Steve: And here we are with yet another chapter!
Pen-pen: War ark wark waarrkkk waar wa wark waarrk waarrkk? (And how many chapters make up this update exactly?)
Steve: Actually... There's five chapters that are going to be part of this update.
Yui: FIVE!? WHAT THE HELL!?
Hinata: Um... Steve-san? Normally you only do three chapters at once... Why the change?
Steve: Simple. I took so long so I decided to do a longer update in hope of getting forgiveness from the readers of course. Granted, I got to admit that having last updated back in November that I don't really deserve it.
Hinata: I think that you might get it.
Steve: I hope.
Yui: Er... Anyways... Shouldn't we get on with the chapter?
Steve: You're right! Hinata? Pen-pen? If you 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
Sitting at a table outside, Harry slowly glances around before settling back down and looking out over the edge of the balcony. All's quiet when he hears a throat being cleared causing him to jump. Turning around in his seat, he softly smiles as he sees a beautiful woman standing there with long black hair and a heart-shaped face framing grey-blue eyes. "Hello Gran. How's things with you today?" She just smiles as she sits down in the seat beside him and hands him a cup of tea before taking a sip of her own.
"Oh, I'm doing quite well for myself at the moment Harry my dear." She then shakes her head and sighs "Your grandfather is STILL trying to find James, no such luck though as yet." She then gives Harry a slightly saddened look. "I'm sorry that you haven't met your father yet. Despite some of his flaws, he's become a wonderful man. Most of that is thanks to Lily though." Harry just softly smiles as he looks out, his eyes unseeing.
"Yeah… Mum sure is a one of a kind woman… though Aunt Kushina is a very close second." Dorea just nods from where she is.
"That she is. I mean… James used to talk about her all the time and I wasn't sure about her." She then turns to Harry and grins. "And then he brought her home and I just about fell in love with her. She was truly the daughter that I never had." Her grin then widens as she takes a sip of her tea. "Of course it helped that she was able to temper some of James' more… shall we say. 'Active' impulses." Harry just chuckles from where he is.
"To say it better she had him on a VERY short leash." Dorea just gives a very unlady-like snort at that.
"That's putting it mildly. Better to say the truth, she had him, how do you young ones say it? Ah, yes! She had him whipped." Harry just chuckles a little as he leans back, watching Naruto running across the plains in front while being chased by a bunch of kitsune.
'Maybe I should go ahead mention that to Kyubi-nee-chan when we get back…?' Dorea just rolls her eyes seeing the sparkle in Harry's eyes.
"Harry, I know what you're thinking and I have to say that I don't want you doing that to poor Naruto." Harry's about to say something when he notices her mischievous smirk. "Instead you should use it as blackmail and milk it for all it's worth." Harry just shakes his head in amusement.
"Spoken like a true Slytherin Gran." She just chuckles but says nothing else. "I got to admit that this has been a very good vacation for me, but I'll be happy to be back in my body… NO offence to present company of course." Dorea just shrugs.
"None taken." She then watches as Naruto leaps over the fence followed by the Kitsunes, who now have a banner proclaiming themselves to be the "Naruto Kitsune Fanclub" thus revealing that they're all females. "Don't you think that you should help him?" Harry just shrugs.
"Nah, he can get out of this on his own." Harry then takes another sip before blinking as something occurs to him. "What the hell are kitsune doing here anyway? Nekomata I can understand since Grandpa is the Shinigami, but Kitsune? What the hell do they have to do with death?" Dorea just smiles before chuckling.
"Inari visited recently… or at least Inari's female aspect." She then becomes thoughtful as she glances back in time to see Naruto disappear under a hoard of kitsune. A few moments later pieces of Naruto's clothes go flying. "In fact… I think that one of those kitsune is Inari's female aspect as a matter of fact." She then notices something and smiles. "Looks like you're going back dear. Sorry that you haven't had that much time, though I did have a lot of fun getting to know my grandson. Also, I wish that you father had arrived in time." Harry then looks down and notices that he's become transparent.
