Disclaimer – All original Naruto characters are not mine.
A/N: Again, I wish to thank the nice people who reviewed and flamed. Sorry for my long hiatus and I have no intention of re-writing the previous chapter. Doing so would ruin the plot I already had in mind already.
"Give me more! "
A loud voice was heard in a local ramen stand as certain boy just consumed his third bowl of ramen. The girl behind the counter smiled, as she handed Naruto another bowl. She also glanced at the cute little kitten sitting atop Naruto's head, as it cleaned itself with its tongue.
"What is it Ayame nee-chan? " Naruto said between mouthfuls as he noticed Ayame staring at him.
"Oh, nothing Naruto-kun, I was just looking at your pet. " She leaned on the counter near Naruto to pet the cat. It purred slightly and rubbed it's head on Ayame's hand.
"Awww…..it's so cute! "
"What's cute? "
A male voice echoed somewhere from the kitchen. A man aged somewhere around forty came out wiping his hands on his apron.
"Naruto has a pet cat and it's so cute! "
"Teuchi - san! How're you doing? "
"Oi..Naruto it's been a while since you've been here! So, how did the Chuunin Exam go? "
"Oh, nothing I couldn't handle. I'm in the Final Round of the third test! "Naruto just finished his fourth bowl and patted his stomach.
"Good luck in the test Naruto-kun… " Ayame added, still playing with the cat on Naruto's head.
"And if you win in your match Naruto, I'll give you 5 bowls of free ramen! "
"Then I definitely have to win! You'll see! I have to go now Teuchi-san, Ayame-chan. See you! " Naruto placed some money on the counter, and then left waving.
Naruto took off, running towards his apartment.
"Naruto –chan, I thought I told you not too show off too much. "
Naruto heard the familiar female voice again in his head. He'd gotten used to it by now.
"Che… I only got to to do the suiryudan since dog-boy got knocked out too fast. I wanted to do the doryuu-taiga too! "
"Naruto, you shouldn't reveal your trump cards too soon. And besides your sensei and teammates are getting suspicious. May I just remind you, that the jutsus I thought can't be performed by most gennins, hell even most chuunins can't so, think wisely next time okay? "
"Now you sound like Iruka-sensei, Kyuubi-chan…. "
Naruto entered a three-story building, and climbed a flight of stairs.
"Sheesh, you live in this place? What a drab… "
Naruto put unlocked the door to his apartment and locked it behind him. The kitten leapt off his head to the floor and then turned into a 16 year old girl.
"…"
Naruto stared at the girl, or rather the hot chick in his apartment. She had shoulder length blue hair and about a foot taller than him. And she was still wearing the same robe she wore in his mind.
"Naruto-chan, I seriously need some new clothes I can't be seen outside like this and….. " she stopped when she saw Naruto staring at her.
"What? "
Naruto snapped out of his stupor just in time to hear her last question.
"What what? "
"Naruto! Will you stop staring at my chest and listen to what I say! Tomorrow you will buy me new clothes. Now where's the bedroom? "
She ignored the red-faced Naruto as she went to explore his rather cramped home. Naruto admitted the fact that from now on he had to endure living with female, childish demon who somehow still managed to look hot. He distinctly heard the sounds of the bathroom being used. He sniffed himself and thought he can use a bath too. A few minutes later both had cleaned themselves. Kyuubi sat bed drying her hair while Naruto took one of his pillows, put out the lights and then plopped on his couch. A moment later the lights came on again. And he saw Kyuubi standing over him.
"What are you doing? "
"Uh, trying to sleep? "
"In the couch? "
"Where am I supposed to sleep! "
"Duh? In the bed of course "
"With you! "
"Is there a problem with that? "
Naruto swallowed hard and felt something growing in his PJs.
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The Third was staring out his office window towards the Hokage Monument, dreading the moment when someone will bring in today's paperwork. Finally, he heard a soft knock on the door and he took a deep breath and bade the person to enter."Ayako! I thought you won't be back until next week!"
"It's nice to see you again too, Hokage-sama!"
Ayako replied cheerfully as she placed the small pile of documents she was carrying on the desk. The Third sat behind the desk and started going through the documents.
