Challenge by: pain17ification
Bestia Carmesí de Konoha: Crimson Beast of Konoha
Chapter 3
"Now remember to stay close to us Naru and don't wander off. Also be sure to be nice to the person from Kumo that is going to greet us when we dock" Karin said as she crouched down to the little boy who had been sitting on Tier's lap the entire boat ride so he could see over the edge of the boat as it drove along.
"Naru knows Kari-neechan, Naru will be good as Naru promised Auntie" Naru said in a childlike serious tone as he crossed his arms, trying to give a serious look that only made her giggle and smile before Tier nodded.
"He will stay by either mine or Suigetsu's side at all times. I won't let anything happen to him and I doubt Suigetsu will either" Tier said as Karin nodded and tried to ease her nerves.
"Yeah the kid will be fine though we should get our stuff together as we are docking and I think I can see someone waiting for us already" Suigetsu said as he held his hand over his eyes, blocking the sun and allowing him to see a figure standing on the docks with their arms crossed.
"Naruto hold my hand so Tier can get her stuff ready" Karin said as Tier set him down on the ground before he walked over to her while the boat slowly made its way towards the docks.
Everyone waited for Tier to lead them off the boat since she was more or less the leader and Karin was a bit nervous about actually heading to Kumo considering their bad history with trying to kidnap people of certain clans like Uzumaki and Hyuga.
"It'll be fine, nothing will happen to you, me or Naru. The last thing Kumo would do is kidnap any of us while we are on a treaty meeting with them. Plus being the Kage's family if they do try it'll be like asking for war" Tayuya said as she rubbed Karin's back and a confused Naru frowned up at them.
"You're right, we'll be fine since Mei went through all the trouble to ensure it" Karin said as she ruffled Naru's hair. "Well Naru? You ready to go?" she asked as the little guy nodded vigorously with a massive smile, most likely excited to see new places and meet new people.
"Follow me and stay close while the representative from Kumo leads us there" Tier said as the boat fully stopped in Kumo's dock before, behind her, they all stepped off the boat.
"Right on time, that's good so far" a new voice spoke out as Naru poked his head out from behind Tier and smiled up at the new lady while the others looked her over as well.
The woman was relatively petite with cold, moderately glaring, grey eyes and black hair that had two square bangs framing her face with little tufts of hair spiking out on the sides of her head along with two long ponytails that ended with a golden ring tied to the ends.
(AN: Post Bleach Time skip Hairstyle)
Her chest was quite petite as well, making Karin and Tayuya both feel a bit better about their figure when they noticed how the woman in front of them had an A cup.
Her outfit was a black sleeveless kimono top that was completely backless, showing off her bare back and, with how the outfit sat on her, a small portion of the sides of her breasts. Her pants were a pair of black hakama that was kept up with a yellow sash that happened to also be her Kumo headband. Her outfit was finished off with two long black armbands and thin straw sandals of sorts with white socks. Plus their time in Kiri also allowed them to notice the katana secured vertically on her sash.
"You must be the representative from Kumo, it is nice to meet you" Tier said as the woman nodded.
"Sui-Feng Suzumebachi, I was told there was to be a group of ambassadors from Kiri but I didn't expect a kid to be a part of it" Sui-Feng said as she looked down at Naru, who smiled happily back up at her.
"Hi! Naru is Naru! It's nice to meet you" he said with a smile as Sui-Feng frowned slightly before turning her attention to Tier.
"Seriously why is a kid an ambassador?" she asked as Tier frowned, although it was hidden by her collar.
"Naru is the Mizukage's nephew and both Karin and Tayuya's brother," Tier said, motioning towards the two girls "since they are ambassadors and would have to leave Kiri he'd be left with the Mizukage, who is incredibly busy with rebuilding Kiri at the moment" she said as Sui-Feng nodded along slightly before Tier continued.
"Since our Mizukage cannot look after him as much as she would want he would get lonely as well as upset from being separated from his sisters. And to put it lightly his chakra gets rampant if he gets upset so our Mizukage decided to have me come along as his protection to ensure it" she finished as she kept it as vague as she could, not wanting to tell the Kumo native how Naru could possibly fire another Cero if he got upset like he did back in Wave.
