Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Ranma ½. I do have a few of my own characters in here though, so I would appreciate it if you asked before using them.
Notes
This was originally done for NanoWrimo in 2007. With this story I made the word count!
Characters form Ranma ½ and Naruto may be out of character
While in the Neko-ken, characters roll their rs (I am not going to spell it that way, since it is to hard to write/read that way)
"Hi" Speaking
'Hi' Thinking
Painful Pasts and New Beginnings
By: Shlandria
Chapter 5
As soon as the doors opened and he saw his jiji, he was up and took a flying leap at the man with a cry of "Jiji!" right before he knocked the Hokage down. He was so deep into the neko-ken at that point in time because of the recent events, that he actually had a light covering of fur on his face and arms, black with white stripes like his ears and tail. He also had a bit of white and red in his hair as well as a bit of a snout.
All Naruto, the secretary, and the guards saw was a red and black blur practically teleport from the office and throw itself at the Hokage crying "jiji!" The Hokage saw him coming, but didn't have time to brace himself; he knew who it was though. Only one person fit that description, and it was Ranma. As soon as he had his jiji sitting on the floor, he promptly sat in the man's lap. He then began rubbing his snout against the man's chest, emitting a slight purring noise from deep within his throat. The Hokage simply chuckled and began scratching behind the boy's ears saying "Did you miss me Ranma?" Ranma only purred louder leaning into the Hokage's hand. Now everyone, Naruto, the secretary, and the guards could hear the purring.
A minute after Ranma began purring loudly, his purring stopped all together and he started trembling, shaking like a leaf, burying his face into his jiji's shoulder crying silent tears. The Hokage immediately picked the boy up. "Come Ranma, let's go into my office." The Hokage said in a calm, caring voice.
Glancing at the guards and then looking at his secretary, he told them he was not to be disturbed. He then carried the crying boy into his office and closed the door. Then he carried the boy to his couch and sat down. "Um, is Ranma san ok jiji?" Naruto asked the Hokage, making his presents known.
The Hokage looked at Naruto and said "He'll be fine Naruto; he's just a bit upset. Why don't you come over here and sit down and tell me how you came to meet Ranma, as well as how you got into my office Naruto." Naruto listened to the Hokage and sat down on the couch too, he then told the third what had lead him to meet the older boy. By the time he was done telling the Hokage, Ranma had calmed down and sat in a more comfortable position in Sarutobi's lap, resting his head against his jiji's shoulder and watching Naruto talk. 'He's very hyper, but I see so much sadness in those eyes. He's also very expressive.' Ranma thought with a small smile, as he watched Naruto.
"He was making quite a racket out there jiji, yelling, hollering and arguing with the secretary." Ranma said quietly, with a soft chuckle, still leaning against his jiji. "I let him come in here just to get some peace and quiet." He said. "Hey, I wasn't that bad." Naruto said getting upset. "At this, Ranma and the Hokage started chuckling. "You're right otouto, you were worse!" Ranma said, now laughing. Naruto started to get madat that, that is, until he heard the word otouto. "Wait, otouto?" he said a bit confused. Ranma just chuckled and said "Of course, you are my otouto." Ranma said while cocking his head slightly to the side, his tail moving back and forth in a calm manner.
Naruto started to cry upon hearing this; no one had ever considered him afriend let alone family before. "You really mean it?" He asked. When Ranma saw Naruto cry, he picked the boy up and held him in his arms. "Of course I mean it, Hokage sama is my jiji and you are my otouto." Ranma said giving the younger boy a hug. "No one has ever called me friend, let alone family before." Naruto said crying even more. Ranma frowned at this. He gave his otouto a bigger hug and began rubbing the boy's back in a soothing manner while telling him in a gentile voice, "It's ok now otouto, I'm here now, everything will be ok." It took a few minutes, but Naruto finally cried himself out and fell asleep in his new aniki's arms. Ranma put his otouto down on the couch and moved some stray hair from his face, a soft smile on his face.
He then turned to the Hokage with a serious look on his face, releasing the neko-ken. "Jiji he's so sad, his heart hurts, why?" Ranma demanded. "The villagers don't treat him very well, I do what I can, however he needs more than what I can give him, he needs a family." The Hokage said." He's an orphan then." Ranma stated more than asked. "Yes Ranma, he lost his family twelve years ago during the Kyuubi attack." The Hokage said.
"Why hasn't anyone adopted him?" Ranma asked. "Sadly, not many villagers care about or like him." The Hokage replied. "Why do they treat him like that jiji? He's not a bad kid." Ranma said. "I am sorry Ranma that's not something I can tell you." The Hokage replied. "That's a bunch of bull and we both know it jiji." Ranma growled out. "It's the same reason he smells like a fox, isn't it jiji?" Ranma said, startling the Hokage.
Ranma said more softly, giving a slight smirk, showing he was already piecing things together. "You might as well tell me jiji; you know i'll figure it out eventually." "Very well Ranma, you have to understand though, this is an S class secret." The Hokage replied, glancing at the sleeping form of Naruto. "If you're worried about him waking up, I doubt he'll be up any time soon jiji and you know I can keep a secret. Ranma said.
"Officially, the Yondaime Hokage killed the Kyuubi no Kitsune, dieing in the process, and saving the village he loved. The truth is that the nine tailed demon fox was too strong. In a last ditch effort, he managed to seal the Kyuubi into the belly of a newborn child, sacrificing his life to do so. He had hoped the child would be seen as a hero, however the villagers are too narrow minded and only see the child as the Kyuubi. As you have probably already figured out, that boy is Naruto." The Hokage told Ranma. "That's why I smell fox in his scent." Ranma said.