Roar of the Dragon: Okay, apparently the websites I included in the last chapter and the review won't show up, (stupid site), so I'll have to give you the details on what to search for to find the site addresses through Google in a review for chapter 2 so you can all learn about Tenchi Muyo! , Ranma ½, and Naruto if you don't know anything about them. Since the Naruto part of this story will take place after the current part of the Naruto storyline, I highly recommend going to the Naruto site to read the whole manga before reading this chapter. Hope everyone had a great Christmas or whatever December holiday you celibrate. I got an X-box that I'm thinking of exchanging for a PS2, something I never thought my parents would give me!

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Kimiko slowly became aware of the sounds and smells of a forest around her. The hanyou girl sat up slowly and rubbed the back of her head. "Ouch, note to self: wear a helmet next time you're traveling through a dimensional vortex. I wonder where everyone else is? FLAMIE, where are you boy?" called Kimiko. A slight rustling in some nearby bushes followed by a small yelp led Kimiko to finding her pet dragon stuck in bunch of vines. A quick slash of Kimiko's claws freed Flamie, who promptly tackled his mistress and checked her all over for injuries. "Down boy, we have to find the others so we can figure out a way to get back home," said Kimiko. The two started looking around and, with Kimiko using all her senses to their fullest, they soon found Kudora standing guard over an unconscious Hiryuu in her large form. The fire cat changed back to her small form and rubbed against Flamie while purring as Kimiko checked on her friend. "Well, Hiryuu seems to be fine, now we just have to find Miyuki. I just hope the others ended up this dimension also," said Kimiko. Kudora transformed to her large form and Kimiko placed the unconscious Hiryuu on the fire cat's back before starting to sniff out Miyuki's location. Kimiko was starting to get nervous when she finally picked up her friend's scent. The hanyou girl followed the scent trail for several minutes. ::Hmm, Miyuki should be just through the next line of trees…:: THUMP! "ITAI!" exclaimed two female voices. Kimiko had ran smack into Miyuki, who was running in towards the scent of her friends, causing both girls to end up with their rear on the ground and a bump on their head. "Note to self number two: when tracking by scent, keep your eyes looking ahead of yourself so you don't crash into whatever you are tracking," moaned Kimiko.

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"So how much longer do you think he'll be out cold?" asked Kimiko as Miyuki examined Hiryuu. The catgirl shrugged and said, "I don't know, there aren't any signs of bruises anywhere on his body that I can see. Did any of our stuff end up with us?" Kimiko nodded and said, "I was carrying the cooking gear so we can use the kettle to heat some hot water for you. Other than that I don't think we have anything we can use. I'll try to rustle up some food from the local wildlife, but don't get your hopes up for much." Miyuki nodded as Kimiko continued, "You see about making some kind of shelter from logs, branches, and whatever else you can find." With that, Kimiko bounded off into the woods, nose sniffing the air for any game she could find. Miyuki left Flamie and Kudora to watch over Hiryuu while she searched the immediate area for logs she could use to form a lean-to. After finding a few nice thick logs and dragging them to the clearing to form the base of the shelter, Miyuki started using her Ki claws to cut some more logs and a few thick branches from a dead tree nearby. Miyuki soon had a very nice three person shelter set up and a fire pit outside for cooking. Kudora curled up in the shelter with Hiryuu using her as a pillow while Flamie helped dig the fire pit. Miyuki had gathered enough wood to last the night and the little dragon eliminated the need for matches, tinder, and kindling. Miyuki soon had a nice fire going and sat on a rock she had rolled over for a seat while scratching Flamie's head and waiting for Kimiko to return or Hiryuu to wake up.

Kimiko returned with a young boar she caught as well as two rabbits. The hanyou girl expertly cut the animals into roastable portions and skewered the meat on sticks to roast over the fire. Miyuki found a nearby stream and boiled water in a kettle to allow her to change back to her normal form. Luckily, Miyuki's ability to pull mallets and other bashing weapons from nowhere worked in this world and the girl armed herself with a bokken in case any wild animals attacked them. Hiryuu finally woke up just after the meat finished cooking and was treated to a face wash courtesy of Kudora's tongue. The young monk was then greeted by two enthusiastic hugs from the girls and if he was like his father, said girls would have been squeezed and Hiryuu lying on the ground out cold. Luckily, Hiryuu inherited Sango's common sense and doesn't act like his father. Hiryuu got to spend the evening being pampered by the girls since he had just woken up, not having to lift a finger except to use his chopsticks to eat his food. The three friends discussed what they would do the next day and decided Kimiko would climb the tallest tree she could find and look for any nearby cities or towns after breakfast.

