Chapter 1: Revelations, Resolve, ... Alien Girl?
"Congratulations Naruto! You Pass!", Iruka said.
"Alright!", Naruto said, giving the man a wide grin. "Thank You Iruka-sensei!"
Hugging the injured man, Iruka groaned. "Umph! Calm Down Naruto," he chuckled. "I'm still hurt you know."
"Oops! Sorry Iruka-senChapter 1: Revelations, Resolve, ... Alien Girl?
"Congratulations Naruto! You Pass!", Iruka said.
"Alright!", Naruto said, giving the man a wide grin. "Thank You Iruka-sensei!"
Hugging the injured man, Iruka groaned. "Umph! Calm Down Naruto," he chuckled. "I'm still hurt you know."
"Oops! Sorry Iruka-sensei. Hehe..." Naruto said as he sheepishly rubbed the back of his head.
"Let's go back to village Naruto," Iruka said. "the Anbu will take over."
"Okay Iruka-sensei!", Naruto exclaimed.
[Hokage's Office Same Time]
Hiruzen Sarutobi, The God of Shinobi, watched the interaction between teacher and student through his crystal ball. He was happy for the young teen, but frowned.
'I should've known Naruto wouldn't be able to perform the clone technique,' he thought. 'With his status as an Uzumaki and a Jinchuriki, he wouldn't even be able to perform a simple genjutsu without perfect chakra control.'
Taking a drag from his pipe, he thought. 'All because of my indecisiveness, Naruto almost died and the Kyubi was revealed to him… That's not considering his mental state.' He knew of Naruto's hidden pain and anger despite his best attempts. It had been festering for a long time and nearly been boiled over. Hiruzen paused, glancing back at the ecstatic boy he watched grow up.
'It's time I told him about his mother… I did promise him after all.'
[Flashback]
"Jiji! Jiji!", a six year old Naruto cried as he ran into hokage's office.
"What is it Naruto-kun?", Hiruzen said with a warm smile. Naruto tackle his surrogate grandfather, and started crying into his robes.
"Jiji… was my mom a whore?", Naruto sobbed.
The old hokage froze and started to tremble in rage, his killing intent spiking for only brief moment.
"Who said that to you Naruto-kun?", he asked.
"S-some of the civilian children f-from the academy were picking on a girl," he sobbed. "When I came into stop them, they b-beat me up. They called my mother a slut, a whore, and a b-bitch that never amounted to anything."
The room bellowed and creaked as the old Hokage leaked a massive amount of killing intent and chakra.
'How dare they!' , the hokage roared. 'Once I figure out who they are, I will personally make sure they will never become shinobi in my village!'
He felt a shiver and looked down to see Naruto shivering in fear from the pressure. Quickly subduing his chakra, he hugs the young boy. Lifting him into his lap, Hiruzen makes the boy look straight into his eyes.
"Naruto-kun…" he said softly. "Your mother was never any of those things. Those people who call her that don't know her and if they did, they would be either ashamed or too wicked to even care. They are ignorant and will never amount to anything worthwhile in their life. You got that Naruto-kun?"
The boy nodded solemnly.
"J-jiji can you tell me about my mother," Naruto said. "Who was she?"
"I can't disclose her name Naruto-kun," Hiruzen said. "I'm sorry about that."
"Why not?!" Naruto whined.
Chuckling at the boy, Hiruzen said. "Because she made many enemies through out her life and many would do nothing but get revenge on her through you. But it doesn't mean that I can't describe her for you. Is that okay?"
"Okay jiji," Naruto nodded in slight content.
"Naruto-kun. Your mother was a lot like you when she was young and sometimes when she was an adult. She was loud, brash, and stubborn, but she would always help those in need even if she didn't know them.", he said, reminiscing on his time with the woman.
"Like you Naruto, she was an orphan," Hiruzen said. "Her family was killed by war and she always wanted a family. She was ecstatic when she found out she was pregnant with you and it turned into be the happiest 9 and a half months of her life. She was excited to have you."
"How do you know jiji?", Naruto asked.
"Because Naruto-kun," he said. "I knew her personally and I've never seen her so happy before. Now Naruto-kun, I must say your mother was a kunoichi. A very powerful kunoichi and she made a lot of enemies during the last war. That is why I can not disclose her name until you are 16 years old."
Disheartened, Naruto nodded solemnly.
Sighing at the boy's disappointment. "But you can learn her name and have her heritage if you pass the academy and become a shinobi. She wanted you to be able to fend for yourself before learning of her and your heritage, okay."
"Then I will be the best shinobi in the entire village!", Naruto exclaimed. "I'll become Hokage! Dattebayo!"
Chuckling at the boy's verbal tic. 'That is another thing that they have in common...' The old man thought. "I'll be waiting to give you that hat," he said with a warm smile.
"Just you wait! I'll be the best Hokage ever!", Naruto said while Hiruzen smiles warmly at the boy.
[End Flashback]
Enjoying the memory, he creaks out of his chair as years of stress and age subtly showing itself. Walking towards the pictures of the Hokage, he bit his thumb and smeared it under the pictures. A soft blue glow filled the wall, unlocking a compartment behind the pictures. Pulling out a scroll with a leaf symbol, he re-closes the safe, and re-seals it. Hiding the scroll in his cloak, he walks back to his chair and sighs as he continues his paperwork.
'Damn this paperwork!', he thought. 'Minato! How did you deal with this?!'
In the hospital, Naruto and Iruka were being patched up by Naruto's personal doctor, Mikado Ryouko.
Mikado is a beautiful young woman that has short auburn-like hair, green jaded eyes, and fair skin that shows a soft complexion. She also has unusual elvish like ears, but that only added to her beauty. With a soft smile on her face that would make many men's and some women's heart stop from the beauty, while having a near perfect figure. She wore a pink blouse that showed a consider amount of skin, a black skirt that came up to her lower hips, and black heels with a standard doctor jacket that loosely hanged off her shoulders.
