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Chapter 8

The Meeting

Naruto reaches shore and finds himself face to face with Reina who's leaning against her car just on the road. Calmly walking over Naruto leans on the car eyeing the see where the boat that Shiori and Masane are on just comes into view.

"What are you doing here," Naruto ask Reina as she eyes him.

"What are you?" She asks calmly as he turns to look her in the eye, "Your blood and cells resist destruction endless they are completely destroyed."

"I really don't know," Naruto replies calmly looking to the sky as he ignores her glare.

"What do you mean," she asks as he just gives a sad smile.

"I have no memories of before meeting Masane and Riko," Naruto answers as he stares out at the clouds with his smile still on his face, "except some fragments that come and go."

"But your healing is beyond that of anything to date," Reina tells him as she pushes off the car, "Almost like your body heals you from everything." Naruto just stares at her as Reina sighs, "I introduced that Shiori got from cutting you to multiple infections some with no known cure, just to have your blood destroy them."

"So," Naruto says as the boat reaches shore, "Not like I care what my body does as long as I can use it."

"Farther has taken an interest in it though," Reina informs him causing him to glare at her, "There is a good chance he might try to make contact with you in the near future."

Naruto pushes off of her car as another car pulls into the near by dock area, "As long as he knows that if he harms anyone I care about I'll kill him," Naruto tells her his cold gaze meeting Reina.

"DAD," Riko cries as she runs up to Naruto hugging him with a blond man in a black shirt and denim jeans comes running behind her. "Where've you been Mister?"

Naruto can only chuckle as leans down hugging Riko, "Just been around," Naruto tells her as the man that was with her looks towards Reina, "She's single from what I know photo boy."

The man scuffs as he glares at Naruto, "Its Yusuke Tozawa," he then eyes Reina again, "And what's she doing here?"

"I could ask you the same," Naruto counters as Masane and Shiori appear behind him.

"Lady Soho," Shiori says calmly as Reina looks towards her.

"You've change Shiori," Reina tells Shiori as she turns away with a small smirk, "I think Mr. Amaha has a way with women hmmm."

Naruto only blush as Riko smiles greeting Shiori, "Hi I'm Rihoko Amaha."

"Hello," Shiori says smiling as she leans down to look Riko in the eye, "I'm Shiori Tsuzuki a friend of your fathers."

"Really," Riko says as Masane eyes the two, "He doesn't make many friends often."

"Oh really," Shiori questions as Riko nods.

"He usually tends to fight them," Masane adds as Naruto twitches as Shiori eyes him, "But afterwards they usually are good friends."

"Well then," Shiori mutters as she eyes Naruto, "Guess we should be glad we never fought huh."

Reina just shakes her head seeing Shiori's personality nearly change completely from what it used to be, "Remember my warning Mr. Amaha," she tells him as he looks to her.

"I will," Naruto replies getting stares from everyone as he stands up tall looking at her Reina, "Just let him know he doesn't want me as an enemy."

"Enemy," Riko says aloud as Naruto ruffles her hair, "Hey stop it." She shouts pushing his hand away.

Reina leave and Naruto looks to Masane Shiori and Riko, "Well whose up for some Ramen," he ask as Yusuke just has a sweat drop from his forehead, "All on Yusuke," Naruto adds as he walks away causing Yusuke's eyes to widen.

"Hey wait a…." Yusuke tries to argue as the women follow him to his car.

"Thanks Mr. Yusuke," Riko shouts as she walks alongside her farther.

"Yeah Yusuke," Masane adds as she grabs hold of Naruto's arm Shiori grabbing the other and they both give each other a cold glare.

"Yes thank you," Shiori says as Yusuke sighs in defeat.

'How did I end up buying them ramen,' Yusuke thinks as he walks away slowly behind them.

Several hours later and eighty bowls of ramen later

"I am broke," Yusuke shouts as he walks into the old restaurant, "He ate more ramen then all of us." Suddenly he stomach seeing a man in a white jacket and pants with long gray hair tied into a ponytail. 'Tatsuoki Furumizu.'

