Steve: And here we are! The last chapter of this update!
Yui: Finally! Four chapters this time eh? Not too bad.
Pen-pen: War waarrk ark waaark wark waarrkk?(Any reason for adding this chapter?)
Steve: Actually yes. This chapter will lead into another one later.
Hinata: Really? What's going to happen?
Steve: Ah-uh! That would be telling. And I NEVER tell.
Yui: Just ignore him Hinata, he's just weird like that.
Steve: HEY!
Yui: Anyways, could you guys do the disclaimer?
Pen-Pen: (Wark Wa WAAK arrk waark)
Hinata: Translation is "The author doesn't own Harry Potter or Naruto". He just owns this story, the plot and his insane plot-bunnies.
Why me?Shinigami/Demon/Inner-Sakura
'Who?' Thoughts
-YO!- Animal speech
'Hey' Reading
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A hour after Hayate leaves finds Harry walking the streets towards the Hokage tower while scowling. 'Fucking prick of a sensei. I can't bloody fucking believe the stunt he just pulled. What the hell is wrong with him!' Reaching the Tower, he internally smirks as he notices the various nins scurry out of his way. Reaching the door to the Hokage's office he just walks in and closes it behind him. Looking at the Sarutobi, he nearly laughs at him since he's scowling as well but at the amount of paperwork he has to do. Seeing the smirk on Harry's face, he starts growling at him.
"Sure now… go ahead and laugh at a poor old man's dispair…" Harry just chuckles before sitting down. However, even before he can say anything the Sandaime answers. "Sorry, but I can't train you Harry. First, because it wouldn't be fair, secondly because I'm far too busy." Harry just snorts at him.
"I'm not about to ask you for training. I WAS going to ask for a little bit of help with my training. You know like tips on what to do… maybe a few ideas of what to look up… I also want to know how to make a summoning scroll from scratch." Seeing Sarutobi open his mouth, he chuckles. "I'll make it your wild by telling you how to get your paperwork done faster." Before you can say Voldemort the Sandaime has grabbed Harry and has begun shaking him.
"Tell me! Tell me NOW!" Harry holds up two fingers.
"Two words… Kage Bushin." The Hokage stops shaking him before walking over to the filing cabinet and pulling out a sheet of paper before laying it on his desk. Looking closer, Harry sweatdrops as he reads what it says:
'Step One: Place on a hard surface.
Step Two: Bang head on handy circle in the middle.
Step Three: Continue until your done or unconscious.
Step Four: If unconscious, desist activity.'
'What the hell? Wouldn't you stop if you were unconscious anyways?' Shaking his head, he facefaults as Sarutobi begins banging his head on the desk. Finally after several minutes of this, the Sandaime sighs before looking over at Harry with a nod.
"A deal is a deal. I can't be accused of favouritism if I only give you a few tips or advice." Opening a drawer, he pulls out several notebooks which he hands to Harry. "These contain various notes on how I trained my team for their Chunin exams as well as general training methods I created." He then pulls out a scroll. "Now this if you'll give me an hour I'll write up a summoning contract. Now, what do you know of such things?" Harry shrugs looking interested.
"Not much. Being only a Genin I don't have access to Chunin level scrolls which would give me a helping hand with understanding it." Sarutobi nods as he pulls out his pipe and lights it with a minor Katon jutsu.
"A summoning contract is just that: A contract. In order to use one you must first write in one using your blood. Most don't realize this but doing so will forge a connection between you and the summoning family. Once you have a general summoning scroll you must meet with the leader of that particular summons you wish to have. Now in some cases there are exceptions like Kuchiyose no jutsu: Edo Tensai as you well know." Harry sheepishly nods. "Now don't mistake me Harry, I don't mind that you know it in order for you to understand it. I just never want you to use it, understood?" Harry nods quickly at the Hokage's glare.
"Hai! You don't have to worry about that. I have far to much respect for the dead to do that Ojii-san." Finally, Sarutobi nods as a fear of his is put to rest.
