I Don't own Naruto or Naruto characters
AN: Thanks for feedback. Kind of want to keep the harem medium sized and will think about adding more. But the following will be added during the Chunin exam arc.
Yakuma Kurama, Kauri, Samui, Temari, Fem Garra, Fem Shino (possibly sooner), and Kurotsuchi
Previously
Naruto made his way back to the entrance it took him longer to get the entrance as many creatures began to wake up and the new traps on his detour didn't help. 'Who sets up these traps?' Naruto thought in a mix of marvel and terror as he avoided them. He made it out virtually unscathed just in time to see the sunrise. He took a deep breath and started walking forward only to be stop by a dango stick.
"So you're the one who has been setting off my traps." Mumbled a feminine voice.
Outside the Forest of Death
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Naruto froze 'Did she see me?' was the number one thought going through his head. He turned to see an attractive woman with purple hair in a beige jacket, orange miniskirt, and possible revealing see through shirt. The jacket seemed to perfectly hide where the nipples are.
"Not surprising it is you Naruto." He was shocked that she knew his name. Most adult just called him horrible names. "Don't look surprised kid you're very famous to the shinobi especially the ANBU."
"Why am I famous?" Shock was still on his face not knowing whether to be honored or scared that the ninjas took an interest in him. It didn't go unnoticed and now she was torn between teasing him and getting him to relax.
In the end she decided to flip a coin. 'Heads I tease, tails I don't.' Naruto just watched the woman pull out a coin, flip it, and get a disappointed look. 'I really wanted to tease him.' "Well my orange gaki you are famous for two good reasons and one bad one." Holding up a finger for each one.
"One, for you elaborate pranks that even some ANBU find hard to avoid. Two, eluding almost all trackers sent after you; you know I lost a bit of money betting I could find you before Iruka." Naruto started scratching the back of his head. Iruka only finds him because he has been the only one who took the time to hang out with Naruto and get to know him (well as much as Naruto let him know).
"Were those the "good" reasons?" The blond air quoted because those seem like reasons to be pissed.
"Yeah we had to step up our game if we couldn't locate a kid." She gave a smile that put him at ease.
"So what is the bad reason?" She pointed at him with a smirk.
"That ugly Jumpsuit." She started laughing so hard that she didn't notice Naruto's face. He knew it was an eyesore, but that was the only thing he was allowed to buy because it was. By the time she was done he had already got over it. It finally hit him who this woman was. The don't give a shit how it makes you feel attitude, the provocative clothes, the piles of dango sticks, and some stuck in the tree.
"Anko, the Snake Mistress of the Leaf village." She gave a mock bow and smiled.
"You forgot sexy and single, but I forgive you if you buy me some more dangos and tell me how you're so stealthy in that?" Anko gestured towards his jumpsuit again.
'Kit, get her to train you.' The fox interjected
"What? Why should I?" Naruto didn't realize that he said that out loud. It made Anko smirk 'kids got balls maybe I should threaten to cut them off, no too drastic.' While Anko, was running through ideas on how to gently persuade the kid to give her free food. Naruto was having a conversation with his inner demon.
'Because if you get proper training you can become an extremely powerful shinobi… even Hokage like your idol the fourth (Minus the dying part).' It did sound appealing to Naruto. 'Also, if you are taught some good jutsus you can use them as bases for your bloodline justus you will create.' The Kyuubi had motives one get Naruto to speak his mind more and not fear backlash, and two have the skills to back it up.
'Good points.' Naruto came out of his conversation to see Anko in deep thought. "Anko-san…" Anko was close to figuring out a good threat when he interrupted. "I will buy you your dangos for your forgiveness, but for how I sneak past trained ANBU I wished to be your student sensei."
'Kid doesn't like giving respect… I like this gaki.' "All I can say is… lets talk after breakfast." Suddenly her arm snaked around the young, now platinum blond, and dragged him off to the nearest Dango stand.
Heading through town
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While being dragged through town that was slowly becoming awake; Naruto noticed confused looks, like people couldn't recognize him. Anko noticed this. She has been on shift to protect the allusive former golden blond from the vengeful villager and decided to get him a temporary disguise. Detouring from her objective to buy some clothes for the boy and the only place that opened early was a ninja shop.
