Echo of the Ghost Kitsune: New Life!

by Kyuubi16

He had followed in the foot steps of the old man. Interacting and helping any society who would accept his aid, but sometimes it got lonely. With his latest stop being a place known as Amity Park known as ghost central his latest adventure proves to be one with much promise.

4. The Ghost Chef!

Echo of the Ghost Kitsune

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Naruto x ?

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Story Start

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Resting peacefully on his bed Naruto was contemplating the events of the last few days. Like this weapon, his only tool in fighting ghosts. While he could harm them when they took a physical shape their intangibility would have proven a problem if not for this item.

Though when he thought about it his worries was nothing compared to Danny's current issue. In the throes of puberty and now he was a partially mutated hybrid specter. The only solace he could offer the kid was to train him so he could at least learn to control his power. His thoughts were soon interrupted as a rapping at his window broke him out of his trance. He walked over and found Sam at his window. He opened the window, ''How the hell did you get down here?''

''One of my family's 'Chauffeurs. He's pretty cool once you get to know him.''

''Any reason why you are here at this time of night?'' He asked as he extended his hand, helping her in through the window and into the room. .

''I couldn't sleep. '' she said as she looked around Naruto's room. It was a bit different then what she remembered. There were boards on all the walls with complicated looking formulas along with pictures of various people. Most of them were of women with figures that made Sam started to feel uncomfortable about her still developing figure. She did take solace in the fact that they were clothed and most of them had in the image with other men.

There was also a desk with a brand new computer and furniture. Sam took a seat on the bed as she decided to focus on something else when her eyes landed on Naruto's weapon.

''So I'm sure you didn't just come all the way over here to look around my room. Is there something you want to talk about?'' He asked as Sam took a hold of the blade.

''I...I don't know. It's just I have this really bad feeling something is going to happen soon you know.'' She said as she brought her knees up to her chest.

''Alright...I'm not doing anything really. Let's talk then.'' Naruto said taking a seat next to Sam as they spent most of the night talking and enjoying each other's company.

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''So, Danny, you and your little friends want to hunt ghosts?'' Jack Fenton, Danny's portly father asked him.

The four teens found themselves in the Fenton's basement hoping they could gain some knowledge from Danny's ghost expert parents so they could better defend themselves.

"Actually, Dad, I want to be an astronaut.'' Danny informed him, hoping not to disappoint his ghost obsessed father.

''I'm really still on the fence about the thing to be honest.'' Sam stated with a shrug of her shoulders. While she was still into ghosts most of them were so bland and lack personality.

'' Waste these looks and all this charisma hunting ghosts? Criminal.'' Tucker said, voicing his obvious non-interest in the paranormal. He was an electric guy after all.

''Ghosts? I'm more into mythology and stuff like that.'' Naruto added with a yawn. The rather bland blue coloring of the lab and sterile smell bothered his senses slightly so he didn't want to stay any longer then he had to.

''Well, if you do want to hunt ghosts, there are a few things you need to learn.'' Jack told them as he picked up and introduced a Thermos. ''This is the Fenton Thermos. It's supposed to trap ghosts, but since it doesn't work yet, it's just a thermos-a thermos with the word 'Fenton' in front of it!''

Danny's ghost sense then went off as a frost white-blue wisp escaped his mouth before thinning out into nothingness. ''Oh no, this isn't good.'' The teen whispered in panic.

''I got you covered.'' Naruto said tapping the side of his eye reminding the teen of his Genjutsu ability. The ghost portal opens and two green octopus-like ghosts came out. The creature tentacles lashed out only to be cut by Phantom's echo and caused them to react violently.

Thrusting his arms forward and concentrating Danny let out ecto blasts causing the creatures to lurch back into the portals. A flash of light reacted from the portal as it promptly closed all the while Jack kept on lecturing Tucker and Sam.

''And that? That is the Fenton Portal. It releases ghosts into our world. Unfortunately my wife and I haven't been able to figure out how to control the blasted thing. Someday will be able to figure how to control it and learn all about the world of the afterlife.''

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Later that morning Naruto and Sam were at a diner enjoying breakfast before having to head to the school. ''So any other bright ideas?'' Sam asked as she was enjoying her French toast.

