Ramen Doodles

By Andrew J. Talon

Disclaimer: I do not and probably never will own Naruto or any other copyrighted works mentioned in this story. I am not writing this for profit.

Author's Note: When I have writer's block, I often write a lot of random snippets of ideas, omakes, and continuations of other author's ideas that kind of petered out. As I'm afflicted with a bit of writer's block regarding Key Through the Heart (again), I've decided I'm not going to leave you guys in the lurch. Therefore, enjoy some writing I've been doing over at The Fanfiction Forum.

Have some more random silliness from the Konoha: Ghostbusters thread.

The new apartment complex Ino had moved into after graduation was some prime real estate, Naruto thought as he leaped down to street level. He adjusted his tie and checked the flower pot he'd brought with him. He grinned.

"Yeah. Stylin'," Naruto winked at his reflection in a nearby window. The clothing the Ghostbusters had worn wherever they were from was weird compared to the fashions of Konoha, but they were most definitely cool. And a nice black suit, white shirt and tie made him look awesome. Whistling a jaunty tune, he headed for the entrance to the apartment building, blinking at the Military Police gathered around a few smashed flower shops.

"Hey, what happened?" He asked. One of the policemen shrugged.

"Eh, some guy's ninja dog went berserk. He kept it in his closet."

"Ouch," Naruto winced. "Not a class act, this guy?"

"Oh no, stand-up kid, just, eh... Little weird."

Naruto shrugged and walked into the apartment complex, hitting the elevator button. It wasn't his problem, no siree bob, not tonight! He finally had a date with Ino, and it was going to be great!

... Okay, so they were going to be discussing what he'd learned about these "Zuul" and "Gozer" characters, particularly after Ino saw what looked like another dimension in her refrigerator, but still-He counted it as a date. He knew he was winning her over.

Upon reaching Ino's floor, Naruto walked out and walked down the hallway to Ino's apartment, carefully stepping over the broken pieces of door littering the carpet. He waved at the policemen talking with witnesses at the apartment where said door had come from, and made it to Ino's. He knocked, and stepped back a little.

The door slowly opened, revealing a dark apartment within. Ino stood in the doorframe, wrapped in something red and... See-through. Her hair was down and waving out around her in utter defiance of gravity. Naruto gulped as Ino stared at him with glazed eyes, and the Kyuubi within him twitched in familiarity.

"Um... That's... A new look for you, Ino-chan," Naruto tried. Ino breathed deeply.

"Are you the Keymaster?" She asked in an ethereal tone. Naruto blinked.

"Uh... Not that I know of."

SLAM! The door was closed. He knocked on the door again, and Ino once more opened it, sighing slightly.

"Are you the Keymaster?" She inquired again. Naruto nodded with a forced smile.

"Yes! Actually, I'm a close friend of his, he sent me ahead," the Ghostbuster said, entering as Ino seemed to float away, staring at him with an odd, almost drugged smile. Naruto began looking around Ino's apartment.

The mirrors were covered in ectoplasm, the lights were burnt out, and a number of other items were floating around in odd patterns.

Yep. Demonic possession.

Damn.

Naruto looked back at Ino, who had floated over to the window to look out at the village.

"We still going out tonight?"

She turned and stared at him, just breathing strangely. Naruto frowned, and decided to get serious.

"Who am I speaking to?"

"I am Zuul, the Gatekeeper," Ino said in her same breathy tone, though there was the hint of a growl in her voice. Naruto nodded.

Shit.

"So, what are we doing tonight Zuul?" He asked.

"We must prepare for the coming of Gozer," Ino spoke again, turning and floating into the bedroom. Naruto followed, and stood next to her bed as she settled down on it.

"Gozer huh?"

"The Destructor," she said with a nod. Naruto sighed.

"Well... That sounds fun... But you know what would be really fun?"

"Taking me like the bestial subcreature you are?" Ino hissed, stretching in a sexy way. Naruto blinked a couple of times.

"... Okay, that would be fun-No, no, something else."

Ino hissed again and stared at him.

"What I would like is to be able to speak to Ino. Can you do that?"

"There is no Ino, only Zuul," Ino stated flatly. Naruto bent down and turned Ino over, somewhat reluctantly keeping her hands from trying to caress him.

Figures she'd need to be possessed to want me, he thought, only half-jokingly. This was serious.

"Now Zuul, I know that's not true. I'm a professional. C'mon, put your hands over your chest-Good goo-No, not like tha-" Naruto's jaw dropped as Ino pulled her top down enticingly. He shook his head and pulled it back up.

"Now, just relax, take deep breaths, relax... Good..."

Ino's heartrate was seriously high, even for her. She leered up at him with gleaming teeth.

"Now, focus on Ino. Ino. I would like to talk to Ino... Ino? Can you hear me?"

Ino whimpered a bit, and flinched, before looking at Naruto with a bestial expression.

"THERE IS NO INO, ONLY ZUULLLL," she snarled in a decidedly inhuman voice.

"Might want to cut back to a pack a day," Naruto quipped. "Now look... I'm going to give you to the count of three to let me talk to Ino... Otherwise, I'm going to let my own little demon buddy out. And then... There will be trouble."

Ino hissed at him as he pulled away, and glared down at her.

"One..."

The possessed blond twitched and writhed.

"Two...!"

Ino clenched her fists and teeth and snarled. Naruto grimaced but continued.

"Two and a half...!"

With a loud snarl Ino rose above her bed, as did nearly everything else in the room. Naruto blinked as she rotated around and stared down at her bed, an expression of sadness on her face. He bent down and looked up at her. She extended a hand and lightly cupped his cheek, and in her eyes he thought he could see the real Ino.

"Ino... Can you come down please?" He asked quietly.

And then she was gone, replaced with a snarling Zuul.

"RAWR!" She bellowed, swiping at him. He dodged, falling off the bed and landing on his face on the floor.

"Ow..."

(This next part written by DhampyrX2)

Something primal in Naruto's mind seemed to come awake at the intimidating roar Ino had delivered as he back away for a moment. It was as if his very soul recoiled at the thought of backing down from Zuul like that, or more specifically, an entity contained in his soul be a seal on his belly.

"Have you got something you want to say to me and my container, mutt?" the demonic voice of the Kyuubi snarled as Naruto's eyes went red and his pupils slitted.

Ino actually looked stunned as she replied, "Kyuubi?"

"I'm waiting for an answer, servant of Gozer," Kyuubi responded through Naruto again.

"Um, sorry. Can't talk. Sleeping now," Ino's possessed form replied before literally passing out on the bed.

Naruto blinked in confusion as he regained full control of his body again and his eyes returned to their normal blue. "You know sometimes I forget just how scary the bastard fox can really be," he muttered to himself as he checked the other blond's condition.

That, is why you fail, Kyuubi responded sagely in the back of his mind.

(And this next part added by Typhonis)

"Have you got something you want to say to me and my container, mutt?" the demonic voice of the Kyuubi snarled as Naruto's eyes went red and his pupils slitted.

"Yes Gozer has something for me to tell you oh great Kyuubi," Ino replied with a sultry smile. "Whipped cream bikini good for you?"

A full length Ghostbusters/Naruto story is currently in the works with my good friend, MandalorianJedi. Keep an eye out for it!