Iruka, blushing immensely, had are a hard time not looking at her considerable bust while being treated. Noticing this, Naruto started to have crafty ideas of getting his surrogate siblings together. Mikado had always been there for him since a young age. When he was nearly killed by a mob, she was the only one who would treat him until the shinobi doctors arrived to finish the treatment.
She became his personal doctor ever since, along with the head shinobi doctor, who gave him monthly check ups. She also became his psychiatrist as their relationship developed, sharing secrets that even jiji didn't know about. Thinking of his surrogate grandfather, he remembered the man's promise. Smiling at the thought, he could not help but get excited to get to learn about her.
"What are you thinking about Naruto-kun?", a soft voice interrupted his thoughts.
"Oh nothing Mikado-nee," Naruto said. "Just thinking of something the old man promised me."
"Oh? And what is this promise, hmm?", Mikado giggled.
Naruto gave a soft smile, a true smile that few have ever seen but never forget. Both Mikado and Iruka are surprised by this and now even more curious at what the Hokage promised him.
"He promised to tell me about my mother," Naruto said softly but clearly, surprising both of the adults.
[15 Minutes Later, the Hokage's Office]
Continuing his paperwork, The Hokage heard a knock on the door.
"Come in," the old monkey said, knowingly.
"Hey old man!", Naruto said, barging through the door.
"Good to see you my boy," Hiruzen chuckled. "Causing a bit of mischief I see."
"Hehe…", Naruto chuckled nervously as he rubs the back of his head. "In my defense, I was tricked into taking it."
"Mhm…", the old man gave a knowing smile, causing Naruto to freeze. "It has nothing to do with the fact that you wanted to take on Mizuki yourself and learn cool new jutsu would it?"
"Hehe, you caught me jiji.", he said nervously.
"Although it was brash and downright reckless," Hiruzen said. "It did help me expose spies within the village and it's not the first time you've done it. This will be secretly put on your record under an A-Rank mission. The funds will be put into personal account, okay?"
"Wow! Thanks old man!", Naruto said. He beats his former sensei, become a ninja, learns about his mother, and get paid while doing it. Best. Day. Ever!
"Just don't do anything like that unless you are either ordered or can handle the situation okay?", Hiruzen said in a sickly sweet tone.
"O-of course! Hokage-sama..." he chuckled nervously.
"Good," the hokage said. "Now let's get onto our next order of business." Snapping his fingers, four figures exited the room and hidden seals filled I with a faint glow.
"Huh?" Naruto questioned as he watched the soft glow of the seals around them fade.
"Privacy seals," he said. "Good for when you want to talk in private and other... explicit reasons." Whispering the last part but to no avail.
"I don't want to hear your personal love life jiji," Naruto deadpanned. "Too much information." He still didn't have that much interest in girls in that manner, despite his crush on Sakura.
"Good point," he chuckled nervously. "Naruto-kun… what is said today does not leave the room unless you trust them completely. Okay?"
"You got it Jiji!", he said.
Smiling, the old monkey pulls out a picture and the scroll. "First off, your mother's name was Kushina Uzumaki of the Uzumaki Clan."
"Clan?!"
"Yes," he said. "She was from the extinct clan of the Uzumaki which held from the island nation of Uzushiogakure. They were a powerful and feared clan. You should know them from the history lessons over how Konohagakure was founded."
"But Jiji," Naruto said. "I never heard of them before. I know I lack in my studies but it has never been mentioned in any of our lectures. Except maybe that woman named Mito that was the First Hokage's wife."
'I'll to investigate this later,' Hiruzen thought, shocked by the revelation.
"I'll check into that once I have the time," he said. "That should have been in your curriculum."
Naruto gave a thankful glance at the old man. He then turned his attention to the contents on the desk, namely the picture. Noticing Naruto's interest, Hiruzen picks it up and gives it to the boy.
"Here," Hiruzen said as he gives Naruto the picture. "It's a photo of her, taken early on in the third trimester."
Naruto looked at the photo. It was a red headed woman with beautiful amethyst eyes. She had light tan skin that made her glow in the picture. She had a midsized bulge under her shirt and apron, showing she was pregnant and a foxy grin like Naruto's that seem to glow in happiness.
"Kaa-san…" Naruto whispered as tears slowly poured from his eyes. This was the first time he had a clue about his parents. He wondered about them for years despite the old man's reassures him that his parents were great people, he had still lingering doubt. But now he some proof to the old man's words. Seeing the tears, the old monkey couldn't help but smile as he saw his surrogate grandson open up a little.
But Hiruzen frowned at that. He failed as a guardian, he failed Kushina, he failed Minato... He failed the Uzumaki clan.
"Hiruzen... P-protect K-kushina. Keep the Uzumaki legacy alive," a dying man said, as Hiruzen cradled his neck.
"I will old friend, now rest. May peace be found in the next life," a younger Hiruzen responded with conviction.
'I'm sorry old friend,' he thought. 'I have failed you and your clan... But no more. The Uzumaki's legacy will live on in Naruto-kun and one day be returned to their former glory… I'll make sure of it.'
…
Hiruzen smiled.
"Naruto-kun," Hiruzen said, getting the attention of the boy. Unfolding the scroll, 4 books appeared on the desk. Each one had a number and was color coated. The first was green, the second was a light blue, the third was a red, and the fourth was a yellow.
"These are the journals of the Hokage, meant to be studied by the next generation… altered of course," Hiruzen said. "They will help you understand what it means to
"Wow…" Naruto whispered in awe. He tried getting the journals from the library when he was younger but was kicked out. Now he gets to read them straightly from jiji.