''Hey to be fair you didn't think it would be a bad idea either.'' He said as he finished cutting up his pancakes and began pouring maple syrup over them. ''Anyway at least that Fenton Thermos would be worthwhile to have. I mean not having to always chase the ghost away when we can just capture them would be helpful. Though I have to say I feel sorry for Danny. Not exactly the most stable environment for a teenager.''

Speaking of which at Fenton Works Danny was sitting at a table eating cereal while his older sister Jasmine was reading a book and his mother Maddie was building yet another Fenton brand invention.

Looking up from her book Jazz expressed a huff of annoyance. She just couldn't believe her parents were just so obsessed with ghosts. She herself had as of yet to see to see any of these specters so she was rather skeptical. She wished her parents would get real jobs instead of relying on the money of their old college buddy to finance their research and inventions. As such she never hid her shame or embarrassment of her parents' interests.

As Danny was eating his cereal his hand turned intangible. He let out a gasp as he hastily hid it under the table still having trouble trying to control his power.

''Okay, two more days, and it's done.'' Maddie proudly exclaimed after weeks of tinkering.

''What'd you say? It's done? The Fenton Finder is done!'' Jack said happily as popped up into the kitchen. ''This baby uses satellites to lead you right to the ghosts.''

''It uses what to track what? '' Danny squeaked out as he hid his hand behind his back as the device began speaking in the same monotonously tone a computer without an advanced program A.I. would.

''Welcome to the Fenton Finder. A ghost is near. Walk forward.'' It instructed as Danny hopped away and swerve out of its way as Jack followed it's directions to Danny. ''Ghost is located. Thank you for using the Fenton Finder.''

''What? Huh, that can't be right.'' Jack said scratching his head as he missed Danny turning invisible and back quickly.

''Actually, uh, I need to tell you guys something.'' Danny said with his head dropped. He figured that the game was up and now his secret was blown.

''That's not all you need Danny.'' Jazz said closing her book and standing up. '' You need guidance, and parents who can provide it!'' she declared rather dramatically.

''Sweetie, I know what we do doesn't make sense sometimes, but you're only...'' Maddie tried to assure her daughter only to be interrupted.

''Sixteen, biologically, but psychologically I'm an adult and I will not allow your insane obsession with ghost to pollute the mind of this impressionable little child!'' she said all the while walking over to Danny and grabbing him. ''Come, you abused, unwanted wretch; I'll drive you to school. '' She said dragging Danny out of the room all the while glaring at Jack and Maddie.

''Huh, that's weird. Jasmine never offers to drive Danny to school.''

''That can only mean one thing,'' per usual Jack jumped to the wrong conclusion. ''That's not our daughter, that's a ghost. Danny, no, it's a trap!'' he declared as he and Maddie ran after them.

The group of four was traveling up the stairs of the school as they entered the building.

''I think I should tell them.'' Danny suggested, bringing up the events of what happened that morning.

''Why? Parents don't listen. Worse, they don't understand! Why can't they accept me for who I am!'' the goth said going out on a little tangent due to her parent's rather suffocating hold and over-protectiveness.

''Sam, I'm talking about my powers, my problems?'' Danny dead panned as Sam was brought back down to earth.

''Oh, right, me too.'' she said as Naruto snickered.

''I don't know how much longer I can hide my secret. I keep going intangible at times and if someone catches me I go from the kid with the crazy parents to some sort of ghost freak.'' He said as he started sinking through the floor.

''Tangibility.'' Naruto voiced as Danny groaned and face palmed as the blond helped him up.

''Thanks...something needs to be done. If my Dad can invent something that accidentally made me half ghost, why can't he invent something that turns me back to normal?'' he asked as he leaned against a bending machine only to go through it and pop right back up.

''Your powers make you unique you know. Do you really want to give that up?'' Sam said as she turned and to a machine. She took a wallet out of her satchel and put in some quarters and purchased a powerade. ''It helps make you, you, you know. That's why I'm an ultra-recyclo-vegetarian! ''

''Which means what?'' the meat connseiuer asked as Naruto explained.

''If it was alive once she doesn't eat it. She made it quite apparent when we first met.'' he said with a smirk as Sam rolled her eyes.

