Kohona's Yellow Storm

Chapter 7: A sixteen-year-old funeral…

Naruto walked into his apartment and immediately went for his room. He shed the clothes he was wearing and searched through his closet for a suit he bought about four months ago for no reason at all. He tried to put on the clothes but he realized he was too tall for them now. He scowled and put his old clothes back on, it was time for him to go shopping, because even the clothes he had on now were much too small. He went to a hanging picture of his team on the wall and took it off its hook. He set it down and revealed a safe installed into the wall. He smirked at this; even he was smart enough to hide his valuables where the villagers couldn't steal them.

He put in the combination and pulled out a credit card. He decided that it would be a good idea to put his funds in Tsunade's secret bank account and it was a smart move indeed. He put the card in his pocket and locked the safe back up. He slowly walked to his door and stepped outside, it was going to be a busy day in the dreaded market place of Kohona Square.

Naruto did all of his shopping as quickly as possible, but the Kyubi made sure that everything Naruto bought would suit both of their personalities, the main part of his wardrobe included a variety of dark and light colored clothes that fit together nicely. The last thing he bought on his way out was a pair of black dress pants, a black button up silk shirt, a black silk tie, a pair of black dress socks, and a pair of black dress shoes. He then took the stuff back to his house and put everything away. He decided that what he had planned for today would have to wait, for now, he had a dreaded house to clean up…

At the Hospital…

Sakura, Ten-Ten, and Hinata all woke up screaming, which caused Neji, Sasuke, and Lee to jump almost out of their skins. The three boys ran to the girls and embraced them in hugs whispering words of comfort to them. After about ten minuets of this exchange, the girls had finally calmed down and they all asked the boys one simple question.

"Where is Naruto?"

The boys explained the situation to the girls and they all decided that they should go give him a visit. So together they all got up, left the hospital, and went off towards Naruto's apartment.

At Naruto's Apartment

Naruto by now had taken off his shirt and sweat was dripping down his muscular body. How he had collected so much stuff in 16 years he would never know. All he did know that this was a near impossible task to finish by himself. He had started about two hours ago and he still hadn't even finished off his bedroom, which was the first room he had started in. He was just about to get started again when he heard a knock at his door. Forgetting that he had flung off his shirt long ago, he walked to the door and opened it to see Neji, Lee, Sasuke, Sakura, Ten-Ten, and Hinata standing at his door looking at him with large eyes.

The boys POV

The first thing the boys noticed was that his body had undergone a massive transformation, the once short boy was now standing at eye level with them. His body was toned to perfection and it was clear his strength had grown at least 100 fold. The next thing they noticed was his appearance. They eyed his new hair color and then saw his eyes, those eyes…they looked almost evil and yet, there was something in them that put the boys at peace, like they knew that he would never betray them. The boys pieced it together very quickly, he had merged with the Kyubi, and he had broken the seal. The trust they had in him just seconds ago was shattered and was replaced by fear. How could the Hokage let him go in this condition? What if the Kyubi was in complete control and was just making it seem like Naruto was pulling the strings? They put their hands to their kunai holsters, ready for anything…

The girls POV

The first thing the girl noticed was that Naruto had suddenly grown into a very sexy guy. His muscles were perfectly toned and his body was like that of pure perfection. They looked up and loved the now reddish/orangeish/yellowish hair because it was unique. They looked into those fox like eyes and found themselves strangely aroused by them. The last thing they took note of was that he had grown taller which made him even sexier. The girls didn't even stop to think that the fox might have taken over his body. They were too preoccupied with his sexiness to even think about anything else.

"What have you done with Naruto demon?" The boys shouted out at once reading for a battle, the word "demon" made the girls jump when the conclusion that the boys had come up with dawned upon them.

"The Kyubi isn't in control guys! I'm still me! The only difference now is that Kyubi and I have formed together into one body, instead of him being locked in a cage. Now my flesh and blood is his prison. You guys have to believe me!" Naruto said, fear spreading into his eyes.

"I don't believe you, prove to me that you are still Naruto…" Sasuke said as he pulled out a kunai knife slowly.

Naruto fell to his knees and held his hands behind his back. He knew there was no way to prove that he was still in control so he thought of something else instead. He had to trust his teammate and hope that his teammate would trust him.

