Summary: Naruto starts a food fight in the morning, allowing Gaara, Haku, and Sasuke to have a little bit of fun with Malfoy. Naruto chats with Sprout, annoys Trelwany, and plans a project for McGonagall. Things take a surprising twist when Malfoy shoots spell at Naruto, causing his potion to spill all over him and turn him into... a six-year old!?! What will happen next? And who will be making a surprise appearance?
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, the Harry Potter series, or any of the characters. They belong to their respective owners.
Warnings: Out of character, boy x boy relationships, yaoi, language
Pairings: Sakura x Lee, Ino x Chouji, Tenten x Neji, Hinata x Kiba, Temari x Shikamaru, Tsunade x Jiraiya, Iruka x Kakashi, Kurenai x Asuma, Zabuza x Ibiki, Haku x Gaara
Possible Future Pairings: Naruto(uke) x Sasuke, Kankurou x Shino, Hermione x Ron, Malfoy x Harry, Anko x Itachi, sadly I can't think of anyone for Gai yet so I might do an outside character just for him. If you have a suggestion for a character for Gai, please tell me. It's hard to think up a good one for Gai. I might do Remus x Sirius as was requested, but it probably won't happen until way later in the story.
A/N: Again, thanks to all who review, and please continue to. I'll probably explain the prank Naruto pulled on Peeves later, but for now, I'm plotting an especially good one that should hopefully get Malfoy together with Harry. Remember, if you want to see a prank done, then leave it in a review and I'll be more than happy to try and comply. I will of course give credit for said prank if I use it. This chapter is on the short side and not as good as I would have liked it, but it is better then what it first was. Due to evil homework I will be more than likely limited to updating only a chapter a day, but on weekends I'll upload as much as insanely possible. Please continue to show your support and enjoy. X3
'Call me cute and you die.' --Demon talking/usually the Kyuubi, sometimes Shukaku
'Stop reading my mind' --thoughts
"Shut up, stop talking." --speech
"Ohayou. Buenos dias. Bonjour." --different language other than English/usually Japanese
Chapter Nine: Surprises, Reunions, and Rumors
Naruto stared around the classroom. Everyone was staring at him, scaring him even more. Naruto pushed himself under a desk and curled up into as small a ball as he could. 'Kyu-nee-chan, where am I? Who are all these people?' 'Kit, calm down. They won't hurt you. Do you recognize any of them?' Naruto cautiously looked out at the class of students.
When his eyes fell on Gaara, he lost a little of his fear. 'I know Gaara-nii, but why am I so small?' Before Kyuubi could answer, Gaara had stooped down to look at him. "Naruto, why are you hiding?" Naruto flung himself into Gaara's arms as he began to cry. "Gaara-nii, why is everyone staring at me? How did I get here?"
Gaara softly cradled Naruto to his chest as he tried to calm him. Soon, Naruto fell asleep, exhausted after crying. This couldn't be good. "Professor, can you bring the Headmaster here immediately? Sasuke, I need you to get Kakashi and Iruka as well as Hinata, Neji, Sakura, and Ino. Whatever happened to Naruto, it seems to have messed with his memories." Sasuke left the room, Snape right on his heels.
"Temari, I need you to summon your weasel and contact the Hokage. If he recognizes me, he might recognize her. Have her bring his bear as well." The class stared in shock when a weasel appeared. Temari wrote something in a scroll, handing it to her weasel before it disappeared.
"Gaara, we should probably shrink his robes so he isn't naked." Gaara smiled as Haku pulled out his wand and gave it a wave, Naruto's robes shrunk until they fit his tiny frame.
"Kankurou, collect what's left of the spilled potion. We'll need to analyze it if we're going to reverse whatever happened to Naruto. Shino, help the other students to store their potions." The class had just finished storing their potions when Tsunade appeared in a cloud of smoke, a small and worn bear clutched in her arms. Her eyes flew open when she saw Naruto.
"Here's his bear. Where's the potion that did this?" "Right here Tsunade-sama. I also have a list of ingredients that were used. Naruto wasn't only covered in this, he was also hit by a spell." The class was alive with noise as the students began to whisper amongst themselves. Hermione was staring at the blonde in disbelief. "How did she apparate into Hogwarts?"
