Alright, chapter 9 is here! Now before we begin I want to clarify some things. There have been a few of you that queried on Naruto's strength and how it may be too strong. I will admit, he is basically a demigod in terms of power...HOWEVER, do keep in mind that everything can be defeated if you know how. If you need further clues, I'll give you a hint; while he may have an insane healing rate, his flesh is just that; flesh. Just because he is damn near power incarnate doesn't mean he has steel skin; if I implemented that I would most certainly be overpowering him. I won't say any more on the topic though...I don't want to tell you the future plot after all! One more thing before I start the chapter; I was bored a few days ago and decided to look at my stats, and was quite pleased to see that this story has over 30,000 views...that's kick ass! I was duly impressed by the number, yet at the same time something occurred to me; I did a little number crunching and found that on average, only 0.6% of the people that read it review...and its actually far less, due to a large number of the reviews belonging to about a dozen people who consistently review...so its more like 0.4%, meaning less that one person out of every 200 that read it review. Now, I'm not a vain person, but stats like that say a few things to me: 1. Either I'm doing something really bad and you just couldn't bear writing a review, or I'm doing something so good you saw no need. 2. In reality I just have a very small base of readers that like to continuously click on the story to rack up view count...unlikely but possible. Or 3. I really don't want to even suggest this, but I don't lie to my readers; a vast majority are just too lazy to do so. All I ask is that if you like my story, say so! Hell it doesn't even have to be eloquent, you can simply put in a blunt "cool story." and I'll be happy, because it lets me know that you guys are enjoying it. No reviews = me wondering if you guys even enjoy it. On the flip side, if you don't like it, state as much; however unlike the other, I request that you give a reason why. If there are enough complaints on a specific aspect of the story, you may just very well make me look back and see what you're talking about; if I think its a good point, I will change it. Look back at past review responses, I've done it before. Now then, I think I've taken up enough of your time, onto the story!
"You want me to talk into what?" – Kyuubi speaking, jutsus/digimon attacks
"Get that thing out of my face!" – Normal speaking
'What the hell was that thing?' – Thoughts/thinking
'Hello?' 'Hello?' – Thought-speak
~~~Scene Change~~~ : Obviously denotes a scene change.
-(Location)- : place of current scene.
Disclaimer : I do not own anything belonging to Naruto or Digimon. However, I DO own this story.
-The Day Off-
Naruto stared at the little plushie-esque digimon in front of him for a few moments as his mind wrapped around what the little guy wanted. When he finally succeeded in doing such, both his expression and his tone gave away his incredulity.
"You want me...to play a game. With you." Naruto was honestly surprised that his eyebrow hadn't started twitching yet.
'giggle' "Yup!"
….apparently his incredulity was lost on the living plushie. Naruto set the digimon on the ground as he contemplated what to do...play? When the hell was the last time he played? For that matter, has he really ever played? Going through his memories, Naruto was somewhat shocked to realize that no, he had in fact never played in his life. During his time in Konoha, any and all attempts at playing at a playground were firmly crushed with brutal finality. When he was training with his father for all those years he certainly had fun...but that was when he was training, not playing. And now that he was in this new world, he had been busy making his new home, training himself and his students, and finding love.
The entire time Naruto was having his little introspection, Kyuubi had been subtly listening in, his sorrow growing as Naruto went through his entire life and realized that he had never played once...what was considered life itself to children up until hormones kicked in during their teenage years, Naruto never experienced. Once. Kyuubi really wanted to bang his head against the nearest tree, but he knew that in doing so it would give away his eavesdropping. Instead he mentally berated himself for never realizing that Naruto had been a child...well actually he did realize such, but at the time all he wanted was for his son to grow stronger so he could protect himself.
As his father was mentally beating himself, Naruto was completely oblivious to it, still lost in his own contemplations. However the feeling of something poking his leg quickly drew him out of his mind as he looked at the one who caused it; Calumon. 'Ah...right. He wants to play. Hmm...well it should work.' Nodding to himself, Naruto turned his attention back to Calumon and replied.
"Sure, I'll play. What do you want to...what's that?" At his declaration, Naruto dramatically pointed his finger to a random spot behind Calumon and the little guy fell for it hook, line, and sinker as he whipped around in response. Naruto quickly created a reinforced shadow clone that could take a few hits and then blurred out of view, leaving a gaping clone behind.
When Calumon turned back around after seeing noting special, he was somewhat confused by the big guy. Why was he looking at the trees like they ate his favorite candy? Well, he was going to find out!
"I didn't see anything, I think you were imagining things! Oh and hey, why are you looking at those trees funny?"
As Calumon was asking him questions, the clone was using every explicative he knew to curse his creator. 'That son of a bitch! He dumped the whole damn deal on me! Ohhh if only he couldn't dispel me, his sorry ass would be mine! How the hell am I supposed to play, I don't even know what that really is!' Heaving a very weary sigh, the reluctant clone turned back to Calumon and spoke.
"Ah...guess you were right, must have been my imagination. And I heard a weird sound from the trees, that's all."
When the little guy didn't seem to be buying it, the clone quickly decided a difference approach was needed.
"Anyways, what did you want to play?"
The absolutely huge grin he got in response sent off warning klaxons everywhere within the clone, and the answer he was given seemed to make his spine freeze, even though he had never heard of it before.
"Absolute Soccer!"
~~~Scene Change~~~
Naruto quietly snickered to himself as he descended down the passageway to his den. Silently he thanked whatever being came up with such a genius technique such as shadow clones; they were so useful! While he did feel it bit sorry for the clone he left behind, he considered it a necessary sacrifice. When he finally reached what had become the living room of his den, he was somewhat surprised to find no one there; usually everyone was up and about by now. Sure, it may have been due to him dragging them out of bed physically quite a few times these past few weeks, but still! However upon entering what was now Guilmon's room and seeing that Renamon had apparently taken his role as a pillow, any devious thoughts of how to wake them up withered and died a painful death. Instead, Naruto changed back into his hybrid form and rejoined them as quietly and gently as he could, after which he simply laid there contently, glad to finally have a family he could call his own. It may have been an...odd family, what with the practically adopted red dinosaur, but it was one nonetheless.
