Steve: Well... here we are with yet another chapter... (Trails off as he notices Hinata walking in with brand new clothes) Hinata? What's with the new threads?
Hinata: Oh! These? (Points to her new clothes to which Steve and the others nod) I had to get them because my old ones had a few... Stains on them.
Yui: Stains? What kind?
Hinata: The kind that caused me to burn my old ones.
Yui: ...
Steve: ...
Pen-pen: ...
Readers: (Shivering and whimpering as they remember what kind they were.)
Steve: Okay... I not going to ask WHY you had to burn your old ones...
Pen-pen: Waark wa waarrk wark ar war waaarrrkkk. (Maybe we should just do the disclaimer.)
Steve: That sounds like a good idea... If you guys would?
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
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Slowly waking up, Tsume opens her eyes to find Naruto sleeping next to her in their shared sleeping bag. Staying still, Tsume slowly watches him before reaching out and brushing a piece of hair from his forehead before Naruto snuggles in deeper and lets out a loud yawn as he opens his eyes. "Good Morning Tsume-chan… Have a good sleep?" She nods and chuckles with a grin.
"Hai." Leaning in, she shares a good morning kiss with him. Pulling away, she smirks. "Of course… any night that I spend with you is a good night." Naruto just chuckles as he pulls her closer.
"Mmm. You're telling me Tsume-chan…" Unzipping the sleeping bag, Naruto watches as Tsume gets up and stretches out. Getting up, she turns as she notices that Naruto hasn't moved from the bag and blushes a little as she sees him examining her. Naruto's eyes slowly trace upwards past her long, slim well muscled legs up to her firm ass and wide hips. Reaching her torso, he stops as he observes her well defined curves with her corded muscles underneath them before reaching her neck and face. Seeing her blush, he gets up and walks over to her before embracing her. "Sorry about that Tsume-chan… I just can't help myself when I see you like this." She just smiles as she leans down and pulls him into a searing kiss before pressing herself against him.
"Ha! You're a regular sweet talker, aren't you Naruto-kun?" He just shrugs as she sighs and shakes her head. "Unfortunately we don't have time to have any fun. I think that using the time turner for three days is more then enough." Naruto just nods as he turns to put on a shirt.
"True… but you can't say that you didn't enjoy the past three days." Tsume stops pulling on her panties for a moment before chuckling and shrugging with a smile. Getting them on, she turns to her bra and grumbles at it making Naruto raise an eyebrow. "Problem Tsume-chan?" She just nods and sighs.
"Yeah… Um, you see…" She scratches the back of her neck before continuing. "It's a problem that all Inuzuka women have, Bras are just really uncomfortable for us to use." Seeing Naruto blink, she shrugs. "Don't ask me why that is, it just is. But we still wear them since we DO still need support." To show her point she reaches down and pushes up her breasts. "After all… It wouldn't do to have these sag, now would it?" She laughs a little as Naruto stares before he shakes his head and motions her over. Slightly confused, she walks over. "What is it Naruto-kun?" She slightly surprised as Naruto runs his finger across her breasts while whispering causing her to shiver. Once he's done, Naruto nods to himself.
"There. All done." He then looks at the slightly confused Tsume with a small grin. "Now you don't need a bra Tsume-chan." She blinks as she realizes that she no longer feels like she doesn't have any support on her chest. Poking her girls, she grins as they barely move.
"Wow! What did you do Naruto-kun? Whatever it was it's really comfortable!" Naruto just chuckles slightly.
"Just a support spell that me and nii-san created a while back. We're working on somehow attaching it to something so that we don't have to keep casting it over and over again." Tsume just nods before grinning.
"Just be more careful when you cast it… I don't need the other Inuzuka women getting any ideas and stealing you away from me." She taps her chin in mock thought before her grin becomes sadistic. "Though I'd never let those bitches near you anyways." Naruto just rolls his eyes having gotten used to her attitude over the years.
"Whatever Tsume-chan… Time to head out." Soon afterwards they join with Harry, Haku, and Yugao before they head towards Konoha. As their walking, Yugao notices that both Harry and Naruto are concentrating on their palms which has wisps of chakra swirling around in them.
