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Guest 1: at this point, it is a possibility. I know that Lee has a kid in Boruto (that I never really watched) but I never found anything about his mother. Karin can possibly be paired up with him but as I am making it, she could either get together with him or she is merely acting as a physician that has the most impossible patient.

Re Lovely Lover: the woman and children weren't there for a few months. They were from several different raids the bandits did. The "recent ones" were with the ones that were starved and dehydrated to the point that they would not be able to move at all. I found out that some people that have been driven to that point have a very small chance of getting back to normal. I had the thought about the Yamanaka but in my head, a mind that is broken would not be able to have anything coherent to use to fix them. The chapter was specifically meant to be depressing. It shows some things about Naruto but also shows that not everyone can be saved and putting someone out of their mercy is the best thing you could do for them. (and I hate that way of things)

Innovaquantum: he has a reason but it will be revealed in a later chapter

Otakumode: yeah someone suggested it and I thought it was cute for Anko. And yeah, of course, she would prefer woofy. To her, he is basically a big plushy that moves. Or an imaginary friend made real. As for Lee… :)

Kaeli-Madym: hope you like this twist

Autobot-Wolfsketch: yeah I hate myself for putting Asa through that but she now has Anko taking care of her.

ZyiareHellsing: that was what I originally thought about making her but I remembered that memorable characters in anime have an alternate color of hair or a feature that would make them stand out. That's why I gave her colored hair (staple for a character that has bigger meaning)

Ignaciodiaznicolas: planned already

Narudevilfan: here you go

Guest 2: glad you love the story and have kept reading since you found it. I kinda have a set plan for NAruto's future skills but that water shuriken one sounds interesting so I'll add it to his skill list. As for Kekkei genkai….you are just going to have to wait and see if I add that to it. Also for the genjutsu, that's why I have his fox summons good at genjutsu since I remember reading somewhere that in folklore, foxes were known for creating illusions. So I made it so that they were excellent at casting them

Kaisha Agariba Hiniku: I think it felt small because the majority of it was focused more on Asa and the relationship growing between her, Naruto and Anko, and then suddenly the Sasuke retrieval thing. I could add an Oc named Hisui but I will need to find a purpose for this person. But I have an idea I could use so we will see

Voltblaze0522: she could gain aspects from the two since she is extremely young. Also, I plan to for that fight. Youll just need to see how it will go when we get there

Dggdhirf: glad this story was entertaining enough for you to binge read it. Asa is too young to have any real pull on what happens but she will be a recurring character. And I agree with the fight and yeah in this story ….yep. But you must wait to see it. I wasn't a writer until I started this story but now here I am. Oh and here's the next chapter.

Chapter 47: One down, three to go

Anko opened the door to her apartment, letting Asa walk in. "I know that this isn't much but I'll be getting a better place soon. But, for now, this will be home."

Asa entered the apartment and looked around in interest. It wasn't extravagant since it was a simple two-room apartment. One thing that caught her eye was a dartboard that had some sticks jutting out of the center. she recognized them as the same sticks of the snack she ate earlier with Anko. Dango if she remembered it right. After she looked around the main room, her eyes landed on the tv. She was excited to see it since she had never used one before. She had seen them but her family had never been able to get one. She jumped on to the couch and grabbed the remote, trying to figure out how it worked since she was not taught how to read yet, so she didn't know what the words on them said.

Anko smiled at Asa as she took off her jacket and placed it on the backrest of the couch. She moved to sit next to the girl, gently took the remote from her, turned on the TV and put on some cartoons that she knew that Asa would like. She didn't mind watching them since she thought some of them were funny and they were a happy side of life. It was only after thirty minutes that she noticed that Asa was leaning on her side, asleep. however, it wasn't the weight that alerted her that Asa was sleeping... it was the whimpering. Anko looked down to see that Asa was crying and trembling as she clutched onto Anko's shirt. Anko quickly, but gently, picked the girl up and moved so that she would be laying on her couch with Asa on top of her. Asa curled up on her and used her breasts as pillows. Anko gently ran her hand through the girl's hair as she cried.

"...mommy…..daddy….Kay day"

Anko felt her heart hurt when she heard this. Asa had told them about her short time with her family and that she was really happy when she got a little sister who she called "Kay" or "Kay day". Anko figured that the baby girl's name was "Kaede" which was confirmed by Asa. But since she couldn't say the name right she just said "Kay". "shhh…... it's ok Asa-chan. I'm here. please don't cry." Anko felt her eyes water as well since no little girl should go through what Asa went through.

