Hey sorry about the wait, I finally got back in touch with my friend and we had the most intense brain storming session ever. I think all of you will be very happy at what we came up with. So without further chatter I'd like to thank you for reading and reviewing.I hope you enjoy!

"Talking"

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Chapter 5: First Day

It had taken some prompting and a few delicious scents but he had finally arisen, the dead walk the earth once more. "Ugh…" he grumbled as he rubbed his spiky blond hair, "what'd I sleep on?" Casting a glace down to the futon he caught sight of a bright glint of metal and as it was this that brought focus into his foggy mind, "a shuriken…wonderful."

It was now the second day he had been back to Konoha, his parents dragging his siblings and himself along for the family trip to their old hometown not only to visit but apparently to save it or something. To him the entire situation was a double edged sword.

For one it was a completely boring town filled with flip flopping weaklings. If it wasn't one thing that they took stuff out on it was another. However it held the redeeming fact that this place was also his hometown and most of all home to his greatest rival Uchiha Suzume.

He smirked as he thought of the implications of this information, something his namesake would have to laugh at. Sliding out of bed and scratching his side with a wide yawn he completed his awakening ritual and decided to find out what had roused him.

His nose up in the air he caught the delicious scent that he had smelt before and he vanished in a red and gold flash. Reappearing in the kitchen of the newly reconstructed in his blood red pajama pants and sleeveless black shirt he came eye to eye with his younger sister in an apron and several food stuffs at her side.

"Good morning Onii-san," came the cheerful voice of Hitomi as she packed a few rice balls, "did you sleep well?" Kyuubi shrugged calmly, "fell asleep on only one shuriken this time so I guess it was a good night." Hitomi shook her head with a small smile, "I don't understand why you don't just put your weapons under your pillow rather than in the pockets of your pajamas."

"Hey," Kyuubi said pointing a finger to the young Kitsune woman, "remember what happened to Okaa-chan when she was a kit? I do NOT want to be caught off guard if ANYONE tries to take the runts." Hitomi shrugged and went back to her work while Kyuubi stalked off, his arms crossed and a glare on his face as he looked into nothingness.

Finding nothing better to do with his time, after grabbing some food of course, he cleaned himself up and changed his clothes getting ready for the day. Garbed in a dark red shirt and black ninja pants he was ready to meet the day. His crimson shirt had the symbol for the Uzumaki clan, a swirl with a Kitsune, on the back in a cool grey.

However the second he stepped out of his room he realized something; he had no idea what the hell he was supposed to do now. He was taken out of the academy when he was going there and the younger ones hadn't even gone. Hell none of them even had Hitai Ate!

He cursed almost silently to himself and quickly forced chakra into his eyes, bringing the famous bloodline limit of the Hyuga's to light and swiftly extending his vision throughout the mansion. After running into a few 'trouble' spots that left him running for a garbage can he finally spotted the targets, forming a hand seal he vanished in a flash of scarlet gold.

"So how about I make my entrance henged as Neji?" Naruto questioned Hinata casually as he clipped the cloak with his right hand. Hinata sighed, "do you have to create a dramatic entrance?" Naruto gave her a mock look of hurt, "why I'm hurt you would suggest such a thing as NOT creating a dramatic entrance. I swear this is some cosmic law against it!"

He was about to continue his jestering until a flash of gold and red froze his words in a small smile. He turned to see his son dressed in his usual garb and looking just a bit flustered, "hey son, need something?" Kyuubi frowned but Naruto only offered a smile, something that made Hinata giggle just a bit, "yeah you never told us what we were supposed to do today."

Naruto shrugged, "anything you can think of. From this point on…" Naruto smiled as he placed his true hand on his son's blond head, "it's a new life for us." Naruto ruffled Kyuubi's hair and turned to leave, grasping his wife's hand with his own flesh and blood and like that vanishing in a whirlwind of leaves.