"Guess you're right Gran! I had a lot of fun and I'll see you around." She just snorts and shakes her head.
"Don't take this the wrong way Harry, but I don't want to see you again for a LONG time." She then reaches over and gives the rapidly disappearing Harry a hug. "You take good care of yourself and your loved ones. And remember: I, your Grandfather, and James are SO proud of you and we always will be." Harry just nods tearfully and says goodbye just once more before disappearing completely. She then sighs to herself. 'He's such a good kid for how he's grown up…' Her eyes then narrow as she grins maliciously. 'And I have got to remind Charlus that Albus is MINE when he dies.' Hearing a disappointed groan behind her, she shakes her head before calling over her shoulder. "You guys do know that he lives in Konoha, right?" Everything goes silent for a moment before the sound of a small stampede sounds though the area. A few seconds finds her drinking her tea with a smirk. 'Take that brat. No one, and I do mean NO ONE plays a prank on the Prankster queen of Slytherin and gets away with it!' She then starts laughing manically and the souls that are walking by start hurrying faster, though they spare a small prayer for whoever has caught her attention this time.
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Pulling away her green glowing hand from a less bandaged Harry's head, Tsunade nods at Shizune who pulls her glowing hand away from Naruto's head. A few moments later the two twitch before blinking their eyes open. Tsunade just smiles as she looks down at them. "Well, welcome back to the world of the Living you two. About time you finally wake up." Naruto just groans.
"Fuck Baa-chan, can't you keep your scratchy voice down?! My head is pounding!" Tsunade just glares at him before reaching down and flicking him in the side of the head.
"How many times must I tell you gaki, don't call me that!" Naruto just pouts and gives Shizune a teary eyed look.
"Shizune-chan! Tsunade-baa-chan is being mean to me! And she hit me! Can't you do something to stop her?" Tsunade starts to growl as she pulls up a sleeve as Shizune starts to giggle.
"Awww. I'm sorry Naruto-kun. Would you like me to come over and kiss your booboo and make it all better?" She giggles again as Naruto nods at this.
"Yeah… Please kiss it all better Shizune-chan!" Blushing heavily, she does so causing Naruto to go red while Tsunade just rolls her eyes and makes an expression of mock disgust.
"Ugh. You two are being so sweet I swear that I'm getting cavities just watching this." Harry from where he is raises an eyebrow with a smirk on his face.
"Really Baa-chan? I would have thought that at your age you would only have dentures since all your teeth had fallen out." Harry just keeps smirking… right up to the point where a (thankfully clean) bedpan slams into his face leaving an indent in it Harry then falls back on the bed with a moan as a pissed Tsunade starts to stalk over. Before she can do anything though a red blur shoots into the room and leaps onto Naruto, crushing the breath from him. Looking up, he sees a teary Kyubi hugging him for all she's worth while not realizing that she's cutting off his air supply.
"Kyu… Kyubi… Chan… can't... breath..." She just keeps crying into his chest, not noticing that Naruto's slowly turning blue.
"Oh Kami-sama Naruto-kun! I was so worried! I thought that you were going to die and leave me!" She continues babbling like this for a while until Shizune taps her on the shoulder, catching her attention. "What!?" Shizune just smiles and points down.
"I'm thinking that Naruto-kun needs some air right about now. Though I have got to admit that shade of purple his face is turning is quite a lovely shade, it clashes with the rest of him." Blinking, Kyubi looks down to see a rapidly purpling Naruto. Gasping, she let's go but continues to straddle him.
"Oh, I am SO sorry Naruto-kun!" Her ears (which are visible) now noticeably droop. "It's just... I'm just so excited to see you awake. I mean, first you nearly die, and then you're in a coma and-" Harry now perks up as he turns to her.
"We've been in a coma? A medical one that Tsunade-baa-chan put us into I'd assume?" She just nods. "So how long have we been under for? It was a while from my perspective, but I'm not sure since time flowed differently where we were." At that point Lily's voice sounds through the room and everyone turns to see her lean against the doorframe.
