Yo! I am back. Sorry this took so long. I was so busy with my exams. And I lost my mood to write this. And also I was having a minor problem in this chapter. So I started writing another story. Anyway, I am back. Enjoy!

I don't own Naruto.

I don't own Tokyo Ghoul, too. ;)

Published: 25/1/2019

Chapter 16: Rebuilding

It has been 2 weeks since the raid in 11th Ward. Most of the Aogiri Tree's member died during the raid. Not only Aogiri Tree's members but also CCG has lost quite a number of police. Anteiku also started to rebuild their destroyed cafe.

At CCG meeting

"Where is Arima-san? He wasn't here last time either." said a woman with blue hair.

"Boy .. Such disrespect for a special investigators' conference." said another man.

"He's not one to honor appointments such as these. He's always been that way." said the Head.

"Even Shinohara-san is here, who was only recently released from the hospital." said another woman.

"Well I certainly am thankful to be here. Sorry for making you worry." replied the said man.

At that time, a man came in. "Chief, Arima-san isn't here yet." said a woman as she stood up. Other people stood up too.

"Well, that's fine. Let's begin the conference." replied the man.

"Yes sir!" replied all the other men.

"Following the conflict in the 11th Ward, the 9th and 10th Wards were lost to Aogiri." he said as he showed them on the screen. "The loss of these wards can be attributed to the weakening of our forces as a result of the causalities in the 11th Ward fighting."

"Boy .. if only you had given me a call, I would've stopped them before this happened." said a man with a bow tie.

"I am not a boy." said a man with a purple tie.

"It's reported that the 9th was taken by an Aogiri team led by a ghoul with a Kitsune mask. And the 10th was taken by an Aogiri team led by a ghoul with an eyepatch."

"The Kitsune and eyepatched ghoul are involved in the murder of Investigator Mado in the 20th Ward. "

"Aogiri even has a base in the 20th Ward?" asked another man.

"Imm, Investigator Shinohara, I want you to look into that, as well."

"Yes, sir." replied the man.

At Anteiku

All the members of Anteiku were repairing and redecorating their shop. It was destroyed by Jason. Nishiki was placing a table. "Say, can't we take a short rest?"

"Already tired at your age?" asked Irimi as she was cleaning the door.

"Shame on you, Nishiki-kun. I wish you'd take after Hinami-chan more." Koma said as he picked up things from the packages.

Hinami then came in holding a pot. "Koma-san can I put this here?"

"Okay" the man replied. She put the pot down and said "Irimi-san, I will lend you a hand."

"Thanks. Could you start over here?" she replied.

"Yes!" she replied. Nishiki walked towards the girl washing the window.

"Hey, Hinami wanna take a break?"

"Well, maybe after a little more."

"Just say that you'd enjoy a break. You'd be helping out my case here."

Then a bird landed on him. "Loser! Loser! Loser!"

"What the hell!?" he shouted as he turned around. "Where did you come from, you little shit!? Hey!"

"Loser! Loser!" said the parrot as he flew around him.

"Huh ... did you really shit on me!?" he asked as he looked his back.

"Damn you little! I know Touka let you in here ..."

"Nishiki-kun, would you mind calming down?" Koma asked.

"Come to think about it where is Touka anyway?" he asked.

"At school, of course. She had missed a lot."

With Touka

"Oh,... that's terrific..." an orange haired girl said.

"You should be careful, okay? Aren't those crooks still around? You could get robbed again." the girl continued.

"That's okay. If they come back, I'll beat them up." Touka replied.

"There you go again, talking nonsense."

"I was joking."

"All right! Then I'll come and help you fight!"

"Really, Yoriko?" Touka asked.

"Ah, just kidding! There isn't a chance!"

Touka just smiled at her.

"Anyway, when will Naruto-kun come back to school again?" Yoriko said.

"Huh!? ... why are you asking me!? How can I know!?" she questioned back with a slight blush.

"Nothing nothing." she said as she smiled as her.

At CCG meeting

"It's likely that Aogiri's next target will be either 3rd or 13th Ward."

"Could Aogiri be planning to take over Tokyo from the west side?" asked an investigator.

"It could be. We can't take any risks here. So I am requesting reinforcements from every ward."

"Cheif Washuu, even from the 23rd Ward?" asked another man.