Kyuubi stared out the door of the Hyuga home, a small smirk crossing his lips before he vanished in a flash of gold and crimson…

It had been such an average day for one Uchiha Suzume. She had woken up and gotten ready for her team meeting as usual, a small sparring session with her younger sister then a shower followed quickly by breakfast. It seemed pretty quiet too, despite having the knowledge of her greatest rival being within the walls of Konoha she didn't act upon it.

As her father said, "an Uzumaki is an Uzumaki and if they do anything constantly they make the first strike." So she bided her time, carrying out the Chuunin level missions that were given to her team on a daily basis. Speaking of which she was closing in on the meeting bridge right now, team seven lived on…well in name at least.

First on her team was herself of course but that was a given now wasn't it? The second in ability would have to be the fire ball Kajiba, it was just too easy to make fun of him and his name since his mom was a drunk and his dad had a quirky sense of humor which had been passed down to his brother. The last place, bottom of the barrel, she pleaded to get switched to another team because of Hyuga Kenshin.

If there was ANY ninja on the planet she hated it was him, not just for his inability but also for his quiet attitude and far off looks that made her want to choke him. He was constantly spacing out even in the middle of missions and it drove her insane. She wanted to badly drive a kunai into his head but then again that might have been going a bit too far. She didn't know the exact cause but she wanted nothing more than for him to not exist.

Regardless she had arrived at the scheduled arrival spot and as usual Kajiba was there doing full-body pushups on the branch of a tree, counting in his mind as he repeatedly pushed his entire body up with his arms. She smirked as she looked up at him, "now why are you doing this?"

Kajiba snarled, "Zaimaru put an explosive note in my pillow." Suzume snickered a bit; it always did make her mornings better when she heard what joke Zaimaru had pulled on Kajiba in the short 13 hours they had disbanded for the night. Slowly she turned her dark eyes to the road and like that she too was grimacing like Kajiba was, ambling up the road with his head looking up was Kenshin with his hands in his pockets.

As he crossed the bridge she could hear him humming, that damned tune that he kept humming every day when he met with the team. She didn't know when she started making hand seals but she did realize when Kajiba had gripped her wrist in the midst of making the monkey seal. "I wouldn't do that, my Okaa-chan would kill you," he muttered with a slight shiver, letting her go before returning to his tree full body pushups.

Suzume took a deep breath and calmed herself, whatever it was about Kenshin that rubbed her the wrong way she had to calm. They were all Chuunin so that meant he was too, somehow he passed the exams and that meant he was up to their level. She just had to calm herself until Itami showed up, then she could take out the aggression on her former sensei.

"Peek-a-boo," came a voice seconds before Suzume found herself blocking a powerful kick that despite her block sent her several feet back with her sandals still planted firmly on the ground. Instantly Kajiba and Kenshin were on guard, Kajiba was down from the tree and Kenshin was in the classic stance of the Hyuga Juken style.

The attacker smirked, brushing his golden hair back with his hand, "bet you didn't expect that did yah jackass?" Kajiba didn't bother thinking about what was said, his hand became a blur and it flew into his pocket pulling out a small black object. As soon as he brought it out from his pocket he threw it up in the air and quickly began to form hand seals, finishing them he caught the small black object in his left hand and yelled out the call of his attack, "Honoo Mikaduki Katachi!"

Holding the black object up he revealed a small black lighter, a winding dragon of white light imprinted in the side. He flicked the lighter without hesitance, holding it at his right side and drawing it in front of his body in a crescent motion leaving behind a huge crescent of red hot fire. He pulled his hand and the lighter back to the side of his body, clenching it into a fist then viciously punching the very center of the crescent making it fly towards the attacker.

The assailant smirked and clapped his hands together in a prayer like motion, "Kitsune Bi!" He took a massive breath and just as quickly spat it out, letting loose a massive ball of blue fire directly at the crescent flame. Kajiba's eyes snapped open while Kenshin merely stood there with a calm look on his face, his cool white eyes examining closely as the Byakugan activated.