''You're never going to let me live it down are you?'' she said twisting off the gap and drinking 1/5th of its contents.

''No...no I'm not.'' He cheekily replied.

Tucker shrugged his shoulders as the group weaved their way through the crowd of students.

''Bah who cares about that stuff? I am a meat man!'' he proudly declared as several students snickered and pointed at Tucker, mocking him for his poor choice of words.

''Might want to rephrase your statement.'' Naruto said as they entered the cafeteria.

''Anyway speaking of which,'' he said sniffing the air. '' Last night, you had sloppy joes. ''

''Impressive.'' Danny said as Tucker based about his ability to smell.

''Meat heightens the senses, and my all meat streak is fourteen years strong. ''

''And it's about to end. The School Board finally agreed to try a new cafeteria menu. I wore them down.'' Sam smugly told him.

''Wait, what did you do?'' Tucker demanded as they arrived at the lunch line. Getting their trays they were handed a piece of bread with grass on it is put on their trays.

''What is this? Grass on a bun?'' Danny asked as he poked at it.

''What have you done?'' he cried out as it he was told his puppy had been kidnapped.

''Tucker, it's time for a change.''

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Back at the Fenton Lab the ghost portal opened a young woman wearing a chef's outfit floated out.

''The menu's been changed? Why would someone do that?'' she whispered to herself daintily as she floated through the ceiling.

''Jack, maybe this is a bad idea.'' Maddie said as her worry was even visible through her face goggles. ''I mean what if you're wrong. I mean so it's unusual for Jazz to offer Danny a ride to school should we really jump to the conclusion that she's a ghost. What if we accidentally hurt her?''

''Maddie, the Fenton Extractor doesn't hurt humans. Unless it gets in your hair.'' And of course the Fenton Extractor turns on and sucks in Jacks hair. ''Aaaagh!"' he screamed in pain for moments before he finally turned it off. ''See?'' he said as it looked like he had been shocked by a powerful electric current.

All the while the mysterious woman was flying over the city as she made her way to the school. She was halfway there when a figure suddenly popped up in her way.

''Emilia Graceton are you not?'' The vampiric looking specter asked the young one.

''Who are you? And what do you want?'' she asked as the man smiled a kindly smile.

''Someone who wants to help you. I can lead you to the one who changed the menu.''

''Why would you help me? What do you get out of this?'' The young pale green skinned woman asked, knowing most ghosts were ruled by their ghostly obsessions and often tried to use others to fulfill it.

''Just a fan of your mother's cooking. I felt she was wronged. That for her boss to put that food poisoning incident on her and ruined her career was all so dreadful to the point the poor old woman could only become a lunch lady.'''

That bit of information may have been odd to most to mention it offhandedly liked that it struck a card in the young woman the fact that few people knew of what happened to her mother after she dropped out of the public eye and moved to a new city to start over.

''Show me...show me the one whose responsible.'' the young woman relented and decided to trust this man for the time being. Right now trying to find out who changed the menu her mother put her heart into was the most important thing to her right now. So she followed after the man hoping she could solve what was going on without little incident.

Meanwhile in Casper High Danny was poking at the piece of grass on a bun with his spoon. It was bad enough he was half-dead apparently, but now he had to eat grass and stale bread? He looked to his side and see Tucker was quite distressed while Naruto was slamming his head against the table again and again.

''Don't you think this is a little extreme, Sam?'' Danny asked as Naruto stopped face desking.

''Yes little miss goth who isn't really Goth,'' the blond said with a scathing scowl. (1)

''And what the hell does that mean?'' Sam asked, bristling with anger as her arms hooked under her chest, unknowingly bringing focus to her black t-shirt with the words, 'Your Look of Horror Is Adorable' in blood red letters to focus.

''I would tell you but seeing as I'm dying from hunger I don't want to waste the energy," he blithely responded as Lancer showed up. '

''Ahh, Miss Manson, the School Board wanted me to personally thank you for ushering in this welcome experiment to our cafeteria.'' Lancer said as Tucker's head shot up and he sniffed the air.

''Meat...Near.'' he said as if he was in a trance, sniffing Lancer and sending him a glare all the while.

