Hey everybody! I'm back with the second chapter of A Different Kind of School.
I know its only been a few days since it came out, but for me to have….(Double Checks #'s) 13 follows, 10 favs, and a handful of reviews, it's pretty awesome to me.
Want to address a few things before I start.
The first is the update schedule. Honestly? There isn't one. Like I said in my profile, Im a college student and that takes up A LOT of my time. However my summer semester is coming to a close in a few weeks and I may pick up the writing during that time off.
The next thing would be Naruto and his skills. I have planned for him to be musically talented. Vocally and instrumentally. His singing voice would not be like those god awful screeching they make him have in the OVA's. (Sorry if you like his voice in that but to me it's a nope.) I'm going to have him learn: Guitar, piano, and violin. I may be a metal head but I still love some soothing stuff.
Finally, flames. Now since the story is just starting and I've updated quickly, I haven't gotten any….yet. I would like to ask that the more competent and kind readers to ignore the flamers. And to future flamers, well I can't really stop you too much, but things will be dealt with accordingly.
Now, onto the story!
Disclaimer: I do NOT own NARUTO or KATAWA SHOUJO. Both belong to Masashi Kishimoto and Four Leaf Studios respectively.
"WHAT?!" The busty hokage had to cover her ears and flinch slightly at the volume of that screech.
"You heard me brat. As of today you are a Jounin. However, since there is no need of you now, you are to take a leave of absence." Both blondes can feel a headache already forming, but for completely different reasons.
"While I find it awesome I'm a Jounin now, I can't leave! What if someone else comes around that's stronger than Madara? Not only that but I haven't heard anyone say anything about what came of that asshat Zetsu, or even Sasu-teme for that matter."
"I'm a bit surprised you figured that out considering your forte isn't exactly deductive reasoning." A 'Tsk' and a tick mark was her answer for that. "You're right though. No one has heard of either of them after your little…incident." Her deadpan and his sheepish laugh brought a smirk to the hidden ANBU's faces.
"I may know what happened to Sasu-teme, but I'll need to talk with Kaguya just to be sure. I'm drawing a blank on Zetsu though. He was slicker than Oro-teme was when it came to hiding. I would propose for me to hunt him down, but without Kurama I can't sense emotions." He frowned in thought. "Maybe sine Kaguya isn't active anymore, he's just waiting until I screw up so he can fuck everyone over and let her free again. She may be freed from the Shinju's influence now but since she hasn't woken up yet I don't know for certain."
The Senju frowned. "It's all we have to go on until you speak with her then." He nodded. Tsunade leaned back and sighed.
"Now that that's over with." She opened her drawer and pulled out a sake bottle. Naruto walked forward and sat in a chair as she poured him a glass. Both powerhouses took a quick gulp of the alcohol and let out low sighs.
Naruto looked to his commanding officer. "This is more than a 'leave-of-absence', isn't it?" It was more of a statement than a question though.
Tsunade nodded," Until Zetsu pops up again, I can't risk having you out in the open. The thing is most likely recruiting more people to help him. As such we need to get you out of here." She gulped some more sake down, and stared at the bottle. "If I were to be honest with myself…I don't want to send you," she held her hand up to stop the impending interruption, "but I feel it would be for the best. Zetsu has been under the radar for Kami-knows how long. In all that time he schemed and thought up almost everything. As such we don't know what else he/it is capable of."
The blonde sage gave her a disheartened frown and sighed softly through his nose. He looked down to his glass and took another swig.
"I have to give you that one." He looked at her and smiled a little. "I trust you, Baa-chan. I know you have my best interests at heart." He looks a little put off at his next words," I know I wasn't so….following during the war," She looked at him with a deadpan," but that was war time. During those fights I changed. I saw how the world truly was." He gave out a hollow chuckle. "When Neji died….it was a large and needed wake up call. I thought that everything would be fine in this war. No one had to die and everyone could live happily after we beat sense into Obito."
He drew a hand over his face and frowned. "God I was such an idealistic idiot."
Tsunade face dropped and softly said his name.
