AN: Chapter 3 of MSK is here! I'm sorry it took so long, but life is hell. Birthdays, finals, and visits to the dentist had me running around like a chicken with its head cut off. And as an apology for the delay, I'll reveal part of the pairing:

Naruto x Shizuna x Mana x Evangeline x Kaede x Setsuna x ? x ? x ? x ? x ?.

That's right! Ten slots, and only five revealed so far! Who are the other five? Sadly, you'll have to wait and see (they are already decided, though).

Siegfriedzz: I guess I wasn't very clear on this. Makai is made up of four 'sectors', North, South, East, and West. Each sector is divided into multiple kingdoms, usually named for the type of terrain they possess, with the sector name thrown in as well. Hence, 'Eastern Forest Kingdom', 'Western Mountain Kingdom', 'Northern Plains Kingdom', you get the idea. Naruto ruled one kingdom out of hundreds, maybe thousands. He's strong, but not 'Top Four' strong. At least, not yet.

As for Naruto and Kyuubi's connection, it is somewhat explained in this chapter. However, think of it like this: Naruto has a base growth rate of 1.0 (this is not a percentage or anything, it's just a random number to help illustrate my point). Average demon growth rates range from 0.8-1.2. Due to Kyuubi's youki leaking into him through the seal though, the lowest his growth rate would ever get is 2.5. Under normal circumstances, it would be around 4.5-5.0. At its peak (in combat, during heavy training, etc.), it might go as high as 8.5-10.0, though that would be extremely rare.

However, also due to the seal, Kyuubi's current growth rate is 0.3-0.5. The seal was designed to strengthen Naruto after all, not the Kyuubi. The power drain only goes one-way. Thus, Naruto is actually stronger than Kyuubi by this point. And as far as the size question goes, the smallest they would get is probably about the size of an adult human.

Inuboy86: Naruto does take relationships and intimacy very seriously. He isn't going after Shizuna for a one-night stand. He isn't going after her at all, at the moment. They will have a brother-sister, 'best friend' type relationship, but those sometimes tend to develop into more. I, for example, had a female best friend that I was intimately involved with once. We never dated, we never considered each other anything more than extremely close best friends, and we eventually went our separate ways, but we did so on good terms. When she started dating someone during that period, for however long it lasted, I kept my distance, but remained good friends with her. When she broke up with them, it went back to the way things were. Naruto x Shizuna will be like that. Not purely physical, but not 'true love', either. Does that explain it?

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Negima.

Mahou Sensei Kitsune

Chapter 3: Associates and Introductions

It was Monday morning, and Naruto was in a good mood once again. His not-date with Shizuna in Tokyo had gone well, and by the end of the day, they felt comfortable enough to address each other as –kun and –chan. He had escorted her to the station in time for her to catch a train back to Mahora, and then found himself a hotel room for the night.

The following day, Naruto had made a little trip to a well-hidden cave in the countryside near Mt. Fuji.

Flashback

Naruto stood in near complete darkness, several hundred feet below Mt. Fuji. He had dug out the cave in which he currently stood nearly 500 years before, on his first trip to Japan, and was protected by enough custom-made wards and traps to route a small army. And for a very good reason.

Before him, illuminated by two small torches, stood the Akatsuki's Sealing Statue.

This statue, which contained seven of the Bijuu, and part of an eighth, had fallen into Naruto's hands after Madara and the rest of the Akatsuki were wiped out. He had moved it from place to place for years, before finally hiding it away here. He had studied the statue, hoping to find some way to return the Bijuu within to Makai, but had had no such luck. They were as trapped as the Kyuubi was in him.

Naruto had found a way to remove Kyuubi from the seal centuries ago, but doing so would cost them both greatly. After the extraction, Naruto would be left at half his current power, with his exponential growth rate returned to normal, and Kyuubi would lose almost all his power, leaving him the demon equivalent of a newborn. Since they both had more enemies than they could count, they had come to the mutual agreement that they would remain as they were.