By the time the other occupants of the fur bed began to stir, Naruto knew it was nearing noon. The first to show signs of life was Guilmon, and after a bit of squirming his eyelids slowly opened, only to quickly snap open in shock when he realized his head was lying against white fur that was breathing. Guilmon quickly shot upright, jostling Renamon a bit, but before he could freak out any further, a familiar red furred paw caught him on the shoulder as Naruto spoke up.
"Easy there Guilmon. Don't worry its just Renamon; she apparently decided to join us last night. She'll be up in a minute if her squirming is any indication, we'll talk then."
When Guilmon calmed down, Naruto decided to give his mate a little scare when she woke up. He quickly but quietly laid down beside her with his muzzle right in front of her own and waited until she woke. Sure enough, not even a minute later his mate opened those beautiful eyes of hers and he watched in amusement as they slowly focused in on his own.
"Mmph...Naruto? What's with that look you're giving me? And what time is it anyways?"
Trying his very best to keep an emotionless expression on his muzzle and a hint of disapproval in his voice, Naruto replied in a very blasé manner.
"Ohhh I don't know...if I had to guess I would say its almost noon. Have a good sleep, did we?" The look on her muzzle almost made him break right then and there, but he held strong.
As Naruto finished his sentence in an...odd tone, Renamon's still slightly-sluggish mind pieced together what he said, and one thing stood out more than all the rest of that sentence. Eyes widening in horror, Renamon desperately hoped it was a dream. 'Noon. I-Its noon? Oh sovereigns save me, Naruto literally dragged us out of bed if we were five minutes late...the longer we slept, the worse it got. I should have been awake nearly five hours ago! Damn damn damn!'
Naruto watched as Renamon's eyes widened in horror and heard her heartbeat pick up rapidly...he could just imagine what horrors she was concocting in her mind. As this thought passed through his head, Naruto could no longer contain himself and broke down laughing. When he literally rolled on the furs in laughter, he managed to see that Guilmon's muzzle had adopted a horror-stricken look as well, apparently coming to the same conclusion. This put him completely over the edge and Naruto clutched his ribs in pain as he tried to breath through his gasping laughs, all the while with tears of mirth streaming down his muzzle.
As quickly as their horror had come, it was soon replaced by looks of confusion as Naruto continued to howl with laughter. They wanted to ask why he was laughing but they dared not disturb him; a happy Naruto meant that their punishments would hopefully be less severe. Fortunately for them, Naruto had managed to calm down enough so that he could speak.
"Ah-ha...ahh damn that was good! Don't look so frightened! I know that usually I would be running you into the ground by now due to you sleeping in...however you're in luck! You all have worked very hard the past few weeks, and I think a day off is in order. Guilmon, I know you've been dying to spend some time with Takato, so go wash and eat, then I'll take you to him."
Both Digimon simply stared at Naruto for a few moments but once it finally clicked, Guilmon wasted no time in dashing to the washroom thanking whatever higher being he could think of on the way. As for Renamon, she stared at him a few moments more before something seemed to click and her eyes narrowed. Before Naruto could ask what was wrong, Renamon bopped the back of his head with her paw and spoke up.
"Jerk! That's what you get for scaring the life out of me!"
Naruto rubbed the back of his head sheepishly at her statement and quickly responded back.
"Aww come on, it was too much to pass up. On top of that I'm a kitsune, pranking is what we do!"
Renamon's response was to simply turn away from him and cross her arms while she pouted. Because she did this she failed to see the devious smirk Naruto now wore; if there was one thing you shouldn't do, its turn your back on a mischievous kitsune. With speeds and grace that only Naruto had access to, his form seemed to disappear from view and phase back into existence right behind Renamon. Renamon's pout was quickly replaced by a gasp as Naruto spooned his entire body against her own while reaching around and burrowing his claws within her bushy chest-fur. While this action may have seemed harmless considering the fact that she was a fox, what people did not know was that Renamon's generous amount of chest-fur concealed a just as generous pair of breasts. In fact, the only one who knew of this besides herself was her mate who just so happened to be the one currently busying himself by fondling them.
'gasp' "N-Naruto, what are you d-doing? Not here, not no-"
Any semblance of speech quickly left Renamon as Naruto began to nibble the sides of her neck; not hard enough to hurt, but just enough to where it sent waves of euphoria through Renamon's body. Naruto smirked deviously as he saw her reaction to his efforts; oh yes, he knew all about his mate's hot spots and how to use them. Continuing his ministrations, Naruto leaned over his mate's ear and spoke softly.
"Shhhh...I told you already that I'm giving all of us the day off. Do you have a better idea of something to do with our day?"
While his words and the tone by which he spoke them made Renamon very, very reluctant to pull away, she knew she had to if they didn't want to traumatize Guilmon. He may have had the memories of Megidramon, but from what they could tell, the dragon had most likely never indulged in such acts himself. Besides now that Naruto mentioned it, there had been something that she had wanted to do with him. With a reluctant sigh, Renamon managed to pry herself from her mate's sensual embrace, almost laughing at the pout that he now wore.
"As much I would like to Naruto, we both know that Guilmon is literally only a room over. If he happened to walk in here when we were doing anything...inappropriate, you would be the one giving him The Talk."
Naruto's face seemed to blanch, regardless of the fact that he was covered in crimson fur. That was no idle threat...The Talk was something that any sane being feared having to give to one so young. Ignoring the snickering in the back of his head, Naruto quickly switched gears.
"N-No need for that Rena-chan, I'm listening. What is it that you had in mind?"
Renamon carefully considered how she was going to brook this idea to Naruto. She knew very well that the way in which she brought it up would determine whether or not he would accept. Composing herself, she addressed her mate with a calm and steady voice, belying the swarm of nervousness that she felt.
"Hear me out fully before you say anything Naruto...but I had hoped that we could go out today; there are many things I'd like to show you if you'd let me."
At first Naruto didn't get the reason for her careful tones, but the utter silence from his father combined with the way that she said out caused Naruto to figure out just what she meant. As a result, he was unable to hold back how he initially froze in place and how his breath hitched in his throat, but was able to compose himself to some semblance of calm before he did anything out of place and disappoint his mate.
Seeing that Naruto had managed to keep his calm despite his well-deserved reluctance, Renamon gave him a grateful smile in return before she continued.
