The Heir to the Kitsune Clan

Intro:

Okay so the reason this chapter is delayed is because of my other stories I try to write my chap.s in order of oldest story…this actually only took one day to write and I like how it turned out -. Also it should be noted that I am now on summer break and as I have no internet at my house so I have to find another to post on...it can take a while sometimes.

To reviewers: Thank you so much, I'm really glad you like the story its actually the easiest one of my three to write and it means a lot that you like it too. Please continue to review and be aware that any flames I receive will be ignored arigato.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto if I did I would not have to put this here.

"Speaking"

Thinking

"Naruto talking to Kyuubi in his head/or inner Hinata talking to Hinata"

"Kyuubi speaking"

Toads and Fox's –chapter five

Recap:

"This is going to hurt," said Jaraiya as the finger tips of his right hands began to glow blue right before he slammed it into the seal yelling, "Five prong seal release!" "ufh" was all Naruto got out as he flew back and landed on the ground.
Present:

…inside Naruto's mindscape…

Naruto found himself staring up at the cage that housed Kyuubi. He looked around and noticed that all the changes he had made over the years were gone and he was left with the murky sewer look he had first discovered when he and Kyuubi had their first encounter. With a sigh he closed his eyes and the landscape began to change the cage and sewer disappeared and was replaced by a large desert that stretched for miles, at its heart was an oasis were Naruto and Kyuubi stood among the exotic plants, at the bottom of the pool in the center the kanji for seal could be made out.

Kyuubi sighed happily and said "Thanks kit, its good to be back to normal. I can't stand that old cage." "No problem, I gota go now later," answered Naruto as he willed himself awake and left his mindscape.

…in real world…

Naruto found himself staring up at the stars and with a groan sat up and looked around for his teacher. When he saw Jaraiya once again peeping he shook his head and got to his feet. "Hey ero-senin how's that gonna help me train?" he asked startling the older man. Jaraiya put his spy glass away and turned away "Try the water walking exercise again." He told Naruto. Naruto grumbled and walked onto the water, when he successfully walked on the water "Oh yeah I'm good!" he exclaimed jumping up and down (still on the water).

Jaraya smirked and looked at the sky before saying "Come on kid, I have less then three hours to show you something special. Since you have your own schedule that's more important than training with me you'll have to work on it on your own." Having said this Jaraiya led Naruto into the forest a bit and then summoned a toad that had a scroll in its mouth. As Naruto looked on Jaraiya took the scroll from the toad and threw it at him. "Hey!" exclaimed Naruto as he caught the scroll.

Jaraiya smirked at the blonde and said "This, brat, is a summoning contract, first sign your name in blood then press a hand print into the bottom. Then I will teach you some seals so you can summon toads." Naruto looked at the contract in his head and thought "Hey fuzzy-ball?...can I sign more than one contract?" "Sure, you just have to summon Mikon and Gambunta, he's the toad boss and get them to agree to it. So you can sign the contract…but until you talk with both bosses I suggest you don't summon any toads. It could end badly if Mikon or Gambunta get mad.""Right"

Naruto then sat down and signed the contract and waited for Jaraiya to show him the appropriate signs to use. "Okay watch closely now," said Jaraiya as he went threw the signs. "Thanks, here ero-senin," said Naruto after he had memorized the signs throwing the contract back at Jarya. "Hey! Aren't you even gonna try it?" questioned Jaraiya as Naruto turned to go causing Naruto to stop and slap himself on the forehead. With an exaggerated sigh he said, "I would but Mikon-sama would get mad. So I have to summon both Mikon-sama and this Gambunta and work some things out with them."

Jaraiya's mouth fell open and he gaped at Naruto like a fish before he finally spoke. "How do you know about Gambunta, and who is Mikon?" he asked. Naruto smirked and answered "Kyuubi told me about Gambunta, and Mikon is the boss of the Kitsune summons."

Once again Jaraiya's mouth dropped open in shock causing Naruto to fall over laughing. "The great senin Jaraiya is a fly catcher," he said between fits causing the older man to scowl at him "You have the Kitsune summon contract? Hummm I suppose if you have two contracts talking to both bosses would be the best choice of action…however Gambunta is sometimes difficult to get along with." Jaraiya told him.

"Yeah I know that, now I'm going to go get some sleep. See you around noon here tomorrow," replied Naruto as he walked away. "Right, right, now to do some research," snickered Jarya heading for the hot springs.

…early next morning at Hyuga house hold…

Hinata had gotten up well before most of the house and hurried out her room in an attempt to avoid any confrontations. Unfortunately for her, her younger sister Hanabi believed in getting up with the sun and meditating like a 'proper' clan heir should. This is the reason Hinata found herself face to face with a shocked Hanabi who was sitting in the living room as she came through on her way out the door. Hinata gulped and said "Good morning, Hanabi-onee-chan." Hanabi simple responded with a nod of acknowledgement.

Hinata hesitated before saying, "I will be gone all day training, see you later Onee-chan." As she once more made her way towards the door. Hanabi simple stared at her sister's retreating figure and wondered what had gotten into her sister. Hinata made her way down the street stopping only at a bakery to buy some breakfast before she headed towards the forest. She made her way through the trees and found herself in the clearing she had been in the day before. Naruto was meditating on the grass as she came up, a paper bag in her right hand and two cartons of milk in her left.

