Steve: And here are with the next chapter! This one will have a bit of fluff in it I'll warn you.
Yui: Hopefully that won't bother some people. (Looks at several readers who whistle)
Hinata: Hopefully I'll have another lemon with Naruto-kun…
Steve: Maybe… but for now I'm just trying to get through these fillers first.
Pen-pen: Wa wark war ar wark waarrkk rk wa waar waaarkk?(So what can we look forward to in this chapter?)
Steve: Well, for one thing we'll see the return of Hermione and for another we'll see what's going on with Lee and Gai now that magic's in the equation.
Hinata: Um… Should we do the disclaimer now Steve-san?
Steve: That… would be nice.
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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Sitting at her desk, Tsunade considers the two people in front of her. One is Gai and the other is Lee. She just sighs to herself as she watches them think over what she told them. Lee then looks up at Tsunade with a thoughtful look. "Are you sure of this Hokage-sama?" She nods slowly.
"Yes Lee. If you go through with this operation, there's only a fifty-fifty chance of you surviving." Lee is about to say something when a knock sounds at the door. Blinking, Tsunade turns to it. "Come in." At that moment, Hermione comes in with a small stack of paper.
"I have the notes you wanted Tsunade-sensei. Where do you want them?" Tsunade simply gestures to an empty table on which Hermione places them. Looking around, she notices Lee and gives him a slight bow. "Hello there. I'm Granger Hermione. Who are you?" Lee tells her and she looks towards her sensei who sighs and tells her what's happening. After being silent for a few moments, Hermione looks at her mentor seriously. "I think I have a better solution Tsunade-sensei…" Leaning back into her chair, Tsunade considers her apprentice.
"A better solution hmm?" She slowly nods. "Very well, let's hear it." Hermione takes a moment to gather her thoughts before looking at each of the people there.
"Okay. I'm pretty sure that all of you know that magic is able to do some pretty incredible things right?" They all nod as she continues. "We have spells that can go beyond jutsu to heal. One of these is a variant of the Vanishing spell. It's used when a person's bones are so fractured that normal healing is impossible. What it does is vanish a bone or pieces of one without invasive procedures to take it out." Gai nods as he thinks it over but points something out.
"Yes, that does sound useful Hermione-san, but how does that help Lee? If we use it he still will be unable to be a ninja." Lee looks down at this but looks back up as Hermione snorts.
"Actually, I never said that was the last bit. You see Gai-san, after the spell is done, the person is then given Skele-grow which regrows the vanished bone perfectly. Granted the process is painful as all hell since painkillers can't be used, but it works. Of course, the re-grown bone will only be as strong as a civilian's for a while so you'll have to train for a bit before you can be a ninja again, but it should work." Tsunade just nods at this with a smile.
"Very good Hermione. Very good indeed. I'll continue researching the operation I was going to do however so that we don't have to rely on magic only. It'll give us options if nothing else." Hermione just nods at this as she lightly blushes at the praise from Tsunade knowing that she usually ladles it with a teaspoon. She bows to her before looking at Lee and then back at her.
"Tsunade-sensei… I don't know the spell we were talking about, but I DO know who does…" Tsunade stares at her before her eyes widen some before once again becoming hooded as she thinks it over for several minutes. Finally she nods as she gets up.
"Very well then. We'll go and see her right now then and see what she can do." Motioning for Lee and Gai to follow her, Tsunade and Hermione leave the office and are soon joined by the two beasts. Eventually they get to the Uzumaki-Potter Compound and walk inside. Tsunade just turns and points at two large comfy chairs. "I'm going to go and talk to someone. Just have a seat and I'll be back soon. Oh… and the person's existence is a S-rank secret at the moment" Gai and Lee just blink in confusion as both Hermione and Tsunade leave. After a little while the Hokage came back with a red haired woman, Lee is about to say something when Gai falls off his chair in near reverence.
"Ku… Kushina-sensei! Is that you!?" The woman looks at him and at that point Gai notices some differences between the two and hangs his head sheepishly. "Sorry about that… you just look so much like my dead sensei Kushina…" He trials off as the woman laughs some.