Naruto steps in with Shiori and Masane laughing at past experience of Naruto with Riko seemingly acting them out, before he stops stopping them in the process. "What's up Yusuke?"

Naruto ask as he follows Yusuke's gaze. "And you are?"

"Tatsuoki Furumizu," Shiori mutters as Naruto turns to her as she looks back, "Named Father to me and my sisters."

Naruto's eyes narrow as Tatsuoki steps forward arms open, "Ahh Shiori," he starts before Naruto's arm moves in front of Shiori.

"Please from coming near those close to me or I might take offense," Naruto threatens as he looks to Masane and Shiori before smiling, "Hey Riko," Naruto says as the little girl looks towards him, "Why not take your mom and Shiori to read the book I am writing."

"Alright dad," Riko says looking towards Naruto then to Tatsuoki before taking Shiori and Masane by the hand and up the stairs.

"What do you want here old man," Naruto ask coldly sending chills down everyone's spine as a women in blue with long silver hair steps forward.

"Do not speak to Father that way," she warns as Naruto eyes her stepping towards the women looking her in the eye.

"Sit down child before I make you," Naruto threatens as the women takes a step back raising her left arm just to see something form beyond Naruto, "and if you don't I'll kick you out as I talk to your so called Father."

'What is that,' the women ask herself mentally as the image takes shape of a fox with nine tails crimson eyes looking back at her, 'What is this feeling,' she thinks before saddening she finds it hard to breath.

"Nora," Father question as he watches the women panting, "What did you…"

"She's fine," Naruto replies walking towards the back, "If you want to talk come with me."

Father looks at Nora then follows Naruto quietly, 'What did he do,' Father thinks to himself turning his head to eye Nora who has regained some composure to follow, 'It looks like she saw her own death almost.'

In a small room

"So what brings you here," Naruto questions sitting in a long seat for several people, "I doubt I have done anything to attract your attention."

"On the contrary," Father says as he takes a seat across from Naruto, "You have defeat several of my daughter's rather easily, you wield a male version of the Witchblade."

"Excalibur," Naruto says calmly picking at his ear showing no sign of caring.

"Yes Excalibur," Father says before continuing, "and then I find out you have an interesting healing ability that surpasses anything to date."

"Get to the point old man," Naruto tells the man flicking something off his finger as Nora eyes him in anger, "I don't have all day you know?"

"Indeed," Father replies as he looks to Nora nodding, "I have an offer for you…" Nora then hands over a small check as Naruto eyes it, "I want you to come work for…" Suddenly Naruto tares the check up before blowing it at the man.

"Don't insult me old man," Naruto tells him as he stands up ignoring Nora's glare, "I have no interest in working for you or anyone like you."

"But at least…" Father starts to argue as Naruto glares at the man.

"Your eyes betray you," Naruto interrupts the man, "I can see that you are hiding something that you want," Naruto tells them man as he walks to the door, "I am someone you don't want to cross because I don't care of you are Neogene, X-con, or human," he tells father his eyes turning crimson as Excalibur glows, "I'll kill you if you're a threat to my family or other innocent people."

Father can only stare wide eyed at the image of his own death playing forth in front of his own eyes before he realizes Naruto is gone, 'He is not someone to be played with on any level,' Father thinks as he looks to Nora, "We'll be leaving now Nora."

"Yes Father," Nora replies as she looks to the stairs that Naruto went up, "And what of Shiori?"

"She is beyond our reach right now," Father answers walking out the door ignoring the people around him as he leaves, 'I'll find out your secret to your healing ability Naruto.'

The apartment

Naruto walks down the hall towards the place where Masane, Riko, and Shiori are stopping as he looks towards the shadows.

"Come out now," Naruto says as a small frog jumps out from the shadows eyeing Naruto as Naruto eyes the frog, "What's a frog doing in here," he ask himself reaching for the small reptile.

"I'll have you know I'm a toad dumbass," the toad shouts before disappearing in a puff of smoke leaving a very confused Naruto.