Naruto's nose twitched and his eye's snapped open as he smiled at Hinata. "Good morning Hinata-chan!" Hinata blushed and held out the bag and milk. "I brought breakfast, I hope you like cinnamon rolls Naruto-kun," she said shyly. He cocked his head to the side and said, "There are people who don't?" with a disbelieving look on his face. Hinata giggled and said, "Yea Shino-kun actually doesn't, he says they are to messy." Naruto thought about it for a minute and said, "I guess with sleeves like those it could get a little messy."

Hinata giggled some more and nodded her head as she pulled out a cinnamon roll, and offered the bag and one of the milks to Naruto who accepted and they munched on their breakfast. After they had finished with their meal Naruto got right to the point. "So how was the chakra training last night?" he asked her. She gulped and held out her hand slowly but surly a sinbon made of chakra took shape in her hand.

Naruto got up and inspected it before saying "It's a sinbon all right, and for less than one day at it, it's really good. Now throw it at that tree." He said pointing to a tree at their right. She nodded and did as he asked and was surprised to see the sinbon dissipate right after she threw it.

At her confused look he explained "In order for it to have shape you have to concentrate on it, it's the same when you throw it. It is also used to control the flight of it and possible bring it back to you." Hinata looked down cast at this news. Naruto grinned and said, "But it shouldn't take you long to get it down! Once you begin doing it over and over it becomes as easy as throwing a regular sinbon, of course the aim is a bit more tricky."

"Okay," Hinata replied. "I'm going to be doing some summoning, I have a new contract and I have to have the two boss's come to an agreement before its safe for me to summon them. You can observe if you like." Naruto said as he got up and waited for her reply. Hinata seemed to think about it for a while before answering "I think I would like to watch if that would be okay," she said shyly poking her fingers together. He smiled and said "That's okay just be ready to move if necessary, there's no telling what could happen." "Okay," she said simply in response.

Nodding his head Naruto first chose to summon Mikon, and soon the giant fox stood before Hinata's eyes for the second time. Mikon looked around curiously, as his eyes settled on the two he said "May I ask for what purpose you have chosen to summon me? I believe we covered everything yesterday for our new heir."

"We did, its just that yesterday I signed the toad summoning contract and thought it would be best to discuss things with yourself and the toad boss," replied Naruto causing the fox to grin and say, "This could be interesting…the toads and fox's aren't on the best of terms. Rumor has it that if you can earn the toad boss's respect he is more out to listen to reason."

Naruto gulped and said, "Why do I get the feeling that I'm not going to like this?" "Because you probably won't," replied the fox as he was covered in smoke, when it cleared their stood a man about Jaraiya's height with shoulder length russet colored hair and soft orange bangs framed his pale face and black eyes. He wore a sleeveless black shirt with the kanji for mirage on the back in orange with a pair of black pants and black ninja sandals.

Naruto and Hinata stared at the man in shock. Naruto was the first to recover and said, "This is unexpected Mikon-san." Hinata's eyes widened and she quickly said, "It is an honor Mikon-san," and bowed to him. Mikon smiled at her and patted her on the head "Now now none of that, you after all are my superior. Mikon-san will do fine." He told her causing her to gulp and say, "As you wish Mikon-san."

Naruto decided to get this over with and quickly summoned the toad boss (he already knows how to summon Mikon, summoning Gambunta is just a mater of different hand signs). As Gambunta appeared he looked around and bellowed "WHO SUMMONED ME!" Naruto stepped forward and said "That would be me." And proceeded to jump up onto the giant toads head.

"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING BRAT!" the toad yelled in outrage. Naruto smirked and said "If I can stay on your head for the next two hours I want your word that you will calmly listen to my friend over their," said Naruto pointing to Mikon.

At the sight of the fox, the toad's eyes narrowed in outrage and he bellowed "Like a brat like you could hang on." "So we have a deal then?" questioned Naruto. Gambunta humped and said "Sure why not." And then proceeded to take flight. Mikon looked over at Hinata and said, "So how about I give you some training Shinkirou style?" Hinata seemed a little surprised at first but then said, "That would be much appreciated."

The End:

Sorry bout this one being shorter then the last but I'm going to my beta's house tomorrow and I wanted to have this chap finished so she can go ahead and proof it, then I have to 1) have her email it to me and find a library or 2) wait till I go back to her house to post it...thats just the way things are 'shrugs'

Okay so officially no one but my beta has guessed the mystery kitsune, who will be announced next chapter. Okay so I looked it up and sure enough Hinata's favorite food is cinnamon rolls - yum.

From my beta Atara:

Yay I feel smart! 'Boogie dance' wait what do you mean 'officially'? Is 'Mystery Kitsune' going to summon her little foxy thingy next chap? I wanna see it, I wanna see it! Hehe, Jaraiya is sooo confused now by Naruto's sudden maturity about the whole summoning thing. Yea this should be fun!

HNN- hehehe oh yeah i love making Jaraiya confused its so much fun, and by the way im planing on introducing the mystery kitsune...i could give you guys another hint but i have to go talk to my beta about subseals :P