"If you don't believe I am in control that kill me now. I won't stop you, I even have my hands behind my back. There is no way I can truly prove to you that I am still in control so you will either have to trust me or kill me. Do as you wish Sasuke, like I said, I will not stop you…" Naruto said as he hung his head waiting for a deathblow to hit him, but that hit never came.

"You had us all worried there for a moment dobe…" Sasuke said slowly as he put his kunai knife away.

Naruto looked at them all, the girls were in tears from the words that Naruto spoke and the boys looked like they had regained their trust in him. It was then that Neji asked a question that was bugging him.

"Why are you all sweaty? You been working out or something?"

Naruto looked down at himself and laughed. He explained that he was cleaning his house and it was a lot more work that he expected. The three boys and three girls huddled together and began to discuss something leaving Naruto out of the conversation. Naruto just sat there with a puzzled expression on his face until they broke up and Sakura stepped forward.

"With your permission we would like to assist you in getting this horribly messy apartment cleaned…Teammate…" Sakura said with a smile on her face.

Naruto thought about it for a little while and decided that they could help out as long as they didn't go into his bathroom or shower until he cleaned up some articles of clothing that didn't need to be seen by ladies eyes.

The guys laughed and the girls blushed and began giggling. Naruto grinned and let everyone into his house, he decided right there and then that after they were done, he was going to take them to a nice restaurant to thank them for their service to him. And so they all set to work in separate rooms. In total in took the seven people about three and a half hours to get everything picked up, swept up, mopped up, and scrubbed down. When they were done his apartment looked great, when they all gathered in his living room he decided to break the news to them.

"I want all of you to go home, take a shower, get dressed in your nicest clothes, and meet me back here at 5:00 tonight. I have something special planned and I want you all to be here for it."

Everyone agreed and went their separate ways but Neji and Hinata stayed behind.

"What's wrong guys, you should go home and get changed…" Naruto said looking at the two white-eyed ninjas.

"We've been kicked out of our home Naruto, we are going to move into an apartment but its not ready yet and we will not receive any of our belongings until we move into the apartment so we are not going to be able to go tonight." Neji said speaking for himself and Hinata.

Naruto wouldn't have any of it, he took out his wallet and gave them more than enough money (on his card) to go and buy nice clothes for themselves. He then told them to come back here and they could take their showers here. Neji tried to protest but Naruto just told him to pay him back later and winked. And so Neji and Hinata went to go find the nicest clothes they could.

They went into town and both found the clothes they wanted. They paid for them and headed back to his home. By the time they arrived it was 3:30 in the evening. That would be more than enough time for them both to take showers and get dressed. When they walked up to the door they saw a post-it note (do you think they had those in Kohona? Lol!) that told them to just come inside because he was probably in the shower as they read it. And so Neji opened the door and let Hinata in, he then entered himself and closed the door behind them. They could hear the shower running and they decided that it would be ok to set down their stuff, sit on the couch and watch TV…

After about fifteen minuets they heard the shower stop and they looked up. Naruto came out of the bathroom in nothing but a towel that was covering him from the waist down. Hinata saw him and immediately turned away blushing furiously. Neji just shook his head and sighed.

Naruto oblivious to the situation told them the shower was free and that they could go ahead. Naruto went into his room and closed the door. At that point Neji looked at Hinata and very politely let her go first. She stepped into the bathroom and found another post-it note on the mirror, it told her that a clean robe was hung up on the towel rack and so was a clean towel. He told her that after she was done with her shower she could put on the robe and go into the room next to his where she could change. Hinata felt great that Naruto had taken the time to do this for her and it made her blush. She stripped herself of her clothes and stepped into the shower… She only gave herself a twenty-minute shower and then she was done, she came out with a blush on her cheeks because she was where Naruto took a shower everyday! She quickly took the towel and began to dry herself on when she looked at the robe. She let out a low whistle because she knew the robe wasn't cheap, it was made of out cashmere, and that was a very rare fabric to be used to make a robe, it then hit her, this was a custom robe that Naruto had made for himself!