The silence was deafening to the two. The ANBU in the room felt it wasn't there place to hear this. They had been in the war themselves but the always thought that the blond would stay the way he usually was. Happy, a bit idiotic, but they never thought they would see him like this. Not again anyway. Not since the Sandaime died.
The finished their respective containers contents and stood to leave. Naruto turned to her at the door, "So a month right?" A nod. "Where at? We never really went over that."
The busty one handed him a school flier and his eyes immediately widened and twitched at the same time. She gave out a snicker behind her hand as he held his face in fear.
"School….a school….yo…you're sending me to a SCHOOL?!" Aaaand he lost it.
Tsunade only laughed harder. After calming down she gave him a pointed look. "Well looking back at your records, you weren't the best academically." His pout was like gold to her. "So this was one of the best choices. Not only is it going to help you learn something that may help later," a scoff from the sage interrupted her," but we also have someone there that knows about the Elemental Nations. He'll be there to help you out."
Naruto sighed as he rubbed his forehead. It could be worse he guessed. "Alright I get it I sucked in the academy. Wasn't really my fault though." He pouted again, bringing a small smirk to her face.
"Never too late to start fixing it, brat!" Was it just him or did she sound way too happy.
"Also during this month no training or missions."
"Wha?! Baa-chan, no way! You gotta let me kill the time with training at least!"
Shaking her head," No. Where you are going you won't need to fight. So you'll have to find something else to occupy your time. Look on the fourth flap."
He flipped the little booklet open and scanned the flap she spoke of. "Swim Team, Track Team, Basketball Team, Art Club, Book Club, Lit. Club, Newspaper Club, and Music Club. Hmm." A devious smirk played across his lips. "Maybe I can join some of the more athletic teams. That way I can train without training, cheheh." And as if Kami heard his thoughts, she then sent a messenger in the form of his CO.
"Well knowing you, you'd find some crazy way to train with swimming, track, and basketball….whatever the hell that is. So, no, you can't join those."
"Fuck. There goes that."
The male blonde sighed. "Got it. I'll keep away from them. I may run in the mornings though. Don't want to get too out of shape." She grunted, expecting that from him. Glancing back at the pamphlet, he spoke to the Godaime. "Music interests me though." A wistful and sad smile crossed his face. "During my training trip with Ero-Sennin, we came across a town that was nothing but people singing and dancing. It was one of the times we actually stuck together and didn't train."
Tsunade looked down with her own wistful smile. Jiraiya, even in his passing, still made her smile. Even if it was a sad one.
Naruto spoke quietly," I'll get some things ready. Look some more into music and be ready to go in a month." The hokage nodded and shut the door as Naruto left.
*One Month Time-Skip*
(Un)Surprisingly, the month flew by for the host of the Rabbit Goddess. She hadn't woken up yet which actually worried him.
He made good on what he said and delved into musical arts. He picked up a guitar and 24 hours, and a few hundred kagebunshin later, he could call himself a master.
He even wrote a song about how he felt on this little vacation and leaving his home. (Later chapter.)
He remembered another instrument that was played in that town he traveled to. It was called a violin, and was the sound it produced beautiful. It fit every romantic and sad moments he's ever come onto perfectly. Needless to say it took only slightly longer to learn how to play that.
Naruto just finished up some practice when he felt a small tugging on his mind.
"Ah." He let out a soft surprised sound. "Give me just a moment." The tugging stopped.
Putting his guitar away and sat down in a meditative position. Closing his eyes he slowed his breathing and entered his mind.
Opening his eyes he came to a much different view than what he's used to. Instead of a decrepit sewer vein, he was shown a beautiful field with a small lake in the center. A large tree standing a few meters from the lake's edge. Underneath that tree was the very person he was worried about for the past month.
Kaguya looked up when she felt him enter and smiled.
"Hello, Naruto."
Naruto gave his own cheeky smile back to her," Hello to you too. Not gonna lie you had me worried something went wrong."
Her smile dipped a little. "Yes. It was a bit…longer than I initially thought." Her smile re-intensified. "However, my endeavor was fruitful." He looked a little confused.