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"See anything?" yelled Miyuki from her position halfway up the tree Kimiko had chosen. "Yeah, I see a large village, more like a small city, in the distance. I can't make out many details, but I think there is a large cliff behind it," yelled Kimiko. The two girls climbed down to join Hiryuu, who had waited on the ground with Flamie and Kudora and they started walking in the direction of the town. Kimiko kept and arrow at the string of her bow incase of trouble while Miyuki had pulled a bokken from mallet space. The next three hours passed peacefully and Kimiko didn't smell any youkai. After a half hour rest break by a stream, the group kept walking till noon, when they ate leftover meat from their dinner the previous night. An hour later they were off again, though Kimiko could sense someone was watching her that she couldn't find no matter how quickly she turned her head or sniffed the air. The group finally reached a road that went in the direction of the town they were heading for and happily said good bye to cutting their way through brush. About half an hour after that they found a small roadside inn where they were able to obtain a quick snack and rest. As they left the inn, Kimiko became aware of two people approaching them from behind. One smelled slightly like a kitsune, while the other smelled of sake and cheap perfume.

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"Oi, Ero-senin, look at those people ahead of us, do they look at all strange to you?" asked a young blond haired teen to the old man with long white hair beside him. The man grunted and smacked the teen on the head. "I've told you before, don't call me that! Call me Jiraiya-sensei or something more respectable! And all I see is a monk accompanied by two visions of loveliness." The blond sighed and said, "Ero-sennin, you know how my senses have been heightened by Kyuubi? Well that dark haired girl smells like a dog even more than Kiba did and the girl smells like a cat! I'm also sensing some major power in the monk and dark haired girl." The older man's eyes narrowed as he took in the bow and arrows the dark haired girl carried and the way the red head walked. "They've seen plenty of combat, that is for sure. The read head looks relaxed but her body is actually ready to move at a moment's notice to attack or defend. I don't like this, they look like they're heading towards Konoha. And what are those two animals with them? The cat seems to have two tails while I have no idea what the little red thing is." The blond glanced at the group ahead of them and said, "Should we question them?"

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Up ahead, Kimiko could only catch bits of the conversation since the breeze was blowing away from her and was starting to get worried. A large cloud of smoke suddenly sprung up around the group and caused them to stop in surprise. Kimiko suddenly felt the blade of a knife against her throat and pressing against her back. From what she could see of the arm holding the knife against her neck as the smoke cleared the person holding her hostage had a bright orange jacket on. The knife was actually a kunai and which, combined with the fact that she knew only one ninja that wore bright orange, meant one thing. ::I've been taken hostage by Naruto's Kage Bushins!:: she thought. "All right, no funny moves and no one gets hurt. Just answer our questions and everyone should be able to come out of this in one piece." Kimiko slowly let the arrow in her hands fall to the ground while Miyuki dropped her bokken. An old man with long white hair appeared in front of the three friends in a puff of smoke, causing Kimiko to groan, "Kuso, not the pervert hermit." The man frowned and did a silly little dance as he said his name was Jiraiya. Miyuki rolled her eyes and said, "AKA Ero-senin, super pervert, author of Icha Icha Paradise, and Tsunade-sama's personal punching bag," which earned a chuckle from the clones holding the group hostage.

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"Well, looks like you know about his habits, so I promise you if he tries any funny stuff I'll let you try to kick his ass before I do it for you," said a blond teen as he appeared beside Jiraiya. "Now will you please tell us who you are, why you are heading towards Konoha with open weapons, and what those two creatures are?" asked the blond. Kimiko slowly nodded and said, "I am Kimiko Taisho, the monk is Hiryuu, and the red head is Miyuki Saotome. We had on idea we were approaching Konoha, we were just heading towards the closest large settlement we could see from a tree in the forest. We got lost and separated from our friends and were hoping to find them there. As for these two, the little red guy is my pet dragon Flamie and this dainty lady is Hiryuu's pet fire cat Kudora." The blond glanced at Jiraiya and the kunai wielding clones disappeared in puffs of smoke. "Okay, I'm Uzu…" he started to say before he was interrupted by Miyuki. "Uzumaki Naruto, container of the Kyuubi no Kitsune, Master of Kage Bushin no Jutsu, wielder of the Rasengan, Sexy no jutsu, and harem no jutsu, and future Rokudaime of Konoha." Jiraiya and Naruto both stared at Miyuki for a second as they digested everything she said, then Jiraiya's eyes hardened as he said, "So you were coming to Konoha to try to steal Kyuubi? Well, I'm afraid I can't let you get away with that," before starting to make seals. Kimiko stared at Jiraiya in shock then fell to her knees laughing. "Steal Kyuubi? Yeah right, that fox would eat me up before I could blink if he was let out! Besides, I don't want anything to do with a demon fox bent on destroying Konoha being set free!"