It took a couple of hours because some of the clothes had to be tailored since the average Genin was twelve. Anko bought him a black bandana, grey cargo pants, a black muscle shirt, black sandals, and an oversized primary black and orange coat, with white fur around the collar, and red fangs on the back (AN: looks like shino's jacket but with a fur collar). After he was changed Anko burned the jumpsuit and said never again.
"Now you look like an Inuzuka." The bandana covering his hair and with his now red whisker marks he could pass as one of their clan members. The jacket covered his clothes and almost touched the ground, now no one could recognize him.
'This gives me some Ideas.' A mischievous smirk appeared on his that Anko simple ignored with a smile. 'At least I don't have to wait til I'm like sixteen to wear this jacket.' "Thanks Anko-san."
"You're welcome Kuma-kun." Naruto knew that during the rest of the day he will be referred to as Kuma.
At the Dango stand
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Anko had the biggest smile as she drew closer. "Heeey Anko-san! How is the only person who could put away my entire supply of dangos?" The vender called out.
Wiping some drool from her mouth. "I'm surprised there isn't a line for these beauties yet."
'How can anyone be so drawn to food?' Naruto thought to himself.
'That is a watered down version of how you get about ramen.' The fox snickered as Naruto pouted.
"Not many people eat them religiously throughout the day. Why is that?" The vender man asked
'I do that for a reason because ramen...' Naruto clenched his fist with fire in his and blurted out. "IT IS THE FOOD OF KAMI!" In his head the fox was laughing her ass off, Anko was in total agreement, the vender took the compliment from the boy, and Naruto was just embarrassed and pulled up his collar.
"Just for that passionate comment here are two on the house." The man then produced two dango stick baskets one for him and the other for Anko. She gave him a slap on the back and a grin that said good job.
"You still need to buy me some more." Naruto sighed as he pulled out a dirty green frog wallet pulled out some money and placed it in the venders hand. It took a minute as the man made some more and handed him three more baskets. Naruto was shocked that the man actually gave him three good looking baskets and not just one crappy one, but didn't let it show and just thanked him.
They took their dangos to the nearest bench to enjoy. It wasn't bad for the first time eating dangos. 'Not as good as ramen, but still good.' He thought as he munch and tossed the stick. "Now Anko-san are you going to train me or not?" A smirk graced her face, but before she could respond a voice interrupted.
"I have NO interest in you, SO. LEAVE. ME. ALOOONE!" A girl with red fangs on her cheeks, long brown hair, that looked at least twelve yelling at a boy leading two others. The boy had a smug look on his face along with red fangs on his cheeks and a red paw mark on his forehead. The other two were just ass kissers, with the red fangs, pumping up his ego.
"Oh Hana, You know that you're my bitch, so why don't you just be good and come here." He just pissed of Hana, Naruto, and Anko. Anko decided to test Naruto's skills. The three boys were from the Inuzuka clan along with the girl named Hana, and all four were Genin. 'If the Gaki can run through the Forest of death he has to have some skill.'
Anko leaned in close to Naruto and said "Why don't you go defend the girl's honor and then we will start your training." Naruto look concerned.
"If I attack them I'll get punished." Naruto whispered to the purple haired woman, who just smiled.
"Uzumaki Naruto would get punish, but Inuzuka Kuma isn't under the civilian council jurisdiction." A smirk appeared on his face and then turned into a full blown smile. He really wanted to beat the crap out of those smug boys. Naruto nodded, got up and walk to the arguing genins.
"Your dad tried to court mom, but didn't have the "balls". So why do I want to mess with the weak offspring?" Hana jab hit the mark when the boy's face became red with anger. Hana steadied herself to dodge the attack that should've came, but heard a crash as the thirteen year old boy was tossed into a trash can by an eight year old.
The boy's cronies were shocked as well as Hana and Anko who for a split second lost sight of the platinum blond until he threw the older Inuzuka. 'It wasn't speed it was like he vanished from all senses.'
Hana was surprised that this kid was able to get the jump on members of the best tracking clan in the village, but when she saw the red fangs on the back of his Jacket. 'Must be an Inuzuka, but that isn't our fighting style.' She thought as she watched the unknown boy fight.
The other boys charged at Naruto and with their boss out cold in the trash can their confidence was shot. Naruto felt a twinge of pain in his hand before connecting to one of the boy's face, effectively breaking his jaw, and sending him flying. Naruto then felt another twinge in his foot as he spun dodging the other's clawed swipe at his head and continued to deliver a kick to the Inuzuka's stomach which just made him crumble.