"You've been under for three weeks. We were starting to get worried that you might not wake up." Her facial expression then noticeably saddens before she walks slowly over and hugs Harry tightly. Harry doesn't know what to do only to hug her back. A few moments later Harry feels the tattletale feel of tears soaking into his shirt causing his eyes to widen.
"Mum? What's wrong? Why are you crying?" Lily just pulls back some and softly smiles before pulling him back into the hug as he strokes her back.
"You're just like your father. Stupid at times. But I guess that's part of your personality." She then shakes her head. "I'm crying because I'm happy. You're finally awake!" She then pulls back and takes his face in her hands. "I was so scared. You should have seen how hurt you were! You even stopped breathing!" A few more tears then leak from her eyes. "But... you survived. Even with all the injuries you received, you still managed to survive. And for that I will be forever grateful to whoever is responsible for you still being here." Harry just holds her close and rests his head in the crook of her neck, enjoying the warmth there. After a few minutes Harry pulls away and shakes his head.
"I'm happy that I'm still here too Mum." He then looks at Tsunade who's looking out the window. "Hey, are you crying Tsunade-baa-chan?" She looks over at him with a slight glare, though the sting is taken out by how shiny her eyes are.
"No! Of course not!" She then looks away before wiping her eyes with her sleeve. "I... just need to have the air quality in this room checked. That's all!" Harry just shakes his head in amusement before looking over to see a crying Kushina hugging Naruto.
"Softy..." Tsunade just glares at him before he clears his throat. "Before we go any farther... what happened to Sasuke-teme? Was the mission a success? And how are the others?" Tsunade just sighs as she sits down.
"The mission was a success. Sasuke is currently cooling his heels in the High Security section of the ANBU prison." Tsunade then takes a deep breath before continuing. "As to the others..." She just shakes her head. "Out of all of you, only Shikamaru came back in a somewhat healthy state. The only thing he had was a broken finger and chakra exhaustion. Choji also had chakra exhaustion, but he was also dangerously underweight..." Noticing both Naruto's and Harry's states of disbelief she shakes her head. "He had all three of the Akamichi pills." Naruto stiffens at this in shock.
"What the fucking hell was he thinking?! He's got to be even luckier than me to still be alive after that! Those things have a ninety-nine percent death rate!" Calming down slightly, he shakes his head. "I take it that it's partially thanks to you that he's still alive?" Tsunade just nods as she shrugs.
"Well... Yeah. Though I will admit that if it wasn't for the Nara medical notes they had on the pills then it's unlikely that even I could have saved him." She sighs a little before nodding her head at Harry. "I got to say though, Cissy's nutrient potions are working wonders for him." She then blinks as she realizes something. "That's right! You wanted to know what happened to the others. Sorry about that, got a little sidetracked. Anyways, Kiba was hurt pretty badly. Seems that that his opponent was actually two different people. And one had the ability to merge with the other and also other people as well. He tried to take over Kiba but he drove him out using the expedient method of stabbing himself in the stomach." Both Harry and Naruto just give her a deadpan look before Harry makes a comment.
"You... have got be shitting me." Tsunade just shakes her head with an exasperated look. "Oh of all the bloody fucking stupid things..." Shizune just chuckles from where she's sitting.
"For what it matters... So I agree with you. And so does Hana-san, Tsume-sama, and Raven-san... She actually tore such a strip off of him right there in the hospital that I'm pretty sure that he likely needed a bedpan." Naruto just snorts from where he is while running his hand through Kyubi's hair as she's laying beside him on the bed.
"She's going to let him have it as soon as he gets out... so's Tsume-chan and Hana." Tsunade just snickers and tells him that they already did. "Knew it!" Tsunade just smiles for a second before becoming serious again.
"Neji was bad though. He had two holes in his upper torso, one of which was right above his heart. Thought that we might lose him, but Shizune pulled through and pulled off a minor miracle." Shizune just blushes and looks down at the floor as Naruto focuses on her with an amazed look.
"It... isn't that big of a deal Tsunade-kaa-chan... It really isn't." Tsunade just snorts.