''No, no, the rumors about the all-steak buffet in the teacher's lounge are completely untrue.'' he suspiciously denied as he once more thanked Sam and took off.

''Yeah, thanks again for making us eat garbage, Sam.'' The African American sulked as he picked at his plate. His murmurs were being mimicked by the various students in the cafeteria who were also unsatisfied with this menu choice. Today was supposed to be Pizza today after all and unlike most cafeteria school Casper high cafeteria food wasn't complete crap. The more observant students could feel the animosity of their fellow class mates and tracked their eyes to where the quartet was.

'' It's not garbage, it's recyclable organic matter.'' Sam informed Tucker in that all knowing matter of hers. Unfortunately from what Naruto noticed so far Sam was a pretty damn pushy a person. She was pretty adamant and dedicated to her vegetarian ways though and believed that all animals deserved the right to live.

Naruto, Tucker, and Danny shared a look as they simply informed her with a simultaneous statement of, ''It's garbage.'' Now while Naruto was open to many different delicacies of food the smell of this vegetation was just plain and stale.

Then that's when it happened; a young woman floated down through the ceiling. Dressed as a chef she looked around, hoping to spot the person responsible when a book caught her eye. 'Ultra-recyclo-Vegetarian-Cookbook.' which made her snarl something nasty.

At that Danny's eyes widened as a blue wisp exited his mouth and dispersed as he shivered a bit. Even after all this time he hadn't gotten over the sensation this ghost sense of his made him felt. Of course Tucker (Pro-Meat) and Sam (Pro-Veggie) were arguing as Naruto went back to face desking.

''Uugh guys! We got a problem!'' he said as he was suddenly swatting by Naruto causing him to face desk or one would say technically face table as well. Before Danny could voice is anger at the sudden and unprovoked attack a tray of ultra-recyclo-vegetarian food flew overhead and crashed against the wall. The vegetation and soppy ranch that came with it slid down as it soon hit the ground, broccoli and other such plants that were tossed in rolled about.

''Fenton!'' Dash's annoyed and oddly pitched voice roared as he stomped over to the table.

Danny face clasped at this as his number one tormentor was obviously going to blame him like everything else in his life. ''Make that two problems.'' he amended as Dash slammed his head on the table.

''You know I was looking toward to some Pizza this lunch and you know what I get? MUD PIES!'' He hollered as he pointed to the teen's plate. ''Three mud pies with mud.''

''Redundant much?'' Naruto remarked in annoyance. ''How do you think we feel?'' agreeing with Dash made him slightly less sick then the gunk in front of him.

''It was your little girlfriend who did this you know!'' Dash shouted and that drew in the attention of everyone else as the Cafeteria mansion.

''No way the new guy is going out with the creepy girl?''

''I heard she was loaded!''

''No way she has no sense in style. Do you like see what she wears!''

''The new guy is kind of weird too!''

''No way he's hot! Have you seen his ass!?"

''You have weird taste girlfriend! Have you seen his hair?''

''Who even talks like that anymore? You need some therapy.''

''Wasn't he the dude that fought that monster thought?''

''Yeah man that was pretty bad ass!''

''I'm not his girlfriend!'' Sam furiously denied as her face began glowing red.

''The best years of my life! My high school life and now it's ruined!'' He grabs Danny by the shirt. ''How am I supposed to enjoy my glory days eating mud?''

''Actually, it's topsoil.'' Sam corrected the jock who growled.

''Whatever!'' he said as he threw Danny as he picked up some mud pies. ''You guys like this gunk so much you can...'' before Dash could finish he was hit in the face by some of the topsoil courtesy of Danny. ''Uuh...uh...garbage fight!"' he said as he took notice of the rather negative look on the ghost's face.

And of course the Cafeteria erupted into a mass food fight. ''It's not garbage! It's...'' before Sam could go on a tirade she was pulled down as the Quartet made their way through the cafeteria. While the others crawled on the floor Naruto merely dodged and ducked the random food. So much for highschoolers being young adults.

''You're gonna pay for this, Fenton!'' Dash declared as he was promptly hit in the face.

"Wait why me? Sam's Naruto's girl not mine!"