"Hey, Harry-kun?" Harry just grunts a little. "What's that you're doing?" Harry looks up at her and shrugs.
"Ero-Sennin taught me and nii-san the Rasengan. We're just working on the final stage of it which combines two others together… It's not that we can't do it, it's just that we need a clone to perform it otherwise." Now this catches Tsume's attention.
"Really? You and Naruto-kun can use the Rasengan?" They both nod and she gives them both an impressed look. "Impressive. I take it that you're trying to create the shell of chakra to keep it stable?" Both the boys stumble a little before they look at her in surprise and nod causing her to chuckle and wag a finger attached to a shapely arm at them. "Don't be too surprise you two, you forget that I was a member of the Yondaime's Chunin and Jounin team." Naruto looks at her still shocked.
"So does that mean that you know it too Tsume-chan?" She shakes her head in the negative. "But then how do you know?" She just chuckles.
"Because Naruto-kun, Minato partially based it off some of the Inuzuka techniques as well as the Jyuuken. The idea of the rotation came from such moves as Gatsuuga while the idea of using chakra to cause internal damage he got from Hiashi's Jyuuken. I got to admit though, neither of us had ever thought of combining them in that manner before." She blinks as Naruto appears before her and grasps her hands in his.
"Do you know a way to create the shell?" She nods only for Naruto to pull her into a searing kiss that leaves her eyes fluttering. Pulling away, he chuckles at the goofy grin on her face. "Can you teach me how?" Tsume blinks for several seconds before grinning as she wraps her arms around Naruto's shoulders.
"Only if you give me another kiss like that again Naruto-kun…" Several minutes later finds Harry and Naruto working on the exercise that Tsume give them which involves wrapping chakra around the arm and gently spinning it as she continues her explanation. "Okay, what this exercise is meant to do is teach a pup how to manipulate his or her chakra into a rotation. It involves two parts, one is the rotation and the other is a 'Shell' to protect their body as they're rotating. The part I got you learning is the shell part which involves creating a thin layer of chakra over the skin to protect it. It also doubles as a chakra control exercise." She watches as the two work at it over the next several minutes. Suddenly Naruto looks up at her with a confused expression. "Yes?" Naruto clears his throat a little before answering.
"Why?" Tsume blinks and asks what he means. "Why are you teaching me this? I know that I asked you, but I didn't know that it was a clan technique and-" Tsume cuts him off with a finger on his lips before smiling at him.
"And that is why I don't mind teaching either you or Harry-kun this. You didn't know it was a clan technique and wouldn't have asked if you did. But the fact that it is doesn't matter Naruto-kun. You see, once we're married…" She trails off as she blushes a little before shaking it off. "Once we're married, you have the right to learn any Inuzuka jutsu you can, same with Harry and Hana. And this is not really a jutsu as much as a exercise, like your's and Harry's 'Orbiting Rock' exercise. Is that an actual jutsu or a step to learning one?" Naruto gulps and shakes his head.
"It's a step to learning how to control your magic… but that doesn't matter since only me and nii-san with a few others can even use magic right now." Tsume just chuckles.
"Actually it's a good comparison. It's simply an exercise, that's all Naruto-kun. Nothing more, nothing less. Besides, I taught this to both Hiashi and Minato so it doesn't really matter anyways that your learning it." Naruto nods a little before looking up at her making her raise an eyebrow at his serious look.
"Then I want to teach you the jutsu I used against Neji in the exams, the Kankangakugaku Aura no jutsu. If I'm correct, using it before doing a Gatsuuga or a similar jutsu should increase the damage exponentially since even if you miss it'll burn them at least." Tsume makes a move to protest it only for Naruto to growl at her. "Tsume-chan, that's enough! I'm going to teach it to you ad I expect it to be added to the Inuzuka clan archives, understood?" Tsume blinks as she can feel herself heating up from the commanding tone but not in anger or embarrassment before she sighs and nods.