"Oh… That's rich!" Shaking her head, Lily gives the confused nin a smile. "My name is Potter Lily and I'm actually Kushina's twin sister. And Kushi… Isn't dead." She grins at the shocked look that comes over both Lee's and Gai's face as she looks back into the hall. "At least… I don't think your dead Kushi. Or am I wrong?" At that moment Kushina walks out holding onto a cane to support herself as she too grins.
"Hello baka dashi. How are you today? Doing well?" In a flash, Gai is there in front of her bowing to the ground before he springs up and grabs her in a massive hug as he swings the now laughing woman around. "Gai you baka! Put me down this moment!" Still grinning, he sets her down as she laughs so hard tears are coming out of her eyes.
"Kushina-sensei! You're alive!" Kushina just nods happily as she reaches out and pats Gai on the head as if he was a dog.
"Yes I am Gai, yes I am." She then cocks her head to the side. "Now, stay still. I want to see what your like now." She walks around him making several sounds of agreement as she pokes him and pinches him in several places before nodding as she places her hand under her chin in thought as she smiles. "I am impressed Gai. You've grown into a fine ninja." To the surprise of Lee, Gai actually blushes as he rubs the back of his neck sheepishly. She then looks over at Lee and smiles. "Gai! You never told me that you had a son!" Gai looks at her in surprise before grinning.
"Lee-kun isn't my son Kushina-sensei, he's my student!" Kushina just looks at him and then back at Lee before looking at Gai and shrugging.
"Could have fooled me. I thought that it was with that girl you met in River Country.. What was her name again…" Kushina taps her chin in thought before snapping her fingers. "Now I remember! It was Hoshi!" Gai looks at her before looking at the floor in depression making Kushina's face fall. "Gai? What happened?" Gai just sighs.
"She died… a long time ago with my unborn son about a year before the Kyubi attack her village was destroyed by a gang of bandits. There were no survivors." He shakes his head as he looks the saddened Kushina in the eye with his own misting up. "I didn't tell you because you were pregnant at the time and I didn't want to put you through any more stress… I guess it was all for naught since your son died in the Kyubi attack…" He trails off seeing the smirk on Kushina's face. "… He did die… didn't he?" Kushina just chuckles.
"Let me ask you something baka Daishi, who shares my name and has the same personality as me… all the way down to pranking people he doesn't like." Gai blinks before going into a thinking pose. Several moments later his eyes snap open and he starts to release a massive amount of KI before looking at Kushina.
"Kushina-sensei… Is Naruto-kun your son?" She nods and smirks as he releases even more KI. "So… Sandaime-sama lied to me when he said he was killed?" Once again she nods as her smirk grows as Gai starts grinding his teeth. "I'll kill him." Kushina just laughs as Lee looks on in shock as she pats him on the shoulder.
"Don't worry about it Gai… Me and Yuri already took care of it… trust me…" Everyone starts backing away from both her and Lily as they start to cackle…
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Walking into a room, Shizune sighs seeing a man looking like a mummy on the bed. "You know Sandaime-sama… Not even Minato would have been stupid enough to confront both Lily-san and Kushina-sama at the same time…" She looks down at the chart and shrugs. "At least we got that spiked mace removed from your… er… I'm not even going to say anything more on that as I didn't even know it was possible for something like that..." On the bed, Sarutobi sighs through the breathing tube.
'Thank you for small mercies…' Shizune just shrugs before looking at the TV.
"Anyways… Kushina-sama and Lily-san were kind enough to lend us a DVD player and some disks for you to watch… Now how do I set this up again?" After a few minutes, she manages to set it up and place the DVDs in it. "There! At least you aren't lonely here since Kushina-sama and Lily-san put Jeraiya in here as well." She glances at the second mummy in the room with a small grin. "Hope you two enjoy the DVDs! They'll just continue to play over and over thanks to the repeat option. Have a good day." And with that she walks out with a smirk. Both Sarutobi and Jeraiya watch her leave with a sinking feeling as the first DVD start playing making their eyes widen with horror.
"I love you… You love me…"
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Once they stop cackling, the two sisters look at everyone who's clustered in a corner as FAR away from them as possible before looking at each other and shrugging. They then look at the group with a raised eyebrow. "What?" Lee rapidly shakes his head clear before looking at Gai.