It seemed like an eternity before the two attacks met, despite the obvious speed that was put behind the attacks the sheer power and suspense itself was asphyxiating. When the two attacks did clash it was an amazing blend of fire and power, both pushing at the other to the breaking point.

Stray flames licked the faces of those present, earning drops of sweat from Kajiba and Kenshin but not even a damp brow from the golden haired offender. Suddenly the massive crescent flame burst in a spray of curling embers and the large azure inferno once again began its rapid approach. Kajiba cursed and turned on a dime, leaving Kenshin to watch as the flames of the bright blue ball drew closer and closer.

Kajiba froze and turned with a frightened look to his team mate, "KENSHIN RUN!" Kenshin opened his mouth to speak but it was instantly shut as he was thrown to the ground by a black blur. Kenshin winced at the impact with the ground but he didn't miss the mid length jet black hair barely covering the Uchiha family crest.

"What did I tell you about being stupid!" Suzume growled angrily as she cast a blood red glance over her shoulder to Kenshin, her three tomoe spinning rapidly with the anger and energy she pushed into her Sharingan. Kenshin's Byakugan eyes shot open and before she could react he had returned the favor, pushing her to the ground as he stood in her place. His arms out wide waiting to embrace the ball of sapphire flame that was now only inches away from his body.

Suzume was barely able to draw the breath of her next insult; the blue fireball had already consumed her teammate to the point that all that was able to be seen was a vague outline of his form. "Damn," the attacker said snapping his fingers with unusual volume, "I was hoping he'd take you're advice and stay down."

Suzume turned to the attacker with a snarl, "you didn't have to go that far you ass!" The attacker shrugged with a smirk, "go how far?" Suzume about to give the being a piece of her mind until she was interrupted by Kajiba's laughter, howling so loud that even a near deaf man within three miles could hear it.

She was turning and in the process of berating Kajiba when she saw it, Kenshin standing there buck naked with his hands covering his front in a weak attempt to cover himself. Suzume sat there with wide eyes, her Sharingan casting an unusual and to a point unhealthy amount of detail into the picture that would now be burned into her memory forever.

She turned away with a face so red it would make a tomato look as pale as a sheet of paper. The attacker noticed this and let out a snicker, "enjoying the view Suzume-chan?" Suzume promptly blurred out of existence, racing so fast that she vanished from any creatures perception only to reappear with her foot planted firmly between the figures pale blue eyes.

"SHUT IT KYUUBI-TEME!" she yelled as Kyuubi flew backwards, his body doing multiple flips until it came to a skidding halt on his feet. He casually rubbed his nose with a smirk and said, "did you get weaker since the other day?" Suzume's right eye twitched, every muscle in her body tensed as she spoke, "you are SO dead."

In a flash Suzume had run through a procession of hand seals, ending on the Tora and most likely one of her families prized fire jutsu. However before she got a chance to activate the move she had to break her hand seals and swiftly dodge a seven Kitsune tail smash followed by a quick assortment of punches and kicks that strained her Sharingan to the max.

The flurry of attacks began to pick up the pace, coming faster and faster earning her glancing blows on her body. In time her body couldn't keep up with the speed and with one solid kick to her upper stomach she was knocked back. However with a quick twist in the air her hand shot out and grabbed a handful of golden locks, dragging Kyuubi along before turning and slamming his face into the dirt with a sick thud.

As Kyuubi skidded just above the surface of the dirt Suzume gracefully spun in midair, bringing her foot down for a powerful axe kick that not only drove him even deeper into the dirt it completely halted his movement with a crater. Being the daughter of Sakura did have its benefits in the department of powerful Taijutsu.

Suzume landed several yards away, holding her stomach with a painful look on her face as she fell to her knee. She bit back the whimpers of pain; that one strike probably cracked a rib or two but what she did to him. His face probably looked just about as good as a hamburger.