"Hai Naruto-kun. I'll learn it." She gives him an amused/sultry look before running a finger along the side of his face. "I think I love it when you use such a commanding tone on me…" Naruto just rolls his eyes before showing her the handsigns for the jutsu and giving her an explanation as to how to use it. "Hmm… A interesting jutsu Naruto-kun. So instead of channelling the Katon chakra out of your mouth, you instead channel it out of your tenketsus creating an aura which is hot enough to burn exposed skin… Very nice." She just chuckles as she walks away with a sway in her hips causing Naruto to grumble.
"Tease." Several days later they've reached the village gates and enter without incident. After giving Tsunade their report, the group splits up with Harry making his way home while Naruto heads to the hospital. Once he walks through the doors, Harry takes a look around as he smells Hana in the vicinity.
"Hana-chan? You around here somewhere?" Hearing a squeak, he walks towards a doorway and opens it to see Hana. "Hana-chan? What's the matter…" He trails off as he notices that her pregnancy is now quite visible. Seeing him stare, she sighs and hangs her head.
'Great… he probably thinks I'm fat and…' She blinks as she feels Harry rubbing her belly with a happy look on his face. 'Ok… What's with that look?' She blinks again as Harry starts to rub his cheek against her slightly protuberant stomach. "Harry-kun? Why are you doing that? I know that your happy to be a Tou-san but you're kind of creeping me out." Harry looks up at her before straightening and blushing as he scratches the back of his neck.
"Um… It's… er…" Seeing Hana's raised eyebrow he sighs as he pokes his fingers together. "You'll just make fun of me Hana-chan…" This answer, if anything, makes Hana even more confused.
"I promise that what ever it is I won't make fun of you for it Harry-kun… Why?" He just sighs and guides her to a nearby chair before sitting down with Hana in his lap.
"It's just very embarrassing Hana-chan…" She just sighs and tells him to get on with it. "Um, ok… Here it goes… Ifindpregnantwomenundeniablyattractiveandsexy." Hana just looks at him with a confused expression.
"Sorry Harry-kun I didn't quite catch that… What was that again?" She watches as Harry goes even redder. 'Okay… What could possibly cause Harry-kun to be this embarrassed-' Her thoughts come to a screeching halt as Harry repeats himself, this time slower.
"I find pregnant women undeniably attractive and sexy." He doesn't notice Hana's icluderous stare as he continues. "I don't know what it is… the glow of their skin? The fact that new life is beginning in them? I don't bloody know why but I find them hot and sexy!" He sighs as he hangs his head, "Go ahead and call me a sick pervert or something." Moments later a chuckle escapes Hana causing him to sigh. "See? I told you that you would laugh at me…" Hana just sighs and shakes her head in amusement.
"I'm not laughing at you Harry-kun… rather I'm laughing at the fact that you think being attracted to pregnant women is sick while here I'm thinking that you won't find me beautiful." Harry thinks it over before chuckling himself.
"That's true… So you don't think that's sick Hana-chan?" Hana just shakes her head in the negative.
"Not at all… In fact I should probably tell the other girls about this so that they can know." She suddenly gains a teasing grin. "Who knows? Maybe we should make sure that someone is always pregnant to make sure that your eyes don't wander." Harry just grumbles making her laugh before she leans down and gives him a kiss. As she's pulling away, she lays her head on his shoulder as Harry asks what she's doing here. "I'm checking out my new room Harry-kun. After our wedding I am moving in to be with you… or don't you want me to?" Harry starts waving his hands in the air in a warding gesture against her narrowed eyes.
"I never said that Hana-chan! I swear that I don't mind I really don't!" Hana suddenly bursts out laughing while telling him that it was a joke making him grumble at it. "It wasn't that funny Hana-chan…" After that the two continue to chat before they feel a mass of KI coming from Naruto as he enters the compound followed by Jeraiya's making Harry blink. "Okay… I wonder what hell happened?" Hana just shrugs her shoulders as she gets off him.
