Heh, now it looks like Kisame is winning.

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"Who summoned me!" shouted a deep and booming voice that nearly caused Naruto to fall off now moving 'ground'. Naruto and Shishi were standing on the back of a large fox that had black fur, almost eight feet tall, and had eight tails behind him. The fox smelled the air before saying, "Shishi? What are you doing here?"

"What's up uncle Gure (Gure=Gray according to Google. Not sure if it's true, so... meh.)!" shouted Shishi. "Naruto, meet my uncle Gure. He was once the guardian to hell, but was fired when he slept-in on the job and consequently let go of a dozen or so souls."

"That was not my fault! You're the one who broke my alarm clock! Now, who is this human with you? A snack for me?" shouted then asked Gure. Naruto jumped and landed in front of the fox before bowing respectfully to him.

"Hello. My name is Uzumaki-Namikaze Naruto, and Shishi gave me the summoning contract for me to sign. It's an honor to meet you, Gure-san." Naruto greeted with respect as he straightened up. Gure blinked at him for a moment, then looked at Shishi.

"Well, at least he has manners." said the large fox. Shishi just shrugged and jumped down next to Naruto. "So why did you summon me boy? I honestly don't see any battles to be fought." said the large fox.

"Well, I just barely signed the contract and figured I'd give it a spin. Huh. No offense, but I thought the foxes would be perhaps, I dunno, bigger."

"Not us shadow-fox. We're a bit smaller so we can help in stealth and quick attacks. I'm sure you know by now that Shishi is mostly frontal attack. Nearly on par with a earth-fox of seven tails." said Gure, earning a nod from Naruto. "Very well then Naruto-san. I will tell the other foxes that we finally have a new summoner. I hope to see you soon and to help you in battle."

"Likewise, Gure-san. Also, please tell the other foxes that I might need them for an upcoming invasion in my home. About fifty or so foxes will do please." Gure nodded and with that, he disappeared in a column of smoke. For a few minutes, nothing happened as Shishi was chewing on a piece of doggy treat. Then Shishi took out another scroll from his coat, this one being blue with a yellow outline and star decorations.

"Listen well Uzumaki. This scroll is only meant for me. Because it's actually the contract to only one summon. He only needs to be used in times of war. Only summon him when there is no alternative, understood?" said Shishi. For once, there wasn't any smile on his face. Heck, there wasn't that light in his eyes when he was joking around with someone. It was pure seriousness.

Naruto nodded and opened the scroll. Only Shishi's name was there, a grey color to the kanji. When Naruto repeated the actions to the previous scroll, the blood turned a black color before it glowed then dimmed. "So, who does this summon?" asked Naruto.

"A good friend of mine that was supposed to be destroyed, but yours-truly prevented it and instead made him a summon behind the other's backs. I keep him a secret from everyone else because they fear that he would become rampant and begin destroying everything he touches should he live. Heck, that's mostly what he's for. But don't get me wrong, he's actually a sweet little thing. Except when he's armed, then you're screwed. Other than that, summon him to get to know him." Shishi explained.

Naruto nodded before biting his thumb and going through hand signs and calling "Summoning jutsu!" Once again, the tower was covered a large plum of smoke. Naruto looked up to see blue ears... and black shiny eyes.

(Hokage Tower: Later That Day)

"You can't be serious." mumbled Naruto as he looked at the letter that arrived via bird-message. Apparently, the Hokage just told him the new Mizukage, his wife, daughter, step-son, and father-in-law/mayor of Wave were all coming to the chunin exams. Wasn't the last Mizukage the one who wanted the bloodline purge? He just hoped the new one was different, or else it would seem he sent Haku and Zabuza to their deaths.

"It seems so Naruto-kun. And apparently, the Mizukage knows you and wants you to marry his daughter as a sign of peace between Konoha and Kirigakure." said the Hokage. Naruto was blinking at him like he said Shishi found the stuff that made said demon crazy.

"Again... you can't be serious." mumbled Naruto... again.

"Also, I tried to tell them there would be a small war here to perhaps change their mind. Unfortunately, this only made them bring extra shinobi to help out." said Sarutobi as he rubbed his temples.

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"... Well, shit on a stick." grumbled Naruto. He was glad Shippo and nel weren't around, though in the back of his head he could just see their little eyes. And that jar.

Hayate couldn't believe what he just heard and saw. Not only is Suna and Oto attacking, but that Gaia girl just killed the Dosu kid. 'I better tell Hokage-sama.' he thought, and was about to leave.

However just then the sensei of the suna-siblings, Baki, said, "I'll take care of our little eavesdropper, as a sign of our allegiance." Right then, Hayate knew he had to leave. Soon he was headed across rooftops, trying to shake the Suna-genin's sensei off.