Slowly she remained in her kneeling bow holding her now glowing hand to her stomach in an attempt to heal the ribs. However before she was completely healed the ground quaked and the crater sprang to life. Her opponent had risen from his dirt nap. "Ugh…" voiced a groan accompanied by the sound of falling rocks, "that one definitely hurt like hell."

Rising from the rubble of the crater came Kyuubi, the entire upper front portion of his body torn and bloody from the crushing compression of his face to the ground. His shirt was completely shredded from throat to waist and his pants now had several holes. His face was covered in dirt and full of cuts and scrapes but slowly the wounds began to close and seal with the hiss of Kitsune chakra.

Suzume turned her head up to stare at Kyuubi's bloody face, her bloodline crimson orbs glaring into his intense pale cerulean pools. This is where Kenshin and Kajiba found them, Kenshin garbed in Kajiba's training towel seeing as the nude ninja had nothing else to wear. The intensity that radiated from the two warriors made the two lesser ninja tremble slightly, the power that was being thrown back and forth with a mere stare was breath taking.

Suddenly Kyuubi threw his head back and let out a loud howl of laughter accompanied by Suzume's light chortle. Instantly both Kenshin and Kajiba were thrown into complete confusion but Kajiba was the one who voiced it, "what the hell are you two laughing at?" His query never made it through the laughter the two rivals shared, both two wrapped in the hilarity of the moment to really care.

It took a long time for them to calm down and when they did Suzume's ribs were as good as new and Kyuubi's body was back to its original handsome form. One swipe with his hand and his face and body was free of the dirt that had cluttered his looks. He walked up to the still kneeling Suzume, his right hand at his side and the left behind his head. "Hey Suzume-chan," he said offering his right hand to the Uchiha, "good fight."

Suzume gave a scoff and stood on her own, refusing Kyuubi's hand not out of spite but rather habit. Once a lone Uchiha always a lone Uchiha. Kyuubi shrugged and repositioned the hand to the back of his head, turning and facing Kenshin and Kajiba with a smirk. "Hey nice jutsu. What was it called again, Honoo Mikaduki Katachi right?"

Kajiba nodded with confidence while Kyuubi turned to the almost nude Kenshin, "good knowledge of Kitsune." Kenshin gave a slow nod, "I have plenty of time to read the legend scrolls." Kyuubi smirked as his arms came down and crossed over his chest, "you have white eyes, Hyuga descent?" Kenshin nodded in affirmation, "you too have pale eyes, do you share the blood?"

Kyuubi walked over to the Hyuga with a small smile, "yes in fact my mother used to be the heiress. Hyuga Hinata, have you heard of her?" Kenshin's eyes snapped open and his mouth joined it, "you're the son of her! But she's been dead for seven years!" Kyuubi laughed putting his hands behind his head again, "no, she's just been away a long time. Name's Uzumaki Kyuubi, yours is?" Kenshin bowed slightly, "Hyuga Kenshin, son of Hyuga Neji."

"Wow," Kyuubi said with a few surprised blinks, "so you're the distant cousin uncle Neji was talking about." "Uncle Neji?" Kenshin asked with a confused stare, "you're the distant cousin my father mentioned?" Kyuubi nodded with a smaller smile on his lips, "well since you're of the family blood let's fix this for you."

Kyuubi pointed to Kenshin's current lack of attire and in a flash he was garbed in the same clothes that had been burned into oblivion by the Kitsune Bi. Kenshin raised an eyebrow, "thank you for the clothes but they are just illusions right?" Kyuubi nodded, "those will last you about one hour without my presence so when you get a chance go home and get changed."

Kenshin nodded and excused himself, writing a quick note before handing it to Kajiba and vanishing in a blur. Kyuubi nodded to Kajiba who nodded back, both of them about on the same wavelength so no true words needed to be said. A brief show of respect was all that was needed before Kyuubi turned and face Suzume with a smirk.

"So are you going to give your rival a tour or what?" Kyuubi asked to Suzume who at the moment was behaving in a very un-Uchiha manner. Her Sharingan, despite the duel being over, had yet to return to its dormant state so she was now looking at Kyuubi with very detailed vision.