"I don't know but I plan to find out. Come on!" Soon afterwards finds them in the main entry hall with Naruto having a reddish aura flickering around him as he rants and raves, Jeraiya nodding in agreement with a pissed look on his face. Seeing this, Hana blinks. "Naruto? What's wrong?" He turns to her and is about to snarl something when a pissed Shizune walks in and hugs him and soon the aura seems to settle and disappear. Seeing this, Kushina gets a interested look on her face before shrugging it off and asks the same question Hana just did.
"Fucking Kakashi…" Naruto spits out his sensei's name with such venom that everyone in the room blinks and leans back. Harry sighs a little and shakes his head.
"What did that fucking baka do this time nii-san…" Naruto just snarls.
"You want to know? Well, it started when I went to the hospital to check on Sasuke-teme and…"
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Naruto's entering Sasuke's hospital room where Sakura is peeling some apples for her lunch as Sasuke grumbles. Naruto nods at Sakura who smiles at him while returning it. Spotting Naruto Sasuke glares only for it to intensify as he spots his Chunin jacket. "Hey dobe, what's with the vest? Don't you know that impersonating a superior rank shinobi is a crime?" Naruto just rolls his eyes at this.
"Yes, I know it's a crime teme, but I'm a chunin now since I just got promoted." Sasuke starts grinding his teeth as he thinks it over.
'WHAT!? The dobe got promoted and I didn't! What the hell is going on here?! I should have been promoted, not him! I am a Uchiha and I need a higher rank to get closer to killing him!' Suddenly Itachi's impassive face flashes through Sasuke's mind making him snarl as he remembers that Itachi was far more interested in Naruto then him. Looking at Naruto, he says two words. "Fight me." Naruto just looks at him before shaking his head.
"Sorry Sasuke, I can't. First of all, you're only getting discharged today. Second, as a Chunin, we're not supposed to be entering spars with lower ranks without permission from someone with a higher rank. And finally… I just don't feel like it." Naruto gives Sakura a kiss on the cheek and is about to leave when Sasuke's next words cause him to stiffen.
"What? Scared that I'm going to take your little pink haired bitch away when she sees how pathetic you really are? Or maybe the mutts kaa-san… She looks perfect to use to revive my clan with." Naruto turns back to look at him with red, slitted eyes.
"Teme… If you hadn't just recovered from fucking mental torture I would rip out that fucking piece of bone you call a spine and use it to clean MY FUCKING TEETH! Now I suggest that you shut that fucking hole you call a mouth and lay back before you say something to REALLY piss me off." Sasuke just smirks and opens his mouth again.
"So why don't you put your money where your mouth is… or are you as pathetic as your parents must have been? They probably abandoned you when they found out how much of a dobe you were…" At this point the KI coming from both Naruto and Sakura becomes suffocating. But before it can go any farther, Shizune walks in and glances around before her eyes fall on Naruto.
"That's enough Naruto-kun." She then glances at Sakura as well. "You too Sakura. Now, what the hell is going on you two?! This is a hospital!" Snarling, Naruto jerks his head at Sasuke.
"The teme is trying to goad me into fighting him. So far he's made comments about Sakura being a bitch and using Tsume-chan to 'revive' his clan with. He also said some things about my parents as well." Shizune raises an eyebrow and turns to a smug Sasuke.
"Is this true Genin?" Sasuke just snorts at her.
"Yeah… It's true, so what?" Shizune is about to say something to berate him when he makes his next mistake. "He probably only got that vest because he was a good fuck for that Senju bitch-" He gets cut off as a senbon embeds itself just millimetres away from his head. He pales slightly as he notices Shizune glaring at him with an enraged look on her face.
"Seems like you'll get your wish genin." She then turns to a shocked Naruto. "Chunin Uzumaki-Potter. I request that you acknowledge and accept the challenge given to you." Naruto just blinks and is about to say something when she continues. "As a Jounin as well as the Hokage's apprentice I have certain privileges. One of them is that I can allow for you to beat his ass." she snarls the last letter making Naruto gulp. "Another is that this will be a supervised spar with me as the referee. Is that understood Naruto-kun?" He nods as a cruel smile comes across her face. "Good. Now let's go to the roof, it's designed to allow for sparing." A few minutes later finds them up on the Hospital roof with Shizune looking between them. "Now, this is a no-holds bar spar. The only rules is that no assassination jutsu is allowed and when I say stop you stop. Understood?" Naruto nods while Sasuke snorts making her growl. "Fine! Hijame!" Sasuke doesn't even wait until she moves out of the way to engage Naruto in Taijutsu… which goes badly for the Uchiha.