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"That is unfortunate, because you will be!" said a voice as a kunai was once again pressed against the throats of all three friends. Kimiko smelled a strong fish odor and took a wild guess. "Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigake Kisame?" she squeaked. Naruto glanced at her, but quickly turned his attention to whoever was behind the group. Kimiko saw Kisame leap out of the woods behind Naruto silently and knew that Itachi was the one holding the kunai to her throat. Kimiko quickly whipped her tail upward, hitting Itachi in the groin just enough to distract him for a moment. In that moment, Kimiko chomped down on the wrist holding the kunai to her neck and the Bushin disappeared in a puff of smoke. A quick flick of Kimiko's claws and the clones holding Miyuki and Hiryuu hostage disappeared in the same way. Kimiko dropped the magic spell hiding her hanyou features and spun around, scooping up her bow as she spun, in time to catch a kunai Itachi attempted to stab at her heart with the bow and block the attack. Jiraiya was suddenly beside Kimiko as he delivered a punch to the Uchiha murderer. Itachi easily avoided the blow by leaping backwards, then focused his eyes on Kimiko The Sharingan spun rapidly and Kimiko found herself in a negative world with a blood red moon in the sky. Kimiko found herself strapped on a cross and surrounded by a large number of Itachi duplicates, each one holding a katana. "For the next seventy two hours, you will feel me stabbing you over and over again," said one of the Itachi doubles as they all raised their swords. Just before the first blow could strike Kimiko, all the duplicates winced in pain and Kimiko found herself back in the world of the living and Flamie sinking his fangs into Itachi's leg. As Itachi attempted to shake the little dragon off, he suddenly stepped aside as Naruto lunged at him with a Rasengan in his hand. "You all right?" asked the real Naruto as the attacking one proved to be a clone that disappeared as Itachi succeeded in throwing Flamie at it. Kimiko nodded and put an arrow to the string of her bow as she said, "Lets kick his ass!" Flamie landed awkwardly behind Itachi and looked very angry as he glared at the missing nin's back.

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Miyuki meanwhile had seen Kisame start to make a series of seals and grinned as mist started to blanket the area around her but left Kimiko and Itachi in a clear space. The shark man appeared behind Jiraiya to attack, only to feel two pairs of claws sink into his back. "You made a big mistake mister fish face," said Miyuki, now in her catgirl form from the water in the mist. "How did you find me?" growled Kisame as he swung an arm at Miyuki only to see her bend over backwards to avoid the blow and then do a back flip, kicking him in the chin. "What the hell? What happened to you?" gasped the missing nin as he took in Miyuki's cat ears, tail, and paws while rubbing his chin. "Your mist transformed me into this form, as for how I found you, I can smell you even in this mist," snarled Miyuki before she rolled to the side to avoid a slash of Kisame's SameHade. Jiraiya suddenly yelled, "Yomi no Shoutaku!" and a swamp appeared beneath Kisame. The shark man cursed and tried to pull himself free, only to sink lower into the ooze. Now that her opponent was stationary, Miyuki gathered her ki in her cat claws. "Neko tsume!" exclaimed Miyuki as she made a slashing motion at Kisame. Four waves of energy formed in front of Miyuki as she made the slash, then they shot at Kisame and hit him in the chest. The shark man found four slash marks on his chest as if Miyuki's claws had actually hit him.

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Itachi was having some trouble dealing will all of Naruto's Kage Bushins, Kimiko's arrows, and Flamie's fireballs all at once. Every now and then an attack would slip through his guard and cause him some damage. He had to admit he had underestimated Kimiko and her friends, the red head was giving Kisame a hard time with Jiraiya's help and the dragon was definitely a threat to him. Kimiko's arrows were also deadly, they seemed to be surrounded by chakra that was impossible to look at directly without his eyes hurting. Naruto's Kage Bushin were more of an annoyance than a threat, but Itachi was forced to dodge Rasengan after Rasengan every now and again. With all this occupying his attention, the missing nin didn't notice Hiryuu sneaking around the battle field to place an ofuda on the ground behind him. Itachi leapt into the air to avoid a fireball and one of his feet touched the talisman as he landed. An electric shock hit Itachi, causing his body to convulse and stop moving because of his nerves being overloaded. Four Naruto clones appeared behind Itachi as a fifth leapt forward to slug him in the face. Itachi fell backwards and all four clones kicked him into the air yelling "U…ZU…MA…KI!" as a sixth Naruto leapt into the air to deliver a vicious axe kick to Itachi's head as he yelled, "Naruto Rendan!" sending the missing nin plummeting towards the ground, only to meet a fireball from Flamie. Itachi barely pulled off a Kawarimi in time to save himself and leave a log to be turned to ash. "Kisame, we're leaving," said Itachi as his eyes started spinning rapidly before the missing nin yelled, "Amaterasu!" and dark flames shot out of his eyes at Naruto and Kimiko. Naruto's eyes widened and he hurriedly pulled Kimiko out of the way of the deadly attack. Kisame meanwhile had managed to absorb some of Jiraiya's chakra with SameHade and deactivate the Swamp of the Underworld and now broke off his fight with Miyuki. "We'll finish this later kitty cat!" growled the shark man before he seemed to sink into the ground as Itachi disappeared in a burst of flame. Kimiko scanned the area, finding no trace of either Akatsuki member's scent on the wind. "I think they're gone for now. I'm pretty sure the two of you have some new questions for us, but lets keep moving while we talk," said Kimiko as Flamie scampered up to her in his small form and she picked him up. The two Konoha shinobi glanced at each other and nodded, so the whole group resumed their journey with Kimiko explaining the story of the Shikon Jewel, her friends and her own background, and how they came to this world.