"What exactly was your endeavor?"
She let a soft chuckle out. "Why don't you turn around and see for yourself?"
He did so and was floored immediately by a horse sized fox tackling him.
"Kit! Whatever in the FUCK she did to me, make her undo it! I can't go around speaking as 'The Mighty Kurama' when I'm a fucking chibi!"
Naruto looked like he might cry. His friend was back. How? He was absorbed into….
He looked over to the Jubi and saw her smiling at him. He got up sine Kurama wasn't on him anymore, off crying about him being 'fucking chibi'.
Kaguya stood and held her smile. "I take it yo-Mmm!"
Naruto had drawn her in and silenced her with a kiss. It lasted only a couple seconds, but it was enough to convey how happy he was.
He drew away and stared at her blushing face with a wide smile. "I really wouldn't normally do something like that, but I felt it more than necessary." He received only an absent-minded nod.
Naruto turned and found Kurama staring at him with a look between shock and…relief?
"Thank god! You kept going for that howler monkey and I could've sworn you were gay with how flat she still is!" Ahh there were the snide remarks he somewhat missed.
"Not gay, Kurama. Especially not with her around." He threw a thumb back toward Kaguya.
Naruto could feel the lightbulb appear over Kurama's head. "Which reminds me!" The fox took a deep breath," WHAT IN THE FUCK HAPPENED OUT THERE?!"
The sage chuckled," Quite a lot my friend." It seemed Kaguya had found herself again and joined them. "We'll fill you in though." So for the next hour Naruto and Kaguya gave Kurama the run-down on what had happened since his extraction. A "Why am I not surprised" was tossed in when mentioning Kaguya's voluntary sealing.
"And now I'm being forced to go back to school. Some place called Yamaku Academy."
Since Kaguya hadn't know the more recent of what's been happening she listened along with the fox-rabbit on what Naruto's been doing.
"I even picked up music more recently. If I say so myself, I'm not bad at all." A scoff from Kurama.
"Of course you'd think you're good at it." He looked to Naruto," Would like to hear something you've got though."
Naruto smirked and looked to Kaguya. "Do you think you can make me a guitar?"
The Jubi nodded slightly and manifested a blue acoustic guitar. Naruto grabbed it, muttering a thank you.
"I may have been treated like shit in my upbringing, but there were a few that helped me. So when I leave I want them to remember this."
Dear God (By: Avenged Sevenfold)
Naruto's finger glided across the strings. Somewhat begrudgingly Kurama had to admit it sounded good.
A lonely road, crossed another cold state line
Miles away from those I love, purpose hard to find
While I recall all the words you spoke to me
Can't help but wish that I was there
Back where I'd love to be, oh yeah
Dear God, the only thing I ask of you
Is to hold her when I'm not around
When I'm much too far away
We all need that person who can be true to you
But I left her when I found her
And now I wish I'd stayed
'Cause I'm lonely and I'm tired
I'm missing you again, oh no...
Once again
There's nothing here for me, on this barren road
There's no one here while the city sleeps
And all the shops are closed
Can't help but think of the times I've had with you
Pictures and some memories will have to help me through, oh yeah
The two biju could feel the emotion seeping though the song from him.
Dear God, the only thing I ask of you
Is to hold her when I'm not around
When I'm much too far away
We all need that person who can be true to you
I left her when I found her
And now I wish I'd stayed
'Cause I'm lonely and I'm tired
I'm missing you again, oh no...
Once again
Some search, never finding a way
Before long, they waste away
I found you, something told me to stay
I gave in, to selfish ways
And how I miss someone to hold
When hope begins to fade...
A lonely road, crossed another cold state line
Miles away from those I love, purpose hard to find
Dear God, the only thing I ask of you
Is to hold her when I'm not around
When I'm much too far away
We all need the person who can be true to you
I left her when I found her
And now I wish I'd stayed
'Cause I'm lonely and I'm tired
I'm missing you again, oh no...