"Don't worry about Naru, he may be young but he is much more well behaved than other kids his age and will stay with one of us while the talks go on" Karin said as she squeezed Naru's hand while the little boy nodded along with a face they figured to be his 'serious' face though to them it just looked more adorable than anything.
"Whatever, I'm not liable for whatever happens to the kid. Now come along, we don't want to keep the Raikage waiting" Sui-Feng said as they nodded and Karin picked up Naruto before following Sui-Feng towards Kumo.
-Kumo - Valley of Clouds and Lightning-
"Hmmm, is that right Gyuki? Mr. Nine is coming our way?" a dark skinned man asked out loud as he sat in front of the temple he more or less lived in with how often he spent time in it training.
His name was Killer Bee, the jinchuriki of the Hachibi named Gyuki. He was a muscular man, his eyes covered a pair of black sunglasses, with white hair and a white goatee, the kanji for 'iron' on his right shoulder and a bull horn tattooed on his left cheek.
His outfit was a basic one strap shoulder Kumo flak jacket, his headband tied around his forehead, with a white scarf, red rope belt, Kumo hand and shin guards, a pair of dark grey pants, and finished it off with black sandals. On his back were seven red handled and golden pommeled Supervibrato Lightning Release swords.
"Hey teach! Think you can do me a favor?" he asked as a small black cat landed on his head before looking down at him with its golden eyes as if asking what the favor was. "Track down Mr. Nine, Big Bro ordered me to stay here with the Kiri ambassadors coming over but I really want to see who Mr. Nine is and I figure you can get close to him without anyone noticing" he said as the cat nodded and jumped off his head.
"Oh and if he seems like a cool guy tell him about me!" he yelled as the cat, his apparent teacher, ran off, running on top of the water before disappearing in a burst of speed towards Kumo.
"I really hope teach doesn't scare him away with how she normally introduces herself while trying to get a laugh" Bee said aloud as he and his Bijuu sighed at the common actions of Bee's teacher, hoping things went well for 'Mr. Nine'.
-Kumo-
As the group led by Sui-Feng entered through Kumo's main gates they were a bit impressed by the layout of the village. It was, like all villages, aptly named as it was completely hidden in clouds until you passed through the front gates and they dissipated.
"Wow it's so big! And we're so high up!" Naru said as he waved his hand in the air rapidly, blowing away a thin bit of cloud that floated near them.
"Yes, Kumogakure is at the highest altitude compared to the other villages though thanks to air systems we have more than enough oxygen to breathe without worrying about altitude sickness, not that any Kumo native would get sick so it's more for visitors" Sui-Feng said Tier pulled out a scroll.
"Do you mind if I send a hawk message to my Kage telling her we arrived here safely, she is mainly worried because of Naru and wants to make sure he arrived here safely" Tier said as Sui-Feng rose an eyebrow but nodded.
"Fine but do hurry I still have to show you to your inn so you can drop off the kid and then take you to the Raikage" Sui-Feng said while Tier nodded and unsealed a hawk, that she had previously sealed away and then sent it off.
"The hawk returning will signal our safe arrival. Sorry for the delay, you may continue now" Tier said as Sui-Feng starting walking again into Kumo until they reached a rather large building that looked like a high end inn or hotel.
"You all will be staying in the Iron Boulder Inn, you are free to move about Kumo but places like our academy, parts of the library, and some other places will all be off limits. Our ANBU will be watching you during your stay but they will not intervene unless you pose a threat to Kumo in some way or to warn you before entering a restricted area. Please drop off your stuff and the kid so I may take you to meet the Raikage" she said, a clear 'hurry up' tone in her voice as she seemed a bit annoyed to play tour guide.
"I'll look after the little guy, who knows I might grab a bite to eat with him since I figure he might be hungry" Suigetsu said as Karin set Naru down next to Suigetsu.
"Fine just keep an eye on him, I don't want him getting into trouble" Karin said before Tayuya grabbed him by the collar of his shirt and pulled him in close.
"And if he gets hurt under your watch I will fucking castrate you" Tayuya whispered close to Suigetsu's ear, making the man pale slightly as he nodded and she let go, putting on a warm smile to make sure the confused Naru didn't suspect anything.