'Shi-niisan thanks for taijutsu lessons.' "You shouldn't bother the girl if you can't handle her alone." Hana smiled at him for acknowledging that she could have beaten them herself. Naruto was smiling because it felt great to protect someone who was grateful.
"Thanks for the assist kid." Hana pated his head. "What's your name?" Naruto was about to give his name when his inner voice spoke.
'Remember you are not "Naruto" at this moment kit… or should I say cub.' The fox laughed at her own lame joke. 'You are Kuma.'
"My name is Inuzuka Kuma." Naruto stated and looked for Anko, but seemed long gone. 'Where did she go and did she eat four baskets?' Naruto was a bit angry that the person who promised to train him just up and left. Naruto decided to leave also, but was stopped by Hana.
"Where are you heading?" Naruto froze.
"I was heading home." Hana put an arm around Naruto's shoulder.
"Since you were heading to the compound mind if we stop at our clan's pet shop, gotta pick up some food for our partners." On cue a puppy immerged from her coat. She was wearing a sleeveless jacket (AN: like Kiba's jacket, but sleeveless), a medium, black skirt, black tights underneath, and grey sandals. The puppy gave two barks in hello.
Naruto submitted to the Inuzuka's suggestion and walked with Hana, while wondering 'Where the hell did Anko go?'
Few minutes later
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Naruto and Hana walked in relatively comfortable silence. Hana was in a conversation with her puppy Onimaru. He was a little wolf cub who liked to bug the hell out of the others and would fight fang and claw to avoid a bath. "So we talked about me and the little Oni…" She said as she scratched the puppy's ears. "But what about you, I mean I haven't seen you around the compound, so tell me about yourself."
During the silence Naruto gave this subject some thought and ran it by an "editor". "I am an orphan and have been cared for by Kaguya Kishimaro. He took care of me outside the village (Knowledge) and only recently came home (From burying him)." Hana looked saddened about bringing up something painful for "Kuma", but wanted to get to know the kid and pushed forward. Naruto didn't like lying to her but it was necessary.
"So do you live with him or do you live at the compound now?"
He sighed then spoke to her again. "Neither. Shi-niisan died recently (Last night), I haven't met the clan's head and discussed living in the compound, but I plan to." Naruto did plan on discussing being trained by the clan heads since the shinobi haven't been involved with his mistreatment except for the Hyuuga and Uchiha clans. The only ones from those clans he would think about talking to was Itachi who would stop by to talk and say Naruto should meet his sibling, and Hinata, but she can't seem to talk whenever he is around.
"Well when she hears how you helped out her daughter against a few idiots, she probably let you live with us." Naruto was so shocked that the girl next to him was an heiress that he stopped as Hana continued to the shop's door. As she held it open she looked back at Naruto and said "Are you coming Kuma?" It took Naruto a little while to register she was taking to him. He then nodded and followed her inside.
In another location
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"What do you want Anko-chan?" A woman asked wearing Jonin attire. Anko smiled as she walked closer to her friend.
"Tsume-chan first I would like you to make sure we're alone please."
Tsume sighed and told her partners to secure the area and after a while she heard confirming howls. "We're alone."
"Good now to business." Anko cleared her throat. "I would like Naruto to live with you."
Tsume let out another sigh. "It is not like the clans haven't tried." She folded one arm underneath her chest and the other was up holding fingers to count them off. "We were stopped by the civilian council saying they don't want the "demon" to access his animal side, Aburame clan wanted to, but knew the Kyuubi's chakra could harm their insect and need took keep the bugs happy, Nara clan's head is married to a bossy civilian who would through a fit, Hyuuga clans elders stopped that idea when they told Hiashi that they would place a caged bird seal to keep Naruto in line, the Yamanaka clan was also stopped by the civilian council saying if the boy messed up one of their mind jutsu the demon could take control, and The Uchihas were stopped by Hokage-Sama for some reason, but probably because they would mistreat as well." Tsume was pissed that the people who knew of Naruto's sacrifice couldn't care for or help him.
Anko had a mischievous grin. "Well luckily you're not taking in "Naruto" you are taking in Kuma." Tsume looked confused. "The kid now looks like an Inuzuka with my help, plus the kid already came up with a slight back story that could be believable and I will also help train him seen I kinda promised him I would if he helped your daughter." Anko handed her a notepad with what Naruto said about his disguise's past. "So will you do it?"