"Cochlea is no exception. From what we can see, there's little reason to doubt that Owl is back in action. He seems to be spearheading Aogiri's actions. I refuse to let that nightmare from ten years ago repeat itself."

"We are going to wipe out the Owl, along with Aogiri?"

"Yes"

With Shinohara and Iwa

"Gotten smaller?"

"Yeah."

"The Owl, huh? I hadn't really noticed." answered Shinohara.

"Ten years ago, when I fought in the Owl incident..."

"Yeah, the first legendary Owl extermination."

"It seems to me that the Owl back then was a tad larger than that. Also a lot of investigators died.

"During my time in the second incident, people were injured, but there were no casualties. Maybe the Owl has shrunk from age."

"Did he feel like an old man to you?"

"No, not at all."

"Shinohara, I was thinking that maybe ..."

"Iwa, let's just keep that to ourselves for now."

Someone ran towards them. "Special Investigator Shinohara, I have a mail for you."

"Good work."

"Thanks. Excuse me" the orange haired boy said as he bowed them. He then started to walk away from them.

Somewhere with Kaneki

He was walking towards a building. When he entered, it people started to scream. "Ahhh.." After his attacks, the building was already destroyed. Then another one with a Kitsune mask came it. "Yo eyepatch, Let's go." Kaneki then followed him. And left the building.

After they have left, an investigator who was hiding came out from his hiding place.

At CCG

A weird white haired boy was sewing himself. And the other brown haired boy in blue suit was looking at him. He was started to get annoyed of the boy in front of him.

"All done!" the boy said happily.

"Would you stop doing that!?" the brown haired boy asked.

"Why should I?"

"You are an investigator, right!? What would civilians think if they saw you messing around?"

"Boy, ... you are annoying." He then stood up. And walked nearer to the other boy. "Why don't I sew those loose lips of yours together, Seido?" he asked as he leaned closer to him. Seido then get back a little and shouted "

"Hey don't get so cocky just because you got a promotion, Juuzou! I am second grade Investigator, and I won't accept you as my equal rank."

A man then came in. When he saw the two of them fighting, he just sighed "I see you two are at it again, as always." he said as he walked towards the two fighting boys.

"Shinohara-san" said Seido as he saw him walking towards him.

"Ah, it's Shinohara-san!" the other boy said happily.

"Back in the work already?" said another investigator.

"Ah Houji! Thanks for taking my place when I was out."

"No problem, Shinohara-san!"

"By the way, where is Amon?

"I think he might be seeing Mado-san"

"Oh, I was looking forward to tell him about his new partner.

With Amon

He put a bouquet of flowers on the grave. He then stood up and said "Progress report: The binge eater is still in hiding, I have some leads on the Gourmet. The investigation on the Rabbit is proceeding and still proceeding. I am looking into their ties to the Kitsune and Eyepatch. As of today, I've been promoted to Senior Investigator."

A woman was walking towards him. She also was holding a bouquet of flower. She then stopped. "Hey, do you have business with my father, Amon Koutarou?"

She walked pass him and placed her flower on the grave.

"Who are you?" he asked.

"I am your new partner, 2nd Grade Investigator, Mado Akira."

"Mado ...?"

With Konohamaru

He has been training since morning. He still couldn't cut the waterfall. He could only made a few splashes. But he still hasn't given up. 'I have to finish this step before Naruto nii-san come back.' he thought.

Then someone walked towards him. "Konohamaru-kun, ... you are still training?" she asked.

"Yeah, I will master this step before Naruto nii-san comeback. So when he come back, he can teach me another step."

"Really...? Do you really think Naruto oni-chan will come back?" she asked.

"Of course. He will be back for sure. He only left for now because he might have a good reason for it."

"Don't worry, Hinami-chan, he will absolutely be back. I just know it." he said as he put his hand on her shoulder.

"I also hope he will ..." she said with a sad voice.

Back at CCG meeting

"Investigator 2nd Grade, Mado Akira." introduced an investigator.

"I'll be joining the 20th Ward Branch as of today."

"Akira I am going to partner you with Amon." said Shinohara.

"Hai!" replied Amon.

"What is Akira doing in the 20th Ward?" asked Seido.

"You're looking well, Investigator Takizawa." she said as she sat down.

"You two know each other?" asked Amon.

"We were in the same class at the Academy." replied Seido.

"Akira was top of her class, while Seido was second. Just leave it at that." said Shinohara.