It didn't take them long to put their things away in the inn. The room they had gotten was a massive one that had two bedrooms with a main living room of sorts in the middle, connecting the two. It even came with a bathroom and very large bath attached as well.
Since the rooms were close they decided to have Naru and Suigetsu take one room and the rest of them take the other room.
"Now Naru you be a good boy for Suigetsu until we are done with this first meeting okay?" Tayuya said as Naru nodded.
"Naru will be an extra good boy for Sui, Naru promises Tayu-neechan!" he said as he pumped his fists before Tayuya patted his head with a chuckle.
"That's my little guy, we shouldn't be gone for too long" she said before Karin gave Naru a hug, since she was the most worried about having him in Kumo.
The hug though had to be cut a bit short before the three of them walked off, Karin looking back a few times, with Sui-Feng leading them towards the Raikage's building. It was moderately easy to figure out since it was the tallest peak and in the back of the village, it was also the only different color building of the rest.
"Well little guy, want to get some food?" Suigetsu asked once the girls had walked out of view, offering his hand towards the small kid who smiled back.
"Yeah! Yummy food!" Naru cheered as Suigetsu chuckled and led the kid around Kumo before finding a nice stall with outside bar type seating.
"Order what you want little guy, just stay away from the sake" Suigetsu teased as he ruffled Naru's hair, making him laugh before they both ordered. Suigetsu had stuck with some steak while Naru decided a fish and meat platter that the small boy was happily enjoying.
Naru hummed to himself as he enjoyed his tasty food before he stopped once he felt something brush up against his leg. As he looked down he let out a happy gasp as he saw it was a black kitty rubbing against him before it looked up at him and meowed.
"Ah! Kitty-chan! Hi there!" Naru said, smiling excitedly as back in Kiri animals were always so scared of him. "Naru is Naru, what is your name?" he asked as the cat meowed and nuzzled against his leg before looking up at him and meowing again.
"Oh! Is Kitty-chan hungry? You can have some of Naru's fish if you want Kitty-chan" Naru said with a smile as he picked off a bit of fish and leaned down to feed the cat that happily ate out of his hand.
"Naru? What are you doing down there?" Suigetsu asked, confused at why Naru was leaning down under the counter and seemed to be talking to something.
"Kitty-chan came up and said hi to Naru! Naru fed the kitty some fish to make friends with it!" Naru said before gasping happily as the cat jumped up onto the seat beside him. "Look! The kitty likes me!" Naru said as he nervously reached out his hand towards the cat, expecting it to run off, only for it to nuzzle against his hand.
Suigetsu couldn't help but chuckle and smile at the sight as he, and the others, all knew how normally animals ran from Naru and it was something that constantly upset the boy. So to see a cat coming up to him was nice for once.
"Well just be sure to eat some before it goes cold and don't feed all of the fish to the cat" Suigetsu said as he went back to eating and let the little kid continue to enjoy playing with the cat.
"Okay Sui, Naru will eat his food" he said before putting a bit of his fish on a small extra plate for the cat that continued to purr and let him pet it. He wanted to hold it and hug it but was afraid of making it run as this was the first animal that actually came up to him and wasn't scared.
By the time the both of them were done he had to fight back tears as he got off the seat, Sui holding his hand as they walked away. "B-Bye Kitty-chan!" Naru yelled as he waved to the cat only, to his glee, the cat jumped off the seat and ran after them.
"Sui! Sui! Kitty-chan is following us!" Naru said excitedly as he pulled his hand from Sui just in time to catch the cat in his arms, making him let out a soft gasp while he smiled massively before turning to Sui with stars in his eyes.
"Kitty-chan is letting Naru hold her!" he said in a shocked whisper, afraid he might scare away the purring cat if he was too loud. "Can Naru keep her!? Please, please, please, please, please!?" he asked excitedly as he bounced on his feet.
Suigetsu frowned at Naru, his smile too powerful as he held the small black cat in his arms. He knew that this meant a lot to Naru, the fact the kid was pulling out a powerful set of puppy-dog eyes to beg to keep the cat showed it.