The noise woke Naruto up, and Gaara glared as he felt the small boy shake in his arms. Naruto saw his bear and clutched it close to his chest as he looked around fearfully. When his eyes fell on Tsunade, he relaxed a little. "Baa-chan, you gave me back my bear." Tsunade turned to stare into wide, innocent, blue eyes. She couldn't help but smile, Naruto looked so cute.
"Gaara, hand him over." Gaara was reluctant to relinquish his hold on the blonde, but Naruto practically leapt into Tsunade's arms. "Where am I? Why are you here? How did I get here?" Before Tsunade could speak, Iruka rushed into the room. Naruto shrank back into Tsunade's arms as he stared at the new person, vaguely remembering who he was. "Naruto? Tsunade-same what happened to him?" Kakashi entered the room, lifting his bandanna off his eye so he could look at Naruto with his Sharingan.
Seeing the blood red eye, Naruto let out a scream and buried his face into Tsunade's chest as he started to hyperventilate. "Kakashi, cover your eye. Iruka, stay back. I don't know what happened, but it looks like Naruto's lost most of his memories. So far, he only recognizes me and Gaara." Naruto choked back a sob as his body was wracked with pain. He remembered seeing eyes exactly like that when he had been raped and tortured. He could feel a knife piercing his skin.
'Kit, calm down. Focus on your breathing. In and out. Come on, breathe with me. In and out. In and out. Good. He won't hurt you, so you can relax. You know him, you just don't remember him. Now, breathe. I'll need to talk to Tsunade later, but for now, breathe. Good Kit. Don't worry, I won't let anyone near you that'll hurt you so relax and breathe.' Naruto nodded and began to slow his breathing, his fear and pain leaving him as he took deep, calming breaths. He was soothed further when Tsunade stroked his back with a gentle hand, whispering soothing words into his ear.
As his mind calmed down, he began to remember bits and pieces of Iruka. He remembered being treated to ramen and being chased around the village after pulling a prank. His head started to ache when he tried to remember more. Naruto decided to stop thinking and wait for his memories to return on their own. Kyuubi would tell him things he needed to know, so he could relax for the moment. He slipped into a state of half-awareness as Tsunade continued to stroke his back.
Shortly after Iruka and Kakashi arrived, Sasuke came back with Neji, Sakura, Hinata, and Ino. They had stared in shock at the small boy that was Naruto. Sakura and Hinata felt smiles light their faces as they stared at the adorable child. He was so cute. "Hinata and Sakura, I need you to analyze the potion. Neji, can you check him for any internal injuries?" Tsunade turned and handed Naruto to Gaara, going over to talk to Iruka and Kakashi. "Tsunade-sama, do you want Ino to check Naruto's mind?"
Tsunade turned to stare at Gaara. "That would probably do more harm to him than it would do good. No, have her help Sakura and Hinata sort out the mess that caused this. Neji, were you able to find any physical injuries?" "As far as I can see, he is unharmed physically, but if he remebers both you and Gaara and no one else, then his memories have been jumbled and mixed up." Tsunade nodded.
"We can't do anything for him until we know exactly what happened. Did anyone see the person that cast the spell?" There was a collective murmurs of no from the class. Malfoy shook his head, keeping his face controlled so he wouldn't give himself away. Before Tsunade could question the class further, Snape entered the room with Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall, and Madam Pompfrey.
"Tsunade-hime, what a pleasant surprise. Now, where is Naruto?" Gaara stepped foward, Naruto shifting in his arms so he could look at the new people. "Who's the old man? Am I in trouble?" Dumbledore's face turned grave as he examined the boy that he remembered when he had first met Naruto. "Naruot-kun, you don't remember me?" He kept his voice gentle and his face kind as he questioned Naruto.
Naruto tilted his head to the side as examined him. His face turned to one of terror and amusement at the same time. "Ah, your the old man who I dyed his hair purple. Baa-chan, save me, he's gonna dye my hair green again." Dumbledore chuckled, at least Naruto seemed to have some of his earlier memories. "Dumbledore, I think we should take this to your office. Gaara and Sasuke, come with us. Everyone else go back to your classes. Sakura, go with Hinata to the library and start doing a written analysis on what you've learned so far. Neji and Ino, notify the others of the situation before you return to class."