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By the time Kimiko finished her story, the gates of Konoha were in sight. Naruto became noticeably excited, he hadn't seen any of his few friends from home in three years after all. The blond shinobi started drooling as he said, "I can't wait to eat at Ichiraku, three years without their ramen is one thousand and ninety four days to many!" (That is two whole years and 364 days) Kimiko licked her lips at the mention of ramen, then remembered she didn't have any local money. "Umm, Naruto-kun, is there some way we can exchange our local currency for yours?" asked Kimiko. Jiraiya heard the question and appeared by Kimiko's side in a second. "I'll pay you to model for my…" WHAM! "Yeah right, like I would pose for you!" snorted Kimiko as she glared at the swirly eyed senin. Naruto sighed at his sensei's antics and opened Gama-chan, his froggy wallet, pulling out some coins and bills. Kimiko explained the Japanese currency and Naruto figured out that Konoha's currency was the same in amounts. Naruto loaned Kimiko three thousand ninja dollars, the local currency, which would be enough for a few nights in a hotel in Konoha. Kimiko planned to ask around for odd jobs. Miyuki had worked part time at the Cat Café for old Cologne to improve her speed by helping Shampoo as a waitress, so Kimiko figured her friend would get a job at a local restaurant. Hiryuu had inherited Mirouku's skills with sensing 'ominous clouds' over buildings, but he only did it to those who could afford it. Kimiko imagined the Hyuga would receive a visit from her friend soon.

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As the group reached the gates of Konoha, an Anbu appeared blocking their way in a puff of smoke. "Who are you and what business do you have in Konoha?" asked the Anbu. Jiraiya started to do his stupid little dance as Naruto edged away from him to avoid looking like an idiot. The Anbu sweat dropped, then glanced over the others, his eyes flicking back to Naruto's face once before moving on, and let them in. The group walked into the village and Kimiko saw Naruto relax slightly. "It is good to be home," said the blond shinobi softly, though Kimiko could smell the nervousness on him slightly. Indeed, villagers were already realizing that the 'demon child' had returned. Naruto sighed and rolled his eyes before yelling out, "BEHOLD, THE FUTURE HOKAGE HAS RETURNED!" Jiraiya snorted but didn't say anything as Naruto's stupid remark managed to defuse the building tension in the air. The group headed towards the Hokage tower, Naruto was barely containing himself from running through the streets in an attempt to get to Ichiraku. Upon reaching the building, the group entered under the eyes of two Jounin guards and, after going up a few flights of stairs, walked up to a desk where a woman with short dark hair sat going through some papers. "Oi, Shizune-nee-chan! I'm back!" exclaimed Naruto. Shizune looked up and her face broke into a huge smile as she saw Naruto. "Naruto, we've missed you. Go ahead, you know the way to Tsunade-sama's office." Naruto grinned and led the way to a large pair of doors with the symbol for Fire on each door. Kimiko could hear the sound of soft snoring from inside and whispered, "She is asleep!" to Naruto, who gave a huge grin in response before he kicked open the door and yelled, "WAKE UP BAA-CHAN!"

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Tsunade woke up and instinctively grabbed a paperweight from her desk and threw it towards the door. Naruto simply ducked and let the weight hit Jiraiya in the face. "Naruto, how many times do I have to tell you to call me Tsunade-sama?" asked the Hokage as she rubbed her head before standing up and stretching. Naruto simply smirked and let Tsunade get a good look at him. Gone was the short blond brat who had changed her outlook on life. Standing before her was a tall young man that looked like a slightly younger version of the Fourth Hokage, Yondaime. Naruto had discarded his old jumpsuit for a more reasonable outfit. A light orange jacket covered a blue undershirt and the top of a pair of khaki cargo pants with detachable pant legs. A shuiken holster was secured to Naruto's right leg and a kunai pouch at his hip, while his Hitai-ate proudly rested on his forehead. Naruto's left arm was now wrapped in bandages and Tsunade could sense the faint red glow of Kyuubi's chakra underneath the bandages. A slight cough behind the teen caused Naruto to turn around and Tsunade saw the kanji for fox was on the back of the jacket. Naruto glanced at Kimiko, who was tapping her foot slightly with an impatient look and turned back to Tsunade. "You had better sit back down Tsunade-nii-chan, we have a long story to tell you.