"Gai-sensei… Who's this? And how is my rival Harry-san's Okaa-san alive? I heard that she was dead." Gai looks at Lee before going into the "Good Guy" pose complete with the flashing teeth.
"This, Lee my adorable student, is my Sensei Uzumaki Kushina! The Red Death herself! She was the one who shaped me into what I am today! A man among men!" Kushina just sighs and smacks him in the back of the head.
"Gai, stop being so loud will ya?" Still chuckling, she looks Lee up and down before nodding. "All in all I'm impressed with what I've heard about your student Lee from my son." Lee then blinks and asks who her son is causing her to smile. "Who else? Uzumaki-Potter Naruto is my son… and he's so much like his Otou-san it's scary." Gai just lays his hand on her shoulder and she pats it as Lee looks on in shock.
"Naruto-san is… my sensei's sensei's son?!" Kushina nods with a small smile as Lee lights up. "YOSH! That means that he's truly the perfect rival for me to test my Fires of Youth against! Sugoi!" Kushina just bursts into a full out belly laugh at this.
'Oh Kami! He IS just like Gai!' Calming down a little, she wipes a tear from her eye. "I needed that, I really did." Sighing, she turns to look at a thoughtful Lily. "So, can you do anything for him Yuri?" Lily thinks it over before she sighs and shrugs.
"Don't quite know really. I'll have to first do a scan first and then I'll have more information to rely on then now, but since I was one of the Order of the Phoenix's Medics due to my ability for Charms and Potions during the war… I think I can." She then gives Lee a impassive stare. "I can heal you most likely, but I'll have to start on the less damaged areas like your arm and leg before working on your spine since even with magic that's a tricky fucker to deal with. It'll most likely be a long and painful road to recovery, but I think you can do it if this is what you want." Lee just looks at her as a fire lights in his eyes.
"YOSH! I made a promise that I'll go through anything to make my dream of showing the world that you can be a great ninja without Genjutsu or Ninjutsu! And I won't let this stop me! It's just a set back as I make my way to my Youthful dream!" Gai at this point starts yelling as well.
"YOSH! Your Fires of Youth burn brightly Lee, like the sun itself! Once you get through this you'll show everyone the power of your Springtime of Youth!" Lee starts tearing up before the two go and do their little Sunset/Hugging thing which causes Lily to blink before looking at her sister with an amused smirk.
"Definitely looks like your work Kushi." Her smirk is wiped away when she hears 'Stupid annoying nee-chan' muttered making her whip her head around with a pissed look. "What the hell did you just say to me Kushina?" Kushina just blinks in confusion before Lily looks away with a mumble. 'I could have sworn that I heard her say that…' Shaking her head, she gives Lee a smile. "Well then, come one Lee. I'll get started with the scans now, ok?" The boy just nods as they lead him away with Gai following as well as Tsunade. Hermione just shakes her head before she heads off into another part of the complex.
'Well, they've got everything in hand so I think I should go and check up on my patient.' After a couple of minutes she arrives in the Kitchen to the sight of Hana rubbing her bulging stomach with a soft smile with a empty plate in front of her. "Hello Hana. How are we today?" Hana looks up and her smile grows as she notices Hermione.
"Hello Hermione. We're both doing well so you shouldn't worry." Getting up with a groan, she makes her way to the bushy haired Kunoichi. "Time for a check up eh?" Hermione just nods as they head to Hana's room. Entering, Hermione glances around at the room which is filled with pictures of various types of wildlife and nature scenes. On a nearby dresser are several pictures of Harry with Hana as well as pictures of Harry's other girlfriends and Hana's family and friends. Shaking her head, Hermione motions to the bed.
"Up you go now! I can't do your check up if you standing. Also, take off that shirt your wearing so it'll be easier." Hana just shrugs before she waddles over to the bed and sits down with a groan as she takes off her shirt revealing her larger breasts and stomach. Ignoring that for the moment, Hermione does several handsigns for a scanning jutsu before laying them on her stomach. "So, how long has it been since you drank the potion?" Hana looks at her for a moment before sighing.