But, the reason he was here now was not to study the seal or the statue. He was here to renew and strengthen the wards around the statue. As long as the statue contained the Bijuu, their powers could be manipulated by anyone knowledgeable enough to know what the statue was, and what it contained. And even he would have trouble against someone with the power of seven-and-a-half mid-level Demon Lords. 'Well, a little, at least,' he smirked.

Naruto finished his work, extinguished the torches, and left the cave, resetting the various traps on the way out. 'Now that that is taken care of, I have a few more errands to take care of.'

Flashback End

Of course, his good mood could also be due to the fact that he was currently crammed into a train car full of middle school girls in extremely short skirts. He smiled at a couple of them, inwardly smirking when they blushed and looked away. He supposed he couldn't blame them.

He was currently dressed for his new teaching post, consisting of an all black suit. Shirt, pants, vest, tie, jacket, all of it was black. Even his shiny, new shoes and his leather belt were black. This, combined with his golden blonde hair, tan skin, and piercing, electric blue eyes, made him look like every schoolgirl's dream of the 'hot teacher' come to life.

Checking his watch, he frowned. 'Looks like I'm gonna be late. Damn, so much for good first impressions.' He was broken from his thoughts when he felt a surge of energy, which he recognized as magic, followed by a rush of wind that simultaneously lifted every skirt on the train. Blushing lightly, he looked to the heavens and thought, 'It's the little moments like this that let me know you're still watching over me, Ero-Sennin.'

After the train reached its destination, the doors opened and the mad rush to get to class on time began. Despite his massive amounts of experience in dealing with various types of stampedes, from demonic squirrels to the beasts known as fangirls, Naruto was still almost trampled by the rush of teenagers.

Extricating himself from the masses, Naruto took off at a decent clip for the Dean's Office. On the way, however, his attention was attracted to a most…peculiar phenomenon. 'Did that girl just…bark?' Indeed, the girl in question, a redhead with a pair of bell ornaments holding her hair in twin pigtails, was making a barking noise. The surrounding crowd gave her a wide berth, obviously fearing for their safety, while her dark haired companion merely seemed amused.

He then observed a small, redheaded boy appear next to them, easily keeping pace with them despite his small stature. Naruto could sense power in the boy, and guessed he was a mage of some sort, judging by the bandaged staff he carried. The boy seemed to say something wrong, because the group skidded to a halt in the shadow of the school building's administrative offices.

Naruto decided to make himself known when the pigtailed girl picked the boy up by the head, so as to prevent any child abuse charges from being leveled. 'She certainly seems prepared to dropkick the squirt into orbit.'

"Excuse me, miss, but I think you should put the boy down," Naruto stated, laying a hand on her shoulder and smiling. "I don't know what he did to upset you, but I'm sure we can find a way to resolve this without violence."

The two girls and boy turned to face them, and Naruto got his first good look at them. The boy seemed about ten years old, and was wearing a large brown coat over a green suit, with a large pack on his back, in addition to the previously noted staff. The girls both seemed about fourteen, and the redhead, he noted, had one green, and one blue eye. The brunette was very cute, and had warm, inviting chocolate eyes.

"Who are you?" the brunette asked.

"Yeah, what gives you the right to butt into other people's business?!" demanded the redhead.

"That will be enough, Asuna-kun!" an older voice called from above them, cutting off Naruto's introduction. The speaker was revealed to be a man in his thirties, with slightly spiked white hair, some stubble on his chin, and dressed in an average looking suit. 'Probably a teacher,' Naruto thought. "Hey, Negi-kun! Long time, no see!" he called.

"Takahata-sensei?!" the redhead, Asuna, he guessed, said blushing. The girls called out greetings before Naruto heard the boy, Negi, reply.

"Long time, no see, Takamichi!"

This got him a bewildered look from Asuna, who muttered 'you know each other?' before Takahata spoke once more.

"Welcome to Mahora Academy! Nice place, isn't it…Negi-sensei?"