He honestly did not feel strong enough to tell the kid no, in fear he might start crying, but he also knew he couldn't fully keep the cat.
"U-Um how about you ask your sisters since they are in charge of you. I guess you can bring it back with us for now but they will have to decide if you can keep it or not" he said as Naru pouted but nodded before following him back to the Inn where he decided he would immediately go to tend to Kubikiribocho in an attempt to hide before the girls came back.
Though, to his luck, the second they walked in they came face to face with the girls, who were all sitting around the table.
"Tayu-neechan! Kari-neechan! Look Naru got a kitty! Can Naru keep it!?" Naru yelled excitedly as he ran into the room, gently holding up the black cat that was still purring in his arms.
"Suigetsu? Do you want to explain why Naru has a cat? What happened while the two of you were out?" Tayuya asked as Naru showed off his cat to Karin and Tier.
"W-Well first how was the meeting with the Raikage?" he asked, nervous as he could see how annoyed Tayuya was at the sudden surprise of a cat.
"Actually it went rather well" Tier said with a smirk as she pet Naru's head as he sat on her lap and played with his cat.
-Flashback-
-Raikage's Office – Shortly after leaving Naru behind with Suigetsu-
"Relax Naru will be fine with Suigetsu cause he knows if anything happens to Naru then his life is forfeit" Tayuya said as Karin frowned but nodded as they continued towards the Raikage's building.
"I know but still I can't help but worry" Karin said as Sui-Feng sighed.
"The kid will be fine. I still don't understand why you brought him along or why he even has a sword strapped on his back" Sui-Feng said with a raised brow as Tayuya and Karin frowned.
"The sword is an heirloom from his mother, it is all he has of her so he is protective of it" Tier lied as none of them wanted to explain how the sword spawned from his chest. "That and we all feel better with him having some sort of protection, especially with Suigetsu" Tier said as Sui-Feng looked at her over her shoulder.
"So be it, your child your decisions. Come on, the Raikage's building is just ahead" Sui-Feng said as they approached the large blue building that was building into the side of a mountain.
The Raikage's office was expectedly at the top floor, which Sui-Feng led them up to before standing in front of his secretary's desk with a serious look on her face.
"Chunin Sui-Feng reporting back to Raikage-sama with the Kiri ambassadors as ordered. Is Raikage-sama able to see us?" Sui-Feng asked as the secretary, a dark skinned woman with green eyes and grey hair that was pulled back into a bun, nodded and motioned them towards the door.
"The Raikage has been awaiting you Sui-Feng though I am surprised as I thought Yoruichi-sama was to be escorting them alongside you" the secretary said as Sui-Feng pouted, which somewhat surprised Karin and Tayuya since the woman had been so serious around them the entire time.
"She canceled Mabui," she said as she crossed her arms, still pouting at the secretary now named Mabui "she said she had to train her student though I figure it was more her just skirting the responsibilities to me."
"Well at least someone was there to pick up and greet the ambassadors. I welcome you to Kumo and the Raikage is happy to see you" Mabui said before they followed her and Sui-Feng past the large double doors and into the Raikage's office.
As they saw the Raikage behind his desk their image of him in their heads was more or less matched.
The man had dark skin with a large muscular build with white hair that was combed back and a small moustache and goatee. His face had pronounced cheekbones and a prominent crease across his forehead as if he was always glaring. From what they could see the man wore no shirt, showing off his muscular chest, only wearing white haori, a golden belt, black pants, and what looked to be very large golden vambraces on his wrists.
"Raikage-sama, the ambassadors from Kiri have arrived" Mabui said as the man looked up from his paperwork, his furrowed brow lessening as he stood up.
"Ah! You all are actually a bit earlier than I expected you all to be. I am the Fourth Raikage A" he said as he extended his hand.
"My name is Tier Harribel, leader of the new generation of Seven Swordsmen of the Mist, alongside me is Tayuya Uzumaki and Karin Uzumaki" Tier introduced as she shook A's hand while Tayuya and Karin bowed slightly towards him.
"We have two more members, a Suigetsu Hozuki and Naru Uzumaki, who are back at the inn" she added as A rose an eyebrow.
"Why are they back at the inn?" he asked as Sui-Feng smirked as if expect the reaction to the answer to be interesting.
