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

The characters are going to be OOC. I have a reason for this.

I already have at least most of this typed, since I did it for National Novel Writing Month, but I am still editing it. I will post it as I get more edited. Also, to explain more of the background, like how Ranma got control of the neko-ken, I think I will post that separately after I figure out how to do so better than I have this one.

Cdunwody- I thought I had fixed that….Thanks for pointing it out, can you tell me which chapters he is still short in?...I can't find them... :(

Asgeras- I am not offended at that youth comment, so don't worry about it. I will keep that in mind, though I was thinking he would want Naruto to be better than him. I think I will have him do better as an example… kind of like rebelling against his father, Genma always tells him to never back down from a fight, so…

Taeniaea- Thanks, I'm glad you are enjoying this.

FalseExact- I'm glad you like this, where it moves fast, I probably had no idea what to write, so I moved on… That or I was boring my self… :P

Jerry Unipeg- Thanks for the comment! I'm glad so many people are enjoying my story! I was afraid that since this is my first one, I would get mostly flames, but I have only gotten 1 bad flame!

Chapter 14

"Ok cub, the lair may seem confusing right now and very big, however that's just because you don't know your way around yet. Pay attention and I'll help with that. Look here, this is where the main entrance starts outside." Ran started, drawing on a piece of paper. "Now, the main entrance is here, while this leads down into a few unused parts of the cave system we use." Ran said drawing a rough simile of the main entrance and caves.

"Once inside you can go a few places. There are a few hallways you can follow, here, here, and here." Ran continued drawing the hallways. "Down this one are the bedrooms, a few dead ends and the dojo." He said drawing those. "Down this one is the kitchen and living room, as well as a few dead ends and a way outside. And this one leads to the dojo, Ryu's office, a bathroom and outside." Ran explained.

"This is just this floor; there are several levels to the lair. There are a few higher up, as well as one lower level. Right now, though it doesn't feel like it, we're underground." Ran told Naruto. "To get to the lower level, you go down this hall and turn here." Ran told Naruto. "I thought that was a dead end Ran niisan." Naruto said. "It is if you don't know what to look for." Ran Replied.

"Down there is a library, a natural spring and another way outside as well as a few more dead ends." Ran told Naruto drawing those for him. "Do you understand so far or do you need me to explain anything?" Ran asked Naruto. "No I understand so far Ran niisan...I think." Naruto replied.

"Alright, now to go up, you have several options. The first is here, near the bedrooms. The next is near the kitchen and dining room, here, and another near the dojo. The higher levels are a bit more confusing, but I'll try to explain them so you understand. If you have a question, feel free to stop me and ask cub." Ran said before he began describing the higher levels. "Ok Ran niisan." Naruto replied.

"Ok, the next level holds a few locked rooms, and another bathroom, as well as a smaller dojo, one that can be used for ranged weapons practice, as it is longer than the main dojo. There's also a room that's set up for jutsu practice. We have it set to be able to take a lot of damage without worry, although I'd refrain from using the more destructive jutsus in there. There are also a few ways out on this level as well as more dead ends and some caves we use as storage space and a few unused ones." Ran said drawing the next level on another piece of paper for Naruto.

"So it's kinda like a weird loop." Naruto said. "Yes cub, but you should be careful when you explore, the cave system we're using is massive and we're only using a part of it. I'd suggest sticking to the parts we live in for now, until you can find your way around, and then explore the rest, so long as you can find your way back." Ran Explained, not wanting the boy to get lost. "Ok Ran niisan." Naruto replied.

"Now for the hardest part cub, the highest levels are a bit trickier. Look here, this is how you get to them. The study is here, and another library is here. A bathroom is here, and a larger dining room is here. There are a few unused rooms here, here and here. And ways out here, here, here, here, and here." Ran said drawing the next levels, showing Naruto they were separated strangely.

"See these here cub?" Ran asked pointing to a few places. "Yeah, why are they like that Ran niisan?" Naruto asked. "Because cub, they are actually inside the giant trees. When you can find your way around, you'll find that you can use some of the branches as walkways. So it'll look more like this." Ran said drawing those for Naruto. "Oh, cool!" Naruto said impressed.

"Why don't you try to memorize this cub?" Ran said handing the papers to Naruto. "Most of the doorways and such, especially to the different levels are hidden, so you'll need to learn how to find them, but it's still good for you to memorize where everything is." Ran told him smiling. I have a few things I need to put away in my room cub, once you're done, try to find your way to your room and put your stuff away, then see if you can find me. If I move from my room, I'll find you and let you know." Ran said, leaving Naruto to his own devices.

After awhile, Naruto thought he had things memorized, so he grabbed his stuff, keeping the drawing of the lair, and went in search of his room. He took only one wrong turn, but he made it, after consulting the makeshift map he had gotten from his Ran niisan.

Once he found his room, he put his stuff away and studied the map of the lair, trying really hard to memorize it, knowing he probably wouldn't be allowed to keep it. He then folded it carefully and put it in his pocket and went to find his niisan's room. This time, he made it without any problems. When he got to the door, he knocked, even though it was cracked open, Remembering Ryu's warning. Ran answered it immediately and smiled at him.

"I see you found me; does that mean you found your room?" Ran said as he opened the door. "Yep! I got lost once, but that's it Ran niisan!" Naruto said happily. "That's good to hear cub, now come on in, I'm not done in here yet." Ran said inviting Naruto inside his room with a smile.

Meanwhile, Ryu was doing a thorough check of his territory and making sure it was properly "marked", by using a special jutsu to fuse some of his charka with some of the trees and brushes, exc. It was a time consuming task, but it needed to be done, as it would keep some of the more dangerous animals away, as well as inform those who knew how to look, that this area was his.

While Ryu was doing this, and Ran was teaching Naruto, the other pack members were getting ready and heading towards the lair, all except Kaori, who was trying to figure out a way to get her uncle to let her take off for the night, and then maybe letting her move out.

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