"It is. Even though it sounds like bragging, I've got to say that you're one of the best medics that I have ever seen." She then looks at Naruto. "She managed to pull off one of the most complicated and powerful medical techniques. I have never been so proud of my daughter as I was when I found out." If Shizune was blushing before, now she's practically glowing from Tsunade's praise. Naruto's face just lights up with a large foxy grin.
"That's incredible Shizune-chan! I knew that you were a wicked awesome Medic-nin, but if Tsunade-baa-chan is impressed then you must have been amazing!" Shizune just looks down again while rubbing the back of her neck, but she has a pleased look on her face regardless.
"Thanks Naruto-kun..." Harry then clears his voice with a smile before looking at each of the people.
"And what about us? What about our injuries?" At this the atmosphere changes before Tsunade takes a deep breath.
"Out of the two of you, Naruto had the less injuries. Let me start with the fact that he had two wounds, one in his shoulder just above his heart and the other in his chest. Both were caused by the Uchiha's Chidori..." She trails off as the air seems to freeze and the windows shudder. Harry just glares at Tsunade.
"Please... Tell... me... that... you're... joking... please..." Tsunade just licks her upper lip as Harry growls deep in his throat. "I'm going to kill that fucking teme, and no one is going to stop me... Not the Council, and sure as hell not any ninja and then I'm going to kill that prick Hatake too!" Lily just reaches over and lays a hand on his shoulder and squeezes.
"That's enough Harry. That's enough. Don't worry about either of those two because they're be getting what's coming to them soon enough. Don't you worry." She then nods at Tsunade who clears her throat before continuing as the oppressive pressure seems to lift.
"Right. Anyways, Naruto also had three healed ribs and what appeared to be a healed snapped neck as well as spinal compression. This isn't even counting the amount of damage his nerves took from the electricity from the two Chidori's. Then there was the injuries from Kabuto too." She then turns and looks at Naruto directly and doesn't see Harry's expression of surprise. "When he hit you with those chakra scalpels, he did miss your heart, but instead hit your liver, one lung, and one kidney. He also managed to sever several important nerves for motor control in your lower body. That seems to be why you couldn't move after he attacked you. This isn't even counting the severed chakra coils in those areas." She then sighs and shakes her head. "And the last bit was the fact that not only did were you suffering from chakra exhaustion, but also chakra poisoning brought on by using too much of Kyubi's chakra." At this Kyubi looks down, but Naruto forces her to look him in the eye.
"It wasn't your fault Kyubi-chan, it's mine. Not your's. I was the one stupid enough to actually go through with it and use so much of your chakra without heeding your warnings." Kyubi just nods and gives him a peck before snuggling into his side. Naruto then turns back to Tsunade with a raised eyebrow. "And nii-san? What were his injuries?" Tsunade just sighs.
"Out of everyone here, Harry had the worst injuries." She then turns to Harry. "It took everything that Hermione had to just to stabilize you. And after that it was still touch and go for the next few days." She then begins to tick off on her fingers. "Let's start with the least. First, both of your ear drums were ruptured. When you arrived you were bleeding from your ears and nose. It wasn't until Lily confirmed why that was that I knew that I was right." She then gives him a glower. "I saw similar injuries on nin who got too close to massive explosions. We'll be talking about how much paperwork you've given me later." She then ticks off on another finger. "You had third degree burns over forty percent of your body with second degree burns covering the rest. Both of your legs were simply shattered while your left arm was broken in three places and the attached shoulder was also broken. Your jaw was shattered along with three ribs. Two of which pierced your right lung. You also had a partially crushed windpipe as well as a fractured skull. I swear that I was surprised to even see you breathing. If it wasn't for Lily getting you here so quickly..." She just trails off as he looks at him mom with a smile on his face.
"Thanks." She just smiles but then he looks puzzled. "But how did you get me here so quickly? Had to be in a matter of minutes from the sound of it. So how did you get here?" Lily looks at him as a look of confusion comes over her face.