"Let's see… Two weeks after the Chunin Exam was when Harry left to search for the Hokage… Then about eight weeks before he returned… now it's been about four weeks so about fourteen weeks or three and half months give or take." Hermione nods as she finishes the scan.
"Which works out to be about five months equivalent or so." Leaning back, Hermione nods. "I'm getting much the same thing from my scans." She looks down and sighs almost jealously. "I got to admit though that I thought that you would be showing stretch marks… even your scars you had are gone for Pete's sake!" Hana just chuckles with a smirk.
"I got to thank Cissy for that since her Anti-Stretch mark and Scar healing creams are really doing me a HUGE favour." She doesn't notice how Hermione's frowning before chuckling. "Still can't quite believe it…" Hermione nods before looking at her.
"So how are you and Harry explaining this away? After all it isn't normal for a woman to go through pregnancy as quickly as you have Hana." Hana just gives her a raised eyebrow as she can't believe she just asked that.
"What? You don't know?" Hermione just looks embarrassed as she blushes slightly.
"I've been too busy in the hospital sorting things out and all to bother with gossip and rumours." Hana just sheepishly rubs the back of her neck.
"Remember how the fact that the Compound has a training room where time moves faster then it does out here?" Hermione nods slightly confused at the turn the conversation has taken. "Well, Harry-kun has spread around a rumour that after I discovered that I was pregnant and since I'm needed to get back on the job we're using it to speed up the pregnancy by shortening the time needed." Hermione thinks it over and sighs with a small smile on her face.
"Yup, that's Harry for you. Devious little shit when he wants to be true enough." She notices Hana looking down with a depressed look on her face causing a eyebrow to raise. "Something the matter Hana?" She nods slowly.
"Hermione… tell me something… Do you think that…" Hana takes a deep breath before letting it out. "Do you think that I'll make a good Okaa-san?" Hermione looks at her for several moment before softly smiling at her as she rubs her back in small circles.
"I think that you'll make a fine Okaa-san to any children you and Harry have Hana. I have no doubt of that. Worrying about it is normal, all first time Okaa-san's worry if they'll be good Okaa-sans. Tell me something, do you think Harry will make a good Otou-san for your children?" Hana looks at her in confusion before nodding. "Well, let me tell you something Hana, Harry's worried that he won't be since he never had a real childhood." She shakes her head at Hana's disbelief. "That's the truth." Hana just shakes her head.
"I… I can't believe that he feels like that Hermione… I can't." She then looks up at Hermione with shining eyes. "He's someone who I love. Whenever I thought of having children, I always saw him as a caring and kind Otou-san, nothing less. I know in my heart that he's truly the one… the person I love. I also know that he'll be the best Otou-san our children could ever wish for." Hermione looks at her with her eyes twinkling madly.
"And I can tell you that he thinks that you'll make a kind and caring Okaa-san. Each of you thinks that the other will be the better parent. From my perspective, I think that you'll both be great parents." Hermione looks away as a bit of sadness comes into her eyes. "In fact… part of me is deeply jealous of you Hana." Hana's head whips up at this as Hermione sadly smiles. "Ever since First Year I've always dreamed of one day marrying Harry and having children with him… Not because he's the Boy-Who-Lived or any of that crap, but because he's Harry. He's one of the greatest guys I know and yet…" She shakes her head as she looks at Hana. "And yet, here we are. Your going to give him his first born, a family." She gives Hana a soft smile as she looks down at Hana's stomach. "Yet I don't fault you for it. I maybe jealous of you Inuzuka Hana, but I AM happy for you." Hana looks down as well before looking back up and gently smiling.
"That's part of the reason that you're my nurse, isn't it? In a sense you're living you're dream through me vicariously huh?" Hermione goes quite for a few moments before nodding in agreement.
"That's… part of it I suppose Hana. A bigger part though is that I want to see Harry have a big family with lot's of children to spoil to his heart's content. He of all people deserves that much and I for one will do whatever I can to make his dream of a family of his own come true… even if it hurts to do so right now." Hana just smiles as she lays a hand on Hermione's shoulder.