'Persistent guy, isn't he?' he thought. He suddenly found himself nearly colliding into his pursuer that appeared in front of him. He drew his sword and attacked, intending on slicing the jonin on the shoulder. However, it didn't work as his blade was stuck on the man's vest.

"Swords are okay. However, wind swords are much more potent." said Baki, preparing a wind-blade in his right hand.

"Indeed." came a voice from behind the Suna jonin, before he was suddenly hit from behind by a fist made of shadows. Naruto appeared next to Hayate and grabbed his arm before turning to Baki. "Stay." ordered Naruto like he was ordering a child, before he took Hayate via Hiraishin. Baki growled and ran back to the inn to prepare himself for the worst.

(Chunin Exams: Outside The Stadium)

All of the village was excited to see the ninja fight, as well as surprised the new Mizukage was coming with his family. Some shops opened, some closed, some just made little stands close to the stadium. One of the latter just so happened to be Ichiraku's.

"You know Naruto-kun." said Ayame as she handed another bowl to the blond hanyou. "You might be late for the exams if you don't hurry up." Naruto just continued eating his eighth bowl happily.

"Are you kidding me? I haven't had ramen in a whole thirty-seven hours. That's unacceptable, and I have to eat some or else I won't have my strength for the fight." Naruto tried to reason. Even with his mask off, one thing remained true... his addiction to ramen. Damn was it good.

"Yeah well, you got like ten minutes before it's time."

"Yeah, don't worry. I'm almost done." Naruto said smirking. When done, he paid his meal and started walking towards the stadium. Truthfully, it was barely a block away. When he was almost there, his nose caught a familiar scent and he also caught the dark-blue hair behind a post. 'Ah, Hina-chan's here. Better pay her a visit.' With his mind made up, he suddenly disappeared in a flash, scaring the crap out of a few civilians who were glaring at him. Like before, he appeared behind the Hyuuga heiress and hugged her from behind, though he minded her stomach and chest area. She was still hurt after all. "Hello Hina-chan! I was wondering where've you been. So how's my favorite Hyuuga heiress doing?" asked Naruto.

"F-f-fine, N-Naruto-k-kun." she said. She pocked her fingers together and then continued as she walked alongside Naruto. "I-I wa-wanted to a-ask you som-something, Naruto-kun."

"Shoot!"

"I-I know y-you want to ge-t revenge on Neji-n-nii-san, b-but I was hopping y-you w-wouldn't." she whispered.

Silence. The silence was killing Hinata, as she wanted to know what her crush/future husband thought of this. Then Naruto finally spoke. "Excuse me Hinata, but I don't think I heard right. Did you just say you don't want me killing Neji?" Naruto asked while getting a bit irked. True, he didn't hate Hinata or anything. However, her desire for him not to kill Neji after everything the sonavabitch did... was not something he liked at the moment. 'So I won't get to kill him for everything he did to my Hinata-chan... well that's major bull shit!' thought Naruto.

"Y-yes. Please, Na-Naruto-kun." she responded, turning in his arms and placing her delicate hands on his chest. She noticed what she was doing, yes, and she probably would've fainted under normal circumstances. But this was very important to her, as she still cared for her cousin despite how much he belittled her. She really didn't want her cousin hurt severely by Naruto, nor Naruto getting hurt.

"Can I maim him?" asked Naruto innocently. Hinata tried glaring at him. She really did. But with the blush and her beautiful face, it looked more like a pout. But it still got the desired effect. "Fine. But don't think he's coming out with anything less of broken bones and bruises. Nobody hurts those close to me. That includes you, and I want that to be a clear message to all of the people watching." Naruto said stubbornly. Hinata smiled at how childish Naruto was acting, but reluctantly accepted.

They then walked towards the stadium and Naruto made sure to get Hinata to her seat before beginning to go to the arena.

"This'll suck. Now I can't kill him in a super awesome way like I planned." he grumbled.

"Does that mean you're ready for your fight?" came a voice behind him. He turned around and was about to respond when he realized who it was. And what she was wearing.

(Inside The Stadium)

'I knew he would not show up. It would seem he finally realized he cannot defy fate.' thought Neji as he held his head up high. Naruto hadn't shown up, and the others were already there. Except Sakura, who was also late. Just then, the arena exploded in a black mist that engulfed all the contestants. Everyone was on alert as they were ready for any threats. Suddenly, a gust of wind appeared and collected the black mist into one spot, the center of the arena. The black mist began to take shape, then solidified, then gained color, and finally stopped to show the two contestants that were late, but one of them was completely changed. Mainly speaking, the Haruno girl.