"Naruto-kun," Hiruzen said. Pulling the boy from his thoughts. "Unfortunately, we couldn't find much within the ruins of Uzuhiogakure. Only a few broken blades and ruined scrolls, but there is one thing that the Uzumaki left behind."
"What is that jiji?"
"It's a temple created by the Uzumaki," Hiruzen said. "It was commissioned by Mito Uzumaki shortly after she became the jinchuriki for the Kyubi. It was maintained up until your mother's time but was abandoned after the Kyubi attack."
"Why wasn't it?", Naruto asked.
"We were focussed on rebuilding the village and showing the world that we are still strong," he responded. "I'll commission some builders to help restore it to its former glory. Once that's done, we will go there together."
Nodding at this knowledge, Naruto stares at the books with determination. "… Old man. I'm changing my dream of being Hokage," Naruto said lowly.
"Why Naruto-"
"My new dream is to become a splendid ninja, one that will revive my clan and make my mother and ancestors proud. And if I become Hokage along the way, that's just bonus," Naruto declared, staring at the old man eyes.
Hiruzen eyes widened as the figures of his late sensei and friend flashed behind the young boy.
'Hashirama,' he thought. 'Tobirama… Ashina. Your legacies lives on within this boy. The Will of Fire burns brightly and I will spend the last of my days cultivating it.'
"That is a great dream and I will help you in your endeavors," Hiruzen said. "Now, it's getting late and you need rest. Come back to my office in the morning at 9:00 AM. Don't be late."
"Alright old man," Naruto said as he turned to leave. Stopping before at the door, Naruto turned and hugged the old man. "Thank you… Jiji," he said, before taking the picture and books and running off. Tonight was a good night for him.
"Your welcome Naruto-kun!" he whispered contently as he watched the boy run out the office, leaving behind a tense silence.
"... You can come out now," the Hokage said, noticing long before Naruto's arrival of the presence.
'Hmm... It seems I have a rat,' the Hokage thought.
Poof
In a plume of smoke, one of the books disappears and a man jumps out from the bookshelf. Throwing 3 shuriken at the aged Kage, he sprints towards the window.
'I have to escape,' he thought, knowing he had no chance against him. Just when he was about to throw himself out, he felt his neck hit what felt like hard iron, causing him to flip and tumble into the wall under the window. Looking up, he couldn't react to the iron grip of the Kage grasp his neck. The man gasped for air as he looked into the eyes of the kage. For the first time in a long time, he felt one emotion.
Fear.
"Who are you?", the kage said on deaf ears. He scanned the man's features. 'Anbu? … A demon mask,' he thought. Narrowing his eyes, he placed a seal on the Anbu to restrain him and for interrogation before he heard a sizzle. He jumps back as he sees the anbu scream, his body incinerating into ash.
'What are you planning... Danzo?' the Old Hokage thought, sitting back in his chair.
He heard the anbu rush back into the room to secure it. An anbu with a dog mask and white cloak kneels next to the old kage.
"Are you alright Hokage-sama?!"
"I am fine Inu," he said as he looked at his desk and huffed. "… Damn this paperwork."
Arriving home, Naruto hides the picture and scroll in a secret compartment hidden within the wall.
"I'll look at the scroll later, but now I need a bath!", he said to no one in particular. Taking off his clothes and grabbing a towel, he heads to the bathroom, running a hot bath.
"Ah... That is good feeling," he said as he leans into the bathtub. He felt a great level of satisfaction as he looked out the window and into the stars.
'Kaa-san...' he thought, remembering her smiling face. 'Don't worry Kaa-san. I will become a splendid shinobi. I will return our clan to its former glory. And I will become Hokage! Dattebayo!'
Suddenly, a bright green glow appears in front of him. 'Huh?', he thought. A girl, about his age, appeared before him, landing on him in the process.
"Ouch... What hit me?", Naruto looked up to see the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. She had fair skin that seem to glow in the lighting. Her skin is very soft, softer than he ever felt before. She had short pink hair with beautiful amethyst eyes. He lastly saw a black tail protruding from her tailbone with a heart shape end to it… And she was naked.
'Beautiful…', he thought. He then felt something soft on his hands and gave them a quick squeeze eliciting a moan from the girl.
"~Ahn!", Realizing what he done, he tried to pull back and say sorry, but was blocked by the bathtub. She woke up from her trance as she moaned, only to notice the boy she was on top of.
"I'm sor —."
"Kyyyaaaaahhhhh!", she screamed. "Pervert!" The girl jumps from the tub, but slips and falls onto Naruto's head, knocking her out.
"Ow! Are you alright?!", he tries to ask as he rubs his head, but notices she was out cold.
'Oh shit! Where she come from?! How did she get in here?!', he panicked. 'What would Jiji do at a time like this?!'
'Remember Naruto,' a figment of Hiruzen appeared in his head. 'When taken by surprise, one must keep a clear head.'
"Right," he said. "No need to get wiled up yet…" He took a deep breath, before looking at the unconscious girl's face. "Even when knocked out, she looks serene… If not for the tail, I would have thought you were an angel."
Sighing, he got out of the bath and grabbed a couple of towels. Wrapping one around his waist, he carefully covered the girl in to his room. He dried her off and dressed her in some of his old sweats, without looking at her of course, which was a pain in the ass to do. He also made sure cut a hole in his pants to let her tail free.
"I am not a pervert. I am not a pervert," he repeated.
Once fully dressed and laying her on the bed, Naruto sighed as he sat on the edge it. He took one more look at her, before asking. "Where did you come from…"
No response. He huffed.
"Well there is no way to ask her until she wakes up," he said. "I'll just have to wait and take care of her."
