A/N- hmmm… I wrote this chapter by hand while away on vacation at Chautauqua estates, in Chautauqua County, next to Chautauqua Lake… yeah.

P.S. i Am in college at time of posting, and as of yet i don't haveWord, only NotePad, so no spell check.

OK, so the answer to the quetion is...

Killua Zoldick form Hunter X Hunter.

WARNING

everything below is spoiler!

I would do personal cookies forpeople who got it but at the moment we writters are unable to respond personaly to reviwers... i know it sux.

Well you people got it right soheres your prize.

The posible last line for the last book is

For what they did...

"This means war."

ANDI might make a fourth book, thats if you people want one, cuz the third oneends all the things in the first three butdoesn't reallyEND.

And you got the anime right so heres your bonus.

There will be love intrest for Kyuubi and he is male!

Summary- Naruto is not like everyone thinks he is, he hides his true self form everybody. The few who know about the other him know very little. When various events force Naruto to spend time with his team mates in situations out side of the norm he finds it hard to keep up the act.

Parings- SasuNaru, some KakaIru others not decided.

Rating- very much an R rated fic

Warning- sexual situations, foul language, self mutilation, attempted suicide, a very OOC Sasuke. And bitchy Sakura!

Spoilers- for anyone who is not up to date on the manga

Disclaimer- I feel like death…

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Red Walkways

Chapter Six

Enter K-chan

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Naruto woke early lacking his normal morning haze due to his excitement. His break through was lucky, he managed to work everything out to give him and Kyuubi an extra day to adjust to the changes.

Jumping from the bed to his feet as if he had been up for hours Naruto ran to the bathroom so fast his socked feet slipped as wood turned to tile sending him to his side. The blond jumped back up un-phased already stripping off his shirt for the shower.

Wet haired and breathing hard Naruto skidded into the kitchen fully intent on eating and moving strait onto to the alterations; Forgoing training that morning once again. Kyuubi was urging him on all the way.

Ramen cup in the garbage Naruto grabbed a box of chalk and his notes moving into the sitting area he moved the furniture out of the way. With the carpet pulled back the blond began to decorate the floor with marks akin to alchemy circles. Ten minutes later he was finished, the ends of the pattern and kanji were just touching the end of the black paint. Carefully Naruto moved to the center making sure not to smudge his hard work, settling in he began the hand seals.

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Sasuke was leaning against a tree trying to tune out Sakura who was rambling about god knows what ( some things never changed). The brunet gave a small unnoticed sigh of relief when a pop noicewhich normally precedes their teacher's arrival filled the clearing. Relief was quickly replaced by worry when a certain blond remained absent. Sasuke's mind automatically jumped to conclusions; maybe Naruto was doing that thing again. Sasuke's worry doubled after that thought. (he finally admitted to worrying about Naruto after he discovered the blonds other thing which corresponds with Sasuke's thing forming a sorta bond between them in the brunets mind).

"you're late"

Kakashi blinked, not responding when there was only one voice was accusing this morning.

"Where's Naruto?"

Sakura stopped mid retort, her automatic response caught in her throat.

"hasn't come yet" Sasuke supplied in a calm voice that reflected nothing he felt inside.

"do you want me to get him?" he let some annoyance slip into his voice while he secretly hoped for permission.

"No"

Sasuke had to keep from frowning (more).

"We" Kakashi continued "are going to take this problem to Tsunade"

Sasuke's heart jumped, if Kakashi wanted to go to Tsunade about this then it could be serious. Dose he know something that he's not telling us! Just before the brunet began his internal panic his thoughts were broken by Kakashi's departure, he and Sakura fallowed swiftly.

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The paint chipped walls shook as the last seal was formed; a strained voice yelled its name to the empty room.

The sequence was finished and Naruto could feel the effects, his mind and all his chakra felt as if they were being pulled to his center; flowing into the seal. Then darkness, everything felt heavy like the weight of water all over his body pushing in on him, but he couldn't float, couldn't swim, couldn't move and couldn't breathe. Then it was gone.

With a gasping breath Naruto opened his eyes; all around him was the blackness from before. It seemed pointless to even have opened his eyes; it made no difference to what he saw. As fast as Naruto was to complain about the darkness it was broken, slowly on ether side of him white lines seemed to fade into view. With each line that became visible it became clearer as to what they were.

The powerful work of the fourth towered over Naruto on both sides. This is the true form of the seal, not the interpretation his mind created of sewers to help him comprehend what was being held within him. The two three point seals seemed to be leering down at the small blond below them; there massive size seemed to belittle him in it self, but this form was a necessary evil. Naruto learned that to do large alterations on the seal he needed to be able to see its true form in order to use his chakra and minds body to do the work manually.

"Hello kit"

Kyuubi's low voice flowed to the blond's ears; he turned in its direction and saw two large red eyes peering through the blackness behind the left seal.