"I Know you do. I just had to make sure is all. Now… where was I?" Thinking it over, he nods as he remembers. "Ah yes, summoning contracts. Now I need to point out that you can hold only one contract at a time. Before you ask, it has to do with the fact that once you sign a contract your chakra is then bound to that summon family. No other will answer the call. The only person with more then one contract was none other then the Rikudo Sennin, The Sage of Six Paths who invented modern ninja techniques and he was only able to do so thanks to the Rinnegan." At this point Harry speaks up.
"What about if I used magic?" Seeing the raised eyebrow, he explains. "It's just that since I can use more then one energy, my magic, couldn't I use it to create a magical summoning contract?" Thinking it over, Hiruzen nods.
"It's certainly possible I guess. However I don't know enough about magic to help you there." Harry nods as he thinks it over. "Now onto what's needed to summon besides chakra. Most summons only require a small blood sacrifice from you such as a drop of blood. Some, like Manda, require more for their aid. Manda for example demands human sacrifices. Others, like the Shinigami, require the life of the summoner as well as the soul. Most won't however. They may ask of something like a piece of food or a shiny thing in the case of some bird summons. But it isn't a requirement. Now before I write you one, I need to know what it's for." Harry leans over and whispers something in his ear making the Sandaime jump in surprise. "That's a new one. How are you going to manage to do that?" Harry just smiles before winking.
"I wouldn't worry about that one since I know where to go to find the boss." Shaking his head, Sarutobi chuckles.
"I really don't know who's more surprising: You or Naruto." Puffing on his pipe, he summons sever Kage Bushin before ordering them to take a small stack each leaving him with a small stack as well as the scroll in front of him. "Now if you'd wait for a few moments I'll get started and then you can go searching for this boss." An hour later, he completes the general summoning scroll and hands it to Harry. "Here, I did everything needed so tell me how it turns out ok? And good luck." Harry nods before leaving with a wave and a crack. Looking at where he was, the Hokage just sighs. "Why can't anyone use the door anymore?" Shrugging, he gets started on the remaining paperwork with a grin. 'Finally! I actually defeat that most evil of a Kage's many enemies… Paperwork.' Arriving outside the apartment, Harry walks in and passes the couch where Sal's currently sitting while watching TV. Hearing him walk by, she looks up at him.
"Hey Harry, what's up? Your meeting with the Hokage go good?" Chuckling, Harry nods while holding up the notebooks and scroll.
"Yup. However we're going on a trip. As much as I hate to say this but we're going to be gone for a week at least probably." Sal raises a eyebrow in surprise.
"Oh? I assuming that by 'we' you mean you mean you, me, Hedwig, and Row… right?" Harry nods as he continues to their room with Sal following closely behind him. "So are we going to be doing training or something else?" Harry looks back at her as he opens the door to their room and walks in.
"A little of both actually. I have to get the head of the family of creatures I want to summon to agree to allow me to do so and I know exactly where he is to boot." The confusion clears on Sal's face only to be replaced by fear.
"You don't mean…" Harry nods with a slight grin.
"Yup." He laughs a little as he sees her scared expression. "You forget that me and Naruto have already talked to him before and got his approval. Though I will admit that finding him again will be a bitch and a half, it'll be worth it if we meet up with that bastard Orochimaru again." Grabbing a bag and the tent they used on the Wave mission, Harry turns back as she nods.
"True… but he's still dangerous Harry. All beings like him are, never forget that." Harry nods with a sigh.
"I know that Sal, I really do. However if we're to fight one of Orochimaru's higher level summons then we need any advantage we can take… any." Looking back at Sal, he gives her a pleading look. "I can't let what happened occur again. You don't have to come if you don't want to Sal." Her answer is to growl at him.
"I'm scared yes, but only because of what your talking about. I said that I'd follow you into hell itself and I'm sticking to that Harry." She walks over to a dresser and starts removing clothes which Harry seals into several scrolls. Once their done, they walk out. Once Harry holds out an arm, both Row and Hedwig appear before all four vanish in a swirl of snow and flames.
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Having gotten back the day before, Harry had gotten the worst news that he could have: Hayate was dead. Killed by a Fuuton jutsu. That's what leads to Harry sitting on the couch after the funeral staring off into space. Naruto's gone to bury himself in training to try and make the grief go away while Harry just sits there, lost in his memories when a knock at the door brings him out of it. "Come in." A few moments later Yugao walks in with her eyes red from crying. Seeing this, Harry gets up and walks over before he gives her a hug as she softly sobs.