He turned around to see how filthy his apartment was and remembered a lecture he got from Mikado when she visited him a few years ago. "Fufu… It's not good to leave your apartment a mess Naruto-kun. Especially when you have guest over."
"I… better clean up before she wakes up," he said, shuddering at the memory. "Shadow Clone Jutsu."
[A few hours later]
Momo Deviluke jumped in fright as she was in unfamiliar surroundings. 'Where am I?!' she panicked.
"Calm down. You're alright," a voice called from beside her.
She turns to see a boy, her age. He has sun kiss hair, with a deep tan skin. He had deep electric blue eyes that held so many layers and complexity, she could get lost inside them. He also had three whisker marks on each of his cheeks.
'Huh? Cute…' she thought. She noticed he was very short for his age and skinny but she knew he would be a hot one in couple of years.
'He has potential.'
"So you have a name?" Naruto asked. He was interested in who this girl was, how she landed in his bathroom, and why specifically the bathroom.
"Momo. Momo Deviluke," she fidgeted. A twinge of pain in her voice, causing Naruto to grow concerned. She tried to pull herself up but Naruto grabbed her shoulders.
"Ahn!" Momo cooed in pleasure as a powerful jolt ran throughout her nervous system.
'What was that?!' She thought.
"Are you alright?", Naruto said, mistaking her voice for pain. "You may have a minor concussion."
Naruto pushed Momo back down before saying, "You need to rest."
Her first instinct was to resist but a weird calming sensation flowed through her, confusing her further.
'He seems true but he's still a stranger…' A waft of fatigue entered her psyche.
'At least…' she thought.
"What is your name?" Momo asked.
"Naruto. Uzumaki Naruto," Naruto said with a soft smile that causes her too blush.
"Naruto... That is a funny name. Fishcake right?" she said. Teasing him despite her fatigue.
"It means Maelstrom..." he grumbled eliciting a light giggle from Momo. "So is Momo. Never heard a name like it before... Rest now, we'll talk more in the morning."
Nodding, she resting her head on the pillow.
'He couldn't be all bad if he is taking care of me, could he?', she thought before falling blissfully asleep.
[The Next Morning]
Naruto woke up to the smell of pancakes, bacon, and eggs. He looks to see the girl wasn't in the bed she was sleeping in. Yawning, Naruto stands up and starts to stretch.
"Ahh... That felt good," Naruto exclaimed as he felt his joints pop.
"You have a nice sleep?", a soft voice said behind him.
"Yeah. But it was a killer on the neck," Naruto said as he turns around. Naruto froze once he sees the girl that was knocked out the night before in nothing but an apron.
"You alright? Na-ru-to-kun~?", she purred.
Naruto's brain began to shut down as this girl stalked towards him.
'What was her name? Momo right?'
"What's wrong Naruto-kun?", she said, drawing ever closer to the point where her mouth is next to his ear.
"Cat catch your tongue?", she purred. "Or would you say devil?" Her tail swung loosely to his cheek, slowly caressing it.
Naruto shivered in pleasure as her hot breath tickled the hairs on his ear. Momo giggled at his reaction, glad that he found her attractive.
"Don't get too hasty Naruto-kun, the f-u-n has just begun," she said as she caressed his cheek with her tail.
Momo suddenly felt a quick breeze before blinking, seeing that her 'prey' disappeared. Slam! She turned to see the bathroom door closed. Pausing at the interaction, Momo giggled.
"That was fun. He's fun to tease," she hummed before continuing to cook breakfast.
After a cold shower, Naruto walked out of the bathroom wearing orange sweat pants and a black t-shirt with a red swirl on the front. "That wasn't funny," he said in an annoyed tone.
"C'mon! It was pretty funny," she giggled.
"Just put some clothes on so we can talk," he sighed as he sat down and pointing towards the drawer in his bedroom.
Smiling, she nods before walking toward his room, swaying her hips along the way. Naruto sighed as he walked out of the room to give her some privacy. She came back a little bit later, in an orange tank top and black shorts.
'Huh? So that's why guys like it when girls where their clothes…' Naruto thought, as he placed a plate of food in front of her. The pair fell into a comfortable silence as they ate the meal.
"So, who are you really?", Naruto asked, breaking the silence. "How did you end up in my bathroom?"
"Well… I am an alien from the planet Deviluke," she said. "I am devilukean, the strongest race in the galaxy!"
Naruto took in the information for a second, before nodding. "That would explain the tail, but how and why are you here?"
Momo pouted at the lack of enthusiasm. "Mou~! Why didn't you freak out like other boys would?"
"I'm pretty good judge of character," Naruto shrugged. "Comes with living on your own for most of your life."
Momo paused at the revelation before mentally smirking. Momo was growing more and more interested in this boy since last night.
'Ever since that jolt,' she thought. '… I want to find all your little secrets Naruto-kun. And maybe afterward I'll give you a reward... Hehe.' She gave him a small smirk and glared at him with a hint of lust.
Naruto shivered at the look.
'I don't even want to know what is going through her mind right now,' he thought, feeling her lust. 'Note to self: keep her away from Anko-nee.'
Naruto looks at the time and freezes. He needed to meet with jiji this morning!
"Well Momo, I need to go! I have an appointment this morning with the old man. I'll see you later!" he said before putting on his shoes and leaving. Momo blinked at the interaction, but giggled at his antics.
[Hokages Office a few minutes later]
Naruto walked through the door of the Hokage's office. "Sorry I'm late old man! I woke up late!"
"It is quite alright Naruto-kun," Hiruzen chuckled. "You're actually right on time."
Naruto notices Iruka and Mikado in the office.
"Am I interrupting something old man?", Naruto asked.
"Not at all, we were all just waiting for you Naruto-kun," the old monkey chuckled. "Now onto business. Iruka, I want you to tell me Naruto's progress during the academy."