"Thank you for remaining calm Naruto, that alone tells me how much you want to make me happy. Now then, on that note I want you to be happy as well...and even though this is a very nice den, and your massive training complex is becoming more and more beautiful as time goes on, the fact remains that besides the occasional wild one coming through, you are essentially hiding from the world. I know that when you were in your world there were vast tracts of wild land between human settlements and as such you could effectively isolate yourself from them, but that was there, not here. Whether you realize it or not, this world is almost overflowing with humans; the only places that they do not occupy are areas that are uninhabitable to most life here, such as the deserts, high mountainous areas and the frozen lands located at the poles of this world. Everywhere else, humans reside in one form or another."
Judging by how Naruto's eyes continued to widen to the point where it looked like they would pop out, Renamon assumed correctly that he had simply thought he was in an unusually concentrated area. The fact that he was essentially surrounded by humans was obviously having a large effect on her mate; nevertheless she continued.
"With this in mind, the only way that you could successfully avoid most human interaction would be if you went to those uninhabitable areas I mentioned before or if you simply entrenched yourself in this den, which I refuse to allow you to do. I may have only been your mate for a few months now, but one of the things I know you love is being outside. You can't do this without encountering at least some humans, and I've noticed that it left you uncomfortable every time; we need to fix that. The solution I have is simple and will be more bearable because not only will you hopefully have a good time, but I will be right by your side every step; spend some time in the city. I have a few places I want to show you, and each will have a large amount of humans within them." And with that, Renamon fell into silence; it was up to Naruto now.
Speaking of which, the red-furred kitsune was currently deep in thought over what Renamon had said. 'I never realized just how populated this world is...to think that humans cover so much of it fills me with unease, but there is little I can do about it. However what she said is true; if I want to remain content I need to be outside at least a little bit, and I can't avoid coming into contact with humans. I could merely guise myself with a genjutsu or an illusion, but the fact would remain that I would be amongst humans whether they know it or not. It makes sense that I should try to get used to being around so many humans but...' Giving a mental sigh, Naruto knew he had lost when he couldn't really find a good reason why he couldn't do as Renamon asked. New world, new humans...although the few he had met with the exception of the tamers certainly didn't leave a good impression. 'Sigh' 'If anyone else had asked me I would have outright denied the request, but this is my mate, the love of my life. Who'd have thought...me, the new leader of the Tailed Beasts and head of the Kitsune Clan, would ever be bending to the wishes of another, even if it is my mate.' Giving one last sigh and studiously ignoring what sounded like a whip cracking in his mindscape, Naruto turned his attention once more to his patiently awaiting mate.
"...Alright, I'll do it for you. I may never trust the human masses around us, but I will at the very least try to tolerate their presence if it would make you happy."
That seemed to be the answer she was looking for, because all Naruto saw was her beaming smile before he found himself tackled by a yellow blur as they both fell back onto the fur bedding. Before Naruto could even begin to gather himself, he found himself once more under attack but this time by her wandering paws and her muzzle. After her paws lingered on a certain spot for longer than necessary, Naruto decided to speak up...well as much as he could.
"Mph...Renamon I thought you sai-mpphh...said that we shouldn't do this when 'gasp' G-Guilmon could see us!"
When she abruptly stopped her assault on his body, Naruto thought he had managed to talk some sense into her...well at least until he saw her face. Never in his life had he ever seen such a picture-perfect representation of the 'deadpan' look, and he honestly doubted he ever would again. However his attention was quickly drawn away from her face when he felt something squeeze a certain part of his anatomy, causing him to let out an admittedly embarrassing squeak. Now a little panicked at the obvious threat to his lil' buddy, Naruto looked back up into the still deadpanned expression on Renamon's muzzle and did the best thing he could think of.
"...Yes ma'am."
And just like that, with but a tiny nod Renamon once more resumed her vicious yet oh so welcome assault on his body. Ignoring his now howling with laughter father and the now very-obvious sounds of a whip cracking, Naruto quickly launched his own attack on his mate's body...after all, if she was up for then he sure as hell wasn't going to complain. Letting his own paws begin to traverse his mate's body, Naruto retaliated against her with his own muzzle, finding and lightly nipping every hot spot on her body he could find. Judging by how her breath kept hitching and how she would reflexively buck every few seconds, Naruto figured he was doing pretty good. As a matter of fact, he figured if it kept going like this that they would soon find themselves getting quite-
"Umm...what are you guys doing?"
Naruto immediately flipped onto his belly to make sure that nothing of his could be seen, letting out a muffled yelp as mini-Naruto took one for the team. Meanwhile, Renamon attempted to play off what they were doing and frantically thought up a decent excuse; she was well aware that Naruto wouldn't be saying anything for about a minute.
"...We were just...wrestling! Yes, we were wrestling a little bit and as you can see, I managed to pin him good."
Guilmon seemed to ponder the explanation, but the look of suspicion was still etched all over his muzzle. Seeing this, Renamon once more began to think up an addition to her previous excuse. Thankfully she didn't have to, as the somewhat weak voice of her mate spoke up in a wavering tone.
'groan' "Guilmon...did you make sure you're all ready to go visit Takato?"
Luckily for the both of them Naruto's distraction worked. At the reminder that he was going to spend the whole day with Takato, Guilmon promptly dumped whatever lingering suspicions he had left and nodded before bounding out into the living room once more to wait for them impatiently.
Both waited a few moments after he left and then simultaneously let out a relieved sigh at the same time. Even though he was still feeling phantom pains, Naruto felt good enough to send his mate a sly smirk as he spoke up.
"Not when Guilmon's so close by, huh?"
However instead of looking embarrassed or sheepish as Naruto expected, Renamon returned his smirk with one of her own as she looked at him out of the corner of her right eye.
"Ohhh I don't know, I mean if he does start to ask more questions I'll simply let you give him The Talk, then we won't have to worry about that anymore, now will we?"
Naruto simply gaped at her for a few moments with his jaw wide open as he comprehended the being in front of him. The way she was looking at him out of the corner of her eye while her body was turned away from him with one paw on her hip and that damnable seductive smirk on her muzzle. And to top it all off, she turned his own game right back on him, to the point where he was the one on the defensive! Mentally he ran a series of checks. 'Sexy as hell? Check. Willingness to have some 'fun'? Double check. Sly as a...well a fox? Check. Mischievous as I am? Apparently check! Kami thank you!'
