And we still haven't found Kurama and Hiei. I'm start'n to think we got zapped here all by our ourselves."

"Nah, I think they're here somewhere. I just have this feeling."

"Yeah. I just wish we could find--" Kuwabara stopped in mid-sentence and sat very still.

Yusuke watched as he tilted his head to the side as if listening to something vary far away. "What is it?" he whispered as quietly as he could.

Kuwabara brought his attention back to their present position. He scratched the back of his head. "Three people are head'n this way. They all have really high spirit energy."

Yusuke stood up and dusted off his pants. "Are they dangerous?"

Kuwabara focused on their soon to be visitors. "Naw, I don't sense anything evil...Wait, there's something. One of them...I don't know. He's different somehow. It's-"

"HEY YOU! Who are you?" The two spirit detectives turned around.

Before them stood a boy in a very bright orange outfit. He had bright blonde hair and squinty eyes. And were those birthmarks...or whiskers?

Yusuke crossed his arms. "Who's asking?"

"I am Uzumaki Naruto. Now, who are you!"

"I'm Kuwabara and this here is Yusuke. Have you seen any other people wondering around here?"

"Hey! I'm the one asking questions around here! Now, what's your business?"

Yusuke sighed. This guy was as stubborn as he was. "Look twerp. We're lost and we're looking for our friends: a tall redhead and a short guy with black, spiky hair. Have you seen 'em?"

Finally the blonde boy opened his bright blue eyes. "Twerp! TWERP?! How dare you call me a twerp!" Naruto was about to take a run at the boys when suddenly he was held back. He looked at his shoulder, which was held by a hand, which was attached to the arm...of Sasuke.

Without looking away from the potential enemies, Sasuke said, "Watch your temper Naruto. We don't know if they are a threat or not. Don't take any actions you might regret later."

Naruto relaxed and nodded, trusting the older boy.

Sasuke stepped forward. "I am Sasuke. If what you say is true, then you would find no problem in following us to our village. We might find your friends there."

Yusuke turned to Kuwabara. "Well, it doesn't sound like a bad idea. If they take us to a town, we can find out where we are and maybe find the guys."

Kuwabara nodded. "Sounds good. I'm with whatever you decide."

Yusuke turned back to Sasuke and Naruto. "All right. We'll come, but I would appreciate it if you called your teammate out of the trees first. I don't like people spying on me."

The spirit detectives had to struggle to keep their giggles silent as both the boy's eyes enlarged-even if only by a millimeter. Sasuke cleared his throat and nodded at the hidden person.

But, both Kuwabara and Yusuke were caught with their pants down, (not literally), when they spotted the young beauty emerge from the underbrush. Kuwabara had always had a thing for 'unique' hair colors and he had to keep picturing his lovely Yukina back home to keep his tongue from lolling out. Yusuke didn't have the same problem, per say, but he could still appreciate beauty when it came strutting up to him.

The girl stopped beside her companions, looked at Kuwabara and Yusuke, and said, "My name is Haruno Sakura. I'm surprised you spotted me so easily. I guess I under estimated you."

"Ah, no worries." Yusuke elbowed Kuwabara hard in the ribs to get his thoughts back on track. "So, where's this village of yours?"



"That's an awfully strange splint. Did you do that, Kurama?" Iruka asked, trying to break the awkward silence.

Kurama looked down at his lover's leg. When they had first woken up in this new land, the first thing he had done was tend to Hiei's injury. He had used his plants to speed along the healing process and had used a length of strong ivy to bind the splint. To anyone else, the ivy looked like any other, but both the demons could tell that it was saturated with Kurama's spirit energy. Along with holding the bone straight, the plant was helping it heal even faster.

//Hiei should be at full strength within the hour. //

"Yes, I wrapped his leg. Old family remedy; his leg should be good as new by tomorrow."

Kakashi arched his single eyebrow as Iruka exclaimed, "Wow! Would you teach me that? It would be really helpful in the field."

Kurama laughed at his enthusiasm. "I'm sorry but it is a secret."

Crestfallen, Iruka asked, "Are you sure? Maybe you could just teach the medics, then. If your method can speed the healing process, why keep it a secret?"

"I understand your point of view, but I must stand by my decision. Sorry."

Iruka pouted and turned his gaze back to the trail in front of him. Kakashi fell back beside him. He leaned over and whispered, "You know you're adorable when you pout, right?" Iruka gawked at his lover and couldn't keep the slight blush from rising in his cheeks.

Slightly behind them, Kurama snickered. He glanced down at Hiei who was still scowling. But he noticed the glint in his eye that meant that he had heard the tiny comment as well. Bowing his head, Kurama whispered, "I think the same of you, but all I ever get to see is that scowl of yours." Getting only a deeper scowl, Kurama asked, "How are you feeling?"

Hiei scoffed. "You know good and well that I could have walked on my own a half hour ago. Why don't you put me down?"