"Sir!", Iruka said. "To put it in lament terms, Naruto's progress was abysmal compared to others. He was dubbed the "dead-last" for his attitude and grades. He barely knows anything about history, theory, or other academic subjects. His bukijutsu is passable but needs work and his taijutsu has many flaws and is more of a brawlers than an actual style. Naruto's chakra control is non-existent, but I would blame his massive chakra reserves. Lastly, he has a tendency to be loud and brash, and to resistant to authority. And his rivalry with Sasuke only intensifies those tendencies."
Naruto's felt ashamed and frustrated at the list of flaws.
The hokage nodded. "I thought so... I believe that it is mostly not his fault but how he was trained up to this point." he said.
"How so Hokage-sama?", Iruka asked.
"Naruto try telling us about your early life in the academy," Hiruzen asked. "Before having Iruka as your teacher."
"In most of my classes without Iruka-nii," he said. "I was either kicked out, laughed at for asking questions, or degraded by the teachers and kicked out for talking out of line. They would also kick me out when important issues like sexual education which I had little information about until Mikado-nee and some of the nee-chans from the brothels taught me."
The room was tense after that, most of the others were glaring into the floor or at the wall. "Is there anything else Naruto-kun, what about your textbooks and other material?" Hiruzen asked trying to restrain his killing intent.
"My textbooks were either outdated or had ripped pages that withheld information. My kunai and shuriken were dulled so they would bounce off if they didn't have enough power into them, messing up my accuracy. Other than that, my materials were fine. The teachers however, would tell me to do stances in one way while teaching the others in another. I tried to correct it myself by watching the others, but I would be punished. It got to the point where I just gave up and ignored all that they told me. however it did get better when I joined Iruka-nii's class but not to much."
Now the room was filled with killing intent from everyone in the room, but Naruto wasn't worried since it wasn't directed at him.
"Naruto-kun why didn't you tell me?" the old hokage asked.
"You always helped me since I was a kid," he said. "And I didn't want to stress you out than you already were."
Everyone smiled at that, it was just like him to think of others and not himself.
"You should have told me Naruto-kun," Hiruzen said. "But that's all in the past right now. Now, you'll have to take remedial classes to get you caught up."
Naruto froze. "Re-re-remedial classes?!" he said.
"Naruto-kun, don't act crazy over nothing," he said. "This is to help you get caught up with the rest of the class." The boy nodded hesitantly.
"Mikado and Iruka will be your sensei during the next month before team placements," he said. Naruto nodded, happy that he can have some actual training.
"They will get you caught up on your academics and training regiment, as well as your diet," he said.
"Hey! What's wrong with my diet old man?!", Naruto said.
"Oh sweetie," Mikado said a sickly sweet tone. "It mostly comprises of ramen. While that has some nutrition, it is not good for a growing boy to constantly be eating… But that changes now. Right sweetie?"
"Yes Nee-chan!", he said.
"Naruto-kun," Hiruzen said, getting the full attention of the boy. "Be mindful of your sensei and train well."
"I will jiji."
"When do we begin training?", Naruto asked.
"You will begin your first lesson with Mikado and I in 1 hour at the academy," Iruka said. "You will then get a 30 minute break and meet me at Training Ground 43 for a skills test."
"Don't be late Naruto-kun," Mikado said.
"Hai!", he said. 'That gives me enough time to stop by the house,' he thought.
"I'll meet you at the Academy Iruka-sensei, Mikado-nee," he said as he left the room.
"See you soon," Iruka said as he grabs Mikado's waist, causing her to blush slightly.
"Shall we take our leave?", he said with a smirk on his face, before using the body flicker technique, leaving the amused Hokage… Before his smile fell as his secretary walked through the door with another stack of paperwork.
…
…
"DAMN THIS PAPERWORK!", Hiruzen screamed, shaking the room.
[Back at Naruto's house]
Naruto walks through the door and takes off his shoes.
"Momo I'm back!", he said as he walked into the living room. Naruto then notices that the house seemed a lot cleaner than before.
'Did Momo do this?', he thought.
"Welcome back Naruto-kun!", Momo said from the couch.
"Hello Mo-m-mo!", he stuttered as he took in the sight he was seeing.
Momo was lying on the couch in his boxers and bandaids covering her nipples. Her tail was swaying back and forth.
"Is something wrong Naruto-kun?", she asked in false innocence.
Naruto just stared at her before blushing a storm.
"Why are you just in underwear?!", he yelled.
"Mou~!", Momo purred. "I was doing it as a way to thank you for taking me in. Don't you like what you see Na-ru-to-kun~?"
"No," he said. "I mean yes! I like it, but we just met Momo! We can't be doing this type of stuff."
Momo giggles at his reaction which turns into full blown laughter. Naruto deadpans at her, before going to his room.
"Wait Naruto-kun," she said. "I didn't mean it like that!"
Naruto comes out and throws some clothes at her. It was a black t-shirt with a red swirl and some black shorts.
"Wear this, were going out today," he said in monotone.
Momo frowns at him before puts on his clothes. "Look I am sorry for making fun of you Naruto-kun. I just wanted to tease you a bit."
"I know Momo," he said. "It is just I hate being manipulated ok. Sorry if it came out wrong."
He sighed as he left the apartment. Momo kept her frown, but kept her thoughts to herself. A few minutes later, she walked out of the apartment building. Naruto, who was waiting outside, turned to her.
"You ready?", he asked.
She nodded.
"Good, Follow me," he said as he started to walk through the busy streets. Momo follows in an awkward silence.
"..." Momo frowned. She was having a hard time striking a conversation with the blonde in front of her.
'One moment he was fine and then he turns as cold as ice,' she thought. 'Blocking all emotions. No boy his age is supposed to have that kind of coldness in their heart. What could have in his past to cause him to become like that?'