"So Ayako, how was your little vacation? "
"It's not so bad Hokage-sama, we went to this place and that had a little fun, met a hot guy went places and I finally decided to go back to make sure you didn't neglect your paper work. "
The Third laughed out loud and started signing the papers and stamping his official seal on them.
"Uh, can I ask a question?"
"Hmm? What is it?"
"Did you ever had any student aside from the Sannins?"
"Why do you ask?"
"Uhm, it's nothing just curious… "
Sarutobi stopped what he was doing and stared into the ceiling of the office.
"Now that you mention it. I once had an apprentice, for a short while though, and he was very young back then. But even from his age I saw his potential."
He stood up and again went to the window too look across the Hokage Monument.
"If I may say he has potential to surpass even The Yondaime. Too bad he requested permission to leave just a year after he got into the ANBU. Said he was going to search for his true purpose in life. I haven't heard from him since."
Ayame saw the reminiscent look in the Hokage's eyes as if recalling days gone by.
"Ah, I'm really getting old, thinking about old days. Should get back to work."
"What's his name?" Ayame continued
"His name? Well if you must ask it's Kazama, Kazama Dan. "
"Well Hokage-sama, have I good news for you!"
"And what can that be?"
"Remember the hot guy I mentioned earlier?"
"Uhm, not really?"
"It's him."
"Him who?"
"Your student, Kazama Dan, and he's in Konoha!"
Ayame chuckled when she saw the Hokage's face, it was priceless and wished she had a camera with her.
"No kidding?"
"Alright, that's all folks. You can go home now."
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Kakashi
observed his team as they sat on the ground or in Naruto's case lay
on the ground as they rested from todays training. The training was
nothing special, just the basic stuff. Naruto had
complained that
training basic stuff won't help him become Hokage. His two
teammates smirked at him but didn't say anything.
"I'm going to see the old geezer. Maybe he'll teach me cool moves. You'll see Sasuke-teme I'll kick everyone's butt at the tournament!" With that Naruto got up and took off.
Sakura and Sasuke wondered who the "old geezer" was. It then struck Sasuke. "So the idiot is being trained by someone else. I wonder who the old geezer is…."
"That Naruto has totally no respect for his elders." Kakashi said aloud.
"Kakashi-sensei, who's the old geezer?" Sakura asked
"He was referring to Hokage-sama."
"Naruto is being trained by the Hokage?" Sasuke said as he got up and put his face in front of Kakashi.
"Hey! No fair! No wonder he knew the Suiryudan no Jutsu! We demand you teach us that too!" Sakura added
Kakashi put up his hands in front as he attempted to explain.
"Hey, it's not what you think. I'm sure you knew his reputation when all of you were still in the academy and he was always getting sent to the Hokage's office. And during those times he and the Hokage have sort of been friendly with each other. And besides, the Hokage is too busy too take an apprentice, although there had been an exception…. But anyway, bottom line is Hokage-sama is not teaching Naruto. Ok?"
"Ok, sensei whatever you say…" Sakura replied. Sasuke didn't say anything but appeared to believe Kakashi.
"Well, it's rather lucky that Naruto Is not here anymore. I wanted to ask you something Sasuke."
Sasuke shot and inquiring look at Kakashi.
"And what may that be?"
"The curse seal Orochimaru put on you is it bothering you?"
Sasuke suddenly began apprehensive and Sakura suddenly became worried.
"Not really, it painful only right after he put it. But it hadn't bothered me at all.
"That's strange…" Kakashi took a look at the back of Sasuke's neck. " Does it hurt when you release charka?"
"No."
"When you get excited?"
"No."
"Do you have nightmares?"
"No."
"Uhm, sensei? Is Sasuke-kun alright?" Sakura piped up
"Either the seal I placed on it is doing it's job or the seal Orochimaru used was weak. But you seem alright." Both Sakura and Sasuke were relieved when they heard that.
"But this was not the case, with someone else who got a curse seal from Orochimaru."
"Eh? There was another one?" Sakura covered her mouth with her hands in shock.
"Orochimaru attacked another team during the Second Test?"
"No, it happened some time ago. I can't tell you the details. Anyway, I should really get going. Ja ne!"