After she had finished drying herself off she took the robe and put it to her nose, she inhaled and sighed happily because it smelt like the one she secretly loved. She wrapped the robe around her slender body and tied it tight. She looked in the mirror to make sure that nothing inappropriate was showing. She nodded and her mind flew back to Naruto in that towel, she blushed and furiously shook the image from her mind, she had to focus right now. She picked up the dress she had bought and walked out going immediately to the room where Naruto had told her to go, but not before telling Neji that she didn't need the shower anymore. She went into the room and closed the door.

Neji simply sat up, took the suit he had bought and went into the bathroom. He saw another post it note on the mirror that left him with instructions about a fresh towel that had been hung up for him on the towel rack. He looked at the door puzzled, when did Naruto manage to get into the bathroom in between the time when Hinata left and he went in? He shrugged off the thoughts and stepped into the hot shower, but things were getting steamier in the spare bedroom Hinata was in…

The Guest Room

Hinata closed the door and set the beautiful dress on the bed, she felt guilty for spending so much money on the dress but she knew that she would immediately pay him back for his kindness. She looked over to the wall that separated her from Naruto's room and saw a hole just big enough to peek into. Her heart about stopped as she stared at the now what seemed to be peephole. She began to panic, she wouldn't dare invade Naruto's privacy…would she? Her body began to tremble as she found herself, much to her horror, putting one foot in front of the other in the direction of the hole. Before she knew it she was staring right at the hole. She told herself it was wrong but she just couldn't stop herself. She got down on one knee and looked into the hole. At first she didn't see anything but then Naruto came into view, he was still in the towel but he had a toothbrush in his mouth and he was getting busy at scrubbing his teeth down. He went to the sink in his room and spit out the toothpaste, he grabbed a glass that was filled with water and he rinsed his mouth out with it. When he was finished he cleaned out the cup and walked over to his bed…

Hinata felt her heart began to race as his hands grabbed hold of the towel that covered him. She tried to look away but she just couldn't force herself to do it. Before she knew it he hand flung the towel on his bed and she saw him naked! She got a full look of him before she fell backwards and scooted away from the wall. She suddenly felt like the most horrible person on the planet, she had just invaded Naruto's privacy after all the nice things he had done for her and her cousin. Then the picture of his naked body flooded her mind again and she blushed ten shades of red. She got up quickly and but on her dress, trying to forget what she had seen. She would never speak of this again to anyone and she knew that it was in the past…or so she hoped.

When Hinata stepped out of the room in her dress, she found Neji already out and in his suit. He muttered something about her taking a long time and she answered him by saying that she was doing "girly stuff." It was at the exact moment that Naruto came bursting out of his room and he eyed both of them before nodding in agreement, both Neji and Hinata were stunned to silence by how Naruto looked.

Here comes the rundown…

Naruto- is wearing black dress pants, a black silk button up shirt, a black silk tie, a black suit jacket, black dress socks and shoes, a black top hat, which looked surprisingly good on him, and he was wearing dark black sunglasses that concealed his fox like eyes. (A/N: Forgive me, I have a thing for black clothes:-S)

Neji- is wearing khaki colored dress pants, a white cotton button up shirt, a red silk tie, a black suit jacket, khaki colored dress socks and brown dress shoes. (A/N: Trust me it sounds weird but it looks good!)

Hinata- is wearing a blue dress that matched the color of Naruto's eyes, (A/N: Cough) the dress went all the way down her body but had a slit at the end that showed off her right thigh the dress was also strapless. She had her hair put up with a blue flower that matched the dress, not to mention Naruto's eyes, (A/N: Cough Cough…) and she had on a pair of black heels, which had multiple straps that twisted around her legs up to her calf muscles.

Naruto smiled at them at told them that their other guests should be arriving any minute now. No sooner had he spoken the words that did he hear a soft knock at his door. Naruto gave off that signature grin and went to open the door. As it was opened it revealed Sakura and Sasuke on the other side.

Here comes the rundown part II…

Sakura- is wearing a strapless green dress that matches her eyes, has her hair put up slightly like Hinata's put with a green flower in it, and she had on matching green heels.

Sasuke- is wearing black dress pants, a red silk dress shirt, a black silk tie, a black suit jacket, black socks and black dress shoes.