"I wouldn't worry too much about that Hermione. After all, we both know that you'll eventually be married to him as well." Hermione looks at her for a second blushing before looking down at her belly.
"Well… I guess so." She then smirks as she pokes Hana in the stomach. "And I'll eventually join the Pudding Club as well I guess." Hana looks at her in complete confusion.
"'Pudding Club'? What the fucking hell is the Pudding Club?" Hermione looks at her with an amused glint in her eyes before grinning.
"The Pudding Club is what we Brits call Pregnant women of course!" Hana stares at her before shaking her head while chuckling.
"All you British people are nuts I swear… Pudding Club…" Suddenly she stops laughing as she looks at Hermione in confusion. "Wait a fucking second! What the hell does pudding have to do with pregnancy anyways?" Hermione just chuckles before bursting out in laughter at Hana's expression. Shaking her head, she starts to explain why.
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Naruto's sitting in a meditative position while surrounded with a crimson aura as he talks with his tenant who's 's sitting across from him. "Kyubi-chan… Can I ask you something?" She grunts letting him know to go ahead as he opens his eyes to see her tongue poking out of her lips as she tries to complete the Leaf floating exercise. "Have you noticed anything… off, when I use you chakra?" Frowning a little, Kyubi opens her eyes and looks at Naruto in confusion.
"Off? How so?" Naruto looks up for a moment before sorting out his thoughts.
"Well… It's almost like it's missing something you know… also it seems like every time I use it I can pull out more of it as well as being to do so easier then I would have thought." She looks at him with a pensive expression as she thinks it over.
"Why you can pull it out easier I don't rightfully know Naruto-kun. But to answer your first question, there is something missing from my chakra. It feels like I can only use half of my chakra. Why, I couldn't tell you, just that half of my chakra is inaccessible to the both of us." Naruto stands there thinking until a thought comes to him that makes him thoughtful.
"Hey Kyubi-chan… If I can use your chakra, then does that mean that you can use mine? I mean, I know that with all your power you don't have to, but still…" Kyubi blinks for a moment before blinking again as her eyes widen.
"You know what Naruto-kun? I never actually thought about it." Leaning back she thinks it over before nodding to herself. "Theoretically it's possible I suppose…" She nods again before looking at Naruto with a smile. "Well then, let's give it a shot shall we?" Naruto just grins and nods as she closes her eyes before he releases some of his own chakra. His eyebrows raise as Kyubi becomes enveloped in a blue chakra aura.
"Whoa." Before his stunned eyes, her animal features retract and are replaced by human ones. Groaning a little, she shakes her head and opens her eyes to reveal crystal blue eyes just like he normally has. "Holy shit…" She blinks at him before cocking her head to the side. "Kyubi-chan? Are you okay?" She slowly nods as she looks down at her hands in thought.
"Seems like using your chakra makes me human Naruto-kun as well as giving me some of your features." Narrowing her eyes, she focuses some of his chakra to her arm and is surprised at how easy it is to move it around and control it. "Seems I can control it far better then I can my own actually." Unseen and unnoticed by them, Naruto's seal slowly cycles between a red glow, a blue glow and it's normal black color. After ten more minutes of channelling each others chakra, the two stop only to get hit with a feeling of wooziness. Shaking her head, Kyubi looks at Naruto with a scowl. "Kuso! That's another thing I hate. Every time you use a large amount of my chakra we both get hit with dizzy spells… I wish to Inari that I knew why the fuck that was. And me using your chakra seems to actually INCREASE the dizziness." Naruto just shrugs as he gets up before lending her a hand.
"I don't know why that is Kyubi-chan… It'll likely be something that neither of us will ever know." Kyubi just nods and sighs as she shrugs.
"You're probably right about that…" They start walking only for her to give him a raised eyebrow as they head out since he keeps looking at her from the corner of his eye before blushing. Looking down the hall, a thoughtful look comes over her face as she ponders his behaviour. 'I wonder what's going on?' Shaking her head, she smiles as her hand snakes into his as they walk making him smile. Reaching the dinning room, they split apart with Naruto heading towards where Anko's sitting as Kyubi walks towards Kushina. Ever since Kushina had given her permission to pursue their relationship, Kyubi had taken to spending time with the recovering Kunoichi in order for then to get used to the other. Naruto finally sits down next to Anko who looks at him with a smile.