"Momo are you coming?", Naruto called.
Momo notices that she was just standing there and sees Naruto a couple blocks away. "Coming!", she yelled as she runs to catch up with him.
"Just stay close," he said. "There are those who would do a lot of horrible things to a girl as cute as you."Momo blushes and stops at the unintentional compliment.
'What is this feeling?', she thought as she put her hand at her heart. 'Ever since that jolt from when we first met, I sporadically get flustered.' Momo stared at Naruto for a second as she followed him. 'You are interesting Naruto Uzumaki,' she thought. 'You are the first man to ever make me feel this way.'
Naruto and Momo walked down the street in comfortable silence. Well as comfortable as you can have it with so many people either giving subtle glares, whispers, or ignoring them completely. It made Momo uncomfortable, but Naruto didn't seem to mind too much.
'Why are they like this?', Momo thought. 'And why does Naruto-kun seem to be able to shrug it off?'
Naruto, on the other hand was thinking of how to get Momo clothes since most of the shops around here will either not sell them or will sell them for ludicrous prices.
'Hmm… I could henge as a woman to get in but that would be awkward,' he thought. 'Or I could ask jiji, but he is probably busy at the moment.'
"Um. Naruto-kun?", Momo asked anxiously. The stares were becoming more profound as people whispered why she was with the 'monster'.
"Yes Momo?", Naruto responded as he turned to see the girl.
Noticing her anxiety, Naruto looked around to see everyone staring at them. With a frustrated sigh, Naruto gives a glare towards the onlookers while leaking a subtle amount of killing intent that promised a horrifying prank… Or two. The villagers hastily disperse from the outburst, shocking Momo as she looks Naruto in surprise.
"Aha! Ayame-nee can help!", Naruto said.
"Who?" Momo questioned as she was being pulled.
"Ayame is a friend of mine that works at my favorite ramen shop!", he said.
"Oh. Ok. So why are you pulling me?!", she said.
Naruto and Momo enter Ichiraku Ramen hop as they are greeted by the father daughter duo.
"Hello Naruto-kun!", Ayame said, excited to see her surrogate younger brother.
"Hey Ayame-nee-chan!", Naruto said. "I need your help."
"Oh~. It wouldn't be about the girl hiding behind you would it?", she said. "Is that your girlfriend?" Naruto and Momo blushed as he puts his hands behind his back and looking away.
"Nee-chan, you tease." Naruto said. "She's not my girlfriend… But yes, this is about her. Her name is Momo. Momo this is my surrogate older sister, Ayame Teuchi."
Momo watched the interaction the two in interest. Even though they played the sibling role, there seemed to be a twinge of something more than she originally thought.
'Fufu,' Momo chuckle in slight malice. 'This may become something in the future. I'll have to watch out for it.'
A chill goes up Naruto's spine as he turned to the pink hair devilukean.
'Why do I feel like my life is about to get a lot more complicated,' he thought.
"Nice to meet you Momo!", Ayame said seemingly unfazed by the malice. "So what did you need help with Naruto-kun?"
"My friend seems to have lost all of her clothes in an accident yesterday… It's kind of my fault." Naruto lied.
"And you want me to take her on a shopping spree because you have no idea of a girl's wants and needs as well as no sense of fashion?", Ayame said.
"Hey I have a sense of fashion!", Naruto said, feeling insulted.
Everyone deadpanned at the boy.
"Boy, you have been wearing that ugly, orange jumpsuit for years." Teuchi said nonchalantly as he continued making ramen.
"Dad's right Naruto-kun," Ayame said in slight frustration. "You have been wearing that old thing for a while now." She had been trying to force him to wear other clothes but she has had no luck so far.
Falling into a depression and putting himself in the corner position.
"It's not that bad, is it?", Naruto said.
Laughing at the boys expense Momo and Ayame both patted the boys back with minimum sympathy.
"Anyways!", Naruto said, seemingly bouncing back completely. "Yes, I need you to take Momo on a shopping trip."
"Ok Naruto-kun, but how am I going to pay for this spree?" she asked. She loved her little brother, but she was not going to spend her money on a girl that she didn't even know.
"Here you go!", Naruto said, not missing a beat. "Gama-chan should cover it, and there should be enough for lunch and something for yourself Ayame-nee."
"But isn't this a good chunk of your savings?", Ayame asked. She knew Naruto didn't have a good amount of savings and worked very hard for the amount he did have.
"Don't worry. I just got a good chunk of change for a job I completed. Anyways, I have to go. I have… Remedial classes. So I have to go before I am late."
"Ok Naruto-kun," Ayame said. "I'll make sure your girlfriend is all prettied up for you when get back."
"That's right Naruto-kun!", Momo huskily said in his ear, sneaking up to the boy while he was distracted. "I'll make sure to wear something extra special just for you."
Naruto blushed at this before speeding down the street. Both girls giggled at his expense as they enjoyed that bit of teasing.
"Oh, I'm going to like you Momo," Ayame said mischievously.
"Same Ayame-san," Momo said in a similar tone. "I look forward to getting to know you."
Deadpanning at the interaction, Teuchi could only pray for the young man he thought as pseudo son.
'Good luck my boy. You have your work cut out on you.' Teuchi watched the duo leave the shop as he continued cooking for the customers. 'Although, that Momo girl did look familiar, I wonder if I met some family member of hers.'
[Academy]
Naruto enters the academy, walking through the empty halls as many of the Academy students have left for the day. Entering the assigned classroom, he sees Iruka and Ryouko waiting for him with several books on the table in front of them.
"Hello Iruka-sensei, Mikado-sensei!" Naruto said.
"Hello Naruto-kun," Mikado said.