Unfortunately the combination of all these traits resulted in a certain part of his anatomy rising to the occasion once more, which Renamon took notice of. Her smirk only grew wider as she spoke.
"What's this? So eager to get The Talk over with are we? Well who am I to complain?"
With that she began to slowly walk towards him, making sure that her hips swayed with every step she took. However even though the way she was approaching him made him wish for nothing more than to give in to both their desires, the lingering threat of The Talk managed to punch through his haze of hormones.
"N-Now hold on Rena-chan, we can do that all we want tonight. Besides, didn't you say you wanted to take me somewhere? At this rate we'll never leave, and I did promise Guilmon I would take him to see Takato."
Renamon knew all of this very well, and in truth she wasn't planning on doing anything with Naruto...well at least until night came. She had simply been giving into impulses that she had never before let out. Before she met Naruto, she most certainly had impulses and desires to do many things, but she knew that acting on them would only disappoint Rika. That being said, she had basically trained herself into an abnormally mature and calm kitsune. However now that she had met Naruto and he had straightened Rika out, she could finally let some of those pent up impulses out; what she just did was a direct example of these impulses. She would still be calm and mature in public, only showing affection to mild degrees when they were not alone...but in private, she let her true self out. Judging by Naruto's reaction, she was very pleased to say that he absolutely loved her true nature. However, she did want to take him out to some places, and to do so they needed to get going.
"Hmm...I suppose you're right my mate, but we will be continuing this later tonight, Guilmon or no Guilmon. For now, lets relieve Guilmon of his wait; he had been very patient with us so far."
Naruto simply nodded his head and walked out with Renamon trailing behind him. He was still quite 'excited' by this new aspect of his mate, but thankfully he managed to hide any and all visuals of it behind his now fully-donned armor. Walking into the living room, Naruto addressed a now visibly-anxious Guilmon.
"Alright alright, we're here Guilmon. Now remember, Renamon and I won't be there long, just long enough to drop you off. You need to make sure Takato knows that everyone has the day off, and that everyone else knows this as well; we don't need mass-panic breaking out amongst the tamers, no matter how amusing it would be. You got all of that?" When Guilmon simply bobbed his head rapidly in response, Naruto chuckled at the display before continuing. "Alright then, hop on my back, hold on tight and we'll head on over."
Once Guilmon did as he asked, Naruto nodded to Renamon who nodded back, and soon the both of them were blurring out of his den, through the park and onto the rooftops of the city that surrounded Naruto's home. With a kitsune illusion shrouding all of them, Naruto had no need of changing into his human form, much to his pleasure. As they were hopping along the roofs rapidly approaching the bakery/home of Takato, the very welcomed voice of his father spoke up in his mind.
'Well well, and here I thought that lovely vixen couldn't get any better. Now she goes and shows she had a mischievous side large enough to make any of our clan proud...you picked very well my son.'
Naruto couldn't help puffing out his chest a bit at his father's words, regardless of whether or not anyone would see it; compliments were always a treat from Kyuubi.
'I couldn't agree more father. Kami, I can't believe that I finally found someone to be my mate, and here of all places! Not only that, but she's a digimon; a completely different species...well kinda. I've been thinking about it and its all quite confusing; from what she's told me, digimon are apparently made of 'data'...still trying to figure out what that exactly is, but from her explanations it sounds almost intangible, and most certainly not flesh and blood. Yet I have seen her bleed, and I have most certainly felt many wonderful things of hers that by all accounts should not be there if she were completely data. Not that I'm complaining mind you, but it does pose a slight problem that I've been trying to figure out; she may be a kitsune, but because she is apparently made of data I'm not sure if we're compatible.'
A deep rumbling laugh was his father's initial reply before he spoke up once more. 'Ahhh, so is that what you've been doing the past few weeks during the evenings before going to bed? So young yet so eager to make a family to call your own eh? If so, I'm not sure why you went to such lengths to keep it secret, even to the point of blocking me out so even I don't know what you've been doing.'
His father's voice held a large amount of confusion at the end, and Naruto had to keep back a wince as a topic he wasn't ready for yet was brought up. Alas, it was brought up and there was no stopping it now.
'Father! I'm not ready for a family right now!...even though I admit that was a main factor when I first thought about it. I do plan on having kits to call my own eventually if its possible, but to answer your question, no that's not what I've been doing during the evenings.'
'Oh? Then what? What are you hiding from me son? Don't leave your old fox in the dark! If you do, I'll just start pestering you continuously...you know I'll do it!'
Naruto's face blanched under all his fur at just what his father meant by 'pestering'. He should have never sent the manifestations of those infernal green monstrosities after his father! He should have known that if he could use it against the old fox, then Kyuubi could certainly use it right back!
'Alright alright just calm down! Whatever you do, I refuse to hear so much as a 'YOSH!' coming from my mind ever again! I can't tell you what it is, but I can give you a clue. The reason why I've been blocking you out is simple; I've been working on a gift for you.'
Whatever Kyuubi had been expecting, hearing that Naruto was preparing a gift for him was not it.
'...A gift you say? Umm...son, while I love the fact that you want to give me a gift, need I remind you that I'm sealed inside of you? Any gift you prepare for me will be nigh impossible to get in here.'
Naruto smirked at his father's answer; oh how he loved it when he knew something his all-knowing father didn't!
'You think I didn't think of that? Don't worry, I've got things all under control. Besides, who said that I ever intended on bringing the gift into my mindscape?' Naruto could barely hold in the cackle as his last words caused waves of confusion to emanate from his father. Before Kyuubi could question what he meant, Naruto cut him off. 'Anyways need to cut this conversation short, we're only seconds away from Takato's house.' And with that Naruto tuned out his now grumbling father and turned his attention to the bakery/house he was about to land on. With stealth and grace only given through years of rigorous training, the pads on Naruto's paws made nary a whisper of noise as he landed with his mate soon joining him by his side. Setting down Guilmon, he couldn't stop the chuckle at seeing the dino a few shades lighter than he normally was; perhaps he wasn't used to leaping across the gaping chasms between buildings?