Dumbledore led the way out of the classroom and to his office, silently contemplating the new developement. How would this effect their ability to protect Harry and Hogwarts? In his office, he conjured up a few extra chairs before he took a seat and stared at the group of shinobi in front of him. "Before we start looking for a solution, Sasuke, you need to know something. And don't you dare blame Naruto for not telling you. Itachi never killed your family. It was Orochimaru and Akatsuki. Since the night of your family's deaths, he has been acting as a spy in the Akatsuki. It was easier to let you think he killed them and have you hate him, because he knew you would grow strong enough to protect yourself as you grew older. I had planned on telling you when you came back, since Itachi has just moved back into the village."
Sasuke stared at Tsunade in disbelief, then felt his anger rise. He had spent most of his life training so he could kill his brother and now he's told that his brother hadn't been the one that killed his family but Orochimaru and Akatsuki. And Naruto had known. Sasuke could feel his eyes flickering into his Sharingan as he looked into Naruto's wide, blue eyes.
Naruto stopped breathing as he stared into Sasuke's eyes, his own eyes growing impossibly wide as his pupils dilated until they were only rimmed with a thin ring of blue. His mind was blank and he could no longer hear Kyuubi's frantic voice telling him to breathe. Naruto began to shake uncontrollably as he continued to stare into Sasuke's eyes. He could feel the ghost of a blade sinking into his flesh, the biting pain as it pierced into him deeply, drawing a thick stream of blood.
Tsunade stepped in front of Naruto and slapped Sasuke hard across the face before she turned and took Naruto from Gaara's arms. Naruto blinked, then he buried his face into her chest as he started to cry and whimper, his body now vibrating as he continued to shake uncontrollably. "Sasuke, never, ever, look at Naruto again with your Sharingan. He was raped by an Uchiha before the massacre and whenever he sees the Sharingan, he has flashbacks. Now, sit down. Itachi's going to come here and you better not try and kill him. He's still recovering from killing the leader of the Akatsuki. They're completely wiped out now thanks to him and Naruto."
Tsunade pulled a scroll from her pocket and opened it. Biting her thumb, she pressed some of her blood on it before she forced her chakra into it. Nothing seemed to happen, then Tsunade tossed the scroll onto the floor and in a swirl of leaves, Itachi appeared. Sasuke would have lunged at his brother, but Gaara's sand stopped him. As he stared at Itachi, he seemed older and more worn then he had ever remembered. "I'm assuming something has happened if you summoned me while my little brother is in the same room."
Tsunade just sat down and pulled Naruto's trembling body closer to her. "A slight problem has occured and Naruto is unable to act as team leader for the moment. You will take his place and if he recognizes you, you will also be in charge of caring for him and keeping him out of trouble. Dumbledore, do you mind if Itachi acts as an assistant teacher to Kakashi?" Dumbledore looked at him before he smiled. "Not at all. Would you like to have your own quarters or do you want to share some rooms with Iruka and Kakashi?"
Itachi looked horrified at the thought of sharing any rooms with his former teacher. "If it would not be a problem, I would like to have my own quarters. I will also need material on the class I will help teach. If I'm helping Kakashi-sensei, I'm probably going to be teaching the class myself." Tsunade and Dumbledore chuckled. "Itachi, can you deactivate your Sharingan? Sasuke just traumatized Naruto with his." Sasuke stared into his brother's black eyes, his jaw hanging wide open.
"I've been so used to them being activated I didn't even realize they were still the Sharingan. Now, is Naruto calm enough to see me?" Tsunade lifted Naruto and turned him around so he was staring at Itachi. Itachi stared back shocked. He had thought the blonde child in Tsunade's arms was someone else, not a chibi-fied Naruto. "'Tachi? Why are you here? I thought you had to go away to spy on Akatsuki." Itachi felt a smile tug on his lips as he stared into the bewildered eyes of Naruto. "I finished my mission Naru-chan. Now, are you going to give me a hug or not?"
Naruto smiled as he held his arms up and waited for Itachi to pick him up. Itachi gave up the fight and smiled as he picked Naruto up, feeling him wrap thin arms around his neck as he rested his head on his shoulder. "I'm happy your safe. Now you don't have to pretend to hate your little brother. Sasuke really hates you though, even though he misses you. I hated lying to him, it made me sad."
