First thing, I am so very sorry this is so late, but as I said before I am having trouble writing out this section of the story. I know what comes next and have written it already, but these next few chapters are taking me forever to write simply because I'm not quite sure how to handle them. Once I get through them I will start uploading my finished chapters in groups so please bare with me.

In response to reviews:

-Right now I am not going to say much about his face, but that he is overreacting quite a bit and he isn't the elephant man

-Sorry, but I like Hinata, plus she makes a convenient plot device

-Don't worry, it will probably be awhile before anyone knows who Naruto is other than those who know now

-Sorry about the spacing, I write it in Word, so I don't notice these things, I will try and separate my paragraphs more frequently

Disclaimer: No Naruto for me, it all belongs to Kishimoto, who finally got the freaking manga story going again

---------Master of the House---------

Chapter 7

He wasn't expecting this, he had been taught to expect all situations, yet he had been caught surprised. The one person he couldn't stop thinking about for a year was standing in front of him and he had no idea how to deal with this situation. After his shock had passed, he remembered that she had no idea who he really was and therefore would treat him just like any other stranger, which in some odd way depressed him greatly.

"Who is this?" Ino asked staring at Namaru with Hinata looking over her shoulder

"Na a amaru", he said with a stutter

"He will be staying with us for awhile, we talked about this before", Inoshi said as he began to serve food

"Oh right, I forgot, my name is Ino and this is Hyuuga Hinata" Ino said as she bowed and introduced her friend who did the same, then both sat, Ino next to her father and Hinata next to her, across from Namaru, but to his equal pleasure and dread. As the family and their guests ate, they all chatted about their day's activities, when Ino had noticed how quiet Namaru had been.

"So Namaru, I heard you have been traveling, where did you go, what did you see", Ino asked

"Some of the major cities and many of the smaller villages in the 5 countries", he said quietly

"Really!!, what are they like" Ino asked with excitement

"Uh, they are all ok, slightly different, but all have many of the same things you would find here in leaf"

"Un-huh, what else", Ino asked trying to get more out of the boy

"In Lightning country the ninja train themselves to resist electrical attacks by constantly blasting each other with lightning based jitsu"

"Ouch, that sounds painful", Inoka interjected

"How do they avoid nerve damage", Hinata broke in

"I don't know, they weren't to big on sharing there techniques with me", he said looking down at his plate, leaving an uncomfortable silence

"So who did you travel with?" Shina asked, hating uncomfortable silences

"My Oji-sama, his student and Nee-san, then with my sensei for the rest of the time"

"So your grandfather and sister, are they leaf ninja?"

"They both are, although my sensei isn't, may I have second please"

, Namaru asked, handing his plate to Shina

"So who was or is your sensei?" Inoshi asked out of curiosity, since he knew the identities of Namaru's "Grandfather and Sister"

"She doesn't like me revealing her name; just that she is a retired shinobi"

"What did she teach you?"

"Mostly taijitsu, with some ninjitsu and a few genjitsu, although I still need a lot of practice with all of them"

"What is your sensei like", Ino piped in

"Very strict and disciplined, she is calm in almost every situation"

"really, how so"

"Everyday I awoke to her throwing weapons at me, followed by a forty mile run and then a series on calisthenics, all while wearing waited clothing. Twice she made me sleep on a lake to force me to practice chakra control", Naruto said darkly

"Wow!! Namaru-onii chan, you must be really strong then!!" Inoka said breaking the silence, "I bet your stronger than Ino-nee chan"

"Hey you little punk, better show some respect for me or I'll use you for target practice", Ino said as she pulled out some kunai

"You couldn't hit me anyways", Inoka said as jumped up, stuck out his tongue and ran out the door as dinner was pretty much over.

"GET BACK HERE!!!" Ino yelled as she chased after him.