Walking across the roof, Naruto stopped right on the edge, bent over to where he was leaning over it, and tapped the window to Takato's room a few times. It was quiet for a moment before he heard a muffled snort followed by a dull thud; apparently today was sleep-in day. Soon enough, a very bleary-eyed Takato opened his window and looked out of it with a confused expression, completely unaware of the still-illusioned kitsune hovering just above him. However when he felt something literally yank him out of his second-story window, Takato gave out an impressive shriek; well he would have if not for what felt like furred gloves covering his mouth. Once he was abruptly dropped on his own roof his confusion returned in waves, for there was Guilmon. On his roof. In broad daylight. Thankfully before he could voice his considerable concerns vocally, Naruto decided to intervene once more. Letting his illusion wash over Takato as well, he watched with amused eyes as the boy had a small panic attack at him and Renamon suddenly phasing into existence.
"Now now, no need to get all panicked Takato. We're just here to drop Guilmon off, he'll explain the rest once you both are alone. Oh, and I'd hurry off this roof if I were you; we wouldn't want your parents getting suspicious, now would we? Consider it part of your training. Ja ne!" And with his brief explanation done, both Naruto and Renamon disappeared from sight once more, with Renamon now in the lead and Naruto following.
Turning her head just enough so that she could view Naruto while still paying attention to what was in front of her, Renamon spoke up, and the amusement was all to clear on her voice.
"Leaving them on the roof like that with such a vague explanation and quick departure...you didn't even keep the illusion over them, did you?"
Naruto didn't even try to hide his cheeky grin as he answered back. "Nope!"
His response was for Renamon's eyes to sparkle in even more amusement than before as she laughed and once more focused the path they were taking. After a few minutes of both jumping from roof to roof in companionable silence, Naruto decided to get a few details of the day hammered out.
"Okay, so you're going to be taking me to a few places that will have plenty of humans inside of them, correct?" When he got a nod he continued. "Right. Well we obviously can't just waltz in there as two very tall kitsunes; while it might be a very amusing thing to see, its one thing we don't need at the moment. So before we get to wherever our first stop will be, find an empty alley near where the location is so that I can cast a few advanced henge jutsu over us. Normally a regular henge would suffice, but in such a crowded area, I don't want to risk someone bumping up against us and feeling fur instead of skin. When we arrive I'll explain the rest."
Both once more fell into a companionable silence as they darted across rooftops at heights that would have made anyone else white with fright. Judging by how Renamon was starting to veer in one direction in particular, Naruto assumed that they were approaching their destination. However, that did not mean that he wouldn't take full advantage of and treasure the sight of his lovely mate's lithe body as she jumped ahead of him leading the way. Oh yes, she was most certainly right when she said they would be continuing their previous 'activities' later this night, he would make sure of it now. Unfortunately for Naruto he was right in his estimations, and soon both were on the ground of an empty alleyway, well out of sight from any would-be observers. When Renamon's curious gaze met his own, Naruto remembered that he still had to inform her of the plan.
"Sorry about that Rena-chan, I spaced out for a minute there. Now then, this advanced henge I'm going to cast on the both of us will in essence transform our bodies. I don't want to get into specific details, but basically any excess mass that was lost during the jutsu is stored in a dimensional pocket, just like with my sealing scrolls. Upon releasing the jutsu, the excess mass will once more return to you as your body once again reshapes itself. If there is not enough mass for the desired transformation, the needed mass will be made out of the caster's youki; its one reason most don't use this jutsu...creating mass from energy has an abominable conversion rate even for my nearly unlimited reserves. Once again, when the jutsu is ended, the excess mass that was created will break down into youki again. The process is completely painless; I myself have done it many times before, just be sure that the form you want is pictured clearly inside your head, and my jutsu will do the rest. Oh, and be careful to not hit anything to hard when the transformation is complete; it may be a very powerful jutsu, but a hard enough hit will still be able to disrupt it, causing an immediate return to original form. Any questions?"
Renamon just stared at him with one thought going through her head. '...That's the basic explanation? I don't want to hear the complicated version in that case.' However, the did have once question that had been brought up during Naruto's lengthy explanation.
"One actually. While I'm grateful for that rather detailed explanation, why didn't you just tell me to picture the form I wanted as long as it was equal to or smaller than I am now?"
Naruto smiled at her question; he had been hoping she would ask that. "Because knowledge is power my dear, but power without knowledge is death. I intend to teach you this technique eventually with some others if at all possible, and it is essential that you understand the jutsu before you try to create it. As with anything with the potential to be deadly, you must first know everything about the jutsu before you attempt it; what it does, the limitations, the nature of the technique...everything. Did that answer your question?" A nod. "Alright, now imagine what you want to look like and keep that image. Once you have it simply nod your head and I'll start."
Renamon did as instructed and closed her eyes as she tried to figure out just how she wanted to look walking around as a human. She would admit she was a little vain, so obviously she wanted to have a beautiful human body. Next on her priorities was the color of her hair; it may sound silly to others, but to a kitsune whose entire body was covered in primarily one color it was quite important. She wanted to retain her height as well, no shorter than 6'. So with this in mind she began going through a mental list of people she had seen that fit the criteria...and unfortunately for her, tall, blonde and sexy women were quite uncommon in Japan. As a matter of fact, the only one she had ever seen was from a glimpse while she was watching television. While Renamon readily admitted that she wasn't the most knowledgeable being when it came to a human's anatomy...in fact she hadn't even seen a human without their clothes on; she highly doubted that a hole drilled right through the chest cavity was naturally occurring in humans, no matter how many times Rika told her the people she saw on the television were in fact real people called actors. But...really she hadn't seen any other human female that met the criteria, and she certainly wasn't going to try and make a form up on her own with her limited knowledge of human anatomy, so she would just have to modify it a bit. Remove the hole, lengthen the clothes and get rid of the high collar, and she had the image. She barely payed any attention to the nod she gave, making sure that the image she wanted was crystal clear in her head. A few seconds passed and she felt Naruto's unique 'youki' spread over the both of them. It was odd to her when she almost instantly felt her tail and fur disappear, and it was quite disconcerting when she felt her head change shape into the more rounded head of a human. When she opened her eyes once more, Naruto stood before her in his human form with a few changes. His eyes, teeth, hands and feet had all lost their feral appearance, and his whisker marks had lightened to where they merely appeared as faint scars. His armor was now replaced with black attire outlined in crimson. He now wore black baggy pants that had two crimson lines going down each side, black sandals, and a black Haori with a crimson under-vest. In her opinion; very easy on the eyes.