There was a pop and smoke and Kakashi was gone. Sakura and Sasuke stared at the spot where Kakashi stood and then at each other.
"Uhm, Sakura?"
"Y..Yes Sasuke-kun?"
Inner Sakura: "Yeah! Sasuke-kun is asking me to go on a date with him! HELL YEAH!"
"I was wondering if you want to train with me?"
Inner Sakura: "Ok, not a date but good enough!"
"Yes!"
"Ok…why don't we get lunch first. Then we'll train by the lake beside my house."
Inner Sakura was doing somersaults in Sakura's head.
"We'll show Naruto he's not the only one with cool jutsus." He said as he turned to smile at her.
Sakura thought that she could die now that she had seen Sasuke-kun's "killer smile"
Inner Sakura: "Baka! Why die now when you're on a roll!
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"Anyway where the hell did Gaara went anyway? Aren't you supposed to watch him ne?"
Kankurou stopped working on Karasu and glared at Temari.
"Hey, I'm not his babysitter. And it's not like I can stop him if he wanted to go anywhere."
"Whatever." Temari replied as she grabbed her fan and went for the door.
"Where are you going?"
Temari didn't answer but slammed the door on Kankurou.
"And don't come back!" Kankurou yelled from inside.
"Asshole…"
Temari muttered as she stepped out of the inn and walked around. One thing she liked in this village was that sand wasn't always getting blown all over your face. She also noticed that the buildings around here looked better than the ones in Hidden Sand but then there was really no need to for sand will just ruin it. She then looked for a place where she can train. Her opponent in the finals was also a wind user so she had to think up ways to counter her opponent. She finally found such a place. She whipped out of her fan and made a few swipes at the air to warm up. Feeling satisfied, she threw her fan like a boomerang and formed a couple handseals.
"Bunshin no Jutsu!"
A pair of fan clones appeared on both sides of the real one as it spun through the air. The real one hit a tree and sliced through and circled around towards her while the clones vanished in a small cloud. Temari spun around and caught the fan then fell back to a defensive stance.
"Oh yeah, I rock! " she smiled to herself.
"Bravo, that was a nice one."
Temari turned around and saw a guy standing a short distance away, clapping.
"Who the hell are you?"
"Forgive me for interrupting your training." He said as he walked closer.
"Kazama Dan." He said as he extended a hand.
Temari eyed him warily as she shook his hand. "Sabaku no Temari"
"It's been a while since I've met a fan user. And it also appears you're not from around here ne?"
"I'm here taking part in the finals of the Chuunin Exams"
"Oh, I see. That move you used earlier was a good one. Though It can use some improvement. May I?"
Temari was wary to give him her weapon but at the same time was curious to see a man use a fan. So she lent him the fan.
"Thank you."
He then snapped open the fan and threw it like a boomerang and formed handseals.
"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!"
A dozen fan clones appeared in the air, spinning with the original as they went on a destructive path. Temari stared as the clones didn't vanish when they hit a tree but went through it. Dan dispelled the clones as soon as he caught the original. Temari was amazed at the moderate destruction caused by the spinning fans.
"My, I'm becoming a bit rusty. Anyway you got the seals?"
Temari nodded as Dan handed the fan back to her.
"Well just practice it.it's not as easy as it looks. And maybe if I see you around again I'll show you another move. I have to go now. See you around."
"Wait…" Temari called but was disappointed as he disappeared in a small cloud. She had to admit he was skilled with the fan. And maybe she can get him to show her his techniques. Anyway she remembered the seals he did and was determined to do better. She took a deep breath and then threw the fan once more then formed the same handseals.
"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!"
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"Ne, Kyuubi-chan, why do I have to go with you to shop for clothes?"Naruto was walking home carrying shopping bags on both hands and a kitten on his head. (He lied to his team that he was going to the old geezer.)
"Dummy, you want me to go in there naked?"
Naruto saw the point seeing that Kyuubi had no other dress other than the robe she used to wear. But then..
"Oh, yeah? How about a guy buying girl's underwear? And you had to choose the expensive ones……."
Naruto sadly thought that most of his savings were already gone. How on earth is going to buy ramen now?
"Don't worry Naruto-kun, I'll repay you later tonight."
"Uhm, repay me?" How?"