Their eyes met and Naruto understood.

"I'll get started." He looked to the right seal then to the left one again, with a great heaving breath he brought his hands together with a slap, rubbed them and scanned the room once more glowering back at the giant glaring seals.

"There's no time like the present"

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The office of the Hokage was quiet save for the occasional snore that resonated through the calm vibe of the room.

A knock at the large double oak doors brought the seemingly young blond woman at her desk from her slumber with a snort. She shot to a sitting position.

"I wazn't sleepin'" she slurred to the room. Another knock at the door brought her to full awareness.

"Enter" Tsunade permitted in an official voice.

The oak doors opens just enough for Sizune to poke her head in.

"umm… Tsunade-sama, team Kakashi is requesting an audience with you."

Tsunade gave a nod "let them in".

Sizune slipped back into the hall, there was some mumbling and rustling around then Kakashi walked in followed by Sasuke and Sakura in that order. They lined up before the Fifth's desk and waited to be addressed. Tsunade looked each in the face down the line until she reach an empty place at the end.

"Where's Naruto?"

Team Kakashi looked at one another.

"well… that's what where here about." Kakashi half mumbled, silence took the room again.

"And…" Tsunade prodded, her irritation growing as the silence stretched.

"well… you see the thing is he has sorta been missing training." Kakashi added fake humor to his voice, laughing pathetically at the end as if it would lighten the blow.

"Naruto doesn't have team training, not since he was a genin"

the silver haired nin sighed, throwing caution to the wind as he explained,

"team Kakashi has been meeting for morning training since its completion for various reasons." He paused to let the listener absorb.

Tsunade nodded with an approving smile.

"the problem he have now is that the last few sessions Naruto hasn't come." Kakashi was trying to sound light about the topic.

"be more specific about how many days."

Kakashi nodded, "he was two hours late the first time, he had been an hour late so we sent Sasuke to get him, he came an hour after Sasuke had come back. He had beeen an hour or so late for the next couple, then he missed a whole session, that was yesterday, and today he hasn't come yet."

Tsunade didn't show any reaction but her eyes filled with worry. She got to her feet with slow precise movements and started to walk around her desk but was cut short by a crunching noise. She looked down to discover she had stepped on a slip of paper, Naruto's neat writing faced up at her, she bent to pick it up. It read.

Tsunade-baachan,

I'm barrowing the soul binding scroll for research, get back to me with a return time later.

Naruto.

Tsunade had murmured the note out loud.

"this is form Naruto, but how long ago?"

Sakura glanced at the note in her mentor's hand,

"that's not Naruto's hand writing."

The Hokage was about to correct her when Sasuke cut in.

"that is from Naruto I saw him write it."

Everyone looked at the brunet with puzzled expressions.

"I followed him." He clarified, "it was two days ago."

Tsunade clutched her hands, the note being effectively crushed in the process.

"that brats got to stop playing such dangerous games." She hissed, Tsunade of course knew Naruto had let Sasuke follow him; it was something the blond would do to prove at least to himself that he was strong. Team Kakashi stayed silent with their questions about the blonds angry outburst. Tsunade walked back to her chair with the note in hand, letting herself fall back into it with a huff.

"what is that brat up to…?" she murmured to her self.

"what could he want with soul binding? Soul binding… soul binding, soul binding, soul binding… he already knows that the fourths deal with death had nothing to do with soul binding." Tsunade got to her feet and began to pace behind her desk continuing her mumbled thinking.

Sasuke on the other hand was having a huge internal battle, should he tell the Hokage about the thing? What if it's important to what's happening now? But if he tells Naruto will probably be band from going on the upcoming mission. For Naruto that's grounds for never being forgiven.

Sasuke was shaken form his mental banter when Tsunade finally spoke up.

"Oh no. no, no, no, no, he wouldn't do that… would he? He never told me he was working towards practical, of course he didn't I would have forbad him from doing it… FUCKING BRAT!"

everyone jumped at her outburst.

"what is it!" Sakura managed to voice what everyone was thinking.

"its bad, that's what it is." Tsunade began to pace even faster "it's the only think I can think of that he would need that scroll for."

"what's bad?" Sakura once again took the burden of the others thoughts and voiced them, she was a bit braver about the Fifths temper after training with her for three years.

"he's taking his research to the practical level, he probably started testing without me and my permission because he KNEW I WOULD SAY NO!" she finished in a yell completely oblivious to her audience whom were very confused.

"umm… what are.." Sakura started but was cut off mush to the others disappointment.

"he could be doing it now! We have to go stop him!" Tsunade sounded slightly panicked which doesn't happen often, so they held the rest of there questions and rushed from the room after the running blond.

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"What is going on!"