When Naruto opened his own eyes from concentration, he had a similar, but much more active reaction to the being in front of him. Standing at a little over 6', at what he guessed was about 6' 1", was the most drop-dead gorgeous blonde he had ever seen. She had a blonde/golden hair color, the very same color as her previous fur, which was now spiked in an untamed mane atop her head, with the exception of a few very long strands hanging down from the back of her head and the sides. Surprisingly, even her eyelashes remained a golden-blonde, as did her thin eyebrows. Her face in particular was absolutely stunning, with her smooth facial features and the perfect-tan skin complexion. The rest of her body impressed him just as much, for even though she wore a somewhat loose fitting white kimono, it was tight enough to where he could easily make our her hourglass shape and her very generous assets. Taking his eyes off her body, Naruto once more locked eyes with her own, which were oddly drooped if only slightly. However this did not take away from her beauty...no, it only seemed to amplify her still glacial blue eyes. (For those of you who figured it out last paragraph, have yourself an internet cookie. Yes folks, Renamon chose her human form as Tia Harribel, just without the hole, the mask, and with less revealing clothing with blue eyes instead of ocean green.)
For Naruto, he didn't think anything could have held a candle to Renamon's true form, but he had to admit the form she chose for her human guise was putting up a good fight. So good a fight in fact, that when he tried to say what was on his mind the words were lost in translation from his brain to his mouth, therefore what he intended to say came out in a slightly less eloquent fashion.
"...Damn!"
His oh so sophisticated response to her human form caused Renamon to smirk and approach the still stunned form of Naruto. While she was no expert on the human body, it was all too apparent that she had picked her form well, judging by his gaping visage and the bit of blood she could see running from his nose. Once she stood right in front of him she pressed her own body against his while she wrapped her arms around his waist and spoke.
"Hmm...it seems the form I chose was the correct one. To be honest this was the only one that I thought suited me, and judging by that small trickle of blood coming out your nose, I guessed right."
That seemed to snap Naruto out of his gaze, and as he quickly wiped the blood from his nose he took the time to slowly scan her human form with his eyes, making Renamon flush under his scrutinous gaze. When his gaze finally returned to hers after his observations, all was still for a moment before he smirked and spoke.
"Yes...yes I most certainly agree with you there Rena-chan, you chose very well." As if to emphasize his point, Naruto engulfed her in a toe-curling kiss for a moment before he pulled back. It may have just been a second, but that kiss was passionate!
"Well now, lets get going shall we? You have places to take me!"
With a smirk of her own, Renamon grabbed one of Naruto's hands and led him out of the alley and onto the busy sidewalks of the Shinjuku ward.
While Naruto had to restrain himself from flinching due to being around so many humans, he was doing better than he thought he would; that didn't keep him from being hyper-aware, though. While Renamon was leading him to wherever they were going, Naruto absently reached into one of his pockets and felt for an item inside; a wallet to be exact. He let out a small sigh of relief when he felt it; it was one he pilfered from the corpses of the gang he killed after they tried to rape a women. He emptied it of all it contents except for what was obviously the currency of this world, doing the same to the others and adding it to the once he currently had. He may not know the value of the currency in this world, but the way the wallet bulged with cash reassured him that he had enough for whatever Renamon wanted to do.
As he returned his attention back to the surroundings, he took notice of the attention they were receiving. While most of the adults of both genders were openly staring at either Renamon or himself, what really confused him was the looks of shock or awe that was directed at them from a good portion of the children...well actually their attention was completely and utterly on Renamon with looks of recognition and disbelief. Turning his attention to his mate he saw that she was looking a little uneasy from all the attention as well, even if it was just from the slight narrowing of her eyes that gave it away.
"Rena-chan...any idea why all those children are looking at you with recognition and disbelief?"
She thought about it for a moment and had an idea as to why she was receiving such attention, but trying to explain such to Naruto whom had never even watched television would be an act in futility, so she came up with the next best thing.
"Possibly. The person I chose seemed somewhat popular with the younger age group when I saw her, so there is a high possibility that they are merely recognizing the image, even though I modified and changed a good few things to make sure I wasn't an exact replica. Anyways, I don't think it really matters all that much and if worse comes to worse we can easily escape if needed. Besides, we're here."
Somewhat surprised that they were at the first destination, Naruto looked at the building in front of him with slightly raised eyebrows. He had seen glimpses of this building when he was leaving the park but never really investigated it any more. As a matter of fact it was located just across the street from Shinjuku Park's perimeter, and as such sought to emulate the feel of the park. Surrounding it was a thin moat of water almost completely covered in water-lilies, while the building itself was of considerable size and was stylized as a large, relatively short pagoda with a red and gold color scheme. Placed in the four corners of the lot were impressively large Willow trees, while the building itself had a multitude of windows that those inside could look out of to enjoy the scenery.
Looking inside as they both crossed over the bridge that went over the moat, Naruto saw many oddly dressed people inside. However, while they were oddly dressed, he did not miss the quality of the clothing they wore, nor the way they carried themselves as they went about their business. Glancing down at his rather plain garb, Naruto for the first time in a long time felt a little...out of his league.
"...Hey Rena-chan?"
Hearing the small hint of nervousness that laced his voice, Renamon turned her head and fixed her mate with an inquisitive look. "Yes Naruto? What's wrong?"
Looking back at the admittedly impressive looking building they were entering, Naruto responded.
"Not to seem unwilling or anything, but aren't I a little...under-dressed for this place? I may not know much about human interaction, but I can recognize wealth and high-class, and this place screams both."
Renamon gave Naruto a once-over with her eyes and did admit that he may have been slightly under-dressed for the place, but really only his baggy pants were out of place, and even they had a grace when Naruto wore them.
"...I admit maybe a little bit, but it should be fine. Besides, they won't turn down a pay...ing...oh! I knew I was forgetting something! Naruto we need to go-"
Seeing where she was going with this, Naruto simply pulled out the wallet from his back pocket and waved it in front of her a few seconds before returning it to said pocket with a smirk on his face. Before she could question him on it he spoke up.