After the chaos had ended and Shina had begun to clean off the table, both Namaru and Hinata offered to help clean up the kitchen. Hinata was helping to wash the dishes as Namaru dried them. As they worked, occasionally Inoka and Ino would run by, one throwing insults the other kunai. As the chore of cleaning up came to an end, Inoka came jumping through the kitchen windows, causing a potted plant to land in the sink full of water. The water splashed up and soaked both Shina and Hinata, leaving both cold and angry, although Shina showed her anger much more. Namaru looked at the two and at first thought it was funny, then he got a closer look at Hinata, the shirt she was wearing was hugging her body much more so, giving Namaru much more of a show then she realized. Namaru became transfixed, he couldn't take his eyes off her, and he felt his own blood begin to race. He watched as the cold water caused her nipples to poke out from the shirt, watch as the beads of water ran down her face, along the nape of her neck. He felt as his blood began to boil as he focused on her neck, especially the spot he had favored in his less than controlled state, he could have sworn it had almost a glow to it. Staring and his heart raced he began to notice another part of him was also affected by the increase in blood flow and his pants seemed a lot smaller than usual, it was then he smelled it, pheromones, and lots of them, coming off of her. He could detect an increase in her heart rate, he noticed a blush running up her face and neck, this combined with the pheromones was all he could take from ripping off both of their clothes and taking her right then and there, but still he resisted. It was at this time, when Hinata noticed that she was getting flustered, and truth be told a little excited in a way she would never admit to another human being, she became confused it was then she looked over to Namaru staring at her and she felt her excitement spike inexplicably and he stared back. Quickly her arousal turned to concern then Namaru grabbed his head in pain and fell to his knees, dropping the plates in his hands. Once he hit the floor he quickly jutted out his hands catching the plates, getting up, putting them on the counter top and quickly walking out the door. "Are you all right", Hinata asked as she watched him turn his head ever so slightly to acknowledge her presence and said, "Excuse me, I need to train" and with that he was out the door and up to his room. Hinata confused by what had just happened, heard Shina say, "what an odd boy" and Hinata had to agree.

"Namaru was now running through the forest, looking for an empty training field, one far away from the rest of the village. After a few minutes he eventually found one and set a mat down in the middle of the clearing. Starting a fire using a jitsu, Namaru sat down and began to meditate. Trying to clear his mind of distraction, he found the task extremely difficult, all the sights, the smells, even the taste of the air, were all firmly trapped in his memory for all time, and they were all arousing. Finding he couldn't successfully meditate until he had calmed himself down, he was left with two options, one involved him doing something less than wholesome, but would certainly "ease" his pain, the other put him in a les vulnerable position out in the wild, he was going to talk with the fox.

After a few moments of preparing himself and setting up traps in the area he sat back down and entered his own mind. He shot right down the hallway of memories, far quicker than any human could move and in a fraction of a second he was in the chamber that held the Kyubi. Looking up, Namaru saw the great beast in the lying down position, as he held most days since he began to get sick and absorb the demon. From the slip of paper that was the seal, more and more threads had appeared, making them visible now, which connected to a collar that had appeared one day around the beast neck, all part of the absorption process. As he absorbed the beast he would be granted some of demons powers, so far all of them had to do with his body, making it tougher, stronger, more perceptive and such. Sitting down in a chair that formed from the very ether of the room, Namaru sat down.

"As I gain your powers, I am gaining your memories as well, so far mostly instinct and non-specific memories about demons. While this is all fine and good I still lack information on some of the more basic things", Namaru said as he faced the demon

"So, answer the call of bloodlust and kill them all", the Kyubi said as he looked down at Namaru

"That's not what I am talking about, an hour or so ago I was in the same room with Hyuga-san and I nearly had my way with her"

"So why didn't you, I told you before brat, she would have given you powerful offspring"

"That's not the point, why is it that I am so 'bothered' by her, I've been in the presence of other women before, even those I found attractive, but they have never caused a reaction like this, even the ones in heat"

"Was she"

"Not that I could tell", Namaru said quite plainly as Kyubi began snickering from behind his cage, "What's so humorous fox"

"One last thing, did her skin seem to glow anywhere"

"Yes, what do you now about this then?"

"Nothing I am going to tell you, I'd rather torture you with it a little longer", Kyubi said laughing as he got up and walked away from the bars, "I'd get more pleasure in torturing you while you try to figure it out on your own" and with that the fox was out of sight.

"Damn fox", Namaru muttered as he went back to the waking world

Feeling better Namaru returned to the Yamanaka residence, not risking running into Hinata again, he entered through his bedroom window. Once there he prepared himself for sleep and went to bed, he had a long day of training ahead of him.