Naruto invited them into her house and said all they had to do was wait for Ten-Ten and one other very special guest… Ten-Ten and Lee arrived in less than ten minutes and knocked on the door, which was opened by Naruto.

Here comes the rundown part III…

Ten-Ten- is wearing a very simple black dress with straps and a matching pair of black heels, she also let her hair down and it showed her true beauty, which was not missed by a certain white eyed boy in the crowd. (A/N: COUGH:-D)

Lee- is wearing an all green suit with a green silk tie, (A/N: um…duh?) and he is wearing black dress socks and shoes…

"So, what's this special occasion Naruto? What are you keeping so secretive over?" Sakura asked eying him down noticing that he dressed up well. Although, she wasn't the only one to notice, everyone else also saw just how good he looked when he dressed up.

"Well, to be honest, the first part of this night is kind of selfish on my part, I hope that you all do not mind, but I have a 16 year old funeral that I am late for and its time I went and put my parents memory to rest. After that, well, you will just have to see what I have planned!" Naruto said with that foxy grin of his. However, if it hadn't been for the shades, they all would have seen the pain in his eyes when he mentioned his parents…

Everyone agreed to both parts of the night and then they all asked one final question.

"Just what exactly are we waiting for?"

At that exact moment the clock struck five o'clock and a knock came from his door. Everyone looked at the door anxiously as Naruto went to open it. When the door opened they all saw a man dressed in a suit address Naruto in a respectable manor.

"Sir, the carriage is waiting for you and your friends outside." The man said as he bowed.

Naruto waved for the group to follow him until he remembered something very important. Before he could even ask Neji handed him the credit card and gave him a heart felt thanks for all he was doing for himself and his cousin. After that little incident was taken care of, they all walked out to the carriage and the man who was at the front door opened the carriage door to reveal none other than Kakashi and Tsunade inside!

Here comes the final rundown (a.k.a part IV)

Kakashi- is wearing an all white suit with a red tie because it just seemed fitting for him. He also wore white dress shoes and white dress socks, he was needless to say; very bright this evening, however that mask was still covering that mysterious face of his…

Tsunade- is wearing a sparkling red dress with red heels; she is also wearing a pair of gold earrings and has her hair up with a red flower in it. (A/N: Yes, yes I know, I also have a thing for flowers oddly… :-S)

Everyone climbed in and said their greetings as the carriage began to go towards the cemetery. Naruto had a window seat next to the door and was looking at all the buildings as they passed. All of a sudden, Naruto saw a shop that caught his eye and he ordered the driver to stop. The carriage came to a halt and Naruto asked the confused guests to give him just a minute or two. He jumped out of the carriage and ran into Ino's flower shop. He came out a few minutes later with some flowers to put on his parents graves. He got back in and closed the door. The carriage began to move again and they arrived at the cemetery in what seemed like no time at all…

Naruto got out and immediately walked up to where he knew his parent's graves were located. Everyone except Tsunade and Kakashi gasped when Naruto opened the gate to the Hokage graves and stepped inside. Kakashi suddenly walked up and went to stand next to Naruto. Naruto stood over his parent's graves and tears fell down his eyes.

"I'm so sorry that I'm late mom…dad…please don't be mad at me…I…I hope that you are looking down from heaven and watching over me, but most of all I hope that I am making you both…proud…" After saying the words he had waited to say for so long, he laid the flowers on their graves. This however, was too much for him and he began to fall to his knees.

Kakashi caught the boy and huddled him into his chest. Naruto sobbed and sobbed and his body shook with emotion. All the girls (Tsunade included,) were crying and even the boys had a look of sadness in their eyes. They stayed like this for about 10 minutes, they then huddled around Naruto and they all comforted him until he proved to them that he was okay…

He straightened himself out and wiped the tears from his eyes. He smiled at them all and thanked them for being great friends. He then toothed that foxy grin again and told them it was time for round two of the very special night that he had planned…

A/N: Okay, before anyone asks, the answer to how Kakashi and Tsunade got invited will be answered in the next chapter. I am proud to say that this is the longest chapter I have ever written. If you thought that this chapter was good, just wait until you see what I have in store for you guys next!

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