"Can… Can I stay here for a bit… it's… it's just that I don't want to go back home at the moment… there's… there's just too many memories." Harry just guides her to the couch where she sits down as he nods.
"Yeah… I know what you mean Neko-chan… Want…" Clearing his throat, he tries again. "Want some tea? Or hot chocolate?" She nods and tells him she wants some hot chocolate. He leaves and comes back with two mugs to see her examining a picture of Harry with Hayate and Yugao behind him with their hands on his shoulders. In the picture, all three are happy with Yugao and Hayate looking at Harry with proud looks. He walks up behind her and observes the slightly lost look on her face. "I remember that. That was the time I mastered my first Kenjutsu technique. You two were so proud of me." Yugao nods as she looks at him with a sad smile.
"Yeah… I think that Hayate was more proud then I was. He looked to you like a Otouto you know." She takes a sip only for her eyes to widen at the taste. "Is this…?" Harry nods at her with a sad smile of his own.
"Yeah, my special batch of dark hot chocolate. I figure that I should break it out for this situation. Hayate-sensei's worth it." He takes another sip before looking into the mug. "I'm… I'm so sorry I wasn't here to… I don't know, do something I guess." Yugao lays a hand on his shoulder as the two sit back down on the couch. "It's… just so hard to know that he's gone now." Yugao nods as she sighs.
"I know what you mean Harry… I keep thinking that I'm going to turn and there he's going to be with a smile on his face… But now I know that I'll never see him again until I join him in the next life." She slowly closes her eyes as a tear makes it way down her cheek. "But do you know what hurts the most?" Harry shakes his head as she softly sobs. "What really hurts is that I didn't even get to say goodbye." She collapses into Harry's arms as he just sits there with tears falling down his cheek as well. "It hurts… it hurts so much…" The hug just tightens as Harry thinks things over before softly smiling.
"Hey… Neko-chan, how about we give Hayate a proper send off eh? Ever heard of a Wake?" She shakes her head in the negative. "Where I come from it's held after a funeral. It's when all the family members and friends of the deceased get together with good food and drink before they tell stories about all the good times they had with the deceased. It's supposed to give a little bit of closure to everyone since it's a celebration of their life, not their death. So? How does that sound?" She sobs a little with a smile on her face.
"I… I think that I'd like that Harry. I really do." She takes the Kleenex Harry offered her and dabs at her eyes. "That sounds good Harry, real good. I think that Hayate-kun would like that since he wouldn't want us crying over him." She gives Harry another hug. "You'll have to set it up though since you know more about this type of thing." Harry nods and that night both laughter and tears flow freely at the Uzumaki-Potter apartment as almost all of Hayate's friends (he having had no close relatives) show up for it. Once they're all gone or passed out in various places, Harry makes his way to where Yugao is sleeping in a guest room they set up for her. Standing over her bed, he sadly smiles as he watches the sleeping woman before he softly begins to speak.
"I'm truly sorry that I'm unable to bring back Hayate-sensei Neko-chan… But I can grant your wish of be able to say goodbye to him. That much I can do since the boundaries between dreams and the world of the dead are so thin." Closing his eyes, Harry starts chanting a emerald green color gathers by his hand. "EGO voco thee. Adveho , adveho quod animadverto vestri carus pro tamen unus nox noctis. Ingredior ex terra of nex ut vestri belovedâ€s somnium quod narro. Narro summisse huic vadum exsisto permaneo insquequo tunc vita(I summon thee. Come, come and see your beloved for but one night. Walk from the land of death to your beloved's dream and speak. Speak softly for this shall be the last until the next life) Hayate." And with that he reaches down and gently touches her forehead where the green light slowly envelops her head before disappearing. Shaking his head, he leaves and gently closes the door behind him only to come face to face with the Hokage.
"I find myself wondering what you were just doing in there Harry. I know that you were using magic but for what purpose?" Harry tells him making Sarutobi narrow his eyes. "I thought that you said that you would never do something like that, that you had too much respect for the dead. And then there's the fact that what you just did was playing with her heart." Now it's Harry's turn to glare.