"We can't let them know that we're not human. They know that you're leg was broken and in a human it can take weeks for bones to mend. If they saw you walking on your leg so soon, they would grow suspicious. We don't need that kind of attention yet. At least not until we find the others.

"And besides, you know I take every chance I get to hold you."

Hiei tried to hold his scowl, but Kurama saw it slip into a tiny smile. He was so happy that Hiei was slowly creeping out of his hardened shell. It had taken Kurama a lot of hard work to get inside, but it was well worth it.

"Ah! Here we are! This is Konohagakure, our village."

Kurama had to crane his neck back to see the top of the huge fortress. And fortress it was. Of what Kurama could see, a huge wooden wall surrounded the whole village.

Kurama was wondering how they were going to get in when, all of a sudden, the huge gates started to swing open. He hadn't even realized he had stopped walking until Hiei gently elbowed him in the stomach. He grunted his acknowledgement and continued to follow Iruka and Kakashi inside.



//Wow, this village sure is strange. It's looks like it came out of the Feudal Era but then I turn around and see telephone poles and all this other electrical stuff. Just where or when did we land? //

Yusuke scratched his head as he contemplated that question. He had been trying to find a solution the whole time they had been led to the kids' village...Konoha-something or other. He still hadn't found an answer.

He was so desperate he was about to ask Kuwabara what he thought but he was cut short as he sensed two familiar spirit energies.

"Master Iruka! Master Kakashi! Where have you been?" The hyper kid, Naruto, tackled the man with the scar across the bridge of his nose. They both fell to the ground laughing. The other man had his one eye closed as if he were smiling under his half mask.

Yusuke approached casually followed closely by Kuwabara. We walked past the reunited trio and straight toward the couple following behind. He stopped, crossed his arms, and said, "About time you two showed up. So, where ya been?"

Kurama smiled, relieved to have found his friend and comrade so quickly. "We've been looking for you two, as well. As we were searching, Iruka and Kakashi came across us."

"Pretty much the same thing happened to us. How ya doin' there Shrimp?" Kuwabara asked with his usually candor.

Hiei gave Kuwabara a glare that promised evil things. Kuwabara shuddered. "So I guess that means you're okay."

As Iruka was trying to pry Naruto off of him, Kakashi approached the troupe. "So, are these the comrades you spoke of?"

Kurama nodded. "Yes, it seems they were found as well."

Kakashi nodded then called the three children over. They lined up and stood at attention...well two out of the three did; Naruto was busy talking to Iruka. Kakashi paced in front of the line. "Report."

"We were patrolling the borders like we were ordered. During our watch, we came across these two, Yusuke and Kuwabara. They said they were lost and searching for their friends. I judged them to be non-threatening at the time and decided to allow them passage to our village."

"Thank you Sasuke. Iruka and I came across Kurama and Hiei in a similar way." Kakashi leaned back and seemed to be contemplating something. After a moment he nodded to himself and turned to the Spirit Detectives.

"If you will kindly follow me, I will take you to the leader of our village. He may be able to help you find your way." He spun on his heel and began to saunter off.

Yusuke was the first to take off after him. Everyone else just kind of trailed behind.

As Kurama followed the group, he found his attention continuously drawn to the young man named Naruto. They hadn't been introduced yet but the girl was continuously nagging about something and her rants usually contained the poor boy's name.

//There's something strange about that boy. He looks human enough but he smells wrong and his spirit energy is not the same as other humans. There's also a spell of some kind wrapped around his aura. Hmmmmmm.//



Kakashi bowed from the waist. "Hokage, sir, as we were patrolling, Iruka and I came across two strangers. They said they were lost and looking for their friends. The tall one, Kurama, was extremely polite once he knew we were of no threat. The little one, Hiei, doesn't talk much.

"Upon our return to the village, we came across Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura who had also been on patrol. They had also found two strangers, Yusuke and Kuwabara. They led them here so they could find their friends as well. When we met up it appeared that all of our foundlings knew each other. If I didn't know any better I would think this was some kind of trap, but my instincts say that these people are no threat to us."

The Hokage stroked his short beard thoughtfully. "This is strange indeed. Kakashi, bring the four of them in...alone."

Kakashi bowed and exited. A moment later the four newcomers entered. The Hokage spoke, "I am the Fourth Hokage of this village. Kakashi has told me of what he knows of your situation. But my curiosity has piqued. I wish to know where four strangers such as you come from and how you came to be so near our village without notice."

The four hesitated. Yusuke was the first to speak. "Look Gramps, we're not real sure how we got here either. We were just doin' our job then we get blasted to the middle of a forest. We don't have the slightest clue of where we are!"

Hokage couldn't help but smile. This boy reminded him of Naruto. "All right. Why don't you explain to me exactly what happened. Then I may be able to help you."

This time Yusuke looked hesitant. He turned to his companions and had a quick, whispered conversation. The all nodded in agreement to some presented proposition. As one, they turned back to Hokage, and having Yusuke as the official spokesperson, told the Hokage of their world, their jobs, and what had happened to them.