The enormous rip in his shirt that stretched from his neck to his belt line revealed a great deal of skin, a lot of smooth, perfectly tanned and toned skin. The only marring mark on him was that tattoo that covered his heart. His handsomely sculpted face was still smiling but those beautiful pale blue eyes were giving her a look of slight confusion.

She shook her head and turned away with a scowl, her Sharingan vanishing by pure will, "forget it Kyuubi-kun, we have a mission today."

"No we don't," came a voice that was completely outside the conversation and up until that point unheard. All present turned to the source revealing Itami with a lazy smirk on her face and her hand on a bottle of her prime Sake. Her form and figure was amazing, as she had in the past she looked absolutely hot in the eyes of any pervert. Her clothes were still in the scheme of red and white yet covering it was a Jounin vest.

Suzume glared while Kyuubi could only smirk, Kajiba on the other hand winced knowing his mother was there. "I thought you said you'd get us a mission sensei," Suzume asked her voice laced with some hope, time to crush that.

"Nah," Itami said with a casual sigh, "Hokage-sama decided not to give us a mission and said we were to rest up." She smirked with a devious air as she spoke, "now don't let that spoil your day. Why don't you take your foxy friend there for a tour of the village?" Kyuubi smiled wide while Suzume seethed, "but what about training?"

Itami shrugged, "what about it? From what I've seen you've got your combat training handled pretty well so I feel we can take a day off." Itami cast a side glance to her son who stood at attention, "at least those who have OTHER things to be doing." Kyuubi and Suzume both gave Kajiba a look of pity, even though Kyuubi hadn't been here long he knew what those words meant.

"But before you two take off," Itami said turning to Kyuubi, "can I talk to you for a second?" Kyuubi nodded and walked over to where Itami stood, a fair distance away from both Suzume and Kajiba so secrecy would be assured.

Itami put a hand on Kyuubi's shoulder and spoke so quietly and with such subtle lip movements that unless you were close enough to hear it you wouldn't know she was speaking. "I want you to know something," Itami said staring eye to eye with the Kitsune half breed. "Don't expect a welcoming parade; a lot of the village has it in for your dad so be prepared to withstand a lot of crap."

Kyuubi was about to respond but Itami cut him off, "and I also want to welcome you back." Itami smiled a bit, "it's been a long time since I've seen you. You don't remember me do you?" Kyuubi gave her a confused look but she only smiled, "doesn't matter. Now go run along with Suzume, she's a good girl so don't go hurting her or you'll answer to me. Got it?"

Kyuubi blinked in even more confusion and Itami could only sigh, 'I hoped you didn't get this from your father.' Itami turned him around by his shoulders and pushed him along, a smile on her face as she said, "Suzume you can take your fox now. I'm done with him."

Oh the implications of those words sent Suzume with a bright red face and a scowl while Kyuubi had the decency to blush and follow wordlessly. Itami smiled at the two retreating backs, "where do you think you're going?" She cast a glance over her shoulder to her son who was in the process of taking silent steps hoping to get away.

Kajiba gulped and turned, a shaky smile as he spoke, "oh me? Eh, stretches what else Okaa-chan?" He quickly began to stretch while Itami beamed, "ah it's so good to see my little guy working so hard to be a ninja! Now where's Kenshin?"

On cue both ninja heard that annoying humming tune, one listened with a worried face and the other with a crooked smirk.

End Chapter

Well how was that? I hope I didn't massacre anything. Q and A time!

Q: Naruto stronger than a ninetail?

A: That will be answered in full later.

Q: Father of Kitsune?

A: Quite simply the father is Inari the god seeing as he was the one who created the entire race. Simple as that no?

Q: Itami was at the meeting,what happened?

A: I'm working with the timeline, by that point the meeting would have been finished and the missions given for the day. As you can see it was a very early morning meeting.

Well I think that's it, thank you all for reading and remember to review! Later!