"First of all Hokage-sama that was a sign of respect, both to Hayate and to Yugao. Secondly, I'm not playing with her heart since I would never do such a thing and nor do I appreciate the accusation either." Getting his breathing under control, Harry's glare softens as he looks back at the door. "I am only giving her that chance she wanted: A chance to say goodbye to the man who holds her heart. If you had the chance to say goodbye to someone, would you?" Sarutobi opens his mouth only to close it and sigh.
"Ok, I believe you… just be more careful. Okay?" Harry just nods. The next morning, Yugao wakes up with a yawn and a stretch. Getting out of bed she walks to the mirror and smiles as she sees a translucent Hayate behind her before he fades as his goodbye echoes in her head. Giving off a slight sob, she walks out of the room feeling better then she has in days.
'Goodbye my love… Until next we meet…' Shaking her head, she notices the smell of breakfast and walks to see the Hokage sitting at the table eating. Straightening, she bows to him. "Good morning Hokage-sama." He just waves her off with a chuckle as he takes a sip of his coffee.
"It's too early for all that business. Just sit and enjoy this excellent breakfast." Chuckling, she does so and notices the mug of Hot Chocolate already waiting for her before Harry walks in with a plate of breakfast and sets it in front of her. Watching as she eats, the Sandaime raises an eyebrow. "You seem… chipper this morning. Any reason why?" She looks at him and sadly smiles.
"It's because last night… I got to say goodbye…"
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Yugao is wondering through a bank of fog when it clears showing her and Heyate's apartment. Looking around, she starts as a familiar chuckle is heard. "Surprised my Moon Flower?" Slowly turning, she's greeted with the sight of a healthy Hayate. Seeing her mouth open and close, he chuckles. "I don't look that bad for being dead do I?" She just shakes her head.
"This… this is impossible… this has to be a dream…" Hayate nods at this with the smile still on her face.
"It is… and it isn't." Seeing the confusion on her face, he spreads his arms wide. "Yes, this is your dream, but I am really here as well." He walks over and lays his hand on her cheek and his smile grows softer as she leans into his touch as she asks how. "Well… there I was exploring my new surroundings when who but the Shinigami appears. He takes one look at me and tells me that I'm getting a chance to say goodbye. When I asked how he said that Harry somehow cast a spell that would allow me to enter your dream just this once." She looks at him in shock.
"He… he did? Why?" Hayate just shrugs and says that he doesn't know and isn't complaining. "Well… no matter what… I'm happy that I got this chance…" And with that she kisses him with tears running down both of their cheeks…
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Shaking her head free of her memories, Yugao looks at both the Hokage and Harry. "I got some things to say though." She looks at Harry with a soft, thankful expression. "I want to thank you for performing that spell you did." Both the Sandaime and Harry look at her in wide-eyed shock. "As to how I know, Hayate told me. Also according to him, the Shinigami has a message for you…" A look of puzzlement comes over her face. "He says: 'Your true Ojii-san is very proud of you and so are the two annoyances.' and that's all." She shrugs and is surprised when Harry nods.
"That's good to know. I'm very happy that those three are proud of me." He doesn't say anything more on the subject as Yugao sighs and continues.
"And I have a message for you Hokage-sama, Suna and Oto are working together. Also, it wasn't a Fuuton jutsu that killed him, it was Kabuto." The Hokage nods as he sighs.
"Things just got a lot more complicated…" He then looks at Harry. "Is there any way for Kuromi to confirm this? She was found only a few feet from Hayate." Harry just sighs as he leans back.
"What was left of her was found close to him you mean. A good chunk of her is simply gone and what's left is mangled beyond recongition." He sighs again as he shakes his head. "Thankfully her core was still intact or else I wouldn't have been able to save her. As it is I'll have to build her a new body since her old one is unsalvageable…"
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Naruto's sighing as he looks at the small toad at his feet before it disappears in smoke while Jeraiya is watching in amusement. "Still need more chakra gaki, but not to bad so far considering everything." Naruto just scowls as he glares at the spot the toad was in.
'Kuso! Where am I going to get more chakra… Wait a second!' He looks to where Kyubi is on top of the pillar she had made a few days before with a large grin. "Congratulations Kyubi-chan!" Kyubi looks down at him with a blush.