Tsume nodded with a smile. "Yes I will, but he has to come to me and ask."
"No problem as we speak your daughter is bringing him to your compound; you know how Inuzuka girls are." They both chuckled at the joke.
"So I will go meet this Inuzuka Kaguya Kuma once he arrives there… thank you Anko-chan
"No need to thank me I do what I want to do." With that Anko left and so did Tsume as she whistled for her wolves.
Naruto a few blocks away from the compound
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Naruto was really nervous about meeting a clan head and hoped that she wouldn't simple turn him in for impersonating one of them. Hana could see he was nervous. 'This is probably the first time he is meeting someone of importance.' "You don't have to worry about meeting Ka-san, as long as you show backbone and morals like earlier she'll like you." 'Why does it feel like I'm taking my boyfriend to meet my Ka-san?'
Naruto was letting Hana guide him as he dragged the cart he decided to talk to Kyu-chan. 'So I am meeting a clan head under an alias Anko came up with, after helping the heiress Anko told me to help, it seems like she kind of planned this out.'
'You may just be paranoid Cubby-kun it could be your unnatural luck that led you here.' The kyuubi snickered at her new nickname for Naruto or Kuma as it was.
'If I was lucky I would be living a much better life then I have been living… AND STOP CALLING ME CUBBY!'
'If I called you Kitty you'd be a cat and if you weren't lucky you'd be dead long ago Sochi…' That caught both of them off guard. Kyuubi had always wanted to call him Sochi, but since they only started talking last night she felt that she didn't have the right to. Naruto felt happy and warm on the inside because he craved any form love or attention and in the short time they "known" each he felt nothing but love from her since she hugged him.
'If… you want to…' The fox's eyes lit up. 'You can… c-call me Sochi.'
'Will you call me Ka-san?' Her tails were swaying like crazy at the thought.
'No not yet, but maybe I will… soon Kyu-chan.' It wasn't what she wanted, but it still made her happy.
'I will and I'm still going to call you Cubby-kun as long as you're Kuma.' She laughed and before he could reply he noticed he was inside the Inuzuka compound. It was pretty rowdy seeing kids wrestling, Dogs and wolves running around, and the adults sparring. Hana grabbed hold of the cart and brought it to the kennel where another Inuzuka took it. It didn't take long for someone to ask is that your boyfriend making Hana blush and quickly dragged the young blond off to her mother.
Hana's Home
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"Ka-san, you home?" Hana called out and a few minutes later a woman with short wild brown hair, red fangs on both cheeks, eyes were slits, and had dark purple lips.
"Your home from your little trip, anything interesting happened?" Tsume already knew what had happened thanks to Anko's notes. Hana ran through the day and when she got to the fight she had a blush that didn't go unnoticed by her mother. 'My little girl likes the hero type.' "So you're Kuma I heard about you from Anko, I'm Tsume by the way." Tsume gave a reassuring feral smile.
Naruto bowed and when his face was out of view it relaxed. "It is nice to meet you Inuzuka-Sama, I would like to discuss living in the compound." Tsume smiled at his formality then looked at her daughter.
"Would you give us some privacy?" It was a command more than a question and Hana reluctantly left. "Kuma or should I say Naruto…" Naruto stood, but didn't look shock that she knew it was him. One, she already said Anko told her about him and two clan heads tend to be the most skilled of their clan; he really didn't think he could fool one. "I have some papers for you to sign in Kuma's name. Also, besides me and Anko there are two others who know about this. One is Hokage-sama since he can make your alias have a legal identity, but wants you to go back to being Naruto once you make Chunin so you'll be under shinobi council instead of civilian. The second is Hatake Kakashi who also wants to train you for some reason." She turned, grabbed some books and a scroll, and handed them to Naruto.
He looked over the books most were for fuinjutsu ranging from basic to advance and two were about chakra control. The scroll had a seal that said to unlock channel chakra through the seal. Naruto looked at Tsume with a confused look. "Why wait until I am a Chunin and not just Genin?"
"Genin are partially under the civilian council so they could revoke your status if you're not Chunin or above. Start reading the chakra control books so you can open that before the end of the month when Kakashi and Anko get back from their mission, but from now until you're Chunin you're living here. Welcome to the family."
END
AN: Thinking of Hana for the Harem in this fic she is 4 years older than him. When Naruto is a Genin he will not be in team seven, but another team. Couple more chapters of young Naruto before skipping to age 12. Love feedback.