Asa had done this the nights that they had camped out on their way to the village. Naruto was unable to calm the girl down during this time. After they had tried to calm her down without waking her up, they finally succeeded when Anko had picked up the girl who gripped tight on her and pressed her head onto her breasts. Anko could only figure that Asa had slept with her mother like this and she would not deny helping out like this.

Anko smiled as Asa began to calm down and snuggle into her breasts. She picked up the remote and turned off the T.v, leaving them in only the light of the moon that poured in through the window. Anko closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around Asa, drifting off to join the little girl in sleep.

~Meanwhile~

Naruto, Ino, Hinata, and Karin were moving quickly through the forest, with them only stopping every now and then, for Naruto to reaffirm that they were going the right way based on their scent.

The three girls had gotten used to the speed that Naruto was going at however, Karin's and Ino's hair would become a complete mess when they stopped the first few times. at these times Ino would glare at Hinata's hair and feel envy for another feature of that Hinata had that she didn't.

Karin, on the other hand, was really glad that she did not lose her glasses from the ride, but she was still irritated with Naruto "did you have to grab me like that and run at this ridiculous speed!" She shouted while shaking her fist in the air only to "EEEK" when she felt herself begin to slip off his back and she immediately wrapped her arms around Ino's neck again. She may have one of his tails around her like a seatbelt but she did not want to risk falling off.

Naruto continued running as he spoke "sorry Karin-chan but we don't have any time to waste. The others have a full day ahead of us and if they were chasing someone, then they were most likely going full speed. I don't know why but I have a bad feeling about this mission and I don't want to waste any time."

Karin carefully adjusted her glasses "so…...have you always been a …...large multi-tailed fox? Are you actually the Kyuubi in disguise?"

Ino looked behind her to speak up for Naruto "no, he isn't the Kyuubi. He is still Naruto Uzumaki."

Naruto picked up from here to clarify some things to Karin "but the Kyuubi did save my life. When I was young he used almost all of his chakra to bring me back from death. When he did that, my body became this way and I have lived like this ever since."

Karin felt like there was more to what she was being told but due to the fact that right now wasn't really the time to ask questions, she chose to hold off on them for now. She had figured that he was the Jinchuriki of the Kyuubi, which would explain the massive amount of chakra she felt coming from him before. But now that he is in this form, the massive lake amount of chakra that she felt before, felt like it had become an ocean. She was brought out of her thoughts when Naruto began moving faster than before "Wah! Don't just speed up without warning."

Naruto bared his teeth as he pushed himself faster "sorry….but that bad feeling I had before is worse now and I don't want to risk anything! So HANG ON!"

Each of the girls tightened their grip on what they were holding on to and leaned forward for good measure.

Hinata leaned forward to hold onto Naruto's fur. as she did this she found that underneath his fur he had a string wrapping around his neck.

Naruto kept focused on what was in front of him as he thought 'whatever is happening, I hope you guys hang on till we get there.'

~Following morning~

Choji was grimacing in pain not only from his fight with Jirobo but from the side effects of eating both the Akimichi green pill and the yellow pill. 'I never thought….that the effects would be this painful. Urgh! It hurts…...to breathe. If I eat the red chili pill…..I'll…..die."

Jirobo was in his second curse mark state, which made him look as if he was an oni (I don't think I need to explain what he looks like but if you need a visual, please google: Jirobo second state). "I gotta admit that you were fun to play with. You were able to get out of my trap and put up a somewhat decent fight, but I'm still hungry…" he got to Choji and gripped him by the throat "so I'm going to finish my meal!"

Choji could feel his chakra leave him through Jirobo's hand and he was trying to figure a way out of this. 'I have to use it…...even if it kills me….I can't let Shikamaru down!' Choji reached into his pocket and pulled out a small container with three slots, two of which were empty, and the last held a red food pill. He tried to bring it up so he could eat it but with his chakra being drained, along with the side effects of the other two pills, he could barely move his arm. 'damn it! I can't move….'

Jirobo was smiling as he drained the kid's chakra "too bad! But it looks like you were just a snack."

Choji could feel himself getting weaker and weaker and couldn't help but think about his friends. 'Sorry guys...looks like I won't win this one. Shikamaru….looks like I failed you. Sorry, I can't pay you back for that free meal Ino. Naruto…...heh thanks for the free food….."

Jirobo could tell that the kid was almost out of chakra and he smirked as he was close to killing him

"HAH!"

Jirobo was suddenly sent flying from a hard punch that came out of nowhere. He flew through several trees until he impacted on a boulder that cracked from the force. The punch broke his jaw sent a few of his teeth flying, and caused several ribs to cracked from the impact. He coughed up blood as he fell to the ground "w….what…..hit me…?"