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(Two hours later)

"…and that's how we got here," said Kimiko as she finished telling the same story she had told Jiraiya and Naruto. Tsunade was amazed, she knew that if either Kimiko hadn't revealed her Inu hanyou features or Miyuki splashed herself with water to demonstrate her curse, she wouldn't have believed a word of their tale. Add in the fact that they fought off two Akatsuki members and Tsunade felt like she needed a drink. "Well, I have no problem with you staying here until you find your friends. I suggest you all stay at Naruto's place," said Tsunade with a hidden grin at what she was about to reveal. "Nani, but Baa-chan, my old apartment must have been either ruined or gone now. Besides, it wouldn't hold four people!" Tsunade smirked and reached into one of her desk's drawers and pulled out a scroll that she tossed to the blond boy. Naruto took a look at the scroll and was surprised to see his name written on the outside. "Yondaime left instructions that you were to receive this after you reached fifth teen years of age or became a Chunin, whichever came first." Naruto carefully opened the scroll, finding it was a letter addressed to him.

Dear Naruto,

If you are reading this then one of three things have happened.

(a) You stole this scroll from the Hokage library before either of the other events occured

(b) You have reached 15 years of age and/ or Chunin rank, whichever comes first

(c) Satorobi or the Gondaime decided you were mature enough to read this

First of all, I want to ask for your forgiveness for burdening you with Kyuubi. Hopefully the villagers will have treated you as the hero you are, but if they haven't I hope you can forgive me for making your life so hard. Either way, there are a few things that you need to know.

I'm sure you've often wondered why I chose you to become the container of Kyuubi. The truth is I could think of no better person than my own son. Yes, you are my son Naruto, though your last name came from your mother's family, of which she is the sole survivor. Her name was Hikari Uzumaki and she loved you till the moment she died protecting you from falling rubble in Kyuubi's last attack. I was too late to save her and in revenge I decided to make you the guard of her killer's prison. By now you probably have learned how to use Kyuubi's chakra and talk with it, so you should talk to the fox and it will confirm what I have written here. I am sorry that I left you with no parents to raise you but I was unable to kill Kyuubi and sealing it in a different way would allow it the opportunity to escape.

Now that you know about me and your mother, I want you to move into my family's old house. It is located across from the Hyuga mansion and protected by a special jutsu. This jutsu prevents animals and people from entering the house as well as protect the buildings from fire and other mishaps. The jutsu can only be removed by tracing the Uzumaki crest on the gateway with some of your blood. After that the preventions from entering will be disabled unless you repeat the tracing inside the house by the front door. The protections will never be disabled though. Feel free to move into the house and make yourself at home. Watch out for the third step on the staircase, it always creaks. If you need a guide around the house ask my lazy pupil Kakashi to show you around.

Your Loving father,

Toshiro(talented; intelligent) Hayashi(woods, forest) the Fourth Hokage

Naruto stared at the scroll in shock, he had always wondered about the identity of his parents. The only thing he knew was that they had died in Kyuubi's attack on Konoha. As the others crowded around to read the scroll, Naruto darted into his mind to talk to Kyuubi. Naruto's eyes dulled slightly and Jiraiya caught him before he collapsed to the floor. "Idiot, I told him to sit down before using that jutsu!" growled the toad senin. "What happened to him?" asked Tsunade. "He used a mental jutsu to enter his own mind and talk to Kyuubi," said Jiraiya as he placed Naruto's body in a chair for safety. "Talk to Kyuubi? Is the seal weakening?" gasped Tsunade. Jiraiya shook his head and actually smiled. "Lets just say Kyuubi is a lot nicer than we thought and won't allow any harm to come to Naruto," said Jiraiya.

(Inside Naruto's mind)

Naruto faced the cage that kept Kyuubi separate from the rest of his mind. "Is this true?" asked Naruto. A form approached the other side of the cage and a large nine tailed kitsune female walked out of the shadows until her face was against the bars. "It is, you smell and look almost exactly like Yondaime now. I didn't want to tell you because he told Satorobi to keep it a secret so his enemies wouldn't seek to get revenge on him through you. I could hear everything they said after he sealed me inside you kit, so I was shocked he would do something like this to his own kit." Naruto sighed slipped through the bars to scratch behind Kyuubi's ears. "You know, you never told me just why you attacked Konoha in the first place," said Naruto. Kyuubi sighed, all nine of her tails drooping noticeably. "My beloved kit was stolen from me and placed under a curse by the bastard Orochimaru. He wanted revenge because your father was given the position of Yondaime instead of him. Orochimaru forced me to attack Konoha and threatened to kill my kit if I didn't." Naruto was scowling now and imagining ramming a Rasengan up the snake senin's ass. "I was driven off by your father summoning Gamabunta and the combined force of the Anbu and ran back to where Orochimaru had my kit. He said he wanted your father dead and disappeared without releasing my kit from the sleeping curse he planted on her. I could not awaken her and my grief turned to rage. I returned to the village and was soon sealed inside you by your father. I have no idea what happened to my kit, but I suspect Orochimaru killed her." As Kyuubi's tale concluded, the kitsune transformed into a woman with long flowing red hair clad in a dark blue dress that looked like the night sky. Orange fox ears and nine orange tails were the only sign of Kyuubi being a kitsune. Naruto hugged Kyuubi as she sank to her knees sobbing. The two had become very close in the last three years, with Kyuubi coming to regard Naruto as her kit and Naruto regarding Kyuubi as a surrogate mother. "Go back to your friends, we'll talk later," said Kyuubi after drying her tears and kissing Naruto on the forehead. Naruto nodded and slipped through the bars of the cage before activating the jutsu to send him back to the waking world.

