lostmoonchild: Thanks for the reviews! I honestly wanted to do soo much with the Kages in this one chapter but it didn't turn out that great so the chapter got edited. Don't worry, there be a yelling match between Naruto and at least one of the Kages coming up so it's good. Here's the new chapter, enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.
Chapter Fourteen
"Just remember that you're expected to mind your manners. Answer their questions as honestly as possible regardless of if they feel bad or not."
"Why would they feel bad?" Hisoka questioned as she looked up at Naruto.
"I'm not saying that they would, I'm just saying that one or two of them might not feel like what you want them to." Naruto told the girl as they walked towards the Hokage Tower.
Hisoka nodded slightly before looking up, seeing that they were being followed. How come the ANBU officers were following them? "Am I going to go home, Naruto?" Hisoka asked finally.
"I have absolutely no idea."
Eight. Eight. Eight. Gray eyes looked towards the Hokage Tower as a strange feeling began swirling in her stomach. Her lower lip stuck out slightly as she tried to figure out how best to explain the feeling that was currently swirling around with the fire in her belly. "Oh! Before I forget, here's a present for you." Naruto said as if remembering something.
The two stopped and Hisoka's eyes widened in surprise when Naruto pulled out a small jacket from beneath his jacket. "Thank you." Hisoka said before noticing that her jacket had the same Uzumaki swirl on it that Naruto's did.
"It's not problem. I woulda had it orange but Sakura-chan threatened to beat me straight into hell if I did." Naruto chuckled. "I hope blue's okay."
"It's beautiful. Thank you."
Naruto grinned as he helped the girl put the jacket on, nearly laughing when they both realized the jacket was a little too big for her. "At least we know we won't be replacing the jacket in a couple months." Naruto laughed. "Come on, let's go see Granny Tsunade and everybody else."
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She knew that he would find a way to make it clear to everybody that Hisoka was part of his family even if there were no legal papers saying so and as Tsunade looked at the girl that now bore the Uzumaki swirl on her new jacket, it was almost enough to make her smile. "Good morning, Hisoka-chan." Tsunade said with a forced smile.
Hisoka beamed happily at Tsunade, clearly pleased to see the older woman. "Good morning, Lady Hokage. How are you?" Hisoka questioned politely.
"Very well, thank you."
Despite being raised by the Kyuubi Jinchuuriki, it was clear that the girl had acceptable manners. "Good morning, little one. How are you doing this morning?" Lady Mizukage questioned.
"Fine, thank you. I'm sorry I'm not talking out loud and mouthing everything. I can sign but Naruto thought that somebody might think I'm making hand signs and want to hurt somebody."
Immediately the Tsuchikage raised an eyebrow and asked, "Can you do hand signs, little one?"
"Not really. Naruto said he was going to teach me when I'm a little older if I want to become a shinobi like him."
"Do you?" Lord Tsuchikage questioned.
"Very much."
There was an uneasiness as they looked at the little girl and saw the bright smile on her face. "Yes, well, are you aware of why we've come to see you?" Lady Mizukage questioned.
Hisoka's eyebrows furrowed slightly before she answered, "Naruto said it's because I'm special."
"That's right. You see, you're the very last of a very special family that we all had thought had died well before you were born." Lord Raikage stated. "You seem like an exceptionally bright child and it'd be a shame for your intelligence to go to waste."
Why would her intelligence go to waste? She wasn't doing anything that she didn't normally do other than talking to five grownups instead of just one or two. "Go ahead and take a seat, Hisoka-chan." Tsunade told her. "It's okay."
"I'm okay. One time the snake man made me stand for two days straight. If I sat down then he'd have a snake bite me." Hisoka fiddled with the hem of her jacket. "Is it bad that I'm happy he's dead?"
"No, it's not." Tsunade told her. "I think many people were happy when Sasuke killed him."
Hisoka nodded slightly before looking towards the door, her features suddenly showing surprise and confusion. "What is it?" Gaara questioned.
"Someone like Naruto's outside." Hisoka replied, her eyes remaining focused on the door. "He feels… sucky."