"Sshhh, Naru-chan. You don't have to lie to him any more." "But 'Tachi, what if he hates me cause I lied? I don't want him to hate me, not him." Itachi wiped away the tears that began to fall from Naruto's eyes. "Naru-chan, he won't hate you. Besides, you didn't have a choice. You had to lie to everyone because it was part of your mission. Now, stop crying." Naruto nodded and dried his tears using the sleeve of his robe. Smiling, Naruto kissed Itachi on the cheek before he rested his head against his shoulder and fell asleep.
Itachi nearly flinched when he felt the killing intent rolling off of his brother. "Don't worry Sasuke, he has only eyes for you. Besides, someone else has my interest." Sasuke glared at his brother, his entire body radiating his jealousy. Itachi smirked as he sat down and craddled Naruto closer.
Sasuke couldn't believe it. Itachi had called his Naruto, Naru-chan. His Naruto. He was relieved that his brother hadn't really killed his family, but he still wanted to kill him. This time, it was because he had dared to hold his Naruto. Yes, he was possessive. Very possessive.
"Well, for now, do you mind staying in Gryffindor with Naruto? It would be best for him to be with someone he recognizes until he regains more of his memories. For the rest of the week, you will stay with Naruto. We'll wait until the weekend to set up scheduele for his classes. Hopefully by then, he'll recognize a few more people. Now, Tsunade-hime, would you like to notify the rest of the team of the new arrangements? I can have them brought here if you would like." Tsunade nodded. "Have Kakashi and Iruka brought here as well. It would be best for them to meet Itachi as well, we don't need them to attack him on sight." Dumbledore smiled before he scribbled note and handed it to Fawkes.
Ten minutes later, all of the shinobi were gathered in Dumbledore's office. They were on guard as they stared at Itachi who was holding Naruto and standing next to Tsuande. "Itachi will be joining you in your mission and will act as assistant teacher to Kakashi. Now, before you start arguing, you should know that Itachi has just finished his mission as a spy. He was not responsible for the Uchiha massacre. Akatsuki and Orochimaru were. Since Akatsuki has been wiped out, Itachi no longer has to pretend to be an enemy of Konoha. He will watch over Naruto this week, and hopefully, he will have regained enough of his memories to recognize some of you. Until then, be gentle and cautious around him. Don't mention anything about the fox to him. If he recognizes you, then protect and guard him. Until we find out who attacked him, he is to be guarded. Itachi, Kakashi, Iruka, and Shikamaru will take over as team leaders. The four of you will have to organize patrols, information gathering, reports, and security. Jiraiya, Zabuza, and Anko are gathering information on the enemy with the rest of the Order. You will recieve reports from Jiraiya through a summons. Remember, no jutsus unless absolutely necessary. I want a report everyday of Naruto's condition and a weekly report of how the mission is progressing. Send them using Kakashi's summons. Report anything on enemy movements immediately. If anything happens to Naruto, summon me immediately. I don't care if its the middle of the night at home, get me. Now, I gotta go. Naruto, wake up."
Naruto stirred in Itachi's arms before he slowly opened his eyes. "Naruto-kun, I have to leave now. Give me a hug." Naruto looked like he wanted to cry, but he smiled and gave Tsunade a hug. She kissed him on the forehead before she handed him back to Itachi. "Now, be good. I'll try to come and see you every other week or so. I'll be back this weekend though, so you better be good while I'm gone."
Naruto smiled as he nodded. "I'll be good Baa-chan. You better go before you get yelled at for ditching your paperwork agian." Tsuande smiled and disappeared in a swirl of leaves. Dumbledore chuckled as Naruto yawned and curled up to go to sleep again. "We better go down to dinner. By now, the whole school must know about what happened to Naruto. And naturally, it will have been greatly exaggerated. Itachi will also need to be introduced."
A/N: I won't be able to update more than one or two chapters a night. It's only Monday and I already have a mountain of homework. The chapters I do update will probably be done sometime before I go to bed. So that should be any where from nine to midnight. I'll try my best to update a chapter every night and this weekend I'll update at least three or four if I have them written by then. Thank you for the support and please review. I also know this chapter was sucky, but hey, what do you expect after nearly a dozen candy bars? Me plus writing and sugar equals a big no no. Until then, Ja ne.