"Thanks Naruto-kun." She cocks her head to the side and jumps down as Naruto asks if he could ask her something. "Sure, what is it?" Naruto just grins at her.
"Do you think that I could use your chakra? I need it to summon something bigger then what I have been." She nods and closes her eyes as a red aura appears around him before it gets bigger, eventually forming a cloak made of her chakra with ears and a single chakra tail. Looking at her, Naruto gives her a foxy grin as he speaks in a demonic voice. "Thanks Kyubi-chan… Now I should be able to do it." Jeraiya looks surprised but is suddenly thankful for the privacy charms as well as the talismans which hide Kyubi's demonic signature. Going through the seals for Kuchiyose no jutsu, he slams his hands down creating a massive blast of smoke. From within the smoke coughs can be heard before an elderly sounding voice drifts out.
"Eh? Why (Cough!) Have we been summoned (Cough! Cough!)?" Another elderly voice, but this time female, answers the first one.
"I (Cough!) Don't know Pa (Hack!) But there better be a (Cough!) good reason or (Cough! Cough!) I'll hit them with my ladle!" The first voice, Pa, just speaks out once more.
"Hit them (Cough!) with your ladle? Why (Wheeze!) bother with that when you can (Cough! Cough!) have them eat your cooking?" A sound of something hitting flesh can be heard as the first voice yelps. "Itai! What'd you do that for Ma?" At that point the smoke clears enough to see two elderly toads, the male nursing a goose egg on his head as the female waves a ladle at him before growling at him.
"Why'd you think Pa? Make fun of my coking once more…" Blinking, she notices Jeraiya. "Eh? Jeraiya-chan? Why'd you summon us?" She then notices Kyubi (Still with her demonic features hidden). "Oh! I see! You want us to meet your new girlfriend eh? Seems a little young for you though…" Both Jeraiya and Kyubi blanch at this before Naruto makes himself known by growling.
"She's not Ero-Sennin's girlfriend! She's mine and he's not getting his sweaty paws anywhere near her!" Naruto then points at the two toads as Jeraiya starts mumbling about disrespectful gakis and Kyubi blushes. "Besides, I summoned you not him!" Ma looks at him in a considering light until… "(WHACK!) ITAI!" Holding his head where she had hit him with the ladle, he watches as she wags a flipper at him.
"Now, now. Young men like yourself shouldn't lie. It's not good manners." Jeraiya laughs at this. "Hmm? You want to say something Jeraiya-chan?" He hurriedly clears his throat as Kyubi rushes over to Naruto.
"Er… yes. Um, he actually did summon you two." The two jerk at that as he continues. "He was using the Kyubi's chakra to summon and used enough to summon you two Ma." Blinking, Ma turns to apologize and is met by a snarling Kyubi who's features are now revealed as she hoists Ma into the air.
"Hit my Naruto-kun again and call him a liar and I'll use your entrails for garlands! Am I understood?" Of course the two react in the expected way.
"GAH! THE KYUBI"S LOOSE!" Of course this just causes Jeraiya to sigh as he rubs his temples.
'I wonder if this is what Sensei went through when he taught us…'
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People are staring at the door to the Hokage's office as maniacal laughter follows a truly epic sneeze inside it before they back away from it. Inside it, Sarutobi's rubbing his nose in confusion. 'I wonder what all that was about? Oh, well! Time for some Icha Icha!' Opening a orange book, he starts giggling with a small nosebleed. "Oh my! Aren't we the naughty girl Suki? And your twin sister Ruki as well!" And for some reason the giggles cause even more people outside to back away…
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Having had the whole situation explained to them, Ma and Pa look at the couple before bowing in apology for their actions. Kyubi just snorts. "You should be sorry! Itai!" She rubs a little where Naruto flicked her nose.
"That's enough Kyubi-chan, they said that they're sorry." Looking at them, he sighs. "And here I was hoping to summon better toads then I have… What's so funny Ero-Sennin?" Almost immediately Jeraiya stops laughing before he starts shouting at Naruto.
"How many times must I tell you not to call me that!" Naruto just looks at him before shrugging and examining his nails making Jeraiya even more pissed.
"Lost count somewhere near three hundred Ero-Sennin." Pa starts laughing before he looks at Jeraiya.