The next morning he awoke an hour before sunrise and snuck out of the house. In full weighted gear and with his equipment for the training he would be doing today, he made his way back to the field he had found the night before. Starting another fire, he began his morning meditation exercises. Sitting in front of the fire he entered a trance and began to channel chakra out of his body and into the fire in front of him. The fire at first grew and shrunk, shifting slightly, and then a tendril of pure fire grew out of the rest of the flame and started to take a form. At first abstract, then more complex shapes would take shape as other tendrils of fire would also grow out of the flame. He did this every day as a means of enhancing his chakra control, although it would take perfect control of anyone else to try and attempt and even then it would still be nearly impossible with out seals, Namaru had an affinity with fire, Jiraiya had explained to him as being a result of merging with the Kyubi. Jiraiya had further explained to Namaru that Kyubi was a demon who was made of living chakra, but since it really could take a physical form it used the aid of the element and fire was what Kyubi had chosen to be the material of his form, Shukaku did the same thin using wind and sand. This affinity with fire made Namaru extremely adept at using fire jitsus, he could learn most in a day or two while it would take others weeks if not longer. It also gave him the ability to more easily shape fire, whether it be natural or the result of a jitsu, which also gave him a knack for developing new jitsu using fire as well as altering older ones. For now though, he used this ability to help his chakra control, give him a creative outlet as well as help calm his spirit. The multiple tendrils climbing out of the original fire had taken the shape of a human head, a bust in sculptural term and it was then Namaru realized who it was, Hinata. 'Damn' he though, 'Why can't I get her out of my thoughts, she is becoming a distraction with my training' then opening his eyes and letting the fire quickly disperse and rejoin the rest of the fire he had originally started. He slowly began again when he smelled something in the wind, reaching out with his other senses and feeling for the chakra approaching. The amount of chakra heading towards him was large and moving incredibly fast, probably as fast as him if he took off his weights and enhanced his body with chakra, maybe. It was then he smelled something odd, it was a weird mix of sweat and metal, quite a bit of metal. Replacing himself with a clone, he hid himself in the shadows of a near by tree and hid his chakra best he could. After a few minutes he felt the presence stop for a moment then change direction and head straight for the clearing. Faster than Namaru could watch, a green blur came shooting into the clearing and appear next to his clone who was still in his lotus position. 'Oh him, that explains quite a bit' Namaru thought as he observed the newly arrived Azure Beast of Konoha.

"Hello there, may I ask what you are doing so near my secret training grounds", said Rock Lee

"I didn't realize there was a training ground out here, I simply was looking for my own", Namaru's clone said, eyes still closed in concentration.

"Your not here to steal my top secret training secrets then?"

"No, especially since I don't use tekken style taijitsu", Namaru's clone said, not realizing until he had already said it, that since he is supposed to be new around here, he wouldn't know that just yet

"Wow, you must be strong to know my taijitsu style just from just looking at me, care to try you power of youth against my in a sparring match", Rock Lee said, eyes aflame with passion

"Alright, I needed to practice my taijitsu anyways"

"Ok, first, some rules, no traveling any further than a mile from this spot, second no jitsus or special techniques, third weapons aren't allowed as I didn't bring my kunai with me"

"Agreed", and with that Lee walked away to get into position as Namaru canceled his clone and took its place, taking a defensive stance.

"Ready!!"

"Alright, by the way, my name is Namaru"

"Nice to meet you, I'm Rock Lee, GO!!", and both boys went charging at each other with blinding speed

It was now noon and lunch was ready, the whole family was here but Namaru was no where to be seen, Shina was getting angry. Before she could begin expressing her anger a knock at the door could be heard. Shina opened the door to see a fairly beaten and dirty looking set of boys, one she didn't know holding up another with what she guessed was a broken ankle, who she recognized as Namaru.

"Oh lordy, all right come on in", Shina said to the two

"Actually I am just here to drop him off, I have to go", Rock Lee see anxiously

"Thank you for bringing me back", Namaru said

"Not a problem, it was nice to meet you ma'am", Rock Lee said as he ran off

"Who was that?" Shina ask

"Rock Lee, my taijitsu training partner"

"What happened to your ankle?"

"I broke it, but I couldn't fix it in front of him, too many questions", Namaru said as he bent down and bent his ankle back into position in a slightly sickening snap, "It should be fixed in about 10 minutes and I can walk on it now" ,he said getting up and walking upstairs to change

"um ok", Shina said a little dumbstruck, "Oh, we are eating now so please hurry up and get ready"

"ok", Namaru said as he disappeared into the upper part of the house

"Is everything alright", Inoshi asked as Shina reentered the kitchen

"Yeah, he will be down shortly and we can eat" Shina responded, still a little queasy from what she just saw but was guessing that it would soon become the norm around her home. Namaru on the other hand was cleaning himself up and changing his cloths when he realized that he was feeling warm. 'Shit, at this rate it will happen in about a week, not good', he thought to himself as he went to join the Yamanaka family for their noon meal.

Ok, that is all for now, I will have another chapter out soon, and then I can start dumping onto all the later chapters that I have already written