"I'm not his girl!" Sam vehemently denied.

A simple slide kick sent Dash flying back into a table of the recycled food. "Because he knows he can't he hit me. I suggest we leave before someone else tries to murder us."

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After following Danny's ghost sense they finally came across the ghost holding a salad in her hands.

''Whoa! Now if more babes were ghost like that I wouldn't mind 'see'ing her pop up all the time.'' Tucker putting emphasis on the word See.

''If that was a pun on her cup size then that was horrible and you should feel bad for that,'' Naruto simply said as they watched her look around with mixture of curiosity and worry. Though the ghost spotted them and floated over to their surprise and worry. She didn't seem malevolent, but more like she was lost in thought.

''Hello do you four mind answering a question I have? What happened to the food?" she paused them politely asked. ''Did someone change the menu?'

Tucker answered her with a bored 'yeah' and pointed to Sam. ''She did.''

The ghost became Angry. ''Why did you change it!?'' she angrily snapped as the Quarter became alarmed. ''It's been the same for the last two decades and you go and do something like this?'' the ghost paused and calmed herself. ''Even if you wanted to change the menu why would you pick something so odd?''

''And what's wrong with my choice in food?'' only Sam would stare down an ethereal entity.

''Well for one it tastes like cold cardboard and from what I seen nowadays you girls are way too skinny. Don't you know guys like something with a little oomph!"' she said gesturing to her curves.

''Amen to that!'' Tucker added as his eyes followed her hand movements.

''Shut up Tucker!"' Sam snapped, knocking even turning her head to acknowledge him. ''There is more to a woman then her body! It's comments like those that support the whole men...'' before Sam could go off on a tirade the ghost interrupted her.

''Oh please spare me that love us only for our mind nonsense. Look when you find yourself in a committed relationship its give and take on both sides. If you start in a relationship fit and attractive then you should work on staying that way. It's only fair both sides stay active, communicate, and try to work on their problems then expecting their significant others to read their mind. While yes its unfortunate that a lot of men are dumb body chasing skeeses doesn't mean we should dismiss them all as such and what's wrong with a guy appreciating me for my body? It makes a girl feel sexy,'' the ghost said having an answer and retort to every possible statement or question Sam was about to bring up. ''Trust me honey I may not have been dead all that long but when a girl travels like I do you practically heard it all.''

''Yes Sam you should be very ashamed of yourself,'' Naruto spoke, wearing a smirk all the while. ''Saying women shouldn't be appreciated for their bodies.''

''That is not what I said! And whose side are you on anyway!'' she snapped at him with an accusatory finger.

''The person who's idea of food doesn't taste like ass.'' He answered.

''Regardless I'm not budging from my position. I can't believe you would support the murder of innocent animals!''

In response to Sam's statement the Chef ghost shrugged, ''I'm a Chef and if I cooked only vegetarian I would be out of the business.''

''So why is the menu not being changed so important to you?'' Danny finally spoke up as he was bringing the focus of the conversation back to dealing with the ghost's arrival. To Danny's confusion his ghostly sense went off.

''You see it all began when my mother...'' Before she could begin three vultures descended from the roof and crashed into her, making off with her as they all vanished into the ground. Before the others could react the notorious Ghost canine appeared through the wall looking meaner than ever before. His claws and limbs were now covered with mechanized equipment as something of a vehicle Gatling gun was strapped to his back. And in that moment Naruto voiced all their thoughts. ''Ah shit!''

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What's this? Adapation expansion? Working on making the characters well rounded? Having them actually develop and not be one note?

Yes that is indeed what you will be seeing here. And yes the Lunch Lady will be making an appearance soon. Anyway I hope you guys enjoy this latest update.

1. In Danny Phantom canon Sam is hardly a real goth. It just seemed like a lazy clique the author decided to put Sam as to make her different. I mean Black clothing, unusual music, and an interest in Ghost (something that dark) is hardly what being a Goth entails.

So yeah going to be updating this fic soon, but for people have been giving me ideas to include. Proofread what you give before sending it. If I see a bunch of spelling and grammar mistakes I'm going to ignore the suggestions because it shows you didn't put a lot of thought into it.