"I really don't know. I couldn't apparate out, something was blocking me. I think it was the amount of magic in the air. Anyways, I was so desperate to get you out of there that something happened..." Seeing the inquisitive look she rubs the back of her neck. "I somehow managed to use Shunshin no jutsu. I didn't even know it! And somehow I made it almost all of the way to Konoha's hospital to boot." Tsunade just nods having already seen the report from the ANBU, though the fact that she didn't know the jutsu in the first place is a surprise. But before she can say anything, Harry speaks up.
"I think that I know why." They all turn to him with interested looks. "Tell me something Mum, Kushina-Oba-chan. Have either of you two heard the other's voice but they insisted that they said nothing?" The two just nod, though Kushina seems somewhat confused.
"Well... Yeah, as a matter of fact. It's kind of odd I suppose but..." She then closes her mouth and looks somewhat thoughtfully at Harry. "I guess that you know something about what's going on here?" Harry just nods with a grin and his eyes sparkling.
"As a matter of fact I do. I think that the Twin bond between the two of you is somehow repairing itself. I wouldn't be too surprised if Kushina-oba-chan is soon able to use magic again." Shocked looks, he grins before looking back at Tsunade. "So what else is going on in Konoha since I took my little nap?" Tsunade just sighs before telling them everything including the present situation before finishing it up.
"... And I just don't know how to deal with it. I've tried my best, but I can't procrastinate any longer on this. She has to go on trial and soon." She then sends a regretful look at Naruto. "For what it's worth, I'm sorry." Naruto just nods before becoming thoughtful. A few minutes later he nods to himself before looking at Tsunade.
"I... Think that I might have a idea. I'll have to check it out first, but it should work." He then notices Kyubi looking somewhat nervous causing him to raise an eyebrow. "Kyubi-chan? What's the problem?" She just sighs and looks away.
"Naruto-kun, do you remember the project that you've been working on? You know, the one to give me a body?" He slowly nods before his eyes widen. "Yeah... I know all about it." Seeing the shocked look, she sighs. "We found your notes. Tsunade-sama looked them over and... well, we've already implemented the treatments. And guess what? They're working!" Naruto just nods as he smiles.
"I guess that baka Shinigami was right..." Noticing the looks, he blinks as he watches Harry put his head in his hands. "What?" Harry just sighs and gives him a look causing him to be sheepish. "I... Said that out loud, didn't I?" Harry just sighs and nods causing him to hang his head. "Kuso." Kushina just raises an eyebrow.
"And when did you see the Shinigami?" Harry and Naruto look at each other and shrug before telling the story. After they finish, everything is quiet for several moments before Kushina blinks and looks at Lily. "I have got to admit, you got the weirdest in-laws. I mean... Not only is the Shinigami your Father in law... But you have the actual personification of Death itself as an ancestor of your husband's! I bow to you, oh great weirdo." Lily's reply is simply to hit her across the back of the head with a fan that she pulled from... somewhere.
"And that's enough from the peanut gallery Kushi." She then looks at Harry for a few r it moments before shaking her head. "It could only happen to us, couldn't it?" Harry just grins before shrugging.
"Well? What do you expect from us? From our family? You can't tell me that you never expected the Potter clan to have secrets it keeps from those outside the family." Lily just sighs and rubs the back of her neck.
"Actually, I always thought that I already knew about the Potter family secrets. Seems to me that there were things that even James didn't know about." Shaking his head, Naruto turns back to Kyubi.
"So the treatments are working for you then Kyubi-chan?" She just nods in reply, still too shocked over the recent revelation to say anything. "So... How much of you is now flesh and blood?" Blinking, Kyubi thinks it over before smiling.
"According to Tsunade-sama I'm now fifteen percent flesh and blood... well, flesh anyways." Seeing Naruto's confusion she explains. "Tsunade-sama had a look at the bones that you had. She then separated the blood producing marrow and injected it into my bones. She's also given me several transfusions of plasma." She then runs her hand through her hair shyly. "My body has been producing it's own blood now for the past week and it seems to be speeding up the process of my body's transformation." And to prove this, she takes a claw and gently cuts the tip of one of her fingers and let's a drop of blood well up. A second later it drops and lands on the sheet, leaving behind a spot of crimson. She then lays her head into the crook of his neck and sighs. "I'm just worried about what would happen if something happened to me. Would I die?" Naruto just shakes his head before laying a kiss on her brow.
