Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, so HA, now ya can't sue me for what little money I actually have to my name.
I know I said I wouldn't update for awhile but I all the reviews (to me six or seven reviews is a lot) have really given me inspiration. Besides, writing this helps to relax and calm me, and with finals coming up, that is an important state to be in. So without further ado we shall start chapter 4 of Son of Kyuubi.
Chapter 4: School Daze
It has been 3 and one half years since that little fiasco with Hana, and the Hyuuga household has gotten very lively since then. Not only did Hanabi quickly grow up into a fine example of a Hyuuga, namely a stick in the mud with no personality whatsoever, but also last year Neji had entered the ninja academy. Hinata was also entering the academy this year and honestly she didn't feel quite up to it. She just couldn't bring herself to act cold and ruthless. Not that anyone honestly say that they wanted her to act like that in the first place. Everyone adored her for the shy, slightly introverted little girl that she was. No worries though. She would be receiving a little extra help from a demonic ball of fluff that was Naruto.
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"Hinata," Angel called out, "Do you have all your things for school?"
"Yes okaasan," Hime called back from the other room as she finished stuffing various things into a small bag. She then ran happily to the front door where Naruto was waiting. As she went to leave Naruto whined and looked at her with the saddest expression he could muster. "No Naruto," Hime said in a soft voice, "You can't come with me."
"Oh just take him with you," Angel said sweetly, "I am sure he won't cause too much trouble."
Naruto gave a big foxy grin as Hime nodded, scooped him up, and ran out the door. Sometimes Naruto wondered just how much Angel actually knew about his true identity. Ever since he saved her life she had been treating him differently, but not really in a bad way. She would often slip him pieces of meat and save him from being hugged to death. He was still wary however.
On the way to school he looked around eagerly from the safety of Hime's arms. It wasn't often he got to go out in daylight like this. Most of the time he had to go out at night to avoid suspicion and from being spotted. It was like whole other world, with people running about, doing errands, meeting friends, or just running around for the sake of running around.
Eventually they came upon a large building. Hime started looking for her homeroom, and after looking for about five minutes, located where she needed to be. She entered the room to find that she was one of the first people there. The others being boys, one with what looked like a pineapple for head was sleeping at one desk, and the other had a large coat and sunglasses on and seated in the far corner. Hime gave a meek hello and then took a seat in the back row.
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"Hello everyone," a young man with pineapple hair and a scar across his face said pleasantly, "My name is Iruka Umino, but you will refer to me as Iruka-Sensei, alright?"
Everyone gave their version of acknowledgment while Naruto merely thought to himself, 'Iruka huh? I guess I'll call him Scar for now.'
"Alright everyone," Scar said happily, "To celebrate your first day here with us at the academy we have decided to host classes outside. So everyone line up single file and let's go.
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"Alright," scar said once they were outside, "the students from the class one year ahead of you are going to be paired up with each of you, this way we can help to determine where you stand on the ninja front ok?" There was a round of yes's as everyone scrambled to find a good partner. Hime just stood there shyly, clutching Naruto like a security blanket, not really sure who she should try and talk to. Fortunately a girl with brown hair tied up in buns spotted her distress and decided to talk to her.
"Hi there," the girl said cheerfully," My name is TenTen. Want to be my partner?"
"U-Um… O-OK," Hime responded shyly, "My n-name is H-Hinata, and this is N-Naruto."
"Nice to meet you Hinata," TenTen smiled and then reached over and petted Naruto, "And it's nice to meet you too Naruto."
'Well,' Naruto thought, 'I guess she isn't so bad. At least she doesn't squeal and try to suffocate me like most girls do.' Naruto later learned to regret those words, as he found out that TenTen, or Panda as he calls her, is even scarier than girls who try to crush him to death. You see, Panda has a rather unhealthy obsession for all things sharp and pointy, as was evident by the large number of shuriken, kunai, and senbon in her bag. She also had deadly aim, which only added to the level of fear that Naruto had for this girl. On the other hand, she was fairly nice person, with plenty of enthusiasm and spunk for both Hime and herself, so Naruto could live with it if it meant that she could help his Hime break out of her shell a little bit, so long as she didn't try and pass on her weapon fetish that is. The mere thought of Hime wielding a bunch of long and pointy bits of metal sent shivers down his spine.
All in all, the excersises went by without a hitch. Panda helped with Hime's confidence problem and Hime helped with Panda's rather abysmal tiajutsu.