'How… HOW CAN HE BE BETTER?!' He soon turns on his Sharingan to try and copy Naruto's moves as well as predict him making Naruto growl before he switches to a brawler's style. Finding himself out matched by Naruto, Sasuke tries using his kunai to hit him, only for Naruto to grab his arm before driving a knee into his stomach. Leaping a distance away, he holds his stomach as he grimaces in pain. Seeing this, Naruto just shakes his head.
"Have enough Sasuke-chan?" He watches as Sasuke snarls before the Uchiha does several handsigns and calls out his attack.
"Katon: Hosenka no Jutsu!" Dodging the fireballs, Naruto summons several Kage Bushin which are wiped out by a "Katon: Goukyaku no Jutsu!". Shaking his head, Naruto is surprised to find wires tying him up as Sasuke calls out his next attack. "Katon: Ryuuka no Jutsu!" Naruto just rolls his eyes and mumbles something moments before the flames hit. Watching the blast Sasuke lands with a smirk. "Heh… Too bad for you Dobe…" He trails off and his eyes widen as Naruto steps out of the flame without a scratch. Seeing his surprise, Naruto chuckles and shakes his head.
"Flame freezing charm. Prevents me from being hurt by any type of fire." He then shrugs before grinning. "So what are you going to do now that your oh so precious Katon jutsu can't touch me?" Sasuke just snarls as he grips one of his forearms as lighting forms in it causing Naruto's eyes to widen along with the two Kunoichi. Shaking his head as Sasuke ignores Shizune's call to stop, he rushes forwards towards Naruto.
"YOU TEME! I'M THE ONE ITACHI SHOULD WANT TO FIGHT, NOT YOU! DIE! CHIDORI!" Narrowing his eyes, Naruto forms a single Kage Bushin which helps him form the Rasengan before holding it out in the direction Sasuke's coming.
'Kuso… I hope that the Rasengan can protect me…' Just as the two attacks are about to strike, Kakashi appears and directs both attacks into a water tower. Sasuke's pierces the metal outside while Naruto's leaves a dent making Sasuke smirk. Turning towards Kakashi, Naruto's about to say something when Kakashi beats him to it.
"What do you think you were doing using that attack against a team mate Naruto!? You are a chunin now and should know better!" Still glaring, he looks up to see an stony Jeraiya looking at him while ignoring the shocked and betrayed look on Naruto's face. "And what were you thinking by teaching him that?! He's not ready or mature enough for that type of attack." Jeraiya just snorts.
"I can teach what I want Hatake. The kid deserved to learn it. Besides, you're a fine one to talk considering that you taught a genin, one with mental problems at that, the fucking Chidori! What in Kami's name were you thinking!?" Before Kakashi can answer, Jeraiya shakes his head. "Never mind, I don't want to know what goes on in that fucked up head of your's." Still shaking his head, he looks at a pissed Naruto and grabs his shoulder, neither of them seeing Sasuke's shocked look as he jumps down and sees the back of the water tower that Naruto hit blown out. "Come on gaki… let's leave the baka to his own devices shall we?" Naruto just leaves but not before shooting Kakashi a look that causes him to shiver at it's coldness…
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Kushina begins growling as her face becomes as red as her hair right before she explodes. "THAT FUCKING TEME! ME AND MINATO TREATED HIM LIKE A FUCKING SON AND THIS IS HOW HE FUCKING REPAYS US! I'LL FUCKING MURDER THE PRICK! WHEN I GET MY HANDS AROUND THAT FUCKING SCRAWNY NECK OF HIS I SWEAR…" Kushina continues as Harry just shakes his head.