Naruto and the girls cast curious glances at the boy, who cleared his throat, and introduced himself. "I will be teaching English at this school." He smiled and continued. "…My name is Negi Springfield."

While Asuna was having a mild panic-attack at having her homeroom teacher replaced, Naruto was thinking. 'English? Could he be…? Well, Konoe-sensei did say he was young.' He tuned back in to the conversation just in time to see Asuna hoisting Negi into the air by his collar. Then, her hair brushed his nose, and Naruto felt a familiar build up of energy. 'That feels the same as…'

"ACHOOO!"

And with that sneeze, Asuna was reduced to her undergarments.

The group, minus Takahata, was standing in the Dean's Office, Asuna having donned her gym uniform and sweats. In the midst of her complaining, Naruto cleared his throat, alerting Negi and the girls to his presence.

"Ah, yes, introductions are necessary, I suppose," Konoe, who looked relieved to see Asuna's rant interrupted, stated. "Negi Springfield, this is Uzumaki Naruto. He will be your assistant in teaching 2-A, as well as their new P.E. instructor."

"It's a pleasure to meet you," Naruto said, giving a bow, which Negi returned.

"While we're on the subject, would you be interested in dating my granddaughter, Naruto-kun?" the old man asked, getting a quick strike to the head from a hammer said girl pulled from nowhere.

"I'm Konoe Konoka," the brunette said, bowing politely. "My friend is Kagurazaka Asuna. It's nice to meet you, Naruto-sensei, Negi-sensei." Naruto returned her pleasantries with a smile, making Konoka blush, which Konoemon noted and filed away for later.

"Well, now, Negi-kun," he started. "Your training will, be most difficult. If it proves too difficult, you will have to return home. There will be no second chances, understood?"

"Yes, I will do my best!"

"Very well, then. Let me introduce you to our staff Guidance Officer, and the school's nurse, Shizuna-sensei."

Negi turned at the sound of the door opening, and promptly found himself buried headfirst in Shizuna's considerable bust. Smirking slightly, Naruto shook his head at the boy's luck while they introduced themselves. Shizuna then turned to greet him.

"Good morning, Naruto-kun."

"Good morning, Shizuna-chan," Naruto returned. "I hope you made it home alright after we split on Saturday evening?" This statement got a raised eyebrow from Konoemon, and a slight frown from Konoka.

"Oh, yes. I made it just fine. I hope your errands went well?"

Naruto smiled, "Well enough."

Coughing to get their attention, the dean spoke once more. "One last thing, since I assigned Naruto-kun the last open apartment we had on hand, Negi-kun will be staying with you, Konoka, Asuna-chan." Naruto barely managed to cover his ears in time to bock the outraged scream.

The five were walking down the hall, Konoka and Shizuna on either side of Naruto, while Asuna and Negi walked in front, both sulking. Suddenly, Asuna stopped and glared at Negi, who started to sweat nervously.

"I refuse to live with someone like you! Go camp in the woods or something!"

And with that, she stormed off, Konoka following behind. Naruto sighed, 'Girl's got issues. But, at least they aren't directed at me for a change.' Naruto and Negi stopped in front of the classroom, where Shizuna handed them both folders.

"Here are your copies of the class roll," she said. Gesturing at the window and door, she continued, "and this…is your class!"

Tatsumiya Mana sighed as she sat at her desk, listening to her classmates chattering. After the run-in with that accursed demon last Friday, she had constantly been on edge, waiting for his promised return. But now, she could relax. After all, there was no way he could bother her during class, right?

Setsuna Sakurazaki sat at her desk with her eyes closed. She was tense, more so than usual. All morning long, she had been sensing…something in the surrounding area. It was too well-hidden to pinpoint, which worried her even more. Due to her hanyou nature, she was exceptionally in-tune with demonic energies, which is how she knew the presence was a demon. But, she tried to relax. Whatever it was, it was probably smart enough not to set foot on campus, where there were several mages, warriors, and exorcists waiting for it, right?