"Well Naru is four years old and he needs someone to look after him so Suigetsu stayed back" she said as A looked at Tier a bit before nodding with a smirk.
"Good decision for now since he is probably tired, Mei Terumi sent a message ahead about a small child coming along hence why I booked you into one of our high end inns near the middle of town so he could get there quicker and rest. I do have to say I was a bit surprised at first to hear she'd be sending three of her relatives but the fact she trusts my country so much to do so made me welcome this meeting even more" A said, surprise clear on Sui-Feng's face as the Raikage moved back behind his desk.
"Wait you knew Kiri was sending a kid as an ambassador!?" Sui-Feng asked, confused that her Kage knew about it beforehand.
"Of course! You think Kiri wouldn't tell me ahead of time who it was sending? I agreed because I understood the situation and because I want to show Kiri and other nations that the actions of the past with trying to kidnap Uzumaki and Hyuga clan members is not how Kumo is anymore. Those were the actions of my father and the council before I disbanded it. I do hope that your stay here will help you all see that" he said as both Karin and Tayuya nodded.
"We're just glad to be here to help out Kiri by forming our alliance with Kumo like it used to have before the Rebellion" Karin said as A nodded.
"Onoki and I are the same since Kiri has been our ally for many generation of Kages. I know times have changed and Kiri is rebuilding from its rough regime change, which was for the better, so we will sit down and figure things out with our talks" he said as both Karin and Tayuya were a bit surprised.
In all honesty there were expecting Kumo and their Raikage to be more rough or serious but in all honesty he seemed very 'down to earth' and understanding.
"That sounds great Raikage-sama, we look forward to our coming talks" Tier said, bowing slightly as Karin and Tayuya followed suit.
"Great! Well you all probably want to get situated at the inn and relax after making the trip here. We can start our talks tomorrow, I'll send an ANBU over with a time that might be best" A said as Tier nodded.
"That sounds good, thank you Raikage-sama" Tier said as he nodded.
"Oh and you can bring everyone, Naru included, to these meetings. I want to at least meet the little guy once and I could have him shown around Kumo by someone like Sui-Feng along with one of you fi he does get bored or something" he said as Karin frowned a bit before Tayuya nodded.
"That sounds fine but a little warning about Naru is that he is rather blunt with names since he is four after all" Tayuya said as A laughed and smirked.
"That is more than fine, I'm sure he is still better behaved than most kids his age. I look forward to it tomorrow" A said as Mabui led them out of the room with a smile.
"Raikage-sama excuse me for speaking out but what was that? They brought a kid here. A kid shouldn't be brought on ambassador missions" Sui-Feng said as A sighed.
"A kid is harmless and guarded by a Swordsmen of the Mist and is the nephew of a Kage, if anything I would be worried for those that try and mess with him" A said with a chuckle. "Plus the kid gets to enjoy his childhood this way Sui-Feng. Not all kids should be put into Ninja training" he said as he leaned back in his chair.
"By the way where is Yoruichi? She was supposed to escort the ambassadors alongside you" he said as Sui-Feng sighed.
"She gave me the excuse early this morning that she was going to go train Bee, most likely to skirt the job so I was forced to do it alone" she said as A rolled his eyes with a chuckle.
"That woman, as powerful as she is to give me a run for my money, definitely is hard to get her to do things like this" A sighed, running his hand down his face. "I'll try and have someone track her down later but for now you are to help with them" he said as Sui-Feng nodded.
"Understood Raikage-sama, is that all you need of me?" she asked as A nodded and waved off towards the door.
"For now yes, I will call for you if I need you, try and keep your senses out for Yoruichi. Though I swear if she's hiding in that cat form it's going to be more difficult" he said, more saying the last part to himself as Sui-Feng nodded and walked out of the office leaving him alone.
Karin couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief once they exited the Raikage's office building. "That was so much less stressful as I thought it would be" Karin said as Tier patted her on the back.
"The Fourth Raikage has always been a reasonable man according to Mei-sama though she did still tell me to be on guard in case of others in Kumo that still believed in the Third Raikage's view of 'take what will make Kumo stronger' ideals" Tier said as they nodded.
