Well, here's the next chapter, just three reviews so far, not my best, but all are positive, so I hope I do just as good here.
=-=-=-=-=-=roof of the school=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Paige stood there in front of the three reincarnations of her sisters.
Prideful, confident, mature, Tenten, the reincarnation of Prudence.
Level headed, emotional, and romantic dreamer, Ino, the reincarnation of Piper.
But the third girl confused Paige, Hinata was shy where Phoebe was outgoing, Hinata was reserved when Phoebe was adventurous; Hinata was scared when Phoebe was brave.
Paige was so very confused with how that worked, it had been four years ago when she had given them their powers, and Hinata has gotten more and more opposite of her old sister.
Hinata was feeling down more and more lately, she for starters had found out her father had pushed her training onto a non-Hyuga jounin in favor of training Hanabi, and then the older woman who gave her the power of premonition was staring at her strangely, almost like she was confused about something, like if she should have chosen someone else.
Naruto was looking down on his three classmates, the brunette joining a year later than everyone else to be in the same grade as her two friends.
Within the last four years, Naruto has learned of the power from each of the mythical creatures in his head, even though Cole kept saying that referring to them like that made them sound fruity, causing Kurama to laugh.
Another thing was the growing friendship between all five of them, while the three men convinced Naruto to hunt down the 'charmed ones' and aid them in whatever the elders were having them do, assuming Paige had already awakened their past lives.
Kurama actually went far enough to tell him a bit about his own power, and even using his own chakra to aid in his healing when he was hurt.
Naruto had easily mastered Coop's ring, though it was really the hardest to use, due to him not having much to love, while also not experiencing enough to understand it either.
Naruto also has Cole's powers down, he especially enjoys blinking around his apartment, while the shimmer is his favorite form of teleportation.
Leo's powers were not very hard to use, though the healing power was a challenge to get down, considering like with Coop's ring, and unlike Leo, he has trouble with love.
Leo had tried to help him by explaining how he felt with Piper, but one can only explain so much, Cole and Coop, who were bonding over their common feelings for Phoebe, both told him stories about their relationships.
In the end they decided Naruto had to experience it first hand, considering they just made the boy more and more envious and upset, considering they were talking about their families, reminding him of his own lack of one.
Naruto went back to spying on the four girls as Paige, which Leo and Coop told him about, started to talk to the girls.
"I know you are all slightly curious about who I am, my name is Paige, and I am a guardian angel for good witches, called a whitelighter. Normally, things would go normally for reincarnations, but I have been given a very important mission that I need your help with."
Tenten looked curiously at the older brunette.
"So in exchange for these powers, you want us to do your job?"
Paige pouted slightly as she answered.
"No, what I want in exchange for awakening your dormant powers, which were from your past lives, where you were my half-sisters, I am asking you listen to my request and if possible help me deal with the problem that came about around ten years ago."
The three young girls all only knew of one event that happened almost ten years ago, Ino questioning.
"Are you talking about the Kyubi?"
Paige smiled as she spoke.
"Yes, the container also has a very powerful demon named Cole sealed in him as well, along with an elder, which is basically my boss, also sealed within him, and we need to free Leo, vanquish Cole, and not mess with Kyubi. Any questions?"
Tenten, Hinata and Ino were all surprised, while Tenten took the initiative.
"The Kyubi was sealed away in a human?"
Paige chuckled as she continued to explain.
"Actually, I believe it was a baby, meaning he is at least your age, I also didn't get a very good look at him, but if you all believe the Kyuubi was sealed, then you shouldn't tell anyone you know he is, cause it might cause problems for everyone."
Hinata spoke up.
"Well, maybe we should look for someone who is hated by everyone, someone who is all alone, if the adults know and we don't, than that would mean that the adults would be dragging their children away from him… is Naruto the container?"
Paige actually looked curious at that.
"Maybe, he is so far the best lead, but we have to be careful when we remove Cole and Leo, no matter who the container is, because if we damage the seal, or remove the Kyuubi, we might kill the container."
Hinata began to panic, becoming scared of screwing up like always and killing the boy she admires. Paige continued to talk about the situation.
"Alright, the first step we need is an extraction spell to remove them, then we need a banishment spell, and because some people don't like to interfere, we are on our own with both, and I have been having some lousy luck with figuring out either, I never could do the rhyming thing, and it has been so long since I have done a haiku they all come out ridiculous."
Hinata looked more down than she was earlier, believing she was going to cause the death of her secret crush because she believed she was going to screw up the spell.
Hinata has been slowly gaining a crush on the boy ever since he defended her against some bullies, when they were seven, she was running from her problems at home, they were hiding from school, but she had no clue why Naruto was out there.
Naruto was also a boy who was not afraid to stand out. He wore an eyesore of a neon orange jumpsuit normally, but when he felt like it, which was normally after a prank or as one itself, he would switch to wearing white shinobi pants, with a pink shirt, and a thin black jacket over it. But every time you saw him, he would be wearing his red ring on his right middle finger, which she noticed would begin to glow, but would stop before anything happened, causing Naruto to frown.
Ino interrupted Hinata's train of thought.