"Oh just wait Naruto-kun. You'll see. Now, Hurry up home and run 50 laps around Konoha!"
"Ok, Sakura that's enough. You're too tired, we can continue tomorrow."
Sakura, panting from exhaustion, look up towards Sasuke. They were on a dock in the lake near the now deserted Uchiha compound
"Hai…."
She attempted to get up but her knees buckled beneath her. Sasuke however, was quick enough and caught her by the arm.
"I think I may have rushed teaching you fire jutsus. Your current chakra reserve not enough. We must focus on building up your chakra first."
"Yeah….I…think so….too…." Sakura replied in between heavy breathing.
"You're a mess" he then smiled at Sakura. "I'll take you home, no buts." He slung her arm around his shoulder and helped her get up.
Sakura smiled back weakly at him, to exhausted to refuse and it's not like she wanted to say no anyway.
(Inner Sakura: OH YEAH! TAKE THAT INO-PIG! TRUE LOVE WINS!)
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Kankuro was messing around with Karasu. When someone suddenly pounded on the door. Kankuro paused to think, what if it was Gaara? Then he remembered that Gaara never knocked he just uses his sand to get around doors. And he certainly didn't want to be cooped up with Gaara alone. Baki-sensei? Nah, he told them he'll be away to Hidden Sand to help on finishing the invasion plans and won't be back for at least a week. That left one person.
"KANKUROU! IF YOU DON'T OPEN THIS DAMN DOOR, I'M GONNA TAKE IT OF IT'S HINGES AND SLAM IT ON YOUR GODDAMNED HEAD!"
Yep, it was definitely her.
"Yeah, yeah coming."
The moment he unlocked the door, the door slammed in his face, hitting him squarely in the nose as Temari stumbled to the room looking like hell and leaning on her fan like a walking stick.
"AHHH! MY NOSE!"
Kankurou dropped to the floor holding his nose and squirming in pain. Temari just laughed out loud and staggered to her room. She shut her door behind her and crashed on her bed.
She did it. She had done a shadow clone of her fan. She had been greatly thrilled when she did them correctly. They didn't disappear on contact with another object. She managed to create a dozen clones but they took a big toll on chakra. But it was a start, she just need to increase her chakra reserves. And she wondered if she could use it to make clones of herself. She definitely had to find that guy again. She ignored Kankurou's cussing in the other room and drifted off to sleep.
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Naruto stumbled into his apartment and fell down on the floor. Kyuubi disguised as a kitten leapt off his head and turned back to her human form. She leaned over Naruto and shook her head.
"Tsk tsk, Naruto-kun, you're not getting laid tonight. I expected better from you."
"You….made..me…run 50 laps..with this two shopping bags….what do you…expect…?"
"Oh, never mind Naruto-kun, I'll shag you next time. But first…."
Kyuubi went through the shopping bags and emptied them of it's contents and dumped them on the bed.
"I gotta try these things on first!"
She stripped off her robe and picked up one of the set of underwear they bought this afternoon and put them on.
"Hmm….it seems it's a bit tight but oh well…." She said as she tried on the a bra. Poor Naruto almost died when she stripped right in front of him without any qualms at all and was trying (and failed) to stop the blood freely running out his nose.
"Oh? Naruto-chan…why is there drops of blood on the floor hmm?"
She then took out a dress that quite resembled Sakura's outfit except that it was black and the front part was gone and the back part was longer.(imagine Tifa's outfit in FF AC)
"What do you think Naruto-chan?" she said as she twirled around infront of a mirror.
Naruto's nosebleed had slowed down to a trickle now and doesn't need to cover his nose.
"It looks great! But don't you usually wear shorts or something?"
"Of course silly! I won't go around in my underwear! Only you have the luck to see me like this."
She put her face close to Naruto's and twirled her index finger on his chest.
"Isn't that right Naruto-kun?"
"Y...yes."
"Very well." she said with sudden seriousness. "Have some rest now. Tomorrow we will continue training."
She removed the things on the bed and put them in a cabinet and then laid on the bed.
Naruto just stood there looking at her.
"What are standing there for! Get cleaned up and come to bed!"
A/N: Yeah I know, it's lame. Anyway please leave your flames and comments.