The Littlest Sannin II: Sound in Autumn
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Sequel to The Littlest Sannin
Chapter 5
"I want you to be aware, I'm not sure what we'll see." Inoichi explained. "A linked mind walk into a comatose person…"
Tsunade nodded. "Just do it."
"He might be…"
"Listen to me Yamanaka, you and I will be going in there. He's the most important person in the world to me and nearly every person here in the Hidden Sound village." Tsunade said glaring at the man. "He not only is going to be the Nidaime Otokage, but he is more importantly my son."
The room had been cleared of Tayuya and Haku, the latter taking the ice user to get some food and to clean up. Orochimaru was leaning against the wall by the door, his orders to Kidomaru and Gaara to keep everyone out until he said otherwise.
"I am not sure what the seal is doing to him, and if his mind is trapped by it as well is all I am saying." Inoichi said.
"We need to know, and I refuse to let someone is his mind unwatched." Tsunade said.
Inoichi looked at the Otokage as if seeking help, finding none he finally nodded.
He put a hand on her temple and along her face, and doing the same to Naruto's.
"My mind to your mind." Inoichi began gathering the chakra for the jutsu. Tsunade didn't get much time to make a smart ass remark as she slumped in her chair.
Orochimaru watched and waited, his arms crossed.
XX
(Mindscape)
Tsunade looked around at the lush forest.
"This is Naruto's mind?" she asked.
"It seems like it. I've never seen a mindscape like this before. Usually they are fortresses or sewers, even homes."
"Buildings of some kind." Tsunade said and Inoichi nodded.
"Which way?"
Inoichi looked around as if searching. "I'm not sure. This is unusual." The mind walker said confused.
Tsunade sighed, frustrated. It was then she heard it. It sounded like a laugh.
"This way." She said and started running. Inoichi followed muttering about how different the mind of the jinchuriki was and how fascinating a study it would be.
XX
They ran for what seemed like hours and they entered a grotto where they saw a waterfall and a small lake.
"So green." Inoichi said looking around at the vibrant landscape. He saw Tsunade staring and followed her eyes, his own widening at seeing Naruto curled up with a woman sporting nine fox tails, pointy fur tipped ears and was very, very naked as she snuggled up against Naruto. He also noted she wore a collar with the kanji for SEAL on it like a dog tag.
Both were sleeping.
"NA-RU-TO!!!" Tsunade yelled and she saw the boy leap to his feet looking around wildly.
"MOM!" he said and ran towards her. The woman slowly got to her feet a sigh escaping her.
Naruto hugged Tsunade. "I'm sorry…I can't wake up. I heard you and everyone and I tried, but whatever that bastard did…"
Tsunade hugged him tighter.
"Air!" he gasped.
"Are you okay? I mean besides being stuck here?" Tsunade asked after another minute of hugging.
"Yeah. Kyu-chan…"
"What?"
"Kyu-chan." Naruto gestured to the fox girl behind him and Tsunade saw her. "Why is she naked?"
Naruto blushed. "So not my fault." He said.
At a raised eyebrow from his mother he motioned the girl closer. "Explain to her please before I get pummeled."
Kyu smiled as she walked, more like moved like a predator stalking smaller prey. "This is your mother Naru-kun?" she said and Naruto knew he was going to get a beating.
"Kyuubi!" Inoichi finally said as if realizing something. The two blonds and the red head looked at him with a "DUH!" expression on each of their faces.
"Explain." Tsunade said. Naruto nodded and led them to a log by the lake with several rocks. Tsunade and Inoichi sat and they watched as Kyuubi sat and pulled Naruto into her lap and hugged him to her.
"As you know, Ero-pop strengthened the seal." Naruto began.
"And Kyu-chan has been in a stasis sleep." Naruto looked at his mother.
"But…wasn't Kyuubi male?"
Naruto sighed. "We all thought so, and with her in her fox form and throwing threats around it was hard to tell as her voice was deep in that form."
Kyu leaned her head on his shoulder, her slit eyes studying the first people she'd seen in a long time.
"So what happened?" Inoichi asked.
"I'm getting to that. I was just laying the ground work." Naruto said. "As I said, pop tightened the seal, and that sped up my taking of Kyu-chan's chakra. In doing that it pulled her from the blood lust she'd been in since she attacked Konoha."
"And why did she do that?" Inoichi asked.
"The Uchiha." Naruto said.
"Explain."
"The Uchiha clan wanted power, as they always do. They managed to summon Kyu-chan from the spirit realm, stealing her away from her family."
Kyu spoke up. "I had just given birth and was scared for my children. I saw the Uchiha and the headbands they wore. They made demands of me, and when I refused, they threatened to kill my children. I killed them, but one escaped and I followed him to Konoha. I didn't make it to the city before I was attacked and before I could speak, I found myself fighting and entering a bloodlust state." She looked ashamed.
"I was sealed in Naru-kun and slept. As I slept I saw his life and I woke when he was hit by that…that man."