After much explaining, the Hokage finally nodded in understanding. They had all come to the conclusion that they were not from this world. But Hokage knew that things didn't happen without reason. They were here for something. He just didn't know what.

At length, he finally spoke his decision over the matter. "I will give you permission to stay in our village till you find your answers. I will help as much as I can. You may stay in of the vacant houses down the street; I will talk to the landowner and make a compromise about rent. I will supply you with all the necessities until you can earn your own. We do not know how long you may be here, so prepare for the worst. You may be here for a very long time." All four shuddered at that.

The Spirit Detectives bowed. "Thank you sir. We greatly appreciate your help. And, uh...thanks for believing us about the whole parallel dimension thing. I wasn't too sure if you would."

The Hokage smiled. "Don't worry. I'm a very open-minded old fool. If you need anything else you can also ask Iruka or Kakashi." He stood up and ushered them out the door.

"Iruka, would you please help these boys find a suitable living space in the vacant houses down the street."

Iruka pushed himself up from his comfortable sitting position. "No problem, sir. Come on, the sooner we get you moved in the sooner you can get some rest. It looks like you could use some."



"There, you're done." Kurama pulled away the last of the ivy that had been wrapped around Hiei's leg. "Does everything feel all right?"

Hiei sighed in frustration. "Yes, Kurama. I've been fine since this afternoon! Will you STOP fussing over me?"

Kurama used his power to regress the ivy back into a seed. Then he grinned like the fox he was and crawled up the bed like a big cat. He came face to face with Hiei. "But Hiei, I've told you, I 'like' fussing over you." He leaned in a little more and gave the small fire demon a peck on the lips.

Hiei wrapped his arms around Kurama's shoulders and used his own weight to pull the bigger demon down beside him. Once they were lying side by side, Hiei snuggled as close as he could to the fox, reveling in the external warmth.

Kurama was in the mood for more but he would not deny his lover a little cuddling. Every once in a while Hiei would fall in a funk and need the bodily contact that he usually avoided. Kurama had no arguments. He held his demon closer and inhaled his scent.

Even when he knew Hiei was asleep, Kurama could not find solace. His mind kept reaching back to the image of the blonde boy, Naruto. There was something about him that was setting off alarms. Not the 'Danger! Danger, Will Robinson!' kind of alarms but just the little alarm clock kind. The one that was so annoying and it just never shut up no matter how many times you threw it across the room.

Eventually Kurama felt the drag of the day. He would just have to study the boy more closely tomorrow.



//First a kiss there. Then a kiss here. //

Sasuke pulled back. "Naruto, what's wrong?"

The boy shrugged his naked shoulders. "Nothing."

Sasuke quirked his eyebrow. "Naruto."

"Oh all right!" growled Naruto. "You saw those two guys that Master Iruka and Master Kakashi found right? Well, I don't know, it's just that...there's something 'strange' about them. Especially the redhead. He gives me this really weird feeling."

Sasuke lay down beside the younger boy. "A 'weird feeling', huh? Should I be jealous?"

Naruto scoffed. "No way." He leaned over and kissed the dark-haired boy. "You're my one and only."

Sasuke smiled. "Damn right. Now, do you want to sleep or.?"

Naruto grinned evilly and literally pounced on his boyfriend.



Sakura was still awake as well. She was busy contemplating her current love life.

Lately, Naruto had all but stopped pestering her with his flirting but Sasuke was still just his tall, dark, handsome, AND silent self. No matter what she did, she just 'could not' get Sasuke to fall for her.

//Dangit! Why hasn't he come after me yet? I'm young, fit, smart, beautiful, what else could you want in a girl?! Well, at least Naruto's finally gotten the hint. //

//Those four new guys were kinda...different. The tall one with the long red hair was absolutely gorgeous! I wonder if he's taken? The guy with the broken leg wasn't too bad either. I'll have to have a talk with them tomorrow. //

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A/N: Thanks for the reviews!! They make me happy!

Crimson Rain1: Thanks, I wasn't too sure about the relationship at first, but I'm gradually becoming more comfortable with portraying the two of them together.

Tion: You get half a cookie for partially guessing what I was gonna do. I just thought it would work better to have the more immature Yusuke and Kuwabara to meet the equally immature Team 7.

Rubia*Ryusui / Clover*Viper24: Thanks, this is my first try at yaoi on the web and I like what I've done so far. It's not nearly as hard as I thought it would be.

Gemini Star1: WAH! You get a cookie for guessing right! I was gonna have Team 7 meet them anyway but you gave me a little more confidence when writing it. I was kinda worried about OOC-ness but I guess it's not as bad as I thought. ^__^

Nabooru the Tempest of Fate: Oh yeah, there's a whole cult of KakaIru's over in Japan. Sites in English are hard as hell to find though.

Tanuki-chan: Well, there's some SasuNaru for ya! Not much but I'm getting there.