(Hokage's office)

"How long is he just going to sit there?" asked Miyuki as she looked at Naruto. "Probably about five to ten more minutes, that's how long their conversations usually last," said Jiraiya with a shrug. Indeed, five minutes later Naruto's eyes regained the sparkle of life and he stood up and stretched. "Oi brat, you learn anything useful?" asked Jiraiya. Naruto scowled at his teacher before saying, "Kyuubi-okaa-san confirmed what the scroll said. She also told me why she attacked Konoha fifth teen years ago." "Kyuubi is female?" exclaimed Tsunade. "Naruto nodded and proceeded to repeat what Kyuubi had told him. Tsunade scowled when she learned Orochimaru was behind the whole attack, vowing to make the 'slimy snake loving bastard son of a btch' pay for it with his life. Kimiko and her friends were surprised, but they were used to weird stuff and shrugged it off. Tsunade stopped ranting about how she would rip Orochimaru to pieces long enough to hand Naruto a map to the house and the key to the front door. Naruto led the other teens out of the office while Jiraiya and Tsunade discussed the situation of Kyuubi and tried to figure out if they could use it to their advantage.

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"I forgot how bad the glares could be," sighed Naruto as he led the way towards the high class part of Konoha where the more powerful clans lived. They passed the entrance to the abandoned Uchiha estate, Naruto giving the reminder of his former comrade and best friend a brief glance before proceeding to the Uzumaki estates. Naruto whistled out loud as he took in the two ornate gates they were approaching, one of which bore the Hyuga crest. As Naruto approached the gates, the Hyuga one burst open to reveal a teary eyed Hyuga Hinata charging out of the manor. Hinata looked up and her eyes widened. She tried to stop, but didn't have enough room and the Hyuga heiress crashed into Naruto. Neji was following his cousin, a Chunin vest now covering his normal outfit, and stared at the position Hinata and Naruto were in. Naruto had turned to look in Hinata's direction as he heard her so the two ended up almost kissing. Hinata's face resembled a tomato, while Naruto's eyes were bulging out of his eye sockets. "O-o-ohayou Naruto-kun!" gasped Hinata as she started to get up, only to slip and feel her lips press against Naruto's. Hinata's heart beat sped up as she realized she was kissing Naruto. ::I hope this isn't a dream!:: thought the kunoichi happily. Naruto meanwhile, was scared stiff that Neji or Hinata would kill him, given his experiences with Sakura and kisses.

Neji, Kimiko, and Miyuki all had small smiles on their faces, since they all knew of Hinata's crush on Naruto. Neji turned to face Kimiko and her friends and the Chunin took in the strangers' appearances before bowing slightly and saying, "Ohayou, I am Hyuga Neji. May I ask who you are and what business you have in Konoha?" while activating his Byakugan to estimate their strength in case he needed to fight them. Neji was surprised to see a pair of dog ears and a tail on Kimiko, while the outline of a sort of humanoid cat surrounded Miyuki. Hiryuu's spiritual powers were like a bright white light to the Hyuga prodigy, while Kimiko's miko powers showed in a bright pink glow. Seeing the look Neji was giving them and the tell tale sign of the veins around his eyes showing that meant the Byakugan was active, Kimiko and Miyuki guessed that Neji could see their hidden aspects. His next statement confirmed this. "What kind of creatures are you two girls?" demanded Neji. "How many more times are we going to have to explain this?" said Miyuki with a sigh. "How about Naruto lets us stash his stuff in the house then we explain everything?" said Kimiko. Miyuki nodded and poked Naruto on the head. "Sorry to break you two lovebirds up, but could you undo the jutsu on the mansion so we can put our stuff inside, Naruto?" asked Miyuki. Naruto and Hinata snapped out of their shock and stood up, Naruto running up to the gate and following his father's instructions to undo the jutsu. The puzzled Hyuga cousins followed the group through the gates, where they found a very nice large house with a dojo and library. The backyard was even bigger than the Hyuga gardens, containing an obstacle course and a small lake that doubled as a pool.