Then a boy beside Seido stood up and waved at the girl. "I'm Suzuya Juuzou! Nice to meet you, Mado-chan!"

Akira then stood up. "That's an interesting stitch pattern. It's a pleasure to meet you, Investigator Juuzou." she said as she shook his hand.

"The special investigators' conference concluded that the elimination of the Owl and Aogiri is the CCG's top priority."

Everyone in the room were listening to Shinohara except one person. Juuzou was just looking around the room paying no attention to the man.

"The 20th Ward in particular is the first place the Eyepatch and the Kitsune appeared. So they might have a base in this ward. Keep this in consideration as you work."

"If the Eyepatch and the Kitsune are members of Aogiri, it's also possible that the binge eater and the Gourmet are members too, right?" asked Seido.

"Nope, I don't think so." said Akira.

"For what reason? Is it your 'intuition' like always, Investigator Mado?" he asked.

"Call it as you want. But I'd appreciate it if you would listen, Investigator Takizawa."

"Looking at the 20th Ward's predatory attack data, there are few things in particular that stand out. Regarding the binge eater, there have been no reports of predation in over six months which means-"

"They must have moved to another ward." said the boy.

"Nope. She is probably dead."

"Well ... I guess that's another possibility. Wait, 'she'?"

"The victims were limited to young males. I just assumed that she was female. I think it's safe to assume that the ghouls of the 20th Ward are being regulated by a larger organization. The binge eater committed a large number of predatory attacks, and stirred up trouble by inviting more investigators."

"S-So the binge eater was killed by this organization?"

"Yep"

"Is that organization Aogiri?"

"I never said that..."

"There is also one more thing." she continued.

"Huh?" all the other investigators asked.

"I assume that the Kitsune is not a ghoul. H-"

"What!? But that's impossible!" shouted Seido.

"Please let me finish, Investigator Takizawa." She said calmly.

"No one has ever seen him using his kagune before. He never used it in his fights too. And there is also another fact. There is a huge crater in the forest. I am sure everyone is aware of it. But no one ever knows what caused it."

Everyone in the room kept listening to her.

"I assume that he is the cause of it."

"So how could a human be able to create a large crater?" asked Seido.

"I never said he was a human..."

"A ghoul organization in the 20th Ward and about the Kitsune? It's a pretty good idea, Akira. Let's keep investigating under the assumption that this organization has ties to Aogiri. And watch out for that Kitsune." said Shinohara.

After the meeting, every one has left. Amon was walking towards his room. On his way, he saw that Akira checking some files.

"Akira, I'm aware of the history between you two, but please do try and get along with him."

"Yeah sure" the girl replied bluntly.

"Listen Akira, I am supposed to be your superior. You should address me with respect?"

"I like to avoid as much wastefulness as possible. Speaking politely consumes more time and energy." she replied still doing her work.

"Huh?"

"As partners, I'm sure we'll be speaking to each other often. For example, adding 'please' and 'thank you' add extra time. These phrases add a 0.6 second difference. If I were to ask you for something ten times per day, It could use up to two thousand seconds over a year."

He started to sweat.

"Two thousand seconds is about thirty-three minutes. What can be done in thirty-three minutes depend on the person, but that difference can be substantial. "

He sweated more heavily.

"As such, let's skip the trivialities and put our efforts into the investigation, Investigator Amon."

Amon then left her and went into the toilet. He saw Shinohara and asked for advice. "Wow, that's something. She is Mado's daughter after all."

"I am not sure we're not getting along."

"Well, first off, invite her out to eat. Once you've both had a few drinks and talked it out, I am sure you will be able to understand each other. This is going to be hard. Cause this is your first time."

"Yes sir. Thank you." He said as he walked towards her room. He was standing in front of her room. He sighed. Then the door open and the girl came out.

"Akira!"

"What?"

"Once I finish filling out my reports, how about some dinner?"

She checked her watch and said "My answer is no. I made a rule not to eat after 9pm. I appreciate your invitation." as she bowed and walked away.

Shinohara saw him and walked towards him.

"Hey Amon? What's wrong?" he asked confusedly.

"It's nothing."

"Okay"

With Touka

"Thanks for waiting!" said an orange haired girl as she ran towards Touka.

"Sorry to keep you out so late, Touka-chan"

"No problem, I am just glad I can study with you. But where is all this motivation to study coming from?"

"Oh? ... um .. how do I explain? I decided to go to Kamii."