"It talked," Naruto says aloud as he shakes his head, "Been much stressed lately he mutters as he walks towards his front door, "Just need to take it easy for a little while," He mutters as he opens the door to see Riko dressed up as a nurse.

"Welcome home daddy," Riko shouts happily as Naruto walks into the room looking around, "Shiori and mommy wanted to play doctor with you so…"

Naruto blinks before turning to see the door slammed shut behind him and Shiori and Masane glaring back at him as he steps back, "This is for ditching you both on the boat isn't it." He ask as they both nod, "And you talked Riko into this knowing she's the only one that can get me to sit still long enough to actually do anything." Both nod again, "And neither of you know about my emergence escape in situations like this do you." Both blink as they watch Naruto bolt for the window.

"Riko," Masane shouts as Riko holds a bowl of ramen, "Move any further and the ramen gets it." Masane threatens and Shiori just as a sweat drop form on the back of her head.

"Now Riko," Naruto says calmly as he slowly approaches his daughter, "Let's talk this out, just put the ramen down."

Riko just smiles as she takes a breath and blows on the ramen, "You can only have it if you play doctor with us," she tells him.

Getting an evil smirk Naruto nods his head, "I'll do it on once condition," Naruto says calmly as Masane and Shiori eye him, "You're the doctor Riko and they," points to Shiori and Masane," are your nurses outfit and all."

Riko looks to Masane, who doesn't know how to react, and Shiori who just stares in a black expression before both women shout at the same time, "PERVERT." And Riko just shakes her head as they jump at her dad.

'They left the door unprotected,' Riko thinks as she watches her father side step both women and run out the door, 'but I came prepared,' she tells herself as she watches her father step one foot out the door before being pulled to the ceiling by a rope.

Naruto glares at his daughter before sighing as Masane and Shiori laugh their heads off, "I knew I shouldn't have taught you how to make snares Riko," he says as he eyes to the two women, "Its not that funny you know."

"Yes," Masane mutters between laughs as Shiori is supporting herself with the counter, "It is."

"You got caught by a six year old," Shiori adds laughing her head off, "that you taught to make snares."

"And I couldn't be prouder of her as I am right now," Naruto mutters as Riko joins her mother and Shiori in laughing, "But I'd like to be let down now."

"Not till Riko gets a shot with her catch," Masane says pulling out a camera, "and maybe a few for us too."

"Agreed," Shiori mutters still laughing.

"This is just so mean," Naruto pouts as Riko stands next to him as Masane takes a picture.

Several Hours later

Naruto lying on is stomach Shiori running her fingers over the scars on his back Riko watches and Masane makes another bowl of ramen.

"Their so many more then I thought," Shiori mutters as Naruto pulls out a deck of cards grinning, "Some of these should be fatal."

"I'm just too stubborn to die," Naruto smirks as he deals a hand to Riko who's eyeing the cards.

"You got that right," Masane mutters bopping him over the head, "What did I tell you about playing those games with Riko?"

Naruto gives a nervous grin as he looks at Masane, "You could always play me," Naruto suggest as Masane glares at him.

Hokage's office

"So you found him," Tsunade says eyeing elder toad.

"Yes," the elder male toad replies as it plays with its goatee, "But it seems he has no memory of Konoha or its people."

With a sigh the busty blond looks out the window, "We might not have a choice but to bring him back," She mutters.

"That might be harder then you think Tsunade," The toad tells her as the hazel eyes look to the toad, "He has a family now," the toad tells her handing over a picture of Naruto, Masane, and Riko.

"She's wearing my necklace," Tsunade points out as she eyes Masane, "Why is that?"

"From what we can make out," the female toad says as she scratches her chin, "it was the engagement ring from him."

The female Hokage goes wide eyed as she looks to the picture, 'That means he truly loves her,' the Hokage thinks as she eyes the old necklace.

Arthur's note:

Well I decided to redo this chapter because I didn't want Masane and Shiori knowing about the toads. This is the chapter I am using to open a possible connection with Konoha that I will play on more lately in the story.

I am also altering Shiori's personality a little bit because of the contact with Naruto through Excalibur containing her cloneblade, so let me know if you like the change in her personality change.