"Naruto, this was the former house of the fourth Hokage, and it was sealed at his death to prevent the entry of anyone or anything. How were you able to undo the seal?" asked Neji. "Easy, Yondaime was my father!" replied Naruto. Seeing the look of disbelief on Neji's face, Naruto held up the scroll and said, "I just found out today from this scroll, so I can understand your disbelief." Neji nodded and followed the group upstairs with Hinata. After finding the bedrooms, everyone chose one to put their stuff in. Naruto opened the door to his chosen room, which looked like it had been his parents' old room, and dropped his pack in shock. Lying on the bed was a orange four tailed kitsune fast asleep. Kyuubi suddenly slammed against the bars holding her separate from Naruto. )Akemi? How can she be here?( exclaimed the kitsune. What do you mean? asked Naruto. )That is my kit Akemi, the one Orochimaru stole and cursed!( replied the agitated kitsune. Naruto then noticed a scroll lying beside Akemi. Opening it, he found another letter to him from his father.

Naruto,

I don't have much time to explain but I believe this kitsune kit is the reason Kyuubi attacked Konoha. I can't seem to awaken her, so I'm pretty sure that someone captured her and used her to force Kyuubi into attacking our village. I found the kit three kilometers from Konoha and saw Kyuubi trying to awaken her but failing and then Kyuubi let out a howl of pure grief and ran back towards Konoha. I grabbed the kit and brought her here, hopefully now that you have returned to the house you can find some way to awaken her. Ask a Hyuga or Uchiha to examine her to determine what kind of jutsu holds her in this sleep. Kyuubi might be able to help you also.

Your father,

Toshiro Hayashi

"Neji, get in here!" yelled Naruto as he finished reading the scroll. Neji ran into the room in a blur followed by Hinata and the others. Upon seeing the sleeping Akemi, everyone's eyes widened. Naruto tossed the scroll to Neji, who caught and read it before looking at Naruto wide eyed. "So that's why I saw what I saw during our fight in the Chunin exam!" exclaimed the white eyed boy. Naruto nodded grimly and winced as Hinata snatched the letter to read it also. Her eyes widened and Naruto could see the pieces clicking together inside her head. Hinata slowly looked up at Naruto and said, "Yondaime sealed the Kyuubi inside you, right Naruto-kun?" Naruto slowly nodded, then stared in surprise as Hinata tackled him in a hug with tears pooring down her cheeks. "All that hate directed at you, the villagers calling you demon child, and the cold attitude of our parents towards you all makes sense now. I can't believe they would put all the blame on you for something you had no control over!" said Hinata as she hugged him. "You don't fear me?" whispered Naruto. Hinata shook her head as she said, "No, I've watched you since we were in the academy Naruto-kun. You never once acted like a demon and only looked for acceptance for who you are. You are Naruto-kun, not a demon or Kyuubi." Naruto hugged Hinata back, tears of happiness running down his whiskered cheeks. Kyuubi smiled and thought ::My little kit has finally found love:: After the two broke apart, Neji placed his hand on Naruto's shoulder. "Naruto, now I know why you were able to beat me. I thought no one else could understand the burden I carried with this curse seal. I was wrong, you had an even greater burden but you still stayed happy and fought to change you destiny. I am proud to call you my friend." Naruto smiled at Neji then glanced at a telephone on the wall. "I'd better call Tsunade-baa-chan and tell her about this so she can come and help us," said Naruto as he found a button labeled HOKAGE OFFICE and pushed it.

"Thank you for calling the Goddess Relief office, a representative will be there to assist you in a moment," said a woman's voice before the connection was severed and a dial tone sounded. Naruto looked at the phone like it was going to bite him and was reaching for the button again when the mirror on what he guessed was his mother's old nightstand started glowing. All three Konoha shinobi grabbed for kunai or shuriken until Kimiko exclaimed, "Belldandy-oba-san?!" as a woman seemed to step out of the mirror. Neji had activated his Byakugan out of reflex and saw a bright white light surrounding the woman as well as a large pair of angel wings sprouting from her back. Belldandy glanced around the room and asked, "Kimiko, is everyone all right? Jaken told us what happened and I was sent to confirm you all arrived in this world safely." Kimiko looked worried as she said, "I have no idea where Aniki, Rin, Ryeka, or Akira are, we got separated when we were sucked into this world." Naruto was quickly explaining the basics of what happened with his new friends to Hinata and Neji while Kimiko and the goddess talked, though he didn't know about Belldandy. Kimiko turned and quickly introduced Belldandy to the Konoha shinobi and explained the idea of Naruto getting the wish. Belldandy smiled at Naruto, who was thinking really hard. ::Lets see, I could wish Akemi was free of Orochimaru's curse, but I don't know how she would react to being freed without Oka-san to calm her down. Maybe…:: "Umm, Belldandy-san? Do you have the power to restore Kyuubi to a physical body with an appropriate amount of chakra and her kitsune abilities while I keep most of her chakra inside me so Akatsuki can't get it?" asked Naruto. Belldandy looked Naruto up and down and seemed to be analyzing him before she smiled and nodded, saying, "Let me discuss it with Kyuubi-san in private for a minute and we'll get started," and sinking into a trance like Naruto had in Tsunade's office. Neji meanwhile had gone to the phone and called Tsunade and was trying to explain what was going on to her.