She now wore a full-body fishnet suit, much like Anko's, that reached her ankles and wrist. Over that was a black sleeveless shirt that stopped above her stomach, a pair of black shorts that reached mid-thigh, a grey skirt over that with slits down either leg, black fingerless gloves that were shy of her elbows, and black sandals. She was holding Shishi's sword-form next to her, the blade slightly leaning against her. Then there was her hair. It was mostly dyed black with only two pink bangs framing her face, and a few bands splitting her hair into six 'tails' with pink tips. She had her left arm was on her hip and her left leg out a bit more than her right.

Naruto was crouched down next to her, one hand on the ground while the other was slung over Red-queen's guard, the blade stabbed into the ground. Kitsune was also stabbed into the ground, but he was using it to lean his back on, and his smirk was seen directed at Neji. All-in-all, the two shadow-wielders looked pretty damn cool.

"We're not late, are we?" asked Sakura kindly. Though if you heard closely, you can tell she more or less demanded to be told.

"U-um, no, you're not." said the proctor. Naruto noted it was no longer Hayate.

'Good. I don't want that guy targeted because of last night.' he thought, looking up at the stands to see Baki glaring at him. Naruto simply grinned in a feral way before turning back to the proctor in front of him. "Shall we begin?" he asked.

The proctor nodded before clearing his throat and saying so the whole crowd could hear, "Very well then, first off my name is Genma. The rules are the same as the preliminaries. You're either out when I say so, your opponent is knocked out or killed. Now with no further words to be exchanged, the matches shall begin soon." Naruto meanwhile looked up at the kage-box and noticed the Mizukage and his family were in a few seats to the right of Sarutobi. He had the regular grayish-green kage robes, seemed rather tall, and had a large cleaver-blade that seemed rather new. Not to mention it looked like...

Naruto's eyes widened. That blade had a hole near the tip, was almost as tall as the possessor, and also had a semicircle above the guard. It looked exactly like Zabuza's blade. And that's another thing he noticed about the Mizukage. Through the hat he could see black hair, bandages covering the bottom part of his face... and no eyebrows! Naruto's mouth hung open. It was him. Zabuza was the new Mizukage!

'Holy shit! I know the Mizukage now! Wait, Sarutobi-jiji said he was married. To who-?' he then saw Zabuza holding the hand of Tsunami, the beautiful lady wearing an elegant kimono. '... ah... I see... then who's his daug-' his answer was seeing an also elegant-kimono-wearing Haku smiling happily at him. 'Wow... I don't think I have to check to know the other two are Inari and old man Tazuna.' Naruto grumbled in his head. Sure enough, Inari and Tazuna were also there, both grinning brightly at Naruto.

Inari wore a robe that he didn't really seem to like, but still had his fisher hat on. However, Naruto noticed the four-foot tall blade leaning against the boy's chair, making Naruto wonder if the boy was being trained by Zabuza. He also noticed the knife he gave him was still on his left hip, the boy's hand near the handle should he need to us it. Tazuna looked a hell of alot cleaner than when he last saw him, and he wasn't drunk! Shocker.

He was also wearing an expensive suit, and seemed to be holding a cane with a silver handle in the shape of a bird. 'Would you look at that.' thought Naruto. 'It seems Zabuza finally fulfilled his dream. Not to mention he got a family. I just hope they don't get hurt when the invasion starts.' Naruto thought worriedly. It was then he returned his attention to the proctor.

"Will everyone except Naruto and Neji go up to the balcony." he announced, the genin doing as instructed while Naruto and Neji glared at each other.

'Don't kill him, don't kill him, don't kill him, don't kill him...' Naruto kept repeating in his head. Neji was repeating on how fate declared him as winner inside his head. Both were ready to fight, and the crowd became quiet as Genma took a step back before lifting his arm up. Naruto drew Kitsune and left Red-queen sticking into the ground. He held the blade in a lazy stance, looking at Neji with a glare that could kill a buffalo. Unfortunately, it only caused Neji to sweat and have second thoughts for no more that a second before he managed to get a hold of himself. They Hyuuga prodigy then got into the Jyuken and activated his Byakugan, his face that of one thinking himself superior.

Suddenly bringing his hand down like he was cutting a rope, Genma shouted, "Begin!" As soon as he did, he jumped back to give the two teens room. Good thing he did too, because before he even ended the word, Naruto had already charged towards the waiting Hyuuga.

Once again, you're beloved writer has cut it short to build up some suspense.

Please review and say how much love this story, what you like/dislike about, or if I should seriously think about the size of Naruto's harem. Because to be blunt, I think I have way to many girls in mind for Naruto.

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Anyways, I think I've bored you enough.

Ja ne!