"I know we need money Rena-chan. I may know next to nothing about humans, but you forget that I am the leader of the Kitsune Clan; literally a nation in and of itself. While our ways are very different from those of the humans we still have an economy, and as the leader I need to be well-versed in such matters regardless of whether I'm there much or not. If the situation is dire enough, one of my advisers will personally come here to ask what course of action should be taken. And before you ask, I got this money from the gang I 'liberated' that woman from. After all, to the victor go the spoils of war."
Renamon grew slightly solemn at that little reminder of the gruesome event, but quickly regained her composure as they approached the entrance. In a whisper that only Naruto could hear, Renamon quickly shot out some advice and orders.
"Alright Naruto, until we're seated I need you to stay quiet and by my side. This is my first time doing this obviously, but I've guarded Rika enough times while she went here to know what to do. I'll do the talking for now, alright?"
Not waiting to see if he nodded or not, Renamon approached the Maître de' as he addressed both while sending only a minute disapproving glance at Naruto's pants.
"Welcome to the Shinjuku Sanctuary, where you can put your busy lives to the side as you enjoy the tranquility of our establishment. Do you have a reservation?"
Renamon stepped forward while Naruto remained silent as he had been told. "No sir, but are there any spots open by chance?"
The man quickly opened the folder he had been carrying and scanned through its contents. After a few moments of studying the list the man spoke up. "Yes actually, we actually have several. Is there a location in particular you would like to sit at?"
She thought about it for a moment before looking outside at the Willow trees. "Do you have a seat by one of the Willow trees?"
He simply nodded and with a curt, "Follow me." he walked off towards the back of the establishment with Renamon and Naruto and tow, the ladder of which had to keep himself from being to obvious in his sniffing...this establishment had some very nice scents wafting around in it. They soon arrived at a quaint table with two chairs located near a back corner of the establishment and were seated, after which the man left to continue his vigil at the entrance. As soon as he was out of sight, Naruto ran through a few handsigns before he whispered, "Howaitonoizu". There was only the slightest of shimmers around them before it quickly disappeared, and Naruto answered Renamon's questioning look.
"I just used a sound suppression jutsu. "Howaitonoizu", or simply put "White Noise", doesn't actually suppress our voices, it simply jumbles them. Anyone listening in on us will merely hear low murmurs. Now that we're seated, where exactly are we, and for that matter what are all those scents I smell?"
Renamon chuckled at Naruto, who she could tell was barely keeping himself from drooling.
"Well, this is a place that Rika and her family like to visit quite a bit, and its called a restaurant. In here we're given pamphlets called "menus" that list a variety of different foods and drinks on them. A person called the waiter or waitress will come by and ask us what we want, and we tell them what food and drink we want. After some time, the waiter comes back with the requested food and drinks, and we eat...simple as that."
Naruto stared at her for a good minute and absolute bewilderment, trying to absorb this utterly new concept to him. Finally he spoke, with is voice carrying every once of his incredulity.
"So let me get this straight. This place basically feed everyone visiting in exchange for money." A nod. "And they do this for the entire day...breakfast, lunch, and dinner." Another nod. "...They must be amazing hunters to gather so much for so many." Naruto looked around at the people working at the establishment in a new light...they may be humans, but even he would be pushed to provide food for so many, especially in a place like this that had so little hunting grounds! However he was interrupted from his musings by Renamon's snicker, then finally her laughter as Naruto stared on with a clueless expression on his face. When she finally regained her composure with only the occasional snicker, Renamon spoke.
"Naruto...they do not hunt the food. Don't ask me how it works because I myself am not sure, but they have a way of preserving food like you do back in the den. The food is provided from someplace far from here, they simply choose the food you requested and prepare it. There is no hunting involved, they simply cook the food here."
Naruto was about to ask another question when what had to be their "waitress" walked up and gave them their menus and informed them that she would be back in a few minutes. While the images presented to Naruto within the menu made his mouth water, the words that listed what must have been different foods made absolutely no sense to him, so he decided to simply have whatever Renamon was having. After a few minutes that Naruto spend ravenously inhaling the scents around him, the waitress came back and Renamon ordered something called "Tempura" with water, so he did the same. It was annoying having to recast his jutsu every time someone addressed them, but to him security was a must. Once the waitress was gone once more, Naruto decided to start a conversation.
"Well I will admit, so far it has been enjoyable. Sure the people here might be a bit on the stiff side, but the environment is pleasant. I honestly didn't expect the humans here to have an establishment that focused on a natural theme, considering the fact that we're in a city of towering metal and glass."
"Even humans need a bit of nature every now and then Naruto. And as far as the 'stiff' humans go, the next place I plan on taking you will have your more typical human, at least from what I've seen. I just chose this place because of its environment and the fact that I've been here many times before, even if I was concealed in the shadows each time."
They continued to make small talk as they waited for their orders, and Naruto brought up his interactions with Impmon and Calumon, much to Renamon's interest. Both had been noticing the increase in activity lately, and each came to the same conclusion that something behind the scenes was gearing up; for what they did not know, but that didn't stop them from preparing themselves as best they could. Fortunately such foreboding thoughts were dumped from their minds when the waitress came back with two plates of Tempura, two bowls of dipping sauce, two glasses of water and...sticks?
Renamon had to keep in her chuckle when she was Naruto staring at the chop-sticks like they were some strange entity. It was fun informing her mate of the ways of humans and watching him try to adjust.
"Those are called chop-sticks Naruto, you use those to eat your food. Watch how I hold mine and copy."
It took a few tries and a few muttered explicatives, but Naruto had finally managed to hold them right. Once he did, he copied Renamon by grabbing some of the Tempura, dipping it in the sauce bowl, and popping it in his mouth. Satisfied that he could take it from there, Renamon turned to look out at the willow tree next to them as she chewed. Because of this she completely missed the widening of Naruto's eyes.
"Naruto, do you think we could possibly get a few Willow trees to grow in the training complex by the lake? Possibly use some type of seal that emulates the sun? I think it would make a very relaxing addition to-" 'Thunk'
Somewhat startled by the thud on the table, Renamon turned to Naruto to ask what it was. "Naruto, do you have any idea what tha-NARUTO!"