"'Ero-Sennin' Jeraiya-chan? Well if the shoe fits…" Jeraiya just turns away and starts mumbling. Still chuckling, Pa turns to Naruto. "Well Naruto-chan, I hate to tell you this, but me and Ma here are the heads of the Toads." Naruto just blinks at this as does Kyubi.
"Eh? Really? But I always thought that my Otou-san's personal summon Gamabunta was the head of the toads?" The two would have been shocked if Jeraiya hadn't already explained things to them. Ma just shakes her head with a chuckle.
"Gamabunta? That big buffoon the leader of the toads? HA! Funniest thing I've heard all day! What are they teaching you youngin's now a days? Oh well. But Pa is right you know, we're the heads of the toads… In fact…" She turns to Jeraiya. "Jeraiya-chan, why don't we show Naruto-chan why that is?" Jeraiya nods as the two jump on his shoulders and transform into what looks like shoulder pads as Jeraiya's features become more toad like with webbed feet, eyeliner, toad-like eyes, and a large wart on his nose. Seeing the two staring at him, he gets into what he thinks is a heroic pose.
"That's right! All stare in awe of Jeraiya the Toad Sennin in his Sennin mode!" He watches as the two begin to shake and tremble. 'Heh! Still got it! Look at them, even the mighty Kyubi is trembling at my awesome power-' At that moment, the two collapse in a fit of laughter. After a few minutes of this, the two stop while Naruto wipes a tear away from his eyes.
"Sorry Ero-Sennin, but the way you look is WAY too funny. Just when I think that you can't get any uglier, you do." Jeraiya just growls at him.
"Disrespectful gaki, what your looking at is the greatest level I've reached." He then points at Ma first followed by Pa. "You see the toads use nature chakra to fight. What Ma and Pa do is channel it in a way that I can use safely. It boosts my abilities far above what I could achieve otherwise." Naruto looks at him in confusion.
"Nature chakra? What's that?" Jeraiya looks down at him with a smug expression and is about to answer when Ma does.
"Nature chakra is the chakra of the earth Naruto-chan. It's everywhere. You see the Nature Chakra flows through the earth much like blood does for you and me…" After the explination's complete, Naruto nods.
"So it's the energy in the leylines, right?" Jeraiya looks at him oddly and Pa's voice carries over his confusion.
"Leylines Naruto-chan? What are those?" Naruto looks at him in disbelief.
"You don't know what leylines are?" Jeraiya shrugs convaying his confusion. "Leylines are… well, like rivers of energy that criss-cross the globe. When a creature dies, it's energy doubles before drifting off into the leylines. When this energy enters a creature, it becomes the type used by that creature. In ninja, it becomes chakra and in wizards it becomes magic. That's why some ninja recover from chakra exhaustion, they absorb it easier." Jeraiya looks intrigued by this until he shakes his head. With a nod of his head, the two elder toads disengage his 'Sennin' mode.
"Anyways, try the Kyubi's chakra again. But this time use less… maybe half of what you did." Naruto nods and is once again surrounded by the red aura and goes through the same seals again. Once the smoke clears from this time Gamabunta is revealed… and is he pissed.
"JERAIYA YOU ASS! WHY'D YOU SUMMON ME THIS- ITAI!" Pa jumps up and gives Gamabunta a whack on the snout. Blinking, Gamabunta looks down at Pa. "Eh? Pa? What are you doing here? Did Jeraiya get you involved in another mission to peek on the hot springs?" Hearing this, Ma glares at the two named males before hitting them both with her ladle.
"Hentai's!" Snarling, she points up at something on Gamabunta's head. "Anyways, you should say hi to the newest toad summoner you big lumox." Blinking at the feel of someone on his head, he whips his tongue out and grabs them. Bringing it down to eye level he sees a struggling Naruto.
"EH? You're the one who summoned me? HA! Don't make me laugh! There's no way a runt like you could possibly summon the great Gamabunta! ITAI!" Gamabunta once again gets hit, this time by Ma's ladle.
