Hope everything is in your favour. I only have a couple of people to acknowledge. Thanks to The Bag of Holding for following my story and Shincore for favouring my story. Enjoy!

Naruto lasted through the newspaper club meeting, but he needed an outlet. After the meeting he went far from the school's campus and stood in a clearing. Chakra started to swirl around him and he did his all-time favourite hand sign.

"Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu."

A large amount of clones surrounded the original. They came at him and one by one they dispersed. A number of them came down and piled on top of him. With a powerful shout red light shined through the spaces and they dispersed covering where Naruto stood in smoke. His appearance changed and he disappeared. He moved so fast that it just looked like the clones were dispelling themselves.

After dispelling all the clones he sat beneath a tree. He closed his eyes trying to savour the moment. When he opened them he saw himself at a cage with a face he knew all too well. The Nine Tails behind bars like the caged animal he is. Outside his mind he smiled until a chakra Kyuubi formed.

"What's so funny?"

"Nothing really. How long do you think I could keep this up?"

"I don't know. You already told that pink long haired girl, so it's only soon before the rest finds out."

"I guess. I should get back before they come looking for me."

"Talk to you later."

"Unbelievable. He's the jinchuuriki for the Nine Tails, huh? I can use this to my advantage."

At the school everyone was in the cafeteria. Moka stared at him remembering what she saw. Naruto glimpsed at her wondering what part of her was the real her. He looked at her Rosario then he remembered it seals her true powers away. Deep down Moka worried about Naruto. He got up and left with his head hung low. After lunch only they were in their homeroom. Inside there, Moka explained her childhood and why Kokoa was the way she was.

"Miss Kokoa there in here."

"Nice job Ko Buddy."

She crashed through the window with a wicked smile on her face. They ran out and Mizore, Kurumu, and Yukari stalled so Tsukune and Moka could get away. Kokoa's bat turned into a spiky mace and knocked them out of the way. Outside Tsukune and Moka hid behind a statue. It wasn't long before Kokoa found them. She swung it and got spun into the air.

She landed and saw she landed in front of someone. She looked up, but wished she didn't. Naruto stared down at her in disgust. Fury was written all over her face, but then she calmed down. A slight, but noticeable, smile made its way to her face. She got up and stared Naruto in the face with a beautiful, undeniable smile. A blush crept onto his face.

She got closer to him and his heart raced. She went to the right side of his face and whispered something in his ear.

"If you don't train me your secret will be out, jinchuuriki of the Nine Tailed Fox."

"How did you know?"

"I saw you talking to him in the woods. I saw when you left the campus and decided to follow you. I saw your little trick to make thousands of yourself appeared and when he came out. So how do you want it? Be exposed by me or not at all."

"Fine, I'll do it. Just remember this. If you whisper this to anyone, there's going to be one less vampire in this world."

Hearing the Kyuubi's voice at such close range and what he said sent shivers down her back. She backed away from him and began to walk away. She glimpsed at him once more and ran away. Naruto turned around to see the dumbfounded Tsukune and Moka. He snapped them from their trance and led them back to homeroom where everyone else was.

Naruto didn't join them mainly because he had a lot on his mind. Tsukune and Moka couldn't get what they witnessed out of their heads nor could they keep it to themselves.

"You would never believe what happened," Tsukune started.

"What happened Tsukune?" Yukari asked.

"When Kokoa found us, Naruto saved us again. She got spun into the air and landed in front of him. She smiled and got so close to him that her head went over his shoulder. They stayed like that for twenty seconds, and then she just left."

"Is this the same Kokoa that tried to kill us?" Kurumu asked.

"No it's a different one," Mizore said with her lifeless voice.

"Guys this is serious!" Yukari shouted.

"I wonder what they were doing. Kokoa would never get that close to us, so why Naruto?" Moka noted.

"They're getting a little too close, don't you think?" Tsukune acknowledged.

"I'll say," Mizore answered.

"I just had an idea on what's going on, but it couldn't be true," Yukari inserted.

"Well what is it?" Tsukune answered.

"Call me crazy, but do you think Naruto and Kokoa are secretly dating?"

"Although it seems impossible it may be true."

"I know my sister. If she hated me her whole life then what makes you think she'll fall in love with someone she's known for a month."

"When you put it that way then it does make sense."

They talked for a couple more minutes and departed for their dorms. Naruto walked the hallway until a well known voice called him. He turned around to see Kokoa in her usual hands on hips pose. Naruto kept a lifeless look on his face as she talked.

"When are we starting?"

"Tomorrow."

"I need it now."

"Missing one night isn't going to kill you."

"The sooner I win the sooner I can lay off you punks."

"If memory serves me right you can't handle me by yourself."

"Just shut up. We're starting tonight."

Naruto sighed and followed her to somewhere they could train. Naruto looked at the sky and night time was soon there. He instructed her to go her fastest and try get one hit off of him. She vanished and Naruto blocked her attack. She kept on trying, but didn't prevail.

"I have serious work to be done with you."

"What's that suppose to mean?"

"You have the potential, but you're too reckless."

"Reckless?!"

"You just go in for the kill instead of forming some type strategy and learning your opponent's fighting style. For instance..." Naruto disappeared, kicked Kokoa, tripped her down and held her hands behind her back while sitting on her. "I like to do the unexpected."

"Unexpected huh?"

She brought her hands from her back to the front slamming Naruto on the ground. She smiled, but then he dispelled. He grabbed her by her wrists lifting her up.

"Back at home they gave me a nickname, the number one hyperactive knucklehead ninja."

"So you're just not a jinchuuriki, but a ninja."

"Yes I am. You and me are alike in some ways," he said setting her down.

"Like what?"

"Our passion to never give up, our determination to get stronger, and we have someone who is really close to us, but we can't stand them."

"You just don't get it. I was left alone since I was really young. You don't know how it is to feel the hollowness loneliness brings!"

He moved closer to her hugging her. Her eyes widened with tears flowing free. She was about to push Naruto when he spoke.

"Believe me I felt that all my life. I grew up without parents, siblings, and love. All the villagers stared at me and would treat me like trash, and I didn't even know the reason behind it."

She knew he had it way worst than her. Subconsciously she hugged him back. Naruto was shocked to feel her arms around him. He broke the hug and Kokoa regained her consciousness.

"Same place tomorrow, but a little earlier."

Naruto vanished leaving her by herself.

"What is this feeling? I feel so calm and happy. I don't know what you did to me, but I like it, Naruto Uzumaki."