Evangeline A. K. McDowell was presently trying to ignore the foreboding feeling in her gut in favor of taking a nap. Her centuries of experience with all things magical and demonic had given her very astute senses. Even with the seal weakening her powers, she could tell that an incredibly powerful demon had made himself home somewhere in the immediate area. But, she shrugged it off. It didn't have anything to do with her, either way, right?

Simultaneously, all three felt a chill creep down their spines.

Naruto stood slightly behind Negi, prepared to let him enter first as the primary teacher should (and in no way related to the fact that he could detect at least three booby traps). Shizuna had stepped back as well after a few encouraging words, and now Negi was psyching himself up. 'Good. I get a feeling he'll need all the preparation he can get.'

Negi opened the door and stepped inside, and aside from briefly floating the eraser that was wedged in the doorway, the traps went off perfectly. Naruto had to hand it to these girls, using the eraser to draw attention away from the true trap was a pretty good idea.

The ensuing mass cuddle/twenty-questions session was also fairly entertaining, at least to him. After Shizuna managed to get the girls back in their seats, and away from their newly revealed teacher, Naruto stepped into the classroom himself. He instantly found all eyes were upon him.

"Good morning, everyone. My name is Uzumaki Naruto, and I will be assisting Negi-kun in teaching you all," he said with a smile. Looking over the group of blushing girls, he felt his smile widen when his eyes landed on a certain dark skinned girl.

Mana just couldn't believe it.

She spent her entire weekend on the lookout for him, and he only appears now, when she had begun to relax?! She met his gaze with her own, and tensed noticeably when his smile widened. A few of her more observant classmates (Evangeline, Setsuna, Kaede, and Ku Fei) wondered what it was that had her so tense. Her spine was completely rigid, her hands clenched into fists, and her left eye was twitching dangerously. She longed to reach for the handgun she kept in her school bag for just such emergencies.

'Just calm down, no need to get upset, you can't shoot him with so many witnesses around,' she chanted in her head. She knew she wouldn't get away with putting a bullet in his head without being provoked. Even 2-A had limits to its insanity. But, while she felt the need to keep her reaction in check, Naruto, apparently, did not.

"Well, if it isn't little Miko-chan! Though you certainly don't look 'little' in that uniform!" he said with a leering smirk, and the sparkle of mischief in his eye. "I hope you can forgive me for running out on our little…rendezvous before we were finished, I had some business to see to."

There was now much muttering and whispering amongst the students, due to Naruto's…unique phrasing, and already there were rumors of illicit affairs between the two forming.

Mana, blushing lightly at the pseudo-compliment and Naruto's implication, decided at that moment that she would rather deal with the consequences of killing her teacher, than deal with the man himself. She quickly retrieved her handgun, only to find herself in a very familiar situation.

Naruto, now behind her, was using his right arm to keep the firearm pressed flat against the table, while his left arm was looped around her waist and his chest pressed against her back. Ignoring the incredulous stares directed at him due to his incredible speed, he decided to go in for the kill, turning up his 'charm' to the max, leaning forward, and whispering huskily into her ear, though loud enough for the entire class to hear.

"Ah, this…position brings back some good memories, doesn't it…Mana-chan?"

And then, all hell broke loose.

Post Note: Chapter 3 is done! Naruto manages to create complete and utter pandemonium…in 30 seconds flat! And you can bet the rumors will get even more wild once Konoka mentions his conversation with Shizuna about their 'date'.

For those of you who care, I will most likely be updating this story more often than my Hellsing crossover, simply because this story will be longer (Hellsing, though an awesome story, is rather short as manga go, and I don't think I could do a good job of drawing it out), and it's easier to find info on Negima than it is for Hellsing. Seriously, it's like, the older the manga, the harder it is to find. Have you tried looking for the actual Sailor Moon manga? Or, the first few volumes of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! manga? You can't even buy them anymore!

Next time on Mahou Sensei Kitsune: The first day of class winds down. How many girls will want our hero dead before it ends?

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