"Should we head back to the inn to make sure Suigetsu has been doing his job of looking after Naru" Tayuya said as Tier nodded.
"We'll wait for them to get back since they are probably out eating. It shouldn't take that long and I'm sure Naruto will be fine" Tier said as they nodded and started to head back to the inn to wait for the boys to get back.
-Flashback End-
"Yeah it went well, we are all going to see him tomorrow. But! How about you tell us how and why Naru has a cat and is begging us to keep it?" Tayuya growled out as Karin was struggling not to say yes to Naru's pout.
"Look the cat came up to him while we were eating, he fed it and when we tried to leave it followed and jumped into his arms!" he said, inching back as Tayuya held the collar of his shirt in her fist. "I couldn't tell him no since this was the first animal not to run from him. You try telling the kid no when he is pouting and near tears" he whispered as he pointed towards Naru who had gotten off Tier lap and was standing in front of them, making Tayuya let go of Suigetsu.
"Tayu-neechan? Can Naru keep Kitty-chan? Please?" Naru asked as he held the cat up towards Tayuya with the most powerful puppy dog pout that she had ever seen that almost made her cry.
"Naru, a pet really isn't the best considering we are going to have to travel a lot with our jobs as ambassadors" Tayuya said as Naru frowned, tears building up in the corners of his eyes.
"B-But N-Naru will take care of Kitty-chan. Naru w-will feed her and get her a litter box and carry her around a-and…a-and…." he tried to continue before he broke out in tears, instantly making all four people in the room feel a painful pang in their hearts.
"O-Okay no more crying, please no more crying" Tayuya said as she quickly crouched to his level and hugged him gently, petting his head as he buried his face in her chest to hide his tears. "Y-You can keep the cat, we'll figure it out more when we get closer to leave so please don't cry anymore" she said as Naru looked up at her, wiping his tears with his sleeve, before Tier pulled him back onto her lap and helped him wipe his tears.
"Now how about you and your kitty friend go take a bath since we don't know where the cat has been then we can talk more about keeping 'Kitty-chan'" Tier said as she pet his head, making him smile as he looked up at her and nodded.
"Karin can you go get the bath ready for him? He can wash himself but you'll have to call for us to help you with your hair okay Naru?" she said as Karin left to get the bath ready, a bit glad to get away from the powerful and painful sight of a crying Naru.
"Okay Tier-chan, Naru will get Kitty-chan nice and clean!" Naru said excitedly as the cat nuzzled against his cheek and meowed.
"Be sure to get clean yourself as well, now how about you go help Karin get the bath ready and I'll get a change of clothes ready for you" Tier said as Naru quickly nodded and ran off.
"Are we seriously going to let him keep a cat? I mean life on the road isn't the best to take care of a cat" Tayuya said as Tier sighed.
"A cat doesn't require much effort and it seems attached to him. We'll look more into it and see how it goes before we eventually have to leave Kumo. For now let him enjoy his 'Kitty-chan' since it is the only animal that has gotten close to him" Tier said as Tayuya nodded, not caring that Suigetsu had crawled into his and Naru's room.
"I just hope he doesn't get sad if something happens to the cat cause I don't know if I can handle that again" Tayuya said as she put her hand over her chest and shivered at the memory of Naru's crying face.
"Seriously I thought I was going to break down myself" Karin said, just having returned to the room to overhear them.
"Is he in the bath already?" Tayuya asked as Karin nodded.
"Yeah he and his cat are enjoying the bath, I told him one of us will be in there to help with washing his hair when he was done washing himself off" Karin said as they could already hear the water splashing and Naru talking with the cat.
Naru giggled as he saw his kitty paddle through the water and float around him. "Naru is so happy Naru's neechan's let Naru keep Kitty-chan!" he said excitedly as he hugged the cat close to him before setting her carefully on top of his mask.
"Be careful up there Kitty-chan, Naru's mask has a boo-boo" he said as the cat adjusted itself a bit before laying down.
"I have got to say I never heard of a jinchuriki having a bone mask or a hole in their chest" a deep voice said as Naru looked around confused before looking up.
"Kitty-chan? Who was that?" he asked as the cat stood up on his head, leaning forward before looking down at him with its gold eyes.