Tsunade knew the fox woman hated her confinement, but she seemed to hate Natas more than even her at this time.
"That doesn't explain…" Tsunade gestured.
"I woke in the seal and was as I am. Not a fox, not human." Kyu shrugged. "I'm not sure if it was the seal Naruto's father did this, the one that Jiraiya added, or the one Natas added." She sighed. "But my time is short, this I know. Soon I will be gone and Naruto will have all my power and chakra at his command."
Naruto squeezed one of the arms holding him.
Tsunade sighed at the added complication. She went on to explain what had been happening and that Natas would be contacting them soon.
"So the Uchiha's are gone from the world and my revenge is hollow." Kyu said sadly.
"And the old bastards of Konoha's council are dead?" Naruto asked his mother. "Yes. Natas turned the Uchiha's into bombs, and the council was gathered." Inoichi said as he remembered the destruction around him.
"We have Kakashi Hatake, and his mind has been wiped and he was given commands to be an assassination weapon to you and the Sandaime." Inoichi continued. "Otokage Orochimaru has ordered his death, for safety reasons. His body is being incinerated and the ashes will be scattered to the winds."
Naruto sighed. He didn't hate Kakashi really, the man just rubbed him the wrong way the few moments they interacted.
"So what else?" he asked.
"Your girlfriends are driving the staff insane and more than once I've chased them out of your room as they seem to be sleeping in here at night. Haku pulled out her comatose state, now that she's got a focus."
Tsunade shook her head. "I will not tell them about you snuggling up with a naked fox girl, for my sanity alone. Not to mention what the pervert would come up with for his books."
Naruto blushed while Kyu made a "snerk" sound of laughter.
"Its comfort." Kyu finally said. "Naru-kun is making my last days comfortable."
"Days?" Tsunade asked.
"Yes, in the next seven days I will cease to be. The shinigami will come for my soul and I will finally be removed from Naruto. And while he is here, I am sharing my stories with him." She smiled, "Not to mention keeping him company until he is freed from whatever that…man did to him."
Tsunade noted that there was a closeness between the fox and her son, but she wouldn't say it. A dying being needed love and peace, and she would give the fox that.
Inoichi had no such filter. "So, your having sex with the demon fox."
Naruto sighed. "Its not sex."
He looked at his mother. "Anything else outside of my head I should know?"
"The Genin of Konoha arrived a couple hours ago."
"I meant important." Naruto said.
"We miss you."
"I miss you too. You know all that speculation Shizune and I had about mental training. The only thing it does is give me something to do. All that crap we thought of training in one's mind is bullshit."
Tsunade smirked. She'd heard the two arguing numerous times about what if they could have a patient train in their mind while in a coma.
Inoichi looked at him.
"Shizune and Naruto have long speculated that a person in a coma could train their chakra and body, but…"
"I can say its utter bullshit. It just keeps the mind busy."
Tsunade shook her head. "So you can hear us when we're talking to you?"
Naruto nodded. "Yeah." He blushed.
"I don't want to know what your girls as saying while un-chaperoned." Tsunade said, she could figure out what the girls were whispering in his ear. She sighed. "You can't pick just one can you?'
Naruto looked down and shook his head.
"We'll talk about this later. But, at least I like each of them. Just NO MORE!" Tsunade said flicking him on the nose.
"OW! MOM!" Naruto said putting his hands over his nose.
"We'll be back, this visit was to make sure you were…alright. But you're in good hands…" she shook her head at the perverted grin and giggle from Kyuubi.
Looking at Inoichi. "How do we get out?"
"Wha? Oh, yes." He took her hand and canceled the meld.
Tsunade heard Kyuubi ask Naruto, "Now that the adults are gone, how about we continue that lesson in kissing."
(End Mindscape)
XX
"THAT VIXEN!" Tsunade roared coming back into her body. Orochimaru looked at her with a raised eyebrow.
"What?" she snapped.
"Messenger pigeon arrived. Kin found Jiraiya and their entering the village above. Also Sarutobi-sensei has arrived. He and several families have abandoned Konoha it seems." The Otokage said. "And what about a vixen?" he asked and widened his eyes hearing Tsunade's knuckles pop as her fist clenched.
"Our little boy has been playing games in his mind while he's stuck there."
Orochimaru quirked an eyebrow as Tsunade explained.
"Don't tell Jiraiya." He said when she was done. "We both know what the pervert would do."
"And we can't tell the girl either." Tsunade said not wanting to deal with the headache.
"Let's go greet the fool and the old man." Orochimaru said offering his arm to Tsunade while Inoichi had already left during Tsunade's report, a thoughtful look on his face. Tsunade smiled. "Always the gentleman." Tsunade said.
"Can't let the brat make me look bad." Orochimaru said looking at the boy he and his teammates claimed as theirs.
AN: I'm back had a great holiday. Next time more mindscape, and a lemon with the fox and her boy.