Chapter 10
AN: On to the next chapter! I hope everyone's weekend goes well, so enjoy.
Night, Iruka's apartment…
Chunin Iruka Umino loved his job, he really did. Torturing and nurturing young minds into loyal Konoha soldiers brought a smile to his face. But, breaks were always welcome. Weeklong breaks were even better. And weeklong breaks he can spend in his tub, soaking his muscles and not think about the possibility somebody was entering his apartment while he was away? Perfection.
Aw yes, holidays were amazing. The tub, the bubbles, soft candlelight that softened Kitsune's mask staring at him.
Wait. Iruka would never admitted but his scream was shriller than a Haruno's.
"AHH! KITSUNE WHAT THE HELL!" He screamed. The ANBU was perched in front of him, balancing on the sides. He put a finger to his lips and shushed him.
"It's kind of hard to kidnap you if you scream, traitor." Naruto chided.
"K-k-kidnap me?!" Iruka moved to kawarimi with his towel but ink snakes wrapped around him, one biting him.
"Nighty night!" Naruto waved cheerfully as Iruka faded.
After Iruka passed out Naruto turned to his friends.
"It's a good thing Mizuki told us about Iruka's bath ritual." Sai nodded.
"Yes, the man may have been instrumental in taking down a traitor. Though I do have to wonder why he was cackling while he told us."
"I bet he was the one who originally told Hokage-jiji about Iruka!" Naruto rationalized.
Unknown location…
Iruka Umino had been in many awkward situations, but finding oneself sitting in a bedroom filled with princesses painted on the wall, stuffed animals on the bed, and a four poster bed while you yourself wore a ballerina outfit took the cake as the weirdest- not to mention Iruka hated the color pink ever since he started teaching. The color reminded him of his student Haruno but he only told his diary about it…he facepalmed. Remembering who his captors were Iruka paled, knowing he had to get out of the room immediately. He tried to use his chakra but found it was blocked somehow. The door slid open, and Iruka cautiously stepped out.
His greatest fear awaited him: ungraded papers. Everywhere- the walls, ceiling, floating in the air- were tests, ready to be graded.
"I must finish this" He said, frantically whipping his head around for a pen: one kindly dropped from the ceiling and a desk fell down for him to use. In a daze, Iruka started grading, intent on leaving no paper without feedback.
Naruto, Shin, and Sai watched this scene play out from the rafters, amused.
"Are you sure this will work?" Naruto whispered. Shin nodded seriously.
"Most definitely, my doubting kohai. The pink surroundings and outfit and chakra suppressants made the genjutsu effective. His rational thought went out the door when he saw the tests, and each one has a minor genjutsu on it. As he is forced to read through it each one he will become more and more open to suggestions, thus making him want to admit his crimes." Sai sighed slightly.
"Why must you go over the top, brother?"
"Hush. Now kohai, are you sure the owner won't interrupt?" Shin said. Naruto waved dismissivly.
"Not a chance. This is Neko-sempai's off duty apartment and she's on guard duty for Hokage-jiji the next several days. There's no way she'd find out."
Poor Naruto didn't know there was a certain crystal able to see everything.
Hokage's office, sixteen hours later…
"Sir, we haven't seen Kitsune in almost a day." Boar said, worried. Neko chimed in.
"What if he's hurt?" She was worried. Naruto was a little brother, and the thought of him missing or getting injured was too terrible to think about.
"Sigh, fine, we will search for him. Honestly, he's probably just bothering Danzo or stalking Sasuke Uchiha, the poor boy. I would talk to Naruto about boundaries but reports show Itachi is now fourth on his hit list. This is a good sign as he is less likely to defect if his top three are right here in Konoha." Sarutobi got up from his comfortable reading chair to grab said ball, his two clones glaring at his paperwork.
"Or drive him away, sir. I mean, have you seen him lately? More skittish than our Mouse." Boar snorts.
Somewhere in ANBU headquarters a certain ANBU operative sneezes and bolts, startled. In their retreat they drop their newest book: How to not be scared by your own sneeze!
Sarutobi banged his head on his desk at what the crystal ball scene. "Where did they take Iruka to?"
"Is that…a tutu?" Flamengo asks, idly pushing the "Macot viewing button". Within seconds ten ANBU appeared with popcorn, the Commander in front. They crowd around and most sweat drop.
"Our kohai is so devious."
"Are those the Root kids he hangs out with?"
"Shh! We aren't supposed to know about Root!"
"Wait, is that a pink bedroom? Whose apartment is that?"
One Yugao Uzuki started trembling in rage. She let Naruto sleep over once, and now her greatest secret was out.
"That little bastard. That's my favorite outfit. When I get my hands on him." She storms out, murder in her eyes.
All of the males in the room had their jaws on the floor. Their Yugao Uzuki, Konoha's demon sword cat, lived in an apartment more suited for a small child and had a tutu.
"Should we save the mascot?" Boar asks in a worried tone.
"And face that, men?" The Commander asked incredulously.
"NO SIR!" They chorused.
"May he die a painless death." Another adds. Everyone agrees before turning to the crystal ball. It would take an invasion to keep them from watching this.
Yugao's apartment…
All three boys screamed when a demon appeared in the hallway, eyes red and hair waving wildly.
"Oh BOOOOYS- Come out and PLAY" A sickly sweet voice sang. The demon walked past the frantic Iruka, swatting him through three walls with her sword. Iruka would stumble home in a daze that night, his memory gone, and would be confused the next morning as he woke up in the tutu.
"N-Neko-sempai, what a nice surprise" Naruto tried.
"Tsk Tsk, boys, stop trying to run." She said. The three culprits gulped. And then took off their masks.
"Okay men, defensive maneuver 12!" Shin ordered. Sai and Naruto gave stiff nods.
Office…
"This otta be good" Boar laughed.
"I wonder what this is?"
"Defensive maneuver 12"
"Whatever it is, it won't work, not against an angry woman." Kakashi drawled. "He is too young to survive this".
Apartment…
"READY?" Shin calls. "FIRE!"
"REVERSE HAREM: HAYATE STYLE" Naruto screams, and twenty Hayate Gekko clones appear. Yugao stops.
She stares.
And falls back in a nose bleed. Shin gives the signal and the three monsters run for their lives.
Office…
Everything was silent. Nobody stirred, their eyes bugging. Hayate-the real one- chose that moment to step into the office with his ANBU paperwork to join. He wades through the stunned crowd. When he saw his girlfriend with twenty of him clad only in smoke he stopped.
He stared.
And he walked out.
"Excuse me, gentlemen. I believe I have to kill myself twenty times and take my rightful place."
"…"
"First the paperwork and now this."
End! How was this chapter? I don't know how the idea came to be but it happened while I teaching a piano lesson. Enjoy your Saturdays!