"It was me Naru, though my name isn't Kitty-chan, as adorable as that is coming from you, it is actually Yoruichi" the cat now named Yoruichi said as she gently hopped off his head and onto the edge of the bath.
"Kitty-chan! Wait no, Yoru-chan, you can talk!?" Naru said with a gasp of surprise before raising an eyebrow. "Wait why is your voice so deep Yoru-chan? You are a girl right?" he asked as he had figured the cat was a girl because of its eyes and meows.
"Yes I am a girl, this is just the pitch my voice takes when I'm in this form" she said as shook herself dry a bit.
"You can change form Yoru-chan!? Naru's kitty is magic!" Naru said with bright eyes that made Yoruichi chuckle as she saw him move close to her and stared up at her.
"You are just so adorable I swear" Yoruichi said as she laid down and patted his head with her paw. "I'll show you my form if you promise to keep it a secret" she said as Naru frowned.
"Naru will have to keep it a secret from his nee-chan's, Sui, and Tier-chan?" he asked as Yoruichi nodded but patted him on the head softly.
"Think of it as a surprise since I'll show myself to them in time" she said as Naru hummed in thought, making bubbles as he had submerged his mouth in the water before he rose up and nodded.
"Okay Naru promises but will Yoru-chan still be Naru's friend? Naru likes playing with Yoru-chan since animals don't like Naru" he said, pouting a bit as he had really liked holding and cuddling his little kitty friend.
"Of course sweetie, I'll still be your friend" Yoruichi said as she honestly found the little guy adorable and the uniqueness of him was more than enough to keep her around. "Now scooch over so I don't squish you in the bath" she added as Naru nodded and slid back to the end of the bath, excited to his magic kitty's other form.
He slightly jumped a bit as smoke filled the room and he heard something enter the bath. "Well? How do I look?" a female voice asked as the smoke parted to reveal a woman, submerged up to her shoulders, in front of him.
The woman had dark skin and golden eyes, same shade as the cat, with long black hair that was going down into the tub. "Well Naru? Am I as pretty as my cat form?" she asked with a little wink and a chuckle as Naru stared at her with stars in his eyes.
"Yoru-chan, you're like super pretty!" Naru said with a smile as she looked how he thought a human version of his kitty would look.
"Aww well aren't you just so adorable!" she squealed as she hugged the adorable kid close to her, unintentionally burying his face in her chest as she nuzzled her head against before she remembered she was naked, as she always was whenever she changed back from her cat form.
"Sorry about that little guy I hope I didn't smother you, it's just you are seriously too cute" she said as she pet his head with a smile as he smiled back, unaffected by her breasts but that was to be expected.
He is only four after all.
"It's okay Yoru-chan but does this mean you aren't a real kitty?" he asked a bit upset about not having an animal actually like him.
"I'm sorry sweetie but I'm sure actual animals will like you as well in time" she said as she pet his head as he still frowned a bit and nodded.
"Naru? Are you okay in there? Having fun talking with your kitty friend? Have you thought of a name better than 'Kitty-chan'?" Karin asked as Yoruichi held her finger to her lips.
"We'll talk more later little guy, promise" Yoruichi said before she quickly transformed back into a cat just as Karin opened the bathroom door.
"Yeah Naru is happy and Naru was thinking Kuro-chan would be a good name for Kitty-chan" Naru said with a smile as Yoruichi swam over to him and nuzzled against him, showing she was okay with his name for her since he had to keep her real name a secret for now.
"Well come on out so I can wash your hair and after that we can get you dressed. We have to talk to you about tomorrow since that will be our first real talk with the Raikage and he asked you to come along so he could meet you" Karin said as Naru tilted his head to the side in confusion as Karin pulled him out of the tub.
"He wants to meet Naru?" he asked as Karin nodded.
"Yeah he seems like a nice man so you have to be on your best behavior for tomorrow. If you get bored one of us will go with you and Sui-Feng around Kumo so you don't worry about getting bored" she said as Naru nodded and let her wash his hair while Yoruichi pulled herself out of the bath and laid down on the edge of it.