"Why the hell is he so fucking obsessed with Sasuke for? Is there something going on that we should know about here or what?" Rin just sighs.
'Oh Kakashi…' She then looks at Harry. "Do you know the story about Kakashi's eye?" He nods. "I'm pretty sure that he thinks he's doing Obito's memory a favour by focusing on the Uchiha… In some weird and twisted way." Harry just groans.
"Why is it that I'm not surprised at all?" Shizune just shakes her head as she hugs Naruto to her.
"That's not all that happened." Seeing everyone focus on her she blushes. "I… Had a few words with Kakashi-san after you left." Jeraiya just raises an eyebrow.
"'A few words'? Really? How so?" Shizune takes a deep breath before beginning.
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Kakashi is looking at where Naruto and Jeraiya were with a sad look as he shakes his head. 'Why can't anyone understand? Obito would want me to do this…' He ignores the small twinge in his Sharingan eye at that thought before turning to where Shizune is. "By the way Shizune… Whatever possessed you to supervise-" His head jerks to the side as Shizune slaps him across the face.
"You smug fucking teme! How dare you…. HOW DARE YOU DO WHAT YOU JUST DID YOU TEME!" Kakashi actually takes a step back as Shizune glares at him. "You say that Naruto-kun is not mature… Compared to the Uchiha he's fucking years ahead of him! The insufferable little shit actually had the galls to say that Naruto-kun only got his promotion because he must have fucked Tsunade-sama as well as calling his female team mate a bitch. WHAT KIND OF FUCKING TEAM ARE YOU RUNNING WHERE A LITTLE UCHIHA SHIT IS ABLE TO SAY WHAT HE WANTS AND YOU DEFEND HIM!?" Kakashi gulps a little at that.
"We-well you see Shi-Shizune I… I-URK!" He doesn't finish as Shizune grabs him by his throat and slams him into the water tower that Sasuke had pierced hard enough to leave a dent.
"Before you say anything I've already read all about your fucking little excuses such as he was going up against Gaara. Let me tell you something: I. Don't. Give. A. Shit. I really don't. I gave the rules for no assassination jutsu to be used and guess what? Sasuke resorted to using the Chidori first when Naruto-kun found a way to get around his Katon jutsu." Seeing the man she's holding turn purple, she throws him to the side. "Now get out of my sight you vile excuse for a human!" Kakashi doesn't even get up but stumbles as he runs away.
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Shizune just blinks as everyone looks at her in shock before huffing and crossing her arms as she looks away. "He got me angry with how he defended the Uchiha without knowing exactly what happened… I HATE people like that." Hearing something, she turns to see Harry and Naruto fall to their knees and start bowing to her making her blush.
"Your are our newest hero! We are not worthy of being in your presence… We are not worthy of being in your presence…" As they continue bowing and chanting, Shizune's blush grows until she smacks them both in the back of the head with a fan she pulled out of her Kimono. "ITAI!" She just shakes her head in amusement.
"You two knuckleheads…" She then looks and considers everyone before laying her eye on both Kushina and Rin. "So… how are you two doing? Any improvement?" Kushina just sighs and shrugs.
"If by improvement you mean being able to use the washroom without help then yes." Looking at her arms, she sighs while ignoring the blushes around her. "Unfortunately, it's going to take a while before I can even train let alone get back up to where I was." Shizune nods and is about to say something before Hana taps her chin in thought.
"What about the training area Harry-kun? Since time moves faster in there then out here wouldn't it be better to use?" Harry thinks it over before biting his lip.
"You're right that it would be… but the problem is that with the missions that me and nii-san will be getting it might be more trouble then it's worth since we wouldn't be able to go in ourselves since we might be needed…" Lily just shakes her head.
"Your forgetting something Harry. If we use this… training area while you're out on a mission then we have a better chance of managing to make it work since our best bet is to go through with your plan within a matter of months." Seeing the thoughtful look on her son's face, she smiles. "Even though we haven't been there for either you or Naruto Harry, the faster we get this done the quicker we can be a part of your lives." Harry just sighs and nods giving her the point.