Sakura finally yelled as they reached Naruto's apartment, Tsunade's only response was to rush the front door slamming it open. A dim shadow flowed from the quiet entrance; a morbid silence gripped the group as she stood in the doorway blocking the view from the others.

Sasuke feared the worst when Tsunade didn't move, her still form seemed a headstone to bad things ahead. A sharp grip took the Uchiha's heart when every horrible thing possible passed through his mind in those few mute moments before the Hokage ventured into the apartment. Her steps were slow and hesitant a vast difference from her rushed panic moments before, she moved in her new manner until she was in the middle of the entrance. Her eyes fixed themselves on something out of the others rage of sight. Team Kakashi fallowed her path with careful steps until they were at their leader's side.

The dim light shaded their view into the room, all Sasuke could make out was a shadowy form sprawled across the floor. His eyes slowly adjusted to the new lighting and the faceless form took on blond hair and whisker mark. In the middle of what once was a sitting area laid Naruto's still body spread over black paint that Sasuke only faintly realized was the same that he saw last time he was here, but unlike it should be that wasn't what held his attention. Instead he was staring at a small red brown fox with three tails and red silted eyes sitting on Naruto's chest.

"In the name of the First is that what I think it is?" Tsunade breathed, carefully making her way to the unconscious boy's side, but before she even made it within three feet of his body the fox hissed and bared its teeth. Tsunade took a step back to quell its anger while Sasuke came to her side, he took a step closer and the fox's lips rose and a low rumble filled the room. None were sure why the Fifth was being to cautious around a small animal but they figured there was a good reason not to piss it off if the Hokage's expression when she saw it was anything to go off of.

"It's ok we're not here to hurt Naruto." Tsunade murmured in what she hoped was a soothing voice only to anger the fox further, the constant growl in the room growing in volume.

"It's a fox it can't understand you." Sasuke snapped giving way to his growing worry and irritation, the moment the brunet spoke it was like a switch had been hit and the low rumble in the room abruptly stopped.

Tsunade gave it a shot and tried to move closer but the fox became angry again, Sasuke reached forward grabbed her arm and pulled her back. His eyes met the fox's for a moment and what he saw was bright recognition. With his guard on he moved slowly towards Naruto's idle body, when he was a foot form the blonds side with no aggression form the fox he let out the breath he was holding. Keeping sure to move in an unthreatening manner he went to Naruto's side.

Everyone watched with hitched breaths and puzzled eyes as the fox moved to the side letting the brunet have full access to the blond's oblivious form.

"Naruto" Sasuke called lightly shaking his companions shoulder, his only response, silence. He looked to his left when he felt something press into the side of his leg. Again he met eyes with those of the small fox, they were still light with that unnerving look of recognition but this time they also held a hint of reassurance. Sasuke knew it was crazy but for some reason he believed the fox.

A small sputtering cough stole everyone's attention as Naruto began to wake; blue eyes slid to half mass meeting with the ebony gaze that hung above his. Suddenly the blond was very alert sitting up so fast he missed bashing heads with Sasuke by only centimeters.

"Naruto! Are you ok!"

the blond looked at Sakura for a moment as if she were tying to remember who she was, then slowly he bobbed his head in an affirmative motion.

"In that case…"

Naruto switched his gaze to the Hokage as she spoke.

"You are in so much trouble!"

Everyone turned shocked looks on Tsunade save Naruto who had an appropriately shameful look on his downcast face.

"I know" he mumbled "all that work and it didn't even turn out…"the blond seemed to say to himself.

"What are you talking about, isn't that" Tsunade gestured at the fox "the product of your work?" she wasn't sure of the fox was that fox but she was sure it was the goal of Naruto's work.

Naruto looked form the fox to Tsunade seeming very confused.

"what are you talking about Baa-chan? That's just my pet fox, picked him up from the a few days ago. He was about to be monster chow, isn't he cute?"

Tsunade seemed skeptical while Sasuke knew something was wrong, he was here a few days ago and there was no fox present.

"this is your… pet?" Tsunade asked.

Naruto nodded, "he seemed to like me witch make sense since… you know." He motioned to his abdomen.

"I see… so what's his name?" the Hokage inquired.

Naruto smiled his wide idiot smile thanking god for his acting skills. He reached out and picked up the little fox who relaxed at his touch, the blond held him at arm length facing the group in his home.

'be nice' he mentally warned.

"fine"

"his name is K-chan."

Kyuubi had to keep form gagging and biting his bond mate when he heard his new 'name'.

K-chan dropped from Naruto's grasp and meandered over to Tsunade (being as cute as possible). He stopped at her feet and looked up with wide, watery, lovable eyes that made the woman want to snuggle him, then to finish her off he made a soft mewing sound. The whole time making sure to keep all his chakra in Naruto to make the allusion of the demon still being in the seal, he knew the Hokage was checking as he worked. Tsunade's lips twitched to a small smile, she seemed to have finally accepted the story and all it took was a heart melting look from a fox and some well placed chakra.