Her attention went back to them and she could see a look of anxiety on Lord Raikage's face. "You can feel him?" Lord Raikage questioned stiffly. "You can actually feel the Bijuu?"
Without hesitation, Hisoka nodded before she looked at the door again. "Hisoka?" Tsunade questioned.
The girl frowned slightly before taking a step towards the door. "You can't leave yet, Hisoka." Lady Mizukage told her.
Hisoka's eyes lingered on the door for another few moments before she looked at them again. "Hisoka, would you mind telling us about where you were born?" Gaara asked.
"In a tube." Hisoka responded simply.
"I have ANBU investigating the area as we speak." Tsunade told the other Kages. "They should be returning within the next few days with all of the information they were able to acquire."
There was a lack of interest in Hisoka's eyes as the five leaders discussed the circumstances surrounding the girl. "Can you tell us how Naruto's been taking care of you?" Gaara questioned.
"He takes really good care of me. The other people yelled at me and lied so Granny Tsunade told Naruto to take care of me. Now he wants to make me his daughter."
Hisoka was aware that Naruto wanted to adopt her? "For a moment I was almost convinced that the Jinchuuriki wasn't teaching the girl any of his bad habits. Now I see that he's taught the girl a bad habit." Lord Raikage told Tsunade. "Personally I don't see the possibility of the Jinchuuriki adopting someone with her talents."
"Naruto is currently the only one that can take care of her without dropping her off in my office claiming that she's too much of a handful." Tsunade told them. "Hisoka, I want you to go outside. Tell Naruto that we'll be asking for him later today."
Hisoka nodded before running out of the room and jumped into Naruto's arms, nearly sending the blonde backwards. "Hey! What happened?" Naruto questioned.
"They're gonna argue. Granny Tsunade says they'll want to talk to you later." Hisoka responded simply as she snuggled close to Naruto. "The water lady wants to watch me. The lightening man isn't too sure."
"How about everyone else?"
"The earth man agrees with the water lady."
Naruto breathed a soft sigh of relief, knowing full well what that meant. "I can talk to my brother and make him see that she's not terrible." Killer Bee told the blonde.
"Thanks. Hisoka, this is Killer Bee." Naruto said with a grin.
The girl stared for a few moments before offering a small grin and bumping her knuckles against his. "Doesn't seem like much though." Killer Bee commented as he carefully looked over the girl. "But small packages can pack one hell of a bang, man. You look like you can already pack a punch."
"Hitting people is bad."
Killer Bee laughed before patting the girl on the head. "You're okay, kid. I'll let my brother know that you're practically harmless." Killer Bee laughed. "I'm not sensing anything terrible from you like he probably is. You're actually pretty comforting."
Wrapping her arms around Naruto's neck, Hisoka stared silently as the older man left the room. She could feel the anxiety that radiated off of them and stroked Naruto's blonde hair tenderly as if afraid that he'd abandon her due to his anxiety. "It's okay, Hi-Hi. I'm not going anywhere." Naruto told her softly. "I won't let anybody hurt you."
"What if Granny Tsunade says that you have to?"
"Then I'll ignore her and protect you." Naruto confirmed. "Even Killer Bee and Gaara will."
Even as he spoke those words, Naruto could feel more of Kyuubi's chakra being pushed from his body by the demon fox and into Hisoka. If push came to shove and Hisoka was alone, he knew that the most precious gift ever given to him would be safe until help was able to reach her.
lostmoonchild: Okay, I actually did get to the episode where Killer Bee was introduced (after screaming bloody murder at Sasuke for killing Deidara -I know he blew himself up but still Sasuke was involved- and Itachi) and I honestly start smiling when Killer Bee starts talking (don't know why) so I tried to get his speech in the story and that just set off so many "DO NOT DO THIS!" alarms that my fingers refused to type the words. I'm not the kind of girl that enjoys rap so I wouldn't be able to do any of Killer Bee's raps (even if they are questionable) without cringing and hiding from flying objects. So read and review!