Chapter 4

Shiori's Salvation and The start of Odd Job Amaha

"So dad's looking for a job," Riko ask as she flips through apartment ads and magazines.

"Yep," Masane replies as she lies back, "He never did like making someone else pay for everything."

"Well maybe he'll get one," Riko says happily, "but wouldn't that keep him away more often and then we have to remember he gets lost easily in a city."

Masane then sits up wide eyed, "I Bet he's lost right now," she says aloud as Riko looks to her, "That idiot of ours can find a rabbit in a forest and he gets lost in a city."

"But he's our idiot mom," Riko adds as Masane and her smile.

"Yep that's true," Masane says in agreement as she lies back down.

"Hey mom," Riko says as Masane looks over her, "What's commercial housing?"

"Means they are to be sold for business only," Masane answers as she looks over to Riko, just as her cell phone rings, "Hello," she ask as she answers the phone, "Yes, I'll be their." Turning to Riko Masane smiles, "Sorry honey got a meeting I got to go."

"Alright mom," Riko shouts as she reads the booklet of apartments as Masane leaves just as she sees an ad for Odd jobs, "That's it." Riko shouts happily.

Back with Naruto

"Whoa," Naruto says jumping back as Shiori's bow blade just misses him, 'Something is wrong here,' Naruto thinks as he raises his blade to defend himself and block Shiori's blade, 'She's getting faster.' He thinks as he pushes off only catching a glimpse of the look in her eyes, 'She's looking for blood.'

"Come on," Shiori shouts as Reina can only watch eyes analyzing the battle as it plays out, "Where's all the power from the other day Excalibur?"

Naruto stands straight looking Shiori in the eye, "No," he tells her calmly as he disengages his blade, "You've become someone different then before," this gets an odd look from the two women.

"What the hell you talking about," Shiori shouts at him charging at Naruto who side steps and then ducks under her swing, as he raises hand to catch her by the wrist with the arm Excalibur is on.

"You are acting no different then one of those things," Naruto yells grasping her wrist tightly not noticing the shine from Excalibur or Shiori's cloneblade, "Getting nothing but pleasure from the battle, that's no way to fight."

"I'll show you how to…." Shiori shouts just as Naruto's left arm rises up and a bow blade forms causing both combatants to go wide eyed and jump back from each other as Reina stares interested in this change.

"What the hell," Naruto shouts as he looks at the newly formed blade," This is you're…."

Suddenly Shiori collapses her transformation reversed before everyone's eyes, "What did you do," she ask as her eyes meets Naruto's to see his eyes no longer red but a light collar blue.

"I am curios as well," Reina adds as Naruto can only look at the blade that had formed.

"I see," Naruto mutters eyeing calmly as he turns to Shiori, "I drained your cloneblade's power for a short time," he informs them as he steps back a strange bluish black cape form from his left hip, "and I also know why you started to change when you transform."

"What are you talking about," Shiori yells standing up weakly legs buckling, "What change?"

"You noticed didn't you Reina," Naruto ask as he looks towards the dark haired women.

"Yes," Reina replies walking over grabbing Shiori's wrist and showing it to Shiori, "Your blade has started cracking even if it is a little."

Shiori stares at the tiny crack in her blade before looking to Reina and then Naruto, "Your blade tells me your body was reaching its limit and its power was altering your mind."

"Her blade told you," Reina question as Naruto turns away with a smile.

"Yes," Naruto answers calmly walking away his form reverting to his normal human form, "Just because you all fail to hear it doesn't mean I can't hear them when I come in contact with them."

"My blade talked to you," Shiori question looking at him, "and what do you mean my body reached its limit?"

"Heh," Naruto snickers looking back at the brunet, "Its simple really," he tells them, "your body was breaking down by the second, but my contact with your blade should of halted it, because I drained off the excess power that was changing you."

"So you," Reina ask calmly as Naruto is about to leave the area.

"Saved Shiori's life," Naruto finishes as he vanishes into the woods leaving Shiori glaring at him.

"I am still going to beat you sunflower head," Shiori shouts angrily as something falls out of her jacket unnoticed.

"Shiori," Reina says picking the note up and reading it with a slight smile as she hands the note for to Shiori.

Shiori looks at the note before checking her jacket, "That little bastard stole my wallet from me," she then rips up the note tossing it to the ground leaving only several words readable. 'Thanks for the Ramen.'

In a small restaurant

"What are you doing here kid," large women in a pink dress with short red haired ask as Riko walks into her small restaurant, "I am not changing my mind on the apartment."

"Well this time I am a paying customer…." Riko says eagerly as the door slides open.

"Ramen, Ramen," Naruto sings before he stops and looks Riko in the eye, "Um hey Riko, what'cha doing here?"

Riko stares at her father puffing out her cheeks as she walks over grabbing his hand and walking him to the counter before point to him, "Do not sell him Ramen," Riko tells the women as the women can only stare.

"And why not," the women ask as Naruto gives her a pleading look, "If he has money he can have what he wants."

"Because I said he could not have any ramen because he was late meeting up with me the other day," Riko informs sitting in stool.

"But Riko," Naruto complains weakly as the women develop a sweat drop on the back of her head, "I tried to…."