Belldandy soon came out of her trance and said, "Everyone but Naruto please leave the room to give me space to work." After everyone had left, Belldandy had Naruto make his wish. "I wish Kyuubi-oka-san was restored to a physical body with an appropriate amount of chakra and her kitsune abilities while I keep most of her chakra inside me so Akatsuki can't get it!" said Naruto. Tsunade and Jiraiya had arrived by this time and watched through the doorway as charka swirled out of the seal on Naruto's stomach to form a large orb in midair. The orb slowly shifted into a large fox body with nine tails and finally solidified in that form with eyes closed. A bright white orb then exited Naruto's body and sank into the fox's, who suddenly sprang to life and opened her eyes. Kyuubi turned her head to get used to her surroundings before morphing to her human form. The kitsune woman then ran up to Naruto and hugged him while whispering "Thank you Naruto, you are truly my son in spirit if not by blood." Hinata and the others smiled as they watched the two hug, then Tsunade cleared her throat. "Lets see about freeing this young kit from the curse she is under, shall we?" said the Hokage. Belldandy explained that the machine to bring them back to their world would be completed in about a month, so until then they should find the others and have fun. The goddess then used the mirror to return to the temple and inform the anxious parents that all the lost ones were in the Naruto world, but they had to find Rin, Shippo, Akira, and Ryeka.

After an hour of examining the curse, which turned out to be a complex jutsu, the two senin were ready to take a break. Kimiko and her friends had spent the hour filling in the details of the story Naruto had told Neji and Hinata, elaborating where he had skipped details and adding things he forgot. Neji and Hinata both managed to accept their story, but something had been bothering Naruto for a while. "Anou Hinata-chan, why were you running out of your home crying earlier?" Hinata's formerly happy face was replaced by a sad soft frown as she sniffed and tears threatened to spill out of her eyes. Tsunade had heard Naruto's question and turned to observe Hinata's reaction. "My father called me into his office to discuss something with him. I had no idea what he wanted, since I've been training under Tsunade-sama to be a medic nin for the past year my skills and strength have improved. Father then told me he had arranged a marriage for me to the most powerful clan in the Hidden Stone village. He said that since I have failed to become a Chunin in the past three years all I was good for was securing an alliance for Konoha through this marriage!" said Hinata before she buried her face in her hands sobbing. Miyuki, Kimiko, and Kyuubi all crowded around the girl to offer comfort. Neji, who had no knowledge of this act, Naruto, and Hiryuu were all upset. Strangely, Naruto felt angry at the thought of another guy being close to Hinata.

Tsunade meanwhile, was shaking with rage. "That is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. We need you here in Konoha. Your Byakugan makes you one of our best medical nin I've ever seen. Besides, the Chunin exam is in three months. He can't deny you the chance to take the exam. I know the first two times you took the exam after Naruto left on his training trip your heart gave out on you. Then in the next three you made it to the third part and faced off against one of the strongest genin in the exam. You decided to train under me as a medic nin instead of taking the last exam, and I know you'll make Chunin this time!" Jiraiya was scowling and said, "I'll train her in ninjutsu and taijutsu, that'll make sure she becomes a Chunin!" "But what team will I be on? All of this year's graduates have their teams and none of them are ready to participate in the exam!" asked Hinata. Naruto raised his hand and asked, "What is the status of the Rookie Nine?" referring to the group of Genin who all participated in his first Chunin Exam. Tsunade sighed and said, "All of them except for you and Hinata are now Chunin, so unless we can find you a third team mate, the two of you will have to wait till the next one. Kyuubi glanced at the silently sleeping Akemi and asked, "If we could awaken Akemi, could she take the open spot? She knows the basic jutsu required to graduate as well as how to use her kitsune magic." Tsunade considered the possibility, then grinned. "That would work, we'll just need to send them on the necessary missions. Lets get to work and we'll try to break this curse while you kids all go have fun. I'm sure that Teuchi will be glad to see his favorite customer after three years!" Naruto grinned and led the whole group to the Ichiraku ramen stand.

Well, that is all for now. This chapter was 12 whole pages and a little bit of the 13 page in word, the other chapters should be of similar length. I have got some great ideas for future battles and allready have the next chapter typed up. I'll upload it this Saturday. The fourth chapter is allready in the works and should be done by the end of the week.