"Hey kiddo. you ready for classes?", Iruka said in an unusually subtle twisted tone. He was looking forward to putting Naruto through the wringer for all the pranks he pulled.
Gulping as Naruto sat down, he had a bad feeling about this.
"As ready as I'll ever be."
"Wonderful!", Iruka said as he dropped a stack of books that nearly broke the desk, containing subjects from chakra theory to the history of the Elemental Nations. "Here are the books that you will be studying for the next month as you transition into your Shinobi life."
"What?!", Naruto said.
"Yep!", Mikado giggled. "In order for you to catch up, you must have an understanding of the basics and have good foundations, especially if you want to become Hokage. Do you really think the Lord Hokages got to what they are in a day? No, their skills were built from hard work, years of experience, and having a good foundation."
Naruto, for his part, did not complain about the situation. Gaining more insight into his family and clan has caused him to expect more from himself. To push beyond his limits and become something greater. He knew being Hokage was one of his goals, but now he had a new goal. One that he felt more personal and will push him further than ever before. With a new vigor in his eyes that Iruka has never seen before, Naruto grabbed a book on chakra theory and started to read.
"My god…" Iruka muttered under his breath and a tear ran down his face. "He's actually reading."
Mikado could only giggle at the interaction as she moved to prepare for tonight.
[Shopping District]
Ayame and Momo enter the shopping district as they conversed in small talk.
"So Momo-chan, how did you meet Naruto-kun?", Ayame asked. She was interested in how the pink haired girl met her surrogate younger brother.
'I got to make sure that Naruto-kun isn't being used in anyway,' she thought. She had to watch out for her surrogate little brother's health.
"Hmm. Well, I was running from my suitors. My family is kind of rich and my father wanted me to be arranged in a marriage. I was able to get away from them and found myself in Naruto-kun's bathroom… Naked."
"Naked?!", Ayame said. This caused many to look at the two in confusion. Apologizing to the bystanders, Ayame took Momo to a local restroom.
"What do you mean Naked?!", Ayame whispered.
"It's just as I said," Momo said. "In order to escape my situation I had to ditch my clothing."
It was true. She had used her sister's teleportor in order to escape her guards. What did she call it? Tele-tele-kun?
"What happened next?", Ayame asked, her voice getting more sickeningly sweet with each word uttered.
Momo, for her part, did not skip a beat but that didn't mean that she wasn't afraid.
"I knocked myself out soon after, thinking Naruto-kun was a pervert. When I awoke, he already dressed me and took care of me. I've been with him ever since, except when he goes to meet this Hokage?"
Taking the information in, Ayame nodded and smiled at Naruto's caring nature.
"I see… Well let's go get you some clothes," Ayame said as she walked out of the restroom.
"Huh?" This was unexpected. Momo thought she would ring her neck for her brash statements.
'This was not the reaction I was expecting,' Momo thought as she followed the girl. 'Muu~! I thought she would attack me or something, not be so nonchalant.'
Neither of them notice another girl in the bathroom. Walking out of stall, she looked at the two girls leaving.
'Who is she and how does she know Naruto-kun?', the girl thought. 'And Naruto has seen her naked!'
Silently stalking out the bathroom and watched the pair leave into the shopping district. After a few moments of indecision, she followed the pair.
A few hours later, Naruto was traveling through the many training grounds and his head was throbbing.
'Ouch. Ok, we do not pop all the shadow clones at once. Too much information,' he thought.
It had been a long, strenuous first section. Iruka and Mikado quickly realized that Naruto's education was worst than they originally thought. His reading and writing skills were abysmal, especially his kanji and script.
So to make up for this, Mikado asked him to create ten clones each so she could improve those skills. It worked well enough. His penmanship and reading skills improved drastically, but not to the level that she wanted it. She then set up a schedule for his clones to perform.
[Flashback]
"From now on, after you wake up in the morning, you will be practicing ," Mikado said. "It doesn't have to be nonfiction or Shinobi based all the time, but a book nonetheless. This will improve your writing and reading skills as well as improve your general knowledge. Who knows, you may actually start like to read."
"I doubt that Mikado-nee..", Naruto replied. He never liked books too much, even when it was for recreational purposes.
"You never know Naruto-kun," she giggled.
"Make sure to read your books on chakra theory and Konoha history carefully and fully," Iruka said. "I will test you on these books above all the other subjects."
"Understood?"
"Understood." Naruto replied.
"Well, our time is up with you," Iruka said. "Take a break and head to Training Ground Forty Three. I will meet you there for your training."
"By the way, I will be buying groceries today for you to start your new diet," Mikado said. "I will stop by your house today, around 6:00PM."
"Ok nee-chan," Naruto said as he walked out the door.
[Flashback End]
"Aha!", Naruto said as he landed in front of the sign. "Training Ground Forty Three!" Entering the training ground. Naruto felt that the area was too quiet for his liking.
'Odd. Iruka-nii is never late, so where is he?', he thought.
*Psssshhhhh!*
He heard soft whistling noice behind him and instinctively ducked under the projectile.
Thud! Thud!
Looking up, he saw two kunai lodged in the tree in front of him. Before he could question, two shuriken flew at him from opposite angles, causing him to jump. Thinking quickly, he threw multiple kunai in those directions while buying himself time to land and push himself into cover.
'Hm… He's getting better,' Iruka thought. 'Before he would just stand there and ask me to come out and fight him.'
Now that he could put his full attention to Naruto, he wanted to gauge his abilities to see what need to be changed and improved.
'Bukijutsu definitely needs some work as well as reaction times. Although, his stealth has always been phenomenal from all of his pranks. If it wasn't for his jumpsuit and my experience of his habits, I would've never been able to find him.'
He crept up behind his hidden disciple.
'Ok Naruto,' he thought. 'This is probably a test to see what you are capable of.'