"He summoned you and you WILL respect him." Catching sight of Kyubi, Gamabunta stiffens and is about to say something when a glare from Ma shuts him up. "I'll explain what's happening later Bunta. For now just know that she means no harm except to those who harm Naruto-chan… I called him a liar when he first summoned us and hit him on the head with my ladle and she told me, and I quote: Hit my Naruto-kun again and call him a liar and I'll use your entrails for garlands! Am I understood?'" Gamabunta's eyes goggle at this making Ma chuckle. "Yup! Seems that Naruto-chan is a regular ladies man." Everyone there sweatdrops as she starts to cackle. Shaking his head while muttering about crazy old women (And earning another hit to the head with a ladle), Gamabunta clears his throat.
"Well gaki, I won't except you as my subordinate until you stay on my head until sundown which is…" He looks at the sun and nods. "It's noon now, so in about nine hours… You up to the challenge gaki?" Naruto just gives him a savage grin.
"Do your worst fly-breath!" Gamabunta just laughs at that before throwing him on his back and leaping upwards. As she watches Naruto trying to stay on, Kyubi wrings her hands in worry. Suddenly Ma leaps on her shoulder.
"Don't worry about him Kyubi-san. Don't you have any faith in his abilities?" Kyubi just glances at her before turning back (and wincing as Naruto nearly goes flying as Gamabunta scapes along a cliff).
"It's not that I have no faith Ma… It's that I still don't want him to be hurt and no matter how this ends he'll be hurt." Ma looks at her and smiles before looking towards Gamabunta.
"That's good to know Kyubi-san… But trust in him and he'll never fail you." Kyubi nods as all her attention is on Naruto making Ma shake her head. 'Aw… Young love. Is there any thing as sweet?' As the hours roll on, Naruto keeps on Gamabunta's back until at sunset, Gamabunta finally stops as the suns last rays fade. Nodding, he looks at the at the tired Naruto who nearly falls off but stays on as he gives Kyubi a good guy pose.
"See! Did… it…" And with that he falls but is caught by Kyubi who looks at the sleeping Naruto with a smile.
"Yes… Yes you did Naruto-kun… I'm proud of you." She leans down and gives him a kiss on the forehead making him smile and mumble her name in his sleep. Looking up, she gives Gamabunta an inquiring stare. "He did pass… right?" Gamabunta just gives a nod as he grins as does Ma and Pa. Looking down at her, he shakes his head.
"I would never have believed that you of all people… Oh, well. Tell him when he awakes that I accept him as my subordinate but he has to have a drink with me at some point…" He trails off seeing Ma glaring at him. "Um… BYE!" And with that he vanishes in a puff of smoke. A few moments later Ma and Pa do the same with Ma mumbling about tanning some hide when she gets home. Shaking his head with a grin, Jeraiya turns to see Kyubi with Naruto's head in her lap and looking down at him with a soft look as she runs her fingers through his hair. Looking at the scene, he sees another superimposed over it: One with Minato as Naruto and Kushina as Kyubi. Shaking his head free of such memories, he goes to pick Naruto up only to raise an eyebrow at how Kyubi narrows her eyes at him.
"What? I'm just going to take him to the hospital for chakra exhaustion." She just shakes her head.
"I wouldn't worry about that Jeraiya-san. Naruto-kun recovers fast and I'm pumping my chakra into his coils to help him recover even faster. By the morning he should be better. And with the privacy charms in place no one's about to come here anyways and if they do I'LL take care of them." Jeraiya nods at this before he walks away shaking his head as behind him Kyubi starts singing softly…
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Steve: And that's it for now folks!
Yui: Heh! The whole thing with the toads was funny... and what was with the paper?
Steve: I've actually seen that in real life... (Trails off as KI starts to build along with bloodlust) Wha... what Killing Intent! But who... (Looks at Hinata) Eep!
Hinata: (A black aura is billowing around her as her eyes glow red with her hair flying every which way as she speaks in a demonic voice) How DARE she insinuate that Naruto-kun's a liar... Seems that I must have a little... chat with her... Kukukukukukuku!(Hinata leaves with a crazed look as everyone's silent for a few moments)
Pen-pen: Waark... (Scary...)
Yui/Steve: Agreed.
Steve: (Clears throat) Anyways... time for the Next Omake!