"Hey ya, Naruto. What's up." She rolls her eyes at his answer of the roof before smacking him in the back of the head. "Must you be so kuso annoying Naruto?" He just grins before reaching out and snagging a bowl of ramen.
"Yup! Besides… if I wasn't then I wouldn't be me, now would I" Anko thinks this over before reaching over and messing up his hair making him pout. After a bit, he turns back to her from his food. "So how's the training doing on your transformation Anko-chan?" She looks at him before swallowing the food in her mouth.
"Actually I'm not doing too bad on it… watch." She holds up a arm and he watches as it transforms into a draconic one making his eyes widen as her eyes also gain slits. After a few moments both the arm and her eyes go back to normal. "I can only handle a little bit at once like say both arms or legs, but not both pairs together. I can also modify my senses at the moment. I can modify my eyes, ears, and nose at once to a draconic level." She shrugs again. "So really I'm getting some use out of it." Naruto just nods as he continues to eat before Anko looks at him with a gleam in her eyes. "And I hope that you've remembered that it's my turn to sleep in your bed tonight…" She laughs a little as he starts choking while Kushina shoots him a dangerous look. After a little bit, Anko chuckles before rescuing him. "Not the way you're thinking Kushina you hentai." Kushina just goes red as she sputters. Naruto just sighs and shakes his head in amusement as he looks around in slight sadness.
'Who would have thought that someday that I would finally have so many precious people? Just seven years ago I was the most hated person in all of Konoha, but now? Now I have so many people who care for me that my heart is just bursting…' Feeling a hand squeezing his shoulders, he looks to see Anko giving him a understanding smile. Afterwards both him and Anko make small talk as they eat. On the other side of the table Kushina is having a conversation with Kyubi as well. She looks at Kyubi with widened eyes.
"You never knew who your Okaa-san was!" Kyubi nods slowly and explains leaving Kushina shaking her head. 'I knew that according to Yuri that things were different in Atlantis but still…' Looking at the woman beside her, she lightly frowns. 'I SHOULD hate her for taking my husband away from me as well as killing so many of my friends but…' Kushina just sighs before taking a drink. 'Yet I just can't find it in myself to do so.' She then shakes her head in wry amusement. 'I guess it's because she makes my son happy. And for that reason alone I might eventually forgive her.' Shrugging such thoughts away, she turns back and starts yet another conversation with the kitsune in order to learn more about the woman who captured her son's heart before all others. Later that night finds Anko walking into Naruto's room as the new chunin gets ready for bed. Hearing her, he turns to see her shrug off her trench coat. Seeing him look at her she raises an eyebrow causing him to snort.
"I suppose that like Tsume-chan you sleep naked?" Anko just looks at him before smirking and chuckling.
"Hardly Naruto." She then shrugs before lifting her shirt off of her. "I still sleep in my underwear, see?" She points downwards making him blush as he notices her orange thong. She then becomes nervous as she takes a deep breath. "Naruto?" He looks her in the eye and nods. "I… I just want you to know that even though we're together now that… that I don't want this to go any farther then simply sleeping in the same bed at this moment. We may have a few kisses and cuddles but no more then that. Understood?" Naruto just nods at this as he knows she still has trust issues concerning men so he simply lets it lay. Instead of speaking, he just opens his arms into which Anko walks into, fully accepting the embrace for what it is: One of love. Reaching up, she undoes the ponytail she's known for and let's her, now revealed to be shoulder length, purple hair fall. Smiling, she waits until Naruto is under the covers before joining him and wrapping her arms around him as she cuddles into his back. Snuggling in, Anko moves her head around and gives him a kiss good night before the two fall fast asleep.
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Steve: and there we go! Yet another chapter done!
Yui: And no lemons in this one…
Steve: Well… I wanted to do a bit of fluff between Anko and Naruto and to show how what Orochimaru did to her affected her.
Yui: I suppose… by the way, the next chapter is going to be a actual filler/Omake right?
Steve: Yup! We're going to see the group try to discover Kakashi's true face… See you all there!
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