"You were still late Daddy," Riko tells him as his head drops weakly.

"Dad???" the women ask curiously as Naruto looks to her.

"Names Naruto," Naruto says introducing himself hand out, "And you are?"

"Mariko Natsuki," the women introduces herself as Naruto turns and looks at women in a black dress in the corner that's turned away, "She is Naomi."

"Hiya," Naruto says waving to the women as she looks away, "Not very social is she."

"She's just a shy person Dad," Riko adds as Riko realizes her father's gone towards Naomi, "Dad doesn't!!!"

"Hiya Naomi," Naruto says giving Naomi a large grin as she peeks at him before her eyes widen as all the small sticks she was holding snap and she falls over, "Ahh what happened," Naruto cries as he tries to wake Naomi.

"What happened kid?" Mariko asks as Riko palms her face.

"Whenever Daddy meets a girl that gets real nervous," Riko answers as she shakes her head, "He tries to get her to open up for some strange reason and they always end up fainting on him as he tries to talk to them."

"Home sweet home," an old man in a green and white leather jacket with white shorts says as he walks in before seeing Riko, "Well if it isn't little Riko, is your lovely mo…." Riko suddenly gestures for him to stop but it's to late as the man find himself against a wall. "Ugh," is all he gets out as an arms put against his throat.

"You were going to talk about Masane were you," Naruto ask as the man finds himself meeting Naruto's blue eyes.

"Who are you," the man asks as he tries to get free before Masane rushes in.

"Riko!!!" Masane shouts as Masane enters the restaurant and seeing Naruto, whose now sweating as he see's his wife, "Naruto, what are you doing here?"

"He came to get ramen," Riko shouts as Naruto looks to her in betrayal, "he also caused Naomi to faint and Mr. Chou was about to say something about you that he didn't like."

"Really now," Masane says walking over eyeing a unconscious Naomi as she approaches Naruto whose dropped Chou and backs away, "Naruto sweetie," Masane says sweetly as she nears him his back against a wall, "I told you no more ramen as well," She grabs him by the collar of the tank top shirt he wore, "so tell me why I find out your about to buy some here of all places."

"Now Masane," Naruto says weakly as he raises his hands in front him, "I didn't know about this place till just now."

"This won't be pretty," Riko mutters turning away, "Can I get a Fruit al a mo now, with extra fruit?"

Several minutes later

"So you are the ones that took care of little Fox," Naruto says ice on his piece of toast in his left hand.

"Yeah," Mariko replies as Masane glares at Naruto, "How do you put up with her?"

"He he," Naruto snickers as rubs the back of his head, "It actually started out with both of us meeting during the quake six years ago, and we sort a fell for each other after awhile."

"More like got stuck with one another," Masane adds with an annoyed expression on her face arms crossed under her chest, "The doctors and medical rescue thought we were married since we were found together."

"Awww come on Masane," Naruto pleads as Riko talks with Mariko, "how can I make it up to you?"

Masane gives Naruto an evil glare as he shivers, "No ramen for a year," she says causing Naruto to fall backwards unconscious, Masane then turns towards Riko and Mariko who has just said something that got her attention.

"Odd Job Amaha," Mariko says annoyed with Riko's pasturing.

"That's odd," Masane says getting everyone's attention, "Our name's Amaha."

"Yippy," Riko shouts as she throws up her arms in joy as everyone turns to look at her, "I got the apartment for us Mom," Riko says and Naruto starts to snicker.

"What's with you Blondie," Mariko ask still trying to figure out what's going on.

"Riko you called the leasing company didn't you," Naruto ask pulling himself up as he looks Riko in the eye as she nods, "And you just pastured Mariko into selling it to the Odd Job Amaha company that you created off the top of you head."

"Your right dad," Riko says happily as she's picked up by Naruto and hugged tightly.

"I'm so proud Riko," Naruto says hugging Riko tightly as he whips a tear away from his eye, "You just played your first person and got what you wanted without hurting anyone."

Masane, whose put it all together twitches in annoyance, "Naruto you are a bad influence on your own child," she tells him as he gives a pout along with Riko, "Oh no," Masane says as she backs away, "not the face."

"Please mom," Riko begs as she puts cheeks a rosy red and eyes watering.

"Come on, Masane," Naruto pleads with the same look, "I like it here."

Twitching Masane finally sighs as she looks at Mariko, "Get the contract ready," she tells Mariko who can only stare.

"And what makes you think I'll…." Mariko starts before seeing Naruto and Riko giving her the same look and her resolve starts to waver, "Here just sign it and never do that face again."

"Yeah," both Naruto and Riko shout happily as they slap palms in some form of hand shake, "GO Team Amaha, GO!"

'Never thought they'd use it against me,' Masane sighs with a small smile, 'Stupid puppy dog look.'

Arthur note:

I got this chapter up earlier then expected, but I liked how it turned out.

The talking to the cloneblade's through Excalibur aloud me to set some things up on how Naruto saves Shiori and Masane, so bare with it because it was easy to do with Naruto's past experience communicating with something that is not him.

I also made it so he can absorb power from a cloneblade