"Well, if it's a question about Naruto, we can do one of two things. Ask the boy himself, or ask his stalker."
Everyone blanked at that, even the three in Naruto's head.
Ino turned to smirk at Hinata, while the girl began to turn so red, a cherry would be green with envy.
Hinata blurted out her vote.
"We should try to get Naruto to talk about it, maybe Cole revealed himself to him and is trying to manipulate him, and maybe Leo is trying to stop him from corrupting him, but the Kyuubi could be helping Cole."
Hinata started out blurting, but switched to nearly mumbling halfway through.
Paige smiled.
"Excellent idea, we just need to find Naruto and casually question him about voices in his head… that sounded like a better plan before I spoke it…"
The three young girls giggled at her. Naruto shook his head before fading out.
Tenten decided to speak up.
"How about we become his friends, then wait till he feels he can confide in us about it, or tells us accidentally, and all the while, Hinata can actually get the courage to confess her feelings."
Hinata frowned at the plan, she made it sound like they were going to trick Naruto.
Paige smiled.
"Okay, Hinata, good luck in getting your man. As for me, I shall stand back and let you three handle it from here, call my name if you need me."
The three girls all nodded as they returned to class.
=-=-=-=-=-=-=in the classroom=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Naruto sat in his seat in the back, where he normally sat to be away from everyone, having a conversation with the people in his head.
Cole and Leo were chuckling, Kurama was grinning ear to ear, while Coop was smiling and talking about blooming love.
"Alright fruit-head, since you're not laughing, you get to explain."
Coop stopped talking about young love as he began.
"What's there to explain? A young girl fell in love with her brave knight whom rescued her from thugs."
Cole stopped chuckling as he spoke up.
"The girl has feelings for you, but seeing how shy she is, she mustn't have the courage to confess her feelings in fear of rejection. I assume its family issues."
Kurama barked out a quick laugh as he spoke.
"Considering that Paige girl was talking to them, I can only assume she is a charmed one, meaning she is going to eventually be with the other two in their hunt for Cole, and considering they already assume you are my container, they might even suspect you to be being manipulated by the two of us, considering Cole's background."
Naruto actually looked to be lost as he questioned the beings.
"Well, what do I do about this?"
Cole smiled, seeing an opportunity to guide the boy.
"There is no reason to be lost Naruto, it's simply deciding what you want from this."
Leo was about to argue with Cole, if Coop hadn't stopped him, allowing Cole to continue.
"This is a choice you have to make, on one hand you could take advantage of her and learn of the charmed one's intentions by getting close to her. You could also go and let her love you and through experiencing her love for you, learn how it feels to love someone, the same way Phoebe taught me to love. Phoebe and I got off to a rocky start because I started out trying to kill them, and Phoebe taught me to love, and I will bet any chances I have at being judged that she can teach you."
Naruto actually looked confused.
"But how do I confront her about it?"
Cole smiled.
"You don't. You let her confront you, whether it's to stop you from making a mistake that could screw your life over, or because she finally has the faith in her own strength to confess her feelings. She needs to understand that she is powerful, she just needs to realize her powers herself, and when she does, she will reveal her feelings to you. Her confidence in herself is low; she needs to be reassured in her own strength before she can feel she is strong enough to claim the man she loves."
Naruto smiled.
"Thank you Cole."
Leo actually smiled at Cole's answer to Naruto's question.
"That is actually excellent advice. The elders were wrong about you and your plans Cole. I guess you can be very insightful when you want."
Cole smirked at the whitelighter.
"Of course Leo, as I said before, the only thing that ever beat me was my love for Phoebe and everything I did for her."
Coop smiled as he joyfully spoke up.
"And that is why love is seen as the most powerful force in the universe."
Kurama chuckled.
"Of course, other emotions can defeat it if it not strong enough. Never depend on a single source of strength, every dark emotion you have is a part of you. Never shun yourself."
Cole turned to Naruto.
"Well, you had better refocus on the outside world so you don't get nailed with the eraser again."
Naruto nodded with a smirk as he left the mindscape.
Iruka was just grabbing the eraser from the board to wake Naruto with it when the boy began to stretch his stiff neck.
"Good of you to join us in the land of the living Naruto."
Naruto smiled as he responded.
"Good to be here Iruka-sensei."
Iruka gave the boy a halfhearted glare.
"Just stay awake Naruto, you know I don't enjoy bullying my students."
The class began as Iruka turned around and started his lecture about proper chakra control and its importance.
Naruto turned several times to his right as he noticed Hinata staring at him every now and then, Ino and Tenten both silently encouraging her to aproach the boy.
As the bell rang to signal the end of th school day, the girls aproached Naruto, Hinata looking a bit scared.
Naruto smiled at the three as Ino spoke up.
"Naruto, why don't you join us for a quick snack on the way home?"
Naruto's smile turned into a smirk.
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Yo, been a while, Hope you all haven't given up yet, Writer's block is real and a real problem, I also blame video games and laziness, though the main reason I am updating, I will admit is due to a lack of the internets.
I am bored and figured I could work on this stuff a bit.
I hope you all enjoy.