"No, you wouldn't. All that would happen, and this is from the Shinigami mind you, is that you would return to the seal until the injuries you body had sustained were healed. That's all." He then smirks as he nuzzles her causing her to bite her lip. "So it seems that you're stuck with me for a very long time." Kyubi just gives him a hooded gaze.
"And that is something that I don't mind at all..." They then kiss while ignoring the gagging sounds coming from Kushina and Tsunade. A few minutes later finds Tsunade and Shizune walking along the halls, having left the others to talk in the room. After a bit, Shizune notices Tsunade's smirk causing her to blink.
"Tsunade-sama? What's with the smirk?" Tsunade's next words though cause her to blush bright red.
"So... When are you going to admit it and tell him how you feel?" Shizune just sputters for a moment before looking away.
"I have no idea as to what you're talking about Tsunade-sama. And who is this guy that you're talking about?" Tsunade snorts before rolling her eyes at her daughter's response.
"You know who I am talking about." She then jerks her thumb in the direction of the room containing the two brothers. "You're falling for the gaki. And you're falling for him hard." She then sighs and looks forwards. "I'm not doing this to tease you... well, not completely anyways." She quickly smirks but then becomes serious again. "I've seen the way you look at him and I can tell that he's interested in you. And not in the way like some of the perverts around here. He sees you as a woman, not as a talking pair of breasts." She then softly smiles before shaking her head as a saddened look enters her eye. "Reminds me of back in the day..." Shizune just slips her hand into Tsunade's and gives it a comforting squeeze as she realizes what this is all about.
"This is because of what happened with you and Dan-Oji-san, isn't it?" Tsunade just nods as she keeps looking forwards.
"Yeah... I just don't want you to make the same mistake that I made and wait too long." She then turns and looks at Shizune seriously. "We shinobi live dangerous and, all too often, brief lives. We often burn brilliantly for a time before our flames are put out." She then sighs and looks down at the floor with misty looking eyes. "I forgot that with Dan. We just kept putting off getting married and starting a family. We just kept saying 'Soon'. We waited too long. After that... I gave up all hope of ever starting a family..." She then looks up at Shizune and smiles. "But Naruto managed to give me that chance back." She then squeezes Shizune's hand. "I always thought of you as my daughter Shizune. And then you went through the Blood Adoption ritual and became my daughter in every way." She then sighs as she looks up as Shizune asks a question that's been bugging her.
"But... Why Naruto-kun? I would have thought that you would have a problem with him and me getting together." Tsunade just chuckles as she raises an eyebrow.
"Why don't I have a problem with you two getting together? Simple really, I know that he'll treat you right. It's just part of his personality. And I only want the best for my daughter and he's one of the best for you. Besides..." Here she smirks as she looks at Shizune with a twinkle in her eyes. "I know for a fact that if I was even two decades younger then I might have gone after him myself." Shizune's jaw just drops at this causing Tsunade to chuckle. "What? I might be in my fifties, but I'm not dead. Not by far." She then reaches out and grips Shizune's shoulder before giving it a squeeze. "You're twenty-nine years old Shizune. I want you to have the chance to have a family of your own before it's too late. And it would do my old heart some good to have some actual Grandchildren to spoil rotten." Shizune blushes at this before slowly nodding.
"I'll... think about it." Tsunade just nods before hugging her.
"That's all that I can ask of you Shizune. Nothing more, nothing less." And with one last pat on her shoulder, Tsunade walks away leaving a thoughtful Shizune standing there in the hallway...
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Steve: And there we are with the second to last chapter! We're on the home stretch people!
Yui: Finally! I was wondering when we would get there Steve-kun!
Hinata: It was a nice chapter Steve-san. I really enjoyed everything with Naruto-kun. Though I dislike how hurt Harry-kun was.
Steve: I actually expected it. Anyways... time for the last chapter people! Let's go!
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