"Huh!? ... really Yoriko? Why Kamii?"

Yoriko blushed slightly.

"Hmm... I won't tell you." she said with a smile.

"Anyway, come to school more often. Where have you been all these days? You rarely come to school."

"Well, ... um ... I have something else to do."

"Huh!? I wonder what you were doing?"

Yoriko's mood suddenly changed."Oh! Touka-chan..."

"You were having some fun with him!"

Touka blushed. "Y-Yoriko! You got it all wrong. It's not something like that."

"Come on Touka-chan, It's not good to hide that you have a boyfriend." she said.

"Y-You dummy! He's not my boyfriend!"

"Hey, it's okay." she said as she start walking.

"J-Just a minute! Yoriko!"

"That's so sweet."

"It's not-" she said as she followed her friend.

With Kaneki

He was making his coffee. After he had prepared, he walked towards a chair and started enjoying his coffee. Then someone came in. "Oh Kaneki,..."

He walked towards him and started making a cup of coffee for himself. He then sat next to him. None of them talked. Both of them were enjoying their own cups. Suddenly a man with black coat came in.

"Let's go, Eyepatch, Kitsune." he said as he walked past them. The two of them wore their respective masks and followed him. A girl in pink cloak was waiting for their return. When the three of them reached her, the Aogiri's members appeared from behind and they started running towards their destination.

The three of them stopped at a rooftop with their crew.

When the police van surrounded by four police cars came, Ayato ordered the crew to spread out. When the police cars arrive, the three of them jumped down. Four tails appeared behind Kaneki and crushed the wall to block the path. The first two police cars stopped and Ayato shot his shards. Those hit the cars' engines and the cars crushed.

Naruto fell down to the two police cars which were at the back of the van. "Rasengan!" the two cars crushed. Kaneki ran towards the van and he used his tail to make it flip over.

Ayato, Naruto and Kaneki ran towards the burning van. The two girls in black and white dresses suddenly landed in front of them.

"Who are they?" asked Ayato.

Three tails appeared behind the two girls. They rushed towards Kaneki and started attacking him. He blocked the attack using his tails. The girls flipped back.

"So he was right. He's strong just like Papa said."

The two girls removed their masks. The right eye of the white dressed girl is red while the other eye is normal. For the black dressed girl, only her left eye is black. Both of them were one-eyed ghouls.

The van started to explode. "Damn! Hurry up and grab him!" ordered Ayato. The two girls disappeared before they even notice. "One-eyed ..." whispered Kaneki. Naruto walked towards the van to take the man inside it out.

"I'm burning! ... I'm burning!" someone in the van shouted.

"Boss! Boss! Boss! I'm burning!" the voice became louder and louder. A man suddenly came out of the burning van. He started to attack Naruto who was in front of him.

"Boss! Boss Yamori!" the man said as he continued attacking the Kitsune masked guy in front of him. He just kept dodging. "Hey, Hold up! We're here to rescue you." he said but he didn't stop attacking him. Naruto then kicked him in the stomach. He fell to the ground. "Boss ..." he said while crying.

"It's no use! My passion for the Boss burned so hot that the can caught fire!" said the man while crying. He started to roll on the ground.

"Man, ... I never thought the person we were here for would be such an idiot." said Naruto.

"Did you call me idiot!? The only one who is allowed to call me idiot is Boss Yamori!" he shouted as he started to attack Naruto again.

Naruto just sighed. He suddenly appeared behind him and chop him behind his neck. The men fell down to ground unconscious.

With Hinami

She has already bought a new book and now she is trying her best to read it. "It's almost as though people look like candy, said the ... um ... um ..."

"Is your new book any good?" asked someone behind her.

"Yeah, Onee-chan. It's a little difficult, but it is still interesting."

"Oh, that's good."

"Say Onee-chan, Takatsuki Sen is having a book signing tomorrow."

"Would you like me to go with you, then?"

"Really? Thank you! So you'll go with-"

"We've just received some breaking news." said a woman from TV.

The two girls attention went to that TV.

"Moments ago, a CCG transport vehicles were attacked. According to eyewitness reports, the attackers were led by the Eyepatch and the Kitsune. Both of them were currently being searched by police. CCG believes-"

Touka shut the TV.

"Eyepatch and Kitsune? That's ... Naruto oni-chan and Kaneki oni-chan..."

"They must-"

"Hinami-chan, can we not talk about them?"