"Naru will be extra good, Naru promises" Naru said as he enjoyed his sister helping him clean his hair since his mask made it difficult for him to do it on his own.
"That's my good little guy now close your eyes, I don't want to get any soap in them" Karin said as she made sure to get his hair clean before helping him into a set of clean clothes of his usual outfit while Naru dried off his cat with a towel.
Naru couldn't help but smile as he held Yoruichi close to him since while she might not be an actual cat she was still a friend and had a kitty form that was fun to hold.
He was also a bit excited to meet the Raikage tomorrow as he hoped the man was nice like his auntie. As Karin laid him down in his bed, his eyes getting tired as it was getting late in the afternoon, he held Yoruichi close to him.
"Night Kari-neechan, night Kuro-chan" he said as his eyes grew heavy, Karin kissing him on the top of his head as Yoruichi nuzzled against him before he fell to sleep.
-Outskirts of Kumo-
"So this is where the Nibi is right now?" one man, his grey hair combed as he rested a three bladed red scythe on his shoulder. His outfit, like the man next to him, consisted of a black trench coat with red clouds that had white outlines, symbolling their membership in the Akatsuki. That and the headband for Yugakure with a slash through it.
"Yes Hidan but, before you even think about it, we can't rush in. We have to wait for her to come out before we take her down and bring her back to the boss alive!" the other man who wore a white hood hiding his hair, a black mask to hid his face and a headband for Takigakure with a slash through it on his forehead.
"Oh come on Kakuzu, don't be such a bastard! If we go in there it's not like anyone could kill us!" Hidan said as Kakuzu rolled his red sclera and green pupil-less eyes before smacking his partner upside the head.
"Rushing into Kumo would be a sure fire way to actually die, despite us being near impossible to kill. The current Raikage is a master of Lightning Armor and would strike us down faster than we could even register" Kakuzu said as Hidan rolled his eyes and groaned.
"Come on, I need to make a sacrifice to Jashin or else he'll get pissed!" Hidan said as Kakuzu was about to smack him again before he started chuckling.
"For an idiot you just gave me a great idea that should be able to get the Nibi out even faster" Kakuzu said as he turned and started to walk away.
"Wait where are you going?!" Hidan asked as Kakuzu motioned for him to follow.
"We're going to meet up with a spy of ours. Hopefully they can help us know the best bait to lure out a cat" Kakuzu said as Hidan looked at him confused but shrugged it off and just started to follow since he didn't know what was going on but if it meant he could make a sacrifice soon and shed some blood he couldn't care less.
-Chapter End-
Okay so we met Sui-Feng first thing in this chapter! She is a bit cold because well…that's how she is in Bleach until you get to know her and even after she is a bit cold (tsundere more than anything). She'll melt later on
Also I want to make A and Onoki less cold as they seem. A I can see being down to earth when not in combat or when dealing with allies and civilians but gets deadly serious and strict when the situation calls for it. Onoki I'm still working on but that'll be a bit further in the future for now
Now with the bath scene I didn't go into describing her figure because Naru was the only one there and he is four, I doubt he'd look over a nude woman. Plus I made Yoruichi stop her smothering of Naru between her rather 'heavenly valley' because he's a kid and she only hugged him because he was adorable and called her 'super pretty'.
I'll go full in depth of her figure and modified outfit when she is dressed and around others.
I ended the chapter with Kakuzu and Hidan because they are going to be the reason Naru transforms for the first time. I'm excited to write that fight, not sure if he'll use his sword or some other abilities. Have to wait and see
Girls in the running as Naruto's protector/pairing:
Yoruichi Shihoin – Kumo jonin and pseudo-sister/teacher of Killer Bee
Sui-Feng – Kumo chunin and student of Yoruichi
Kukaku Shiba – Iwa jonin bomb expert and inventor
Tier Harribel – Kiri jonin new member of the 7 swordsmen with a new set of 7 swords
Nanao Ise – Suna chunin and member of Suna's Intelligence Division
Nemu Kurotsuchi – Ex-Root member that escaped
Though be aware that if I do decide a single pairing the other girls will still join Naruto's little traveling group as fellow ambassadors or because they are intrigued by the little Naru.
I hope you all liked it
Until Next Time
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