Choji was gasping for air as he fell to the ground. He moved his head to see who had saved him and his eyes widened when he saw Ino, Hinata, and Karin riding a large orange fox that had a black pattern to it and six tails. (I don't know why they always say red when to me the Kyuubi looks orange).

Ino jumped off Naruto, ran to Choji, and used what field medical knowledge she knew to look Choji over. "you ok Choji?!"

"Ino…? What are you doing here?"

Ino glared at Choji when he asked this question "you and Shikamaru go off without me and you think I wouldn't come after you? We're a team, so we should stick together."

Choji grimaced at both the reprimand and pain "sorry but we didn't have time to find you." he looked towards the other two girls that were getting off the fox "hey you two. What's with the fox?" Choji asked this out of curiosity and slight fear since the only multi tailed fox he knew of was the Kyuubi.

Naruto picked up on the fear in the question and decided to break the ice. It was pointless to keep it a secret if he showed himself already "geez Choji, I come here to save you and that's the thanks I get?"

Choji grew wide-eyed as he recognized that voice "NARUTO?!" he grimaced a bit form this action but he kept his shocked look

Naruto smirked at Choji while showing off his teeth. "No, the Easter bunny! Who else would I be?" he henged himself into his human form, with clothes on, to make Choji calm down. He smiled when he felt the fear Choji had disappear.

Choji couldn't understand what was going on. His friends came to his rescue and one of them came as a large fox

Ino noticed something that Naruto just did and glared at the boy. "if you can do that and appear with clothes on, why don't you just do that all the time?!"

Naruto felt a blush come across his face as he looked to Ino "even if I henge with clothes on, I'm still naked."

Ino Hinata and Karin blushed as they finally thought about the fact that they were riding on the back of a boy while he was basically in the nude.

Ino glared at him in embarrassment "you could still use the henge to avoid looking naked!"

Naruto deadpanned at Ino and said "why don't you go around the village with just henged clothes on and tell me what you think."

The three girls blush went atomic as their faces began to glow red.

Hinata fainted on the spot from the thought of ever doing that and the fact that she was riding on a naked Naruto.

Ino and Karin, however, did something else. They both punched Naruto on the back of his head while both shouting "YOU PERVERT!"

Naruto held the back of his head in pain as his henge was dispelled. He rubbed the sore spot and would have said something but he felt Ki heading their way. He suddenly got serious, used one of his tails to grab Ino by the waist, pulled her back, and moved to catch a punch sent by Jirobo.

The force of the punch sent a shockwave that forced everyone standing to fall on their ass and Choji to roll away since he was still laying on the ground. Ino just closed her eyes from the wind since she was being held up by Naruto's tail.

Naruto glared at Jirobo as he held onto the man's fist. "you hurt my friend Choji! You were about to hurt Ino-chan! Your gonna pay for that!" Naruto pulled his free hand back and sent a punch at Jirobo's stomach but it was caught by the man. Naruto put Ino down as this became a battle of strength between him and Jirobo.

Ino ran over to Choji to make sure he was ok since he was still injured from his time fighting Jirobo.

Hinata, who woke up from the shockwave, and Karin came up to the two, as Hinata used her Byakugan to check the plump boy over. "his chakra level is almost depleted and he has several bruised or broken bones."

Karin understood the severity of the injuries and lifted up her sleeve before she brought her arm to Choji's mouth. "bite my arm and suck."

Choji remembered that she did this during the Chunin exams for Lee and saw that it healed some of the wounds Lee had so he just did what she told him to do."

"Ahn~"

What the three were not expecting, was the reaction Karin had at being bitten. They all blushed at this while Karin blushed from a completely different reason

Despite the erotic sounds the redhead was making, Choji continued to suck until he felt like he wasn't at death's door anymore and just tired from a training session. He moved away from Karin's arm with a blush on his face "sorry…." before he sat up and looked towards Naruto and Jirobo "shouldn't we help him?"

Hinata shook her head, both to say there was no need and to get rid of the blush she had. "it's alright. Naruto-Kun will be alright on his own."

Choji knew that Naruto was strong but he felt the need to give his friend a warning. "HEY NARUTO! BE CAREFUL, HE ABSORBS CHAKRA FROM TOUCH!"

Naruto turned his head when he heard this and could only think to say "wouldn't be the first time I fought someone who absorbs chakra." He then looked to Jirobo "I would tell you not to... but I hope you do!" Naruto began to push Jirobo back and could feel that his chakra was indeed being absorbed.

Jirobo smirked as he could feel the massive amounts of chakra he was getting "that's right, FEED ME!" he felt himself getting stronger with every passing second. What he did not realize was the side effect that wasn't doing anything to his body but it was doing something to his mind.