"I need to come up with a plan before nii-chan catches me."
"Well it's too late for that Naruto," Iruka said.
"Ah!", Naruto exclaimed as he jumped from his brother figure. He pulled out some shuriken and tried to throw them at him.
"Too slow!", Iruka said as he grabbed Naruto's hands mid-swing. Throwing the boy into the ground, Naruto loses his tools as he slowly gets up, clearly disoriented. Iruka landed in front of the boy and gets in a taijutsu stance. Seeing this, Naruto tries to get into his own stance. There was a brief silence before Naruto's patience weighed thin and attacked Iruka with little reserve. Swinging wildly at his sensei, Iruka casually dodged and parried the sloppy attacks.
'Why can't I hit him?!', Naruto thought as he felt an ever-growing frustration.
Deciding to changes things up, he put his hands in a t formation. "Shadow Clone Jutsu!", he said as two clones appeared, flanking both sides of the Chunin.
Dodging one with a sidestep and flipping over the other clones attack, he gained some distance from the three.
"Shadow clones already Naruto?", Iruka said in amusement as the three charged at him. Ducking under a punch from the first clone, he redirected a punch from the other clone, grappling it. Using its momentum, he threw the clone into the real Naruto, causing him to tumble and the clone dispersing.
Quickly dispersing the other clone with the flick of a kunai, Iruka sped in front of Naruto with his kunai to his face before he could gain his bearings.
"Ok, I've seen enough Naruto," Iruka said. Surprised by this, Naruto ducked his head as he relented. Putting away the kunai, he helped the boy up.
"I have gathered an adequate amount of information from our interaction today Naruto-kun, along with your prior performance at the Academy," he said. "Your skills are adequate for a beginner but have severe weaknesses. Except for your abnormal stamina and chakra levels of course. This will not help you in the outside world as many shinobi will be able to easily exploit these weaknesses."
Naruto said nothing as he kept his head down. He hated being criticized. People were always quick to bring out his flaws and never his strong suits or ways for him to improve. Seeing his mood sour, Iruka clasped his hand on Naruto's head and forced him to look him in the eyes.
"But this doesn't mean you don't have potential. I saw that you were trying to come up with a plan and you are taking steps in the right direction. We will improve on your strong suits and fix your flaws, ok?"
Stunned by the action, it took Naruto took a second to respond. "Ok Iruka-sensei! So when do we get started?"
"We will officially start tomorrow. I need to put the finishing touches on your curriculum and exercise schedule. Today was just to test you on your abilities. Although I was told them, it's better to have first hand experience."
Nodding at the answer, Naruto hugged the young man before heading out to his house. Smiling at the boy, he shunshined home.
Naruto landed near his apartment, mentally and physically exhausted. He saw the light on so he knew Momo was home.
'Phew. So tired,' Naruto thought as he walked towards his doorway.
'Hopefully, Momo-chan made friends with Ayame-chan and found something nice.'
"Oh Naruto-kun! You made it just in time," Mikado said as she walks to him with groceries.
Naruto froze.
'I completely forgot that Mikado-nee was coming!', he thought.
'How am I going to tell her that I have a cute alien girl living in my house?!'
"H-hey Mikado-nee," Naruto stuttered.
He was trying to think of ways to explain himself.
'Huh. That's odd. Why is Naruto-kun so tense all of a sudden,' she thought as she puts the groceries down.
"Is something the matter Naruto-kun? You seem tense."
"Nothing is wrong nee-chan," Naruto said, trying to gain composure.
"Well that's good, now open the door so I can get these groceries in. I also need to give you your new diet," Mikado said.
"Oh," Naruto stuttered. "I can get that nee-chan, you don't have to come in."
"… Now Naruto-kun you are not hiding something from me, right?" Mikado asked. A sudden chill that went up Naruto's spine.
"Not at all nee-chan!"
"Good!", Mikado said joyfully. "Now open the door before I break it for you!"
'WHAT?!', Naruto thought.
"O-ok Nee-chan!", he said as he rushed to open the door.
Slowly opening the door, Naruto was surprised when it suddenly slammed open.
"Welcome Naruto-kun!", Momo said. She hopped onto the boy as she started to rub herself on him. Now this wouldn't be that bad, but Momo was wearing a rather… risqué outfit.
"Mo-momo!", Naruto stuttered as he slowly rebooted what is happening to him. Mikado was complete silent as she watched the two interact.
"… Who is this Naruto-kun?"
Naruto froze. He could have swore hell froze over as she turned to see the woman release a lot of killing intent.
"Ah!", Naruto to try to say something but Momo beat him to the punch.
"I'm Momo Deviluke!", Momo said as her tail swung loosely. "I am an alien from outer space!"
"… Naruto-kun," Mikado said. "Why do you have one of the three princesses of the Devilukean Empire in your house?"
"Well she fell into my bathtub in yesterday and I took care of her…", Naruto started. He paused for a second.
"Princess?!"
"Wait!", Naruto said. "You're a princess?! Of an entire empire?! … And how do you know that Mikado-nee?!"
"Oh," Momo said, surprised by his question. "Did I forget to tell you that part? Hehe~."
Mikado sighed as she realized that she just blew her cover.
'Well there is no use trying to hide,' she thought. Seeing the boy still freaking out, she decided to take charge.
"Naruto-kun," she said in her little brothers dubbed, Doctor voice.
Realizing the voice, Naruto stopped and gave her his full attention.
"I will explain everything inside. We are starting to cause a scene," Nodding, Naruto made two clones to grab the groceries while he let Momo and Mikado into the house.
Watching the villagers down below, he saw several men leering at him. Giving a stone cold glare that sent a chill down the mens' spine. They dispersed quickly as Naruto turned back into the house.
'I can already tell this is going to be a long night,' he thought.
End