"I guess you have a point…" He sighs shaking his head. "I guess that me and nii-san are being pretty selfish thinking only we have the right to how you spend your time…" Lily just walks up and hugs him.
"It's not selfish at all Harry. Neither you or Naruto had a mother while growing up and now that you do, you want to spend as much time as possible with them. And frankly neither me or Kushi mind at all, do you?" Kushina just shakes her head.
"Nope! After all we got all those years to make up for! Dattebayo!" Jeraiya just shakes his head in exasperation.
"Like Okaa-san like son, I guess!" As a group, they all head to the dinning area and afterwards Lily and Harry head to his study. Finally having entered it, Lily looks around and can't help but be impressed with what she's seeing and tells him so as she examines a pile of books.
"Very impressive Harry… Hmm? Aren't these books about so-called 'Dark Arts'?" She smiles as she watches him squirm a little. 'Oooo! This IS fun! Now I see why Mum used to tease me when she found those raunchy romance books under my bed when I was fifteen.' Shaking her head, she watches as Harry stutters.
"Um… You… er… see… ah…" Noticing Lily laughing, Harry blinks in confusion. "Why are you laughing Mum?" Lily just waves him off before wiping a tear from her eye.
"Sorry about that, I just really needed a laugh. Hope you don't mind." Harry just shakes his head in confusion before she steps up and gives him another hug, into which he collapses into the warmth of his mother's love. "I'm not angry about you looking at the Dark Arts Harry, really I'm not. See, one of the things about me that few even knew was that I too studied them." Harry's eyes widen at that piece of information.
"Really? You studied them too? I never knew that!" Lily just nods with a wistful sigh before snorting in amusement.
"Of course you didn't Harry. It wasn't well known remember?" She smiles as Harry scratches his chin. "The only people who knew were James, Sirius, Remus, and Minerva. I never trusted anyone else enough to tell them. Besides, how did you think I found the spell I used to save you? It is considered to be dark arts after all since it requires a human sacrifice." Harry just blinks before nodding as Lily let's go of him and walks over before sitting on the table. "By the way Harry, Ayame showed me the armour you created for her. I'm proud of you for completing my life's work… though now that I'm alive again I'll need to do something else I suppose." Harry just looks at her before pulling out a journal with a smile and handing it to her. "What's this?" She opens it only for her eyebrow to raise. "Wards?" Harry just nods.
"As you well know, I have goblin wards over the compound as well as various normal ones correct?" Lily just nods.
"I take it that you don't trust the goblins then?" Harry just shrugs.
"I just have my doubts as to whether they would betray me at some point. I mean, according to Kuro, Godric had been given his sword by the Goblin king of the time as a reward for saving the life of his daughter. Yet now, the Goblins say that he stole it from them. So who's to say that at some point they wouldn't do something similar to me and give an enemy of mine the knowledge to destroy the wards?" Lily just nods with a sigh.
"Yeah… that sounds like them." She shakes her head with a bit of wry amusement before continuing. "And they're always the ones bitching about how we wizards and witches treat them too when they're just a arrogant and greedy as any wizard or witch." Still shaking her head, she pulls up a chair as she reaches for a journal. "Ok then! Time for some mother/son bonding time! What's first?" Harry just grins as he opens a journal to a section detailing Dragon Magic…
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Steve: And yet another chapter! Whoo hoo!
Yui: So we got to see a little more screen time for Tsume as well as the aftermath of the hospital fight... so are you going to have Sasuke defect now?
Steve: Nah... That's later on. I just wanted to add that since I can't see how Kakashi would only know that Naruto knew the Rasengan after the fight in Tea country. Also, since I'm going to add the movies, he sees it in "Naruto the Movie! Ninja clash in the Land of Snow!" and he wasn't shocked by it.
Hinata: That's true...
Steve: Also, I've added a A.T.E for this chapter...
A.T.E: From one red head to another.