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Throughout the course of the day, Hime managed to make several friends. All of them, Naruto noted, came from clans. 'It's weird,' naruto thought, 'how is it possible for all these clans produce heirs at the same time. It must be the work of some greater power.' Somewhere in the real world, Masashi Kishimoto sneezed and thought, 'Someone must be talking about me.'
Anyways, amongst the friends that Hime gained throughout the course of the day, the following were the ones that most stood out to Naruto.
First of all was Panda of course, with her spunky attitude and Weapon fetish he worried about his future with Hime.
Next would be Sakura haruno, or Cherry as he called her because of her pink hair and fruity smell, was almost as shy as his Hime, but she possessed an inner fire that probably resulted from some child hood trauma.
There was also Ino Yaminaka, or Sunflower, with her light blond hair and sky blue eyes, she was the definition of what he later came to figure out were called, 'fan girls' something that males of all ages shudder at the mere thought of.
Hime also managed to befriend a rather lazy boy named Shikamaru Nara, whom Naruto had dubbed Sloth, because of well… he really doesn't do anything.
He also couldn't forget Choji Akamichi, or as he liked to call him, Bruiser. You see, at first he was going to call him Fat Boy but after a human called him that Bruiser gave him a giant black eye. So he figured he might as well call him something that won't get him killed if he ever conversed with this particular human.
Let us have a moment of silence to observe the irony in this statement…
Anyways, on the demon front, now that Naruto had two tails he had to start thinking about a human form, even though he wouldn't be able to transform into one until he has three tails. This is because demons, you see, are very choosy about what their human forms look like, and also since demons themselves do not know the standards of appearance when it comes to humans, they usually find a human that they think would make a good 'base' then alter it slightly and viola, you have a demon's human form. Because of this, demons usually base their human forms on either important or easily remembered humans, and then they add little things like cars or wild colored hair in order to set them apart from humans. Also, like with a demon's first name, a demon's human form cannot be changed so the decision is very important. So important in fact that some demon's choose to not have a human form, even though it is required in order to be accepted as a true demon.
Well enough about that, and back to Naruto's little dilemma on who to choose as his base. He immediately dismissed the Hyuuga because in all honesty, it just wasn't him. Sure they all had a regal presence that befitted even the highest of demons, but they were just too icecubish for him. He needed something with a little more flair.
So, while Hime was busy making friends he scouted out possible candidates for his base. The first of these is Kiba Inuzuka, or Mutt because he smells of dog. Sure he had the viscous thing down but he just didn't have enough of that special something that he was looking for.
Next was Shino Aburame, or Beetle, because he had bugs living inside him if the smell was any indicator, but again this was no good. He had the calm, collected, and cool atmosphere and he was obviously smart but Naruto couldn't see enough of the guy to actually get a good estimate on his appearance.
And down the list it went, passing by almost every single boy in the class. Eventually he came to Sasuke Uchiha, or Duck butt, because of his rather funny looking hair do. This human would have made an ideal base if not for one little problem. Uchiha's are the bane of his and his father's existence, ever since that Uchiha women drugged and slept with his father all those years ago, resulting in the sharingan. So yeah, no way he was going to choose a little thief for his base. Naruto was just thinking of calling it quits when suddenl;y Scar announced that the hokage had decided to speak with the class. Now Naruto wasn't sure who this 'hokage' was but apparently he was a very important human, judging from the conversations he had listened in on when Clone One and Clone Two were discussing possible candidates for marrying into their clan. Now naruto didn't really care about that, but he was curious to find out just what this hokage was like. Then, in a flurry of leaves and smoke, a figure appeared in front of the class. Immediately Naruto thought, 'I have found him. I have finally found a base.'
Standing before the class was none other than the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, or Alpha as Naruto dubbed him. He had spiky blond hair and sapphire eyes. He carried himself with an air of confidence and power similar to that of Clone One's only Alpha's was easily much warmer and inviting. Alpha had the appearance of a true leader, and a powerful one at that judging by the chakra coming off of him. Naruto just tuned out whatever the human's were saying as he contemplated how he would work Alpha's appearance into his human form.
'I wonder,' Naruto thought, 'how would he look in orange with whisker marks on his cheeks?'
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And that is the fourth chapter of Son of Kyuubi. I had received several reviews asking whether or not Naruto would have a human form. Well now you know. I have final's coming up so the next chapter will have to wait a little so enjoy this chapter while you can. Thanks again for reading my story.