Omake: Nobody expects the Konoha Inquisition... Part One
Ibiki is glaring at the gathered Genin who're all shouting questions at him. "SHUT THE FUCK UP!" The Genin quieten down as Ibiki turns to a nearby Chunin (None of them having noticed Harry, Naruto or Hinata having disappeared). "I didn't expect an inquistion..." At that moment, Harry (in black robes), Naruto, and Hinata (also dressed in black robes except for the Goggles on Hinata's forehead) burst in. Harry then points at Ibiki.
"NOBODY expects the Konoha Inquisition! Our chief weapon is surprise...surprise and fear...fear and surprise.... Our two weapons are fear and surprise...and ruthless efficiency.... Our *three* weapons are fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency...and an almost fanatical devotion to the Hokage.... Our *four*...no... *Amongst* our weapons.... Amongst our weaponry...are such elements as fear, surprise...." Notices everyone staring at him before he hangs his head. "I'll just come in again." The three then leave through the door with hanged heads before they close it leaving the room filled with sweatdropping nins. Blinking, Ibiki looks at the same Chunin.
"I didn't even know that we had a Konoha Inquisition... nor did I expect it..." He groans as the three once again burst through the door as Harry starts shouting again.
"NOBODY expects the Konoha Inquisition! Amongst our weaponry are such diverse elements as: fear, surprise, ruthless efficiency, an almost fanatical devotion to the Hokage, and nice black robes - KUSO!" He then turns to Hinata with a sheepish look on his face. "I can't say it - you'll have to say it." Hinata just blinks before cocking her head to the side confused.
"What? What do I have to say?" Harry just sighs before shaking his head.
"You'll have to say the bit about 'Our chief weapons are ...'" Hinata looks at him horrified before shaking her head.
"I couldn't do that Harry-kun..." Harry just sighs as he pushes Naruto and Hinata out the door before closing it. A few seconds later, Temari turns to look at Kankuro.
"'The Konoha Inquisition'? Now THAT I didn't expect..." Now everyone groans as the three "Inquisitors" burst through the doors again. This time Hinata shakily points at Ibiki before starting to stutter as everyone stares at her.
"Er.... Nobody...um...." Harry just shakes his head and sighs.
"Expects..." Hinata gulps a little before continuing.
"Expects... Nobody expects the...um...the Konoha...um..." Harry nods his head.
"Inquisition." Hinata just glares at him a little.
"I know, I know! Nobody expects the Konoha Inquisition. In fact, those who do expect -" Harry interrupts her.
"Our chief weapons are..." She blinks before turning to look at Ibiki and poking her fingers together.
"Our chief weapons are...um...er..." Harry motions her to go on.
"Surprise..." Hinata just nods before continuing.
"Er... right! Surprise and --" Harry just shakes his head with a growl.
"Okay, stop. Stop. Stop there - stop there. Stop. Phew! Ah! ... our chief weapons are surprise...blah blah blah." Harry then looks at Naruto who's holding a sheet of parchment. "Inquisitor Naruto, read the charges." Naruto nods before looking at the sheet.
"You are hereby charged that you did on diverse dates did commit crimes against Konoha..." Hinata speaks up at this point.
"Crimes? He actually committed crimes against Konoha?" Naruto rubs the back of his neck before looking up.
"Well... Not crimes per say..." Hinata blinks making him chuckle with embarrassment. "More like misdemeanors..." Harry looks at him with a raised eyebrow.
"Like what exactly?" Naruto glances back down before shrugging.
"Littering... scaring children with his ugly mug..." None of the three seem to notice Ibiki start to twitch. "Reading Icha Icha while torturing his victims... Failing to return library books on time..." Harry just scowls before cutting him off.
"That's enough." He then turns to a red Ibiki. "Now, how do you plead?" Ibiki just rolls his eyes.
"I proclaim that I'm innocent." Harry just bursts in to evil laughter at that
"Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! We'll soon see about that! Now won't we!"
Yui: (Places her face in her hands) I swear that sometimes I just want to REALLY hurt you...
Steve: Eh, don't see the problem you have.
Pen-pen: (Glances at Steve with a deadpan look) Wa warrkk war wark. (Of course you don't.)
Steve: What was that! (Sees Pen-pen look away whistling before looking at the readers.) Anyways... see ya around!
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