Now, one might ask just what caused Renamon to shout Naruto's name at the top of her lungs in such a high-class restaurant. To answer the question, many factors must be considered. First off was the fact that Naruto had never had freshly cooked food...ever. Even during his days in the village, the food he found was oftentimes located in the dumpsters in alleys, and had long since lost its freshness and warmth. Living out in the wilderness under the tutelage of his father, he had lived off the land eating the raw meat of the animals he hunted. After all, in Kyuubi's opinion at the time, the animal retained the most of its nutrients when ate fresh, which was true. He became used to this, and as such had simply never tasted the food that humans prepare for themselves. Now take into consideration that he was in not only a human establishment made to prepare food for people, but a high-class establishment that catered to a higher standard, meaning their food had to be of an even higher quality than normal human-prepared food if they were to keep customers coming back. Now integrate in a hungry kitsune in disguise that had never known the wonders of cooked food, much less cooked, spiced, and high-quality food. And last but not least, work in the factor that caused Renamon's shout; Naruto in his bliss had completely abandoned any and all etiquette and reverted back to his baser functions, having dumped the entire bowl of sauce all over his Tempura, where his face was currently located.
Renamon was quick to haul Naruto's face out of the plate by his hair, all the while giving a sheepish and completely embarrassed grin to the incredulous stared coming from all around them. Naruto finally seemed to gain enough of his wits back to realize he was no longer consuming the ambrosia before him and lifted annoyed eyes to his mate, whose own eyes were just as annoyed, if not more.
"Naruto!" Renamon hissed, "You will get control of yourself immediately or so help me I'll take that dish away from you and you won't have another bite!"
Renamon was now very glad for that sound-suppression jutsu that Naruto cast, for her words caused him to take a panicked look down at his food and let out a very vulpine whine; one that humans could not emulate. After a few moments of staring down longingly at his food, Naruto nodded his acceptance of the terms and reluctantly grabbed hold of his chop-sticks once more while Renamon cleaned his face of all the sauce on it with an exasperated sigh. Soon enough, both were back to eating their own dish, one with relish and the other with a pout at his utensils, but also with a look of euphoria every time he took a bite. With a few more minutes of conversation after they had finished their respective meals, the waitress returned will the bill, which Naruto quickly paid with a generous tip as Renamon instructed him to.
Both were quietly enjoying the scenery outside after their meal, each quite content to let it digest in silence as they gazed at the Willow tree and the Koi fish swimming in the water. Unfortunately for them, their peaceful gazing was violently interrupted by a wave of power washing over them from a wild one, causing both to freeze up in place. While Naruto was far beyond this level of power, what truly concerned both of them were two factors. One was that unlike the previous wild ones, this one's power levels was significantly higher that those felt previously. Even the strong champion level digimon they had fought didn't hold a candle to the power they were feeling, which told them that it was most likely a high-level ultimate, possibly even a low-level mega. The second factor and by far the most disturbing to them was that the area the power was emanating from felt uncomfortably close to Rika's household...and she had no digimon there at the moment. There was a pregnant pause as they both stared at each other for a moment before they blurred into action, Renamon latching onto Naruto as he used the highest speed he could access without harming Renamon, completely ignoring the shocked looks they received as they literally disappeared.
It would seem that their hidden foe had finally decided to start his plan.
Ending notes: And there you have it, chapter 9 complete! I know I know, what's with the long-ass wait? Two factors really. First and foremost; college has started up once again. Factor in the fact that I'm going to class full time and working, and you have one busy author. Second factor? While I do enjoy writing for you all, it is not my only pastime. I enjoy other activities as well, but have little time to do both now, therefore I must split up the little time I have to do both. Now then, for those of you who don't know I had posted a short story for FFVII to tide you guys over until I released this chapter...but according to the 60-something views it has received, I got the feeling you guys didn't see it. Up to you if you want to read, its a bit of a tear-jerker, but before you get mad at me for how it goes I have more news! That story is but the prequel to a far larger story, one that is the VERY FIRST of its kind...no one has ever done it before, I've checked, double checked and freaking triple checked. The character I am going to use (Cloud will still be main char) has never been used in a fanfiction story to my knowledge...ever. Now don't worry, it won't affect my two ongoing and top-priority stories, it will merely be one that I will update when I have the time. I truly hope you like it though, as I have high hopes for it. Now then, on to review answers!
Magician Girl Mirani: Hey there, nice to hear from you again! As to your question; yes I gladly give you permission to use the 'castrate with a rusty cheese-grater' idea...I must admit I was rather proud of that one.
Zero Vector: Thank you for your review and your honest opinion, I appreciate it greatly. As for your observation; you're absolutely correct, Naruto is essentially power personified. He essentially has the power of the former Kyuubi stacked with his own considerable power...yeah, its a bit frightening should he choose to unleash it in full. HOWEVER, while he may be just shy of a demigod, I want you to contemplate what I'm going to tell you right now, and for those of you who don't want to be given a clue on future events, DO NOT READ THE NEXT PART! While he has power practically oozing out of him, his flesh is still flesh, he can be cut, stabbed, shot, etc just as easy as the next being; he's just much better at dodging/blocking it...but he's not impervious, remember that.
Narudevilfan: Children? A very high possibility as this chapter has shown, but if it does come to pass, it won't for a while yet.
Mcv: Training for Impmon? ...That would be telling! :P Actually I'm honestly till on the rope about that one, but you will see in the next few chapters. As for 'doing it' yes they are very active in that aspect. The reason why they do not have a child is because one: they are not ready for one yet, and two: right now they can't; data+kitsune=incompatible.
Ef9283: Good question! The main reason is quite simple; whereas Kyuubi and Naruto are obviously two complete separate entities, Guilmon is Megidramon's reincarnation. The Megidramon that Naruto visited in the mindscape was merely a representation of the memories from that life.
Eduardo: Thank your for all the questions, I'm glad to see you're so enthralled by my story. Unfortunately, answering them all here would pretty much ruin a large chunk of plot for everyone else. If you really want these answered ahead of schedule, say so in the next review and make an account so that I can privately answer your questions. Once again thank you for the interest in my story.
Tano Narhuine: Good questions! For the training, you must remember that it hasn't even been a month into their training yet, though it is approaching that mark. He first needs to get them in shape before he starts them on any style. As for weapons, I've considered them many times and I am seriously considering implementing them, but as stated before they needed to get in shape as a top priority. As for Rika's grandmother, yes she has seen Renamon, but has not seen Naruto yet, though that will soon change. You'll see how she views them in due time, and I guarantee you'll enjoy it.