Once again
Ending with a solo, he poured his emotions into the guitar. It was sad and heartfelt. He meant what he said in the song too. He hoped that his precious people he had to leave behind would be fine. He hated leaving and had hoped that he would never have to.
Noting the sadness from their container, Kurama and Kaguya shared a look before approaching him.
Naruto felt a paw on his knee and a hug from behind. Looking up he felt tears slowly drip from his eyes. He leaned his head a little to the side to rest it against Kaguya's. He also put his hand over Kurama's paw.
After a moment all three drew away. The sage looked to them with happiness," Thank you both. I needed that."
They smiled at him…well more grin in Kurama's case.
"Now that I'm thinking on it." Naruto turned to Kaguya," How is he here? Don't get me wrong I'm happy he is. but I thought he was absorbed into you?"
"He was. Still is." The goddess tilted her head trying to find the best way to make the two understand. "Say you take an empty water bottle. You fill it with water from a stream and drink some. Over time you continue to drink the water till there's barely any left. You return to the stream to fill it again." She stopped to see if they were following and Naruto chose this moment to speak up.
"So if I'm getting this right, you are the water bottle in this analogy. The water, the biju, filled you and stayed inside you. During the time you and I were out you were able to draw out Kurama and separate him from your own chakra. However in doing so you lost a large portion of your chakra and have to wait before attempting to draw any of the others out." A wide eyed Kurama and a smiling princess, who was nodding, met him.
"Precisely. I'm glad you understood what I meant." Naruto looked to the fox-rabbit.
"Bro you good? You're quiet which is unusual for you."
"Unusual for me?! How about unusual for YOU! You were never this intelligent when you were with me!"
Naruto looked down a bit," War changes even the purest hearts, Kurama." The beast tensed, and Kaguya looked away sharply.
She looked back and lowly muttered," I'm sorry." The sage was confused again.
"What're you apologizing for?"
"Because I'm the reason th-' No you're not." She was interrupted.
"That wasn't you that layed in wait for the biju to form. It wasn't you that drew Kurama out from my mother. You never ignored my existence as a child. You're not the one that killed Neji. You may have been the one to orchestrate your release, but your mind was riddled in darkness from the Shinju. Talking and seeing you now, I feel that you wouldn't have thought of anything like that without some dark influence on you." A tearful goddess wasn't what one usually wanted to see. However, since they were tears of happiness he doubted pain was near.
Well he was only a bit off. There was pain, but it came in the form of a bone crushing hug.
He started to fade in her grasp and realized he was either coming out of meditation or someone was trying to wake him. He gave a hug back to the goddess and a fist bump to Kurama, and one moment later he was back in the waking world.
He looked around and noticed no one was near so he guessed that his meditation time was just over. Looking at his clock and seeing it be 23:40, (11:40 pm for those less military oriented) he shed his shirt and pants and crawled into bed. He had a feeling tomorrow was gonna be more than just a bit hectic.
Well now, that actually drew out longer than expected. Surprisingly I had time and decided to write on this story. But like I said above, don't expect it often.
I was planning on getting Naruto to Yamaku next chapter, where he'll run into Tsunade's friend. He will also run into the wonderful Hanako-chan!
Before I depart I'd like to make a couple more things known.
The songs will pop up every now and then maybe snippets, maybe full songs like I did with Dear God. Naruto will learn piano at Yamaku. He'll have to be extra careful with his type of practice though.
Wouldn't want to get caught with thirty of himself, would he?
I've also been thinking on maybe a small harem. I know. I know. There's 1. No harem route in Katawa, and 2. Harems are overdone and sometimes hard to either hold together or write about.
However I can't seem to stop thinking about Lily joining Hanako in the Naruto-love-feast.
I'll think more on it though. If I do decide on going through with it then Misha will definitely be with Hisao.
Also, I didn't answer what happened to the Teme, or Zetsu for that matter. Both will be addressed in the next chapter as well.
Now, next chapter Naruto heads to Yamaku, finds out what perks he's gained from Kaguya's presence, and meets the girls( along with Hisao.)
So tell me what you think and…..
HAVE A GOOD DAY!