Everyone else may have been roped in by the fox's cute and furry exterior but Sasuke swore he saw its expression go flat at the announcement of its own name.

"You know Naruto-kun this is brilliant work even if it didn't turn out in the end." Naruto started when Kakashi's voice came from behind. He tried not to panic; he needed an excuse for having done something smart. Then the situation got worse when he caught sight of his notebook only three feet from Kakashi… at least it was closed.

'Please don't see the note book, please don't see the note book, pleasedon'tseethatnotebookpleasedon'tseethenotebook please don't see it!'

Kyuubi cut off his mantra with a solution to his first problem.

"Tell them you got the work form a scroll form the forbidden scroll room. None but the Hokage know all of what's in there and if your leaders as smart as you all think she is then she'll figure it out and play along for your cover."

Naruto's eyes met Kyuubi's for a split second, the fox seemed to give a slight nod to confirm what he said.

"Yah it dose seem smart doesn't it?" Naruto made sure to tone down his vocabulary, "I got the pattern off a scroll in the forbidden scroll room. I couldn't get anything to happen with it, I think I fell asleep while meditating…" (Does seem very Naruto like)

Tsunade caught on almost instantly marching over to the blond in faux anger. "Yeah you little brat your lucky I found that note and got here before something did happen!"

"Naruto you should know better then to mess with things you don't understand" Kakashi chaste from behind. ((1))

during all this commotion Kyuubi moved to Sasuke's side jumping to his shoulder and spreading out around his neck to the other shoulder, getting comfortable for the show. The brunet jumped a bit when the fox landed on him but ignored the new presence and continued to focus on Naruto. Everyone seemed to believe his story even Kakashi, but it didn't all connect in the Uchiha's head. Tsunade was upset and maybe a little scared as she should of been when discovering Naruto had a dangerous scroll, but its what she said that didn't make sense.

Some of it connected…

"FUCKING BRAT!"

"its bad, that's what it is."

"Oh no. no, no, no, no, he wouldn't do that… would he?

"he could be doing it now! We have to go stop him!"

she said many things that related to the current situation, one in which Naruto has run off (again) with a forbidden scroll that could cause some massive damage to him or others. Then there were the other things she said.

"that brats got to stop playing such dangerous games."

"He never told me he was working towards practical"

"he's taking his research to the practical level, he probably started testing without me and my permission because he KNEW I WOULD SAY NO!"

Sasuke made a point to remember things people say and do, but in the panic it seems like everyone else forgot these particular words and the weird neat hand writing he used. This whole situation solidifies the Uchiha's decision to keep an eye on the blond. If his personality from the years past was just to hide something deeper… Sasuke shuttered to think what it was hiding, but again he might be giving the blond too much credit.

After a few more minutes of yelling Tsunade seemed to have run out of ways to call Naruto Stupid and irresponsible, and got tired of telling him never to do this again. Naruto got up and walked at a normal pace to his note book, he scooped it up off the floor and put it in his bed side cupboard.

"What was that note book?"

Naruto could of strangled Sakura right then.

"It was my journal." He said quickly, and then before anyone could question him he changed the subject.

"Looks like someone made a friend" Naruto blurted out looking over at Sasuke who had absently reached up to scratch behind K-chan's ear while in deep thought. The brunet glowered at Naruto as everyone's attention was drawn to him.

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After much commotion and yelling the extra occupants started to file out of Naruto's home. Tsunade looked back at the blond with eyes that promised a long and painful talk,

"My office tomorrow before your mission I want another word with you."

Naruto nodded.

Sakura and Kakashi left next, Sasuke being the last also throwing Naruto a look; this one was more of an 'I know you're up to something' look that gave the blond chills.

The front door shut with a loud click, Naruto let out a long sigh,

"glad that's over."

"yeah it was a pain in the ass, wonder how she figured out you were testing?"

Naruto froze… who the fuck was that? His heart sped up when the deep voice didn't rejecter as anyone who was just here… but it did seem familiar. Like a flash Naruto spun around ready for anything, but not what he saw…

A/N- I'll be waiting to get assassinated in the night for that one.

(God I hate having to explain these things but for the readers peace of mind I will)

1. Kakashi's obliviousness- he always favored Sasuke cuz of his Sharingan and ability to use the chidori. He always saw Sasuke's brilliance and Naruto fell to the back to be picked up by Jiraiya who saw himself in Naruto. Kakashi tends to over look Naruto and keep a certain persona of him in his mind that never really changed since team seven formed, probably because he's like Obito. Like when he took Sasuke to train before the chunin exam and left Naruto with some half bit teacher… but Naruto in true Uzumaki fashion found a better teacher then Kakashi.