Naruto could tell that something was wrong. 'whats going on? Last time someone absorbed my chakra they began to scream out in agony. That was just from a small amount of it but This guy is taking a lot more of it and he seems fine. He's actually getting stronger from it!' Naruto could tell that Jirobo was getting stronger the more he absorbed since it was getting harder and harder pushing him back. 'This guy is able to take my chakra and not suffer from it. I can't let him take any more since I might need it later to help the others.' Naruto brought his tails forward and wrapped around Jirobo's left wrist before he pulled back his left hand to get Jirobo to lose balance. Once Jirobo lost his footing, Naruto used his tail to lift Jirobo by the wrist and began to swing him down into the ground repeatedly.

Jirobo kept on absorbing chakra through the tail as he was smashed into the ground, lifted up and then smashed again over and over and over again. The problem was that the chakra he was absorbing wasn't effecting his body, but his mind. His body felt stronger from it but his mind was being destroyed. In fact, it was destroyed so much that at this point he had not realized that both his legs were shattered, his right arm was at an odd angle, his left arm was dislocated from the force of the swings, and that all his ribs were broken and puncturing several of his organs.

Naruto finished his onslaught before he jumped in the air with Jirobo and on his way down, swung the man as hard as he could into the earth, shaking the ground and making a large crater from the impact. He released Jirobo and took a step back from him but to his surprise, Jirobo was still alive.

Jirobo's mind was so messed up that he had only one thing on his mind "feed me…...feed me….." he reached out, disregarding the pain that his body was in from the movement.

Naruto shook his surprise off as he stepped back. Pushing himself up, he channeled chakra into his two hands (paws or whatever) and made his red and blue Rasengans. He jumped into the air and brought them down on Jirobo, one in his head and one in his stomach. "DOUBLE RASENGAN!"

The other four had to keep from falling even more from the explosion his attack created, but they were all happy to see him walk out of the crater, looking no worse for wear.

Choji looked up at Naruto who was now standing over them. He trusted his friend's word but he still felt the need to ask "...are you really Naruto?"

Naruto looked down at the sitting boy and eye smiled while also smiling with his teeth "I still owe you a rematch from our last food competition."

Choji smiled at this, as not only did this mean that this was his friend but that he remembered the last time they had a food eating competition, which he lost by one dish.

Ino patted Choji on the shoulder to get his attention "you feeling better?"

Choji got up to his feet but winced as he still felt slight pain "yeah, just a little sore."

The rest nodded as Naruto spoke "good then we need to get moving. The others might need help."

Choji nodded "yeah. There were three others besides Sasuke and they said that this guy was the weakest out of all of them."

Naruto nodded before he made a clone of himself in fox form "ok then we should get going. Karin-chan, you ride with Choji to make sure he is ok."

Karin nodded as she helped Choji onto the clone before she jumped on behind him.

Ino and Hinata got onto the original as they got ready to leave the battlefield.

Choji thought it was weird to be riding on his friend but they were about to go help the others so he wouldn't ask anything.

Karin adjusted her glasses as she spoke to Choji "you better hang on."

Choji would have asked but he got his answer when the clone he was on began to move at incredible speeds. He had to cover his mouth as he felt that he was about to lose his lunch…..and snack….and dinner.

Naruto felt only slightly tired from the fight but he knew that he would recover. 'One down, three more to go'

End of chapter

Short chapter….yes. But this was the best I could think of to extend the fight.

Each of the fights will take up one chapter, which will, in turn, make them short

Jirobo doesn't really have anything to go with in terms of abilities. He has physical strength and his chakra absorption but that's about it.

I honestly could have finished this fight quickly by having Jirobo absorb Naruto's chakra and have the same effect of the other dude from the Chunin exams (honestly I forgot his name:P ) but that would have been too easy. It was then I remembered that there was a piece of dialogue that said that the curse marks were like a bastardized version of Senjutsu. So I figured that that would counteract the chakra corrosion to a certain degree. His body was able to handle it better but it was destroying his mind, basically making him into a super zombie.

Too bad he didn't last

I was going to have Ino fight alongside Choji at first but in all honesty, she does not have any skills that could help out against someone like Jirobo. not even her summons would have been any help. Ino's summons will get a time to shine but not now.

The part at the beginning was meant to show Asa starting her new life with Anko. it was also meant to show that she did not get over her loss so easily since, to me, the last chapter kinda made it look like that.

Anko will be getting a new place later on but it was still only the first night

Asa's baby sister's name was Kaede but since I don't think that Asa would have been able to say the name properly, she calls her Kay.

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