Sighing, Kushina makes her way into one of the many studies laying around the Uzumaki-Potter compound and blinks seeing a red haired woman sitting in a chair. Her eyes narrow slightly as she notices the fox ears and nine fox tails waving behind her seat. Rolling closer, she waits as Kyubi is buried in a mystery novel and is blocking out all distractions. Her eyes still narrowed, she looks her up and down. 'So... this is how Kyubi looks like as a human eh?' After a bit, Kyubi grabs a book mark and places it in the novel before closing it with a sigh.
"Ah... Nothing like a good mystery book before going to bed." Stretching, she realizes that she's being watched and looks to the side to see Kushina causing her to jump. "Eep! When did you get there?" Kushina just blinks before sweatdropping.
'What is she talking about? I've been here for a half hour...' Shaking her head, she levels a slight glare at the fox demon and asks if she's the Kyubi. Kyubi just sighs and droops her ears while nodding. "Hai..." Kushina raises an eyebrow at this before going back to glaring at her.
"I'd like to know why you'd trick my on into thinking that you loved him since you a demon." Kyubi looks shocked at the accusation before snarling at her.
"WHAT?! You honestly think I tricked him into thinking I loved him?! YOU BITCH! I DO FUCKING LOVE HIM WITH ALL MY HEART!" Kushina just snorts at this.
"I doubt that. More likely you're trying to get him to release the seal. Even if you did love him, I could forbid him from seeing you for anything... You DID kill his Otou-san, my HUSBAND, after all. Not to mention all the other evils you've done over the years..." Kushina raises an eyebrow at her mumbling something as she looks away. "I'm sorry, what was that?" Kyubi just sighs.
"I dont remember... anything. Not the attack on Konoha, not the fight with the Shodaime, nothing. Hell!" She gives a mirthless bark of laughter as she looks at Kushina. "I don't remember anything after the first century or so of being raped over and over by Madara. And all I got of after that and when I... woke up in the seal is a bunch of blurs... I don't have any idea of what happened between those periods... And a part of me is happy for that." KUshina jerks her head back in shock.
"Wha... Why wouldn't you want to remember? The past is part of who you are... You can't deny that!" Kyubi just snorts.
"The past... I don't want to know my past because it could ruin what I have for the present. I... I was such a monster... I know that much and that's all I need to know really..." She shakes her head as tears leak from her eyes. "But Naruto-kun saved me... from myself. He saved me from a pit of hatred. He defeated the beast in me and saved the girl." She then looks at Kushina with tears running down her cheeks as she sobs. "I know that you hate me for taking away the love of your life... I hate myself. Because of me, Naruto-kun will never know his Otou-san... All those people I killed over the years... They had friends, family, lovers... I don't deserve to have Naruto-kun, I really don't... But NEVER SAY I DON'T LOVE HIM! NEVER!" She hangs her head. "I... I love him... with all my heart and soul... If needed, I'd sacrifice myself so that he could live..." At that point, Kushina rolls over and lifts her chin so that she could look her in the eye.
"Tell me all that again, but look me in the eye while you do so..." Kyubi does and at the end, Kushina just sighs while shaking her head. "I can't fucking believe this... I just can't." She looks at Kyubi with disbelief written all over her face. "You... You love him... You love him just the way you said..." Kyubi blinks and asks why she thinks that now. "Because Kyubi... The eyes are the windows of the soul and I can tell you're telling the truth because... because you have the same look in your eyes I did when I talked about Minato-kun... the look of a woman deeply in love with a person..." She shakes her head before turning to the fire in the fireplace. "I... I got to think..." Kyubi just nods before walking to the door. Reaching it, she stops and looks back at Kushina who seems a little lost.
"For what it's worth... I'm sorry and I deeply wish that I had been the one who died that night... not your husband." And with that, she leaves Kushina staring into the flames...
Pen-pen: War! Wa ark waarrkk war ark waaaarrrrkkkk waarrkk waaarkk war warrk? (Wow! So you finally had the confrontation between Kushina and Kyubi?)
Steve: Well, yeah! I had to put it down someplace you know. Character development and all.
Yui: Still, good job and all Steve-kun.
Hinata: I agree Steve-san.
Steve: Thanks guys... Well, see you guys in the next chapter!
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