"But ... "

"They ... aren't part of Anteiku anymore."

Suddenly a boy kicked open the door. "Konohamaru has arrived!" he declared his arrival.

"How many times do I have to tell you not to kick the door!?" Touka shouted.

"Come on, Touka nee-chan ..." he said as he closed the door.

Touka just sighed. "Anyway, I am going to sleep now. I am really tired. So see ya girls tomorrow." he said as he henged into his pajamas. And went to sleep on the couch.

"Hinami-chan, I am also going to sleep now. Good night." Touka said as she walked towards her room.

Hinami just nodded.

The Next Morning

Touka was in her waitress uniform standing and thinking about someone or something. "You look gloomy, Touka." said a woman behind her who was cleaning the tables. "Did something happened?"

"Oh ... nothing. It's fine."

"If you say so..."

"Good morning!" said a voice of a kid.

Touka turned around to see who it is.

"Good morn-"

She saw that Hinami was now wearing a familiar pink hat and green blouse with a purse.

Touka then asked "Where did you get that outfit?"

"I borrowed some of your clothes. Is that all right?"

"Sure I don't mind."

"They look good on you. Are you going somewhere?" asked Irimi.

"Yeah! The book store in front of the train station. Takatsuki Sen is having a book signing."

"Hinami, I'll come with you."

"That's okay. I'll be fine on my own."

"Alone? Hinami, you're ..."

"Don't worry, I will go with her." said a familiar voice.

"Konohamaru-kun? Won't you train today."

"Nah, I am gonna take a break for today. Besides, Naruto nii-san trusted me to protect her."

"Okay, Konohamaru watch out for the Doves." said Touka.

"Yeah, yeah don't worry. If they come to harm us, I will kick their ass!"

"Big words coming from a little punk." said Touka.

"What did you say?" Konohamaru asked.

"You heard it." Touka replied.

Konohamaru was about to attack Touka. But someone grabbed her from the collar. "Come on, Konohamaru-kun. If I have to wait for you two to finish, I am gonna late. Let's go." she said. She dragged him towards the door and started to walk towards the book shop.

After they had left, an older boy in orange coat came in. "Our precious, little Hinami is growing up and heading out with her boyfriend!"

A slight blush appeared on Touka's cheeks. Touka got angry and said "Shut your damn mouth, Nishiki!" She hit her with a plate but he dodged it. "Looks like I hit a nerve!"

"Damn you!" she said as she walked away from her.

In the Evening

Touka walked inside a training ground and saw that Konohamaru was still training. He still couldn't cut the waterfall in half. He can still only make splashes. He saw that Touka came in. So he jumped down from the bridge and walked towards her. "Touka nee-chan? What are you doing here?" asked Konohamaru.

"I just want to ask you something."

"Huh? What is it?"

"What kind of person was Naruto in the past?"

"Naruto nii-san? Hmm ... He is a prankster. He was always pranking the whole village and everyone were after him."

"Prankster?"

"Yeah, he even painted the Hokage Monuments in bright day light wearing bright clothes. And no one noticed him. That's why he is my boss."

Touka kept silence and listened to him.

"As you know, he is an orphan. But his life wasn't the same with others."

"Huh? Why?"

"He was kicked out of an orphanage since he was 5 and lived in the streets for months until my grandpa's Anbu found him and gave him a house. His life was harder than you can ever imagine."

"Why would a 5 years old kid be kicked out of an orphanage?"

"They saw him as a fox demon."

Her eyes widened at it. "Why? Why is that?"

"Something bad happened on the day he was born. That's why everyone see him like it. I don't want to tell about it because it is one of the village's S-rank secret and I don't know Naruto nii-san will like to share it with you. Anyway, have you can you build up chakra now?"

"Yes, I can."

"So, it will be next step, huh"

With Naruto

He was meditating on his bed. He then went inside his mindscape. He walked in front of the cage.

"Kit, you better explain why you locked me again." said Kurama.

"Yeah, yeah, just be quiet and listen."

"You little brat,"

"Here is the plan ..."

Author's Note:

Sorry this took really long. I hope you guys don't mind. And one more thing. I WON'T quit. I will finish this story but it will take long. Because I still have 2 more 8-day long exams. Only after those exams I will be able to enjoy 6-month summer vacation. Anyway, the next chapter will take long too. See ya in the next one.

Ja ne!